CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 31 J U N I O R L E A G U E O F F A Y E T T E V I L L E 2605 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 910.323.5509 | www.jlfay.org JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FAYETTEVILLE Women building better communities For more information visit www.jfay.org The Junior League of Fayetteville, a chapter of the Association of Junior Leagues International, is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving our communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Through thousands of volunteer hours each year and together with other local community partners, members of the Junior League of Fayetteville work diligently to meet the needs of our community's children and families. Thank you for supporting the Junior League of Fayetteville! each other oen. I think I got the table because my mother is grooming me to be the matriarch of our family, to keep the family pulled together," Martha laughed. In addition to regular family events and friendly get-togethers, the Woods host a dinner event each year for more than 50 people to benefit e CARE Clinic in Fayetteville, which provides quality healthcare to uninsured, low in- come adults. ey are active members of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Passion- ate about her faith, Martha was on the rebuilding committee for St. Patrick's. "First, we designed the gym and built it. en, it took us 13 years to raise the mon- ey for the new church," she said. Of the changes they made around the home, there were none in the formal liv- ing room. "We only made changes to up- date the kitchen and bathrooms. at's how well built the home was," said Mar- tha. She did note that they removed quite a bit of wallpaper and consequently, most of the walls are painted, rather than re- papered. "It took over two weeks to re- move all of the old wallpaper, which was three layers thick in some of the rooms and halls. I'm not ready to put more up, yet!" she laughed. A distinguishing feature of the home, from a builder's perspective, much to Clyde's delight, is that the walls are made from Sheetrock, not plaster. A more user-friendly material, it is rare to see in a home from the 1950s. "It's so much easier to hang pictures, and it doesn't crack," said Martha. Another of Clyde's favorite features of the home can be found in the fam- ily's den: a floor-to-ceiling wall of lus- trous original heart pine built-in shelv- ing, cabinets and heart pine paneling. A ubiquitous adornment of the Wood home, family pictures, including a child- hood portrait of Clyde omas III over the fireplace, cozy up the ample space. "My children love to be in this room and run the fireplace when they are home. e heart pine gives it a warm feel," said Martha. Perpendicular to the den along the main galley, Clyde and Martha's bed- room is the only bedroom downstairs. While traditionally and perfectly ap-