The Annual Meeting of Ashantilly Center, Inc. will be held Wednesday, January 21 at 5 PM at Ashantilly Center. New Board members and Officers will be elected. The meeting is open to the public.

Woodcut by William G. Haynes, Jr.

An evening at Ashantilly, December 2008

Tickets for the Christmas event on Sunday afternoon, December 7th from 4 until 6 PM are available at Waterfront Wines and Gourmet Food in Darien, or at GJ Ford Bookstore on St. Simons Island. You may also call 912.437.4473 to leave us a message, or email us at AshantillyCenter@gmail.com for more information.

Please purchase your tickets by Wednesday, December 3 so that we may prepare the desserts and dessert wines for the event! $35 donation per person.

Mr. William G. Haynes’ journal from his stay on New Guinea during World War II has been published, and the Board of Directors is honoring our patrons during this Christmas event. Copies of the beautiful volume will be available. Mr. Haynes’ watercolors and calligraphy-style writing are a true gift to us.

Bill Haynes

Ashantilly Center needs roof repair! The quilt below was made by a friend of Ashantilly and we are offering chances at $5 donation each or 5 chances for a $20 donation! Call the Center for your chances, or email us at AshantillyCenter@gmail.com

Beautiful cotton quilt donated to the Center!

Christmas at Ashantilly

Holiday greetings to Ashantilly friends and members!

Tickets are now on sale for the Sunday afternoon (December 7) event featuring the newly published World War II Journal of William G. Haynes, Jr. We will honor our book sponsors and celebrate the publication with Waterfront Wine’s dessert wines paired with specially prepared desserts! Tickets ($35.00 donation)  are now on sale at GJ Ford Bookshop on St. Simons Island and at Waterfront Wines and Gourmet Foods in Darien. Board members will also have tickets available. We hope you will purchase your tickets prior to December 4 so that we may plan accordingly. Copies of the Journal  will be available for purchase.

We hope to see you soon!

Bill Merriman, President