Signal Mountain Community Guild
Mission
To improve and strengthen the welfare of all Signal Mountain inhabitants through volunteering, fundraising, partnering with other community organizations, and sponsoring events that support social enrichment and community cohesion.
Membership
Every woman living within the 37377 zip code on Signal Mountain is eligible for membership in the Guild if she so desires. SMCG meets in the Guild Room located at the Town Hall complex on the 4th Wednesday of the month in September, October, January, February and March and the 3rd Wednesday in November. The Dogwood Luncheon fundraiser is in April and the annual Scholarship Picnic is in May. There is no monthly meeting in December or the summer months (June/July/August).
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Our Story
The Signal Mountain Community Guild (SMCG) was organized June 6, 1928, with thirteen members. Today, more than 150 women living on Signal Mountain have an affiliation with the Guild.
Following its organization in 1928, the women of SMCG began serving the community by fundraising and contributing to a number of groups that existed on the mountain in the first half of the 20th century, such as: the Bonny Oaks School, the Crittendon Home, the Vine Street Orphanage, and Pine Breeze Sanatorium. The Guild raised money for their projects with, among other things, the sale of postcards, and the Signal Mountain Telephone Directory.
The women also filled a need to help underprivileged families on the mountain by forming welfare groups to help transport the sick to a doctor or hospital, teach women to cultivate vegetable gardens, preserve, can and sew, and provide a clearinghouse for jobs. The current Signal Mountain Social Services (SMSS) organization evolved from these efforts.
In 1954. the Guild began saving money toward the building of a Guild Room to enable meetings and events. Additional funds were raised through benefit bridge parties, participation in the Labor Day Barbecue with the Lions Club, and the sale of maps of Signal Mountain. The Guild received its charter as a 501(c)(4) tax-free organization in 1967, and the Guild Room was completed in 1979, along with the rest of the Town Center complex. In 1969, the Guild began sponsoring an April luncheon at which a Woman of the Year is honored. This event, known as the Dogwood Luncheon, has become a major fundraising gala and is currently hosted at the Signal Mountain Golf and Country Club.
In 1991 SMCG established a Scholarship Fund to assist students with their continuing education. This scholarship is awarded at the annual Guild picnic in May.
For nearly 100 years, SMCG has warmly welcomed newcomers, provided volunteer and financial support to local organizations, hosted community events,, and generally served as a cohesive force in the Signal Mountain community.