Awards

GFWC gives awards for outstanding achievements on an annual or biennial basis at its Annual Convention. Awards are given to clubs and State Federations to recognize their efforts in the partnership and collaboration areas within each GFWC Community Service Program. In addition to the GFWC Community Service Program and Special Project awards, GFWC also provides awards to recognize individual member accomplishments, club activities, and community improvement efforts

State Federation awards are based on membership category, which is determined by the number of individual dues-paying members in each state. Click here to view your state’s award category.

For details regarding each of these awards, including contact information for the national chairman, recommended award ideas, rules, deadlines, entry forms, and instructions on how to enter, please reference the appropriate section in the GFWC Club Manual.

GFWC Community Improvement Program Award

GFWC’s Community Improvement Program Award (formerly the Community Improvement Contest) aims to enhance the lives of GFWC’s neighbors around the world by meeting community specific needs, and elevating our clubs’ status within those communities. Our longest standing project, the Community Improvement Program Award is the heart and soul of GFWC. It provides a club with the opportunity to development the leadership skills of its members, increase membership, and promote community awareness of the club’s activities. It aims to meet the needs of individual communities. The Community Improvement Program Award provides a vision for the future of the relationships between clubs and their communities. Click here to download the Community Improvement Program Award Entry Form.

GFWC National Awards

First Place	$5,000
Second Place	$3,500
Third Place	$2,500
Fourth Place	$1,500
Fifth Place	$500
International Affiliate Award	$500
Juniorette Award	$250
Total National Monetary Awards	$13,750

One member representative from each winning club will have the following expenses covered:

Roundtrip transportation to attend the GFWC Annual Convention in Charlotte, N.C. in June 2012
One night’s lodging at the GFWC Convention hotel, ticket to attend the award ceremony, and GFWC Convention Registration fee

GFWC State Awards

First Place	$50
Second Place	$35
Third Place	$25
Total per state	$110
Total for 50 State Federations	$5,500

GFWC Jennie Award

The GFWC Jennie Award honors one clubwoman from each GFWC Region for outstanding commitment to club, community, and family. They are chosen by their clubs to compete at state, region, and national levels for their outstanding personal commitment to club, community, and family.

The GFWC Jennie Award is named in honor of GFWC’s founder, Jane Cunningham Croly, who wrote for national newspapers under the pseudonym, “Jennie June.” The award highlights those extraordinary clubwomen who epitomize her spirit of independence, courage, and persistence in purpose through their roles as volunteers within their clubs, elsewhere in the community, and as members of a family or extended family. Although GFWC has many awards for states and clubs, the GFWC Jennie Award is the only national honor that recognizes individual members for personal excellence. In fact, it is the highest honor bestowed by GFWC.

The Charlotte Emerson Brown Award for Excellence in State Leadership

The Charlotte Emerson Brown Award for Excellence in State Leadership will recognize the exemplary service of State Presidents to their State Federations and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. GFWC will celebrate the 2012-2014 honorees during a special reception at the 123^rd GFWC Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, in June 2014. If multiple nominees meet the criteria, multiple awards will be presented. The purpose of the award is to recognize GFWC State Presidents who have demonstrated leadership and commitment that goes above and beyond basic expectations. Please see the Nomination Form for more details.

GFWC Special Project Awards

GFWC Special Project Awards for State Federations are determined based on reporting, so it is important for you to submit your GFWC Reporting Form to provide GFWC with this information. GFWC club awards are determined based upon the narratives submitted with your GFWC Reporting Form, so providing detailed information is important.

For details regarding the awards below, including the national Special Project chairmen, please reference the appropriate Special Project in the GFWC Club Manual.

GFWC Signature Project: Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness

Club and State Federation annual awards to recognize fundraising efforts to the GFWC Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness Fund