GFWC Success for Survivors Recipients Notified
May 1-June 30, 2021. GFWC Success for Survivors Recipients Notified.
World Oceans Day
June 8, 2021. World Oceans Day
2021 GFWC Georgia Convention
June 10-13, 2021. 2021 GFWC Georgia Convention
2021 GFWC Rhode Island Convention
June 11-12, 2021. 2021 GFWC Rhode Island Convention
World Refugee Day
June 20, 2021. World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees.
Pure Food & Drug Act
June 30, 2021.
The Pure Food & Drug Act was passed in 1906 with the help and support of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month
July 1-31, 2021. July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month.
Civil Rights Act
July 2, 2021. In 1964 President Lyndon B Johston signed the Civil Rights Act into law.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
July 7, 2021.
In 1981 Justice Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman sworn into the Supreme Court.
Convention Exhibitor Agreement Deadline
July 15, 2021. To exhibit at 2021 GFWC Annual Convention, a signed agreement and payment are due on July 15, 2021.
Blog
June 8
Featured Member
Preshus Howard
Preshus Howard is about to celebrate her 10th anniversary as a clubwoman, and her time with GFWC has been a journey of discovering her own strengths and how she can use them to help others. As GFWC Kentucky’s Director of Junior Clubs for the 2016-2018 Administration, Preshus has been proud to use her position to rally clubwomen around causes that matter to her.
Success For Survivors Scholarship
Each year, GFWC awards scholarships to help intimate partner abuse survivors obtain a post-secondary education that offers a chance to reshape their future by securing employment and gaining personal independence.
Featured Club
GFWC Millington Junior Women's Club
Each year April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Kathleen Sweeney, Executive Director/Forensic Interviewer of The Child Advocacy Center of Tuscola County (CACTC), spoke at GFWC Millington Junior Women's Club (Michigan) monthly meeting and told members that 10% of the 235 reported cases of child abuse in 2017 in Tuscola County were from Millington Township, including Millington. It inspired them to take action with the "Color Me Blue" Project.