Power Up: Legislative Action Center (LAC) is for Me
January 26, 2023
GFWC is proud to offer a remote webinar series, The Power of You: A GFWC Advocacy Training Series.
As part of GFWC’s Strategic Plan Public Awareness efforts to raise visibility through program connections, maximize general advocacy efforts, and train the Board of Directors and general membership in civic engagement strategies with government officials the 2022-2024 Legislation and Public Policy Committee will offer the advocacy series dedicated to creating an arena for promoting advocacy in communities large or small.
The webinar series is scheduled for each Thursday evening at 7 p.m. ET beginning January 19, 2023. Each episode will be 45 minutes to one hour in length with Q & A as time allows.
Power Up: Legislative Action Center (LAC) is for Me is the second installment in GFWC’s “The Power of You” advocacy training series which is dedicated to creating an arena for advocating in communities large or small. Attendees will take a deep dive into GFWC’s Legislative Action Center (LAC). Learn how to subscribe to the LAC, contact your members of Congress, find and track state and federal legislation, discover how your members of Congress vote on legislation GFWC is monitoring, and more.
Register today: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n7R4lGAJRWGUgaPmU-2LGw
Blog
January 31
Volunteers in Action: Southwest Region Woman’s Club of Colorado and NJSFWC Southern District
Featured Member
Cindy Rasmussen
For more than two decades, Cindy Rasmussen has been an active member of the GFWC Salem Woman's Service Club.
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
The Rochester Junior Women's Club
The Rochester Junior Women’s Club (Michigan) was established in 1956 with 16 members, and today has over 70 members that always come together to support one another. The club chooses three or four major charities to support and several smaller ones, donating approximately $30,000 each year. In total since its inception, the club has provided more than 1 million hours of community service, and raised more than $928,000 to support their community!