Volunteers in Action: GFWC Greensboro Woman’s Club and GFWC Texas Alamo District
April 19 2021. In recognition of National Volunteer Week, GFWC is shining a light on clubwomen with a special three-part blog series. The first part of the series includes stories from GFWC Greensboro Woman's Club (North Carolina) and GFWC Texas Alamo District. Read about how members are participating in the Prevent Child Abuse America Pinwheels for Prevention campaign and helping women veterans.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC South Carolina, GFWC Peninsula Hills Women’s Club, and Woman’s Club of Clayton
April 13 2021. This week's blog features GFWC South Carolina clubs, GFWC Peninsula Hills Women’s Club (California), and the Woman’s Club of Clayton (North Carolina). Check out these stories about how members are participating in GFWC Affiliate Organization Prevent Child Abuse America's Pinwheels for Prevention project, showing their appreciation to frontline workers, and working with their communities to create a pollinator garden.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club, GFWC Clifton Community Woman’s Club, and Riverside Woman’s Club
April 6 2021. This week's blog features GFWC Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club (Wisconsin), GFWC Clifton Community Woman’s Club (Virginia), and Riverside Woman’s Club (California). Read about how clubwomen are hosting art contests for people of all ages to get their communities involved and raise money for various charitable organizations and helping plant gardens for veterans.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Woman’s League of Lowcountry, GFWC Woman’s Citizenship Club of Alamosa, GFWC Millville Woman’s Club, and GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club
March 30 2021. This week's blog features GFWC Woman's League of Lowcountry (South Carolina), GFWC Woman's Citizenship Club of Alamosa (Colorado), GFWC Millville Woman's Club (New Jersey), and GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club (Massachusetts). Check out these stories about how clubwomen raised money for GFWC Affiliate Organization St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, supported local teachers and veterans, and made blankets for the YWCA.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Junto Woman’s Club, GFWC du Midi Woman’s Club, GFWC Anchorage Woman’s Club, GFWC Illinois Morris Woman’s Club, and GFWC Hopkinton Women’s Club
March 23 2021. This week's blog features GFWC Junto Woman's Club (Virginia), GFWC du Midi Woman's Club (Alabama), GFWC Anchorage Woman’s Club (Alaska), GFWC Illinois Morris Woman's Club (Illinois), and GFWC Hopkinton Women’s Club (Massachusetts). Read about how clubwomen are helping take care of the environment by constructing oyster reef baskets, supporting the efforts of GFWC Affiliate Organization St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, donating funds to local food banks, and helping provide for survivors of domestic violence.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Big Rapids, Inc., GFWC Lilburn Woman’s Club, GFWC Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy, GFWC Madison Heights Women’s Club, GFWC Women’s Club of South County, GFWC Manchester Women’s Club, and GFWC Wilbraham Junior Women’s Club
March 16 2021. This week's blog features GFWC Big Rapids, Inc. (Michigan), GFWC Lilburn Woman’s Club (Georgia), GFWC Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy (New Jersey), GFWC Madison Heights Women’s Club (Michigan), GFWC Women’s Club of South County (Rhode Island), GFWC Manchester Women’s Club (Connecticut), and GFWC Wilbraham Junior Women’s Club (Massachusetts). In recognition of March is Reading Month, clubwomen found various ways to help their communities foster a love of reading and learning.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Woman’s Club of Raleigh, GFWC Battle Ground, GFWC Brunswick Woman’s Club, and GFWC Lexington Woman’s Club
March 9 2021. This week's blog features GFWC Woman’s Club of Raleigh (North Carolina), GFWC Battle Ground (Washington), GFWC Brunswick Woman’s Club (Georgia), and GFWC Lexington Woman’s Club (South Carolina). Read about how clubwomen made more than 100 hand sewn bags filled with art supplies for children and families experiencing homelessness, donated clothing to a community nonprofit dedicated to helping families in need, helped spruce up a shelter for survivors of domestic violence, and made more than 300 Valentine's Day cards for first responders.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club, GFWC du Midi Woman’s Club, GFWC Ossoli Circle, and GFWC Woman’s Club of Winter Haven
March 2 2021. This week's blog features GFWC North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club (South Carolina), GFWC du Midi Woman’s Club (Alabama), GFWC Ossoli Circle (Tennessee), and GFWC Woman’s Club of Winter Haven (Florida). Clubwomen worked on a variety of projects throughout the past few weeks, including continuing to support and stock local Little Free Libraries, turning hundreds of plastic bags that would've gone into landfills into sleeping mats for people without homes, donating items for survivors of domestic violence, creating gifts for GFWC Affiliate Organization Operation Smile, and making Valentine's Day cards for Meals on Wheels recipients.
Volunteers in Action: Maquoketa Woman’s Club, GFWC Greater West Palm Beach Women’s Club, and GFWC Woman’s Club of Madison
February 23 2021. This week's blog features Maquoketa Woman’s Club (Iowa), GFWC Greater West Palm Beach Women’s Club (Florida), and GFWC Woman’s Club of Madison (Connecticut). Clubwomen have been working hard as part of GFWC's Signature Program to provide donations and support to women and children at local domestic violence shelters.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Woman’s Club of Fairfax, GFWC Woman’s League of Lowcounty, GFWC Community Club of Collegeville, GFWC Woman’s Club of Fredericksburg, and GFWC Windsor Woman’s Club
February 16 2021. This week's blog features GFWC Woman's Club of Fairfax (Virginia), GFWC Woman's League of Lowcounty (South Carolina), GFWC Community Club of Collegeville (Pennsylvania), GFWC Woman's Club of Fredericksburg (Virginia), and GFWC Windsor Woman's Club (Connecticut). Clubwomen have been busy the past several weeks donating personal care items for children in the foster care system, making Valentine's Day cards for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, collecting items and funds for local veterans, and raising money and donations for their local food banks.
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Featured Member
Barbara Winingham
For more than 60 years, GFWC clubwoman and 2020 Jennie Award Winner Barbara Winingham has been making a difference in her community by volunteering with GFWC Texas and GFWC Amity Club of Bowie.
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.
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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.