Volunteers in Action: GFWC Connecticut and GFWC Lombard Junior Women’s Club
September 13 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Connecticut and GFWC Lombard Junior Women’s Club (Illinois). Read how Connecticut clubwomen joined Wreaths Across America in waving American flags in commemoration of the 21st anniversary of September 11, 2001, and how Illinois members hosted a STEM Activity Day for about 200 children in their community.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Millville Woman’s Club and GFWC East Peoria Woman’s Club
September 6 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Millville Woman’s Club (New Jersey) and GFWC East Peoria Woman’s Club (Illinois). Read how New Jersey clubwomen donated backpacks filled with school supplies to the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation and how Illinois members donated several hundred dollars to their local library's summer reading program.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Windsor Woman’s Club and GFWC Shorewood Woman’s Club
August 30 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Windsor Woman’s Club (Connecticut) and GFWC Shorewood Woman’s Club (Wisconsin). Check out these stories of how Connecticut clubwomen stuffed backpacks with school supplies and handed them out to children at their community's Back to School Block Party, and how Wisconsin members donated more than $600 in funds and school supplies to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission for children in need.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Clarksville Women’s Club and Woman’s Club of Spokane
August 23 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Clarksville Women’s Club (Tennessee) and Woman’s Club of Spokane (Washington). Read how Tennessee clubwomen baked 10 trays of homemade lasagna for families in need in their community and how Washington clubwomen organized sewing classes for women refugees.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Valamont Woman’s Club and GFWC Woman’s Century Club
August 16 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Valamont Woman’s Club (Tennessee) and GFWC Woman’s Century Club (Idaho). Read how clubwomen in Tennessee hosted a Christmas in July gathering to get sponsors and raise funds for Wreaths Across America and how Idaho members donated several hundred dollars to a nonprofit organization that provides long-lasting shoes to children in need around the world.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Junior Women’s Club of Westminster and Woman’s Club of Essex County
August 9 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Junior Women's Club of Westminster (Maryland) and Woman’s Club of Essex County (Virginia). Read how members of the GFWC Junior Women's Club of Westminster cosponsored their community's annual National Night Out event and how the Woman's Club of Essex County donated purses and pocketbooks filled with feminine hygiene and beauty products to a local shelter for women in need.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Yucaipa Woman’s Club and GFWC Tellico Village
August 2 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Yucaipa Woman’s Club (California) and GFWC Tellico Village (Tennessee). Read how GFWC Yucaipa Woman’s Club members hosted a "Christmas in July" luncheon and donated toys and snacks to their local Ronald McDonald House and how GFWC Tellico Village clubwomen provided handsewn dresses and shorts to children in need.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Illinois Morris Woman’s Club and GFWC Minnesota
July 26 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Illinois Morris Woman’s Club (Illinois) and GFWC Minnesota. Read how GFWC Illinois clubwomen provided posters to local restaurants and bars for them to participate in the Angel Shot program to prevent domestic and sexual violence and how GFWC Minnesota clubwomen organized a Kentucky Derby fundraiser to collect money for UNICEF USA's humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club and GFWC Windsor Woman’s Club
July 19 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club (Arizona) and GFWC Windsor Woman’s Club (Connecticut). Read how clubwomen organized a sewing basics class for area children and donated handknit baby hats to Ukrainian refugees.
Volunteers in Action: GFWC Millville Woman’s Club and GFWC Valamont Woman’s Club
July 12 2022. This week's GFWC Blog features GFWC Millville Woman’s Club (New Jersey) and GFWC Valamont Woman’s Club (Tennessee). Read how clubwomen supported a program to offer a "mini college experience" to local high school students and donated new pillows to an area nonprofit that offers housing and other services to women and children experiencing homelessness.
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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.
Featured Club
Junior Woman's Club of State College
When Robbin Zirkle moved back to the area after grad school, she addressed the challenge many people face as adults—making new friends— by joining the Junior Woman’s Club of State College (Pennsylvania). GFWC provided her a place to connect with like-minded women who shared her passion for community service.