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LIVING THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT
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Welcome to beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina. GFWC North Carolina's
nearly 3,300 clubwomen are clearly committed to improving communities
and enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. State President
Jenning's campaign of Focusing on Federation is an outstanding example
of the work and generosity exhibited by North Carolina clubwomen. GFWC
Treasurer Wendy Carriker thanks you for inviting her to what is sure to be an
informative and enjoyable state convention.
Read this brochure to learn of exciting opportunities such as the new Membership Benefits program, communications tools, and awards made available to North Carolina clubwomen through GFWC Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23Board of Directors meeting and GFWC California State Night
SATURDAY, JUNE 24Opening Ceremony, Partner Workshops, and Junior Awards Banquet
MONDAY, JUNE 26Gala Banquet, GFWC Workshops,and Service Project
IT’S OUR TIME TO SHINE: 2017 GFWC ANNUAL CONVENTION
GFWC clubwomen have shined throughout the year! We invite you to the JW Marriott in Palm Desert, California from June 23-26 to celebrate our accomplishments, learn about new initiatives, and participate in the advancement of the organization. The GFWC Group Rate is $145 + $1 Resort Fee. Online registration for Convention is available from March 1 to June 1. Tours will be available on Thursday, June 22 and Friday, June 23 prior to Convention. To request a paper registration, please call Derek Tennant at 202-347-2938.
Visit the Events page on www.gfwc.org for additional information.
GFWC Partner News
Contact GFWC partner representatives listed below to discover new programs and resources available exclusively for GFWC clubwomen.
SIGNATURE PROGRAM: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS & PREVENTIONPrevent Child Abuse AmericaContact: Lindsay Tintera Director of MarketingW: www.PreventChildAbuse.orgE: [email protected]: 312-663-3520 ext. 861F: 312-939-8962
JUNIORS' SPECIAL PROGRAM: ADVOCATES FOR CHILDRENMarch of DimesContact: Meredith Goodwin RepikDirector, Strategic Volunteer PartnershipsW: www.MarchofDimes.com E: [email protected]: 843-614-3355F: 914-428-9366
St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalContact: Nadia Mitchem Executive Director Volunteer DevelopmentW: www.stjude.org E: [email protected]: 901-572-4716
EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMHugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY)Contact: Sunshine Navarro ShivelyRegistration and Outreach ManagerW: www.HOBY.orgE: [email protected] P: 818-851-3980 ext. 321
HOME LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMCanine Companions for IndependenceContact: Nancy Murray, National Community Events ManagerW: www.CCI.org E: [email protected]: 707-577-1781
EastersealsContact: Teresa SummersCoordinator of Corporate Relations/DevelopmentW: www.EasterSeals.com E: [email protected]: 815-730-2052 ext. 2
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACHCOMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTHeifer InternationalContact: Asmi PatelCommunity Engagement CoordinatorW: www.heifer.org E: [email protected]: 501-907-8848
United Nations Foundation Shot@Life CampaignContact: Rebecca MaxieGrassroots Officer W: www.shotatlife.orgE: [email protected]: 202-854-2364C: 202-340-5867
U.S. Fund For UNICEFContact: Mansi MehtaManager, Civil Society PartnershipsW: www.UNICEFUSA.orgE: [email protected]: 212-922-2540
PUBLIC ISSUES COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMSew Much ComfortContact: Michele CuppyPresident and CFOW: www.SewMuchComfort.orgFB: https://facebook/sewmuchcomfort E: [email protected]: 952-431-6233
United Service Organizations (USO)Contact: Kyndele CookeSenior Relationship Manager, Clubs and OrganizationsW: www.USO.org E: [email protected]: 703-908-6431
DOWNLOAD THE GFWC APPTake GFWC with you wherever you go with the GFWC mobile phone application! The official app, available for iPhone iOS and Android, is your FREE on-the-go guide for everything GFWC. It has a variety of features which will help you quickly reference GFWC information, be notified of the latest GFWC announcements, and network with your Federation Sisters. In late spring, the App will be updated to include important Convention information such as the agenda, sponsors, exhibitors, and workshops.
For a more thorough exploration of the app’s features, read through the user guide which can be found on www.gfwc.org.
MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTSGFWC members are now eligible to receive discounts on goods and services, insurance, and travel. National companies such as Avis, Wyndham Hotel Group, Collette Vacations, and Office Depot are offering significant price reductions to GFWC clubwomen. To view the full list of exclusive offers, visit GFWC’s website, www.GFWC.org. Click “Members” on the home page, then “Membership Discounts” from the drop down menu.
Operation SmileJoin the Campaign for Children’s Smiles! Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Since 1982, Operation Smile has provided hundreds of thousands of free surgeries for children from more than 60 countries. In 2018, GFWC will be sponsoring a medical mission with Operation Smile to provide surgeries for children who would otherwise not have access to them. GFWC will also give a few clubwomen the chance to witness this life changing experience first-hand! Clubs donating $500 or more to Operation Smile will be entered into a GFWC sponsored drawing. For each $500 increment donated, clubs will receive an additional entry into the drawing. Winning clubs will be able to give one member the opportunity to participate in a self-funded Operation Smile Medical Mission in Central America! Clubs may participate in this campaign through October 31, 2017. The GFWC drawing will take place on November 8 with clubs being notified of their selection by November 15. Contact Victoria Rusu-Ebert at [email protected] for more information.
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MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS
GFWC Jennie AwardThe GFWC Jennie Award honors one clubwoman from each GFWC region for outstanding commitment to club, community, and family. Nominees are chosen by their clubs to compete at state, regional, 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.
GFWC AwardsState Federations, clubs, and individual members are eligible to compete for awards, participate in contests, and apply for grants. Complete details for each GFWC competition are listed in the GFWC Club Manual in the Awards, Contest, and Grants sections. Also, included in the Club Manual are contest rules, tips for winning entries, and judging criteria.
State Federation awards are based on the membership category, which is determined by the number of individual dues-paying members in each state.
Get ready for 2018 by considering clubwomen and projects eligible for the GFWC Jennie and Community Improvement Program awards.
Community Improvement Program AwardOur longest standing project, the Community Improvement Program Award is the heart and soul of GFWC and 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.
Download the Community Improvement Program Award Entry Form from www.gfwc.org
LEARN TO NAVIGATE GFWC.ORGThe redesign of www.gfwc.org was launched in March of 2015. Since that time over 85,000 individuals have visited the website. The website is a vital resource for both current clubwomen and perspective members. Learn more about how the website functions and where to locate the most sought after resources by downloading the "Website PowerPoint" presentation from the Resources page on www.gfwc.org.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE The 100th Anniversary of 1734 N Street ownership is knocking at our door and we invite YOU to become an advocate and sponsor of the Campaign for the Future by giving back to the house that built us. We have been blessed to inherit this historic landmark from our early founders. Let's make it our legacy to perpetuate support for this property and future programming of GFWC. Simply put …pay it forward!
YOU, the GFWC clubwoman, are the most important person to walk through the doors at 1734 N Street. You are the face and hands of our organization. You represent all that is good in society as you work to bring about social change, community improvement, and equality for all.
The capital campaign pledge total is fast approaching the $1 million mark. Will you join the effort to secure a bright future for our organization and our home in Washington, D.C.? Make your gift or pledge today. Be part of the future of Federation as we make every day better for our communities and our world.
For more information, contact Capital Campaign Committee Chairman Sandi Jones at [email protected].
GFWC CommunicationsJoin the GFWC Juniorette InstagramGFWC has launched an Instragram site focusing on Juniorettes with the goal of sharing project ideas, applauding achievements, and motivating others to become members. Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures, and share them via the app. All content on the app will relate to our Juniorette members as they are often less prominently featured in our other social media and print publications.
If you would like the Juniorette club you sponsor to be featured on the site, please send a photograph of a recent project or event as well as a short caption (100 words or less) to the GFWC Communica-tions and Public Relations staff at [email protected].
Subscribe to the WHRC NewsletterThe WHRC newsletter provides an in-depth look at the celebrated history of GFWC on the national, local, and individual levels. A publication primarily written by clubwomen, the newslet-ter proudly publishes articles written by you and about your history. The WHRC newsletter is also the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest events and happenings in the Women’s History and Resource Center. To sign up, please visit www.gfwc.org. An enrollment box is located at the bottom of the website homepage, underneath the News &
GFWC LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTERFrom the start, the goal of the Legislative Action Center (LAC) has been to provide GFWC members with everything they need to be effective advocates. Members have used the LAC to track bills, contact their elected representatives, and take action on issues relevant to GFWC Resolutions.
Thanks to your immense interest in the Legislative Action Center, GFWC has expanded the program. Today, the LAC is available for use by individual State Federations. State Federations may employ the LAC to urge members to contact elected officials on state-specific legislative issues in several areas of concern to GFWC including: GFWC Signature Program: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention, the Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children, and the Public Issues Community Service Program.
Subscribe to the GFWC Legislative Action Center mailing list by logging on to www.gfwc.org. Provide us with your email address and we’ll let you know about upcoming engagements.
Notes sign up. You can also sign up by providing your name, mailing address, email, and club name to GFWC Membership Services Manag-er Kate Garlick at [email protected].
Enroll to receive News & NotesNew & Notes is GFWC’s free electronic newsletter that is sent every Thursday morning, right to your inbox! It contains all of the information you need to stay connected to GFWC such as partner spotlights, program updates, Marketplace discounts, clubs in the news, and more.
A dedicated clubwoman for 31 years, GFWC Treasurer Wendy Carriker has served her community, district, state, region, and GFWC with passion and enthusiasm for the programs and projects supported by clubwomen everywhere.
Joining the Mount Airy Junior Woman’s Club as a newcomer to the community, she was quick to get involved, serving in all offices, including club president. Wendy then joined the Woman’s Club
of Mount Airy and is a charter member of the Woman’s League of Mount Airy. She has held leadership positions in all three clubs including president. She also served her district and state in many leadership roles, including GFWC-NC Director of Junior’s (2000-2002) and GFWC-NC District President (2002-2004), and then served on the GFWC-NC Executive Committee from 2002 until serving as State President in 2012-2014. She also served GFWC as Libraries 2000 and Beyond Committee member as well as GFWC Communications and Public Relations Chairman (2014-2016).
While State President, her emphasis was “Honoring the Past, Connected to the Future” and together with the State Director of Junior Clubs, she lead the state to a successful special project, feeding and supporting food insecure children across the state of North Carolina. A new GFWC-NC membership video was also produced and distributed to every club and district as well as shared on social media.
Wendy is also a volunteer at Victory Junction Camp, a camp for chronically ill children, which was a GFWC-NC State Special Project when the camp was founded in 2004. Elected to serve on the Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education for the past 20 years, she has served as chairman since 2004. She is also a board member of NCASA (North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities) and has served on the NC School Board Association Board of Directors. The owner of Wendy Jane Creations and Megan’s Mutt Munchies, she stays busy creating and baking. She and her husband Chip have two daughters.
Contact: [email protected]
