UNITY IN DIVERSITY
For more information about GFWC please visit: www.GFWC.org
Our Community Service Programs
The Focus of Our Efforts
Arts & Culture
Chairperson: Cheryl Havlik
for more information email:cherylhavlik1952@gmail.com
The GFWC Arts and Culture Community Service Program encourages members to promote and support art and cultural programs in their clubs and communities, and to expand understanding on every level, from local and regional to national and international. Our goal is to create projects that include crafts, dance, drama, food, music, and other manifestations of art and culture that develop skills, awareness, and appreciation. It is designed to inspire clubwomen and ignite within them a desire to make the world a more beautiful, thoughtful, and caring place.
Civic Engagement & Outreach
Chairperson: Ann Waddle
for more information email: waddleiread@gmail.com
The GFWC Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program reminds GFWC members that each of us is a part of a larger society and is responsible for undertaking actions that will create a better quality of life and foster a sense of community—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. This Community Service Program highlights and encourages citizenship; crime prevention, safety, and disaster preparedness; the needy, hungry, and homeless; and our military personnel and veterans.
Education & Libraries
Chairperson: Mary Chapman
for more information email Mary at mgc1912@hotmail.com
Most of our efforts pertaining to this program involve studying new approaches and developing innovative ways to implement them. We evaluate our success in this field by gathering qualitative and quantitative data, and using that information to measure shifts and changes from our baseline measurements.
Environment
Chairperson: Barbara Beeman
for more information contact Barbara at brmb62@gmail.com
The GFWC Environment Community Service Program encourages us to become stewards of the earth by working to preserve the world’s resources, protect wildlife and domesticated animals, live sustainably, and beautify our communities and enjoy nature. Environmental degradation is cumulative and many scientists warn that we are at a tipping point. There is no time like the present to act.
Health & Wellness
Chairperson: Linda Farnum
for more information contact Linda at lcfarnum@yahoo.com
The human body, mind, and spirit comprise our health and wellness. To improve our well being, we must address three key components: nutrition, disease prevention, and physical and emotional care. This Community Service Program aims to explore the various opportunities for awareness and advancement of each of these vital areas.
Domestic & Sexual Violence Awareness
GFWC Signature Program
Chairperson: Rhonda Civilleti
For more information contact Rhonda at Rhonda.Civiletti@gmail.com
The Signature Program’s goal is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of violence against women in communities across the nation—and the globe. Areas of focus include Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse, Teen Dating Violence, Campus Sexual Assault, Elder Abuse, Violence Against Native American Women, Military Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking.
Advocates for Children
GFWC Special Program
Chairperson: Erin Platt
for more information contact: plattef71@yahoo.com
GFWC Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children is designed to encourage all Woman’s, Junior Woman’s, Juniorette, and International Affiliate Clubs to make a difference in the life of a child by being an advocate. The Program was envisioned as a way for clubwomen to provide a voice for children and to teach and encourage parents and other caregivers to advocate for children at the grassroots level. The definition of child advocacy is “support for children who are in a vulnerable position in society or in a vulnerable situation.” Clubwomen can be an advocate by working to: • Ensure that children are protected from harmful situations. • Encourage healthy physical and emotional lifestyles. • Impact policy to improve children’s lives.