Linda O'Toole, GFWC Florida President | |
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Good Morning GFWC Florida.
Thank you everyone who attended the Summer Planning which became a packed house at GFWC Vero Beach club. I appreciate everyone taking the time and expense to attend and I appreciate the many ladies who presented our programs for this administration.
A huge thank you to Dara Bergdoll and committee for organizing and coordinating the entire day. Thank you Sheryl Molter for all the work you performed, even getting our food and drinks. Thank you GFWC Sebastian Women’s Club for a delightful bar-b-que at the end of the day.
Please see a review of the meeting and activities by Dara in this newsletter.
The Call to Fall Board, September 23-25, 2022 has been completed and you will soon receive it. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.
If you are making bears or afghans for Camp Boggy Creek, please bring those to Fall Board so we can have an accounting of what we are providing.
Linda
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GFWC Kentucky’s President, Susette Redwine, has provided some ways to help those affected by the devastating flooding in KY. To donate to our Federation sister, mail gift Cards to GFWC Kentucky at PO Box 1587, Frankfort, KY 40602. They recommend VISA, General Dollar, Family Dollar, Walmart and Lowes gift cards. On Saturday, August 27 the Kentucky Executive Committee will meet and package the gift cards received and then will deliver them to the members who are in need of assistance. They are working with their Club Presidents to keep up to date as to who is in need.
Thank you for keeping these sisters in your prayers.
Linda O’Toole, GFWC FL President
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Christa Nuckols, GFWC Florida Director of Junior Clubs | |
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Good Morning
Save the date! The Fall Board of Director’s Meeting is September 23-25 in Orlando! Your Junior Chairman are working hard preparing for fun, informative workshops! You will not want to miss it! This meeting is open to ALL GFWC FL club members! Make plans now to attend!
Don't forget to Breathe,
Christa
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Dara Bergdoll, GFWC Florida First Vice-President | |
SUMMER CAMP aka Summer Planning.
Saturday was a great day to learn new information, get a different spin on something already known, and just connect with federation sisters.
A HUGE thank you to the GFWC Florida Executive Committee under the direction of our President Linda O'Toole, ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS, Allie Rines, Sheryl Molter, GFWC Vero Beach Woman's Club, GFWC Sebastian River Junior Woman's Club, and all of you who jumped in to help. Our presenters did an amazing job sharing their knowledge! Some of them were seasoned speakers and some of them were first timers...that can be scary. They said "YES" when asked and I appreciate their enthusiasm for GFWC Florida. The attendees were bright eyed (maybe caffeinated), engaged, and excited. Did I say they were amazing? AMAZING!
GFWC Florida...your board of directors is fantastic! Don't miss your opportunity to see them in action at Fall Board on September 23-25, 2022.
Living the Volunteer Spirit
Dara
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Early Bird Registration
Deadline and Final Payment Due
The deadline for early bird registration and final payment due has been extended to August 22, 2022, at 1 pm.
Visit the website for additional details: CLICK HERE
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- August 22 - GFWC's Sparkle Soiree Weekend in Nashville Early Registration Deadline
- August 23 - Florida Primary Elections
- August 26 - 19th Amendment Anniversary
- Sept. 1 GFWC Membership Grant application
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Sept. 1 GFWC Recruitment Campaign
- Sept. 23-25 - GFWC Florida Fall Board of Directors Meeting - Orlando, FL
- Oct. 20-23 - GFWC Southern Region Conference - Jekyll Island, GA
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GFWC Florida Clubs -Living The Volunteer Spirit | |
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Members from the GFWC Sebastian Woman's Club made decorations for a "Tailgate" Theme to welcome back teachers on August 3 at Treasure Coast Elementary School. Refreshments were also donated by the club.
Nancy Forste, our Education and Libraries Chairman and Mary Hill, our Arts & Culture Chairman organized this activity.
The picture is of Mr. Simpson on the left with Club member Sharon Mikesell and on the right are some of the teachers with Club Chairman Nancy Forste.
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District 12 President's Project Chairman, Joyce Powell, brought 25 beautiful Boggy Creek Bears to Summer Planning in Vero Beach. They were made by GFWC Woman's Club of Port Charlotte members: Plumia, Carolyn, Sheryll and Alice, all pictured with President Irene Jones.
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Members of Palm Beach Gardens Woman’s Club met at the park for a coffee catch up and back to school supply donation event. Supplies will benefit the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, local teachers and students. Red Apple Supplies with the PBC Ed Foundation is a free teacher resource store to equip teachers with essential school supplies for their classrooms.
District 10
Pbgwomansclub.org
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The Southside Woman's Club of Jacksonville got a jump on their fundraisers by hosting a Bunco Day on August 2.
Most of these ladies had never played Bunco before and it was a fun, learning day! Many more events to come!
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"GFWC Rotonda West Woman's Club sent great big thanks to all who helped make the 2022 Kids' Needs Shoes and Socks Drive an overwhelming success.
133 pairs of shoes and 267 pairs of socks were delivered to Kids' Needs of Englewood on August 3rd. Many people in the community saw our coverage in the local newspapers and donated money to the cause.
Health and Wellness Chairman Jennifer Cope has done such a great job with this program ever since Kicks for Kids was introduced in 2020 and she plans to keep it growing!"
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The ladies of GFWC North Pinellas Woman's Club emptied eleven monotubes as part of our effort to reduce fishing line environmental impacts. There is a network of monofilament bins throughout our county where old fishing line can be deposited for recycling. Plastic fishing line poses a serious threat to birds and other wildlife, and can take over 600 years to break down. In the past six months, our ladies have recycled over 35,000 feet of fishing line! We are happy to do our part to protect the beautiful corner of the world in which we live.
gfwcnpwc.org
District 14
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The GFWC Woman’s Club of Port Charlotte has a soft spot for Veterans & members of the community who are sober and trying to get back on their feet for independent living. Members collected food, toiletries, socks, goodies, and slippers which were donated to two different housing locations!
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Members of the Ft. Pierce Woman’s Club held a movie night at their clubhouse for the Pace Center for Girls June 27. Members Jennifer Picardi, Kristi Herndon and Kelly White gave snacks and sodas to the girls that were donated by Snackable Pro. The event will be repeated later in the year. With currently 120 members, the club has been around for 109 years.
The club is part of District 10 and on the web, www.fbwclub.org
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DISTRICT 8 www.gfwclutzlandolakeswomansclub.org
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O'LAKES WOMAN'S CLUB members are wasting no time in preparing for their BIG annual Arts & Crafts Show in December. They are already busily crafting many items to be sold in the club booth such as the adorable angel ornaments (pictured) made by recycling men's ties....the more colorful, the better. These clubwomen are very savvy recyclers and extremely eco-conscious of upcycling rather than tossing away usable items in area landfills. The ladies enjoy the camaraderie and socializing while they work with their sister members and guests on craft days.
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When the Gulf Breeze Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization began selling commemorative bricks to raise funds to replace the school's 1970's-era marquee, GFWC Santa Rosa Woman's Club helped raise awareness by promoting the campaign on social media, distributing order forms at a meeting, and purchasing a brick recognizing the club. Gulf Breeze Middle School opens the school year on August 10 with a brand new digital marquee on busy Highway 98. The commemorative bricks pave a small landscaped section at the front of the school. The Education and Libraries CSP and Santa Rosa Woman's Club enjoy a longstanding relationship with the middle school, where a member's son is principal.
Santa Rosa Woman's Club is in District 1, www.santarosawomansclub.org
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Clearwater Community Woman’s Club joined other nonprofits to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Moccasin Lake Nature Park by having children decorate candles for a recyclable sheet cake to be on display in the Nature Center along with signing an anniversary card.
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GFWC has announced a new Membership Grant Program for clubs, in conjunction with the Sparkle & Shine Recruitment Campaign!
Visit the Membership page in the Member Center on gfwcflorida.org to download the grant application as well as the recruitment campaign form. These forms are also available in the Member Portal Digital Library on gfwc.org, under M for Membership.
The next due date is Sept. 1, so don't delay!
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Is your club looking for ways to increase your income to support your community service activities and projects? Check out the Fundraising and Development section in the Member Center. You will find two comprehensive listings of grants that your club can apply for. Some are big, and others are microgrants starting at $250 to $5,000. This section will contain links to time-sensitive grant funding opportunities and have rollAing deadlines. If you have questions concerning the grant application process, contact Metris Batts, Grantwriting Committee Chair, at m_batts@hotmail.com. Don’t let the process intimidate you. Sometimes “we have not, because we ask not.”
- 2K Unrestricted Youth Grant - Deadline: Rolling https://www.kars4kidsgrants.org/
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