Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our “in person” GFWC Virginia Summer Conference has been cancelled. We are going virtual!
Please join us for our annual summer conference from the comfort of your home. Our GFWC Virginia Chairmen will present information on our Community Service Programs, Advancement Plans, and GFWC Special Projects.
Our guest speaker will be Pat Wirth, Executive Director of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial.
While the event will last from 9am to 2pm, you are not obligated to attend the entire event, so be sure to check out the agenda to plan your day.
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The 2020 Women Vote stamp will be released on August 22nd, & is now available for pre-order on the USPS website! Commemorate the 2020 Centennial with this stamp inspired by historical photographs of suffragists & featuring the official colors of the National Women's Party.
GFWC Virginia celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. Help us observe this event by having your local officials adopt a proclamation honoring the anniversary.
Above: Members attending the 2019 State Convention prepare to walk for the March of Dimes.
GFWC Virginia is a proud member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), one of the world's oldest and largest non-political, non-denominational organizations for women.
GFWC Virginia is a volunteer organization uniting 146 clubs in eight districts with 3,899 members whose purpose is to provide service in our local communities, Virginia, and the world.
Members are at least 18 years of age and participate through both General and Junior Clubs. Juniorette Clubs, comprised of high school students, are sponsored and advised by a federated club.
What We Do
With 119 of 140 clubs reporting, members supported their communities throughout Virginia during 2019. We volunteered 304,067 hours on 6,312 projects resulting in $1,694,886 in monetary donations and $854,196 in in-kind donations.
Support continued for the State Project, “Step Up to Stop Human Trafficking,” in 2019. Clubs sponsored classes and schools to introduce the Prevention Project curriculum. Throughout the year, clubs volunteered 2,915 hours, donated $5,633, and contributed both monetary and in-kind donations of $18,434 to support the State Project.
The 2019 GFWC Virginia Annual Report is a compilation of the work of GFWC Virginia featuring District reports as well as award winners.
Spread Joy Serve Others
Trina Behbahani's 2018-2020 theme was the focus of an article in the March 19, 2020, issue of GFWC's News & Notes. As the article mentions, "To Serve Others focused on supporting the Junior Special Project Advocates for Children, . . . and opportunities were presented to support national organizations like March of
Spread Joy Serve Others
Trina Behbahani's 2018-2020 theme was the focus of an article in the March 19, 2020, issue of GFWC's News & Notes. As the article mentions, "To Serve Others focused on supporting the Junior Special Project Advocates for Children, . . . and opportunities were presented to support national organizations like March of Dimes and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Clubs and members, both Woman’s and Juniors, made blankets for babies, put together personal hygiene kits for parents with babies in the NICU, and participated in fundraising walks. Additionally, at the GFWC Southeastern Region conference hosted by GFWC Virginia, the Virginia Juniors hosted a fun night raising $2,100 which was distributed across the Region with an earmark to support the Junior Special Project."
Support of Military Families & Armed Services YMCA
*Establish a partnership with the Armed Service YMCA, the Nation’s oldest military service organization. Their services focus on strengthening military families through youth enrichment initiatives, family support systems, providing a hand up during challenge and honoring the impact o
Support of Military Families & Armed Services YMCA
*Establish a partnership with the Armed Service YMCA, the Nation’s oldest military service organization. Their services focus on strengthening military families through youth enrichment initiatives, family support systems, providing a hand up during challenge and honoring the impact of service.
*Raise funds for the Armed Services YMCA, Hampton Roads for the purchase of a bus for their various transportation needs. Donations via the GFWC Virginia Dues & Contributions Form will be encouraged and a statewide fundraising project will be developed. Goal - $35,000
*Support local military or guard bases and military families in our communities.Contact local base’s Family Resources Centers.
*Monitor legislation affecting the well-being of our military members.
Domestic Violence Awareness
The goal of the GFWC Signature Program: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of domestic abuse and violence against women in communities across the nation by working with national domestic violence networks, supporting existing activit
Domestic Violence Awareness
The goal of the GFWC Signature Program: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of domestic abuse and violence against women in communities across the nation by working with national domestic violence networks, supporting existing activities, working with various established programs, and initiating educational opportunities for club members and local citizens. GFWC is a powerful voice for those who have no voice.
Not only does the website look different from the old, it has a different system of navigation. It may take some time for you to adjust to the changes. Designed with mobile users in mind (phones, laptops, and tablets), the site uses a menu bar for pages and then the scrolling method to reach the desired section within a page. Although the 3,000 members of GFWC Virginia are its target audience, the site includes an “About Us” page as well as a “Join Us” page to encourage those who are not currently involved in club work to learn more about Federation.
You can also find the calendar of events (“Calendar”) and links that take you to the websites or Facebook pages of GFWC, districts, clubs, and related third-parties (“Links”). The Marketplace under “Shop” is still available online with the addition of a method to sort the items for sale. You can view your shopping cart by clicking the shopping cart icon in the top right of the screen. Anyone can contact GFWC Virginia headquarters easily through the “Contact Us” page.
Private information, located in the past under "Leaders" and "Members" is stored on the password-protected “Members” page. All clubwomen will use the same email address and password to sign in. This will be sent via email from GFWC Virginia Headquarters. The password will change for each administration as before. Do NOT change the password to one that suits you! If you cannot remember the email address and password, contact your district/club president or GFWC Virginia headquarters. When leaving the secure “Members” page, log out using the head and shoulders icon on the top right of the screen. If you do not log out, the computer will remember you. Do not remain logged in on a shared computer. Under “Members,” you will find rosters of the GFWC Virginia Board, as well as reporting forms, membership and leadership information, and GFWC publications such as the Yearbook/Supplement and The Virginia Clubwoman. You will be able to easily identify and download the documents you need.
(Above: 2018-20 GFWC Virginia Executive Committee)
President – Dale Fisher
First Vice President / President-Elect – Bonnie Rosemond
Second Vice President – Trina Behbahani
Third Vice President/Director of Junior Clubs – Jenny Hinegardner
Secretary – Susie Mowry
Treasurer – Cynthia Baroody
The 2020-2022 State Project is the support of military families and the Armed Services YMCA.
The personal injury law firm of Allen & Allen has announced the 2019 winners of the Allen & Allen Hometown Heroes Award. Firm President Edward L. Allen said, “I am excited to recognize this year’s class of 14 extraordinary people who reflect the Allen Law Firm’s mission of service to others. This is our 10th year and we have recognized over 400 heroes and their organizations. They inspire us all to give back to our communities and to others.” One of those recognized is our own Kelly Lane, the president of GFWC Virginia, who has dedicated her administration to eliminating human trafficking. As Kelly noted, this is not only recognition of Kelly; it is great publicity for all federated women’s clubs. In the Richmond area, there has been publicity about the selections on WRIC Channel 8.
GFWC Virginia clubwomen donated handbags and filled them with supplies. These became table decorations at the Saturday luncheon at the 2019 GFWC Virginia Convention. At the end of the meal, participants were encouraged to take the filled bags and donate them to domestic violence shelters throughout the state. This project supports the GFWC Signature Project.
Read current issue of The Virginia Clubwoman as well as past issues, which are available to members from the password-protected Members page.
Shop Amazon through our AmazonSmile link and Amazon donates .5% to GFWC Virginia.
(Above: past recipient of the Phyllis V. Roberts scholarship)
Virginia offers two scholarships:
The Phyllis V. Roberts Scholarship
The Mary Macon McGuire Scholarship
We encourage qualified students to apply. Click here for scholarship applications.