| GFWC Fuquay-Varina Junior Woman's Club | Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 5:07 AM |
Welcome to the 2011-2012 Fuquay-Varina Junior Woman's Club!~Volunteering Hands Help Educate Minds~
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| Title | Member |
|---|---|
| President | Audra Willams |
| 1st VP - Reporting | Scott Hair |
| 2nd VP - Membership | Amika Winder |
| 3rd VP - Ways and Means |
Brittany May |
| Corresponding Secretary | Alison Christenson |
| Recording Secretary | Wendy Nash |
| Treasurer | Andrea Sadowski |
The six departments are standard throughout the GFWC organization. They provide the framework for projects within the club. Listed below are the department name, chairperson, program areas (*) and examples of past activities.
ArtsChair: April Williams*Arts and Crafts*Literature & Performing ArtsHoliday Showcase for best decoratedhomes, Local Art Festival |
Home LifeChair:*Women's Health Issues*Social Security InformationBlood drive, Breast Cancer Awareness Coffee, Food Pantry Work Days |
ConservationChair: Rebecca Duffy*Beautification*Resource ConservationAdopt-a-Highway road side clean-up,WRAL azaleas, magazines to resthomes |
International OutreachChair: Stephanie Wallace*Outreach for Children*United NationsUNICEF, Christmas gift shoe boxesoverseas, SERRV, Operation Smile |
EducationChair: Megan Olson*Literacy*Learning DisabilitiesCollege scholarships, Dr SuessBirthday Party, Teacher Grants |
Public IssuesChair:*Crime Prevention*Safety ProgramTeddy bears to police department,Visit to women's prison, Political Forums |
Being involved with a national organization offers benefits to our members and our community. For example, our college scholarship winner goes on to complete in our 9 county District competition. If they win there, they go on to State competition.
Winners (school children and clubwomen) from our local arts festival go on to compete at District, State and National levels.
Members attend meetings at District, State and National levels to learn, share ideas and form friendships. Members have the opportunity grow their leadership skill by holding office at these different levels.

1. Building in our communities for a better place in which to live and work.
2. Being a part of a prestigious worldwide organization.
3. Having a voice in influencing Public Policy.
4. For the friends we make and love.
5. Developing trained leaders.
6. Knowledge of Parliamentary Procedure, protocol and how to conduct a meeting.
7. Gaining experience and training for professional positions.
8. Developing skills in communication and public speaking.
9. Educational benefits derived from being clubwomen through speakers, projects, and programs.
10. Creativity developed within the individual clubwoman, especially in the area of arts.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we lived in a world where EVERYONE could read?
Literacy- the ability to read and write- is a basic skill needed for people to live and work today. At present, about 1 in 5 adults worldwide are illiterate- that's about 700 million! Two-thirds of these adults are women, which makes them also more likely to be victims of abuse. In the US, illiteracy remains to be a big problem. More than 32 million adults in the US have less than adequate literacy skills. In other words, reading a simple children's book may be difficult for them.
Here are some NC statistics about literacy:
*70% of NC prisoners are functionally illiterate
*68% of welfare recipients are functionally illiterate
*66% of children not reading proficiently by the 4th grade will end up incarcerated or on welfare
*85% of the homeless in NC are functionally illiterate
*65% of 16 year old high school drop-outs report making the decision to drop out in the 4th or 5th grade
Literacy is more than just an individuals ability to read. It encompasses reading, writing, speaking, computing, and solving problems at levels of proficiency to be successful at a job, in a family, and in society. Our goal is to improve literacy and education awareness in NC communities, at home and around the world.