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WELCOME TO GFWC-CHARLOTTE

 

2023-24 Tea & Tomes Reading List (Full DetailsHERE)

Get READY! 2024 Mini Trips Here

See the '23-'24 Monthly Programs: HERE

Join in the fun!

Applications are open for

Charlotte-GFWC Senior High School SCHOLARSHIP

go HERE for an application


Mobile Meals celebrates 52 Years

Mobile Meals celebrates 52 Years!
On Friday, May 5, 2023, at their monthly meeting at The Center, GFWC-Charlotte honored Mobile Meals for serving the community for 52 years! Mobile Meals Inc. was started by GFWC-Charlotte in 1971 and has been in operation continuously ever since. Meals are prepared daily at Sparrow Eaton Hospital and delivered by 100 community volunteers (35 of whom are club members). Each of these people drive once a month for about one hour picking up the meals, delivering them, helping recipients open containers, and returning the equipment to the hospital.
 






































     
 
 

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GFWC-CHARLOTTE BOARD

FOR 2023-24

     
PRESIDENT VICE - PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT
Historian New Member Contact  
Pat  Campion Christine A. U. Reist
PAT CAMPION SHERRY MYERS CHRIS REIST
     
RECORDING SECRETARY CORRESPONDING SECRETARY TREASURER
VAL REISEN CONNIE O'NEILL SYLVIA COLLES
     
ASSISTANT TREASURER MEMORY BOOK PARLIAMENTARIAN
Linda  Foster
PAM RINCKEY GINNY BAXTER LINDA FOSTER
     
DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
SUSAN STEINBERG AMY SMITH DAWN SNECKENBERG
     
President Pat Campion 
Vice President Sherry Myers
Recording Secretary Val Reisen
Corresponding Secretary Connie ONeil
Treasurer Sylvia Colles
Assistant to the Treasurer Pam Rinckey
Historian Pat Campion
Memory Book Ginny Baxter
Parliamentarian Linda Foster
Immediate Past President Chris Reist
Director (1st year of 2-year term) Sue Steinberg
Director (2nd year of 2-year term) Amy Smith
Director (2nd year of 2-year term) Dawn Sneckenberg

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Wednesday May 22, 2024
76th Annual Tea Honoring CHS Graduating Seniors
Leading from the Inside Out: Purpose, Passion, and Persistence -- Amy Radford-Popp

APPLY for 2024 SCHOLARSHIPS HERE

 

2023 ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS

GFWC Senior Tea 2023 Scholarships were awarded to three students, one by application review and merit, four by participation drawing at the Tea. 


 

 

 

 

 

 

$1000 merit scholarship to Katelynn Davis; drawing winners $500 Adelaide Shaver, Holly Martin, Carly Culver, Caleb Hull (not pictured)

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT IS GFWC-CHARLOTTE ALL ABOUT?

The General Federation of Women's Clubs is an international women's organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. Collectively, we are Living the Volunteer Spirit. We support and participate in many programs:

 Monthly Meetings are educational and a fun way to stay in touch wth friends.  Join us in person and ZOOM is almost always an option. 

Click HERE for 2023-2024 meeting schedule.

Arts and Crafts are always popular with the membership.  It involves 3-4 projects per year that average about 2 hours.  Signup sheets are provided at the first meeting and available at the meeting before sessions that are not full. 

Remembrances Cards are sent to members by a committee on behalf of the Club for joys and concerns.  

Hands to Hand is a group that will drive, prepare meals, help in any way members in need whether it is illness, bereavement, handicap, or whatever.  This connects member to member and serves to connect us all.

 * * * * * * * * * * * **FUNDRAISING * * * * * * * * * *

Terri Lynn Nut Sales, always popular fund raiser for our club
Mini Fund Raisers, like the fall Pie Raffle



Barb VanderMolen Drawing our Pie Winners

SIREN TEA

SIREN/Eaton Shelter Holiday Tea 2023 returned to in-person tea and on line auction. GFWC-Charlotte hosted the tea to raise funds for SIREN and for the club. An online Auction of nearly 200 items were sold week of November 6, 2023.

 


Donations to this event can be sent to PO Box 464, Charlotte, MI with the check made out to GFWC-Charlotte with 'SIREN' in the memo.


Special guests Teri Looney, SIREN Director, Janet Washburn, SIREN staff along with Linda Lord, GFWC SIREN Tea chairman

******   WE HAVE MANY INTEREST GROUPS ******

Recycling and Environmental Initiatives

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE Plants City Urns Each Season - Sherry Pabst, chair

Build a Snowman! Communitiy involvement

 

 

NEW!!!  ENVVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

Meets the first Tuesday night each month at 5pm in First Congregational Church basement. They are planning an informational meeting Tuesday, April 2,6-7pm to invite members of the community to learn more about our forest garden project.SEE THE PROJECT HERE. The Committee will be the Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 20th at the Lansing Mall outside of Barnes and Noble. And will be celebrating Arbor Day, Saturday, April 27, by planting a White Oak tree in the new Forest Garden.  Val Reisen, chair.

 

CHOIR - Christmas Concert 2023 -- DIRECTED BY Val Reisen

Choir Members: Back: Chris Reist-Rush, Patty Retzer, Lori Pray. Second Row: Jenny Bohms, Julie Dartt, Lori Poyer, Pam Rinkey, Jo Vanderstelt, Judy Whitkopf. Front Row: Sue Farlin, Donna Leahy, Peggy Nichols, Pat Campion, Sandy Maatsch, Linda Foster, Amy Krizek, Val Reisen (director), Mary June Garn (pianist, not pictured)

GFWC Choir -  practice is at 9 am Tuesdays, First Congregational Church. Contact Director, Val Reisen valreisen@gmail.com for more info.

 

Scholarships for Arts & Nursing, Education Foundation for developing or enhancing careers

 

 

READING!  To our children and for ourselves!

 

BOOK CLUB - Tea & Tomes

 

 
 
 
 

"Reading is FUNdemental" and "Listen to me Read" and "Read to Me" programs are implemented in our  Charlotte Schools.

AND MUCH MORE ....

 

HONORED AT DECEMBER TEA (12/2023)

 PAST PRESIDENTS (in attendance) Diane LeBree-Campbell (GFWC MI 2nd VP), Fran Fuller, Julie Dartt, Mary Remenak, Sylvia Colles, Sara
Biskie, Lori Pray, Sandy Maatsch, Lee Falik, Linda Foster, Chris Reist-Rush

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Fran Fuller - Woman of Achievement (WOA) 2023

Fran joined in 2003, serving as President 2016-18. She has been the Membership Chair, Assistant to the Treasurer and Vice President. She was bestowed the Ms. Federation Award in 2018; served as the SWD co-spiritual enrichment chair 2019-20 and then secretary from 2018 to present. Fran is currently the GFWC MI Nomination Committee Chair.
She became Chair of the WOA/Ms. Federation Committee for GFWC-Charlotte years ago, which made her ineligible to receive the WOA Award. We revised the Bylaws this year to make committee members eligible to be a recipient by recusing themselves from voting.
Fran belongs to Tea and Tomes Book Club, Hand to Hand, is on the nominating committee, supports Kind News and Christmas Kiddies. She plants the downtown urns, weeds/plants Dean Park, Veteran's Park, and downtown flower beds. She helps with the Snowman Project. She was instrumental in taking on the SIREN Holiday Tea project. She decorates St. Mary Church and serves on several church committees.
She was the Eaton County Clerk for many years. After she retired, she continued to share historical knowledge of the Clerk and Registrar offices when needed. She filled in as the Chief Deputy Registrar of Deeds this past summer. Staying on to help train the new person. She has served on the Eaton County Jury Board since 2015 and the Eaton County Board of Election Canvassers since 2018. For about 3 years, Fran has volunteered at the Courthouse Square Association where she manages contacts. Through her initiatives, she has grown the membership almost single-handedly.
Fran is Linda Foster's "go to" person to help with the newsletter, imembers database system, using the Zettle device for credit cards, meeting registrations, dealing with SWD issues, etc. She regularly attends the conventions and training seminars and sponsors new members.
Fran lost her husband, Dave, a few years ago, but she has gone on in a positive way by delving into volunteer service and helping others. She is innovative, accurate, and willing. She operates at the personal, local, district and state levels. She is a wonderful role model for others and is a Woman of Achievement!

Congratulations, Fran!

2023 NEW MEMBERS

Membership Chair, Sherry Myers introduces our newest members.  Welcome! Contact Sherry to join!! myerslsherry@gmail.com