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WELCOME TO GFWC-CHARLOTTE

2022 Mini Trip Schedule -- Join us! (click here)

2022-2023 Tea & Tombs Reading List

Get READY!  2023 Senior Scholarship Applications

Dear Senior,

The General Federation of Women’s Club-Charlotte (GFWC-Charlotte) will award an annual Educational Scholarship to a (Charlotte High School) senior who will be furthering his or her education following high school, to a college, community college, or trade school program located in the United States. 

This scholarship is for $1,000. Submit by March 23, 2023. Presentation of the award will be made at the GFWC-Charlotte Senior Tea sponsored by GFWC-Charlotte on May 3, 2023.

Scan here to fill out the application

 

Or enter the link below!

https://forms.gle/zKbLzTArjmkZTik17

2022 ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS

The 75th High School Senior TEA HONORING CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING SENIORS

Pictured: Pawitri Siriuyanent Kelley Mercadez, Brenna Dickinson Scholarship Winners 2022

GFWC Senior Tea 2022Scholarships awarded to three students, one by application review and merit, two by participation drawing at the Tea. 

Pictured (left):  $500 drawing scholarship winner, Pawitri Siriuyannt � culinary art exchange student from Thailand; (center): $1000 merit scholarship winner, Kelley Mercadez  - 3.9 GPA, National Honor Society, sports, VP Choir Council, Academic all-conference, teacher awards; (right) $500 drawing scholarship winner, Brenna Dickinson � social work, Grand Valley State University, pen pals, band festival. 

The GFWC-Charlotte ladies helped wrap gifts at the fire station for
Christmas Kiddies
L to R: Peggy Nichols, Donna Leahy, Sherry Myers, Sherry Pabst, Jane Fortino, Fran Fuller, Linda Foster, Sue Ainslie



City Beautification Winter '22-'23
Build a Snowman day! GFWC-Charlotte Beautification chaired by Sherry Pabst organized a community event where groups, families, or individuals decorate one of the 21 urns on S Cochran and W and E Lawrence.



 

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GFWC-CHARLOTTE BOARD

FOR 2022-24

     
PRESIDENT VICE - PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT
Historian    
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
AMY KRIZEK JESSICA DOMAN MICHELLE TAYLOR
     
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 (2nd year of 2-year term) Amy Krizek
Director (1st year of 2-year term) Jessica Doman
Director (1st year of 2-year term) Michelle Taylor

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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 2022-23 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.

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  SIREN TEA

SIREN/Eaton Shelter Holiday Tea 2022 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 7, 2022

 

Kitchen workers prepared a luncheon.

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


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

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

CHOIR - Christmas Concert 2022 -- DIRECTED BY Val Reisen

GFWC Charlotte chorus sang a collection of movie Christmas songs for Rotary Wednesday, December 1, 2022 under the direction of Val Reisen and pianist Mary June Garn.

Choir Members: Back: Patty Greene, Patty Retzer, Second Row: Mary June Garn (pianist), Julie Dartt, Lori Poyer, Lori Pray, Jo Vanderstelt, Front Row: Sue Farlin, Donna Leahy, Peggy Nichols, Pat Campion, Pam Rinckey, Linda Foster Val Reisen (director)

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE PLANTS Urns Each Season - SHERRY PABST, CHAIR

READING!  To our children and for ourselves!

BOOK CLUB - Tea & Tomes

 

 

 

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

AND MUCH MORE ....

 

HONORED AT DECEMBER TEA (12/2022)

 PAST PRESIDENTS (in attendance)Back: Nola Buck, Julie Dartt, Fran Fuller, Lori Pray, Sylvia Colles, Front: Jeannette Sommer, Chris Waugh-Fleischmann, Mary Lee Falik, Deb Mohre, Linda Foster, Sara Biskie, Margie Carter.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Julie Dartt - Ms Federation 2022

The prestigious award is given to the person who has demonstrated an avid interest in promotion and support of club goals and programs. This can be demonstrated by sponsoring a new member, attending a GFWC national convention, Great Lakes Regional conference or district convention or a county federation meeting. Julie�s name will be added to the list of previous recipients on a plaque in the Michigan Room at the Charlotte Community Library.

Julie was recognized for being an active GFWC member since 2013 and for holding the leadership positions of President and Secretary. She stepped into the role as club president when we found ourselves without a president and served from 2018-2020. She has served as the MYLead chair and the liaison to the Charlotte Public Schools for this program.

At the club level she is active in many club activities. She is in the choir, participates in Tea & Tomes book club, ESO, is the Heifer International Chair (making honey to sell to raise money), served on the Nominating Committee, and is the �Queen of Plarn� making more mats for the homeless project than any other club member. During her term as president, she established the Buddy Bench program in memory of a club member. In addition to her support of club activities, she also volunteers many hours in her church community and the Boy Scouts.

Congratulations, Julie!

2022 NEW MEMBERS

 

Membership Chair, Sherry Myers introduces our newest members.  Welcome!