GFWC Woodbridge Woman's Club
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HERE'S WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CLUB
GFWC WWC Meeting Dates
December 16, 2024 - Holiday Luncheon/Meeting
11:30AM - Brittany's Restaurant (buffet lunch and raffle basket)
What is the GFWC Woodbridge Woman's Club?
Founded in 1965, the GFWC Woodbridge Woman's Club (GFWCWWC) is a woman's volunteer organization.
WWC is a member of the international General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC).
GFWC is one of the largest volunteer organizations in the world, with its Headquarters in Washington, DC.
The GFWC Woodbridge Woman's Club is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. All fundraising proceeds support our approved Woodbridge Community Service Programs. Tax ID-54-1036896.
Do you want to volunteer to help your community?
Would you like to make new friends?
If so, come and join us!
NDS 11.07.2024-GFWC-NDS-Press-Release-FINAL-PDF.pdfOur club Fundraiser was a success!
On Friday, October 18, 2024, our club sponsored a fundraiser “lunch and a show” at Britanny’s Restaurant in Woodbridge. Our members, potential new members and guests enjoyed a performance of “Julia Child: Queen of Cuisine” by History Alive impersonator Mary Ann Jung. She became Julia Child and started the performance with the famous re-enactment of Julia explaining the types of chickens along with props! She shared many interesting facts about Julia’s life including her career, her marriage and her popularization of French cooking through her books and television show. Mary Ann included audience member participation with the selection of “volunteers” to play the parts of Julia’s husband Paul and her two cookbook colleagues Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle. It was very entertaining with lots of fun facts, laughter and enjoyment by all!!!!
After the performance, a buffet lunch was served and the two wonderful gift baskets (one Vera Bradley themed and one French Cooking themed ) were raffled off to two lucky winners! Total income from ticket sales and raffle baskets was $2625.00. We look forward to sponsoring this type of fundraiser in the future!!
WWC Book Program and General Meeting 9-23-24
The speaker at our September 23rd General Meeting was Author Carolyn McBride. She gave her presentation on her novel: The Cicada Spring: A Potomac Shores Novel. The novel is a soulful women's fiction at its best and it is a must read. Carolyn now has published her second novel and it has just been released: Santa Overboard: A Potomac Shores Hoilday! Both novels ar now available to purchase - both are good reads!
The Northern District Fall Meeting was held on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at the American Legion Post 1377 in Fairfax, VA. The Woodbridge Woman's Club had five members in attendance as seen in the photo wearing ORANGE: Lucy Williams, Lori Post, Pat White, Phyllis Zimmerman and Bette Shanley. We recognize National Bullying Prevention & Unity Day by participating in The Kindness Rocks Project by painting inspiration and ideas on rocks! It was a fun project for all of us.
GFWC 2024 NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE
On September 28th, our club delivered various food items collected by our club to the Hilda Barg Shelter as part of the GFWC 2024 National Day of Service. We were joined by Margaret Franklin, Woodbridge District Supervisor. Thank you to all the wonderful club members who participated in this event!!
Along with many other community agencies, our Club participated in the Prince William County Police Department Fourth Annual Community Fair on Saturday, September 7, 2024. We distributed information and talked to people about our organization and community programs.
The OLD BRIDGE OBSERVER, September 13, 2024
Woman’s Club President, Membership Chair answered questions at Community Fair
Woodbridge Woman’s Club President Lucy Williams and Karen Townsend, Membership Chair, staffed a table and answered questions at the Sept. 7 Prince William County Community Fair sponsored by Prince William County Police. The club’s next fundraiser is a Julia Childs impersonator luncheon on Friday, Oct. 18 at Brittany’s Restaurant in Lake Ridge. Club members are selling raffle tickets for two large gift baskets to raise money for service projects in the community.
For more information, go to http://www.woodbridgewomansclub.org.
TEACHER'S APPRECIATION BREAKFAST
The Teacher Appreciation Breakfast was held at Featherstone Elementary School on Thursday, May 9, 2024 this year. Committee members: Ann Miller, Bette Shanley, Janis White and Joyce Jolly served an array of breakfast treats to 80 staff members. Lucy Williams greeted many familiar faces and served as a hostess. The food was purchased at Costco which resulted in cost savings for this event.
GFWC Northern District Presents Award Of Excellence to Woodbridge Woman’s Club
The Award of Excellence was presented by the GFWC Northern District to the GFWC Woodbridge Woman's Club for the Best Single Project, Large Club: Health & Wellness Community Service Program.
The program is an outstanding Health & Wellness Pillow Making Project that includes Cancer Bags. The two club members that organize these projects are Mary Ann Nolton and Donna Meyer to include volunteers from the Club. These products are made for the well being of the cancer patients at Sentara Hospital.
WWC Members Learn About the Program “Keep Prince William County Beautiful”
"Keep Prince William County Beautiful” was the speaker’s topic for the January WWC General Meeting. Mr. Rico Fleshman, Executive Director of the department, highlighted initiatives, including Adopt-a-Spot, Adopt-a-Shelter, Community Cleanups, Litter Surveying, Storm Drain Awareness, Educational Outreach, TREX Recycling, E-waste Recycling, Beautification, and a Pilot Compost Program. He outlined ways the public may actively participate in supporting the department's objectives, such as artists decorating bus shelters to discourage littering. Collaborations with community garden clubs and data center volunteers resulted in the planting of 90 trees and improvements to the Chinn Park Library Children’s Garden. WWC members learned the Club could propose a Woodbridge area project to Mr. Fleshman's department. If approved, he would seek funding for it. This offers an opportunity for members to contribute their time without the need for financial contributions from themselves or the Club, thereby encouraging greater community commitment to projects.