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During the 2008-2010 Administration, emphasis will be placed on Membership, Leadership and Domestic Violence Awareness.
All club members are encouraged to use the GFWC Manual as a source of information to help retain members and gain new members,
develop leadership skills and become involved in domestic violence awareness programs.
Each club is encouraged to make an effort to gain new members and start new clubs. A Membership Task Force has
been appointed to help clubs address the decline in club members and number of clubs in recent years. However, club
members must do their part. Participate in the GFWC ACT in OCT program to gain four members in 2008 and five in 2009.
Show the GFWC DVD to your club members. You will gain a wealth of information about the history of GFWC and the accomplishments
of club members across the country. When club members are informed about the great organization they belong to, they
will be more excited about inviting their friends to join GFWC in their community.
Leadership is important to maintaining vibrant clubs. This president has appointed a Leadership Development Committee
to train club members to become leaders in their clubs, districts and on the state level. It is the goal of this Administration
to send one club member from Iowa to the GFWC LEADS training seminar each year.
This president is asking club members throughout this state to continue to embrace the Domestic Violence Awareness Program
during the 2008-2010 Adminstration. Become aware and learn the facts about domestic violence in your community.
Ask local shelters in your community what you can do to help. Your club may wish to volunteer at the shelter, raise
funds for shelters or choose a project that you can work on all year. May each club be challenged to do more than ever
in the 2008-2010 Administration in Domestic Violence wareness projects.
By joining hands and hearts and working together with a common goal in GFWC, we can grow more new clubs, increase club
membership and make a difference through domestic violence awareness in our community and beyond.
In Federation,
Nell Rider
GFWC/Iowa President
Domestic Violence
Membership
Leadership
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GFWC President's Special Project: Domestic Violence
- Clubs: GFWC will award $500 annually to one club in the nation to recognize creativity in implementing the GFWC Domestic
Violence Awareness and Prevention Program. The award will be based on report narratives. State Domestic Violence
Chairmen should forward the winning state entry to the GFWC Domestic Violence Project Chairman by March 15, 2008.
- States: GFWC will award $1,000 to one state federation in each membership category to recognize outstanding achievements
in the GFWC Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Program. Award presentations will be made at the 117th GFWC
Annual International Convention in June 2008, in Chicago, Illinois, in honor of junior and general membership participation.
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