Press Release from the Del State News, 6/25/2023

The Dover Century Club supports the DAFB Fisher House

DOVER, Del. (May 17, 2023) The Dover Century Club has contributed to the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen at Dover Air Force Base (DAFB). The Fisher House provides care, service, and support for families of fallen military personnel who come to DAFB to witness their loved ones returning home to American soil. The club donated money, kitchen items, and children’s toys, and created a rose garden for the patio. The beautiful garden, planted with pink and yellow roses, winterberry bushes, a fragrant tea olive tree, and ornamental grasses, will provide a place of solace and comfort for grieving families. Lord’s Landscaping, Inc. of Millville, Del. donated the tea olive tree and ornamental grasses.

The Dover Century Club is celebrating 126 years of volunteer service dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others. Founded in 1897, the club is a member of the Delaware State Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the world’s largest and oldest nonpartisan, nondenominational women’s volunteer service organization.

DOVER, Del. (July 6, 2023) – In a special ceremony, GFWC The Dover Century Club (TDCC) honored several members for their many years of service to the club and valuable contributions to community improvement projects that have enhanced the lives of others. Those recognized were left Retta Zimmerman, 20 years of service; Nancy Hall, membership chairwoman; Marge Locke, 15 years; Audrey Daniels, 35 years; Mary Jane McGinnis, 40 years; Joyce Waring, 15 years; Florence Frost, 25 years; GFWC Delaware President Trish Rodriguez; and TDCC President Jerry Travers. Not pictured: Esther Krueger, 35 years; Annetta Long, 35 years; Phyllis Petrosky, 40 years, and Betty Pazder, TDCC President (1982 - 1984), 55 years.

GFWC The Dover Century Club is celebrating 126 years of volunteer service dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others. Founded in 1897, the club is a member of the Delaware State Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the world’s largest and oldest nonpartisan, nondenominational women’s volunteer service organization. Women interested in joining or learning more about the club are encouraged to contact TheDoverCenturyClub@gmail.com.