Women's Club Delivers St. Patrick's Day Swag for Seniors

The GFWC DSFWC Women's Club of Indian River recently delivered 158 handmade St. Patrick's Day cards for residents of Atlantic Shores Rehab and Health Center in Millsboro.

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Women's Clubs of Milton members attend State Convention

Five Women's Club of Milton members attended the GFWC Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 124th Annual Convention held May 12 at the Wild Quail Country Club in Wyoming.

Attendees celebrated Delaware women’s clubs’ accomplishments during the challenging year of COVID-19. A major theme was Looking Forward to the months ahead, while recognizing the perseverance of all the clubs who met and exceeded the unexpected challenges of the year through flexibility and creativity.

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Masterpieces Made at Showell Elementary

The Selbyville Community Club has hosted the Youth Art Month show at the Selbyville Public Library every March since 2005.

With art, children “can express themselves freely,” said club representative Jackie Bates. “Personally, I felt that art was the only way to bring some light into this dark year.”

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Delaware Women's Clubs Receive Honors

The 124th annual convention was a one-day event held May 12 at Wild Quail Golf and Country Club in Camden-Wyoming with Hollada presiding. Deb Strahanoski, GFWC president-elect, addressed the group. She congratulated the clubs on their flexibility and successes during the pandemic restrictions.

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GFWC DSFWC Federation Day Raffle Profits $1,075

On March 6, several members of DSFWC Clubs met at Abbotts on Broad Creek in Laurel, DE to draw the winners of the 2021 Federation Day Raffle.

The Winners of the 2021 Federation Day Raffle Tickets are as follows:

1st Place - Lyn Thompson, Women’s Club of Indian River

2nd Place - Roxanne Nelson, Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach

3rd Place - Mary Yonych, Zwaanedael Club of Lewes

Zwaanendael Women's Club - February Food Drive

The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club has joined forces with the Blooming Boutique shops in Lewes and Long Neck to collect food during February for organizations supporting those in need. There are numerous donation drop off locations. All donations will be forwarded to Lighthouse for Broken Wings; What is Your Voice, Inc.; and the Community Resource Center.

Requested foods include pasta and pasta sauces, peanut butter and jelly, canned stews and chili, cold and hot cereals, canned fruits and vegetables, canned tuna, and baby food.

THE MILFORD BEACON NEWS ARTICLE

Village Improvement Association of Rehobeth Beach featured in GFWC Blog - Jan 26, 2021

Club members signed up for the Trex Furniture Recycling Challenge, during which participants were tasked with collecting a total of 500 pounds of unwanted plastic materials in a six-month period. The list of collectable plastics included items that are not permitted in curbside recycling, such as plastic grocery bags, newspaper bags, case plastic wrap, bubble wrap, and more. Seventy-three club members logged 91 hours gathering plastic from their homes and from friends and family. The plastic was then collected, sorted, weighed, and dropped off to participating grocery stores.

Women's Club of Milton Holds a Successful 2020 Fundraiser!

The Women’s Club of Milton (WCOM) would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to those who made our 2020 Fundraising Event Campaign successful.

The Club was challenged with finding ways to fundraise during the Covid-19 pandemic which forced our Fundraising Committee to think out-of-the-box. With the help of committee members, local businesses, supporters, and our club women/bakers, we were able to face the challenges of 2020 head on.

CAPE GAZETTE NEWS ARTICLE THANKING SPONSORS

FUNDRAISER ANNOUNCEMENT and DETAILS

Selbyville Community Club -

Getting Out the Vote!

Prior to election day, Selbyville Community Club was active in promoting the right to vote across their community and beyond.

The Coastal Point featured the club in an article and included an editorial column. See both featured here:

NEWS ARTICLE

EDITORIAL COLUMN

GFWC Round Table Club of Wyoming / Camden Installs Officers

GFWC Round Table Club of Wyoming / Camden officers were installed by GFWC DSFWC State President, Rita Hollada at the clubs presidents luncheon at Maple Dale Country Club. The club is a 100 year plus community service organization with monthly meetings held on the first Friday of the month.

VIA featured in News & Views (11-19-20)

The Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach recently completed their drive for items for stockings for soldiers. Stockings for Soldiers–Delaware, Inc. has been making stockings for troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2004 and the Village Improvement Association has been a participant every year. Seven shopping carts of items were delivered to the headquarters in Wilmington. Bonnie Burslem, Susie Dominguez, and Mary Ann Warner chaired this event.

GFWC Avon Club of Felton Scholarship Winners

featured in Delaware State News - Sept. 2, 2020

GFWC Round Table Club of Wyoming / Camden Installs Officers

GFWC Round Table Club of Wyoming / Camden officers were installed by GFWC DSFWC State President, Rita Hollada at the clubs presidents luncheon at Maple Dale Country Club. The club is a 100 year plus community service organization with monthly meetings held on the first Friday of the month.