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Middlefield
Junior Woman's Club
"PROUDLY
CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE"
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Descriptions: Arts: performing, creative and visual Our club has participated in various forms of the arts during the club year. Examples are craft workshops, book clubs and movie nights. Conservation: beautification, environmental action and resource preservation Conservation efforts that our club participates in and encourages include our Lug-A-Mug program, where we encourage our members to bring their own mug to meetings in order to cut down on waste. Also: gardening, recycle, pollution issues, outdoors and hiking, etc Current Affairs: local, national, and international Current Affairs encompasses the areas of public safety, domestic violence shelters, veteran's affairs and international affairs. We have raised money for such organizations as the American Red Cross, among others. Past projects have included; collecting/donating items for a local battered women's shelter. Also we collected & donated phone-cards for active-duty military personnell. - Culture Corner, UNICEF, Americares, Red Cross, etc - firefighter's appreciation, teacher's appreciation, Election Day volunteer appreciation,etc Education: school priorities, scholarships, community education In the field of education, each year our club awards scholarships to local high school graduating seniors. In the past we have hosted a spelling bee for 5th & 6th grade students, from which the winner advances to the statewide CJW spelling bee. We also support Project Graduation and an annual Teacher’s Appreciation Luncheon. Health: physical, mental health and substance abuse We have provided volunteer support for a flu clinic sponsored by the Social Services Dept. We have distributed educational material to our members and have hosted a Kid’s Health & Safety Fair. Homelife: community living, youth and gerontology Our club has participated in many projects within this committee. From food donations for local food banks to holiday gift baskets for needy families, our club is involved in many activities within our community. We recently prepared Christmas stocking with candies, books and toys for several local families facing various hardships. Some other projects incluce a Halloween party for seniors, a Halloween party for kids, a St Pats brunch for seniors and many more. Membership: The goals of the membership committee are member retention, organization of social activities and new member recruitment. This committee provides support for current and new members as well as membership items such as pins and maintains the member data records. We recognize birthdays, anniversaries and junior moments. We organize socials, secret pals, member lists and badges. We host an annual holiday potluck dinner and grab-bag. Newsletter: Our club publishes a monthly newsletter to notify members of club happenings, remind of upcoming events and share and care. Ways & Means: This committee's function is to raise money to keep our club financed from year to year. Our major fundraiser each year generally derives from the Durham Fair. Publicity: - Writes & collects newspaper articles, takes photos at our events, creates press books. Hospitality:: makes coffee, sets up tables and request healthy/sweet foods. Lately this responsibility has been rotated amoungst the different committees. Leadership: organizational leadership and personal leadership - Time management, organization, inspiration, ideas/advise, improvements, etc. |
