NFWC and GFWC Directors of Junior Clubs
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Dear GFWC Sisters,
I am very excited and honored to serve as the Director of Junior Clubs.
My focus during my administration as Director of Junior Clubs is supporting the GFWC affiliate Operation Smile. Did you know that every 3 minutes a child is born with a cleft lip or palate which may suffer from torments, malnourishment and difficulty with speech? With Operation Smile, a cleft lip or palate can be repaired for as little as $240 and in approximately 45 minutes.
My other special project is the GFWC Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children. The definition of child advocacy is ‘support for children who are in a vulnerable position in society or in a vulnerable situation.’ We aim to honor our roots and be a voice for children.
I am very excited for this administration and look forward to working with all the clubs especially the four Junior Clubs we have in our state.
Thank you and let us forget not to be kind.
Ann Kruse
JUNIOR PLEDGE
I pledge my loyalty to the Juniors
By doing better than ever before what work I have to do;
By being prompt, honest, courteous
By living each day trying to accomplish something,
Not merely to exist.
The Junior Pledge was written in 1916 by Helen Cheney Kimberly of California and was adopted in 1930 at the GFWC Convention as the National Junior Pledge.
Dear Fellow GFWC Sisters,
What an honor it is to welcome you to the 2024-2026 Administration as the 37 th GFWC Director of Junior Clubs! I look forward to serving alongside you all as we continue the impactful work for which we are known. GFWC Clubwomen are dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service, and we are passionate, creative, and untiring advocates as we work together. I love that we also have so much fun and build wonderful relationships with each other while we work hard!
The guiding concept for the Junior Administration will be “Stronger Together.” We are stronger when we work together as all three levels of GFWC membership: Women’s Clubs, Juniors and Juniorettes. Our multi-generational membership is truly one of the benefits of belonging, and we can accomplish so much together. We will support existing Junior clubs and charter new Junior clubs nationwide. We will empower State Directors of Junior Clubs and encourage and equip Junior clubs in states without Directors. We will utilize technology to help ALL Junior members feel connected to GFWC and to each other, including learning about the numerous resources available to all members. We will participate in the goals and vision of the GFWC Strategic Plan and continue to promote and develop the Junior Certification Program available to all Junior and Juniorette clubs.
Advocates for Children continues to be the Juniors’ Special Program. We will encourage clubs to plan projects for their favorite local organizations and/or March of Dimes, St. Jude’s, and other GFWC Affiliate Organizations. We will celebrate Advocates for Children Week the fourth week of October, and we encourage all clubs to participate. More information about Juniors’ Special Program is available in the GFWC Club Manual.
I am at your service, along with the entire GFWC Junior leadership, to help engage clubs at all membership levels in celebrating our rich history while looking ahead to a strong future for GFWC. As we work together, we are Stronger Together!
In Junior Love,
Shannon Bailey, GFWC Director of Junior Clubs
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