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GFWC/Iowa

Clubwoman

Published by the GFWC/Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Fall 2019 www.gfwciowa.org

Photo of Sutliff Bridge by Kathy Fielder, GFWC/Iowa 5 Seasons Women’s Assoc., Cedar Rapids

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In This Issue

3 Message from the President

6 Awards—State Convention

7 Program Chairman

9 Membership

10 Leadership

11 Advocacy in Action

12 Adventures in Reading

13 Club News

14 District Conventions

2018-2020 GFWC/Iowa Executive Committee

State President Eileen Hageman President Elect Bette Kuboushek First Vice President Nancy Tabor Second Vice President Bonita Baughman Secretary Mary Magill Treasurer Mickey Coonfare Parliamentary Advisor Sue Hass SE District Director Pat Zimmerman NE District Director Betty Wade NW District Director Dee Nelson SW District Director Meredith McHone-Pierce

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GFWC Sisters:

Unlike the past winter,

summer has gone by at an

accelerated pace. I am looking

forward to attending upcoming

Fall District Conventions. I feel

fortunate that my presidential

responsibilities include

attendance at each convention.

Each is so creative and different

but yet so well done. So proud

of you all!

I am hoping that each of you

will be able to attend District

Convention. For my part, you

will see some serious “thinking

outside the box” in

presentations as well as

fundraising. (You can do that in

the second year of a two-year

term!)

We will be celebrating the

100th anniversary of the

women’s suffrage movement,

an effort that extended over

decades. Many GFWC

clubwomen worked around the

clock to help ensure our

equality at the voting booths.

I am so impressed with what

each of your clubs has

accomplished this part year.

I’m looking forward to giving

extra recognition to clubs that

have “nailed” my president’s

projects and one or more

sections of the Seven Grand

Initiatives at our April 23-24,

2020, State Convention. We

will make every effort to get you

the recognition that is so

deserved!

Hope to see you soon!

Message from the President

Seven Grand Initiatives _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

GFWC International President,

Mary Ellen Brock, had

ambitious goals for her Seven

Grand Initiatives. With our

help, almost every goal was

crushed and new, HIGHER

goals have been added.

I thought it would be fun to

set our own GFWC/Iowa goals.

Looking forward to what we

can accomplish!

Goals For Iowa's part of Seven

Grand Initiatives:

Initiative #1 — That 15 service

projects can be done in

conjunction with Martin Luther

King Day of Service, Monday,

January 20th, 2020.

Initiative #2 — That five

projects can be done to support

"Women in the Military.”

Initiative #3 — That we as an

Iowa leadership team, together

with GFWC/Iowa clubs, can

contribute $1,000 to President

Mary Ellen Brock's Million

Dollar Campaign for

preservation and improvements

at our National Headquarters in

Washington DC.

Initiative #4 — That 50 more

GFWC/Iowa members will

"join" the Legislative Action

Center.

Initiative #5 — That 100 trees

be planted on Federation Day

and Arbor Day, Friday, April 24,

2020.

Initiative #6 — That 400 pairs

of shoes be donated to the

Soles for Souls program.

Initiative #7 — That 200

Dr. Seuss books be donated to

local day cares and schools

with emphasis on low-income

areas. That we read to children

in seven preschools or schools

on Dr Seuss's Birthday.


Domestic Violence GFWC Signature Project _______________________________________________________________________________

… from the President (cont’d)

Here are a few suggestions

that can be made part of your

club work. Think outside of the

box! Put a new slant on an

idea…

1. Collect teddy bears to give to

a child advocacy center where

children are interviewed and

examined for possible abuse.

2. Collect gently used purses or

tote bags. Fill them with health

and/or beauty supplies and take

them to the local shelter.

3. Come up with a new program

in this area. Check if funding

might be available at Target or

Walmart under their community

development grants.

4. Have a white ribbon

campaign—an international

effort of men and boys working

to educate and end violence

against women. White ribbons

can be distributed to high school

and college athletes, etc.

5. Donate pocket calendars and

desk calendars to local shelters

to help women organize their

lives.

6. Collect supplies and

assemble "Basic Bags" to take

to Domestic Violence Shelters.

This provides badly needed

hygiene items.

7. Donate gently-used books to

the shelter for children that are

residing there.

8. Provide "Move out of the

Shelter Kits" for your local

shelter. These could include

plates, cups, silverware, and

bathroom items for women that

are leaving the shelter to move

into a home.

9. Have a "Mardi Bra Party" any

month that you wish. Send

invitations to other women's

groups and ask them to donate

bras, panties, and personal

hygiene products for the local

shelter. Could also have a

domestic violence speaker.

10. Be mindful of programs

organized by other

organizations with similar

purpose. These are often a low

-cost educational opportunity for

club members to attend.

11. Purchase new journals;

cover the front with inspirational

sayings. Donate these to the

local shelter, giving residents an

opportunity to journal and

record feelings.

12. Work on projects that have

visibility to promote Domestic

Violence Awareness during

October. Do a news article that

explains what towns people will

see and why it is being done.

This could be table tents,

centerpieces, freebies, or

displays. Domestic Violence

Month is October.

GFWC/Iowa State President’s Scholarship __________________________________________________________________________

Need your help in promoting

my upcoming President's

Scholarship that will be awarded

in March! My $1,000

scholarship will be given to a

nurse or a nursing student that

has an Associate's Degree in

nursing and is now pursuing a

BSN (Bachelor's of Science in

Nursing Degree).

I would appreciate your help

in publicizing this scholarship to

the nursing community.

Scholarship packets will be

distributed in the near future.

Also be watching for

information on the Carolyn

Blaue Scholarships. Carolyn

was a past GFWC/Iowa

President who passed away last

September. She is still near

and dear to many of us. Details

are still being finalized.


Would Haves, Could Haves and Should Haves! ____________________________________________________________________________________

… from the President (cont’d)

This is an column for things that

may have been missed; things

that could have been said.

Hopefully a column that

disappears in the future!

State President's Report on

Basic Bags

Did you happen to see the

article in the June 13th News

and Notes featuring our Basic

Bags? Solon Women’s Club

clubwoman Chris Newell gets

most of the credit for working

with Hoover Elementary in Iowa

City.

Thanks to you, and to our clubs,

we have surpassed our goal of

1,000 bags. We are now at

over 1,400 bags and may as

well finish strong to reach 2,000

bags. Keep saving those motel

sized items! Please keep a

record of any bags you may

have done so we can include on

March reports.

Convention Thank You

A special thank you for those of

you that attended or contributed

to our April State Convention,

held in Marshalltown. This was

my first pool side convention.

Have to be honest and say it

exceeded my expectations! I

appreciated your adaptability

and willingness to participate in

activities. I wish that we could

recognize every club for the

great things that they do. I am

so proud of your creativity and

generosity. When you add all of

our numbers together, we are

incredible!

We have learned that there

will be a float (wagon) available

that can be reserved and

utilized for community

celebrations, fairs, etc. The

float is expected to be a replica

wagon promoting the suffrage

movement.

For information, please go to

the following website:

https://19th-amendment-

centennial.org.

The group actively promoting

the celebration and related

activities is the 19th

Amendment Commemorative

Committee based in Cedar

Falls.

Float Available for Community Celebrations ______________________________________________________________________________


GFWC/Iowa State Convention, April 2019 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Award Winners

Light Verse

1st Place — "Too Many Kittens", Katie Turpin, Yorel Study Club, LeRoy 2nd Place — "The Imposter", Marylyn L. Gillespie, Lake City Monday Club

Serious Verse 1st Place — "Music’s Blessing", Marylyn L. Gillespie, Lake City Monday Club 2nd Place — "Hummingbird Trap", Joanie Boggs, Yorel Study Club, LeRoy 3rd Place — "Aging Woman", Katie Turpin, Yorel Study Club, LeRoy

Limericks 1st Place — "Bridezilla", Katie Turpin, Yorel Study Club, LeRoy 2nd Place — "There was a Young Lady", Helen Ruth Boggs, Yorel Study Club, LeRoy

Light Essay 1st Place — "I am Learning to be Lazy", Ann Tell, Aurelia Women’s Club 2nd Place — "Monkey Business", Crystal Jorgensen, Lake City Monday Club 3rd Place — "There’s a What in my House?", Jane Dutcher, Federated Women’s Club, Lehigh

Serious Essay 1st Place — "The Sweater", Betsy Moniz, Twentieth Century Club, Carson 2nd Place — "A Message from Above", Jane Dutcher, Federated Women's Club, Lehigh 3rd Place — "The Empty Stocking", Sonia Kerns, Study Club, Rockwell City,

Short Story 1st Place — "Christmas Joy", Elaine Ahlwardt, Sioux City Woman’s Club

Youth Short Story (Sponsored by Friendship and Service Club,

Akron) Category I 1

st Place – “The Naughty Dog”,

Morgan Pick

Category II 1st Place – “The Christmas Crash”,

Karleigh Joy Category III 1

st Place – “Megan’s Box”, Austyn

Koedam Youth Poetry

(Sponsored by Friendship and Service Club, Akron)

Category I 1st Place – “Summer”, Eli Willms

Category II 1st Place – “Fishing”, Sam Mendoza

Category III 1st Place – “Winter Falls”, Adisson

Nielsen

Volunteers in Action

1st Place — Jane Jessen, “Volunteering to help

create Meals from the Heartland”, Exira Study Club 2

nd Place— Karen Martinek, “Volunteering at

Solon Beef Day’s Brat Booth”, Solon Women’s Club

The World in Pictures Photo Contest

Living Things 1

st Place — Ann Olson, “Fierce Bobcat”,

Phoenix Club, Muscatine 2

nd Place — Amy Lou Haney, “Cuddling

Ducklings”, MAL 3

rd Place — Rose Dory, “My Mating Color”,

Women’s Club, Granger 4

th Place — Melissa Wood, “Three Goats in a

Wagon”, Baldwin Woman’s Club 5

th Place — Bette Kuboushek, “Snapdragons”,

MAL

Still Life

1st Place — Anne S. Olson, “Old Truck;

Infrared”, Phoenix Club, Muscatine 2

nd Place – Rose Dory, “Caven Bridge”,

Women’s Club, Granger 3

rd Place — “Yellow Bicycle”, Bette Kuboushek,

MAL

Creative Writing

Photography


GFWC/Iowa State Convention, April 2019 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Award Winners (cont’d.)

Scenes

1st Place — Anne S. Olson, “Duluth

Lighthouse”, Phoenix Club, Muscatine 2

nd Place — Becky Thompson, “Windswept

Snow”, Exira Study Club 3

rd Place — Mickey Coonfare, “Storm Clouds

over Iowa Cornfield”, 5 Season’s Women’s Assoc., Cedar Rapids

Bridges Photo Contest

1. Jana Heefner, “Bridges of Madison County”, Adel Women’s Club 2. Melissa Wood, “Natural Bridge” at Maquoketa Caves State Park, Baldwin Woman’s Club

3. Kathy Fielder, “Sutliff Bridge”, 5 Seasons Women’s Assoc., Cedar Rapids 4. Julie Rasmussen, “Bridge spanning the East Nishnabotna River”, Exira Study Club 5. Rose Dory, Women’s Club, Granger 6. Helen Schnoor, “Caven Bridge”, North Fork Maquoketa River, Woman’s Club, Maquoketa 7. Vicki Boss, “Sunrise over the Mississippi River at Muscatine”, Keystone AOK Club, Muscatine 8. Pat Zimmerman, “Cedar County Bridge”, Solon Women’s Club 9. Colleen Davis, Photographer, “1915 Lincoln Bridge”, submitted by Earlene Bacon, Toledo Woman’s Club

GFWC/Iowa Program Chairmen __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Projects that Showcase Karen Martinek, Arts

MUSIC THERAPY FOR DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER

PATIENTS Studies show that music reaches those struggling with neurocognitive disorders. Consider donating a CD player and a variety of music CDs to your local Memory Care Facility. Since most patients are in the ‘Baby Boomer’ age group, select artists and music from past decades (40’s, 50’s, 60’s), soundtracks from popular musicals—classical, jazz, blues, country, big band, The Nut-

cracker and other holiday favorites. The possibilities are endless!! Bring music back into the lives of others. If you play an instrument or the keyboard . . set up live music time for the residents.

OCTOBER PURPLE POSIE PROJECT

I love projects that showcase multiple GFWC areas — Participate in October’s Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention by painting and decorating flower pots in purple. Plant the pots with purple mums, chrysanthemums or asters. Include a placard using GFWC logo and purple awareness ribbon with information about your club and the GFWC Signature Program.

Deliver these ‘Awareness Beauties’ all over town: City Hall, libraries, hospitals, law offices, Police Department, doctor’s offices, etc. A great ALL-IN-ONE Project: Arts, Signature Program, and Public Relations !!!

OCTOBER 25TH NATIONAL ART DAY

Art as a creative human expression encapsulates myriad things. Also known as International Artist’s Day, this day celebrates all forms of art — paintings, sculpture, photography, architecture, music, and more. Through this celebration we show our respect for the passion and creativity in all artists.


GFWC/Iowa Program Chairmen __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Project Plans Nan Cord, Conservation

As fall approaches and we

look forward to the 2019 GFWC/

Iowa District Conventions, I

hope that your Conservation

Community Service Program

project plans are progressing

well. Our 2018 reports showed

that 26 clubs reported 47

projects with 1,072 volunteer

hours. Please consider

increasing those numbers

during this year. There are so

many conservation-related

areas that are crying out for our

attention.

The most popular 2018

projects were planting and

maintaining community or

school gardens or business

district containers. These are

wonderful, but perhaps our

clubs could consider a little

more diversity. The GFWC

Club Manual includes a wide

variety of projects in the

Conservation Community

Service Program section. Here

are a few examples:

Plan a clean-up day in your

community for the fall and/or

spring.

Work with children to teach

environmental awareness:

water and electricity

conservation, reusing, recycling,

etc.

Donate environmental, earth

-friendly or wildlife-friendly

books to your local library and

schools.

Visit your local and county

parks.

Contact local authorities to

determine planned park

improvements and the need for

volunteers.

Does your community have

collection days for disposal of

unused medicines and needles

or hazardous waste? If so,

volunteer to help. If not, work

with local officials to facilitate

them.

Sponsor an Arbor Day or

Earth Day event and include a

poster contest to publicize the

event.

One of the Grand Initiatives of

the GFWC Administration is the

goal of planting 1,000 trees

GFWC-wide. Your club could

make arrangements to secure

free trees or purchase trees.

They could be planted by the

club, or the club could adopt a

class at a school and donate the

trees for them to plant, or your

club could join with a local

men’s organization to plant

them. There are so many

options.

“A nation that destroys its soils

destroys itself.

Forests are the lungs of our land,

purifying the air and

giving fresh strength to our people.” –

Franklin D. Roosevelt

April 1, 2020 Deadline

Pictures of Interesting Iowa corn cribs and/or silos

Send to: Karen Martinek Photography Chairman 2267 Sugar Bottom Rd. NE Solon, IA 52333

All members are welcome to participate.

Start photographing now!

New Iowa Photography Contest


GFWC Refresher Betty Wade, Membership

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As we begin our new GFWC/Iowa club year, it is good to begin with a GFWC Federation Refresher. This is a positive program of continuing education on the benefits of belonging to GFWC. This program can help with the overall retention of members, as well as educating new members and creating excitement and pride in your club.

GFWC has many programs established to keep seasoned and new members engaged and connected. One of the most important topics that should be chosen is "UNITY IN DIVERSITY" and why it is as important today as when it was adopted at the first GFWC convention.

One way to educate our members is to review the GFWC Bylaws and Standing Rules. It is also a great time to remind your members about the information tools offered through GFWC, such as the GFWC Clubwoman Magazine; GFWC News and

Notes; the GFWC Blog; the Women's History and Resource Center; and, most importantly, the GFWC Club Manual. Also, you could share the GFWC Partners and information and projects related to each.

I hope you have a fun, informative year planned. Keep working on your recruitment for your club, and be sure to send new member information to Cindy at Headquarters in a timely fashion. This recruitment campaign, we have welcomed two new members to GFWC/Iowa. Good work!

GFWC/Iowa Program/Special Chairmen __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Service Project Ideas Bonita Baughman, Home Life

Record participation was reported in Home Life last year with 32 clubs reporting. Thanks again to each club that participated. It is very important to report all the wonderful service projects in your community that your club does. We would like to hear about them and recognize all your hard work and volunteering with GFWC/Iowa. Writing reports will be easier if you make notes in your program book each month about the activity, etc.

Carolyn Forbes, GFWC Home Life Chairman, shared some ideas on Home Life projects:

1. Make arrangements with the activity director to have a game at your local assisted living facility. Supply door prizes to be given to the winners — $5.00 gift cards for

food or shopping, jigsaw puzzles, or a journal are examples.

2. Design and make cards to give to other volunteer and service organizations, thanking them for their kindness and volunteer spirit.

3. September 10th is Sewing Machine Day. Use this day for your club to use their sewing machines to make toys for children’s cancer wards at hospitals to be given on Martin Luther King Day, January 20, 2020. Click this website for some fun and easy suggestions: https:/seasoned homemaker. com/the cutest-free-stuffed- animal-patterns/

4. September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness. Each year approximately 15,000 U.S. children and adolescents under twenty

years old receive a cancer diagnosis. Leukemia, brain tumors, and lymphoma are the common types of cancers that affect this age group. A gold ribbon marks awareness of Childhood Cancer. During the month of September display gold ribbons around town to help spread awareness.

Our partner, Canine Companions for Independence, has many projects which your club could participate in. Check the Home Life club manual for the websites.

Have a great GFWC year!


GFWC/Iowa Special Chairmen __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Elevator Speech Sandy Phillips, Leadership

The elevator speech is no

longer than 30 seconds — the

time it takes to ride in an

elevator — and simply conveys

the benefits and uniqueness of

your club and/or GFWC. It

should catch your audience’s

attention quickly.

Wear your club pin and/or

club t-shirt to events and be

prepared to answer: What is

GFWC? What does your club

do? Be prepared to give

individuals your elevator speech

answering their questions.

Two weeks ago, while

attending meetings in

Washington, DC., a gentleman

all dressed up in a suit, seeing

my pins, walked across the

lobby and asked me what

organization I represented, what

activities we completed, and

with what other organizations

we were connected.

I answered his questions

with my elevator speech.

“GFWC — the General

Federation of Women’s Clubs

— is an international

organization made up of clubs

who work to improve their local

communities and global

communities. Clubs work

together on GFWC goals, such

as Domestic Violence

Awareness and Prevention,

supporting libraries and the arts,

and improving the environment.”

Be prepared with your

elevator speech as it spreads

information about GFWC and

your club and can be used to

increase membership.

Mail this postcard by September 22nd

, Miranda's Law HR 2793, to: Abby Finkenauer 124 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515

A second postcard will be sent out in October via The Connection regarding the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act. This Act would ban the online publication of directions for creating a gun with a 3D printer. We will mail these postcards to Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley by October 23

rd.

Advocacy in Action Miranda’s Law Postcard — see attachment to this Newsletter



Advocacy in Action Peg Anderson, Legislation & Public Policy

Miranda’s Law seeks to make

an employer notification service

for school bus drivers across

the country mandatory. This

would require school bus

drivers to register and would

notify employers within 24

hours when the driver receives

a moving violation.

It’s one of GFWC’s Brand

Initiatives to get clubwomen to

make 1,000 contacts through

phone calls or emails to their

Congressional representatives

on September 23, 2019.

Miranda's Law will create

universal safety regulations to

help keep students safe when

they ride the school bus.

GFWC strongly supports the

passage of H.R. 1923 and

S. 2427, The Women's History

and Nineteenth Amendment

Centennial Quarter Dollar

Coin Program Act. These bills

will celebrate the centennial of

the Nineteenth Amendment

by honoring the contributions of

prominent women from each

state, the District of Columbia,

and U.S. territories. Similar to

the 50 States Quarter Program,

the Women’s History and

Nineteenth Amendment

Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin

Program Act would create a

new series of commemorative

circulating coins which highlight

women suffragists and

other trailblazers on the reverse

side of the U.S. quarter.

Help to combat campus

sexual assault today! Victims

of sexual assault require

specialized medical treatment

and counseling services.

Campus sexual assault

survivors suffer high rates of

PTSD, depression and drug or

alcohol abuse which can

hamper both the ability to

succeed in school and future

employment. Educational

equity for women and girls

requires fair, responsive, fully

developed campus sexual

assault policies, knowledgeable

administrators, and ultimately,

an end to sexual violence on

college campuses.

All GFWC clubs who have a

100% participation in the

Legislative Action Center will be

recognized at the 2020 state

convention. Please let me know

once you have reached this

goal.

Support Miranda’s Law HR 2793

Celebrating the Centennial — 100 Years of

Voting Rights for Women

End Campus Sexual Assault

Contact Your Legislator Today

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day...

A healthy human thigh bone is stronger than cement.



Special Programs Meredith McHone-Pierce, Adventures in Reading

Did you read any good books this summer? I did!

I’m a compulsive reader, so I keep a book at hand most evenings – winter or summer. I mostly read and really love mysteries, but this summer I’ve purposely broadened my horizons.

I highly recommend the Irish Country Doctor series by Patrick Taylor. I’ve read most of the series and enjoyed each one. (I describe the series as sort of an All Creatures Great and Small, substituting a GP in an Irish village for a veterinarian in England.)

I also added several non-fiction books to my reading list. I particularly enjoyed and recommend these two:

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, about the women ‘computers’ who were vital to our U.S. space program. This

book was adapted for the recent movie of the same name, which I also recommend.

Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder, about a champion women’s basketball team during the 1930’s. Great story! December 1

st: Club members

give reports to Club Reading Chairman. ADVENTURES IN READING PROGRAM DEADLINES

January 1st: Club Chair sends

report to District Reading Chairman.

February 1st: District Reading Chairman sends report to GFWC/Iowa Adventures in Reading Program Chairman

All reporting forms can be found on our GFWC/Iowa website at gfwciowa.org. Click on Other Programs, and then click on Adventures in Reading. You’ll find all of the forms and

information you need. OR, contact me. I’m here to help.

If your Club doesn’t have a reading chairman or you are a Member at Large, you as an individual can still report! Send the number of books you’ve read to your District Chairman or to me at the address below:

23109—330th Street

Adel, IA 50003

Phone: 515-834-2052;

Email:

[email protected]

.

DISTRICT ADVENTURES IN READING CHAIRMEN

SE Karen Havren, 200 S. Main St., Toledo 52342 641-484-400

NE Caroline Bybee 304 Rosemere Ln, Maquoketa, 52060 563-652-5525

NW Barbara Frey, 6522 4th Ave., Sioux City 51106 712-276-2207

SW Karon Keefe Dunbar, 1012 Park Lane, Osceola 50213 641-342-3027

“Almost” is the longest word in English with

all of the letters in alphabetical order.


Club News __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Membership Dues —

Please submit as soon as possible! _____________________________________________________________________________________________

It is time again for clubs to send their

annual membership dues to GFWC/Iowa

Head-quarters. Instructions were sent out

by either email or regular mail to all club

treasurers mid-August.

The deadline for submitting membership

dues is October 1, and the dues remain

$32.00 per member. This covers your dues

to both GFWC ($15.00) and GFWC/ Iowa

($17.00).

Please remember to send an alphabetical,

numbered list of members along with your

dues check for updating our records. If you

include email addresses, these will be added

to our emailing address list. Occasionally,

we send information by email that you would

not receive through regular mail.

Also, please keep us informed of any

officer changes in your clubs.

Thank you!

GFWC/Iowa Headquarters

GFWC’s new Association

Management System,

MemberSuite, is the fastest way

to give GFWC your correct club

and contact information.

For example, did you just

move to a new house or are

you planning to move soon?

Relocating is stressful and can

result in a long to-do list. For

the GFWC items on that list,

log in to your member profile to

get everything done all at once!

Update your address so that

your Clubwoman Magazine

subscription is sent to the right

place while checking that your

preferences to receive GFWC

communications are set as you

would like.

Life moves quickly, but the

GFWC Member Portal makes it

easy to keep track of all the

moving parts. Log in now to

enter or verify the information

on your profile.

Verify Your Information on the Member Portal _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

A fall Scrip order will be

submitted in early November.

If you would like to order Scrip,

go to www.gfwciowa.org to see

the cards available on the Scrip

list. Then email your order to

Sandy Phillips at

[email protected] and

mail a check to the GFWC/

Iowa Headquarters, 3839 Merle

Hay Rd., Suite 201, Des

Moines, Iowa, 50310.

Scrip — ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://www.gfwciowa.org

mailto:–[email protected]


GFWC/Iowa District Conventions __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GFWC/Iowa NE District The Tenth Annual GFWC/Iowa NE District Convention:

DATE: Saturday, October 5, 2019

LOCATION: Cedar Falls Woman’s Club Clubhouse

304 Clay St. Cedar Falls, Iowa

SPEAKER: Hard Won, Not Done:

19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration Project

TIME: Registration and Refreshments from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Call to Order will be at 9:30 a.m.

Lunch at the Clubhouse at noon

Meeting adjourns at approximately 3:00 p.m.

RESERVATIONS: Please send $14.00 per person (includes lunch) with the below registration

form by September 20, 2019, to:

Jean Richardson

1421 W. Ridgewood Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Please make all checks out to: Treasurer, NE District (no refunds; you may make substitutions)

NOTE: Lunch will be a quiche with meat, vegetarian and gluten free option, which you need to

select when you send in your reservation.

RESERVATION DEADLINE: September 20, 2019

CLUB BOOKS: Please send your yearbooks to the District Director

Nancy Tabor

806 Niles Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060

DIRECTIONS: Hwy 20 (east or west towards Waterloo) take exit 225 (IA27N/IA58N)

Continue North to the 18th Street/Waterloo Rd. exit and continue straight

towards Waterloo Rd.

Left on Waterloo Road to Main Street

Right on Main St. To 4th Street

Left on 4th to Clay



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GFWC Southeast District Convention WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2019

WHERE: Shueyville United Methodist Church

1195 Steeple Ln. NE, Swisher

Please come join us for this fun and rewarding event! TENTATIVE PROGRAM:

Speaker: Akwi Nji is a Cedar Rapids artist and educator who is helping with the completion of

the “Her Flag 2020” project, a 18’ x 26’ flag. The flag is a collaborative effort of the 36 states

that ratified the 19th Amendment, women’s right to vote, in 1919 and 1920. Should be a timely

and educational presentation!

REGISTRATION: 9:00 am CALL TO ORDER: 9:30 am

COST: $12.00 ($2.00 for registration, $10.00 for meal)

Mail Registrations by October 1st to:

Mickey Coonfare 2922 Skyview Ln NE Swisher, IA 52338 HOSTED BY: GFWC/Iowa 5 Season's Women's Association, GFWC/Ia Bay View Club of

Urbana, and GFWC/Iowa R.A.R.E.



GFWC/Iowa SW District Convention

WHEN: October 18, 2019 WHERE: Granger Community Center 2200 Walnut Street, Granger, IA 50109 (one block north of elementary school) HOST: Granger Women’s Club SEND: The names of each member attending and $15.00 registration fee by October 10th to: Bonita Baughman 219 South 12th Street Adel, IA 50003 Write checks to “GFWC/Iowa SW District” TIME: 9:00 a.m. – Registration, coffee, and sales 9:30 a.m. – Program and Business Meeting PROGRAM: Granger Homesteads – A “New Deal” Community Resettlement Program Speaker – Darcy Maulsby BRING: Themed silent auction basket: Each club (individuals can bring one also). Country Store items: plants, seasonal ornaments, jams, jellies, pickles, breads, cookies, books, jewelry, figurines, etc. (something YOU would buy) Hope Lodge Project items: hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, tooth paste, toothbrushes, and combs Home Life Easter Seals Project: cell phones, laser and inkjet cartridges, laptops, iPods, PDAs, iPads/ tablets/e-Readers Memorial Service: If your club has lost a member (or members) this past year, please send information about their lives to Bev Carrico, 1609 Chance Court, Adel, IA 50003, by October 5th . Bev’s E-mail: is [email protected].

We look forward to hosting our GFWC/Iowa State Officers!

mailto:[email protected]



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GFWC 111th Annual NW District Convention

WHEN: October 19, 2019

9:15 a.m. Registration and Refreshments

10:00 a.m. Call to Order

WHERE: Galva Legion Hall

Directions: 120 South Main Street in Galva

HOSTESS: Civic Club, Galva COST: $12.00 ($10.00 for Lunch, $2.00 for Registration) Please send registrations by October 15th to:

Nan Cord 220—29th St. Sioux City, IA 51104 712-255-9519 Make checks payable to GFWC/Iowa NW District

Convention Highlights * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Presentation by State Officers:

Eileen Hageman, President Bette Kuboushek, President-Elect

Bonita Baughman, 2nd Vice-President

Speaker: PUBLIC ISSUES Patriotic Music


GFWC/Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 201 Des Moines, Iowa 50310-1321 Phone; 515-276-0510 E-mail: [email protected]

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