GFWC Germantown Woman’s Club
Spreading Christmas Cheer
The GFWC Germantown Woman's Club again joined forces with MIFA (Memphis
Interfaith Association) to bring toys to the needy children of Memphis
at Christmas. MIFA in an interdenominational organization that provides
food, clothing, and shelter to needy families of Memphis throughout
the year. At Christmas they sponsor a Toy Store where people can go
and get new toys to give to their children for Christmas. Brand new
toys are donated throughout the year and donations are given to MIFA
to purchase toys. Many of these toys are the only things these children
will get for Christmas.
The GWC starts working in September by collecting money to purchase
items for the preteens such as radios, CD players, watches electronic
games, etc. Members of our club then go out and purchase these items.
When it is time for the Toy Store to open we decorate the store. We
put up Christmas trees and hang decorations around the room to make
the store look festive. We then work the first shift when shoppers
come to select their toys. We check the shoppers in, help them select
toys, then bag up their toys when they are finished. This year over
28 members of our club participated in this project.
The MIFA Toy Store is a great way for our club to help the community
and a great way for us all to get into the spirit of the holidays
by helping make Christmas a merry one for the children of Memphis!
The GFWC Tullahoma Woman's Club
members met two big challenges during the club year. They successfully
recruited "three new members in October,: and the membership
chairman, Ann Cunningham induced four more members to make a total
of seven for the year.
Becky Norfleet, club international coordinator, inspired the members
to give generously as she passed the "heifer project basket."
The end result was instead of one heifer the members donated $500
dollars to buy two water buffaloes for women overseas.
To answer the call under the state president's special project, SOS,
the club held a paper products shower for the area abuse shelter,
Haven of Hope. Members donated toilet tissue, paper towels, facial
tissues and office paper for use at the shelter and/or given to the
women who were able to set up a new home. A representative of the
organization attended the meeting and spoke about the programs to
help the women and children victims of abuse at the shelter.
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