Marva Walting and Cate Duquette attended the GFWC Combined Midwinter Meeting on January 22, 2022 in Westborough, MA. Jen Nowak, Second Vice President of GFWC MA, Junior Membership Nominating Committee Chairman, and GFWC Membership Committee member was also in attendance. The theme of the meeting was "Flannel and Frost". Our club was awarded a grant that club member Tina Windoloski submitted on behalf of the Western Massachusetts YWCA. This grant is part of the GFWC Signature Program: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention.
The scheduled guest speaker Susan Howards was unable to attend. Jamie Ehrets, Volunteer Coordinator for the Worcester County Court Appointed Special Advocates For Children (CASA) spoke about the CASA program and how to become a volunteer.
The GFWC Massachusetts proposed executive committee for 2022-2024 was presented with Jen Nowak nominated as First Vice President. The election will take place in May. The head of the kitchen staff for the meeting was Stevie Dembro, Founder and President of Feed a Neighbor. He gave a brief talk about this organization he started during the Covid-19 pandemic to address food insecurity in the community.
