Program Area News
Arts and Culture
Education and Libraries
Arts and Culture
Summer Concerts at Fountain Park
We support the Wilbraham Nature and Cultural Center by supplying and staffing the Snack Shack at the Summer Concerts.
Concerts are 6:30 - 8:00 on Thursday nights. June 30, 2022 - August 4, 2022. Visit ExploreFountainPark.com for more information
Book Club
Education and Libraries
Arts and Culture
First Thursday of the month at 7:00pm
We read both fiction and non-fiction books. In the summer club members suggest books and then vote on the selection for the year.
Education and Libraries
Education and Libraries
Education and Libraries
Read Across America - March 2, 2021
We held an interactive ZOOM reading of a Dr. Seuss book with elementary school students. Six classrooms and 190 students participated. And through a partnership with Links-to-Libraries each child was also given book of their own to keep.
Environment
Civic Engagement and Outreach
Education and Libraries
We are currently collecting cards or card fronts for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Nevada. No Hallmark, American Greetings, nor Disney.
Health and Wellness
Civic Engagement and Outreach
Civic Engagement and Outreach
- We made 37 blankets and 10 hats for the GFWC/March of Dimes 2021 Blanket Challenge - providing baby blankets to Military families.
- We sew Comfort Pillows for breast cancer patients at Baystate Hospital.
Civic Engagement and Outreach
Civic Engagement and Outreach
Civic Engagement and Outreach
- Pack-a-thon for Haiti - we helped pack 47,760 meals for Haiti
- We provide microloans to 4 women entrepreneurs around the world through Kiva.org.
Advocates for Children
Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
2021 GFWC Juniors' Special Program
We made masks for special needs students. The masks were attached to lanyards so the children wouldn't lose them at recess!
After learning of the need for soap and shampoo for students experiencing transition due to crises, members collected hygiene items and sewed cloth bags to make portable kits. Each kit contains travel size soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush and toothpaste and a comb. Kits are distributed by middle school nurses to students reporting a need.
Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
2021 GFWC Signature Program
We are working with local organizations to apply for grants to support their efforts to address domestic and sexual violence.
We are also working with GFWC Massachusetts to raise money to support the grant program.
In January 2022 we were awarded the grant we applied for on behalf of the local YWCA.