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. July 8, 2021 - August 12, 2021. Visit ExploreFountainPark.com for more information
Book Club
Education and Libraries
Arts and Culture
First Thursday of the month at 7:00pm
2021 Book List
February - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
March - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
April - Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
May - White Ivy by Susie Yang
June - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
September - 77 Letters: Operation Morale Booster Vietnam by Susan P. Hunter
October through December - TBD
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 collected 745 cards or card fronts for
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Nevada.
Health and Wellness
Civic Engagement and Outreach
Civic Engagement and Outreach
- Walking Together - every good weather Saturday morning we take a walk together
- 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 58,900 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
In 2020, we collected baby supplies for donation to Bethlehem House.
2021 project TBD.
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.