GFWC Coral Springs Womans Club

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GFWC Coral
Springs Womans Club
President Bert Alberti 2008-2009
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A Book-a-Day Keeps
Boredom Away
Watch Our Progress
Number of books taken to Library as of
12-31-08
Presidents Project
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Heifer International

• Heifer International is an organization that
  works to end world hunger and to save the earth
  through the gifts of farm animals and special
  training. Instead of providing families in need
  with a non-renewable source of food, Heifer
  International provides a living loan of an
  animal and extensive training in animal care,
  community development, and earth-friendly farming
  practices.

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Heifer International, continued

• Each family enjoys better health and their
  standard of living improves the family then
  passes on the gift by giving one or more of the
  animals female offspring to other families in
  need. These families, in turn, pass on the gift
  to another family. So, one gift multiplies
  throughout the community.

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Heifer International

• Haylla is our resident Heifer. Her name is
  Swahili and means unexpected gifts.
• She needs to be fed at each meeting, and, at
  the end of the Club year, well see just how
  surprising she is!
• Our contributions will go toward the ark being
  constructed by District 13 clubs.

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Box Tops For Education

• The Clip program is a service of General
  Mills. This program allows members to earn cash
  for a local school by clipping Box Tops for
  Education coupons from hundreds of participating
  products.

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Women in Distress

• This organization provides support for women
  who are unable to remain in their homes due to
  domestic violence -- women who are concerned for
  their personal safety and that of their children.
  GFWC Coral Springs Womans Club has made
  donations to the organization including clothing,
  holiday gifts, and cell phones programmed to
  9-1-1.

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Books From the Heart

• Only new or gently used (must look like new)
  childrens books are collected for a joint
  project with the Heart of America Foundation.
  Books are to be distributed to school libraries
  and classrooms or directly into the hands of
  children in need.

Books From the Heart This book was donated by
the GFWC Coral Springs Womans Club and the
Heart of America Foundation.
Through December 31, 2008
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Literacy in the Laundromat

• Educational materials are provided for the
  children that have to sit at the laundromat for
  hours while their guardians are too busy with
  domestic duties to watch them. Reading books,
  activity books, puzzles, picture books, coloring
  books and crayons, card games (Old Maid, Go Fish,
  etc.) all of these are included and are fun for
  helping to pass time while secretly allowing the
  children to learn a little.

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Education is Everywhere
Educational materials are packed in a decorated
tub for distribution to local Emergency Rooms.
This is a spin-off of the Literacy in the
Laundromat Project and includes magazines and
short stories for all ages as well as activities
for children.
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Ladies Exchange

• This is the new name of our book discussion
  group an exchange of ideas and opinions wrapped
  around books chosen to stimulate our thought
  processes.

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Seasiders

• This singing group was formed as a direct
  result of the 1995 FFWC Centennial Convention.
  Attired in 1895 bathing suits, the singers
  entertain at sister clubs, nursing and
  convalescent homes, and other organizations.
  Donations received for their performances go to
  Dollars for Delegates.

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Pillow Partners

• Our Home Life Department sews and stuffs special
  pillows for local hospitals. These heart-shaped
  and bear-shaped pillows are given to surgical
  patients to help in the post-operative period
  when painful therapy is often required.

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Covenant House

• Covenant House International is the largest
  privately-funded agency in the Americas providing
  shelter and other services to homeless, runaway
  and throwaway youth.
• In addition to food, shelter, clothing and
  immediate crisis care, Covenant House provides a
  variety of services including medical care,
  educational and vocational programs, drug abuse
  treatment and prevention programs, legal aid
  services, recreation programs, mother/child
  programs, transitional living programs,
  life-skills training and street outreach.

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Curbsiders

• This group of Club volunteers keeps a section
  of Lakeview Drive in Coral Springs litter-free as
  a community service of the Conservation
  Department.

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The Clubs Biggest Fundraiser
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GFWC Coral Springs Womans Club

• This is a partial list of other organizations to
  which we donate our time and monies
• Ronald McDonald House
• Hacienda Girls Ranch
• ROCK Camp
• HOBY
• Sawgrass Nature Center
• Canine Companions for Independence
• Special Olympics

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Can Tab Recycling

• The Conservation Department collects can tabs
  for donation to Ronald McDonald House. Funds
  from the tabs are used to provide shelter, food,
  and transportation to families of hospitalized
  children, or may be donated to a local school for
  special projects.

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Hacienda Girls Ranch

• Home to 45 girls, ages 10 to 17 years, this
  facility provides a safe haven for abused,
  neglected, and/or abandoned girls throughout
  Florida. It is also licensed as an emergency
  shelter and residential group home for girls who
  have emotional or behavioral challenges that
  interfere with traditional foster care placement.

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ROCK Camp

• Reaching Out to Cancer Kids -- This is
  Floridas only camp exclusively designated for
  children with cancer. It offers campers the
  opportunity to experience the fun and adventure
  of summer camp without having to feel different
  from other children.

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H.O.B.Y.
Hugh OBrien Youth Leadership CSWC contributes to
this organization which motivates and empowers
high school students to make positive differences
within our global society. This is accomplished
through understanding and action based on
effective and compassionate leadership. HOBY
programs provide youth selected by their schools
opportunities to participate in unique leadership
training, service-learning and motivation-building
experiences.
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Sawgrass Nature Center

• An educational and wildlife conservancy
  established in Coral Springs, the Center receives
  an annual donation from the club. Their mission
  is to educate the public about the environment
  and the many species it contains, and to provide
  care for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife.

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Canine Companions for Independence

• This non-profit organization provides highly
  skilled assistance dogs for people with
  disabilities other than blindness. The club
  provides an annual donation to this group.

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Special Olympics

• This organization empowers mentally challenged
  children and young adults to become physically
  fit, productive, and respected members of society
  through sports training and competition.

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Volunteering is Fun!
Join Us and See
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GFWC Coral Springs Womans Club