We have monthly meetings every 2nd Thursday (location is in private group; I'll add you if interested)
We are here to help others! "Juniorettes, age 13 – 18, are the youngest members of GFWC Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs. The program for high school and 8th grade girls offers fun, friendship and community service. The girls learn how to organize and operate their non-profit clubs with reward
ing results" ~ http://www.gfwcflorida.org/juniorettes.html
If you want to be in a club that wants to make a difference in the world, make friendships withother girls you may have never met otherwise through classes or sports team, and you want to meet your community service hours requirement. We are laid back in that you can meet our minimum requirements or you can become a chairperson and earn even more hours! We are also much different since we come from a much larger group of women who have done a lot for us as women and people. Our club isn't just a high school you quit afterwards, but a place to be much larger than yourself and help those in need even when you're 65 years old. list of what woman's club accomplished (from the gfwc (general federation womans club) page)
1898: GFWC unanimously passed a resolution against child labor. With the help of clubwoman Jane Addams (1860-1935), child labor became a major area of concern for the Federation. In 1901, Addams headed the Federation's Child Labor Committee to work for the maintenance and improvement of child labor laws.
1899: GFWC's Chicago Woman's Club supported the juvenile court law, the first ever to be passed in the United States. This law became the model for all subsequent juvenile court laws, many of which were passed at the insistence of GFWC clubwomen. Julia Lathrop (1858-1932) led this club effort and was appointed by President William Howard Taft to head the Children's Bureau in 1912.
1901: The 56th Congress of the United States chartered GFWC and designated that the Federation be headquartered in Washington, DC.
1906: GFWC member Alice Lakey (1857-1935) spearheaded a letter and telegram writing campaign, which was essential to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Dr. Harvey Wiley, the first chief of the Pure Food Bureau, attributed the bill's passing to GFWC and stated, "Trust them [GFWC] to put the ball over the goal line every time."
1910s: GFWC supported legislation for the eight-hour workday, workplace safety and inspection, and workmen's compensation. Members also supported prison reform legislation.
1916: GFWC worked with the Children's Bureau to promote National Baby Week. Over 2,000 clubs participated by focusing on infant and maternal mortality, birth registration, and public health facilities. The Federation's efforts resulted in the passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act (1921), which advanced maternal education.
1919: Under the direction of the YMCA, GFWC created the Overseas Service Unit and sent 100 young women to Europe to assist wounded soldiers in the aftermath of World War I.
1921: GFWC created the Indian Welfare Committee, which worked improving both education and health facilities on reservations, as well as preserving Native American culture.
