GFWC Mira Mesa Women's Club

05/30/2026

At this year’s annual CFWC Convention, the Mira Mesa Women’s Club proudly received a certificate for donating to Penny Pines! 🌲🌱

Penny Pines is a reforestation and forest education program sponsored by National Garden Clubs, Inc., working alongside the USDA Forest Service and State Foresters throughout the United States and territories.

Through this meaningful program, garden club members help support the restoration and preservation of our forests — one of our nation’s greatest renewable resources. Penny Pines also helps educate the public about the importance of protecting forests for future generations and the many benefits they provide.

We are honored to support this incredible effort to keep our forests growing strong for years to come.

Welcome to Penny Pines: www.PennyPines.org 🌿

05/30/2026

Please join us this Father's Day at the Artisan Island Market. A single blood donation can save up to 3 lives.... see you there.

05/30/2026

GFWC ~ Mira Mesa Women's Club is working to raise money for Shelter to Soldier. This organization trains Service Dogs for veterans with PTSD.

05/22/2026

05/20/2026

OUT NOW GFWC Spring Clubwoman Magazine

Download the latest copy of GFWC's premier publication!

https://www.gfwc.org/clubwoman-magazine/

05/09/2026

It's WHRC Wednesday! We're in the middle of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8, 2026) so let's take a look at a few of the many, many GFWC members and leaders who were also educators. To narrow our choices down to a manageable number, we looked for club founders who were born in the 19th century ... and it was still a large number, so we chose four of them to share with you today. Clockwise from top left:

Helen A. Whittier (1846-1925), founder and first president of the Middlesex Woman's Club (Massachusetts), and President of the Massachusetts Federation, 1904-1907. An art teacher, she took over her father's textile mill in 1888 but returned to teaching in later years.

Maria de Lopez (1881-1977), founder of the Woman's City Club of Los Angeles, and active in many other clubs. A dedicated educator, she taught English as a second language in high school before becoming a professor at UCLA.

Anna J.H. Pennybacker (1861-1938), founder of the Tyler Woman's Club (Texas) who made her way up through the ranks to serve as GFWC President, 1912-1916. She was a teacher both before and after her marriage, and wrote a textbook, "A New History of Texas for Schools," in 1900.

Elizabeth Bender Cloud (1888-1965), founder of the Oregon Trail Woman's Club (Oregon) and the only Native American woman to serve as GFWC Chairman of Indian Affairs at the national level, 1950-1954. She trained as a teacher at the Hampton Institute, and taught at schools on several reservations as well as the Carlisle Indian School.

Check the comments for links to learn more about these women, and please let us know about teachers in your club, historic or present-day!

05/08/2026

We are sending out PhotoCircle invites for the photo online storage being used with the CFWC Social Media Team at the CFWC Convention next week. There is one for Friday and one for Saturday. We are going to have so much fun!!! The team has something new for you to try and then take it home to your clubs. Thank you Cathi, Cherri, Denise and Colleen for all you do to tell the story of our California Federation State Convention. See you soon! Do you need an invite? Comment below and Sonja Hults will find you!!!!!! Here we go everyone!

05/01/2026

04/30/2026

The GFWC Leadership, Education, and Development Seminar (LEADS) is designed to identify members at the local club level who have the desire and ability to grow into future leadership roles within their State Federation and GFWC.

LEADS helps emerging leaders build:
✨ Confidence
✨ Capability
✨ Commitment
✨ Vision for Federation service

Through training in leadership skills, communication, time management, conflict resolution, and Federation knowledge, LEADS encourages members to take the next step in their leadership journey.

Strong organizations don’t just happen — they are built by women willing to learn, serve, and lead.

💖 Leadership begins when you say yes to growth.