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Departments

GFWC-NYSFWC is comprised of six areas of interest, better known as Departments.

  • ARTS - Arts & Crafts, Painting, Photography, Literature, Poetry, Short Story, Performing Arts and Drama.
    Each year awards and scholarships are given at local levels as well as state levels.
  • CONSERVATION - Energy Awareness, Resource Conservation, Solid Waste Management, Water Quality & Beautification
  • EDUCATION - Literacy, Learning Disabilities & Continuing Education
  • HOME LIFE - Family Economics, Women's Health & Substance Abuse
  • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Cultural Exchange & International Understanding
  • PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Crime Prevention, Issue Awareness & Safety
  • SPECIAL PROJECTS - Community Involvement, Leadership, Legislation & Public Policy

The work of the GFWC-NYSFWC is administered through the efforts of the State Board of Directors.

Each Club may choose which projects best serve the needs and interests of its members and community.

Our Clubs in New York State Support:

  • Canine Companions for Independence
  • UNICEF
  • HOBY

Department & Division Chairmen

2004-2006


Arts in Community

Pat Pedley, Department Chairman

Clubwoman/Student Art Contest

Pat Pedley
Chairman
213 Oak Street
Floral Park, NY 11001
bearsmom@optonline.net

Photography Program

Phyllis Lyman
Chairman
8 Daisy Lane #1
Kirkwood, NY 13795-1112
grandma8@stny.rr.com

Clubwoman/Student Craft Contest

Marguerite Rose
101 Creek Ridge
Pittsford, NY 14534
margrosel@frontiernet.net

Betsy Helfrich
16 Oak Meadow Trail
Pittsford, NY  14534
tgh6@cornell.edu

Clubwoman & Youth Writing Contest

Rosemary Brown
111 Ferubank Rd.
Delmar, NY 12054


Conservation

Yelena Hill, Department Chairman

Resource Conservation Program

Yelena Hill
Chairman
P.O. Box 133
Purdys, NY 10578
billnye@bestweb.net

Beautification Program

Mary Ellen Matise
Chairman
21 Clinton St.
Walden, NY 12586
rdrckmacd@frontiernet.net


Education

Anne Witkowski, Department Chairman

Education for Life & ESO

Anne Witkowski
Chairman
318 Nelson Rd.
South New Berlin, NY 13843
anniewit@frontiernet.net

Be Cool After School

Joan Axtell
Chairman
P.O. Box 13
South New Berlin, NY 13843

Literacy - Tutoring from the Heart
(GFWC President's Special Project)

Jane Barber
Chairman
236 Montgomery St.
Newburgh, NY 12550-3639
janebar@hotmail.com


Home Life

--- , Department Chairman

New Horizons in Health

Carole DeClue
3413 State Highway 8
South New Berlin, NY 13843
cdeclue@stny.rr.com

Immunize Now

Kathy Carroll
1063 Gladco Tpk.
Saugerties, NY 12477
kmbjcarroll@hvc.rr.com

Helping Hands
Canine Companions for Independence

Lois Dillon
6 Hartwood Road
Delmar, NY 12054
cdillon2002@yahoo.com


International Affairs

Meena Rustgi, Department Chairman

Reaching Out Internationally

Meena Rustgi
Chairman
362 Sunrise Blvd.
Williamsville, NY 14221-3127
rustgime@aol.com

United Nations / UNICEF

Bernice Hayes
Chairman
70 Spruce Ave.
Floral Park, NY 11001
hbernie29@aol.com


Public Affairs

Sande Zirlin, Department Chairman

Citizenship

Sande Zirlin
Chairman
26 Romeyn Ave.
Amsterdam, NY 12010-3410
zirl2712@hotmail.com

Safety Program

Chairman TBA