Special to Iredell Free News

The January meeting of the General Federation of  the Woman’s Club’s was sponsored by the Arts and Culture Community Service Team. It was a fun gathering featured a creative, hands-on craft using water coloring. A friendly competition was also held for the best artwork with winners Andrea Gilbert and Beth Webb being presented with a small prize.

The project focus for January and continuing into February will be a food drive. Please plan to bring canned goods to the clubhouse. Items will be donated to the local food pantry at Yokefellow Ministry.

The Education and Environment Community Service Team is currently collecting used natural wine corks to help conserve forests and oceans. For every natural wine cork our club sends to the CorkClub initiative funded by WidgetCo Inc., they will donate two cents to forest and ocean conservation. Please give your corks to any club member or contact the club.

Next Meeting

The Club will hold its next meeting on Thursday, February 1, at the historic clubhouse located at 515 West End Avenue. There will be a time of Social Fellowship at 11:30 a.m. and meeting at 12 noon. The Community Impact Community Service Team will be leading the meeting. The meeting guest speakers will be My Sister’s House Director Brittany Campbell and Domestic Violence Advocate Emily Cowan. They will discuss the mission of My Sister’s House and ways the community can help out with needed items. All members, guests and interested women are invited to attend.

‘Love Our Sisters’

The project focus for February will be “Love Our Sisters,” a collection for My Sister’s House through Thursday, February 29, 2024. A drop off box is located at the Historic Clubhouse located at 515 West End Avenue, Statesville.

Types of items needed include ethnic hair care products, ethnic skin care, lotion, Vaseline, towels, washcloths, twin and queen sheets, pillow cases, laundry detergent, fabric softener, all paper products; disposable forks, spoons, knives; diapers size 1 up to pull-ups, and small toiletry items such as hotel shampoo, hotel conditioner, lotion, soap, mirrors, lip gloss, Chapstick, face wipes, deodorant, etc., to fill makeup bags. Also during the February meeting, the club will be filling toiletry bags for individual women staying at the shelter.

LEARN MORE

For information about renting the GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club’s Clubhouse for your meeting or event, email the club at Statesvillewomansclub@gmail.com or call 704-761-8208. The club website is www.statesvillewomansclub.org. For details on joining the GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club, please contact Membership Team member Joanna Gaither at 704-873-2684.