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Congratulations to the Greensboro Woman's Club for being named the first President's Gem for the GFWC 2022-2024 administration. International President Deb Strahanoski will designate projects from clubs across the federation as the Presdient's Gem for their impact and potential influence on other clubs.
Greensboro Woman's Club was recognized for their portable StoryWalk project to give area kids an opportunity to get active and begin to foster a love of reading.
Project Chair Janet Veltri explained the StoryWalk was created by deconstructing a children’s book, laminating the pages, and posting them on signs that could be moved as necessary. As of the early summer, the StoryWalk had been set up at three libraries, four elementary schools, and six local parks or gardens, and it was scheduled to be used in a city playground for a summer recreation and nutrition program in the coming weeks. The project committee has been helping with the relocation and upkeep of the StoryWalk signs throughout the spring and summer.
Janet said the clubwomen were all excited to organize this project and to give children and their families and friends a chance to enjoy books together. She also stated, “I am a strong believer that the earlier you introduce children to reading, the more they will do it throughout their lives.”
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Greensboro Woman's Club was recognized for their portable StoryWalk project to give area kids an opportunity to get active and begin to foster a love of reading.
Project Chair Janet Veltri explained the StoryWalk was created by deconstructing a children’s book, laminating the pages, and posting them on signs that could be moved as necessary. As of the early summer, the StoryWalk had been set up at three libraries, four elementary schools, and six local parks or gardens, and it was scheduled to be used in a city playground for a summer recreation and nutrition program in the coming weeks. The project committee has been helping with the relocation and upkeep of the StoryWalk signs throughout the spring and summer.
Janet said the clubwomen were all excited to organize this project and to give children and their families and friends a chance to enjoy books together. She also stated, “I am a strong believer that the earlier you introduce children to reading, the more they will do it throughout their lives.”
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library
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At the Hickory GFWC-NC Summer Meeting, the Mebane Woman's Club presented a financial contribution of $1,000 to former president Crystal O'Neal in support of the 2021-2022 GFWC-NC’s President’s project--improvements at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum.
These dollars will go to support renovation of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown's gravesite located in Sedalia, NC. This site is the only NC historic site named for a woman and the first site to honor the African American heritage. |