GFWC/Ohio
Federation of Women's Clubs
Fundraising
Co- Chairs: Camille Harris and Pat McElroy
Paver Chairman: Marion Metz
District Chairmen:
Northeast Debbie Wissuchek
Northwest Lynette Rosebrook
Southeast Peggy Meola
Southwest Pat Ludovici
Fundraising
for your club, OFWC, and GFWC is vital. Members should explore innovative ways
to raise the necessary funds for your clubs to continue their volunteer efforts
in their communities and to support OFWC and GFWC. Special projects can be
developed to pay a portion of member’s club dues, to help with delegate
expenses (“Dollars for Delegates”), assist with the cost of members attending
any federation function, to purchase club or individual memorial bricks or
pavers or to be designated for other special activities.
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OFWC:
When raising money for OFWC club
members should encourage all members to purchase;
2010-2012 ADMINISTRATION PINS
……………………………………$3.00
2010-2012 JUNIOR ADMINISTRATION PINS …… …………………
$3.00
GFWC LICENSE PLATE HOLDER ……… ……………………………. .$5.00
To help
with the funds needed to maintain the Memorial Shrine club members should
purchase and sell the Cat’s Meows Memorial Shrine replicas and engraved bricks
and pavers for the Memorial Shrine Memorial Walkway. Club members need to raise
the money to construct a winding pathway of engraved, clay bricks and limestone
pavers, leading from the west side of the main Shrine building and, later, a
second pathway leading east towards the President’s Grove. This pathway, to be
called “The Memorial Walkway,” will be laid with individual, Ohio-made,
engraved pavers inscribed with names of GFWC/OFWC clubs, individual members,
former and present club presidents, veterans, military personnel, family
members and anyone else wishing to remember and honor loved ones living or
deceased.
Each club should purchase
the initial paver with the club's name and federated date on it, and then
members purchase their own inscribed brick or paver to be placed around the
club paver. (See sample grouping following order blank) Passing the hat at a
club function could purchase the club paver or holding a paperback or magazine
sale at club functions, holding a fifty-fifty drawing at a few club functions,
or having members save and donate their change.
Three sizes of pavers are available:
4” x 8”
(brick sized)
8” x 8”
paver
8” x
12” paver
12 “x 12’ paver (special order)
Cat’s Meow replicas of the
Memorial Shrine
can be purchased at a cost of $15.00. These
replicas can be used as gifts for
speakers, recognition
awards or as collectibles.
The Ohio General Assembly authorized construction of
the 32-foot by 24-foot sandstone chapel-like structure in 1945 as World War II
drew to a close. In cooperation with the
Forestry Division of the State of
GOALS
1.
Each OFWC member purchase a 4” x 8” paver engraved with name and club name
2.
Each OFWC club purchase an 8” x 8” paver stone engraved with their club name
3.
Each OFWC club purchase a paver with current president name and encourage
the
purchase of pavers with former president’s
names.
4.
GFWC/OFWC purchase 8” x 12” paver stones at integral locations
5.
Encourage the purchase of engraved pavers and stones for families and friends
of military personnel
6.
File of purchases and locations of bricks and pavers maintained and available
on site
7.
Encourage the orders and sales of Memorial Shrine Cat’s Meow replicas
GFWC: Refer to your GFWC
Club manual for approved fundraising items and other fundraising
ideas/projects. The approved GFWC fundraising items are
1. Uncle Al’s Pecans
2. Grounds for Change. By choosing to use Grounds for Change
coffee (and teas) as your fundraiser you directly support the fair trade,
organic and shade grown movements in coffee-producing countries across the
globe. With the GFWC Club Blend and the GFWC Club Blend Decaf, members can
offer a personalized and premium product to their fundraising supporters. Go to
fundraiser@groundsforchange.com to download order blanks and for additional
information. Full details of this special and innovative fundraising idea can
also be found at www.gfwc.org.
3.
Affinity
Program - Collette World Connect Program - You, your friends, family,
and fellow clubwomen can travel on any tour offered by Collette Vacations and
not only will you receive a five percent discount - but your club, your state
federation, and GFWC will share in this benefit when they EACH receive between
$10 - $50 (per person) when you select a tour through Collette Vacations as a
member of GFWC. You can view tour options online at www.ColletteVacations.com -
but in order to benefit from the World Connect Program, you will need to call
the toll free number 800-437-0235 and mention promotion code U001-AX1-918 and
the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
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