By Barbara McCloskey
Published December 31, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Last updated December 31, 2024 at 12:12 PM
As 2024 comes to a close, the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) would like you to take a moment to think about what clubwomen from across the state have accomplished.
Approximately 6,000 clubwomen in individual clubs have made a huge difference in their communities, volunteering thousands of hours on a variety of projects, fundraising for those in need and making many in-kind and monetary donations.
Clubwomen across the state filled 2,700 holiday stockings for distribution by Operation Jersey Cares to our military and veterans.This project began in 2009 and over 29,000 stockings have been filled and donated. Both the GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville-Rockaway Area and GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton participated.
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NJSFWC held another successful Girls Career Institute (GCI).
Clubs continue to support this wonderful program for junior high school girls, which began in 1947 and continues to grow, giving these young ladies the opportunity to participate in a mini-college experience on the Douglass residential campus, learning about potential careers choices and attending lectures and workshops.
All delegates are funded by local clubs, including the GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville-Rockaway Area and the GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton.In January of 2024, we continued our yearly Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. This statewide event began in 2007 and clubs have supported a variety of non-profit organizations over the years, such as Domestic Violence Shelters, Veterans homes and Embrella, to name a few.
In January of 2025, clubs across the state will be supporting the Center for Family Services. These projects and so many more do not happen without people and places to plan, organize, to educate, to coach and to inspire.
We are proud to have a Headquarters building, on the Douglass Residential campus at Rutgers University, where members can meet, and work with an office staff to make it all happen.
As our 130th year comes to a close in 2024, our federation looks back at the commitment and investment our foremothers have made to our organization, and thank our members, in 175 clubs across the state of New Jersey for what they have accomplished for our local communities, non-profits and families in need.
With our rich and powerful history, may we continue to experience power in numbers and know what can be accomplished in an organization of determined and dedicated women.
For additional information and to locate a club near you, visit njsfwc.org.We are together in Service, United in Friendship!
Barbara McCloskeyNJSFWC PresidentMember: GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville-Rockaway areaGFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton
Janet WalkerPresident, GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville-Rockaway areaPaula Geleailen & Lois GrantCo-Presidents, GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton