GFWC-NC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM
2012-2014
CHAIRMAN
Alisa Jung
525 Quail Lane
Lexington, NC 27292
336-243-1356
JUNIOR CHAIRMAN
Anne Marie White
325 Hillcrest Drive
Henderson, NC 27536
252-438-3516
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
gfwcnciocsp@gmail.com
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
gfwcncjriocsp@gmail.com
PERSONAL EMAIL:
dajung@windstream.net
PERSONAL EMAIL:
am1978w@yahoo.com
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
In a world where half of the population – over three billion people- lives on less
than $2.50 a day, and 21,000 children die each day due to poverty, GFWC encourages
clubs to reach beyond their own communities and consider how they can make a global
impact.
The GFWC International Outreach Community Service Program is designed to
enable members to become better world citizens through advocacy, education, and
action, which will, in turn, affect change in and for our global friends and their
communities.
In most cases, GFWC members cannot physically be present to assist and make
changes in countries around the world; however, members can be assured that the
donations made through our partnership agencies are reaching those in greatest need.
There are countless ways to support global development. Consider raising
cultural awareness; celebrating ethnicities; fundraising activities to support healthy child
development; advocating for basic human needs such as food, water, clothing, and
education; and promoting self-sufficiency.
International Outreach Community Service Program Ideas:
 Help children all over the world by funding life-saving vaccines.
 Participate in international cultural exchanges.
 Educate your club and community about major issues and challenges facing
people in developing countries.
 Support the development of healthy and sustainable communities around the
world.
 Ensure children have access to health, education, equality, and protection.
 Provide support and encourage growth and sustainability by donating gifts such
as livestock to families in need.
 Educate members about United Nations programs concerning women and
children.
 Promote legislation in support of human rights around the world.
 Provide members with direct service opportunities for persons in developing
countries through our program partners.
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS COLLABORATIONS)
Community Service Projects, formerly known as Collaborations, are programs and projects
members initiate and participate in to serve their communities that do not include projects
that relate to GFWC Partners.
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS
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Select books from a recommended reading list on Countries and People Groups from
around the world, and organize a book discussion about selected books.
Research information about a particular country and share information with members and
in club newsletters.
World Food Day is a worldwide effort to increase awareness and understanding, and
Encourage year-round action to alleviate hunger. Research issues pertaining to world
hunger, including internal politics, agricultural issues, and education.
Investigate whether your community has a sister city in another country with which you
could communicate.
Hold discussion groups on an international news story.
Become knowledgeable about one of the GFWC International Outreach Partnerships and
inform other local service groups on the value of this project.
Work with local schools to support GFWC International Outreach Partnerships.
Create a display in the local library highlighting a GFWC International Outreach
Partnership.
Work with local schools and network with other groups to raise awareness and funds.
Sponsor a series of programs for youth or school groups on various cultures around the
world with speakers, exhibits, and interactive projects for the attendees.
Observe World Food Day on October 16 of each year.
Sponsor a fundraiser to raise awareness among members about food consumption in
other countries.
Share information with other service organizations in your community about the GFWC
International Outreach Program. Work together on supporting a particular cause.
Initiate a yearly cultural or ethnic festival at your club’s meetings or in your community.
Invite members and representatives from local cultural or ethnic groups to share
information about travels abroad or traditions from various backgrounds.
Select a GFWC International Outreach Program project or projects to promote to
members and commit to a financial goal that your members would strive to achieve.
Become a monthly sponsor of a child or woman via one of our GFWC International
Outreach Partners.
Consider hosting a GFWC member from an international affiliate for a visit before or after
a GFWC Annual International Convention.
Sponsor or host parties, activities, or events for groups of exchange students in your
area, and invite them to speak at a club meeting.
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH RESOURCES
American Field Service
W: www.AFS.org/USA
CARE
151 Ellis Street NE | Atlanta, GA 30303-2440
E: Groups@CARE.org;
P: 404-979-9544
F: 404-589-2654; W: www.CARE.org
Helen Robinson, Marketing Alliance Manager
Doctors without Borders/
Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSf)
W: www.DoctorsWithoutBorders.org
Full Belly Project
1020 Chestnut Street | Wilmington, NC 28401
P: 910-452-0975 |
W: www.thefullbellyproject.org
Global Volunteers
W: www.GlobalVolunteers.org
INMED Partnerships for Children
20110 Ashbrook Place #260 | Ashburn, VA
20147
P: 703-729-4951 ext 208 | www.INMED.org
People to People International
W: www.PTPI.org
Plan USA
155 Plan Way | Warwick, RI 02886-1099
P: 800-556-7918 W: www.PlanUSA.org
E: Gail.Savoie@PlanUSA.org
Samaritan’s Feet
Post Office Box 78992 | Charlotte, NC 28271
P: 704-341-1630 |P: 966-833-SHOE
W: www.samaritansfeet.org
Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas
Child)
Post Office Box 3000 | Boone, NC 28607
P: 828-262-1960 | P: 800-353-5949
W: www.samaritanspurse.org
Save the Children
W: www.SaveTheChildren.org
U.S. Agency for International Development
W: www.USAID.gov
U.S. Department of State
W: www.State.gov
United Nations Association of the USA (UNAUSA)
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036 P: 202-462-3446
W: www.UNAUSA.org
Jessica Hartl – E: Jhartl@UNAUSA.org;
Women for Women International
W: www.WomenforWomen.org
Yield International Outreach Programs
Post Office Box 4161 | Kansas City, KS 66104
P: 913-488-4485 | E: info@yieldprogram.org
W: www.yieldprogram.org
Youth for Understanding USA
W: www.YFU-USA.org
CARE
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Recognizing that women
and girls suffer disproportionately from poverty, CARE places special emphasis on empowering
them to create permanent social change. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based
efforts to improve basic education, expand economic opportunity, increase access to health
services and protect natural resources in over sixty countries around the world.
The following are a few suggestions for how your club can get involved today.
 Show the I Am Powerful Action Kit DVD, a collection of short videos about CARE’s work,
at your next meeting. Spark a discussion about how your club can support women and girls’
empowerment around the world.
 Engage your group. Order a copy of the film, A Powerful Noise, at
www.CARE.org/APowerfulNoise and host a movie night with your club. This award-winning
documentary features three extraordinary women, in Vietnam, Bosnia, and Mali, all striving to win
victories over poverty in their communities. After you watch the film, use the discussion guide to
keep the conversation going and plan to take action together.
 Volunteer. Plan to celebrate International Women’s Day in a creative and inspiring way
with CARE each March. Stay tuned for more information!
 Speak out. Encourage your members to visit www.Can.CARE.org and sign up for the
CARE Action Network. You will receive e-mail updates about policy issues that affect global
poverty and opportunities to contact your members of Congress in support of legislation affecting
women and girls around the world.
 Donate. Raise funds to support CARE’s programs to empower women and girls in the
fight against global poverty. Help us ensure that GFWC receives proper credit for your donation
by including your club name on checks and sending them to the attention of the CARE
representative (information above). If you donate online, please send an e-mail notifying GFWC
and CARE of your club name and the amount to Groups@CARE.org and Programs@GFWC.org.
 Stay connected. Contact Helen with questions, for more information, and to share
updates on your club’s plans to get involved.
Cultural Exchange
Ways to help: participate in cultural or ethnic festivals, share information about travels abroad, try
international recipes, dine out at an international restaurant, celebrate and host projects around
the Olympics (summer 2012, winter 2014), partner with local ethic groups, participate in sister city
programs, sponsor youth programs to educate about various cultures worldwide, sponsor an
international exchange student, host an event for local exchange students.
Full Belly Project
The Full Belly Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to relieve hunger and
create economic opportunities in developing countries through the design and distribution of labor
saving, locally replicable agricultural devices. One of the machines developed and distributed is a
peanut shelling machine.
INMED Partnerships for Children
Around the world, INMED rescues children from immediate and irreversible harm caused by
hunger, disease, abuse, poverty, and poor education, and prepares them to shape a brighter
future for themselves and the next generation. Working with community, business, and
government partners at all levels, INMED:
• Secures children’s health, development, and safety.
• Develops skills, knowledge, and opportunities for children and youth.
• Builds family and community capacity to support and sustain positive change.
Plan USA
Plan USA is an organization committed to helping children, their families, and communities in 48
developing countries around the world. Established in 1937, Plan USA gives people and
communities in the poorest countries tools to help them effect real change—improving life today
and offering children a chance for a better tomorrow.
• Clubs can sponsor a child from their choice of 48 countries around the world, and communicate
with its sponsored child through letters and small gifts creating an ongoing relationship in which
the whole club can be involved.
• Clubs can support the Global Women’s Fund, a program that helps women in developing
nations lift themselves out of poverty through vocational training and micro-finance programs.
• Clubs can support Plan’s “Because I Am a Girl” campaign, which assists in the fight against
gender inequality and promote girls’ rights and lifts millions of girls out of poverty.
• Brochures and materials on each of these programs are available at no cost to clubs.
Samaritan’s Feet…a humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to taking a life-changing
message of hope to people and equipping the feet of impoverished children in the US and around
the world with shoes. Their goal: to equip 10 million impoverished children with 10 million shoes
in 10 years. This organization provides new and gently used shoes to children who would
otherwise have no shoes to wear. Working primarily in Africa, their motto is “A sole for a soul.”
• Collect new or gently used shoes to donate to Samaritan’s Feet
• Sponsor a shoe collection through your club, local schools, and other community events.
Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas Child)
Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the
world through gift filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. This program of
Samaritan’s Purse provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be involved in a simple hands
on mission project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas. National Collections Week is
November 17-24.
• Prepare Operation Christmas Child gift boxes (shoe boxes) for Samaritan’s Purse
• Volunteer your time at a distribution center
Yield International Outreach Programs
The mission of YIELD International Outreach Programs (YIELD) is to improve the quality of life for
children, youth, and their families by creating multifunctional programs to stimulate, promote, and
foster positive youth development. YIELD envisions a time when all young people will have the
exposure, training, opportunities, and skill sets they need to successfully make the transition to
adulthood and the workplace.
United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNAUSA)
The United Nations Association of the United States of America is a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to building understanding of and support for the ideals and vital work of
the United Nations among American people. Its educational and humanitarian campaigns,
including teaching students in urban schools, clearing minefields, and providing school-based
support for children in African communities that have been hurt by HIV/AIDS, allow people to
have a strong influence at a local level.
GFWC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
GFWC Partners are the organizations listed with whom GFWC has established a formal
relationship and mutual understanding. Our partners offer unique and customized services:
materials, speakers, kits, and/or additional information specifically designed for GFWC clubs.
They are aware of GFWC clubs’ specific needs, our organizational structure, and have a signed
Memorandum of Understanding with GFWC.
GFWC is continually working to develop partnerships with organizations whose missions
and scope of work are germane to GFWC. Look for updates from GFWC Home Life Community
Service Program Partnership Chairman in News & Notes, GFWC Clubwoman Magazine, and
online at www.gfwc.org.
To ensure that donations to GFWC partner organizations at the individual, club, district,
or state level are reflected toward GFWC’s collective impact, write GFWC in memo line on your
donation check.
GFWC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS
Heifer Project International
Operation Smile International
United Nations Foundation, Shot@Life
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Heifer Project International
1 World Avenue | Little Rock, AR 72202
P: 501-907-4949 | Toll Free: 800-422-0474 | www.Heifer.org
Contact: Patricia A. Keay, National Community Volunteer Manager
216 Wachusett Street | Rutland, MA 01543
E: Pat.Keay@Heifer.org | P: 508-886-5046 | F: 508-886-6729
For more than 65 year, Heifer International has provided gifts of livestock and environmentally-sound
agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income.
Since 1944, Heifer has helped 15 million families in more than 125 countries through training in livestock
development and livestock gifts that multiply.
GFWC members can help Heifer International by participating in the following programs:
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Use Heifer’s education resources to engage schools in your community to lend a hand and make
the world a better place.
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Fund a project and help a community struggling with the basic necessities of food, income, and
education build a better life.
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Empower women all over the world to achieve their dreams and become leaders in their
communities.
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Give a gift to a loved one and help children and families around the world receive training and
animal gifts that help them become self-reliant.
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Join Heifer’s Community Volunteering Program and be an advocate in your area to end hunger and
poverty.
Heifer International provides educational resources for individual clubs and, where available, Heifer-trained
speakers to speak to clubs across the United States. Clubs may also order the GFWC/Heifer International
brochure. To request a Heifer volunteer speaker to come to your club or to order free Heifer International
resource materials, contact 1-877-2HUNGER (248-6437) or e-mail: GFWC@Heifer.org.
Send all Contributions to: Heifer International 1 World Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72202.
Please use code #V0MYY00GFW000.
Operation Smile
Operation Smile
International
Carolinas
6435 Tidewater Drive
502 East Cornwallis Dr., Suite L
Norfolk, VA 23509
Greensboro, NC 27405
P: 757-321-7645
Contact: Rachel Moore, Manager
F: 757-321-3202
P: 336-691-8188
www.OperationSmile.org
F: 336-691-8189
Contact: Dory Morrison,
Donor Relations Manager
E: DMorrison@OperationSmile.org P:
757-321-7630 F: 757-321-3202
At Operation Smile, medical volunteers provide safe, effective, and free cleft lip and cleft palate repair
surgery for children born all over the world. It is an international medical humanitarian organization
dedicated to raising awareness of this life-threatening issue and providing lasting solutions that will allow
children to be healed, regardless of financial standing, well into the future. Operation Smile’s free surgeries
and medical missions are made possible by the thousands of volunteers and donors, throughout the world,
who generously contribute time, talent, and resources to our cause.
As a GFWC Partner, Operation Smile will continue to give children new smiles and new lives. Every child
healed creates a ripple effect on the child’s family, community, and country. Since 1982, Operation Smile
has mobilized a world of generous hearts to heal children’s smiles and transform lives across the globe.
Here is how GFWC and Operation Smile can work together to help a child smile:
• Order the Operation Smile GFWC Information Packet.
• Raise funds to support Operation Smile’s programs to give a child a new smile and hope for a
better future. Help us ensure that GFWC receives proper credit for your donation by including your
club name on all checks, contact person, and address, and sending them to the attention of Dory
Morrison, Donor Relations Manager, Operation Smile, 6435 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk, VA 23509. If
you donate online, please send an e-mail notifying GFWC and Operation Smile of your club name
and the amount to DMorrison@OperationSmile.org and Programs@GFWC.org.
• Sew and prepare Smile bags, Smile dolls, children’s hospital gowns, blankets and quilts, and
armbands for children undergoing surgery.
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Collect needed items and supplies; needs lists are in the information packet.
The Paula Cutler Awards are presented to one state federation in each membership category that raises the
most money for Operation Smile during the GFWC reporting year (January 1-December 31). Operation
Smile will track all donations, which must be clearly identified as being from a GFWC club or GFWC state
federation. Awards are presented annually at the GFWC Annual International Convention (June 2013, and
June 2014).
UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION,
SHOT@LIFE
Contact: Maggie Carter, Partnership Officer, Shot@Life
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
W: ShotatLife.org E: MCarter@UNFoundation.org
P: 202-862-8586
We all treasure our children's first moments-their first birthday, first word, first step. Yet millions of children
miss out on these moments because they don't have access to the vaccines they need. Shot@Life, a United
Nations Foundation's campaign, seeks to educate, connect, and empower Americans to champion vaccines
in order to save children in developing countries. Every 20 seconds, a child dies of a vaccine-preventable
disease like pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, and polio. You can help save a child's life by encouraging,
learning about, advocating for, and donating vaccines.
GFWC clubs can support Shot@Life by:
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Planning advocacy and awareness events around key dates such as World polio Day (October 24) and World
Pneumonia Day (November l2).
Sending letters to your member of Congress in support of funding for global vaccines.
Signing the Shot@Life pledge and adding your voice to the movement of people committed to reducing
childhood deaths around the world.
Donating funds to send life-saving vaccines to children in developing countries.
Follow Shot@Life on Facebook (Shot@Life) and Twitter (@ShotAtlife) to get the most up to date campaign
information.
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane | New York, NY 10038
P: 212-922-2640 | F: 212-856-0614 | www.UNICEFUSA.org
Contact: Lacey Stone, Officer, Office of Strategic Partnerships
E: LStone@UNICEFUSA.org
For over six decades, GFWC has supported UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, in its
efforts to ensure the world’s most vulnerable children access to health, and immunization, clean
water, nutrition, education, emergency and disaster relief, and more.
GFWC clubs are invited to support the following UNICEF programs:
 UNICEF’s Healthy Villages Program works with villages in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo to support efforts to build and maintain basic systems to provide clean water, a simple
latrine for every home, and insecticide-treated mosquito nets in each. It costs $5,000 to support a
village. All donations will go towards GFWC’s collective efforts. Together, we can create healthy
villages through the DRC. Contact Lacey Stone for more information, or visit
www.unicefusa.org/GFWC.
 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is a longstanding program, in which kids across the country
collect money to help children of the world survive and grow. To order boxes, go to
www.TrickorTreatforUNICEF.org .
 U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s Tap Project is a national campaign that helps UNICEF provide
clean drinking water for millions of children around the world. Every year, during World Water
Week, restaurants across the United States encourage patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap
water they usually enjoy for free. To learn more about Tap Project volunteer opportunities, visit
www.TapProject.org.
2012-2014 INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNIITY SERVICE PROGRAM:
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
AWARD ENTRY NARRATIVE
2012-2014
(Please copy form for both reporting years of this administration)
CHAIRMAN
JUNIOR CHAIRMAN
JUNIORETTE CHAIRMAN
Alisa Jung
Anne Marie White
Stephanie Wallace
525 Quail Lane
Lexington, NC 27292
336-243-1356
325 Hillcrest Drive
Henderson, NC 27536
252-438-3516
3605 Tartancroft Place
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
919-557-1162
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
gfwcnciocsp@gmail.com
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
gfwcncjriocsp@gmail.com
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
ncjuniorettes@gmail.com
PERSONAL EMAIL:
dajung@windstream.net
PERSONAL EMAIL:
am1978w@yahoo.com
PERSONAL EMAIL:
wallace4@earthlink.net
Club Name
GENERAL/JUNIOR/JUNIORETTE
Address/City
District
Club President’s Name
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
CSP:
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROJECTS TOTAL # OF
# of
Members
Participating
Phone #
Total
# of
Members
in Club
TOTAL
Volunteer
Hours
E-mail
TOTAL
Dollars
Donated
TOTAL
In Kind
Donations
Programs/Projects
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List projects and/or programs held in the International Outreach Community Service Projects.
DO NOT INCLUDE GFWC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS.
Include any facts which you consider vital to the reader’s understanding of your project.
Include a short sentence that tells the story and answers the questions: Who? What? Where? Why? How?
Include statistics for each project and/or program area.
Number of members participating cannot exceed the total club membership.
Remember to report your totals from this report on your club’s GFWC-NC CP&S form.
Your totals from this form and the GFWC-NC CP&S form should match.
Consider including information about the impact of your project upon the community and list other community groups involved.
Keep one copy of this report for your club’s files.
Award Entry Narratives are limited to Two (2) additional pages, single spaced.
DEADLINE: POSTMARKED BY FEBRUARY 1ST
Submit THREE Copies of the report to the Chair.
YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR REPORT BY EMAIL TO THE CHAIR’S GFWC-NC EMAIL.
2012-2014 INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMUNIITY SERVICE PROGRAM:
GFWC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS
GFWC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS
AWARD ENTRY NARRATIVE
2012-2014
(Please copy form for both reporting years of this administration)
CHAIRMAN
JUNIOR CHAIRMAN
JUNIORETTE CHAIRMAN
Alisa Jung
Anne Marie White
Stephanie Wallace
525 Quail Lane
Lexington, NC 27292
336-243-1356
325 Hillcrest Drive
Henderson, NC 27536
252-438-3516
3605 Tartancroft Place
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
919-557-1162
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
gfwcnciocsp@gmail.com
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
gfwcncjriocsp@gmail.com
GFWC-NC EMAIL:
ncjuniorettes@gmail.com
PERSONAL EMAIL:
dajung@windstream.net
PERSONAL EMAIL:
am1978w@yahoo.com
PERSONAL EMAIL:
wallace4@earthlink.net
Club Name
GENERAL/JUNIOR/JUNIORETTE
Address/City
District
Club President’s Name
Phone #
E-mail
For the following GFWC international Outreach Partnerships, if you held a project under that heading, please complete the totals for:
Number of Members Participating, Volunteer Hours, and Dollars Donated and In Kind Donations. Write more details in the narrative entry area.
# of
Total
GFWC
#
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
Members
# of
INTERNATIONAL
Programs/Projects
Volunteer
Dollars
In Kind
Participating
OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIPS
HEIFER PROJECT
INTERNATIONAL
OPERATION SMILE
INTERNATIONAL
UNITED NATIONS
FOUNDATION,
SHOT@LIFE
U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF
Members
in Club
Hours
Donated
Donations
NO OTHER PROJECTS SHOULD BE REPORTED OTHER THAN
PROJECTS COMPLETED WITH THE
GFWC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS.
NARRATIVE:
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List projects and/or programs held in the GFWC International Outreach Partnerships.
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DO NOT include International Outreach Community Service Projects.
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Include any facts which you consider vital to the reader’s understanding of your project.
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Include a short sentence that tells the story and answers the questions: Who? What? Where? Why? How?
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Include statistics for each project and/or program area.
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Number of members participating cannot exceed the total club membership.
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Remember to report your totals from this report on your club’s GFWC-NC CP&S form.
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Your totals from this form and the GFWC-NC CP&S form should match.
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Consider including information about the impact of your project upon the community and list other community groups involved.
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Keep one copy of this report for your club’s files.
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Award Entry Narratives are limited to Two (2) additional pages, single spaced.
DEADLINE: POSTMARKED BY FEBRUARY 1ST
Submit THREE Copies of the report to the Chair.
YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR REPORT BY EMAIL TO THE CHAIR’S GFWC-NC EMAIL.
GFWC-NC Resolutions
International Outreach Community Service Program
(Please also see GFWC Resolutions found at www.gfwc.org)
2011-2015 CEDAW
WHEREAS, The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 15, 1979; and
WHEREAS, It became an international treaty on September 3, 1981, and by September 2002, 170
countries consented to be bound by the Convention’s provisions and by 2006 90% of the United Nations
Member States had ratified CEDAW; and
WHEREAS, Although women have made major gains during the 20th Century in the struggle for
equality in social, business, political, legal, health, educational, and other fields there remains much to
accomplish to ensure women’s equality; therefore
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. encourages the General Assembly of North
Carolina to adopt a resolution urging the United States to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the North Carolina and United States
House and Senate members; and further
RESOLVED, That the membership of the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. is encouraged to contact their
respective legislators to urge their support for United States ratification of the Resolution.
2010-2014 International Aid
WHEREAS, The GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. believes that we are all a part of a world community
and our interest should extend to all parts of this community; and
WHEREAS, The people of deprived countries need assistance with good nutrition, adequate health
facilities, advanced methods of agricultural production, and skills in construction and the field of education;
therefore
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. support efforts to meet these needs through
international outreach programs such as Heifer Project International, Save the Children, CURE International,
CARE, Operation Smile, Childreach and World Food Day.
2011-2015 International Exchange Programs
WHEREAS, The GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. believes that gaining understanding of everyday
patterns of living of the peoples of the world is the concern of individuals both in this country and abroad;
and
WHEREAS, This understanding can best be achieved through personal contact and international
travel; therefore
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. express its approval of the international exchange
programs and urges member clubs to provide opportunities whereby the experiences of American persons
abroad, and international visitors in our country can be used constructively to further international
understanding and world peace.
2011-2015 International Understanding
WHEREAS, The GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. believes that an understanding of cultural, economic,
historic, and religious heritage of the nations of the world is necessary to world peace; therefore
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. encourages members to study these issues, the
languages, and the role religions play in world events; and further
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. works to promote international understanding and
peace.
2009-2013 Support of United Nations
WHEREAS, The GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. recognizes the interdependence of nations; has
consistently urged cooperation and collective action as the only road to mutual security and enduring peace;
and has repeatedly endorsed the United Nations as an instrument for “solving international problems of
economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian nature with an understanding of global issues like literacy, human
rights, and health,” and
WHEREAS, National integrities are safe guarded by the Charter of the United Nations; and
WHEREAS, The Charter of the United Nations provides for a General Conference of the members of
the United Nations for the purpose of reviewing the present provisions of the Charter; therefore
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. affirms its endorsement of participation by the
United States in the United Nations; and further
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc., in order to disseminate accurate information,
shall promote programs on the United Nations UNICEF, UNIFEM, and maintain a presence as a Nongovernmental Organization Observer (NGO).
2011-2015 Woman to Woman International Development
WHEREAS, The need to support women throughout the world in their effort to realize their full
potential must be a common cause of all women; and
WHEREAS, Areas of concern include: poverty, education, health, violence, armed and other conflicts,
economic disparity, institutions, human rights, mass media, the girl child, and power sharing; therefore
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. pledges support and assistance to women
throughout the world to help them build better futures for their children; achieve better health, living
conditions, and education; and to become leaders who direct and develop the growth of their communities;
and further
RESOLVED, That the GFWC of North Carolina, Inc. supports and promotes programs and
organizations that will help women of all countries in their efforts for self-development and peace.