Welcome!

“The General Federation of Women’s Clubs is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. Collectively, we are Living the Volunteer Spirit.”

These words, found on many GFWC publications, summarize very nicely what our organization is all about – from the International level down to the grassroots local clubs.  Our own club has served our community since February of 1921.  To enumerate the many ways we serve would take too long, and seem inordinately boastful. (Perhaps a page dedicated to GFWC history would be a good idea?)  We do take pride in the establishing our local library, and in the donation of a local historical site known at the Yulee Sugar Mill to our state.

We serve in many areas: the Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Outreach and Public Issues.  We focus on local service, but also serve on state, national and international levels.  We are especially fond of serving our children and our veterans.  We are always looking for ways to serve!

Our clubwomen and boosters are dedicated, hardworking and fun-loving.  We meet on the first Monday of each month from September through May, starting at 1:00 pm.  If there is a holiday on our meeting day, we meet on the second Monday.  We love to host visitors!  If you are in our area, do feel free to drop by. You will be most welcome!

 

An Open Invitation

We would like any woman aged 18 and up to visit us whenever we have a general meeting or a special event.  We have a great time, enjoy one another’s company, and do whatever we can to help make our community, state and country a better, happier place.

Do check out the calendar.  I am certain there are events you might like to participate in with us.  Try us, you’ll be glad you did!

Becky Culver,

President

Florida Manatee 10K/5K Run, 1 mile Walk

This coming January 28, 2017 the GFWC Crystal River Woman’s Club is proud to present their second annual 10K/5K/1-mile walk.  This event is to help provide necessary services to and through our local children’s charities.  Also, proceeds will help fund scholarships for single parents (returning to education to improve employability), as well as to local high school seniors about to graduate.  Thanks to last year’s Run, our club was able to add another scholarship – this one went to the Academy of Environmental Science here in Crystal River.

We are pleased to be working with DRC Sports (http://www.drcsports.com), and the city of Crystal River (http://www.crystalriverfl.org) to put on this event.  A tip of the hat to the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce (http://www.citruscountychamber.com) for their support.  Thank you!

Florida Manatee Run 2017-

https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/CrystalRiver/FloridaManateeRun (coming soon!)

Photos of Events

(Under construction)

Our Motto, Song, and Collect

Federation Motto:
In great things, Unity;
In small things, Liberty;
In all things, Charity.

Florida Federation Song: Suwannee River

Our Collect

Keep us, oh God, from pettiness;
Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pretense and meet each other face to face,
Without self-pity and without prejudice,
May we never be hasty in judgment and always generous.
Let us take time for all things;
Make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses,
Straightforward and unafraid.
Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differences,
That in the big things of life we are at one.
And may we strive to touch and to know
The great, common human heart of us all.
And, oh Lord God, let us forget not to be kind!
Mary Stewart

(The first organization to use the Collect or to print it in its yearbook was the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. It has since been reprinted in many forms, in many lands. The Collect has also been set to music. The Collect was not intended to be a creed. Every line of it is a petition, a prayer that is, a Collect.)