It has been difficult to stay down for I want to move, move, move! But Bill kept me fed and I read my Nook, watched some TV, and watched what was happening in almost-real-time via Facebook. Thank you to each of you that stepped in and took on the challenge of my absence with leadership: congratulations on a job well-done.

So, what’s new? Well, we have announced the addition of Dropbox to the Report Writing process! Dropbox is an additional way to submit your Reports as we go paperless by 2028. Clubs and Districts may still submit their Reports via USPS to the correct recipient parties, they may email their Reports to the correct recipient parties, and: Districts may now submit reports via Dropbox should they chose to do so. Dropbox offers another choice of submittal with the launch announced last week.

I am so proud that this State is doing it’s best to move towards a paperless process for our Report Writing. Since the inception of the process in 2018, we have reached well over a 90% submission rate of paperless Reporting. This is fabulous and we will continue this 10-year inception to allow everyone the time to adjust accordingly. Afterall, Penny Pines really needs all the help we can muster, so a paperless California is a big part of that project we hold so dear to our hearts. And, don’t forget to add this line to your Environment Reports for 2020: we went paperless, or we went paperless again!

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Love,

Barbara Briley-Beard

Heifer International has long recognized the benefits of bees to the welfare of impoverished people worldwide. By providing them with the hives and guidance to become beekeepers they have an opportunity to lift themselves from poverty and live more stable lives.  A healthy hive can double the fruit and vegetable yields on small farms allowing them to earn enough income to support their families.  Honey, wax and pollen from the hives, provide steady, reliable profits even in non-producing months. Most importantly, with the continuous supply of nutritious honey, children will not know hunger.

A gift to the Heifer Fill the Hive program supports the environment and increases the global population of honey bees. The training and support provided to women empowers them to become agents for the life sustaining improvements their families will realize.

Save the Honey Bees is President Pam Ament’s Special Project.  Any donations to purchase honey bee hives from Heifer International will lead to a future free from hunger and poverty. 

To make giving easier, at our request, Heifer International created a link that will credit CFWC and allow direct payments for the hives or other Heifer programs.  

CLICK HERE 

Mark your calendars and follow registration instructions when they appear.

Ladies, attached please find the Information and Registration form for the Area C Conference, Harvest of Information, to be held on October 9, 2021. Any member of other Areas that cannot make their own Area Conference are welcome to register and attend the Area C Conference. Reservations Deadline: September 27, 2021.

Invitation

Important Information: You do not have to go through the Member Portal to register. The direct email to the GFWC Legislative Action Center is cqrcengage.com/gfwc

 Diane Waterhouse

 

 

On October 1, 2021 the GFWC Success for Survivors Scholarship Application process opens. The application form will be available from GFWC beginning on or shortly after October 1, 2021 with the deadline in early February 2022.

 

Each year, GFWC awards scholarships to help intimate partner abuse survivors obtain a post-secondary education that offers a chance to reshape their future by securing employment and gaining personal independence.

 

This scholarship was created in 2012 to lend a helping hand to those impacted by intimate partner violence who are pursuing higher education. The scholarship aims to provide survivors with a means to achieve both financial and personal independence. Since its inception, GFWC has awarded more than $80,000 in scholarship funds.

A REMINDER

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and at the beginning of the current GFWC administration, three new categories were added. Along with Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Military Sexual Abuse, Violence Against Native American Women was added. On October 1st, the Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day Webinar by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, will be shown online.

This would be a great way to educate ourselves about this addition to our projects in Domestic Violence Awareness. I have registered for it and I encourage others to do the same.

https://www.niwrc.org/events/tillie-black-bear-women-are-sacred-day-webinar

Here are the suggested members of a communications team for a club and district. 

1^st VP Dean

Now, you have filled the positions,  but did you realize that you all work as a team to create the media for the club and district?  To begin with as a team, create a media calendar. In it, you put in what you are going to send out and when, with quantitative numbers that you are trying to achieve. During certain times of the year, work together and work separately depending on what is on the calendar. If you have a fundraiser coming up, then everyone should be on the same page using all the same information. If you are doing daily social media posts, work with your photographers to get the stories of your clubs and districts out to your readers, including your area newspapers, radio, and television stations. Make sure that EVERYONE has equal access and equal calendar time. Together with time investment and consistency you will watch your numbers grow for your publications but more importantly, your club and district membership will G R O W  as well. This team can make a difference, each district should form this team to support and assist their clubs.

Contact Sonja at cfwccommunications@gmail.com

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Winston Churchill