General Federated Women’s Club of Minnesota is an awesome group of women that get together to have fun and do great things for our world.  We are a group of local clubs supporting the General Federation of Women’s Club. (www.gfwc.org)

The General Federation of Women's Clubs, one of the world's largest and oldest nonpartisan, nondenominational, women's volunteer service organizations, was founded in 1890 and chartered by the 56th United States Congress in 1901.

Headquartered in a National Historic Landmark building in Washington, D.C., GFWC has a long history of philanthropy, social and political advocacy, and community leadership.

More than 100,000 members in affiliated clubs in every state and more than a dozen countries work in their own communities to support the arts, preserve natural resources, advance education, promote healthy lifestyles, encourage civic involvement, and work toward world peace and understanding.

In 2010, GFWC and its members raised nearly $46 million on behalf of more than 136,000 projects, and volunteered more than 5.2 million hours.

Each morning we are given the gift of 24 hours.  Today, be aware of how you are

spending your 1,440 minutes of time and spend them wisely.

Take Time To Live

Author Unknown

Take time to work...  It is the price of success.

Take time to think...  It is the source of power.

Take time to play...  It is the secret of our youth.

Take time to read...  It is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to be friendly...  It is the road to happiness.

Take time to dream...  It is hitching your wagon to a star.

Take time to love and be loved...  It is the privilege of the gods.

Take time to look around... It is too short a day to be selfish.

Take time to laugh...  It is the music of the soul.

GFWC clubwomen are able to add this line to the poem:

Take time to be a GFWC volunteer...  It is the gift you self bestow to a rewarding life!

Taken from “It’s About Time”

Gail LeShane GFWC Membership Committee Member

GFWC of Minnesota

Contact Information:

President - Kay James

kjamesgfwcmn2012@gmail.com   

Webmaster - Laura Christopherson

952-649-1463

laura@gfwccosmo.org