Fall 2014 Newsletter GFWC/Iowa Clubwoman Newsletter A Message from your 2014-2016 Iowa State President, Gayle Hanna Welcome to the 2014-2016 GFWC/Iowa administration. How was your summer? Mine was hectic, but great. I hope that during the next two years we will SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS! There is much work to be done and everyone must do their part to keep on the right flight and attain our goals that we have set. What we do affects our future in keeping our organization the very best. There are many needs, as volunteers to be met. My emphasis is Feeding the Children or Feed America. With these goals we can make people realize that we do care. They, in turn, will perhaps try to be better themselves and also do great things. We need to spread the word about the work that we do. Publicize, publicize, publicize? How can we make out organization stronger? One way is to recruit new members and retain the current members. Women are powerful. There is nothing we can't do when we set our minds to accomplish things whether they be small or large. As many of you know, I like the arts. Encourage our youth by getting involved ourselves e.g. going to their plays, concerts, dance recitals, etc. Many of you may have watched a bald eagle nourish the young, getting them ready to fly. Let us soar to new adventures and do good work for our communities. Keep flying! Yours in Federation, Gayle Hanna
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Fall 2014 Newsletter
GFWC/Iowa
Clubwoman Newsletter
A Message from your 2014-2016 Iowa State President, Gayle Hanna
Welcome to the 2014-2016 GFWC/Iowa administration.
How was your summer? Mine was hectic, but great.
I hope that during the next two years we will SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS!
There is much work to be done and everyone must do their part to keep on
the right flight and attain our goals that we have set.
What we do affects our future in keeping our organization the very best.
There are many needs, as volunteers to be met.
My emphasis is Feeding the Children or Feed America. With these goals we
can make people realize that we do care. They, in turn, will perhaps try to be
better themselves and also do great things.
We need to spread the word about the work that we do. Publicize, publicize, publicize?
How can we make out organization stronger? One way is to recruit new members and retain the
current members.
Women are powerful. There is nothing we can't do when we set our minds to accomplish things
whether they be small or large.
As many of you know, I like the arts. Encourage our youth by getting involved ourselves e.g. going
to their plays, concerts, dance recitals, etc.
Many of you may have watched a bald eagle nourish the young, getting them ready to fly.
Let us soar to new adventures and do good work for our communities.
Keep flying!
Yours in Federation,
Gayle Hanna
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GFWC/Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
The General Federation of Women’s Club is an
international women’s organization dedicated to community
improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer
Did you have a great summer, take a fabulous trip, enjoy reminiscing at a family reunion, or some
other wonderful or thought-provoking experience? Now is the time to remember this experience and
turn it into a poem or essay or short story for the GFWC/Iowa Creative Writing Contest. Please get
started soon while things are fresh in your mind and before holiday activities start.
Club member's entries for the Creative Writing Contest are due to your District Creative Writing
Chairman by January 15th. Contest rules are available in the Blue Book or online.
GFWC WRITING CONTESTS
Entries for both the GFWC Member Short Story and Poetry Writing Contest and the Youth Short
Story and Poetry Writing Contest must be sent by March 1st to GFWC/Iowa Writing Contest Chair-
man Nancy Cord, 220 - 29th Street, Sioux City, IA 51104. Contest rules are available in the Blue
Book and additional information in the GFWC Club Manual.
Please include a signed GFWC Creative Arts Waiver with each submission.
CREATIVE WRITING
Submit your GFWC/Iowa Membership
Dues by October 15th It is time again for clubs to send their annual membership
dues to GFWC/Iowa Headquarters. Instructions were sent out by either email or regular mail to all club treas-
urers on September 2nd. The deadline for submitting membership dues is October 15th, and they remain $27
per member. This covers your dues to both GFWC and GFWC/Iowa. Please remember to send an alphabeti-
cal and numbered list of members, along with your dues check, for updating our records. If you include email
addresses, these will be added to our emailing address list. Occasionally, we send information by email that
you would not receive through regular mail. Keep us informed of any officer changes in
your clubs also.
Thank you!
GFWC/Iowa
Headquarters Secretary
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LIGHTS, CAMERA,
ACTION!
Join us for the Southeast District
Convention......
Saturday, October 11th, 9 am,
Tipton Senior Center, Tipton
Program:
Community Efforts to rebuild Tipton's historic Hardacre Theatre!
We'll also have fun with "snippets" of GFWC History.
The Senior Center is located at 111 Orange St in Tipton. Hosting clubs are the Tipton Tri Sigmas and the Phoenix and Keystone AOK
clubs, both of Muscatine.
Here is your ticket for a fun, educational and worthwhile day!!!!!
The Plymouth County Federated clubs, GFWC Akron
Friendship and Service and GFWC LeMars Friday Club, will
host the 106th Annual Northwest District Convention on
Saturday, October 18th in LeMars. Featured speakers will
be Richard Seivert from the organization “ T hen Feed Just
One ” and Rich Ziettlow presenting the LeMars “ Alley Art
Project ” . We will also hear from GFWC/Iowa state president Gayle Hanna and president elect
Betty Wade. Following the 2:00 adjournment, attendees will have an opportunity to travel to down
town LeMars and participate in a guided walking tour to view the murals in the Alley Art Project plus
enjoy a treat at the world famous Wells Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor. Mark your calendars and plan
to attend!
Sue Hass & Julia Thoel
Northwest District Co-Directors
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GFWC/IA NE District Convention:
The Jackson County Clubs of Baldwin and Maquoketa will host the GFWC/IA NE District Convention
Saturday October 4th at the First United Methodist Church, 1019 Wesley Dr. Maquoketa. Registra-
tion and Coffee will start at 8:30 am and the meeting will be called to order at 9:30am.
A Fun day is planned with the speaker being Maquoketa Librarian Elena Lanz who will tell us “ A
Little Bit of Everything” . She plans to share the many innovative programs being implemented at
their library.
Lunch will be $8.00 per person, there will be no refunds but substitutions will be welcome.
Please send reservations by September 20th to
Pat Maze
215 S. Prospect St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060
563-652-2722
Please send District Dues before the Convention to
Donna Hoffman
6612 Ford Rd
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
The Directions to the Church are: From the junction of US 61 and 64 go toward town (east) on
Platte ( Hwy 64 ) to the 2nd stop light turn right ( south ) onto Western ( this is the street just past
the McD ’ s ) take the first right ( west ) turn onto Wesley ( this is just before 3 apt buildings ) the
First United Methodist Church is at the end of the street ( after the nursing home ) turn left
( s outh ) into the church drive and park behind the building and enter using that South door.
The Jackson County Clubs are looking forward to hosting all the Club members in their historic area
of Iowa.
GFWC Board Meeting Baltimore MD
August 2014
Karen Martinek, GFWC 125 Anniversary
Celebration Committee
Gayle Hanna, GFWC/Iowa State President
Sandy Phillips, MVR President
Sue Hass, GFWC Communications and
Public Relations Committee
The Fifth Annual SW District GFWC/Iowa Convention will meet Friday, September 19th, at the Castana Community Church, 4th and Pine in Castana. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. with morning refreshments. At 9:30a.m. the meeting will be called to order. Harvey Hanson from Open Cupboard will talk on the food distribution
project.
Time will allow for shopping the Country Store and other items for sale.
Reservation deadline is September 15th of $10 sent to Nancy Hanson, P.O. Box 64, Castana, IA 51010.
Directions to Castana can be found on your Garmin or
MapQuest. Coming from HWY 175 into Castana, turn east on Pine Street. Go four blocks up the hill and the church is on the corner of 4th and pine. Use the lower door to enter
meeting room. (FYI Hwy E. 34 from Ute to Castana is closed for construction)
It will be a great day to share information and fellowship with fellow GFWC members.
SW District Director Bonita Baughman
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GFWC/Iowa at GFWC International Convention June 2014 Chandler AZ
GFWC/Iowa LEADS Attendee Karen Havran
Carrying the Iowa Flag in Opening Ceremonies 2012-
2014 GFWC/Iowa State President Karen Martinek
and 2014-2016 Iowa State President Gayle Hanna
Back row: John Phillips, Sue Hass, Marcia Heronimus, Sandra Phillips, Dennis Hanna Front Row: Carma Bisinger,
Karen Martinek, GFWC President Mary Ellen Laister, Dir. Jrs. Becky Weber, Gayle Hanna and Karen Havran
