Community Service
Educating Members About Their World
Empowering Members to Make a Positive Difference
GFWC-Chapin Woman's Club is organized into five (5) Community Service Project (CSP) areas,
each led by a member
Each CSP team selects it projects annually.
Arts & Culture
Leader: Judi Bagwell
The Arts and Culture Community Service Program encourages members to promote and support art and cultural programs in their clubs and communities, and to expand understanding on every level, from local and regional to national and international.
Our goal is to create projects that include crafts, dance, drama, food, music, and other manifestations of art and culture that develop skills, awareness, and appreciation. It is designed to inspire clubwomen and ignite within them a desire to make the world a more beautiful, thoughtful, and caring place.
Civic Engagement & Outreach
Leader: Cathy Huddle
The Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program reminds GFWC members that each of us is a part of a larger society and is responsible for undertaking actions that will create a better quality of life and foster a sense of community—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
This Community Service Program highlights and encourages citizenship; crime prevention, safety, and disaster preparedness; the needy, hungry, and homeless; and our military personnel and veterans.
Education & Libraries
Leader: Chris Woodworth
We aim to help others, while we also continue to learn.
Projects in the Education and Libraries Community Service Program are designed to foster schools, as well as other educational institutions and opportunities.
These projects promote libraries, literacy, and the love of a good book.
Through these efforts, we encourage the growth of individuals and communities at home and around the world.
Environment
Leader: Bridgette Craver
Health & Wellness
Leader: Cheryl Jones
GFWC-SC President's Project
Leader: Kaye Gerrald
The GFWC Environment Community Service Program encourages us to become stewards of the earth by working to preserve the world’s resources, protect wildlife and domesticated animals, live sustainably, and beautify our communities and enjoy nature.
Environmental degradation is cumulative and many scientists warn that we are at a tipping point.
There is no time like the present to act.
The human body, mind, and spirit comprise our health and wellness.
To improve our well being, we must address three key components: nutrition, disease prevention, and physical and emotional care.
This Community Service Program aims to explore the various opportunities for awareness and advancement of each of these vital areas.
With a third of North America’s bird population at risk, much of it due to human actions creating loss of habitat, we need to take action.
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We can forego the use of dangerous pesticides and insect foggers.
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We can replace invasive and non-native plantings with native plants and trees that feed and house our avian friends.
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We can advocate for legislation to protect our precious native wild spaces such as swamps, wetlands and woodlands.
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We can donate books and host speakers and make our own backyards Certified Wildlife Habitats.
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We can even create gardens working with our local parks and recreation commissions or others.
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We can place bird feeders, birdbaths and birdhouses where people can enjoy them: outside schools, elderly facilities, municipal buildings, parks, banks, local businesses and even daycares.
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We can make donations to South Carolina Wildlife Federation and Audubon South Carolina so that they can continue their wonderful work in education, conservation and preservation.
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By creating the environment for enjoyment of the birds around us we will, by extension, encourage conservation: Because don’t we all want to protect that which we enjoy and the things we love?