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State Women's Club to hold Fall Conference virtually

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NJSFWC State President, (right) Jan Hanson and 2nd Vice President Barbara McCloskey
NJSFWC State President, (right) Jan Hanson and 2nd Vice President Barbara McCloskey

The annual NJSFWC State Fall Conference, with Headquarters on the Douglass Residential campus in New Brunswick, will be holding their Fall Conference via a Webinar on Monday, October 19, 2020 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. During the conference there will be presentations from the chairmen of the Community Service Programs, Advocates for Children GFWC Signature Project: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention, Legacy, Communications and Report Writing. GFWC Awards will be also presented.

The keynote speaker will be Ray Chimilewski from Operation Chillout, New Jersey’s oldest (and only) all-volunteer mobile outreach for homeless veterans, men and women, and the 2020-2022 NJSFWC Special State Project. He will present how members can support Operation Chillout over the next two years as our Special State Project. NJSFWC President, Jan Hanson, said “I’m so pleased with how our clubwomen have embraced this new project. When we ask for anything for our Veterans, they are always quick to respond.“

A special guest speaker, Jodie Frankfurth , General Federation of Women’s Clubs’ Secretary (GFWC), will speak on changes in the Federation.

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There will be a question and answer feature during the presentations.

If you would like to attend the webinar, please contact the Conference Chairman, Judy Filippini, at filippini@njsfwc.org. The cost is $5.00.

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The NJSFWC, a volunteer, community service organization, was founded in 1894. It is

headquartered on the Douglass College campus in New Brunswick, the college the

NJSFWC founded in 1918. In 2019, the organization, with a membership of over 6300,

reported almost 21,600 community service projects involving over 498,000 volunteer

hours and $3.4 million in cash and in- kind donations.

The NJSFWC is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, headquartered in Washington, DC. The GFWC is the largest and oldest women’s volunteer community service organization in the world.

For more information about the NJSFWC and/or membership in a local club, visit

www.njsfwc.org or call 732-249-5474.

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