Woman's Club of Woodbury - the one in CT

Simply put, we are women volunteers who are simultaneously organized on local, regional, state, and national levels to support the arts, preserve natural resources, advance education, promote healthy lifestyles, encourage civic involvement, and work toward world peace and understanding.

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) was founded in 1890 during the Progressive Movement. The Woodbury club was one of the first in the nation, organizing in 1896 and becoming federated in 1897, three years before Congress officially chartered the national endeavor.

Today, more than 3,000 federated women’s clubs promote civic improvements through volunteer service. Many of the activities and service projects are done independently by local clubs through their communities or through their national partnership with GFWC.

GFWC claims nearly 100,000 members throughout the United States and internationally. It remains one of the world’s largest and oldest nonpartisan, nondenominational, women’s volunteer service organizations.

In 2009, GFWC members raised more than $39- million on behalf of more than 110,000 projects, and volunteered more than 4.1 million hours in the communities where they live and work.