Let us be done with fault-finding And leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pretense And meet each other face to face Without self pity and without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgment And always generous.
Let us take time for all things. Make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses Straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize it is The little things that create differences; That in the big things of life we are at one.
And may we strive to touch and to know The great, common human heart of us all. And, oh Lord God, let us forget not to be kind.
General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC)
History of NFWC:
1894: Organized in Omaha (Mrs. James H. Canfield, President)
1894: Admitted to GFWC
1922: Incorporated
1925: Adopted Universal Membership
Mississippi Valley Region:
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota & South Dakota
2006 Conference
September 15-17, 2006
Staurolite Inn & Suites, Brookings, SD
Contact: Sue Hass
jshass@iowatelecom.net
2007 Conference
October 12-14, 2007
More about the National GFWC:
GFWC is one of the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer service organizations. Working locally through thousands of clubs in the United States and globally in more than 20 countries, GFWC members support the arts, preserve natural resources, promote education, encourage healthy lifestyles, stress civic involvement, and work toward world peace and understanding.
Clubs shape their local agendas to suit particular community needs. Each local chapter benefits from membership, service, material, and program support from state and national Federation levels.
GFWC headquarters in Washington, DC, a National Historic Landmark, houses the Women's History and Resource Center, a collection of books, periodicals and records devoted to women's history and women in volunteerism.
GFWC mission statement
GFWC Clubwomen magazine
List of Other Clubs around the Nation