We have five (5) Community Service Programs: Arts and Culture, Environment, Education and Libraries, Health and Wellness, and Civic Engagement and Outreach. These core program committees provide vehicles for organizing our volunteer efforts. Each committee chairwoman coordinates with various organizations and agencies in the community. She funnels their volunteer or donation needs to the club members serving on her committee or to the entire club when necessary. These committees are also ways we connect with each other to network and build friendships. 

​Blue buttons below are links to specific information on selected projects.

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Menominee Drug Dogs

Environment 

Chairperson, Valerie Mellon

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. ​

Activities and donations include:

  • ​​Maintain the Butterfly Garden at the DAR Boys and Girls Club.
  • Planting flowers for the City of Menominee.
  • ​Recycling  worn out shoes to Nike
  • Fuller Center for Housing

Placing Flags on Veterans Graves

International Dinner for Chinese New Year

Salvation Army "Coats for Kids" Distribution 2020

Menominee Central School Sensory Wall.

Butterfly Garden at the DAR Boys & Girls Club.

​Ringing Bells for Salvation Army 2020.

Planted Flowers for the City of Menominee.

GFWC Menominee Women's Club

Community Service Programs

Suds and Duds Clothes Storage at Bay Cliff Health Camp


Restored Veterans Headstones

Arts and Culture   

Chairperson, Linda Berry

The study of art and culture enriches the human experience.  Art education improves problem solving and critical thinking skills, builds focus and perseverance, and nurtures creativity, confidence, and collaboration.  Cultural awareness promotes effective communication and profoundly increases the ability to appreciate and enjoy a variety of new people and experiences.  

Activities and donations include:

  •  Spies Library Community Art Show
  •  Menominee Central School Sensory Wall
  •  Zentangle Lighthouse Art Competition
  •  Christmas and Valentine Greetings for   Nursing home residents
  •  Grocery Bag Art with 2nd graders​
  •  ​Chinese New Year

Education & Libraries 

Chairperson, Eileen Beyer 

GFWC members promote education in both children and adults.  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, and to promote literacy, libraries, and the love of a good book.  Through these efforts, we encourage the growth of individuals and communities at home and around the world.  

Activities and donations include:​

  • Purchase & distribute dictionaries to all 3rd graders in Menominee County
  • Used book sales at monthly meetings
  • Book Club
  • ​Give A Kid A Book
  • ​Epsilon Sigma Omicron (ESO)​
  • Created a ZEN area at the DAR Boys and Girls Club

Greeting Cards for Nursing Home Residents.

Salvation Army Backpack Distribution during Covid-19 


PO Box 302, Menominee MI 49858

Grocery Bag Art by 2nd Graders

Days for Girls Packets

Salvation Army Christmas Toy Distribution 2020

Dictionary Distribution to 3rd Graders in Menominee County during Covid-19.

Note the globe on the cover has a face mask on!

​"​Give A Kid A Book" project

​​$2000 donation to the UP Foster Care Closet

​$500 donation to the DAR.

Civic Engagement & Outreach   

​Chairperson, Pat Krah

The GFWC 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, national, and globally.  The four ‘broad strokes’ of this effort include:  Citizenship; Crime Prevention, Safety, and Disaster Preparedness; the Needy, Hungry, and Homeless; and Our Military Personnel and Veterans.

Activities and donations include:

  •  Apples and cards for Vets
  •  Wreaths across America
  •  Flags on Vets graves
  •  Red Cross Blood Drives
  •  Menominee County Drug Dogs support
  •  ​Renovation of the Menominee Heritage   Museum Restroom
  •  High School Closet
  •  Salvation Army
  •  ​St Vincent DePaul

Menominee High School Clothes Closet.

Health and Wellness  

Chairperson, Liz Mikutowski

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.

Activities and donations include:

  • Support for Bay Cliff Health Camp
  • ​Abundant Life Mission donations
  • Days for Girls
  • Operation Smile
  • Sewing masks for Covid-19
  • ​Heart and Sole Sisters