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 Celebrating their 125th year of service in
2021, the club was recently recognized by the Illinois Federation of
Women’s Clubs for outstanding service to the community in the
2021-2022 club year.
LWC received recognition as one of the Top Ten clubs
in the state in the following service committees: Arts & Culture,
Civic Engagement, Education & Libraries, Domestic and Sexual
Violence Awareness, Environment, Fundraising, Leadership,
Legislation and Public Policy and the Women’s History and Resource
Center WHRC.
In addition, compared to other clubs in the same size
category in Illinois, first place awards were received for
Leadership, Legislation, WHRC, Communication and Domestic & Sexual
Violence Awareness. Awards for “Most Creative” projects were awarded
for activities in ESO and Domestic & Sexual Violence Awareness.
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Of special note, the club was recognized nationally
for increasing the club membership by 12% in 2021. This increase was
the largest for any Illinois club and ranked 7th in the nation.
The GFWC Lincoln Woman’s Club is affiliated with the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs. Meetings are held at 1:00 pm the third
Wednesday of the month September through May at the club’s home at
230 N. McLean Street.
New members are always welcome. Contact the
membership chairman at edobihal@gmail.com
for more information.
[Judy Rader] |
