GFWC Awards

GFWC DWC has won awards at the GFWC VA ND levels. Congratulations!!!

DWC received several club awards for our 2025 calendar-year projects, based on the 2025 reports we submitted in January 2026.

DWC members also received awards in the ND level Arts Contest in six different categories.

Club level awards:

1. GFWC Signature Program – Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention: Best Single Project for a large club. The attached document doesn’t explain the specifics of the award, but our submission for the Signature Program included the  Pinwheels for Prevention, “Purple Posy Project”, Anti-Human Trafficking Outreach, and the Forensic Nurse Examiner Program (my President’s Project combined with the International Day of Service) donations and projects.
2. GFWC Signature Program; Best Overall Project:  DWC was included as one of 8 clubs participating in the International Day of Service in September 2025. We collected and delivered items for the Forensic Nurse Examiner Program.
3. Health and Wellness: Honorable Mention for support to the Heritage Village Assisted Living and Memory Care facility.
4. Fundraising: Honorable Mention for the 2025 Author’s Tea.

Arts Contest awards:

1. First Place:
   1. Barb Garland: crocheted blanket
   2. Judy Umland: knitted shawl
   3. Amy Scala: acrylic painting
   4. Robin Clukey: charcoal and chalk drawing
2. Second Place:
   1. Robin Clukey: watercolor painting
   2. Robin Clukey: mixed media

DWC’s first-place winning entries will move forward to the state level and will compete at the GFWC Virginia Annual Convention in Williamsburg in April.