Home Life Community Service Program
Objective: To positively affect the well-being of individuals, families, and local communities by providing opportunities that promote a healthy lifestyle; increase awareness, prevention and treatment of disease; target personal development; address issues of hunger, inadequate housing, homelessness and/or prevent financial difficulties.
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· Plan programs on Women’s Heart Health
· Organize or participate in health fair
· Start an exercise group and initiate a weight loss challenge
· Incorporate fitness activities into club activities
Goal: Help the Elderly, Disabled, and Homeless
· Host Bingo games or sing-a-longs at local nursing homes
· Collect food or help stock shelves for local food banks
· Collect personal care items for women’s shelters
· Organize clothing drives for homeless shelters
· Volunteer at fundraising events that provide support services for mental health facilities
Goal: Prevent Financial Difficulties
· Hold financial workshops for women, retirees, or single parents
· Offer workshops on protecting yourself from identity theft
· Have an investment firm give a talk at a club meeting
Goal: Personal Development
· Hold workshops on stress management or time management
· Encourage members to go back to school or to take a class for fun
GFWC PARTNERS
Canine Companions for Independence
Contact: Laurel Marks, NCR Development Director
Phone: 740-833-3702 Email: LMarks@cci.org
· Arrange for a Canine Companion Team to speak at a club meeting
· Raise funds to help place a dog with a veteran
Easter Seals
Contact: Janet Jamieson, Director, Communications and Corporate Relations
Phone: 312-221-6827 ext. 7136 Email: JJamieson@easterseals.com
· Participate in “Celebrate Spring…Make Me Smile Day” on the first day of spring
· Support Camp Hope – provides camping opportunities for children of military families
· Increase club and community awareness about Easter Seals and services for individuals with autism and other disabilities
Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts about Gynecologic Cancer Campaign
Contact: Asia Romero Phone: 202-729-4263 Email: Asia.Romero@ogilvy.com
· Order free materials through the campaign’s online publication ordering system (WWW.CDC.gov/pubs/dcpc1.aspx)
· Host a presentation on gynecologic cancers
The Heart Truth – National Heart, Lung & Blood
Contact: Jennifer Patterson, Communication Agency Rep
Phone: 202-729-4160 Email: Jennifer.Patterson@ogilvy.com
Web : www.hearttruth.gov
· Celebrate National Wear Red Day – 1st Friday of February each year
· Participate in heart healthy food demonstrations or classes
· Host a Heart Truth Educational session using the Heart Truth Kit
Awards
· Certificate to one State Federation in each membership category for partnership projects
· Certificate to one State Federation in each membership category for program projects
· $50 award to one club in the nation for a partnership project
$50 award to one club in the nation for a program project