Convention started with a Thursday night Streetcar Tour of OKC and Progressive dinner at Downtown & Bricktown restaurants sponsored by the GFWC-OK Waurika Sorosis Club.
The SCR Board, State President’s and our International President, Suellen Brazil, and President-elect, Wendy Carriker, had a great time and too much food touring downtown OKC.
Friday was tour day with stops at the OKC Memorial Museum, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA)and the First American’s Museum (FAM). Lunch was catered by Kam’s Cookery at the OKCMOA Mezzanine level. It was a jam-packed day of excellent food, great fellowship and lots of information.
Boots, big hearts and bling: It’s an Oklahoma thing.12 Oklahoma clubs created maps and centerpieces for State Night.Affiliates luncheon included our affiliate partners surrounded by butterfly decorThe Saturday night banquet decor.International officers and Oklahoma contingent. We had 34 club members present from our great state!The Oklahoma Army National Guard sent an all female color guard to post the colors.Mariah Carter from the Oklahoma Lt. Governor’s office welcomed us to Oklahoma.Zac Craig, president, Downtown OKC, welcomed us to OKC.What a great convention with programs focusing on all our featured areas, presentations from state, region and International officers all made the meeting educational and fun. Educate. Engage. Empower. Living the Volunteer Spirit! That’s what we do!
2024-2026 Administration > Center of the picture is South Central Region President Debbie Thomas (Arkansas), Left to Right: Vickie Davis (Arkansas), Barbara Harvey (Texas), Lana Merliss (Louisiana), Thomas, Charlene Ridgway (Oklahoma), Debbie McAllen (New Mexico), Sue Shipley (Arizona).
Long-time Duncan Owl Club member, Viriginia LaQuey’s, husband Dr. Ronnie LaQuey passed away on Saturday, January 27 after a brief illness. His Service will be Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at the First Baptist Church in Duncan. His obituary may be read at Dr. Ronny LaQuey obituary. Our condolences go out to Virginia and her three…
The GFWC-OK Tulsa Silver Foxes had their last club meeting of the 2025-2026 Club Year on Friday, May 7 at 6:30 pm. After the business meeting, Monica Bartling, 2026-2028 State GFWC President, installed the club officers by presenting keys to each officer and encouraging them to be the keys to the club’s growth and success…
GFWC Oklahoma Southeast District President, Megan Ciolli, welcomed the Southeast District Clubs to McAlester and presided over the meeting held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at the historic Puterbaugh Center in McAlester, Oklahoma. Clubs attending were the GFWC-OK Hugo Inter Se Club, The Fortnightly Club of Durant, The Fortnightly Club of McAlester, Tishomingo’s Daughters Club and…
Friday Night, April 5, 2024 President, Patty Burkhead called the convention to order at 5 p.m. The group heard presentations from Rochelle Redbone Arebalo from the MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) and Tom Zivkovic from Red Cord the anti-human trafficking organization representing southwest Oklahoma. The groups provided startling details about the people impacted by…
GFWC-OK Waurika Sorosis Club participated in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) National Day of Service this past weekend. They organized a fundraiser for the Jefferson County Food Pantry and the Waurika Senior Citizen’s center in conjunction with both centers and the Waurika Volunteer Fire Department. The event raised almost $7,000 for the two…
