Monica Bartling, GFWC Oklahoma President-elect, met with the Sorosis Club of Sulphur, OK on Thursday, Sept. 11. Bartling discussed membership and honored the group for their 120th anniversary of organizing their club in 1905. They were federated two years later. 2027 will be a big celebration year! Donna John,…
The 2025 GFWC South Central Region conference is off and running with an opening ceremony from San Antonio Girl Scout Troop #714. A warm welcome from San Antonio City Councilwoman, Ivalis Meza Gonzalez and GFWC Texas President, Barbara Harvey. GFWC International President, Suellen Brazil, welcomed the group and reminded us of our mission to educate,…
Partnering for a Monumental Legacy The Women’s Suffrage National Monument will be the FIRST monument on the National Mall dedicated to American women’s history. In honor of the partnership, the GFWC has established a campaign to raise $150,000 for the monument, with a $26,000 founding gift for the fund contributed by Colonel Carol A. Habgood, USAF Retired,…
General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Oklahoma (GFWC OK) recently celebrated with our McAlester Fortnightly, a Federated volunteer Club within GFWC since 1904. GFWC OK State President, Charlene Ridgway commented, “We honor 126 years of empowering women and transforming lives within the State of Oklahoma. The common bond of passion, compassion, engagement, education and service connects us all.” Ridgway announced of the eighteen Federated Clubs…
From Left, Paula McGee, Fortnightly Vice President; Laney Lewis; Megan Ciolli, Fortnightly Past President & Parliamentarian; Daijah Rodriguez; Melissa Benjamin. Photo by Angie Sellmeyer. By Angie Sellmeyer, GFWC-OK McAlester Fortnightly Club Historian The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Oklahoma challenged each of the 18 Clubs across Oklahoma to prepare a map of Oklahoma…
Congratulations to GFWC-OK McAlester Fortnightly member, Jan Jobey, whose book, Fox in the City, is featured on the McAlester Public Library’s Story Walk. In the picture, Jobey is shown at far left.Brenda Calahan, Fortnightly President is at far right.
GFWC Oklahoma mourns the loss of former State President, Carol Sue (Chapman) Crews. Carol was the GFWC Oklahoma State President for the 2012-2014 administration. She was a mentor to many and a dear friend to so many across the state. Carol had many volunteer positions within GFWC Oklahoma and always served with excellence. Her intelligence,…
The GFWC-OK Cheyenne Sorosis Club received a grant from Color Oklahoma (coloroklahoma.com) to plant wildflower seeds on OK-47 west of Cheyenne. The planting is on the north and south sides of the highway for about 1 mile. They Cheyenne Sorosis Club provided $250 in matching funds with a Color Oklahoma Board Member providing an additional…
BY ANGIE SELLMEYER, Fortnightly Historian On Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, GFWC McAlester Fortnightly Club, delivered 142 hand-knitted and crocheted newborn baby hats to McAlester Regional Health Center’s Labor and Delivery Department in honor of “National Hat Day,” — which occurs annually on Jan. 15. This is the second year that the GFWC “Knitwitz” have delivered…
