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GFWC-MFWC Official Calls To Conventions/Meetings

GFWC-MFWC Official Calls (State Events)

• GFWC-MFWC 122th State Convention, April 23-25, 2020, Vicksburg, MS. More information coming soon. Please continue to check back for additional information. Registration Packet, State Ad Form and Hotel Information.

• Home for the Holidays, November 30, 2019, GFWC-MFWC Headquarters, 2407 N. State Street, Jackson, MS. With the holidays upon us, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to come “Home for the Holidays” to our MFWC Headquarters on November 30, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. -12:30p.m.  December is a very busy time for all of us with Christmas Tasting Teas, Pilgrimages, Tours of Homes, and Parades and this will be a great day to reflect on the past year with our many blessings and relax before beginning the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season.  The Saturday after Thanksgiving will be a time for those of us available to gather for a little somewhat impromptu celebration—a light brunch, some Christmas music, a little competitive Christmas tree decorating, and maybe a few treats to take home—if the price is right!  Sherri and Frances, with a little help from Lisa, are busy designing a “Home for the Holidays” Christmas t-shirt with proceeds going to our Headquarters, and Diane has agreed to take your orders and your money as soon as they finalize the details. We have asked a few ladies to help with decorating some small Christmas trees to be displayed at Headquarters —some possibly auctioned off —and some will represent our Past Presidents and their President’s Special Project! Clubs and members will have the opportunity to provide a few handmade items to be auctioned off — wreaths, ornaments, art, fudge, divinity, jams and jellies, etc., also benefiting our Headquarters. Terrie Whitehurst and Diane will lead us in some learning activities the day of the Open House —bow making by Diane and possibly ornament making with the kids or the kids at heart by Terrie. We will update with more details next week! And wouldn’t our Headquarters provide a perfect backdrop for Christmas pictures?  Please mark your calendar and plan to attend on November 30, 2019 with your friends and family and join us for a few hours of fun and fellowship at 2407 North State Street in Jackson, Mississippi.  In Federation Love, Becky

• Domestic Violence: kNOw More and MS LEADS/Leadership Workshop will be held on October 5, 2019 at our beautiful headquarters located at 2407 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39216. Please complete and return the registration form to GFWC-MFWC President Becky C. Wright by (postmark) September 28, 2019. Click links for more information: Official Letter and Registration Form.

• GFWC-MFWC Summer Executive Board Meeting/Summer Institute will be held on July 20, 2019 at the Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson, MS. Please complete and return the registration form and check to Terrie Whitehurst, GFWC-MFWC Assistant Meetings Coordinator by postmark July 6, 2019. Click links for more information: Official Call and Registration Form.

• GFWC-MFWC 2018 Juniorette Retreat, June 8-9, 2019 at the Red Rooster Barn, Decatur, Mississippi. The deadline for reservations to be received is June 1, 2019.  Mail registration and permission forms to Juniorette Director Connie Johnston. Registration Packet.

• GFWC-MFWC 121st State Convention, April 26-27, 2019, Starkville, MS. The deadline for hotel reservations is April 5, 2019.  The block of rooms will be released after this date and regular rates will apply.  You may make your own room reservations by calling (662) 338-3116.  You must identify yourself with the group-block “MS Federation of Women's Clubs.”  The group-block room rate is $119.00 per night (not including tax) through April 5, 2019.  Check-in is 3:00 p.m., and checkout is noon.  The deadline for meal reservations to be received is April 15, 2019. Meal reservations may not be guaranteed if received after this date.  Per GFWC-MFWC Standing Rule #8, a late fee of $10.00 will be assessed for registrations received after the deadline. Mail Registration and Meal/Workshop Reservation Form to Diane Rouse. Registration Packet. Convention Program Ad Form, Menu from The Bistro at Courtyard Starkville, Hotel Website
  

 

GFWC-MFWC Official Calls (District Events)

• GFWC-MFWC Central District Annual Convention, March 7, 2020 in Meridian, MS.

• GFWC-MFWC Northern District Annual Convention, March 14, 2020 in Pontotoc, MS.

• GFWC-MFWC Southern District Annual Convention, March 21, 2020.
  

GFWC Official Calls

• GFWC Southern Region Conference, October 17-20, 2019 at North Charleston Marriott in Charleston, South Carolina.

  At last, the moment you've all been waiting for— the arrival of the Official Call to Southern Region Conference! I so have a little secret —it is going to be fun! Most importantly is the election of officers for Southern Region; Mississippi has a candidate—Tammie M. McCoy! Yay! Most exciting is that our Mississippi Jennie Award Nominee Libby Everett will be recognized! Yay! And more excitement and promise of great fun is the Harbor Dinner Cruise with BBQ and jazz on Thursday night. The Board Meeting will be on Friday morning before the tour, so the Dinner cruise on Thursday is open to everyone. The tour on Friday will be to the tea plantation then downtown Charleston with the option of taking a carriage ride tour or shopping and eating, or maybe both!  And I just might be a little excited over the fact that James Beard Award -winning authors and culinary ambassadors to Charleston, Matt and/or Ted Lee will be at the conference for a book signing! And last but certainly not least, our GFWC International President Mary Ellen Brock and President-elect Marian St. Clair will be the special guests.  In addition to all the fun, the Conference is filled with empowering information on Membership, Leadership, the Juniors' Special Program, and Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention.  It is going to be a great conference —who knows, I might sing and dance again! With Chris Stapleton being in concert next door to the hotel, South Carolina President Juliet Casper advised on booking early, so don't get left behind. Hoping to have a great group to attend. In Federation love, Becky . Postmark deadline for registration is September 12th and Room Reservation deadline is September 16th.

  • Official Call from GFWC Southern Region President Kay Chadwick
  • Registration Form

• GFWC 2019 Annual Convention, June 29- July 1, 2019, JW Marriott, Austin, TX. The clubwomen of the Texas Federation are hosting the 2019 GFWC Annual Convention and anxious to welcome you to the Lone Star State from June 29-July 1 at the JW Marriott Austin. Pre-Convention tours are planned for you to visit various sites in and around the city of Austin. Convention will officially begin with the Opening State Flag Ceremony, followed by business sessions to act on proposed Resolutions and Bylaws. For celebration, there will be awards to honor your successes and accomplishments. There will be speakers, exhibits, vendors, partner networking, a service project, and raffles. View the agenda on the Convention registration website.

• GFWC Southern Region Conference, October 18-21, 2018 at Embassy Suites Hotel, the Township at Colony Park, Ridgeland, Mississippi. On Friday morning you will have the opportunity to tour Vicksburg, have a dutch treat lunch at Rusty’s on the Riverfront and take a guided “Haunted Vicksburg Ghost Tour”. You don’t want to miss the Mississippi State Night banquet (WEAR RED) and fun time afterwards. Saturday will be the business session and presentation of our state flags and workshops. Our Saturday evening banquet will be wonderful and on Sunday morning breakfast we will finish our business and receive the invitation to our 2019 annual meeting in South Carolina. Postmark deadline for registration is October 5th and Room Reservation deadline is September 18th.

  • Official Call, Registration Form and Hotel Registration and SRC 2018 Service Project Packet
  • SRC Letter from GFWC-MFWC President Becky C. Wright

• GFWC 2018 Annual Convention, June 22-26, 2018, St. Louis Union Station Doubletree by Hilton, St. Louis, MO. We invite you to join us at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, June 22-26, for the 2018 GFWC Annual Convention as we celebrate accomplishments, learn about new initiatives, and participate in the advancement of the organization. GFWC’s Group Rate of $159/night opens on Thursday, March 1. The room block closes on Monday, May 28, at midnight. The best way to reserve a room is online at http://group.curiocollection.com/GeneralFederationOfWomensClubs. You may also call for reservations at 855-271-3620; press 1 to make a new reservation. The Call to Convention will be in the March+April Issue of Clubwoman Magazine, which is scheduled for distribution the second week of March. It will contain detailed information regarding travel/accommodations, agenda, tours, projects, awards, and more. Online registration officially opens on March 1 and can be accessed using this link http://www.cvent.com/d/ytqrfx, but you may want to first read the Call for a complete understanding of Convention activities