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Farmingbury Woman's Club of Wolcott is a non-profit
organization and a member of General Federated Women's Clubs. The
Farmingbury Woman's Club of Wolcott was organized in January 1978.
It is a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of
Connecticut and the General Federation of Women's Clubs
International, which is the largest non political, non partisan
volunteer women's organization in the world. The Farmingbury Woman's
Club of Wolcott has two fund raisers: Arts & Crafts Fair, the third
Saturday of October at Alcott School and a Spring Event. The
proceeds are used to support local activities in Conservation, Arts,
Home Life, Veterans' Homes, Scholarships and other community
projects. The Farmingbury Woman's Club of Wolcott provides the
Annual Bowling Banquet for the Handicapped Bowling League, assists
with the Fire Marshal Fire Prevetion Poster Contest, and maintains
flower barrels on Woodtick Road for the beautification of Wolcott.
Farmingbury Woman's Club of Wolcott, also, provides shirts for
Wolcott Special Games participants, donates to Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Wolcott Public Library, provides lap robes and toiletries
for Veterans' Home and coordinates Cancer Society Daffodil Sale and
Distribution in Wolcott. Farmingbury Woman's Club celebrates October
as Breast Cancer Awareness month with a ceremony beginning October
and a lighted pink tree in gazebo for people to put pink ribbon on
tree all month.Club members also make "comfort pillows" for cancer
patients in area hospitals.
In 1998 in a ceremony to honor its 20 years as
a General Federated Woman's Club, Farmingbury Woman's Club donated
gazebo to the town of Wolcott. The gazebo is on Wolcott Town Green.
Farmingbury Woman's Club donated at lamp post and a park bench on
green . To celebrate 30 years of service Farmingbury Woman's Club
donated $2,000 scholarship to deserving woman going back to school
to continue education and $2,000 gift to Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept
for installation of switches on fire engines for traffic lights for
safer driving to emergencies..
Women 18 years of age or older may join. |
