Who We Are

Serving our community since 1936. GFWC Hollidaysburg Area Women’s Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the community through volunteer service.

GFWC Hollidaysburg Area Women’s Club (GFWC HAWC) is part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) & GFWC Pennsylvania – one of the world’s largest and oldest women’s volunteer service organizations. All our members are united by a dedication to community improvement through volunteer service. 

Our Mission

The mission of the GFWC HAWC is to develop the educational, civic, and social interests of its members, to advance the welfare of the community, and to promote the progress and work of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. 

 

What We Have Achieved

Our club members were the force behind the following projects:

The Blair Foundation for Historic Hollidaysburg

The Recreation Commission

Building of the Hollidaysburg YMCA

Kid Alert Program for Children

Planting trees along Logan Boulevard

Planting trees along Allegheny Street in Hollidaysburg

Construction of Kids Kingdom Play Park

Tot Park at Canal Basin Park

Mural Project at the Children’s Museum in Altoona

Kids Kingdom Play Park & Canal Basin Renovation Project Phase I and Phase II

 

Awards Received From Conventions

THROUGH THE YEARS, OUR CLUB HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FROM GFWC PENNSYLVANIA FOR OUR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AND SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS.

GFWC International Awards

2015 WEBSITE CONTEST – Club Creativity Award www.GFWCHollidaysburgWomensClub.com

GFWC PA State Awards

1985-86 KID ALERT Program for Children

2010-2011 TOT PARK at Canal Basin

2010 DISCOVERY GARDEN – Best Ongoing Community Project

2012-2013 KIDS’ KINGDOM PLAY PARK and CANAL BASIN PARK RENOVATION PROJECT

2015 WEBSITE CONTEST: www.GFWCHollidaysuburgWomensClub.com

2017 WEBSITE CONTEST: www.GFWCHollidaysuburgWomensClub.com

2019 GFWC PA State Awards

GFWC PA President’s Step it Up Project

#2 Overall for the state – Maryann Muir with 3,510,723 steps

Clubwomen who received certificates : Geny Barthelmes, Kristi Biltz, Analu MacVean, Chris White, Jo Shaffer, Cyndi Hershey, Barb Weakland and Leslie Smith

Pennies for Arts Certificate – raised over $60 dollars

GFWC COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM – EDUCATION

Food Drive focuses on the food donated to college food pantries and high school volunteers.

GFWC COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM – CONSERVATION

Discovery Garden 

GFWC SIGNATURE PROGRAM

Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention

GFWC ADVANCEMENT AREA – MEMBERSHIP 

Unique membership recruitment, teas, socials, etc.

GFWC ADVANCEMENT AREA – COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS –

Unique way we promote the Food Drive, News, brochures, banners, and let the public know what we are doing and for whom… This award also is Club Creativity Award.

GFWC COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM – INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH – for our support of the Uganda Water Project/Humankind Water Grant and donation to repair of a borehole in Uganda and supply clean water to hundreds of people.

It’s a volunteer thing!®

-GFWC