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Becoming A Member

Becoming a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Florida opens doors to a vibrant community of dedicated individuals passionate about volunteer service and community improvement. Membership provides access to a wealth of resources, including leadership training, development programs, and opportunities to participate in meaningful service projects. As a member, you'll connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and contribute to initiatives that make a real difference in local, state, and national communities. 

The GFWC Structure

At the heart of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) lies a vast network of dedicated members spanning across all 50 states and 14 countries. GFWC Florida proudly stands as a pillar within this global community, with 189 Clubs and 14 Districts contributing to our Federation's worldwide presence. 

 

The GFWC Southern Region, one of eight regions within the Federation, plays a pivotal role in advancing our shared mission of community improvement through volunteer service. Encompassing Clubs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Aruba, and Belize, the Southern Region boasts over 10,000 members dedicated to making a difference.

Our Membership Categories

We offer various membership categories to accommodate different interests and age groups:

The
Woman's Clubs

The largest portion of our membership, with over 7,500 members state-wide, focusing on a wide range of community service areas.

The Junior
Woman's Clubs

Engaging women who are balancing career and family with community service and leadership development.

The 
Juniorette Clubs

Empowering young women in junior or senior high school to make a positive impact through service projects.

Membership Benefits

  • Strength in Unity: Amplify your voice in shaping public issues through collective advocacy efforts.

  • Support and Encouragement: Connect with like-minded individuals and forge lasting friendships.

  • Leadership Training: Gain valuable skills and experience through volunteerism that can enhance your professional development.

  • Varied Volunteer Opportunities: Access national resources and support for planning diverse community service projects.

  • Personal Satisfaction and Health Benefits: Experience the joy of making a difference while enjoying lower rates of depression and improved well-being.

Find a Florida Club

Becoming a GFWC member means becoming part of a local Club. In Florida alone, we boast nearly 8,000 members spread across 189 clubs throughout the state. Each Club serves as a hub for community engagement and service initiatives. WE ARE CURRENTLY UPDATING THIS LIST (12/6/2024)

  • District 1 Counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa & Walton
    District Director: Martha Brenenstahl dd1@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: GFWC Fort Walton Beach Woman’s Club GFWC Milton Woman’s Club GFWC Northwest Florida Service Group GFWC Santa Rosa Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Crestview Juniorette Club of Crestview
  • District 2 Counties: Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Bay, Gulf, Franklin & Calhoun
    District Director: Stephanie Cantrell dd2@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Chattahoochee Woman’s Club GFWC Emerald Coast Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Gulf Coast Woman’s Club GFWC Juniorette Club of Chipley The Woman’s Club of Chipley Little Women Juniorette Club of Chipley GFWC Marianna Woman’s Club GFWC Philaco Womans Club of Apalachicola GFWC Wewahitchka Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Panama City
  • District 3 Counties: Liberty, Gadson, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor & Hamilton
    District Director: Sarah Nortelus dd3@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Crawfordville Woman’s Club GFWC Capital City Woman’s Club GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Midtown GFWC Monticello Woman’s Club GFWC Sisters of Service Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Live Oak GFWC Woman’s Club of Tallahassee
  • District 4 Counties: Columbia, Baker, Union, Bradford, Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Putnam & Nassau
    District Director: Terry Laws dd4@gfwcflorida.org ​ Junior District Director: Shantel Dixon jdd4@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: GFWC Arlington Woman’s Club GFWC Crescent City Woman’s Club GFWC First Coast Woman’s Club GFWC Jacksonville Beaches Woman’s Club GFWC Jacksonville Juniorettes GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Jacksonville GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Palatka GFWC Junior Women’s Club of Fernandina Beach GFWC Lakeshore Woman’s Club GFWC Little Women Juniorettes of Palatka GFWC Little Women of Fernandina Beach GFWC Southside Woman’s Club of Jacksonville GFWC Woman’s Club of Fernandina Beach GFWC Woman’s Club of Macclenny GFWC Woman’s Club of Palatka GFWC Woman’s Club of Welaka Lake Butler Woman’s Club Orange Park Woman’s Club Woman’s Club of Lake City Village Improvement Association Federated Woman’s Club of Green Cove Springs The Woman’s Club of Jacksonville Woman's Club of Lake City Woman’s Club of Starke
  • District 5 Counties: Dixie, Levy, Marion, Alachua, Citrus & Gilchrist
    District Director: Sallie Milner dd5@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Cedar Key Woman’s Club GFWC Alachua Woman’s Club GFWC Crystal River Woman’s Club GFWC Gainesville Woman’s Club GFWC Girls on Fire (cyber) GFWC Greater Ocala Woman’s Club GFWC High Springs New Century Women’s Club GFWC Little Women of Ocala GFWC Williston Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Williston Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Inverness GFWC Woman’s Club of Ocala Little Women Juniorettes of Ocala
  • District 6 Counties: Flagler, Volusia & Brevard
    District Director: Sally Kramer dd6@gfwcflorida.org ​ Junior District Director: Allie Rines jdd6@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club Community Woman’s Club GFWC Deltona Woman’s Club GFWC Eau Gallie Woman’s Club GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Club GFWC Satellite Beach Woman’s Club GFWC South Brevard Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Viera Woman’s Club GFWC Space Coast Woman’s Club V.I.A. Orange City Woman’s Club
  • District 7 Counties: Sumter, Lake, Seminole, Orange & Osceola
    District Director: Carla Connelly dd7@gfwcflorida.org Junior District Director: Andrea McDowell jdd7@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Clermont Woman’s Club GFWC Apopka Woman’s Club GFWC Central Florida Woman’s Club GFWC Central Florida Women’s Service League GFWC Lake Mary Woman’s Club GFWC Mount Dora Woman’s Club GFWC Orlando Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Oviedo Woman’s Club GFWC Pine Castle Woman’s Club GFWC Sorosis of Orlando GFWC South Lake Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Wildwood Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Leesburg GFWC Woman’s Club of Ocoee GFWC Woman’s Club of The Villages
  • District 8 Counties: Hillsborough, Pasco & Hernando
    District Director: Kat Sherwood dd8@gfwcflorida.org Junior District Director: Andrea Green jdd8@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: GFWC Blue Umbrella Club GFWC Brandon Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Brandon Service League GFWC Dade City Woman’s Club GFWC East Tampa Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Historic Brooksville Woman’s Club GFWC Juniorettes of Pasco GFWC Leading Ladies of Plant City GFWC Little Women of Lutz GFWC Lutz Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club GFWC Nature Coast Woman’s Club GFWC New Tampa Junior Woman’s Club GFWC New Tampa Juniorettes GFWC Pasco Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Ruskin Woman’s Club GFWC Sun City Center Woman’s Club GFWC Tampa Bay Woman’s Club GFWC Tampa Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club GFWC Temple Terrace Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Temple Terrace Juniorettes GFWC Temple Terrace Woman’s Club GFWC Wesley Chapel Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of New Tampa GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City GFWC Woman’s Club of Zephyrhills GFWC Women on the Rise Junior Woman’s Club (cyber)
  • District 9 Counties: Polk, Hardee & Highlands
    District Director: Joy Wright dd9@gfwcflorida.org Junior District Director: Jesilynn Pfeffer jdd9@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: GFWC Fabulous Florida Flamingo Flock GFWC Florida Federation Past State Presidents Club GWFC Four Corners Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Lakeland GFWC Lake Placid Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Lake Placid Woman’s Club GFWC Lake Wales Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Lake Wales Woman’s Club GFWC United Women’s Club of Lakeland GFWC Woman's Club of Lake Wales The Greater Sebring Junior Woman's Club Wauchula Woman’s Club Woman’s Club of Winter Haven
  • District 10 Counties: Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin & Palm Beach
    District Director: Jerry Koedyker dd10@gfwcflorida.org ​ Junior District Director: Stephanie Vasbinder jdd10@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Boynton Woman’s Club GFWC Casuarina Woman’s Club GFWC District 10 Directors Club GFWC Greater West Palm Beach Women’s Club GFWC Hobe Sound Women’s Club GFWC Juniorette Club of Jupiter-Tequesta GFWC Jupiter-Tequesta Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Okeechobee Junior Woman's Club GFWC Palm Beach Gardens Woman’s Club GFWC Port St. Lucie Woman’s Club GFWC Sebastian River Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Sebastian River Juniorettes GFWC Sebastian Woman’s Club GFWC Treasure Coast Women GFWC Woman’s Club of Delray Beach GFWC Woman’s Club of Jupiter-Tequesta GFWC Woman’s Club of Stuart Indian River County Federation of Women’s Clubs The Woman's Club of Jupiter-Tequesta The Woman’s Club of Lake Worth Woman’s Club of Fort Pierce
  • District 11 Counties: Miami-Dade & Monroe
    District Director: Ruth Martinez dd11@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: GFWC Coco Plum Woman’s Club GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club GFWC Cutler Ridge Woman’s Club GFWC El Portal Woman’s Club Juniorette Club of Coconut Grove GFWC Miami Springs Woman’s Club GFWC The Woman’s Club of Historic Overtown Village Woman's Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Hialeah GFWC Woman’s Club of Homestead Key West Woman’s Club Northeast Miami Woman’s Club The Miami Woman’s Club The Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove
  • District 12 Counties: Desoto, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry & Collier
    District Director: Joyce Powell dd12@gfwcflorida.org Junior District Director: Stephanie Pavlik jdd12@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: GFWC Arcadia Woman’s Club GFWC Bonita-Estero Woman’s Club GFWC LaBelle Community Woman’s Club GFWC Naples Junior Woman’s Club GFWC Naples Juniorettes GFWC Naples Woman’s Club GFWC Punta Gorda Woman’s Club GFWC Rotonda West Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Port Charlotte
  • District 13 Counties: Broward
    District Director: Katy Freitag dd13@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Ft. Lauderdale Woman’s Club, Inc. GFWC Coral Springs Woman’s Club GFWC Hollywood Women’s Club GFWC Plantation Acres Women’s Club GFWC Plantation Woman’s Club GFWC Pompano Beach Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Deerfield Beach GFWC Woman’s Club of West Broward
  • District 14 Counties: Pinellas, Manatee & Sarasota
    District Director: Lisa Klatt dd14@gfwcflorida.org ​ Junior District Director: Shannon Bailey jdd14@gfwcflorida.org Clubs: Bradenton Woman’s Club GFWC Clearwater Community Woman’s Club GFWC North Pinellas Woman’s Club GFWC Pinellas Juniorettes GFWC Pinellas Seminole Woman’s Club GFWC Seminole Junior Woman’s Club GFWC St. Petersburg Junior Woman’s Club GFWC St. Petersburg Juniorettes GFWC St. Petersburg Woman’s Club GFWC Woman’s Club of Sarasota GFWC Woman’s Club of Tarpon Springs GFWC Florida Past Director of Junior's Club
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