The Fuquay-Varina Woman’s Club has
volunteer projects on tap all year long.
“What does your club do?”, people frequently ask. Here’s a sample of what FVWC does:
Annual Art Show competition for students from 25 local schools and club members
Baby supplies + donations for free medical exams for moms at Hand of Hope FV
BINGO, crafts, essential items, holiday fellowship at senior communities
Cancer prevention education + donations to research, treatment charities
Chamber of Commerce membership, collaboration and event participation
Christmas Home Tour to help support our historic clubhouse preservation
Dementia awareness education and support for research, treatment, caregivers
Election information and education to encourage voting participation
En Plein Air artist sponsorship and yearly donation to FV Downtown Association
Environmental education to include recycling, conservation, animal protection
FACES: Family and Community Empowerment Services support and volunteers
Fire and Police 9/11 Remembrance and Appreciation Day with gifts and food
Food insecurity reduction with Back Pack Buddies and Food Pantry donations
FV History Museums support and volunteers for the museum and special events
FV Librarian appreciation day and support of the FV Library founded by the FVWC
Grants to teachers for classroom projects in local schools with partnership of Town of Fuquay
Hope Center Family Crisis Center items for children while counseling and resources
InterACT, SAFE, DESIGNED FOR JOY program support to assist women out of crisis
Student scholarships for college and technical schools , H.O.B.Y. leadership workshop
Out of the Darkness Community awareness walk /fundraising to prevent suicide
Read Across America and book donations to encourage the love of reading
Strong Woman Recognition to celebrate women who serve our community
UNICEF collections to help funding for clean water, schools, housing, health care
WAKE Up and Read to provide books to elementary school children in Wake County
Women FORE Women Golf fundraiser to support charities and community service projects
Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths on local gravesites of veterans who served our country
ZOE empowerment program for agricultural sustainability in poverty areas
For more FVWC information , visit https://www.fuquayvarinawomansclub.org .
We think you’ll then ask “What don’t they do?”
The GFWC Jennie Award: The only national honor bestowed by the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs that recognizes individual members for personal excellence. Club members are nominated by their clubs to compete at state, regional, and national levels for the Federation’s highest honor. Our Club Member, Shirley Simmons was chosen as the STATE WINNER for 2024!
Each year at the GFWC-NC State Convention, GFWC-NC awards three individual members in North Carolina for their excellence. In 2024, two of those were awarded to FVWC Members. Congratulations Julia Yeargan (Clubwoman with Heart Award) and Anne Moell (Woman of the Year Award)!
At the District VI meeting in February 2025, two of FVWC members were awarded for their outstanding contributions in 2024 . Congratulations to Faith Junghahn for Outstanding Citizenship and Patriotism Award and to Susan Stanley for Clubwoman “with “Heart”.
The GFWC National Day of Service of 2023 and 2024: FVWC members donated and took donations, ultimately donating 2000 pounds of canned and dry goods to the Fuquay Emergency Food Pantry.
Each month FVWC highlights a Strong Woman of Fuquay-Varina both in an article published in our newsletter and at meetings. Each woman has shown they are exemplary through their service, overcoming obstacles, leadership skills, or any number of ways. The articles are then cataloged in the Fuquay-Varina Museums historical record.
WAKE UP AND READ: The Education and Libraries members collected over 3000 books in 2025 for WAKE Up and Read… a Wake County Literacy Program. Members also helped children choose their books to start their home libraries and their journey to a love of reading!
BINGO AT THE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND PINE ACRES COMMUNITY CENTER: Each month our Health and Wellness members provide fellowship and fun times as well as yummy and essential living prizes to elderly communities. They also partner with the Arts and Culture Committee to do art classes at Pine Acres Community Center. and Calyxx Assisted Living. It is loads of fun!
CLUBHOUSE GARDENING: Members of the Environment Community Service Project planted a beautiful new array of plants near the sign at our building.
GFWC Communications and PR Creativity Award: The Fuquay-Varina Woman’s Club won the National Award for 2023 for Communications and PR from GFWC! We have a great team!
GFWC Women’s History and Resource Center 40th Anniversary in Washington, DC: Four members made the trip May 2024 to tour WHRC and take part in the celebration of Women’s History and Resource Center special event. We were honored to have met the President and CEO of the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation, Anna Layton.
The North Carolina coalition at the Women’s History and Resource Center’s 40th Anniversary and celebrating Juanita Bryant for her role in starting WHRC.
MEETINGS. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month September – May. We begin gathering at 6:15 p.m. to socialize and have refreshments followed by our meeting promptly beginning at 6:45 in our historic Clubhouse with the red door at 602 N. Ennis Street.
FIRE AND POLICE GOODIE BAGS: On 9/11 Remembrance Day, Our Civic Engagement Community Service Project donates goodie bags to Fuquay-Varina Fire and Police Departments as a thank you for their service to our community.
GFWC-NC Convention: Nine of our members went to Raleigh to take part in the GFWC-NC Convention in 2025. It was a great time getting to know members from other clubs and getting ideas on how to better serve our community.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: Each year at our Spring Banquet we present a Woman of the Year Award to a club member whose service to the Fuquay-Varina Woman’s Club and to our community is exceptional. This year Susan Stanley won the distinction! Congratulations!
CONNECT WALK: Members walk and/or have lunch together each month as a way to connect. We take field trips to see murals, parks, exhibits, trials, gardens, shops, etc.
Wreaths Across America Bow Making Project: Headed by the Civic Engagement CSP, club members made over 600 bows for Wreaths Across America for the graves of veterans right here in Fuquay-Varina. You can see their handy work in December at local cemeteries.
Women FORE Women Tournament: Our annual all-women’s golf fundraiser tournament to raise funds for Fuquay-Varina Woman’s Club projects and causes, especially purple awareness causes such as Animal Advocacy, Cancer Research, Domestic Violence, Dementia , and the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
This tournament was the first and is still the only all- women fundraiser ever held at Bentwinds Country Club, in Fuquay-Varina so FVWC made HERstory. It’s been great fun raising funds for projects that make it fun to serve where there’s a need in our community and beyond!
A lovely article about what we do in the 5 West Magazine May 2025. This has been made into a beautiful plaque for our Clubhouse thanks to John and Patty Byrne.
Donations for BACKPACK BUDDIES – a project shared with the American Legion and a collaboration with Walmart in FV that supplies food items four elementary schools to distribute to children recognized by their school counselors as children in need. A wonderful project that ensures kids that may be experiencing food scarcity at home have access to nutritious food during the traditional school year.
THE FUQUAY-VARINA WOMAN’S CLUB ART SHOW – The members of the Arts Community Service Project organize an art show in January each year and invite 25 local schools to participate. The student art is amazing each and every year. The upper grades are judged, and winners move on to the District Art Show and possibly the State Art Show. Many thanks to Windsor Point for the use of their auditorium so that we can showcase all of the wonderful budding artists in Fuquay-Varina. Also, we appreciate Mayor Massengill for providing the Town of FV Proclamation of Art Week each year and welcoming guests at the opening of our Art Show.
LUNCH CONNECT with members.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA coordinator, Faith Junghagn
The GFWC President’s Special Project: Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention. FVWC supports local organizations that provide assistance to women who have experienced domestic crisis with donated items, monetary donations. We also provide public service announcements and educational materials to help bring awareness and information of resources. See more about FVWC is doing for our 2025 -2026 project in the Coming Events !
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