Our Purpose is to…

• Encourage and promote charitable activities and projects

• Study topics of general interest

• Promote fellowship

• Foster cultural interest in the Springfield, Virginia Community

• Advance general welfare

• Help our Community

Our projects and volunteer activities change our community for the better every day.

Club History and Information:

• Chartered by the VFWC (Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs) and GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) in 1954 as Crestwood Women’s Club.

• Name changed to The Woman’s Club of Springfield, Inc. in 1969.

• Club played a major role in the creation of the Richard Byrd Library in Springfield, VA.

• In 1964, The Pink Elephant Thrift Shop was created.  100% of proceeds go to philanthropic projects.

• Club Flower – Pink Rose

• Club Colors – Pink & Green

• Member GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs)

• Member GFWC- VA

• Member GFWC – Northern District (Virginia)

• Received the 1997 Springfield Inter-Service Club Council Organization of the Year Award for the Pink Elephant Thrift Shop operation.

Whom We Support:

• College scholarship for a woman graduating from a Springfield high school (Thomas Edison High School in 2022.) Read more…

• Bethany House, Alexandria, Virginia

• Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition

• Local area Elementary schools in various needed ways

• Small businesses through the Spring Faire which the woman’s club hosts

• Fairfax Hospital and Alexandria Hospital with layettes

• Our Troops with hand knitted items (Operation Gratitude)

• Families at Thanksgiving time

• Friends of the Richard Byrd library

• Canine Partners for Life

• Mended Hearts

• Trails for Youth

• Alice’s Kids

• Springfield Challenger Baseball

• ECHO, Inc.

Please inquire via email for more information: wcs_gfwc@gmail.com.

 

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Acknowledgements and Thank You’s:

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September 2021: Thank card from Crestwood Elementary School for student headphones.

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