Junior Clubs

Welcome to our Junior Woman’s Club Page! We are women across the world who join together to serve our communities by “Living the Volunteer Spirit.” Our international headquarters is located in Washington DC. The Junior Conference is a department of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The Junior Conference was originally established as a means to encourage young women to become involved in their communities. However, the state of Georgia has no age limit and welcomes women of all ages into the conference. The Junior Conference of the GFWC has a rich history. It is amazing to me to see the work that ladies for over 100 years have accomplished to make our world a better and safer place to live.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as the 2024-2026 GFWC Georgia Junior Director. It is a pleasure to serve in this position along with GFWC Georgia President Cathy Jones, and I am looking forward to the next years.

The theme for my administration is “Serving Faithfully”, with the inspiration being Colossians 3: 23-24 which says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” As the position of Junior Director approached, I often turned to the Lord in prayer asking Him if this was the right direction for my life. I am a mom, raising two children that are extremely active. Not to mention, I have a full-time career. I will be honest, I often hoped that the Lord would point me in a different direction, but there was not one time that the Lord did not call me to serve. Furthermore, I serve because I know personally the impact non-profit organizations can have on people’s lives. If I can impact one person from my service, I know that I will serve my Lord faithfully, and I can rest knowing that my inheritance will be far more than any money, recognition, or accolades that I will receive in this lifetime.

Instead of having a special project, I am focusing on the Junior Special Project, Advocates for Children. To further enhance the Junior Special Project, I chose the pinwheel as this administrations symbol. The pinwheel is a symbol for childhood innocence. Advocates for Children is personal, the impact that the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lowndes County has had on our community and my life is immeasurable. The children that the center serves and the services that are provided touch so many within our community. At each state gathering, I would like to collect items for a local agency that serves children. This would be a hands-on activity that would serve different agencies across the state, making the project meaningful for not only a Southwest District agency, but for various agencies that represent all GFWC Georgia Junior Clubs.

The Tallulah Falls Project will be a campaign to establish a perpetual scholarship in honor of the Junior Conference. I hope that individuals along with clubs will make a two-year monetary commitment to establish this scholarship. This will create a lasting legacy for the Junior Conference and will fund uniforms for students for years to come that need additional financial support.

I look forward to the next two years, and I hope to serve GFWC Georgia faithfully during this administration.

Jennifer Stalvey

GFWC Georgia – Director of Junior Clubs

Junior Pledge

The Junior Pledge was written in 1916 by Helen Cheney Kimberly of California, and was adopted in 1930 at the GFWC Convention as the National Junior Pledge.

I pledge my loyalty to the Junior Club women,
By doing better than ever before
What work I have to do;
By being prompt, honest, courteous,
By living each day, trying to accomplish something,
Not merely to exist.