GFWC Tennessee’s emblem for the 2020–2022 Administration is the dragon, and the theme is
GFWC Tennessee Volunteers: Be the Light; Light a Fire; Get Fired Up. Vicki’s special project, the TRTL Program, focuses on literacy and has two meanings:
During the last two Administrations, GFWC Tennessee constructed huge Christmas trees out of stacked children’s books, which were displayed at the Governor’s Mansion during the holidays. After the exhibit ended, the books were then distributed to nursery schools, children’s hospitals, and other organizations in need.
As Tennessee State President, Vicki wanted to find another way to provide books to children in need. During her preliminary research, Vicki was astonished to learn that many Tennessee public school libraries did not have the number of books required per student. GFWC Tennessee will be working with the state’s Department of Education to identify the schools with the most deficient libraries.
There will be two options for the project:
GFWC Tennessee Volunteers: Be the Light; Light a Fire; Get Fired Up. Vicki’s special project, the TRTL Program, focuses on literacy and has two meanings:
- Together, Replenishing Tennessee Libraries
- Terri Ross Twyford Literacy Program—in honor of Vicki’s sister, who passed away more than a year ago from metastatic breast cancer. Like Vicki, she was a voracious reader.
During the last two Administrations, GFWC Tennessee constructed huge Christmas trees out of stacked children’s books, which were displayed at the Governor’s Mansion during the holidays. After the exhibit ended, the books were then distributed to nursery schools, children’s hospitals, and other organizations in need.
As Tennessee State President, Vicki wanted to find another way to provide books to children in need. During her preliminary research, Vicki was astonished to learn that many Tennessee public school libraries did not have the number of books required per student. GFWC Tennessee will be working with the state’s Department of Education to identify the schools with the most deficient libraries.
There will be two options for the project:
- A club can adopt a local or nearby school(s) and collect book donations and/or funds to purchase specific books requested.
- GFWC Tennessee Districts may elect to collect book donations and/or funds to be used for schools in their District.