{"id":17,"date":"2023-03-30T21:14:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/797a54f513.nxcli.io\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:11:38","slug":"about-gfwc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lenoircityartsandcrafts.com\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"About GFWC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26cd7ab1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"26cd7ab1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73ecb0c1\" data-id=\"73ecb0c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68041e84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68041e84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b18114\" data-id=\"73b18114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8b6164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f8b6164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GFWC Suburbia Woman's Club<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5336ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5336ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about the organization that helps run the festival every year.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-416cf1f9\" data-id=\"416cf1f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-097d070 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"097d070\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c7ba2\" data-id=\"32c7ba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a3cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a3cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GFWC Suburbia Woman\u2019s Club<\/strong> is an organization of 20 women dedicated to community service. It is affiliated with the General Federation of Women\u2019s Clubs, headquartered in Washington, D.C. and the Tennessee Federation of Women\u2019s Clubs. These service oriented national and state organizations were formed in the nineteenth century and have been responsible for the formation of over 75% of the nation\u2019s libraries, the enactment of child labor laws and for the formation of the Department of Education.<\/p><p>On a local level, GFWC Suburbia Women\u2019s Club members work together to support the local community in a similar manner. Suburbia has been sponsoring the Lenoir City Arts and Crafts festival since its inception in 1962. The event is the principal source of income for its many community and charitable projects. Over the past four decades, Festival proceeds totaling more than $500,000 have been returned to the community in support of children and families, education, literacy, the arts, the elderly, the disabled and public affairs.<\/p><p><strong>For information on membership to GFWC Suburbia Women\u2019s Club contact us at:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Postal address: P.O.Box 183, Lenoir City, TN 37771<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:jcus@live.com\">jcus@live.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Learn more about GFWC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfwc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gfwc.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80d364c\" data-id=\"80d364c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff5035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ff5035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/lenoircityartsandcrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFWC_Logo_K_emblem-2-768x819-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-483\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GFWC Suburbia Woman&#8217;s Club Learn more about the organization that helps run the festival every year. 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