Our Service to the Community
Just a Glimpse at Our Civic and Community Involvement
- Endorsement and financial support of the Three Rivers Promise.
- Sponsors college scholarships for over 100 young people to date.
- Supports the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services (DASAS) and Keystone Place through donations and the Afghan Project to date over 1000 afghans have been donated.
- Hosts the Historic Three Rivers Labor Day Bridge Walk raising money to improve the trails.
- Three Rivers Food Site with volunteers on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the months of February and August, working 9 to noon, assembling boxes of food for clients of the TRFS. The TRFS is located under the back door of Lowry’s Books downtown.
- Donates “Kind News” subscriptions over 56 classrooms in area elementary schools, teaching children respect and care for animals for more than 20 years.
- Worked with local school children to raise funds for the original Carnegie Library in the early 20th century.
- Sponsored and financially supported the Visiting Nurse Program in Three Rivers for over 50 years.
- For 60 years provided free milk to school children who could not afford it.
- Provided the leadership for the establishment of a Family Service Center in the community which evolved into the Community Mental Health Center.
Many of our members are volunteers in other places in town, Red Cross, Hospital Auxiliary, Community Players, Church, Boy Scouts, Girls Scotts, Garden Club, Southwest Michigan Black Historical Society, Recycling, World Faire, Animal Rescue Fund, St. Joseph County 4-H and many others.
Timeline of Community Service
Three Rivers Woman’s Club from 1891 to Now
1954
1954: Support for Girlstown
Support for Girlstown, project of the Michigan GFWC
1958
1958-1962: Established Family Service Center
Worked to establish the Family Service Center which evolved into the Community Mental Health Board
1960
1960’s: Club House Building Fund
Concentration on the building fund for a club house.
1962
1962: Grace McCally, First Woman to Run for City Council
Club member Grace McCally, first woman to run for City Council – involvement in the community has continued with members holding County & State GFWC Offices and local political offices, as members of the school board, and recognition of members as Lions Club Citizen of the Year.
1970
1970-to now: Pie Booth
Dessert and then Pie Booth (1978) at Water Carnival/Festival to fund scholarships for post-secondary education, and scholarships for Interlochen, Carnegie Center for the Arts children’s summer programs, and Baycliff Health Camp.
1972
1972
Donation to help the purchase of Respirator at TR Hospital
Writing and Art Competitions for young people
