Club Activities

Arts and Culture

We assist with the beautification of Manistique. 

We provide monetary support to Operation Petunia. We plant flowers and perennials around town in large planters.  We help keep the flowers and baskets around town watered. 

Civic Engagement and Outreach

• GFWC Manistique along with 4-H, Boy and Girl Scouts, and the Kiwanis Builders Club received a grant from the Schoolcraft Community Conservation District in the spring of 2023 to form the Manistique Community Garden on the corner of Mackinac Ave and Wolf Streets. For more information on the Garden visit https://www.gfwcmanistique.org/manistique-community-garden. 

• Members of the Club are docents at the Schoolcraft's Pioneer Park and have spent many hours at the Museum store downtown Manistique.

• We have a warming tree between Thanksgiving and the New Year that is filled with donations of warm mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves. 

• We provided monetary donations and items for women and children at Harbor House. 

• We are an annual supporter of Bay Cliff and sent monetary donations and assorted needed items in May to the Camp.  

• We held a Pancake Breakfast at the VFW with support from the women veterans. The theme was Dr. Seuss and we even had the Cat in the Hat visit and read stories to children. Over $3000 was raised from the breakfast and raffle baskets. The money raised is to help support the new Veteran's Memorial in Manistique.  

• We provided painted wooden Easter eggs to the residents of Woodland Meadows and the Schoolcraft Medical Facility. 

• We held an annual tea for the graduating senior girls and their mother in April at the Zion Lutheran Church. 

Education and Libraries

• Each year GFWC Manistique donates $100 to the Manistique Public Library to honor those members who have passed away. 

• We have three very active Little Free Libraries in town. Members keep them stocked with books. 

• We provide scholarships to local band students to help them with camp expenses. 

• The Club is also a Band Booster. 

• We provide a $1000 annual scholarship to a Manistique HS Senior. 

Environment

We have many members planting trees and pollinators in areas around Manistique. 

Health and Wellness

We provide cakes and entertainment once a month at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility to the 90+ residents who choose to come to the Birthday Party and celebrate those who have a birthday at the facility. 

Fundraising

• Terri Lynn Nuts and Candy Sales - Our area banks and credit unions contribute to the success of this fundraiser. They house our nuts and candy and sell them at their local branches. We made a profit of $2262. 

• Flower Cards - The Flower Shop/Ben Franklin's in Manistique is our partner providing small bouquets each month to those who purchase flower cards for $40 from a member or the Flower Shop.  

• Christmas and Spring Auctions - We hold a small auction at our December meeting and the proceeds go to the Senior Scholarship at the High School. The Spring auction proceeds go to the general fund to help support local initiatives. We made over $2000 this year at the two auctions. 

Communications Committee

The communications committee takes pictures at our local events and posts them to the GFWC Manistique Women's Facebook page. Articles are also written every month and sent to our two local papers; The Advisor and The Pioneer Tribune.