Here are some of the wonderful events that occur during our club year.   The departments each have their areas of focus and do a variety of activities throughout the community.

Arts       

	Organizes with the Woman's Club of Raleigh, the annual local Arts Festival for area students and clubwomen
	Donates supplies to local charities
	Organizes a silent auction at the club's Holiday Social
	Promotes arts within the community
	Promotes craft workshops for clubwomen
	Supports arts education throughout the community
	Ushers at local theaters to support the arts and cultural events in our community

Conservation       

	Sponsors the JWC of Raleigh Adopt-A-Highway along Glenwood Avenue
	Maintains and beautifies the Brookhaven/JWC Park
	Decorates the North Carolina State Tree at the Capitol Building
	Collects coupons for and makes a donation to the SPCA
	Supports area beautification projects

Education       

	Awards a local high school senior the Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship (up to $2500)
	Supports Loaves and Fishes and their JWC of Raleigh Library
	Folds newsletters for the NC Library for the Blind
	Provides funds for the Wake County Health Department BOOKS program
	Supports a local learning disabled classroom
	Supports the Wake County Teen Library Corps, a summer program for high school students that volunteer to work in local libraries.  The program helps them learn new skills to prepare them for the workforce and fosters life-long friendships.  We congratulate the teens from Wake Teens Corp for their volunteerism with a $500 donation towards an end-of-year celebration
	Sponsors a woman from the Tammy Lynn Center, a home for mentally challenged individuals.  We plan a girls' outing, including lunch at Rock-o-la, ice cream and a manicure
	Deliver monthly birthday cakes to the children at Loaves and Fishes
	Recognize teachers in the club for all their hard work throughout the year!!

Home Life       

	Advocates for Breast Cancer Awareness
	Provides monthly birthday cakes to the Total Life Center, a daycare for the elderly
	Organizes the Salvation Army Christmas Stocking project for the club
	Donates baskets of food through the Wake County, Department of Social Services, Holiday Cheer program
	Supports the Woman's Center with donations of money, food and toiletries
	Supports the AIDS Service Agency
	Supports the Ronald McDonald House

International and Public Affairs       

	Organizes the luminaries for the State Tree Lighting Celebration at the Capitol
	Visits and provides a program for the Chrysalis Club at the Woman's Prison
	Provides Mother's Day baskets to Interact and New Beginnings
	Sponsors an international dinner for the club
	Collects canned goods for the NC Food Bank in observance of World Food Day
	Supports programs such as Operation Smile, CHAPS (Children's Home Alone Program), Red Cross, and Wake County Courthouse Children's Waiting Room

Ways and Means       

	Coordinates the Fall and Spring Children's Clothing Sales, and Pre-Sale events
	Reviews requests and proposes which organizations and/or projects should receive monies
	Selects additional fundraising projects for the club, including the fall plant sale and volunteering to work at the Parade of Homes