Charities and students big winners at Greater Keller Women’s Club event

Thank you Star-Telegram for recognizing GKWC Foundation with the following article published June 25, 2017. 

Hard work has its own rewards and perhaps none greater than seeing others benefit from the fruits of your labor. The hardworking members of the Greater Keller Women’s Club collectively experienced the thrill of seeing the results of their past year’s work recently at the annual gathering to hand out money to local charities and to local graduating seniors.

An impressive $75,000 was awarded to 10 local nonprofit organizations and to a dozen Keller students heading off to college by the GKWC Foundation at the annual Distribution of Funds celebration at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club.

The Foundation was established in 1996 as the giving arm of the women’s club and since then, through the club’s annual fundraising efforts along with generous community donors, they have awarded $1.3 million in grants and scholarships. President of the foundation is Janna Clarke.

“The Distribution of Funds Dinner is one of the happiest events we hold annually,” said GKWC President Caroline Sherman. “The room is filled with smiles as volunteers watch local charities and graduating high school seniors express their gratitude for the funding.”

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GKWC's Annual Distribution of Funds Dinner

The annual Distribution of Funds Meeting and Dinner was held June 15, 2017 at the Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club. Eleven non-profit charities and twelve KISD graduating seniors were presented with grants and scholarships. A total of $75,000.00 was awarded by the Greater Keller Women’s Club Foundation. The Garden of Roses Fashion Show fundraiser raised $65,000.00 and the GKWC contributed $10,000.00 from miscellaneous fundraisers held throughout the year.

This event is held to award and recognize local charities that work tirelessly each and every day for the betterment of our community, and to help twelve KISD graduating seniors attend the college of their choice.

Grants totally $39,000.00 were awarded to: Arts Council of Northeast, Battered Women’s Foundation, CASA of Tarrant County, Christ’s Haven for Children, Community Storehouse, Metroport Meals on Wheels, Mid-Cities Care Corp, Neuro Assistance Foundation, North Texas SNAP, Safe Haven and Victory Therapy Center.

A $3,000.00  scholarship was awarded to each of our twelve graduating seniors: Janine Bariuan, Samantha Duven, Caleb Crawley and Marissa Cleveland (Central High School); Siobain Medina, Alexandria Carrillo, Kayla Butner, and Samantha Webb ( Fossil Ridge High School) Maci Carr and Jenna Erb (Keller High School), and Kofi Agyare (Timber Creek High School).  Nicole Huette from Keller High School was the Holly Bowden Scholarship recipient. Congratulations to each and every one!

Since the GKWC Foundation was established 21 years ago, $1,259,139.00 in grants and scholarships have been awarded.

Caroline Sherman was recognized as the GKWC 2017 Shining Star, an annual award of the Northeast Arts Council honoring volunteers. Caroline is the epitome of the meaning of “Volunteer”, tirelessly working and “Giving Back” with her time, talents, and determination.

The GKWC has been a member of President’s Volunteer Service Awards program since 2009. A program that recognizes an ongoing commitment to community wellbeing and continued civic participation.  The GKWC is involved in more than 25 annual planned charitable events each year, accumulating volunteer hours totaling over 11,800 this past year.
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The GKWC mission is to further the common goal and general welfare of the community and to provide a means to pursue mutual interests and participate in the community. 

The Greater Keller Women’s Club would like you to join us in our annual Distribution of Funds Dinner, being held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 6:30pm at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club, 600 Promontory Dr., Keller Texas. 

The GKWC will be awarding grants to multiple non-profit organizations, and scholarships to twelve KISD, 2017 graduates. Members and guests are invited to help us celebrate another amazing year of Fundraising and “Giving Back” to the greater Keller community. Please RSVP by 12:00 noon, Thursday, June 8, 2017, you can make your reservations online at www.gkwc.org or by emailing Debbie Johnson directly at debbiejohnsonjj@gmail.com

June is the month the new GKWC year begins, and we are moving full steam ahead continuing the efforts of community service, fundraising and meeting the common goal of general welfare for the people of our area. Join the GKWC; meet new friends, enjoy fun events, conversations, food and the joy of truly “Giving Back”.

Check out our GKWC website calendar; mark your personal calendar with one or more of the upcoming fun activities and come see what this amazing organization is all about!