DID YOU KNOW....

GFFN IS A PHILANTHROPIC POWERHOUSE  ! 

In 2014-2015 GFFN   

• Bestowed $10,000 in scholarships to women in need at George Mason University and the Northern Virginia Community College in 2014-2015 school year and are committed to funding six $1000 scholarships in 2015-2016.  Enhancing Women's Lives Through Education!       
  
• Earned $4054 through White House Christmas Ornament Sales for Artemis House--Fairfax County's only 24 hour domestic violence shelter    
  
• Raised $1070  through a cooking demonstration with Chef Jacques at Chez Francois for Kids R First to support their efforts to supply school supplies and mini-scholarships for 25,000 students in Northern Virginia       
  
• Hosted our 34th annual Poetry Contest for Great Falls Elementary School and Awarded  $300  in U.S. Savings bonds to student poets during Poetry Month in April.  Treated the students and their teachers to an awards luncheon at Riverbend Country Club.  
  
• Donated $730 for Friends of River Bend Park to sponsor school field trips for students in need to the Park's Nature Center from our 50/50 raffles at the Fall Kick-Off and End-of-the-Year Luncheons   
  
• Knitted scarves and hats for Artemis House,  and twelve beautiful red scarves for Valentine care packages for parentless college students through Foster Care 2 Success, and baby quilts for local charities.
  
• Wrapped gifts Mother's Day weekend for a popular Reston gift shop and earned donations for Kids R First.    
  
• Sorted School Supplies for Kids R First for students in need in 90 Fairfax County schools.     
  
• GFFN's finest golfers participated in a golf tournament Fundraiser for Kids R First as well as other tournament fundraisers.    
  
• Donated to Lift Me UP and Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation in honor of cherished long time member and founder, Patricia McVeigh, an avid equestrian, who passed away  April 28, 2014.
  
• Collected more than 100 adorable teddy bears to Toys For Tots  campaign at Christmas through the Great Falls Firehouse.