HJR21 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura HallRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

General Federation of Women’s Clubs Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC Alabama), commended

Summary

This bill is a resolution from the Alabama Legislature honoring the GFWC Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs for 130 years of public service.

What This Bill Does

It expresses formal commendation from the Legislature for the GFWC Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs and its public service. It highlights the organization's programs in arts, education, libraries, natural resources, veterans, health, child advocacy, and citizenship, as well as its involvement in mental health awareness and domestic/sexual violence prevention. It notes the group’s history, its national affiliation, and its upcoming annual convention, and it states the acknowledgment is ceremonial with no changes to law.

Who It Affects

• GFWC Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs and its thousands of members and local clubs receive formal recognition from the Legislature.
• Residents of Alabama and the communities the organization serves may benefit indirectly from its programs and advocacy in education, health, libraries, arts, and other public-service areas.

Key Provisions

• Commends the GFWC Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs for dedicated public service in Alabama over the past 130 years.
• Recognizes the organization's history—organized in 1895 and chartered into the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1907—and its ongoing community work.
• Highlights the group’s program areas, including arts, education, libraries, natural resources preservation, veterans support, public health and wellness, child advocacy, and citizenship.
• Notes the GFWC Signature Program, Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention, and the 2024-26 theme 'Living the Volunteer Spirit – Compassion in Action' along with the President's Project 'Mental Health Matters'.
• Announces the 130th Annual Convention (April 25-27, 2025) in Montgomery and states the resolution is offered in high esteem by named legislators.

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Subjects

Resolutions