CWA holds awareness day
The Woy Woy members will join with other Country Women's Association members from around the state to celebrate CWA Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 8.
Local branches, including Woy Woy, will hold their own form of celebration including open days and community celebrations to bring attention to the roles played by this community conscious organisation.
Woy Woy CWA president Ms Noela Bell said CWA Awareness Day was a time to reflect on the contribution the CWA of NSW has made in its 88-year history.
"The CWA is more than tea and scones.
"For years the CWA of NSW has worked tirelessly as the voice of women in NSW and ACT, providing the support needed to increase the viability of rural communities," Ms Bell said.
"CWA members from the Woy Woy region have been meeting, fundraising, lobbying, providing friendship, an ear to listen and at times, a shoulder to cry on, for many years.
"We have members of many ages, backgrounds and interests and this is what makes the organisation so successful.
"We provide a place for people to come together, share friendships and improve their home and life skills.
"On CWA Awareness Day, we will take time out to reflect on and celebrate these achievements.
"We invite the wider community to do the same."
Starting from humble beginnings in 1922, the CWA of NSW now boasts some 430 branches throughout the state and over 11,000 members who are looking and listening for ways to improve the opportunities for women and their families in local communities.
Woy Woy CWA will hold an open day and morning tea for the community to come and enjoy and hear what the group is all about from 10am to 12pm.
The Woy Woy CWA Hall is located opposite Fisherman's Wharf in Woy Woy.
For more information, contact Noela Bell on 4324 2621.
Press release, 19 Aug 2010
Noela Bell, Woy Woy CWA