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Start a Juniorette Club
Click here for GFWC's Juniorette Handbook with everything you need to know to start a GFWC Juniorette Club.

Juniorette Clubs are comprised of middle school/junior high school and high school age young women and must be sponsored by a General or a Junior Club holding active membership in GFWC.  By sponsoring a Juniorette Club, a GFWC club commits itself to "assuring the continuity of Federation work and the influence for good."  the sponsor club extends its legacy of service by passing along GFWC leadership training, education and the experience of engagement to young people who are the promise of the future. (excerpted for the Juniorette Handbook)

 For the formation of Juniorette Clubs, GFWC of Massachusetts bylaws state:

Article X–Juniorette Membership
Section 1.  NAME: There shall be Juniorette Clubs which shall be composed of middle school/junior high or high school students and must be sponsored by an active General or Junior Membership Club.  A sponsoring club must choose which grade level they wish to sponsor and may only sponsor one Juniorette Club

Section 2.  OBJECT: The object of Juniorette Clubs shall be to unite students for the purpose of promoting civid, educational, community service and social activities in fulfillment of the object of the Federation.

Section 3.  MEMBERSHIP: Application for admission of a Juniorette Club to the Federation shall be made in writing to the Federation by the President or Secretary of the club addressed to the corresponding secretary of the sponsoring club, (General or Junior) and accompanied by a copy of the club's bylaws, a list of officers and statement of its total membership.  All club names shall be proceeded by GFWC.
  1. The corresponding secretary of the sponsoring club shall present each applicaton to the sponsoring club's executive board at the meeting following the receipt.
  2. A majority vote of the sponsoring club's executive board shall recommend the club to the Federation for membership.  On approval of the executive board of the Federation, notificaton shall be sent by the corresponding secretary of the Federation to the sponsoring club and the Juniorette Club.      .
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  1. A sponsoring club must designate an Advisor from the sponsoring club who must attend all meetings of the Juniorette Club.
Section 4. DUES AND FINANCES.  Each Juniorette Club shall pay to the treasurer of the State Federation annual per capita dues at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) for the State Federation and per capita dues of ten dollars ($10.00) for the General Federation with dues payable on or before February 1.

Section 5.  REPRESENTATION.  
  1. For every ten members, each Juniorette Club shall be entitled to one voting delegate at business meetings of Junior Membership and State Federation.
  2. Representation at State Federation meetings shall be determined on the same basis as general club representation.
If you are interested in starting a Juniorette Club, contact Diane McCurley, membership chairman, at 508-423-5066 or for more information.
To offer comments and or to receive more information about our organization  Please contact: Diane Murphy, Director,   or write to: GFWC of Massachusetts, Junior Membership,  P.O. Box 679, Sudbury, MA 01776-0679 GFWC of Massachusetts Headquarters is at  245 Dutton Road, Sudbury, MA.  Click here for directions!