Awards & Recognition
2013: Special thanks to Danalyn Cahill for her amazing artistic contributions. Since 1932, our official club flower has been the red hibiscus. Danalyn recreated a long-lost, hand-drawn image and made it possible for us to step into 2013 with a vibrant, fresh, and classic new logo. Many hours of work were donated to create the beautiful hibiscus you see on this website — and anywhere else you see the GFWC Naples Woman’s Club. Thank you, Danalyn! Your talent as a graphic designer, professionalism, and generosity are truly a gift.
2011: City of Naples Proclamation – November 9, 2011, Awarded by Mayor, Bill Barnet in anticipation of celebrating 80 years of Service
2007: City of Naples Proclamation Naples Woman’s Club Day “75 Years of Service” January 20, 2007, Awarded by Mayor Bill Barnett
2005: $45,000 Friedenwald Grant (5-year, $9,000 annual Award)
2000: Naples’ Diamond Jubilee; Commemorative Marker installed outside the Clubhouse, recognizing
1999: Louise Prothero Endowment bestowed to provide 4
1997: Doris Gandees, NWC founding president, selected as “Grand Marshal” of the Naples July 4th Parade to celebrate NWC’s 65 years of service to the community.
Special Recognition by GFWC
2017
GFWC Florida Federation
- Membership Retention – 1st Place
- Education – 2nd Place
- Leadership – 2nd Place
- Domestic Violence/Home Life – Honorable Mention
- Art & Crafts Ribbons
2016
GFWC Florida Federation
- Fundraising – 1st Place
- Art & Crafts Ribbons
2015
GFWC Florida Federation
- Fundraising – 1st Place
- Leadership – 1st Place
- Membership – 3rd Place
- Art & Crafts Ribbons
2014
GFWC Florida Federation
- Membership – 2nd Place; Increased over 25%
- Public Issues – 2nd Place; “Time Capsule” Partnership
- Domestic Violence Prevention Partnerships – 3rd Place
- District 12 Director President’s Award to Lee Kraus.
- Community Improvement – Clubhouse Renovation
- Honor Award
- Art & Craft Awards
2013
GFWC Florida Federation
- Membership — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Domestic Violence Awareness — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Membership — “Shoe Award” ” Largest increase in
- Membership”
- Honor Score
- “Dean’s List” Award — Newspaper publication,
- “The Hibiscus”
2012
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Home Life — 1st Place & Overall Award
- Public Issues — 2nd Place
- Conservation — 2nd Place
- Education — 3rd Place
- Programs — 3rd Place
- Public Relations — 3rd Place
2011
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Public Issues — 1st Place Overall Award; contributing Partnership w/ Home life; Sew
Much Comfort ; Empowerment of Women (Dora Valentine Scholarship)
2010
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Education — 1st place (Category 5) “Education in the Community”
- Conservation — 2nd Place (Category 5)
- Domestic Violence Awareness — 2nd Place (Category 5)
- Programs — 2nd Place (Category 5)
GFWC
- State Poetry Award — 1st Place
2009
GFWC Florida Federation
- Noah’s Ark Award — Outstanding Participation with Heifer International, “Sharing Hope”
- Education — 1st Place (Category 5) “Education in the Community”
- Education — Overall Award
- Conservation — 2nd Place
- Empowering Women Committee — 2nd Place (Category 5) “Domestic Violence Awareness”
- Programs — 2nd Place
- Education — 3rd Place (Category 5) “Focus on Literacy”
- Public Relations — 3rd Place (Category 5)
- Honor Score
2008
GFWC Florida Federation
- Home Life — 1st Place (Category 5
- Home Life — Overall Award
- Education — 1st Place (Category 5), “Lifelong Learning”
- Ways& Means — 1st Place “Dollars & Cents”
- Fundraising — 2nd Place (Category 5)
- Arts — 3rd Place “Arts in the Community”
- Education — 3rd Place Overall (Category 5)
- Public Relations — 3rd Place (Category 5)
- Sew-Much-Comfort — 3rd Place “Break-away garments for amputees”
- Honor Score
- GFWC National Photography Award
- Ways & Means — 2nd place “Volunteers In Action” (World of Pictures)
2007
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Home Life — 1st Place “Women’s Health”
- Programs — 1st Place
- Newsletter — 2nd Place
- Fund-raising — 2nd Place
- Conservation — 2nd Place
- Arts — 2nd Place, Arts In The Community
2006
GFWC Florida Federation
- Newsletter — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Conservation — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Art in the Community — 1st Place (Category 5)
- International — 2nd Place (Category 5) “Doctors’ Without Borders”
- Home Life — 2nd Place (Category 5) “Helping Hands in the Community” Honor Score
2005
- GFWC National Award — Literacy-Education “Tutoring From the Heart”
2004
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Education — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Education — 1st Place, Special Projects
- Public Relations — Media 1st Place
- GFWC — State Photography Award
2003
GFWC Florida Federation
- Public Relations — “Seeds of Service” Media Award
- Honor Score
- Arts — 1st Place Special Project (Puppet Theater-Immokalee)
- Conservation — 1st Place
- Education — 1st Overall
- Education — 1st Place Literacy
- GFWC State Photography Award
2002
GFWC Florida Federation
- Public Relations — 1st Place, Press Book Award Media & Publicity
- Education — 2nd Place Overall
- Art — 3rd Place Overall, Very Special Arts
- Honor Score
2001
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Education — 1st Place Overall Award
- Arts — 2nd Place Overall Award
- Home Life — 2nd Place Overall Award
- GFWC State Photography Award
2000
GFWC Florida Federation
- Art — Overall Award “Women in the Arts”, Partner: Philharmonic Festival of Trees
- International — Overall Award “Outreach Program for Children”
- Arts — 2nd Place (Category 4)
- Public Relations — 3rd Place (Category 4)
- Honor Score
GFWC Awards
- Community Improvement Program “Alliance for Children”
- Arts — Very Special Arts “Art in the Park Programs”
1999
GFWC Florida Federation
- Art — 1st Place (Category 5) VSA “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” Immokalee
- International — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Education — 2nd Place (Category 5)
- Newsletter — 3rd Place
- Honor Score
GFWC National Awards
- Recognition of 50 years of Federation
- National Photography Award
1998
- Florida Federation
- Club Leadership Award — 1st Place trophy (engraved silver tray)
- Lois B. Perkins Finalist “Best Club in Florida” — 30+ Awards
- Mental Health Project / State President’s Award — 3rd Place
- Art — 1st Place/Category 5
- Education — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Fund-raising — 1st Place (Category 5)
- Membership — 2nd Place (Category 5)
- Leadership — 2nd Place (Category 5)
- Public Affairs — 3rd Place (Category 5)
- Yearbook — 3rd Place (Category 5)
- Home Life — 4th Place (Category 5)
- Newsletter — 4th Place (Category 5)
- Honor Score
GFWC
- State Haiku Poetry Award
1997
- Florida Federation
- Marcia Bright General — Juniorette Award 2nd Place
- State Haiku Poetry Award
- Honor Score
GFWC
- National Drama Award — 2nd Place “Tapestry of the Gods” (play in verse for Girl Scouts)
1996
GFWC Florida Federation
- Lois B. Perkins “Best Club in Florida” Award
- 34 Department Awards
- Honor Score
1995
GFWC Florida Federation
- Lois B Perkins Award “Best Club in Florida”
- 36 NWC Department Awards.
- Honor Score
1994
GFWC Florida Federation
- Judith Lutz General Junior Interaction Award with Naples Junior Woman’s Club
- 25 NWC Department Awards
- Honor Score
1993
GFWC Florida Federation
- Honor Score
- Conservation Outstanding Volunteer Award
- Newsletter — Best in Florida
- State Award — Skit “Ain’t
necessarily So” - State Award — Club History (Oral and Written)
1992
GFWC Florida Federation
- Programs — 1st Place
- Education — 1st Place “School Issues”
- Fundraising — 1st Place
- Dorothy Edwards Endowment (received to establish annual scholarship awards for vocational training)
1967
GFWC Florida Federation
- Best Club History — 1st Place “Friday’s Children” by Kathryn Post, a history of NWC 1932-1967
- (The book was written and published to celebrate the Club’s 35th Anniversary. “Friday’s Children” is in the Florida Federation Library in Lakeland, Florida.)
- 125th anniversary of GFWC
Naples Woman's Club, Inc.
Club: 570 Park Street, Naples, FL 34102
Mail: PO BOX 662 Naples, FL 34106
Phone: 239.262.6331
Email: admin@napleswomansclub.org