Education & Libraries
Senior Tea
The Senior Tea is an annual event that has been held for over 75 years to celebrate Charlotte High School's graduating seniors! The event generally features a speaker, a performance by the choir, presentation of a $1000 merit scholarship, and drawing of two $500 scholarships. Afterwards, there is a reception with tea and cookies. This year's event will be held on May 7, 2025.
Tea & Tomes
Tea & Tomes has a chair and about 25 members. It meets monthly through the school year, usually on the 4th Tuesday at the Charlotte Community Library. A book list is provided, and we read one per month and discuss it. Light refreshments and tea are served. Members sign up for a turn to host. Volunteers to lead the discussion are welcome & encouraged!
Upcoming Tea & Tomes Events: The next meeting is on March 25, 2025. The book being discussed is: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Hoopla book by the same title, but not the same author.
Maine, 1789: when the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committee by two of the town's most respected gentleman - one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.
April 22, 2025. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
May 20, 2025. James by Percival Everett
Epsilon Sigma Omicron
This is a voluntary reporting of books one has read/year. A chair collects the information and sends it in to GFWC MI and certificates are awarded at various milestones. There are no restrictions as to what books are read.
Click here for the ESO Pledge Form
Click here for Certificate Levels and Reading Record for ESO
Read to Me
Members volunteer to support young readers in kindergarten through third grade at Parkview and Galewood elementary schools. Volunteers are assigned to one or two students to read with once a week for 30-60 minutes.
Listen to Me Read
There is a chair, and she recruits volunteers who support young readers in kindergarten through third grade at Parkview and Galewood schools. Volunteers are assigned to one or two students to read with once a week for 30-60 minutes. There is some flexibility in meeting volunteers’ scheduling needs.
Reading Is FUNdamental (RIF)
Reading is Fundamental (RIF)is a National Program often supported by local groups such as GFWC. Being on this committee is not a huge time commitment, but a rewarding one. Our club, along with a small grant, provides the funds to purchase books for every second grader in Charlotte. We meet twice a year, fall and spring, as a committee to select books. Working with a partner, each team arranges a visit with a Second Grade Teacher to visit the classroom. Time Commitment: Fall and Spring: a couple of hours to meet and select books. Classroom visits are usually 20-30 minutes. You might be responsible for one or two classrooms, depending on how many committee members there are.
MYLead
Michigan Youth Leadership has been an endorsed project of GFWC MI since October, 2005. GFWC-Charlotte sponsors two sophomores each year to attend this leadership training program. MYLead motivates and enables the youth of Michigan to continuously make a positive impact on their communities through leadership and service. MYLead carries out this mission by hosting an annual leadership conference for high school sophomores. Students from many Michigan schools are brought together for energetic interaction with leaders of today and positive peers. Events include panel discussions with leaders from business and government, community service, team building activities, motivational speakers, leadership exercises, and impromptu speaking exercises in small groups. Students who have attended report that this event has been an amazing experience that has prepared them to be leaders. As well as sponsoring two students, GFWC–Charlotte helps with registration at MSU for high school students attending a leadership training seminar. Volunteers are always welcomed.
