OUR PROJECTS
Serving Clayton, Concord and the surrounding areas since 1973
We love to stay busy by helping our community.
Check out some of our volunteer opportunities below!
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2026 GOES TO JULIANNA AMAYA
GFWC Clayton Valley Woman’s Club proudly offers a $2,000.00 scholarship to a graduating, female Diablo Valley College student transferring to a 4 year college or university to pursue a degree. The applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need. We must receive DVC transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation, and an essay. We received 24 applications and interviewed 3.
Although many of the applicants were exemplary Julianna Amaya did stand out. She was accepted to all the universities she applied to and chose her dream school, UC Berkeley, as a mechanical engineering major.
Julianna attended our June birthday luncheon celebration with her sister, another accomplished scholar. She gave us a wonderful acceptance speech starting with her childhood and building furniture for her dolls. In high school she had her first experience in engineering. Her grandparents were struggling to open and close the chicken coop door so she built an automatic door using recycled circuitry materials. She has worked with children with hands on science projects to inspire curiosity and confidence in STEM. At DVC she founded the first 3D Printing Club. She has strengthened her personal and technical skills through research and engineering. Through the Stanford Science Small Groups she conducted research on a question. In NASA’s L’Space Mission Concept Academy. She collaborated with a multidisciplinary team on the design of a lunar rover mission that explored the Moon’s South Pole. She also had an internship at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory where she evaluated the HVAC chilled- water and boiler system’s to ensure the heaters and AC units were working so they could continue the lab’s research.
In her “spare time” she earned money as a tutor and tennis coach while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
She finished her speech and I quote “I aim to continue my engineering journey and contribute to the medical device industry. Through research and innovation, I am eager to improve human health and make healthcare technology accessible to everyone.”
The CVWC is honored to be able to help this inspiring young woman.
PENNIES FOR PINES
This is Clayton Valley Woman's Club conservation activity. Every meeting a small container, covered with pine trees, is passed around to collect coins from members and guests.
Every time we collect $68, one acre of National Forest land in California is planted with about 350 pine, fir, redwood and giant sequoia seedlings. These plantings are most important as every year thousands of acres of forest are lost to fires and/or disease. Last year CVWC sponsored 2 acres of seedlings.
DONATIONS FOR THE HOMELESS
Merle Whitburn volunteered to take over collecting items for the homeless. At our May 2026 Meeting, Merle collected 55 bars of soap!! Merle says that greatly needed items are: Women's and Men's jeans and T-shirts, belts, caps, summer dresses, big purses, toiletries, wipes, sweaters, gently used bras, and shoes for men and women. Please bring your donations to club meetings for Merle to collect.
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
Heifer International is a global nonprofit with a proven solution to ending hunger and poverty in a sustainable way. Heifer helps empower millions of families to lift them out of poverty and hunger to self-reliance through gifts of livestock, seeds and trees, and extensive training, which provide a multiplying source of food and income. Corporate sponsors offered to triple our donation once again this year. Thanks again for your generous donations - Kathy Hester.
WE ALSO COLLECT AT OUR MEETINGS!
EARTH DAY PROJECT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026
On April 18, 2026, Co 2nd Vice Presidents Beth Enea and Joan Reed participated in the Clayton Cleans Up event at City Hall. They set up their membership table and talked about the club and handed out brochures and applications. Arlene Lewandowski also joined them.
Beth needed the hours spent picking up litter and how many bags were used or helping another organization with clean up and beautification. A committee report will be written with your participation in the project.
Email Beth: bethenea@comcast.net or call or text 707-218-5758 .
Thank you for participating in the Earth Day Project which ended on April 30.
We also collect food for SHARE