The times they are a-changing

 Henrico County will be 400 years old in 2011!

The Tri Club Woman's Club, and the Thomas Jefferson, Westhampton and Westwood Junior Clubs  received an invitation to participate in the celebration of Henrico County's 400th anniversary.

Kay McOsker, 2011 Commission Partnership, Coordinator - Service Organizations, Henrico County. Address: Dept. of Public Utilities 10111 Three Chopt Road, Henrico Va 23233

(804) 527-0057 office

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Tri Club was established in 1959, formed by graduates of Thomas Jefferson, Westwood, and Westhampton Junior Woman's Clubs.

We meet at the West End Community Center, 8102 Ridge Road, Richmond, Virginia, at 10:30 a.m. on the first Thursday of months September through April. In May we hold a luncheon at a venue in the Richmond area.

Tri Club is a federated general woman's club, a member of Lee District, GFWC Virginia and the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC), one of the world's largest and oldest woman's volunteer community service organizations. Our primary goals are to enhance and promote the educational, civic, cultural, and social welfare of our community through volunteer services and fund-raising.

What We Support

We donate our abilities, time and funds to many different charities and service groups. These include bingo parties, valentines, and lap blankets for our wounded military veterans at the McGuire VA Hospital, a scholarship each year to a female student at J. Sargeant Reynolds

Community College, HOBY , Safe Harbor Shelter, Lamb's Basket, Meals on Wheels, the Christmas Mothers of Henrico, Richmond, Chesterfield, and Goochland, as well as a long-running association with Crestview and Ridge Elementary Schools.

We Reach Beyond Richmond

We donated funds in support of the purchase of a rescue vehicle for the VA Tech Rescue Squad. This project, entitled Virginia Tech Memorial Fund , was the GFWC Virginia's major project for the 2008-2010 term. The rescue vehicle was given to Va Tech Rescue Squad at the GFWC Virginia Convention in April 2010.

Even further away, we have an "adopted daughter," Safa Mukhtar Bakheet, by means of Plan USA. Safa lives in Sudan.

We continue to stay in touch with William Deng, our April speaker, and help him with the Southern Sudan Educate-to-Lead Project with its goal of "building peace, 1 school at a time." SSP has  initiated a school called Total Access Preparatory Academy (TAPA) at VCU. TAPA offers classes in "English as a Second Language," arithmetic, and basic computer skills.

We donated shoes to help Juma Semakula send 30,000 pairs of used shoes to his native country, Uganda, where in rural areas shoes are an unfamiliar luxury. See additional follow-up information on our Projects page.

We always make donations to military personnel in war zones, including pajamas for the wounded, so they don't have to be transported in hospital gowns that flap open in the back. We also send helmet liners for our active soldiers in the war zones.

Come Visit Us

We welcome guests warmly. If you want to attend and hear one of our great programs, talk with a member you know or get in touch with Nancy Kindervater, 2nd Vice President, Membership.

History Lessons  - History of Tri Club   

Did You Know?  (a bit more history)

Westhampton Junior Woman's Club, one of our three sister clubs, received the first donation from Postal Worker- philanthropist Thomas Cannon in 1972 for its work in Richmond in support of its volunteer work with an urban school . Read the entire story at  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/03/AR2005070301133.html

Our own Deloris Apsley is the new President of Lee District, and Hope Royer is the new GFWC Virginia President.