SV Woman’s Club to Honor ‘Woman of the Year’

Joie Gates of Hellertown will be honored as the GFWC PA Saucon Valley Woman's Club's 2015 "Woman of the Year" on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Joie Gates of Hellertown will be honored as the GFWC PA Saucon Valley Woman’s Club’s 2015 ā€œWoman of the Yearā€ on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

GFWC PA Saucon Valley Woman’s Club has announced that it will honor Joie Gates of Hellertown as its ā€œWoman of the Yearā€ at a ceremonyĀ on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3233 Apples Church Road, Bethlehem, Pa.

ā€œJoie was selected as GFWC PA Saucon Valley Woman’s Club 2015 Woman of the Year as a woman who stands out in her community and for her outreach efforts in our country and the world,ā€ club president Shelley Goldberg said in a news release.

Refreshments will be served at the ceremony.

For more information about the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)–a service organization whose stated mission is to improve communities by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service–visit the organization’s website.

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