Our Goals

To expand fund raising in support of helping the White Mountain community for education and assisting those in need.

To foster a culture of friendship that retains members, attracts new women to the mission, and promotes succession planning.

To strengthen the organization’s digital presence through a website, social media, and newsletters.

Our Story

We have a proud tradition of serving the White Mountain Community by raising money to give back to those who are in need and volunteering to help charities and organizations. We do this through our events, special projects, volunteerism of our membership, and the generous support of our community.

White Mountain Woman’s Club (WMWC) provides scholarships to Blue Ridge High School, Show Low High School, Northland Pioneer College (NPC), Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY), and Girl’s State. We collect different things including eyeglasses members can no longer use that are refurbished and distributed to veterans, cell phones for soldiers, children’s books for our “Little Free Library” and donations to help developmentally challenged children and adults at First Step Thrift Store in Holbrook.

We assist organizations such as Show Low Meals on Wheels with Angel Tree gifts at Christmas and holiday treats for homebound seniors throughout the year. We donate diapers to Salvation Army and Thanksgiving meals for local families. We help families at Christmas and collect weekend backpack food items and school supplies. We collect Penny’s for Paws to benefit the White Mountain Humane Society and support Senior Lock-in Nights for Blue Ridge and Show Low High Schools. We are proud supporters of EMTs, Student Programs, Sue’s Crew Walk, Living Hope Center in Show Low, Fishers of Men for Veterans and many more.

In 2013 alone, the membership donated 17,000 hours to various local charity locations. The Mayor of Pinetop-Lakeside, Rick Crockett, awarded a proclamation to the White Mountain Woman’s Club for being a leader in volunteerism in the White Mountain Community. This volunteer activity continues.

Originally the White Mountain Woman’s Club was created in 1964 as the Show Low Woman’s Club and the name was changed to the White Mountain Woman’s Club when we became part of a larger organization – General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). In brief, the GFWC organization was created in 1890 and was the banding together of women’s clubs which had been in existence for many years. Their representatives had come to New York City in 1889 at the invitation of Sorosis, a club organized in 1868, whose celebration of its 21st birthday was the occasion for the meeting. The idea that a federation of women’s clubs should be formed was the underlying purpose of the 1889 conference. At the closing session, the idea was approved, and an Advisory Committee named to perfect the organization. They were described as “A group of organized women in every community which can be depended upon to promote all movements leading to the betterment of life.” Our WMWC was part of GFWC from 1964 until 2020, and were always first or second in total members. We were considered a leader for all of the other clubs in the State – over 100 clubs at one time. In 2020, the decision was made to defederate from GFWC. The reason being, the dues were increasing, and the benefits to the Clubs were decreasing. Being a member club with GFWC had been good but with time change comes and the WMWC had stood the test of time and had been a positive impact on the White Mountain Community - it was felt we wanted to continue as a club, but to stand independently.

The WMWC with 50 ladies chartered the club naming it the Show Low Woman’s Club and affiliated with GFWC. On June 15, 1969 the Show Low Woman’s Club voted to change their name to the White Mountain Woman’s Club. WMWC was busy helping the mountain. In 1965 they formed the White Mountain Fine Arts Society and sponsored a one-man art show by Artist DeGrazia. In 1973, the members donated $570 toward the purchase of a building to house the Show Low Library. In 1975, the members through fundraising efforts were able to assist in the purchase of ‘jaws of life’ equipment for the White Mountain Highway Patrol and Sheriff’s Department and the members donated their time to training themselves and the area residents with the artificial respiration doll – ‘Betsey’. Then in 1986, the WMWC supported the establishment of the White Mountain SAFE House for battered and abused spouses and families. Our organization contributed to the Director’s salary for the first six months and continued to help for many years to come with a new roof, alarm system, computers, bed, flooring, washer/dryer, refrigerators. In the 90’s and forward, WMWC has helped many organizations to establish and grow such as CASA and the Navajo County Family Advocacy Center, and we continue to help those in need as well as scholarship programs for our youth today.