Chapter Charity Support

GWC has a strong fundraising tradition, raising over £60,000 for various charitable causes over the past 18 years. Since July 1, 2019, GWC has been supporting Headway Bristol, a project initially set for three years but extended until the second half of 2025. Members have actively participated in garden maintenance, rebuilding planters, erecting a potting shed, and more recently, creating a vertical herb garden and an external xylophone. In December 2022, GWC donated £1,000 to Headway for an OrCam reading pen to aid service users with sight impairments, dyslexia, or reading difficulties due to brain injury.
In March 2025, GWC decided to change its charity selection process to involve chapter members more actively. Members can nominate charities here, and a voting campaign will be conducted each quarter. The charity officer will present the results to the committee, which will then select the charities and agree on funding. The outcome will be communicated to members via email and listed on the GWC website.