GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Greensboro Woman’s Club was organized in 1909.

Jennifer Sawyer joined the club over 20 years ago. She has served as president and is now treasurer.

“I was new to Greensboro, in my 20s, looking for a way to connect with women my own age with similar interests, and I really wanted to find ways to volunteer in this community,” Sawyer says.

Since joining, Sawyer has seen the club make a difference in many aspects of the community. For her, the most inspiring work she has been part of is the club’s scholarship program. She knows it has the ability to change lives.

“Education, if you look at the world, it’s not available to all women everywhere. Through our efforts to further education through scholarships, we’re literally building our future in this country. You’re looking at the woman you send to college or help send to college, maybe the next CEO of a Fortune 500 company. She may be the next vice president. She may be the next president,” Sawyer says.

Tiffany Epps is one of the club’s youngest members and is passionate about encouraging other young women to join.

“I just think by being involved and getting out there and showing that just because I’m a little bit younger, doesn’t mean that I can’t show that I can take charge, help, and bring good things to the community,” Epps says.

For members like Lorena Hall, the club opened their eyes to issues in the community.

“Homelessness is one thing that you hear about, but until you’re in the community and work with people that have lived through it, you just don’t know. It has gotten me involved with things that I never probably would have tried,” Hall says.

This year the club has faced several challenges. They have taken their meetings to Zoom and rely heavily on social media.

“We use social primarily to promote our events. We talk about what we’ve done so people can also come up with ideas if they want to do something similar. Social has been really important just to really keep that connection with everyone if they can’t come to our meetings,” Jenny Lachesky says.

Spectrum News 1 asked a few of the women what Women’s History Month means to them.

“As a future boy mom, I think we even need to educate our men and our young boys about how to treat women, allow women to be more in the forefront, lead, and pretty much just shatter those glass ceilings,” Epps says.

“I think it is so important for my daughters to know all the amazing accomplishments women have done so that they know the sky is the limit,” Lachesky says.

“We can teach the young women in our lives that they can do whatever they want. They don’t have to be in a traditional mother or wife role, they can be out in the workforce, and still have it all,” Hall says.

The Charlotte Woman’s Club has been around since 1902, Raleigh since 1904, and Wilmington in 1978. All under the general foundation of Woman’s Clubs, there are over 80,000 members representing more than 20 countries.