NANBPWC, Inc.
Greensboro Club
Historical Overview
Emma Odessa Young, a member of the New York Club of Business and Professional Women, conceived The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NANBPWC, INC.)in 1934. In 1935, the organization was made national and soon spawned clubs in the northeast and southern United States. The founders were college graduates, business owners, educators, and other professionally licensed women who recognized the need for a support network for Black-owned business during the Great Depression. The scope of the organization since broadened to include community service initiatives. Today there are over 100 clubs nationally and internationally.
The Greensboro Club - Historical Overview
The Greensboro Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. was organized on May 16, 1979 at the Woodlea Lakes Club House in Greensboro, NC. The group was organized by Dr. Sandra Alexander, who became the club’s first president and Dr. Mary Moore Tuggle Whitehurst.
A total of seventeen women had joined when the National Association awarded the club its charter on August 2, 1979.
Program Focus:
Programs have been designed to address critical links needed for successful 21st century women.
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Service
Mandated Programs
Founders’ Day
Women’s History
Vocal Arts
Focusing on serving the community through programs in the following areas:
International Program Pillowcase Dress of African Children
Comfort Pillows for Mastectomy Patients
School Supplies to Wiley School
Suited for Business Program
Founders' Day