Named after the purplish Wake-Robin wild flower plentiful in the Mid-Atlantic region, the club blossomed almost from the start though not without a few problems. The founding members, several of whom were wives of Washington’s all-Black, all-male Royal Golf Club, Inc., were tired of staying home on weekends while their husbands played golf.
Harris, an educator, was the wife of a prominent Washington physician. The first meeting was held at the home of Helen Webb Harris at 79 R Street NW, Washington DC. WRGC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that introduces women to the game of golf and provides them with the abilities/skills to participate in amateur competitive golf events. It is the oldest registered Afro-American woman’s golf club in the United States. The Wake-Robin Golf Club (WRGC) is a minority women’s golf club founded April 22, 1937, by Helen Webb Harris.
Through its partnership with the Verizon Hope Line Program, the Family Crisis Center can turn in no-longer-used cell phones for cash to support their Domestic Violence Program. The Center provides emergency shelter services to victims experiencing domestic violence in their intimate partner relationship. Wake-Robin collects no-longer-used cell phones, batteries and accessories in any condition, as a means of contributing to the needs of the Family Crisis Center.
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Through monetary donations and food drives, Wake-Robin is helping Food & Friends fulfill its promise that every day of the year, clients who face so many uncertainties will know one thing for sure Food & Friends will always be there with a smile, a word of encouragement, and a nutritious meal.Īlong with nutrition counseling, Food & Friends prepares packages and delivers meals and groceries to more than 2800 individuals living below poverty line, living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area free of charge. Food & Friends voted best place to volunteer 2012.įamily Crisis Center, Inc., of Prince George's County, Maryland Currently, we are supporting Food & Friends, the Family Crisis Center of Prince George's County and the Adopt-A-Highway Anti-litter Program.įood & Friends - "Delivering hope, one meal at a time" Throughout our years of service, the Wake-Robins have contributed to and supported many worthwhile causes.
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