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The Women's Auxiliary of the Washington Wool Growers Association was founded in 1923 to bring together wives of members of the association, and over time the membership was broadened to include women interested in the industries and activities represented in the association. Promoting sheep products with a variety of activities and events, the group sponsors "Make It Yourself with Wool," an annual sewing contest, and raises funds for its activities with a Lamburger booth at the Central Washington Fair. They support agricultural education and training for youth, including 4-H and Future Farmers of America members involved in projects related to sheep and wool.

The Washington Wool Growers Association is an organization of sheep producers and wool growers in the state of Washington. The state association is a branch of the National Wool Growers Association.

The membership of the Washington Wool Growers Association consists of persons who are both directly involved in the production of sheep and wool and those who are within the sheep industry or have an interest in it. The goals of the Association are to promote the welfare of the sheep industry in the state of Washington and to promote consumer usage of wool and lamb. They accomplish this by working on and/or lobbying for Congressional bills concerning foreign imports of sheep products, livestock taxes, public lands usage and predator control. Wool and lamb consumption are boosted through yearly barbeques which make people more aware of lamb and its many uses and through annual state and national Miss Wool contests. Miss Wool is a public relations representative for the industry.