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GFWC
Tampa Woman’s Club
NEWS AND VIEWS
Volume 67 Issue 3 November 2015
“Together we dream and achieve. Together we are One.”
Upcoming Events November
President’s Message
By
Monday November 2nd
District 8 Annual Meeting ~ Brandon
Tuky Vargas
Thursday November 5th
November 2015
General Meeting ~ 10:30am ~Clubhouse
Evening Meeting
6:30pm ~ Clubhouse
Saturday November 8th
State Presidents Project
Dog Fest “Walk and Roll” ~ 11am ~ 3pm
USF Health Tampa ~
13101 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Monday November 9th
Juniorette Meeting ~ 6:30pm
Tuesday November 10th
Chico ~ International Mall ~10:30am ~ 12pm
Wednesday November 18th
Junior Meeting ~ 6:30pm ~ Clubhouse
Thursday November 19th
Executive Board Meeting ~ 10am
Clubhouse
GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club
2901 Bayshore Blvd.,
Tampa FL 33629
Telephone: 813-839-7457
www.tampwomansclub.org
[email protected]
GFWC Florida Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Lakeland, Florida ~ www.gfwcflorda.org
Hi everyone; can’t believe we are already in November and we can feel the
welcome change in the air. “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” and
Thanksgiving! As the holidays approach, we all become focused on everything
we are thankful for. However, have you ever thought about how many people
are thankful for us – the GFWC Tampa woman’s Club? As the New Year
approaches, let’s keep focused on how powerful we are as women and reach
out to do even more.
Our annual GFWC FL Fall Board Meeting in Orlando was very uplifting. At this
get-together of Federation sisters from all over Florida, we realize why we
continue to be a part of GFWC when all our work is done in our local
community. One reason is that membership in GFWC allows us to be part of
something larger than Tampa Woman’s Club or even the USA. With a grassroots approach that often thinks locally but impacts globally, GFWC can act as
a catalyst for change on issues that impact the quality of life across the world –
especially those related to women and girls, early childhood education, and
veterans’ services. Pretty impressive stuff and each one of us can be proud to
say we do our part to make these things a reality; for example our GFWC
Florida President Carole Weaver adopted CCI (Canine Companion for
Independence) with special emphasis on the Wounded Veterans Initiative.
CCI was founded in 1975 and has provided many assistance dogs to US war
veterans across the country. CCI is a non-profit organization that enhances
the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs
and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. CCI has placed 104 dogs
serving military veterans. Many of the dogs have been placed with men and
women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned with spinal cord
injuries, limb amputations and deafness. Therefore our contribution to this
organization is crucial.
Contiued on page 5
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MEMBERSHIP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Linda Reece
Soiree 2016 is just around
2015 Reporting Information
Page 10
the corner!
Birthdays
Page 6
Conservation
Page
Dates to Remember
Page 4
Education
Page 9
Evening Group
Page 5
Fashionollia 68
Page 11
Gasparilla
Page 10
Geography Answers
Page 10
Geography Quiz
Page 4
GFWC Florida Falll 2015 Fall Board
Page
Thanks to all of you at the October meeting who signed up to
help, to cook and to do whatever is needed to make Soiree
2016 a success. The whole event is more fun when everyone
is a part of it. Several of us are willing and able to pick up and
drop off anyone who doesn’t want to drive—please don’t let
that stop you from coming and having a wonderful time!
For those of you that haven’t signed up yet to contribute—not
to worry! I will pass around the sheet again at the next
meeting or please feel free to call me—407-461-0113. I would
not want you to miss the opportunity to give back! We want
to keep this a FREE event—we just need a little help from our
members. And GREAT NEWS--you will be there to enjoy the
evening!
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Thanks again.
GFWC Florida DogFest 2015
Page 11
Linda
Home Life
Page 9
International Outreach
Page 4
Juniorettes
Page 7
Membership
Page 2
October 2015 Meeting
Page
10
Public Issues
Page
3
Sunshine & Rain
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A Note From The Kitchen
News and Views
Ladies, if you place anything in the
refrigerator, please use a sharpie and write your
name and date on it. Our refrigerator is for
club use and rental functions.
Thanks Brenda
Is currently being compiled and edited by Janelle
and proofread by Christine Bonaventura. We welcome your feedback.
Please email or call the office.
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PUBLIC ISSUES
ELENA COATES
Florida Conversations: Personal Stories from Operation Peter Pan
A panel of local participants in the mass emigration of Cuban children in the
1960s.
18 Nov 2015
6 – 7pm
Tampa Bay History Center FREE
A little Background on Operation Peter Pan:
From Dec. 1960 to Oct. 1962, a total of 14,048 Cuban children arrived in the United States
in the largest recorded exodus of unaccompanied minors in the Western Hemisphere.
In the summer of 1960, Castro’s government began a literacy campaign of Marxist-Leninist indoctrination and Cuban
parents saw their parental authority minimized. In Jan. 1961, diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US came to
an end and by June, Castro closed all Catholic and private schools.
Parents wanted to get their kids out of Cuba and from under the government’s influence. The Catholic Welfare Bureau in Miami, under the direction of Father Bryan O. Walsh, helped with the exodus. He worked out a deal with the
US State Department for visa waivers for children under 16.
Many of the children that arrived were met by relatives who took care of them until their
parents could get to the US. But about 7,000 of them were cared for by the Catholic Welfare Bureau in temporary shelters in Miami. As the number of children grew, it became
clear that additional room was needed to house them. Catholic Charities agencies around
the country were asked to provide foster homes to care for the child exiles. Homes were
found in more than 100 cities in 35 states. Some siblings were separated. Under state
laws, relocated children could not be housed in reform schools or facilities for juvenile delinquents. Additionally, none of the children were allowed to be adopted.
Throughout the 22 month operation, every effort was taken to avoid publicity or to use it
for political propaganda and most people were not aware of Operation Peter Pan. Many in the exile community criticized the agency for not using photos of the children. The Catholic Welfare Bureau had minimum contact with anyone
in Cuba except the parents of the children under its care.
Operation Peter Pan came to an end in October 1962, when commercial flights between the US and Cuba stopped
due to the missile crisis. For Cubans leaving after October, it became necessary to travel to a third country, usually
Spain and Mexico, and getting visas through them to enter the US.
Some parents were reunited with their kids shortly after the exodus, but for some, the reunion took years. Sadly,
some parents never saw their children again because they died before getting permission to leave Cuba. Operation
Peter Pan gave more than 14,000 Cuban children an opportunity to live in freedom.
Personal Note: My brother, sister and I arrived in the United States in December 1961 on one of those Peter Pan
flights. My brother was not quite 5, my sister was 6, and I was 7 years old. My parents were reunited with us after 8
months, in August 1962.
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INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
Cindy Bower
At last month’s GFWC Florida convention in Orlando, I
learned a lot about easy and inexpensive ways to make
international outreach “hands on”. Each month, I hope to
share a new idea with you in the hope that we can make a
difference in the lives of others around the world. This
month’s idea: Charity Miles for Shot@Life (as you may
remember, Shot@Life was the beneficiary for last year’s
International Dinner; it is also a GFWC partnership
program.)
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
Our November speaker will address the importance
of English language training for foreign students
studying in the US. Given that turnabout is fair play,
this month’s
Geography Quiz asks you to identify
the countries associated with their version of “thank
you”. Saying thanks is especially important this
month given our Thanksgiving holiday on 26 November.
Charity Miles is a free phone app that tracks the miles
that you walk or run so that corporate sponsors can donate money based on the miles that you rack up.
Sponsors pay 10 cents per mile biked and 25 cents per
mile walked or run. You can even choose where the
money goes from a list of available charities, although
GFWC ideally would like you to choose Shot@Life. All you
have to do is go to the App Store and download “Charity
Miles”. Then, before your next bike ride, walk, or
run
– turn on the app, choose Shot@Life and press start.
When you are finished, it will let you know how much
money the corporate sponsor of the day will donate in
your name. This is a great way to support one of our charities without spending a dime…and you get healthy at the
same time. I hope you all will participate.
Shukran
Tak
Arigato
Obrigado
Asante
Efharisto
Grazie
Dates to Remember:
In other news, I hope you will participate in a soon-to-be
announced event for Tampa-based foreign students
studying English to better prepare themselves for study at
the University of Tampa (as well as other colleges and universities in the area). Our November luncheon will highlight these efforts-- conducted by English Language Services—to make learning fun for these students, some of
whom are on their own, away from all family and friends.
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11/2 – District 8 Annual Meeting – Brandon
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11/5 — General Meeting
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11/8 – Dogfest for CCI at USF – 11am – 3pm – Contact
Finally, we are still collecting money for UNICEF, so if you
were unable to make it to the October meeting, you can
still donate through the end of November. See me or Sylvia Reeves if you would like to make a donation.
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Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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12/15 – Hamburger Mary’s – 6-9pm – Ybor City – 50/50
– Bingo $10/card plus whatever you eat.
1/23/16 - Children's Gasparilla Parade
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2/16/16 - Membership Soirée ~ Clubhouse
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4/16/16 – Fashionollia 68 – Save the Date –
Renaissance Hotel – International Plaza
Cathy Geary ([email protected])
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11/10 — Chico's — International Mall — Contact the
office for a reservation — RSVP’s limited to 30.
12/3- Past Presidents Luncheon – Past Presidents
honored at December Meeting
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Presidents Message Continued
GFWC Tampa Woman’s club is contributing to our President’s project through DogFest on November 8. Cathy Geary is leading
in our club so come out and support this very worthwhile organization.
Congratulations to JoAnn Leal, our Conservation CSP Chair. Because of her perseverance we have adopted Bayshore Blvd from
Bay to Bay to Rome Av to keep it clean for the Keep Tampa Beautiful program. October 10th was the first clean up, and very
soon the signs with our name will be at both ends of this section of Bayshore Blvd. Impressive, right?
VSA arts day was also one of our October activities. What a great day and thank you Carole Adamczyk, Arts CSP Chair, and other
volunteers for putting together such good program.
This month we started working from the first day. Holiday Shopping on the Bayshore was a great event on October 31st and
November 1st. Our Busy Fingers Ladies created beautiful things that they worked on all year long for this event. If you missed it
you will have the chance to buy at our November meeting. On a personal note, Bravo Busy Fingers Ladies!!
November is a time intended for giving thanks. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support and your
continued work for the community. As president Theodore Roosevelt said "Let us remember that, as much has been given us,
much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds."
My wish for you is a very Happy Holiday Season.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!!
Evening Group
Judi Snyder ~ Liaison
Hello Lovely Ladies,
The October meeting was choc full of info! First we decided on March for the Brookedale Annual Dinner with our Hostess with
the Mostess, Renee Brunelle!
We also discussed the Community Service Program events that we as night/working members are able to participate in and renewed commitment to participate in at least one group. We would like to have each CSP come to an evening meeting and discuss their program schedule for 2015-2016 so we can be more proactive in our involvement.
We distributed stockings and picked teen ornaments for Holiday gifts. And remember to tell everyone you know “Eat More
Chickin” during TWC Spirit Week, October 26th-30th at the Chic-fil-A on 609 South Dale Mabry because it will support our club!
We also want to be thinking about our donations and volunteer hours for the Children’s Gasparilla Day Parade 1/23/16.
Reminder on some of the ways we can make a difference in our community and if you think of any other ways…please email me
and we can add to the list!
Here is a short list of things that each and every one of us can do:
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Collect Pop Tops.
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Collect Box Tops for Education.
Collect Cell Phones and accessories.
Collect Eye Glasses.
Collect nice clothing for the women and children of the Spring & other women's programs. Remember some of these women have left their homes with nothing. Toiletries, Diapers, Baby items, Bath & Beauty products.
Collect gently loved towels for the humane society.
Collect Books (in good condition) for the Haley VA hospital (adult) and Judeo-Christian Clinic (children).
Volunteer in your community to bring a meal for a sick neighbor, transport to a doctors appointment or just lend a hand
See you in November.
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Sunshine and Rain
Susie Donley
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS AND SPECIAL
EVENTS:
MORE ABOUT NOVEMBER
The birth stone for November is the beautiful Topaz and the
colorful chrysanthemum is the flower to symbolize this month.
As the days become shorter in November, a differScorpio and Sagittarius are the zodiac signs for November.
ent feeling is in the air. Many of us look forward to
There are many special events taking place in November and
this cool and refreshing time of year. In her essay, they include National Diabetes Month and Native American
“In November,” author Cynthia Ryland wrote:
Month. The Marine Corps was established in 1775 and the
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an fall of the Berlin Wall occurred in 1989. Enjoy cooking this
month as November is also Peanut Butter Lover’s Month;
orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It
Georgia Pecan Month and Fun with Fondue Month.
tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the
morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food
is better in November than any other time of the
year.” Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and let us
all enjoy the beginning of the holiday season.
Happy November birthdays to the following club
members:
Phyllis Cherry
Nancy Black
Joan Kucin
Sandra Alexander
Sandra Hanna
Linda Rosende
Dot Duffy
Jordan Martin
Erlene Yost
Janice Haber
Norma Bland
Carol McCommons
Kathy Coffey
Gina Roth
Fran Bates
Marjorie Veenstra
Sara Baynes
Gail Meyer
November 1
November 3
November 4
November 5
November 7
November 8
November 10
November 16
November 16
November 17
November 21
November 21
November 24
November 24
November 26
November 29
November 30
November 30
Don’t forget to set your clocks back as Daylight Saving Time
begins on Sunday, November 1 (Remember: Spring forward,
Fall back.) Special days to celebrate this month include All
Saints Day on November 1; Elections are held on the first
Tuesday, November 3; Fly your American flag in honor of
Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11 and on Thanksgiving,
Thursday, November 26. It was President Abraham Lincoln
who instituted this wonderful holiday. There were five US
Presidents born in November: James Polk on November 2;
William Harding on November 2; James Garfield on November
19; Franklin Pierce on November 23; and Zachary Taylor on
November 24.
May you have a blessed and thankful Thanksgiving. We all
have so many things for which we need to be thankful. We live
in the greatest nation in the world and we have the greatest
blessings bestowed on a country. Let us all be grateful as a
united country. And remember: Be happy with what you
have and you will have plenty to be happy and thankful about
in life.
NOTE FROM FRONT OFFICE
Pease remember if you are not going to make a monthly luncheon to call the office to cancel no later than noon on Tuesday
before the meeting. Also, if you wish to be added or removed
from the permanent lunch, list please call the office.
Provisionals and Board members remember you are on the
permanent lunch list.
Also if you wish to reserve a table for the Card Party, or cancel one
if you are on the list, please call the office.
Thanks, Janelle
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813-839-7457
GFWC TWC Marilyn Alessi and GFWC TJWC Maria Bennett ~ Advisors
GFWC Tampa Juniorettes are rebuilding and excited about this upcoming 2015-2016 club year. President, Olivia
Rivas went to the GFWC Florida Fall Board of Directors Meeting with Advisors Marilyn Alessi and Maria Bennett. The
Juniorettes met to plan their JASM 2016. They met with Director of Juniorette clubs Jessica Korver, whose project is
fighting and making people aware of childhood cancer. After their meeting they joined the Woman’s Club and
Juniors at the “Everyday Superheros” luncheon. Special Appearance by Captain America took the room by storm as
he escorted GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Cathy Jo Canterbury and GFWC Vice Director of Junior Clubs Jolie
Frankfurth to their seats. GFWC FL President Carole Weaver; GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Catrina Sistrunk and
GFWC Florida Director of Juniorettes Jessica Korver were on stage together and enjoyed meeting Capt. America. This
was the first time in a long time that the Juniorette Chairmen and Officers; Junior Chairmen and Officers and
Woman’s Club chairman and officers were together. After lunch Juniorette Leadership Chairman Olivia Rivas joined
Junior Leadership Chairman Diona Farmer and Woman’s Club Leadership Chairman Adel Van Sciver to welcome the
Sheriff from Brooksville to the joint Leadership workshop.
On Sunday 10/4 the Juniorettes met at Adam’s House and painted ball caps with the residents that will be
worn at the 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer's on 10/31/15. Our member Dori (center picture) enjoyed
spending time with the girls.
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GFWC FLORIDA 2015 FALL BOARD
President Tuky led a delegation of ladies to Orlando, FL to attend the GFWC FL Fall Board of Directors Meeting. In
Attendance for the weekend; President Tuky; Pat Keel, Cat Geary, Linda Watts, Kathleen Hudson, JoAnn Leal, Elena
Coates and Harriett Henry arrived Thursday and Friday. The group attended the “Report for Duty” dinner, signed up for
another year “In Service” had pictures with Elvis; saw a lip sync by the Executive Committee to Hound Dog and then
attended the Board of Directors Meeting where our own Elena Coates reported on Shot @ Life to the assembly. The
group attended the District 8 Get Together and then practiced their lip sync song.
Saturday was a busy day, each
attendee had signed up to attend different workshops and we were joined by Marilyn Alessi and First VP Christine
Bonaventura. After the morning sessions, the group attended the “Everyday Superhero’s” Luncheon where we enjoyed
a guest appearance from Capt. America and greetings from GFWC brought to us by GFWC Director of Junior Clubs
Cathy Jo Canterbury. We said good-bye to Pat Keel who went home to attend her son’s 60th birthday party. More
workshops in the afternoon and then off to “The Furlough Dinner” where we honored our service veterans Elena
Coates and Jean Eberhart. Elena carried the POW/MIA flag during a moving ceremony; we shared in a White Table Ceremony; and enjoyed a USO Show put on by Dragonfly Productions. After dinner the group headed down for the
GFWC Florida Rocks “Lip Sync Battle” where your TWC ladies did a lip sync to “These Boots are Made for Walkin” and
yes, we won for best lip sync. We said good-bye to Christine and on Sunday we attended Reporting workshop and
Fundraising Workshop. Then we attended the “Farewell to Duty” Brunch where we saw a CCI Commands Demo from
Cynthia Moynihan & Hearing Dog LaRue. We attended the Closing Business Session. We all said good-bye to each other and returned to Tampa, more energized and educated and ready to share all of our new-found information with
each of you. Ask any of us about the great weekend and particularly First Time attendee Harriett Henry, we had a great
time together so join us in the Spring at our Annual Convention – Save the Date 5/20-23/2016.
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Home Life
Joyce Dixon
Tis the season to start thinking about Christmas. The Salvation Army stockings were handed out at
our meeting and the Christmas tree was on the stage with ornaments attached showing the gifts
that the teens have requested at the Children’s Home. Our thanks to Kendal Capaz and Diane Vallee for setting this up for us.
If you were not at the meeting there are stockings in the office if you would like to pick some up to
fill. Remember to mention these projects to your family and friends and maybe they will participate in filling the stockings for the kids. Instructions are inside each stockings but should you have
any questions, please call me. We will also accept gift cards for the Children’s Home if you wish to
do that. The deadline for both of these project will be December 5th, our meeting day. That will
give us time to deliver the items to the facilities for the children to receive at a party given for
them. Let’s try to beat last year’s record and help in making some underprivileged children have a
Merry Christmas!
The blue tub in the lobby of the office is for food for families at Metropolitan Ministries. There are
a lot of families that need food year around but over the holidays that list doubles. Please check
your pantries and bring in some can goods so we can fill the tub with goods to help these families
in need.
2015 Reporting Information
Education
Remember our goal – Participate – Summarize and – Send
it in
1.
Under Leadership – Attending Club, District, State or
International Meetings
2.
Summarize – Attended GFWC FL Fall Board of Directors Meeting. Drove to Orlando on Friday, attended
the meal events, workshops throughout the weekend and went home after the conclusion on Sunday.
Add other fun experiences.
3.
4.
Dee Grosser
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
I would like to
thank Memorial
Hospital (Linda
Reece) for the generous donation of
Send it to the chairman via email or turn it in to her back packs stuffed
at a meeting. This item is reported under Leadership with school supplies, which have been donated to
– Tuky Vargas
the Migrant Worker's Children's School. They so
appreciate all the donations from the Tampa
Dear Tuky – Activity – GFWC FL Fall Board of
Woman's Club.
Directors Meeting
One of our very own members, Phyllis Cherry was
the speaker for our October meeting. Phyllis has
6. In Kind – Cost of Meals or anything not paid by the
written her first book "Angels in Training" and
club
took us through her journey of becoming an au7. Hours Spent – 34 hours (including travel time there, thor. Phyllis signed and sold her books after the
dinners, events, workshops and interaction)
meeting and donated the profits to the
This item is reported under Leadership – to get club
club. Thank you again Phyllis.
5.
Cost to the Club - $35 – Registration Fee
members to come and hear about our state initiatives.
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GASPARILLA CHILDRENS PARADE
October Meeting ~ Chick-fi-a
Cathy Geary and Linda Watts
At the October meeting…….
We had a visit from
the Chick-fil-a Cow
ARRRRRRR ~ Yes, get your beads on, your fa- to introduce spirit
week…. 10/26 vorite pirate outfit and come out and help the
10/30 we get 20%
Woman’s Club raise money at the Children’s
back every time
parade. Save the date – Saturday 1/23/16.
you mention the
GFWC Tampa
If you cannot work the event – donate an
item (but not until January). A list of items will Woman’s Club
when placing your
be in the December and January News and
Views and we will have sign-up lists ready at order.
January 23rd 2016
The December day and evening meeting. The
Geography Answers:
Juniors will be helping with parking and the
1. Arabic
Juniorettes will be doing the face painting
again ~ it’s fun for all ages SO ~ Let’s get ready 2. Danish
3. Japanese
to sell stuff…
5. Swahili
6. Greek
7. Italian
4. Portuguese
Conservation ~
JoAnn Leal
First Clean-up of Bayshore Boulevard adoption
October 10, 2015
TWC daytime and evening members, Juniors, and Juniorettes…
...came together to do a clean-up of Bayshore Blvd. in Tampa. Bayshore Blvd. has a bit of
history in that it is claimed to be the longest continuous sidewalk in the world at 4.5 miles.
GFWC Clubwomen from the ages of 13 – 80+ walked North 1.2 miles and then back 1.2
miles on the other side of the street picking up trash.
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President's Project - Canine Companions
Pat Kasum, Chairperson
Cathy Geary and her wonderful Hounds is ready for the DogFest Walk'N'Roll on November 8, 2015. Contact Cathy if you would like to donate a check for any of the walkers.
If you are like to play Bingo, eat great food, and laugh a lot at great entertainment, plan to attend the December 15, 2015 Hamburger Mary's Canine Companions event. Be there by 7 PM and buy your Bingo
cards - 10 games for $10.00 - all of the proceeds from the Bingo go to our Charity!
One of the requirements for hosting this Bingo night is that we provide 10 bags or baskets for prizes. They
should have a value of $20.00 or more. We have 3 already available, and need 7 more. Contact Pat
Kasum at 727-329-8508 or Nancy Polis at 813-412-5919 if you can provide a prize. Items can also be taken
to the office and left with Janelle.
I know there is always a lot to do in December, but this would give you a break, to relax, have a drink and
laugh with all our crowd. You loved It in April when we had to share with Moffit Cancer Society. This time,
we have it all to ourselves. We made $1166 in April, so just think how much we can bring in in December!
We get the money from all the patrons there that night, not just our own
people. It's a great way to relax, get out of fixing dinner and having a good
time!
Please call Hamburger Mary's directly, as it gets closer to the date
to make your reservation.
Address:
2nd floor, 1600 E 7th Ave,
Tampa, FL 33605
Phone:
(813) 241-6279
FASHIONOLLIA 68
Plans are underway for Fashionollia 68. Mark your calendar, Fashionollia will be held on Saturday, April
16, 2016 at the Renaissance International Plaza Hotel. The theme for this year's fashion show is, "GFWC
where giving is always in fashion".
Please remember the Chico’s Event on 11/10/15 at International Mall from 10:30am - Noon. Please call
they offce to RSVP, as we are limited to 30.
We are asking for your help. We need sponsorships and silent auction items. Sponsorship and silent
auction forms are available for your convenience. Let Janelle know what you need please.
Ticket sales are underway and make your reservations early. We are expecting a sell out!!
All net proceeds from Fashionollia 68 will benefit the Tampa Woman's Club Community Service Programs.
Sandra Griffin Hanna
Chairman ~ Fashionollia 68
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GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club
NON-PROFIT ORG.
2901 Bayshore Blvd
U.S. POSTAGE
Tampa, FL 33629-7404
PAID
TAMPA, FL
Address Service Requested
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Veterans’ Day – 11 Nov
Veterans’ Day honors all the men and women who have served and are serving in the US Armed Forces.
Ceremonies are held across the country at Veterans’ hospitals, cemeteries, and national monuments. At
11am EST, a ceremony is held at Arlington National Cemetery and the president or his representative lays a
wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a proclamation urging the nation to support the Veterans’
Day effort in any way possible.
Things to do:
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Volunteer at a local VA facility
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Thank anyone who has served in the military
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Take flowers to the graves of military personnel
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Invite local veterans to a special lunch in their honor
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Make a donation of time or money to a local veterans’ organization
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