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GFWC

Tampa Woman’s Club

NEWS AND VIEWS

Volume 69 Issue 4 February 2018

Upcoming Events

February

2/1 10:30 am General Meeting — Clubhouse

6:30 pm Night Meeting — Clubhouse

2/3 Leads—Lakeland Headquarters

2/15 10:00 am Board Meeting — Clubhouse

2/15 I Love the 80’s Bingo 6:30Pm—Clubhouse

2/16 District 8 Arts & Crafts 9am—Registration—Ruskin

2/22 10:00 am Card Party— Clubhouse

2/22 New Provisional and Membership Soirée

GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club

2901 Bayshore Blvd.

Tampa FL 33629

813-839-7457

tampawomansclub1@verizon.net

GFWC Florida Federation of Woman’s Clubs

Lakeland, Florida www.gfwcflorida.org

President’s Message

February 2018

What's your elevator speech??

Here are some great ones from fellow GFWC clubs…

Let me tell you a little bit about what I do with my woman’s club, GFWC! That stands for General Federation of Woman’s clubs. GFWC has a positive and powerful impact globally, nationally and locally! We’ve been around for over 100 years! In my local club, we like to socialize, playing Bunco, ice cream socials, field trips and luncheons! (It’s a great group of ladies of all ages!), but what we really enjoy is doing service projects. We support Hacienda Girls’ Ranch, Canine Companions for Independence, the Linus Pro-ject and many more. We have fun doing fund raisers, getting out in the community for hands on service and going to workshops and conventions. We’re extremely well organized, have fantastic leadership and each club has autonomy to work on projects that are meaningful to them. If I had to sum it up in a few words, I’d say GFWC is FUN, FELLOWSHIP and MEANINGFUL SERVICE! Why don’t you come with me to our next meeting? I’ll pick you up! “GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Club”.

If you have a minute, I’d love to tell you about a wonderful organization in which you can make friends for life while also volunteering to make your community a better place. It’s called GFWC Florida, and the GFWC stands for General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The GFWC is an international organization; but since we live in Florida, your membership would be in a GFWC Woman’s Club in your local Florida District. With the great variety of service projects, you can do alone or in committee, long term or short term you’re sure to find the best way to use your interests

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Office Notes

Arts Page 7

Birthdays Page 6

Calendar Page 3

Conservation Page 9

Domestic Violence Page 10

Evening Group Page 8

Fashionollia Page 9

Gasparilla Page 2

General Meeting Page 11

Home Life Page 10

International Outreach Page 4

Membership Page 5

Office Notes Page 2

Public Issues Page 6

Rentals Page 4

Sunshine and Rain Page 6

Unit Liaison Page 2

Ways and Means Page 8

Table of Contents

Welcome to all the new members. You will be assigned a unit soon. Please contact me for more information.

Many thanks to all of our wonderful members who help prepare and serve you the monthly lunches.

Unit Liaison ~ Nina Graham

News and Views

Is currently being compiled and edited by Janelle and proofread by Cindy Bower. We welcome your feed-back. Please email or call the office if you wish to submit something

Save the Dates:

February 22, 2018—Membership Soirée

April 14, 2018—Fashionollia 69

Congratulations to Karen Jenkins who won the parking space for the year. Also , yearbooks are still available for pick up in the office.

Jack will be a Vendor at our February Meeting.

Presidents message continued from page 1: and skills to make things better for others. May I put you in touch with a member in your neighbor-hood? Or if you happen to live in my neighborhood, may I pick you up and take you to our next meeting? “GFWC Viera Woman’s Club”

An elevator speech does not have to be long it just needs to be to the point and relay an effective message to the person you are talking to. With a new year comes new members, so what’s your eleva-tor speech?? I would love to hear it

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Heifer International is another of our Partnerships that we have donated money to. This pas year we have

donated a total of $600.00 to Heifer which has enabled them to empower women in Cambodia, Vietnam,

Haiti and Rwanda by educating them about sustainable farming and sound business practices and give them

the gift of an animal, trees or seeds Heifer works in partnership with communities to give people the tools

they need to help themselves – over the long term—in ways that lead them toward true security, self-

reliance and prosperity.

They have found that empowering women, in particular , has an especially strong return on investment.

Tapping into their innate abilities = showing them and their families the intrinsic value of their skills and

contributions – builds confidence and inspires respect from husbands and children.

Our gift of $600.00 this past year empowers women to become a force for positive change that reverber-

ates across communities, national borders and generations. This is definitely a way we, the Tampa Wom-

an’s Club make a difference in the world.

Upcoming Activities – we are working on planning the brunch for the English Language Students at Tampa

University later this Spring. More on that later.

As announced at the January, 4, 2018, general membership meeting our rental rates have changed. We

made this change hoping we would garner more interest in our venue and so far we’ve had exactly that.

Our new rates are as follows:

Sunday - Thursday $975 + 7% FL state sales tax.

Friday, Saturday and Holidays $1,975 + 7% FL state sales tax.

Deposit required to date: $500.

TWC also offers a 10% discount to active and retired military personnel with a current military identification

card. We also offer the same discount to non-profit organizations.

Rentals include use of the entire building, kitchen (including refrigerator and freezer + ice in icemaker) and

grounds; security; set-up and clean-up of tables and chairs inside the building. TWC furniture is not to be

used outside on the grounds.

Rentals do not include use of TWC cooking utensils; flatware; china; glassware; pitchers; ice buckets.

Members may rent our venue at a 35% discounted rate of the above stated rates. Member rentals do not

include security, hence the discount. If a member chooses to utilize our security personnel they will pay the

above stated rates or they may receive the 35% discount and hire security personnel of their choice.

Please remember this clubhouse is supported through our rentals, not through donations from the public.

Therefore it’s important that we all “sell” our clubhouse at every opportunity. There are rental brochures in

the office that state all of this information.

When you have questions or concerns about rentals please be sure to share those with me either through

an email or a call to my cell phone. This information is included in our TWC yearbook.

Rentals ~ Kathleen Hudson

International Outreach ~ Pat Kasum

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Hope everyone had a Happy New Year

Please remember my challenge is for each member to bring a new member into

the club.

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You are cordially invited to Soiree at

Tampa Women’s Club

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018-- Clubhouse

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Beverages, Wine, Appetizers and Dessert

2901 Bayshore Blvd.

Tampa, Florida 33629

Please RSVP by February 15th

to Janelle

(813) – 839-7457

Dressy Attire

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We inducted the following Provisionals as new Members:

Janette “Dusty” Bennett, Linda Cameron, Jennifer Green, Karen Jenkins, and Jane Krim and

Bimmie Walters.

Congratulations to our new Provisionals: Collen Brown (night group), Deanna Day and Sandy Hoffman.

See pictures on page 11.

Welcome to you all!

Membership ~ Sylvia Meyer

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It is with great sadness that I report that another member, Nancy White, has passed. Please keep her fami-ly and friends in your prayers.

Please join us in celebrating our February Birthdays:

Trudi Haughey (1) Eileen Parks (2),

Ivy Lee Cranford (3), Helen Moxley (5)

Tomi Reneau (7) Harriet Henry (16)

Christine Bonaventura (17), Catherine Gibson (18)

Georgia Simmoms (22) Tessie Raymondo (25)

Martha Scudder (28) Bimmie Walters (28

Sunshine and Rain ~ Cinda Huntley

Public Issues ~ Gail Carpenter

USO Which stands for United Service Organization is not just a Hollywood Program Organization.

Since 1941, the United Service Organizations has stood by our troops through every step of their service. From deployment to rehabilitation and reintegration, we're there for soldiers and their families. Because we are not a government agency, we rely on generous support

of funded programs and services that best fit the needs of our troops.

Their MISSION OF CONNECTION

The USO strengthens America’s military service members

by keeping them connected to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation.

USO Transition Services

When Americans complete their military service, the USO is there to support the transition back to civilian life. Those leaving the military need a plan to reintegrate into the communities they are returning to, a civil-ian career path and a strong family. USO Transition Services exists to help the nearly half a million service members and their families who start the process of transitioning out of the military each year. Designed to help the young, single service member,

as well as the 25-year careerist with a family, USO Transition Services is a roadmap to help navigate whatev-er transition journey lies ahead.

250,000 Service members will transition into civilian communities each year during the next four years.

There does not have to be a war for the USO to continue to support our military and their needs.

GFWC TAMPA WOMEN'S Club is proud to support this organization.

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I hope you enjoyed the art program at the last months meeting as much as I did. Sandy Hoffman did a wonderful job. Congratulations to all the winners of the art competition. We truly have an enormous amount of talent amongst our members. If you were a first place winner the next competition is the dis-trict meeting on Feb. 16th. I’ll first place winners are expected to enter the competition. If you can not attend please let Judy Barton or myself know and we can make arrangements to pick up your artwork and bring it for you. We look forward to having many more opportunities to share our talents with others in the near future. Can’t wait to see what the coming year holds in the terms of art. Please join me in congratulating our 15 first place winners: Cinda Huntley 1 Open Category - fused glass plate Jannette Bennett 1 Jewelry - beads 1 Beadwork - other than jewelry 1 Fabric craft - needle fretting 1 Paper crafts - angel hymnal Tuky Vargas 1 Recycle materials - necktie purse 1 Decorated ornament - Oli the owl 1 Knitting - scarf 1 Combination 2 or more Crafts - purse Joe Ellen Rowe 1 Forgotten Craft - Fused glass pendant Jane Krim 1 Painting Acrylic - Spring festival dress Judy Barton 1 Stained glass - Rose and hummingbird 1 Mosaics - Clock and mirror 1 Cross stitch counted - sewing room 1 Natural materials - Clustered gems and China

Arts ~ Millie Chmiel

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The Ladies of the Evening celebrated the New Year with a fantastic meeting accompanied with a delicious

pot luck on January 4th. From soups to sweets, we were satiated with each delectable dish. Thank you, all.

Our group congratulated Sandra Hanna, our GFWC 2018-2020 President elect. Cat Geary introduced

Vi Zonfrelli, the Junior District director and Vi took time to share information about the Marriott Resort’s

community service donations.

February 15th is our “I Love the 80’s Game Night.” This is a fundraising event

with proceeds going to the building fund. Cost $20.00 and include 1 bingo card,

an appetizer and a drink ticket. Pre-pay for by leaving a check or cash in an en-

velope Marked 80’s Game Night in the office. Checks should be payable to

GFWC. Take out your neon tights, tease your hair and go to the event dressed in

80’s theme wear. Everyone dressed in theme will receive 1 opportunity ticket.

Prize for the opportunity drawing is TOTALLY RAD! FOR SURE! Bring your

AWESOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY and be prepared to have a TUBULAR TIME!

Have a loving February! Happy Valentine’s Day to ALL!

Jen and Christine G.

“We love life not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

Ladies of the Evening - Christine Grant and Jennifer Volpe

Gasparilla is upon our door step. Cathy Geary and her team will be working our clubs parking lot, for the children's parade. Cars will be parked, several members will be manning the doors and other areas of con-cern. Monies raised will benefit Tampa Woman's Club. The Pirate Fest, Gasparilla parade will take place January 27, 2018. Our club house has been rented. The board agreed to order two dumpsters. Frank, our security person will be on the premises for the duration of the day. The focus now is on Fashionilla 69. This event to be held on April 14,2018, is our premier fundraiser. Our needs here at the club must be met. This fundraiser will be a success with all of our members working for the greater good. Opportunity tickets are ready to sell. The winner will get a two bedroom, beach front condo, spa day, and dinner for two. Please see Janelle for your tickets. Dee and Joyce need your help. Please help with your donations for the baskets. We are really worried. Please members respond as you have in the past. May I thank members for all your dedication and generosity

Ways & Means Report ~ Sylvia Reeves

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Don't forget !! February 12th is the Conservation Committee meeting and the walk that follows the meeting. The meeting will begin at 10am and the walk along Bayshore will begin at 10:30. You do not have to walk just because you came to the meeting. If you do plan to walk, please dress in comfortable clothes and shoes for walking.

LEMON USES AROUND THE HOUSE

1-Keep garbage disposals clean smelling by tossing in used lemons

2-Slice lemons and simmer in a pot for about an hour. Your kitchen will smell clean and your aluminum pots will be clean also

3-Remove fish and onion odors from your hands by rubbing them with fresh lemon

4-Remove odors from wooden cutting board by rubbing them with a piece of fresh lemon. Don't rinse....the wood will absorb the lemon

5- To have shiny hair, rinse hair with lemon juice and water after shampooing 6-Coat fruit and vegetables with lemon juice to preserve

Conservation ~ Brenda Cardwell

Fashionollia 69 ~ April 14, 2018

Fashionollia 69 ANCHORS AWAY

to benefit GFWC Tampa Woman's Club Charities

Saturday April 14 2018 at Tampa Yacht Club Please make ____ reservations at $65 per person $______

Please make ____ patron reservations at $125 per person $______

I would like to sponsor ___ model(s))) meal (s) at $65 each $______

I will not be able to attend, but please accept my donation of $______

Name _______________________________ Phone ______________

Address __________________________________________________

City, State, Zip_____________________________________________

Email Address_____________________________________________

Please RSVP by April 5th 2018; Patron RSVP by April 5th 2018

Guest List for your table

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Please mail checks payable to: GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club 2901 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629

Credit Card Reservations: Tampa Woman’s Club: 813-839-7457 Reservations paid at one time for 5 or more will reserve a table. Reserve your table early for preferred seating. Thank-You

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Domestic Violence ~ Linda Reece

February is Teen Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we have a special treat for you. Home Life chair, JoAnne Leal, has agreed to allow the domestic violence committee to perform a play. Many of you remember Tomi Reneau and her play 3 Ladies. We are going to share that with all of you—with a slight addition: We will call it 3 Ladies and a Girl to honor Teen Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Hope to see you all here!

FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART AWARENESS MONTH

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease.

The good news? Heart disease can often be prevented when people make healthy choices and manage their health conditions. We can make a difference in our community by using this month to raise awareness about heart disease and how people can prevent it-- both at home and in the community.

Here are just a few ideas:

• Encourage families to make small changes, like using spices to season their food instead of salt. Lead by example. Five numbers that all women should know to take control of their heart health are: T

Total Cholesterol, HDL (good) Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and Body Mass Index (BMI). Knowing these numbers can help women and their health care provider determine their risk for developing, or controlling, cardiovascular diseases.

• Motivate teachers and administrators to make physical activity a part of our school day. This can help students start good habits early.

• Ask our doctors and nurses to be leaders and their communities by speaking out frequently about ways to prevent heart disease.

• Support women by participating in National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 2nd, 2018. By doing so, you help support educational programs to increase women's awareness and critical research to dis-cover scientific knowledge about cardiovascular health.

For additional information, and to learn more about "Know Your Numbers", go the American Heart Associa-tion website. Our hearts depend on it!

Home Life ~ JoAnn Leal

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Pictures from our January meeting

Our January meeting featured our Annual Arts and Crafts competition. With the guest speaker, being our own new provisional Sandy Hoffman.

We also welcomed our new members (left) and Provisionals (right) (see page 5).

January Meeting

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During his priesthood, Emperor Claudius II banned marriages because he thought married men were a bad sol-dier. But he, St. Valentine defied the order and arranged marriages in secret, and this led to his arrest and sen-tence to death. He suffered a very painful death… was beheaded.

How Did Valentine Day Start? There are various theories on how the Valentine Day came to be. Some of them include:

While in prison, he fell in love with a jailer’s daughter, and when he was being taken to be killed on the 14th Feb-ruary, he wrote a love letter to her and signed it “From your Valentine” and there, the name Valentine for the lover was born.

Another theory has it that the Catholic church used St. Valentine’s martyrdom to Christianize the old Roman Lu-percalia, a pagan festival held around the middle of February, Valentine’s day in remembrance of this Marty.

Another theory links Valentine to two Roman saints, both known by the name Valentine and both unconnected to romantic love. The first mention of St. Valentine as a romantic holiday is seen in Chaucer’s writings of 1382. During this period, there was concentration on a certain love which was referred to as courtly love. Here, the Knights gave to their maidens and celebrated beauty in songs while they are far away. By 1840s Valentine Day as a romantic holiday had taken root in most English speaking countries. This was referred to as the cupid’s golden age. Cards and gifts were exchanged.