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Editors Rosie Clifton, Angie Maze April 2019 Sun City Center, Florida
TH E CHATTERBO X Our Award-Winning Report of News and Events for Our Members
GFWC Sun City Center Woman’s Club
By
Sharon Alvarez
President
2017-2019
Luncheon Reservation Policy
All members attending a regular meeting that in-cludes lunch are required to make reservations in advance By email to [email protected]
or By telephone to the Hospitality Chairperson Anne Rankin (813) 241-5759 or By signing up for a standing reservation with
the Hospitality Chairperson. The deadline for making an eating or noneating reservation is 11:00 a.m. on the Monday prior to the Thursday general meeting.
The cancellation deadline is 11:00 a.m. on the Monday prior to the Thursday general meeting us-ing the email address above or by phone call to the Hospitality Chairperson. Emergency cancellations after the deadline may be made by contacting the Hospitality Chairperson by phone.
No-Show Policy: Reservations are considered a binding agreement between the Club and the Cater-er. A member who makes a reservation for herself and/or a guest and does not cancel by the deadline described above, will be required to reimburse the Club for the cost incurred.
APRIL 18th Luncheon Entrées:
Italian sausage and peppers Baked ziti
Veggie (meatless) lasagna
Lunch is $14 Checks are the Preferred
Method of Payment. If You Must Pay by Cash,
Correct Change Please.
MAKE YOUR APRIL MEETING RESERVATION!
Almost two years ago I began serving as President of our Sun City Center Woman’s Club. Back then two years seemed like forever, and now in just two short months, I will turn the gavel over to Sally Anne Barclay. The time spent serving as President has given me so much! I count the many amazing women I claim for my friends as my big-gest “take-away”. I stand in awe of each of you and your great human hearts! You give, and you give, and you give of your time, your talent, your love and yes, your money. We, none of us, have any idea the many lives we’ve helped to save or im-prove. I think of the children -- those enrolled in The Hope Fund you made sure had a Christmas; the children born in pov-erty with cleft pallets and lips who have been able to have life-saving surgery due to Operation Smile; and those who will have food to eat over the weekend from Backpacks on a Mission. Then there’s Soles4Souls shoes and “Free the Girls” bras so impoverished adults can start businesses; giving the Wimauma 4H Club copies of the Constitution and the boys of AMIKIDS. There are families who will eat because you supported local food pantries and lonely shut-ins you deliver meals to through Meals on Wheels. You’ve supported the Military Family Trust, CARE for animals, Campaign Against Human Trafficking, and the Veteran’s Memorial to honor those who gave their lives for our free-dom. You cut, stuffed, and sewed your hearts into Heart Pillows, and seatbelt covers. Then there are the no-sew blankets, teddy bears, and greeting cards! I could keep going, but instead of an article I’d need to write a book!
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GFWC SUN CITY CENTER WOMAN’S CLUB, INC. OFFICERS
President: Sharon Alvarez
President Elect: Sally Anne Barclay
Programs: Jeanne Naish
Publicity: Virginia Kimball
Hospitality: Anne Rankin
Recording Secretary: Karen Sochon
Corresponding Secretary: Marsha Selman
Treasurer: Kathy Jones
Membership Secretary: Linda Raymond
Directors: Rosie Clifton, Jean Smith
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Arts and Crafts: Karen Wilkinson
Communication: Angie Maze
Conservation: Patsie Ginley
Education: Jan Heuman
Fundraising: Aine Paik
Home Life: Marie Rueger
Int’l Outreach: Cindy Khalifa
Public Issues: Linda Floyd
Meals on Wheels: Pat Bacon Monica McPhillips
This Newsletter is a publication
of GFWC Sun City Center
Woman’s Club, Inc., PO Box
5434, Sun City Center, Florida
33571. All content Copyright
2018 GFWC Sun City Center
Woman’s Club, except the logo
of the General Federation of
Women’s Clubs, Inc., used with
permission.
Visit our website at:
www.gfwcsccwomansclub.org
for more information
about our club.
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Sharing with Sharon
I hope you feel as I do, that we’ve had some fun times too! The sew-ins, birthday lunches, Bunco, Mahjong, district meetings, and other outings have given us so many opportunities to get to know each other on a personal level, as well as sharing laugh-out-loud stories. Our April meeting should be fantastic with our published children’s book author. I hope to see all of you there for this fun and informa-tive presentation. Please remember that we will be collecting new children’s books, especially those by Dr. Seuss, but all will be appre-ciated. These books will be donated to local schools, specifically those who educate our poorest of children.
Don’t cry because it’s over, Smile because it happened! I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells!
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! - Dr. Seuss
APRIL PROGRAM
Dianne Ochiltree has been
writing books for children and young adults for over 20 years. Her work has been pub-
lished by major publishers such as Scholastic, Simon &
Schuster, G.P. Putnam Sons and Blue Apple Books. Her books have appeared in foreign
language and audio versions, featured on ‘best of’ lists and
won national and regional awards, including three Flor-ida Book Awards. She has also worked as a book re-viewer, writing coach, creative writing workshop pre-
senter and freelance editor. She lives in Sarasota, Flor-ida.
Her presentation at our April meeting will feature
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing for Kids”. She is eager to share secrets from more than 20 years writing children’s literature.
Note: She will also bring copies of her recent book - It’s a Firefly Night. You can buy ($5) a copy for our April Home Life project or perhaps for your grandchildren.
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A Note from Hospitality Chair,
Anne Rankin
Regarding our luncheon meetings, we continue to have people trying to make or cancel a reservation after the Monday, 11am deadline. (Please refer to our reserva-tion policy on page 1 of this newsletter.) We need to have these steps in place so we can give a correct count to our caterer. We must pay for all lunches or-dered. We can still accept emergency cancellations, but we need to know as soon as you feel it necessary to make an emergency cancellation For the upcoming year, club members should consider a Standing Reservation. The convenience of not having to remember to make a reservation each month is well worth it.
APRIL HOME LIFE PROJECT:
BOOK HEROES
The 2018-2020 GFWC Florida Junior Director’s Pro-
ject is “Book Heroes.” The focus is to donate books to
children who might not otherwise have them at home.
We will be Book Heroes to these children!
The goal of the GFWC Florida Junior Director is
to donate 10,000 books to children in Florida each
year, for a total of 20,000 books by May 2020.
For April, we will
be collecting new
children’s books
or monetary
donations to buy
books to help out
with this project..
Soles4Souls Shoe Collection A Success!
By Patsie Ginley
Conservation Committee members Patsie Gin-
ley and Mary Starrett counted, bundled, boxed,
and shipped 111 pairs of shoes for Soles4Souls!
We will collect new and gently used shoes at the
April and May meetings as part of the GFWC
Grand Initiative-a partnership with Soles4Souls.
This organization creates sustainable jobs and
provides relief through the distribution of shoes
and clothing around the world. It repurposes
product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster
relief and direct assistance programs. A non-
profit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more
than 70% of its income and commits 100% of
donations to programs. Since 2006,
Soles4Souls has distributed 30 million pairs of
new and gently worn shoes in 127 countries.
Here’s how it works. The donated shoes will be
sold for an average of $1 per pair to nonprofit
partners in developing countries. Entrepreneurs
will then purchase the shoes and are then able
to start businesses of the own selling the prod-
uct in their local marketplaces. This allows them
the opportunity to earn a sustainable income,
and purchase necessities like food, shelter, and
education. The organization is headquartered in
Nashville. Zappos (online shoe store) will pay all
postage on shoes we collect and send.
Earth Day 2019:
Monday April 22
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APRIL BIRTHDAYS
Lynda Martin Rita Tibbetts
Pat Bacon Krista Conover
Jan Heuman Diane West
Joy Thomas Pat Barnhart
Linda Roach Dee Madigan
BIRTHDAY LUNCH
By Linda Menier I hope everyone is having a great year. Summer is soon upon us! The next birthday lunch will be at 11:30
am on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at The Renaissance on South Pebble Beach.
As always, everyone is welcome. It’s a great way to meet other members and it doesn’t have to be your birthday for you to attend. Each person orders off the menu and pays for her own meal. Please let me know if you plan to attend by April 16. Send an email to me at [email protected]. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Another Successful Fundraiser!
By Aine Paik, Fundraising Chair
Another successful fundraiser is over. We did it again, thanks to the hard work of my team members! I thank each and every one of you -- each contributed in your own way:
Arts and Crafts Committee for their help in making the baskets
Car drivers (Eileen Bagley, Sharon Nathan, Karen Sochon, Kathleen Records) who picked up the merchandise and delivered it to the Atrium
The set-up team on Friday
The Saturday team who worked so hard Fun Fest day
Lena Bell who encouraged people into our room. (I hope she still has a voice left.)
Dasey for her scratch-off lottery ticket idea
Kathy Jones (our very important money manager)
All our members who supported with donations
All my team members who worked so hard to make it happen We made $1743.75! Yes!!! Way to go! I want to thank all of you. I could not have done it without you!
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ARTS & CRAFTS – Next crafting session is April 25th
By Karen Wilkinson, Arts & Crafts Chair
Come join us in continuing to make Heart Pillows and No Sew Blankets. We will also be doing the centerpieces for the May General Meeting. This month we will also make flower arrangements. Sally Anne will show us the tricks of the trade. Cost is $10. I will collect money at the General Meeting from those who wish to participate. Remember we meet the 4th Thursday of each month at the Community Hall, Room 3 from 9-12noon. I hope to see you there. I do appreciate all the things each of you do to help us!
SOME OF
OUR
FUN FEST
VOLUNTEERS
ARTS & CRAFTS
Above, assembling the gift baskets for Fun Fest.
Left, our veteran sewer making more Heart Pillows.
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MORE PHOTOS - AT OUR MARCH MEETING
Left, Home Life.
Below, Opportunity
Tickets and
Membership.
Above, our Program: Flower Arranging.
Below, Soles4Souls Donations.
Some of the Inspirational Rocks
made by Arts & Crafts
were on display.
Left, happy to be at the
March meeting.
Right, our members seem to be
getting younger and younger!
And last, but certainly not least-
our Birthday Ladies
attending the
March Birthday Lunch
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Conservation Collections at Our Monthly Club Meetings By Patsie Ginley
The Conservation Committee collects recyclables at every monthly meeting.
The following items are always appreciated: greeting card fronts, buttons (the larger the better—for crafts), Box Tops for Educa-
tion, can tabs, elementary-age-appropriate new or gently used books for the Little Free Library in Wimauma, eye glasses, new
and gently worn shoes (please secure with string or heavy rubber band), and coupons (clipped and separated into “food” and
“non-food”) baggies. Please note - no store coupons, vitamins, or medicine coupons can be used overseas.
Please Note: currently, we are no longer collecting magazines, corks, or stamps. In addition, plastic bags can be recycled at
most grocery stores, and Publix has a container for Styrofoam.
APRIL
11th-Board Meeting
12th—Mahjong
16th-Book Club
18th-General Meeting
23rd-Birthday Lunch
24th-Bunco
25th—Arts & Crafts
Why are we ladies
so tired on
April 1st? ?
Because we just
finished a 31-day March!
Mahjong Anyone?
Friday, April 12,
9 -11am,
Security Patrol
Building .
Contact
Lois Berman – 813-938-4110 or
Pat Huisinga – 815-275-0001 if you have
any questions.
Look at this tall tube of money you
all donated to Operation Smile at
our March Meeting!
(Well actually, Louise Ferla,
pictured, is rather short—by her own
admission.)
But look how generous you ladies
were! The tube is filled with
money. Thank you all so much!
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Southshore Building and Remodeling Randy & Mary Thompson, Owners
2115 West View Drive Sun City Center 813-642-9040
Fox & Friends Animal Hospital Complete Veterinary Service
Steven J. Fox DVM 1024 Cypress Village Blvd.
813-633-2443
Hightower Dermatology
957 E. Del Webb Blvd. Suite 101
Sun City Center, FL 33573 813-634-1484
Anurag R. Kumbham, MD Cornerstone Medical Care
4051 Upper Creek Dr., Suite 112 Sun City Center 813-681-5658
Killingsworth Automotive Inc. William & Shirley, Owners
Stan, Service Advisor 2117 E. College Ave., Ruskin
813-645-722
South Bay Hospital
4016 Sun City Center Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573
813-634-3301 www.SouthBayHospital.com
Sun Turf Care Complete Lawn Maintenance
Greg Easters, owner 813-642-8824
Total Home Care of FL, LLC
Joe Vladyka, Owner Painting, Remodeling, Handyman
1009 Warwick Ct., SCC 813-812-6116
Support Our Platinum and Gold Medal Sponsors for 2018-2019
Each year, we ask members of our community to step forward and support the work of
our Woman’s Club with their generous contributions.
Please support our sponsors and tell them “Thank You” when you use their services.
