The Woman’s Club wishes everyone a VERY Happy and Healthy 4th of July holiday this year and reminds everyone to be cautious and safe.
WOMAN’S CLUB CARRIES ON DURING CORONA
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB President Annette Bellingar has kept its 100+ members informed, in-touch and entertained during these long weeks of solitary at-home work, being unable to meet and carry on its usual busy calendar of events and projects to benefit the community. Kudos to Ms. Bellingar for introducing her members to ZOOM meetings, as well as fun “game days” including Zoom Bingo and a Scavenger Hunt, with more games to follow. The club women have been far from idle, continuing to donate funds to Metropolitan Ministeries, CARES of Pasco, Christian Social Services of Land O’Lakes and others, as well as sewing hundreds of face masks for the community, sleep mats for the homeless and so much more. These ladies are anxious to return to their normal schedule of community service but are certainly keeping busy during this cautious period of dealing with covid-19.
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WOMAN’S CLUB MEMBER BRINGS COMFORT TO HOMELESS POPULATION
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES longtime member, ANIKO SOLOMONSON, has single-handedly made a cottage industry of crocheting recycled plastic bags into weatherproof sleep mats which she has distributed to the area homeless since 2014. Ms. Solomonson has taught fellow club members and many other groups how to fold the bags into lengths of “rope” and crochet them into mats. Members, under Aniko’s guidance, have saved countless vehicles full of recycled plastics from going to landfills and have helped those living on the streets with these sleep mats. Aniko alone has produced 300+ mats and delivered many to The Well, which serves the home-insecure population in Tampa. Ms. Solomonson has temporarily halted this project to give priority to sewing more than 70 face masks for various groups and, post-corona, will be resume her “mat” work.
Woman’s Club Supports Prevention of Child Abuse
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members, although curtailed during the corona ‘shelter at home’ necessity, Sabrina Scott and Nancy Swanton observed safe-distancing and wore masks while planting a “Pinwheel Garden” to bring awareness to the Prevention of Child Abuse. April is traditionally the month during which projects and events are put in place by the Woman’s Club to bring this issue to the forefront in our community. The garden has been planted in front of the historic Old Lutz School in downtown Lutz.
Lutz-Land O Lakes WC Team Continues Mask Making Project
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members continue its massive face mask production line, however safely alone at home per corona regulations.
Elaine Pittman’s 89th Birthday Parade
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members coordinated and executed a wonderful special Birthday Parade past longtime member, Elaine Pittman’s home to celebrate her 89th.
Honking cars lined her street, each with signs, balloons, messages and cards to celebrate and honor their dear Elaine, a/k/a throughout the community as the “Plant Lady” and longtime supporter of Christian Social Services food pantry. In this time of corona “safe at home” it was necessary to do things differently so they chose a long parade of at least 30 vehicles as well-wishers from the neighborhood joined in.