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2014 GFWC Spring Convention in Orlando | Lois B. Perkins Award Winner Again

2014 GFWC Spring Convention Orlando
Photo submitted by: Edwina Kraemer
(Left to Right) Ciel Birkett, Cathy Mathes, Sharon Bard, Club President Kay Taylor, Nancy Fisher, Edwina Kraemer (Front) GFWC Florida President Pat Zazzarino, GFWC District 8 Director Cathy Geary.

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club had a large contingent of members attend the General Federation of Women’s Club Spring Convention in Orlando this weekend. This semi-annual convention features numerous workshops, seminars and symposia as well as brain-storming for members to bring back fresh ideas to their respective clubs. Many achievement awards and commendations were presented to President Kay Taylor on behalf of the Woman’s Club for its outstanding volunteerism during the past year.

WE DID IT! AGAIN!

We won the Lois B. Perkins award for Best Club in the State

award
This is like winning the Lombardi Trophy in football, the Stanley Cup in Hockey or the World Series in baseball. Like these awards, the Lois B. Perkins Award is for a team that works hard and works together. Also like these awards, it is very rare to win two years in a row.

This award is for all of you.

It is for those that get up early to call to check on someone that has no one else, for those of you that read to a child at school and for those of you that help a disabled veteran to play bingo. It is for all of us that sweat and get dirty to make our community a better place for everyone that lives here.

We do not do what we do for awards or accolades but it sure is nice when we are recognized for what we do. Enjoy this wonderful award and let’s make history and win three years in a row.
— Cathy Mathes, 1st Vice President

List of Awards

shoe awardCoveted Shoe Award: 1st (The only club in the state to get 100 points out of 100)
Arts:
Programs 1st
Partnership 2nd
Conservation:
Programs 1st
Partnership 1st
Education:
Programs 3rd
Partnership 2nd
Home Life:
Programs 1st
Partnership 2nd
International Outreach:
Programs 1st
Partnership 1st
Public Issues:
Programs 1st
Partnership 2nd
Domestic Violence: 3rd
Legislation/Public Policy:2nd
Communication/Public Relations:2nd
President’s Project:2nd

Woman’s Club Goes on a Birding Field Trip

Woman's Club Goes on a Birding Field Trip
Photo submitted by: Allie Peterman
Photo (Left to Right): Allie Peterman, Nancy Boschert, Barbara Jackson,
Nancy Allen, Nat Cunningham, Lois
Cohen (front), Aniko Solomonson and guides John Miller & Mary Miller &
member husband, Joel
Jackson (not in picture) from Tampa Audubon Society and Native Plant
Society.

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club members, as part of their Conservation Dept. educational project, participated in a birding field trip to Flatwoods Wilderness Park and learned much about native plants.

In addition to learning more information on the Eastern Bluebird, the ladies were excited to find a fossilized bone believed to be from a precursor to the manatee.

As a thank you to their guides, the GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club donated 2 bluebird boxes to Flatwoods Wilderness Park.

Old Lutz School Cleanup Conservation Project

Photo submitted by Allie Peterman Photo (L-R): Lonna Vizzari, Lucy Kraemer & (not pictured, Allie Peterman)
Photo submitted by Allie Peterman
Photo (L-R): Lonna Vizzari, Lucy Kraemer & (not pictured, Allie Peterman)

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club members turned up at the Old Lutz School bearing rakes, shovels and wearing work gloves as a Conservation Project. They weeded, raked, cleaned the flower beds and replanted the flower pots which they donated last year.

The Woman’s Club has a close attachment to this historic registered landmark building and noticed that the landscaping needed a little refreshing.

Bake Sale to Benefit the Lopez Veteran’s Nursing Home

Bake Sale Lopez Nursing Home
Photo submitted by Doris Ramaglia
Photo (left to right): Chair Donna Losch, Sharon J. Bard, Lonna Vizzari & Doris Ramaglia (not in picture).

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club recently held its semi-annual bake sale to benefit the Lopez Veteran’s Nursing Home residents’ petty cash fund.

The proceeds will allow the veterans to enjoy a shopping trip for personal items and/or a snack at a fast food restaurant for a change of pace.

Club members, under the direction of Chair Donna Losch, baked homemade treats for sale to the residents, staff and visitors. The Woman’s Club has long supported the Lopez Veteran’s Nursing Home through these bake sales as well as conducting fun monthly bingo games with prizes and homemade strawberry shortcake for the residents.

Sertoma Walk for Hearing Health Awareness

(Left to Right) Members: (L-R) Rear: Boni Barton, Helen Fornino, Hazel Robles, Karin D’Amico; center: Nancy Fisher; front: JoAnne Moses (Tampa Woman’s Club)
(Left to Right) Members: (L-R) Rear: Boni Barton, Helen Fornino, Hazel Robles, Karin D’Amico; center: Nancy Fisher; front: JoAnne Moses (Tampa Woman’s Club)
GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club members recently partnered with Tampa Gem Sertoma and dual club members, Ms. Barton, Ms. Robles & Ms. Fisher, to form and sponsor a team for the “Celebrate Sound” / Don’t Walk in Silence 5K fundraiser.

The Woman’s Club made a generous contribution to this fundraiser event as well as walking the 5K walk which was held at USF in support of hearing health awareness.

This fundraiser project was sponsored by Sertoma International.

Old Lutz School Cleanup 2014

Old Lutz School CleanupGFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club members showed up wielding mops, brooms, hoses and cleaning supplies to assist the Friends of Old Lutz School with a heavy-duty spring cleaning. The club women felt it was time to give back for the privilege of use of this historic building and grounds for their annual Flea Market which was recently concluded. These gals know how to roll up their sleeves and get the job done.