GFWC Lutz-Land O'Lakes Woman's Club

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Welcome to Our Newest Members

New members 2014
Photo submitted by Patricia Serio
Photo (L-R) GFWC Florida President Carole Weaver, new members Pat Bush & Georgia Ecton, Club President Kay Taylor & GFWC Florida Corres. Secy Cheryl Benton

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club recently installed 2 new members, Pat Bush & Georgia Ecton, into their service organization at their annual Spring Luncheon. The club was pleased to have GFWC Florida President Carole Weaver present as their guest. The club also enjoyed the honor of having its past president Cheryl Benton named to high GFWC Florida state office serving as state Corresponding Secretary for the next 2 year term. Ms. Weaver and Ms. Benton joined Club President Kay Taylor in welcoming these ladies into the fold of the oldest national and international women’s service organization.

Donation to GFWC Florida President’s Project – 2014

Donation GFWC Florida President's Project 2014
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Photo (L-R) GFWC Florida President Carole Weaver with members Nancy Fisher & Edwina Kraemer

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club Chairs Nancy Fisher and Edwina Kraemer recently presented GFWC Florida President Carole Weaver with a donation check for $500 in support of her statewide President’s Project to benefit Canine Companions for Vets’ Independence. Funds for this worthy charity selected by President Weaver will continue to be raised during her 2 year term throughout the GFWC Federation in Florida.

Quilts Donated to Baldomero Lopez Veterans’ Nursing Home in Land O’Lakes

Quilts donated to Baldomero Lopez Veterans’ Nursing Home in Land O’Lakes
Photo submitted by Lonna Vizzari
Photo (L-R) Member Donna Losch & Joann Burley, Lopez Activities Director
GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club Chair Donna Losch and her committee recently delivered beautifully hand-knitted quilts to the Baldomero Lopez Veterans’ Nursing Home in Land O’Lakes as part of the club’s ongoing sewing projects for various local nursing homes. The Woman’s Club has for years supported the Lopez Nursing Home with bake sales, monthly bingo games and other fun events for the veteran residents.

Placing Flags on the Graves of Veterans – An Annual Tradition

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club members, as is their annual tradition, visited a local cemetery and placed fresh flags on the graves of each veteran laid to rest there. The clubwomen removed torn and tattered flags from prior years and freshened the gravesites to honor our veterans over Memorial Day weekend.

Flags on Vet Graves
Photos submitted by Patricia Serio
(L-R) Lonna Vizzari & Chair Donna Losch
Flags on Vet Graves
Photos submitted by Patricia Serio
(L-R) Lonna Vizzari, Chair Donna Losch & Patricia Serio

Bringing Crafting to Seniors at the Lutz Senior Citizens’ Center

Crafting to seniors
Photo by Karin D’Amico
Photo: Woman’s Club members and Seniors visit at the Lutz Senior Center

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club recently donated arts and crafts supplies and a group of 13 members visited the Lutz Senior Citizens’ Center and spent a very pleasant morning crafting together.

The seniors thoroughly enjoyed the project and the fellowship with the club ladies. The Woman’s Club, long active in our local communities, supports many such projects.

For membership information on this volunteer service organization, please visit our Join us page.

Supporting Hacienda Girls Ranch in Melbourne, Florida

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Photos by Edwina Kraemer

Photo 1: Hacienda Board Member & GFWC FL Member Liasion, Sarah Anthony & Woman’s Club Member, Edwina R. Kraemer Photo 2: Ms. Kraemer’s SUV filled with clothing and supplies for Hacienda Girls Ranch

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club has long supported Hacienda Girls Ranch in Melbourne, Florida. The Girls Ranch is the oldest GFWC Florida project and is a transitional residence for girls 10-17 years and young women over 18 but still in school. The young ladies are placed at Hacienda Girls Ranch due to dire circumstances of abandonment, divorce, neglect and/or abuse. Edwina R. Kraemer, District 8 Chair of this President’s Project, recently solicited, collected and delivered her SUV full of clothing, toiletries, shoes and other essentials for the girls to a very grateful GFWC Florida Club Liasion and Hacienda Board Member, Sarah Anthony.

The Visit

There were 8 boxes of clothes, jewelry and hygiene products given to a very grateful GFWC FL club liaison and Hacienda Board Member, Sarah Anthony. We learned from her that the entire Ranch is full with 14 girls (10-17 years old) and 7 young ladies in the transitional housing (over18 but not out of school).

The transitional housing guests are required to pay for a portion of their housing. This is where your generous gifts are critical. Towels, bed in a bag, food items or anything someone needs to live independently in a home. These girls have requirements and rules to follow. Sarah Anthony spoke about the circumstances by which these girls come to Hacienda Girls Ranch – abandonment, divorce, neglect, or abuse. How comforting your gifts are to them!

Thank you again for your generosity!