GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members enjoyed a celebratory luncheon with three new members warmly welcomed into the club.  Pennee Bowen, Karla Wilson and Tracy Kersey were installed by fellow member and District 8 GFWC Director Annette Bellingar.

President Elayne Bellingar honored long-serving members with ‘years of service pins’ to acknowledge their volunteerism.  Barbara Booth (5 years), Mary Anne Lykins, Lois Cohen and Cheryl Winegar (10 years each) and Peggy Cooper (20 years) served for a cumulative 90 years of valuable service within their club and the community.  Several members were unable to attend but they, too, contributed many additional years of volunteerism and service.

 

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members delivered gift bags for each resident mom of Sunrise Domestic Violence Shelter of Pasco County.  The bags were filled with luxury cosmetics, lotions, scents, bath products and jewelry pieces for each of the resident children to present to their Moms on Mother’s Day. The club supports this shelter throughout the year with financial donations as well as clothing, household items and other goods as needed.

 

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly dedicated home for a seriously wounded and disabled veteran, Sualauvi Tuimaleali’ Ifano III, and his family in the new Tunnels to Towers Community in Land O’Lakes.  This newly developed subdivision is constructing brand-new mortgage-free and handicap-accessible homes for disabled veterans and first responders.  Woman’s Club members Nancy Taylor, her veteran husband, Ed Garver, Dee Knerr and Beth Nevel Rader were present at the dedication ceremony to welcome the new family and to present them with housewarming gifts and fire extinguishers to keep them safe.

 

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB stepped to the fore when Lutz Guv’na Atlas Cortecero brought to its attention Maniscalco Elementary School’s urgent need for a secure, locked and mobile medical cabinet for the nurse’s office.  The club lost no time in generously donating $1450 toward the purchase of a suitable cabinet and President Elayne Bassinger and club members delivered the check to the school.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members had a delightful time providing craft materials and instructing children in various crafts in celebration of Earth Day awareness at Crews Lake Wilderness Park.

The kids learned the importance of monarch butterflies in our ecosystem and were told about tagging these beautiful butterflies to track their annual migration and life span.  They also experienced seeing the actual eggs on a milkweed flower and were able to craft their own beaded caterpillars on leaves.  It was a very good day for the children and for Mother Earth!

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members recently delivered a vehicle filled with hand knitted

afghans to the spring convention of GFWC Florida last week.  Club members were delighted to put their skills to work to knit and crochet these beautiful comfy afghans for the disabled and special needs kids who will spend a fun-filled week this summer at Camp Boggy Creek.  Annette Bellingar, President Elayne Bassinger and VP Peggy Andrews took charge of packing and delivering these much needed items to Orlando for the campers.