GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB has been promoting awareness during April, being designated Child Abuse Prevention Month, by selling  distinctive blue pinwheels at all club meetings during the month, which funds will be donated to various social services working with child victims of abuse.  Members Gail Howard and Roseann Lange planted a large garden of pinwheels at the Historic Old Lutz School to draw community attention to this important issue and the club women will display them in their gardens and yards.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members participated in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life at a local high school campus.  The club team joined many other school groups and organizations for this important fundraising event.  The club booth was set up by its members who chose “Send Cancer Packing” as its theme with lots of props and fun games with prizes to raise funds.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members delivered Easter gift baskets filled with treats to their supported libraries in both Land O’Lakes and Lutz. The club wished to express appreciation of their important service and contributions to the community especially during Library Workers’ Month.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB President Elayne Bassinger and member Linda Mitchell recently presented, on behalf of the Club, a donation check of $2,000 to Boy Scout Troop 12 in Lutz.  The Woman’s Club has long supported this Troop and has enjoyed a collaborative working relationship in many joint efforts and community projects locally.  The club appreciates the boys’ community service and volunteerism and wishes to encourage them in all their worthy endeavors.

 

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members hosted a fun “Boggy Bingo” fundraiser on St. Patrick’s Day to benefit Camp Boggy Creek at Beef O’Brady’s in Lutz.  The support of the restaurant management and staff was greatly appreciated and helped make this event a big success.  The proceeds will go toward the club’s goal to send 2 seriously ill children to a weeklong summer camp where they will be treated to a fun-packed week of just being happy kids.  This camp was founded by Paul Newman and the late Gen. Norman Swartzkopf to provide a cost-free respite to these sick children.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members recently donated a large number of fashionable work-appropriate outfits to ‘Dress for Success’ to help women present well in job interviews and in the workplace.  Club woman, Madeline McCulloh, delivered a large amount of donations to the Dress for Success offices in West Tampa on behalf of the club.  The Woman’s Club works diligently to support home-insecure and unemployed women re-enter the work force so they may realize their self-worth, be self-sufficient and support themselves and their children.