GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB celebrated Earth Day at Crews Lake Wilderness Park by helping children with nature crafting and passing out beautiful children’s books. The Club also donated a large number of books to Ms. Williamson of the Forest Service as tools when she speaks to groups of school children.
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB is pleased to announce that it has awarded a record-breaking total of $25,000 in Scholarship grants for 2019. Club President, Karin D’Amico presented the awards to the following students:
The 3 recipients of the Lutz Volunteer Firemen’s Scholarship Endowment Fund (administered by the Woman’s Club) are:
Mark Fisher, full time firefighter and St. Petersburg College student, $5,000 award,
Zachary Brown, Classical Preparatory (LOL) senior (Auburn Univ.) $5,000 award,
Jillian Gordy, Sunlake High School senior (UF) $5,000 award, all of whom are Lutz residents.
The Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund recipients are:
Ian Michael Spurza, of Lutz, Middleton Magnet senior (St. Leo Univ.), $2,500 award,
Alexa Scalchunes, of Land O’Lakes, Sunlakes senior (FSU) $2,500 award,
Taylor Tarver, of Lutz, Steinbrenner senior (UF), $2,500 award (not pictured),
Rochelle Brito, of Lutz, Steinbrenner senior (UCF), $2,500 award.
The Woman’s Club is very proud of its decades’ long commitment to and support of education in our community and congratulates its 2019 Scholarship recipients.
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB proudly announces an additional special Scholarship award this year named “2019 Marilyn Wannamaker Memorial Scholarship” to an adult student and firefighter, Lutz resident MARK FISHER in the amount of $5,000. Marilyn Wannamaker was a past President of the Woman’s Club and served on Lutz Volunteer Fire Dept. Board for many years and has recently passed. The Woman’s Club has administered the Lutz Volunteer Fireman’s Scholarship Endowment Fund since 2012 and awards 2 scholarships annually from this fund. This year, however, the club found it most appropriate to expand the awards to 3 Lutz resident students, in view of Mr. Fisher’s outstanding resume as husband to Ariana Fisher and Dad to 4 teenaged sons, a full-time firefighter for 14+ years serving our area AND a student at St. Petersburg College completing his undergraduate studies in Public Administration/Fire Administration.
The Woman’s Club salutes and congratulates Firefighter Mark Fisher and wishes him continued success.
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB Conservation Chair Lonna Vizzari recently presented Omella Varchi, Devel. Officer of the Humane Society with a generous club donation check after Ms. Varchi addressed the club on the Humane Society’s mission and needs. Member Sandi Marrow arranged for and delivered a large collection of pet food for the animals housed at the shelter and donated by club members, which completely filled her SUV.
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB works to bring awareness to and prevention of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse through their support and many projects. The members recently planted signage and a “garden” of blue pinwheels at Heritage Park – Land O’Lakes Community Center to direct attention to the prevention of child abuse and support of happy healthy childhoods for all our children.
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB collects “retired” U.S. flags as a project and rescues the stars before they are respectfully burned in a flag ceremony in collaboration with the Boy Scouts. These stars are then encased in a packet with a very touching verse meant to be carried in the breast pocket of troops’ uniforms or veterans’ shirt pockets in remembrance. While at GFWC convention recently, member and Public Issues Chair Dee Knerr presented a ‘Star’ to 95 year old WW II Veteran O’Neil Ducharme who gratefully received it.
