GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB sent a team of members to the recent GFWC International Convention in St. Louis. The local club women joined a large delegation of Florida clubs to share ideas of service opportunities with this international federation of dynamic women volunteering in their communities across the globe and to celebrate their success. The Woman’s Club made a donation to the ‘Rise Against Hunger’ project which feeds needy and food insecure. Hundreds of the delegates worked to package enough foodstuffs to provide 36,000 individual meals for those in need around the world through this “Rise” group.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB plays a huge role in the success of the annual Lutz 4th of July Parade and Celebration. For decades, the Woman’s Club has sponsored and helped organize this wonderful family-oriented community party honoring our country’s birth and the military serving it. The clubwomen organized the parade and participated with their club float together their teen group, Little Women of Lutz, marching alongside them. They also organized the popular cake/pie contest and solicited vendors for the event.

2018 PARADE WINNERS

Best Youth Group Cub Scout Pack 37
Commercial Float Sliding Door Roller Replacement, Inc.
Bicycle Tampa BMX
Comical Canine Companions For Independence
Patriotic Marine Forever Detachment #1440
Neighborhood Lutz-Land O’Lakes Women’s Club
Antique Vehicle Harts Auto Repair
Family Steve Hopper Int’l
Walking #1 Martial Arts
Grand Marshall’s Choice Al’s Lawn Care Products
Judge’s Choice Cub Scout Pack #9

2018 Lutz Cake Contest Winners

Children’s Most Patriotic 1st Grace Tamura

Children’s Best 1st Ashtyn Thompson
2nd Tatum Jade Lair

Youth Most Patriotic 1st Noelle Edmonson
2nd Madison & Cameron Levine

Youth’s Best Decorated 1st Sarah Robinson

Youth’s Best Tasting 1st Brady Santo
2nd Katelyn Payne
3rd Catherine Pramberger

Adult’s Best Decorated 1st Gloria Russell

Adult’s Best Tasting 1st Shirley Simmons
2nd Jennfer Rankin
3rd Shirley Simmons

Adult’s Most Patriotic 1st Wilma Lewis
2nd Mary Payne

Best Pie 1st Tracy Gaschler

Men Only 1st Bob Philippus

Best Cup Cake 1st Kailee Roach
2nd Erica Santo
3rd Deborah Robinson

Guv’na’s Choice Grace Tamura

What a night at the Central Pasco Chamber Annual Awards & Installation Banquet on June 29, 2018.
Rosie Heim, a past president of GFWC Lutz-Land O Lakes Woman’s Club and 2017-2018 Honorary Land O Lakes Mayor was awarded both Ambassador of the Year and Chamber Member of the Year at the banquet. The GFWC Lutz-Land O Lakes Woman’s Club won Civic/Non-Profit of the Year. And Judi Fisher, our 2018-2019 backed Honorary Mayor candidate became the new Honorary Mayor. Congratulations to all.

Karen Sue Mollis held a One Touch Painting class on 6/28. From the look of concentration on members’ faces, the class was a success.

Members had a great time playing bingo at Hamburger Mary’s and raised money to fund music equipment for Alzheimer’s patients.

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members recently caravanned over to St. Pete / Clearwater Airport to welcome home the aging vets who were taken on an “Honor Flight” to visit the War Memorials in Washington D.C., and most particularly the WW II monument. The Woman’s Club has for many years supported numerous projects benefitting our veterans and active duty military.