A group of our club members attended a very moving ceremony. Thousands of the public attended the ceremony where we heard from Veterans from the wars. It was quite awe-inspiring to us and we all felt lucky to be able to attend. We even stood in line with members of the GFWC Dade City Woman’s Club for the wreaths! We then all ate lunch together, enjoying more fellowship.

Longtime GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club member, Elaine Pittman, has again donated $1,000 to Christian Social Services in Land O’Lakes to bolster their holiday giving for the area’s needy and homeless population. Ms. Pittman, a/k/a “The Plant Lady”, has for many years, grown, potted and sold plants at every Woman’s Club meeting, event and other venues in the community and donated these funds in a lump sum each year at Christmas time. Her plant work requires a great deal of physical labor as well as frequently loading her van with plants and setting up a tent at various sales.

Photo submitted by Patricia Serio

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club member co-chairs Donna Losch and Marguerite Humet made holiday deliveries to veterans and patients at J. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa and residents of Baldomero Lopez Veterans’ Nursing Home in Land O’Lakes. On behalf of the Woman’s Club, the ladies delivered a total of 725 handwritten greeting cards and 11 patriotic hand-crocheted lap quilts. The Woman’s Club has for years placed particular importance on their service to active-duty military and veterans.