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ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHOWER, LUNCHEON & BUNCO PARTY

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB will have its ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHOWER, LUNCHEON & BUNCO PARTY on THURS. OCTOBER 6, 2016 at Lutz Community Center, 101 1st Ave. NW, Lutz 33548 to benefit two local domestic violence shelters for women and children. The public is welcome to dine in or take-out.

Bunco games (with prizes) will begin promptly at 10 a.m. with lunch to follow from 11.30 am to 1 pm.

A $10 donation will include a delicious luncheon with beverage, salad, entrée & desserts.

Donations of products to help meet the needs of the women in residence are most welcome. Suggestions: Hair products, soaps, makeup, deodorant, underwear, sleepwear, personal hygiene, jewelry, scarves, fragrances, slippers, etc.

Gift cards are also welcome

Patriotic Lap Blankets for Vets

Lap blankets for vets
Photo submitted by Patricia Serio
Photo: Amy Nicholson, RN, knitting lap blankets for vets
GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club has delivered over 50 patriotic-themed lap blankets to the B. Lopez Veterans’ Nursing Home in Land O’Lakes and the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa as part of their numerous programs to support our troops. Amy Nicholson, RN at Haley, and daughter of former club President Barbara Nicholson, has personally knitted these blankets for wheel-chair bound and hospitalized vets and has asked the Woman’s Club to distribute them on her behalf.

Club Welcomes Honor Flight Vets Home

2016 Welcome Honor Vets Home
Photos submitted by Patricia Serio
Club Members with Army Officers awaiting the flight arrival

2016 Honor Flight
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One of Returning Honor Flight WWII
GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB members came out in force to greet returning WWII vets from their Washington DC Honor Flight trip to visit the WWII monument and other landmarks. Club women met the flight at the St. Pete-Clearwater Airport, waved flags and cheered the return of these veterans whose aging ranks are being depleted on a daily basis.

Club Shows Appreciation and Support of Local Law Enforcement Officers

Honoring sheriff deputies
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Photo: (L-R) Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputies and club members Nancy Allen & Edwina Kraemer

GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB showed their appreciation and support of local law enforcement officers by visiting the Citrus Park Sheriff’s Office Substation and delivering trays of fruit, cookies, sandwiches and other treats prepared by club members. Also presented was a very long banner penned by members with well wishes and words of heartfelt appreciation for their service to our community particularly in these sad days following those officers lost in the line of duty in Dallas.

The Best Small Town 4th of July Parade in the US

2016 4th of July Parade
GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club has co-sponsored “The Best Small Town 4th of July Parade in the U.S.” in Lutz for many decades. The Clubwomen marched and carried their club banners, rode on their club float along with their grandchildren (who are part of a local dance group) and tossed candy to the crowds lining the parade route. After the parade, the community enjoyed children’s games and crafts, food booths, cake contest and many other fun events.

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Photos submitted by Patricia Serio
Photos: Members marching & riding on club float with grandchildren

Celebrating the Leadership and Accomplishments of Former Presidents

2-16 Past Presidents Luncheon
Photo submitted by Patricia Serio

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club celebrated the leadership and accomplishments all its former Presidents going back through the decades recently at a lovely luncheon. These special ladies were thanked for their service, presented with corsages and crowned with tiaras as memories of their terms were shared by the members. A total of 26 years of leadership were represented in this photo including two of these ladies who served as two-term presidents non-consecutively. Cathy Mathes (not pictured) is the current club President.