Editors Rosie Clifton, Angie Maze MAY 2019 Sun City Center, Florida

TH E CHATTERBO X Our Award-Winning Report of News and Events for Our Members

GFWC Sun City Center Woman’s Club

By

Sharon Alvarez

President

2017-2019

Luncheon Reservation Policy

All members attending a regular meeting that in-cludes lunch are required to make reservations in advance By email to suncitywomansclub@gmail.com

or By telephone to the Hospitality Chairperson Anne Rankin (813) 241-5759 or By signing up for a standing reservation with

the Hospitality Chairperson. The deadline for making an eating or noneating reservation is 11:00 a.m. on the Monday prior to the Thursday general meeting.

The cancellation deadline is 11:00 a.m. on the Monday prior to the Thursday general meeting us-ing the email address above or by phone call to the Hospitality Chairperson. Emergency cancellations after the deadline may be made by contacting the Hospitality Chairperson by phone.

No-Show Policy: Reservations are considered a binding agreement between the Club and the Cater-er. A member who makes a reservation for herself and/or a guest and does not cancel by the deadline described above, will be required to reimburse the Club for the cost incurred.

May Luncheon Entrées:

Herb Roasted Chicken

Salmon with Dill Sauce

Lunch is $14

Checks are the Preferred Method of Payment.

If You Must Pay by Cash, Correct Change Please.

MAKE YOUR MAY MEETING RESERVATION!

As I write my last newsletter article, I reflect on all we have accomplished these past two years. I’m proud to have served as your Woman’s Club President and now look for-ward to my new role as a Director-at-Large. My husband can now feel as though he has his wife back 24/7! (I think he’s going to find this isn’t necessarily true -- I also serve as Leadership chair for GFWC District 8 and am on the Meals & Registration Committee for GFWC Florida!) I know our Woman’s Club will continue all of our good work not only in our Community but around the world! So many of you have come forward to motivate, encourage and join in the Volunteer Spirit! You likely will never know the won-der and excitement you brought to children during the holi-days or recently with our Book Heroes Project. How about the lives you’ve saved through surgery of cleft lips and pal-ates? How you’ve helped to bring clearer vision to those who are wearing the prescription eyewear we’ve collected. The list goes on forever – Soles4Souls, Free the Girls and the thousands of Heart Pillows, seatbelt covers, no-sew blankets, and lap pads. Did you know “The Collect” was established in 1905 as a way to begin or to end every GFWC meeting? GFWC is a faith-based, nonsecular organization of like-minded women who share a common goal to serve others through volun-teerism to make our world a better place. One of my goals as President was to become more involved and educated in GFWC. Another was to bring what I’ve learned to our club, and I hope you feel I have done so. Continued on page 2

GFWC SUN CITY CENTER WOMAN’S CLUB, INC. OFFICERS

President: Sharon Alvarez

President Elect: Sally Anne Barclay

Programs: Jeanne Naish

Publicity: Virginia Kimball

Hospitality: Anne Rankin

Recording Secretary: Karen Sochon

Corresponding Secretary: Marsha Selman

Treasurer: Kathy Jones

Membership Secretary: Linda Raymond

Directors: Rosie Clifton, Jean Smith

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Arts and Crafts: Karen Wilkinson

Communication: Angie Maze

Conservation: Patsie Ginley

Education: Jan Heuman

Fundraising: Aine Paik

Home Life: Marie Rueger

Int’l Outreach: Cindy Khalifa

Public Issues: Linda Floyd

Meals on Wheels: Pat Bacon Monica McPhillips

This Newsletter is a publication

of GFWC Sun City Center

Woman’s Club, Inc., PO Box

5434, Sun City Center, Florida

33571. All content Copyright

2018 GFWC Sun City Center

Woman’s Club, except the logo

of the General Federation of

Women’s Clubs, Inc., used with

permission.

Visit our website at:

www.gfwcsccwomansclub.org

for more information

about our club.

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Sharing with Sharon

Thank you for entrusting me with the responsibility of serving as President. More importantly for me is the love and joy you’ve brought to my soul. I thank our Board of Directors for all of their ded-ication and hard work. I am grateful for the many members who’ve worked behind the scenes in support of our Committee Chairs. I pass the gavel to Sally Anne Barclay, and I challenge us all to sup-port her as you have me. To those of you leaving for the summer I wish you safe travels; I look forward to seeing you in September! For those of you staying put I hope to see you at bunco, birthday luncheons and at functions right here in Sun City Center. From Dr. Seuss: It’s not about what it is. It’s about what it will become! How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. Decem-ber is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

MAY PROGRAM

INSTALLATION of OFFICERS

for 2019 - 2021

ARTS & CRAFTS By Karen Wilkinson, Arts & Crafts Chair

Please come and join us on the 4th Thursday of each month at Community Hall, Room 3, from 9-12noon. The next session is May 23rd. Because of your interest, we will be meeting all summer long! We’ll continue to make our signature Heart Pillows and the No-Sew Blan-kets. I am also interested in hearing about any ideas on projects you are interest-ed in doing! See You Soon!

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By Patsie Ginley

Our newest Conservation Committee collection

has been for Soles4Souls.

We collected 111 pairs in March, and 67 pairs in

April.

May will be the final collection until next fall. We

are looking for new and gently worn shoes

Men’s and children’s shoes are needed, too.

Please secure each pair with string or heavy

rubber band.

Zappos (online shoe store) will pay all postage

on shoes we collect and send.

We Were Winners at The GFWC FL

Arts and Crafts Competition!

We had a total of six works that took 1st place at District. A huge shout out to our talented ladies: Anne Rankin, Virginia Kimball, Marlene Otis-McGrath, Valesca

Lopez-Brown. Their works went on to the state level. At this April’s GFWC Florida Spring Convention in Orlando............drum roll please:

Anne Rankin, first place Recycled Materials for her shopping bag;

Anne Rankin, first place Special Occasion Cloth-ing for her sari;

Valesca Lopez-Brown, third place Wire-Wrapped Jewelry for her tourmaline necklace & ear rings.

Congratulations ladies!

MAY HOME LIFE CHARITY

HAVEN OF HOPE

The Haven of Hope provides guidance and a means

of a new life for ex-prisoners to prevent them from

falling back into old habits of crime and drugs. The

Haven of Hope hopes to beak the cycle of incarcera-

tion by providing spiritual, emotional, and employment

support.

The Haven of Hope does not receive funding from

government-based community programs, and relies

solely on individual and community donors and spon-

sors.

Please consider helping these formerly-incarcerated

women by donating items needed for the house or a

give a financial gift.”

Items needed are:

Sponges (small and large) Sugar

Canned chicken Canned tuna

Canned ham Envelopes

Advil-Aleve-Tylenol Dish towels

Shower sponges Hair spray

Walmart gift cards Winn Dixie gift cards

Coffee

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Arleen Swift Karen Oglesby

Mary Starret Shirley McCluskey

OUR INTERNATIONAL

OUTREACH PROJECT HAS

BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS !

Since the beginning of the project in September of 2017, we have collected a total of 202 pairs of prescription eyeglasses. Thanks to all members who donated, and many thanks to Cindy Khalifa, Chairperson!

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MAY BIRTHDAYS Jeanne Miller Edna Fleming

Pat Bennis Patty Pate Linda Gibbs Susan Royal

Cam McGary Sally Ann Barclay Kathleen Records

BIRTHDAY LUNCH NEWS

By Linda Menier

This year seems to be flying by. We want to see all your smiling faces! The birthday lunch will be on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at The Re-naissance on South Pebble Beach. As al-ways, everyone is welcome; it’s a great way to meet other members and it doesn’t have to be your birthday. Each person orders off the menu and pays for their own meal. Please let me know if you plan to attend by May 20. Send an email to me at lindamenier@gmail.com. Can’t wait to see all of you.

IMPORTANT NEWS!

We will be having a birthday lunch for June, Ju-ly, and August. Since there will not be a news-letter to remind you, please keep this list!! It will be your only way to know where we’ll be dining. You can always email me for infor-mation. Following are the dates and locations for the summer. June Birthdays: Celebrating at Mi Casa Mexi-can Restaurant in Riverview, 10281 Big Bend Road. Tuesday, June 25, at 11:30.

July Birthdays: Celebrating at Old Castle Ger-man Restaurant in Sun City Center on July 30 at 11:30.

August Birthdays: Celebrating at Olive Garden on Route 60 in Brandon on August 27 at 11:30. Have a wonderful summer. I hope to see you at the lunches. Since two of these are out of SCC, carpooling is a suggestion.

OUR SUMMER BIRTHDAY LADIES

JUNE: Joan Stockman Kathy Ambs

Kay Faust Jeanne Nenarella Rosie Clifton

Kathleen Mahoney Joan Kramer

Joan Cohen Jan Petri Anne McGervey

Cindy Khalifa Joannie Powers Gail Bush

Gigi Arthur Ann Sielaty Lois Berman

JULY: Susan Paton, Karen Albarella

Diane Burkey Elaine Palach Bernice Levine

Winifred Sochacki Era Grace

Jane Maasen Linda Raymond

Mirzda Drengers Dorothy Guranich

Patricia Moore Carla Miles

Marsha Selman Joan Madden

AUGUST: Sharon Love Wendie Quinn

Lois Wilson Nan Dorsey Jane San Filippo

Joanne Principio Fran Fallon Mary Ellen Skinkle

Janet Warren Bonnie Cumbey

Ann Bohachek Brenda Curvin Karen Sochon

Lou Anne Rossdeutscher Pat Wenzel

Dixie Dungan

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Report from Our Club’s Book Reading Group

By Nancy Foster, Reading Group Member

Hi! to all who were present and to all of you who missed our very enjoyable meeting. The following paragraphs contain the names of the books read and the reader of each book. Gloria Booker read “The First Family” by Michael Palmer and “An Unwanted Guest” by Shari Lapena and recommended both.

Nancy Foster enjoyed “The Meaning of Butterflies” by Grace Greene but stopped short of a wholeheart-ed "read it" recommendation.

Diane Lawrence reported on “Long Road to Mercy”, which is first in a new series by Baldacci. Diane is waiting for the second book in the series to come out, so it sounds like a “a very definite yes, read it” recom-mendation.

Joan Madden spoke about the book, “Anybody Can Do Anything” by Betty McDonald, who is a Northwest History Author. There was no “yes or no” in the rec-ommendation box.

Gloria Morrow read “Rescuing His Secret Child” by Maggie K. Black.

Peggy Person enjoyed “Winter in Paradise” by Elin Hilderbrand.

Carla Pomorski reported on “The Hundred Year Mar-athon” by Michael Pillsbury.

Linda Floyd reported on “The Weavers Daughter” written by Sara Ladd.

It looks like we have some enjoyable “curl up and read” moments ahead, based on all the positive re-ports. Many thanks to our hostess, Diane Lawrence, for her hospitality and to all of you for putting up with my limited computer skills!

The next Book Club meeting will be held on May 21 at the home of

Gloria Brooker.

AT OUR APRIL MEETING

GFWC Florida

State President

Sharon Oliphant

receives a welcome

gift, Anne Rankin’s

award-winning

tote bag.

Above left, Sharon Oliphant gets a check from our

club for her GFWC FL President’s Project, Operation

Smile. Right, program presenter Dianne Ochiltree.

Above, we have fashionable,

color-coordinated bunnies!

PUTTING THE GREAT PROJECTS OF OUR

ARTS & CRAFTS COMMITTEE TO GOOD USE

Sally Anne Barclay and Arts & Crafts Chair Karen Wilkinson

deliver heart pillows and no-sew blankets to Kelly Kowall

for use at My Warrior’s Place in Ruskin.

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WE ARE BOOK HEROES !!

The books that club members donated at our April meeting were given to each child at the RCMA

after-school program in Wimauma. Many of the Hope Fund volunteers work there each week. Educa-

tion Chair Jan Heuman and President Sharon (both also Hope Fund volunteers) distributed the

books to very excited children!

The remaining books were taken to Wimauma Ele-

mentary Media Center Specialist Laura Robinson

(pictured left).

These books will be used for the Little Free Library

that’s inside the elementary school. Parents utilize

that as a book source for their younger children. photos by Angie Maze

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APRIL BIRTHDAY LUNCH

We only had one lady with a birthday - Jan Heuman, but there were lots of ladies there to

celebrate with her. Great fun!

ARBOR DAY

April 26, 2019

My Warrior’s Place, Ruskin

Left, staff plant one of the trees our club donated to this center

that’s dedicated to serving military veterans. Rain didn’t stop

many of our club members from attending the tree-planting cer-

emony.

“Planting trees is an act of kindness

and optimism. A gift for our friends

and neighbors, and for the future

generations. The trees we plant clean

the air, beautify our neighborhoods,

provide homes for wildlife, conserve

energy and topsoil, and help keep the

atmosphere in balance. And life is just

better when we live amongst the trees.”

Source: Arbor Day Foundation.

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Conservation Collections at Our

Monthly Club Meetings By Patsie Ginley

The Conservation Committee collects recyclables at

every monthly meeting.

The following items are always appreciated: greeting

card fronts, buttons (the larger the better—for crafts),

Box Tops for Education, can tabs, elementary-age-

appropriate new or gently used books for the Little

Free Library in Wimauma, eye glasses, new and gen-

tly worn shoes (please secure with string or heavy

rubber band), and coupons (clipped and separated

into “food” and “non-food”) baggies. Please note - no

store coupons, vitamins, or medicine coupons can be

used overseas.

Please Note: Currently, we are no longer collecting

magazines, corks, or stamps. In addition, plastic bags

can be recycled at most grocery stores, and Publix

has a container for Styrofoam.

MAY

9th-Board Meeting

16th-General Meeting

21st-Book Club

22nd-Bunco

23rd-Arts & Crafts

28th-Birthday Lunch

This is our last newsletter for the

2018-2019 club year.

We’ll send you the next one in September.

Kick up

your heels

and

enjoy your

summer!

Saturday, July 13th at Community Hall

LIVE MUSIC provided by Viki Ryan

For Your Listening and Dancing Pleasure

“Sinatra to Streisand, Motown to Uptown Funk”

7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)

$8 per person, at the door

Bring your own Beverage

(Ice, cups, and napkins will be provided)

Singles Welcome!

Proceeds to benefit THE HOPE FUND

For more information, call Angie @ (813)505-8998

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Southshore Building and Remodeling Randy & Mary Thompson, Owners

2115 West View Drive Sun City Center 813-642-9040

Fox & Friends Animal Hospital Complete Veterinary Service

Steven J. Fox DVM 1024 Cypress Village Blvd.

813-633-2443

Hightower Dermatology

957 E. Del Webb Blvd. Suite 101

Sun City Center, FL 33573 813-634-1484

Anurag R. Kumbham, MD Cornerstone Medical Care

4051 Upper Creek Dr., Suite 112 Sun City Center 813-681-5658

Killingsworth Automotive Inc. William & Shirley, Owners

Stan, Service Advisor 2117 E. College Ave., Ruskin

813-645-722

South Bay Hospital

4016 Sun City Center Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573

813-634-3301 www.SouthBayHospital.com

Sun Turf Care Complete Lawn Maintenance

Greg Easters, owner 813-642-8824

greg@sunturfcare.com

Total Home Care of FL, LLC

Joe Vladyka, Owner Painting, Remodeling, Handyman

1009 Warwick Ct., SCC 813-812-6116

Support Our Platinum and Gold Medal Sponsors for 2018-2019

Each year, we ask members of our community to step forward and support the work of

our Woman’s Club with their generous contributions.

Please support our sponsors and tell them “Thank You” when you use their services.