GFWC
Tampa Woman’s Club
NEWS AND VIEWS
Volume 67 Issue 7 March 2016
“Together we dream and achieve. Together we are One.”
Upcoming Events March
President’s Message
By
Thursday March 3rd
Tuky Vargas
General Meeting
10:30am ~Clubhouse
Evening Group ~ 6:30pm ~ Brookdale
Saturday March 5th
Bayshore Clean-up
8:30am ~ 11am ~ Clubhouse
Monday March 7th
Juniorette’s Meeting ~ 6:30 ~ Clubhouse
Wedmesday March 9th
Juniorette Spaghetti Dinner
4pm ~ 7pm ~ Clubhouse
Wednesday March 16th
GFWC Tampa Juniors Meeting
6:30~Clubhouse
Thursday March 17th
Executive Board Meeting
10am~Clubhouse
Thursday March 24th
Card Party ~ 10am ~ Clubhouse
GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club
2901 Bayshore Blvd.
Tampa FL 33629
Telephone: 813-839-7457
www.tampwomansclub.org
[email protected]
GFWC Florida Federation of Woman’s
Clubs
Lakeland, Florida ~ www.gfwcflorda.org
March 2016
Dear Fellow Club Members,
February was another busy month. It started with the District 8 Arts
& Crafts Competition. Congratulations go out to the winners -Ruth
Lovell – Hand Embroidery, Mille Chmiel – Quilting, Peggy Daubar –
Miniatures and I was fortunate to receive an award in Knitting.
Congratulations to Linda Reece, our 2nd VP/Membership, and her
committee for another well-attended new member soirée. What a
wonderful way to get acquainted with our newest members and
socialize with friends.
Also congratulations to Dee Grosser, Education Chairman, and her
committee for holding the Bingo event. It was a fun night with lots of
camaraderie.
April 16, 2016 is the date for Fashionollia 68, which will benefit our
CSP’s charities. It is the biggest fundraising event of the year. Sandra
Hanna, Fashionollia Chairman, and her committee (which happens to
be the CSP Chairmen and other sub-committees) are working hard to
make this event the best ever. The cost of a regular reservation
remains $65, while Patron reservations remain at $125.
Reservations are available from Evelyn Yates. You can help support
the club and make this event successful by purchasing your
reservation at the next membership meeting in March--if you
haven’t done so already.
The Busy Fingers Thrift Sale is happening on April 2, 2016, so it’s time
to clean out your garage and bring items to the clubhouse that you
no longer need for the big sale. They will be setting up during the
week leading up to the event, and I know they can use your help!
Let’s all work together to ensure another successful fundraiser for
our Clubhouse. A Big Thank You goes to the Busy Fingers ladies for
working so hard.
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Education
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dee Grosser
By the time you read this, the Bingo will be a thing of the
past. I would like to thank everyone who attended, donated
food, prizes and their valuable time to make this event a
success.
2015 Reporting Information
Page 8
Arts
Page 11
Birthdays
Page 6
Busy Fingers
Page
4
Conservation
Page
6
Dates to Remember
Page 2
Education
Page 2
Evening Group
Page 5
Fashionollia 68
Page 7
Gasparilla
Page 7
Geography Answers
Page 9
The month of March holds many significant days in
history. Here are just a few:
Geography Quiz
Page 4
The Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, France (1889)
Home Life
Page 10
The Star Spangled Banner becomes the National Anthem
(1931)
International Outreach Page
Page 4
Juniorettes
Page 10
Membership
Page 9
Nominating Committee
Page 5
Ladies, Fashionollia 68, benefiting the Community Service
Programs charities supported by our club is only a month
away. As co-chair of the Silent Auction, I would like to tell you
about several items we will have up for bid.
First Watch "The Daytime Café" Basket
An autographed football signed by Phil Simms, who played for
the New York Giants and was MVP of Super Bowl XXl &
member of The Football Hall of Fame.
Baseball autographed by Jim Palmer, who played for the
Baltimore Orioles and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
1990.
Come and join us for this great event.
Girl Scouts were founded (1912)
Dates to Remember:

3/9/16 - Juniorette’s Spaghetti Dinner Clubhouse
Public Issues
Page 3
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3/24/16 - Card Party
Sunshine & Rain
Page 6
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4/2/16 - Thrift Sale ~ Clubhouse
Treasurer ~ Dues Notice
Page 7
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4/16/16 – Fashionollia 68 – Renaissance Hotel

4/28/16 - Card Party
A Note From The Kitchen
News and Views
Is currently being compiled and edited by Janelle and
proofread by Christine Bonaventura. We welcome your
feedback.
Please email or call the office.
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Ladies, if you place anything in the
refrigerator, please use a sharpie and
write your name and date on it. Our
refrigerator is for club use and rental
functions. Thanks - Brenda
PUBLIC ISSUES ~ ELENA COATES
Women's History Month is celebrated in March to correspond with International Women's Day on 8 March
and is a time to highlight the many contributions women have made:
 Margaret A Wilcox invented the car heater in 1893, and a combined clothes/dish washer.
 In 1887, Anna Connelly invented the modern fire escape with platforms between levels.
 Maria Beasely invented the life raft in 1882, as well as a barrel-making machine
 Psychiatrist Dr. Maria Telkes invented solar heating for residential housing in 1947.
 In 1899, Letitia Geer invented the medical syringe which could be operated with one hand.
 Florence Parpart invented the electric refrigerator in 1914. She also invented an improved street cleaning
machine.
 Nancy Johnson invented the ice cream maker in 1843. Her patented design is still in use.
 Some of the telecommunication technology developed by Dr. Shirley Jackson includes portable fax, touch
tone telephone, solar cells, fiber optic cables, and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.
 Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher in 1887.
 Hedy Lamarr, a famous film star, invented a wireless communications system during World War II for
radio-controlling torpedoes. This paved the way for Wi-Fi and GPS.
 Marie Van Brittan Brown invented Closed-Circuit Television in 1969 to help people ensure their own security because of the slow response of police officers.
 Margaret Knight invented a machine to make square bottomed paper bags in 1871. She almost didn't
get credit when Charles Annan tried to steal her work claiming that it wasn't possible for a woman to create this invention. Margaret also invented a safety device for cotton mills when she was 12. In all, she had
90 inventions and 22 patents.
 In 1965, Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar, the life-saving material used to make bulletproof vests.
 Dr Grace Murray Hopper was a computer scientist that invented COBOL, the first user-friendly business
computer software system in the 1940s. She was also the first person to use the term bug in reference
to a glitch in a computer system when she literally found a bug (moth) causing problems with her computer. She was also a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.
 According to Beer Historian Jane Peyton, Mesopotamian women were the first to develop, sell, and even
drink beer.
Presidents Message Continued...
When we recite our Collect I am always inspired by the phrase, “Let Us Forget Not to be Kind”. These simple yet
powerful words are as important now as they were when Mary Steward jotted them down in April 1904 as part
of the Collect for Clubwomen. Influential and prevailing words are often an important backbone to any
organization, and in this case, the words have the same impact today that they had over 112 years ago. We
must listen with our hearts, our minds, and our ears. Let’s remember that our club has a rich history of being
“generous and taking time for all things” and to avoid being “hasty in judgment.” At times, this can be hard to
do, but we all must continue on the right path.
With warmest regards,
Tuky
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INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH ~Cindy Bower
International Outreach is celebrating this month with a special party to benefit children in Uganda. On 23 March at
1:00 pm, several club members will gather in the parlor to cut out patterns for children’s shoes, which will be sent to
Uganda where they will be finished (by local adults) and distributed to children who frequently must walk miles in
bare feet, which leads to cuts, sand flea bites and infections. Sole Hope, the organization that coordinates the
production and distribution of these shoes, was started by a young woman who, during a trip to Africa, learned that
millions of children in Eastern Africa, were suffering from severe jigger bite infections, leading to paralysis,
amputation, and, in some cases, death. She started Sole Hope to address this problem; and in 2013, she and her
family moved to Uganda where they work to solve the problems associated with jiggers in African communities.
If you would like to help us with our shoe cutting party, you can contribute in one of three ways: 1) donate denim
jeans or skirts and/or large plastic milk bottles, soap bottles, plastic placemats, 2 liter soda bottles and/or plastic
folders/binder covers; 2) attend the party and help us cut out the patterns (I currently have 12 people who have
signed up, but can probably take as many as 15-20) or 3) make a cash donation which will be used to purchase medical
supplies, including surgical gloves, cotton balls, medical tape, antibiotic cream, gauze, Band-Aids and stickers for
children. Thanks to those of you who have already donated money and supplies for the event.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Easter.
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Geography Quiz
Sea cruising is becoming an increasingly popular way to see the world…Howard Hillman, a travel authority with many
years of experience has identified the top ten cruise destinations. See if you can identify all of them. Happy Cruising!
1. Passengers see penguin colonies, soaring glacier cliffs and calving icebergs in the Earth’s southernmost continent.
2. Explore these remote islands where Charles Darwin observed unique wildlife that supported his evolution theory
3. Popular cruises to the Riviera, the Ligurian Coast, and the Costa del Sol are all located in this region.
4. Destinations in this part of the world include lush tropical paradises like the islands of Moorea and Bora Bora, but
the long open-ocean travel between destinations is a bit of a drawback
5. Photography experts and naturalists love the glaciers, fjords and snow-capped jagged peaks in this US destination.
6. Sailing inside massive, narrow, steep-cliffed fjords is awe–inspiring and beautiful.
7. A special opportunity on a cruise in this sea is a visit to the fabulous Hermitage museum.
8. The advantage of a trip in this region is to visit many nation islands…and the trips between the ports are short. A
popular destination from Florida.
9. This second US destination making the top ten is actually an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls and
numerous smaller islets. Formerly known as the Sandwich Islands, these islands were formed by volcanic activity.
10. A frequent destination of college students and other “partiers”, this other “Riviera” includes Acapulco, Puerto
Vallarta and other west coast ports of call.
From the Busy Fingers ~ Thrift Sale
Anita Crose, Jordan Marin and Nancy Black
Save the date…. April 2nd is the Thrift Sale. Bring in new, forgotten, no longer in style, extra furniture and
back of the closet treasures. Someone will find them to be just perfect. Please place items in the Busy
Fingers room. Omit, large out of date TV’s, as they are too heavy to move. Thanks!
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Evening Group
Judi Snyder ~ Chairman
A reminder that our March 3rd meeting will be held at Brookdale Living and hosted by our
Renee Brunelle…martini’s on me! Parking is at a minimum so we will be meeting at the club at 6:15 to
carpool.
We also discussed having the night group purchase a table or tables for Fashionollia so we can sit
together…drop me an email if you are interested [email protected].
The night group agreed to offer extra support for the silent auction in way of donations since the day
group is graciously taking over the responsibility. We agreed on at least 2 donations each at a minimum,
shooting for $200 per person in items and gift cards but by all means if you can do more, go for it! For
those of us who are “people persons” lets try and do extra!
Some ideas:
Restaurant, gym, massage studios or day spas, Shopping (Amazon, Publix, Trader Joes etc…) gift cards
New items we received as gifts but haven’t used , Gift baskets
Homemade arts and crafts items (jewelry, quilts, paintings, ceramics), Framed artwork, vases, etc…
Electronics
See you March 3rd.
From your nominating committee:
Kathleen Hudson, Chairman; Marilyn Alessi; Cathy Bartolotti; Joyce Hendricks; Sylvia Reeves
Christine Bonaventura is currently President Elect and becomes President at the May, 2016, regular membership meeting.
As a committee, we nominate the following for the ELECTED positions in the GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club’s 2016 – 2018 administration. This slate will be presented at the March, 2016, regular membership meeting. The members attending the April,
2016, regular membership meeting will vote and the new officers will be installed at the
May, 2016, regular membership meeting.
1st VP Programs
Sandra Hanna
2nd VP Membership
Sylvia Meyer
3rd VP Ways and Means
Gail Carpenter
Treasurer
Kendal Capaz
Recording Secretary
Cindy Bower
Corresponding Secretary
Cinda Huntley
Community Service Program Chairs:
Arts
Joann Guagliardo
Conservation
Brenda Cardwell
Education
Cathy Bartolotti
Home Life
JoAnn Leal
International Outreach
Pat Kasum
Public Issues
Sylvia Reeves
Thank you ladies for accepting the nominations to serve on our GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club’s Executive Board in the
2016 – 2018 administration!!
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Sunshine and Rain ~ Susie Donley
Happy Spring, everyone.
Spring will begin in the beautiful month of
March. Flowers will be planted and continue to
bloom throughout the spring and summer. The
days will start to be longer and the sounds of
kids playing outside are there to greet us each
day.
Let’s wish the following members of Tampa
Woman’s Club a very happy birthday during the
month of March.
Tucky Abel
March 3
Laura Lang
March 5
JoAnn Leal
March 6
Teresa D’Avirro
March 9
Evelyn Yates
March 10
JoAnne Moses
March 12
Heidi Cranford Young
March 21
Joyce Howell
March 28
Carol Lockey
March 28
Pat Hart
March 29
Jonquils and daffodils are the flowers that many
represent with March and the birthstone is the beautiful
aquamarine. There are two zodiac signs in March: Pisces,
from February 19 to March 20, and Aries, March 21 to
April 19. There have been three US Presidents born in
March: Andrew Jackson on March 15; Grover Cleveland
on March 18 and John Tyler on March 29. March is also
National Women’s Month, American Red Cross Month
and Fire Prevention Month. “The Star Spangled Banner”
became our beautiful National Anthem on March 3rd in
1931 and the Girl Scouts of America was founded in
March of 1912. Other important events this month include
International Women’s Day on Tuesday,
March 8th and Daylight Savings Time begins officially at 2
AM on Sunday, March 13th. Remember to set your clocks
AHEAD on Saturday night, March 12th. St. Patrick’s
Day will be on Thursday, March 17 and spring officially
begins on Sunday, March 20, which is also Palm
Sunday. Good Friday will be on March 25 and Easter will
be Sunday, March 27.
With all this wonderful, fun and meaningful events
coming in March, remember that the world always looks
brighter from behind a smile. Happy March, Everyone!!!!
Conservation ~ JoAnn Leal
Don't forget to mark your calendars!
On a sadder note… On Thursday February 11th, we lost
one of our members, Kathy Sutton, daughter of Member
Martha Sutton. . For those of you who may not remember or are newer to our club, Kathy was the cashier in the
Parlor at our Holiday Shopping Event we had 10/3111/1/15 and former Evening Group Chairman 2004.
Saturday, March 5th (8:30am—11am) the TWC
will be participating in the Great American
Cleanup. In collaboration with Keep Tampa Bay
Beautiful, our club women will once again scour
our 1.2 mile adopted Bayshore Blvd, and do our
best to clean up any debris. We had a fun time Martha, is currently recovering from a recent injury at
doing the same last October! Hope you can join NuVista Living.
in. I'll have a sign-up sheet and reminder email Cards can be addressed to:
coming soon.
NuVista
Please continue to gather and donate gently
ATTN: Martha Sutton
used sheets, towels, blankets, pet items, etc. for
Address: 19091 N Dale Mabry Hwy
our ongoing contributions to our local
Humane Society. Also, don't forget those
Lutz, FL 33548
aluminum pop tops, gently used eyeglasses and
Martha’s Phone number is 813-751-0749
cases, and used batteries. Every bit helps!
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Fashionollia 68 ~ Sandra Hanna Chairman
Reservation chairperson, Evelyn, is calling for all ladies wanting to take advantage of prime seating at Fashionollia 68 on
April 16 at the Renaissance Hotel, International Plaza.
I am needing reservations for individuals, two or three ladies
to fill tables located in prime seating areas. Please call
Janelle at 813-839-7457 with your credit card to book your
seat(s) asap. Looking forward to reserving your seat(s).
Reservations are rolling in & this is a great opportunity.
If you want to attend the elegant/private Patron's Party at
the waterfront home of our President Tuky Vargas, pay $125
for prime seating. If anyone would like to upgrade their
currently paid reservation of $65 to $125 may do so by
contacting Janelle and pay the $60 difference. Your seat
location as you indicated will not change unless you ask to be
moved to a VIP table.
Everything is looking great for Fashionollia!
We have terrific Silent Auction items.
Fashions and celebrity models are in place.
A diamond has been donated so there will be an
opportunity for you to be the winner!
See Evelyn Yates to make your reservations.
Follow us on Facebook
(GFWC Tampa Woman's Club)
as we add new and exciting photos and
details about our event.
Treasurer ~ Cathy Geary and Assistant Treasurer – Gail Myer
Annual Dues shall be due and payable on April 1. Membership shall be forfeited if annual dues are not
paid by May 31.
Provisionals, Day and Evening Members - $75 (Includes $10 Unit Fee) ~ Please note ~ New provisionals
who came in in January are required to pay dues also at this time (as their dues were prorated.)
Associates - $85
Life Members - $10 (Unit Dues)
Honorary Members are exempt from Dues – Nancy Black, Pat Keel, Connie LoDato and Betty Lumia
You can pay cash, check or credit card. Those members whose dues is not paid at the April 7th regular
meeting will be receiving an invoice from us. Those members who have not paid dues by the May 5th club
meeting will receive a final request invoice.
Those who have not paid dues as of May 31st will be dropped from membership at the next board meeting
of the Executive board typically held the third Thursday of June. If you have any questions you may contact
Janelle at the office, Cathy Geary or Gail Meyer.
Gasparilla Children’s Parade Recap ~ Cathy Geary and Linda Watts
Things did not go as expected and our event was blocked by Darrell Stefany, President of EventFest, Inc.
with the permission Of Ye Mystic Crewe who has the contract with the City of Tampa. Suffice it to say, it
was an interesting day but many thanks to the volunteers That worked the event. We did proceed with
the parking of the pre-paid spots. Lesson Learned and we are going to work to get things ironed out for
next year or change the event.
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Reporting ~ Cathy Geary and Kathleen Hudson
Congratulations to the chairmen and members that reported their information. Our campaign “To Participate,
Summarize and Report it” helped the members with awareness of reporting. Please keep this Information for the
current and next chairmen of events. Below is a recap and you should all be very proud of the work you have done:
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MEMBERSHIP ~ Linda Reece
And A Good Time Was Had By All…
We had a wonderful time at Soiree 2016! Members and guests were so generous with their time and
their talents—including the excellent cooking! Words can’t possibly communicate how thankful I am to
have so much help—that’s what the GFWC Sisterhood is all about!
By the way, just so you know how the phrase And A Good Time Was Had By All came about, please read
the following:
The earliest instance of this quip located by QI was published in a 1946 book by the prominent gossip columnist Earl Wilson. The actress who delivered the barb appeared in multiple films in the 1930s and 1940s
but is not well known today. The target of her ire was unidentified:
The tallish, beautiful actress, Leonora Corbett, can also claw with her painted lips. Seeing a reputedly loose
woman waggling past, Miss Corbett remarked, “There goes the original good time that’s been had by all.”
NO reflection on our evening of course!
Geography Answers
1. Antarctica 2. Galapagos 3. Mediterranean 4. South Pacific 5. Alaska 6. Norway 7. Baltic Sea 8. Caribbean 9. Hawaii 10. Mexican Riviera
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Home Life ~ Joyce Dixon
Freedom Village offers apartments to people with
limited incomes, who have disabilities, and want to
be self sufficient. A group of us went to visit the
facility and threw them a Valentine Party. We had
cupcakes, ice cream, juice, and we gave each
attendee a box of Valentine candy. We had about
30 people attending the party and we enjoyed
meeting them and spending time with them and
they had a very good time celebrating Valentine's
Day with us.
After the party we went to Alpha House to deliver 40 Valentine bags for the
girls there. The bags were filled with 3 personal items, snugaboo socks, and a
box of Valentine candy. They will be distributed on Valentine Day and we know
the girls will be as happy receiving them as we were in packing them.
The Silent Auction for Fashionollia is well underway. We have been collecting
various items but certainly need more. A couple of items you might be
interested in are:
2 beautiful paintings by a local artist. One is of Lake Como with beautiful scenery and villas by the waterside. The other is a beautiful country home with a bridge and gorgeous trees and flowers.
We have 12 Bing and Grondahl collectable plates in blue.
A sandcast sterling silver cuff bracelet with 5 large rough cut amethysts.
We still need help with collecting items for the auction so please see if you have anything you want to donate and remember try to get a gift certificate when you go out to eat or go shopping.
Juniorettes
GFWC TWC Marilyn Alessi and GFWC TJWC Maria Bennett—Advisors
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Arts ~Carole Adamczyk
On Friday, Feb 11th in Brooksville, the Annual District 8 Art s show took place… We had 4 first place
winners:
Congratulations to Tuky Vargas ~ Knitting, Ruth Lovell ~ Hand Embroidery, Mille Chmiel ~ Quilting
and Peggy Daubar ~ Miniatures.
We would like to say congratulations to
GFWC Tampa Juniors Member Diania Pimenta
(left), for winning the GFWC District 8 2015-16
Volunteer of the Year Award.
Recognition also goes out to GFWC Tampa
Woman’s Club Member Elena Coates, (right)
our nominee for District 8 Volunteer of the Year.
A NOTE FROM THE OFFICE ~ General Meetings and Card Parties
Please remember if you are not going to make a monthly luncheon to call the office to cancel no later than noon on Tuesday before the meeting. Also, if you wish to be added or removed from the permanent lunch, list please call the office.
Provisionals and Board members remember you are on the permanent lunch list and you need let the office know you are not
attending or you will be billed.
Also if you wish to reserve a table for the Card Party, or cancel one if you are on the list, please call the office. Thanks, Janelle
813-839-7457
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The United States Congress has designated March 25th of each year as NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY,
a day dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients.
March 25th was chosen to highlight this special day because it was on this day in 1863, that the first
Medals of Honor were presented to six members of Andrews' Raiders. (http://www.homeofheroes.com/
moh/history/history_first.html)
The Medal of Honor is bestowed on any member of the United
States armed forces who distinguishes himself/herself
"conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action
against an enemy of the United States."
Currently, there are 77 living Medal of Honor recipients. The oldest is 95 (Robert D. Maxwell) and the
youngest is 26 (Kyle Carpenter). 6 earned their Medals in WWII, 7 in the Korean War, 54 in the Vietnam
War, and 10 in the War in Afghanistan. By service, 3 received the MOH while serving in the Air Force, 51 in
the Army, 16 in the Marine Corps and 7 in the Navy. One MOH recipient is still on active duty in the Army
(William D. Swenson). Among the recipients, is former US Senator Bob Kerry.(http://www.cmohs.org/livingrecipients.php?p=1)
Take this day to celebrate our heroes.
Fly your flag; Send a Thank you note or card; If one is buried near you, visit their grave
http://www.homeofheroes.com/index.html
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