G. F. W. C.

Tampa Woman’s Club

NEWS AND VIEWS

Volume 65 Issue 11 June 2015 “Together we dream and achieve. Together we are One.”

Upcoming Events

June

Thursday June 11 ~ June 15 GFWC International Convention

Memphis, Tennessee

Friday June 12th ~ 14th Juniorette

Jasum ~ Fernandina Beach Fl

Thursday June 16th Board Meeting ~ 10 am ~ Clubhouse

July

Thursday July 21st

Board Meeting ~ 10am ~ Clubhouse

Thursday June 23th Card Party ~ 10am ~ Clubhouse

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GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club 2901 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa FL 33629 tampawomansclub1@verizon.net telephone: 813-839-7457 GFWC Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs www.tampwomansclub.org

President’s Message

By

Tuky Vargas

June 2015

My Dear Fellow Club Members:

I am so proud to have served as your president during the past year and am excited about the year ahead. The Tampa Women’s Club has given unselfishly of its time and talents this year by “Living the Volunteer Spirit” -- working together, maintaining friendships, and providing a strong foundation for years to come. I’m very pleased to recapitulate all the events we’ve accomplished since May of 2014!!

Our Corresponding Secretary Susie Donley, mailed a total of 272 cards, including Get Well, Sympathy, and Birthday cards

Our Arts CSP Chair Carole Adamczyk and her committee had a successful TWC Arts and Crafts Competition; they also coordinated Very Special Arts Day, which was held in our Clubhouse during October. We welcomed 18 children from a Tampa elementary school, and they all enjoyed themselves!

Conservation CSP Chair JoAnn Leal and her committee collected many items for community charities, including the Tampa Ronald McDonald House, the Lion’s Club “Recycle for Sight Program”, and the Tampa Humane Society animal shelter. JoAnn and her committee also worked very hard planting and beautifying our front yard. Finally, they held a plant sale during both the Holiday Shopping on the Bayshore event and at the April TWC monthly meeting.

Education CSP Chair Dee Grosser and her committee worked hard collecting books for the Migrant Workers school, the Judeo Christian Health Clinic library, Life Path Hospice and .the Alpha House of Tampa. Thanks to Dee’s fundraising efforts (including a fun Bingo night), we were able to give a $1,000 Scholarship to the University of Tampa in honor of Lucille B. King and two $195 HOBY scholarships to Robinson High School. In addition, under Dee’s leadership, the TWC continued to provide mentors to the Metropolitan Ministries School.

Home Life CSP Chair Joyce Dixon and her committee held a Bunco Party at the clubhouse to raise money for their charities. Activities included filling Metropolitan Ministries’ food barrels and staffing their food distribution center during the Holidays; collecting Holiday gifts for the Children’s Home; and filling 200 Salvation Army stockings. They also donated $1,000 of individual $50 gift certificates to the families of the Migrant Worker’s Christmas. For the Alpha House, they collected baby supplies and toiletries; and for the Belle of the Ball project, they collected dresses, evening jackets, shoes and purses so that local high school girls would be able to go to their Proms. They also toured the Shriner's Children Hospital and donated $100.

International Outreach CSP Chair Cindy Bower and her committee supported three GFWC partnership programs. At the October meeting, they collected change for UNICEF ($200). In celebration of the holiday season, they donated a goat through Heifer International for a needy family overseas. And in May of this year, they held another successful International Dinner to benefit Shot@Life, a program designed to provide much needed immunizations for children overseas. In addition, following last year’s International Dinner, the committee collected $2,500, which was presented to Bridging Freedom, an organization focused on helping the victims of human trafficking. Continued on page 5…….

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President Elect

MEMBERSHIP Linda Reece

Birthdays Page 6

Busy Fingers Page 11

Conservation Page 7

Education Page 11

Fashionollia Page 8

Federation Day Page 10

Geography Quiz Page 4

GFWC Florida Convention Page 9

Hacienda Party Page 11

Home Life Page 7

International Outreach Page 4

Juniorettes Page 7

Juniors Page 11

Ladies of the Evening Page 7

Meeting Page 10

Membership Page 2

Public Issues Page 3

Sunshine & Rain Page 6

Treasurer’s Corner Page 7

Congratulations to Joyce Hendricks for correctly guessing our Mystery Board Member of the Month—President Tuky Vargas. I hope that you all enjoyed learning something new about our Board Members. I also hope that you were able to honor past members and loved ones with our memorial service. The flowers were lovely and everyone was able to choose one that spoke to them. Thank you to Sue Pagano and Chaplain Ed McMillan from LifePath Hospice and to Dee McIntosh for the poignant readings.

And thanks to all the members who had sponsored new provisionals. What a wonderful way of saying that we enjoy the GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club so much that we want our friends there with us!

Have a fun filled summer and see you in September with our General Meeting and Marketplace—take a moment to think about what committee you would like to join for 2016. See you soon!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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.

A Note From The Kitchen

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

3 Public Issues June 2015 Elena Coates

D-Day (6 June): D-Day is observed in memory of the Normandy landings in France on 6 June 1944, in which Allied forces fought to end World War II in Europe. About 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the invasion. 4,413 Allied troops lost their lives on D-Day; 2,499 of those fatalities were Americans, but thousands more trekked across Europe to end the war. The invasion is one of history’s most significant military attacks. US Army's Birthday (14 June): The U.S. Army was founded on 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of riflemen to serve the united colonies for one year. When the American Revolution broke out, the colonies did not have an army, but several militias. About to battle British troops, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia assumed authority for the New England militia. Congress raised 10 companies of riflemen from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia to support the New England militia. They drafted rules and regulations for its governance and voted money to support the new army. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army the next day, and formally took command in Boston on 3 July 1775. Flag Day (14 June) Juneteenth (19 June): Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas in June 1865. The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves to be freed as of 1 January 1863. On 18 June 1865, Union General, Gordon Granger, arrived at Galveston, TX with 2,000 federal troops with news that the war had ended. On 19 June, Granger read aloud the contents of General Order No. 3, announcing the total emancipation of slaves. Celebrations followed and for decades, the date continued to be revered, almost always focused on certain foods, education and self improvement. Economic and political forces in the early 20th century led to a decline in Juneteenth celebrations. During the Great Depression and from 1940 -1970, more than 5 million Blacks left the South for the North and West Coast where jobs were available. They took Juneteenth Day wherever they went. Following the 1968 Poor People's Campaign to Washington, DC, many attendees returned home and initiated Juneteenth celebrations where they lived. Since the 1980s and 1990s, the day has been more widely celebrated among African-American communities. The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation worked to gain Congressional approval to designate Juneteenth as a national day of observance. In 1997, Congress recognized the day through Senate and House Joint Resolutions. By 2008, nearly half of the states observed the holiday as a ceremonial observance. As of May 2014, 43 states and the District of Columbia have recognized Juneteenth as a day of observance. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth. Cafe con Tampa Every Friday morning at 8am, Tampa residents gather at Hugo's Restaurant on Howard Avenue for presentations and discussions on topics affecting Tampa. Guest speakers include members of City Council, County Commissioners, authors, newspaper columnists, traffic engineers, the Executive Director of the Straz Center, and many others. Recent topics have included " US-Cuba Relations, renovations at the airport, Tampa tourism, the Friday Morning Musicale, and Old Hyde Park Art Center. Jeff Klinkenberg, author of several books on Florida life and a columnist for the St Pete Times, will be the guest speaker on 19 June. Come and find out what's going on around town and enjoy a cup of cafe con leche and Cuban toast! Here's a good article about Cafe con Tampa: http://www.83degreesmedia.com/features/cafecontampa011315.aspx

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INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH Cindy Bower JUNE 2015

I want to personally thank the members of the International Outreach CSP for their hard work and generous contributions to making this year’s International Dinner a success. As usual, the food was delicious (a special thank you to Gail Carpenter, her husband, Bill, and Sylvia Meyer for their main courses); the music had us all on our feet dancing; and the decorations were perfect. Thanks as well to all the club members that attended the event. Your participation ensured that our event was successful at raising money. Finally, I want to offer special thanks to Elena Coates for her presentation on Shot@Life. Her message reminded all of us why vaccinations are so important. Although we don’t have the final accounting in, I know that we will have a nice donation that will allow even more children to get the vaccinations they need to thrive. With the International Dinner over for another year, I am turning my attention to a new opportunity: assisting foreign students who want to attend the University of Tampa with their English language skills. For our purposes, that would mean spending an hour or two a couple of times a month in a conversational opportunity with some of the foreign students in either a one-on-one or group setting. This is a great way to learn more about other cultures, while at the same time, sharing our culture with foreign students. If you are interested, let me know (cruthbower@gmail.com). If you can’t do it over the summer, I will revisit this in the fall. I hope you all have a wonderful summer. See you in September!

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ JUNE 2015

Each June, we celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. This year’s summer solstice will be held on 21 June. The ancients believed in the magical effects of the year’s longest and shortest days and celebrated accordingly. Today, many of these celebrations still take place in what can only be described as some of the most mystical spots in the land. See if you can name these sites (or better yet, visit them!) 1. Built a generation before Columbus and rediscovered in 1911, this Peruvian city is known as the “lost city of the Incas”. Its terraced fields and ruined structures emerge from the clouds some 2400 meters up in the Andes. The ruins include remnants of temples for worshipping the sun god, Inti, on the solstice. 2. Being the worlds’ most famous set of stone slabs stuck into a field, this inscrutable English site has become accustomed to suffering the degradations of fate, often beset by Druids, drum circles and others. Nevertheless, it is still one of the most remarkable places in the world, and its magical nature is brought out at the summer solstice. 3. Undiscovered until 2002, this site in Macedonia’s rugged northeast made NASA’s short list of the world’s most important ancient astronomical observatories. Although it may appear like a vast stack of stones surrounding an open-air throne, archaeologists have discovered evidence indicating our astronomically inclined ancestors were performing advanced calculations of solar, lunar, and astral movement by around 1815 BC. Test it out on the solstice, when shafts of sunlight are channeled through its perfectly aligned formations. 4. One of the world’s most magical places, this island lies in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chile. It’s known for its enigmatic moai (standing statues), weird natural formations, and total remoteness. As the moai gaze towards the sunset, the solstice is complete.

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Presidents Message – Continued from front Cover Public Issues CSP Chair Elena Coates and her committee had a very productive year! They continued to support Sew Much Comfort, which makes small pillows for WWII veterans traveling on Honor Flights. At the November meeting they presented the Athena House with a check for $300, which represented the proceeds from two painting parties. Last December they placed wreaths in the American Legion Cemetery at Kennedy and Dale Mabry. In February, they co-sponsored the Candidate Forum for the mayoral and City Council elections. Members helped plan, promote, and assist during the forum; they also provided baked goods for the reception. The Public Issues chair was selected to attend the 3-day Shot@Life Champions Summit in Wash, DC. They planned a Federation Day celebration which included receiving a Proclamation from the Mayor's office and the City of Tampa declaring April 24 as GFWC Federation Day in Tampa. The Proclamation was presented by City Councilman Harry Cohen and a Commendation was presented from the Hillsborough County Commissioners. Events included a display of GFWC and Tampa Woman's Club history, a media presentation, and a reception complete with a special cake. GFWC Florida president Carole Weaver was a guest, and past TWC presidents in attendance were honored. Fashionollia! What a memorable occasion! Everyone who attended had a great time thanks to Judy Gay and her committee, who did an impressive job!. Our Ladies of the Evening worked very hard again this year to chair the Silent Auction at Fashionollia. They collected items and put them together in lovely baskets for our guests to bid on. They keep bringing in more money each year. “What a great group of ladies!”

We welcomed 15 new members into our Club since May 2014. We started with 189, so we are closer to 200 members. As you know, the Provisional members are responsible for certain things like ringing the Salvation Army Bells, helping at Fashionollia, and participating in other activities (such as the Victorian Christmas Stroll and packing boxes for troops overseas) all overseen by our Provisional Chair Betty Lumia and her committee. They also put together our newsletters each month. Our Soiree to introduce new members and new provisional members was quite a success. We had about 80 members, provisional members and guests attend.

Our Busy Fingers Ladies held another very successful Shopping on the Bayshore event. They work so hard all year making and collecting items to sell and then the week before the event they set it all up. In addition, this year, on April 18, 2015 they held a Thrift Sale. After expenses, they donated all the earnings to our Club’s general budget. You Ladies are great!! We nominated Dee Grosser as our Club LEADS candidate. She will be honored at the Spring Convention in Orlando on Friday May 15th, 2015. Our Volunteer of the Year is Cathy Geary, who is the nominee of District 8. Rachel Dalton and Sylvia Reeves planned and hosted a Tea Party to honor to our Past Presidents. This included a very entertaining afternoon with a visit from First Lady Dolly Madison.

For the President’s Project ~Canine Companions for Independence~ Pat Kasum, the chair, had an event at Hamburger Mary’s which profited $1,189.00.

We sold drinks, snacks and parking places for the Children’s Gasparilla parade, and if you’ve never seen Cathy Geary instruct people on how to park their cars, you need to come next year! During the regular Gasparilla parade, the clubhouse was rented. We made $10,550.25 during those two days.

Our Unit Liaison Brenda Cardwell and the Unit leaders made sure we had a great lunch at each of our monthly meetings and card parties. Our greeters and lunch-money-takers also deserve special attention for making us all feel welcome at our monthly meetings.

Our clubhouse manager Cathy Bartolotti worked very hard to keep our clubhouse running properly. You can see her almost every day with a broom or towel in her hand. Also, special thanks are due to Rick Geary, who takes care of maintenance, such as changing light bulbs, replacing doors, repairing sprinklers, and other odd jobs. What a great team!

Rentals are up thanks to Kathleen Hudson, our Rental chairman.

This year a new roof was installed, and the parking lot was re-surfaced. Wow!! We have done a lot working “together” for the last year. “Together we Dream and Achieve” and “Living the Volunteer Spirit” are more than slogans at the Tampa Woman’s Club. Thanks to everyone’s hard work and commitment we have donated thousands of dollars and “woman hours” to both local and international charities. Now it’s time to take the summer off to recoup and get ready to start all over again in September!! Have a great summer!!

Tuky

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President Elect

JUNE BIRTHDAYS As the famous Rogers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” reminds us, “June is Bustin’ Out All Over.” It is believed that June was named for the Roman goddess, Juno, who was the goddess of marriages. Those with birthdays in June have as their birthstones the pearl or the alexandrite and the lovely flowers, the rose or honeysuckle. The zodiac signs for June are Gemini and Cancer. Only one of our Presidents was born in June: George H.W. Bush was born on June 12, in 1924. If you recall, he has celebrated his later birthdays with sky diving – amazing!!!! Did you know that DeSoto claimed our state for Spain in June of 1539 and that the War of 1812 began on June 18 in 1812. Four states joined our wonderful Union in June: Kentucky in 1792, Tennessee in 1796, Arkansas in 1836 and West Virginia in 1863. The following events will occur this special month: World Environment Day and National Doughnut Day on June 5

Flag Day on June 14

First Day of Summer

Fathers’ Day on Sunday, June 21.

Happy June Birthday to the following ladies of The GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club: Mary Byerly June 2 Pat List June 4 Cecilia Vargas June 7 Susan Barksdale June 8 Cassandra Larson June 8 Renee Brunelle June 9 Tuky Vargas June 10 Susie Donley June 18 Irene Kuhling June 19 Janet Bertoch June 19 Beverly Weaver June 20 Rose Lorenzo June 24 Claudia Clontz June 26 Judy Gay June 27 Cinda Huntley June 29

NOTE FROM FRONT OFFICE The yearly meetings are over for 2014-15, however we still have a permanent lunch list. If you wish to be added or removed from the list that will be effective in September please call me. Provisionals remember you are on the permanent lunch list.

Also if you wish to reserve a table for the Card Party, or cancel one if you are on the list, please call me. Thanks, Janelle

813-839-7457

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President Elect

HOME LIFE Joyce Dixon

REMINDER DUES BECOME DELINQUENT May 31st.

Those not paid by the board meeting 5/21 will be sent a letter. The week of the board meeting final calls will be made by our Assistant Treasurer, Gail Meyer. Sadly, if there is no response to our invoice from April, letter in May and phone call in June, by the June 18th board meeting any member that has not paid their dues will be dropped from membership with regrets per our bylaws.

The summer is upon us and vacations and family time are in full swing. We want you to have a wonderful summer and return to TWC with energy and new ideas for our club to serve our community. Home Life Committee members have been discussing plans for the fall and it should be a busy one. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the committee and also if you would like to join us, we would love to have you. Contact me if you are interested. We are planning a meeting in August and the date will be announced in the next issue. Busy Fingers held a Thrift Sale in April and all the items that were not sold were donated to the Migrant Worker's. There was a multitude of items ranging from household goods, clothes and books. These items will be distributed to the families in need. They were extremely happy to have this contribution and many families benefited from this generous donation. Thank you Busy Fingers!

Treasurer’s Corner Cathy Geary and Gail Meyer

Geography Answers:

1. Machu Picchu, Peru 2. Stonehenge, England 3. Kokino, Macedonia 4. Easter Island, Chile

Ladies of The Evening Cindy Argerious

The TWC evening group met at the TWC Clubhouse for the last of our regularly scheduled meetings for the 2014 to 2015 season. I am sure we all are looking forward to a summer hiatus.

You ladies have been wonderful with all your work and donations in supporting the various and many charities that the GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club support throughout the year. What a difference you have all made in the lives of so many families and charitable organizations.

By now you all know that Fashionollia was a great success making excellent money for Mary Lee’s House. Thank you all!

This will be the last of the evening group columns that I will be posting in the News and Views . For those of you who do not know, I am stepping down as the Unit Chair for the “ TWC Ladies of the Evening”. I will continue to be a member of the Tampa Woman’s Club, of course… but I am trying to reduce some of my current responsibilities. So if any of you wonderful members would like to step up and take my place it would be much appreciated. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 11 years that I have been the Unit Chair, but it is time for some fresh blood. Time to shake things up a bit.

If you have some thoughts about perhaps stepping up to the position and have any questions just give me a call.

I would like to thank everyone for the great support and assistance throughout my first year attempt at Conservation CSP Chair. It's been a challenging, yet very rewarding, experience. May the support continue into my next year! You have all been wonderful.

And now for the answers to last month’s little recycling quiz:

1. How many times can glass be recycled? Forever - that's the amazing thing about glass, it never wears out!

2. The Dept. of Agriculture has found a way to make disposable diapers from? Chicken feathers - the fibers in feathers are absorbent enough to be used as raw material in producing disposable diapers and insulating materials.

3. The percentage of solid waste recycled in Japan is 50%, Western Europe is 30%, and in the United States is? 10% - hopefully by educating our citizens, USA will improve this low figure.

More recycling quiz questions to come next fall. May you all have a great summer!!

Conservation JoAnn Leal

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June 2015

Fashionollia 2015 News & Views

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude, our volunteers! When you see these ladies, please tell them Thank You for all the effort and time they offered! Joann Guagliardo Sandra Alexander Cindy Argerious Cathy Bartolotti Cindy Bower Rachel Bower Sandra Hanna

Kathleen Hudson Betty Lumia & our Provisionals Katy Slater Cecilia Vargas Tuky Vargas Evelyn Yates

We also want to extend our gratitude to our fashion boutiques. Please keep them in mind when shopping and tell them you are from the Tampa Woman’s Club.

Kit’s Well Dressed

3006 W. Swann Ave.

J.McLaughlin Old Hyde Park Village

Tommy Bahama Old Hyde Park Village

The Poppy Boutique 3415 Bay to Bay Blvd.

The Pink Petticoat 1540 S. Dale Mabry Suite B

Emmalina’s Bridal & Boutique 9306 N. Armenia Ave.

Thank you to Memorial Hospital for being our Sponsor again this year. And thank you to all who attended, donated and supported this event. We look forward to September when we will be presenting a check to Mary Lee’s House. See you all then! Gratefully, Judy Gay Committee Chair 2015

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From The GFWC Florida Convention

Happy 120th Birthday GFWC Florida

Friday we kicked off the meeting welcoming our GFWC International President Babs Condon and COO Dr. Rosemary Thomas.

GFWC FL is known to GFWC as the Fabulous Florida Flamingo Flock. So they were greeted and their room “Flocked".

Fri. Dinner was the unveiling of our GFWC FL 120th Anniv. Quilt; BOD meeting and District get togethers.

Sat. Was our first time attendees workshop; arts and crafts competition; luncheon; awards; and presentation by GFWC COO Rosemary and GFWC President Babs. Energy personified, four generations of GFWC, Rosemary could share the passion and information. That evening we all celebrated GFWC FL 120th Birthday with a special guest appearance from Mickey Mouse. Our international President gave us an inspiring talk and GFWC FL gave away money to Camp Boggy Creek, HOBY, Hacienda, four education scholarships, and $125,000 to CCI.

Sunday were final awards, throughout the weekend we won 2nd in Yearbook, fundraising and more.

There is more, however we only have so much space. Check your email for more.

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May Meeting

On Federation Day, we celebrated the 125th anniversary of GFWC. We received a Proclamation from the mayor declaring April 24, 2015 as General Federation of Women's Clubs Day in Tampa. The Proclamation was presented by City Councilman Harry Cohen and a Commendation was presented from the Hillsborough County Commissioners. Events included a display of GFWC and Tampa Woman's Club history, a media presentation, and a reception, complete with a special cake. GFWC Florida president Carole Weaver was a guest and celebrated with us. Past TWC presidents in attendance were honored.

Federation Day

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Tampa Junior Woman’s Club Diania Pimenta

President

On Wednesday May 20th The GFWC Tampa Junior’s will be presenting the T.I.G.E.R. scholarship to the selected qualified recipient. This is a scholarship that we raise money for each year to assist the recipient in their college goals. The Juniors will be hosting Drag Queen Bingo on Sunday, May 24th at Hamburger Mary’s in Ybor. Please come out and help support the Junior’s by participating in bingo and having a great time! This will be a great way to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. On June 14th the Junior’s will be hosting their 2015 new member installation. We are looking forward to inducting several provisional members into our club. They have shown great dedication and motivation to make this year great for our club!

Thank you,

Michelle Northrup mnorthrup86@gmail.com

Education Dee Grosser

We would like to thank all of the volunteers who have served as Mentor's to children at Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School this year.

If you have ever thought about becoming a Mentor to a child at Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School, the letter from Member Judy Gay says it all. We will start a new year in September and welcome all those who can serve. Hi Dee

I just have to share what happened to me today. I have mentioned my little "mentee" before. He is 6 years old. I have been visiting him each Monday for 45 minutes since October. He has made such great strides and I am so very proud of him.

Today, he read me a story and did it with meaning and focus. He was in such a good mood. I had brought an erasable board with me so we could play Tic Tac Toe as a treat. Well, he beat me every game! He asked me if he could take the board and draw a picture of the Metropolitan building. I said "Of Course". I told him we have 5 minutes.

He went behind a nearby tree and I counted down the time. "Time's up!" I said and walked over to where he was. He was down on one knee using a chair as a table and he said "Almost done". Then he picked up the board and I watched him as he carefully looked over his work before he handed it to me.

I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of him. He is smart and funny and kind and gentle. And obviously.....grateful.

I am so happy to have had this opportunity and will miss him greatly this summer. If anyone has any doubt about whether they should volunteer at the school, please share my story with them.

Living and LOVING the Volunteer Spirit!

Judy Gay

We have had an auspicious year! We hosted three very successful events: Holiday Shopping on Bayshore and an Easter and Thrift Sale.

Due to these events we were able to contribute items to the silent auction at Fashionollia, help with filling the Bingo Baskets for Hamburger Mary’s and share clothing and accessories for Dress for Success. We were most pleased to donate many thrift sale articles of clothing, glassware and appliances to the Redland Christian Migrant Workers. We were also able to gift our lovely GFWC Tampa Womans Club with a lovely sum of money in excess of $10,000. Our year was filled with fun, friendship and food.

We sincerely thank all those who aided us in making this a most successful year! Needless to say, plans are already in the offing to make next year even better. Come join us!

Busy Fingers Anita Crose

Much to my great surprise, it was not a drawing of a building but a thank you note. It was all I could do to keep from crying. I took him back inside the building and waved goodbye as he went to his class.

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Flag Day is celebrated on 14 June, commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States, which took place on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. On 30 May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson called for a nation wide observance of Flag Day. In 1949, President Harry S. Truman signed a Congressional order making June 14th of each year National Flag Day.

Other acts and executive orders pertaining to the flag: • Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the

flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by President Monroe.

• Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912 - established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward.

• Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, 1959 (date Alaska was admitted as the 49th state) - provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically.

• Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated August 21, 1959 (date Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state) - provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizontally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertica