District 8 VOLUME 3. ISSUE 7 President’s Message EXECUTIVE BOARD 2012 - 2013 Co—President Michele Small [email protected] Jolie Frankfurth [email protected] Vice PresidentMembership Ginger Lampi [email protected] Treasurer Debbie Ferri [email protected] Club Address GFWC Woman's Club of New Tampa PO Box 46043 Tampa Fl 33646 MARCH 2014 Hi Ladies, At our March meeting we will have a hands on project for the charity “Traveling Tutus”. Here is the charity information: http://travelingtutus.org/about.html After studying dance for 16 years, Founder Jenna Johnston realized how dance had changed her life. Dance brings self-confidence, joy and self-expression. There is healing in dance. Jenna than began teaching dance to children at churches and children’s homes. The change she saw in the hearts of these little ones through dance was beautiful. The idea to change children throughout the world was birthed in her heart and thus Traveling Tutus began. Over the past 2 years, Traveling Tutus has sent hundreds of costumes all around the world. The outpouring of generosity from dance studios, companies, and individual dancers has been enormous. Everyday either donations arrive or interested donors are contacting Traveling Tutus. Through the giving of used dance attire kindness and love has been shared with orphans around the world. Every child has been handed a personalized dance bag. Each bag contains their very own dance shoes, tights, and a beautiful costume. Some bags have included teddy bears wearing handmade tutus. The joy on these children’s faces is indescribable. We will be making hair accessories to send for the kits that are distributed to these young girls, please bring good cutting scissors to the meeting. The elastic and tule will be provided to make these hair accessories. I look forward to seeing you at the March meeting. Please check out the rest of the information in this newsletter about GFWC events coming up- Florida Convention in Orlando in April and International Convention in June in Arizona. We, as a club will also be hosting our first District 8 meeting on April 30th. For this we will need the clubs help. Jolie and I were approached about this in the late part of 2013 and it is already here. This should be a fun experience and a great way to show off our great club. See you Wednesday March 19th at St. Andrews. www.womansclubnewtampa.com Newsletter Editor Eleanor Oliver [email protected] Living the Volunteer Spirit, Michele Small, Co-President March Meeting March General Meeting: March 19, Noon-1 pm St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Primrose Lane, Behind USAA PAGE 2 Membership VP Bring a friend to our meeting in March! As always, new members are welcomed! Your Membership VP Ginger Lampi Laundry Project .The Laundry Project event that we did Saturday, March 1st was a great experience. The clientele of the Laundromat were so appreciative of our efforts and very responsive of the entire concept. Jason, the CEO and founder of the Project, was great to work with as well. He will send us news of future projects for our continued support. Thanks to our members of the GFWC WCNT, Vicki Dunbar, Debbie Ferri, Ginger "Sharon" Lampi, Kay Lehmer and Carol Marmon; and friends Linda Evins and Pat Lafaro. Your Committee Chairman, Carol Marmon WEB SITE www.gfwcwomansclubnewtampa.com Check it out!! PAGE 3 2014 –2015 Leadership As our 2013-2014 year comes to an end, it is time to elect our new leaders for 2014-2015. Your Club is need of members to fill the following positions: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Here are the officer duties: Section 5. Duties A. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club, shall appoint all chairmen and the Parliamentarian. She shall be a member of the Executive Board and ex-officio member of all committees, except the nominating committee. B. The 1st Vice President of Membership shall maintain records of dues paying members, construct club calendar and programs with the Executive Board, and assist in the retention and recruitment of members. B. The Recording Secretary shall record the minutes of all Business Meetings, Executive Board Meetings, and any Special Meetings. She shall prepare for the President a copy of the meeting minutes at least ten days after said meeting. She shall take attendance at each Club meeting. C. The Treasurer shall collect all monies of the Club, keeping an accurate record thereof. She shall pay bills by check or electronic means. The Treasurer’s records shall be submitted for auditing by July 31st of each year and a report will be submitted to the membership at the next general meeting. First off we need to elect a nominating committee which is one outgoing board member and 2 members. Here are the bylaws for the nominating committee: Section 3. Elections A. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members: one Board member, who shall serve as Chairman, and two additional members of the committee elected by the club. B. The Nominating Committee shall ascertain the willingness of a member to serve for each office, and that the candidates are members in good standing. C. A member of the Nominating Committee may be a candidate for office. D. At the time of the election, nominations may be made from the floor, with the consent of the nominee. If there is more than one (1) candidate for an office, election shall be held by written ballot. If there is only one candidate for each office, election may be made by voice vote. Please consider becoming a leader of your club to take it into the 2014-2015 year! Fill out the attached Willingness to Serve form and give to Michele Small or Email at [email protected]. These forms will be given to the Nominating committee chairman. PAGE District 8 Spring Workshop 4 GFWC Living the Volunteer Spirit GFWC Woman's Club of New Tampa, Inc. will be the hostess club for the District 8 Spring Workshop on April, 30, 2014, at our own St. Andrews Church. This event, which begins with a 9:00 Registration, brings over 120 club women from clubs throughout District 8 to the New Tampa area. Plan to be there as attendees, as well as volunteers for decorations/set up, hostesses, serving (if needed), and clean up. We have secured a caterer for the luncheon meal but our members will be asked to bring in desserts, plates/napkins, etc. Ginger will be chairman of decorations and desserts. Please come to the March meeting where a sign up sheet will be available. Once the Call is available, we will also provide that to see how many of you are available to attend as well. We will need as many members as possible there, to show District 8 that their "newest" women's club can get this done with style! GFWC Florida Convention Please check your calendars to see if you are available to drive over to GFWC Florida Convention in Orlando. Registration is $30 and allows for you to attend all of the workshops/award sessions. Deadline for registration (which we will do as a club) is due by the March Club meeting. Meal functions are extra. Please see the attached GFWC Florida Convention Call for $ amounts. If you are considering coming for one day, look at the workshops that are scheduled for Saturday and/or Sunday and see which ones interest you the most. Please bring a check to the March meeting for any of the meals/registration you wish to attend. Make the check out to GFWC Woman's Club of New Tampa. We will send our registration in as a club. Whether you come for the day or spend the weekend, it is a great time to meet other club women from around Florida. 2014 GFWC Convention - Chandler AZ June 18-26 Join your Federation friends June 18-26 in Chandler, Arizona at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in the heart of the beautiful Sonoran Desert. Conveniently located just 15 miles from downtown Phoenix and 11 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Owned by the Pima and Maricopa tribes, experience a taste of authentic Arizona with the Gila River Indian Community. for all the fun and excitement. Box Tops For Educaion-Donna Regan Bring in any Box Tops for Education that you have been saving for the club, If you have not begun saving them, you can start now and bring them in at the April Meeting. This website: http://www.boxtops4education.com/products/participating-products Box Tops For Education Will take you to a list of items that you can find the label on. There are items from clothing to food to office and school supplies. They are fun and easy to collect. Thanks Donna Regan Internation Outreach-Ginger Lampi Peace Corps Internati onal Project El Salvador Dear members of the GFWC Women’s Club of New Tampa, Hola, my name is Catherine Lampi and I am a Peace Corps Volunteer currently serving in El Salvador. In my rural site basic education is lacking, and extracurricular activities for the youth are non-existent. In order to inspire leadership and create opportunities for the youth here in San Nicolas I created a youth group, which hosts different activities along with educational “charlas” for members each month. The goal of this group is to encourage participation and to provide a safe space for learning and fun. I am asking for your support in a Mothers Day arts and craft project. This project will take place during the first week of May and will be an arts and craft themed camp where the youth will learn how to make different Mother’s Day gifts, including paper flowers, flowers out of used plastic bottles and picture frames. This activity will help to guide the discussion on why mothers and women are important to the community and the kids will learn how much work their moms actually do. Volunteers from the newly formed women’s group will help with this activity by managing the paper flowers and picture frame table. In order to put this event together, I am asking for funds to purchase the art supplies, including:  Paper Flowers o Tissue paper in various colors o Wire o Pipe cleaners  Plastic bottle flowers o Paint o Paint brushes  Picture frames oFoamie paper- foam craft paper in various colors o Stickers o Sequins  ETC. o 2 x Hot glue gun and glue sticks o 4 x scissors Your support is greatly appreciated and without the help of the GFWC this project will not be able to come to fruition. I will be able to provide receipts for all purchases along with photos of the activity. Thank you for your consideration, Catherine Lampi, Peace Corps Volunteer El Salvador