WOMEN OF SUGARMILL WOODS, INC.
A 501 (c) (3) Corporation IRS code 1954
100 West Cypress Blvd.
Homosassa, FL 34446
IN THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY SERVICES NEWS - SEPTEMBER, 2009
REMINDER! WE NEED YOU.
Creative Hands members will display all their current projects and sell their creations at our October luncheon. Besides their usual array there will holiday table decorations, doll clothes, some with the dolls and Christmas stockings. Need a new seat cover for your golf cart or an original card tablecloth? Lorraine Blond (382-1926) will be taking orders. Bring your holiday list and shop early! Remember, all the proceeds are donated back to the WSW. Their next meeting is Monday, 10-5 at 10 A.M. at the Homosassa Library.
Janet Mark (382-3078) will have the “ANGELS” ready for October. Once again, the WSW is participating with the Salvation Army holiday Angel Tree project. Thirty children will their written wishes on WSW angels. Janet has arranged that all the children in any one family will be allocated to the WSW to insure that our Santa visits them all. Gifts will be collected at our December luncheon.
Check the pantry, polish up the cookie sheets and sign up for the WSW annual “Cookie Drop” coordinated by Marianne Deacon (382-0275) Cookie collection will begin in November and postage donations can be made at the October luncheon.
There is still time to sign up for the C. C. Hospice Tree of Remembrance. WSW is manning the table at the C.R. Mall from Friday, November 27 through Sunday, December 13 from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Hospice offers comfort and care to the patient and their family at a very difficult and stressful period. Two hours of your time is time well spent to insure that these services are available when needed. Shirley Dube (382-2211) is coordinating this project – bring your calendar and sign up for a shift.
Reminder – Nursing Home Bingo October 19 at 1:30 P.M. Call Edna Pirman 628-3362 or Anita Turska 382-7195 to volunteer.
2006-2007 COMMUNITY SERVICES VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING DIRECTOR - ROSEMARY RAY, INCOMING DIRECTOR - DIANE FUDGE, AND THE CHAIRWOMEN
MARIANNE DEACON GIVES A REPORT ON "OPERATION COOKIE DROP", THE PROJECT THAT SENDS HOMEBAKED GOODIES AND OTHER TREATS TO OUR TROOPS DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Linda Swart, Programs; Rosemary Ray, Secretary; Mary Ann Conn, Treasurer; Cora Ziegler, Communications; Judi Bailey, Fund Raising; Amy Roberts, Membership; Stephanie St. Clair, Education & Scholarship; Vicki Leitzinger, Community Service SEATED: Carol Anier, Vice President ; Bridget Leo, President
President's Welcome Message - CLICK HERE o Cruise with the Women of Sugarmill Woods - March 8, 2012 on the Royal Caribbean "Jewel of the Seas". This will be a four night cruise going to Cozumel from Tampa. It will be a great time for our members and friends to relax and enjoy all the amenities on board a luxury cruise liner. Our Cruise director is Owen Williams of "West of the Moon" Travel. Owen is now accepting reservations. Call Owen at 352-596-6912 to make your reservations and put down your $100 per person deposit. inside cabins are $399. Outside cabins from $529. Cabins with balcony from $629. Government Tax and Insurance are extra. Owen will be at the September luncheon meeting to discuss the cruise and to accept reservations.
o NEXT LUNCHEON September 26, 2011 - Glen Lakes Country Club - CLICK HERE
o September 2011 Newsletter, CLICK HERE
o SILVER JUBILEE FASHION SHOW - November 4, 2011 - Tickets are now on sale. You won’t want to miss this great show featuring fashions by La-Te-Da Boutique of Crystal River and entertainment by the very talented Bobby Palermo. So reserve your table and get your tickets now. Call Dot Lafferty at 382-3964 or Carol Anier 382-2816 for ticket information. Our Silent Auction is a major source of revenue for this important fundraising event. The Fashion Show Committee would be delighted to receive gifts or new re-gifts from our members for the Auction. CLICK HERE for Fashion Show Reservation form.
o MAY LUNCHEON PICTURES - (click here)
o SCHOLARSHIP Picture area ready to view, Click Here!
o GOLF "SCHOOL'ASTIC Pictures are ready to view, Click Here!
o We are collecting recipes to present a demonstration to the CASA clients.
We will teach the CASA clients how to prepare nutritious quick meals for their families. If you have any cook books that you would like to donate, please bring them to the March 28 luncheon. If you are interested in helping us with this project, please let Vicki Leitzinger, 382-2906 now. We would love to have you join us.
o If any of our new members are interested in helping out with a committee,
click here to contact a Committee Chairwoman or refer to your Member Directory. If you haven't received your Directory yet, please call at 382-2567.
o To become a NEW member or to RENEW your current membership - Click Here
o Carol Brady, our new CASA Liaison has given us the following list of essentials:
toilet paper, paper towels, liquid detergent, powdered laundry detergent, diapers
(any size), baby wipes, ointment for diaper rash, coats for children and
adults, shoes in good condition and cell phones with charger cords. If you can
supply CASA with any of these items please call Carol Brady at 382-1420.
o We would like to start a SOCIAL GROUP for our WSW members who are single again for whatever reason, and for those who would simply like to have a social group of ladies with whom to go to lunch, dinner, the movies, shopping, etc. If you are interested please call Jo Tucci, 503-3931 or Joan Reece, 382-3754.
o "AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES" Call - Francesca Paar, 382-2528
o Support is always needed for the Monthly Bingo at Sugarmill Manor Assisted Living. It has been held on the third Monday for as long as I've been a member of WSW but never gets any publicity. We are hoping that some of the members who do not attend military cards could find an hour a month to help with the bingo. The residents appreciate any little bit of attention. They sometimes need help playing or sometimes just want to chat with us. Please contact Edna Pirmann at 628-3362.