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A group of members from the Women’s Club, along with their guests, attended the “Sound of Freedom” on Monday, July 17, at the AMC in Fleming Island. After the movie, the group met for discussion and refreshments at The Corner Pocket in Green Cove Springs. The movie, starring Jim Caviezel, is based on the true […]
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On July 19, Amanda Strickland, the new principal at Charles E. Bennett Elementary in Green Cove Springs, met with Suzanne Foster, the Women’s Club Director of Schools, and Linda Thill and Pam Young, our CEB liaisons. All felt the meeting was very productive. Ms. Strickland has big plans for CEB and is making many changes,
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On Saturday, July 15, six volunteers from the Women’s Club spent their morning assisting at the Clothes Closet & Food Pantry of Orange Park. The charity organization, in addition to accepting donations of items such as clothing, also has a need for volunteers to help sort the overwhelming accumulation of donations. Thanks to member Phyllis
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Before our meeting on July 12, members were able to buy raffle tickets for a 50/50 drawing held to raise funds for operational expenses for the Women’s Club upcoming Holiday Arts & Craft Fair on November 11 at the Clay County Fairgrounds. The raffle earned $82 and Carrie Cardascia won $41. Carrie graciously donated her
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On July 11, Women’s Club President Lorna Broughton and member Phyllis Skarbrevik delivered a check for $500 to Mandy Nelson, President of the Clothes Closet and Food Pantry of Orange Park, to help purchase a refrigerated van. Mandy graciously gave Lorna and Phyllis a tour of the facility which provides food, clothing, and household goods
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Well, summer is here, i.e. hot temps and rain showers. Our activities slow down somewhat as well, with many members doing their own summer activities. That has not stopped a small group of members playing Hand, Knee & Foot though. Congratulations to Marty Essex and Alice Lodge for being in the money at their game
Went to the Orange Park Community Theater (OPCT) last night to see Little Shop of Horrors. I used the tickets that I won in an MPWC drawing. The show was fun with a lot of great singing and even a band besides being a great throwback to the 1950’s. I want to be sure everyone
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Following our June 14 General Meeting, members got to meet two of the four winners of our Magnolia Point Women’s Club Scholarship Award given in memory of Gisela Ferrell. Joanne LaBeouf provided a brief history of the Scholarship Committee that highlighted the 2003 beginning of the committee. The history also served as a reminder that
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Members enjoyed their monthly Wednesday game of HKF in the parlor downstairs at the Clubhouse. Members sign up and enjoy at least 4 hands of HKF, followed by lunch. HKF is also offered on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Congratulations to Alice Lodge – 1st place, Sharon Sprott – 2nd place, and Anne Bastress
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In remembrance on this Memorial Day, we share a quote from a speech given by former President Ronald Reagan on May 31, 1982, at Arlington National Cemetery: “The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not
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