TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Club Welcomes New Members

ADVERTISEMENT

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 22, 2007

Updated: 09/20/2007 08:12 pm

USF CAMPUS - New members of the University of South Florida Women's Club were welcomed with a tea this week at the Sam & Martha Gibbons Alumni Center.

'We are having this so you can meet the returning members,' club President Carol Jones, a Tampa Palms resident, told about 50 guests.

Monday's event also allowed members to join a number of special groups, including people interested in books, theater and dining.

Jones said the 50-year-old club has more than 100 members and that one of its goals is to grow by bringing in new members who have enthusiasm and energy.

'We want the legacy of the women's club to continue,' she said. 'We really want to get the membership involved in what we are doing.'

Jones, a real estate agent who is a retired high school administrator, said the club is making changes recommended by a committee last year. Those include printing the yearbook earlier, offering a variety of meeting times, holding board meetings in the summer and electing officers for two-year terms.

'Change happens whether we like it; we need to take charge of that change,' Jones said.

The club is open to all interested in assisting the university. Some members, such as Jones, are spouses of faculty members. Some are retired staff members; others are simply friends and supporters of the university.

The club's next meeting will be a luncheon Oct. 15 at USF, at which eight recipients of the Grace Allen Scholarships, funded by the club, will be introduced. Grace Allen, the wife of John Allen, USF's first president, founded the club. USF President Judy Genshaft is expected to attend the luncheon.

For information about the organization, call (813) 972-2250, Ext. 7710.

Walk, Festival Set For Saturday
NORTH TAMPA - The Too Good for Drugs Walk & Kidfest will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave.

The free event includes music, T-shirts for the first 3,000 children and free admission from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to the museum.

Schools and community groups will participate in a banner contest. After the walk, children's activities will be part of Kidfest.

This is the 22nd year for the event. For details, call (813) 275-7180 or e-mail Suzanne Kinman at skinman@mendez foundation.org.

Jim Browne Featured At Republican Club
NORTH TAMPA - The executive director of the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee, Jim Browne, will speak at Tuesday's meeting of the Republican Club of Greater Temple Terrace.

The event will be at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference Center & Banquet Facility, 11606 McKinley Drive. Registration is at 5:45 p.m., with the dinner meting at 6:15 p.m.

The cost is $18 for members and $21 for guests. For reservations, call Nancy Schild at (813) 335-4850 or e-mail her at nancy.schild@verizon.net.

Women's Chorus Performs Sunday

USF CAMPUS - The Clarion Society of the University of South Florida will hold its first soiree of the season from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Lifsey House on the USF campus.

The USF Women's Chorus will perform at the free event. Refreshments will be served.

For reservations, call Mireyn Critel at (813) 974-2311.

Begonia Group Meets Today
NORTH TAMPA - The Begonia Society of Tampa Bay will meet at 10 a.m. today and leave for a field trip to a private garden in Plant City.

Members and guests can participate in the free event. Participants should meet at the Famous Tate Distribution Center, 6401 N. 54th St., to get maps and to carpool.

For details, call Jeanette Breden-Hall at (813) 838-0374.

Audiologist Will Speak About Hearing Loss

NEW TAMPA - Jody Pianin, a certified audiologist, will be the speaker at Wednesday's meeting of the Rotary Club of New Tampa Noon.

She will speak about the impact of untreated hearing loss in adults.

The meeting is at noon at Circles New Tampa Bistro, 19651 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. The club is for men and women living or working in the New Tampa area who are interested in community service.

For details, call Tom Roberts at (813) 760-4426 or e-mail him at tom@tomsells florida.com.

Police Chief To Speak At Rotary Meeting
TAMPA PALMS - Tampa Police Chief Stephen Hogue will speak at Friday's meeting of the Rotary Club of New Tampa.

Hogue will talk about 'Crime and Crime Prevention in New Tampa' at the 7 a.m. meeting at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd.

The club is for professional and business leaders who live, work or are retired in the New Tampa area. For details, contact Matt Palmer at (813) 972-9235 or matt.palmer@earthlink.net.

Send news of social activities, landmark anniversaries, birthdays and other items of community interest to Lenora Lake at 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 102, Tampa FL 33647; fax to (813) 975-9488; e-mail to llake@tampatrib.com; or call her at (813) 865-4851.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT