Welcome to the GFWC Woman's Club of Ocala, Inc. !!

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Send Coupons to Military Overseas - Bring coupons to our meetings!

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April 17, 2012 - Ladies and Little Women are invited to a Joint Evening Meeting 6:30 PM at Tea With Lee - 944 East Silver Springs Boulevard  Ocala, FL 34470.   Speaker will be motivational speaker Barbara Surian.  Cost $20 - RSVP by mailing check to GFWC Woman's Club of Ocala, Inc., PO Box 4444, Ocala, FL 34478 by April 10.  Seating is limited to 40, so make your reservations early! teawithlee.com/

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GFWC Woman's Club, Inc. has proudly sponsored the Marion County Spelling Bee for over ten years.   Prince Quamina, pictured above,  from Lake Weir Middle School, displays his medal after the Marion County Spelling Bee held at Marion Technical Institute on Thursday night, Feb. 16, 2012.  Judges for this year included our own Sandra Emmel, Leigh Steinberg Carol Cameron, Mary Ross and Sonia Palmer.  Thanks to Diane Schrier for heading up this wonderful event.  

Our Club collected over 200 pairs of socks in quart-sized bags for GFWC Sock Project to be donated to our local Domestic Violence center.

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Meetings:
  General meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from September - May at the Ocala Elks Lodge,
        located at 702 NE  25Th Ave .  Visitors and Guests are welcome!  Membership applications are available at the meetings.
    **Day meetings are on Tuesday at 11:45 AM.  A delicious lunch is served ($10) and reservations are                                                    
         required by the preceding Thursday.   Our meetings include interesting programs and speakers, in addition to Club    
        business.
     **Evening meetings are generally held on Tuesday nights at 7 PM and will be announced.
    **Book Club meetings are on the second Thursday of the month at 2 PM.  All Club members are welcome!

Mission:
"The objectives of the Club shall be charitable as defined by Section 501 (c (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The general nature of the objective of this corporation shall be to promote, by cooperation of its members, educational and charitable advancement of the community and to aid and encourage the general welfare of its members and their interests."  
Our  Club is a division of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) and the GFWC Florida.

2011 - 2012 Club Officers and Appointments:
PRESIDENT:                                                 FRANCES KOLONIA
VICE-PRESIDENT:                                      CAROL CAMERON
 RECORDING SECRETARY:                        JUDY DELK
                                                                      MARY ROSS
ASSISTANT  SECRETARY:                             ANNE BERMAN
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:                LORRI HONICKMAN
 TREASURER:                                               PATTI STEWART
 ASSISTANT  TREASURER:                          SANDRA EMMEL  
LITTLE WOMEN CHIEF ADVISOR:             MARY LOU TODD
LITTLE WOMEN ADVISORY COUNCIL:      SUE SHUMAKER
                                                                       TINA BADELY  
                                                                       BETTY JEAN GADD
PARLIAMENTARIAN                                     BETTY JEAN GADD                                                                                             

Natalie Kim talks about her collection of Gameday dresses, made in team colors, after Little Women Juniorettes wore them in a fashion show during a tailgating dinner for the GFWC Woman's Club of Ocala, Inc. held at the Ocala Elks Lodge in Ocala, Fl, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011.  (Jacqui Janetzko/Special to the Star-Banner)

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Thanks to Kevin Christian for providing the wonderful Christmas music for our December meeting!

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Corrie Ten Boom (AKA GFWC member Dee Collier) shared her inspirational story with Club members at the January Day meeting. 

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