GULF BREEZE — The GFWC Santa Rosa Woman's Club on Jan. 3 will focus on children and homelessness.
The SRWC Home Life Committee, led by committee chair Sheree Northrup, will coordinate the meeting. Northrup, along with committee members Marion Ginn, Pat Worsnop, Angi Huntley and Vangie Anastopoulo, is raising funds and awareness for Santa Rosa Kids House, Children In Crisis, and the Blue to Better campaign.
Dr. Karen Barber, director of Federal Programs for Santa Rosa County and the January luncheon’s guest speaker, will educate the group on the number of homeless teens in Gulf Breeze and South Santa Rosa Schools. She also will speak on how our community can help.
In other GFWC Santa Rosa Woman’s Club news:
- Santa Rosa Woman’s Club participated in the Gulf Breeze Christmas Parade Dec. 3. Their masquerade holiday themed float was honored with the Top Hat Float Award.
- The club held its fourth educational luncheon of the season, highlighting programs and volunteer opportunities for members on Dec. 6. President Sally Stanford installed four new members: Beverly Sirgurnjak, sponsored by Martha Brenenstahl; and Tiffany Finelli, Sandy Jones and Kim Lien, sponsored by Angi Huntley.
- SRWC held their annual holiday party at the home of Marion Ginn Dec. 11.
- The club volunteered at Bay Breeze Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center, helping residents decorate Christmas stockings and collecting gifts to fill the seniors' stockings.
GFWC Santa Rosa, a 501c3 nonprofit organization and part of the General Federation of Women's Club and Florida Federation of Women's Clubs, has served Gulf Breeze for more than 52 years.
Contact Martha Brenenstahl, 934-0118 or mbrenenstahl@yahoo.com, for membership information or reservations.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Santa Rosa Woman’s Club to discuss homeless children, solutions