Tag: Boca Grande Woman’s Club

Register now for the Annual Bike Path ‘Grande’ Parade

STAFF REPORT – The 35th Annual Bike Path “Grande” Parade will be held next Saturday, March 13, with heat times running between 10:30 to 11 a.m. (no regular line-up due to social...

Time to saddle up and join the Dog-gone Wild West!

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show and Spring Fair are going virtual this year, keeping Boca Grande humans and canines safe, with a combined socially distanced event Dog...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A message to island dogs who want to make history … dog owners, please relay this message to your dog

Dear Boca Grande Dogs, Has COVID got you down? Are your paws sore from walking your master too many times a day, too many weeks and months in a row? Are you tired of being the only source of...

PROFILE: Meg Pierce

January 16, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY SUSAN HANAFEE – If you want to know what it’s like to plan a big party that no one will attend in person, ask Meg Pierce. Meg and her sister-in-law, Julia Pierce, plus a host of other...

Time is running short to apply for Boca Grande Woman’s Club scholarships

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Applicants for the program must meet the following criteria: 1) be applying...

Woman’s Club seeking scholarship applicants

October 2, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

STAFF REPORT – The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Applicants for the program must meet the following...

More than $600,000 donated by Boca Grande Woman’s Club through Emergency Relief Fund

STAFF REPORT – Over the past several weeks, the Emergency Relief Fund Task Force has quietly been at work in Boca Grande. Established by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club in early April, the fund...

Angels among us: Woman’s Club has more than 200 requests for funding

April 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – With nearly 200 requests for funding continuing to arrive and checks being processed to those in need, the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund is turning its attention to raising...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Uncharted territory made less scary by the BGWC

To the Editor, The last few months have been a scary venture into uncharted territory for all of us here in the Island community. Just as we were getting ready for the onset of the busy Spring...

First group of relief checks sent, more coming to those who apply

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB – The first group of relief checks from the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund were mailed to recipients this week. Individuals and local businesses...