Tag: Boca Grande Woman’s Club

Boca Grande Woman’s Club announces 2019 Community Grant and Scholarships Awards

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Twenty-one area organizations will receive funding from the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Community Grant Program in 2019, with a total of $209,000 awarded. Earlier this year, the Club...

Profile: Kathy Berry

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Kathy Berry has been working hard for the past several months to make sure that the annual Boca Grande Bike Parade & Woman’s Club Spring Fair taking place this Saturday, March 30...

Bike parade, Spring Fair to be held next weekend; get your entries ready this week

March 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

On Saturday, March 30 the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center will be transformed into a “Safari” of fun. Since 1986 the Spring Fair has been an annual island tradition, sponsored by the...

Thanks for the great 2019 Dog Show memories!

March 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club 2019 Dog Show is over, and party hats have gone into storage until 2021. But we are all left with the happy memories of excited dogs, delighted children...

Boca Grande Woman’s Club announces $50,000 challenge grant for new public safety dock

November 23, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has joined with the Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to build a new public safety dock for Gasparilla Island. This week the BGWC...

Boca Grande Woman’s Club scholarship apps due in February

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. In 2018, 52 scholars received financial support from the Boca Grande Woman’s...

Summer camp kids say ‘thank you’ to Woman’s Club, community with beach access cleanup day

To the Editor: Our Boca Grande Community Center Summer Camp kids wanted to say “Thank You” to the island and especially the Boca Grande Woman’s Club for their sincere generosity in creating a...

Tickets going fast for semi-annual fashion show celebrating 70 years

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT The second semi-annual Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn & Club on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 11:30 a.m. The theme will be...

Get tickets now for the BGWC fashion show

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

The second semi-annual Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on February 22, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. The theme will be “Celebrating 70 Years of Greatness...

A true celebration of a Boca Grande Christmas …

December 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY VINNIE PORTELL For 63 years, citizens of the Boca Grande community have gathered in the center of town to celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season with the lighting of the town Christmas...