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GFWC Temple Terrace Woman's Club

Home Life Department

TTWC conducted a door-to-door campaign within the City of Temple Terrace for donations to the “Crusade for Cancer” for thirteen years from 1961 through 1974. The “Connie Newton Award” was won by The Club four times and the trophy was given to The Club for outstanding coverage and total donations received.  A Blood Bank was established for citizens of Temple Terrace by members in 1965. In 1969 a $1,000 donation furnished a room at the Salvation Home.

The first non-denominational Prayer Breakfast was held on January 23, 1974 by TTWC at the Tampa Savings and Loan Company in Temple Terrace for members and invited guests only. Thirty-four attended the breakfast.  The idea for this program came from a District VIII workshop. Because it was so well accepted, it became an annual event usually held in January or February. Ministers from various churches were asked to speak.  For many years club members prepared all the food. Some years the breakfast was held in the Fellowship Hall of the Presbyterian Church. It moved to the Woodmont Clubhouse in 1981 where more guests could be accommodated. By 1993 TTWC agreed to open this event to the public and it became a City-Wide Prayer Breakfast held at The Lightfoot Center. In 1995, it was held at the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club. Approximately 300 attended the Breakfast.

“Phone A Friend” for Latchkey Kids was a program established at Northside Center in 1986. TTWC was one of the first to donate to this successful program.  Children at home alone after school hours are able to reach out and call trained volunteers at the Center to talk about their day and or problems. “A Red Ribbon Campaign” to “Just Say NO TO Drugs” and “Proud to be Drug Free” was coordinated by a past president of the Club. All school children in the area were provided with red ribbons. Large red ribbon bows and flags were made by this department. The bows were placed on every public building in Temple Terrace . The flags were placed on the flag poles and on light poles at every intersection. Club members and city officials spoke at special school ceremonies about the dangers of drugs.

“A Red Carpet” campaign introduced in the schools by the Florida Department of Education Commissioner, involved some 20 club members of the Club. TTWC members were asked to inspect ten public schools in Hillsborough County to see if the schools were performing in compliance with the stipulations outlined in the program. The program was to make the public schools more aware that the parents and public should be given a warm welcome at the schools along with information about activities and special programs offered in the schools. This inspection gave insight to the club members about what was offered in the local schools to students and their families.  

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