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GFWC Temple Terrace Woman's Club

Temple Terrace Guide

In 1964 a very successful Recreational Survey was taken for the City of Temple Terrace by the Temple Terrace Woman's Club. This was accomplished in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Planning Commission.  A city directory which was published by Wilford Raymond and endorsed by the Police Department and Chamber of Commerce, proved to be very inaccurate when the club members began working on the survey. As the club women corrected the street listings and obtained phone numbers it became more obvious that the City needed a more accurate reference.  In 1965 TTWC launched the idea to collaborate with Mr. Raymond and publish a City Directory as a community service which would also serve as a club fund raiser. In 1965 TTWC decided to publish its own directory and adopted this as a main fund raising project.

The Chamber agreed to endorse the new ‘Business and Residential Directory’ and the City of Temple Terrace gave TTWC permission to use the Water Departments customer listing to update the directory.  The first directory was published in 1966 as ‘The Temple Terrace Business and Residential Directory’. The directory is unique because residences and business are listed by street as well as alphabetically. Churches, clubs and organizations are listed, data on the City and a fold out map of the city limits is updated to include annexed areas as they occur.  For over 30 years TTWC has published what is now known as the Temple Terrace Guide. Dedicated effort by the entire membership to provide The Guide to every residence and business in the City free of charge has been very rewarding. The members and their families personally deliver the Guide. It has been estimated that, during its existence, the Guide has raised nearly one quarter of a million dollars which has been channeled into community projects.

All departments of the City of Temple Terrace receive free copies of the Guide and use it is as a reference because of the listings and the annually updated map of streets of Temple Terrace. It is essential to the Police and Fire Departments. A supply of guides is furnished to the Water Department which provides a free copy to new residents and businesses when they apply for water hookup. The Chamber of Commerce receives free copies for distribution to parties requesting information about Temple Terrace. From a distribution of only a few hundred Guides in the beginning years, to over 8,000 copies per year have been distributed to residents.

Many members have served as Chairman and Treasurers of the Guide over the years. We owe a great deal of gratitude to them for their performance, dedication, diligence and service.  

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