Ground broken for Scholarship House at Florida State University
Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs held a Nov 21 ground breaking in Tallahassee for a BPW Scholarship House to house 21 students in cooperation with the Southern Scholarship Foundation at FSU. Marion Gould presided. Homer S. Fisher Jr and Dr Mode L. Stone participated.
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Tallahassee
Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Inc
BPW
Southern Scholarship Foundation
Florida State University
Marion Gould
BPW Education Foundation
Marie Bowden
Leesburg
National Federation of the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Homer S. Fisher Jr
FSU
Mode L. Stone
SSF
Florida Federation of Bpw Clubs
Mount Dora
Florida
Lake County Cancer Crusaders Ball Plans Finalized
Eighth annual Cancer Crusaders Ball set for 9 p m to 1 a m this Saturday November 27 at Hawthorne Community Center south of Leesburg on US 27. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society with donations totaling over $40 000 since 1969. A king will be crowned to lead the 1977 fund drive.
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Lake County Cancer Crusaders
Hawthorne Community Center
Leesburg
Hawthorne
American Cancer Society
Knights
Jennie Logas
Mount Dora
Rudo
Lake
Lake County
Eustis
United States
Vaun Ogden to speak to Audubon society
The Oklawaha Valley Audubon Society meets at 2 p.m. in Hartridge Hall St. Edward's Church Mount Dora with Vaun Ogden presenting The First Ax That Cut the First Tree. He is a retired science teacher who began his 31 year career on Beaver Island and works in Michigan summers. Two field trips are planned December 1 to Merritt Island Refuge and December 4 to an undecided destination, departures at 8 a.m. from Mount Dora bank and Tavares courthouse parking lot. Guests welcome and lunches advised.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge
Tavares
Christmas Gifts Sale by Friends of Waterman
Handmade decorations and gifts will be offered at Waterman Memorial Hospital lobby in a two day exhibition and sale by the Friends of Waterman. The event runs November 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with about 40 members contributing crafts and sewing items. The sale features tree ornaments wall hangings hostess gowns and knitted and crocheted items and is open to the public.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Friends of Waterman
A. Bruce Gill
Friends of Waterman Crafts and
Rug hooking guild meets in Mount Dora for tapestry artistry
Members of the Pearl K. McGown Hookrafters Guild of Northeast Florida gathered in Mount Dora to practice tapestry hooking. Participants traveled from Jacksonville Orlando Ocala and New Smyrna Beach. Guild president Mrs. Watson Buckman notes meets occur three times yearly and rug sales run about 35 dollars per square foot. A rug exhibit is planned for next February in the Altamonte area with details to follow.
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Pearl K. McGown Hookrafters Guild
Florida
Mount Dora
Jacksonville
Orlando
Ocala
New Smyrna Beach
Watson Buckman
Altamonte Coring
Ater
Guild
Pearl K. McGown
Massachusetts
Mildred Buckman
Bernice Moore
Tavares
Ocklawaha DAR to hear Father Peterson Dec 2
Ocklawaha Chapter DAR will host Father Walter B. Peterson Rector of St. Edward's Episcopal Church Mount Dora as guest speaker at 1 30 p m December 2 in the Baggage Room of the Chamber of Commerce The topic is The Christmas Story as Told This Bicentennial Year Soprano Mrs Randy Dawkins of Eustis will sing Christmas songs She has performed with the Bay Street Players and studied voice at Milligan College and Florida Technological University Public invited to attend
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Walter B. Peterson
St. Edward's Episcopal Church
Mount Dora
Ocklawaha
Chamber of Commerce
Randy Dawkins
Eustis
Dawkins
Milligan (Tenn.) College
Florida Technological University of Orlando
Southeastern States
Tulsa
Oklo
Bay Street Players
John Craycraft
Owen K. Daly
Arthur Polk
A. C. Schenefelt
W. R. Thatcher
Harold William Dickensheets
Mount Dora hosts three event benefit bazaar and rose sale
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce hosts a holiday benefit bazaar rose sale and pancake breakfast on Saturday December 4 from 9 AM to 4 PM. Twenty craft tables cost 10 dollars each with proceeds supporting the Mount Dora Historical Museum. Reservations and payment due by December 1. The Mount Dora Jaycees offer a pancake breakfast 8 to 11 AM and a museum committee table will vend sandwiches coffee tea and special goodies. The rose sale returns on the Chamber lawn as part of Mount Dora aiming to be the rose capital of central Florida.
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Mount Dora
Cofc
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Cancer Crusader
Vaun Ogden
Audubon Society
Pittner’s Restaurant
Harper’s Men’s Wear
Lake Hills Plaza
Ferran’s Department Store
Tom Rollins
N. Bay St
Rug Hooking Guild
Donnelly
Math Mount Dove
Mou Marvin
Compa
National Vending Associates
Hamilton Mall
Allentown
TUR
Golden Triangle Center
Arik Sai
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