By Marie Chandler
For the past couple of years, the Valencia Lakes West Women’s club has taken on the task of collecting Christmas gifts for the less fortunate children in the Wimauma area.
Angels get hung on the tree, which is erected in the Valencia Lakes clubhouse. Each angel has a child’s age and is either colored in red or blue signifying the sex of the child. Infants to teenagers are represented by the angels. The Valencia Lakes residents will pick one or more of the angels, and buy a gift for their angel. In the past the Valencia Lakes community has been very generous, with over 400 gifts bought last year.
A gift wrapping party is held in the middle of December and then the gifts are transported to Our Lady of Guadalupe for distribution to the needy children. The Valencia Lakes community angel tree is a generous outpouring of community support to make a needy child’s Christmas a merry one.
Valencia Lakes Walk For A Cure Recap
Last month, the Valencia Lakes West Women’s Club held a Walk for the Cure in its community, to raise money for cancer research. The Women’s Club went around town getting local businesses to sponsor them and many signed up for the walk, a lap around the lake in Valencia Lakes. The club held a bake sale during the event and a kick off Dance for the Cure the night before the walk. The Women’s Club raised $20,000 and will be presenting the check to Moffitt Cancer Center on Saturday, January 31, 2015.
The Valencia Lakes West Women’s Club Now Taking Membership Dues
The Women’s Club is now taking 2015 membership dues. Individuals who live in Valencia Lakes and are interested in joining the Women’s Club, dues for the year are $20. Membership forms will be available at the general meeting in January.
