Woman’s Club Wine and Cheese Social is June 17

GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club draws its membership from all over South Florida offering the Club an opportunity to do community outreach like few other clubs.

This group of dynamic women always welcomes others looking to give back and invite sprospective new members to join the Club for a Wine and Cheese Social on Wednesday, June 17, 6 p.m., at their clubhouse located at 1009 East Ponce de Leon Blvd. Guests will have an opportunity to learn more about the Club and to tour the Club’s May Van Sickle Children Dental Clinic, a free clinic that provides more than $150,000 annually in dental care to disadvantaged children. To RSVP, contact Membership Chair, Debi Wilborn, at 305-595-9195 or via e-mail at debicgwc@aol.com .

On hand to welcome guests will be the Club’s new members of the board of directors and current members including President Pam Schaefer, Immediate Past President Charo Bolanos, Past Presidents Michele Collier, Claire- Frances Whitehurst and Barbara Lapsley, Nancy Desmangles, Debra Adam, Linda Hartwell, Debi Wilborn and Dr. Iris Torres, to mention a few.

The Junior Orange Bowl Committee gathered at Town in South Miami recently for a social evening during which several members began making plans for the coming season. Among the many seen enjoying the evening were Administrative Director Mark Pidal, President Marti Bueso, John and Pam Admire, Charles Knight, Ceci and Don Slesnick III, Nancy Little, Rusty and Maggie Hill, Dallas Brown, and many more dedicated volunteers.

As the “world’s largest youth festival,” the Junior Orange Bowl Committee takes on the awesome task annually of producing local, national and world class events that range from golf and tennis and basketball to creative writing and chess. In addition, the parade is already looking for organizations wanting to create their own floats. For more information go to <www.jrorangebowl.com >.

The Community Foundation of Pinecrest is planning a Meet and Greet at the Pinecrest home of Fred and Annette Baddour in the next few weeks.

The Foundation has targeted education as one of its many priorities and welcomes people interested in learning more about the organization to go to their new web site at www.cfofp.org. The May 1st May Day festival welcoming spring has been a tradition at the Sunrise School of Miami since its founding four years ago, a tradition at Waldorf Schools all around the world.

Students performed the traditional dancing and singing around a maypole, a custom that extends back to ancient England. The students and faculty wore crowns made from fresh flowers and the School’s resident bagpiper, Ed Powers, played traditional Celtic tunes while the students wove colored ribbons around the pole forming beautiful patterns and celebrating the coming season.

Finally, having just celebrated Memorial Day, may all our prayers and best wishes go out to our service men and women and their families for the sacrifices they make to preserve our freedom and keep us safe.

Until next week, keep making each day count.

Keeping up with what’s happening in our community is quite a challenge and I am certain there are many activities I miss. If you would like to submit information for this column, please send your news via e-mail to < galburns@aol.com >.

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A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.