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Club news

By Times Staff Writer
Published March 2, 2008


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The College Fund of Pinellas County elected its officers for 2008 on Feb. 22 at the Largo Public Library. They are James Cordea, treasurer; Audrey Scheidenhelm, first vice president, Bette Ra Ivey, recording secretary; Doris Breuning, second vice president; Robert Rankine, president; and Sharron Rankine, third vice president. Not pictured: William Athanson, assistant treasurer; and Lawrence Poindexter, corresponding secretary.

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The Newcomers Club of Greater Dunedin will present its annual fashion show fundraiser at 11 a.m. March 13 at Dunedin Country Club, 1050 Palm Blvd. For details and reservations call Carol Bickford at (727) 781-0546.

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The Creative Artists Guild recently donated $200 to the Dunedin Fine Art Center.

Guild chairman Beverly Woofter presented the check to associate executive director Ken Hannon, who accepted the gift on behalf of the center.

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The Clearwater Shell Club, Suncoast Conchologists, will host a single specimen shell show at its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2001 Rainbow Drive, Clearwater.

Guests are welcome to attend the meeting and show. Exhibition entries are limited to members and will include Florida and international specimens. For details call (727) 796-4117 or visit www.suncoastconchologists.org.

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Spring Fling, the annual lunch and fashion show of the Island Estates Women's Club of Clearwater, will feature a new designer line of fashion by Patchington, Belleair Bluffs and I&M Hats, Clearwater.

The event begins with a social hour at 11 a.m. and style show at noon, followed by lunch at the Belleair Country Club, 1 Country Club Lane, Belleair. Tickets are $28. The reservation deadline is March 14. Call (727) 442-1622.

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The Civil Service Employees Association of New York State Retirees, Local 950, Unit II, will meet at 1 p.m. at the Clearwater East Library, 2251 Drew St. Call (727) 771-8935.

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Dunedin's VFW Post 2550 is recruiting for its men's auxiliary through the end of May. Applicants must be the son, brother, father, husband or grandparent of a war veteran. Membership dues are $37.50. For details call Jim Bloodworth at (727) 733-6107.

[Last modified March 1, 2008, 21:04:26]


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