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GFWC Florida President's Project
2024 - 2026
GFWC Florida President’s Project for 2024-2026 is Honor Flights for women veterans. The new GFWC Florida President is Sara Dessureau who chose this special project for her 2-year administration. Our Club will also fundraise for this cause by continuing to have 50/50 raffles at each meeting, and other avenues of raising monies will be explored.
The GFWC Florida Flight of Honor is a special event organized to honor women veterans. Here are the key details:
- Event Date: The all-female Honor Flight is scheduled for January 2026.
- Destination: The flight will take veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials honoring their service.
- Sponsorship: This initiative is part of GFWC Florida President Sara Dessureau's project to honor women veterans.
- Departure Location: The flight will depart from Lakeland Linder International Airport.
This event aims to provide women veterans with a meaningful experience to recognize their contributions and sacrifices.
DEAR CLUBWOMAN...
We are a little over two weeks away from the Flight of Honor trip taking place March 10–12, 2026, and excitement is continuing to build as final preparations come together. Guardian and Veteran pairings and room assignments are currently being finalized, and participants will be notified as soon as that process is complete. Thanks to the generosity of our members and supporters, all travel, lodging, and meals are fully covered, ensuring this special experience comes at no cost to those being honored. As we approach departure, we also encourage clubs and community members to continue sending letters of appreciation to be shared during the meaningful Mail Call on the flight home.
MARCH 10th through 12th, 2026
Thank you all who applied to serve as Guardians for the Flight of Honor. We appreciate your commitment and support to this wonderful project! Due to the high interest in participating, not all applicants could be accommodated. All selected Guardians have been notified at this time.
We are currently finalizing Guardian/Veteran pairings and room assignments. Once this process is completed, both Veterans and Guardians will be notified.
As a reminder to all participating - both Veterans and Guardians, there is NO cost for any portion of this trip. Hotel rooms for two nights as well as all expenses and meals during the trip, are covered by our generous members' donations. Veterans and Guardians DO NOT need to make reservations at the hotels - we are taking care of that for you!
If your club has a member or members participating in the flight, we encourage you to write letters of appreciation to them personally. We will be having the traditional Mail Call on the flight home and I know the veterans would love to receive notes from their home club. We already have a lot of letters and cards that have been written over the past two years but can you ever have enough love? Please ensure the cards/letters arrive no later than March 6th.
Please mail cards/letters to the project chair:
Ronda Carney-32388 Fern Parke Way, Fernandina Bch., FL 323034
EVERYONE is invited to the Welcome Home Celebration beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m on March 11th. We would love to have a huge crowd of not only GFWC Florida members, but family and community members as well! Details are available in the Welcome Home flyer at the end of this newsletter.
The Veterans/Guardians will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn and Staybridge Suites near the airport. If you are planning to attend the Welcome Home celebration, you are strongly encouraged to make hotel reservations soon. It is spring training and hotels fill up quickly.
Hilton Garden Inn: 3839 Don Emerson Dr., Lakeland (855) 618-4697
Staybridge Suites: 3855 Don Emerson Dr., Lakeland (877) 238-8889
If you have any questions about this project, please contact your district chairman - they are there to help you in any way!
You did it! You compiled all of the stories and statistics about the wonderful work your club accomplished last year, and you submitted your reports to GFWC Florida on time.
We appreciate you!
#Better Together
We are a little over two weeks away from the Flight of Honor trip taking place March 10–12, 2026, and excitement is continuing to build as final preparations come together. Guardian and Veteran pairings and room assignments are currently being finalized, and participants will be notified as soon as that process is complete. Thanks to the generosity of our members and supporters, all travel, lodging, and meals are fully covered, ensuring this special experience comes at no cost to those being honored. As we approach departure, we also encourage clubs and community members to continue sending letters of appreciation to be shared during the meaningful Mail Call on the flight home.
MARCH 10th through 12th, 2026
Thank you all who applied to serve as Guardians for the Flight of Honor. We appreciate your commitment and support to this wonderful project! Due to the high interest in participating, not all applicants could be accommodated. All selected Guardians have been notified at this time.
We are currently finalizing Guardian/Veteran pairings and room assignments. Once this process is completed, both Veterans and Guardians will be notified.
As a reminder to all participating - both Veterans and Guardians, there is NO cost for any portion of this trip. Hotel rooms for two nights as well as all expenses and meals during the trip, are covered by our generous members' donations. Veterans and Guardians DO NOT need to make reservations at the hotels - we are taking care of that for you!
If your club has a member or members participating in the flight, we encourage you to write letters of appreciation to them personally. We will be having the traditional Mail Call on the flight home and I know the veterans would love to receive notes from their home club. We already have a lot of letters and cards that have been written over the past two years but can you ever have enough love? Please ensure the cards/letters arrive no later than March 6th.
Please mail cards/letters to the project chair:
Ronda Carney-32388 Fern Parke Way, Fernandina Bch., FL 323034
EVERYONE is invited to the Welcome Home Celebration beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m on March 11th. We would love to have a huge crowd of not only GFWC Florida members, but family and community members as well! Details are available in the Welcome Home flyer at the end of this newsletter.
The Veterans/Guardians will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn and Staybridge Suites near the airport. If you are planning to attend the Welcome Home celebration, you are strongly encouraged to make hotel reservations soon. It is spring training and hotels fill up quickly.
Hilton Garden Inn: 3839 Don Emerson Dr., Lakeland (855) 618-4697
Staybridge Suites: 3855 Don Emerson Dr., Lakeland (877) 238-8889
If you have any questions about this project, please contact your district chairman - they are there to help you in any way!
You did it! You compiled all of the stories and statistics about the wonderful work your club accomplished last year, and you submitted your reports to GFWC Florida on time.
We appreciate you!
#Better Together