2024 MAD HATTER TEA PARTY FUND RAISER

Congratulations to all of today's BUNCO! winners!

- Kimberly Kelly had the most BUNCOs! with 4 total.

- Mary Shannon took the most overall wins after a forced roll-off with Gloria Pudlo. Each had 12 wins.

- Melanie Newhouse was the biggest loser with her 15 losses of the day.

- Kathie Mielnik won the 50/50

- Laurie Nelson won the Raffle.

Thank you to the 16 ladies who came out to play today! We hope you had a good time.

The next BUNCO! is Saturday, June 17 so be sure to mark your calendars and come out and play.

Remember, it's all for a great cause and the proceeds go to Dunnellon WOTM Chapter 1662's scholarship fund. This fund helps provide funding for Dunnellon High School JROTC students for their college endeavors.

CROCHETS CAPS FOR CANCER PATIENTS 

AND BLANKETS FOR THE ELDERLY

Dunnellon Women of the Moose Chapter 1662 member, Beverly Lowe, has spent a lifetime making an impact on the lives of others.

From children’s toys for needy families and shelters, to receiving blankets and tiny bonnets for premature babies at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, burial gowns for infants who were born too early and never went home, the Dunnellon WOTM Chapter member has always focused on what she can do with her talents to help others.

“My mom taught me how to sew when I was very young,” Beverly Lowe said.

Today, she crochets caps for cancer patients and  blankets for elderly patients in assisted living and nursing homes. She donated the first batch July 30, 2022.

“It’s something that I can do to help someone and to support people that I know who have had cancer and not survived, and  had cancer and have survived,” Beverly Lowe said.

To date, Lowe has made and donated 296 caps. It takes her three hours to produce one cap. That time is then provided to the Chapter to put into the mix of volunteer hours each month.

“It gives me a chance to help the Chapter too,” Lowe said.

Senior Regent Selina Moore takes the finished caps to two area oncologist offices.

The blankets are taken to patients during the Chapter’s annual Christmas Party at Always There Assisted Living in Citrus Springs, and those closer to her home in Floral City.

Her lifelong volunteer efforts did not go unnoticed when, in 1999, Lowe earned the International Novice Co-Worker of the Year. 

“The Shining Star, it was presented to me by Barbara McPherson when she was Ritual Sports Director. 

   Today, McPherson is the Grand Chancellor of the Women of the Moose.

“I didn’t aspire for greatness, I just wanted to make people happy, make people comfortable, and make what people needed,” she said.

 Beverly Lowe joined the Moose fraternity in 1997. In addition to her community service efforts, she was a member of the ritual team and earned first place accolades at both the state and international level. She is a life member of the Moose Fraternity.