The Santa Rosa Shores Women's Club met at the home of Doris Kelly Jan. 9 to learn and participate in an easy exercise program and to learn of the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy. Shannon Kohles, Kate Gallardo and Denise Crowell demonstrated massage therapy and an exercise routine. Massage therapy can reduce stress and tension, improve muscle flexibility and is believed to strengthen the immune system. The next meeting of the club will be at the home of Connie Repp, 3448 Hillside, Gulf Breeze. The topic will be Scrapbooking.

Navarre Garden Club

Navarre Garden Club hosts a "Fun with Flowers" workshop on Saturday, March 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. The workshop is entitled "March into Spring" and features Gina Jogan, accredited flower show judge. For just $20, the garden club provides all the supplies, flowers, instruction and sharing; and participants get to go home with a lovely arrangement. Please bring scissors or clippers and an empty garbage bag for easy cleanup. There is space for up to 40 participants, so come and bring a friend.

Registration is easy. Call Linda Henderson at 936-4950 and follow with a check for $20 to Navarre Garden Club, Inc., P.O. Box 5606, Navarre, FL32566.

Archer Allen

Plan to stay after the workshop for a lovely luncheon costing only $5, and enjoy visiting with other workshop participants. The Navarre Garden Club will have floral design supplies and plants for sale.

Pensacola Camellia Society

Judge Roger Vinson has been elected secretary of the American Camellia Society (ACS) headquartered in Fort Valley, Ga. According to Ann Walton, executive secretary of the ACS, Vinson will serve in that post and as a trustee of the ACS Foundation.

Walton said, "We are pleased to have a person with his personal charm and legal expertise to help guide our organization."

Vinson has been an integral part of the Pensacola Camellia Club including President, show chair and trustee for the Club's Endowment Fund. Vinson became acquainted with Pensacola as a Navy pilot.

He said, "When I came to live in Pensacola in 1971, I had no idea what a camellia was and certainly no idea of the different species and varieties. I had yet to realize that Pensacola has nearly perfect growing conditions with plentiful rainfall, mild winters, sandy and slightly acid soil. I soon realized that growing camellias was easier than growing roses. I met several of the men who had long been a part of the Pensacola Camellia Club including the now legendary Johnny Edwards, and I caught their enthusiasm for the camellias. There's always something new to be discovered, and the idea of having plants bloom in midwinter is always refreshing.

Anyone with a yard in Pensacola should have at least one or two camellia plants. It's part of the Pensacola lifestyle."

Gulf Breeze Rotary Club

On January 9 Brett Berg presented a program on the new exhibit coming to the Gulf Coast Exploreum in Mobile, "A Day in Pompeii." Brett told the story about the exhibit and a little bit about the city of Pompeii and what it was like in 79 A.D. when it was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. For those seeking more information you can go to the website at www.exploreum.net or call 877- 625-4FUN. The exhibit will be in Mobile from Jan 12-June 3 and would make a great day trip for the family or visitors.

Florida Federation of Women Clubs (FFWC) District I

The District Art Festival will be held at New World Landing on February 8. Registration is 9 to 10 a.m. with light refreshments. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., judging and program will begin at 11 a.m. and lunch is at noon.

The deadline for entry/registration is January 31. Contact Marion Ginn if you have not already said you were attending. The cost is $23, entry or not. Make check payable to Santa Rosa Woman's Club (SRWC) and bring it to the February 6 meeting.

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