Juniorette club to form at First Prez

Young ladies ages 12 to 18 are invited to a Saturday, Nov. 1 organizational meeting of the Santa Rosa Juniorette Club, sponsored by the GFWC Santa Rosa Woman's Club. The meeting starts at 11 a.m. at the Gulf Breeze Presbyterian Church. There will be fun, refreshments and new friends.

The program for middle and high school girls offers fun, friendship and community service. Participants will learn how to organize and operate nonprofit clubs with rewarding results. Many use their Juniorette service for Bright Futures scholarships and National Honor Society credits.

Each club has its own personality and determines what is most needed in its home community. All share the General Federation of Women's Club's department guidelines by offering activities in art, conservation, education, home life, international affairs and public affairs.

For more information, call Carolyn Pfeifer at 932-3594, or e-mail carolynpf@mchsi.com

Children's Home Society of Florida

The Children's Home Society of Florida Western Division held its advocacy reception Tuesday, Oct. 7, with about 60 people in attendance.

Christy Abernathy and her brother William Abernathy are members of InterAct and attended the Gulf Breeze Rotary Breakfast at The Andrews Institute on Oct. 14. Two YouthWorks participants — Tristan Wells and Genea Bullock — received $4,500 scholarships from ESCAROSA, CHS' local onestop employment center.

The purpose was to advocate for adequate funding levels to be maintained to ensure that vital services are provided to the vulnerable children and families in the area. Some of CHS's programs include Foster Care, Adoption Support, YouthWorks, Model Mentoring, CHS first (Family Prevention) Teenspace and more.

CHS strives to protect children at risk of abuse, neglect or abandonment; to strengthen and stabilize families; to help young people break the cycle of abuse and neglect; and to find safe, loving homes for children. In 2007, CHS helped to improve the lives of more than 90,000 children and family members statewide.

For more information about the Children's Home Society, visit www.chsfl.org or contact Gay Deese, Director of Development/Mentoring, at (850) 266-2705, or Cynthia Blacklaw, Executive Director of Children's Home Society Western Division, at (850) 266- 2700.

Tristan Wells (left) and Genea Bullock (right) receive scholarships from Phyllis Curl (YouthWorks, Program Director), and are happy about receiving their scholarship from the Submitted photo Children's Home Society. Santa Rosa Woman's Club

The GFWC Santa Rosa Woman's Club met Oct. 7 at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church on Pensacola Beach. The speaker was Olga Batova, Director of Missions at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church.

Batova, a Gulf Breeze resident, is a native of Russia. Her enlightening presentation focused on her experiences in Russia and how her life then evolved into one of faith. She was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation and a check for use in the missions work.

The group will host its annual fundraiser, the Second Annual Breezing thru the Holidays, on Thursday, Nov. 6, at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Tickets are $25 a person and must be bought in advance.

The next meeting of the GFWC Santa Rosa Woman's Club will be Tuesday, Nov. 4. The guest speaker will be a representative of the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida and a surprise guest. Cameras welcome! To learn more access the club's Web page at http://sites.google.com/site/santarosawomansclub, or by emailing to srwc@live.com, or leave a voice-mail message at (850) 449-4913.

New Attitude Salon

The New Attitude Salon is celebrating 20 years in Gulf Breeze. November marks the salon's 20th year in business in the city. Denise Williams has owned and operated this charming full-service salon since November 1998.

Over the years, there have been some challenges and many exciting changes at New Attitude. It now offers skin care, massage therapy, natural nail care, quality wigs, mineral make-up along with an unwavering commitment to hair.

Staying positive and progressive is their attitude, but not so new … New Attitude.

In celebration of this remarkable achievement, New Attitude Salon will host an appreciation party to say thank you to its loyal clients as well as to invite the community to join the New Attitude family. Refreshments and generous door prizes will be raffled Sunday, Nov. 2, from 2-5 p.m. at New Attitude Salon, 3238 Fordham Parkway, Gulf Breeze. To learn more, call 932-1402. Emerald Coast Bead Society

The Emerald Coast Bead Society presents its annual Holiday Show on Dec. 6 at The Wright Place, 80 East Wright Street, Pensacola. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's free.

Items to be featured are glass, lamp work and dichroic beads, findings, finished jewelry, batik clothing and articles, macrame' items, wire-wrapped jewelry, soft-sculpture dolls, purses, decorated gourds, pottery, paintings and other artwork all made by the members of the Emerald Coast Bead Society.

For further information, contact Mary Jordan at (850) 455- 6109 or e-mail Nona2kylie@cox.net.