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VOL. 22 NO. 4
APRIL 2024
The Club At Gateway Comedian, Frank Del Pizzo
Gateway Girlfriends
The Club at Gateway recently hosted comedian F r a n k D e l P i z z o . We received lots of rave reviews, not only about Frank, but he was able to locate some additional talent in the audience. Who knew that our server Caroline had such talent? And at the end of his act, Frank pulled member Gar Underwood on stage, and they ended the show singing a duet, My Way. The room gave them a standing ovation!
Below are photos from a couple of our Gateway Girlfriends’ recent outings. The ladies enjoyed a visit to Tarpon Springs, which is about a half-hour north of Clearwater and is known for its sponge beds off the coast. They also visited the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre to see Run for Your Wife. The Girlfriends keep busy with movies, dinners, lectures and charity work. If you are interested in learning more, contact Robin Connolly at rconnoll123@ gmail.com. Membership at The Club at Gateway is required.
2024 Little Green Jug In mid-February, the Club at Gateway hosted its Little Green Jug Golf tournament. This year the event was revamped to an “Invitational” style format. Members and their guests enjoyed two great days of golf. Below is a recap from the shootout: Little Green Jug Shootout Recap We had seven flight winners plus one wildcard team for our shootout. We eliminated three teams on No. 1, two
2024 Mixed Couples Club Championship Congratulations to our Mixed Couples Club Championship Overall Gross and Net Winners. Overall Gross Winners were Mark & Madelene Maxim and Overall Net Winners were Dave and Debra Conley.
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Gateway Women’s Club By Janice Eaton, Laurel Borgia, Marianne Kollasch and Donna Marchetti The members of Gateway Women’s Club (GWC) recently welcomed Alexandra Rimer to their regular general meeting. Rimer is the author of Seduced by the Light, the first and only biography written about Mina Miller, Thomas Edison’s second wife. Seduced by the Light reveals untold stories covering various scandals and family problems. American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison’s inventions changed the way people lived. As a dedicated wife, Mina Miller Edison shaped the stellar public image people saw and protected the reputation of his wayward children. Alexandra Rimer is a graduate of Queens College and Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. She is a corecipient of the Eugene S. Ferguson Prize, Society for the History of Technology and holds a Ph.D. Rimer has been on the faculty of Rutgers University in New Jersey for 22 years. Every volume in the collection of the Research Institute Center Historical Project, started in 1978, focused on Thomas Edison. Wanting to learn more about the woman behind the man, Rimer delved deeper into Edison’s family diaries, memoirs and letters. It was here that Rimer discovered Edison’s terse, cold, and disconnected family life during the Gilded Age. Mina was a wealthy 20-year-old socialite from Ohio who was 19 years younger than Edison. She was swept off her feet by a man who invented the image of a perfect husband. Shortly after they were introduced, they were married. The perfect-husbandimage faded quickly. Mina was cast into the role of a stepmother to three unwelcoming children. Later Mina discovered Edison Gateway Lifestyle
not only neglected his children, but ultimately, Mina herself. Absorbed in his work, he only interacted with them at dinner and sometimes not even then. The result was a dysfunctional family. Mina was the epitome of the belief, “behind every great man is a strong woman.” Raised as a devout Methodist in high society, Mina dedicated herself to crafting an image of Thomas Edison worthy Deb Stephano, program of the inventor but masking c o o rd i n a t o r ; C h a r l o t t e his interpersonal relationship Stewart, GWC president; shortcomings. Alexandra Rimer, author Seduced by the Light is written in a welcoming and warm narrative style revealing the personal side of Thomas Alva Edison few people knew. Available at bookstores everywhere, Seduced by the Light is also sold at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers.
Book Club The GWC Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the home of Joyce Mullikin. Nancy Lund will be the cohostess and Carol Healy the discussion leader. The book selection is Happiness Falls by Angie Kim, a Good Morning PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS FL PERMIT 751
America Book Club pick. “When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis.” Please R.S.V.P. to Joyce Mullikin if you plan to attend. Her contact information is in the Gateway Women’s Club Directory.
Charitable Giving Committee The Gateway Women’s Club Charitable Giving Committee recently sponsored a fundraiser to the Snappers Comedy Club. Comedian R.C. Smith kept the audience laughing for the entire night. Smith has performed as a headliner in clubs across the country and Canada. All proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to GWC charities. This month the group will be sponsoring Clean Out Your Pantry for Eva’s Closet. The committee will also be selling raffle tickets for 12 baskets at the upcoming Spring Luncheon. The baskets are made up by members of some of the committees, raffled off and all proceeds go to GWC charities.
Sit And Stitch The next Sit and Stitch meeting will be hosted by Laurel Borgia on April 8 at 1 p.m. Please contact her if you plan to attend. Her contact information can be found in the GWC Gateway Women’s Club on page 8
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