We danced the twist and the Watusi while John Glenn orbited Earth. Del Webb created Sun City Center from tomato fields, built and sold the first house, and the Sun City Center Woman’s Club was formed. The year was 1962.

On August 12, 1962, S. E. Clark, Activities Director of Del Webb’s Sun City Center Development, invited local women to a tea to welcome new neighbors and establish a Woman’s Club. Twenty-two ladies joined as officers or committee chairs, holding monthly meetings and planning social events. They wore hats and white gloves, and the club quickly grew, reaching one hundred two members in the first six months and peaking at four hundred in the 1980s and 1990s.

The club joined the GFWC Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs on April 16, 1963, and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) on May 3, 1963. In its early years, it welcomed newcomers and created cultural, social, and volunteer activities, forming a Woman’s Chorus and a reading group.

Today, GFWC Sun City Center Woman’s Club members focus on the key needs of our community and nation. As part of the largest volunteer organization in the world, we are proud to contribute to improving our community and country.