Due to rental on Friday night, meeting moved to Thursday! It is being hosted by FLWC Public Issues Chair, Sally Alshouse. Social & Lunch Buffet opens at 11:30 am. Meeting & Program from Noon to 1:00 pm. If you have a family member who served, please bring a photo. Guests are welcome! Veterans please come and bring a memento of your service!!
Special Guest Speaker – B.B. Gould, Author and Educator. Presenting program “Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution” based on the book by Robert Patton. (see more details below)
$15 catered Thanksgiving buffet luncheon payable at the door
FLWC Members, please RSVP through Evite in your email. If you have a family member who served, please bring a photo.
Guests are welcome! Veterans we invite you to join us and bring a memento of your service. To RSVP, call Membership Secretary, Dianne Congdon at 954-684-8841 or send email to fortlauderdalewomansclub@live.com.
About Patriot Pirates: In this lively narrative history, Robert H. Patton, grandson of the World War II battlefield legend, tells a sweeping tale of courage, capitalism, naval warfare, and international political intrigue set on the high seas during the American Revolution. Patriot Pirates highlights the obscure but pivotal role played by colonial privateers in defeating Britain in the American Revolution. American privateering-essentially legalized piracy-began with a ragtag squadron of New England schooners in 1775. It quickly erupted into a massive seaborne insurgency involving thousands of money-mad patriots plundering Britain’s maritime trade throughout Atlantic. Patton’s extensive research brings to life the extraordinary adventures of privateers as they hammered the British economy, infuriated the Royal Navy, and humiliated the crown.
About B.B. Gould: Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, B.B. grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from the University of South Florida, she taught biology in the Miami Public School System. Five years later she earned her graduate degree from Emory University to become a school library media specialist. During her thirtieth year with the school system, another path opened up for her: she pursued a lifelong interest in massage therapy. Retiring from education in 2001 she achieved her goal to become a licensed massage therapist. In addition to her practice B.B. has returned to her first love of teaching and offers classes for massage students.