PPWA Services

Grandma's Attic is a service provided to PPWA members by PPWA members. A network of 35 women store baby/children items that may be borrowed when children come to visit. Check the Inventory to see the wide variety of equipment and playthings that are available when you need them. To make a request email the coordinator and specify the item(s) and dates needed.

This group provides friendship and support to our members who have faced the loss of a spouse or partner.  Members will discuss topics such as dealing with required paperwork, available resources, holiday depression and solo traveling.  Meetings will be held in member's homes on a rotating basis.  The group will meet on a monthly basis and may have outside speakers on occasion.

Linda Caromile 860-716-4790 lkcaromile@gmail.com
Cynthia Herbrandson 269-484-4746 herbrandsonc@comcast.net

Members of Lend a Hand provide delicious home cooked meals, bundles of heartfelt wishes in cards, loads of telephone calls, and countless visits to those PPWA members in our community who are suffering a serious illness or the death of a loved one. This wonderful group of women makes our community feel more like home. If you want to find out more about Lend A Hand, or if you know of a member who needs our special brand of TLC please contact us.

Marlene Renz 616-403-2199 marlenerenz@gmail.com 
 

Medical Equipment Loan (MEL) is a service provided to PPWA member by PPWA members. Click here to view the MEL Equipment Inventory 

To make a request to borrow an item, please complete the Request Form and email it to Marty Dych specifying the item(s) and the dates needed.  Marty will provide you with the contact information for the person storing the items so you can arrange pick-up and return.   

Martha Dych 248-701-4711 marthaadych@gmail.com  

The Lending Library is located in the Venetian room at the Clubhouse and is available to everyone in the Pelican Pointe community. It is managed by PPWA volunteers who receive and sort donations, and reshelve returned books. Borrowing is on the honor system, we only ask that books be returned in a timely fashion. We accept donations of hardbound books in good condition with a copyright date of 2020 or newer, and newer paperbacks in good condition. We cannot accept large print books, books on tape, or children's books. Our collection is made up mostly of fiction, but the bottom rows have nonfiction books shelved according to subject matter. We also have a "New Book" shelf with recent donations. For avid readers this is a good place to find new titles. PPWA scrapbook and history books may be viewed in the library premises but not borrowed. Donated and returned books should be placed in the trunk located between the library shelves. Happy reading!

Flo Liedel 941-493-9540 floliedel@gmail.com Jeanne Fleet 315-427-1337 jfleet333@gmail.com
 

The PPWA Foundation was incorporated in 2024 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. It was created to further the PPWA Scholarship Program developed in 2019 through which higher education scholarships are annually awarded to young women graduating from Venice High School. The Foundation carries out civic and charitable endeavors in the Venice FL community through fundraising and in partnership with PPWA. Donations are gratefully accepted and may be tax deductible as allowed by law. Click here for more information about the work of the PPWA Foundation. Click here to donate 

Deb Parker 860-930-0197 deboparker@yahoo.com