Our wonderful President, Susan Coyle, sent out a message about her experiences at the Regional Conference she attended in April.
In her own words ...
Thanks so much to Angie & Donna for joining me! Everyone asked for Barbara Granger & Marion Spyke. They have always been a staple at these meetings for Davie, so let it be know that you both were missed terribly! Judy Rosentreter was recognized for her hard work as the Renaissance Chair and our Club was recognized for our contributions to the SI America's.
Friday night when we went out on a dinner cruise with pirates! What a hoot those ladies are from Upper Pinellas County! Fish net stockings, scarves, hats, boots etc. You name it and they were wearing it! They even brought a bunch of cute pirates of the male variety along with them! We had dinner with a new friend, Rosemarie from the Atlanta club.
The next morning the mayor was giving us the "official" welcome and we thought he looked very familiar ... lo, and behold! He was one of the pirates from the ship the night before! Our guest speaker was Catherine Stanford from California. You may recall that name since she is the women we voted(unanimously) for at our last luncheon for President elect of SI America! We definitely picked a great lady for that position and I'll let you know as soon as I learn the election results.
The winners of the Service Project was SI Largo, and what a great project they have! They adopted Pinellas Village and the link is provided if you'd like to learn more. In addition to providing Christmas gifts, they assisted the children in choosing a gift for their parent, helped them make cards and wrap their gift. What a lovely project this is!
All three of the WOA winners were at lunch to receive their cash awards from the Southern Region and now the first place winner goes on to SI of the Americas. The VRA winner was a wonderful girl from Miami --- so many amazing things she volunteers for, we all wondered if she ever slept!
After the meetings the girls and I walked on the beach, had nachos and Donna beat the pants off Angie at ping pong! That night we had a nice fancy dinner where Connie said her good-byes as Governor. However, she was quick to point out she is still technically the Governor until June 30th! We gave her a congratulations/good job card from our club with an angel volunteer pin & a circle of friends pin. The new "Gov" Nidia had us up to her suite for some after-dinner drinks and a toast. We look forward to working with her!
At the good-bye breakfast eulogies for members that have passed on during the year were presented. These women all had amazing stories, but the Homestead club had one that I have to share with you: One of her last requests was to be sure that her funeral was NOT held on Tuesday so as to not interfere with the club's meetings! Toward the end of her illness she felt too weak to get dressed and said if she went to the meeting it would have to be in her robe & slippers. A club member picked her up and the entire club came in dressed in their robes and slippers ... in the restaurant! At the end of their lunch they presented an award for Best Robe & Slippers! Angie told them we want to be like them when we grow up!
Friday night when we went out on a dinner cruise with pirates! What a hoot those ladies are from Upper Pinellas County! Fish net stockings, scarves, hats, boots etc. You name it and they were wearing it! They even brought a bunch of cute pirates of the male variety along with them! We had dinner with a new friend, Rosemarie from the Atlanta club.
The next morning the mayor was giving us the "official" welcome and we thought he looked very familiar ... lo, and behold! He was one of the pirates from the ship the night before! Our guest speaker was Catherine Stanford from California. You may recall that name since she is the women we voted(unanimously) for at our last luncheon for President elect of SI America! We definitely picked a great lady for that position and I'll let you know as soon as I learn the election results.
The winners of the Service Project was SI Largo, and what a great project they have! They adopted Pinellas Village and the link is provided if you'd like to learn more. In addition to providing Christmas gifts, they assisted the children in choosing a gift for their parent, helped them make cards and wrap their gift. What a lovely project this is!
All three of the WOA winners were at lunch to receive their cash awards from the Southern Region and now the first place winner goes on to SI of the Americas. The VRA winner was a wonderful girl from Miami --- so many amazing things she volunteers for, we all wondered if she ever slept!
After the meetings the girls and I walked on the beach, had nachos and Donna beat the pants off Angie at ping pong! That night we had a nice fancy dinner where Connie said her good-byes as Governor. However, she was quick to point out she is still technically the Governor until June 30th! We gave her a congratulations/good job card from our club with an angel volunteer pin & a circle of friends pin. The new "Gov" Nidia had us up to her suite for some after-dinner drinks and a toast. We look forward to working with her!
At the good-bye breakfast eulogies for members that have passed on during the year were presented. These women all had amazing stories, but the Homestead club had one that I have to share with you: One of her last requests was to be sure that her funeral was NOT held on Tuesday so as to not interfere with the club's meetings! Toward the end of her illness she felt too weak to get dressed and said if she went to the meeting it would have to be in her robe & slippers. A club member picked her up and the entire club came in dressed in their robes and slippers ... in the restaurant! At the end of their lunch they presented an award for Best Robe & Slippers! Angie told them we want to be like them when we grow up!
---Susan
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