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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
March 2016
...an official publication of the Sun City Center Community Association
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE March 9 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 22 Community Leaders Meeting (Note: 4th Tuesday of month) Florida Room – 9 a.m. 23 Membership Meeting Community Hall – 7 p.m. 28 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room – 2 p.m. April 13 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 19 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. Agendas for monthly Board Meetings will be posted on Official Bulletin Boards the Friday before and on CA website (suncitycenter.org ) – under “Association”). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email. Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room at 1 p.m.
CA Contact Information Phone: 633-3500 sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center 813-633-4670
Getting ready for FunFest 2016
Come out for “Fun” on March 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. By Ilona Merritt preparing items for FunFest. Forgive me Mr. Moore, but as ‘Twas a month before FunFest and all through the town, Gone Stamping’ will have I contacted club after club and the club members were working for the big showdown. beautiful hand made cards for heard the enthusiasm with which They were busy making beautiful and useful things sale in the Heritage room. they are planning to participate in in the hopes that their treasuries would ring. Should anyone get hungry, the FunFest activities on March 19 Some clubs were planning food with care there are 13 clubs planning this poem just wrote itself. Every in hopes that the visitors would enjoy their fare. to have food for sale. You can art club I contacted has been busy Dancers and musicians and others too, start your morning with Danish for weeks and months making Were rehearsing to show their talents to you. being sold by the Hope Fund. items to sell and special items for And everyone in Sun City Center will cheer, Once again the Men’s Club will a raffle. The Stained Glass group When friends and visitors come here. be selling their famous one has been making lovely angels pound pork chops. Every year a n d b e aut i f u l the Men’s Club sells glass boxes 200 pork chops and which will hold are planning to have lights. Potter y 225 for this year. BBQ Wheel has been chicken will also be busy making sold by the Men’s items very useful club. Other club’s items for the fare includes corned kitchen and will beef sandwiches, hot demonstrate the dogs, kielbasa and use of the potter’s hamburgers. If you wheel. The are still hungry there Needlecrafters, are lots of desserts the Ceramic available. Strawberry club and the shortcakes will be Shellcrafters offered by the Lions also have been Stained Glass club: Pictured are, left to right: Louie Salmoriaghi, Janet Hulme, Secretary, See FunFest on w o r k i n g h a rd Karen Ransbury, Instructor, Darlene Baker, Director of Education and Gerry Coleman, page 8. President.
Thank You Patriots Club By Uta Kuhn The Patriots Club came into being on September 11, 2003. It’s main objective was to instill patriotism in the community by promoting national loyalty to our country and by sponsoring and supporting patriotic projects and/or activities in and around Sun City Center. The Club’s main project was to insure the periodic display of US flags along State Road 674 during patriotic holidays, which include Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4th, Memorial Day, September 11th and Veterans Day. The display of US Flags along SR 674 had previously been handled by American Legion Post #246 under the direction of Commander Len Perry, with representatives from various military groups and the Chamber of Commerce, who was at the time the repository for THE FLAG FUND. In July of 2003, with funds being diminished, and staffing in decline to continue the project, the Chamber asked that the monies and responsibilities be turned over to another organization. That is when CA President Walt Cawein and CA Secretary Paul Wheat started working with some committee members, to organize the project. By-laws were established, and officers were elected. From that day forward the Club did more than just have US flags installed along SR 674; as a matter of fact the number of flags being flown was increased to 102, stretching
from Cypress Village Blvd. to Hwy. 301. As the President of the Club, Uta Kuhn and other Board members worked on promoting patriotism in the community by p ar t icip at ing in t h e Me m o r i a l D ay Observance, The Chamber Business Expo, FunFest, Hi Neighbor and the Veteran’s Day Observances each and every year. For Memorial Day and Veterans Day, the club provided stick flags to all who attended the event. After learning that the the Therapeutic Recreation Program at the James A. Haley Hospital was underfunded, the Club set up special collection boxes at these events to collect monies which would then be donated to the VA’s special program. Over the years the Club was able to donate thousands of dollars to this worthy cause. In the past, fundraisers had been held for this program, but because of lack of manpower, these fell by the wayside. That is when the club held at least four fundraisers over the years, to offset the shortfall. The club was also instrumental for the installation of two permanent flagpoles with flags, in front of the SCC Service Sign on the south side of 674. These were installed to honor our veterans, past and present, and to pay tribute to them for the sacrifices they made.
Statement of Purpose
The Sun City Center Community Association serves the residents of Sun City Center by providing assistance for the elderly, assistance and essential services to tax exempt entities, and operates in lieu of a municipal government, thereby lessening the burdens of government (Hillsborough County, Florida).
With continued publicity, the club also encouraged SCC residents to remember to dispose of their torn/ tattered/faded flags by dropping them off at the CA Office, where they will be picked up for proper disposal by a local Boy Scout Troop. And of course also reminded them to fly their flags, and surround their neighborhoods with stick flags in front of every home for patriotic holidays. This practice, which started rather slowly, but has picked up steam over the years, and is a pleasure to see as people ride through these areas. As President of the Club, it has been my pleasure to make sure that we stand by the Club’s Motto: “KEEP THEM FLYING.” Being an immigrant, who came to the United States in 1951, enjoying the freedoms and opportunities in this great country, are my greatest joys, and seeing those flags displayed along our beautiful boulevard, makes me proud and thankful to live in the greatest country on God’s green earth. I am proud of what the Patriots Club has accomplished over the years of its existence, and I am sad to announce that the club will be disbanding. Having to give up leadership of the club is bittersweet, but I happy to announce that our cause to “KEEP THEM FLYING” will be taken up by the Daughters of the American Revolution
(DAR). It would be tough to choose a more fitting group to continue our cause and our tradition. Thank you DAR, for stepping up and continuing this wonderful tradition in Sun City Center. And of course at this time I would like to also say THANKS to the Board Members, Dick Person, Don Renwick, and David Floyd, who worked diligently all of these years to help make the mission of the Club better from year to year. Two of these gentlemen shared their perspectives regarding the Patriot’s Club. Dick Person: “Flying the flag shows respect for both the flag and the people who have served our country. I’ll miss working with the members to keep the flags flying and to raise money for our veterans. As a veteran and a friend to many veterans, it is important to remember their service,” Dick Person said. David Floyd: “I got involved in the Patriots Club because I wanted to continue the flying of the flag along SR-674. I love seeing the flags fly in our community, and I will miss working with the club to raise money for the flag and for veterans, especially wounded veterans at the Haley VA Hospital. As a veteran, I’m concerned about the lack of support for our veterans as they seek to rejoin society. We need more support for our military members and for those who were injured in support of our freedoms. I’m pleased that DAR is taking over the mission.”
Did You Know?
SCC Community Association members can get guest passes for friends and family at the Fitness Center after CA office hours and on weekends. You must have your CA card with the 2016 sticker to get those passes. Note: Heard something recently your neighbors “need to know”? Send suggestions to “newsofscc.ca@gmail.com”.