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October, 2012
Thank You Mr. Postman
By NOKP Staff “C’mon deliver the letter, the sooner the better…” That sentiment, expressed by The Marvelettes back in 1961, might have been motivated by long distance love, but it sums up well the expectations we all have of our professional postal service. For us, there will never be any such thing as a letter that is not “priority mail.” The team here at your local post office is ready and willing to answer that call. They may not be tireless – they are human after all – but they take their creed and their commitment to excellent customer service seriously. While snow is rarely an issue here in sunny SCC, rain and heat certainly take their toll. But your postal workers are not deterred. They will get the mail through, and they will get it to you with a smile. In fact, if you are reading this at all, you can thank your local postman. Thousands of issues of NOKP go through your local post office each month, every issue
Postmaster Mike McCullough.
delivered right to a mailbox, so you can keep up with all the great comings and goings and local news that makes living in Kings Point so wonderful. But who is that postmaster? The man who leads a team of 44 veteran mail carriers and other postal workers all dedicated to their creed and their community? Postmaster Mike McCullough accepted his position here in Sun City Center in July, 1999, after a distinguished career with the USPS that took him all over central Florida – from St. Petersburg to Lakeland to Palmetto and, finally, landing in
The SCC Post Office serves Ruskin and Apollo Beach as well.
SCC. He has enjoyed all of his stops, from part timer in St. Pete back in the early 80s to stints as a station manager and officer in charge, but he relishes his gig as Postmaster in Sun City Center. While the job includes oversight
of substations in Apollo Beach, Ruskin and Sun City, most of the folks Mike and his team see on a daily basis are local to 33573, and that creates a real sense of a small town community. “We Continued on Page 3
The Hope Fund for Children’s Breakfast & Bingo Since 1998, The Hope Fund for Children has brought its most important fundraiser, Breakfast & Bingo (B&B), to Sun City Center, and it’s still going strong! On Sat, October 27th, from 8:30 to 11 AM, come to Community Hall on South Pebble Beach Boulevard in SCC to enjoy another B&B. The admission price is still only $6.00 for an omelet of your choice, a bagel with cream cheese or a Danish, orange juice, coffee or tea. Bingo begins at 9:30. Bingo cards cost $1.00. Play for cash prizes! Tickets are available at the door. The Hope Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization made up entirely of volunteers who are dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children who live in Wimauma and attend the after-school and summer programs at Bethune Park. Until recently the Park was part of the Hillsborough County Recreation Department, which still owns the property but no longer maintains the programs for the children. The Hope Fund now partners with RCMA to
B&B Suzanne MacTough Lilliana Ramirez.
Where In The World ........ 5 & 6 CARE....................................... 7 Poem ..................................... 7 Debbie Caneen 33573 ................... 8, 9,10 & 11 Golf............................... 12 & 13
Deputy Chris......................... 14 Spotlight . ............................. 15 Dixon’s Destinations............ 16 Bulletin........ 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21 Faith Bulletin................. 22 & 23 Military ......................... 26 & 27
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maintain the buildings and keep the programs going so that these children will have a safe place to go after school while their parents work. Currently, the main focus of the Hope Fund is to provide scholarships to those families who cannot afford the full cost of sending their children to Bethune Park. Also, this year, The Hope Fund gave $15,000.00 toward the cost of running the summer program and applied for a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City
B&B Evelyn Lunsford and Joanna Milla.
Center and received $20,000.00, which made the summer programs possible. Funds are raised by grants, donations and fundraisers. Along with a Board, The Hope Fund consists of people from SCC, including King’s Point, and other communities who volunteer as tutors, mentors, readers and reading instructors, runners who help with a running program to promote good exercise habits, and artists who encourage the
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children’s creative side. The Fund also runs a Kids’ Cafe that provides healthy snacks after school. There are some wonderful things going on for the children at Bethune Park. Come to Breakfast & Bingo on Saturday, October 27th from 8:30 to 11 AM at Community Hall in SCC and help the programs continue. The Fund can always use the help of volunteers for one hour a week. Specifically, a person is needed to help with the Marathon Kids running program, and someone is needed to conduct an art class for children around grade 5. Tutors, mentors, and readers are always needed. Please note that all the children speak English. For further information about The Hope Fund and Breakfast & Bingo, to volunteer, or to give a tax-deductible donation call Carla Miles at 634-4268. More information may be found at the Fund’s website at www.thehope-fund.org. We hope to see you on October 27th!! Bring your friends and neighbors.