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11.11.14
November, 2014
Sun City Center Veterans Day Ceremony Special Submission On Tuesday, November 11th, Sun City Center will observe Veterans Day at the Community Association’s Community Hall located at 1910 South Pebble Beach Boulevard. The ceremony is sponsored by the Sun City Center combined military veterans organizations in recognition of our many community veterans. The program will start at 10:00 a.m.; however it is suggested that all guests be seated by 9:45 a.m. Doors will be opened at 9:00 a.m. Coffee and cookies will be provided. The public is invited. Our guest speaker will be Legionnaire Eunice Butts, American Legion Department of Florida Central Area Commander. She is a retired Air Force veteran with over 25 years total service with the USAF during the Vietnam Era, the USAF Reserves and the Alabama National Guard. Eunice is also a member of
Echelon 5, Twenty and Four “Honor Society for Women Legionnaires” and has held the high offices of National 20/4 VA&R and Sky Pilot. She is currently the Director VIP for the state of Florida 20/4. Our program includes a musical interlude presented by the Trinity Singers directed by Rev. James Feist. The Color Guard will be composed of JROTC Cadets from East Bay High School. Mr. Marc Chamberlin and Mr. Troy Coman will each present a special musical tribute to all veterans. This ceremony is complemented by the efforts of the Sun City Center Patriots Club which has, through its fund raising efforts, insured that the flags will continue to fly along SR 674 during this special period of recognition to our veterans and active military forces. For additional information call 634-7777.
Photo by NOKP Staff The Holiday Cart Parade, already a community favorite, will be even bigger and better this year!
21 Parade Entrants Will Take Home Cash Prizes
Submitted by Phyllis Hodges Participants in the December 13 (10 a.m.) Holiday Golf Cart Parade will by vying for 21 prizes ranging from $100 to $800. The generosity of Minto Communities is making it this possible. Three lucky entrants who complete the route will share $1,000 in three separate drawings for $500, $300 and $200. The remaining 18 winners will
be for carts with decorations depicting the parade theme of “Holiday Fun in the Sun.” Decorated carts will be judged in three categories—Individuals, Clubs/Organizations/Groups, Businesses. Chairman Dave Birkett and the parade committee are excited about spreading the prize money among more
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Marian Smoker & Meals on Wheels: Delivering Nourishment to Hundreds of SCC Residents
By Uta Kuhn Marian and her husband moved to Sun City Center 22 years ago from Pennsylvania. She has 3 children and 3 stepchildren. Two of her children and their families live out of state. One of the three lives in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Between the three children and stepchildren, Marian is proud to report that she has 11 grandkids and 8 great grandkids.
Photo Credit: Uta Kuhn Receiving their meal delivery packages are two members of the Knights of Columbus, one of 12 groups responsible for delivering “Meals on Wheels. L to R: John Dudzik, Dolores Dudzik and Marian Smoker, Meals on Wheels Coordinator.
Marion Smoker
Back home in Pennsylvania she was in charge of transportation driving a van and also worked as a classroom helper for 12 years. Since moving to Sun City Center, Marian has also volunteered for the Security Patrol for 9 years, and was a driver for SCC Ride for 4 years.
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At the tender age of 85 Marian Smoker is South Bay Hospital’s Meals on Wheels Coordinator responsible for distributing the meals to the drivers who deliver them to the residents of Sun City Center and Kings Point. Marion has had this job since October of 2004, which means she has been “on the job” delivering nourishment for ten years…and counting. She works out of the cafeteria at South Bay Hospital, every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, including holidays. She says she loves what
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she is doing, and hopes to be able to continue working in this position for many more years to come. The meals are brought to her from the kitchen, specially prepared for the MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. The meals consist of a hot entre` including some kind of pasta or potato, a salad, some kind of juice, Jell-O or applesauce, a roll and dessert. According to Marian, these meals are actually quite good and also nutritious. The menu changes every day of the week.
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On any given day Marion distributes anywhere from 10 to 18 meals. She spends about an hour at the hospital distributing the meals, but said she also spends about two hours at home doing required paperwork. The meals are pretty sizeable and therefore a recipient could have leftovers for the next day, and only need a delivery every other day. Anyone living in Sun City Center or Kings Point can order these meals by calling the Good Samaritan Office at 813634-9283. The cost of the meals is $6.00. Marian told me some statistics, which she wanted to mention: since the start of 2014 she has distributed 5,166 meals. For two months in a row, the number of meals delivered was over 800. Marian also mentioned that it gets harder and harder from year to year to get enough drivers to deliver these meals. Therefore she is urging any Clubs or Organizations which could provide drivers, call the following - Angie Maze at 813505-8998 or Marian Smoker at 813-633-2026 to let them know that you are willing to volunteer for this valuable service. Scan the code with your Smart Phone to find us online at www.NewsOfKingsPoint.com.