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The Most Amazing Person I Know

My Son Buddy

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SCOUTS Boy Scouts To find out meeting days, times and how to join contact the Gulf Ridge Council. 813-872-2691 www.gulfridgecouncil.org/

Girl Scouts NEW TAMPA GIRL SCOUT, MAGGIE MARQUART, EARNS GIRL SCOUTS’ HIGHEST HONOR Maggie Marquart of New Tampa has earned the highest and most prestigious achievement in Girl Scouting – the Girl Scout Gold Award.

The Girl Scout Gold Award recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and

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measurable projects, marking them as accomplished members of their communities and the world.

Marquart developed the Spirit, Mind, and Body Library at the New Tampa YMCA to promote literacy.

As a volunteer, Marquart saw an opportunity to create a literacy program for children attending the after school and summer camp programs at the site. She advocated for this program and enlisted the help of her family, classmates, and YMCA members and staff to donate books and resources for the library.

Children now have access to books and are able to bring them home to read with their families. Her goal is to share the joy of reading by teaching children that reading can be for fun and not just for school by giving them access to entertaining books.

Marquart is a junior at Academy of Holy Names where she is a

member of the varsity diving team and president of the reading club.

The YMCA Leaders’ Club plans to sustain this project after she graduates.

When describing the immediate impact of her project Marquart stated, “Seeing children in the library when I go to the YMCA shows me that I made a difference. I know that the children love it and are using it.”

Girl Scouts must spend a minimum of 80 hours planning and implementing their Gold Award projects, which often encompasses a span of one to two years from the project’s start to finish. The award is a dramatic example of how Girl Scouts’ all-girl setting gives girls leadership experiences so they can contribute to society now and in the future. Notably, a Girl Scout who has earned the Gold Award immediately rises one rank in any of the U.S. military branches and

is eligible for a number of college scholarships.

Marquart will receive her Girl Scout Gold Award on June 6 along with 28 other Girl Scouts throughout west central Florida at a recognition event in Tampa. This year’s Girl Scout Gold Award recipients provided over 2,000 hours of service, completing projects focused on a variety of community issues.

The Gold Award is conferred to fewer than 6% of Girl Scouts annually, and approximately one million Girl Scouts nationwide have earned the Gold Award or its equivalent since 1916.

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SCHOOL NEWS New Tampa Chiles Elementary School 16541 Tampa Palms Blvd. W., Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 558-5422 Serving: Oxford Place, Tampa Palms Clark Elementary School 19002 Wood Sage Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 631-4333 Serving: Enclave, Richmond Place, Stone Ridge, West Meadows Heritage Elementary School 18201 East Meadows Road, Tampa, FL 33647 (813) 740-4580 Serving: Canterbury Trail, Heritage Isle, The Villas Hunter’s Green Elementary 9202 Highland Oak Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 973-7394 Serving: Hunter’s Green, Hunter’s Key, The Highlands Pride Elementary School 10310 Lion’s Den Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 558-5400 Serving Communities: Arbor Greene, Cory Lake Isle, Cross Creek Tampa Palms Elementary School 6100 Tampa Palms Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 975-7390 Serving Communities: Emerald Pointe, Faircrest, Palma Vista, Tampa Palms, The Mannors Turner Elementary School 9190 Imperial Oak Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 907-9066 Serving: Grand Hampton, Live Oak, Pebble Creek, The Hammocks Bartels Middle School 9020 Imperial Oak Blvd., Tampa, Fl 33647, (813) 907-6801 Serving: Enclave, Grand Hampton, Live Oak, Pebble Creek, Richmond Place, The Hammocks, West Meadows Benito Middle School 10101 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa, Fl 33647, (813) 631-4694 Serving: Arbor Greene, Canterbury Trail, Cory Lake Isle, Cross Creek, Heritage Isle, Hunter’s Green, Hunter’s Key, The Highlands, The Villas Liberty Middle School 17400 Commerce Park Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 558-1180 Serving: Emerald Pointe, Faircrest, Jade, Oxford Place, Palma Vista, Tampa Palms, The Mannors

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Freedom High School 17410 Commerce Park Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 558-1185 Serving Communities: Emerald Pointe, Enclave, Faircrest, Jade, Oxford Place, Palma Vista, Richmond Place, Tampa Palms, The Hammocks, The Mannors, West Meadows

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Wharton High School 20150 Bruce B. Downs, Tampa, FL 33647, (813) 631-4710 Serving: Arbor Greene, Canterbury Trail, Cory Lake Isle, Cross Creek, Grand Hampton, Heritage Isle, Hunter’s Green, Hunter’s Key, Live Oak, Pebble Creek, The Hammocks, The Highlands, The Villas

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Wesley Chapel To learn about the boundaries in your area go to www.pasco.k12.fl.us/boundaries/ Double Branch Elementary 31500 Chancey Rd, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543 (813) 346-0400. Serving: Meadow Pointe New River Elementary 4710 River Glen Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33545, (813) 346-0500.

Quail Hollow Elementary School 7050 Quail Hollow Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, Fl 33544, (813) 794-1100. Serving: Lexington Oaks Sand Pine Elementary School 29040 County Line Road, Wesley Chapel, Fl 33543, (813) 794-1900. Serving: Meadow Pointe Seven Oaks Elementary 27633 Mystic Oak Blvd., Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, (813) 794-0700. Serving: Seven Oaks Wesley Chapel Elementary School 30243 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544, (813) 794-0100 Serving: Northwood, The Lakes Saddlebrook Dr. John Long Middle School 2025 Mansfield Blvd., Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, (813) 346-6200 Serving: Meadow Pointe, Seven Oaks Weightman Middle School 30649 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, Fl 33544, (813) 794-0200. Serving: Lexington Oaks, Meadow Pointe, Northwood, Saddlebrook, Saddle Creek, Seven Oaks, The Lakes Wesley Chapel High School 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, 33544, (813) 794-8700. Serving: Lexington Oaks, Meadow Pointe, Northwood, Saddlebrook, Seven Oaks, The Lakes Wiregrass Ranch High School 2909 Mansfield Blvd., Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, (813) 346-6000. Serving: Meadow Pointe, Northwood, Seven Oaks, The Lakes

Freedom HS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Summer workouts start on Monday, June 8th and Thursday June 11th from 8-10am at Freedom HS. Conditioning is every Monday and Thursday, at that time. We are also going to be participating in the HCC Volleyball league, which will have matches from 5 - 8:30pm on Tuesday evenings. HCC league is only for returning players (JV and V).

Tryouts will be held on the first week of August, MondayWednesday at Freedom HS (times are TBD). Must have ALL paperwork complete before participating in anything volleyball-related, including summer conditioning. Packets can be picked up in the front office.

Questions may be emailed to Coach Castelamare: brittany. castelamare@sdhc.k12.fl.us or coachcastelamare@gmail.com.

Wiregrass HS ATHLETICS Fall sports including football, swimming, golf, cross country and volleyball all start their tryouts and practices on August 3rd. If there are any questions e-mail Dave Wilson (athletic director) at dawilson@pasco.k12.fl.us.

Boys soccer will be doing summer workouts and open field play on Mondays and Wednesdays in

June, starting on June 8th. Anyone interested in playing football should contact Coach Kantor at mmkantor@pasco.k12.fl.us for summer activities dates and times.

Wharton HS BOYS GOLF Boys golf will have tryouts starting Tuesday, August 4th, at Hunter’s Green golf course. All paperwork must have been completed and turned into Coach Scholl before the boys may tryout. Please contact Coach Scholl at 813-230-3294 for further questions. We look forward to another competitive season. Nine boys will make up next school year’s team.

WILDCATS BASKETBALL CAMP Session Dates (M. - Thur. 12-5pm) Session 1: June 15 – 18 Session 2: June 22 – 25 Session 3: July 6 – 9 Session 4: July 13 – 16 $125. per session $115. for each additional session Daily Schedule Welcome & Warm-up Fundamental Stations & Drills 3 on 3 Team Play Break & Lecture Individual Competitions 5 on 5 Team Play Closing Remarks & Free Shooting Enrollment is guaranteed to the first 75 applicants per session.

All activities are held in the gymnasium. Contact: Coach Tommy Tonelli 813-631-4710 x.230.

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RESIDENT STORY

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-Inspired by his mother’s self- published book, Eric’s Gift: A Mother’s Discovery of Unconditional Love in the 47th chromosome, which was condensed and featured in two Chicken Soup books: Chicken Soup for the Mom and Sons, and Chicken Soup to Inspire the Body and Soul.

Buddy is all grown up now. For 30 days this July he will attend The University of North Florida ARC program. This program provides young adults with intellectual disabilities upon entering the auditorium, that the unique opportunity of having a every one of his classmates had backed transformational college experience out, because they were scared. It was as an integral part of their transition down to just Buddy and his teacher. to independence. He has also applied, Without hesitation, she said, “No and expects to be accepted, into problem, we’ll do it ourselves.” Ms. the culinary program at Brewster Treadway and Buddy proceeded to Technical College, and aspires to be do their choreographed dance and a chef. He currently works part time song - just the two of them. They were with Peter Gambacorta, supporting AMAZING! I had never seen my his Private Chef of Tampa catering boy on a stage before. The audience business. Also, Buddy is engaged to had 400 or so folks in it, and they Lindsey Danner, a fellow graduate of brought the house down! It was Freedom High School. so inspiring to see the courage he demonstrated that night. I am a Buddy loves baseball. He knows every musician, and to this day, Buddy joins number of every player on the Rays me on stage with his own microphone. team for the last 10 years. He loves He sings and dances with me while I people and loves life. Having him play, still rockin’ it. around naturally makes everyone around feel great. He is so pure and Some of Buddy’s accomplishments: authentic. The irony for me is, after literally crying tears of disappointment - Buddy started to find his groove in sports starting with Protential Sports, when he was born about how my son and I would not be able to enjoy a a sports camp for youngsters. Tony and Nyree Bland were wonderful with simple game of catch later in life, he is now my favorite partner in playing him. Buddy was great with helping the counselors with the younger kids, frisbee, football, basketball, and anything else – this kid loves sports! as well.

And, he is really good at all of them.

- Master Diaz and Master Torres, from He is my favorite playmate!

Palms Professional Park, taught him karate, where he discovered his physical Being his Dad is most definitely one of ability, strength, and discipline. Again, my greatest joys in life. He always he always helped with the younger reminds me to stay in this moment, kids. which is where he lives. There’s no

The Most Amazing Person I Know; My Son Buddy

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uddy was born Aug 22 1993.

Kim, his mother, and I did not know until the second day that he had DS (Downs Syndrome). The day after we found out, we lovingly held him, privately and in solitude. We held him and for the first time called him Buddy.

As an infant, no matter what Buddy was going through, he kept a smile, rarely cried, and always giggled and laughed. As sick as he was, it was unbelievable how resilient he was - and still IS. Because of all these wonderful qualities, Buddy was chosen as the poster boy for United Way’s Campaign in 1988. Raising him, I have never The next news hit us harder. The talked down to him, never used baby doctor came in and told us Buddy had talk, and always talked to him as an two holes in his heart, a leaky valve, equal. and that he might not make it into his teens. The first few days with Buddy I remember one therapy session in were filled with drama, trauma, and particular, where we realized how adjustments. When we finally got him much we’d planned our child’s future home, he developed severe jaundice. (once we found out he was a boy before We were well on our way to many he was born). Once Downs Syndrome hospital visits. and sickness became prevalent, we went through a process whereby we The next 18 months leading up to ‘completed’ the future we had before his heart repair surgery were filled we found out. I said things like, “He’ll with a series of hospital emergencies never be the little league all-star I’d to include many bouts of pneumonia, dreamed of, and that he would never sinus surgery, cardiac catheterizations, be able to play sports.” I thought to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), myself I would not be able to do things which he survived two bouts of, (he with him like “normal” kids, and that was in quarantine, and the doctors said he would never fit in. This process gave they had never seen any kid survive way to accepting and loving him just this twice), weak lungs and laryngeal the way he was, and the freedom to tracheal malaytia (tiny airway). create a future where he and our family would be an inspiration to others As an infant, he was on full time in similar situations. So, we began oxygen, (we used a super long oxygen building THAT future. tube so he could crawl around freely) apnea monitor, and feeding tube, full While attending Benito Middle time. Once Buddy was finally strong School, he was to perform a song and enough to have his heart repaired, dance with his eight or so classmates we could begin to concentrate on his and teacher, Mrs. Dani Treadway. She Downs Syndrome, instead of survival. is such a hero for what she pulled off that night at the school talent show.

Buddy attended his first non-medical We were walking through the hallway daycare at United Cerebral Palsy, on our way into the auditorium when where he spent three years getting Buddy said he was nervous. He had great care, including speech, physical never said that before, and he said therapy, and occupational therapy, that he felt funny, like when he is every week. about to go on a roller coaster. He was visibly shaking. We found out, Page 8 | June 2015

- It took 9 years, however Buddy earned his second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. - He won a multitude of Special Olympics gold medals in many events - Honor student, graduating on Dean’s List with 3.68 GPA - Honorary Rotarian, and co- Sergeantat-Arms with his Dad at meetings - Buddy Baseball all-star and multiple game ball winner over 8 seasons

cooler human being in the world than my Buddy.

By Bob Thompson

You don’t have to be a celebrity to have a wonderful story you would like to share. All residents in our community are special and we would love to hear your story. Please submit your story, idea or questions to editorial@ residentmarketing.com.

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r. Nancy M. Silva is a Board Certified Pediatrician. She is a graduate of SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (Downstate). She completed her Pediatric Residency at USF College of Medicine in Tampa, where she trained at both All Children’s Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.

She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP), the Hillsborough County Pediatric Society, American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association (FMA), and the Hillsborough County Medical Association.

She served as editor of the FCAAP’s newsletter, The Florida Pediatrician, for 6 years (2007-2013). Currently, she serves on the FMA’s council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs.

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She is active in the community in the Sand Pine PTA, Cub Scout Leader & Committee member. She’s also involved in charitable organizations, such as St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Plant City Community Ministries and The Philanthropic Women of St. Joseph’s Hospital.

She and Dr. Jimenez have been married for 14 years and have two children. Her interests include child advocacy, childhood vaccinations, music, photography, and scrapbooking.

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REAL ESTATE Under $250k Value Range

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was playing around with my MLS system and started to look at some reports and thought the information might be interesting to my Wesley Chapel and New Tampa neighbors. So below are 2 charts to show you the sale price trends for the 3 zip codes comprising Wesley Chapel 33543,33544,33545 and the 1 zip code for New Tampa 33647.

What I found was that over the past 5 years we see the average price clearly rising steadily every year in the WC but surprisingly

in New Tampa average prices are fluctuating a bit more.

What does all that mean? Well I see 2 things happening. More new construction in Wesley Chapel is driving pricing up for the area but New Tampa is not experiencing the same amount of new construction and the lack of available homes is impacting the ability to buy. As we approach the most active time for real estate in this area I think we will see the following trends.

New Tampa Sale Prices, Median

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This value range comprises townhomes, villas and single family homes and is one of the most sought after pricing targets for many people.

Unfortunately although the demand is high, the inventory is not. You can get new construction in townhomes and in villas but not much choice in single family homes in this range. As a result there is a lot of competition for nice resale homes when they come on the market and they go quickly.

The biggest issue in this range for buyers is the age and condition of the home, if you are considering selling the better your home looks and the more upgraded it feels the higher and quicker it will sell.

$250k to $350k Value Range This value range is strictly single family homes and strange as this may sound this is the toughest value range to sell in and here is why. Many houses in this area whether WC or New Tampa are 10 years old or older.

Since you can find new construction choices in this price range many buyers choose the new construction with the higher energy efficiencies and all the new bells and whistles over the possibility of having to

update or replace things in an older home. For sellers condition of house is key, if you want to win out over new construction your house has to shine!

$350k and Up & Up and Up Lots of new construction choices for singles family homes in this range but also some beautiful resale, generally this is where, for the price, you might make a choice for the older home with a pool over new construction and the additional cost of $40,000 and up to add a pool. Again condition is key for both buyers and sellers, the buyers want the most bang for the buck and sellers need to keep that in mind to win out over new construction.

Looks like the sales trends are likely to continue in the near term, and even if interest rates do bump up by mid year, the growth out here just looks like it’s going to keep on coming. Hope this information helps you navigate the market and contact me for any additional information and I know which builders are giving the best deals.

Brenna Eddins Realtor Seven Oaks Realty Group 2204 Ashley Oaks Cir. Ste. 101 Wesley Chapel FL 33544 Cell 813-469-3450. Fax 813-200-1082 Brenna@go7oaks.com www.WesleyChapelMoves.com

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What Stories Do

by Sally Lloyd-Jones

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lmost overnight, my eight-year-old niece went from being a vivacious little girl who sang her way through life—as if she were singing the soundtrack of her own life the movie—and became a frightened, withdrawn child who spoke so softly you could barely hear her. It was as if she were literally losing her voice, losing herself. And then we found out she was being bullied at school.

Later, she told me that she thought she wouldn’t get in trouble if she tried not to be herself. It broke my heart, and I wished she had a book to read before school to hear what God says about her, not what those bullies were saying about her. So I thought I better write one—it’s called Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing, and it has become a book of hope for children.

Children look to us for everything. But in all that we’ve given children, have we forgotten to give them hope? Have we left them in despair, looking at what they should do but don’t? Looking at who they should be but aren’t? How, then, do we give hope to children?

By helping them take the focus off themselves and put it back on God where it belongs. By telling them truths such as these: God holds the oceans in the palm of his hand. If he can hold the oceans, he can hold you.

If God cares for the tiniest sparrow— how much more must he care for you, his child?

If Jesus can calm a storm on a lake, he can calm the storm in your heart.

God sees not just who you are— but who he is going to make you.

We give hope to children when we tell them what matters most.

They don’t need to be told to try harder, believe more, or do better. That just leaves them in despair. Taken by itself, the moral code always leaves us in despair. We can never live up to it. We don’t need a moral code—we need a Rescuer.

When I go to churches and speak to children, I ask them two questions:

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First, “how many people here sometimes think you have to be good for God to love you?” They tentatively raise their hands. I raise my hand along with them. Second, “How many people here sometimes think that if you aren’t good, God will stop loving you?” They look around and again raise their hands.

These are children in Sunday schools who know the Bible, and yet they have somehow missed the most important thing of all. They have missed what the Bible is all about. They are children like I once was. I thought God couldn’t love me because I wasn’t doing it right.

How, then, do we help them? What can we do? We can teach children that the Bible is not about them.

The Bible isn’t merely about them and what they should be doing. It’s about God and what He has done. It’s not merely a book of rules telling you how to behave so that God will love you. It’s not merely a book of heroes that gives you people to copy so that God will love you.

Most of all, the Bible is the Story—the story of how God loves His children and comes to rescue them. And in spite of everything, no matter what, whatever it cost Him— God won’t ever stop loving His children with a wonderful, unending, nevergiving-up, un-breaking, always and forever love.

Are we telling children the Story—or teaching them a mere lesson?

When God sent the prophet Nathan to King David (2 Sam. 12:1-4), Nathan didn’t confront David with a sermon about his sin but told him a story.

David didn’t see it coming. The story got by his defenses.

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(Top Row) Coach Craig Havemann, Brittany Silcott, Christina Sanchez, Kara Bush, Katie Havemann, Val Feliciano, Miranda Cribb, Jenna Pavek, Coach Michael Diaz (bottom row) Nicole Palermo, Shaylagh Murphy, Angela Melillo, Michaela Diaz, Megan Sanchez, Kayla Prisco, Colleen Casey

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at Bryant Stadium in Lakeland.

During regular season, Pasco defeated Sarasota 14 to 10.

• WCAA (aka Pasco) Boys’ High School, after an undefeated regular season, suffered a disappointing loss to Sarasota 8 – 12 in the Florida Gulf Coast Lacrosse League Championship Game on May 2nd

• WCAA Players & Coaches Receive Florida Gulf Coast Lacrosse League Honors The full list of Florida Gulf Coast Lacrosse League Honorees can be found at www.fgcll.org

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• Happy Father’s Day! - 2015 FGCLL Coach of the Year, Michael Diaz and 2015 FGCLL Most Valuable Player, Michaela Diaz

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ROTARY OF NEW TAMPA & WESLEY CHAPEL New Tampa Morning Club Fridays at 7:15am. Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club. 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd www.newtamparotary.org

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• SPEAKER SCHEDULE FOR JUNE June 5th- General Club Meeting Topic: Charity Check Distribution

June 12th - Mark Sharpe, Executive Director Topic: Tampa Innovation Alliance June 19th - NO CLUB MEETING Topic: RCNT Installation Dinner

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Wesley Chapel Morning Club Fridays at 7:15am. Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club. 6225 Old Pasco Rd. Rotarian of the Year (District 6890) award goes to Karen Frashier. (Karen Frashier, Gary and Joyce Gunter)

• PHOTOS FROM THE WORLD’S LARGEST TRAVELING CHILDREN’S BOOK EVENT

• BOB LORING OF TOYS FOR TOTS VISITED SUNRISE FRIDAY, IN APRIL.

• COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS • We are humbled to award college scholarships to eligible seniors at Wesley Chapel High, each year. Our purpose is to recognize exceptional graduating high school students that are pursuing a vocation that places “service above self.” These students plan to attend PHSC in the Fall. They are Lacy Henning, receiving $1000 and Christian Curbelo receiving $500.

The scholarships are named in honor of Donald Bass, a loyal Rotary member, now deceased.

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Wesley Chapel Noon Club Wednesdays at 12pm. Stage Left in Land O Lakes. 24400 State Rd 54.

• 100TH MEMBER INDUCTION AND CELEBRATION In May, The Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel celebrated big, with their 100th member Induction.

President Kelly Mothershead, presided over a new member ceremony induction of three new members; Angelica Blomgren, Isabelle DunLeavyJensen and Brian Dunleavy. Rotary District 6950 Governor Ted Johnston inducted these members.

It was a very special day for our club and our members. The club was chartered over 8 years ago, and we have gone from 8 members to 100.

Each and every member of our club is a business or community leader that is like minded; we all enjoy being a part of our community and giving back locally and internationally. Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel also just recently won Large Club of the Year Award, at the District 6950 Conference, among other awards.

• MEETING DATES June 5th - Club Assembly

June 12th - Melinda Veliz “Stuff the Bus” June 19th - Paula O’Neal Clerk and Comptroller of Pasco.

Rotary Day, (May 16th), at the Florida State Fairgrounds.

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