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The Holidays are upon us. I really enjoyed our November meeting. It was a great turn-out with guests and some Pilots we had not seen in a while. Now I am looking forward to our Christmas party. The pecan sales have gone very well, despite the economy and the higher prices. After all they are the best around!
I want to take this oppor-tunity to tell each and every-one of you how much you are appreciated and loved. We are all very fortunate to have loving families and friends. Not to forget the people in our community that we help. The Pilot Club helps many people all year
round; and, I know that no matter how big or small, so many people appreciate us. And our members are appreciated and loved by each other. We are all so talented in many different ways and blend together with our ideas like the colored sand.
Sorry, but I tend to get very emotional this time of year. I look around at the homeless people with children and I thank God every day for the people in my life and the fact that I have a home. I have beautiful, healthy children and grandchil-dren. And I realize in
the blink of an eye, all this can be taken away....so my thoughts and prayers go out to all the troops fighting for my freedom who will spend the Holidays away from their families and wish them a safe return home. And a special prayer for all those who have lost loved ones in wars through the years.
Bonnie
Presidents Message
Remember when Shopping online use
http://www.we-care.com first, that
way PI gets a percentage of the
Sale.
District News
Pilot Club Of Ocala
December 2011
Volume 2, Issue 6
The Patter
Anchors Away 2
Pecans 2
International
News
2
Recipes 3
Birthdays &
Anniversary
3
PIF Information 4
Board of Di-
rectors
5
Inside this issue:
A Christmas candle is a
lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it
grows small.
- Eva K. Logue
Who has Happy or
Sad Money?
Remember it goes to
a GREAT cause. We
want to support our
District for PI
Convention in 2012.
The Anchor Joint meet-
ing will be in January. It
will be held at Trinity
High School in the Cafe-
teria. It will be Catered
by Pizza Hut. It is on the
regular business meet-
ing night. Third Thurs-
day of January at 6:30
pm. Please Come out
and support the Girls
and learn what is going
on in their Anchor Clubs.
Don’t be
a Grinch
Help
Carole
Vitale by
ringing the Salvation
Army Bell for the
Christmas Season. If
you would like to Vol-
unteer a Saturday to
help with ringing the
Bell Please Contact
Carole.
PI and part of the pro-
ceeds will go back to PI.
The banquet will be a lunch
instead of dinner, so we
will have Thursday and Fri-
day nights free to do what-
ever and just have fun!
What happened in Vegas
stays in Vegas.
Anchors Away Salvation Army….
Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
July 18-21, 2012 (checkout
22nd) Room rate $105 - sin-
gle/double
Registration fees $250 Pilot;
Co-Pilot $175; Anchors $175;
Navigators $190. There will
be 5 shows we book through
The "buzz" is all around us,
and we anticipate a large turn-
out for the 2012 Annual Con-
vention and Leadership Con-
ference in Las Vegas! You
may register NOW by going to
the PI website
(www.pilotinternational.org).
International News
Rejoice! Both Mary Gilmore and Lee
Sanders are home again. I had a chat
with Lee and she is doing well even
though she still has a ways to go. She
has home health care to help in the
home and is in wonderful spirits. She
got home Saturday the 19th in time to
accompany Linda to a family Thanks-
giving gathering.
Mary got to go home Monday. I did-
n't get to talk with her but I know that
she must be to happy to be in
her own home and as comforta-
ble as she can be. I hope to talk
with her soon. Mary engineered
the sale of 4 cases of Pecans
from her hospital bed! Now
that's being a true PILOT!
Thanks Helen for the Great Infor-
mation!!! It is wonderful to know
that they will be home for Christ-
mas!
Pecans get your Pecans… Club News...
Pecans are almost
gone. If you need
more please con-
tact Helen. That way she can
keep track of who has what
and where they are. Make
sure you also turn in all Mon-
ies to Helen by Dec. 15th
that way she is able to put
them in the bank.
Page 2 Volume 2, I ssue 6
God’s Cake…
Birthdays and Anniversaries To Come...
Pilot Scholarship Houses...
Sometimes we wonder, ”What
did I do to deserve this?” or
“Why did God have to do this to
me?” Here is a
Wonderful ex-
planation!!!!!
A daughter was
telling her Mother how every-
thing is going wrong, she’s fail-
ing algebra, her boyfriend broke
up with her and her best friend
is moving away. Meanwhile, her
mother is baking a cake and
asks her daughter if she would
like a snack, and the daughter
says, ”Absolutely Mom, I love
your cake.” Here, have some
cooking oil,” her mother of-
fers. “YUCK” says her daugh-
ter. “How about a couple of
raw eggs?” “GROSS, Mom!”
“Would you like some flour
then? Or Maybe some baking
soda?” “ Mom those are all
yucky!” To which the mother
replies “Yes, all those things
seem bad all by themselves,
but when they are all put to-
gether in the Right way. They
make a won-
derfully de-
licious cake!”
You see
God works
the same way. Many times we
wonder why He would let us
go through such bad and dif-
ficult times. But God knows
that when He puts these
things all in HIS order, they
always work for good! We
just have to trust Him and,
eventually, they will all make
Something Wonderful!
Christmas that these girls may be away from home. Please pray for them dur-ing this time of year. If you would like to do-nate any-thing for the houses bring it with you to a meeting and we will make sure it gets to
the houses. The girls are always looking for anything that we use
to help run our own homes. Also I am sure that they would not be apposed to bake goods and home
cooked meals from time to time.
The PSHF has established a Foundation to provide funds for the maintenance of the Pilot Scholarship Houses. Once the endowment reach-es a balance of $100,000.00 only the interest will be used for the Maintenance of the houses. No interest is cur-rently being used. In interest will ever be used to fund gen-eral operating expenses. Re-member as will approach
December Anniversaries
We have none due to no Business meeting only a Christmas Party.
January Anniversaries
Carol Grella 2011(1 Year)
Connie VanRyzin 2008 (4 years)
December Birthdays
Mary Gilmore 25th
January Birthdays
Missy Ridgway 13th
Mandi Fallon 13th
Nancy Bierema 28th
Contact:
Www.southernscholarship.
org
Page 3 Volume 2, I ssue 6
PIF Information …
What’s Going On...
Remembering Christmas…..
A bit of news we have today….
A bake less Bake Sale is on the way. In these busy days, who wants to bake, a pie of cookies or even a cake. You’d be surprised if you counted the cost, of ingredients, heat, and the time you’ve lost. Baking for sales is extra work. Yet nobody really wants to shirk. So we’ve thought of a plan that’s really grand, and feel quite sure you’ll understand. In an envelope, if you like, please include the price… of a pie or cake or anything nice. With-
out fuss or bother, you’ve done your part. We hope you’ll give with a willing heart. Wishing suc-cess for our Bake less Bake Sale, this is the end of our lit-tle tale.
As the Fl. Dis-trict PIF Rep, I am challenging every Pilot Club in Florida to help me with the PIF Bake less Bake
Sale. So Madam President and PIF Reps, if you will share this poem and supply an envelope
for each member of your club, you can help the FL District with this fund-raiser for PIF. I will col-lect these donations at District Convention. And each Donation will be eligible for a very spe-cial drawing.
In Pilot Friendship and service,
Barbara Keck
up" in the commercial side of
this Holiday Season and stop
long enough to love those
around you, even if by simply
giving them a hug. Use this
time to visit at a nursing or
retirement home,
sing Christmas Carols to your
neighbors, bake some cookies
to take to
the widow in your
neighborhood, share a
meal with a friend that
doesn't have family
around......share this
season by sharing your
heart with those
around you!!! Merry
Christmas to each and
everyone!! Missy
Tis the Season to spread
Joy and bring love to
those around you! The
Christmas Season is not
just about how may pre-
sents we each get, but lov-
ing others and Celebrat-
ing the Birth of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Make sure
not to get too "wrapped
Christmas Party is at Marion
Woods on the 15th of De-
cember at 6:30 pm. There is
a menu and information at-
tached to the patter for that.
Saturday Farmer’s Market
Schedule
There is not a schedule for
the market as of now but
that does not mean any-
thing.
Page 4 Volume 2, I ssue 6
The Joint Anchor Meeting is in Janu-
ary at Trinity High School More in-
formation is in the Anchor Section of
the Patter.
Pilot International is an innovative volunteer service
organization that does more than just have meetings
and provide networking opportunities with friends
and associates. Pilot members take an active part in
making communities a better place to live ... today and
tomorrow. The service focus of Pilot International is
brain-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease,
chemical dependency, traumatic brain injuries, devel-
opmental, emotional, and mental disabilities.
P.O. Box 4323
Ocala, FL 34478
To be the service club of choice providing
fellowship for its members and service to the
community is the Vision of Pilot Club of Ocala.
Executive Board President Bonnie Palmeiri
President Elect Cindy Williams
Recording Secretary
Missy Ridgway
Treasurer Lisa Anderson
Corresponding Secretary
Susan Gragg
Director Gaye Cheshire( 2011-2013)
Director Carole Vitale (2011-2012)
Director Connie VanRyzin
(2010-2012)
Board of Directors 2011-2012
E-mail: [email protected]
Third Thursday of every Month at 6:30pm at Marion
Woods Retirement Community
Develop our membership to enthusiastically represent Pilot in the community and support our outreach is the Mission of Pilot Club of Ocala
Pilot Club Of Ocala
Appointees Parliamentarian D.J. Ferguson
Chaplin/ Patter Editor Crystal Bratcher
Operations Coordinator Barbara Hassen
Fundraising Coordinator Connie VanRyzin
Projects Coordinator Linda Schwambach
Anchor Coordinator Carole Vitale
PIF Representative Cindy Williams