Our Meetings Are Now Held At Sterling Court Independent Retirement Living, located at 1001 Alabaster Way, in Deltona (telephone
number:386-775-8004). You can not see Alabaster Way from Saxon Boulevard. First turn onto Sterling Silver Boulevard. You will see the Sterling Court rental sign. This is located one block before the green roof medical center building on Saxon Boulevard if you are coming from the I-4 area. If you are coming from Saxon Boulevard and the I-4 area, drive 1.4 miles and look on the left side for Sterling Silver Boulevard and the large rental sign (on the right is Merrimac Street). Turn left onto Sterling Silver Boulevard. Then turn right when you see 1001 Alabaster Way, which is the first road. You will then be at the front of Sterling Court.
If you are driving from the center of Deltona on Saxon Boulevard towards I-4, you will pass Tivoli Drive and the two medical center buildings. Then turn right onto Sterling
Silver Boulevard.
John has over 30 years of accounting experience, serving the Central
Florida area with the merger of his firm with Lefils & Company LLC in
2008. While concentrating in the West
Volusia area he has served individuals and business in their business and
financial planning, accounting, and tax needs in Volusia County, as well as
Seminole and Orange Counties.
John's educational credentials include a Bachelor of Industrial
Engineering from Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology), a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration from Florida Technological University (now
the University of Central Florida), and a Master of Science in Accountancy from
Florida Technological University graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
John has been active in volunteer services to the community, has
served as past President of the Rotary Club of Debary-Deltona, and past Chief
Volunteer Officer of the West Volusia YMCA.
He has also been active in his church.
He is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. John is an Eagle Scout.
Kathy was here to tell us about the Wings of Hope Foundation. It was created by Kathy and Tony Gautsch in 1996 in memory of Brian Christopher Lanier. Wings of Hope continues Brian's spirit of reaching out to needy children with compassion, caring about them, and taking action to make things better.
Why is Wings of Hope is Unique
? All operating expenses are covered by special donations, so that 100% of all monies raised goes to help the children. No compensation is given to officers or volunteers --- all work is done through the generosity of family and friends. They specify exactly how the donation is to be used and follow up to see the outcome. They are a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, so all donations and contributions are tax-deductible. The Wings of Hope Foundation's goal is to close the gap between what the children need and what government or public funding provides.
2010 Rotary Club of DeBary-Deltona Charity Golf Tournament with a $10,000.00 Hole-in-One (Proceeds go to the Dennis Micare Retirement Fund)
Is it April 1st yet?
The 2010 Rotary Club of DeBary-Deltona Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, March 19th....... and that's no joke. See below for details (and under the EVENTS section)! Unfortunately Tiger Woods will not be playing in this year's tournament.
DG Dave asked me to forward the following message to
all Rotarians in District 6970. Jared Dollar will be our contact for responding
to the disaster and will be coordinating the relief effort with your President.
Jared is our District's Disaster Relief Chair and can be reached at jared_dollar@ml.comor by phone at
386-312-5107
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From:
<faraldod@gmail.com> Date: Tue,
Jan 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM Subject: 6970-BCC: EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
As you
know by now a major earthquake struck Haiti today.Here are some of
the specifics:
·A tsunami alert
for the Caribbean region was issued after the earthquake struck at 9.53pm GMT.
·It was the largest earthquake to hit the impoverished country, since
1984.
The vibrations lasted for more than a minute and were felt in Cuba. A hospital
was reported to have collapsed in Petionville, near Port-au-Prince, and houses
were said to have fallen into a ravine. Petionville is home to many foreign
diplomats and members of a major United Nations mission to the country.
·Don Blakeman, an
analyst at the United States Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado, said: "I
think we are going to see substantial damage and casualties."
·Already the
poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been hit by a series of
disasters recently and was battered by hurricanes in 2008.
·Seventy per cent of Haiti's population lives on less than two dollars
per day and half of its 8.5 million people are unemployed.
This evening I sent an
email to the District 7020 Governor, Errol Alberga, Jr., offering our
assistance.Please
consider making a contribution to the relief effort.Any amount will
be greatly appreciated by the victims of this disaster.For additional
information, contact
our District's Disaster Relief Chair, Jared Dollar, at jared_dollar@ml.comor by phone at
386-312-5107.Rotarians make life better for those less fortunate.Today the people
of Haiti need our help.Your support is
greatly appreciated!
Diana Fish is Director of Florida
Hospital Fish Memorial Foundation.
Mrs. Fish has four sons and three grandsons.
She joined the United States Navy after graduating from high school in Monte
Vista, Colorado and was stationed aboard the USS Samuel Gompers AD-37 for one
West Pacific tour traveling to ports of call in Singapore, Sri Lanka, the
Philippine Islands, Africa, Fiji, and Australia.
She worked in public
broadcasting before joining Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in 2005. She is
passionate about Florida Hospital's Mission - Extending the Healing Ministry of
Christ with Skill and Compassion.
Board Meetings are held every second Monday of every month from 5:30 - 6:30 P.M.
The meeting is open to all club members. Notify the Club Secretary, Joe Alemany if you are coming. If you are a Board member and will not be at the meeting, please also notify Joe Alemany. Thank you.
Members who attended the January meeting:
President Blaine Timmer, Sher Weisman, Bill Ottinger, Dennis Micare, John Brim, Dennis Stark, Joe Alemany, Joe Johnson, and Frank Dragoun.
The next meeting is on Monday, February 8.
ATENTION: This meeting will be held at the Deltona Campus of Daytona State College, located at the Deltona City Hall Complex at 2351 Providence Boulevard.
Enter the Deltona City Hall Complex. The College is on the left. You'll see the building marked Fathi Hall. Enter the front door and go up the stairs. Bear to the left and enter the door that says Administration. The conference room is #222.
Honorary Member Klaus Diegritz was inducted into the Rotary Club of Eberbach as PRESIDENT on June 30. So whenever Klaus visits us like he and Margret do twice a year, we will have two great Club Presidents here at one time - Blaine and Klaus!
Klaus, Margret, and Blaine
Last year, Klaus was accompanied by his best gal Margret. His son Christian is now 28-year-old and is a Professor at the School of Dentistry in Munich, Germany. Klaus brought along his paintings. He gave us an excellent presentation on the artist Salvador Dali, and told us about the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Picture shows 90-years-young Bob Benedict and Klaus.
See other pictures and video clips elsewhere on this website.
This morning, members saw a "Klaus look-a-like" attend our breakfast club meeting. After many years of hearing from Klaus about his son Christian, we were all pleased to finally meet him. What a nice gentleman. He is a dental surgeon in Germany and teaches at the university. Below are a few pictures of Dr. Christian Diegritz.
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Sarah Owen Gledhill is a member of the Rotary Club of St. Augustine Sunrise. She is a Planning Advocate for the Florida Wildlife Federation.
Sarah told us about her exciting one month she spent in The Netherlands (District 1550). She was District 6970's Group Study Exchange (GSE) Rotary Team Leader. The non-Rotarian team members were: Terri Mashour, Land Resources Planner for St. Johns River Water Management District, sponsored by the St. Augustine Sunrise Club; Sean McLendon, Sustainability Program Manager for Alachua County Board of Commissioners, sponsored by the Gainesville Club; Jason Shaw, Sergeant with the Palatka Police Department and Coordinator of the Weed and Seed Program, sponsored by the Palatka Club; and Dr. Shane Williams, Stormwater Project Manager for Marion County, sponsored by the Ocala Southwest Club. Sarah lived with four different host families. She spoke to them about growth, environmental protection, climate change, and alternative energy sources. After an intense interview process in Florida, she was selected the Team Leader. She was one of the youngest members of the team but had the opportunity to support and coordinate a wonderful experience for the four other team members.
UPDATE: See pictures below, and video clips in the "VIDEOS OF CLUB MEETINGS" section.
You heard from Interact President Cristina Verdejo, Interact members Dayna Haynes , Molly McGunagle, and Karina Diaz; and Interact sponsors Jeff McDevitt and Amanda Akey. They showed us their new banner!
Betsy spoke about her trip to India. As a youngster, she had polio and was helped by her Rotarian-Father who was a physician. She showed us pictures and was quite informative. She came all the way up from Delray Beach and spent last night visiting a friend in Titusville who is the new Rotary District Governor Elect in that area.
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Jeff McDevitt, who is the school (Trinity Christian Academy) sponsor for our Interact Club explained that they now have shirts identifying their club as a Rotary Interact Club.
In the picture, from left to right are: Dennis Robinson, Vocational Service Director, and Headmaster of Trinity Christian Academy; Jeff McDevitt, school sponsor; Miss Cristina Verdejo, President of the Interact Club; Miss Selva Villahermosa, Vice President of the Interact Club; Blaine Timmer, President of the Rotary Club of DeBary-Deltona.
Dennis mentioned that both students attended RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) that was held at Stetson University. The students thanked President Timmer for enabling them to attend RYLA.
I just want to express my gratitude for all the
support I've received over the last 12 months. We are here to make a difference
in our world and in our community. I believe that our club helped Rotary
International make a step forward toward fulfilling our mission. Thank you for
your dedication and willingness to participate in our initiatives, advance our
community causes, and certainly not least…have fun! It's been a terrific year,
but now it's time to turn the leadership torch over to Blaine. I wish him the
very best as he begins his Presidency tomorrow. Let's continue to give the club
our very best efforts and show Blaine that we are fully in support of his
leadership! Thanks for the great time.
I was going over a club roster for April 1987 which I found, and these were the members of our club at that time (Our President was Robbie Robertson):
Ashton A. Almand, D. Douglas (Doug) Bernard, William E. (Bill) Bierlin, Terry G. Blackwell, Frank Bowen, John Boyce, John H. Brim, Norman H. (Norm) Brodsky, John M. Carpenter, Larry Carroll, Leon H. Ciesla, James C. (Jim) Connell III, John B. Crowther, Leroy J. (Roy) Davie, Leslie G. (Les) Deinstadt, Johannes C. (Hans) Demildt, Edward L. (Ed) Dinkins, C. R. (Chip) Ezell, Forrest Fansher, Eugene G. (Gene) Gerard, Charles M. Hanus, William C. (Bill) Harrison III, Howard Hinsch, Richard (Dick) Hintermeier, Michael J. (Mike) Holland, John D. Johnson III, Lloyd E. Larson, Milton F. (Milt) Lindsley, Robert D. (Bob) McFall, Stephen E. (Steve) Marion, Joseph (Joe) Mongolier, William A. (Bill) Ottinger, Doug Padgett, William M. (Bill) Parker, Chester A. (Chet) Pierce, Jerry E. Porter, Charles Prescott, Frank J. Pryatel, H. L. (Butch) Putt, George H. Robertson, H.S. (Robbie) Robertson, William C. (Bill) Savage, Mark A. Sheffield, Jorge Simmonds, Joseph A. (Joe) Suarez, Robert M. Telfair, Ernesto I. (Ernie) Torres, Sherwood A. (Sher) Weisman, Everett Wells, W. E. (W.E.) Wright
Dennis Stark has joined MetLife. MetLife offers a wide range of products and services. His business location is 301 E. Pine Street, Suite 800, Orlando, FL 32801. He can be reached at 386-574-4047. Dennis is a local resource that you can count on!
A few months ago, Assistant District Governor Mark Van Fleet thoroughly discussed Rotary's PolioPlus Program and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with us. It was a great presentation. We should all feel proud that we are all participating to finally eradicate polio in the world.
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Bring a friend to a meeting. Sponsor a new member.
Read great information in the latest Rotarian magazine!
"All that is necessary for evil to suceed is that good people do nothing."~ Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Political theorist and philosopher
"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved." ~ William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), American politician, orator
We don't stop laughing because we growold; we grow old because we stop laughing.
Lynelle Tucker was our International Service Director.
She was also our
PolioPlus Chair.
Lynelle was also involved in the River City Run where the benefactors were PolioPlus and the Alzheimer's Association. Look at VIDEO CLIPS 9 and 10 of the River City RUN on our website. You will see Lynelle and also Bob Benedict. These are busy Rotarians.
She will be taking a well-deserved rest from these responsibilities for a while, although she will be active in the Rotary River City Run in the Fall, and PolioPlus. We thank John Brim for taking over. John will also be our Treasurer.
Thank-you Mark for all your help throughout the past year. You are a great Assistant District Governor!
A Big Thank-You To Ruth For Being Our President And Secretary, Arranging The Installation Banquets For Years, And For Being The Program Chair For The Entire 2008-2009 Rotary Year!!!
This year we honor Frederick Weigand, M.D. for everything he has done for our community. 2010 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, and I would like you to join us in this great celebration. The values of Scouting provide more than 50,000 youth in Central Florida with character education, as well as, citizenship, personal fitness and leadership training. This year's dinner will be held at John Knox Village with a reception starting at 6:30 P.M. and the dinner starting at 7:00 P.M. The dinner is Central Florida's premiere fundraising event. You will join over 150 members of our community in giving support to our youth.I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on March 11th.
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A Big Thank-You To Ruth For Being Our President And Secretary, Arranging The Installation Banquets For Years, And For Being The Program Chair For The Entire 2008-2009 Rotary Year!!!
