The Wave Florida District Publication

May 2015

WOW what a year! It’s hard to believe that we are about to embark on another Pilot year. You are electing officers,

doing plans of work, budgets and everything necessary to start another year. I hope each of you had a successful

year in making a difference in your communities.

If you had the pleasure of attending District Convention I hope you had a wonderful time. I thank you for attending

and hope you took some valuable information home to your club. If you were unable to attend please enjoy the pic-

tures in the special addition of the WAVE. It may just inspire you to attend next year. Just around the corner is Pilot International Annual Convention & Leadership Conference. This year's convention

will be right in our own backyard at the beautiful Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. Dates for those not in

Council of Leaders are July 8th – July 12th. Register before June 1st to get the reduced rate. Also be sure to make

your Hotel reservation by Thursday June 4, 2015. After this date the Hotel will not guarantee availability. This

link will take you to the PI website where you will find all necessary forms. http://www.pilotinternational.org/im-a-

pilot/2015-pilot-international-annual-convention-leadership-conference/ Let’s show the entire Pilot Organization that

Florida ROCKS with an overwhelming number of Florida Pilots in attendance!

Florida District Pilots have been asked to help with a hands on project that the Anchors will be doing at the Anchor

Leadership Summit, which runs concurrently with our Convention. They will be filling shoe boxes with small items for

soldiers nationwide and overseas through the organization Military Mamas Network. Andrea Babb, PI Director has

asked that the Florida District provide the shoeboxes. The goal is a minimum of 200. So…. If each club could gather

and bring to convention a minimum of 7 shoeboxes we would reach our goal. Please respond to me at

flpilotnan-

cy@gmail.com with the number your club will be bringing. I will keep a count and let you all know how we are doing.

Some shoe stores have empty boxes available, like Payless and DSW, all you have to do is ask. In addition to the

shoeboxes we are being asked to bring items to fill the boxes. Such as razors, toothpaste, paperback books, shampoo, socks, solid deodorant, wrapped candy and other small items. I know we can do this!

In closing I would like to thank you all for allowing me to be your Governor. It truly has been a blessing. Continue to

make a difference in your Club and in your Communities.

Until we meet again,

Nancy Bierema, Governor

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

The Florida District Welcomes our new members since February 1, 2015. If your

name or a club member’s name is not on the list, please contact the District

Seccretary, Missy Ridgway and the District Treasurer, Caroline Fallis.

Pilot Club of Crystal River Helen Saunders

Pilot Club of Daytona Beach June Campbell, Kathy Lynn Bering

Pilot Club of DeFuniak Springs Audrey Bronk, Jennifer Byrd,

Jolinda Eddins

Gulf to Lakes Pilot Club Lynn Barbera, Naomi Mury

Pilot Club of the Halifax Area Eleanor Keech

Pilot Club of Miami Denise Delvalle, Carmen Diaz-Corujo,

Yelina Fernandez

Riverview Pilot Club Clarissa Kirk, Michelle Nelson,

Lori Roberts

Pilot Club of St. Augustine CeCe Reigle, Faith Tiberio

Jennifer Birge, Tadzia Alexander

Pilot Club of St. Lucie County Diana Gonzalez

Pilot Club of Tallahassee Janie Ross

Pilot Club of Titusville Dianne Patterson, Debbie Smith

PILOT CLUB OF PANAMA CITY

The Pilot Club of Panama City recently held its 5th Annual Pancake Festival at Applebee’s restaurant in Panama City. Anchor Club members from Arnold, Bay, Mosley, and Rutherford high schools served pancakes and sausage while celebrities poured coffee and sold fifty/fifty raffle tickets. There was a bake sale and face painting for the kids. Proceeds from the event provide three $1,000 scholarships for Anchor Club seniors with the remaining going to the Pilot Club of Panama City’s charities for brain-related disorders. Paris Janos, WJHG-TV, emceed encouraging those present to buy baked goods and fifty/fifty raffle tickets, and handing out door prizes. First Picture: Anchor Club members with celebrities (center) Joe Moore, Jerry Tabatt, Paris Janos, and Jerry Brown. Second Picture: Celebrities, left to right: Jerry Brown, WMBB-TV; Mark Anderson, Supervisor of Elections; Josie Strange, PCB Council Woman; Mike Jones, Chief Safety Officer, Bay County Schools; Scott Ervin, Panama City Police Chief and Sandy Ingram, Youth Coordinator, Pilot Club of Panama City. Not pictured: Jerry Tabatt, WMBB-TV; Joe Moore, News Legend, and Braylee Brown, National “Miss Heart” USA

ilot Club member Norma Hubbard, local author and storyteller, performed a one-woman act from her repertoire “The Lives of Andrew and Rachel Jackson” at a program meeting of the Pilot Club of Panama City. Pictured left to right: Shirley Sweet, president, Pilot Club of Panama City; Norma Hubbard, presenter; and Jewell Menge, projects division coordinator.

GULF TO LAKES PILOT CLUB

Our club has been very busy doing

projects within Citrus County. From

our annual Fundraiser, the "Parade of

Trees" to Delivering Valentines to our

local seniors, we are committed to the

Pilot club motto of, " Be More .Care

More. Do More" within our local

community.

Above: The Gulf to Lakes Pilot Club ladies are all dolled-up for their annual "Parade of Tress" fundraiser November 21 and 22, 2014 .

Membership Committee members Anita Soule, Mindy Thomson, Connie Taylor, and Diane Rozzi present a check to Barbara Mills (center) from "Operation Welcome Home" in support of our Re-turning Veterans and their families.

Gulf to Lakes Pilots Arlene Sorensen and Maria Ewing deliver "Valentines for Seniors" to Martha, the receptionist (center) and the residents at the Brentwood ALF in Lecanto.

Our Pilot Ladies after Race #6 at our Tampa Bay Downs

Fundraiser on February 21st. The club members are pic-

tured with the winning jockey and his wife. A really fun

day! Pilots pictured from the right of the Jockey are:

Jeanmarie Patterson, Robin Hylander, Maria Ewing, Gail

Palmer , Carol Weiser, Gail Drange, Gail Dedman, Margaret

Roberts, Jo-Ann Lilly, Judy Sproule (behind Jo-Ann), and

Connie Goral.

ANCHOR CONVENTION 2015

PILOT CLUB OF PANAMA CITY

The Pilot Club of Panama City recently held a “Share

Pilot” meeting, inviting prospective members to hear all about Pilot International and also what the local

does throughout the community. Sally Brincefield gave an entertaining Presentation on the history of

Pilot throughout the decades, 1920-2015. Several

members dressedin costumes depicting each d ecade. Pilot International was formed in 1921 in

Macon, Georgia.

Pictured, left to right, back row: Norma Hubbard and Beverly Shean. Front row: Sally Brincefield, Jewell

Menge, Angela Sweet, Shirley Sweet, Sue Krauss,

Barbara Prentiss, Sandy Ingram and Laura Snyder

PILOT CLUB OF ST LUCIE COUNTY

Our program meeting on April 28 had two parts. First we had guests from Boys and Girls

Clubs of St. Lucie County, Mike Sancho CEO, Youth of the Year for our County Leeandrea

Jones and Mr. Jones Leeandrea’s father. Leeandrea shared her speech she will be giving at

the upper level competition for Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Clubs. Mike shared

with us about the programs that are offered through the organization. We presented Mike a

check for $200 to help their organization with their “project prom” or their summer program.

Part Two of our program meeting was our annual Kitty Shower for the Humane Society. Members brought canned cat food to the meeting which Karen will be delivering to the Hu-

mane Society. Our donations help the Animal Control Officers who have been purchasing the food themselves.

PILOT CLUB OF PANAMA CITY

The Pilot Club of Panama City held its seventh annual 5K and Fun Run for Brain-related disorders on March 14 at Frank Brown Park, Panama City Beach. Prayers were answered and the weather was perfect. The Navy ROTC from Arnold High School presented the colors, followed by the pledge to the flag prior to the start of the 5K. Anchor Club members from Arnold, Bay, Mosley, and Rutherford high schools were strategically stationed on the route to keep the runners on course. Refreshments were provided following the race, along with trophies and medals. Sponsors were honored on a poster board and signs along the course.

Ryan Wheeler, 3rd

overall male; Michael Lee, 2

nd overall male; David Shearon,

1st

overall male.

Brenda Levesque, 3rd

overall female; Beatrice Fulgum,2

nd overall female; Rebecca McConnell

and future runner, 1st

overall female.

Students from Surf Side Middle School

participate in their first 5K

Worker Pilot Club members: Beverly Shean, president-elect; Shirley Sweet, president; Sally Brincefield, Barbara Prentiss, Leslie Lee, Sue Krauss, and Pat Varner. Mike Varner and Walt Krauss, co-Pilots, also helped out.

PORT OF JACKSONVILLE PILOT CLUB

2015 Arc Valentine’s Dance

VALENTINE- by Cora Royal-Hackley

Once upon a time in the city of Jacksonville and sunshine

state of Florida the Jacksonville Arc gathered for:

V – Visibility of volunteers and guests;

A – Appreciating and accepting others;

L – Laughing and dancing to the music;

E – Expressing gaiety seeing old friends and meeting new

ones;

N – Noticeable and nice setting;

T –Thankful for a wonderful time;

I –Imaginable evening;

N – Numerous dances to do;

E – Extraordinary experience.

This was a service project hosted by the Port of Jacksonville Pilot Club and others. Some of the ladies gathered for

lunch to make corsages, wristlets, and boutonnieres for the guests. Each attendee look forward to the dance and

their flower (this is what they ask for) corsage, wristlet, or boutonniere. What’s “Valentine” without flowers?

TREASURE COAST PILOT CLUB

Treasure Coast Pilot Club members in Vero Beach, Florida

took Sue Mora to lunch and presented her with a gift card for gasoline and a special flower bouquet for her role

in caring for three members of her family. Her mother had a hip replacement, one sister is on dialysis and another

sister has amputed legs from diabetes. She certainly

deserves recognition for "stepping up to the plate" in caring for her family!

Jane Burton, AND Carolyn Peeler with Sue Mora, recipient

of ("We Care")

PILOT CLUB OF ST LUCIE COUNTY

At our April Meeting we installed a new

member, Diana Gonzalez.

Diana is the Vice President of

Communications with the Boys and Girls

Club of St. Lucie County.

Welcome Diana!

Pictured: Barbara McKenzie,

Diana Gonzalez, Stefani Tye

February 24th was the date of our Shabby

Chic Fashion show. We had models as

young as 6 years old. Our members

provided finger foods for the attendees. All

fashions were purchased by our models at

local thrift stores. The most expensive outfit

was $12.00. Pictured are our members

Following the fashion show.

PSHF As the third quarter of our Pilot year closes, and my second term as Pilot Scholarship House Foundation Treasurer also is getting closer, I am in awe of the generous hearts of the Florida District Pilot members. When I heard President Charlotte speak about Pilots needing a project, I didn’t realize that yes, we do need a project! And when we have a project, we get busy! Last year at the time of our District Convention, I saw us finally reach the goal of $100,000 for our Endowment. This Pilot year at Fall Council, we listened to President Charlotte speak about an opportunity to take on the responsibility of another house – one with a twist. This would be a House for young men. And you responded unanimously with a YES! From $0 in November at the beginning of our Fall Council to the first of April 2015, you have mailed me so many checks that we have over $60,000 in our Williams House Account! Yes, a part of that is from Billie Pustai’s Estate, but over $20,000 is directly from you!! Some have been most generous in giving but all have given as they are able. If you haven’t had a chance to contribute, I encourage you to participate in the Fund Raising Challenge to MAKE IT FOUR. As you discuss your plans for work for the coming year, consider a fund raising activity with the proceeds to support the Williams House. Consider $5 per month per Pilot member between now and Fall Coun-cil…..that’s six months….that’s $30. Consider 700 Pilots x $30. That’s an additional $21,000 toward our goal!! And, as always, donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your enthu-siasm and generosity. Virginia Bunde PSHF Treasurer 2013-2015 P.S…a post District Convention update. Additional contributions at our recent Convention have brought our Williams House new total to $74,102.00!!!!

PILOT CLUB OF TALLAHASSEE

The Pilot Club of Tallahassee, Inc. received a $521 matching grant from Pilot International Founders Fund for needed supplies to support Alzheimer’s Project, Inc. clients. The items will be purchased from Project Lifesaver, Inc. The Pilot Club of Tallahassee, Alzheimer’s Project, Inc. and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office are partners in Leon County, supporting Alzheimer’s, autistic and Down syndrome sufferers. On March 26, Pilot Club of Tallahassee members presented a check for $1,043.89 to the Alzheimer’s Project, Inc. to procure needed tracking supplies through Project Lifesaver International.

Pilots pictured left to right: Annarene Wineglass, Janie Ross, President Carol Heiman, Claire Mikko and Charlotte Edenfield. Also pictured are Pam Schilling, Pilot and President of the Alzheimer’s Project, Inc. Board and Bill Wertman, CEO of Alzheimer’s Project, Inc.

In January Leon High School Anchors worked with Pilot Club of Tallahassee members (Jane, Janie, Annarene, Claire and Carol) at Children’s Day. They “talked” Pilot and Anchors, handed out hundreds of safety booklets and information and fit and distributed 272 helmets. Later that evening Bea, Annarene, Carol and Claire worked at Purple Craze, a fundraiser for one of our partners, Alzheimer’s Project, Inc.

PILOT CLUB OF TALLAHASSEE

February 16, Carol and Claire presented the top three essayists from Maclay School, who wrote for the Pilot Club of Tallahassee’s Presi-dents’ Day Essay Contest, with their certificates, ribbons and monetary awards. And on February 21, LaVerne Weddle Pilot Scholarship House residents and Pilot Club of Tallahassee volunteered at the 30

th Annual

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Training Conference.

At their February meting, Pilot Club of Tallahassee welcomed new member, Maria Ishida.

In March, the Pilot Club of Tallahassee was at the Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF) Walk, letting everyone know about Pilot as well as fitting and distributing helmets.

Later in the month, they volunteered at the Southern Scholarship Foundation (SSF) 5K Education for Life Run, helping with registration, baggage check and water distribution.

PILOT CLUB OF NAPLES

61 teachers who work with emotional behavioral disabled and challenged students in Collier County schools received a little “Pick Me Up” from the Pilot Club of Naples. Each gift included a certificate for a massage, Norman Love Chocolates and a little bottle of wine with a card expressing appreciation and caring to say “thank you” for what they do.

Pictured from left to right: Carolyn Staley-Penix and Becky Jarrell. During the Pilot Club of Naples April meeting, these two new members were Initiated.

April 18th was Safe Kids Day. The Pilot Club of Naples and the Pilot Club of Fort

Myers joined efforts with helmets and Pilot volunteers for Safe Kids Day at Gulf Coast Towne Center.

Nancy Campbell of the Pilot Club of Fort Myers poses with Pilot member Suzan Berg’s granddaughter, Marylyn Berg and Josh the Baby Otter.

Proud little guy with his new helmet. Marylyn Berg and Suzan at the Pilot Club of Naples booth. Partnering is a “good thing” for both the Pilot Club of Fort Myers and the Pilot Club of Naples.

PILOT CLUB OF SOUTH BREVARD

It has been a busy year for us as we prepared for our very own Mary Jane McMillen's installation at District

Convention as the incoming Governor. We had a great time and worked hard. Ten members, including Mary Jane made it to Convention. Jo Reid, Peggy Bretz, Jane Cox, Valerie Cronin, Wenona Dunlap, Mary Jane McMillen, Elaine

Smith, Lynn Daugherty, Nancy Villard, and Shellee Storz-Davis. A few members even managed to enjoy the water-ways after the convention was over.

Several members got together at our President Valerie Cronin's house to decorate Hats for Cancer on April

2, 2015. They had a lot of fun, and made some really neat hats. The creative group included Pat Tebbe, Wenona Dunlap, Mary Jane McMillen, Pat Godfrey, Cathy Decker, Lynn Daugherty, Valerie Cronin, and Elaine Smith. The

women receiving the hats will be styling indeed. We held a Brainminders presentation at Suntree United Methodist Church on April 17, 2015. Our talented

members performed for five different classes of varying ages using puppets with the Brainminders presentation. Valerie Cronin, Wenona Dunlap, Annette Parker, Peggy Bretz, Jane Cox, and Shellee Storz-Davis were delighted to

entertain such a wonderful group of young people.

An additional Brainminders was held at the Lutheran Church on April 22, 2015. Our puppets are getting a work out! We were excited to present $1800.00 each to Nana's House, and Promise in Brevard during our April meet-

ing. They were the charities chosen by our club to reap the benefits of our Fashion Show Fundraiser. Every year it is bigger and better!

Quite a few people showed up to try their luck at Bunco at the Fountains on April 18, 2015. Raffle baskets

were won, and one lucky person won the 50/50. We all played Bunco, and had a lot of fun. Valerie Cronin, Jane Cox, Cathy Decker, Wenona Dunlap, Elaine Smith, Annette Parker, and Jo Reid were all there rolling the dice.

Upcoming events for PCSB include a garage sale at Jane Cox's, and Belk's Charity Days on May 2, 2015. However we are most excited about a Casino Cruise fundraiser on June 6, 2015. It will be leaving from Cape Canav-

eral with ticket price at $30, which needs to be purchased in advance from Cathy Decker. So come out and join us on the ocean and try your hand at the slots or whatever your game of choice is. Food and drink are included.

Members of Anchor Clubs from Arnold, Bay, Mosley, and Rutherford High Schools recently attended the program meeting of the Pilot Club of Panama City, Inc. It was their time to shine and let Pilot Club members know what their clubs have been involved in during the past year. The Pilot Club of Panama City sponsors these four Anchor Clubs who help with its fund-raisers, as well as participate in community service projects for their clubs

Arnold High School: Sandy Ingram, youth coordinator, Pilot Club of Panama City; Ethan Henry, Morgan Beaty, Markie Woods, and Jan

Hurst, advisor.

Bay High School: Sandy Ingram, Tara McCormick, and Javier Cintron.

Mosley High School: Rice Martello, Brynn Ledman, Sue Petty, advisor, and Sandy

Ingram.

Rutherford High School: Sandy Ingram and Clinton (CJ) Page.

PILOT CLUB OF PANAMA CITY

Our club once again received a grant for pilot international! This time it is for project life saver with the Lee County sheriff's office. The club was instrumental in getting the program started several years ago. Now the award of the matching grant will provide $5000 to purchase needed equipment for the program. The club has provided a donation from fund raising monies every year, but this year, it will be bigger!

PILOT CLUB OF FORT MYERS

Check for $5000 is presented to Sheriff Mike Scott by Linda Hessler, club president, for Project Life Saver Equipment which will help to reduce the waiting list of adults and children waiting to be fitted for bracelets . Pilot members shown are (back row) Fran D'Alesandro, Sally Kreuscher, Cindy Lopez, Patsy Tortora, Nancy Campbell and Debbie Hall. Front row: Betty Busbee, Jody VanCooney , Pilot members and Stacey Payne, Lee County Sheriff's Office Community Affairs Director. Project Life Saver in Lee County now has a waiting list. The Pilot Club funds will help reduce that and make it possible to add more clients.

Independent living foster child, Mendjana Romain, was guest speaker at a Pilot club meeting. She is shown far right in the above picture. Seated to the far left are Betty Busbee, Pilot member and member of the Board of Directors of Children's Network of Southwest Florida, child welfare provider, and Irvine Boudeau,, Children's Network employee who works with the Independent Living program. Mendjana told members of her experiences as a foster child and how the program has helped her to improve her self esteem and to set her goals for seeking a college education. She reported that she will be in Tallahassee during Children's Week to speak to legislators about the needs of child welfare. Children's Network is one of Pilot Club's projects, and CEO Nadereh Salim is a Pilot member. Club members provide helmet fittings at the Children's Network's annual Walk to Prevent Child Abuse.

Fort Myers and Naples pilots fit helmets for Safe Kids Day, scholarship house residents do face painting.

Safe kids day, organized by Fort Myers pilot club member, Sally Kreuscher, was held at a shopping center in Lee County. Pilots from Fort Myers and Naples participated in helmet fitting, and the young ladies from Gresham-Kite scholarship earned community service hours face painting excited kids. The club also gave out helmets at the reading festival, at a Rotary Club function and a local hardware store gave free bikes to needy children. In all, the club gives over 1000 helmets a year.

PILOT CLUB OF FORT MYERS

Janet Davenport (Far left in Pink), Pilot Club member, who is a retired teacher, encouraged her sorority, Al-pha Delta Kappa, to hold a meeting at Gresham-Kite Scholarship House and provide for the residents. Shown above are scholarship house residents, ADK members enjoying the dinner brought by the sorority members, who also provided a shower of paper prod-ucts and staple food supplies for the residents.

Pilot members visited IMPACT, pre-school program for children who have developmental disabilities, and assisted the student s in making Easter bunny and egg decorations. Back row are the Pilots who participated: Janet Davenport, Betty Busbee, Linda Hessler, Fran D'Alessandro and Dot Keisel. They worked with the 17 children, some of whom are shown above proudly holding up their finished glittering bunnies and eggs. The club annually provides funding to the program as one of its projects.

Pilot Club members Betty Busbee, Director; Janet

Davenport, Chaplain, and Linda Hessler, President,

presented a $1000 check to Nadereh Salim, CEO of

Children's Network of Southwest Florida, the

agency which provides child welfare services to five

counties in this area. Nadereh is also a Pilot Club

member.

Alison Hussey, member and past president of Pilot Club of Fort Myers and Pavese Law partner, has been appointed to serve on The Florida Bar's 20th Circuit Grievance Committee "A" for a three year term. The committee investigates allegations of attorney misconduct referred by Florida Bar.