Club Hubbub 09.03.15

WINTER GARDEN

+ West Orange Kiwanis Club

Members of West Orange Kiwanis returned to the Matthew’s Hope playground to assemble the final piece of the Centennial Playground donated by Kiwanis Florida and Kiwanis International for its 100-years-of-service anniversary.

Participating Kiwanians included Patti Riley, Jeremy Carter, Brian King, Erika Turkevicius and David Martinez.

+ Winter Garden Masonic Lodge

On a stated communication Aug. 6, the brothers of Winter Garden Lodge No. 165 F&AM passed Angel Miranda to the degree of Fellowcraft.

The lecture was provided by Ryan Kilmartin, district instructor for the 17th Masonic District of Florida. 

WINDERMERE

+ Windermere Garden Club

The Windermere Garden Club’s first meeting of the year will feature plant doctor Tom MacCubbin, who will present ideas for what to plant for the fall season. He will be sharing his gardening tips and tricks for gardening in Florida.

The club will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Anyone interested in gardening, flowers and plants is invited to attend. Coffee is served at 9:30, and the program begins at 10. 

For more information, call Maureen at (407) 909-1461.

+ Rotary Club of Windermere

Technology improvements are coming to the Shepherd’s Hope clinic in Ocoee. The multi-faith, multi-county medical services nonprofit organization, which provides free healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured in Central Florida, received a $3,000 check from the Rotary Club of Windermere.

The gift will allow Shepherd’s Hope to add four computers and a scanner to the Ocoee clinic to further the technology enhancements and electronics records system. Until mid-2014, Shepherd’s Hope had no computers in any of its five clinics throughout Central Florida. Shepherd’s Hope was founded in 1997.

The donation from the Windermere Rotary is a portion of the funds raised at Windermere SpringFest, held in April at Camp Down. Shepherd’s Hope was one of six charities to benefit from the three-day event celebrating culture, competition and compassion. Windermere Rotary is one of 33 local clubs within District 6980.

Since Shepherd’s Hope started, more than 200,000 patient visits and medical services have been provided, thanks to partnerships with hospitals, schools, faith groups and other facilities. In 2014, Shepherd’s Hope provided more than 21,000 patient visits and medical services to the uninsured and underinsured in the community thanks to the dedication of 1,800 volunteers who donated 38,321 hours. 

Shepherd’s Hope Inc. is headquartered at 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. Learn more at ShepherdsHope.org or (407) 876-6699.

WEST ORANGE

+ West Orange County Culture Keepers

The West Orange County Culture Keepers Inc. held its annual Citizens Banquet in April, and proceeds were used to provide scholarships to local students. The scholarship program was established in 2002 to encourage and support the pursuit of higher education among graduating students of African-American heritage.

Scholarships were awarded to three Maynard Evans High School graduates.

Malika Aamina Macey is attending the University of Florida and will major in biochemistry. She received the Juanita C. Maxey Memorial Scholarship Award.

Anede Siffort is attending UF and majoring in pre-law. She received the William M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship.

D’Shaun Colin Johnson is attending Bethune-Cookman University, and he will major in mass communication.

+ Robinswood Garden Club

Robinswood Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Pine Hills Community Center, 6408 Jennings Road, Orlando.

Anyone interesting in gardening is invited to attend. For information, call (407) 293-2475.

WEST ORANGE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB

Results for Aug. 20

N-S: 1. Y. Peabody – M. Voorhees 2. S. Kmiec – M. Ryan 3. N. Fortin – S. Landis 4. C. Baldwin – R. Austen 5. J. Pozzuoli – B. Bell; E-W: 1. H. Parker – M. Lesnik 2. V. Oberaitis – J. Muzeni 3. J. Thompson – E. Quinn 4. L. Meador – J. Winegard 5/6 tied M. and D. Larson, B. Young – A. Lowe.

Results for Aug. 27

N-S: 1. Y. Peabody – M. Voorhees 2. S. Kmiec – M. Ryan 3. N. Fortin – S. Landis 4. M. and J. Chilton 5. J. Hebert – B. Ballenger; E-W: 1. H. Parker – M. Lesnik 2. L. and T. Saulino 3. B. and R. Blair 4. M. and F. Schwartz 5. V. Oberaitis – J. Muzeni