Pilot Club of the Halifax Area

Gree�ngs Pilots,

The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area is off and running full of

enthusiasm and excitement because our Plans of Work has been

approved by the membership and we are eager to begin our

projects. We begin our fund raising efforts with the Chinese

Auc�on on August 28. We have collected some very interes�ng

items like a service for eight of Remington China in the Red Sea

Pa)ern a current retail value of $392. Four place se.ngs of gold

flatware, glass and silver collec�bles along with some other fun

items just to men�on a few of what we have collected so far. We

could use some addi�onal items the more the merrier means “$”

so if you have something you would like to donate you can call

Cindy Hurley for a pickup or bring it with you to the mee�ng on

August 14.

The business mee�ng on August 14 will be fun and a summer

change for us. The construc�on schedule at the Palme)o Club

makes it necessary for us to meet elsewhere and we will meet

that day at the Central Bap�st Church mee�ng hall for the

business mee�ng. Check out the menu listed and loca�on info. in

the mee�ng block, further on in the Breeze.

We will hear the Conven�on reports, award perfect a)endance

cer�ficates and do what we most look forward to doing, make

our first 2012-2013 dona�on. The Star Shelter’s children’s school

supply program will be the recipient of that dona�on.

August is o:en a busy travel month, school prepara�ons and

more so I would like to remind you that I am the current Lunch

Coordinator, please let me know if you will not be able to make a

mee�ng. Enjoy the remainder of the summer, enjoy being a Pilot

and enjoy each other, for it is the joy of what we do that makes a

Pilot smile.

In Pilot Friendship,

Joyce Conger

The Halifax Breeze

“Friendship & Service” Volume 299 August 2012

President’s Message

2012 – 2013 Officers

President

President Elect

Vice President

Rec. Secretary

Corr. Secretary

Treasurer

1 Year Director

2 Year Director

Past President

Joyce Conger

JoEllen Salce-Rogers

Cindy Hurley

Florence Griffin

Diane Trask

Diane Welch

Sylvia Popowski

Holly Ingle)

Maria Long

Michelle Galbreath

Leanne Hansard

Special Appointments

Chaplain

The Breeze

Historian

Parliamentarian

PIF Grants

Photographers

Sunshine

Lunch Coord.

Yearbook &

Presidents Book

Jennifer Beckwith

Diane Dunn

Leanne Hansard

Diane Dunn

Shirley Pyle

Shirley Pyle

Diane Dunn

Dot Moore

Leanne Hansard

Minnie Harris

Joyce Conger

Diane Trask

Pilot Club of the Halifax Area Inc.

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Pilot Club of the Halifax Area, Inc. * Phone: 386-255-2477 * [email protected]~

Pilot InternationalPilot InternationalPilot InternationalPilot International

Pilot International introduced the new Executive Director, Melanie Schild during the 2012 Conference in Las Vegas. Pilot’s did an outstanding job showing Peggy Davidson our

appreciation of her 45 year dedication to Pilot with an amazing slide show for her and her husband.

Welcome Melanie we look forward to getting to know you better and Peggy best wishes and have lots of fun being retired.

Governor Renee’ has

appointed Leanne Hansard as

Projects Chair and Diane Dunn

as the Time Keeper for the

Florida District. They will be traveling to

Gainesville on August 4 for a meeting for

the Florida Executive Board to go over

their duties. While there they will be able

to tour the University of Florida

Scholarship house and would like to leave

a special present with the girls of in need

paper goods, like reams of printer paper,

paper towels, toilet paper,

napkins, ect. If you would like to drop

something off to their office at

Dunn & Assoc Insurance at

324 W. Int’l Speedway Blvd

before Friday August 3, they will be able

to take your donation as well!

Let’s really surprise the girls with a

nice big care package!

The bad

news is @me

flies. The

good news is

you're the

Pilot. --Michael Altshuler

Pilot Club of the Halifax Area Inc. Page 3


~ Fund Raising ~ LET’S GET READY FOR OUR FIRST 2012-2013 FUND RAISER.

THE ANNUAL CHINESE AUCTION COMING TUESDAY AUGUST 28TH

.

Bring a friend or two or three this is a full of fun mee@ng/event.

All Items are donated by Pilot members, they can be new or gently aged but should

be fun and interes@ng. Could it be a giG card? Sure it can. It could be a jet ski, we

take anything that someone else would like to win. Placement for the items is

between 11:00 and 11:45 am at the Palme)o Club prior to mee@ng on the 28th

., but

you can call for a pick-up or drop off by contac@ng Cindy Hurley, JoEllen Rogers,

Joyce Conger or me.

Tickets sold at the door are $1 each or 6/$5 or 15 for $10 simply deposit a @cket in

the item box that you would hope to win! Now how easy is that, and it

can get pre)y compe@@ve on some items so come early and scope things

out. Look for next months newsle)er, maybe we’ll have a sneak peak!

Libby Vescovi, Fundraising Chair

Have you signed up for Pilot Interna@onal’s

constant Contact? It’s easy go to..

www.pilo@[email protected] and enter your

e-mail to get informa@on from PI and

you won’t miss a thing.

Our shirts are in, if you

haven’t ordered yours,

get with Diane Welch.

You won’t

want to miss

out on this

great deal!!

Happy August Pilot Sisters!

We have much to be excited about as we

now have our plans for the next year in front

of us. Our last mee�ng in July was full of

business that will keep us busy for the next year

so, lets get excited about the projects to come

as well as the memories and new friendships

we are crea�ng while contribu�ng to our

community! With all of the new members

joining our chapter each month it is a blessing

to know that we have our veteran Pilots to

share their knowledge and past experiences in

order to be at our best each and every �me

we're together! Thank you all for your

kindness as I tended to my chaplain

du�es for the first �me and thank you

all as well for the birthday wishes!

Pilot love and mine,

Jennifer

Chaplains Corner


Six brain-smart choices you can start making right now to

begin revving up your daily recall and lowering your risk for

serious memory problems. Make these part of your daily life.

1) Take a Walk

2) Maintain a healthy weight

3) Get 8 hours of sleep

4) Play a computer game against the clock

5) Practice using memory tools

6) Look for activities out of your comfort zone

60 SECONDS TO SANITY

For those crazed, heart-racing moments,

breathing deeply for a minute or so can

lower your stress level. But to decrease

overall anxiety and boost confidence,

prac@ce daily 15 to 20 minutes (start with 10 and

work your way up). Health experts at Harvard

suggest three different methods.

1) Take a Simple Break, take normal breaths

followed by slow, deep breaths, leRng air come

through your nose to fill your lower belly.

2) Put your hand under your belly bu)on and

breathe deeply, feeling your hand raise each

@me.

3) Close your eyes and imagine that each inhale

washes relaxa@on into your body, saying to

yourself, “Breathe in peace and calm” and as

you breathe out, say to yourself, “Breathe out

tension and anxiety”

We have started the 2012-13 year off with a bang, we look

forward to many more new member installations. Have you invited someone to come with you to check out of wonderful club?

Out August program 8/28 meeting will be our Annual

Chinese Auction, what a perfect time to invite a friend to

check us out! Diane Dunn

Membership


Remember Pilots…….If you will not be attending a meeting, please remember to cancel your lunch order with our lunch coordinator, Joyce Conger 252-1468 or e-mail her at: [email protected] BEFORE 10 AM on the FRIDAY before the meeting. If you forget, you will be billed $12.25 for the cost of your lunch. Thank you, Pilot Sisters!!!



Flying across the country is always an experience. Approximately 800 Pilots

converging on Las Vegas for the Pilot Interna@onal Founda@on Conven@on made it all

the more exci@ng. And there was no rest for the weary!

Cindy and I a)ended Wednesday aGernoon’s session to brief us about what to

expect as “First Timers”. We ran back to have our picture taken with President

Winnie. AGer checking on Shirley’s Silent Auc@on, we grabbed our great green shirts

for the Opening Ceremony where we were entertained by Elvis (REALLY!).

Thursday morning found us in sessions devoted to Registra@on Reports, Conven@on Rules,

Elec@ons of PI Treasurer and Director (both from Alabama!), and MUCH by-law and budget

discussion. Two highlights of the day were the Keynote address by Lisa Earle McLeod and our Florida

District mee@ng. Ms. McLeod focused on the sense of noble purpose that mo@vates us as Pilots.

Friday included MORE by-law and budget discussion. The budget was passed by the delegates at

the end of the day. My sessions were devoted to applying for and geRng grants. The President’s

Luncheon was lovely, and we enjoyed the singing of Della Reese from the Bahamas District. We heard

from the Grants and Scholarship Commi)ees aGer lunch, and enjoyed presenta@ons by

Mollie Sheppard of Aubrey’s Angels, Chief Gene Saunders of Project Lifesaver, and Ann

Boriskie, Director of the Brain Injury Peer Visitor Associa@on.

Barbie Lauver from the Achievement Academy, a program for individuals with high

func@oning Asperger’s Syndrome, spoke to us Saturday morning. So did Meghan Francis,

who thanks to PIF scholarships, graduated debt-free from college. One of my personal highlights was

an excellent presenta@on by Dr. Sandra Peterson, a Pilot and Neurologist who spoke about

Alzheimer’s and the current posi@ve trends with the disease. There was another grant related session

for me, the President’s Address, Presenta@on of new Governors, and the announcement of 2013

Conference will be in New Orleans and 2014 Conference will be in Chicago.

Florida Pilots assisted with the decora@on of the dining room for the Installa@on Banquet. AGer the

Banquet, the room was broken down by the FLORIDA Pilots. And Sunday, we all scurried home via

trains, planes, and automobiles. Exhaus@ng? Absolutely! Fulfilling and informa@ve? You bet! But

most importantly, the ladies (and Co-Pilot men) could not have been more kind and gracious to this

newbie. I’m really glad I have a year to rest up for New Orleans!

JoEllen, President Elect

Pilot International Convention and Conference


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Leanne Hansard chaired with the

help of Diane Dunn, the

President Elect Committee for

the Club Delegates to have their

pictures taken with

President Elect Winnie Brewer

who is from the Titusville Club,

all of the Florida Clubs took an

active role in the planning and

work details of the convention.

As a result, Wednesday morning

found Cindy and JoEllen

creating floral centerpieces for

the President’s Installation

Banquet on Saturday night.

Our own Shirley Pyle was Chairperson of the

Silent Auc�on Commi)ee, Cindy Hurley and

Joelle Salce-Rogers were recruited to help

there. Our club donated a beau�ful acrylic

pain�ng, courtesy of Karlene McConnell, a

local Ormond Beach ar�st. Dona�ons from all

over the world including Japan were received.

Our own Sweet Shirley was recognized by

2011-12 PI President Beverly Wilkes for her

generous dona�ons to the Pilot Founda�on.

Diane Dunn bid and won on a weeks vaca�on

at the silent auc�on to a North Georgia resort

which she will enjoy with her husband Sandy

for their 50th wedding anniversary August 18.

Pilot International Convention and Conference ~ Continued



The Pilot Club of Titusville and Space Coast

will be hos@ng a Recep@on for Winnie Brewer,

Pilot Interna@onal President on August 19,

3-5pm, It will be held at La Cita Country Club

in Titusville, Light Hors d’oeuvres & Cash Bar.

RSVP’s need to be in by August 15th

This sounds like a wonderful

way to congratulate Winnie

and perfect @me for a Pilot

Club road trip. More at the

next mee@ng.

WOW, Vegas was amazing

and PIF won hands down,

by collec@ng over

70,000 in dona@ons.

2012-13 Pilot Interna@onal

President Elect, Judy Langley

was announced in Las Vegas as the

Florida District Execu@ve

Commi)ee Representa@ve (ECR)

Welcome Judy, we

can’t wait to see you in

October at our 2012

Fall Council in Ocala!!

It’s been announced, that the 2013 Pilot Intentional

Convention will be held in New Orleans at the Sheraton

Hotel July 10-14, 2013

So mark your calendar and plan on

attending this convention. I’m sure

it’s gonna be bigger and better than we’ve seen

in the past!

President Joyce

attended the new

name and logo launch

for UCP/WORC on

July 18, 2012 and was

given a tour through

all the different

stations at the center.

We can’t wait for the unveiling of the 2012 ornament,

so keep a look out!

Florida Districts Fall Council Ocala Hilton October 26-28

The theme this year will be, “Pilots Got

Talent”. So check you calendar and lets

get a group together for a wonderful trip.

Registra�on $100

Room Rate $109

Florida District Conven�on Naples Hilton April 12-14, 2013

More informa�on to come, but

make sure you’ve got this on your

calendar.!



Pilot International Convention and Conference ~ Continued


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Sunshine Report

Sylivia Popowski is recovering

from her back surgery, she would

always welcome a Pilot sisters

visit, so give her a call.

Please keep her and all your Pilot Sisters in

your prayers, you may not know it but you

mean so much to each one of them.

If you know of a Pilot Sister in need

please e-mail or call.

Minnie Harris,

Sunshine Chair

Here we go again ~ Another great Pilot year has started. With our outstanding leadership and

superior members I am simply giddy with excitement. Each of

our members must be applauded for passing the Plans

of Work and Budget for 2012-2013 with only a couple of minor adjustments.

I am already mentally counting the funds we will be raising this year and knowing that each dollar raised will be used to further our mission. Just in

case you have not heard, the Pilot Club of the Halifax Area is the envy of Pilot

clubs all over the country.

Please remember to call the lunch coordinator on Friday before any meeting to cancel your lunch

reservation. At the July 24 meeting we had 8 lunches we had to pay for. This is

money lost to the club.

Diane Welch, Trea$urer


Diane Trask 19

Minnie McCrary 21

Treasury

Have you checked out the Florida District website?

There is a vast amount of informa@on to be found

there, check it out: www.piloXlorida.org and sign up

your e-mail address.

8/7 - Exec Board Meeting @ Joyce Conger’s home ~ 1400 Hancock Blvd #303, D.B 8/14 - Business Mtg - Adam’s Hall-152 Fairview Ave, DB 8/19 - Reception for PI President Winnie Brewer, Titusville, FL 3 - 5 pm 8/28 - Program Mtg - Chinese Auction Palmetto Club 12 pm

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