In Your Neighborhood - 10/20/11 Cont'd
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Southwest resident and Holy Family Catholic Church Youth Choir Director Eric Anderson (left), a former duck master for The Peabody Orlando, and Donald Tompkins, current duck master, lead an honorary duck march during the inaugural Compassionate Hearts End of Summer Celebration. |
More than 500 people attended the inaugural Compassionate Hearts End of Summer Celebration,co-hosted by Southwest resident Alma Van Der Velde and the Holy Family Catholic Women. The event included food and drinks; live entertainment by Pure Vinyl Rocks; children’s activities; and an honorary duck march led by The Peabody Orlando Duck Master Donald Tompkins and Holy Family Catholic Church Youth Choir Director Eric Anderson of Southwest, the fundraiser’s beneficiary. Eric has been battling cancer since August 2010. He is a former duck master for The Peabody Orlando, where he worked for 10 years, and has served as Holy Family’s youth choir director for 18 years. He also worked for Orlando Health as the guest services manager at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Eric and his wife, Sally, have two children, Brigitte, 10, and Blake, 8. All proceeds from the event benefited the Anderson family. |
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Christ the King Lutheran Preschool staff members include (front, l. to r.) Shauna Bess-Ogeerally, Nadira Baig, Kristy McUmber, Jennifer Violetta, Director Angel Alexander, Claudia Kelly, Michele Chase, Nydia Martinez, Silvia Vega, (back, l. to r.) Isabel Ojeda, Susan Woods, Ginger Allen, Amy Hudgins and Alan Ilustrisimo. |
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Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista President and Southwest resident David Brinckerhoff (far right) welcomes (l. to r.) Rotary International District 6980 Assistant Gov. Bill Baril of Westminster Landing, and Gov. Art Brown and his wife, Karen, of Turnburry to a recent meeting. |
Turnburry resident and Rotary International District 6980 Gov. Art Brown recently made his first visit to the Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista. He was welcomed by Southwest resident and President David Brinckerhoff. Also at the meeting were Brown’s wife, Karen, and Assistant Gov. Bill Baril of Westminster Landing. All three are members of The Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips. |
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Kristy Konat of Ocoee, Jessica Tisko of Eden Isle, and Stacy Sewell, membership director of Bella Collina in Montverde, joined Bella Collina’s Pink Ladies team that is participating in the 2011 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Metro Orlando walk. The American Cancer Society event, which is themed “Put On Your Pink Bra,” will take place Oct. 29 at 8 a.m. at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. For more information or to donate, visit www.makingstrides.acsevents.org/orlandometro on the Web.
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