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Silverliners Elect Officers, Present Lifetime Giving Award

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By BARBARA ROUTEN

Tribune correspondent

Published: June 14, 2008

TAMPA - The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Eastern Airlines Silverliners International elected new officers for the 2008-09 year in May. The new president is Adrienne Love, Barbara Bukata is vice president, Barbara Reed is secretary and Trish Schwartzkopf is treasurer.

The chapter, which includes many members from the Brandon area, "has been around for a number of years. Many of the women have served in several capacities over the years," Reed said. "We do work well together, and I say that because we put on a highly successful convention in St. Pete in April."

Reed was installed as secretary of the international organization at the St. Petersburg convention April 9-13.

"You know how it goes - you step out of the room for a minute, and someone elects you to an office!" Reed joked when asked about her new position.

Reed worked as a flight attendant for Eastern in 1956 and 1957.

"At that time, when flight attendants married, they had to resign or take a ground job," she said. "I found it to be a very fascinating job. We provided service from the time a passenger boarded the plane until he/she disembarked. ... It was considered a glamorous job, something to which to aspire."

At the convention, Mike Smiles, chief development officer for Paul Newman's Hole in The Wall Gang Camp, presented a lifetime giving award to Lois Morton, Eastern Airlines Silverliners' Foundation chairwoman and camp coordinator. The Connecticut camp, which serves children with life-threatening illnesses, is celebrating its silver anniversary this year.

The award recognized the Silverliners' significant contributions to the camp, more than $100,000. A cabin at the camp is named in honor of the organization.

The next Florida Gulf Coast Chapter meeting will be at 1 p.m. June 28 at Lee Roy Selmon's, 4302 Boy Scout Blvd. W., Tampa.

Former flight attendants for the now defunct Eastern Airlines may join by calling Love at (813) 677-2909 or Janice Henry at (813) 837-4312.

Brandon Elks Plan Flag Day Celebration

BRANDON - The public is invited to celebrate the American flag's history and significance at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Brandon Elks Lodge 2383, 800 Centennial Lodge Drive, Brandon. The Elks past exalted rulers and Rick Weigand, leading knight and chairman of lodge activities, will present the Flag Day program. Refreshments will be provided afterward.

In other news from Elkdom, the May Student of the Month is Jeffrey A. Schlandt of Newsome High School. He is a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist and served as captain of the varsity soccer team, treasurer of the Spanish National Honor Society and secretary of the Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematics honor society. He also participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

The Elk of the Month for May is Don Cornett Sr., who organized the recent Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs tournament and helped rally a group to paint the lodge lounge, Don Moon, exalted ruler, said in the June issue of the lodge newsletter, "The Bugle."

Stephanie Moon was chosen Lady of Distinction for May by the Brandon Ladies of the Elks. She has served as president of the Ladies, headed various committees and shares her culinary skills with the lodge.

The Elks Youth Committee will serve a buffet pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. June 22 at the lodge. Cost is $5.50 per person and includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs cooked to order, sausage, home-fried potatoes, grits, toast, biscuits with sausage gravy, coffee and juice. Tips will be donated to a breast cancer awareness organization.

Leadership Brandon Graduates 32 Members

BRANDON - The 32-member Leadership Brandon class of 2008 graduated May 29 at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association.

Leadership Brandon is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce that provides workshops, tours and interactive presentations to develop community awareness. Nominations for the class of 2009 are being accepted and must be received by the chamber by 5 p.m. June 27. Nomination forms can be found at www.brandon chamber.com.

The 2008 Eagle Award from the 2008 Leadership Brandon Alumni Association was presented to Laurie Ellis, formerly of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, for her dedication to the community and helping others become strong leaders. Ellis, as keynote speaker at the graduation, shared her leadership journey.

Graduates are: Beverly Alexander of Valrico State Bank; Lina Angelici of Williams, Schifino, Mangione & Steady, P.A.; Lance Cohn of the Campo Family and FishHawk Ranch YMCAs; Danielle Craft of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce; Don Cranston of Tampa Electric Co.; Jim Crews Jr. of Verizon; Bill Curtiss of the Brandon Times/St. Petersburg Times; Christina Dyer of Word O Mouth Referrals; Karri Eads of Pilot Bank; Damelis Enriquez of SurvTech Solutions; Dawn Galia of Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association; Maxine Harper of Haynes Harper and Associates; John Hemenway of Bivins and Hemenway, P.A.; Jeanne Henderson of All American Title Insurance; Ingrid Hooglander of Griffin and Associates, P.A.; Alison LaPointe of SunTrust Bank Tampa Bay; Jim Luchtenberg of Flooring America; Stephanie Magruder of the Magruder Agency; Joseph Mawhinney of Clark, Campbell & Mawhinney, P.A.; Mark Moberg of Leading Edge Aviation Services; Angela O'Donnell of Wachovia Bank; Paul Phillips of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority; Kim Pontillo of M&I Bank; Kate Quesada of the Osprey Observer; Rob Redding of the MacDill Air Force Base Public Affairs 6th Air Mobility Wing; Richard Rios of Morgan Stanley; Anita Silverstein of Valrico State Bank; Connie Smaldone of South Shore Group Real Estate; Nicole Solare of Flooring America; David Van Dyke of Gevity; Colette Vann of Serenity Meadows Memorial Park, Funeral Home and Crematory; and Richard Woytowich of the Bank of Tampa/FishHawk Division.

For information, contact Crystal Colegrove at (813) 689-1221, ext. 24, or ccolegrove @brandonchamber.com.

Send news and photos of community interest to Barbara Routen at The Tampa Tribune, 505 W. Robertson St., Brandon FL 33511, call (813) 657-4531 or e-mail neighbors@tampabay.rr.com.

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