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Saint Leo Religion Major Appointed to Board of Trustees

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By BARBARA ROUTEN

Tribune correspondent

Published: May 17, 2008

SAINT LEO - Brandon resident Sarah Holz, who is majoring in religion with a minor concentration in music at Saint Leo University, was selected May 2 to serve as a student trustee on the university's board of trustees during her upcoming junior and senior years.

She was one of four students interviewed for the position by a selection committee.

The board oversees "the administration of the university in accordance with the Saint Leo University bylaws," said David Persky, the school's assistant to the president.

He said student board members must be in good standing at the university, have acceptable grade-point averages and be involved in campus life. They also must be well-spoken and interested in the overall well-being of the university. Students apply for the position and often are encouraged to do so by school faculty and staff.

Holz, who attended Nativity Catholic School and Brandon High School, joins 37 other board members as the sole student trustee. She "is an exceptional young woman who will be a wonderful addition to the board," Persky said.

Holz's father, Bryon Holz of Brandon, said, "I'm stopping people on the street that I don't know and telling them! It helps me realize what treasures our children are and how blessed we all are. Yet, it's also a little humbling."

Beautiful Belles Meet Mayor May

BRANDON - Brandon's Honorary Mayor George T. May met April 24 with the Beautiful Bodacious Belles chapter of the Red Hat Society for game night at the home of Lady Grace Donna Todd in Valrico.

He proclaimed that, in his position, he has the responsibility to recognize people, events and organizations of outstanding significance, so from sundown April 24 to sundown April 25 is Red Hat Society Day.

Members at the anniversary meeting, held to celebrate the founding of the Red Hat Society, were Todd, event hostess; Queen Mum Diana Latham; Countess of Catalogs Shari Moore; Lady Razzle Dazzle Patty Peters; Lady Legs Ruthie Humphreys; Lady Tea Time Karen Evans; Princess Free Spirit JoAnn Harris; Lady Gogo Lou Martindale; Lady Butterfly Victoria Snyder; Lady Plantcerlot Carol Grim; Puerto Rico Contessa Dinah Martinez; Princess Nunu Noreen Radwancky; Lady Bonaventure Bonnie Brocksmith; and Crimson Countess Yvonne Robinson.

Robinson's daughter, Pink Hatter Dicey Duchess Jackie Roberts, attended, as did Robinson's mother, Jean Brissey, visiting from out of state.

The society, which has no purpose or mission other than "creating fun and friendships in a sisterhood way," according to May's proclamation, was created 10 years ago "when five tea-drinking women met, wearing purple outfits with red hats," May's proclamation said.

The society's founder, Sue Ellen, had purchased a red fedora at a thrift shop and later read Jenny Joseph's poem "Warning," which begins, "When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me." She gave a red hat and copy of the poem to a friend.

Each passed on a hat and the poem to other friends, including some in other states, who started chapters there. The society has hundreds of thousands of women in more than 30 countries.

The society's Web site, www.redhatsociety.com, calls the society a "dis-organization" with minimal rules. Members must be older than 50 to wear purple with red hats. Pink Hat Society members, who are too young yet to be Red Hatters, may wear lavender outfits with pink hats.

Training Offered For Holiday Volunteers

BRANDON - Anyone who would like to volunteer to help the poor and homeless at Thanksgiving or Christmas with the Cynthia Pinckney Ministries must participate in one of six free training classes to be offered from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month through Oct. 25 in the fellowship hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 402 Lumsden Road E., Brandon.

The next class will be on May 24. Lunch and drinks will be provided.

Preregistration is required. Go to www.cynthiapinckney ministries.org or call (813) 571-1556.

After training is completed, volunteers will be told where and when they can help the ministry during the holidays. Advance preparations and scheduling will ensure there are not "too many volunteers with nothing to do," Pinckney said. It "will help us have control over how many volunteers to expect, where they will serve and the length of time they will be assisting."

The ministry's Web site says, "While the tangible needs of the homeless are blatantly apparent, the emotional needs are not. Our training will equip our volunteers to better serve the homeless with not only their meals, but in showing great care and compassion to these displaced loved ones of our Father."

Brandon Elks Honor Special Members

BRANDON - The Brandon Elks Lodge No. 2383 Elk of the Month for April, Steve Powell, cooked up an improved spaghetti sauce for Wednesday Spaghetti Nights and is cooking up ideas as chairman of the Fourth of July parade float activities.

Sandy Kuzniar presented the Brandon Ladies of the Elks' Lady of Distinction award for April to Barbara Henbest at the April meeting. Henbest has been attending functions with her husband, Larry, who has served as the lodge's exalted ruler. She also worked in the kitchen and dining hall and took notes at Ladies of the Elks meetings.

The Ladies of the Elks selected two other women of note. Lady of the Year Ann Fox has helped with catering, special events, Sunday breakfasts and other activities. Officer of the Year Diane League has served the organization for many years and, as vice president this year, has been willing to help with whatever was asked of her.

At the April meeting of the Ladies of the Elks, the new exalted ruler, Don Moon, congratulated members "for an outstanding job they did last year." He said the new mottos for his term will be "TNT - try new things, and DSD - do something different." What won't change is the Elks' mission: "Elks care and Elks share."

Award-Winning Artist Offers Demonstrations

SUN CITY CENTER - Award-winning artist Tim Mandese of Brandon will demonstrate pencil drawing and giclees, full-color reproductions of original work, courtesy of the Art Club of Sun City Center at 1 p.m. Monday in the Rollins Theater, 970 Cherry Hills Drive, Sun City Center. The demonstration will be free and open to the public.

Mandese's love of pencil drawing began when he was a child. He studied commercial art at Florida Metropolitan University. His drawings have earned three first-place ribbons at the Florida State Fair. He started a home-based business in 2007 making quality giclee prints of his work and that of other local artists.

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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