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Event 2009 (Farewell-Prado)
Despedida a la familia Prado
Por Herman Santa
On Friday, August 28, and Saturday, August 29, friends of Jorge and Teresa Prado threw a “Farewell Party” at the Santa family’s residence in Jensen Beach. The Prados, Preciados, and Santas ended up celebrating at the 17th anniversary party of the club in Ft. Pierce. The Prados will be moving to Bogotá, Colombia. We wish them good luck in their new home.
Luau 2011
Luau with D.J “Mendoza Sound” at The Spanish lakes Clubhouse
By Herman Santa
Aloha! Tropical music, leis and a luau was what members and their guests of the Spanish American Club, Inc. encountered at the Annual Luau Party on Saturday, August 20th, 2011, at a private clubhouse in Ft. Pierce. Approximately 60 members and their guests took part in the event. The clubhouse was transformed into a tropical paradise. They feasted on a latin buffet prepared by the members, socialized and packed the dance floor to get down to the sweet sound of “Mendoza Sound”.
Among the guests were: Juan Carlos and Odette Gayoso and Vivi Bercey. After the dinner, master of ceremony Karen Diamond called up the names of the members and guests that were present to celebrate their birthdays. Among them were: Angenol Pellot, Ron Bryson, Lionel Román, Linda Manzanares and three unidentified guests. They were asked to stand near the birthday cake while the D.J. played a “Happy Birthday” song for them. Followed the birthday celebration, the board held the raffles for the grand prize, 50/50 and door prizes. The grand prize winner ($500) was Mary Figliola. Mario Franceschi and Eddie Heltzer ($45 each) were the lucky winners of the 50/50.
Door prize winners were Virginia Feliciano, Nereida Pellot, Reinaldo Matias and 4 other unidentified guests. The hat dance contest winner was Nereida Pellot. Special thanks go to the decoration and set ups committees, and the board of directors who donated the door prizes and helped to make the event a success. And finally, thanks to the generosity of the attendees who bought raffle tickets for the event.
L to R: Unidentified guest, Nereida Pellot, Unidentified guest, Reinaldo Matias, Unidentified guest, Virginia Feliciano and unidentified guest.
Scholarship 2011 (Rodriguez)
22nd scholarship from the “Spanish American Club, Inc.”
By Herman Santa
The Spanish American Club, Inc. (SACI) awarded a third scholarship this year to a local Hispanic student. The third student is Adriana Rodríguez who was born in Santiago de Cuba and now lives in Port St. Lucie. Adriana was graduated from Port St. Lucie High School. She will study Physiology at Indian River State College.
The student was selected as a winner for the year 2011 from more that 16 students who applied for the scholarship of the club. The award is presented each year by the club and is based on grades, academic accomplishments and economic needs.
This year scholarship committee is chaired by Herman Santa and co-chairs are Isa Bryson and Nancy Rozon. They selected the students (Adriana Rodriguez, Nancy Velazquez and Tatiana Muñoz) for their achievements, trustworthiness, character, responsibility, fairness, caring and academics.
The students were asked to write an essay in Spanish and submit letters of recommendation. They were interviewed by the committee and were asked several questions concerning their goals and objectives and why they deserved the scholarships. The students have been awarded $500 scholarships each.
The (SACI) is a non profit organization. The club was founded in 1992 by 9 Hispanics families from Martin and St. Lucie Counties to promote the Hispanic heritage and to unite the Hispanics on the Treasure Coast. The SACI scholarship was established in 1992 for low income Hispanic students. Over 25 High School seniors from Martin and St. Lucie had benefited from the scholarships. Over $13,000 has been awarded to them.
Thanksgiving 2002
Annual Thanksgiving at the residence of Herman and Lucy Santa in Jensen Beach
By Herman Santa
The members of the Spanish American Club, Inc. gathered with their guests at the Santa family residence in the city of Jensen Beach to celebrate Thanksgiving. The celebration began with cocktails, snacks, and music. After dinner, the members’ birthdays were celebrated.
Among those present were Ana Swift, Gladys Piñeiro, Sandra Reyes, and Lily Betancourt. Then the dancing started, and they danced late into the night.
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