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Halloween 2017
Halloween Dance with D.J. José Ramírez at the DAV
By Herman Santa
The annual Halloween event hosted by the Spanish American Club was celebrated Oct. 28 at the Disabled American Veterans Hall in Port St. Lucie.
Members and guests were invited for birthday celebrations, snacks, tricks, treats, 50/50 raffles, dance, door prizes and for the best costumes. Master of ceremonies and club President Ruben Aleman welcomed everyone to the party and gave an update of the status of the club and thanked everyone for their continued support.
From left: Nereida Pellot, Rubén Alemán and Jason Modesto
From left: Gilberto Bodden and Luis Carrillo.
From left: Frank Megaro, Josie Guadalupe, Aminda Simpson, Rosendo González, Daisy Alemán, Néstor Locayo and Dick Diamond
Billiard 2017 (Tournament)
Spanish American Club hosts Billiard Tournament 2017
By Herman Santa
The Spanish American Club, Inc. Billiard Tournament was hosted Saturday, October 14, at Shooters Billiards 8991 Federal Hwy, PSL at the corner of US1 and village green in Port St. Lucie.
Club member Ivan Guanill coordinated the event. The event produced enthusiastic participation by club members. The billiard tournament featured a ration of 11 players in a round single’s play. The entry fee was $10 per player. The players that lost two games were declared out of the competition.
Winners: Marco Peña, 1st. Place, Ivan Guanill 2nd. Place and Tony Cruz 3rd. Place. While the men played billiard, the ladies played dominoes. Among them were Xiomara Guanill, Daisy Aleman, Nereida Pellot and Millie Asencio. Thanks to Ivan Guanill and his committee and to all participants who made this annual event a big success.
(Front row) From left; Millie Asencio, Nereida Pellot Xiomara Guanill and Daisy Aleman
Event 2015 (Hispanic Proclamation)
PROCLAMATION – HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
By Herman Santa
On September 14, 2015, At the Regular Meeting of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port St. Lucie Mayor Gregory J. Oravec, presented a proclamation for the Hispanic heritage month. On behalf of the The Spanish American Club, Inc.
Members present to receive the proclamation were Carlos Bonet, Al Feliciano, Tony Colón and Nancy Rozon.
PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS a) PROCLAMATION – HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Mayor Oravec read the Proclamation, and presented it to the Board of Directors of the Spanish American Club.
Carlos A. Bonet said, “We appreciate the fact that you have chosen the Spanish American Club to receive this Proclamation on behalf of the Hispanic community in Port St. Lucie. We will do our best to keep contributing to the City of Port St. Lucie and to the United States of America. Thank you for the recognition.”
Mayor Oravec commented, “Thank you.”.
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Regular Meeting of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port St. Lucie on September 14, 2015, beginning at 07:00 PM, at Port St. Lucie City Hall, 121 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
PROCLAMATION – HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Presented to the Spanish American Club, Inc. by Gregory J. Oravec, Port St. Lucie Mayor.
Event 2017 (Hispanic Proclamation)
PROCLAMATION – HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
By Herman Santa
On Monday, October 9, 2017, At the Regular Meeting of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port St. Lucie Mayor Gregory J. Oravec, presented a proclamation to our club for the Hispanic heritage month. On behalf of the The Spanish American Club, Inc. our President Ruben Aleman was present to receive the proclamation.
On his message to the members on Sunday, October 15, 2017, Ruben Aleman wrote a paragraph that said “We were just given a Proclamation singed by the Mayor, in recognition of the Spanish American Club, for what we do for the Latin Community in Port St. Lucie, and the Treasure Coast. Our scholarship program is a fine example of that. Our Club is made up of just about all the Spanish speaking countries in the world, and we should be proud of that”.
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Regular Meeting of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port St. Lucie on October 9, 2017, beginning at 07:00 PM, at Port St. Lucie City Hall, 121 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34984.
Event 2017 (Hurricane Maria)
The Spanish American Club members hold Maria relief drive for victims of Puerto Rico
Herman Santa
A Maria Hurricane Relief Drive at the Luau event at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) last Saturday, Sept. 30 was a collaboration of the members of the Spanish American Club, Inc. and their guests and resulted in the collection of water, paper goods, toiletries, other supplies, food and more to help affected in Puerto Rico.
Thanks to Ruben Aleman, President of the club and his directors, who recognized the need, his truck truckload of supplies made its way to the Puerto Rican restaurant “Rustico” in St. Lucie West which they will send them the island. Ruben Aleman thanked the members and their guests during the Luau event.
Luau 2017
Luau Dance with D.J. José Ramírez at DAV
By Herman Santa
The annual Luau event hosted by The Spanish American Club was celebrated Sept. 30, at the Disabled American Veterans hall in Port St. Lucie.
Members and their guests were entertained by D.J. José Ramirez. Event coordinator was public relations Director Ray Guadalupe who conducted the raffles. The members celebrated the birthdays of the month of September while entertainer D.J. José Ramírez played a Happy Birthday song for them; among them present were Yvonne Modesto, José Mori, Roberto Veléz, Carly Werhly, Joe Abbate and Karen Diamond
Door prize raffle winners were Al Manzanares, Maritza Rivera, Aida Veléz, Carly Werhly, María Allean, Yvonne Bonet, Ligia Bernas, Isa Bryson and Xiomara Guanill (Seated). 50/50 winners were Maritza Rivera and María Quiles. Best luau outfit winners were Virginia González (Ladies) and Rosendo González (Men). (4) It was an evening of camaraderie, picadas, raffles, door prizes, music, leis and of course, luau. A big thank you to our board members who coordinated the event. A special thank you to all the members and their guests who attended and bought tickets for the raffles.
At event the members collected non perishable items to help and support Puerto Rico with the disaster of hurricane María. The items collected will be distributed by Rustico Restaurant in St. Lucie West. Please join us and help Puerto Rico recover from that disaster. Thank you for your donations.
From left Maritza Rivera and María Locayo
From left Yvonne Modesto, José Mori, Roberto Veléz, Carly Werhly, Joe Abbate and Karen Diamond
From left Virginia González and Rosendo González
From left Al Manzanares, Maritza Rivera, Aida Veléz, Carly Werhly, María Allean, Yvonne Bonet, Ligia Bernas, Isa Bryson and Xiomara Guanill (Seated)
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