The Spanish American Club, Inc. – Spanish American Club Community Outreach

Get Together with D.J music at the DAV

By Herman Santa

The Hispanic community came together with the Spanish American Club, Inc. on April 28 at Disabled American Club in Port St. Lucie to help to help raise funds for the club.  It was an evening filled with drinks, food and dancing.  Over 60 members and guests enjoyed an evening of fun, laughs, raffles and prizes.  Among the guests attending were: Manny and Ursula Carcel, Enrique and Rae Anne Ospina, Charlie and Vicky Rodriguez, Frank and Vivian Magaro, Steve and Edith Junda, José and Lucero Zepeda, José and Emilia Ocasio, Joe and Cookie Santiago, Alberto and Rosalinda Aviles, Noel and Chicky Aviles Angel and Nereida Pellot, Cathy Murphy, Fred Neyndorff, Ray Cruz, Ana Latony, Josefina Martínez, Alma Chang, Roberta Linares, Raúl Ruíz, Nidia Barraza, Janna Vargas, Dana Peterson, and Hans Ewald.

After the dinner and raffles, members and guests attending with birthdays during the month of April were asked to stand near the birthday cake while the DJ played the “Happy Birthday” song for them. Among them were: Alma Chang, Emilia Ocasio, José Santiago, Rae Anne Ospina, Lucy Santa and Herman Santa.   There were two 50/50 winners, three raffle winners, a door prize winner and a Hat dance contest winner.   The 50/50 winners were: Lillian Cruz and Celia Santiago. The door prize winner was Al Feliciano.  Other raffle winners were: Enrique Ospina, Nora Candelario and Virgilio Cardona.  The hat dance contest winner was Edith Junda.

The Board of Directors would like to thank the members, sponsors and the wonderful supporters who enjoyed the music, food, and entertainment at the event, which was chaired by the Board of Directors Herman Santa; President, Leo Roman; Vice President, Ray Matias; Secretary, Isa Bryson; Treasurer, Nancy Rozon; Public Relations and Nora Candelario; Director.  Many thanks to the door prizes donors: Nancy Rozon, Ivan Guanill, Nora Candelario, Al Feliciano and Gustavo Santa.   A special thanks to our D.J. José Ramirez who and sang for us few ballads during the dinner and played the latest hits of the Latin music.  Also, I want to thank Elizabeth Mejía from McDonald Restaurant who donated the ice for the party.  The next event of the club is the monthly dinner dance which has been scheduled for Saturday, May 26.

Get Together with D.J “Showtime Entertainment” at the DAV

By Herman Santa

More than 75 members and guests attended the monthly get-together hosted at The Spanish American Club held at the Disabled American Veterans Club in Port St. Lucie on May 26.  Everyone feasted on a Latin buffet and packed the dance floor to boogie to the sounds of Showtime Entertainment.

Those celebrating birthdays in May were recognized.  Among them were Isa Bryson, Ida Gallant, José Zepeda and Yolanda Roca.  Speakers Marcel Cartagena and Hall Ripperger honored the veterans attending and those who fell during their time of service.  We are delighted with the large turnouts to our events of both old members, new members and guests.

New members were Manny and Ursula Carcel, Félix and Naomi Sanabria, Carlos and María Meléndez, Steve and Edith Junda, Carlos Bonet, Dana Peterson, Gus and Karen Meza and Inéz Rico.  Guests were Guillermo and CeciliaVignier, Gus and Karen Meza, Arturo and Lola Cobos, Ed and Cecilia Alarcón, Alex and Melisa Gómez, Frank and Vivian Magaro, Carlos and Ivonne Bonet, José and Lucero Zepeda, Dan and Evelyn Depagnier, Larry and Helen Couloris, Betty Falingat, Yolanda Roca, Sandy Coughlin, Dana Peterson, Cathy Murphy, Fred Neyndorff, Iván Chang, Ray Cruz and Hans Ewald.

A big thanks to Eddie Mercado from EME Marketing who donated 10 tickets to the Puerto Rican Family Day Festival on June 2 for the raffle.  Raffle winners were  Karen Diamond, Sandy Coughlin, Lucero Zepeda, Ray Cruz, Helen Couloris, Manny Carcel, Marcel Cartagena and Laura Laó.  The winner of the 50/50 raffle was Dana Peterson, and the winner of the door prize was Maité Peterson.

Many thanks to those who made this event a huge success and to the members who graciously donated door prizes.

Get Together with music at Dick y Vera Clark residence in Palm City

By Herman Santa

The monthly “Get Together” for the members was held on Saturday, May 5, at the residence of the Clark family, Dick and Vera, in the city of Palm City. With a perfect afternoon filled with tropical breezes, the event featured excellent organization from the buffet to the dessert, along with quality time among friends. After dinner, guests enjoyed the music of “C.D.,” with some getting up to dance to the latest rhythms of the moment.