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Christmas Toys 2015
The Spanish American Club, Inc. helps others at Christmas
By Herman Santa
The Thanksgiving party of the Spanish American Club was the beginning of the holiday season, the time to donate food baskets and to collect toys for the underprivileged families in need in the area.
The toys that were collected will be donated in Stuart and Indiantown through Helping People Succeed, Healthy Families. The rest of the toys will be donated to St. Andrew Christian School in Port St. Lucie. The donation of food baskets during the week of Thanksgiving and the collection of toys for Christmas is a club tradition that began 23 years ago and helps to light up the lives of underprivileged families in need in Martin and St. Lucie counties.
The Spanish American Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1992, whose main goals are to promote friendship and solidarity among its members and other institutions, through social, cultural and civic activities and to promote the knowledge of the Spanish-speaking countries’ geography, history, art, culture and folklore. A big thank to our board, to the members and their guests who donated the Christmas toys for the children.
Thanksgiving 2015
Annual Thanksgiving with D.J. José Ramírez at the (DAV)
By Herman Santa
The Spanish American Club, Inc. hosted the annual Thanksgiving celebration on Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Disabled American Veteran’s Club in Port St. Lucie.
The evening started with cocktails, birthday celebration, door prizes and ended with fantastic dancing music. After the raffles, entertainer, D.J. José Ramírez played the “Happy Birthday” song for members and their guests who were celebrating their birthdays during the month of November.
The club continued a 22-year tradition by distributing food baskets to underprivileged families for Thanksgiving and donating holiday gift bags to children in the area. A big “thank you” to the board, the members and their guests who donated the door prizes and brought Christmas gifts for the children.
From left: Gus Migliore, Cathy Migliore, Elizabeth Mejia, Daisy Aleman and Maite Peterson, Felix Sanabria and Jason Modesto
From left: Vivian Megaro, Ernesta Monroe, Ray Guadalupe and Diana Nieves
Halloween 2015
Halloween Dance with D.J. José Ramírez at the DAV
By Herman Santa
The Annual Halloween Party hosted by The Spanish American Club, Inc. was celebrated on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Hall in Port St. Lucie.
Members and guests were invited for tricks, treats, raffles, dances, snacks and door prizes for the best costumes. Master of ceremonies Al Feliciano, welcomed everyone to the party and thanked everyone for their continued support. After the announcements, birthday celebration and raffle drawings, everyone enjoyed the entertainment of D.J. José Ramírez.
Ana Maria Giraldo and Walter Gomez.
From left: Amelia Lanchez, Johnny Borras, Cookie Santiago, Sofie Eisen, Josie Guadalupe, Dick Diamond and Frank Megaro.
Anniversary 2015
23rd Anniversary with D.J. José Ramírez at DAV
By Herman Santa
The 23rd anniversary dinner dance party hosted by The Spanish American Club, Inc. was celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) hall in Port St. Lucie.
Members and their guests enjoyed an evening of food, raffles and dancing. The dinner consisted of Salad, Fried chicken, Sausage with peppers and onions, baked ziti and rolls. Coffee and birthday cake were also provided. Master of ceremonies and president of the club, Carlos Bonet, welcomed everyone to the party and gave an update of the status of the club and thanked every one of them for their continued support.
Following the president’s update, the board conducted the raffles and celebrated the birthdays of the month of August and September while entertainer D.J. José Ramírez played a Happy Birthday song for them, among them present were:Maria Aguerro, Charlie Rodriguez, Augusto Rodriguez, Angel Pellot, Joe Abbate, Juan Piñeiro, Maite Peterson, Linda Manzanares, Rossana Parra, Leo Roman, Eliecer Torres, Karen Diamond and José Ramirez. Door prize winners were: Gilberto Serri and Ivonne Bonet.
After the birthday celebration and raffle drawings, everyone enjoyed the entertainment of D.J. José Ramírez with his repertoire of songs he sang and played. Big thanks to the board who worked very hard to make the annual event a big success and to our members for their continued support and camaraderie. Finally, many thanks to the members who helped with the decorations and cooked the food.
The mission of the club is to promote friendship and solidarity among its members, neighbors and other institutions of the Treasure Coast through cultural, social and civic activities to promote knowledge of the Spanish speaking countries, their geography, history, art and folklore. The club has grown from 18 members in 1992 to 150 members; Over $22,000 in scholarships have been awarded to Hispanic students in Martin and St. Lucie counties; 36 Hispanic students from many different countries have been awarded.
The board and the committees extends its sincere appreciation to the members who made donations and to the all the sponsors for the contributions and support.
From left: Gilberto Ferri and Ivonne Bonet, Miriam Acurero, Al Manzanares, Nancy Rozon and Al Feliciano
50/50 winners: Miriam Acurero and Al Manzanares.
From left; Maria Aguerro, Charlie Rodriguez, Augusto Rodriguez, Angel Pellot, Joe Abbate, Juan Piñeiro, Maite Peterson, Linda Manzanares, Rossana Parra, Leo Roman, Eliecer Torres and Karen Diamond
Golf 2004
Prácticas de golf 2004
Por Herman Santa
Algunos de los socios del “Spanish American Club, Inc.” están practicando los domingos después del mediodía en Savanna Club Country Club en Port St. Lucie y algunas veces en Pine Lake Country Club en Jensen Beach.
Con el fin de promover la amistad y armonía entre los socios, los socios seguirán practicando hasta que llegue el día del torneo de golf que se está planeando para el otoño. Para poder hacer el torneo, se necesitan por lo menos 20 jugadores.
Scholarship 1994 (Gil)
First scholarship from the “Spanish American Club, Inc.”
by Cecilia Vignier
On July 23rd, the members of the “Spanish American Club, Inc.” gathered to award a $500 scholarship to the young Armando Gil. We all had the pleasure of chatting with Armando and confirming how deserving he is of the scholarship. The meeting took place at the home of our president, Mr. Tomás González, and his dear wife, Cathy, who graciously offered their home. All members brought a dish of their choice and celebrated with dancing and music until the late hours of the night. Everyone had a great time, and there was also the opportunity to introduce new members who have joined this friendly and cheerful group of the “Spanish American Club, Inc.”
Scholarship Award 2015
Spanish American Club awards two scholarships
By Herman Santa
For the 22nd straight year, the Spanish American Club, Inc. continues its mission of preserving the Hispanic heritage and community commitment in supporting Hispanic students of Martin and St. Lucie counties.
This year recipients were Matias Nicolas Campora and Juan Carlos Perez. The tough job of choosing the winners fell to members of the 2015 Scholarship Committee: Herman Santa, Dr. Joe Wasdovich, Nancy Rozon, Fe Val de Ruten and Melissa Bonet.
Matias Nicolas Campora was born in Miami Florida. His parents, Carlos Campora and Fabiana Rodriguez was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Matias graduated from Lincoln Park Academy High School in Ft. Pierce. He will attend University of Central Florida and will major in Electrical Engineering. he would like to pursue a career as an Engineer.
Juan Carlos Perez was born in Guatemala. His parents, Jesus and Idolina Perez were also born in Guatemala. Juan graduated from Jensen Beach High School. He will attend Indian River State College and will major in Business Administration. Since 1993, the club has awarded scholarships to 36 High School Seniors. The awards are presented each year by the club and are based on grades, academic accomplishments and economic needs.
Luau 2015
Luau with D.J. José Ramírez at DAV
By Herman Santa
The Spanish American Club, Inc. hosted a Beach Party Dance on Saturday, July 25 at the Disabled American Veterans Club in Port St. Lucie.
Members and their guests enjoyed an evening of fun, snacks and dancing. Master of ceremonies and president of the club, Carlos Bonet, welcomed everyone to the party and gave an update of the status of the club and thanked every one of them for their continued support.
Followed the president’s update, the board conducted the raffles and celebrated the birthdays of the month of July while entertainer D.J. José Ramírez played a Happy Birthday song for them. A big thanks to our board of directors and members who helped with the decorations, set ups and assisted throughout the night.
From left; Mary Figliola, Rosalinda Pagán, Sandy Coughlin, Lucy Santa and Lily Cruz.
Scholarship Dance 2015
Annual Scholarship Night Dance with D.J. at the Elks Lodge
By Herman Santa
The Scholarship Committee of The Spanish American Club, Inc. hosted a Scholarship Night Dinner Dance on Saturday, July 11 at the Elks Lodge in Port St. Lucie.
The fund raiser was a great success thanks to many members, their guests, donors and local merchants for the benefit of local Hispanic students. More than $2,000 was raised through ticket sales and silent auction donations.
This writer, scholarship director and master of ceremonies welcomed everyone to the event and gave a short history of the scholarship program since 1992, thanked every one for their continued support. Shortly after, we enjoyed a delicious buffet prepared by the chef of the Elks Lodge. The meal consisted of salad, chicken, fish, bake potato, vegetable medley, dessert and coffee.
The scholarship committee raffled the grand prize (a grill valued at $400), had a 50/50 raffle, dance lessons raffles and the sale of other various certificates. The grand prize winner, Ray Guadalupe; 50/50 raffle winner, Dan Carroll; and dance lessons were: Lucero Zepeda, Stella Paez, Laura Moylan and Charlie Quiles.
Buyers of certificates: Carlos Bonet (1 round of golf from The Saints, 1 bowling from Saint Lucie Lanes and 1 Oil change from Tilden Amalie LLC Auto Repair). Ray Guadalupe (1 hour golf lesson from PGA Golf instructor Mel Bryant). Randy Lenna (1 gift card from Chilli’s Restaurant and Laura Moylan (2 gift certificates from St. Lucie lanes.
The Highlight of the night was ball room dance instructor Slavojka Marcovic who gave us a Bachata group dance lesson and the rest of the night every one danced to the tunes of the talented D.J. José Ramírez. It was an evening of fun, great food, dancing and happy winners.
A big Thank You to the co-chairs of the scholarship committee Nancy Rozon, Fe Vall de Ruten and Melissa Bonet. Special thanks to the President of our club Carlos Bonet for his help with the raffle ticket sales and his assistance organizing this event. And last but not least, to our Treasurer Ron Bryson who worked very hard helping with the dance and grill ticket sales.
Finally a big thanks to this year’s sponsors, Dr. Joe Wasdovich, Alicia & Joe Abbate, Tony Colón, John & Annie Borras, Humberto Torres and Ruth López from Rústico Restaurant, D.J. José Ramírez, Ivonne Fraga, Publisher of La Voz News, David O’Kelly Manager of The Saints Golf Shop, Jairo and Catalina Chitiva from La Paisita Colombian Restaurant, Mel Bryant, PGA Director of The First Tee and Golf Instructor, Slavojka Markovic from Jensen Beach Ballroom, Gustavo Santa from Burmese Martial Arts Academy, Fernando and Elizabeth Mejía from Tilden Amalie Auto Repair, Bill Ronayne Manager of the St. Lucie Lanes, Joe Castro from the Treasure Coast Hispanic American Club and Arlene Dailey from the Elks Lodge # 26548.
Father’s 2015
Spanish American Club celebrates Father’s Day
By Herman Santa
The Annual Father’s Day Dinner Dance hosted by The Spanish American Club, Inc. was celebrated on Saturday, June 27 at the Disabled American Veterans Club in Port St. Lucie.
Before the dinner, master of ceremonies and president of the club, Carlos Bonet, welcomed everyone to the party and gave an update of the status of the club and thanked every one of them for their continued support. We began the evening with cocktails and then enjoyed a delicious buffet. The delicious food was cooked by the members Millie Asencio, Vivian Megaro, Melissa Bonet and Yvonne Bonet. The meal consisted of salad, chicken, pulled pork, black beans, vegetable medley, broccoli, fried bananas “maduros”, dessert and coffee.
After the dinner, the board conducted the raffles and celebrated the member’s birthdays of the month of June while entertainer D.J. José Ramírez played a Happy Birthday song for them, among them were: Alicia Abbate, Roberta Linares, Gilbert Paredes, Quique Alvarado, Maite Peterson and Lucero Zepeda. Raffle winners were: Daisy Alemán, Virginia González, Nereida Pellot, Millie Asencio and Josie Guadalupe.
It was an evening filled with laughs, food, dancing and raffles. A special thank you to Gustavo Santa, Melissa Bonet, Cathy Migliore, and Lionel Roman for their assistance in serving the buffet. A big thanks to our board of directors and members Ray Gudalupe, Daisy Alemán and Félix Asencio who helped with the decorations, set ups and assisted throughout the night.
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