The Holidays are upon us. I really enjoyed our November meeting. It was a great turn-out with guests and some Pilots we had not seen in a while. Now I am looking forward to our Christmas party. The pecan sales have gone very well, despite the economy and the higher prices. After all they are the best around!

I want to take this oppor-tunity to tell each and every-one of you how much you are appreciated and loved. We are all very fortunate to have loving families and friends. Not to forget the people in our community that we help. The Pilot Club helps many people all year

round; and, I know that no matter how big or small, so many people appreciate us. And our members are appreciated and loved by each other. We are all so talented in many different ways and blend together with our ideas like the colored sand.

Sorry, but I tend to get very emotional this time of year. I look around at the homeless people with children and I thank God every day for the people in my life and the fact that I have a home. I have beautiful, healthy children and grandchil-dren. And I realize in

the blink of an eye, all this can be taken away....so my thoughts and prayers go out to all the troops fighting for my freedom who will spend the Holidays away from their families and wish them a safe return home. And a special prayer for all those who have lost loved ones in wars through the years.

Bonnie

Presidents Message

Remember when Shopping online use

http://www.we-care.com first, that

way PI gets a percentage of the

Sale.

District News

Pilot Club Of Ocala

December 2011

Volume 2, Issue 6

The Patter

Anchors Away 2

Pecans 2

International

News

2

Recipes 3

Birthdays &

Anniversary

3

PIF Information 4

Board of Di-

rectors

5

Inside this issue:

A Christmas candle is a

lovely thing;

It makes no noise at all,

But softly gives itself away;

While quite unselfish, it

grows small.

- Eva K. Logue

Who has Happy or

Sad Money?

Remember it goes to

a GREAT cause. We

want to support our

District for PI

Convention in 2012.

The Anchor Joint meet-

ing will be in January. It

will be held at Trinity

High School in the Cafe-

teria. It will be Catered

by Pizza Hut. It is on the

regular business meet-

ing night. Third Thurs-

day of January at 6:30

pm. Please Come out

and support the Girls

and learn what is going

on in their Anchor Clubs.

Don’t be

a Grinch

Help

Carole

Vitale by

ringing the Salvation

Army Bell for the

Christmas Season. If

you would like to Vol-

unteer a Saturday to

help with ringing the

Bell Please Contact

Carole.

PI and part of the pro-

ceeds will go back to PI.

The banquet will be a lunch

instead of dinner, so we

will have Thursday and Fri-

day nights free to do what-

ever and just have fun!

What happened in Vegas

stays in Vegas.

Anchors Away Salvation Army….

Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

July 18-21, 2012 (checkout

22nd) Room rate $105 - sin-

gle/double

Registration fees $250 Pilot;

Co-Pilot $175; Anchors $175;

Navigators $190. There will

be 5 shows we book through

The "buzz" is all around us,

and we anticipate a large turn-

out for the 2012 Annual Con-

vention and Leadership Con-

ference in Las Vegas! You

may register NOW by going to

the PI website

(www.pilotinternational.org).

International News

Rejoice! Both Mary Gilmore and Lee

Sanders are home again. I had a chat

with Lee and she is doing well even

though she still has a ways to go. She

has home health care to help in the

home and is in wonderful spirits. She

got home Saturday the 19th in time to

accompany Linda to a family Thanks-

giving gathering.

Mary got to go home Monday. I did-

n't get to talk with her but I know that

she must be to happy to be in

her own home and as comforta-

ble as she can be. I hope to talk

with her soon. Mary engineered

the sale of 4 cases of Pecans

from her hospital bed! Now

that's being a true PILOT!

Thanks Helen for the Great Infor-

mation!!! It is wonderful to know

that they will be home for Christ-

mas!

Pecans get your Pecans… Club News...

Pecans are almost

gone. If you need

more please con-

tact Helen. That way she can

keep track of who has what

and where they are. Make

sure you also turn in all Mon-

ies to Helen by Dec. 15th

that way she is able to put

them in the bank.

Page 2 Volume 2, I ssue 6

God’s Cake…

Birthdays and Anniversaries To Come...

Pilot Scholarship Houses...

Sometimes we wonder, ”What

did I do to deserve this?” or

“Why did God have to do this to

me?” Here is a

Wonderful ex-

planation!!!!!

A daughter was

telling her Mother how every-

thing is going wrong, she’s fail-

ing algebra, her boyfriend broke

up with her and her best friend

is moving away. Meanwhile, her

mother is baking a cake and

asks her daughter if she would

like a snack, and the daughter

says, ”Absolutely Mom, I love

your cake.” Here, have some

cooking oil,” her mother of-

fers. “YUCK” says her daugh-

ter. “How about a couple of

raw eggs?” “GROSS, Mom!”

“Would you like some flour

then? Or Maybe some baking

soda?” “ Mom those are all

yucky!” To which the mother

replies “Yes, all those things

seem bad all by themselves,

but when they are all put to-

gether in the Right way. They

make a won-

derfully de-

licious cake!”

You see

God works

the same way. Many times we

wonder why He would let us

go through such bad and dif-

ficult times. But God knows

that when He puts these

things all in HIS order, they

always work for good! We

just have to trust Him and,

eventually, they will all make

Something Wonderful!

Christmas that these girls may be away from home. Please pray for them dur-ing this time of year. If you would like to do-nate any-thing for the houses bring it with you to a meeting and we will make sure it gets to

the houses. The girls are always looking for anything that we use

to help run our own homes. Also I am sure that they would not be apposed to bake goods and home

cooked meals from time to time.

The PSHF has established a Foundation to provide funds for the maintenance of the Pilot Scholarship Houses. Once the endowment reach-es a balance of $100,000.00 only the interest will be used for the Maintenance of the houses. No interest is cur-rently being used. In interest will ever be used to fund gen-eral operating expenses. Re-member as will approach

December Anniversaries

We have none due to no Business meeting only a Christmas Party.

January Anniversaries

Carol Grella 2011(1 Year)

Connie VanRyzin 2008 (4 years)

December Birthdays

Mary Gilmore 25th

January Birthdays

Missy Ridgway 13th

Mandi Fallon 13th

Nancy Bierema 28th

Contact:

Www.southernscholarship.

org

Page 3 Volume 2, I ssue 6

PIF Information …

What’s Going On...

Remembering Christmas…..

A bit of news we have today….

A bake less Bake Sale is on the way. In these busy days, who wants to bake, a pie of cookies or even a cake. You’d be surprised if you counted the cost, of ingredients, heat, and the time you’ve lost. Baking for sales is extra work. Yet nobody really wants to shirk. So we’ve thought of a plan that’s really grand, and feel quite sure you’ll understand. In an envelope, if you like, please include the price… of a pie or cake or anything nice. With-

out fuss or bother, you’ve done your part. We hope you’ll give with a willing heart. Wishing suc-cess for our Bake less Bake Sale, this is the end of our lit-tle tale.

As the Fl. Dis-trict PIF Rep, I am challenging every Pilot Club in Florida to help me with the PIF Bake less Bake

Sale. So Madam President and PIF Reps, if you will share this poem and supply an envelope

for each member of your club, you can help the FL District with this fund-raiser for PIF. I will col-lect these donations at District Convention. And each Donation will be eligible for a very spe-cial drawing.

In Pilot Friendship and service,

Barbara Keck

up" in the commercial side of

this Holiday Season and stop

long enough to love those

around you, even if by simply

giving them a hug. Use this

time to visit at a nursing or

retirement home,

sing Christmas Carols to your

neighbors, bake some cookies

to take to

the widow in your

neighborhood, share a

meal with a friend that

doesn't have family

around......share this

season by sharing your

heart with those

around you!!! Merry

Christmas to each and

everyone!! Missy

Tis the Season to spread

Joy and bring love to

those around you! The

Christmas Season is not

just about how may pre-

sents we each get, but lov-

ing others and Celebrat-

ing the Birth of our Lord

Jesus Christ. Make sure

not to get too "wrapped

Christmas Party is at Marion

Woods on the 15th of De-

cember at 6:30 pm. There is

a menu and information at-

tached to the patter for that.

Saturday Farmer’s Market

Schedule

There is not a schedule for

the market as of now but

that does not mean any-

thing.

Page 4 Volume 2, I ssue 6

The Joint Anchor Meeting is in Janu-

ary at Trinity High School More in-

formation is in the Anchor Section of

the Patter.

Pilot International is an innovative volunteer service

organization that does more than just have meetings

and provide networking opportunities with friends

and associates. Pilot members take an active part in

making communities a better place to live ... today and

tomorrow. The service focus of Pilot International is

brain-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease,

chemical dependency, traumatic brain injuries, devel-

opmental, emotional, and mental disabilities.

P.O. Box 4323

Ocala, FL 34478

To be the service club of choice providing

fellowship for its members and service to the

community is the Vision of Pilot Club of Ocala.

Executive Board President Bonnie Palmeiri

President Elect Cindy Williams

Recording Secretary

Missy Ridgway

Treasurer Lisa Anderson

Corresponding Secretary

Susan Gragg

Director Gaye Cheshire( 2011-2013)

Director Carole Vitale (2011-2012)

Director Connie VanRyzin

(2010-2012)

Board of Directors 2011-2012

E-mail: greenjungle99@gmail.com

Third Thursday of every Month at 6:30pm at Marion

Woods Retirement Community

Develop our membership to enthusiastically represent Pilot in the community and support our outreach is the Mission of Pilot Club of Ocala

Pilot Club Of Ocala

Appointees Parliamentarian D.J. Ferguson

Chaplin/ Patter Editor Crystal Bratcher

Operations Coordinator Barbara Hassen

Fundraising Coordinator Connie VanRyzin

Projects Coordinator Linda Schwambach

Anchor Coordinator Carole Vitale

PIF Representative Cindy Williams