It is a good thing that there was only one mee�ng in July because our members were so

busy doing so many different things! Certainly, the Pilot Interna�onal Conven�on in New

Orleans was at the center of many of our ac�vi�es. Sylvia Popowski, Pat Masse, Shirley

Pyle, Diane Dunn, Leanne Hansard, and I are s�ll diges�ng (literally!) the many

experiences we had with our Pilot colleagues all over the globe. So much is happening in

the organiza�on to keep us current with the 2000 decade.

Our only mee�ng in July saw us installing two great members. Tony Welch, a familiar

voice in local broadcas�ng (and Diane Welch’s other half!), will assist us with our

connec�ons to the media. Laura Yard, M.D. gives us a wealth of knowledge regarding

wellness and addic�ons. Both are valuable addi�ons to our membership.

We are all gearing up for our Chinese Auc�on on 8/27. Remember, members receive 10

extra raffle �ckets for each guest they bring. Please bring your great items to the next

mee�ng on 8/13. You can also contact chairs Moe Durham, Marsha Lewis, and Marsha

Douglas for pick-up.

Our Budget and Plans of Work have been signed, sealed, and approved. We owe

tremendous gra�tude to Diane Welch and Alonia Gainous for all their hard work and

tweaking. We are truly fortunate to have these number friendly women in our Club.

Do you think we can ever thank Diane Welch enough for the HOURS of work she has put

into our yearbook? Thanks to her and the efforts of Sylvia Popowski, Pat Masse, and Di-

ane Dunn, our yearbook is going to be an edi�on that proudly reflects our

membership and work. Remember to get those ads to these ladies ASAP to insure your

spot.

We are poised for a dynamic and huge fundraising and fun-raising year. It is an

especially exci�ng �me to be a Pilot. More than ever, it is a par�cularly wonderful �me

to be a member of the Pilot Club of the Halifax Area.

Pilot Peace and Love,

JoEllen Salce Rogers, President

The Halifax Breeze

“Friendship & Service” Volume 311

August 2013 President’s Piece

2013 – 2014 Officers

President

President Elect

Rec./Corr.

Secretary

Treasurer

1 Year Director

2 Year Director

Past President

JoEllen Salce-Rogers

Sylvia Popowski

Diane Welch

Alonia Gainous

Pat Masse

Maria Long

Hilary Reilly

Holly Ingle*

Joyce Conger

Special Appointments

Chaplain

The Breeze

Historian

Parliamentarian

PI Grants

Photographers

Sunshine

Lunch Coord.

Yearbook &

Presidents Book

Maureen Durham

Diane Dunn

Leanne Hansard

Diane Dunn

Shirley Pyle

Shirley Pyle

Diane Dunn

Dot Moore

Leanne Hansard

Pat Masse

Jane Willet

Diane Welch

Diane Trask

Pilot Club of the Halifax Area, Inc. * Phone: 386-255-2477 * ~hansard8_pilot@bellsouth.net~

Calling All Pilots!!!

Do you know why they call it a Chinese Auc?on? I don't either!

But its a blast, and we're always surprised by the variety of

goodies that turn up. So dig in your closets and find that

re-giCing item. Or ask a merchant to donate an item. There's

someone in the club who would love to have what you bring.

Bring your items to the Aug. 13th mee?ng.

The auc?on is Aug. 27th, at our regular mee?ng

?me and place. Oh, and by the way. Bring a

poten?al Pilot, pay for her lunch, and you will get

10 free ?ckets for the auc?on. See you there!

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July found “The Sensa?onal

6” of the Pilot Club of the

Halifax Area, President JoEllen

Salce Rogers, Pres. Elect Sylvia

Popowski, Pat Masse, Shirley

Pyle, Leanne Hansard and

Diane Dunn, in New Orleans

a*ending a great Conference.

We arrived Tuesday aCernoon and aCer se*ling

in, we went to dinner to celebrate Leanne's

birthday at the Court of Two Sisters

Restaurant, what a luxurious evening.

We celebrated Mardi Gras style to open the

conference on Wednesday night. Later that

evening we had our District Mee?ngs with

Governor Barbara Mackenzie at the helm.

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Pilot Club of the Halifax Area, Inc. * Phone: 386-255-2477 * ~hansard8_pilot@bellsouth.net~

Thursday was opening ceremonies where

the Flags of all the na?ons in Pilot Int’l.

were presented. This was followed by

the business mee?ng and elec?on of

officers.

Friday started out with our Keynote speakers

Dr. Kathleen Sturgis and Suzy Toronto then

off to Workshops. Then President Winnie

hosted the "Celebrate Excellence" Luncheon.

There were more workshops that aCernoon too,

concluding with another business mee?ng where

all the Calcu*a drawings, Auc?on items, Raffles

and recogni?on of Commi*ee Chairs were given.

All in All it was a memorable Conference,

everyone had a wonderful ?me and we

experienced the hospitality of New Orleans!

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Pilot Club of the Halifax Area, Inc. * Phone: 386-255-2477 * ~hansard8_pilot@bellsouth.net~

The aCernoon and evening were free to explore New

Orleans. Oh, did I fail to men?on that we tasted many

of New Orleans' Special?es, we did not go hungry!

Saturday started with the Memorial Service

for Pilots and Spouses that have passed in

thru the year. Then President Winnie and

Exec. Director Melanie Schild gave an

overview of Pilot's Causes & Campaigns,

promo?ng the "Do More, Care More, Be

More" theme. This year there was an

installa?on Luncheon, where Pres. Elect

Judy Langley was the Toastmistress, with and

Installa?on Ceremony later that evening.

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Pilot Club of the Halifax Area, Inc. * Phone: 386-255-2477 * ~hansard8_pilot@bellsouth.net~

PI is still providing help for the “Safe Harbor Fund” for our Pilot sisters & brothers that were effected by Super Storm Sandy. If you wish to send

help, please forward your check payable to “Safe Harbor Fund” to Pilot International Headquarters 102 Preston Court, Macon, Georgia 31210 or

visit the Pilot Int’l website www.pilotinternational.org and click on the orange “Donate” button. Choose Make A Donation. On the donation form,

under “Select Purpose,” choose “Disaster Relief.” Your contributions will make a difference in the lives of your fellow Pilots. Pilots DO more. Pilots CARE more. Pilots ARE more… for each

other and for the world. Donate to the Safe Harbor Fund and help a friend in need today.

Pilot InternationalPilot InternationalPilot InternationalPilot International

Keeping Up with our Scholarship Girls…. We are wai?ng with baited breath to learn if Pam Ingle*

will be in our Pilot House in Gainesville. It would be great

for both Julia and Pam to be together. When we went to

Gainesville in June to help bring Julia and brother, Bill (in

the Williams House) home for the summer I was proud to

show off our house to hubby, Tony. Our girls are the envy

of the other houses because we (Pilots) take such good care

of them and provide for their needs.

Of all of the things we do in Pilot, this is foremost in my

mind as the project that impacts many lives directly. Our

students are the very best of the best and have the

opportunity to realize their dreams and desires because of

our commitment to their educa?on.

Pilots Rock!

Very Proud Aunt

Membership

We are star�ng off 2013-14 with the installa�on of two (2) new members. We

want to welcome Tony Welch, sponsored by Diane Welch (of course), and Laura

Yard, sponsored by JoEllen Salce Rogers. We look forward to all the inspira�on

and help that these new members are ready to give. Please remember to

mentor our new members, we are ALL part of welcoming and helping our new

members to find their niche! We look forward to more installa�ons in August,

you goGa come and meet and greet them!

Diane M. Dunn

Sunshine Report

Please keep in your prayers, the following Pilot’s

♥ Dot Moore

♥ Alonia Gainous

♥ Kathy Keshvari

♥ Shirley Pyle, recovering

♥ Bill Wathen, recovering

♥ Tony Welch, recovering

♥ Cindy Watkins, recovering

♥ Cindy Watkins Mom, Pat, recovering

♥ Flo Griffin, recovering

♥ Minnie Harris, recovering

Pilots are special and we care about each one. If you

have information about a Pilot in need, please email

Pat Masse, patrimas3@aol.com

Greetings Pilots... I am excited to serve as

Treasurer for the 2013-2014 year. I pray I can fill Diane Welch’s

shoes. Well, hopefully at least one shoe. The year has started off with a bang! The Budget for 2013-2014 has been approved, thanks to the hard work and dedication of each of you. I greatly appreciate all the time everyone has dedicated to achieve this

accomplishment. I am looking forward to our first fundraiser for the year.

The Chinese Auction scheduled for August 27th; I am sure it will be a fantastic and successful fundraising event. Remember, you can earn 10 extra tickets for each guest you bring to this event. Thank you in advance to every Pilot for your support.

Alonia Gainous

Dollars & Cents

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Wow!Wasn’tthataterri�icbusinessmeetingonJuly23?Wevotedtobetheextraordinaryprogressiveclubweallknowweare.Thetasknowistorealizeourmissionandbeabletoprovidetothecommunityeverythingwewant–andmore.Ourtaskasfundraisersistoworktogether,havefun,andraisefundstosupporteachoftheareas’budgetrequests.FirstontheagendaistheChineseAuctiononAugust27.Thisisaperfectopportunitytoinviteaguest.Ifyoudo,youwillreceive10extraraf�letickets.Whatcouldbebetter?Thisisagreattimetohavefunandintroducepotentialmemberstotheclub.Let’srememberthatitisalsothetimeoftheyeartosellyearbookads.Ourbookcostsapproximately$500.00toprintandwedoneedtoraiseatleastthatmuchinadvertisingdollars.Thecommitteehasworkedtirelesslytogetthebookreadyforprint–justneedadsnow.InordertohavetheyearbooksdistributedbytheBusinessMeetinginSeptember,weneedtohavetheadsreadyforprintbyAugust15.Contractsandletterofintroductionareavailablebye-mailorhardprintcopies.OntheheelsoftheChineseAuctionistheannualGarageSale(atmyhome).WehavetheaddedadvantagethisyearofhavingtheJuniorClassofFatherLopezjoinustohelpraisefundsfortheirclass.WewillhavethehelpofYOUNGSTRONGstudentstohelpwiththeheavyliftingsofewofusareabletodoanymore.Weareacceptingyour“stuff”anytime–themorethebetter.Weneedtoraiseapproximately$1,100.00onthiseventsostartcleaningoutyourcupboards,drawers,closets,garagesetc.Thankstoeachmemberwhoendorsedtheplanfor2013-2014.Youarethebest. CollectorofDollarsforPilot, DianeWelch

"God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how." Henry Ward Beecher

Do you have your club shirt?

They are s�ll available,

get with Diane Welch

at the next mee�ng.

Chaplin’s Corner

Have you checked out the Florida District website? There

is a vast amount of informa?on to be found there, check

it out: www.piloTlorida.org and sign up your

e-mail address.

Fund Raising

Happy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy Birthday

August Girls!

2 PaGy Larkin

5 Libby Vescovi

19 Diane Trask

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The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area has received notification that Richard Rogers has been selected to receive a Pilot International Scholarship, for $1,500 to continue his studies with dual majors of Biology & Psychology at Florida State University. This dual major allows Richard to be involved

on both sides of the brain related disorder equation. With his Neuroscience research, he is helping identify what is injured,

missing or has excess of in the brain, or the “cause” of the disability. On the Psychology side, he understands the

“effects” of brain disorders. Richard’s plans are to obtain his PhD in Neuroscience, and to teach and train others, while continuing his research of the brain and its behavior, and

sharing his knowledge with others. Richard has an outstanding academic record and GPA. Our club was honored to

recommend him for this award. His mother, club President JoEllen Salce Rogers has many reasons to

be very proud of her son.

Shirley Pyle, Club PI Rep

Remember Pilots…….If you will not be attending a meeting, please remember to cancel your lunch order with our lunch coordinator, Joyce Conger 252-1468 or e-mail her at: joyceconger@ymail.com BEFORE 10 AM on the FRIDAY before the meeting. If you forget, you will be billed $12.25 for the cost of your lunch. Thank you, Pilot Sisters!!!

8/6 Exec Board Mtg 5 pm JoEllen’s 944 S. Peninsula, DB unit 308 8/13 Business Meeting 12-1 Palmetto Club 8/27 Program Meeting 12-1 Palmetto Club

~ Chinese Auction ~

Wtàxá àÉ exÅxÅuxÜWtàxá àÉ exÅxÅuxÜWtàxá àÉ exÅxÅuxÜWtàxá àÉ exÅxÅuxÜ

What’s for lunch…What’s for lunch…What’s for lunch…What’s for lunch…

8/13 Baked

Chicken

8/27 Broiled

Filet of

Flounder

Pilot International Foundation Scholarship Recipient Richard Salce Rogers

The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area, especially Shirley Pyle and Becky Nero-Wall, has the gratitude of the

entire Salce Rogers family for supporting Richard’s application for this scholarship. Thanks to you, Richard was awarded $1,500 to

continue his neuroscience pursuits at Florida State University. Since he applied for this scholarship, he has become a neuroscience lab assistant, secretary of the

undergraduate neuroscience club, and a contributor to a neuroscience journal. His efforts over the next year will continue to further

knowledge in the brain field. My family thanks you for your support

and confidence. JoEllen Salce Rogers

Proud Mom & President

Pilot Interna?onal Founders Fund

Did you know you can support PIFF

and honor someone you love?

You can by purchasing a brick that is displayed

around the Pilot Headquarters fountain in the

court yard in Macon, GA You can obtain this form

at PI’s wonderful website ~

www.pilo?nterna?onal.org