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Quarterly Newsletter Winter Issue January, 2014

Green & Gold Gazette A Publication of the Green & Gold Foundation and

the Roosevelt Recreation and Social Club Upcoming Events

Fourth session - computer classes resume, as of ~ February 10, 2014. During the six week sessions, held on Monday and Tuesday nights, from 4pm to 6pm, students will be learning how to operate computers and how to maneuver through several different Microsoft Office programs and web applications. Special lessons can be provided for those with specific needs.

Computer Classes

Gadget Kids The Bok Academy IT Kids have begun a series of free community technology seminars here at the B Street Community Service Center. The first was

November 21st and the second was on December 12th, 2013. For future dates check back with us after February, 2014 and let our “digital natives” give you customized tech support!

Our guests were treated to a 1-on-1 session with the Kids, followed by a hands-on experience in the computer lab, in which all participants had the chance to create a variety of resources, learn about Cloud storage, Gmail, Google docs, syncing devices

and working across multiple platforms.

You are cordially invited to attend the

Green & Green & GoldGold Foundation

2nd Annual Gala *a benefit for the

B Street Community Service Center

Friday, February 28, 2014 6:30 pm - Cocktails 7:30 pm - Dinner (Prime Rib or Salmon)

Lake Ashton Golf Club 4141 Ashton Club Drive Lake Wales, FL 33859

Tickets $50.00 per person Reservations Required

• Dinner • Drawing • Silent Auction • DJ & Music •

• Dancing • Entertainment • Cash Bar

R.S.V.P. to B Street Community Service Center,

863- 679-8091 or email [email protected];

[email protected]

♪♪ If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please

contact Carole Kuehn at (863) 676-8986 ♪♪


Inside this issue:

Current & Upcoming Events Page 1

From the President’s Desk Page 2

Other News Page 2

Programs and Services Page 3

Community Support Page 4

Community Events / Services Page 5

Board of Directors Page 6

Financial Statement Page 7

Where can I worship? Page 8

From the President’s Desk

Happy New Year !!! I am honored to be working with such a strong group of individuals with the goal of helping the Lake Wales community. With your help the Green & Gold Foundation has continued to provide unprecedented services for our community. As Lake Wales grows, the need for multiple services grows. We will continue with determination to do our part in accommodating required services. The B Street Community Service Center still needs help providing the necessary tools to stay strong and move forward. You can help by volunteering at the Center, bringing forth new and exciting ideas, and donating financially. Respectfully, Terrye Y. Howell 2013-2016 President Green & Gold Foundation, Inc.

Green & Gold Gazette published quarterly by the Green & Gold Foundation, Inc.

Send comments or questions to: [email protected]

or Green & Gold Foundation, Inc.

230 B Street Lake Wales, FL 33853

http://bstreetcommunitycenter.org/home

Featured Board of Director

Carole Kuehn

Carole Kuehn lives by the philosophy that “Life Is what it Is, but becomes what you make of it.” Born in Detroit, Michigan, Carole attended Madonna University, where she earned a B.S. degree. Carole then continued her education at Wichita State University, where she earned her M.S. degree. After careers as a nursing home administrator and conference/banquet coordinator, Carole moved to Lake Wales with her husband, Norman, where she accepted a position as a newspaper writer/photographer.

Carole and Norm have been married for 21 years and have 5 adult children, 12 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Carole’s passion about community service and volunteering is apparent with her membership and participation in local organizations such as: St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, AAUW, Lake Wales Quilters and the B Street Community Service Center.

Having time to read, travel, cook, write, and be with family is how Carole insists on spending her leisure time - living her philosophy in her daily life.

As well as being a valued Board Member of the Green & Gold Foundation, Carole’s dedication to our community is demonstrated by her tireless fundraising activities.


Program and Services The Green and Gold Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit, community-based organization with 501(c)(3) status, as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation was established May 3, 2001 and continues to pro-vide vital community services to local citizens and organizations.

Since its inception, the Green & Gold Foundation has been the Program Managing Agent of the B Street Community Service Center, located at 230 B Street in Lake Wales, Florida. From this location, the Green & Gold Foundation has been able to offer, manage and maintain the following programs: Elderly Fitness and Nutrition Program: maintaining

a healthy lifestyle by exercise and diet. After School and Summer Youth Programs- Basic

skill review, FCAT preparation, and recreational

activities

Computer Literacy Program– Basic and intermediate

computer skills to all ages- for personal use &

employment opportunities

Workforce Board Computer Access ( jobs &

benefits)- Apply for desirable employment

nationwide via the internet

Youth Mentoring Program- Positive male role

models, impacting the lives of young men of our

community

GED Programs- Lake Wales Literacy Coalition,

East Area Adult Schools and Polk Works

Access Florida- Apply for Food Stamps, Medicaid/

Medicare, Cash Assistance

Juvenile Justice Facility -Juvenile justice system

officers counsel youth weekly

Unity in Community - An organization promoting

greater understanding between different races and

ethnic groups

Social Services Referral Services- Food, clothing,

housing, etc.

City, County, & Agencies Referral Services-

Healthcare, disability services, parenting, etc.

Community Meeting Facilities- Room rentals, 75

people capacity for meetings, weddings, birthday or

anniversary celebrations, etc.

Neighborhood Fellowship Facilities- Weekly church

services, free breakfast twice a month

Cultural Festival- A celebration focused on

advancing community awareness, providing

entertainment, and encouraging entrepreneurship

Contact Information for Associated Groups:

B Street Community Service Center

http://bstreetcommunitycenter.org

230 B Street

Lake Wales, FL 33853

Phone: 863 679-8091

Fax: 863 679-1900

Green & Gold Foundation, Inc.

230 B Street


Phone: 863 679-8091, 863 679-7200

Fax: 863 679-1900

Roosevelt Recreation & Social Club, Inc.

230 B Street


Phone: 863 679-8091

Fax: 863 679-1900

Roosevelt Alumni Association

230 B Street


Phone: 863 679-8091

Fax: 863 679-1900

NAACP—Lake Wales Branch

P. O. Box 4035

Lake Wales, FL 33859-4035

Phone: 863 528-8055


Community Support

Green & Gold Foundation Extends Its Thanks to Our Generous Benefactors

2013 Individual Contributions

Al Allen Alkatrena Allen Rosemary Baker

Dr. Roy & Collette Braunstein Helen & Tommy Brinson

Geraldine Burch Mr. Patrick Cain Michael Carter

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cashel* Dave & Barbara Connor

C. Deming Cowles Willie Davis

Cassandra Denmark, ESQ Donna Dunson

Eugene & Jannell Fultz Robin & Jean Gibson*

Mrs. Joan Gray Patricia Harvey

Albert Hawkins, Jr. Dorothy Hawkins

William & Stella Heath Cecil Hobbs

Clinton Horne* Evelyn Horne Beverly Howell

Terrye Y. Howell Nancy Hoyt

Rev. Willie Huntley* Rebecca Isles

Dr. Sharron M. Joseph Howard Kay

Eugene Kendrick Wylene Kimbrough

Norman & Carole Kuehn Evelyn Lewis Beverly Lynne Jerome Mack Juanita Mack Kathy Manry

Pamela McClain Damien Moses

Ethel Iles Mussington Mrs. Dixie Myers

Kay Neely Clem Newbold

Dr. Boris Nunez*

Georgianna Pentinen Gloria Lester-Perry

Helen Peterson Narvell Peterson

Lynn & Edna Pittman Robert Pittman

Donzel Roberson Ralph Roberts Alice Sanders Greg Scurry

Mrs. Nancy Sichler David Smith Janice Snell

Walter & Elizabeth Stern* Luther Tucker Steve Turner

Clara Vanblargen Eddie White, Jr. Roscoe Williams Patricia Wilson

Mrs. Serita Winthrop

*=Special thanks for

Significant contribution

2013 Corporate / Business Contributions

AAUW Lake Wales Chevron Human Kind * Citizens Bank & Trust

Department of Children & Family Jahna Foundation, Inc.

Kegel Company Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce

Lake Wales Charter Schools Lake Wales Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep

Lake Wales Family Literacy Lake Wales Medical Center

Lake Wales News *

Lilly, O'Toole & Brown The Law Office of Cassandra L. Denmark

Martin Luther King Scholarship Foundation Mountain Lake Service Corporation *

NAACP Our Children's Academy Progress Energy Corp. *

Roosevelt Alumni Roosevelt Recreation

Steve Sorensen Automotive * Staples

Unity In Community J.A. Wiltshire Scholarship Foundation

*=Special thanks for Significant Contribution


Community Events/Services

Ongoing at B Street Community Center Community Baptist Church Service Every Sunday 9:00—11:00 AM Computer Classes Monday & Tuesday, 4:00-6:00 PM 6 weeks class sessions $24.00 per session Saturday, 10:00AM-12:00PM 6 weeks class sessions $12.00 per session Lake Wales Democratic Club 2nd Tuesday 7:00—8:00 PM Dr. Joseph A. Wiltshire Committee Meeting Monthly on the 1st Friday 6:00—8:00 PM Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee Meeting Monthly on the 2nd Monday 6:00 –7:00 PM Narvell Peterson, President (863) 528-2534 Exercise Class (Seniors Fitness Class) Monday through Friday 8:00—9:00 AM Kathelia Turner, Director (863) 679-8091 Free Breakfast Courtesy of Community Baptist Church Every 1st & 3rd Saturday 9:00 AM – 12 PM Full Miracle Baptist Church Service Every Sunday 12:00—2:00 PM Juvenile Counseling Every Monday 2:30-4:30 PM NAACP Meeting Monthly on Monday after the 1st Sunday David Smith, President (863) 528-8055 Polk County Healthcare Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday Unity in Community Monthly on the 1st Thursday Howard Kay, President (863) 632-1635 Veteran’s Affairs Monthly on the 2nd Wednesday 1:00—3:00 PM

Around Town Lake Wales Care Center 140 E. Park Ave., (863) 676-6678 Lake Wales Free Clinic 210 Dr. J. A. Wiltshire Blvd. Free Health Screenings Weekly on Tuesday, 4—7 PM Lake Wales Public Library 290 Cypress Gardens Lane, (863) 676-4004 Hours of Operation: Monday 9 AM—6:30 PM Tuesday 9 AM—6:30 PM Wednesday 9 AM—5:30 PM Thursday 9 AM—6:30 PM Friday 9 AM—5:30 PM Saturday 9 AM—3:00 PM Lake Wales City Commission Meetings Lake Wales Municipal Building 201 W. Central Ave.., (863) 678-4182 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Broadcast Live on Comcast Channel 6 Meals on Wheels Lake Wales Care Center 140 E. Park Ave. (863) 676-6678 Polk State College Lake Wales Art Center 1099 State Road 60 East, (863) 676-8426 Monday—Friday 9 AM—5 PM (as of January 2013) Polk Works Lake Wales Public Library 290 Cypress Gardens Lane, (863) 508-1100 Monthly on the 1st Tuesday, 9 AM—3PM Veterans’ Hospital Mobile Outreach Clinic Lake Wales Municipal Building 201 W. Central Ave. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10 AM—2 PM


Green & Gold Foundation Board of Directors Roosevelt Recreation & Social Club Directors

Terrye Howell G=President

R=Executive VP

Albert Hawkins, Jr. G=Past President

R=President

Jerome Mack G=Past President

R=VP Development

Dr. Sharron Myers-Joseph G=VP- Programs R=Vice President

Narvell Peterson G=VP-Operations

Janice Snell G=Secretary

Alice Sanders G=Treasurer

Dorothy L. Hawkins R=Treasurer

C. Deming Cowles, Esq. G=Director

Cassandra L. Denmark, Esq. G=Director

Evelyn Lewis G=Director

Bishop Roscoe Williams G=Director

Howard Kay, Esq. G=Advisory Board

Alice Manley, ARNP R=Secretary

Juanita Mack R=Director

Evelyn F. Horne R=Asst. Treasurer

Frank Peterson R=Director

Mission Statement We, the members of the Roosevelt Recreation & Social Club, and the Green & Gold Foundation, Inc. will collectively dedicate our time, expertise, effort and resources to educate, motivate, inspire, and prepare our youth and community for a higher standard of success, pride, self-esteem and independence. We will succeed in these endeavors through financial assistance, building character and self-esteem, role modeling, education programs, moral principles, and cleaning, beautifying and building our community.

G = Green & Gold R = Roosevelt Recreation

Ella Williams R=Director

Carole Kuehn G=Director

Jesse Jackson G=Advisory Board

Rev. Ralph Roberts G=Director

Sally S. Cashel G=Advisory Board

Beverly Lynne G=Director

Clint Horne G=Executive VP R=Past President


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GREEN & GOLD FOUNDATION BALANCE SHEET

as of December 31, 2013

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash & Cash Equivalents $170.77

Accounts & Other Receivables $1,724.07

Property, Plant & Equipment $429,340.94

Other Current Assets $1,383.15

Investments & Other Assets $30,209.01

TOTAL ASSETS $462,827.94

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities $4,419.22

Long Term Liabilities $9,700.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES $14,119.22

CAPITAL

Common Stock

Paid-In-Capital

Retained Earnings $463,254.47

Net Income (Loss) ($14,545.75)

TOTAL CAPITAL $448,708.72

TOTAL CAPITAL & LIABILITIES $462,827.94

INCOME STATEMENT

as of December 31, 2013

REVENUE Revenue-Sales $30,497.25

Contributions/Grants $42,214.55

Membership Dues, Etc. $1,515.00

Program Service Revenue $15,414.00

Other Income $30.16

TOTAL REVENUE $89,670.96

EXPENSES

Fundraising Expenses $9,598.06

Scholarships/Support/Programs $13,872.74

Professional Services $194.00

Insurance & Other Fees $4,403.56

Salaries/Wages/Other Fees $52,334.72

Advertising, Promotions & Publications $626.61

Supplies, Maintenance Expenses $14,575.29

Telephone Expenses $2,551.72

Other Expenses $5,998.76

TOTAL EXPENSES $104,155.46

NET INCOME (Profit/(Loss)) ($14,484.50)


Allen Temple AME Church 241 C Street 676-6416 Bible Church of God of Lake Wales 49 Seaboard Avenue 676-0433 Church of God by Faith 640 Burns Avenue 678-1880 Church of God by Grace 1630 Lewis Griffin Road 676-0386 Community Baptist Church 230 B Street 676-0266 Faith Temple Holiness Church of God in Christ 303 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. 678-9300 First Born Church of the Living God 405 Washington Ave. 676-9723 First Institutional Missionary Baptist Church 205 D Street 676-2112 Full Gospel Miracle Church 230 B Street 863 258-6444

Greater Saint Thomas Holiness Church

2256 Friedlander Road 676-2155

Higher Praise Ministries 126 Wetmore Street

(863) 419-5285

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

1750 South 11th Street 679-7953

Lake Wales Church of Christ 463 North Buck Moore Road

676-4114

Mount Calvary CME Church 400 Washington Ave.

679-7700

Mount Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church

12 B Street 676-1384

New Shiloh Missionary

Baptist Church 343 D Street

676-3617

Seventh Day Adventist Church 233 Burns Avenue

676-3500

Where can I worship?

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