NAPLES PILOT LIGHT THE PILOT CLUB OF NAPLES & NAPLES PILOT FOUNDATION, INC., P.O. BOX 8674, NAPLES, FL 34101-8674 January 2020 Pilot International Mission: To influence positive change in communities throughout the world. Florida District vision: to serve by furthering Pilot International’s humanitarian efforts through charitable, educational & research programs Celebrating the Holiday and a new member! The Pilot Club of Naples Holiday Party and 20th An- nual Lights of Love tree lighting was very special this year with the initiating of our newest member, Kathy Hickey, but also hav- ing two special guests. Not everyone got a hug from Santa and Mrs. Claus ar- Santa but Ruth Fralick did. rived just in time to spread Inside this issue: some Christmas cheer. Pick Me Up—Pilot members Longshore Lake Country provided Holiday joy to a family. Club was the location on December 12th. Paulette The Joy of Giving Event Dickerson read the names Culver’s Share Night with Special who the lights on the tree Lori Milton, Mrs Claus, Santa Claus, Leigh Anne Page and Kathy Hickey. were in honor of or in mem- Guests. ory of. Bessie Brown did the Anchors doing good. initiation of Kathy Hickey. Leigh Anne Page sponsored Scholarship House Residents Kathy and Lori Milton at- tended. The three are edu- Dates to Remember cators at Cape Coral High Jan 2 Board Meeting School. Leigh Anne and 6 PM - Culver’s Lori are Anchor Advisors Jan 9 Pilot Meeting and Kathy is the chaperone 6 PM Perkins for Owen Hickey, President Jan 11 Helmet fitting of Cape Coral Anchor Club. Hazel Jaklitch was sitting with Lori Milton, Leigh Anne Page, Danarria Estates Library 11—1 Stone and Kathy Hickey. On the right side of the photo is Evelyn Jan 23 Dickerson, Bobbi Grimm and Paulette Dickerson, (David Fralick and Share Night for Pilot 5-8 Gary Dickerson are not shown. But they were there too.) 2019 – 2020 Executive Board President – Sue Lester Vice Pres. –Paulette Dickerson Treasurer – Suzan Berg Secretary – Nicole Rennie Bessie at the piano provided music. Directors –Teddy Plaisted Joe and Robin Balenger Carolyn Castaneda <Paulette reading the Lights of Love Pat Stark and Ralph Brown names. Joan Hurd – Past President Page 2 NAPLES PILOT LIGHT Pilot International Headquarters wishes us a Happy New Year! The possibilities seem endless as The Florida District of we open the door to a brand new Pilot International pro- calendar year. It is a fresh begin- ject is to support the ning, and the content is ours to four houses of the Pilot create. What an opportunity! Let Scholarship House us resolve to exceed goals that Foundation. LaVerne Weddle House at propel Pilot into a season of ener- FSU in Tallahassee, Mary Ellen Thomas getic growth. House at UF in Gainesville, Williams Thank you for being a Pilot, for House at UF Gainesville and Gresham doing, caring and being more. Kite House. We are pleased with our con- nection to the Gresham Kite Pilot Scholarship House on the Campus of Florida Gulf Coast Univer- sity. Danarria Stone is the Culver’s Share Nights are held once House Manager and it each month at the Immokalee Road was great for her to attend location. The December event was a blast with Santa and Mrs Claus delight- our Holiday Party and ing the children. Pilot loves Culver’s bring greetings from the and appreciate their generous support. residents. Pilots special Pick Me Up bringing Holiday Joy to a family of 6 siblings. Joan Hurd was pleased with a guest attending the December meeting. Kevin was fun and then we saw him again on the roof of the house putting up the lights. He is a great worker and we hope to see Kevin again in 2020. This project felt like the ultimate “pick me up” when we saw the instant result and reaction of the family when they saw the lights on the house as it got dark. With volunteers and Pilots under the direc- tion of Pilot Cpl. Mike Nelson, Teddy Cpl. Mike at a Safety Event fitting hel- Plaisted, Joan Hurd and Sue Lester, the mets in December with Jodi Walborn. home was decorated for Christmas. It was finished as the sun set with tears of joy by the five little ones and their “Big Sister”. Big Sister is a hero taking on the task of holding this family together after the loss of their parents. To do it, she works 2 jobs and postponed a scholarship. Members attending the holiday party donated gift cards and decorations for this family. Page 3 “Joy of Giving” Pick Me Up for hundreds We never imagined having a member of our club who would bring a calendar of “Pick Me Up” events and ideas. This one is called the “Joy of Giving”. It started at Walmart at 7 AM with a “by invitation only” group of families shopping for Christmas for gifts. One beauti- ful lady organized it all for several years. Everything including a Turkey was without charge. Santa and Mrs Claus invited Sue Les- ter to come meet the lady and see her Joy of Giving event. Hugs from Santa, saying thank you, toys and a turkey saved Christmas for many families. There was even an elf! Mrs Claus was helpful at the check out and the happy parents expressed their gratitude for the joy of receiving at the Joy of Giving event. Oh, what a joy it was to see. The Great Naples Duck Race—February 1, 2020 #GreatNaplesDuckRace #SunNFunLagoon The Second Annual Great Naples Duck Ducks are available to adopt. The first three ducks to cross the finish line will Race will be held at Sun & Fun Lagoon on win $10,000, $5,000, $2,500. The Pilot February 1st. Once again, the Pilot Club of Team could collectively adopt ducks: Naples is a sponsor of this amazing event. Single (Duck for $10), Quack of Ducks We will have a space again to promote The (6 for $50), Quacker’s Dozen (12 Ducks Pilot Club of Naples. Last year we had the $100) and the Super Quack Pack (24 Scholarship House residents help us. This Ducks for $200). is a major fund raising event to benefit the Visit online: SafeHealthyChildren.org Safe and Healthy Children’s Coalition. The Facebook.com/SafeHealthyChildren mission is to facilitate & implement pro- CollierCounty grams to combat childhood obesity, pre- #AdoptADuckSaveAChild vent childhood drowning and reduce SIDS. Or call Pilot: Sue Lester 239.289.8268 March is the first election for 2020. Our Pilot members are all signed up to work the polls. There will be two more dates in before the No- vember Presidential Election. We will need more members to commit to this effort. Let Sue Lester know if you are interested in joining the Pilot Club of Naples Adopt A Precinct Team. This is a fundraiser with a Patriotic focus. You be the judge. .. This is a new format for the monthly newsletter. New is not always better. But with the new year, it was a good time to try something Giving to Pilot new. Unfortunately, it was more time consuming and International’s Founders Fund helps to not an easy task. But you are the judge if we should support the ABC initiatives of Pilot: continue to try to make it better with this format or re- AnchorsYouth Leadership Development turn to the old way that we have used for so long. Let Brain Safety & Fitness and m e k n o w . Caring for Families in need. Anchors are the Future of Pilot The Anchor Club of Cape Coral High School has a very aggressive plan for 2020. You are Pilot They have energized the Pilot Club of Yours are the eyes they look into when you represent Pilot. Naples and we are thrilled that they found Yours are the voices people hear when you represent Pilot. us. They deserve our support and we hope You are what they hear on their way as they pass you on the street or to attend their events and support their wherever. fund raising efforts. Last year was a record Yours are the comments people hear when you think they can’t. breaking year for them. They are on a roll. Yours is the intelligence and caring that people hope they will find. If you are noisey, rude, so is Pilot. Under the leadership of Leigh Anne Page If you are wonderful, so is Pilot. with the support of Kathy M. Hickey and No person can ever know the real you. The you that you know is there Lori, the membership is growing and the unless you let them see it. All they can know is what they see respect for Anchor in the school is obvious. and hear and experience. We are better because of you, the Anchor So we have a stake in your attitude and the collective attitudes of every Pilot member. Club of Cape Coral High School. Thank We are judged by your performance. We are the care you give, the you. attention you pay, the courtesies you extend. I am proud of each and every one of you, the members of the Pilot Club of Naples. Thank you for being a Pilot and for all you are and what you are doing. Concerns: Larry Rubin, Nicole Rennie Happy New Year! Sue Lester – Newsletter Editor We will always welcome your articles. www.PilotClubofNaples.org www.pilotflorida.org. www.PilotInternational.org Thank you for your patience! .