January 2018
Dear MHC Members,
I
want to wish all our members the best Holiday Season. Furthermore, we the Board
members wish to thank you for support that you have given from March, 2017 to
present.
We
have accomplished a lot in a seven-month period as a new Club in Sun City
Center, and we have a lot more to achieve in 2018.
Again,
Thank you
Vicente
J. Lopez, Jr.,
President
Below is a picture of
the Board taken at the Holiday Gala, which was a huge success.
For more pictures of our holiday gala, please visit our face book page:
@multiculturalheritageclubSCC.
Also, Our new website is: http://www.sccmchclub.org/
We now have 56 members in the club.
Our meetings are held on the second Friday of each month from 12:00 PM
to 2:00 PM in the Capers Room located in
the Atrium Building. Annual
Membership
dues are due for 2018. Our dues are $20.00 per Household. Please bring a check or cash to our next
meeting which will be held on Friday, January 12, 2018. Pay your dues by mailing them to Post Office
Box 5193, Sun City Center, FL 33573
Nominations for
new board members for the (MHC)
were discussed. Motion was made, second, and carried to keep the same board
members for 2018. Loreen Diamond was
appointed Assistant Treasurer and Uta Kuhn was appointed Assistant Secretary.
Educational
Component:
Terri Cardoza, President of South Bay Genealogy Society
will be our guest speaker at our February general meeting.
Ainie Smith, is a member of the SCC Computer
Club. If you have any questions or
concerns with your phone or computer, you can contact Ainie Smith at: mhclub.vp@gmail.com
Upcoming Events:
The Martin Luther King Parade
Foundation, Inc. is hosting a Black-Tie dinner on Thursday, January 11,
2018 starting at 6:00 p.m. For more
information, please visit the web at Gala@mlkjrparade.com or call 813-327-8316.
The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, Inc. will be celebrating the 18th
Annual 10-day Celebration on Thursday, January 11th to Saturday,
January 20, 2018.
For more information, go to the website tampablackheritage.org
Tickets are available in advance for $20. Please Click on the link below to visit the
Zora website for more information. https://zorafestival.org. Those interested in carpooling to this event on Saturday,
January 27, 2018, please contact Vicente Lopez at multiculturalheritageclub@gmail.com
African & Latino Heritage Club of Valencia Lakes is hosting a Black
& White Affair to be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 6 pm to 10
pm. For more information, please contact
one of the following:
Charles – 941-419-7008
Barbara – 813-773-7194
Sherri – 908-875-6337
Strawberry Festival will be held from March 1st to March 11th
2018. For more information click www.flstrawberryfestival.com
The SCC Fun Festival will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from
9:00 am to 3:00 pm. MHC will have
a booth where purchases can be made and information will be provided. The committee volunteers will work on
obtaining donations, which will be sold and/or raffled at the event.
Please contact us for additional information at: multiculturalheritageclub@gmail.com
Governor Scott
will visit SCC on January 23rd to award the Governor's
Veteran's Service Award. It is planned that registration will take
place from 8:30 a.m. until 10.00 a.m. Veterans and military
personnel are strongly encouraged to RSVP on line at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r
/GVSA This
RSVP is unique for the Sun City Center ceremony to better determine the number
of attendees (both veterans and guests). The required registration form
for the award can be down loaded at: https://www.FloridaVets.org/gv
sa . This
form should be filled out and hand carried to the ceremony also bring some form to verify veteran
association. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r
/GVSA
December 2017
The Multi-Cultural Heritage Club welcomes you to join us in
creating a society where a greater understanding and awareness among groups exist.
Our
meetings are held on the second Friday of each month from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
in the Capers Room located in the Atrium Building.
The Multi-Cultural Heritage Club
is sponsoring its first Holiday Gala; “LIVING LIFE LIKE IT’S GOLDEN” to be held
on Friday, December 22, 2017 from 6:00 P. M. to 10:00 P. M. Sun City Center
Atrium Building Florida Room 1009 No. Pebble Beach Blvd Sun City Center, FL
33573 There will be a sit- down dinner. Multi-Cultural Music by “D.J. Willie.”
Advance tickets $35, $40 at the door. For tickets please contact
Vicente Lopez – 727-623-1724
Ainie Smith – 941-228-2145
James Gilbert – 201-679-4827
2018 Membership Dues Our dues are $20.00 annually per household.
Please bring check or cash to the next meeting on Friday, December 8th or by mail:
Multi-Cultural Heritage Club
Post Office Box 5193
Sun City Center,
FL 33571
***Also note: Starting in January, the newsletter will only go out
to paid members. You don’t want to miss any upcoming events.
MCH Recent Events
The Alzheimer’s Walk took place on October 14, 2017 at the United
Methodist church. The Multi-Cultural Heritage Club pledged $840.00. We met 96%
of our goal. We thank all members and volunteers, for their participation.
Meet N’ Greet was held on October 28, 2017 in the Sandpiper Room.
We raffled gifts that were donated, along with a 50/50 raffle, and played
Aging Bingo. This event inspired the people who attended to get to know one another. We had a whole lot of collaboration
among members and future members.
HI Neighbor was held on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The Multi-Cultural Heritage Club participated in this event. The club had a table set up
to display information about our club. Flyers and brochures were handed out to
our neighbors and other clubs in the Sun City Center area.
Upcoming Events
Zora Neale Hurston Festival of Arts and Humanities in Eatonville,
Fl. Saturday January 27,2018 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Click on the link below to
visit the Zora website for more information. https://zorafestival.org
The SCC Fun Fest-Mar 17, 2018, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. More
information to come.
