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Hillsborough High Hall Of Fame Inducts 9 Members

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Nine Hillsborough High School graduates will be inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame at the annual meeting of the HHS Alumni Association.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school's cafeteria, 5000 Central Ave.

The inductees are: Claudia L. Hurston Gazzo, class of 1940; Paul B. Johnson, 1943; Ruth Akins Nicolaisen, 1945; Joseph A. Brown, 1951; Audrey Alderman Campaner, 1951; Calvin Harrison Mitchell, 1951; Joyce Wolfgang Williams, 1957; Terence E. Sumner, 1968; and Jose Lino Alvarez II, 1974.

The newly elected officers for 2008-10 also will be introduced. They are: Digna Garcia Maynor, president; Mary Audrey Rowe Boston, first vice president; Carmen Veach Oliver, second vice president; Art Maynor, third vice president; Judy Hawes Denison, treasurer; Charles Lopez, recording secretary; Melva Miller Miller, corresponding secretary; and Tony Cosgrove, past president.

The directors are Mickey Bachrach, Barbara Ward Donovan, Bobbie Ward, Janice Porter Huerta, Wilma Miranda Pendarvis, Hermi Lopez Herrick and Darlene Fabelo.

The meeting also will include the presentation of scholarships to five seniors and end-of-the-year reports.

Friends Celebrate 'World Tiara Day'
SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Adorned with tiaras and antique rhinestone necklaces, a dozen friends gathered recently on the veranda of the Front Porch Grille in Seminole Heights to celebrate "World Tiara Day."

The event, which was first celebrated by some of the same attendees in 2007 in the same location, was created by Tampa artist Cathy Thompson and her friend Kimmie SweetGrass of Victoria, British Columbia. Thompson was in Mexico this year, so her sister, Robbie Brauner, coordinated the May 1 event.

"It's a whimsical made-up holiday to celebrate all that women are," Brauner said as the guests toasted their patron saint, Audrey Hepburn.

Bartender Travis Schofer got in the spirit by wearing a tiara as he served drinks.

"This is absolutely wonderful," he said. "I just wish I could join the party."

Fundraising Events A Bountiful Bunch

TAMPA - Many nonprofit groups are organizing fundraising events, among them:

•The Bridging Generations Breakfast, sponsored by Seniors in Service, will be Tuesday at the Centre Club, 123 S. West Shore Blvd.

Registration is at 7:30 a.m. and breakfast is from 8 to 9 a.m. Reservations for the free event are required; call (813) 932-5228, Ext. 226, or e-mail nmcwilliams@seniorsinservice .org.

The 24-year-old Seniors in Service sponsors programs such as Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion to help seniors and children.

•The Apple Appeal: An Evening at One Buccaneer Place, benefiting the Hillsborough Education Foundation, is from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

There will be music, food, beverages and a tour of the Bucs' facility.

Gayle Sierens of News Channel 8 will be master of ceremonies. Lee Roy Selmon is the honorary chairman, Jim Major is the chairman and the committee members are Pat Harris, R. Duane Johnson, Laurie Johnson, Barbara Major and Marilyn McPhail.

Tickets are $250 and available by calling (813) 231-1901.

•The sixth annual Tuxes & Tails, benefiting the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, is set for 6 to 11 p.m. May 17 at TPepin's Hospitality Centre, 4121 N. 50th St.

It includes a dinner, celebrity fashion show and live and silent auctions. Cynthia Smoot and Russell Rhodes of WTVT, Channel 13, are the masters of ceremonies. Tickets are $125; call (813) 876-4150.

•Koncert for the Kids, benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Foundation, will be at 6 p.m. May 17 at the Ritz Ybor, 1503 E. Seventh Ave.

It will feature local celebrities and community members in karaoke performances. Michael Clayton of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is among the participants.

The event also features an auction of sports memorabilia and other items.

Tickets are $30 and corporate tables cost $500; call (813) 839-9393.

•The Sunday in the Arts exhibit and auction, sponsored by La Damas de Arte, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. May 18 at the Ritz Ybor, 1503 E. Seventh Ave. It will raise money for college scholarships and grants for local organizations focusing on art.

Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door; patron tickets are $75. For tickets, call (727) 521-4777.

Social Groups Installing Officers

YBOR CITY - Many clubs are wrapping up their year with luncheons and the installation of officers. Among them:

•Pan American University Women will honor mothers, induct 25 members and install officers at its May 17 luncheon meeting.

Registration is at 11 a.m. at the Columbia Restaurant, 2117 E. Seventh Ave. Mothers will receive carnations. The luncheon meeting is at noon. Nora Lamb, Lucy Herman and Ray Ann Favata are in charge of hospitality.

New members are Carmen P. Aguero, Elena M. Barros, Joyce C. Caskey, Diana I. Ciccarello, Sylvia Cimino, Allison Joyce Cuffaro, Tanya M. Fernandez, Hilda H. Genco, Alyssa Michele Henriquez, Chantal R. Hevia, Carolyn G. Llanes, Natalia Llorenta, Kathy Anne Messina, Vivian G. Palori, Kathleen Mary Peck, Rosemary S. Priede, Violet Pullara, Lou Ann Robinson, Noreen Maria Rodriguez, Lynette Marie Stine, Colleen Marie Swenson, Lia M. Toledo, Maria Elena Tudela, Arlene G.Turner, and Elena B. Vance.

Norma Caltagirone will install officers. They are: Nuri Ayers, president; Judy Blanco, president-elect; Tana Levinson, vice president; Sylvia Albritton, recording secretary; Diana Fernandez, corresponding secretary; Rose Ann Cuervo, treasurer; Ray Ann Favata, parliamentarian; Vilma Riesgo, chaplain; Leslie Menendez, historian; Grace Ippolito, sergeant-at-arms; and Angela Gould, ex officio.

Members-at-large are Shirley Colmenares, Joanne Gonzalez and Sandra Sierra.

For information, call Nancy White at (813) 831-0535.

•The Parkland Garden Club will have its installation luncheon at 11 a.m. May 17 at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club, 5320 Interbay Blvd.

The proposed slate includes: Michele Cimino, president; Nora Russell, first vice president; Marsha Martin and Laurie Dean, co-second vice president; Chris Carey, third vice president; Sandi Schroder, treasurer; Amy Guagliardo, corresponding secretary; and Allison Shamblin, recording secretary.

For information, call Guagliardo at (813) 872-5500.

•The Beach Park Women's Club will install officers when it meets Friday at its clubhouse, 801 S. West Shore Blvd. The social time is at 10:30 a.m. and the meeting at 10:45.

A noon lunch will be served by Helen Brown, Paige Paine, Joann Baldy, Joanne Dawkins, Frances Hand, Elfriede Moreno and Josie Varicchio. Sandi Wallace will be in charge of the guest book.

The officers are: Pam Menendez, president; Renee Furlong, first vice president; Anna Snipes, second vice president; Debbie Porter, treasurer; Ann Joyce, assistant treasurer; Cheryl Adams, recording secretary; and Jill Oransky, corresponding secretary.

Board members at large are Patte Ayala, Betty Brooks, Gail Cimino, Betty Cox, Janice Lindgren, Helene Pepper and Lita Swindle.

For information, call (813) 289-0180.

Colonial Dames Welcome President

PALMA CEIA - Patty Sikes, state president of Colonial Dames XVII Century, will be the guest when the Edmund Sheffield Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century meets at 11 a.m. Thursday.

Ruth Hemmingway, the past president general, will be the speaker for the luncheon meeting at the Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club, 1601 S. MacDill Ave.

Members and guests are asked to bring books and personal hygiene items for patients at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital .

The chapter was awarded four recognitions at the recent state conference: Outstanding Service to Veterans, Donations to the General Scholarship Fund, Outstanding Public Relations and Outstanding Investment in Insignia.

For information, call (813) 839-2337.

Orchid Society Sets Annual Auction
SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - The Tampa Bay Orchid Society will have its annual auction at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Seminole United Methodist Church, 1209 Hanna Ave.

Refreshments will be served at the free event. For information, call (813) 310-7676.

Silverliners Chapter To Meet At Colonnade

BAYSHORE - The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Eastern Airlines Silverliners International will meet at 1 p.m. May 17 at the Colonnade Restaurant, 3401 Bayshore Blvd.

The chapter supports The Haven in Clearwater, which assists abused spouses and their children.

Chapter secretary Barbara Reed was installed as secretary at the international organization's recent convention in St. Petersburg.

For information, call Adrienne Love at (813) 677-2909 or Janice Henry at (813) 837-4312.

Send news of social activities, landmark anniversaries and other items of community interest to Lenora Lake at 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 102, Tampa FL 33647; fax to (813) 975-9488; e-mail to llake@tampatrib.com; or call her at (813) 865-4851.

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