ocala royal dames for cancer research :: february 2015 newsletter

ORD NEWSLETTER February, 2015

President’s Message My Royal Dame Sisters,

We are off to a busy start of the New Year! Our 29th Annual Tiara Ball is a scant month away. Event Chairs Bern Paraiso

and Naida Rasbury and their committees are ramping up to assure us a fantastic evening. Relocating the venue this year to Circle Square Cultural Center for extra room and a bigger dance floor is building excitement. Get your RSVP’s in. If anyone would like to donate auction items, become a sponsor or volunteer call Bern Paraiso (216-5493). I would like to welcome our new board members: Treasurer Nicolette Siufy, Newsletter Chair Judy Green and Board of Trustee member Christi McCall.

We are in the process of updating everything to a more user friendly and interactive site. Although the site is having some roadwork, you can still purchase Tiara Ball tickets on the website. (More Pg2)

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In this issue:

TIARA BALL UPDATE

From menu to limo service, auction items and decor…Its an evening in blue and white fit for royalty as Royal Dames and friends raise money for cancer research and finding a cure. SEE PAGE 3

Save these dates >

A Moffitt Tour

March 2, 10:30 am-2 pm tour the Moffitt Center. Dr. Judson will speak to ORD members about her research project at a luncheon hosted by Moffit. RSVP required. Call 622–7363 or 895-9885. Deadline to RSVP is Feb. 23!

Members for a Cure April 22nd 4-6 pm at Courtyard by Marriott “Members For A Cure” membership drive. Donna Crippen is back in the game to chair this important gathering. More details later.

ORD NEWS February 2015 | Through research, a cure is possible in our lifetime | No. 1

Sharon Jank

New

Officers


(From Pg1) I am continuing my 2014 goal to fully advance the Dames into the Internet age. If you have a facebook account please go to Ocala Royal Dames and “like” us. You will also want to see the FB page for Debutantes past and present. Many of you know my daughter Molly was diagnosed with Osteo-Sarcoma two weeks before last year’s ball. I am happy to report she is now cancer-free and coming to the ball this year with us to celebrate. My family endured cancer in 2013-14, involving both myself and my daughter. We could not have gotten through it without all your prayers and encouragement. We were so blessed to have been treated by some of the same researchers the Ocala Royal Dames provide funding support. Let’s all work together to raise another $100,000.00 this year to once again help Cancer Research and Education.

Warmest regards, Sharon

Year-end Birthday Gathering at Latinos y Mas All members are invited to attend every birthday celebration. Bring a friend with you as well. Right now we are in the middle of the Tiara Ball so look for your invitation. Mark your calendar for March with date TBA for the next birthday luncheon. We had a wonderful time at Latino’s y Mas and hope to do our January, February, March meeting there. — Teula Bondank, chair.

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Officers& Committees

2015 Officers

President - Sharon Jank 1st VP - Corinne DeVault 2nd VP - Connie Brown 3rd VP – Gwynn Pealer Secretary - Linda Longo Treasurer – Nicolette Siyufy

2015 Board of Trustees

Sharon Murry, Immediate Past President Joan Audette Teula Bondank Sharon Cooper Gloria Couch Donna Crippen Edna DeGeneste Connie Ferreira Judy Green Monica Haufler Barbara Hopkins Diane Houtz Christi McCall Bernadeth Paraiso Naida Rasbury Patricia Sokol Roz Watson Eglaes Younger Karen Zeedyk


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COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS 2015

Annual Meeting: Audit committee: Connie Brown Applications: Barbara Hopkins Birthday Parties: Teula Bondank Bylaws & Standing Rules: Roz Watson Chaplain: Donna Crippen Debutantes: Donna Crippen, Sharon Jank, Patricia Sokol, Teula Bondank Development: Patricia Sokol Directory: Barbara Hunter Fund-raiser Event: Finance: Nicolette Siyufy Funding Allocations: Gwynn Pealer Grande Dames: Connie Brown Historian: Eglaes Younger In-Kind Donations: Karen Zeedyk Inventory: Luau/Tailgate Party: Long Range Planning: Joan Audette Membership: Joan Audette Members for a Cure: Donna Crippen, Teula Bondank Memorials: Diane Houtz Name Tags: Patricia Sokol Newsletter: Judy Green Nominating: Sharon Murry, Diane Houtz, Jeanne Thomas, Roz Watson, Corinne DeVault, Kathy Dinkins Orientation: Donna Crippen Planned Giving: Patricia Sokol Pledges & Dues: Joan Audette Public Relations/Marketing: Corinne DeVault, Karen Zeedyk Royal Knights: Diane Houtz Sunshine: Naida Rasbury 2015 Tiara Ball: Bernadeth Paraiso 2016 Tiara Ball: Ways & Means: Connie Brown Women of Hope: Not every year

Mission Statement: “To ensure a strong local/regional effort in the fight against cancer, through funding research and education.

Auction items for the Tiara Ball are unique. Contact Norma Chicklo, auction items chair, (509-3370) , to contribute an item. Above center Bern Paraiso, ball chair, is assisted at a recent gathering at Panera’s to show 2 pieces: artwork, shown by Sharon Jank, left and in a mink stole, right, Nicolette Siyufy. Committee meets Feb. 12, 10 am, Honda of Ocala, second floor.

Tiara Ball 2015 Next meeting Feb.12, 10 am Honda of Ocala, 2nd Floor

Color the evening royal blue and expect royal treatment the night of Saturday, Feb. 28, with the unveiling of the 29th Annual Tiara Ball, the highlight of the Ocala Royal Dames social calendar. The Ball will be at Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 SW 80th Street, beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s theme, “Dames, Diamonds & Pearls,” sets the tone for formal attire. Chairs Bernadeth Paraiso and Naida Rasbury have brought together a “cast of hundreds” who are entering the final phase of frantic activity putting the details together for the big night. Guests will enter a ballroom of blue and white elegance to the music of a four-piece combo “The Usual Suspects” playing all the favorite songs beginning at 6:30. “Prior to that, deejay Josh Angel will spin the spotlight tunes for early dancing. Dancers will especially like the hardwood floor,” Bern added. Hors d’oeuvre will be served butler-style during the reception. The dinner menu begins with hearts of palm salad, a main course of 4-ounce beef filet and 4-ounce serving of tomato pesto chicken, steamed vegetables almandine and tortellini pasta. A trio dessert brings a touch of sweet concluding the final course. Brick City Catering Inc. is handling the dinner preparations. (More, Pg4)


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(From Pg3) “To assist with getting from the parking area to the center, the Rock Star Limo Party Bus will be transporting ball-goers. The limo service will also be providing transportation for some of our ladies attending as singles who want to go in a group. The limo will pick up, and return, from a specific location in town — traveling to the center in style,” Naida explained. Contact Sharon Cooper, (861-9404 or 427-4617) to make arrangements. “We have a full evening planned. We intend to amaze,” Bern said. Master of Ceremonies is Chip Morris; Bernadette Castro is Royal Knight presenter and guest auctioneer. The 2015 Royal Knight inductee is Dr. Mark Jank. This year’s debutantes twirling in lovely gowns in their presentation ceremony include Sadie Cannon, Grace Ergle, Heather Jan Green, Syria Jacobi and Erica Reese. (Photos, Pg5)

There are a number of stellar Live Auction items such as a Paso Fino Fiesta limited to 20 guests.

This Fiesta auction item includes a demonstration by the World and National Champion Paso Finos of ORD member Norma Chicklo. Norma and her neighbors, JC Racing and Diana Vanegas are collaborating on this beautiful presentation. The affair is being held at the Venegas stables. Following their performance will be dinner by the Chef at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club featuring grass-fed Argentinian beef with traditional accompaniments, fine Argentinian wines and Latin music for dancing. “This is truly a one-of-a-kind item,” Naida said. “We must also mention the pair of dazzling 18-k white gold earrings with Molly Necklace pendant. For a donation of $50 per ticket, someone could win this lovely jewelry set,” Bern said. This is donated by Lemieux Diamond Company. Naida said, “Invitations have been mailed and RSVP/tickets deadlines are upon us. Get your group together for a table.” “You can see, this is going to be a great evening with many surprises,” Bern emphasized. The annual Tiara Ball is the main money-raiser for the year to fund Cancer Research upholding the ORD ideal that “Through research a cure is possible in our lifetime.”

FUNDING ALLOCATIONS

Kudos, Dr. Julie

April: Proposal evaluation The Dames received a letter from Dr. Nancy Mendenhall telling us about the meeting of the North American Chapter of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group. This was a 3-day scientific program with over 100 presentations of various kinds that were selected by a team of reviewers.

The paper of Dr. Julie Bradley who is one of the researchers we support, was selected. Her “abstract got the most points of any submission so her paper was chosen for an oral presentation and she was given the prize for the best scientific presentation!” Dr. Bradley was the speaker at our Women of Hope luncheon this past fall.

Congratulations to Dr. Bradley!

The Funding Allocations committee is responsible for selecting the researchers who receive Royal Dames funding. The committee does not meet regularly but does receive updates on the progress of the research we fund. In March of 2015, committee members will receive the proposals of the scientists from Moffitt and UF.

In early April, we will meet as a committee to evaluate the proposals and select recipients for the 2016-2018 funding cycle. If you would like to be part of the committee please contact me by email at [email protected] (preferably) or phone 873-7197.

Gwynn Pealer, chair Funding Allocations Committee

mailto:[email protected]



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Development Committee

Patricia Sokol, Chair

(Non-Event Fundraising) Board Report ~ January 21, 2015

I. 2014 Annual Fund ~ all letters, brochures and GivingTuesday announcements went out to 500 names plus all ORD members. Thank you to everyone who helped write and stuff envelopes!

▪ Total given this year including two late checks was $3,340.

▪ Research states that it takes about 3 to 5 years to get a good Annual Fund campaign on an ongoing basis.

▪ The Development Committee will continue to tweak this effort and report back to the Board.

II. Thank you to Corinne for designing the Giving Tuesday flyer and also for the E-Blast that will easy to forward to everyone on your address book.

▪ This year we received $150 from this effort; however it was our first year.

▪ As members become more comfortable and accustomed to social media this will increase over the coming years.

▪ The NonProfit Times newsletter for January reported that this was a good year for Giving Tuesday and that it took 3 years to get to this point. The key to their success are the social media including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

III. Data base ~ addresses ▪ Barbara Hunter worked closely with

the committee to correct addresses for both the annual fund and the Tiara Ball. We appreciate so much her attention to detail! And Thank you to everyone who helped!

IV. The Committee plans to concentrate on Planned Giving for the first part of the New Year as well as updating the database.

V. The Development Committee will meet again in March — to be announced.

Send a message in your

Tiara Ballsouvenir program

A special offer to ORD members only

for program book ads:

$100 full page Black & White

$50 for half-page (BW)

Memorials, birthday wishes, wedding

announcement, family photo or to

recognize job promotion/performance

or special congratulations.

Send information

camera-ready or text to

Joan Audette no later than Thursday,

Feb. 12.

Questions?

Call Bern Paraiso 216-5493

I M P O R T A N T D E A D L I N E

VIP sponsorship, Friends & Family Donations, Program Ads and Silent Auction Items Must Be Received No Later Than Feb. 12. Contact: Joan [email protected] Bern [email protected] Naida [email protected]

FINAL BALL COMMITTEE MEETING: 12 noon, Feb. 27

Circle Square Cultural Center








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A ticket order form is included in all invitations for easy purchase when ordering Tiara Ball Tickets. These tickets will be sold at the Ball as well for those who want to purchase on site.


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More Photos Pg. 9

Seen at the Annual Meeting


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j.green photos

Seen at the Annual Meeting


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THANK YOU

Thanks to Jody Micalcavage of SHOWCASE PROPERTIES;

DeLUCA TOYOTA; LINDA LONGO CREATIONS; Dr. & Mrs. James E. Gamble, OAK

SPRINGS FARM; FORD OF OCALA/LINCOLN OF OCALA

and Ceilia Truesdale, NYR ORGANIC for their newsletter

sponsorship.

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this space are unavailable until the next issue

Ocala Royal Dames for Cancer Research, Inc. PO Box 6163 Ocala, FL 34478

the 2015 DEBUTANTES

Honorees at the 29th Annual Tiara Ball February 28

Sadie Cannon Erica Reese

Grace Ergle

Heather GreeneSyria Jacobi

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