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Customer appreciation Week in Poinciana Friday

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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 00:00

Lisa D’Cato
Poinciana Writer
Take your lunch break outdoors on Friday and see what’s good in the neighborhood.
Regions Bank on Cypress Parkway is celebrating Customer Appreciation Week by hosting a block party in the bank’s parking lot.
Confirmed vendors are NYPD Pizza, Pizza Hut, Wing Spot and Panda Express. Check out the wares from Hibbert Sports and Payless. Gather information from the Osceola County Health Department and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. See what’s new at Remax Pioneer Realty. There will even be a drawing with the winner receiving a special prize from Horse World.
The fun is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday. Stop by for lunch, shop a bit and maybe even open an account at this big bank with small town friendliness.
If you are a Poinciana resident who lives in Polk County, come to the Poinciana Community Center on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to hear facts on important county issues on the 2010 Polk election ballot. Be informed! The Poinciana Community Center is at 395 Marigold Avenue.
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Make sure that your Memorial Day plans include remembering the reason for the holiday. There is a difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day. On Veterans Day, honoired are all who served in our nation’s military. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country.
The Poinciana Veterans Club will hold a 9 a.m. ceremony Monday, May 31, in front of the Association of Poinciana Villages Administration Veterans Memorial, 401 Walnut St. The Poinciana Veterans Club will lay a wreath at the monument followed by a flag folding ceremony by the Sea Cadets. The Sea Cadets also will hold a retirement of the flag ceremony.
The public is invited to this ceremony. In addition, if anyone has an American flag that is tattered or faded that they would like to retire properly, they may bring it with them.
This Memorial Day ceremony will only require a small amount of your time, but it may help to lend meaning and understanding to this important holiday.
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On May 12, the Poinciana Area Council held its monthly meeting at Mosaics restaurant in Solivita. The message at this May meeting was education in Poinciana.
Every year, the Poinciana Area Council awards two $1,000 scholarships to deserving students who reside in Poinciana. For the first time, both scholarship winners were from Haines City High School.
Winner Krystal Blanco will go on to Boston University to obtain her batchelor of science degree masters and doctor of philosophy degree in biochemical engineering. Blanco is in the international baccalaureate program at Haines City High School and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Winner Stephanie Feliciano hopes to obtain her degree in elementary education and go on to her masters in education administration. Feliciano will attend the University of Central Florida.
These winners were recognized at this luncheon. This well attended meeting also had in attendance the two school superintendents from both counties, Polk superintendent Gail McKinzie and Osceola Superintendent Michael Grego.
This meeting was also an opportunity to mention those who participated in Career Days. The members of the Education Sub-Committee of the Poinciana Area Council organizes Career Days, which happens in the month of April, for New Dimensions, Liberty and Poinciana high schools. Career Days garnered 88 class periods, two days at New Dimensions and Poinciana, one day at Liberty.
Students, mostly 11th-graders, got to hear numerous speakers, all with knowledge and experience they were willing to share. Sheila Cappell, plant manager at PepsiCo/ Gatorade, came to each high school, accompanied by many of her employees. They actually set up different “stations” explaining operationally abilities at this facility, located on Poinciana Boulevard. To see the team set up and present at each high school was impressive.
Others who participated in Career Days were Val Ramos, assistant manager Association of Poinciana Villages; Fernando Valverde, retired military; Tony Iorio, land developer, Avatar; Omar Warren, business and life success; Mary Guidane, Toho Water Authority; Jennifer Perrson, Regions Bank; Bruce Perlmutter, owning your own business; Michael Freeman, editor The Reporter; Allan Collins, owner/engineer Accent Golf Cars; David Maison, ministry and business; Eddie Fisher, Morgan Keegan financial advisor; Melissa Cooper, guidance and education; Frank DeNike, attorney; Keith Laythem, IBM; Betty Dobbie, Prominent Title; Danny Hernandez Jr., financial planning; Jules Davidson, graphic design Osceola Center for the Arts; Mitzi Wynn, Tile It Design owner; Nelson Cepeda, motivational speaker; Erin Mummert, Regions Bank; Holly Quantance, Regions Bank; David Barlow, CPA; JoAnne Rowensky, Osceola County Sheriffs Office crime scene investigator; Mike Dahl, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office; Joe Diaz, accounting; Jennifer Parsick, Osceola County library; Bob Bornstein, hospital administration; CeCe Simpson, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office crime scene investigator; Ryan Berry, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office; Jack Lettie, phusics teacher; Brian Lloyd, engineer Progress Energy; Ryan Pruitt, engineer Progress Energy; Feyshanda Cooks, nursing Osceola County Health Department; Staff Sgt. Cruz, U.S. Marines; Sgt. Mc Donald, U.S. Marines; Luis Vega, attorney; Leane Savion, chiropractor, Pleasant Hill Family Chiropractors; Angel Beltran, Osceola County Sheriffs Office; Bert Fitzgibbons, engineering;; Karen Geil, branch manager, CenterState Bank; Dr. Gary Borgman, Poinciana Pet Clinic; Bridget Tolley, South Florida Water Management District; Wendy Farrell, owner Signature Promotions; and Florencio Guevara, educator.
These presenters took the time to spend a class period-or more- to share their career paths.
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If you have any Poinciana news or information that you would like to share, call Lisa D’Cato at 407-846-7122, e-mail it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or fax 407-931-3390.