President’s Corner   

by Terry Witcher   

The Spirit of Pinion continued to cast a spell on our community, friends and family through 2009.  I hope that everyone will keep the spirit going in 2010 by putting on your Irish green attire and join us at Briny’s on March 10^th.  Don’t forget the Broward County Special Olympics Summer Games will be held on March 6^th this year.  If you have never attended the Summer Games, I encourage you to do so.  It is a wonderful heartfelt experience.

I would like to reflect back on 2009 and say thank you to everyone that made Pinion’s Holiday by Design fundraiser a successful event at DCOTA.  Special thanks to Ellen Kann at Baker, Knapp & Tubbs Furniture Showroom for graciously hosting our event.  All of this would not have been possible without the support from all our Board Members, Sponsors, silent auction donations, Volunteers, and our Membership.    I would like to say thank you to all the Pinion Board Members for their teamwork, endless hours of time and energy to make this all happen.

Once again this year, Pinion went Christmas shopping for the residents of the Victory Living Programs and arranged a special Christmas Party with Santa.  Thanks to Sonja Mayo and her committee for organizing this special day.  Seeing the residents open up their gifts from Santa fills your heart with the true meaning of the Christmas Spirit.  On behalf of Pinion and Bobbi Wigand of Victory Living Programs, we would like to give a special thank you to one of our Pinion members, Ed Bestoso, for your gracious gift of turkeys to all the residents and staff at the Victory Living Program. 

As a reminder, please mark your calendars for this years’ American Cancer Society - Woman of the Year Luncheon April 7^th honoring Linda Spaulding White of Pinion.  This year the luncheon will be held again at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort.

The date for Pinion’s end of year luncheon has yet to be determined.  So stay tuned, more information will be forthcoming.  By now you should have already received your Pinion Directory, but if for some reason you didn’t receive one, please let us know.

In closing, may the Spirit of Pinion cast a spell on others, so that we may keep “inspiring greatness” in our special athletes.

With Warmest Regards,

Terry Witcher

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