Newsletter May 31, 2022

Guest Speaker Series

Our guest speakers on May 18^th were Joy Votrobek and Mark Renehan (aka Officer Frederick) of American History Live, a division of the American Security Council Foundation. American History Live is a cyber interactive Avatar in which presentations are made to schools across the United States. There are several of these programs which are Florida State standard approved.

The program discussed today was Assignment Blue designed to assist police officers gain the confidence of our youth. Assignment Blue uses a cartoon character named Officer Frederick to help young students understand safety concerns in their environment and law enforcements’ role in the community. Facilitators are A.L.I.C.E. certified, which means they have been through the Active Shooter Training and Preparedness Solutions class. Mark and Joy attended this certification class in order to be able to facilitate this program to the kids, faculty and staff of local schools. A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) teaches safety tactics. Various interactive exercises are available depending on the ages of the students. Mark and Joy hope to gain approval from the school districts to work with the assistance of school resource officers and make more presentations in our schools locally. Our club was a $1500 sponsor of their clay shooting tournament fundraising event to promote the Assignment Blue program. For more information visit the website at www.americanhistorylive.org.

2022-2023 OFFICERS and DIRECTORS

An election of the new board of directors was held on May 11^th. The new board takes office on July 1, 2022. Congratulations and thank you for serving our club!

President

Frederick Jones

President Elect

Susan Baran

Secretary

Eva Chapman

Treasurer

Diana Best

Directors – Two Year Term

Phil Barnes

Karen McElveen

Scott Thiel

Directors – One Year Term

Kathy Burns (Foundation Treasurer)

Terry Gardner

Michelle Morris\

Kimball Stadler

Past President

Johnathan Rhodeback

June Birthdays

Paul Williamson 06/22

Debbie Fitzpatrick 06/23

Charles Fischer (EXP Realty) 06/30

Sebastian Police Department Community Outreach Upcoming Events

Sebastian Charter Junior High School – R.A.D. Women Self Defense Class – Monday through Thursday – 6:00pm – 9:00 p.m., May 16^th-19^th. Fourteen Graduates!

Pelican Island Elementary School – Community Outreach Trailer -Friday, May 20^th– 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Melbourne Square Mall – Hometown Heroes Event – Community Outreach Trailer – Saturday, May 21^st– 10:00am – 3:00pm

Officer Bill Jarvis, Sergeant Todd Finnegan and Officer Donald Hart

Micco Park – Sebastian Charter Junior 8th grade graduation picnic – On Monday, May 23^rdwe spent some time with the Sebastian Charter Junior High School 8th grade students. They are graduating this year and decided to have a fun day at Micco Park. The snow cones were a huge hit! Congratulations 8th graders! We at the Sebastian Police Department wish you well with your journey on to high school!

Schumann Park – Community Outreach Trailer – Wednesday, May 25^th– 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Barber Street Sports Complex – Community Outreach Trailer – Thursday, May 26^th– 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Excel Club of Sebastian River High School

This year the club completed at least one event in each of the four pillars of Exchange (8 total) as well as earned the National Service Award. In April the Child Prevention flag was displayed on campus. The May meeting was a celebration of all the accomplishments for the year. Volunteers are needed to assist with these meetings!

Jr. Excel Club of Sebastian Charter

Junior High School

This club has completed at least one event in all of the four pillars of Exchange (13 total) as well as earned the National Service Award. In April the Child Prevention flag was displayed on campus and students distributed fliers to home room classes. The May meeting was a celebration of all the accomplishments for the year.

Volunteers are needed to assist with helping the students achieve activities which represent the four pillars of Exchange. Any member willing to assist should contact Margie Duffell or Kathy Burns.

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2nd Qtr. Visitors – Please Come Again!

04/13 – “Mom” Ruth White (Susan Baran)

04/13 – Francis Papineau (Adam Preuss)

04/20 – Ruth White (Susan Baran)

04/20 – Johnnie Ricchards, Dependable Title (Susan Baran)

04/20 – John Oats, StoreRight Self Storage (Terry Gardner)

04/27 – Peter Muckenhaupt (Kathy Falzone)

04/27 – Officer Bill Jarvis, SPD (Donald Hart)

05/11 – Charla Mori-Terra, ASCF (Mark Renehan)

05/11 – Cory Maxwell, Dive Therapy (Eva Chapman)

05/11 – Kelsey McPhearson (Francis Papineau)