2015 – 2016 OFFICERS

Marilyn Lewis

President

Joan Hurd President-Elect

Nicole Cucuzza

Treasurer

Becky Jarrell

Recording Secretary

Suzan Berg 1 Year Director

Ruth Fralick 2 Year Director

Rosemarie Kirk

Immediate Past Pres. Director

Dates to Remember

August 6 - Board Meeting: at 6 PM

Marilyn’s home, 1096 Royal Palm Dr.

August 13 – Business Meeting: 6 PM

Perkin’s on Pine Ridge Rd.

August 15 –Safety Fair at Fire Station

#10 on Immokalee Road. Helmets.

Sept. 3 – Board Meeting: at 6 PM

Marilyn’s home

Sept. 5 – Pilot Club of Naples John Clay

5KRun/Brain Power Walk & Kids Sprint

Florida District-Pilot International

deadline: August 31st: Club approved

plans of work, budget and yearbook

due to District Governor and assigned

DCR.

Pilot Club of Naples

& Naples Pilot Foundation

2015-2016 President- Marilyn Lewis

This is a Back to School Alert. With school starting this month and the school buses on the road, it takes your full attention. There are many bus stops on the road and some young drivers are out driving or riding with other students for the first time. After a long Summer, we are not used to this and the additional traffic. Please be careful and take your time. Also, this is “crunch” time for all members to roll up your sleeves in the next few days to finish the sponsorships for the 5K Run. We are so fortunate to have a great Pilot Club in our 56

th year. It has

weathered the tests of time. Stand tall and be proud of all we are accomplishing. We can Do More, Care More and Be More.

Making Dreams Come True 2015 Pilot International Convention Leadership Conference in Orlando

at the Swan Hotel in July from Naples

(R to L) President Marilyn Lewis, Sue

Lester and President Elect Joan Hurd.

Crafty

palm trees made from Cheerios with tiny

flip flops decorated the tables for the

President’s Transformational Luncheon.

Every Pilot could use another bag with

the Pilot International logo. At the

Florida District Meeting, the theme for

the Fall Council was announced as Pilot

Pardi Gras with Mardi Gras fun. It will

be November 6 – 8 at the Embassy

Suites in West Palm Beach.

Watch for more information on Fall

Council in August. Mark your calendar

and plant to attend.

Loved Twice Baby Clothes * Veterans and

South Africa Zambezi Schoolbook Project

Pilots

were asked to bring children’s books,

baby clothes, school supplies and items

for the shoe boxes for Veterans. This

kept the 100 Anchors busy.

NAPLES PILOT LIGHT

Pilot International President Shannon Clegg Florida District Governor Mary Jane McMillen

THE PILOT CLUB OF NAPLES & NAPLES PILOT FOUNDATION, INC., P.O. BOX 8674, NAPLES, FL 34101-8674 August 2015

Pilot International Mission: Pilot International transforms communities by developing youth, providing service & education and uplifting families.

The vision of the Florida District is to enhance the visibility of our organization on a district level through the leadership, growth, and retention initiatives.

The Florida Pilot Scholarship House

board gave the Bahama Pilots a party for

their hospitality and friendship

connected to the fund raising cruise to

the Bahamas.

Shown here are Patsy Tortora, President

of Ft. Myers Pilot Club with members of

the Bahama District and Sue Lester.

Florida Pilots won awards!

Pilot Club of Tallahassee received the

Pilot Club of the Year Award from

Bonnie Millirans, Pilot International

Director of Club Services, Connie

Moore, (future) PI President Elect, and

Sherry Johnson 2014 –2015 PI President.

Claire Mikko and Charlotte Edenfield.

Pilot Club of Naples provided a SAFE

KIDS information table in the Expo area.

Patsy Tortora, President of the Pilot Club

of Fort Myers was a big winner of the

Calcutta drawing for cash.

The Pilot International installation of

2015 – 2016 officers took place on

Saturday night. President Shannon

Clegg from the Pilot Club of

Greensboro, North Carolina. Connie

Moore was voted to serve as President

Elect. Faith Stamps was elected as Vice

President with Karen Cupit as Secretary

with Judy Jackson as Treasurer. The

four Directors are Andrea Babb, Peggy

Benton, Mimi Wold and Debbie Hays.

Debbie Hays is assigned to our area.

Sugar cookies with the Pilot logo were

given to those attending President

Shannon Clegg’s reception.

The Lucy B. Allen Pilot Leadership

Award was presented to Sue Lester, Pilot

Club of Naples. This award is named

and in honor of the first President of

Pilot International in 1922. The

certificate comes with registration to

2016 PI convention in Montreal.

“Thank you, thank you! I am so proud

to be a member of the Pilot Club of

Naples. Paulette Dickerson nominated

me with her kind letter for the Lucy B.

Allen Pilot Leadership Award.

Rosemarie Kirk wrote the second letter.

There are no words to express my

humble appreciation for Paulette

initiating this nomination. This is good

for the Pilot Club of Naples. Paulette

and Rosemarie made it happen and the

members of our Club are the true

winners who deserve the honor.” Sue

Sue Lester, Joan Hurd and Marilyn

Lewis represented the Pilot Club of

Naples but the wish is that each one of

the members of the Club could have

attended. Joan and Marilyn attended the

President/President Elect Workshop.

Marilyn was encouraged with the

PortalBuzz Workshop. They bring back

ideas and enthusiasm to share.

The PI Projects Workshop was presented

by Sue Lester. It will be a busy year for

her to serve as Pilot International

Projects Coordinator 2015 - 2016.

"Though no one can go back and make a

new start, anyone can start from now

and make a new end." (Carl Bard)

Items of Interest. Following the Focus The more you know the better it will be for

you to share what Pilot is and what we do.

The Pilot Club of Naples partners with the

National Alliance on Mental Illness

(NAMI)

What is H.U.G.S.? Health Under Guided Systems (H.U.G.S.) is

a free community based children's

behavioral health program funded by the

Naples Children & Education Foundation

that addresses the prevention and early

intervention of social, emotional, behavioral,

and mental health challenges for children

ages 3 months to 18 years.

The primary purpose of H.U.G.S. is to

provide a responsive, culturally competent

system of care for children and youth with

behavioral health needs. H.U.G.S. facilitates

collaboration across agencies, as well as

schools and childcare centers to improve

access to culturally and linguistically

competent services for families. We provide

coordinated, universal screenings, clinical

assessments, and system navigation to

facilitate early identification and access to

care to mitigate the effects of untreated

problems later in life.

The H.U.G.S. team assists families in

developing tools and understanding the

long-term care needs of children and

recovery planning, including integrated use

of community resources. In addition HUGS

offers the NAMI national signature program,

Ending the Silence, for children in the

Collier school system. This program

strengthens the work of the HUGS team by

helping to break down barriers and

establishes a natural feed to the children

adolescent support group.

The H.U.G.S. Program is currently looking for the following back-to-school items.

Supplies Needed: - Backpacks (k-12)

- #2 Pencils - Glue Sticks - Tissues - Pink Erasers

- Broad Tip Markers - Children's Scissors

- Pencil Case -Wide-Ruled Spiral Bound Notebooks

- Pocket Folders- Pencil Crayons - Wide-Ruled Loose Leaf Paper - Lined Composition Notebooks

- Blue Pens - Red Pens - Ruler - Colored Pencils

- 1" Binders - Package of Subject Dividers

Life-changing

program ‘H.U.G.S.’ helping children with

mental illness

Jennifer Jones

News Reporters COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.

– One in four families have children affected

by serious mental illness.

Thanks to a special program called

H.U.G.S., or Health Under Guided

Systems, thousands of families are now

getting the help they need. Kathyrn Hunter

is the executive director of the National

Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) in

Collier County. The H.U.G.S program

won national recognition this year for

being the most innovative in the country

for early intervention. NAMI works closely

with Collier County Public Schools. They

screened 1,500 kids for mental illness and

were able to help a third of them.

President Marilyn Lewis got a mystery

Pick Me Up at the July meeting. . . .

By the look on her fact, it was

a successful surprise Pick Me Up..

This proves that we don’t have to wait for

an organized Pick Me Up event. Anytime

you feel there is a need to let someone

know they are appreciated, is a good time.

Old saying: It’s the little things that count.

Definition: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is

caused by a blow or jolt to the head which

disrupts normal brain function or by a

foreign object penetrating the skull. Studies

have found that the four most common

causes of TBIs are falls, motor vehicle and traffic accidents, struck by/against events,

and assaults (Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention’s Traumatic Brain Injury in

the US: Emergency Dept Visits,

Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002-2006

webpage).

Magnitude of the Problem: The CDC

estimates that in the U.S. around 1.7 million

people sustain a TBI every year. TBI is a

contributing factor in almost one third of all

injury deaths. In addition: each year nearly

half a million (473,947) children between

the ages of 0 and 14 are treated in

emergency departments for TBI-related

injuries; TBIs are most commonly sustained

by children between the ages of 0 and 4,

adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19,

and adults age 65 and over; and TBI rates

are higher for boys than girls.

Providing training to coaches and officials

so that they can take steps to prevent sport-

related TBIs and can recognize TBIs and

respond appropriately when these injuries do

occur; and educating parents and young

athletes so that they understand the risks and

recognize the signs and symptoms of sport-

related TBIs.

We support Miracles Among Us, a support

group for those affected by TBI. Our Pilot

member, Suzan Berg is President of MAU.

Welcome Rose Prescott

Rose Prescott attended the July meeting

and will be initiated in the membership in

the near future. Rose is a guest of Becky

Jarrell, Pilot Club of Naples Secretary.

Dr. Suzanne Bilbrey attended the July

meeting and is planning to attend the

August meeting. Dr. Suzanne works with

theTrinity Chiropractic Maximized Living

Health Center and has sent in the 5K Run

Sponsorship Form and will Suzanne set

up a display at the event.

Our Pilot Club of Naples

partners with SAFE KIDS of Lee and

Collier Counties.

Bring Can Pop Tops for the new Projects Chairman.

Guess who is coming to the 5K Run????

Here is a hint. . ..

News of Interest to the Pilot

Project Lifesaver - Current Rescues 3,038.

Gene Saunders, Chief Director General CEO – Founder of Project Lifesaver. . .

The Pilot Log states there are 8133 Pilot members and 378

clubs. Number of Anchor members is 8109

in 330 clubs. This information changes every month, but

this should give you an idea of how many

Pilot members and Anchor members there

are with the focus to

Do More, Care More and Be More.

If you are not receiving the Pilot Log, be

sure to notify the Secretary of our Club,

Becky Jarrell.

The Pilot Clubs of the Florida District and

the Pilot Club of Naples support three Scholarship Houses. $115,000 will

purchase the Williams House in Gainesville, making it FOUR. So far $88,000 has been

raised. The goal: By Fall Council, Let’s Make It Four

Scholarship House General Needs List Toilet paper, paper towels, napkins,

tissues, hand soap, dish detergent, dish towels, bathroom cleaners, window

cleaners, kitchen cleaners, dusting spray, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, lg trash bags,

storage containers/Tupperware, copy paper, gift cards (Walmart, Target and

grocery stores) school supplies. Food items: coffee, cereal, pasta, rice, jelly, peanut butter, tuna, flour, sugar,

cooking oil, baking mix, syrup, condiments.

The July question was:

How many students have “come through the halls of the Southern Scholarship

Foundation in their 60 years? Answer is over 8500. There were many great

answers. The Prize was given to our guest, Dr. Suzanne Bilbrey.

Giving to Pilot International’s Founders

Fund helps to support the ABC initiatives of

Pilot: Anchors – Youth Leadership

Development; Brain Safety & Fitness and

Caring for Families in need.

August Birthdays 9th – Joan K. O’Toole 16th – Elyse DePiro

20th – Hazel Jaklitch

August Wedding Anniversaries 11th Nicole & Joseph Cucuzza

Aug. Membership Anniversaries

1987 – Matilyn Lewis

We are proud to have the support of our

5K Run Premier Sponsor - Arthrex.

Arthrex is Making People Better Through Medical Innovation, Employee Development and Community Involvement

www.Arthrex.com

Twitter: @Arthrex

Helmet fittingevents are good Projects

August 15

th there is an opportunity to fit

helmets for kids at the Fire Station #10

on Immokalee Road. This will be a huge

event with lots of attractions. We have

the helmets. Just need the Pilots to

commit to volunteer.

25 DAYS to acquire your sponsorships

for the 10th

Annual 5K Run/Brain Power

Walk on September 5th

. Don’t wait until

the last moment and let it slip up on you.

The success of this event is up to you.

We all need to do something to make it

work. The packets were distributed. If

you need help, Sue will be glad to help.

The list of sponsors is growing. This is a

100% participation effort. Each member

needs to do something. Do More, Care

More, Be More

www.PilotClubofNaples.org is our web site.

It is getting better and we appreciate your

patience.

To submit an item for the web site or an

article for the newsletter, send to:

Sue Lester at LES1612@aol.com

The websites below have everything Pilot:

www.pilotflorida.org.

www.PilotInternational.org

Blessings to all Sue Lester – Newsletter Editor