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Monday, Dec 5th, 2011 |
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On On December 5th, almost 40 brothers and guests attended a magical evening of entertainment, great food and wine, and brotherhood. The evening started with a sociaOn December 5th, almost 40 brothers and guests attended a magical evening of
entertainment, great food and wine, and brotherhood.
The evening started with a social hour, with wine generously provided by
brothers Walt Currie and Dabney Davis. During the social hour, we were mystified
by the magic of George Smallwood.
During dinner, we sampled 3 wines with sommelier Peter Burke. Peter is pictured,
describing the wines we are about to taste. For the salad, we tried the 2010
Picpoul du Pinet, Domaine des Cadastres. During the main course, it was the 2009
Rasteau, Domaine Cristia. And for desert, the 2005 Esprit de Graman, Graves
Superieur. The surprising thing about these wines? They retail between $12 - $20
a bottle. So yes, you can find great tasting wine for a very reasonable price.
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Tuesday, Nov 2nd, 2011 |
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On November 2nd Joe Toth was our guest. Joe is from Youngstown, Ohio, and received his BA from Youngstown State University. He has been a fitness trainer for almost 10 years, and is certified as a personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise.
Joe is currently an exercise specialist at the OrlOn November 2nd Joe Toth was our guest. Joe is from Youngstown, Ohio, and
received his BA from Youngstown State University. He has been a fitness trainer
for almost 10 years, and is certified as a personal trainer by the American
Council on Exercise. Joe is currently an exercise specialist at the Orlando
Health Hospital Wellness Center.
Joe presented us with interesting facts about exercise and health, and the
current recommendations for exercising. A complete, safe and effective fitness
program must include aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance
conditioning, and flexibility exercise. Aerobic exercise does good things for
your cardiovascular system and is an important part of weight management.
Muscular conditioning can improve strength and posture, reduce the risk of
low-back injury and is an important component of a weight-management program.
Flexibility exercise is needed to maintain joint range of motion and reduce the
risk of injury and soreness.
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Tuesday, Oct 4th, 2011 |
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Judge Thomas Kirkland was our guest speaker at our October lunch. Judge Kirkland is a brother Phi,
class of 1965 at Florida Alpha. While growing up in Orlando, Tom's mother was a teacher and his
father was a lawyer and Judge. After graduating from Stetson Law School, his father made him meet
every lawyer in Orange county.
After serving in private practice for a few years, he was appointed as a part time city judge in 1971.
He ran and was elected as a county judge in 1976. He presided over traffic, civil, and misdemeanor
criminal cases.
Judge Kirkland helped with the design of the courtrooms in the new county courthouse that opened
in 1997. It incorporated many technological innovations that are taken for granted today. He now
serves as a Senior Judge. With the ongoing mortgage crisis, he is handling mortgage foreclosure cases.
Tom and his wife also perform marriage counseling classes for his church, as well as doing
overseas mission work.
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Tuesday, Sep 6th, 2011 |
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The Central Florida Alumni Club kicked off our 2011-12 club year with former
congressman Lou Frey. We had over 30 brothers and guests in attendance.
Lou was born in Rutherford, New Jersey and graduated from Colgate University.
He later earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
After practicing law in Orlando, he decided to run for Congress. In 1968
he was only the fourth Republican to be elected to the House from Florida since
Reconstruction. Lou served 10 years in Congress, and received the Watch
Dog of the Treasury Award in each of his terms for "voting to hold the line
against inflation and to curb excess government spending."
He is the founder of The Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF.
The institute is a nonpartisan foundation that engages in civic education for
college and high school students, members of the Central Florida community, and
the general public. The institute promotes informed discussion of issues
from diverse viewpoints, encourages participation in the political process, and
supports research on politics and policy.
Lou spoke to us on a range of topics, including the Frey Institute, the lack of
civility in politics today, the Tea Party, illegal immigration, and a balanced
budget amendment.
Congressman Frey was a great speaker to start off our new club year.
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Wednesday, Apr 20th, 2011 |
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The Central Florida Alumni Club celebrated Founders Day on Wednesday, April
20th. 40 brothers, spouses, and guests were on hand to help 6 brothers celebrate
reaching milestones with Phi Delta Theta.
The evening started off with a social hour, followed by dinner. After dinner,
guest speaker and club member Carl "Sandy" Dann presented us with a talk and
photos of his trips to Mongolia. Following brother Dann's presentation, the club
celebrated the history of Phi Delta Theta by performing the Legionnaire ceremony
with the help of actives from the Florida Iota chapter.
Paul Rothfuss (Pennsylvania Beta), and Joe Wood (Kansas Gamma), joined the
Golden Legion. Charles Ness (Ohio Lambda), John Pattillo (Florida Alpha), and
Bob Royal (Georgia Delta) received their 55 year pins. James Robinson (Florida
Alpha) celebrated 70 years with the fraternity, proving that Phi Delta Theta
truly is a Fraternity for Life!
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Tuesday, Mar 1st, 2011
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On March 1st, Thomas Tart spoke to our group about his "10 Heroes of WWII."
Tom had a full multi-media presentation, with pictures, sounds, and video to
compliment his presentation. The 10 heroes included Colin Kelly, who flew
the first American bombing mission of WWII. He sacrificed his own life to
save his crew when his plane become the first American B-17 to be shot down in
combat.
Another hero was Jimmy Doolittle. Doolittle lead the first bombing raid
against Japan. The Doolittle Raid is viewed by historians as a major
morale-building victory for the U.S. The raid showed the Japanese that
their homeland was vulnerable to air attack, and forced them to withdraw several
front-line fighter units from Pacific war zones for homeland defense.
Japanese commanders considered the raid deeply embarrassing, and their attempt
to close the perceived gap in their Pacific defense perimeter led directly to
the decisive American victory during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Other heroes included Winston Churchill, Chester Nimitz, James Van Fleet, George
Patton, Daniel James Jr., Eugene Bullard, Ernest Thomas, and Paul Tibbets.
At the end of his talk, brother Joe Simonds, pilot of a B-29, spoke about the
March 9-10, 1945 raids over Tokyo he participated in. 334 B-29s dropped
incendiaries and destroyed approximately 25% of Tokyo. These were low
flying raids, and they dropped around 1,700 tons of bombs.
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Tuesday, Feb 1st, 2011 |
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On February 1st, Officer Kevlon Kirkpatrick from the Orlando Police Department
spoke to us on personal safety and ways to avoid becoming a crime statistic.
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Tuesday, Jan 3rd, 2011 |
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We On January 3rd, we kicked off 2001 when Russell Troutman, a Winter Park attorney and former President of the Florida Bar, was our guest speaker for the day. Russell discussed his experiences of being able to interview various prominent people for television in his position with the Friends of the Orlando Library. He had occasion to interview Dean Rusk, Secretary of State, under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and to ask questions of national importance concerning the Cuban Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis.
In a second interview with Dean Rusk, they talked of the many circumstances surrounding our actions in the Vietnam war in the 70’s. He also exchanged several quips with Bob Hope on a subsequent interview.
Many thanks to Russell Troutman for sharing his experiences with the Club
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