Rotary Club of Flagler Beach Installs New Board Members, Holds Installation & Awards Banquet

PALM COAST, Fla. - June 17, 2016 - PRLog -- The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach held their Installation Banquet on Thursday, June 16^th at Halifax Plantation, installing their board members for 2016-17, and announcing their Rotarian of the Year and Citizens of the Year.

Installed for 2016-17 were officers: President-Cindy Dalecki, Secretary-Amanda Bailey, Assistant Secretary-Randy Ecker, Treasurer-Sean Palmer, Assistant Treasurer-Jennifer Feit, President-elect-Amanda Bailey, and Past President-Kathy Somers. Directors Tim O'Donnell, Roseanne Stocker and Donna Tofal were also installed.

Member, Area Governor, and Director Tim O'Donnell was selected and Rotarian of the Year. Tim is tirelessly assisting the Rotary club with everything from grants, including the most recent Lowe's mailbox grant in Bunnell, to helping with organization of Rotary's fundraisers such as Cycle Flagler and Race on the Runway. He also helps on the district level with the three Flagler County Rotary clubs - walking the presidents through setting club goals online and so much more.

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach Citizens of the Year were announced and are Gerri Marino, Debby Horst, and Paul Lever. They are three community volunteers who are an integral part of Rotary's Project Share and assist every month with collecting and distributing food for Project Share, as well as at the holidays, assist with sorting, buying, and distributing gifts to 1,000 families during the holidays.

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach held their annual Cycle Flagler event this past May and raised over $15,000 that goes toward helping feed families and provide scholarships to area students. There were 440 cyclists that came from eight states including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Vermont. Seventy-five percent of the cyclist were from outside of Flagler County. Over 50 volunteers assisted and the weekend started with a free 40 mile scenic tour from the Flagler Beach Historical Museum through The Loop, over to western Flagler County at Cody's Corner ,and back to Flagler Beach.  The kick off/participant packet pick up included a party in Veteran's Park in Flagler Beach with free carbohydrate dinner from Tony's and Oceanside Grille, desserts by several Rotarians, and entertainment by Twisted Vibes.

Sponsors included: Presenting Sponsor Dave Petkovsek from Realty Exchange, Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches, Gerling Travel, Alliance Financial Partners, Rue & Ziffra, Accutemp, Palm Coast Observer, Florida Hospital Flagler, Kohl's Cares, pcBike, Cycling Across FPL, Curley Tail Design, Intracoastal Bank, Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home, SunTrust Hammock, Robert Cuff, Attorney and Time PR.

The club is once again hosting the Fabulous 4^th Festival parade on Saturday, July 4^th in Flagler Beach at 10am (details to follow in a separate media release).

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach is a service club that raises funds for local scholarships for adults and students, Project Share which provides holiday gifts and food for needy families, Flagler County Education Foundation, world-wide polio eradication, and a local project building multipurpose fields in Bunnell just to name a few.

About the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach:  The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach was chartered in November 1991 and currently has 32 members; we are part of Rotary District 6970. They will be celebrating 25 years in Flagler Beach this November.

Our membership is a most compatible group of local business and community leaders from the fields of business, law, education, real estate, and government; including those who have retired from successful pursuits in these fields. All are welcome and are included in all our social and civic activities. Our Program Speakers typically address a variety of interesting and important topics.

The membership is a group of local business and community leaders from the fields of business, law, education, real estate, and government; including those who have retired from successful pursuits in these fields. Weekly program speakers typically address a variety of interesting and important topics. For information about joining the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach, please contact Cindy Dalecki at 386-566-3466. The club can also be reached at http://www.flaglerbeachrotary.org or https://www.facebook.com/flaglerbeachrotary/.

Pictured: The new Flagler Beach Rotary board (L to R): President-Cindy Dalecki, Treasurer-Sean Palmer, Secretary & President Elect-Amanda Bailey, Director - Roseanne Stocker, Past President-Kathy Somers, Assistant Treasurer-Jennifer Feit, Director Donna Tofal, Directors Tim O'Donnell. Not pictured Assistant Secretary-Randy Ecker.