The Foliage Sertoma Club of Apopka announced\u00a011 Service to Mankind honorees Tuesday, recognizing\u00a0locals who are\u00a0dedicated to volunteerism, community\u00a0service\u00a0and youth activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese ten individuals are special people who deserve this recognition, each in their own way,\u201d said program chair Bev\u00a0Winesburgh\u00a0in an email to The Apopka Chief. \u201cOnce we can tell their stories and celebrate all they do, I think the community will be surprised at what a difference they all have made seeking no repayment or even any thanks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sertoma will recognize each honoree at a community dinner on April 28 at the Fran Carlton Center, where one nominee will be selected for the national Sertoma organization\u2019s recognition. The\u00a0local winner\u00a0will also receive a $250 donation to a charity of his or her choice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s honorees include the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suzanne Archer \u2014 4H and FFA clubs<\/p>\n
Renee Beasley\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Open Heart Farms, founder, sponsor for decades\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella Duke\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Propagate Social House, community business\u00a0support\u00a0and programs\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kathryn Duncan\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Apopka Parks and Recreation senior class exercises\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pamela Groseclose\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Apopka Art and Foliage Festival, Apopka Woman\u2019s Club, Neighborhood Restorative Justice\u00a0<\/p>\n
Debbi and Hal Krise\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Loaves & Fishes, Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James Maltby\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Maltby\u2019s Tree Service & Landscaping, sponsor for\u00a0Blue Darter spring\u00a0sports spirit programs\u00a0<\/p>\n
Latonya McCoy, chief nursing officer at AdventHealth Apopka\u00a0<\/p>\n
David L. Rollins\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Papa Diesel of Papa Diesel\u2019s BBQ, football coach at Lake Brantley High School, special needs teacher, youth business mentor\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rita Tybor\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Apopka Woman\u2019s Club\u2019s new senior\/nursing home outreach community grant program\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFoliage Sertoma is thankful for community members who share our mission of service and are happy to reward them each year in this way,\u201d\u00a0Winesburgh\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The club named Apopka softball coach Mike\u00a0MacWithey\u00a0its\u00a0Service to Mankind winner in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Foliage Sertoma Club of Apopka announced\u00a011 Service to Mankind honorees Tuesday, recognizing\u00a0locals who are\u00a0dedicated to volunteerism, community\u00a0service\u00a0and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-234057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}