PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
A few months ago, I read an article in the newspaper that really troubled me. I must confess that there are a lot of articles in the paper that cause me some concern, but this one really bothered me. I decided to save it. I am looking at it right now. It consists of five short paragraphs. The article talks about a situation that would have radically changed someone’s life. Last August someone went to the Publix Grocery store on 4495 Roosevelt Blvd in Jacksonville and bought a lottery ticket for the Mega Millions Drawing. They happen to have bought the winning ticket with a payout of thirty-six million dollars. Six months later the winnings remained unclaimed. The article was an attempt to locate the owner of the ticket and remind them that they had one week to claim it. The money was not claimed so it expired. Someone was sitting on a gold mine and never knew it. That kind of money would radically change someone’s life. They would discover new relatives. There would be people calling them and knocking on their door night and day. More seriously, they would have had the opportunity to use it for some good and to change other lives.
I got to thinking, what if one of you won that money, would you share some of it with your Tuscawilla neighbors? Sam Smith Park could use a pickle ball court, and Seneca Blvd. could use some speed bumps. We could put fountains in all the parks and ponds once we get our main fountain operational. There are other things that could be done like helping our older residents so they could live in their homes longer. We could reach out further and buy new computers for the Winter Springs Senior Center. I am sure I could come up with many more ways to spend your money.
In thinking about all this, I cannot help but feel that each one of us is sitting on a winning ticket. We live in a wonderful community, and the value of our homes has appreciated tremendously. Tuscawilla is filled with talented and caring people. At the Tuscawilla Family Fun Day on April 7th we gave out our annual Don Gilmore Award. Don Gilmore served this community well. I remember Don would go one morning a week to the elementary school and read books to the students. He took on projects such as installing flag poles at each entrance as a memorial to our veterans. He gave his time to serving on local boards and served as a city commissioner. The award is given to a resident who has given their time, talent, and treasure to help others. It is an award to encourage community service. I believe we are all sitting on abilities that could positively affect the lives in our neighborhood and in our greater community. In fact, all of you possess a winning ticket. It might not be as much as thirty-six million dollars. But, I would urge you to claim it before it expires.
In closing, I want to thank your Board of Directors and Mayor McCann for all the time and energy they put into making our Tuscawilla Family Fun Day a great success. If you missed it, you missed a great Family and Community Day.
Dr. Kurt Miericke
THOA President
Publisher, Tuscawilla TodayI
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