Apopka Progressive Senior Memory Book 2023 PROOF v1
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, St. Petersburg, FL<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Incorported <strong>Apopka</strong>, Florida<br />
Acknowlegements<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means what so ever without<br />
express written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.<br />
Please refer all pertinent questions to the publisher. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted<br />
in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by an information storage and<br />
retrieval system- except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a newspaper or magazine,<br />
digital or hard copy- without permission in writing from the publisher.<br />
Thank you to Janice A. Howard for giving us permission to print her poem, “Tribute To <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s” as<br />
printed in her book A JOURNEY OF TREASURES. (page 39)<br />
Thank you to Francina Boykin for permission to print her two documents “A Brief History of John H. Bridges Community<br />
Center” and “<strong>Apopka</strong>’s Early Black Pioneers” (page 9). Her references were:<br />
“History of <strong>Apopka</strong> and Northwest Orange County”(page 10) by Jerrell H. Shofner<br />
Penning Of Petrine Slim by William Gladden<br />
Oral history from Mildred Board and Marie Gladden<br />
Thank you to the <strong>Apopka</strong> Chief for allowing the use of the article “<strong>Senior</strong> Club Marks 40 Plus Years With Founders Day;<br />
Celebration published September 16, 2016” on pages (11,13)<br />
for photograph of the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> Citizen’s Club appearing in the article “Dr. King’s <strong>Memory</strong> And Message<br />
Kept Alive In <strong>Apopka</strong>” published January 13, 2018. (Page 71).<br />
Information obtained about the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s were oral contributions, photos and other written documents from<br />
club members and members of the <strong>Apopka</strong> community.<br />
The majority of the photos published were courtesy of club members.<br />
Photographer Victor Watkins took the photos on pages (6, 7, 8, 9, 14-30, 43, 44, 45, 48, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 75-83, 98)<br />
Photographer Charles Ed0wards took photos on pages (71, 89)<br />
<strong>Book</strong> Designed by 1G Designs & Solutions<br />
© <strong>2023</strong>
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Incorported <strong>Apopka</strong>, Florida<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Acknowledgements.............................................................................<br />
Greetings.............................................................................................<br />
History.................................................................................................<br />
Members..............................................................................................<br />
About Us..............................................................................................<br />
Organizations/Committees.................................................................<br />
Tributes................................................................................................<br />
Activities..............................................................................................<br />
Advertisements....................................................................................<br />
Afterwords...........................................................................................<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club Founders’ Day Church Service
Greetings<br />
FROM THE PRESIDENT<br />
Greetings,<br />
As president of the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, I am profoundly honored and privileged to extend<br />
a warm and hearty greetings to our members, many friends, elected officials, sponsors and patrons. I am<br />
so happy to be a part of this organization for the last past 15 years.<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club is a non profit club for senior citizens. It’s purpose is to make a<br />
positive difference in the <strong>Apopka</strong> Community by rendering services; promoting wholesome fellowship;<br />
providing extensive recreational and cultural experiences; promoting unity, friendship among members<br />
and others.<br />
I would like to invite all those <strong>Senior</strong>s ages 55 and up to join us in the fun-filled experiences shared in<br />
our weekly meetings. We have activities celebrating most holidays; birthdays of members; Bible Study;<br />
exercise and crafts. Join us on some of our pleasurable one-day excursions to various points of interest<br />
throughout the state and Georgia; Spring and Fall short multi-day trips or our extended summer trips to<br />
various parts of the USA and Canada.<br />
Finally, let me take this opportunity to extend my sincere appreciation to the officers, committee chairpersons,<br />
members and all those who worked diligently to ensure the success of our club and to the publishing<br />
of this book.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Rose Morris, President
Greetings<br />
FROM THE<br />
HISTORICAL AND<br />
YEARBOOK COMMITTEE<br />
It was back in 2016 that the idea of documenting the journey of<br />
the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc. ,from it’s conception<br />
to the present, was recognized by the then President, “The Late<br />
Daisy Willis.” It was her hopes and dreams to see this publication<br />
completed. Unfortunately, due to her untimely death, she did not<br />
live to see it completed. It was her desire for all to know what a<br />
fantastic organization her beloved <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s<br />
Club was and she wanted to share the precious historical memories<br />
generated over the years since it was organized, right at some 50<br />
years ago!<br />
It has taken all of six years for this book to reach publication. Long<br />
hours of diligent research; overwhelming periods of fundraising;<br />
the impact of two years with COVID-19 and numerous other<br />
elements setting in causing the postponing of it’s completion.<br />
Under the helm of the current president, Rose Morris, we were able<br />
to forged on and complete the audacious task of finally completing<br />
the book. It is with long exhausting hours of hard work and<br />
dedication that the the Committee is elated to present you with<br />
the final product:<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club Inc.<br />
“The Legacy Continues”<br />
We hope you enjoy discovering and recognizing events and faces<br />
from the past that you might have experienced and had fellowships.<br />
Hopefully, it will bring you joy in your remembrance.<br />
Thanks To All For Your Support,<br />
The Historical and Yearbook Committee<br />
Zeta B. June, Chairperson<br />
Hilda Macon, Co-Chairperson
THE HISTORICAL/MEMORY BOOK<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
Zeta B. June, Chairperson<br />
Zeta June<br />
Rose Morris<br />
Lila Menchan<br />
Dilbert Morris *<br />
Alice Rozier<br />
Lola Knight<br />
Hilda Macon<br />
Marchell Dowdell<br />
Betty Baker<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
* Deceased Member
HISTORY OF SOUTH APOPKA<br />
Excertps from:<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong>’s Early Black Pioneers<br />
By: Francina Boykin, Historian<br />
The presence of<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong>’s early<br />
black citizens dates<br />
back to slavery in<br />
Northwest Orange<br />
and Northeast Lake<br />
counties, near and<br />
around Sorrento,<br />
Florida, Mt.<br />
Plymouth and Rock<br />
Springs areas where<br />
William S. Delk,<br />
Georgian slave owner, owned slaves and a vast<br />
amount of rich farmland.<br />
Slaves in <strong>Apopka</strong> areas completed building<br />
the Masonic Lodge #36 in 1859. It is the oldest<br />
serving lodge in the state of Florida. <strong>Apopka</strong><br />
was known as the “Lodge City”. <strong>Apopka</strong> is<br />
the Indian name for “Big Potato” or “Potato<br />
Eating Place” because of the growth of large<br />
potatoes around Lake <strong>Apopka</strong> and it is where<br />
slaves hid with the notorious Seminole<br />
Warrior, Chief Coacoochee (Wildcat).<br />
The abolishing of slavery after Civil War of<br />
1861-1865, a great migration of freed slaves<br />
moved to <strong>Apopka</strong> from South Carolina,<br />
Georgia and Alabama seeking opportunities<br />
to work on the railroad, turpentine mills,<br />
homesteading, citrus, vegetable farming<br />
and hosts of self-sustaining adventures for<br />
survival.<br />
Sarah Mead was born during slavery in<br />
South Carolina, sold to a plantation owner<br />
in Georgia, ventured into <strong>Apopka</strong> around<br />
1870, settling in what would become known<br />
as Mead’s Bottom, located south of Highway<br />
441 and 436, boarded by McGee Street on<br />
the west and Steelers Road on the East. Sarah<br />
introduced the area to early black settlers<br />
with promises of farming opportunities, land<br />
ownership, provided temporary housing and<br />
supplies from her commissary to get started.<br />
The late Mildred Board, native <strong>Apopka</strong>’s,<br />
Educator, Librarian,Historian,Columnist of<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> Chief and the late Marie Gladden,<br />
native of Belleview, Florida via Sanford<br />
resident, wife of famous <strong>Apopka</strong> black<br />
business owner Michael Gladden, Jr., educator<br />
and one of the first black female school<br />
principals in Orange County, in a project<br />
for <strong>Apopka</strong> Historical Society in the 1990’s,<br />
identified early black settlers by interviewing<br />
their descendants. Ms. board and Ms.<br />
Gladden documented the approximate arrival<br />
to <strong>Apopka</strong>, previous hometown, reasons why<br />
they chose <strong>Apopka</strong>, location of their settling<br />
in town, who were their neighbors, how<br />
property was acquired, manner of earning a<br />
living and their descendants. Cato Mott and<br />
Ella Sanders arrived in <strong>Apopka</strong> in 1898, Cato<br />
working for Hackman-Eldridge Livery Stables<br />
and Ella, as a school teacher, their children<br />
were John, James, Milton, Charles, Sophia,<br />
Ella, Katie and Wilfred. Sanders owned an<br />
entire block from Central Avenue boarded<br />
by Michael Gladden Boulevard on the south<br />
and 8th Street to the north where one of their<br />
business was Sanders Sundries. There were<br />
nearly 80 plus blacked owned and operated<br />
businesses before 1970’s and now all closed.<br />
Over 62 Pioneer Black Families names<br />
documented by Ms. Gladden and Ms. Board<br />
revealed the strong prominence of families<br />
who believed, invested and promoted<br />
economic and social growth to <strong>Apopka</strong>.<br />
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church was<br />
established in Meads Bottom in 1880’s and St.<br />
Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in<br />
1890. Both churches are located in South of<br />
Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad.<br />
Early education for black children started in<br />
St. Paul A.M.E. Church in and around 1905.<br />
State and County established public school<br />
education in 1910 on West 10th Street and<br />
South Central Avenue. A two-story building<br />
was known as <strong>Apopka</strong> Colored School. Most<br />
schools for black children only went up to 8th<br />
grade and would have to travel to Jones High<br />
School in Orlando if families it because of<br />
having to pay for transportation and lodging.<br />
In 1930 Real Estate Mogal, L.T. Hunt, a white<br />
man swapped properties on 10th Street in<br />
exchange for <strong>Apopka</strong> Colored School to<br />
be relocated to 18th Street at South Central<br />
Avenue. In 1939, Orange County Public<br />
School Board created Clarcona Colored<br />
School, at Clarke’s Corner, a one room school<br />
with grades 1st through 8th with only one<br />
teacher. Phyllis Wheatley School opened its<br />
doors in 1951 served as elementary, junior<br />
and senior high school until1969. High<br />
School portion was eliminated after a federal<br />
court order mandated all schools in Orange<br />
County to desecrate, allowing black students<br />
to attend junior and senior high school at<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> Memorial High School.<br />
In1937 the City of <strong>Apopka</strong> passed an<br />
ordinance prohibiting black people to live<br />
north of Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic<br />
Railroad tracks and<br />
whites south of the tracks. There would be a<br />
fine or jail if law was violated.<br />
Real Estate Mogul, L.T. Hunt sold land in<br />
abundance to black families, walking it off<br />
(measuring with his foot) and with Deed<br />
stipulations that property could only be<br />
sold to persons of Ethiopian descent. This<br />
property is known as Oak Lawn Subdivision<br />
which borders from the general area of 20th<br />
Street to the north and south of 18th Street<br />
to the south.<br />
The major employer for blacks was the<br />
Consumer Lumber the Veneer Company,<br />
better known as the Crate Mill, making<br />
crates for vegetables and citrus. Blacks from<br />
Alabama gave up picking cotton for 40 cents<br />
on pound to making wages paying more than<br />
75 cents an hour.<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> offered seasonal employment for<br />
corn and citrus harvesting with migrants<br />
workers traveling from Belle Glade, Pahokee,<br />
Immokalee, Florida journeying as far as<br />
Massachusetts and New York where apples<br />
were harvested.<br />
Contributions made by black families to<br />
the growth and development of <strong>Apopka</strong> in<br />
education, business and other endeavors will<br />
never be forgotten. Streets and buildings are<br />
named after a few of the great contributors,<br />
namely Michael Gladden and John H. Bridges<br />
Community Center and others.<br />
References:<br />
History of <strong>Apopka</strong> and Northwest Orange<br />
County by Jerrell H. Shofner<br />
Penning of Petrine Slim by William Gladden<br />
Mildred Board
BRIEF HISTORY OF<br />
JOHN H. BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER<br />
By: Francina Boykin, <strong>Apopka</strong> Community Historian<br />
Featured in the 2019 John H. Bridges Anniversary Open House Program<br />
The drive to provide<br />
improved services to<br />
the South <strong>Apopka</strong><br />
community began<br />
in the 1970’s with<br />
strategic community<br />
activism from<br />
community stalwarts<br />
like John H. bridges,<br />
Mr. Faithy Dowdell<br />
and a small group of<br />
dedicated service citizens, namely seven black<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> residents, who successfully filed a<br />
lawsuit against the City of <strong>Apopka</strong>, Dowdell<br />
vs the City of <strong>Apopka</strong>. These advocates were<br />
at the forefront of efforts to correct what was<br />
viewed as discrimination in the provision of<br />
municipal services by the City of <strong>Apopka</strong>.<br />
This type of strategic advocacy provided the<br />
springboard for a structured dedicated united<br />
community-driven umbrella organization<br />
called the <strong>Apopka</strong> Coalition to Improve Our<br />
Neighborhood (ACTION Inc.).<br />
This form of committed community activism,<br />
undertaken by like-minded South <strong>Apopka</strong><br />
Community devotees like Mr. Bridges, led<br />
to the emergence of a unique partnership<br />
model, which fostered partnerships with local<br />
government and led to positive change with<br />
inputs from communities. This model was<br />
later replicated throughout Orange County.<br />
For the South <strong>Apopka</strong> Community, which<br />
previously saw the provision of a few and/<br />
or inconsistent county services, this was<br />
significant achievement because it allowed<br />
local government to forge beneficial<br />
partnerships. Committed advocacy from Mr.<br />
Bridges and other like-mined civic leaders<br />
played a pivotal role in ensuing the South<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> Community benefitted from the<br />
provision of essential county services and<br />
infrastructure.<br />
To a large extent, pioneer community<br />
advocates like John Bridges operated as true<br />
confidants of their community devoted to<br />
ensuring betterment for all. The current<br />
community center initially housed a much<br />
smaller operation that did not focus primarily<br />
on the provision of county services.<br />
With the dedication of an expanded and<br />
renovated community center in 1990’s, with<br />
contributing resources from the federal<br />
community development and the <strong>Apopka</strong><br />
Improvement Association and staffed by<br />
Orange County Community Affairs. The<br />
mission to improve the lives of community<br />
residents began.<br />
Like most good things, the John H. Bridges<br />
Community Center evolved overtime under<br />
the skilled stewardship of many senior<br />
county officials more particularly, Mrs. Ella<br />
J. Gilmore, who oversaw the expansion<br />
and rehabilitation of the facility with the<br />
addition of 4 new buildings in the 1980’s. The<br />
expansion of the center enabled the county<br />
through the Community Action Division,<br />
to focus on the broader goals of providing<br />
more targeted services like Head Start, and<br />
recreational youth programs, on its own and<br />
with community partners, which empower<br />
residents thereby enabling them to enhance<br />
their livelihoods and achieve economic<br />
self-sufficiency. Over the years, the Center<br />
has served as an important conduit for<br />
building bridges and solidifying community<br />
relations and infusing much needed positive<br />
externalities into the community.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB<br />
Founders’ Day Photo 2016<br />
Photo Courtesy: <strong>Apopka</strong> Chief’s Teresa Sargeant<br />
Alexander, Lee Tonya<br />
Allen Bobbie<br />
Atkinson, Jeroline<br />
Bailey Betty<br />
Bailey, Gregory<br />
Baker, Betty<br />
Barnes, Marilyn<br />
Bridges, Arnell<br />
Bridges, Bernice<br />
Brinson-Reid, Annette<br />
Brookins, Ron<br />
Brown, Patricia<br />
Bryant, Queen<br />
Burnett, Dorothy<br />
Bush, Cleo<br />
Bush, Theresa<br />
Campbell, Margaret<br />
Cannon- Williams, Virginia<br />
Carter, Beverly*<br />
Chatman, Pasty<br />
Chavis, Althea<br />
Collier, Rosemary<br />
Cooper, Debra<br />
Cooper, Rose<br />
Curry, Etta<br />
Davis, Emma<br />
Davis, Virginia<br />
Dennis, Vivian<br />
Dowdell, Lafayette<br />
Dowdell, Marchell<br />
Edwards, Bernice<br />
Edwards, Laughlin<br />
Ellis, Raquel<br />
Everett, Carol<br />
Everett, Edward<br />
Fagan, Pauline<br />
Fair, Dixie<br />
Farrier-Jackson, LaJuana<br />
Foster, Flossie<br />
Fredrick, Marie<br />
* Deceased Member<br />
2020 CLUB MEMBERSHIP ROSTER<br />
Gardner, Naomi<br />
Gilmore, Ella J<br />
Gordon Jr, Julius*<br />
Gordon, Jeffery<br />
Gordon, Katie M.<br />
Gordon, Sandra<br />
Graham, Cheryl<br />
Grayson, Tarpza<br />
Green, Inez<br />
Greene, Helen<br />
Harris, Arthur<br />
Harris, Cassandra<br />
Henry, Rita<br />
Herrington, Velma<br />
Hollis, Judy Dr.<br />
Holmes, Barbara<br />
Howard, Janice<br />
Hughley, Annie<br />
Hughley, Bernice<br />
Ingram, Betty<br />
Ingram, Carolyn<br />
Jackson, Alfreda<br />
Jackson, Doris<br />
Jackson, Iretha<br />
James, Edward<br />
Jefferson, Carrie<br />
Jenkins, Virginia<br />
Johnson, Carolyn<br />
Johnson, Cassandra<br />
Johnson, Mattie<br />
Jones, Cherry<br />
Jordan, Dorothy<br />
June, Zeta<br />
Justice, Joyce<br />
Kalala, Rose H.<br />
Kellom, Lottie<br />
Kelly, Mamie<br />
Kennedy, Dell<br />
King, Valerie*<br />
King, Vera<br />
Knight, Lola<br />
Lang, Barbara<br />
Lias, Grace<br />
Lock, Walker Mae<br />
Lowery, Rosetta<br />
Macon, Hilda<br />
Marks, Irene<br />
Martin, Cathy<br />
Martin, Freddie<br />
Martin, Jacquelyn<br />
Massey, Betty<br />
Massey, Edna<br />
McGraw, Bertha<br />
Menchan, Lila<br />
Merriweather, Patricia<br />
Milligan, Patricia<br />
Mitchell,Sheila<br />
Moore, Mary Ann<br />
Moore,Phyllis<br />
Morris, Delores C.<br />
Morris, Dilbert*<br />
Morris, Rose J.<br />
Oliver, Betty Crews<br />
Orr, Carolyn<br />
Owens, Ina<br />
Parker, Gail<br />
Parrish, Ruby<br />
Penny, Cora<br />
Perkins, Joann<br />
Phillips, Joyce<br />
Phillips, Lorenzo*<br />
Pittman, Lennell<br />
Pollard, Sarah<br />
Prince, Andretta<br />
Prince, Melvin<br />
Rainey, John<br />
Rentz, Jacqueline<br />
Rich, Hattie Orr<br />
Riley, Dorothy<br />
Roberts, Annie<br />
Robinson, Frankie<br />
Robinson, Pamela<br />
Rozier, Alice<br />
Rozier, Kenneth<br />
Rucker, David<br />
Sanders, Gloria<br />
Saulsby, Joseph<br />
Saulsby, Janice<br />
Scott, Minnie<br />
Sealey, Francis,<br />
Sinclare, Delores<br />
Smith, Eugene<br />
Smith, Josephine<br />
Stephens, Gloria L. Dr.<br />
Stephens, Mattie<br />
Taylor, Arthur Lee<br />
Terry, Oretha<br />
Thomas, Bradley<br />
Thomas, Evangelyne<br />
Thomas,Eleanor, A.*<br />
Thompson, Inell<br />
Tyson, H. Jeanette<br />
Upson, Carolyn<br />
Washington Jr., Joseph A<br />
Washington, Lawrence<br />
Watkins, Earlene<br />
White, Charles*<br />
White, Evelyn B.<br />
White,Patricia<br />
Wilkins, Delores<br />
Wilkins, Verona<br />
Williams, Robert Dr.<br />
Willis, Daisy*<br />
HONORARY MEMBERS<br />
Green, Carrie<br />
Hatten, Margaret<br />
Johnson, Vavescia
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Officers
IN MEMORY OF<br />
APOPKA PROGESSIVE SENIORS CLUB MEMBERS<br />
“Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts!”<br />
Margaret “Peggy” Brayant Beverly Carter Stanford Fagan Carolyn Frazier<br />
Ray Gilmore ??? Viola Britten Haynes Barbara Heron<br />
Farice Holmes Winston Ingram Beulah Jones Katie Kndred<br />
Valerie King Susie Milsap Edgar Mitchell Dilbert Morris
IN MEMORY OF<br />
APOPKA PROGESSIVE SENIORS CLUB MEMBERS<br />
“Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts!”<br />
Samuel Nelson Anita Nichols Erma Peterson Lorenzo Phillips<br />
Patgrcia Phillips Stroma Pollard Charity Robinson Sandra Sanders<br />
Valarie Scott Eleanor Thomas Inell Thompson Ruth Tucker<br />
Anna White Charles White Sylvia Williams Daisy Willis
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS<br />
CLUB MEMBERS<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS<br />
CLUB MEMBERS<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS<br />
CLUB MEMBERS<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS<br />
CLUB MEMBERS<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS<br />
CLUB MEMBERS<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard<br />
Ron Brookins<br />
Evelyn White<br />
Jeffery Gordon<br />
Janice Howard
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
About Us<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc. is a non profit organization of seniors 55+ who contribute<br />
their time, talents, skills, and life experiences to benefit the community. Members come from all walks of<br />
life which creates strong foundation of an organization in which a family bond is formed.<br />
The purpose of the club is to make a positive difference in the <strong>Apopka</strong> community by rendering services;<br />
promoting wholesome fellowships, recreation, unity and friendship among members and others. There<br />
is an ongoing joke about the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s is that we love to have fun, travel and partake<br />
in delicious cuisine! In other words, “we love stay on the go and we love to eat”! We meet each Tuesday at<br />
the John H. Bridges Community Center, except for birthday celebrations, trips and some holidays.<br />
It’s the club’s desire to be provided with the necessary resources so that proper decisions can be made<br />
when it comes to their well being. Information is frequently presented to the group on political analysis<br />
for making voting decisions; health, exercise, education, legal issues and spiritual inspiration through<br />
programs, projects, activities, goals and speakers.<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club connect with and support other organizations throughout Central<br />
Florida (providing resources and support of their programs, scholarship funding, their activities and<br />
fellowshipping).
The Late Daisy Willis
<strong>Apopka</strong> Memorial High School Alumni<br />
Kathy Martin, Virginia Cannon-Williams, Carolyn<br />
Ingram, Barbara Lang, Patsy Chapman<br />
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.<br />
Beta Xi Chapter – Orlando, Florida<br />
“To foster the spirit of sisterhood among teachers and<br />
to promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession”.<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club Members: Doris Jackson,<br />
Delores Morris, Jeanette Tyson, Mattie Johnson,<br />
Rose Cooper, Cherry Jones, Zeta June, Helen Greene<br />
Not Shown: Velma Herrington, Bertha McGraw
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS<br />
CLUB MEMBERS<br />
Retired Educators<br />
“For every one of us that succeeds, it is because there’s somebody there to show you the way out. The light<br />
doesn’t necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.”<br />
Seated: Naomi Gardner, Dr. Judy Hollis, Carolyn Orr, Kenneth Rozier, Helen Greene, Gregory Bailey,<br />
Betty Bailey<br />
Second Row: Carolyn Harris, Janice Saulsby, Lila Menchan, Althea Chavis, Betty Baker, Edna Massey,<br />
Alice Rozier, Tarpza Grayson, The Late Carolyn Frazier, Patricia White, Cheryl Graham, Grace Lias,<br />
Lynell Pittman, Hilda Macon,Lola Knight, Zeta June<br />
Back Row: Marchell Dowdell, David Rucker, Doris Jackson, The Late Julius Gordon, Rose Morris, The<br />
Late Lorenzo Phillips, Dr. Gloria Stephens, Mattie Johnson
Carolyn Frazier, Tarpza Grayson, Lila Menchan,<br />
Betty Baker, Lola Knight, Doris Jackson, Rose Morris
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Membership Committee<br />
One of the most hard working committees in the club. Chairperson Doris Jackson, Co-Chairperson Marchell<br />
Dowdell along with Secretary Jan Howard are responsible for collecting individual membership dues and<br />
information. They compile documents into membership folders, that each member is given yearly. The<br />
folder includes names of officers, club membership rosters, calendar of events, by-laws of the club and list of<br />
committees that they can join.<br />
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Sunshine and Wellness Committee<br />
Chairperson Hilda Macon and Co-Chair Margaret Campbell report to the club membership the names<br />
of club members who are ill, hospitalized and those who have died. Also, illnesses and deaths of family<br />
members of club members are also reported. Tokens of love are presented to those members. The committee<br />
also take it upon themselves to spread cheer to those seniors who might be confined to nursing homes. Below<br />
can be seen gift bags of toiletries to be delivered to a local nursing home.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Audit and Budget Committee<br />
Chairperson Jan Howard and Co-Chairperson Virginia Jenkins and their committee checks and balances the<br />
finances of the club. They creates an operating budget for the year. The audit committee makes sure all funds<br />
are accounted. Shown below are members of the committee and members of the finance team.<br />
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Nomination Committee<br />
This committee is responsible for presenting a slate of candidate’s names who are qualified to run for office in<br />
the upcoming election of officers. The chairperson of this committee is Lafayette Dowdell and Co-chairperson<br />
is Betty Baker. Members shown below are Mary Ann Moore, Freddie Martin, Lila Menchan, Betty Bailey,<br />
Betty Baker, Lafayette Dowdell and Dixie Fair.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Bible Study<br />
Chairperson Minnie Scott along with committee members Pauline Fagan, Sandra Gordon, Betty Baker, Late<br />
Lorenzo Phillips, Mamie Kelly, Tonya Alexander, Dorothy Jordan, Gloria Stephens, Jan Howard, Virginia<br />
Jenkins and King Jenkins leads the group in bi-monthly Bible Study Sessions. Committee Members<br />
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Fundraisers<br />
Chairperson Earlene Watkins and co-chair Sandra Gordon provide suggestions to raise funds to help support<br />
the missions of the club. Fundraisers like weekly 50/50, Bake Sales, Gas Card Raffles, Toiletries Baskets<br />
Raffles as shown below have been several successful activities.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Community Service<br />
This committee lead by (the late )Sandra Sanders and co- chairperson Tarpza Grayson saw to the club<br />
contributing to helping out the various organizations in the <strong>Apopka</strong> community. Such donations consisted<br />
of the John H. Bridges Back-To-School Backpack Give-Away(volunteers Zeta June and Jeanette Tyson) ,<br />
Thanksgiving Turkey Give-Away, Canned Food Drives, Teach-In and volunteering at Phyllis Wheatley<br />
Elementary School( Annie Robert’s volunteering).
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Health & Exercise<br />
One of the most hard working committees in the club. Chairperson Doris Jackson, Co-Chairperson Marchell<br />
Dowdell along with Secretary Jan Howard are responsible for collecting individual membership dues and<br />
information. They compile documents into membership folders, that each member is given yearly. The<br />
folder includes names of officers, club membership rosters, calendar of events, by-laws of the club and list of<br />
committees that they can join.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Hospitality Committee<br />
Chairperson Betty Bailey and co-chairperson Betty Baker, along with their committee, oversees major<br />
catering of foods for Black History, Summer Picnic, Founders Day, Thanksgiving and other club events.<br />
Committee member Betty Ingram does the table and room decor.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Fun & Games Committee<br />
Fun and Games Activity below, Bingo, with caller Lila Menchan. Fun and Games Chairperson Betty Ingram<br />
along with co- chairperson Alfreda Jackson and members Dixie Fair, Valerie King, Virginia Jenkins provide<br />
fun and games for the members to enjoy. Bingo seems to be one of the most popular games to play.<br />
Being the winner and receiving a prize is always fun!
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Political Awareness<br />
Club member David Rucker is the club’s political advocate. He keeps the group informed about key political issues<br />
locally, countywide, statewide and National. He invites public officials and candidates running for various offices<br />
to come in and present their platforms to the group for their consideration. Shown below are a few of individuals<br />
who have done presentations. US Representative Val Demings, Florida Representative Kami Brown, Candidate<br />
Chris Delgado, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, <strong>Apopka</strong> City Commissioner Alexander Smith.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Trip Committee<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club travels involved three types.<br />
Day Trips are round trips that take place within one day. They are local, nearby locations that takes no<br />
more than an hour of travel to reach the destination. Some day trips have included trips to Webster Farmer’s<br />
Market, Plant City’s Strawberry Festival/ Fred’s Market, St. Augustine Seafood Festival, Cocoa Beach’s<br />
Kennedy Space Center, Winter Park’s Hannibal Square Museum, Valdosta , Ga. Old Time Country Buffets,<br />
Sarasota’s Ringling Museum, St. Petersburg, Fl. Carter G. Wilson African American Museum , Tampa’s<br />
Seminole Hard Rock Casino, Clearwater Calypso Queen Lunch Cruise, BCU/ Daytona Beach, Mims Moores<br />
House Museum, and others.<br />
Short Trips are typically 3-5 day trips. Short trips have included trips in Florida to St. Augustine,<br />
Jacksonville, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Miami and Key West; Alabama’s Montgomery, Selma,<br />
Birmingham, Tuskegee; Georgia’s St Simon Island, Sapelo Island, Savannah;South Carolina’s Hilton Head,<br />
Beaufort, Myrtle Beach; Caribbean Cruises; gaming trips to Biloxi, Mississippi and others locations.<br />
Long Trips consist of 7 or more days. Travels in Massachusetts to Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod;<br />
Baltimore Inner Harbor, Richmond Va., Washington D.C., Chicago, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Atlantic City,<br />
New York City, Niagara Falls/ Toronto Canada, gaming in Connecticut, Newport, Rhode Island, Texas, New<br />
Orleans and others have been destinations of the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s.<br />
Photos: Deloris Morris and Doris Jackson by the bus
In Tribute<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club<br />
An exciting place to be<br />
<strong>Progressive</strong> women and men<br />
Of great substance and knowledge, you see.<br />
Years of experience and wisdom, too<br />
Overflowing with smiles and laughter<br />
Events planned<br />
Trips fine-tuned<br />
To take you places<br />
Maybe even to the moon.<br />
Providing joy and excitement<br />
For all to be<br />
Enveloped in love and unity.<br />
They go with God in tow<br />
Graced with kindness<br />
And warmth to show.<br />
<strong>Progressive</strong> helpers leading the way<br />
Actively thriving and surviving for all the world to see<br />
The abundance of their love and work<br />
Throughout the community.
CONGRATULATIONS TO<br />
THE APOPKA<br />
PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
IN LOVING MEMORY OF<br />
THE LATE JOHN H. BRIDGES AND<br />
MARY PRECIOUS BRIDGES<br />
THE FAMILY<br />
Club Members: Arnell Bridges, Bernice<br />
Bridges and Josephine Bridges Smith
Mrs. Carrie Williams<br />
Original Founding<br />
Member of the<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc.<br />
Your son, Dr. Robert Williams,<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc. Member
Mrs. Annie L. Dowdell<br />
First Secretary of the<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc.<br />
in 1973.<br />
Mother of Hilda Macon and grandmother of Shana T. Macon
The Late<br />
Daisy Willis<br />
Former President<br />
And<br />
A Trail Blazer<br />
Of<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong><br />
<strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s<br />
Club, Inc.<br />
˚Þ˚Þ˘—¨˝"ð"¸ Þ¨˘Þ˙¯˙¯<br />
4/4/1936 – 5/31/2020
In Tribute to My Daughter<br />
I missed you today<br />
I will miss you tomorrow<br />
Tears in my eyes<br />
And a heart full of sorrow<br />
I hold on to the memories<br />
Of the great times we had<br />
I grieve for what I lost<br />
But am grateful for what I had.<br />
– Author Unknown<br />
Love mom, Rose Morris and your family
In <strong>Memory</strong> Of A Lifetime Supporter Of<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc.<br />
Mr. Billie Dean,<br />
Retired <strong>Apopka</strong> Educator,<br />
Businessman and <strong>Apopka</strong> City Commissioner<br />
April 10, 1931 – September 5, 2020
In Loving <strong>Memory</strong><br />
of<br />
DAVID MORRIS<br />
October 2, 1969 – March 26, 2017<br />
We thought of you in love today,<br />
but that is nothing new,<br />
We thought about you yesterday<br />
and days before that, too.<br />
We think of you in silence,<br />
we often speak your name.<br />
Now all we have is memories<br />
and your picture in a frame.<br />
Your memory is our keepsake,<br />
With which we’ll never part.<br />
God has you in his keeping,<br />
We have you in our hearts.<br />
– Author Unknown<br />
The Morris Family
In Loving <strong>Memory</strong> Of Our Beloved<br />
<strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc. Member<br />
Mr. Lorenzo Phillips<br />
September 28, 1942 – March 3, 2020<br />
The memory of you will always be in our hearts.
In <strong>Memory</strong> of Joseph Menchan<br />
In memory of my husband, “Honey”, Joseph<br />
Menchan who was a very active member of <strong>Apopka</strong><br />
<strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc. until his death.<br />
“Sometimes your heart can lose its joy and you wonder if you’ll ever<br />
find it again.<br />
Sometimes my spirit gets weak from losing you, but I remember the<br />
joy, love and children we brought up in church and taught them to<br />
love, share and believe in God.<br />
This faith keeps me now and I know the battle is NOT mine alone.”<br />
Your wife and APSC member, Lila Menchan
James and Rosalyn Grubbs
Mr. Warren Sapp<br />
Love Mrs. Annie Roberts
Greetings To The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club<br />
Betty Baker with her nephew Martin Johnson; sister Carrie Jefferson and cousin Marie<br />
Frederick at the Christmas Dinner/Dance December 2019.<br />
Freddie and Lola<br />
Knight<br />
Wishes Much Continued Success To<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club,<br />
Inc.<br />
“If I cannot do great things, I can do<br />
small things in a great way”.<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr.
HOLDEN HEIGHTS<br />
SUCCESSFUL SENIORS CLUB<br />
President – Ann McBride, Vice-President – John Smith, Secretary – Cora Curry,<br />
Assistant Secretary – Estella Walker, Treasurer – Johnnie Mae Wilson,<br />
Assistant Treasurer – Alberta Battle, Sargent at Arms – Marie Wade, Chaplin – John Smith<br />
THE ADVANCED SENIORS<br />
OF PLYMOTH<br />
Congatulations<br />
to the <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club, Inc.<br />
“Praise the Lord all ye nations. Praise him all ye people. For his<br />
merciful kindness is great toward us and the truth of the Lord<br />
endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord.”<br />
– Psalm 117<br />
Congatulations<br />
FROM<br />
TANGELO PARK<br />
GOLDN STARS<br />
SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB<br />
Wilhelmenia Wright, Founder
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade<br />
Betty Baker, Chairperson<br />
Eugene Smith, Co-Chairperson<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Parade occurs on<br />
the National Holiday, the 3rd Monday of January,<br />
to celebrate the birthday of the civil rights activist.<br />
The South <strong>Apopka</strong> Ministerial Alliance sponsors the<br />
parade. The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s decorate a<br />
float and enter the the parade each year along with<br />
other community, city, county, state and even national<br />
officials. Members of the MLK Parade committee<br />
meet to decorate the entry. Volunteers from the club<br />
ride on the float and some members choose to walk<br />
the parade route, ahead of the float. Club members<br />
always wear their green club shirts for this activity.<br />
Pictured in the article above are Club members Betty<br />
Baker, King Jenkins, Sarah Pollock and Lila Menchan.<br />
Pictured to the right are members preparing to<br />
participate in the parade.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Black History Celebration
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Happy Valentine’s Day 2020<br />
Theme: LOVE NOW AND FOREVER.<br />
Committee members were: Chairperson Evelyn White, Rev. Gloria Stephens, Co-Chairperson<br />
Josephine Smith,LolaKnight, Janice Howard, Barbara Lang and Cathy Martin. This was the last<br />
activity that the club members actually participated in prior to the world being in “lock down”,<br />
for the next two years, due to COVID-19. No one would have ever suspected that a lot of us<br />
would never see our friends and love ones again. Pictured above is Valentines Day Chairperson<br />
Evelyn White and her late husband Charles, who transitioned in July of 2020.<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Valentine Day Committee
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Black History Celebration
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Happy Valentine’s Day 2020<br />
Theme: LOVE NOW AND FOREVER.<br />
Committee members were: Chairperson Evelyn White, Rev. Gloria Stephens, Co-Chairperson<br />
Josephine Smith,LolaKnight, Janice Howard, Barbara Lang and Cathy Martin. This was the last<br />
activity that the club members actually participated in prior to the world being in “lock down”,<br />
for the next two years, due to COVID-19. No one would have ever suspected that a lot of us<br />
would never see our friends and love ones again. Pictured above is Valentines Day Chairperson<br />
Evelyn White and her late husband Charles, who transitioned in July of 2020.<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Valentine Day Committee
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Birthday Celebrations<br />
Birthday Celebrations are done according to the season of year in<br />
which you were born. The individuals born during the winter, spring,<br />
summer and fall months select the restaurant in which they would like<br />
to go. Pictures shown are for the Summer Group dining at the Grill.<br />
Other popular venues have been Bahama Breeze, Dexters, Red Lobster,<br />
Longhorn Steak House, Stonington’s, Olive Garden, The Catfish Place,<br />
4 Rivers, and Outback Steakhouse.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Happy Mother’s Day<br />
The oldest mothers in the club, Mrs. Sarah Pollock and the late Mrs. Farice Holmes,<br />
are celebrated with beautiful hats.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>’s Prom<br />
The first <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club prom was held on June 8,<br />
2013. The theme was “A Night In Soul Heaven”! It was held at capacity<br />
at the Altamonte Springs Howard Johnson’s. The following years the<br />
spring event has been held at the Hilton Orlando in Altamonte Springs.<br />
Earlene Watkins and the late Dilbert Morris<br />
served as chair and co- chair of this project.<br />
It was actually Earlene Watkins idea to<br />
begin this annual social event, which has<br />
continued from 2013 until the present.<br />
All prom photographs courtesy of:<br />
Photographer Victor Watkins
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2013<br />
King, Lafayette Dowdell<br />
Queen, Valerie Scott<br />
Court: Lafayette Dowdell, Julius Gordon, Freddie Martin, Cathy Martin,<br />
Valerie Scott, Patricia Merriweather
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2014<br />
Queen, Olivia Fountain<br />
King, Justin Brunson<br />
Queen’s Court: Marchell Dowdell, Dixie Fair, Betty Baker, Lila Menchan, Olivia Fountain<br />
King’s Court: Jeffery Gordon, Freddie Martin, Justin Brunson
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2015<br />
King, Jeffery Gordon<br />
Queen, Sarah Pollock<br />
Court: King Jenkins, Lottie Kellom, Jeffery Gordon, Lila Menchan, John Rainey, Sarah Pollock,<br />
King Justin Brunson, Queen Olivia Fountain, Marchell Dowdell
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2016<br />
Queen, Katie Gordon<br />
King, John Rainey<br />
Court: Hilda Macon, Katie Gordon, Jeffery Gordon, Mary Ann Moore, Greg Bailey, John Rainey
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2017<br />
King, Freddie Martin<br />
Queen, Sandra Gordon<br />
Court: Freddie Martin, Julius Gordon, Cathy Martin, Sandra Gordon, Lila Menchan
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2018
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom 2019
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Prom Dancing
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Happy Father’s Day 2019<br />
The Father’s Day Committee chaired by Lola Knight along with the<br />
ladies on her committee prepared a program and luncheon to honor<br />
the men and fathers in the club. To the right you can see the men<br />
seated at the head table as special guest. At the end of the program the<br />
men were treated to a special dance with the ladies. Shown are six of the<br />
ladies dancing with their husbands:<br />
Cathy and Freddie Martin | Alice and Kenneth Rozier<br />
Evelyn and The Late Charles White | Bernice and Arnell Bridges<br />
Betty and Greg Bailey | Sandra and The Late Julius Gordon
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Annual Picnic
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Founders’ Day Celebratin<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club members celebrates by coming<br />
together to give thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon<br />
all. Community guest, local and county officials along with local clergy;<br />
other senior clubs in the tri- county area are invited. The day’s events<br />
includes socializing; Thanksgiving program follow by a meal consisting<br />
of the most delicious food to be found. This is a treat not to be missed!
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Happy Thanksgiving<br />
The <strong>Apopka</strong> <strong>Progressive</strong> <strong>Senior</strong>s Club members celebrates by coming<br />
together to give thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon<br />
all. Community guest, local and county officials along with local clergy;<br />
other senior clubs in the tri- county area are invited. The day’s events<br />
includes socializing; Thanksgiving program follow by a meal consisting<br />
of the most delicious food to be found. This is a treat not to be missed!
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Christmas Celebrations<br />
Dinners Cruise at St Johns Rivership Co in Sanford, Florida
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Christmas Activites<br />
John H. Bridges Center
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Christmas Celebrations<br />
Christmas Galas at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Lake <strong>Apopka</strong> Natural Gas District Ad
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
Honors the <strong>Memory</strong> of<br />
“The Late Angela Parker-Smith”<br />
for her generous contributions and support<br />
over the years to our club.<br />
“It’s hard to forget someone who gave so much to remember”<br />
– Auther Unknown<br />
Author Unknown
Multiple Ads<br />
Michael J Meares<br />
Voya<br />
OV Williams<br />
Etc.
APOPKA PROGRESSIVE SENIORS CLUB, INC.<br />
The Legacy Continues<br />
1970 – 2020’s