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Bear Facts E-Bulletin Rotaract / Interact / Early Act Month March 29, 2006
In this issue... Member Spotlight: Fred Gaines, Jr - Club Charter Member Last week's meeting: R.Y.L.A. representative Heather Zeh District Cruise Conference - Book now!
Member Spotlight: Fred Gaines, Jr - Club Charter Member 
Fred and Ruth Gaines
Frederic F. Gaines Jr., was born in Syracuse, New York, lived in Connecticut and eventually moved to St. Fernandina, Florida in 1946
Fred recollects: “I met Ruth (his wife) in the 5th grade and we graduated together, however we never dated until 1955. We were married in 1957 while I was in the US army.” They are proud grandparents of three grand kids (one is already twenty one and the youngest is 4) from their two children, Elizabeth and Frederic III.
Fred has been retired from his profession for a handful of years. He started his profession as undertaker in a local funeral home in 1952 as an apprentice and then while in the army he was in the Mortuary System stationed in Italy. After the Army, Fred attended mortuary school in Syracuse, NY, became licensed in the State of Florida in 1961 and worked in Jacksonville for the next 9 years.
In 1969, Fred and Ruth moved to Sanford to open a funeral home in Longwood. In 1985 he bought out his partner and ran the funeral home as a sole proprietor until 1993 and managed it for the next five
He came to Rotary in a roundabout way. While living in Jacksonville, Fred joined the Meninak Club, a service club founded as an outgrowth of Rotary. When he moved to Sanford he was asked to join the Sanford Rotary Club and in 1975 after attempting to sponsor a club in Longwood and co-founding the Lake Mary Club, Fred join the fledging Rotary Club of Casselberry being organized by the South Seminole Club.
Fred has held practically every single club office and chair and went on to help on the District level as District Representative (now called Assistant District Governor) as well as chair the District’s 3H program.
When asked how he feels about Rotary, he says “I have always felt that Rotary was and is a great place for men to get together and do good works for the community, and for the world as a whole.”
Last week's meeting: R.Y.L.A. representative Heather Zeh 
Heather Zeh, Lyman H.S. and R.Y.L.A. representative for the club with parents - Lyman Resource Officer John and mom Kim (both former Interact members) with President Gary
District Cruise Conference - Book now! 
Jump aboard now and book your cabin for the District Cruise Conference - November 2-5.
What to look for? Lots of fun...lots of camaderie and this year we will be sharing it all with District 6930 (East coast)
Early bookings are encouraged to lock in the low prices aboard Carnival's Fantasy to Nassau, Bahamas. President-elect Al will have cruise information/registrations forms for the club.
The printed version of this bulletin is donated by Mike Schaffer - APTCO
Wed. March 29 - Regular meeting at Rolando's: Foundation giving mechanics by PDG Charles Rogers Wed. March 29 - Regular meeting at Rolando's: Lupe Torres Rotary Induction Mon. April 3 @ 5 p.m. -2006 Calendar Committee Meeting - Gulf States Credit Union Sat. April 29: International Folk Festival Sat. May 6: District Assembly at UCF Sun. May 7: Rotary Club of Casselberry Picnic; location Spring Valley in Altamone Springs
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