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Discount Rx Direct welcomes Judy Vobroucek as its new Manager. Vobroucek joins Discount Rx Direct with over 26 years experience in management. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from East Stroudsburg University, located in Pennsylvania. Discount Rx Direct is here to find you the safest and least expensive prescription medications, both in the United States and world wide. Discount Rx Direct is located at 6270 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd. in Sarasota. For more information, call 941-355-7887 or visit the website at www.discount-rx-direct.com.
Dr. Sunita Lodwig, Instructor of Information Technology (I.T.) in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM) has been selected as a finalist for Business Woman of the Year. 52 finalists were chosen from over 360 nominees for the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Business Woman of the Year Award.
Dr. Lodwig was nominated by Frank Levey, Vice President of Education and Community Outreach at GaHoom Technology in Tampa, after Levey attended a presentation about the new Information Technology program options at USFSM. The presentation was offered by Dr. Lodwig and Dr. John Wiginton, also an Instructor of Information Technology at USFSM, and included details about the five new I.T. concentrations available to students: Enterprise Applications Development; Information Security; Information Technology Management; Systems Administration; and Web Design & Development.
”Having worked with Sunita, I found that she is always looking for ways to help students understand very difficult concepts and collaborates with other professors in order to benefit her students,“ said Levey. ”She continues to educate herself in order to provide her classes with current and accurate information. She's extremely dedicated."“
Dr. Lodwig has been a faculty member at USFSM since 2004 and teaches a wide range of I.T. courses to undergraduate students. She also serves the community by offering Internet Safety courses and workshops for seniors and families in the region. ”Nomination for this award is recognition of the expanded relevance of USFSM's IT program in meeting the evolving technology needs of our societies,“ said Dr. Lodwig.
Along with Information Technology, the College of Arts & Sciences at USFSM offers Undergraduate Degree programs in: Communication Sciences & Disorders; Criminology; English; History; Interdisciplinary Social Science; Psychology; and Applied Sciences. Graduate Degree programs are available in: Criminal Justice Administration and Social work and Certificate Programs are available in: Business & Technical Writing along with Information Technology. Information Technology Certificates are available in each of the five concentrations mentioned above.
The chaos and confusion that accompany war and disaster can separate families when they need each other the most. When this happens, the Red Cross joins the search across international borders, offering a unique service that allows families to reconnect.
Such is the case of Lili Farkas of Sarasota, Florida. Lili was only 14 years old during the war. They were terrible times or as she stated, ”God awful.“
In 1945, during World War II, the Russians came in to liberate Hungary from the Nazis, but when the Communists took over in 1949, liberation became domination and the Hungarian government was totally subordinate to Soviet control. There was freedom in the air on October 23, 1956 when Hungarian students began demonstrating against the Communist government. The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had died three years before; and in March of 1956, Nikita Khrushchev had spoken out against Stalin at the 20th Party Congress. Repression was easing within the Soviet Union, and the leaders of the Satellite countries like Gomulka of Poland and Nagy of Hungary felt they could try to liberalize. Led by students and workers, the spontaneous Hungarian Revolution began. The Soviets, however, felt that they were losing control in Hungary, so they sent in their tanks and troops. Even though America and the world heard Hungary's call for help, only Red Cross help was given and Hungary was on its own. The Freedom Fighters fought hard, but by November 4th, the Hungarians had lost.
There were thousands who died. Over 26,000 were put on trial, and of those 13,000 were imprisoned and about 300 were executed. Nearly 200,000 refugees escaped into Austria or Yugoslavia and eventually started new lives in other parts of the world such as England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States. It wasn't until 1989, with the fall of the Berlin Wall that the Soviet Union finally collapsed.
Lili participated in the Hungarian Revolution and worked underground. She was a political prisoner and served 2 ? years in Budapest and in a northeastern Hungarian prison. Her husband, Imre was sentenced to death but later was commuted to serve life in prison.
In 1956, Imre escaped from an Austrian refugee camp. Imre and Lili were reunited and through the Rockefeller Foundation, were able to come to the United States arriving on Christmas Eve, 1956.
Since coming to the U.S., she and her husband have been very successful, had two daughters and three grandchildren who live in Holland.
However, Mrs. Farkas lost touch with her family in Hungary. But her family didn’t forget her. Judit Bojthy Hajda, Lili’s second cousin contacted the Red Cross to help locate her long lost relative.
Cindy Desmond, Director of Volunteers, Client Services and Training for the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross was the local caseworker who had the privilege of speaking to Lili to inform her that her second cousin wanted to connect with her.
”At first, Lili was hesitant,“ said Cindy. ”Then the memories started to come back.“
After 76 years, Lili was delighted to correspond with her second cousin. They talk on the phone and send photos to each other over the internet. Their telephone conversations brought back memories that Lili had forgotten like the way they sent packages overseas throughout the years to friends and relatives.
American Red Cross caseworkers at local chapters around the United States like Cindy, help families locate missing relatives by working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations in nearly every country around the world.
Once a family member is found, the Red Cross helps them reconnect. Messages can be very brief, but the three short words, ”I am alive“ may be all that is needed to ease the minds of distraught relatives half a world away. Red Cross messages can also be exchanged between family and their loved ones in refugee camps and detention centers to allow them to keep in contact and share family news.
This past year, the American Red Cross helped reconnect more than 4,200 families – bridging years of separation to renew critical links between new communities in the U.S. and their families around the world.
NOTE: Media interviews are available. For contact information for Lili Fargas and Cindy Desmond, please email your request to McGuireJa@usa.redcross.org
American Red Cross:
American Red Cross helps vulnerable people and communities around the world prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, humanitarian emergencies and health crises by mobilizing the power of the world's largest humanitarian network, made up of 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies and more than 13 million volunteers. In all our work, we abide by the seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
The Manatee County Bar Association recently awarded attorney Mark P. Barnebey with the 2011 Community Service Award for his record of service to the community. The purpose of the award, now in its thirteenth year of presentation, is to highlight members of the local Bar Association who provide service to the community through participation in organizations and activities beyond the scope of the Bar and mandatory pro bono legal services. The Honorable Robert A. Farrance made the presentation. Nominations for the awards were submitted by fellow members of the Manatee County Bar Association.
Mark’s numerous affiliations and service to professional and charitable organizations span all corners of Manatee County. The Manatee Players, the Manatee River Fair Association, Just For Girls Foundation, the Manatee County Library Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, the Great Outdoors Conservancy, USF’s Brunch on the Bay Committee, the FSU Booster Club, Gold Star Club, Manatee Historical Commission, Head Start, the Manatee County Housing Authority, Manatee Chamber of Commerce & EDC, Bradenton Architectural Review Board, Bradenton CRA Public Art Committee, Miller Elementary School SAC, MAYSO, the Manatee High School Basketball teams and Faith United Methodist Church have all benefitted from his personal investment of time, talent, loyalty and service.
A 1983 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, Mark is a shareholder of Kirk Pinkerton, P.A. and practices in the areas of Land Use and Local Government Law. He is Board Certified in City, County and Local Government Law and is Past Chair and Executive Board Member of the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The
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Nancy E. Cason of Sarasota was one of five appointees named by Governor Rick Scott to the Twelfth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Cason, 33, is the managing partner of the Syprett Meshad Law Firm. She succeeds Lisa Bell and is appointed for a term beginning August 16, 2011, and ending July 1, 2015.
Heap, a project manager at CSA since 2007, has more than 13 years of professional design experience. He has managed several LEED-certified projects including the recently completed Cancer Support Community and Lakewood Ranch Plastic Surgery’s new office. He is currently overseeing the construction of his latest design, the LEED-Gold-seeking Sun N Fun Lifestyle Wellness Center.
In 1998 Jedd graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in architectural design and after gaining several years of valued work experience he earned is master’s degree in architecture at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Heap serves on the Manatee County CRA Advisory Board and has served on both the local and state boards of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). In 2009, the Florida AIA awarded Heap the Associate Honor Award.
Florida Bar. He is a Past State President of the Florida Planning and Zoning Association and twice served as the Gulf Coast Chapter President for the Florida Planning and Zoning Association. He was a County Attorney with Manatee County for over 13 years. Mark lives in Bradenton with his wife Marianne and their three children.
Nancy Hardt, M.D., Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine will present Maternal Mortality and Prescription Misuse in Pregnancy at Healthy Start’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 6th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at Manatee Memorial Hospital’s auditorium.
Dr. Hardt is a member of the state’s Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) committee, and in that capacity, she reviews maternal deaths in Florida; she will address the interrelated topics of Healthy Start risk screening, traumatic death, and prescription drug use among pregnant women in Florida.
According to data collected by the St. Petersburg Times, in 2010, close to 1,300 drug-dependent newborns were treated for withdrawal throughout Florida, a 30% increase from 2009; many of these were related to the use of painkillers and antianxiety drugs during pregnancy.
The presentation is sponsored by Manatee Memorial Hospital, Premier OB/GYN and Gulfcoast South Area Health Education Center. CEUs for nursing, mental health, and social work professionals will be available, in addition to certificates of attendance.
Light refreshments will be provided, but space is limited, so an RSVP is required. To make a reservation, please contact Luz Corcuera at Luz@hsmanatee.com or 941-714-7541 ext. 302.
Manatee Memorial Hospital is located at 206 Second Street East, Bradenton, FL 34208.
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