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CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOUs! Communicator, Volume XLXVII, Issue 4, March 2010 Page 6 Congratulations to the following elected 2010 - 2011 Torrance Council of PTAs Board of Directors President Martha Deutsch 1 st Vice President – Director of Leadership Karen Cristy 2 nd Vice President – Director of Organization & Programs Caren Dutton 3 rd Vice President – Director of Education Services Cindy Shields 4 th Vice President – Director of Community Services Katie Saavedra 5 th Vice President – Director of Health Services Amy Paris 6 th Vice President – Director of Hospitality Services Camilla Seferian 7 th Vice President – Director of Communication Cindy Wermers Recording Secretary Sumi Arnheim Financial Secretary Tish Carney Treasurer Debbie Russell Budget & Finance Bobbi Lim Auditor Terry Ragins Historian Maude Choy Please join us in congratulating and thanking our Honorary Service honorees for the all incredible things they have done for our youth of Torrance (see write ups on Pages 7, 8 & 9). Honorary Service – Dr. George Mannon Honorary Service – Debra Hayes Continuing Service – Cindy Shields Golden Oak – Janice Sawyer (presented May Brunch 2009) Golden Oak – Norma Orr (presented March Dinner 2010) This past month South High School hosted the Annual College Fair. What a huge success with over 2000 participants. Many thanks to South High for hosting, College Fair Committee Chairman, to our counselors, students and many volunteers that helped contribute to this great event. The College Fair is Torrance Council of PTAs program that rotates amongst the high school and features not only colleges but many wonderful workshops for students and parents.
HONORARY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS Communicator, Volume XLXVII, Issue 4, March 2010 It is with great pleasure and appreciation that we honor the continually inspiring Cindy Shields with the well deserved PTA Continuing Service Award. Page 7 Cindy Shields life works center around cherished pride and joy; her wonderful (and patient!) family: husband Perry, Craig and Kimmy. Her school site volunteer include: story-reader and classroom helper in the early years, Vice President of Parent Education at Calle Mayor Middle School, President for two years ,Director and Choreographer of the Calle Spring Musical, South High School Executive Vice President, Reflections Program, College Fair Chair and South High Concert Band VP. Cindy is also very involved in Council PTA as Hospitality Vice President for the past two years and currently as Council as Director of Education. She assists with Middle School Leadership Conference, Leadership Roundtables, Holiday and Open Council Luncheons. Can anyone forget her Founder’s Day Disneyesque moment (thank you again Ariel!) or Mama Mia showstopper entertaining both Torrance Council and 33 rd District PTA? Cindy is just as passionate about her church work including teaching Sunday School, creating women’s' retreats/events, singing on the worship team, writing/performing original works and supporting the "Shoe Box" ministry. She has also performed at El Camino College, Redondo and Hermosa Beach Playhouses, Cypress College, Little Fish Productions and two murder mystery companies. She teaches improv at Star- Light Youth Theater Productions. And for the past six years, Cindy has been the Entertainment Chairperson for the Torrance Relay for Life. Demonstrating a life long dedication to PTA and her community are honored, it is with great pleasure that the Torrance Council of PTAs present Norma Orr with the PTA Golden Oak Award. Her father was a Navy Elite Crew Member serving on the U.S.S. Constitution. Norma celebrated when the Constitution was honored on the US Stamp. She grew up near USC and attended Manual Arts High School. She began attending the First Baptist Church in downtown L.A. in the 1930’s, and taught Sunday School. She joined the Navy in World War II and served as a nurse/occupational therapist. After leaving the service Norma married and had two children. She joined the COMAR/WAVES, a group of women veterans of World War II serving in the Coast Guard, Marines, and Waves, and served as president several times. She attended Coast Guard Commissionings, ROTC ceremonies at USC, Junior ROTC ceremonies at the high schools in the area, Sea Scout ceremonies, the visits of Navy ships in local ports and San Diego. Raising her family in the North Torrance, her son was a member of the first graduating class at Lincoln Elementary where she served as PTA President. She was also quite active at North High. Norma served as Council PTA President 1963-65. Outside of PTA, she took up painting and was a member of an artists' group and has been a Friend of the Torrance Symphony. Norma exemplifies dedication with her volunteer efforts at Little Company of Mary Hospital organizing the Information Desk volunteers. She worked at least 2 days every week herself, filling in as needed and has personally logged over 20,000 volunteer hours.
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