New officers for Pilot Club

As of Monday, June 18, 2012

THE Pilot Club of Freeport plans to chart "an adventurous course through service", beginning with the installation of its new slate of officers for 2012/2013.

The 33-year-old service club held its installation dinner Saturday night at the Taino by the Sea Restaurant.

Club president Linda Williams, 31, is an operations support supervisor at RBC Royal Bank Bahamas Ltd.

A Pilot member for the past three years, Miss Williams previously served as treasurer and president-elect of the club.

Guest speaker Senator Kwasi Thompson lauded the ongoing community initiatives of the Pilot Club, and highlighted the importance of sound leadership.

"I take seriously anyone who is courageous enough to step forward in a position of leadership," Senator Thompson said. "Leadership is not an easy thing [but] there is personal fulfillment in knowing you did something to make this place better than you met it. Serve with excellence - you do not know how many lives could benefit from your service."

The new president said: "Tonight, I take pride in leading such a diverse and talented group of individuals as we continue to carry out our service platform-raising awareness about brain related disorders and traumatic brain injuries.

"Indeed I am both humbled and thankful that our membership has demonstrated the confidence in me to lead them as we carry out this objective together, in Pilot friendship and service."

The Pilot Club of Freeport was chartered on April 18, 1979, and is made up of business and professional leaders who work together to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the world.

The Freeport Club supports programmes that benefit persons affected by developmental disabilities, brain-related diseases including dementia, Alzheimer's, stroke and autism as well as accident-related brain injuries.

The Pilot Club of Freeport's 2012/2013 officers are: Linda Williams, president; Lynette Bain, president-elect; Vanessa Smith, vice-president; Marlene Knowles, recording secretary; Camesha McSweeney, corresponding secretary; and Loretta Parris, treasurer.

The directors and co-ordinators are: Roshan Smith, Donna Jones, Muriel Bowleg, Lakeisha McPhee, Lynette Bain, Katie Nixon, Maquella Smith and Gemini Cooper.