Riverview/Apollo Beach
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May 2023
Volume 21, Issue 5
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CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF PUBLISHING P OSITIVE COMMUNIT Y NEWS
ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL-SOUTH NURSE RETIRES AFTER 52 YEARS
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For nearD o n a ly a decade, tions have Waterset also fueled by Newland technology has welupgrades, comed area senior scholrunners and arships, residents on and numerThanksgiving ous campus mornings for beautificaits annual tion projects. Turkey Trot Doby El5K and Kids e m e n t a ry Waterset by Newland presented checks to each of the Fun Run. The principals from Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy, East p r i n c i p a l 2022 race, Bay High School, Doby Elementary School and Eisenhower Dr. Bradley Middle School. featuring Fuller addmore than 1,000 ed, “We plan to use runners, helped raise this donation to in$30,000 for four vest in resources for local schools: Doby our school, including Elementary School, new technology and Dorothy C. York Inupdating our media novation Academy, center.” East Bay High School and Eisenhower This year, Dorothy C. York Innovation Middle School. Academy will leverage its proceeds for Waterset by Newland is owned in a new soccer goals. joint venture partnership between North “We appreciate being able to purchase America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) and the goals to enhance our field and athBrookfield Residential, and it is proudly letic programs at York,” said Catherine managed by Brookfield Properties. These Lennard, principal at Dorothy C. York Inpartners share a deep commitment to novation Academy. sustainable development practices and Amy Stevens-Cox, principal at East apply these core values to the vision, Bay, shared, “Our intent is to use the planning and development of their com- funds from the Turkey Trot for beautimunities. Waterset by Newland is one of fication enhancements around campus more than 20 communities this partner- to include entrance rugs, a revitalized ship manages across the U.S. gym area and machinery to maintain the Lynda McMorrow, the marketing building.” manager at Waterset, presented checks, For more information on Waterset by each for over $7,000, to each of the Newland, go to www.watersetfl.com or schools’ principals. The funds from the visit the Information Center in The LandWaterset Turkey Trot race entry fees ing Club & Café, which is open Monday and local sponsorships have benefited through Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. the school in numerous ways throughout the years. Eisenhower principal Nate Francis said, “Our students will greatly benefit $1 GOLF FOR KIDS ............................PG 3 from the generosity of our Waterset Community. The monies donated will ALL PRO DAD .......................................PG 5 continue to provide Eisenhower stu- ISPY STEM ............................................PG 9 dents with resources that will cultivate EYE ON BUSINESS................PGS 25-26 a positive learning environment.”
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Judy Plouffe, a moving to north registered nurse Georgia, where at St. Joseph’s they’ll travel the Hospital-South in local area there Riverview, recentand enjoy the naly retired after ture and beauty 52 years in nursof Georgia, Tening. She spent 48 nessee, South of those years Carolina, North with BayCare’s Carolina and othSt. Joseph’s Hoser places. pital-South and St. Joseph’s Hospital-South team members celebrate Not surpriswith Judy Plouffe upon her retirement. Plant City’s South ingly, the biggest Florida Baptist change she’d Hospital. seen in her career Plouffe is an original was the technology. team member at St. Jo“Everything was seph’s Hospital-South. handwritten, it was paShe came to the Riverper, hard copy, and now view hospital in 2014 to it’s all [digital] technolprepare for its opening ogy,” Plouffe said. in 2015. Prior to St. JoPlouffe’s memories seph’s Hospital-South, after a long and storied Plouffe spent 39 years career: “You save lives, at South Florida Baptist you remember those Hospital. lives. You also rememDuring her more than ber the lives lost too.” half-century career, One memory stands Judy Plouffe in the administrashe’s worked in areas out. A patient in the tor-on-duty office at St. Joseph’s that include the ICU, the ICU was having a cardiER, risk management, Hospital-South on her last day after ac arrhythmia; their life 52 years in nursing. education and nursing was in danger. The paadministration. During her time at St. tient’s heart was shocked, and their heart Joseph’s Hospital-South, she had been rate stabilized. The patient did fine and in nursing administration as an adminis- was eventually discharged. Six weeks lattrator-on-duty (AOD) making sure things er or so, Plouffe saw that former patient run smoothly and efficiently in all areas in a department store. of the hospital. At the time of her retire“I remember thinking at the time, ‘This ment, she was working as an AOD in a is why I do this,’” Plouffe said. part-time capacity. Another lasting impression is the peoPlouffe is doing a ‘Tom Brady’; she re- ple she worked with in health care. “They tired once and then unretired, just like are so full of compassion,” Plouffe said. the legendary NFL quarterback with the “People in health care are the most carTampa Bay Buccaneers and New England ing and committed people. I’ve never Patriots. worked in anything else to compare, but “This time, it’s for good,” Plouffe said I am always amazed by the people who of this retirement. “We’re moving to work in health care and what they do.” Georgia.” Plouffe and her husband are
WATERSET TURKEY TROT RAISES OVER $30,000 FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS Staff Report
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