Gables Woman’s Club installs Mireya Kilmon as president

Pictured (l-r, foreground) are Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason, Mireya Kilmon and Stephen Kilmon.
Pictured (l-r, foreground) are Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason, Mireya Kilmon and Stephen Kilmon.

Mireya Kilmon, a long-time volunteer for many charitable organizations and an Arthritis Foundation activist, has taken over as president of the GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club.

On May 9, the club’s immediate past president, Linda Hartwell, passed the gavel to Kilmon during the Coral Gables Woman’s Club Annual Installation Dinner, an affair orchestrated by another past president, Pam Schaefer. For Kilmon, it was the beginning of her two-year term.

More than 80 guests attended the celebra- tion including Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason and his wife, Carmen.

On addressing the crowd, Kilmon expressed hopes of having “a stronger partnership with the City of Coral Gables.”

The club was not only installed officers and board but to also added new members: Nanette Rodriquez, Deborah Van Stone Moore, Ana Maria Martinez-Escalona and Maureen “Moe” Flanagan.

In addition, the 2012 Barbara Lapsley Best New Member Award was presented by past president Barbara Lapsley, for whom the award was named, to education chair Lisa Merheb.

Coral Gables Woman’s Club is a chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Club, the largest internationally organization for women. A member of the CGWC for more than 18 years, in 2010, Kilmon was the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award for the state of Florida.

Kilmon and her board oversee the management and operation of the club’s May Van Sickle Dental Clinic that provides dental care for disadvantaged children throughout Miami- Dade County. In addition, the club supports other non-profit organizations and has different departments for volunteer opportunities such as education, conserva- tion, public issues, crime watch, and domes- tic violence, to name a few.

Kilmon brings to the presidency of the club some added recognition as a past beauty queen with many titles to her name. In fact, she holds the Lifetime Queen Crown for the National American Image and is the Brand Ambassador for Tiara Magazine. In addition, as an ambassador and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation, Kilmon recently was on Capitol Hill advocating for that organization.

Those interested in meeting new people while becoming involved in community service, are encouraged to contact Kilmon by email at Tessie13@aol.com or visit the club’s website at www.Coralgableswomansclub.com.

For information on the Arthritis Foundation visit the facebook page at www.facebook.com/#!/AFMiami.


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A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.