L. to R.) Mary Ann Whaley and Lev Blaha of Dr. Phillips secured hundreds of signatures at the Sportsman's Lodge on Darlene to put Rick on the ballot. Rick is on the right.
Nearly Seventy Grass Roots Volunteers Secured Enough Petition Signatures in One Day
Largest Grass Roots Campaign Since Teresa Jacobs
Won Seat in 2000
Wednesday, January 30, 2007
Updated March 30, 2007
Rick delivering 1,238 signed petitions--about 100 more than needed to get on the ballot--to the Supervisor of Elections.
Contact: Stockton Reeves, (407) 384-8883
WINDERMERE, FL -- Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles has certified Rick Geller for the August 26 ballot, making Geller the first District 1 County Commission candidate to qualify. Sixty-seven campaign volunteers worked diligently gathering petitions during the presidential preference primary at polling locations throughout Southwest and West Orange County. Additional volunteers--bringing the total to over seventy--collected signatures from their neighbors and offices.
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Petition drive participants are:
Rick Allen (Willowood)
Rose Annabring (Town of Windermere)
Mary Jo Ardaman and Kurt Ardaman (Gotha)
Lev Blaha (Diamond Cove)
Lisa Brodsky (Summerport)
Ed Bromberg and Marian Bromberg (Diamond Cove)
Margie Brozanski and Ted Brozanski (Windermere Club)
Chris Carmody and Lauren Carmody
Nancy Chabot and Ralph Chabot (Gotha)
Molly Cox and Gloria Cox (Lakeside Place)
Tami Denner and Valerie Denner
Sharon DeRidder (Emerald Forest)
Sabrina Drai (Brentwood Club)
Eddie Fernandez
Stael Fogarty (MetroWest)
Cassidy Garcia and Jill Garcia (Summerport)
Jim Gerber (Hunter's Creek)
David Goldman (MetroWest)
Brian Gordon (Stoneybrook West)
Elizabeth Grant (Tory Pines)
Igal Haddad (Dr. Phillips)
Leon Handley
Dennis Herald (Ocoee)
Scott Justice (Bay Hill)
Natalie Kaufman and Bilinda Kaufman (Reserve at Cypress Point)
Lexie Kardon (Summerport)
Maisa Kingstone (South Bay)
Susie Klein (Turtle Creek)
Sharon Knapp (Tildens Grove)
Marissa Kotzin & Kurt Kotzin (Sand Lake Hills)
Steve Levine
Marc Levine
Barbara Lindsay (City of Winter Garden)
Marilyn Marks (Windermere Ridge)
Eve Marsel (Oxford Moor)
Lauren Meyer (Balmoral)
Beth Morgeson (Town of Windermere)
Theresa Myers (Town of Windermere)
Charlie Orden (Vizcaya)
Hali Poteshman (Kensington Park)
Gwen Richman and Scott Richman (Gotha)
Jeanne D'Agostino Rodriquez (Dr. Phillips)
Ellie Saunders, Emmie Saunders, Laurie Saunders, and Scott Saunders (Greenleaf)
Aileen Schaked (Hidden Valley)
Sandy Sheiber (Sand Lake Cove)
Carol Skegstad (City of Winter Garden)
Don Smith (Emerald Forest)
Lee Stern (Williamsburg)
Garritt Toohey (Bay Hill)
Wendy Vomacka
Mary Ann Whaley (Diamond Cove)
Sandy Wilder and Eddie Wilder (Hunter's Creek)
Melinda Wimbish
Angela Withers (Town of Windermere)
Karen Wolman (Dr. Phillips)
Bill Zara (Dr. Phillips)
Ron Zunk (Bristol Park)
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