President's Report

Message from the First Past President

This month’s message is a little different. The Tuscawilla

Homeowners Association is in a time of transition, and a new

president has not yet been appointed. As the organization’s

First Past President, I want to recognize someone who has

given many years of dedicated service to the THOA and our

community: Dr. Kurt Miericke.

For years, Kurt’s President’s Message in Tuscawilla Today

offered a familiar voice reflecting on our neighborhood,

civic life and shared responsibilities.

Kurt recently stepped away from his role as president, but

the value of his service will continue to be felt. Leading a

volunteer organization requires patience, time and genuine

concern for one’s neighbors. Much of that work happens

quietly, without applause. 

Kurt accepted that responsibility

year after year, helping guide the THOA and keeping its

attention focused on the community it serves. On behalf of

the residents who have benefited from his efforts, I offer my

sincere thanks.

Volunteer service is rarely carried by one person alone, so

I also want to recognize Kurt’s wonderful wife, Cindy. Her

warmth, encouragement and support have been an important

part of his years of service, and she deserves our gratitude

as well.

Kurt’s service reminds us of what the THOA has always

been at its best. It is more than an organization that holds

meetings or sends out newsletters. It is an organization of

service.

We see that service in the annual Family Fun Day, when

neighbors and families come together to enjoy the

community we share. We see it in Meet the Candidates

Night, which gives residents an opportunity to hear directly

from those seeking to represent them. We see it when THOA

volunteers help fill the food banks at Keeth Elementary and

Indian Trails Middle School, supporting local children and

families facing difficult times.

Just as important are the quiet acts that seldom receive

attention. Volunteers answer questions, welcome new

neighbors, raise concerns, share information and work

behind the scenes to improve and protect Tuscawilla. They

give their evenings and weekends because they care about

this community. No single event or project captures their

full impact, but together those efforts make a real difference.

I have been privileged to serve this organization as

president and our broader community as mayor. Those roles

have taught me that a strong community is built not only

at City Hall or in a boardroom, but when neighbors take

responsibility for one another and lend their time, talents

and voices to something larger than themselves.

The THOA is now preparing for its next chapter. Leadership

may change, but its purpose remains the same: bringing

neighbors together, sharing reliable information, serving

local families and protecting the character of the community

we love. I am confident that new leaders will step forward,

just as Kurt and many others have done before them.

To Dr. Kurt Miericke, thank you for your many years

of leadership and service. To every volunteer, sponsor,

member and neighbor who has supported the THOA, thank

you as well. What makes Tuscawilla special is not only its

beautiful homes, trees, parks and trails. It is the people who

choose to care for it - and for one another.

Kevin McCann

First Past President, Tuscawilla Homeowners Association

Mayor, City of Winter Springs

Member,The Tuscawilla Homeowners

Association