Welcome to a new year of activities! Thirty-one members and friends and three children gathered over a delicious German-style lunch at the German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County on Sunday, November 9, 2025, to kick off our new year of activities. We were delighted to welcome new friends Eda and Sonya Abolfathi and Leann and Jaan Taagepera. Naturally, it was wonderful to catch up with our regular members and wish Peep Rebane a very happy birthday too! Enjoy these photos from our afternoon. Note: Escaping the camera’s eye were Anneliis Kuusik and Rein Allikberg, Vincent DeLaidatti, Heinar Normet, Heikki Pajusalu, and our photographer Erkki Taada. [Click on the images to stroll through the gallery of photos.]
Welcome our new KFES friends: Jaan and Leann Taagepera. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaLudmila Stelmokene and Hannes Jakobson with Lisa Mets. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaKFES Secretary Triin Karr, Merike Milli Brittain, Jana Harakka, and new friends Leann and Jaan Taagepera. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaNathan Pajusalu with Marmeelia and Karneelia with ema Marju Dishmey and vanaema Ilme Susi. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaNathan’s grandmother Viivi and Karneelia and Marmeelia’s grandmother Ilme; what lucky children they are! Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaHeidi Pajusalu with ema Viivi together with Astrid Normet. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaTõnu Toomepuu and Liz Walters, Birgit DeLaidatti, and Jae Hee and Jüri Toomepuu. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki TaadaLivija Denavs Rebane, Monika Orumaa, Ben Cannon, Ilvi Jõe Cannon and Peep Rebane. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, 9.nov.2025., German-American Society Friendship of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, FL. Photo: Erkki Taada
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