Attitude of Gratitude
You cannot warm the hearts of people with God’s love if they have an empty stomach and cold feet.William Booth
At the Clearwater Salvation Army Social Services location, Thanksgiving food packages, including 10,500 turkeys are given to needy residents.
Thanks to the Salvation Army and all the volunteers for their clear demonstration of helping those in need. Happy Thanksgiving, all!
Dr. Bob in the Neighborhoods
One of the best things about being a Clearwater City Council member is the opportunity to meet residents of Clearwater whom I had not known before. Remember there are about 116,000 residents!
When I was elected to my first term I promised to listen to the residents (I know candidates always promise they’ll “listen”); I promised I would have regular meetings with residents at each of our five public libraries, at least twice a year. That’s ten visits each year.
I’ve had about 30 of these visits so far, meeting many wonderful residents who shared my goal of making Clearwater an even greater place to live, work and play.
They shared their concerns, their questions and the interests of their neighborhood. Did you know there are more than 80 neighborhoods in Clearwater?
Not stopping with library visits. I visited their neighborhood association meetings, their neighborhood days, their neighborhood get-togethers and the Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition meetings as often as I was able.
Meeting so many residents one-on-one as I have, it’s enlightened me with knowing the difficulties they were facing and knowing their opinions on a variety of city issues; Not always being able to solve the problems successfully, I found myself, with the help of City Manager Bill Horne and his great staff, being able to assist residents in a way I never imagined I would be able to.
Recently I had a neighborhood pastor come to one of the libraries I visited. He was the first pastor who prayed for me after I first became a Council member nearly four years ago. This time we talked about some specific neighborhood issues and ideas. He again was a help to me, as I hope I was to him.
I noticed in an article that appeared locally last week, that the three candidates for Seat 3, the seat I currently hold, all stated that they want to have better representation of the neighborhoods, a voice for every neighborhood, or a voice for Clearwater neighborhoods. Although none of the three have ever held office in Clearwater, I commend them for their interest in having that as one of their goals.
With humility, however, I must say that is exactly what I have been doing as a Clearwater City Councilmember since 2016, from Morningside to Countryside to Edgewater to Island Estates, Clearwater Beach and neighborhoods in-between. With your confidence and vote, you know my promise is good to continue listening to you and continuing our relationship another four years.
Dr. Bob, Follower of Jesus
Since Dr. Bob’s youth–a bit older than young Bob in this photo with his dad–Dr. Bob has been a follower of Jesus Christ.
When he was about eight or nine, he realized, even at that young age, that he was a sinner, and that Jesus died for him. He trusted that moment, and believes he became a child of God, through faith in Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross. “I became one of those ‘born-again’ Christians,” Dr. Bob said.
Stan Cundiff died in 1954.
He’s never looked back since. Always forward. When he was nine, his dad, Stanley Cundiff, at 44, died of a heart attack. Dr. Bob believes that one day, he and his dad will be reunited in heaven.
His spiritual job, as Dr. Bob sees it, is to spread the Good News of what Jesus has done for him. He attended a Bible College and Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, studying for what Dr. Bob calls, “God’s Work.”
His understanding is that all Christians, including him, are to be busy in God’s vineyard, and do what God leads them to do. One of Dr. Bob’s joys in life is telling others of what Jesus has done for him.
For Dr. Bob, it was a career, 25 years, teaching in Christian colleges, including Clearwater Christian College for 19 of those years. He also taught at his Alma Mater, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, in Owatonna, Minnesota.
Everyone who really knows Bob, knows that he is a man of the Book–the Bible. Dr. Bob joined the Gideons International a few years ago. The Gideons place the Bibles in hotels and motels, and distribute God’s Word personally throughout the world–more than two billion copies in the past century. “We also tell others of what God has done in our lives,” said Dr. Bob.
For the past twenty years, Dr. Bob’s been a member of Lakeside Community Chapel, in Clearwater, a church well-known for it’s Verse-by-Verse Bible teaching messages by its pastor, Steven Kreloff.
“I don’t wear my Christianity on my sleeve,” said Dr. Bob. “The Bible says that Jesus ‘went around doing good.’ That’s what I try to do every day.”
Christina Joseph Assumes Role of Campaign Manager
Clearwater, FL —
Dr. Bob Cundiff has selected Christina Joseph to take over the reins of his reelection campaign for Seat 3 on the Clearwater City Council.
Joseph, a Clearwater resident, businessperson and mother, is a graduate student at St. Leo University’s Business Administration program with a focus on cyber security. She’s also participating in Clearwater’s Citizens Academy even though she’s been a resident for 10 years.
“I really love everything about our great city and I’m always eager to learn more,” said Joseph, who is active in the Rotary Club of Clearwater and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
When first meeting Joseph, Cundiff recognized her passion for professional and personal development.
“To run a successful campaign requires someone who can organize the candidate and the support team,” said Cundiff, who seeks another four-year term. “Christina fits that bill perfectly.”
Joseph says she decided to help Cundiff because of what she perceived as his calm and active approach to tackling the city’s challenges.
“Dr. Bob has been taking the time to get to know the diverse citizens throughout Clearwater,” she said. “For years he’s been the only councilmember to schedule frequent meet-and-greets at our five libraries so people in all areas of the city can discuss their problems and concerns.”
The non-partisan Clearwater City Council election will take place March 17, 2020, with Seat 2, Seat 3 and the Mayor positions on the ballot, along with the presidential preference primary and other races. Registered voters in all portions of Clearwater will be able to vote for candidates in each of the three council races.
Cundiff faces four challengers who have filed to run against him, and he notes that none of them have previously held public office in Clearwater.
For more information about his campaign and to volunteer, contact Christina Joseph or Dr. Bob Cundiff at 727-282-4505 or email DrBobCundiff@gmail.com.
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