Rotary Ramblings

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:36:57 EST

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Rotary Ramblings
February 24, 2004

It was another gorgeous day in Delray, and as our members flocked to our=20
meeting they were greeted with friendly hugs from Lyn Huckle. President Mark=
=20
Denkler called the meeting to order and Joyce Lunsford gave the invocation.=20=
=20
Leading the chorus today was Wally Doud, who was celebrating a birthday.  Al=
so=20
turning a year older (but looking ever so youthful!) were Bruce Galloway and=
=20
Shirley Clark.  Best wishes to all for a wonderful year!=20

Harvey Brown stepped to the podium to introduce our visiting Rotarians and=20
guests. He encouraged everyone to attend the wine tasting party on March 6th=
=20
from 6-8:00 p.m. in the Ocean Breeze Room of the Crest Theatre at Old School=
=20
Square.

The banner was donated by Fred Runkel, and he came forward to present it to=20
Scott McDuffee, a visiting Rotarian from Merrimack, New Hampshire.  Come bac=
k=20
and visit us soon, Scott!

The Wall Street report came from Fred Bonardi.  Fred also brought greetings=20
from Jim Atchinson who apparently is waiting for his home to be ready.  At F=
red=E2=80=99
s urging, we gave a round of applause to Tony Allerton for the stellar job h=
e=20
does as Sergeant-at-Arms.  Tony collected $147.00 today from our generous=20
members.  Way to go!

We were delighted to welcome our Student of the Month, Eva Luo, a senior at=20
Atlantic Community High School.  If she looked familiar that is because Eva=20
visited us several months ago when she came to speak to our club about her v=
isit=20
to Japan with the Delray Beach Sister Cities Youth Ambassadors. Eva is an=20
amazing young woman who is a honors student and has a 5.0 GPA.    She plans=20=
to go=20
to medical school would like to pursue a career in cancer research.  Eva=20
selected Patricia Kelly, her guidance counselor, to be honored with her as T=
eacher=20
of the Month.  It was obvious that both student and teacher had a mutual=20
respect for one another.
=20
Bill Adams introduced today=E2=80=99s program, Beach Superintendent Bob Tayl=
or and=20
Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Rich Connell, who gave a multi-media=
=20
presentation on Delray Beach Ocean Rescue.

Delray=E2=80=99s beach patrol provides year-round public safety to over one=20=
million=20
visitors annually on our municipal beach. The Division is one of 34 in the=20
United States certified by the United States Lifesaving Association as an Ad=
vanced=20
"Open Water" Lifeguard Agency.  All 30 members of the staff are State of=20
Florida certified Emergency Medical Technicians.  The ocean lifeguards parti=
cipate=20
in hundreds of hours of physical training each year in addition to CPR, wate=
r=20
skills and medical training.

The Ocean Rescue Division=E2=80=99s public outreach programs include Ocean A=
wareness=20
classes which are given to civic organizations and local schools, and a Juni=
or=20
Lifeguard program for youth ages 11-17.  Each year, Delray Ocean Rescue host=
s=20
an Ocean Mile Swim event that brings over 300 people from all over the=20
country to our beach for the competition.

Bob also informed us of the wide variety of recreational opportunities=20
available at Pompey Park such as the computer lab, tennis lessons and swimmi=
ng=20
lessons.  Thanks, Bob and Rich, for an excellent program! =20

Just a reminder that Art Nejame will hold a class on digital photography at=20
the Palm Beach Photographic Center on Saturday, April 3rd from 9:00 a.m.- 1:=
00=20
p.m.  The four hour lecture and seminar will teach you how to control digita=
l=20
photography from the camera to the computer.  Equipment, software and=20
techniques for successful digital photography will be covered.  It will also=
 cover all=20
of the basic concepts of digital photography, including: digital camera=20
features, proper set-up, pixel resolution for different end uses, file forma=
ts, the=20
advantages of RAW files, digital media, and storage devices.  If you have no=
=20
idea what any of that means, then you are a prime candidate for the class. =20
The cost is $50.00 and all proceeds will go to our Rotary club to benefit lo=
cal=20
projects. Art=E2=80=99s wife, Fatima, is donating her time to teach the clas=
s.  To=20
register, call Art at 276-7766.

Cam Fecher held the winning ticket for the Green Hat.  The pot continues to=20
grow, so be sure to buy some tickets next week!  You could be the lucky winn=
er!

Next week:  "The Amazing Story of Highland Beach:  8,000 Years of Change"=20
presented by local author Alexander "Sandy" Simon, Jr.

Best wishes to all for a wonderful week. =20

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February 24, 2004 
 
It was another gorgeous day in Delray, and as our members flocked to our mee=
ting they were greeted with friendly hugs from Lyn Huckle. President Mark De=
nkler called the meeting to order and Joyce Lunsford gave the invocation.&nb=
sp; Leading the chorus today was Wally Doud, who was celebrating a birthday.=
&nbsp; Also turning a year older (but looking ever so youthful!) were Bruce=20=
Galloway and Shirley Clark.&nbsp; Best wishes to all for a wonderful year! <=
BR>
 
Harvey Brown stepped to the podium to introduce our visiting Rotarians and g=
uests. He encouraged everyone to attend the wine tasting party on March 6th=20=
from 6-8:00 p.m. in the Ocean Breeze Room of the Crest Theatre at Old School=
 Square. 
 
The banner was donated by Fred Runkel, and he came forward to present it to=20=
Scott McDuffee, a visiting Rotarian from Merrimack, New Hampshire.&nbsp; Com=
e back and visit us soon, Scott! 
 
The Wall Street report came from Fred Bonardi.&nbsp; Fred also brought greet=
ings from Jim Atchinson who apparently is waiting for his home to be ready.&=
nbsp; At Fred=E2=80=99s urging, we gave a round of applause to Tony Allerton=
 for the stellar job he does as Sergeant-at-Arms.&nbsp; Tony collected $147.=
00 today from our generous members.&nbsp; Way to go! 
 
We were delighted to welcome our Student of the Month, Eva Luo, a senior at=20=
Atlantic Community High School.&nbsp; If she looked familiar that is because=
 Eva visited us several months ago when she came to speak to our club about=20=
her visit to Japan with the Delray Beach Sister Cities Youth Ambassadors. Ev=
a is an amazing young woman who is a honors student and has a 5.0 GPA.&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp; She plans to go to medical school would like to pursue a career=
 in cancer research.&nbsp; Eva selected Patricia Kelly, her guidance counsel=
or, to be honored with her as Teacher of the Month.&nbsp; It was obvious tha=
t both student and teacher had a mutual respect for one another. 
 
Bill Adams introduced today=E2=80=99s program, Beach Superintendent Bob Tayl=
or and Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Rich Connell, who gave a mult=
i-media presentation on Delray Beach Ocean Rescue. 
 
Delray=E2=80=99s beach patrol provides year-round public safety to over one=20=
million visitors annually on our municipal beach. The Division is one of 34=20=
in the United States certified by the United States Lifesaving Association a=
s an Advanced "Open Water" Lifeguard Agency.&nbsp; All 30 members of the sta=
ff are State of Florida certified Emergency Medical Technicians.&nbsp; The o=
cean lifeguards participate in hundreds of hours of physical training each y=
ear in addition to CPR, water skills and medical training. 
 
The Ocean Rescue Division=E2=80=99s public outreach programs include Ocean A=
wareness classes which are given to civic organizations and local schools, a=
nd a Junior Lifeguard program for youth ages 11-17.&nbsp; Each year, Delray=20=
Ocean Rescue hosts an Ocean Mile Swim event that brings over 300 people from=
 all over the country to our beach for the competition. 
 
Bob also informed us of the wide variety of recreational opportunities avail=
able at Pompey Park such as the computer lab, tennis lessons and swimming le=
ssons.&nbsp; Thanks, Bob and Rich, for an excellent program!&nbsp; 
 
Just a reminder that Art Nejame will hold a class on digital photography at=20=
the Palm Beach Photographic Center on Saturday, April 3rd from 9:00 a.m.- 1:=
00 p.m.&nbsp; The four hour lecture and seminar will teach you how to contro=
l digital photography from the camera to the computer.&nbsp; Equipment, soft=
ware and techniques for successful digital photography will be covered.&nbsp=
; It will also cover all of the basic concepts of digital photography, inclu=
ding: digital camera features, proper set-up, pixel resolution for different=
 end uses, file formats, the advantages of RAW files, digital media, and sto=
rage devices.&nbsp; If you have no idea what any of that means, then you are=
 a prime candidate for the class.&nbsp; The cost is $50.00 and all proceeds=20=
will go to our Rotary club to benefit local projects. Art=E2=80=99s wife, Fa=
tima, is donating her time to teach the class.&nbsp; To register, call Art a=
t 276-7766. 
 
Cam Fecher held the winning ticket for the Green Hat.&nbsp; The pot continue=
s to grow, so be sure to buy some tickets next week!&nbsp; You could be the=20=
lucky winner! 
 
Next week:&nbsp; "The Amazing Story of Highland Beach:&nbsp; 8,000 Years of=20=
Change" presented by local author Alexander "Sandy" Simon, Jr. 
 
Best wishes to all for a wonderful week.&nbsp; </HTML>

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