Rotary Ramblings

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:21:57 EST

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Rotary Ramblings
March 23, 2004

President Mark Denkler presided over another delightful Rotary meeting while=
=20
Jimmy Weatherspoon did double duty leading us in prayer and in song.  Belate=
d=20
birthday greetings were sung to Jim Pignato whose birthday slipped by us in=20
February.  We also sang our good wishes to Bill and Charlotte Adams who are=20
celebrating 29 years of marriage. =20

Thanks to Steve Rich for doing such a wonderful job greeting our visiting=20
Rotarians and guests.  Nancy King presented our banner to Shirlee Sherman of=
=20
Belleville, New Jersey.  Shirlee brought us a banner from her club and told=20=
us=20
about their "Gift of Life" program which helps children from all over the wo=
rld=20
who have heart related problems.

Georgina Kerr-Jarrett reported that the Dow was up when she left the office=20
so she was trying to remain optimistic.  She cautioned that the recent acts=20=
of=20
terrorism have been "spooking" the stock market so, as always, the market is=
=20
being unpredictable.

Today=E2=80=99s special category "Spring Is Sprung", as well as generous=20
contributions from birthday boy Jim Pignato, our anniversary celebrant Bill=20=
Adams, and a=20
roll of pennies from Andy Hall, all helped Sergeant-at-Arms Roy Simon raise=20
$177.50.  Way to go! =20

Just a reminder that "Paint Up Delray" takes place this Saturday, March 27th=
=20
beginning at 7:00 a.m.  Ten houses in the southwest area of Delray Beach wil=
l=20
be painted.  Call Dave O=E2=80=99Connell at 391-4970, if you would like to l=
end your=20
hands.

Mark also announced that a class on digital photography will be held at the=20
Palm Beach Photographic Centre to benefit our club.  Fatima Nejame, Executiv=
e=20
Director of the Centre, will teach the class on Saturday, April 3rd from 9:0=
0=20
a.m.- 1:00 p.m. The four hour lecture and seminar will teach you how to cont=
rol=20
digital photography from the camera to the computer.  Equipment, software an=
d=20
techniques for successful digital photography will be covered.  It will also=
=20
cover all of the basic concepts of digital photography, including: digital=20
camera features, proper set-up, pixel resolution for different end uses, fil=
e=20
formats, the advantages of RAW files, digital media, and storage devices. Th=
e=20
cost is $50.00 and all proceeds will go to the  Rotary Fund.  Call Mark or=20
Georgina for tickets.=20
=20
Before introducing today=E2=80=99s speaker, Bill Adams announced that the Di=
strict=20
6930 conference will be held October 8-11th  on board a cruise ship.  If you=
 are=20
interested in attending the conference, Bill has more information.  Space=20
fills up quickly, so try to submit your application by the end of March.

Today's program was presented by Harvey Oyer III, President of the Historica=
l=20
Society of Palm Beach County.  Harvey told us about the efforts that are=20
underway to restore the Palm Beach County Courthouse that was built in 1916.=
 =20
About 85% of the original building is still there and the project is expecte=
d to=20
take about 2 =C2=BD years to complete. When it is done, the four story build=
ing will=20
house county government offices and a public history museum  The building,=20
located in downtown West Palm Beach, will be surrounded by a public park.=20

The project has also included creating a comprehensive history program=20
targeted at fourth grade students. The program=E2=80=99s video, textbook and=
 web based=20
training captures the entire history of Florida and Palm Beach County.  Its=20
curriculum serves as a benchmark for other similar programs throughout the S=
tate of=20
Florida.  Harvey distributed copies of the textbook which is in a newspaper=20
format and filled with information on Florida=E2=80=99s rich history.      =20=
=20

Next week=E2=80=99s program:  Bob Weill, a kidney recipient, will speak on o=
rgan=20
donation.

Ernie Simon held the winning ticket for the Green Hat.  The lucky card wasn=
=E2=80=99t=20
picked, so be sure to get your tickets next week!  The pot continues to grow=
.

Have a great week!

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March 23, 2004 
 
President Mark Denkler presided over another delightful Rotary meeting while=
 Jimmy Weatherspoon did double duty leading us in prayer and in song.&nbsp;=20=
Belated birthday greetings were sung to Jim Pignato whose birthday slipped b=
y us in February.&nbsp; We also sang our good wishes to Bill and Charlotte A=
dams who are celebrating 29 years of marriage.&nbsp; 
 
Thanks to Steve Rich for doing such a wonderful job greeting our visiting Ro=
tarians and guests.&nbsp; Nancy King presented our banner to Shirlee Sherman=
 of Belleville, New Jersey.&nbsp; Shirlee brought us a banner from her club=20=
and told us about their "Gift of Life" program which helps children from all=
 over the world who have heart related problems. 
 
Georgina Kerr-Jarrett reported that the Dow was up when she left the office=20=
so she was trying to remain optimistic.&nbsp; She cautioned that the recent=20=
acts of terrorism have been "spooking" the stock market so, as always, the m=
arket is being unpredictable. 
 
Today=E2=80=99s special category "Spring Is Sprung", as well as generous con=
tributions from birthday boy Jim Pignato, our anniversary celebrant Bill Ada=
ms, and a roll of pennies from Andy Hall, all helped Sergeant-at-Arms Roy Si=
mon raise $177.50.&nbsp; Way to go!&nbsp; 
 
Just a reminder that "Paint Up Delray" takes place this Saturday, March 27th=
 beginning at 7:00 a.m.&nbsp; Ten houses in the southwest area of Delray Bea=
ch will be painted.&nbsp; Call Dave O=E2=80=99Connell at 391-4970, if you wo=
uld like to lend your hands. 
 
Mark also announced that a class on digital photography will be held at the=20=
Palm Beach Photographic Centre to benefit our club.&nbsp; Fatima Nejame, Exe=
cutive Director of the Centre, will teach the class on Saturday, April 3rd f=
rom 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. The four hour lecture and seminar will teach you ho=
w to control digital photography from the camera to the computer.&nbsp; Equi=
pment, software and techniques for successful digital photography will be co=
vered.&nbsp; It will also cover all of the basic concepts of digital photogr=
aphy, including: digital camera features, proper set-up, pixel resolution fo=
r different end uses, file formats, the advantages of RAW files, digital med=
ia, and storage devices. The cost is $50.00 and all proceeds will go to the&=
nbsp; Rotary Fund.&nbsp; Call Mark or Georgina for tickets. 
 
Before introducing today=E2=80=99s speaker, Bill Adams announced that the Di=
strict 6930 conference will be held October 8-11th&nbsp; on board a cruise s=
hip.&nbsp; If you are interested in attending the conference, Bill has more=20=
information.&nbsp; Space fills up quickly, so try to submit your application=
 by the end of March. 
 
Today's program was presented by Harvey Oyer III, President of the Historica=
l Society of Palm Beach County.&nbsp; Harvey told us about the efforts that=20=
are underway to restore the Palm Beach County Courthouse that was built in 1=
916.&nbsp; About 85% of the original building is still there and the project=
 is expected to take about 2 =C2=BD years to complete. When it is done, the=20=
four story building will house county government offices and a public histor=
y museum&nbsp; The building, located in downtown West Palm Beach, will be su=
rrounded by a public park. 
 
The project has also included creating a comprehensive history program targe=
ted at fourth grade students. The program=E2=80=99s video, textbook and web=20=
based training captures the entire history of Florida and Palm Beach County.=
&nbsp; Its curriculum serves as a benchmark for other similar programs throu=
ghout the State of Florida.&nbsp; Harvey distributed copies of the textbook=20=
which is in a newspaper format and filled with information on Florida=E2=80=
=99s rich history.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 
Next week=E2=80=99s program:&nbsp; Bob Weill, a kidney recipient, will speak=
 on organ donation. 
 
Ernie Simon held the winning ticket for the Green Hat.&nbsp; The lucky card=20=
wasn=E2=80=99t picked, so be sure to get your tickets next week!&nbsp; The p=
ot continues to grow. 
 
Have a great week!</HTML>

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