Rotary Club of Delray/Service Above Self Award

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Rotary Club of Delray Beach
255 N. E. Second Avenue, #206 =20
Delray Beach, FL 33444=20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Nancy King, Publicity  Chairman
(561) 243-7085

ELIZABETH "LIBBY" WESLEY TO BE HONORED BY DELRAY  ROTARY

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA (November 3, 2004) The Rotary Club of Delray  Beach=20
(Noontime chapter) is paying tribute to long-time resident and community  le=
ader=20
Elizabeth "Libby" Wesley by naming her this year=E2=80=99s recipient of the=20=
 club=E2=80=99s=20
prestigious Service Above Self Award.  The award will be presented  to Mrs.=20
Wesley during a special ceremony in front of the Cornell Museum at Old  Scho=
ol=20
Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue. Delray Beach, at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, =20
November 9, 2004.
The Rotary Club of Delray Beach each year honors a person  whose actions hav=
e=20
promoted the Rotary motto "Service Above Self" through  selfless service to=20
the community unrelated to a person=E2=80=99s employment or  political offic=
e. =20
Elizabeth W. Wesley, fondly known as "Libby" and  often called the mother of=
=20
Delray Beach, was born in DeFuniak Springs,  Florida.  Since coming to Delra=
y=20
Beach in 1958, Mrs. Wesley has been very  active in her community.  She=20
volunteers on many committees and boards  mainly related to childcare.  Her=20=
primary=20
interest, however, is the growth  of the Roots Cultural Organization, which=20
she co-founded in 1978.  Under  Mrs. Wesley=E2=80=99s leadership, the Roots=20=
Cultural=20
Festival has grown from a one-day  event to a year long celebration of the c=
ounty=E2=80=99
s ethnic diversity.  Mrs.  Wesley=E2=80=99s other affiliations include the U=
rban=20
League of Palm Beach County, the  NAACP, the All-America City Committees and=
 the=20
West Atlantic Redevelopment  Committee for Delray Beach.
While working for the Palm Beach County School  District, Mrs. Wesley=20
successfully lobbied for childcare legislation requiring  adequate childcare=
=20
licensing.  In 1979, she was invited to the White House  by President Jimmy=20=
Carter to=20
discuss and give advice on the issues of childcare  and early education.  Sh=
e=20
later appeared with Hilary Clinton on a national  panel focusing on the issu=
e=20
of childcare and early education.
Mrs. Wesley has  received numerous awards for her life-long contributions in=
=20
the areas of  volunteerism and leadership.  She was named one of this year=
=E2=80=99s=20
recipients  of the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center=E2=80=99s 2004 Del=
ray Beach=20
Life  Achievement Awards.   Mrs. Wesley has also received many other honors=20=
=20
and recognitions such as the Sojourner Truth Award, Living History Award, =20
Jefferson Award, the prestigious African American Achiever=E2=80=99s Award f=
rom JM  Family=20
Enterprises,  and the coveted Publisher=E2=80=99s Award from the  Sun-Sentin=
el.=20
A plaque bearing the name of Elizabeth Wesley will be placed  beneath the=20
Rotary symbol in the Walkway of Honor in front of the Cornell Museum  at Old=
=20
School Square.  The Rotary Club of Delray Beach has pledged $10,000  over a=20
ten-year period to reserve space at Old School Square to recognize  recipien=
ts of=20
the Service Above Self Award.  Previous recipients of the  coveted award are=
=20
Barbara Dodge Smith, C. Spencer Pompey, Alexander "Sandy"  Simon, Frances=20
Bourque, Dr. Monroe Farber, and George T. Elmore.=20
The Rotary  Club of Delray Beach was established in 1948.  The club members=20
are  professional men and women who strive to improve their home and world=20
community  through Rotary programs and service projects.  Meetings are held=20=
every =20
Tuesday at noon at Ellie=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9850s Diner located at 2410 North=20=
Federal Highway,=20
 Delray Beach.
For more information, call Nancy King, Publicity Chairman, at  (561) 243-708=
5.

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Rotary Club of Delray Beach 255 N. E. Second Avenue,=
 #206=20
 Delray Beach, FL 33444 
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nancy King, Publicity=20
Chairman &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
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(561) 243-7085 ELIZABETH "LIBBY" WESLEY TO BE HONORED BY DELRAY=20
ROTARY DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA (November 3, 2004) The Rotary Club of De=
lray=20
Beach (Noontime chapter) is paying tribute to long-time resident and communi=
ty=20
leader Elizabeth "Libby" Wesley by naming her this year=E2=80=99s recipient=20=
of the=20
club=E2=80=99s prestigious Service Above Self Award.&nbsp; The award will be=
 presented=20
to Mrs. Wesley during a special ceremony in front of the Cornell Museum at O=
ld=20
School Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue. Delray Beach, at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesd=
ay,=20
November 9, 2004. The Rotary Club of Delray Beach each year honors a pers=
on=20
whose actions have promoted the Rotary motto "Service Above Self" through=20
selfless service to the community unrelated to a person=E2=80=99s employment=
 or=20
political office.&nbsp; Elizabeth W. Wesley, fondly known as "Libby" and=
=20
often called the mother of Delray Beach, was born in DeFuniak Springs,=20
Florida.&nbsp; Since coming to Delray Beach in 1958, Mrs. Wesley has been ve=
ry=20
active in her community.&nbsp; She volunteers on many committees and boards=20
mainly related to childcare.&nbsp; Her primary interest, however, is the gro=
wth=20
of the Roots Cultural Organization, which she co-founded in 1978.&nbsp; Unde=
r=20
Mrs. Wesley=E2=80=99s leadership, the Roots Cultural Festival has grown from=
 a one-day=20
event to a year long celebration of the county=E2=80=99s ethnic diversity.&n=
bsp; Mrs.=20
Wesley=E2=80=99s other affiliations include the Urban League of Palm Beach C=
ounty, the=20
NAACP, the All-America City Committees and the West Atlantic Redevelopment=20
Committee for Delray Beach. While working for the Palm Beach County Schoo=
l=20
District, Mrs. Wesley successfully lobbied for childcare legislation requiri=
ng=20
adequate childcare licensing.&nbsp; In 1979, she was invited to the White Ho=
use=20
by President Jimmy Carter to discuss and give advice on the issues of childc=
are=20
and early education.&nbsp; She later appeared with Hilary Clinton on a natio=
nal=20
panel focusing on the issue of childcare and early education. Mrs. Wesley=
 has=20
received numerous awards for her life-long contributions in the areas of=20
volunteerism and leadership.&nbsp; She was named one of this year=E2=80=99s=20=
recipients=20
of the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center=E2=80=99s 2004 Delray Beach Li=
fe=20
Achievement Awards.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mrs. Wesley has also received many other hon=
ors=20
and recognitions such as the Sojourner Truth Award, Living History Award,=20
Jefferson Award, the prestigious African American Achiever=E2=80=99s Award f=
rom JM=20
Family Enterprises,&nbsp; and the coveted Publisher=E2=80=99s Award from the=
=20
Sun-Sentinel. A plaque bearing the name of Elizabeth Wesley will be plac=
ed=20
beneath the Rotary symbol in the Walkway of Honor in front of the Cornell Mu=
seum=20
at Old School Square.&nbsp; The Rotary Club of Delray Beach has pledged $10,=
000=20
over a ten-year period to reserve space at Old School Square to recognize=20
recipients of the Service Above Self Award.&nbsp; Previous recipients of the=
=20
coveted award are Barbara Dodge Smith, C. Spencer Pompey, Alexander "Sandy"=20
Simon, Frances Bourque, Dr. Monroe Farber, and George T. Elmore. The Rot=
ary=20
Club of Delray Beach was established in 1948.&nbsp; The club members are=20
professional men and women who strive to improve their home and world commun=
ity=20
through Rotary programs and service projects.&nbsp; Meetings are held every=20
Tuesday at noon at Ellie=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9850s Diner located at 2410 North=20=
Federal Highway,=20
Delray Beach. For more information, call Nancy King, Publicity Chairman,=20=
at=20
(561) 243-7085. 
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