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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=6
face="Alba Super"><span style='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Alba Super";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>ROTARY RAMBLINGS<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=6
face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";
font-weight:bold'>ROTARY CLUB OF <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">DELRAY
BEACH</st1:place></st1:City></span></font></b><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>August
14, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>President Kurt Godfrey presided over a Board of Directors
meeting at 7:30 a. m. today. He moved through the agenda with ease, reminding
us of important upcoming dates of events. All members are invited to attend
any of these board meetings, held the second Tuesday of each month, at
Ellie’s, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Marilyn</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Room</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, 7:30 a. m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At noon, President Godfrey again was at the helm, leading
yet another great Rotary meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>REMINDER: <u>Dues are due</u>! If you have not paid your
dues, please arrange to do so ASAP. Also, if you have make ups and excused
absences, please get these to Sally Dye. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>UPCOMING EVENTS</span></font></u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Ft.</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lauderdale</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Rotary
Presidential Membership Seminar, August<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> 24-25</span></b>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>November 27, 2007</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Service
Above Self Award, </span></i>to be held at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Old School Square</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>April 15- May 8, 2008</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, GSE Team from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ukraine</st1:country-region></st1:place>. If you know of someone
that would be a good candidate for our team to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ukraine</st1:place></st1:country-region>, please let President
Godfrey know. (Our team will be picked, starting Sept. 15.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>December 6, 6:30-10:30</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <st1:place w:st="on">Holiday</st1:place>
Party at Delray Beach Golf Club Restaurant. (This is in conjunction with the
Rotary Sunrise and Boynton-Lantana Clubs.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joyce Lunsford gave our invocation today, doing a good job.
(Hack Allen is still looking for members to add to the invocation roster.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jim Pignato</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, after giving us the latest update
on “Uncle Luigi,” led us in song. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bruce
Williams</st1:PersonName>, who always escapes before hearing all his
accolades, accompanied him on piano.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We sang Happy Birthday to Nick Loeb. Nick gave us $32.00 in
celebration of his 32<sup>nd</sup> birthday. He was beaming; he looked like
the “Cheshire Cat.” He just returned from his Honeymoon; he finally
talked Anna into marrying him! Congratulations to you both.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We also sang Happy Birthday to Dr. Januariusz
“Jan” Styperek, who generously donated $2.00 for each year,
totaling $100.00. Thank you for your generosity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Harvey Brown</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> stepped to the podium, amid his
thunderous applause, and commented on the space launch being on time, without a
hitch. Then he welcomed <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Steve Bates</st1:PersonName>’
guests James Batson, owner of Merritt Transfer and Tom Hayden, of Sun American
Bank. Patricia Egan’s guest was Dee Butikis. He then thanked Mike
Campbell, Patricia Egan, Eric Meyer and Alan Kornblau for doing make ups. This
is so important to our club; we thank each of you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Assistant Governor Leo Phillips had the pleasure of
introducing our Ambassadorial Scholar, Christina Dombrowski. She graduated
from UF, in May, with a degree in International Business. She is a straight A
student, as well as being a cheerleader (many more achievements to her
credit). She will be leaving for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Buenos
Aires</st1:City></st1:place>, to study with her Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholarship from March 7, through December 10, 2008. We wish her much
success. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sergeant at Arms <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Tony Allerton</st1:PersonName>,
collected a total of $213.00 on a hot day in Delray. This total included the
“birthday guys.” Betsy Owen paid for a banner she did not give
away. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>President-elect <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Steve Bates</st1:PersonName>
had the pleasure of introducing our guest speaker, our own member Dr. Stephani Martin,
Board Certified Optometrist. She is married to Jeremy; they have a Boxer named
“Champ.” She joined Rotary six months ago. I had the pleasure of
being her sponsor. Her practice has been open one year. Not only is she an
Optometrist, she is a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader! She attended the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Iowa</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, majoring in Psychology. She
studied her present occupation at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nova</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Ft.</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lauderdale</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
She fell in love with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Delray Beach</st1:City></st1:place>
when she was doing her internship with Dr. Carter, here. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>She has a passion for helping others. She has a current
program, for the month of August, doing eye exams for schoolchildren for a mere
$10.00. She is excited about collecting eyeglasses to give to the local
Lion’s Club. They are then distributed to needy people in developing
countries. She stated that 153 million people need eye care. She works with
“The Lighthouse,” in Broward (for vision impaired), as well as the
“Jefferson Program” in Palm Beach County. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dr. Stephani Martin’s practice is
“OceanOptics,” located at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1155
E. Atlantic Avenue, Suite 104</st1:address></st1:Street>. For more
information on this project: <a href="mailto:ocean_optics@yahoo.com">ocean_optics@yahoo.com</a>.
or, 561-265-2020. We thank her for the little goodies she placed on each table
(eyeglass cleaner). Three cheers for the eye doctor! <u>Don’t forget to
bring in your old eyeglasses for this project.<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Green hat is now worth about $902.50.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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