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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=7
face="Alba Super"><span style='font-size:36.0pt;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><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>August 21, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Today was another wonderful, hurricane free day in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delray Beach</st1:place></st1:City>. President Kurt
Godfrey presided over our meeting. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bob Teninga</st1:PersonName>
gave a wonderful, from the heart, invocation. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jimmy
Weatherspoon</st1:PersonName> was back with us, leading us in song. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bruce Williams</st1:PersonName> did not get away before President
Godfrey gave him accolades. (He always has another gig following his
entertaining our club.) <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'>President Godfrey and Eric Meyer celebrated birthdays.
President Godfrey donated $56.00, and Eric Meyer donated $89.00. (Are they
both that old? Naw!) We thank you for your generosity, and wish you many more
happy years.<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'>Bruce Wenzel stepped to the podium and welcomed our guests.
(I assume Harvey Brown was chasing the space shuttle landing, or even a
train.) Bruce welcomed Judy Elliott, a Rotarian, and a professor at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Missouri</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. He also introduced his lovely
granddaughter Kaeli Stenroos, who was celebrating her last day of “freedom”
before going back to school. She is now a fourth grader.<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'>Make ups were done by <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Mark Denkler</st1:PersonName>
(3x’s) in GA; Paul Baude did a make up at Sunrise Rotary of Delray
Beach. Fred Bonardi and Deb Ferrell did online make ups. We thank each of you
for your efforts.<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'>Fred Bonardi gave an encouraging stock report; year to date,
the Dow is up 5 ½, the NASDAQ up 4 ½ and the S&P up 2 ½. The Feds have cut
rates again; he was very optimistic, after last week’s slump.<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'>Fred then gave the Sergeant at Arms Report. After the
donations of Kurt, $56.00 and Eric, $89.00, he collected a total of $198.00; not
a bad total for mid-summer. There were two AWOL’s (we won’t
mention their names) that really were “Booed.”<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'>President Godfrey reminded us of the upcoming “Membership
Conference,” this weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On <u>November 27</u>, we will hold our SAS Awards; please
be at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">OSS</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>December 6</span></font></u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, will be our Holiday Party, in conjunction with <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sunrise</st1:City></st1:place> and
Boynton-Lantana Clubs. Please put these dates on your calendar.<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><u><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dues are PAST DUE. Please pay promptly!<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></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'>President Godfrey handed out information on the “Rotary
Club” credit card, issued by Bank of America. This MasterCard brings a
percentage of your purchases back to Rotary. Thus far, five million has been
donated to Rotary. The card has the Rotary wheel on it, thus creating
conversation about Rotary at the checkout counter.<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'>Mike Campbell had the pleasure of introducing our guest
speaker Matt Carbone, Center Supervisor at the 505 Teen Center and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Skate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">505 SE Fifth Avenue</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Delray Beach</st1:City></st1:address>. (This is the location of the
Women’s Club.) <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'>Matt introduced one of his star attendees at the center,
Diego Milfort. He is proud of Diego, who is very interested in music. Since
Matt has interest in music also, he has been able to help kids like Diego,
fulfill their dreams at the center. Diego lives with his grandparents here in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delray Beach</st1:place></st1:City>, and has
aspirations of going to college in the near future. He graduated from Atlantic
High this year.<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'>The center opened in 2000. Its doors are open daily, and
about 40 to 60 kids come there daily. In summer, they are open 12:30 to 9:00
p.m. The center offers Ping-Pong, Air Hockey, Computers, Recording Studio, Basketball,
Billiards, PlayStation ll, Board Games, Table Tennis, and their awesome <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Skate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Board</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. They hold Teen
Talk sessions, dealing with today’s problems for teenagers. <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'>Lula Butler, Community Improvement Director for the City of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delray Beach</st1:place></st1:City> (and a
member of our Rotary Club) is head of the Delray Beach Youth Council who
organizes activities at the Center. <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'>“The mission statement of the 505 Teen Center is to
make a difference in the life of each child and the youth of today by offering
educational and recreational opportunities designed to promote self-esteem,
respect for others, social responsibility and develop leadership skills in a
supervised, safe, and secure facility.” <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'>Matt, we wish you the best with our <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Delray Beach</st1:place></st1:City> kids. He stated “every
day is a Category 5,” at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Teen</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<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'>Alan Cotzin, one of our newest members announced that he is
being transferred to another branch of AmTrust Bank, with a promotion, and must
leave us. Alan, it has been a pleasure having you as a member; we wish you
success. Please visit us often.<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'>It was good to see <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Lyn Huckle</st1:PersonName>
back with us, looking spry as always.<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'>The Green Hat now has $921.00 in it!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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