Rotary International - District 6930 - Quest Magazine 08 - March 2019

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6930

EDITION 08 MARCH 2019

2018-19 Dictionary PROJECT & Essay Contest Rotary CLub’s * Boca Raton Sunrise * Boca Raton Sunset * Boca Raton West

Quest Rotary District 6930

The Official District Magazine

Take a virtual tour of Room 711 Page 11

How do we innovate at Rotary?

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Contributors

Page 12 & 13 Julia Babbitt

Special wedding gifts benefit PolioPlus Page 19

Jeannette Weiss Kenyetta Haywood Donna Keys Jerry Leitherer Michael Kanuka Thomas Coyne

Meet Pakistan’s virus hunter Page

Julie Vianale Gabriela Heizer

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GOVERNOR CORNER

March in Rotary is known as “water and sanitation” month.

Worldwide more than 2.5 billion people lack access to clean water and sanitation facilities, in fact the number of people who own a cell phone worldwide is greater than the number of people who own a toilet.

When a community lacks clean water and sanitation it means higher diseases, time away from families to lug water, and for many young woman it may mean the end of ever going to school again. One and five deaths of children are due to water related diseases.

This is why we as Rotarians do what we do we see you need and we take action.

We take action in the form of opportunity for instance we are providing water to Nicaraguan communities which in turn will allow mothers to spend more time with their families and less time caring water to and from the home.

We Rotarians are working to bring 250 million girls In Cambodia feminine hygiene between projects which in turn will allow them to stay in school.

In Haiti Rotary is working alongside the government, NGO’s, corporate partners, and community partners we collectively are working to bring clean water and sanitation to every citizen of the country.

As our district moves forward we hope that you will consider some of these viable projects for your clubs to participate in. I ask you to join me and be the inspiration.

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CALENDAR CORNER

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DISTRICT LEADERSHIP CORNER

District Governor

DG-Elect

DG-Nominee

Julia Rose Babbitt e

Donna Marie Gaiser

Els H Van Engelenburg

District Secretary

District Treasurer

Public Image

Marcia Gaedcke

Terri Marie Wescott

Douglas S. Heizer

Polio Eradication Chair

District Disaster Relief Chair

Grants Committee Chair

Laile E. Fairbairn

Philip Harry Lustig III

Eugene B. Burkett

Club Rotary Foundation Chair

Membership Chair

District Finance Chair

James A. Sisserson

Arthur W. Hodge

Juan F. Ortega

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RYLA Chair

Peace Project Chair

Young Professionals

Nadine Burns

Lawrence G. Labadie

Michael F Walstrom

Trainer

Alumni Adm

Newsletter Editor

Carol Sutton

Debbie Avery

Dini Mancebo Heizer

Assistant Governor Area 1

Assistant Governor Area 2

Assistant Governor Area 3

Boca Raton Boca Raton Central Boca Raton Downtown Boca Raton Sunrise Boca Raton Sunset Boca Raton West

Boynton Beach-Lantana

Doyle Ainsworth Dally

Evelyn Flores

Delray Beach Lake Worth Royal Palm Beach Wellington

Jupiter-Tequesta Palm Beach Palm Beach/Flagler Singer Island The Northern Palm Beaches West Palm Beach

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Assistant Governor Area 4 Belle Glade Okeechobee Pahokee Stuart Stuart-Sunrise

Assistant Governor Area 5 Fort Pierce Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie Sunset

Assistant Governor Area 6 Orchid Island,Sebastian Vero Beach Vero Beach Oceanside Vero Beach Sunrise

Tod B. Hardacre

Lyle Ryant Fried

Marc Gingras

Assistant Governor Area 7

Assistant Governor Area 8

Assistant Governor Area 9

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Brenda Mulberry

North Brevard Rockledge

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CLUB DIRECTORY CORNER Club

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1. Belle Glade Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Community United Methodist Church 2. Boca Raton Wednesday 12:00 Renaissance Boca Raton Hote 3. lBoca Raton Central Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 The Capital Grille at the Town Center Mall 4. Boca Raton Downtown Friday 12:00 - 13:30 Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel 5. Boca Raton Sunrise Thursday 07:30 Renaissance Hotel 6. Boca Raton Sunset Monday 18:00 - 19:30 The Griddle Restaurant 7. Boca Raton West Thursday 19:00 - 20:15 Restaurante Brasil 8. Boynton Beach-Lantana Thursday 11:45 - 13:00 Westchester Country Club 9. Cocoa Tuesday 12:1 5 Eastern Florida State College 10. Cocoa Beach Wednesday 12:15 Azteca II Mexican Restaurant & Lounge 11. Cocoa Beach Daybreak Tuesday 07:30 - 08:30 Roberto's 12. Delray Beach Tuesday 12:00 - 01:00 Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar 13. Eau Gallie Tuesday 12:15 - 13:30 Intracoastal Brewing Company 14. Fort Pierce Thursday 12:00 Pelican Yacht Club 15. Indialantic Wednesday 12:15 - 13:30 Eau Gallie Yacht Club 16. Jupiter-Tequesta Tuesday 12:00 - 13:15 Mangrove Bay 17. Lake Worth Wednesday 12:00 - 13:30 Brogue's Down Under 18. Melbourne Thursday 18:00 Iron Oak Post 19. Melbourne Beach Tuesday 07:30 - 08:30 Ocean Side Pizza Melbourne Beach in Melbourne Beach 1st-3rd Tuesday of each month. Fourth and Fifth Tuesdays -- no breakfast meeting.

Check Facebook page for 4th/5th week info 20. Merritt Island Thursday 17:15 - 18:30 The Island Tiki Grill. Upstairs at the Island Lincoln-Mercury Dealership. We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month and 3rd Thursday of the month.

Please make note of the meeting times. Just twice a month.

21. Merritt Island-Breakfast Wednesday 07:15 - 08:00 Victoria's Restaurant 22. North Brevard Wednesday 18:00 - 19:00 Beef O'Brady's 23. Okeechobee Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Golden Corral Restaurant 24. Orchid Island Wednesday 12:00 Vero Beach Country Club 25. Pahokee Thursday 08:00 - 09:00 First United Methodist Church of Pahokee 26. Palm Bay Thursday 12:15 - 13:30 The Broken Barrel 27. Palm Beach Thursday 12:15 - 13:30 The Chesterfield Hotel, Palm Beach 28. Palm Beach/Flagler Tuesday 07:45 - 09:00 The Chesterfield Hotel, Palm Beach 29. Port St. Lucie Tuesday 12:15 19th Hole at The Saints Golf Course 30. Port St. Lucie Sunset Tuesday 17:30 - 19:00 PGA Golf Club 31. Rockledge Thursday 07:15 - 08:30 Twisted Burch 32. Royal Palm Beach Thursday 07:30 - 08:30 Pirates Well 33. Sebastian Thursday 12:15 - 13:15 Captain Butcher's 34. Singer Island Friday 12:15 Sailfish Marina 35. Stuart Wednesday 12:00 The Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House 36. Stuart-Sunrise Thursday 07:30 Monarch Country Club 37. Suntree Friday 07:30 Suntree Country Club 38. The Northern Palm Beaches Tuesday 07:30 - 08:30 The first and second Tuesdays at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Palm Beach Gardens 39. Titusville Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 LaCita Golf & Country Club 40. Titusville-Sunrise Tuesday 07:15 River Lanes 41. Vero Beach Thursday 12:00 Vero Beach Yacht Club 42. Vero Beach Oceanside Tuesday 17:30 - 19:00 Italian American Club The River House 43. Vero Beach Sunrise Wednesday 07:00 - 08:00 44. Viera Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Tequila Azul 45. Wellington Thursday 12:15 - 13:30 Wanderers Club Okeechobee Steak House 46. West Palm Beach Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center March 2019 * Quest Magazine

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INTERNATIONAL CORNER

Take a virtual tour of Room 711

Each year, thousands of visitors to Rotary headquarters experience Room 711, a recreation of the office where, on 23 February 1905, Paul Harris met with three acquaintances to start a club based on “mutual cooperation and informal friendship.”

The original office was located in the former Unity Building on Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago.

In 1980, local Rotary members rented it and gathered period furnishings and fixtures to re-create the look and feel of an early 20th century office. Later, they organized the Paul Harris 711 Club to continue supporting the room and the story it tells. When the Unity Building was set to be demolished in 1989, they dismantled the room and arranged to rebuild it later at Rotary world headquarters.

The room was initially recreated on the 16th floor of One Rotary Center. We relocated it to the first floor as part of a remodeling in 2014, improving access for visitors who come to Evanston.

We wanted to give our members around the world an opportunity to experience the room without traveling to Evanston so we created a virtual tour.

Virtual visitors can guide themselves through the room and click on select items to learn about them and about Chicago during the era when Paul Harris moved to Chicago and started Rotary. The interactive tour isn’t just for people who can’t come to Evanston. It offers elements not available onsite, such as audio recordings of Paul Harris. Armchair travel is encouraged!

This year, 23 February, marks the 114th anniversary of Rotary. Read more about Room 711 and take the virtual tour.

This is one of several spaces at Rotary headquarters that visitors can walk through to learn more about Rotary. Find out how you can schedule a tour. (rotary.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0iEynIx4oWQrMqx) March 2019 * Quest Magazine

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innovation – that is, constantly developing our suite of products to serve our existing members.

We have implemented this concept of sustaining innovation through three channels of new technology: Rotary’s Learning Center, Rotary Club Central, and an enhanced online membership leads program.

Now, all these tools are at your disposal, and many new ones are in the process of being developed. Their consistent use should be a key foundation of our future growth strategy.

The third kind of innovation that we must aspire to generate at Rotary is called disruptive innovation.

John Hewko Rotary International General Secretary

How do we innovate at Rotary?

In the world of business, it refers to a product or service, often very simple in its first design. This product or service takes root at the bottom of a market, and then relentlessly grows in popularity, until it displaces established competitors.

Think of how the traditional taxi cab business has been changed forever by ride sharing platforms such as Uber, which connects consumers who need rides with drivers willing to provide them.

With a growing group of individuals looking for connection, friendship, and an opportunity to get involved in the world around them, Rotary is well positioned to be a disruptive innovator.

Innovation and flexibility. Those are two words you hear a lot today when we think about any organization “If we are really serious about growing Rotary and adapting to a rapidly changing environment. But what attracting new members from all demographics, we must innovate.” do those two words mean for Rotary?

In short, they will define Rotary’s future, because they are fundamental pillars of our strategic plan for enhanced impact, reach, engagement and adaptability.

Imagine for a moment what Rotary clubs could look like in the future. Clubs that could change their meeting schedule and format, can relax attendance requirements, and offer multiple membership types.

If we are really serious about growing Rotary and attracting new members from all demographics, we Think of a club where you can invite Rotaractors to be members of your club while they are still in Rotaract. must innovate.

That innovation will need to take various forms.

A club of the future, where measuring adherence to the rules is replaced with measuring progress against goals to improve the community and to grow the club.

It begins, first, with making the idea of innovation in Rotary a mindset. It begins with developing a culture of positive change and adapting to the needs of our new Well, you don’t have to imagine very far, because these clubs already exist. realities and challenges.

Second, innovation is also about transformative technologies. We can call this sustaining 12

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family-friendly club in New Zealand with fluid meeting service with Rotary clubs or other non-profits in the times and venues. While attendance is encouraged, it district. is not compulsory.

This club has more than tripled its membership in three The Rotary Club of Aruba systematically engages with years. its local Rotaract and Interact Clubs to ensure a smooth and natural transition into the Rotary club. As a result, A long-term sustainable growth strategy just doesn’t appear out of thin air. It requires a commitment to club half of the club members are former Rotaractors. innovation and flexibility; a commitment to best serving Then there are the so-called Passport clubs. Three years the specific needs of our communities as they evolve, ago District 5180 in California began thinking about a and to incorporate Rotaractors into Rotary. club model that would be attractive to younger members who were not interested in attending weekly I challenge all of us to think out of the box, and to grow Rotary through new innovative club models and to try meetings or paying dues they could not afford. new approaches.

The district chartered what they called a Passport club with 20 members in Sacramento, California. The club I’m confident that we will embrace the opportunities meets only six times a year with an optional social ahead of us through innovation, flexibility and event in the month between meetings. In addition to thoughtful change. attending the six required meetings, every year passport members must either contribute $1,000 to the Rotary By John Hewko, Rotary International General Secretary Foundation OR do at least 40 hours of community

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Is a corporate membership plan right for you?

Members of the Humboldt Rotary Club pack food for the hungry in May Like many Rotary clubs, we were looking for ways to boost our membership two years ago when we heard about the flexible and innovative club models being promoted out of Rotary headquarters. We were excited and did a bit of research to see if one option, corporate membership, would work for us. I am happy to report the results have been phenomenal.

I have since traveled to many clubs near and not-so-near to share our success story with other Rotarians at Rotary events. We are at 75 members, up from 45 a little over a year ago and we anticipate growing to 100 members by the end of this year. Here’s a bit of information about how we did it.

When I talk to other Rotary groups, I stress that our corporate membership plan is not the end all and be all. It is just one of many tools a club can offer to energize and motivate club members to “ask” people to join. Most of the people who are joining our club had never been asked to join Rotary until we rolled out our new plan.

At the start of our evaluation process, we took the following three 14

steps: * We discussed with fellow Rotarians within our club who have been long time members as to the feasibility of a corporate plan. * We contacted key clubs within the US that have corporate plans in place to understand the perceived benefits. * We discussed the idea and came to agreement at our board meeting to move forward with the plan.

We approached two influential companies in our area who agreed to become our first two corporate sponsors. These were the Jones Family of Companies and Bancorp South. Both companies had one member each and will move forward to a four-member and two-member corporate membership respectively.

The plan provides companies the flexibility of using any of their designated members to meet attendance requirements for the organization as a whole. While they pay RI dues for all members in the corporate plan, the cost savings occurs with meals which we calculate at one half of the number of people who are in the corporate

plan. (For example, if they have two people who share a corporate membership, they pay one meal cost; for a four-person corporate membership, two meals.) If they choose to bring all members for special events, they are simply charged additional meal costs in the quarterly billing.

The advantage to our club with this plan is to increase organic growth within the companies currently represented in our organization along with providing flexible options for other companies who have the potential to be new members.

Both companies viewed the plan as a great way to introduce Rotary to employees of their company without the stress of weekly attendance for all their members.

They also use their corporate membership to introduce employees to the great things going on in our area and within Rotary.

We would be happy to talk with other clubs about how the corporate plan has worked for us, and how it might work for you.

Send us an email.

By Christine Warrington, 2018-21 assistant governor District 6760, and a member of the Rotary Club of Humboldt, Tennessee, USA

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CAPTURE THE MOMENT Don’t miss your chance to Capture the Moment while connecting with people of action from around the globe at the 2019 Rotary International Convention, 1-5 June. Join the Rotary community in experiencing Hamburg’s intriguing culture and vibrant neighborhoods.

Explore riconvention.org, where you’ll find the latest updates on our keynote speakers. They include Dr. Pia Skarabis-Querfeld, who spent three years building a network of volunteer physicians to help refugees in Germany get health care.

You can also preview the list of breakout sessions to begin planning your itinerary!

Be sure to register by 31 March to save before registration fees increase.

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POLIO CORNER

Wedding Gifts Benefit PolioPlus Many years ago, before our paths crossed, we were each asked to become members of different Rotary clubs. We were honored to be asked, since we felt that Rotary would be a great container for many things: friendship, culture, learning, international connections, and most of all Service Above Self.

Each of us went on to serve different roles in our clubs including club president.

There have been moments of discouragement and misunderstanding for both of us. But always, the reward of doing service would outweigh momentary difficulties.

generosity that we were able to raise more than $30,000 for PolioPlus. It is amazing how much joy one simple decision can bring, and we are thankful to have been able to celebrate in this way with our friends one of the most beautiful days of our new life together.

We are also reminded of all the things we were able to avoid: long discussions on the wedding list, stores to visit, gifts to chose and to avoid receiving!!

We invite other Rotarians to consider collecting donations for PolioPlus Roberta Peverelli and Filippo Arcioni to celebrate on their wedding day the beautiful events in their lives.

After we met, and when we eventually Naturally, it doesn’t just have to be decided to get married, it only took looking weddings. The joy you experience will be into each others eyes for an instant to coupled by the knowledge that you are decide how we would incorporate Rotary helping rid the world of polio and save into our wedding. We decided to ask our children from this crippling disease. friends to make us happy by making a donation to PolioPlus as wedding gifts.

By Roberta Peverelli, Rotary Club of Como-Baradello and Filippo Arcioni, Rotary Club We were married 20 September 2018, and Como. our friends responded with such great March 2019 * Quest Magazine

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Meet Pakistan’s virus hunter

Dr. Ujala Nayyar Dr. Ujala Nayyar dreams, both figuratively and literally, about a world that is free from polio.

Nayyar, the World Health Organization's surveillance officer in Pakistan’s Punjab province, says she often imagines the outcome of her work in her sleep.

In her waking life, she leads a team of health workers who crisscross Punjab to hunt down every potential incidence of poliovirus, testing sewage and investigating any reports of paralysis that might be polio. Pakistan is one of just two countries that continue to report cases of polio caused by the wild virus.

"I'm not very polite," Nayyar said with a chuckle during an interview at Rotary's World Polio Day last year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. "We don't have time to be stopped. Ending polio is urgent and time-sensitive."

Women are critical in the fight against polio, Nayyar says. About 56 percent of frontline workers in Pakistan are women. More than 70 percent of mothers in Pakistan prefer to have women vaccinate their children.

That hasn’t stopped families from slamming doors in health workers’ faces, though. When polio is detected in a community, teams have to make In addition to the challenges of polio surveillance, repeated visits to each home to ensure that every Nayyar faces substantial gender-related barriers child is protected by the vaccine. Multiple that, at times, hinder her team's ability to count vaccinations add to the skepticism and anger that cases and take environmental samples. From some parents express. It’s an attitude that Nayyar households to security checkpoints, she and other health workers deal with daily. encounters resistance from men. But her tactic is “You can’t react negatively in those situations. It’s to push past the barriers with a balance of important to listen. Our female workers are the sensitivity and assertiveness. best at that,” says Nayyar.

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With polio on the verge of eradication, surveillance activities, which, Nayyar calls the "back of polio eradication", have never been more important.

Q: What exactly does polio surveillance involve?

education, many of these people are not accessing these services.

Q: How do you convince people who are skeptical about the polio vaccine?

A: We have community mobilizers who tell people A: There are two types of surveillance systems. about the benefits of the vaccine. We have made it One is surveillance of cases of acute flaccid this far in the program only because of these paralysis (AFP), and the second is environmental frontline workers. One issue we are surveillance. The surveillance process continues facing right now is that people are tired of after eradication. vaccination. If a positive environmental sample has been found in the Q: How are you made vicinity, then we have aware of potential polio to go back three times 56 % cases? within a very short time period. Every of front-line workers A: There’s a network of month you go to their reporting sites. They in Pakistan doorstep, you knock include all the medical on the door. There are are female facilities, the times when people government, and the throw garbage. It has hospitals, plus informal happened to me. But health care providers and 90 % we do not react. We community leaders. The have to tolerate their of front-line workers level of awareness is so anger; we have to high, and our community in Nigeria listen. education has worked so are female well, that sometimes the Q: What role does parents call us directly.

Rotary play in what you do?

Q: What happens if evidence of poliovirus is found?

A: Whenever I need anything, I call on Rotary. Umbrellas for the teams? Call Rotary.

A: In response to cases in humans as well as cases Train tickets? Call detected in the Rotary. It's the longest-running environment, we implement three rounds of eradication program in the history of public health, supplementary immunization campaigns. The but still the support of Rotary is there. scope of our response depends on the epidemiology and our risk assessment. We look at

By Ryan Hyland the drainage systems. Some systems are filtered, but there are also areas that have open drains. We have maps of the sewer systems. We either cover the specific drainage areas or we do an expanded response in a larger area.

Q: What are the special challenges in Pakistan?

A: We have mobile populations that are at high risk, and we have special health camps for these populations. Routine vaccination is every child’s right, but because of poverty and lack of March 2019 * Quest Magazine

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Beast & Bourbon Dinner to help local veterans Local veterans groups benefitted when the Port St Lucie Sunset Rotary Club hosted its annual“Beast and Bourbon Dinner”on January 24 at Tutto Fresco Italian Restaurant in Port St. Lucie.

Port St Lucie Sunset

Apairing of special bourbons, including Woodford’sReserve, Cooper’s Craft, and Old Forester served alongside a five-course menu created for the event by the culinary team at Tutto Fresco. The menu included a meat and cheese appetizer served with Woodford’s Reserve, a Pear and Goat Cheese Salad with Pork Belly served with Woodford’s Double Oak, Mustard Crusted Lamp Chopsand Black Truffle Polenta served with Woodford’s Rye, Filet Mignon served with Old Forester 1920 Prohibition and a dessert of Chocolate Bread Pudding with Candied Bacon served with Old Forester 1910.The social hour included the Club’s signature drink “The Sunset Sling”made with Cooper’s Craft.

“This wasan amazing eveningfor our guests,” said Rotary Club President Nathan Clopman. “Chef Pasquale at Tutto Fresco created a fantastic menu that paired beautifully with each course. I want to thank everyoneat Tutto Fresco for all their hard work, our guests and sponsors for their support of the event and our club members for everything they did to make this a successful fundraiser.”

Tim Dacko, Breakthrough Beverages, worked with Chef Pasquale on the bourbon pairings. Matthew Gosset, Cigar Goose,provided each guest with a hand rolled cigar. Each guest was also given a whiskey glass, provided by Dignity Memorial/Aycock Funeral Homes, and a small bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey, provided by HCA St. Lucie Medical Center & Lawnwood Hospital. Guests were treated to watching two cigar rollers hand roll cigars available for purchase for the evening. A raffle included a flat screen TV, weekend hotel stays, gift baskets and more. A Liquor Basket raffle had more than $750 worth of liquor in a large heavy duty cooler.

In addition to the tasting and dinner, guestswere given the opportunity to purchase personalized engraved bottles of Woodford’s Reserve Bourbon.

Additional Sponsors of the event were Arrigo Dodge, ACCH Insurance, Cynthia Angelos Law Firm, FPL and J. Weiss PR. Members of the Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club include; Nathan Clopman, President; Patricia Christensen, treasurer; Jeannette Weiss, club image & membership chair; Landy Angelone, secretary; George Seliga, sergeant-at-arms chair; Carl Torchia, service project chair; Gerald Wilcox, Rotaract co-chair& speakers co-chair; Larry Breault, speakers co-chair; Stephanie Morgan, Dr. Linda O’Neil, CJ Dejarnette and Linda Thayer.

About the Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary is a local branch of Rotary International. They are involved in more than a dozen local, national and international causes, including polio eradication programs, clean water projects, and educational projects. The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club is the recipient of the 2010 Philanthropy Award for Outstanding Group Supporting Philanthropy in St. Lucie County. The group meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at PGA Golf Club,1916 Perfect Drive, Port St. Lucie. Those interested in attending a meeting or joining the organization may contact Jeannette Weiss at jweiss@jweisspr.comor by calling 772-380-2225.

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BOCA RATON SUNRISE / SUNSET / WEST

2018-19 Dictionary Distribution & Essay Contest Rotary Boca Raton Sunset conducted the 2018 Dictionary Distribution project providing dictionaries for 3rd grade students of Advent Lutheran School, Alexander D Henderson University School, Calusa Elementary School, St Jude Catholic School, and Verde Elementary School.

For the first time, the Rotary Boca Raton Sunset 2018-19 Dictionary project included an essay contest: 100-250 words to express "what inspires you." Five "best essays" for each school were selected by members of Rotary Boca Raton Sunset to attend a picnic celebration at South County Park, and one for each school was selected from those five to receive a Kindle e-reader.

The picnic celebration also included Rotary Boca Raton Sunrise and Rotary Boca Raton West Clubs with selected students from their schools attending the celebration and one from each of their schools receiving an e-reader as well. The celebration occurred February 9, 2019 at South County Park, Sunset Pavilion.

Club members began about 8:30 am to set up, and the picnic began at 10:00 am and continued until 2:00 pm. Hot dogs, macaroni, and water was provide for refreshments and two bounce houses provided plenty of energy release and activity for the children.

Announcements and prizes were distributed during the event for the following authors of the finalist essays and the essays that won the e-readers.

For Rotary Boca Raton Sunrise; Sandpiper Shores Elementary School: Lauren Courtelis, Khloe Kolber - e-Reader, Kourtney Arbuthnot, Richard Bloomfield, Kayla Mason; Hammock Pointe Elementary School: Allison Bonilla - e-Reader, Sarah Soares, Melissa Coelho, Renato Conrado, Isabella Laurneco; Whispering Pines Elementary School: Emily Zhen, Paige Winkler, Mackenzie Delucca, Cameron Frankel - e-Reader, Lianna Sargsyan.

For Rotary Boca Raton Sunset: Advent Lutheran School: Rocco Yund - e-Reader, Macieh Senecal, Katherin Juliana, Ghazal Tarifi, Alia B; Verde Elementary School: Mirel Nazig, Alejandro Jimenez - e-Reader, Ever Chamberain, Samirah Sanguino, Weston Arana; Calusa Elementary School: Maggie Wolf, Alan Guevara, Nicole Stein – e-Reader, Valentina Dos Santos; Alexander D Henderson University School: Eva Granit-Welch, Bree Roper, Christian Francios Godin, Emersyn Waller - e-Reader, Caitlin O’Sullivan; St Jude: Megan Brockman e-Reader, Lisa Capoccia, Ashley Ermovick, Emmanuel Bravo, Clare Nguyen.

For Rotary Boca Raton West; Del Prado Elementary School: Caleb Meltzer - e-Reader; Coral Sunset Elementary School: Jackeline Martinez - e-Reader; Waters Edge Elementary School: Madison Kodner - e-Reader.

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Delray Beach

Delray Beach ROTARY PRESIDENT; Robert Kelley AND RANDY SHULTZ Delray Beach FLA…..The local Rotarians welcomed local journalist; RANDY SHULTZ , to the weekly Luncheon meeting at The Harvest Seasonal Grill in Delray Beach.

Mr. Shultz writes for the Boca Magazine and The City Watch and is a recognized authority on South Florida and Delray Beach. He commented on the conspicuous growth and development of the metro area and states that Boca Raton and Delray Beach form a dynamic business, shopping and recreational complex. Both areas are well planned and serve their respective communities with professional , competent leadership and management expertise.

There are of course challenges to be addressed like traffic and climate related flooding events that encumber huge financial exposure to be allocated but the future looks bright and Randy Is confident that Delray Beach will rise to the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Randy Shultz answered questions from the audience and responded that The Bright Line railroad expansion doesn’t look like a good business model…..

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West Palm Beach Rotary Club Charity Fund and Palm Beach County Food Bank present…

FEED PALM BEACH COUNTY DAY 2019 6th Annual Event to Feed Hungry Children and Families in Palm Beach County

WEST PALM BEACH

Volunteer with Your Friends, Family and Colleagues!

Families, Couples, Individuals, Businesses, Organizations Welcome

Gaines Park

Saturday, March 30, 2019 1501 North Australian Avenue

West Palm Beach

Last year we packed almost 115,000 meals…

Together we will pack even more!

To volunteer go to http://vhub.at/fpbcd  Packing Meals (2 shifts-250 vols per shift): 8:30am to 11:00am or 11:30am to 2:00pm 6:30am to 10:30am  Set Up/Food to Tables(25 vols): 10:15am to 3:00pm  Food to Tables/Clean Up(15 vols): FYI…approx. 15-30 minutes of each shift is registration and orientation

Hunger in Palm Beach County  

60%+ PBC public school children qualify for free or reduced lunches 157,000+ PBC residents depend on federal food assistance for daily sustenance To become a 2019 sponsor call Tony Lofaso, FPBCD Coordinator at 561-689-6775.

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WEST PALM BEACH

OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK EXCLUSIVE PER INDUSTRY

CORPORATE LEADER

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  GOLD $2,500    SILVER $1,500   BRONZE $1,000    COPPER $500    BRASS $250     FRIEND $100    PLEASE FAX OR MAIL THIS FORM BY FEBRUARY 28.---------------------YES! I (WE) WANT TO BE A PART OF FEED PALM BEACH COUNTY DAY 2019!              Options: mail or fax this form. Check made payable to West Palm Beach Rotary Club Charity Fund PLATINUM

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CONTACT NAME

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1. Mail this sponsorship form and check to Rotary Club of West Palm Beach, 5652 Corporate Way, WPB, FL 33407.

2. Fax this sponsorship form to 561.689.9710 and mail check to the above address. Note in memo - FPBCD.

For more information on how you or your group can volunteer, call Maryann at 561-262-4541 or info@rotarywestpalmbeach.org.

West Palm Beach Rotary Club Charity Fund is a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Only the value of a donation in excess of benefits, goods and/or services received is considered a tax-deductible contribution. Federal ID # 59-1002972.

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF WEST PALM BEACH CHARITY FUND CH3733, MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1-800-435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR VISITING WWW.800HELPFLA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

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BOCA RATON

Rotary Club of Boca Raton donates $108,350 to Education

Neasha Prince, Jan Savarick, Aubrey Strul, Neil Saffer, Kendra Flash The Florida Atlantic University Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program recently was awarded $108,350 by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton.

The donation stems from the club’s 21st Annual Outstanding People and Leaders (OPAL) Awards fundraiser, where Aubrey and Sally Strul, co-founders of the Kelly/Strul program, were honored for their commitment to education and mentorship.

“With generous support from organizations like the Rotary Club of Boca Raton, we are able to continue our work supporting first-generation scholars at FAU,” said Aubrey Strul.

Co-founded with FAU President John Kelly and First Lady Carolyn Kelly, the Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program provides financial resources and personal support to help first-generation students through college. Through the program, students receive tuition, four-year on-campus housing, meal plans and additional supplies needed to graduate debt-free from FAU. From acceptance through graduation, every scholar follows an established path to ensure success. Through The Path, supplementary tools, including career planning, mentoring and financial literacy, among others, 34

are provided to prepare recipients for successful collegiate careers and meaningful post-graduate lives.

The annual OPAL awards, created to raise funds for scholarships and mentoring by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton, honored eight philanthropists and collectively raised $220,000. Other awardees included Place of Hope founder and CEO Charles Bender III and B’nai Torah’s Rabbi David Steinhardt, among others.

“Serving our community and our future leaders is part of our motto, ‘Changing Lives, Building Futures,’” said Neil Saffer, member of the The Rotary Club of Boca Raton board of directors during the check presentation. “We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with Aubrey and Sally Strul on such a wonderful initiative.”

In 2017, the Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program accepted its first four students. Since then, the program has grown exponentially, accepting 20 new scholars in 2018. This year, FAU expects to award at least 20 new students.

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ROTARY ROOTS 2019

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ROTARACT CORNER

How will you celebrate?

Get ready to celebrate World Rotaract Week This World Rotaract Week, 11-17 March, Rotaractors around the world will show how they take action in their communities! Here are four ideas for how you can join our World Rotaract Week global celebration: 1. Serve. Organize a special service project.

2. Celebrate. Plan a party and have fun!

3. Give. Support our causes and do good in the world.

4. Join leaders in Hamburg. Register now for the 2019 Rotaract Preconvention, 31 May to 1 June to meet Rotaractors from around the world, gain professional skills, and explore the breathtaking city of Hamburg.

No matter how you serve, celebrate, or give this World Rotaract Week, share how you're taking action with #WorldRotaractWeek and see how other clubs are celebrating around the world.

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EDITOR CORNER

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It’s easy!

Just go to : 1. District site 2. Login DACdb 3. District NEWSLETTER 4. Choose the month you want and click on PDF You have all the Quest editions on the site, Enjoy!

Dini Heizer District 6930 - Newsletter Editor 2014-2019

rotaryquestmagazine@gmail.com

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