Rotary News

We were delighted to have Ed Raine, President & CEO of Food for the Poor, as our guest speaker. One of the most important things they do as a large, multi-national organization is just as their brand declares: to feed the poor. He provided us with a horrific example of the conditions that are present in places such as Port au Prince, Haiti that exist today and shown in the following images. Food for the Poor is a $155 million a year operation that focuses their services in three main areas: [...]

We were delighted to have Aaron Millman, Esq., CPA as our guest speaker. Aaron is the founder of Millman Law Group, PLLC. After many years of practicing with large estate and elder care planning practices throughout South Florida, Aaron founded Millman Law Group in 2018 with a commitment to client service and satisfaction. Aaron focuses his practice on the planning and administration of estates and trusts, and estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxation. In addition, Aaron guides his clients through Florida domicile planning and retirement planning, including strategies to reduce taxes and provide for future generations. Aaron also devotes [...]

We were delighted to have Constance Scott, Director of Local Relations at FAU, as our guest speaker this week. She joined FAU in April 2015. Constance was elected in March of 2009 and served two three-year terms on the Boca Raton City Council. She was CRA Chair and Deputy Mayor, term ending March of 2015. Constance Scott holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan. She is also a retired Business Banker with Citibank and licensed Realtor. Constance’s background includes Economic Development for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach County Government, Operations Director for the Economic Council [...]

Ryan Oliver Haines is a native of Lighthouse Point. He went to Boca High and graduated in 1996. He worked for Midnight Express high-performance powerboats from 1999-2006 and then for Intrepid Powerboats from 2006-2008. In 2009, Ryan jointed the US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) from 2009-present. Among AMO's many missions are anti-terrorism, countering smuggling, and stopping illegal immigration. The agency uses its aviation and marine assets to detect, interdict, and apprehend conveyances carrying terrorists, contraband, or undocumented aliens intending to enter the United States illegally. Ryan summarized the duties that the Border Protection [...]

We were delighted to have Tessie O’Dea, Relationship Development Manager for the Church, School and Community Department of Cross Catholic Outreach, as our speaker this week. She has over nineteen years of Parish Ministry work experience at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church and School in Boca Raton, Florida. Ms. O’Dea was born in Cuba and lived there until she was thirteen years old. She and her family were able to migrate to the United States shortly after. After earning a BS in Medical Technology, she moved to Washington DC and worked in [...]

The Club had Ricardo Boehm as the guest speaker for the Nov. 25 meeting. He is a member of the Palm Beach Rotary Club and has focused a lot of this personal attention to helping the indigenous people in a remote area of Guatemala and, in particular, the Ak’Tenamit school. Note below the boat, electric motor and solar panels all provided via Rotary Global Grants. Rotary Global Grant’s mission there is to enable the indigenous people of Guatemala to become self-sustaining by supporting projects that: Improve [...]

We were delighted to have Patricia Cimino as a guest speaker.   Patricia Cimino is a Certified Coach specializing in empowerment. Whether she is speaking to a group of twenty or hundreds, Patricia utilizes her unique approach steeped in neuroscience, positive psychology, and eastern philosophies to create game-changing results. Audiences appreciate how Patricia radiates high-energy and infuses possibility and optimism into her presentations and her interactions with everyone she meets. This talk shares her story of servant leadership and offers three simple yet powerfully effective strategies to navigate life.  Especially helpful during this unusual [...]