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Past Rotary International President on Hurricane Dorian Recovery in the Bahamas

2020-06-24T13:03:40-04:00

The Club was honored to have past Rotary International President Barry Rassin to be our guest speaker this week. Barry is a member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence in the Bahamas.    Rassin earned an MBA in health and hospital administration from the University of Florida and is the first fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in the Bahamas. He recently retired after 37 years as president of Doctors Hospital Health System, where he continues to serve as a Board member. He is a lifetime member of the American [...]

Past Rotary International President on Hurricane Dorian Recovery in the Bahamas2020-06-24T13:03:40-04:00

OPAL Honoree John Ellsworth Shuff Has Passed

2020-07-03T09:34:22-04:00

The Rotary Club of Boca Raton is sad to announce that OPAL Honoree John Ellsworth Shuff passed away this past Monday, June 29, 2020 in Boca Raton, after complications from surgery. His wife, Margaret Mary Shuff, was by his side—as she has been for the last 57 years. After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1975, John and Margaret relocated from Manhattan to flourishing Boca Raton and launched JES Publishing and the now familiar Boca Raton magazine. Readers will especially miss his longtime “My Turn” columns in which he talked about family, community, friends [...]

OPAL Honoree John Ellsworth Shuff Has Passed2020-07-03T09:34:22-04:00

Craft Talk with Barbara Vega – International Humanitarian

2021-01-05T15:12:02-05:00

Barbara Vega is Director of Expansion/Foundation Relations with Cross International/Cross Catholic Outreach, an international relief and development ministry in South Florida, with a mission to advance the physical, social, educational, and spiritual well-being of beneficiaries in 28 countries on four continents. Ms. Vega has assisted in shaping development initiatives in hundreds of communities around the world. The department she currently directs generates over $2M a year to assist the poor worldwide. For the current COVID-19 crisis, she has successfully raised over a quarter of a million dollars for several ministries in Central America. She [...]

Craft Talk with Barbara Vega – International Humanitarian2021-01-05T15:12:02-05:00

Rotary Scholarship Grant to Palm Beach State College to Underwrite Special Vocational Careers

2020-06-24T13:05:20-04:00

The Club Board recently decided to provide designated support at Palm Beach State College (PBSC) for three vocational programs:   •                     Heating and AC (HVAC) •                     Marine Serving Technology •                     Auto Mechanic   This designated grant is part of the Club’s overall grant supporting new and continuing students. In our Club meeting on May 27, we presented PBSC President Ava Parker and Rochelle Nolan who is Director of Major Gifts and Gift Planning with a check for $67,000 of which a good part will be to fund two qualified and deserving students in each of the three [...]

Rotary Scholarship Grant to Palm Beach State College to Underwrite Special Vocational Careers2020-06-24T13:05:20-04:00

Vanessa Havener – Handing the Gavel to Gary Hildebrand & Recognizing Members for Service above Self

2020-07-28T11:44:29-04:00

Vanessa introduced the guests: Alan Hines – FAU Foundation  District Governor Donna Gaiser, 6930 PDG 6930 & Current District Foundation Chair, Jim Sisserson Norman Matus, President-Elect, RC Boca Sunrise Robert Yudkin, President, RC Addison, TX Julie Vianale did the invocation.   Pat McCarthy gave the Rotary Minute. She shared that she was introduced to Rotary when managing catering for Ft. Lauderdale Westin and Rotary was meeting there. She joined in 2003 and one day asked a fellow employee from Haiti about his family after a hurricane hit the island. When he responded that he [...]

Vanessa Havener – Handing the Gavel to Gary Hildebrand & Recognizing Members for Service above Self2020-07-28T11:44:29-04:00

Craft Talk: Gianni Morandi

2020-05-26T11:59:08-04:00

Gianni was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Following his long dream to live in Europe, he moved at the age of 27 to the Valle D’Aosta region of Italy, from where his family originated. Later, he moved to Legano in Lombardy Region close to Milan. Gianni was trained as a Plastics Engineer where he worked in R&D for Cryovac (part of WR Grace). He worked in the industry of plastics and paper for 10 years. In 1996, Gianni moved to the US where he opened a company with two European investors aimed at introducing machines [...]

Craft Talk: Gianni Morandi2020-05-26T11:59:08-04:00

Rotary Supports Boca Helping Hands Fund Raiser

2020-05-26T11:53:50-04:00

A number of Rotary members supported Boca Helping Hands (our local food bank) with a virtual fund raiser. The MC was Club member Neil Saffer. Club member Bob Buruchian and his son managed the video, Neil’s wife managed the giving results and many Club members provided donations and bid on auction items. All funds went directly to BHH, one of the Club’s supported organizations.    Talks were provided by Greg Hazle, Executive Director and Gary Peters, BHH Board President. Dale Henry provided a real-time painting that was truly amazing. He started both paintings upside [...]

Rotary Supports Boca Helping Hands Fund Raiser2020-05-26T11:53:50-04:00

#CORONACANT (Stop Me) Movement via Jordon Hernandez and Luke Lynch

2020-05-04T21:59:32-04:00

Andrea O’Rourke introduced Luke Lynch and Jordan Hernandez during our Club’s Zoom meeting: she recalled for us that Luke had talked to the Club last year when he was a senior at Boca High. He had been working on building a large metal fish trash container that would allow residents to be reminded of saving the ocean ecosystem by keeping the beach and walkways clutter free and putting the waste in the large fish-like trash container.    Luke then gave the club an overview of how this new “#coronacant” move got going. Hernandez, an [...]

#CORONACANT (Stop Me) Movement via Jordon Hernandez and Luke Lynch2020-05-04T21:59:32-04:00

Club Member Rachel Heurta, ARNP Provides Members with Easy Access to the Coronavirus Antibody Test

2020-05-26T11:56:23-04:00

Our member (and Club Past President in 2016-2017) Rachel Huerta is owner of Direct Primary Care of Boca Raton – a membership, medical practice that provides standard primary care services including prescriptions for a low monthly fee. This enables patients to see a medical professional quickly and have all the time necessary to discuss medical problems. Membership allows patients to have transparent pricing and low costs for labs and generic medications dispensed on-site! Services include Primary Care related visits, but Rachel can assist with a referral to specialists as needed.  Because it has been so difficult to get antibody [...]

Club Member Rachel Heurta, ARNP Provides Members with Easy Access to the Coronavirus Antibody Test2020-05-26T11:56:23-04:00

Craft Talk – Frank Beaton – NHL & Bagpipes

2020-05-04T21:51:15-04:00

Frank (pictured playing the Bagpipes) grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada, and, like most young kids his age, he learned to play hockey. He turned pro in 1973 after graduating from high school and had stints with the NY Rangers (NHL) and the Edmonton Oilers, Cincinnati Stingers and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association (WHA). He is married to his wife Judy and they have two grown children, a daughter Catherine and son Alex. He and Judy now have one grandchild, Allan, who is 15 months old. After finishing his hockey career, he [...]

Craft Talk – Frank Beaton – NHL & Bagpipes2020-05-04T21:51:15-04:00
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