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Dr. Karin Scarpinato on Research at Florida Atlantic University (FAU)

2020-03-03T11:28:50-05:00

Dr. Karin Scarpinato on Research at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Weekly Meeting January 22, 2020 Pictured above are Club President Vanessa Havener with Dr. Karin Scarpinato, Senior Associate Vice President, Division of Research, Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Dr. Scarpinato is a molecular geneticist by training and helps lead the growing research program at FAU. She came to FAU from the University of Miami (UM) where she served as the assistant provost for research. She manages a team of over 100 employees to provide support for the FAU research needs. For example, she has enabled [...]

Dr. Karin Scarpinato on Research at Florida Atlantic University (FAU)2020-03-03T11:28:50-05:00

Craft Talk with David Dweck, Special Recognition for Michael Gora and Special Gift by Pia Giannone

2020-03-03T11:25:32-05:00

Craft Talk with David Dweck, Special Recognition for Michael Gora and Special Gift by Pia Giannone Weekly Meeting Jan. 15, 2020 Pictured above are member David Dweck and member Jeff Tromberg who moderated the craft talk on David’s life. David shared that he attended the Univ. of Miami with a major in communication. He graduated in 1984. He got involved in real estate as an investor, landlord, real estate agent and hard money lender. He calls himself a flipper where he finds distressed properties and resells them for a profit. He’s like a version [...]

Craft Talk with David Dweck, Special Recognition for Michael Gora and Special Gift by Pia Giannone2020-03-03T11:25:32-05:00

Two New Members – Rolando Bethart and Barbara Vega

2020-03-30T15:15:59-04:00

The Club was pleased to induct both Rolando Bethart and Barbara Vega into the club. There was a request to not publish a photo of their joining. But, none the less, we are happy to have them as new members.

Two New Members – Rolando Bethart and Barbara Vega2020-03-30T15:15:59-04:00

Youth in Government Day for Local High School Students

2020-03-04T10:08:10-05:00

Pictured above is member Andrea O'Rourke who is on the City of Boca Raton City Council. The audience included students from Boca Raton and Spanish River High Schools.  Each year, Boca Rotary works with the City of Boca Raton to sponsor a ‘Youth in Government Day’ in which students get to meet and interact with different departments of the city government. Dr. Dennis Fritch then was MC to enable each student who attended the Rotary luncheon to share what they had learned that day. What a day for everyone!

Youth in Government Day for Local High School Students2020-03-04T10:08:10-05:00

Paradise Bank Donates $5K to Support OPAL and Future Stars

2020-03-03T11:19:09-05:00

Pictured above are member Kris Amorello of Paradise Bank with Club President Vanessa Havener. Kris provided the club with a donation from Paradise Bank for $5K to t to help underwrite OPAL and Future Stars. Thanks to Paradise Bank to help fund these two major Rotary Club of Boca Raton events.

Paradise Bank Donates $5K to Support OPAL and Future Stars2020-03-03T11:19:09-05:00

Chanan Smith, “How to Protect Yourself from Intruders”

2020-01-04T15:08:20-05:00

Chanan Smith, “How to Protect Yourself from Intruders” Weekly Meeting December 18th, 2019 Pictured above are Chanan Smith, Founder of Magen Krav Maga, Club President Vanessa Havener and member Jeff Bovarnick. Magen Krav Maga was established in 2012 by reserve officers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and is one of the leading experts in Active Shooter Response Training (ASRT), security vulnerability assessment and emergency procedures. Chanan offers active shooter response training, krav maga self-defense training, counter terrorism training and defensive firearms training.

Chanan Smith, “How to Protect Yourself from Intruders”2020-01-04T15:08:20-05:00

Member Craft Talk- Kristine Shea Amorello

2019-12-19T13:02:32-05:00

Craft Talk- Kristine Shea Amorello Weekly Meeting November 13th, 2019 Pictured above is Craft talk organizer Jeff Tromberg and Kris Amorello (formally Klemetsmo). Jeff led a Q&A with Kris who has had a fascinating life – and she’d hardly done yet!  The following is an edited version of her talk as told by Kris to Jeff (and the members). Fasten your seat belt and take a fast ride through the wonderful life of Kris as shared with Jeff. My family moved to Boca Raton when I was nine years old. I went to public schools [...]

Member Craft Talk- Kristine Shea Amorello2019-12-19T13:02:32-05:00

Doug Mosely of ESPN and the Boca Raton Cheribundi Bowl

2019-12-12T12:07:38-05:00

Doug Mosely of ESPN and the Boca Raton Cheribundi Bowl Weekly Meeting October 23rd, 2019 Pictured above are Doug Mosely of ESPN and Club President Vanessa Havener. Doug gave a history of the Boca Raton Bowl that has had a number of sponsors and is presently sponsored by Cheribundi, a company that makes cherry beverages. The Boca Raton Bowl caters to teams out of the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference. The Bowl has been moved to be held on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3:30 pm in the FAU Stadium in [...]

Doug Mosely of ESPN and the Boca Raton Cheribundi Bowl2019-12-12T12:07:38-05:00

December 11, 2019 – Jonathan Raineau Craft Talk

2020-02-21T20:01:20-05:00

Jonathan Raineau Craft Talk Weekly Meeting December 11, 2019 Pictured above are Avery Yudien, Program Chairman and Jonathan Raineau, President of Sheraton Hotel and Casino. My story begins with my grandparents. My mother’s parents were from Hungary and immigrated to Mississippi where she was born and raised. My grandfather was a commercial fisherman and passed away before I was born. My grandmother raised two children but suffered from a bad case of Alzheimer’s at the age of 60 and passed away10 years later. I still have a cousin from my mother's side of the [...]

December 11, 2019 – Jonathan Raineau Craft Talk2020-02-21T20:01:20-05:00

Author Joan Lipinsky Cochran

2019-12-05T10:44:56-05:00

Author Joan Lipinsky Cochran Weekly Meeting November 20th, 2019 Pictured above is author Joan Lipinsky Cochran, speaker at the Nov. 20 Club meeting. Ms. Cochran is a former journalist who has written for such publications as Family Circle, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Miami Herald, the Palm Beach Post, Florida Design and South Florida Magazine. Her food articles have also appeared in the Sun-Sentinel, Moment Magazine, and The Forward, among other publications. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she received her Master’s in Fine Arts from Florida International University in 2008. Since [...]

Author Joan Lipinsky Cochran2019-12-05T10:44:56-05:00
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