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Rotary Scholarship Student and Single Mom Julissa Malgonago Given a Car

Rotary Scholarship Student and Single Mom Julissa Malgonago Given a Car Weekly Meeting August 14th, 2019 Pictured above are Michelle Balaun with Wheels from the Heart, Club President Vanessa Havener, Club member Art Polacheck, Julissa Malgonago who is receiving the keys to her car which was given by Wheels from the Heartand, lastly, Steve Muschlitz, a Founder of Wheels from the Heart who arranged for the gift to Julissa. Julissa is Rotary Scholarship recipient and is graduating in Product Management later this fall from Palm Beach State College. She has been also working full [...]

Rotary Scholarship Student and Single Mom Julissa Malgonago Given a Car2019-10-06T12:33:29-04:00

Brian Jackson Craft Talk – A Life of Helping Businesses with Banking Services

Brian Jackson Craft Talk – A Life of Helping Businesses with Banking Services Weekly Meeting August 14th, 2019 Pictured above are Club member Brian Jackson with Club President Vanessa Havener. Brian grew up in Hampton Roads (Portsmouth) Virginia.  He graduated from Old Dominion University in 1995 and moved to Northern Virginia where he started his career as a Management Trainee with First Virginia Bank in the Annandale area.  From there he managed the busiest branch of Prosperity Bank and Trust in Springfield for seven years before being recruited by Capital One to be a [...]

Brian Jackson Craft Talk – A Life of Helping Businesses with Banking Services2019-10-06T12:28:30-04:00

Kristina Gregg Receives Boca Rotary Scholarship Funds on Behalf of FAU

Kristina Gregg Receives Boca Rotary Scholarship Funds on Behalf of FAU Weekly Meeting September 18th, 2019 Pictured above are Pia Giannone, Chair of the Scholarship Liaison Committee, Kristina Gregg, Executive Director of Gift Planning at FAU and Club President Vanessa Havener. This year the RCBR funded Eighteen Thousand Dollars to the FAU Foundation to cover the cost of nine scholarship recipients of the FAU/RCBR Scholarship.  These funds are then allocated to specific students via their student account to cover tuition. The average scholarship is $2,000 and if the students meets all the FAU/RCBR scholarship [...]

Kristina Gregg Receives Boca Rotary Scholarship Funds on Behalf of FAU2019-10-06T12:24:00-04:00

Dustin Robinson on Cannabis Law

Dustin Robinson on Cannabis Law Weekly Meeting August 21st, 2019 Pictured above are Club President Vanessa Havener with Dustin Robinson, founding partner of Mr. Cannabis Law. Dustin started Mr. Cannabis Law because he saw a need for a law firm capable of handling diverse legal and business issues within the unique and highly regulated industries of hemp and medical marijuana. His focus on the hemp and medical marijuana industries allows him to stay abreast of all current legal developments as well as anticipate upcoming legal developments for his clients. If there is an upcoming [...]

Dustin Robinson on Cannabis Law2019-10-06T12:19:07-04:00

Dean RT Good, Lynn University, College of Business and Management

Dean RT Good, Lynn University, College of Business and Management Weekly Meeting September 11th, 2019 Pictured above is Dr. RT Good, Dean of the College of Business and Management, Lynn University in Boca Raton with Club President Vanessa Havener. Lynn University is located in Boca Raton and has 3,000 students. Of that, 1,800 are students in the College of Business and Management. Dr. RT Good is the Dean of the College. Dean Good shared that they focus in a few key areas including: Rapidly adjusting the College curriculum to meet the changing needs of [...]

Dean RT Good, Lynn University, College of Business and Management2019-09-19T21:02:59-04:00

Three New Members and Grant to Palm Beach State College

Three New Members and Grant to Palm Beach State College Weekly Meeting August 28th, 2019 Pictured above are Club President Vanessa Havener, Julie Vianale (sponsor), new member Alexander Francis "Frank" Beaton, new member Jennifer Bate Richy with sponsor Diane Shawcross and new member Nicholas "Nick" Darzentas with sponsor Gary Hildebrand. Frank is a residential mortgage loan officer with Residential Home Funding Corp. Jennifer is Executive Director/COO of Boca West Children’s Foundation. And, Nick Darzentas, CFA is a Portfolio Manager with Sky Alpha Asset Advisors. Please welcome them to Boca Rotary! Sit next to them [...]

Three New Members and Grant to Palm Beach State College2019-10-06T12:14:41-04:00

Speaker Chloe Rits: Be Like Brit Foundation (Haiti)

Be Like Brit Foundation (Haiti) Weekly Meeting August 7th, 2019 Pictured above are Chloe Rits, Florida Director of Outreach, Be Like Brit Foundation along with Vanessa Havener, Club President. Britney Gengel was a 19-year old college student who visited Haiti in 2010 and was killed in her hotel during the terrible earthquake there. She loved the orphans there so her parents set up the Be Like Brit Foundation that raised funds and built a new orphanage named Brit’s Home. The facility now has 33 boys and 33 girls living there who are completely cared [...]

Speaker Chloe Rits: Be Like Brit Foundation (Haiti)2019-08-21T10:44:42-04:00

John Strasswimmer, M.D. on Volunteer Dermatology Treatments

John Strasswimmer, M.D. on Volunteer Dermatology Treatments Weekly Meeting July 31st, 2019 Pictured above are Club member John Strasswimmer, M.D., Ph.D. and Club President Vanessa Havener. Dr. Strasswimmer, who practices in Delray Bach with his Associate Dr Smirnov (www.Strasswimmer.com) shared that Dermatology is the only medical practice that does not have a foundation to support volunteer efforts. Most other medical and dental practices have created foundations that provide infrastructure support to assist volunteer doctors serve the needy at home in the USA or abroad. Thus, Dermatologists who want to do such volunteer programs have [...]

John Strasswimmer, M.D. on Volunteer Dermatology Treatments2019-08-07T10:01:57-04:00

Interact Student Felipe Mora – Educating the Public on Environmental Awareness

Interact Student Felipe Mora - Educating the Public on Environmental Awareness Weekly Meeting July 24th, 2019 Pictured above are Club President Vanessa Havener with Felipe Mora, a senior at Boca Raton High School. Felipe is a member of the City of Boca Raton Youth Sub-Committee that is working environmental awareness. One the areas that the Sub-Committee wants to promote is education of the environment such as the problems of plastic waste. Felipe wants to use his interest in public speaking to educate both youth and adults on the challenges of managing the environment. After [...]

Interact Student Felipe Mora – Educating the Public on Environmental Awareness2019-08-06T10:19:16-04:00

Adam Palmer on Hang Gliding

Adam Palmer on Hang Gliding Weekly Meeting July 17, 2019 Pictured above are Club President Vanessa Havener with Club member and practicing attorney Adam Palmer who talked about the sport of hang gliding. Adam got hooked on hang gliding back in 1995 and has enjoyed the sport ever since. He pointed out that hang gliding can be done very safely. In fact, most accidents occur when pilots ignore well-known safety rules, attempt to push beyond their abilities or elect to fly in conditions that are unsuitable. Hang glider pilots can soar for hours by [...]

Adam Palmer on Hang Gliding2019-08-03T14:55:28-04:00
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