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February 18, 2019
Presidents' Day
Smithsonian Magazine and Smithsonian.com provide some interesting and enjoyable insight on our US Presidents in celebration of Presidents' Day. "Think you’ve got a firm handle on the presidents? The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia from Smithsonian Books just might make you question how comprehensive your head-of-state knowledge actually is. To commemorate the Presidents' Day holiday, we offer some nuggets excerpted from the book that reveal a few unexpected facts about the sartorial habits, social practices and defining characteristics of our commanders-in-chief." Take look at this link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ten-fascinating-bits-of-presidential-trivia-180954227/
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. 
ebration at South County Park, and one for each school was selected from those five to receive a Kindle e-reader. 
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.
a, Ashley Ermovick, Emmanuel Bravo, Clare Nguyen.
PDG Steve Laine again introduced Brian Stenberg, Vice President of The Greenfield Group, Inc. and Greenfield Properties, Inc. for his second time experiencing our club. 
Brian is a father of four and has lived in Boca Raton for the last 25 years. He has spent much of that time with his wife of 21 years, Jennifer, raising those kids. To get a regular break from that daunting task he fills his workdays with being a partner in a commercial property management firm based here in town. Welcome Brian, we enjoyed seeing you again and we hope to see you again soon!
During our meeting Monday February 4, 2019 we honored Cydni Turner our Florida Atlantic University High School Rotary Scholar for the Month of February. She was selected by the FAU High School staff in recognition of character, ethics, morality, community service, and academic achievement.
Although the high school requirement for community service is 100 hours, Cydni expects to have accumulated about 500 hours by the time she graduates high school in the spring. She has been volunteering at her local library branch in Broward County, keeping library organized and supervising youth activities. Cydni also serves her church, Koinonia Worship Center, by assisting with setup, cleanup, and occasional cooking for the breakfast café service enjoyed during Sunday fellowship activities.
The sponsoring scholarship provider Ravi Goolcharan, owner of 
After Cydni responded to questions from club members, President Ana Londono and Mathieu honored Cydni with the plaque and invited her and her parents to the Gala in May when scholarship checks will be granted.
We are a small friendly dinner club with strong Rotary Foundation support. Our membership includes three past district governors and special enthusiasm for youth and literacy service. We distribute dictionaries to six local elementary schools, bring Josh the Otter with a swim safety program to three pre-K schools, and honor a Rotary Scholar each month for the high school hosting our Interact club. 
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