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Angela Barnard - Girl Scouts 12-17-2018

Angela Barnard will provide the program about Girl Scouts for our meeting Monday December 17, 2018. Angela has been a volunteer with Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida for the past 11 years. She has served as troop leader, product sale manager, assistant service unit volunteer manager and now serves as service unit volunteer manager and Gold Award advisor.

Angela is a graduate of Florida State University with a B.S. in Management Information Systems. She worked in information technology at The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, GA where she met her husband, Lee (Past President of Rotary Boca Raton Sunset). Angela grew up in South Florida and moved back to the area with Lee and their children in 2000. She took over her father’s security integration business, Audio Video Systems, Inc., shortly after returning to Florida.

Holiday Party and Annual Meeting for Elections 12-10-2018

Our Annual Meeting for Election of Officers took place during our Holiday Party December 10, 2018. The slate provided by our Nominating Committee and approved by our Board had been presented to the membership for review and additional nominations during November. Having received no objections or further nominations, the single ballot of Officer Nominations was approved with unanimous acclamation by the quorum present. The Officers elected are as follow:

President Elect (2019) and President (2019-2020): Susan Meister

Immediate Past President, TRF Chair (2019-20): Ana Londono

President (2020-21), Membership Chair (2019-20): Fred Licata

Treasurer (2019-20): Dan Singh

Executive Secretary (2019-20): John Ross

Secretary (2019-20): Jerry Leitherer

The party was hosted in Chalfonte South Tower by club President Ana Londono with dinner provided by club thanks to club Treasurer Fred Licata. Guests included Larry Landis' wife Marilyn, Stan Newman's wife Marlene, Sam Khazem's wife Rima, Lee Barnard's wife Angela, Joh Ross' wife Maxine, Michael Flam's wife Marcy, Honorary Member Robin Barkes' husband Michael, Bernard Featherman's guests Ethel Hofman and Alvin M Chanin (dancing with Meg), Ana Londono's guest Meg Macy, visiting Rotarian Angelica Blakely club President of Rotary Boca Raton West, Mathieu Daquin's guests Annie St Hilaire and Francisco Chico Felez, Steve Laine's guest Denise Falabella and Jerry Leitherer's wife Beverley.

We all enjoyed the wine, food and fellowship while exchanging special greetings for one another seasonal holidays. Good friends, good times!

FAU HS Rotary Scholar for December 2018

During our meeting Monday December 3, 2018 we honored Ayesha Khan our Florida Atlantic University High School Rotary Scholar for the Month of December. She was selected by the FAU High School staff in recognition of character, ethics, morality, community service, and academic achievement.

Ayesha expects to graduate FAU HS in spring 2019 and earn a BS in Biological Sciences from FAU in fall 2019. She was accepted in the FAU University Honors Program and has maintained a 3.9 GPA overall, while providing tutoring for fellow students in mathematics and writing skills.

Ayesha cited some of her volunteer experiences in the community and school, including tutoring and henna artistry. Among these are: Participation in Interact Club in 9th Grade at FAUHS, such as Fundraising for Veterans, Collection of Christmas Presents for Impoverished Children; Alzheimer’s Walk that Raised awareness for Alzheimer’s disease; Relay for Life, which involved Raising money to donate to the fight against cancer; Volunteered with Emgage to register voters and engage Muslims in politics; Volunteered with Project Downtown Ft. Lauderdale serving food to homeless individuals; and Helped packing food boxes with Islamic Foundation of South Florida (IFSF) Food Pantry (boxes go to low-income families or for disaster relief when needed).

Participating in the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at FAU allowed her the opportunity through the Model UN project to participate in debate competitions in Washington DC. This experience increased Ayesha's interest in politics, and although she is not old enough yet to vote herself, she is excited enough to encourage those who are and help educate others about issues of importance.

Among her talents is artistry and she has employed these talents with henna art, henna tattoo artists create the newest fad among young adults at parties. The striking designs lend an exotic flavor to an event: a mud paste is applied, which, when removed, leaves a temporary henna stain, and this is where the name Henna Tattoo comes from. She has Applied henna art on individuals at various events, including SunFest, wedding events, and fundraisers for Muslim Student Association at FAU and IFSF.

Ayesha told us she intends to apply to FAU medical school in hopes of pursuing a medical career. She was accompanied by her younger sister, mom Nawal Sedigy and dad Asim Khan.

Following Ayesha's presentation and a few questions, David Kelly complemented her and provided

a brief review of the FAU HS program and the selection process for the Rotary Scholars. Then club President Ana Londono joined Chair Mathieu Daquin and PDG Phil Lustig to present the certificate of honor and invite Ayesha and her parents to the Rotary Boca Raton Sunset Scholar Gala in the spring of 2019.

2018 Rotary Carousel Toy Drive

The 12th Annual Rotary Carousel Toy Drive conducted by Rotary Clubs of Boca Raton took place on December 2nd at Sugar Sand Park. An annual family event, the Rotary Carousel Toy Drive never fails to bring the community together for a common good. Families come out to enjoy free carousel rides, food, and Santa.

The Rotary Carousel Toy Drive invites people of the greater Boca Raton region to join the festivities at Sugar Sand Park and donate toys for the needy kids of our area. By doing this people get the satisfaction of helping those in need and enjoying a fun afternoon filled with people, food, and free carousel rides!

Steve Perman (not pictured), Lupe Eyde (not pictured), Joseph Riopel, Steve Laine, and Denise Falabella represented Rotary Boca Raton Sunset. Doug Heizer and Rotary Boca Raton West provided the leadership; Rotary Boca Raton Central, Rotary Boca Raton Sunrise, and Rotary Downtown Boca Raton were all present; additionally FAU Rotaract club joined in the effort.

Rotary Carousel Toy Drive has taken place annually since 2006. The event was created by Douglas Heizer and David Wilson, both Past Presidents of Rotary Boca Raton Sunset. In recognition, Mayor Scott Singer presented each club with a Proclamation, Steve Perman accepted ours, brought it to the club meeting, and PDG Phil Lustig read it to the club:

"Whereas, in 2006, Douglas Heizer and David Wilson, with the support of the Rotary Club Boca Raton Sunset, created the Rotary Carousel Day Toy Drive, which is the only event that all seven local Rotary Clubs host together; and

Whereas, on the first Sunday in December, the Rotary Club of Boca Raton, Rotary Club of Boca Raton Central, Rotary Club of Downtown Boca Raton, Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunrise, Rotary Club of Boca Raton West, Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunset and the Rotaract Club of FAU join forces for the Annual Rotary Carousel Day Toy Drive; and

Whereas, every year, thousands of toys are donated to unprivileged children throughout Boca Raton and distributed through the Caridad Center; and

Whereas, 2018 marks the 12th Anniversary of the Rotary Carousel Day Toy Drive uniting the community to donate toys to the children who need them most;

Now, therefore, I, Scott Singer, Mayor of the City of Boca Raton, Florida, do hereby proclaim Sunday, December 2, 2018 as Rotary Carousel Day Toy Drive in Boca Raton and thank all those who have helped to make this season a more joyous one for children in our community."

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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2018-19 Events Jul-Dec

Nearing Activities & Events

December 1, 2018 through February 7, 2019: Essay Contest as part of Dictionary Project, December distribution, Essay Contest February 7th. Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunset, Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunrise and Rotary Club Of Boca Raton West.