Hilton Lever, owner of NY Floral will be our speaker for Monday October 22, 2018. Club member Dan Singh will introduce Hilton, and we expect he will share with us some of his experiences as a businessman in South Africa.Hilton Lever, owner of NY Floral will be our speaker for Monday October 22, 2018. Club member Dan Singh will introduce Hilton, and we expect he will share with us some of his experiences as a businessman in South Africa.
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The PAL Project raises funds for Boca Raton Police Athletic League operations and for other Rotary Boca Raton Sunset charitable project support. The funds are raised via Orange Theory Half-Marathon & 5K Run.
During our meeting October 15, 2018, once again, PDG Charlie Bromberg introduced his guest Attorney Michael Robert Flam, President of his own firm Michael Robert Flam, PA. This time the introduction was included with an induction ceremony led by PDG Phil Lustig as President Ana and our club welcomed Michael .JPG)
as our newest Rotary Boca Raton Sunset member.Michael has practiced real estate law for more than 30 years and has counseled a global manufacturer with support and training for documentation for the supply, distribution, transport, marketing, and sale of its products for commercial and consumer use. Welcome to Rotary, Michael!
During our meeting October 15, 2018 our featured Rotarian Lee Barnard told us a little about himself:Lee told us that he grew up in Alabama and joined the Army when he was 20 years old. When he finished 8 years of service he went to University of West Florida in Pensacola to earn a BS degree in Computer Science. He served Coca Cola as a programmer for 10 years before joining a startup company in south Florida that shortly thereafter failed. Recovering with consultant work for a while, Lee ultimately joined his father-in-law and began to develop the security company they have been building for the past 18 years. Audio Video Systems, Inc. provides everything needed for security in home or business; for example access control and entry systems, video surveillance systems, alarm systems, etc.
During our weekly meeting Monday, 10/1/2018, we honored Jessenia Hernandez, our Florida Atlantic University High School Rotary Scholar of the Month for October 2018. FAU HS Associate Director David Kelly reviewed how the Rotary Scholar of the Month is selected by the FAU HS
staff in recognition of character, ethics, morality, community service, and academic achievement. David also reminded us that many of the prior Rotary Scholars chosen have been pursuing STEM studies, however as he introduced Jessenia he pointed out that the very special FAU HS program also includes other important avenues of study such as the area Jessenia is pursuing: English and Communication with additional focus working toward certification in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Jessenia expects to graduate High School in the spring and earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications the following year with certification in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Continuing in her education she hopes to pursue a Master degree in the field of writing, which she already enjoys, having been published already. She told us she chose this field because it allows her to apply herself to activities outside of school that connect with people and allow her to give from her natural abilities.
Two years ago Jessenia wrote a short story titled "Skin" presenting a metaphor of a girl shedding her skin and growing a new one to express the struggles experienced finding health and happiness both in mind and body. The story was published in the 2018 edition of FAU's Literary Magazine, Coastlines. She told us that having her writing published and "being recognized for the art that I have poured my heart into, has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and it has only been possible because of the opportunities I have had at FAU HS.
She has volunteered in la small non-profit coffee shop affiliated with her church since the ninth grade and it taught her "that a small act and putting a smile on someone's face in the morning can change both our days for the better." She has also worked with children at the South Florida Science Center, "contributing to their knowledge of the world and encouraging the passions of youth that will one day be our environmentalists, our doctor and engineers."
Jessenia is thankful for the inspiration she has received from friendly customers at a coffee shop, children eager to learn in a museum, students in the Pride Club she proudly leads, her family, teachers, counselors, and peers at FAU HS because they have helped her grow to become the person she is now and that has inspired her to "keep serving my community and to keep working toward my academic and life goals." She envisions the possibility that someday she might be a "professor teaching students with the same passions for literature and creation that I have." Further realizing that, "No matter how far I go, I will always remember FAU High, where I gained the confidence, knowledge, and inspiration to lead a big and important life."
When Beverley and Jerry Leitherer, as the sponsors, presented the certificate of honor to Jessenia for her accomplishments, Jerry mentioned how much pleasure this gives him to honor someone in the writing field having contributed 10 years as a technical writer. He said that sometimes the importance of the communications field is somewhat overshadowed by the emphasis on the STEM fields, but we should recognize that all fields have great value and are a part of what completes our society and its collective value. 
Jessenia was accompanied by sister and her parents: pictured - sister Vanessa Berrio, dad Jimmy Hernandez, Jessenia, and her mom Jacqueline Hernandez. Congratulations, Jessenia!
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During our meeting October 1, 2018, our featured Rotarian Gail Ambrose told us a little about herself:"I was born in Queens, NY to a British mother and a Dad from Maine. I grew up on Long Island. I began studying the piano at age six. I was active in church choirs as a young child and into high school. I graduated with a BA in Music from Drew University. I have one son, Chris age 53, who lives in California. I was divorced when my son was quite young and began teaching music at Packer Institute, a private school in Brooklyn, NY. I continued my graduate level studies at City College of New York, the College of New Rochelle and Central Connecticut State. I began teaching elementary school music for the New York City Board of Education in the South Bronx in 1970.
"I married my second husband Bill Ambrose, a fellow teacher and we moved to Dobbs Ferry, New York. At the same time I was also a church organist, pianist, choir director and vocal soloist. Over the next 38 years I served two churches, one in New York and the other in Maine. In 2002 I moved to Maine but after losing my husband six years ago I decided to move where it was a bit warmer than Maine!
"The two years I have spent here in Florida have been wonderful, especially after meeting Phil Lustig. I am delighted to now be a Rotarian and a member of Boca Raton Sunset. I still play the piano and sing almost every day, am a member of my church choir, and substitute for the music director at my church when he is away. I enjoy traveling and reading and volunteering in my community as a Citizen On Patrol, riding around in the police car keeping my community safe. Thank you all for making me feel so very welcomed as I begin another step in this journey called
life."
"I married my second husband Bill Ambrose, a fellow teacher and we moved to Dobbs Ferry, New York. At the same time I was also a church organist, pianist, choir director and vocal soloist. Over the next 38 years I served two churches, one in New York and the other in Maine. In 2002 I moved to Maine but after losing my husband six years ago I decided to move where it was a bit warmer than Maine!
"The two years I have spent here in Florida have been wonderful, especially after meeting Phil Lustig. I am delighted to now be a Rotarian and a member of Boca Raton Sunset. I still play the piano and sing almost every day, am a member of my church choir, and substitute for the music director at my church when he is away. I enjoy traveling and reading and volunteering in my community as a Citizen On Patrol, riding around in the police car keeping my community safe. Thank you all for making me feel so very welcomed as I begin another step in this journey called
life."
We were elated to welcome snowbird Stan Newman back from the north at our meeting October 1, 2018. Stan returned with greetings and a club banner from Rotary Club of Amityville, NY where enjoys their meetings while he summers in the north. He presented the club banner to President Ana Londono for our club collection of banners from visiting Rotarians and Rotary clubs visited by our members. Welcome back Stan and thanks for the banner..jpg)
During our meeting September 24, 2018 our featured Rotarian told us a little about himself:Joe Mirrione grew up on Long Island, listening to the music WCBS-FM, New York’s oldies station. He became enthralled with the music of the 50s and 60s and, at the age of 15, began a trade publication featuring interviews with artists from the early days of rock and roll. He was a founding member of the a cappella group Younger Dayz, called “one of the best a cappella groups of the nineties” by Classic Urban Harmony and voted the Group of the Year in 1994 by the United in Group Harmony Association. From 2005 to 2011, Joe recorded with and toured with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Terry Johnson & the Flamingos, performing at some of the most prestigious and legendary venues in the world. To date, Joe’s recordings have been featured on over 20 compilations, played on radio stations around the globe and featured in TV shows.
Over a career spanning 25+ years, Joe has managed artists, been publisher and associate editor of two music publications and released Grammy Award winners’ music on his own record label. In 2011, he turned his full attention to producing and promoting concert events. He is the creator and producer of the cabaret series Jazz, Bossa & Blues Live (at the Boca Raton Bridge Hotel) as well as several major concert productions including: Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live (which feature hit recording artists and pioneers from the first decade of rock and roll), Stars of the Sixties (which feature hit recording artists of the mid to late 60s) and Back to ’76 (which feature soft-rock hit recording artists of the mid 70s). These productions comprised more than 65 events presented in the 2017-2018 season, in more than 20 different markets around the country.
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. Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.
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