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PRESIDENT BOB STARTED THE MEETING EARLY AT 12:10 TUESDAY.

SYNESIO LYRA DELIVERED OUR INVOCATION.

BOB LED THE PLEDGE.

PAUL BONAROS BROUGHT HILARY OSTREGA, AN ATTORNEY, AS HIS GUEST AND BOB ECKELSON BROUGHT BILL FAIRMAN, JR., WHO HELPED WITH OUR SPEAKER'S AUDIO VISUAL NEEDS.

BOB ANNOUNCED THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE BOARD HAD VOTED TO STAY AT MORTON'S FOR THE TIME BEING.

LUNCH WAS A CHOICE OF CAESAR SALAD OR HAMBURGER AND FRIES.

OUR SPEAKER WAS SALLY LING. SALLY IS AN AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN OF THE BOCA RATON AREA. SHE GAVE AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL VIGNETTE OF THE CHARACTERS OF THE PROHIBITION ERA IN OUR AREA. SHE COVERED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE 1700S AND LOCAL COLOR UP TO AL CAPONE AND HIS INFLUENCE AT THE DEERFIELD-BOCA BORDERLINE. LOTS OF INFO AND GREAT PICTURES OF THE TIMES. THANKS, SALLY!

PRESIDENT BOB HAS MANAGED TO GET ALL THE SIGNATURES NEEDED TO CONVERT THE FAU ROTARACT CLUB TO US FROM THE SUNRISE CLUB. PRESENTLY, THEY ARE ACTUALLY UNCHARTERED! THIS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED SHORTLY.

IT WAS NICE SEEING SCOTT SELL AGAIN WHO TOLD US ABOUT HIS COMPANY'S MERGER AND ALSO TO DINE WITH TOM WORKMAN.

THE MEETING WITH THE ROTARACT CLUB HAS BEEN DELAYED FROM NEXT WEEK UNTIL FEBRUARY 21 DUE TO FAU NEEDED A 10 DAY ADVANCE NOTICE TO USE THE ROOM. STAY TUNED.

PAUL AND BOB ATTENDED A PRE-PETS MEETING TUESDAY EVENING. PAUL IS GETTING READY FOR HIS NEXT YEAR AND THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR, LAILE, BROUGHT ALL OF THE ACTIVE PRESIDENTS UP TO DATE ON OUR ANNUAL GIVING AND WHAT AWARDS WE COULD SEEK AND THEIR DUE DATES. MORE TO FOLLOW SOON. INTERESTINGLY, A FELLOW FROM THE PALM BEACH CLUB WAS THERE AND THEY MEET AT THE BREAKERS FOR ABOUT $45.00 PER LUNCH WITH JACKETS AND TIES!!

FORGOT BATTERIES, SO YANIV RECORDED OUR ADVENTURES ON HIS CELL....THANKS, YANIV!!!

HAVE A GREAT SUPER BOWL WEEKEND! SEE YOU ALL ON TUESDAY!