2005 November - Junior League of Boca Raton
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Volume 16, No. 3<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
“Women Building<br />
Better Communities”<br />
“Mise En Place” Your Way Through Savor The Moment No Turkeys in this Group<br />
When the Levee Breaks What Our Cleaning Ladies Want Us to Have!<br />
A Walk Down Memory Lane with JLBR CARES Scenes from a Laundromat
BETHESDA WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER<br />
Providing Compassionate Care for a Woman’s Needs<br />
Created especially for women, Bethesda Women’s Health Center provides an all-female staff and Board-certified<br />
female radiologists who understand the special needs <strong>of</strong> every woman. As part <strong>of</strong> the Bethesda Healthcare System,<br />
Bethesda Women’s Health Center is located at Bethesda Health City with convenient day and weekend hours.<br />
Bethesda Women’s Health Center proudly <strong>of</strong>fers the following for our patients:<br />
• All Digital Mammography with Computer-Aided Detection (CAD)<br />
• Comprehensive bone density testing for spine, femur, forearm and total body<br />
• Dedicated Breast Ultrasound Imaging<br />
• Genetic Counseling, Menopause Counseling and Breast Exams<br />
• State-<strong>of</strong>-the-art 4-D Ultrasound Imaging<br />
• Wellness education programs taught by a Registered Nurse and an Advanced<br />
Registered Nurse Practitioner<br />
• Women’s Incontinence Program - Provided by licensed physical therapists<br />
*Accredited by the American College <strong>of</strong> Radiology<br />
10301 Hagen Ranch Road<br />
Entrance “A” • Suite 920<br />
Boynton Beach, Florida • (561) 374-5300<br />
For appointments call: (561) 374-5700
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON<br />
“Women Building Better Communities”<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-2006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
PRESIDENT.............DOROTHY MACDIARMID<br />
PRESIDENT-ELECT................KATHY ADKINS<br />
VP COMMUNICATIONS...STACEY HANNAN QUINN<br />
VP COMMUNITY AFFAIR..........PEGGY JONES<br />
VP PERSONNEL..............EMILY MCMULLIN<br />
VP FINANCE............................ROBIN DEYO<br />
FUND DEVELOPMENT............REAGAN SUCH<br />
NOMINATING/PLACEMENT......KIMBERLY KENNEY<br />
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT...JOANNE BUTCHER<br />
P.R./MARKETING...............KRISTIN CALDER<br />
SUSTAINING ADVISOR.........DEBBIE ABRAMS<br />
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE<br />
EDITOR.............................KRISTIN CALDER<br />
ASSISTANT CHAIR...................APRIL ALDER<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR...JENNIFER CRITCHFIELD<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR...STEPHANIE CRITCHFIELD<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR..........SHALISE DEMOTT<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR.........LEALA DICKENSON<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR.......ADRIANNA FINVOLD<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR.............LAUREN FORBES<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR..........CHRISTIANE HEAD<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR...HEATHER MCMECHAN<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR.........KAREN WADOWICZ<br />
LAYOUT & ADVERTISEMENT....ROBIN PHILPIT<br />
THE BRIDGE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY<br />
(ONCE DURING THE SUMMER)<br />
BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON, INC.<br />
DECEMBER BRIDGE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1ST<br />
ADVERTISING DEADLINE FOR THE<br />
DECEMBER BRIDGE IS OCTOBER 25TH<br />
EMAIL: BRIDGE@JLBR.ORG<br />
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON<br />
(561) 620-2553 FAX: (561) 620-2554<br />
EMAIL: INFO@JLBR.ORG<br />
OFFICE HOURS: MON. - FRI., 8:30 A.M - 4:00 P.M.<br />
OFFICE MANAGER: LINDA DONOGHUE<br />
COOKBOOK OFFICE<br />
(561) 620-0765 FAX: (561) 620-0767<br />
TOLL FREE: (866) 574-9229<br />
EMAIL: COOKBOOK@JLBR.ORG<br />
OFFICE HOURS: T, W, TH, 9 A.M. - 1 P.M.<br />
COOKBOOK OFFICE MANAGER: MARY LAVALLE<br />
NEWMAN-CRASKE GRANT RESOURCE LIBRARY<br />
TUES., THURS., 9 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.<br />
LIBRARIAN: LIZ LOCKE<br />
EMAIL: LIBRARY@JLBR.ORG<br />
WEB SITE: WWW.JLBR.ORG<br />
NOVEMBER GENERAL<br />
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS<br />
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH<br />
SOCIAL 6 P.M. - MEETING 7 P.M.<br />
RENAISSANCE BOCA RATON HOTEL<br />
2000 N.W. 19TH STREET, BOCA RATON<br />
THE BRIDGE NOVEMBER <strong>2005</strong>/VOLUME 16 NUMBER 3<br />
THE COMMUNICATION BRIDGE BETWEEN THE JUNIOR LEAGUE<br />
OF BOCA RATON, ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND OUR COMMUNITY.<br />
FEATURES:<br />
WHAT OUR CLEANING LADIES WANT US TOHAVE! ..................................................6<br />
GREAT FOOD............................................................................................................11<br />
MISE EN PLACE YOUR WAY THROUGH SAVOR THE MOMENT..................................15<br />
SCENES FROM A LAUNDROMAT ................................................................................31<br />
EXERCISE IN MIDDLE AGE CAN CUT ALZHEIMER’S RISK ........................................36<br />
DEPARTMENTS:<br />
PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE..........................................................................................5<br />
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................6<br />
MEMBER OF THE MONTH ............................................................................................8<br />
HATS OFF ..................................................................................................................8<br />
CARING HEARTS ........................................................................................................9<br />
ROVING REPORTER ....................................................................................................9<br />
FROM A COOK’S POINT OF VIEW ..............................................................................12<br />
NEW MEMBER NEWS................................................................................................21<br />
SUSTAINER NEWS......................................................................................................32<br />
MINUTES ..................................................................................................................34<br />
TRANSITION REPORT ................................................................................................35<br />
HEALTH NEWS..........................................................................................................36<br />
BULLETIN BOARD ....................................................................................................37<br />
LIST OF ADVERTISERS ..............................................................................................37<br />
LINES OF COMMUNICATION/ADVERTISEMENT RATES ................................................38<br />
CALENDAR OF EVENTS..............................................................................................38<br />
NEWS FROM COMMITTEES:<br />
COOKBOOK ..............................................................................................................10<br />
ENDOWMENT FUND ..................................................................................................15<br />
FUND DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................16<br />
FAMILY PORTRAIT ....................................................................................................17<br />
CHOCOLATE DECADENCE ..........................................................................................17<br />
WOMAN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR ..........................................................................18<br />
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................21<br />
NOMINATING/PLACEMENT ........................................................................................22<br />
KIDS@HOME............................................................................................................24<br />
JLBR C.A.R.E.S. ....................................................................................................25<br />
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAMMING......................................................26<br />
Hometown History....................................................................................................26<br />
IN THE PINES............................................................................................................27<br />
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND ....................................................................................28<br />
PUBLIC ISSUES AND ADVOCACY................................................................................28<br />
DIAD ......................................................................................................................29<br />
BUR ........................................................................................................................30<br />
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN COMMITTED TO PROMOTING<br />
VOLUNTARISM, DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN AND IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE<br />
EFFECTIVE ACTION AND LEADERSHIP OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. ITS PURPOSE IS EXCLUSIVELY EDUCATIONAL<br />
AND CHARITABLE.<br />
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON, INC. AND THE ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL, INC.<br />
REACH OUT TO WOMEN OF ALL RACES, RELIGIONS, AND NATIONAL ORIGINS WHO DEMONSTRATE AN INTEREST IN<br />
AND COMMITMENT TO VOLUNTARISM.<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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4 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong>
With Thanksgiving<br />
near, it’s the time <strong>of</strong><br />
year to reflect on the<br />
blessings in our lives.<br />
Being a good girl and<br />
daughter <strong>of</strong> a dedicated <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> member, that’s what I was<br />
doing in <strong>November</strong> <strong>of</strong> 1997. I was thankful for the usual things<br />
most <strong>of</strong> us are lucky enough to have: friends, family, health, fabulous<br />
vacations, fashionable clothes and plenty <strong>of</strong> cute accessories.<br />
Then the day after Thanksgiving <strong>of</strong> that year my life suddenly<br />
changed when my husband was diagnosed with leukemia.<br />
Blake picked me up from getting my haircut and told me his<br />
chicken pox was worse than we thought . . .<br />
We were told he could die, and some said it was likely. I have to<br />
tell you, he is unequivocally my best friend and the best half <strong>of</strong> my<br />
brain and heart. Hearing that he might die was the worst thing we<br />
could ever hear. Not knowing what would happen and the feeling<br />
<strong>of</strong> being out <strong>of</strong> control was the scariest part for me. The diagnostics<br />
and impending treatments were scariest for Blake. Would he<br />
die or just live a life at half pace from debilitating treatments?<br />
Would I end up a 26-year-old widow living with my mother in her<br />
condo in <strong>Boca</strong> with our pack <strong>of</strong> Shih-tzu’s? (I’m trying to lighten<br />
this up a bit!) The doctors with their doom and gloom statistics<br />
didn’t help to assuage our fears, but fortunately our network <strong>of</strong><br />
friends and family scattered along the east coast jumped to our aid<br />
with calls <strong>of</strong> support and suggestions <strong>of</strong> doctors, treatment options<br />
and friends to contact who had faced a similar diagnosis. It was<br />
no surprise most <strong>of</strong> these helping hands were <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>rs -<br />
my friends and my mother’s friends here in <strong>Boca</strong>.<br />
At the time, I had been triple placed that year in the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Portland, Maine, planning that <strong>League</strong>’s 75th anniversary celebration,<br />
launching the endowment and serving yet another year on<br />
the beloved cookbook committee. My friends graciously took the<br />
work out <strong>of</strong> my hands so I could focus on helping Blake. It was<br />
hard to have to step back from my responsibilities, but it gave me<br />
the time I needed to find the strength to overcome the challenges<br />
we faced. I had been so used to giving my time to help others that<br />
it was strange, to say the least, to need help myself, and I found I<br />
had a bit to learn about accepting help as graciously as I gave it.<br />
A few months later when we moved to San Diego to be near a<br />
wonderful hematologist/oncologist, there was much cause to be<br />
hopeful. I had become pregnant – life <strong>of</strong>fers wonderful twists at<br />
just the right moment sometimes -- and we had settled into a<br />
somewhat comfortable zone with Blake maintaining his blood<br />
counts and excited about a new drug coming rapidly through clinical<br />
trials. And feeling a familiar pull, I once again got involved<br />
with <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>. I found I needed that outlet, the friends, the<br />
link to interesting things in the community and the opportunity to<br />
do something outside <strong>of</strong> my current situation. At the heart <strong>of</strong> it,<br />
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />
President’s Perspective<br />
volunteering with the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> made me feel normal again.<br />
Yes, oddly enough, preparing for the second largest rummage sale<br />
in the country by folding and sorting rummage in six hour shifts<br />
while I was eight months pregnant and living 2000 miles away<br />
from home made me feel good!<br />
Blake’s leukemia diagnosis certainly put us on a most unexpected<br />
journey for the next eight years, and probably for the rest <strong>of</strong> our<br />
lives. It is this journey that brought us back to Florida. Although<br />
I don’t recommend a brush with death, we don’t regret a moment<br />
<strong>of</strong> our experience. Patience, acceptance, love and an appreciation<br />
for good health are lessons well learned. It’s been nearly three<br />
years since Blake went into a complete molecular remission.<br />
Yipee! Relieved <strong>of</strong> my somewhat irrational worry that he might<br />
become seriously ill, it was clear to me how I wanted to spend<br />
some <strong>of</strong> my newly freed up time. What I realized after this time<br />
<strong>of</strong> life examination and reevaluation was how much I valued my<br />
relationship with <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>. I wanted to be more involved,<br />
and I knew our organization had the potential and the capacity to<br />
help me do just that.<br />
I also realized that expressing my gratitude brought me happiness,<br />
and the <strong>League</strong> allows me to share that with others. Sometimes<br />
when things may not be going so well, I find not just thinking <strong>of</strong><br />
what is right and good in my life, but actually expressing my<br />
appreciation for those good things bring me joy.<br />
So in the spirit <strong>of</strong> Thanks Giving let me express some <strong>of</strong> my gratitude<br />
… thank you to all my <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> friends who supported<br />
my family by registering to be a bone marrow donor, and with<br />
your well wishes and prayers these past eight years. Thank you,<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>, for saving my sanity and helping me to feel at<br />
home no matter where I live. Thank you, JLBR, for giving me the<br />
opportunity to help someone else while helping myself. Thank<br />
you to our community projects for letting us all be a part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
magnificent work you are doing to improve lives. Thank you to<br />
all our donors who support us in our mission to build a better community.<br />
Thank you, Blake, for being brave enough to risk your life<br />
to make our life together better. Thank you for fighting and living.<br />
And thank you, Ian, for being born. Your smile gives me<br />
hope each day.<br />
I hope you enjoy these holidays. Happy Thanksgiving!<br />
Fondly,<br />
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word <strong>of</strong> action!<br />
. . . W.J. Cameron<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed<br />
<strong>November</strong> as National<br />
Alzheimer’s Disease Month to recognize<br />
the progress being made against<br />
Alzheimer’s disease and to show understanding<br />
and support for the individuals<br />
with the disease, as well as their families<br />
and friends. In recognition <strong>of</strong> this,<br />
please read our featured article about a<br />
new finding that claims how exercise in<br />
middle age can cut Alzheimer’s risk by 60 percent.<br />
With the first symptom <strong>of</strong> Alzheimer’s usually relating to<br />
impaired memory, it makes me recognize how important it is to<br />
preserve our own memories through videos, photos and even<br />
scrapbooking. There are so many moments in life we want to<br />
savor and be able to pass on these memories from generation to<br />
generation.<br />
I’ll always remember a special trip that my husband, Glen, and<br />
I took with his parents to my native West Virginia for the Easter<br />
holiday, a visit to the Greenbrier Resort and to explore my family’s<br />
roots. I prepared a special brunch for both <strong>of</strong> our families<br />
in celebration <strong>of</strong> us all being together.<br />
I opened my new <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> cookbook, Savor the Moment,<br />
and made everything that sounded delicious and could come<br />
from one kitchen: the ham and cheese strata, the Viennese c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
cake, the lime bread with blueberries, as well as the lemon<br />
bread with raspberries. I was so excited to showcase my<br />
gourmet culinary skills and Savor the Moment allowed me to<br />
wow my entire family! We sat for hours talking, laughing and<br />
truly savoring our visit as we enjoyed the delicious brunch.<br />
So many moments <strong>of</strong> entertaining have been savored a little<br />
more, thanks to the recipes for sensational food and creative<br />
table settings from Savor the Moment. It is for these special<br />
memories, created in part by this marvelous book, and the many<br />
great memories still to be made, that we dedicate this issue to<br />
our award-winning masterpiece that also helps fund our community<br />
projects.<br />
We’ve featured members’ favorite recipes, cooking experiences<br />
from around the world and how you can get a copy <strong>of</strong> the book<br />
6 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR<br />
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR BY KRISTIN B. CALDER<br />
LAWLESS, EDWARDS & WARREN<br />
F I N A N C I A L A D V I S O R S<br />
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One Royal Palm Place, Suite 210<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Florida 33432<br />
Telephone: (561) 361-8140<br />
www.lawlessedwardswarren.com<br />
Securities are <strong>of</strong>fered through Ameritas Investment Corp. (AIC, member NASD/SIPC.<br />
Investment advisory services are <strong>of</strong>fered through The Advisor Group, Inc. (TAG),<br />
registered investment adviser and an affiliate <strong>of</strong> AIC.<br />
in its third printing. It’ll make you open your cookbook and<br />
review it again and again.<br />
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, we also asked a<br />
few <strong>of</strong> our members to share what they are most grateful for.<br />
Thanksgiving is about togetherness, love and sharing and giving<br />
thanks for our blessings. We know a few evacuees from the<br />
hurricane that is already giving thanks for the assistance <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Boca</strong> United Relief (BUR), the group <strong>of</strong> <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> members<br />
and business and community leaders helping to get them<br />
relocated and settled into our community.<br />
Take note <strong>of</strong> the opportunities mentioned in this issue on how<br />
you can get involved with BUR. Recently, more than twodozen<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> members and supporters as well as hurricane<br />
evacuees attended the opening <strong>of</strong> Silvana Restaurant to<br />
benefit BUR. It was a great opportunity to meet some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
newly relocated people and hear their first-hand accounts <strong>of</strong><br />
surviving the hurricanes. You can also read about one <strong>of</strong> their<br />
journeys from the hurricane-hit area to <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> in this issue.<br />
Congratulations to Woman Volunteer <strong>of</strong> the Year for another<br />
amazing year. We certainly have so much to be grateful for. I am<br />
thankful for the most loving and supportive family and the best<br />
friends a girl could have. Best wishes to you and yours for a<br />
happy Thanksgiving holiday.<br />
Silvana Restaurant Party benefitting <strong>Boca</strong> United Relief (BUR) to aid in the relocation<br />
and settlement <strong>of</strong> hurricane evacuees. Front row: Peggy Jones, Dorothy<br />
MacDiarmid, JLBR President, Reagan Such, Delia Weiss from New Orleans,<br />
Kristin Calder, Debra Abrams, Dawn Guzzetta from New Orleans and Joanne<br />
Butcher; back row: Dave Seghers from New Orleans, Tanner Shaw from New<br />
Orleans, Arturo Garcia, chef and co-owner <strong>of</strong> Silvana, the fabulous mariachi<br />
band, Chef Hortecia Garcia, Executive Chef and co-ownerAntonio Brodziak.<br />
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I got home the other day to find my housekeeper,<br />
Rosie, staring into my closet. My<br />
house was being painted and was in great<br />
turmoil, so there was not that much for her<br />
to do. She couldn’t clean around all the<br />
ladders and furniture everywhere. Rosie<br />
is not one to waste time, and she didn’t<br />
have to look far for a project. My closet<br />
was in serious need <strong>of</strong> organizing.<br />
“Organize?” she said, waving her hands in<br />
the direction <strong>of</strong> my piles <strong>of</strong> stuff. I shrugged. “Sí, por favor.” If<br />
she wanted to tackle it, go for it, I thought. At least the piles would<br />
be neat and the shoes would be put back in their boxes.<br />
Let me stop here and say that Rosie has worked for my family for<br />
the last five years. She has seen it all. She speaks virtually no<br />
English, and my Spanish is no better, but somehow we manage.<br />
People ask me “How do you tell her what to do?” And I laugh.<br />
“Me? Tell Rosie what to do?” First, I probably have mentioned<br />
before that housework is not one <strong>of</strong> my gifts. If being a housewife<br />
was a paid job I probably would be fired. I couldn’t possibly tell<br />
Rosie what to do, and if I tried, I’d probably get it wrong, anyway.<br />
We have found ways to communicate the important stuff - news <strong>of</strong><br />
her family, if she needs anything, what she thinks about world<br />
events, etc., but she is a pr<strong>of</strong>essional, and does her job without<br />
interference from me.<br />
So on this particular day I felt confident that Rosie would have my<br />
closet in order when I got home. Then I saw her pull my favorite<br />
dress <strong>of</strong>f a hanger and throw it in a pile on the floor. When I tried<br />
to retrieve it, Rosie stopped me. “No!” She said and made a few<br />
gestures. Now, we might have a language barrier, but the words “It<br />
makes you look fat” is a universal language. I got that loud and<br />
clear. I slunk out <strong>of</strong> the closet, as Rosie happily went through my<br />
wardrobe, plucking out things that she didn’t like on me, or that had<br />
stains or tears (even small ones) or that she hadn’t seen me wear for<br />
a long time. (She does all my laundry and ironing so if it hadn’t<br />
been through her hands lately, I hadn’t worn it). The pile <strong>of</strong> clothes<br />
on the floor grew rapidly.<br />
Fortunately, Rosie’s plan was to make the pile <strong>of</strong> clothes and then<br />
leave them for me to go through to make sure I wanted to get rid <strong>of</strong><br />
them. I thought it was very nice <strong>of</strong> her to let me have the last word.<br />
FEATURED ARTICLE<br />
WHAT OUR CLEANING LADIES WANT US TO HAVE! BY ANNE HENDERSON<br />
Are your photos in a box?<br />
Kristin Calder<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> member<br />
561-736-1859<br />
Photo-safe Scrapbook Photo Albums<br />
Classes and Workshops<br />
Business Opportunities<br />
www.creativememories.com<br />
As my husband walked in I was just about to sit down on the floor<br />
and go through them. “What are you doing” he asked? I explained.<br />
“Honey,” he said patiently, “Why are you bothering going through<br />
them? If your cleaning lady thinks you shouldn’t have them,<br />
CHANCES ARE YOU SHOULDN’T!” Oh! Right! Got it.<br />
I’m not the only one who is controlled by her cleaning lady. I<br />
would like to see a show <strong>of</strong> hands <strong>of</strong> those <strong>of</strong> us that don’t clean up<br />
the house the day before she comes. In my house, it’s like a scene<br />
from the CAT IN THE HAT when the mother is coming home.<br />
“Pick up your rooms” I tell my kids, “Rosie is coming tomorrow.”<br />
We are all slightly afraid <strong>of</strong> her, so that is enough threat to get my<br />
family in action.<br />
One <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>r (who will remain nameless to protect the innocent)<br />
confessed that she had a power struggle with her cleaning<br />
lady over a bath mat. Each week, the cleaning lady placed the mat<br />
in front <strong>of</strong> the tub. Each week, my friend moved the bath mat back<br />
to the shower. The next week, the cleaning lady moved it back.<br />
And so it went.<br />
My mother once told me that being a housewife is like putting<br />
beads on a string with no knot at the end. You have to just keep on<br />
working and working just to keep your head above water. Rosie<br />
enables me to do the things that enrich my life and add to my family,<br />
like going to graduate school, volunteering at my daughter’s<br />
school, and community service. I don’t want to get to the end <strong>of</strong><br />
my life and look back and say “well, I had a clean house.” I want<br />
to remember all the people whose lives I have touched, the experiences<br />
I have had and the places I have gotten to go. For that, Rosie<br />
can have full reign.<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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Susan Davis is described by her committee<br />
chairs as “all around FABU-<br />
LOUS.” This second year active is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the DIAD committee. She<br />
also agreed to be this year’s Spirit <strong>of</strong><br />
Giving liaison for the <strong>League</strong>. As you<br />
know, we participate in a gift drive<br />
every year for the under privileged children<br />
in our community. Spirit <strong>of</strong> Giving<br />
has been the avenue that helps us come<br />
together with other charitable groups in our community, to<br />
make sure that no child goes without gifts during the holidays.<br />
In previous years, the children have made their own ornaments,<br />
and included their top three gift requests. This year, Spirit <strong>of</strong><br />
Giving wanted to try something new. They asked the <strong>Junior</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> to make the ornaments, all with the same design (a star),<br />
color coded for each <strong>of</strong> the different organizations. The completed<br />
ornaments would then be distributed to the participating<br />
organizations, for them to add the wish list and name to the individual<br />
ornaments. Sounds pretty simple, right? Well, it ended<br />
up being a much bigger project than anticipated.<br />
With an extremely short time frame, DIAD organized a 4-hour<br />
HATS OFF TO . . .<br />
Sharon Rinehimer for diligently helping Finance Council<br />
fundraisers with their vendor and sponsorship agreements.<br />
Debbie Abrams for going above and beyond in helping <strong>Boca</strong><br />
United Relied and the Hurricane Katrina Evacuees. Chrissy<br />
Biagiotti for providing in home health assessments for our BUR<br />
families and even donating a laptop computer! Peggy Jones for<br />
donating a laptop computer to a BUR family. Our members “Be-<br />
Friending” BUR families, Debbie Abrams, Lisa Mulhall,<br />
Cindy Krebsbach, Cristy Fimiani, Carolyn Arnold, Heidi<br />
Taylor.<br />
Debbie Abrams and Dorothy MacDiarmid for stepping up to<br />
handle press releases for the month <strong>of</strong> September. Kristin<br />
Calder for graciously accepting the position <strong>of</strong> chair P.R.<br />
Marketing and JLBR Board member.<br />
Worker Bees Janet Bridges, Barb Hill, Lou Ann Such and Liz<br />
Fischman who organized, sorted and delivered an overwhelming<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> hurricane relief donations at the VCRC.<br />
Cindy Krebsbach and Lisa Mulhall for pouring their heart and<br />
soul not only into In the Pines, but the AJLI award winning<br />
application.<br />
Public Issues committee members Jamie Wicker, Jane Rea<br />
and Debby Dersnah for pitching in for a successful<br />
“Cooperative Advocacy” program with Jack Levine held<br />
September 14.<br />
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MEMBER OF THE MONTH<br />
SUSAN DAVIS - SUPER “STAR” BY MELINDA DEHOFF<br />
shift to make the ornaments. Susan headed up this shift, even<br />
though she had been up the entire night before with two sick<br />
children. The women who signed up for the shift did their best<br />
to make ornaments. Unfortunately, they fell way short <strong>of</strong> the<br />
2,500 ornaments needed.<br />
That’s when Susan kicked into high gear. She was an ornament<br />
making machine. She made ornaments while caring for her two<br />
small boys. And, she did it with so much care. She wanted to<br />
make sure that each child’s ornament was perfect. She even<br />
recruited her husband to make ornaments over the weekend.<br />
Susan delivered the 2,500 ornaments to the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Giving for<br />
disbursement on schedule. She wasn’t going to let anything get<br />
in the way <strong>of</strong> the commitment she made to the <strong>League</strong> and to<br />
the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Giving. She knew how important these ornaments<br />
are to the children in our community, and she made sure that<br />
every last child would have their very own ornament.<br />
“A dream to work with” say her co-chairs Wendy Haukland and<br />
Deborah Saucedo. “Susan is detail oriented and organized and<br />
follows through with her commitments, no matter what.”<br />
Susan, Congratulations on being the October Member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Month. You are certainly a shining star within our organization.<br />
Marcela Schneider for completing two DIAD shifts in four<br />
days to make ornaments for the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Giving Campaign.<br />
Thanks also to Lisa Harmer, Debbie Prevor, Peggy Jones,<br />
Linda Donoghue, and Dorothy MacDiarmid for pitching in to<br />
complete the ornaments in a short time frame. The DIAD committee,<br />
Spirit <strong>of</strong> Giving team, and, especially, the children<br />
appreciate your efforts.<br />
Reagan Such and DeAnn Russ for helping box up the cookbooks<br />
after the Sustainer Luncheon. Robin Philpit for donating her time<br />
to design and print Savor the Moment business cards.<br />
Jeanne Nolan for coordinating and finalizing the New Member<br />
roster, to Kimberly Presson, De Joachim, Brooke Liberty<br />
and Kristen Velasco for helping coordinate Super Saturday, to<br />
Emily McMullin for helping update the New Member page on<br />
the JLBR website, to Linda Donoghue for assisting the New<br />
Members with their application process.<br />
Susan Davis for doing a superb job making Sprit <strong>of</strong> Giving<br />
ornaments. It was a much bigger job than expected and she<br />
worked day and night for an entire week to get the job done.<br />
Grace isn’t a little prayer you chant before<br />
receiving a meal. It’s a way to live.<br />
. . . Jackie Windspear
ROVING REPORTER<br />
WHAT ARE WE MOST THANKFUL FOR? COMPILED BY CHRISTIANE HEAD<br />
CARING HEARTS<br />
As we plan to give thanks as a national<br />
holiday, we asked a few <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
members to share what they are most<br />
thankful for today. Here’s what they<br />
had to say:<br />
I am thankful for so many things in my<br />
life, mainly my support system. I am<br />
blessed to be the daughter <strong>of</strong> two<br />
incredible people. My parents are the<br />
most loving, kind and intelligent couple and set a wonderful<br />
example for me every day. I am blessed with an entire family<br />
who is my support system, two wonderful brothers, a sister-inlaw,<br />
two adorable nephews and two big dogs. To add to the<br />
above, I am married to a wonderful man and we are currently<br />
expecting our first baby, which will add to the one we call our<br />
son, our dog Bradley. I would be lost without these incredible<br />
people (and even the dogs) in my life and am so thankful simply<br />
for every living day. ~ Kimberly Presson<br />
I am most grateful for my son Jack. He<br />
brings me joy and laughter every day; along<br />
with so many lessons about love. ~ Kim<br />
Flittner<br />
I am most thankful for my<br />
family, plain and simple. I never knew what<br />
I was missing until I got married and had my<br />
baby girl, Lane Grace. What a blessing and<br />
a blast! Everyone calls her a “mini-me” so I<br />
know I am in for a wild ride! My priorities<br />
have definitely shifted and I am turning into<br />
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE<br />
FOLLOWING PEOPLE AND/OR COMPANIES FOR THEIR “CARING HEARTS:”<br />
The <strong>Boca</strong> Resort for another fabulous year hosting the silent<br />
auction at the Food & Wine Weekend.<br />
J.D. Gilbert & Company for reducing their fees on our annual<br />
audit.<br />
Dermatologist Dr. Tobi Richman and her assistant, Gina, for<br />
seeing one <strong>of</strong> our BUR Katrina survivors for free. Joe Golightly<br />
<strong>of</strong> Golightly on Computers set up a computer and gave it to one<br />
<strong>of</strong> our BUR Katrina survivors. Dr. Daniel Salama <strong>of</strong> Kurtzman<br />
and Salama in downtown <strong>Boca</strong> on Palmetto fit one <strong>of</strong> our BUR<br />
Katrina survivors for contact lenses. Autohaus in Pompano<br />
donated engine work for one <strong>of</strong> our BUR Katrina survivors to<br />
keep his car going, and has also <strong>of</strong>fered various employment<br />
positions to others. Dr. Bill Otto and group for seeing several <strong>of</strong><br />
our BUR Katrina survivors. To Lenscrafters for the donation <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional eye care evaluation and corrective services to our<br />
BUR families. First United Methodist Church for creating<br />
one <strong>of</strong> “those” moms. And the biggest surprise is, I wouldn’t<br />
have it any other way! ~ Ginger Armstrong<br />
I am most thankful for<br />
my good health, family<br />
and friends. I have special<br />
“thanks” to share -<br />
my recent engagement<br />
to Oliver Green and<br />
joining a fabulous new<br />
family! Oliver surprised<br />
me with a trip to the Four Seasons in Great Exuma over<br />
Labor Day weekend. We are excited to take this new step and<br />
plan our wedding for April 2006 at the Ocean Reef Club in Key<br />
Largo. I met four <strong>of</strong> my best friends since joining the <strong>League</strong><br />
in 2004 - Emily Roberts will be my matron <strong>of</strong> honor and<br />
Schuyler Crotty, Tammy Szercencsy and Cristy Stewart are all<br />
bridesmaids! I’m thankful to the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> for these<br />
incredible friendships. ~ Morgan Criddle<br />
I am most thankful for my beautiful<br />
daughters’ Leah and Zoe and my wonderful<br />
husband, Robert. Picking up Zoe<br />
from school and having her dash across<br />
her classroom to give me a hug just<br />
warms my heart. Leah is eight and a<br />
budding artist. Every day she surprises<br />
me with a new drawing made just for me.<br />
My husband is my friend and my soul mate. He challenges me<br />
and gives that extra nudge <strong>of</strong> support I need to get through a<br />
hectic day. ~ Amy Brand<br />
“welcome home baskets” for the families. First Presbyterian<br />
Church for “befriending” families. Nancy Sneider for Befriending<br />
several BUR Katrina survivors.<br />
Original Creations<br />
by Robin Philpit<br />
561-750-9036<br />
“One <strong>of</strong> a Kind Invitations”<br />
Announcements, Programs, Brochures<br />
Emergency Cards for Children & Adults<br />
(THE BRIDGE Magazine Layout<br />
Designer & JLBR sustainer)<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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10 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
SAVOR THE MOMENT<br />
SAVOR THE RECIPES BY KRISTIN B. CALDER<br />
As you plan your Thanksgiving feast or<br />
a special dinner to start the social season,<br />
look no further than our fabulous<br />
cookbook, Savor the Moment, to add to<br />
your traditional preparations. With<br />
more than 40,000 copies sold since its<br />
publication in 2000, this award-winning<br />
book and CD-ROM have played a significant<br />
role in many <strong>of</strong> our culinary<br />
lives and celebrations, while filling a<br />
fundraising role to benefit our projects and community.<br />
I conducted a random survey recently asking <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
members about their favorite gourmet creations from the cookbook.<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> the more than two-dozen recipes I’ve prepared<br />
from Savor the Moment, only a few <strong>of</strong> my favorites were listed<br />
as their favorites. In addition, there were different favorites on<br />
every survey. More than 50 <strong>of</strong> the 300 recipes were mentioned<br />
in my informal survey – that’s enough said for me.<br />
What I learned is that there are so many fabulous recipes I still<br />
have not tried to make. I quickly opened my cookbook and<br />
tracked down these recipes mentioned in the surveys and I<br />
began to rediscover Savor the Moment through the recommendations<br />
<strong>of</strong> fellow <strong>League</strong> members.<br />
Are your favorites on the list? Here’s what fellow <strong>League</strong> members<br />
had to say:<br />
Favorite Appetizers: Sun-Dried Tomato Mousse, Macadamia<br />
Stuffed Mushrooms, Firecracker Chile Cheese Pie, Brie in Puff<br />
Pastry with Berry Sauce and Bali wings<br />
Favorite Entrée: Town & Country Salad, Lemon Soy<br />
Swordfish, Roast Prime Rib with Horseradish Crust, Farfalle<br />
Olympus, Mizner Meat Loaf, Pork Roast with Drunken Apricot<br />
and Prune Stuffing, Barbecued Ribs and Roasted Pork<br />
Tenderloin with Tangy Sauce<br />
Favorite Dessert: Oatmeal Carmelitas, Magical T<strong>of</strong>fee, Key<br />
Lime White Chocolate Cheesecake, Raspberry Cream Pie,<br />
Crunchy Key Lime Cookies and Toasted Coconut Cake<br />
“I first tried the Banana Salsa at the 2004 WVOY Luncheon and<br />
loved it. Now I make it every time I want to impress someone.<br />
You can serve it with the chicken or the fish recipe.”<br />
“Magical T<strong>of</strong>fee is the easiest thing to make for any occasion.<br />
It’s also great to bring as a hostess gift.”<br />
“Every recipe from the cookbook always works and is always a<br />
hit! The Plantation Salad is great for a lady’s lunch, shower, etc.<br />
and everyone loves the Warm and Savory Crab Baguettes!”<br />
“The Roasted Sea Bass in Prosciutto looks so fancy, but it’s very<br />
easy to make.”<br />
“These are my all-time favorite recipes: Poppycock Dressing,<br />
Flank Steak Marinade, Asian Noodles (which I submitted!),<br />
Poppy Seed Bread, Oatmeal Carmelitas, Buttermilk Squash<br />
Lasagne and Magical T<strong>of</strong>fee.”<br />
“Baby Greens with Pears is my favorite salad – it’s refreshing and just<br />
like the cookbook says combines contrasting tastes and textures.”<br />
I learned to make the Macadamia Nut Crunch Torte for a<br />
fundraising shift five years ago. I was so impressed with myself<br />
that I could create such a dessert from scratch. That holiday<br />
season I made it three times and have made it more than a dozen<br />
times over the last few years. It’s a special dessert that I make<br />
when entertaining friends and family usually during the holidays.<br />
Above the recipe it says, “Life is uncertain, eat dessert<br />
first” and adds, “Make sure this is the one!”<br />
I say the same about Savor the Moment. There are so many<br />
cookbooks in the world, but this is the one! Two more comments<br />
rang true for me:<br />
“I love the CD. I can print out the recipes and take it to the store with<br />
me – it makes shopping for all <strong>of</strong> the ingredients so convenient.”<br />
“I keep a copy <strong>of</strong> Savor the Moment on display in my kitchen.<br />
It’s such a beautiful book!”<br />
Think you’ve already purchased enough for a lifetime? Some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
members surveyed have purchased more than 60 copies. As one <strong>of</strong><br />
them said, “It’s the perfect hostess or holiday gift and the more<br />
recipes we share, the more we get to enjoy these delicious dishes.”<br />
What a great way to support the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>! Look for<br />
Savor the Moment at our next meeting or event or call (561)<br />
620-0765 to purchase a copy.
GREAT FOOD BY KYLE VAN HOEVEN<br />
Recently, I spent three weeks traveling<br />
in Europe on business. My travels took<br />
me to Switzerland, Germany and the<br />
Netherlands. The majority <strong>of</strong> my trip<br />
was spent in the town <strong>of</strong> Schaffhausen,<br />
Switzerland. Schaffhausen is the<br />
Capitol <strong>of</strong> the Schaffhausen Canton<br />
(similar to a U.S. state). The town itself<br />
has approximately 40,000 residents and<br />
is situated along the Rhine River.<br />
Schaffhausen is located approximately 35 miles north <strong>of</strong> Zurich<br />
and surrounded almost entirely by Germany.<br />
A picture <strong>of</strong> the Rhine Falls…the largest<br />
waterfall in Europe and located a short 3km<br />
bike ride from Schaffhausen.<br />
Needless to say, my days were all very enjoyable as I was able<br />
to walk to and from work along the Rhine River. The location<br />
between the Black Forest and Lake Constance is absolutely<br />
unique. My <strong>of</strong>fice overlooked the Rhine as well as a vineyard<br />
on the opposite bank.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the bonuses <strong>of</strong> being in Europe on business is that all <strong>of</strong><br />
my meals were paid for . . . as long as the restaurant took<br />
AMEX! I was able to sample all kinds <strong>of</strong> local and regional<br />
dishes. The blend <strong>of</strong> German, Italian and French cooking made<br />
every dinner time enjoyable. One <strong>of</strong> my favorite dishes I was<br />
fortunate enough to try (a few times!) was Vitello Tonnato.<br />
Vitello Tonnato is the “surf and turf” <strong>of</strong> Italy. While Vitello<br />
Tonnato is traditionally a dish consisting <strong>of</strong> cold, thinly sliced,<br />
roasted veal (vitello) with a sauce <strong>of</strong> pureed tuna (tonno), anchovy,<br />
capers, lemon and olive oil, each Swiss restaurant put their own<br />
twist on the classic. When I returned home, I recreated the Swiss<br />
versions I was able to sample and came up with this recipe.<br />
Vitello Tonnato<br />
Makes 4-6 appetizer portions<br />
For the “Turf”<br />
8-12 slices <strong>of</strong> Veal Breast*<br />
For the “Surf” Tuna Sauce<br />
2 (6-ounce) cans oil-packed** solid white/albacore tuna, drained<br />
8 anchovy fillets, drained and chopped<br />
2 tsp capers, rinsed, plus extra for garnish<br />
2 tbsp white wine vinegar<br />
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice<br />
1 tsp lemon zest<br />
1/2 cup Mayonnaise<br />
Kosher or other coarse-grain salt to taste<br />
Freshly cracked black pepper to taste<br />
For the Salad<br />
1 bag <strong>of</strong> Mixed Greens (or whatever lettuce mixture you keep on hand)<br />
Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar<br />
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For the Garnish<br />
Chopped parsley leaves<br />
16-20 Grape/Cherry Tomatoes, sliced lengthwise<br />
Balsamic Vinegar<br />
To make the sauce, combine the tuna, anchovies, capers, white<br />
wine vinegar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a blender or food<br />
processor and blend to a very smooth texture, about 2 minutes.<br />
Add the mayonnaise and process to blend thoroughly.<br />
Refrigerate in a tightly sealed container for at least 2 and up to<br />
24 hours. (The sauce tastes best if made 1 day in advance and<br />
allowed to rest overnight).<br />
Clean and prepare the mixed greens as you would for a salad.<br />
Toss lightly with the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar.<br />
To serve, divide the tuna mixture evenly among the desired<br />
number <strong>of</strong> plates. Using two slices <strong>of</strong> the veal, place a handful<br />
<strong>of</strong> the salad inside the sliced veal, and create kind <strong>of</strong> a package.<br />
Try to use the 2 slices <strong>of</strong> veal to keep the salad inside.<br />
Place the veal slices “open” side down with the salad inside on<br />
top <strong>of</strong> the tuna sauce. Divide up the sliced grape tomatoes<br />
evenly among the plates. Sprinkle the plates with the parsley.<br />
Drizzle the balsamic around the outside <strong>of</strong> the tuna sauce. If<br />
desired, add more salt and pepper to taste and serve. Enjoy!<br />
*I have also used both sliced Turkey Breast and Chicken Breast as a<br />
substitute with equally yummy results.<br />
** If you prefer Tuna packed in water, just add a little (1/2 tsp) Extra<br />
Virgin Olive oil to the mixture before you puree.<br />
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SAVOR THE MOMENT<br />
FROM A COOK’S POINT OF VIEW BY MARY LAVALLE<br />
Cookbooks, we have cookbooks, lots<br />
and lots <strong>of</strong> cookbooks! Once again<br />
cookbooks from other <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>s<br />
are very popular gift items for the holiday<br />
season. When you package one<br />
along with our own Savor the Moment<br />
you have the perfect gift for any occasion.<br />
You will see at the end <strong>of</strong> this article<br />
a list <strong>of</strong> the cookbooks in inventory<br />
at the time THE BRIDGE went to press.<br />
Again, I am asked what book I like best and I have to say all <strong>of</strong><br />
them. They all <strong>of</strong>fer recipes for cooks at all levels and they all<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer something a little different with regard to spice tables, tips,<br />
wine, etc. For example: Cooking by the Boot Straps from Enid,<br />
Oklahoma has a two-page spice chart called Beyond Salt and<br />
Pepper. “This chart is not meant to be a complete listing <strong>of</strong><br />
ingredients. I have listed the most significant as well as readily<br />
available ingredients, most <strong>of</strong> which can be purchased at<br />
supermarkets.” (Mexican, Italian, Greek, French, Indian, Latin<br />
American/Caribbean, Chinese and Middle Eastern.)<br />
Thanksgiving: With Thanksgiving around the corner I thought<br />
it would be a nice change to feature side dishes that will add a<br />
special something without completely changing your traditional<br />
Thanksgiving dinner. I know how difficult it is to serve<br />
something “different” to your family at a holiday meal.<br />
Autumn Pumpkin Soup - Serves 10 to 12<br />
Cooking by the Bootstraps, JL <strong>of</strong> Enid, OK ($24.95)<br />
1 pound onions, chopped<br />
3 cup sliced fresh mushrooms<br />
½ cup (1 stick) butter<br />
½ cup flour<br />
2 quarts chicken stock<br />
1 (14-ounce) can pumpkin<br />
1 ½ tsp curry powder<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
½ cup half-and-half<br />
2 tbsp honey<br />
Sauté the onions and mushrooms in ¼ cup <strong>of</strong> the butter in a<br />
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large saucepan until the onions are tender. Transfer the<br />
undrained onion mixture to a bowl. Heat the remaining ¼ cup<br />
butter in the same saucepan until melted. Add the flour and mix<br />
well. Whisk in the stock gradually.<br />
Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in the onion mixture,<br />
pumpkin, curry powder, salt and pepper. Add the half-andhalf<br />
and the honey and mix well. Cook just until heated through,<br />
stirring frequently. Ladle into soup bowls. Garnish each serving<br />
with a dollop <strong>of</strong> sour cream and minced fresh parsley.<br />
Dried Cherry Chutney<br />
America Celebrates Columbus, JL <strong>of</strong> Columbus, OH ($24.95)<br />
2½ cups sugar<br />
1½ cups cider vinegar<br />
1 cup apple cider<br />
½ chopped fresh gingerroot<br />
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, chopped<br />
1 quart dried cherries<br />
1 tsp crushed red pepper<br />
Combine the sugar, cider vinegar and apple cider in a saucepan.<br />
Cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.<br />
Add the gingerroot, apples, dried cherries and red pepper.<br />
Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes or until thickened and<br />
nearly all the liquid has been absorbed. Let stand until cool<br />
before serving.<br />
Sautéed Peas with Walnuts<br />
America Celebrates Columbus, JL <strong>of</strong> Columbus, OH<br />
1 tbsp unsalted butter<br />
1 large shallot, minced<br />
¼ cup chicken stock or broth<br />
2 tsp honey<br />
1 (10 ounce) package frozen petite point or baby peas<br />
2 or 3 drops <strong>of</strong> Tabasco sauce<br />
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste<br />
½ cup chopped toasted walnuts<br />
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the shallot.<br />
Sauté for 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and honey.<br />
Increase the heat to medium-high. Stir in the peas. Sauté until
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FROM A COOK’S POINT OF VIEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12<br />
the peas are tender and the liquid evaporates. Season with<br />
Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper. Remove from the heat. Fold in<br />
the walnuts. Serve immediately<br />
Caribbean Rice - Serves 6 to 8<br />
Southern on Occasion, JL <strong>of</strong> Cobb-Marietta ($28.95)<br />
1½ cups orange juice<br />
1½ cups water<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp cumin<br />
½ tsp pepper<br />
1½ cups long grain rice<br />
½ cup currants or golden raisins<br />
4 green onions, sliced<br />
Bring the orange juice, water, salt, cumin and pepper to a boil<br />
in a saucepan. Stir in the rice, currants and green onions.<br />
Cook, covered, over low heat for 12 to 15 minutes or until the<br />
rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.<br />
May substitute 3 cups orange juice for 1½ cups orange juice and<br />
1½ cups water.<br />
Almond Cake with Raspberry Sauce<br />
America Celebrates Columbus, JL <strong>of</strong> Columbus, OH<br />
¾ cup sugar<br />
½ cup unsalted butter, s<strong>of</strong>tened<br />
8 ounces almond paste<br />
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3 eggs<br />
1 tbsp kirsch, Triple Sec or Cointreau<br />
¼ tsp almond extract<br />
¼ cup flour<br />
1/3 tsp baking powder<br />
Confectioner’s sugar<br />
Raspberry Sauce<br />
Cream the sugar, butter and almond paste in a medium mixer<br />
bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, kirsch and almond<br />
extract. Add a mixture <strong>of</strong> the flour and baking powder, beating<br />
just until mixed through. Do not over beat. Spoon into a generously<br />
buttered and floured* 8 inch round cake pan. Bake at<br />
350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes or until a cake tester inserted<br />
in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Invert onto<br />
a serving plate. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners’ sugar.<br />
Serve with the Raspberry Sauce. *A spray such as Pam can also<br />
be used instead <strong>of</strong> the butter and flour.<br />
2 cups fresh raspberries<br />
2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste<br />
Raspberry Sauce<br />
Pureé the raspberries in a food processor. Press the sauce gently<br />
through a fine sieve and discard the seeds.<br />
Note: Can substitute one 12 ounce package frozen raspberries,<br />
thawed and omit the sugar.<br />
. . . continued on page 14<br />
RE/MAX SERVICES � 6070 North Federal Highway � <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33487<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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SAVOR THE MOMENT<br />
FROM A COOK’S POINT OF VIEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13<br />
A New Tradition, JL <strong>of</strong> Cobb-Marietta:<br />
• Compose an annual Thanksgiving prayer and place a copy<br />
at each place setting to be read aloud by all.<br />
• Assemble a collection <strong>of</strong> photographs, both <strong>of</strong> family<br />
attending and those not with you that day…thankful for all<br />
the times shared.<br />
• Select a tablecloth to be signed each year by those in attendance…to<br />
be used in succeeding years wherever the<br />
Thanksgiving meal is served. Designate a family member<br />
to embroider the signature for a lasting heirloom.<br />
Tip <strong>of</strong> the month - Making Flavored Butters (Cooking by the<br />
Bootstraps)<br />
• Butter Base: Heat ½ cup butter in the oven or microwave<br />
until s<strong>of</strong>t. Transfer to a cool bowl.<br />
• For Cajun Butter, add ¼ tsp ground red pepper, 1/8 tsp<br />
black pepper, and 1/8 tsp dried thyme, crushed, to the butter<br />
base and mix well.<br />
• For Parsley Butter, add 1 tbsp snipped parsley; 1 tsp lemon<br />
juice; ¼ tsp dried savory, crushed; and 1/8 tsp salt.<br />
• For Lemon Tarragon Butter, add 1 tsp dried tarragon,<br />
crushed, and ½ tsp dried basil, crushed, and ½ tsp finely<br />
shredded lemon peel.<br />
• For Parmesan Butter, add 2 tbsps grated Parmesan cheese<br />
and ½ tsp dried basil, crushed.<br />
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After mixing your choice <strong>of</strong> flavored butter fill individual<br />
ramkins and chill in the refrigerator until firm. Several ramkins<br />
can be placed on saucers and placed around the table or melt for<br />
use on vegetable, popcorn or as a dip.<br />
Books are available at our Cookbook <strong>of</strong>fice at the Vegso<br />
Community Resource Center (561-620-0765):<br />
Beginnings, JL <strong>of</strong> Akron..................................................$22.95<br />
Great Lake Effects, JL <strong>of</strong> Buffalo....................................$19.95<br />
Grouper to Grits, JL <strong>of</strong> Clearwater-Dunedin ..................$24.95<br />
America Celebrates Columbus, JL <strong>of</strong> Columbus, OH ....$24.95<br />
Southern On Occasion, JL <strong>of</strong> Cobb-Marietta..................$28.95<br />
Cooking by the Bootstraps, JL <strong>of</strong> Enid, OK....................$22.95<br />
Come On In, JL <strong>of</strong> Jackson, MS......................................$24.95<br />
Toast <strong>of</strong> the Coast, JL <strong>of</strong> Jacksonville ............................$24.95<br />
Apron Strings, JL <strong>of</strong> Little Rock ....................................$24.95<br />
Always Superb, JL <strong>of</strong> Minneapolis..................................$29.95<br />
Notably Nashville, JL <strong>of</strong> Nashville..................................$28.95<br />
What Can I Bring, JL <strong>of</strong> Northern VA ............................$21.95<br />
Sunsational Encore, JL <strong>of</strong> Orlando ................................$24.95<br />
Lone Star to Five Star, JL <strong>of</strong> Plano ................................$28.95<br />
You’re Invited, JL <strong>of</strong> Raleigh ..........................................$24.95<br />
Oh My Stars!, JL <strong>of</strong> Roanoke, VA ..................................$24.95<br />
Meet Us In The Kitchen, JL <strong>of</strong> St Louis..........................$24.95
SAVOR THE MOMENT<br />
MISE EN PLACE YOUR WAY THROUGH STM BY KAREN WADOWICZ<br />
I fell in love with Savor the<br />
Moment five years ago when I<br />
was a new JLBR member. I<br />
read it from cover to cover and<br />
relished in the recipes. When I<br />
first read the 3½” x 2” sidebar<br />
on page 169, entitled “Mise En<br />
Place” (MEEZ-ahn-plahs), a<br />
French kitchen term meaning<br />
“put in place” or “everything in<br />
its place,” I thought to myself<br />
that I could use some improvement<br />
in organizing my ingredients<br />
and equipment prior to<br />
combining them within a recipe.<br />
I never would have imagined<br />
that this technique would be some day become a big part <strong>of</strong> my<br />
culinary-life - savor the sidebar!<br />
It’s now five years later and I’m a recent graduate <strong>of</strong> Le Cordon<br />
Bleu, Paris, with a Diplôme de Pâtisserie. I also had the opportunity<br />
to complete four culinary internships. Mise en place was<br />
everywhere and I “mise en placed” everywhere. It has become<br />
second nature to me in the kitchen. During my culinary adventures,<br />
I also learned firsthand, that this classic French technique<br />
goes far beyond organizing ingredients and equipment: it maintains<br />
consistency in food preparation, saves time, money and energy,<br />
and helps prevent mistakes – it’s vital to the success <strong>of</strong> busy<br />
restaurants and pâtisseries that strive for constant perfection.<br />
I continue to mise en place everywhere and have taken this<br />
technique several steps farther than when I first read that 3½” x<br />
2” sidebar on page 169 <strong>of</strong> Savor the Moment. I have a more<br />
relaxed kitchen environment by preparing whole steps within<br />
recipes, well in advance <strong>of</strong> when needed. Mastering this technique<br />
creates ease in food preparation, efficiency in the kitchen<br />
and ultimately – “entertaining without reservations.”<br />
JLBR ENDOWMENT FUND GETS IRS APPROVAL BY CINDY KREBSBACH<br />
The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Inc. has <strong>of</strong>ficially formed the<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Endowment Fund, Inc.! The<br />
Endowment Fund exists solely to further the charitable purposes <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Inc. by providing a permanent<br />
fund to be used for the support, maintenance, repair and upkeep <strong>of</strong><br />
the Vegso Community Resource Center. The Endowment will have<br />
its own Board <strong>of</strong> Directors who will monitor the investments and<br />
fund raise to increase the corpus <strong>of</strong> the fund. The 14 member board<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficially met for the first time in June <strong>of</strong> <strong>2005</strong>. During the first week<br />
<strong>of</strong> September <strong>2005</strong> the Internal Revenue Service sent the IRS<br />
Determination letter granting tax-exempt status as a public charity<br />
ALMAN & KATZ, D.M.D., P.A<br />
FAMILY & COSMETIC DENTISTRY � BLEACHING � CROWNS � BRIDGES � IMPLANTS<br />
Steven R. Alman, D.M.D., F.A.G.D.<br />
7820 Glades Road, Suite 250<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Florida 33434<br />
(561) 460-0007<br />
Beeper: (561) 936-5798<br />
effective January 26, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
The JLBR Endowment Fund Inc. Board <strong>of</strong> Directors will meet at<br />
least quarterly to work on their fundraising goals and monitor the<br />
progress <strong>of</strong> the investments. After an extensive interviewing process<br />
Raymond James was hired to manage the funds. The Endowment<br />
Board will have a mandatory meeting every January to review the<br />
financial progress <strong>of</strong> the previous year and to determine the contribution<br />
amount to be given to JLBR, Inc. The budget for the JLBR<br />
is set in March <strong>of</strong> each year so the JLBR, Inc. will know what<br />
amount to budget as income from the Endowment revenue source<br />
for the upcoming fiscal year.<br />
The JLBR Endowment Fund, Inc. is accepting tax-deductible cash<br />
donations that can be made to commemorate birthdays, anniversaries<br />
or establish memorials. Funding can also be received through a provision<br />
in a will or living trust; or as a beneficiary <strong>of</strong> the remainder <strong>of</strong><br />
a retirement plan or insurance policy no longer needed for its original<br />
purpose. If you are interested in contributing to the Endowment<br />
Fund, please clip the form on page 37 and send to JLBR Endowment<br />
Fund, or go on the jlbr.org web site and click on Endowment.<br />
Really Good Cookies for Thanksgiving Dessert<br />
and Thanksgiving Dinner Hostess Gifts<br />
Really Good Cookies, the perfectly tasteful gift for any reason and every reason!<br />
Gift giving reasons are endless, don’t make them tasteless!<br />
www.ReallyGoodCookies.com<br />
561-866-2760<br />
Owned & Operated by <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> Member Christine Najac<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
FALL FUNDRAISING FUN BY ELIZABETH MURDOCH<br />
We have a busy, holiday season coming up<br />
with several great events. Have a fabulous<br />
time with your friends and support the<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> at the same time!<br />
<strong>November</strong> 17, 7-10 p.m.: Neiman<br />
Marcus Grand Opening Gala<br />
Celebration.<br />
This event is right around the corner!<br />
Celebrate the grand opening <strong>of</strong> this prominent<br />
retailer at the Town Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> at this exclusive blacktie<br />
affair. Event planners have been working hard to make this THE<br />
gala <strong>of</strong> the season. Exotic cuisine, themed vignettes <strong>of</strong> entertainment,<br />
and much more will make this an event you don’t want to miss.<br />
All proceeds will benefit the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Debbie-<br />
Rand Memorial Service <strong>League</strong>, <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Art and the<br />
Tri-County Humane Society. Tickets are $150 per person, black tie<br />
attire.<br />
December 8, 2:00 p.m.*: Designers & Darjeeling<br />
Celebrate the Grand Opening <strong>of</strong> the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass<br />
Mills with renowned author <strong>of</strong> Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell!<br />
Plus, enjoy exclusive shopping privileges in the rich collection <strong>of</strong><br />
luxury outlets, all in a beautiful foliaged, open-air promenade.<br />
This fabulous afternoon tea will now be held on Thursday, December<br />
8, <strong>2005</strong>, at 2:00pm. The shops open at 10 a.m. so get there early to<br />
make the best <strong>of</strong> your shopping benefits. Candace Bushnell, author<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sex and the City, will be our hostess and guest speaker. She will<br />
be signing Lipstick Jungle, her latest book about three sexy, powerful<br />
career women who will do anything to stay at the top <strong>of</strong> their<br />
fields. Her witty presentation and style conscious manner will be a<br />
wonderful asset to the grand opening event.<br />
The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass will <strong>of</strong>fer an impeccable group<br />
<strong>of</strong> fine outlet stores including Coach Factory, Cole Haan Company<br />
Store, Crate & Barrel Outlet, Escada Company Store, Salvatore<br />
Ferragamo Company Store, Hugo Boss Factory Store, MaxMara<br />
Outlet, Miss Sixty USA, and St. John Company Store. In addition,<br />
The Colonnade Outlets will feature a relocated and expanded Last<br />
Call from Neiman Marcus, as well as a new outside entrance to OFF<br />
Carolyn Cole Arnold, Psy. D., P.A.<br />
Intelligence Testing<br />
Psychotherapy<br />
Licensed Psychologist<br />
#PY4850<br />
7300 West Camino Real<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33433<br />
(561) 338-6995<br />
5TH-Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet.<br />
Complementing these premium shops, an assortment <strong>of</strong> refined<br />
restaurants will enhance this new addition. Grand Lux Café, already<br />
a popular dining spot in five other major U.S. cities, will be the first<br />
to open, followed by P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and Villagio at a later<br />
date. In addition, Coco’s Day Spa and Salon will <strong>of</strong>fer luxurious<br />
pampering for men and women.<br />
We are the co-beneficiaries <strong>of</strong> this event with the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Greater Ft. Lauderdale. The community projects for this event are<br />
JLBR CARES and the Ronald McDonald House. All proceeds from<br />
this event will go directly to our <strong>League</strong>s!<br />
Tickets are only $40 and include delicious refreshments, valet parking,<br />
an opportunity to meet Candace Bushnell, exclusive shopping<br />
benefits, and more. This is the first day these elite internationallyrenowned<br />
designer stores will be open, and you will be provided<br />
with incredible shopping opportunities. We are expecting this event<br />
to sell out, so RSVP soon!<br />
The Fund Development committee has planned some great spring<br />
events on the horizon, but we are always looking for more activities<br />
to add to our lineup. Do you know <strong>of</strong> an opportunity? Have you<br />
heard about a new restaurant, spa or other marvelous business that<br />
will be opening? Or do you have a new idea for a new <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
fundraiser? We would love to hear from you. Please contact committee<br />
chair Reagan Such at rgsuch@bellsouth.net or Assistant Chair<br />
Elizabeth Murdoch at mem@emurdoch.com.<br />
* The date has changed so be sure to mark your calendars!<br />
The Linton Medical Park<br />
4800 Linton Boulevard, Suite D-505<br />
Delray Beach, Florida 33445<br />
561.638.9963<br />
Dr. Moroco, a <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
member, is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania State<br />
University and Northwestern University<br />
Dental School. She completed advanced<br />
specialty training in Orthodontics at Baylor<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Moroco<br />
has practiced orthodontics in the <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong>/Delray area since 1993.
Thank you to all <strong>of</strong> you who made<br />
Family Portrait Day a huge success.<br />
The response has been amazing and a<br />
good time was had by all. Many <strong>of</strong> you<br />
who had their pictures taken have called<br />
or emailed to let us know how much<br />
you and your families enjoyed their<br />
shoots. Children laughed, moms<br />
rejoiced and relaxed and even dads<br />
seemed to have a great time.<br />
From my own family’s experience, we were all impressed by<br />
this opportunity. First <strong>of</strong> all, the locations this year were spectacular!<br />
We chose the Camino Gardens Park because <strong>of</strong> our<br />
puppies. Having never really been there, I was shocked at the<br />
beauty <strong>of</strong> this little pocket <strong>of</strong> heaven right nearby. We all had<br />
so much fun that the usual dread <strong>of</strong> a photo shoot turned into an<br />
hour <strong>of</strong> laughs and sunshine. (Much <strong>of</strong> that was due, I know, to<br />
the most delightful photographer Karin Martinez.) I know<br />
many <strong>of</strong> you expressed the same sentiments at your shoots. No<br />
matter where you went, the backgrounds were gorgeous. You<br />
couldn’t go wrong.<br />
To begin our thanks, we have to start with a very special and<br />
heartfelt thank you to our two amazingly talented and most personable<br />
photographers - Karin Martinez and Sherry Ferrante.<br />
Without their support this would not have been as successful.<br />
The compliments about them have been unending. Thank you<br />
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
FAMILY PORTRAIT DAY SAYS THANK YOU BY LISA HARMER<br />
both so much and we hope to work with you again.<br />
Next, we wish to thank those responsible for allowing us to use<br />
their four wonderful locations. Thank you to: Laura Paligan<strong>of</strong>f<br />
at the Sundy House, Sarah Rossini at the <strong>Boca</strong> Resort, Lori<br />
Jackson from the Camino Gardens Home Owner’s Association,<br />
and finally we all thank God that we live in South Florida where<br />
the beautiful beach is right next door.<br />
Family Portrait also wishes to express our gratitude to Addy<br />
from Custom Photo Images for all her continued help and support<br />
as well as Lisa Wilson from the Minuteman Press <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong> for donating the printing we needed. A great big thank<br />
you also to sustainer Sharon Rinehimer, who created the contracts<br />
we used. You were all so appreciated.<br />
Our biggest thank you, once again, goes out to all <strong>of</strong> you in the<br />
<strong>League</strong> who supported this fundraiser by participating. Because<br />
<strong>of</strong> your support it was a huge success. Those <strong>of</strong> us on the committee<br />
enjoyed meeting your families and working with you. As<br />
always it’s your support that makes the JLBR a daily success.<br />
Please note that due to the success <strong>of</strong> our fall shoots we have<br />
decided to add a mini spring weekend for family photos. The<br />
date will be announced soon but will be in time for Easter and<br />
Mother’s Day - how exciting! Keep that in mind and we look<br />
forward to seeing all <strong>of</strong> you who may have missed out or want<br />
more photos taken.<br />
BE THE FIRST IN LINE FOR CHOCOLATE BY DIANE NESTOR<br />
February will be here sooner than you<br />
think. Don’t wait until the last minute<br />
to purchase your Chocolate Decadence<br />
tickets. This wonderful fundraiser will<br />
be held on Thursday, February 2, 2006<br />
at The Shops at <strong>Boca</strong> Center. The<br />
Sweetest Party in Town will begin at<br />
6:00 p.m. Chocolate Decadence will be<br />
an evening <strong>of</strong> indulgences <strong>of</strong> every kind<br />
– food, wine, jewelry, shopping and, <strong>of</strong><br />
course, chocolate. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on event<br />
day. You may purchase tickets at the <strong>November</strong> general membership<br />
meeting.<br />
Special thanks to our sponsors to date: The Vegso Family; The<br />
Hershey Company; JM Family; Athletic Club <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>;<br />
Spatique; Schokolad; Morton’s The Restaurant; Publix; Nu<br />
Turf; Aucamp, Dellenback & Whitney; <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Community<br />
Hospital and <strong>Boca</strong> Magazine.<br />
There will be many fundraiser shifts for this event. You can<br />
also support Chocolate Decadence by fulfilling your $100<br />
required financial commitment for the <strong>League</strong> year. An underwriting<br />
contribution <strong>of</strong> $100 or more will fulfill this require-<br />
ment. Also, an in-kind donation valued at $250 or more for the<br />
raffle will meet this commitment.<br />
We are looking for sponsors and vendors for this event. Please<br />
contact our co-chairs, Kristen Ross at 394-4142 or<br />
kross310@mac.com or Michele Toomey at 394-7779 or<br />
m2me@bellsouth.net, for further information.<br />
Save the Date & Bring a Date<br />
to the<br />
Fifth Annual<br />
Chocolate Decadence<br />
The Sweetest Party in Town<br />
Thursday, February 2, 2006<br />
From 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.<br />
The Shops at <strong>Boca</strong> Center<br />
Military Trail in <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
Tickets are $25 in advance. All proceeds benefit the<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>. For more information<br />
contact the <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice at 620-2553.<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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A BIG THANK YOU FROM WVOY<br />
3 Orchids Accessible Luxury Jewelry<br />
32 East<br />
A Gift Within<br />
A1A Limousine<br />
Acordia Insurance<br />
Al Stephens’ Salon<br />
Alene Too<br />
Altman Foundation<br />
Amy & Mike Kazma<br />
Ana Lieuw Kie Song<br />
Annie Green<br />
Art & Frame<br />
Atlantis Golf Resort<br />
Atlas Rentals<br />
Augy’s Restaurant<br />
Bacio Italian Café<br />
Baja Café<br />
Barbara Wolfson<br />
Barbara Weprin<br />
Barbara’s Gourmet Baskets & Gifts<br />
Be at Home in Your Body<br />
Bella<br />
Bellini Juvenile Designer Furniture<br />
Best <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> Event<br />
Big City Tavern<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Resort & Club<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Magazine<br />
18 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> would like to thank all the people, companies and <strong>League</strong> members for making the <strong>2005</strong> Woman<br />
Volunteer <strong>of</strong> the Year Luncheon a success!<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Resort & Club<br />
Body Parts Pilates Studio<br />
Body Kneads<br />
Broward Center for the Performing Arts<br />
C & J Viner Family Foundation<br />
C.S.E. Paving <strong>of</strong> South Florida<br />
Candace Vaughn<br />
Carey Reed<br />
Caribe Royal Resort<br />
Carina Nucci<br />
Carol Auerbach<br />
Carole Putman<br />
Caroline Angstadt<br />
Caron Dockerty<br />
Cartier<br />
Catherine Toomey<br />
Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park<br />
Chris and Janet Lano<br />
Christine Lynn<br />
Circle on the Square Event<br />
Colony Hotel<br />
Conservatory at Lynn University<br />
Copperworks Studio<br />
Cosmetics by Andrea<br />
Courtney Davis Fome China & Gifts<br />
Crown Wine & Spirits<br />
Cucina D’Angelo<br />
Cyd Alderman<br />
(561) 347-2629 - <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
(561) 706-3237 - cellular<br />
(561) 997-1787 - fax<br />
Dana Buchman<br />
Daniel Man, M.D., P.A.<br />
Daphna Fine Art<br />
DeAnn Russ<br />
Decorative Home Painting by Julie Feingold<br />
Delray Dunes<br />
Denise & Jordan Zimmerman Family<br />
Foundation<br />
Derinda Lewis<br />
Devcon Security Services, Corp.<br />
Diahann Koshi<br />
Diana Swords<br />
Dolly Duz Designer Shoes & Accessories<br />
Don Carter Premier Bowling Center<br />
Doncaster Trunk Show<br />
Donn F. Flipse<br />
Doral Golf Resort & Spa<br />
Dorjon<br />
Dorothy & Blake MacDiarmid<br />
Dr. Jacqueline Moroco-Maloney<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Steven R. Alman<br />
Duxiana<br />
DW Accessories<br />
Eden Day Spa<br />
Elizabeth Pankey-Warren<br />
Elysa Elk<br />
Emily McMullin<br />
Escentials<br />
Find your dream home, condo or community with<br />
Barbara. Lifestyles are her specialty!<br />
HILL, P.A. Past President <strong>of</strong> JLBR<br />
REALTOR ®<br />
Giving to the community for many years<br />
to make South Florida a better place.<br />
Barbara.Hill1@coldwellbanker.com<br />
555 South Federal Highway, Suite 100 <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33432
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
A BIG THANK YOU FROM WVOY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18<br />
Etcetera<br />
Express Car Wash<br />
Eye Catchers Optique<br />
Field <strong>of</strong> Flowers<br />
Florida Panthers<br />
Forever Embossed<br />
Frame World Gallery<br />
Fred Astaire Dance Studio<br />
From Roehm with Love<br />
G&R Trellis<br />
Galler “The” Belgian Chocolate<br />
Gallery Framers<br />
Gary Klein<br />
Gary & Ilona Cantor<br />
George Petrocelli<br />
Gianna Christine Spa & Wellness Center<br />
Gift Goddess<br />
Gordon Homes<br />
Grace Noethen, P.A.<br />
Grove Opticians<br />
Harvey’s on First<br />
Hickety Pickity<br />
Humana, Inc.<br />
Ibis Golf & Country Club<br />
Ideal Image<br />
Improv Comedy & Dinner Theatre<br />
In Paper<br />
In Living Color<br />
Incredible Ice<br />
It’s All Good Boutique & Salon<br />
Ivan & Company Jewelers<br />
J.R. Dunn Jewelers<br />
Jacqueline Reeves<br />
Jacqueline Moroco-Maloney, D.D.S.<br />
Jeanne Nolan<br />
Jerry Mink<br />
JM Family Enterprises Inc.<br />
John Peters Salon<br />
Karina Bahr<br />
Kate Spade<br />
Kate Obsgarten Foundation<br />
Kathy Adkins<br />
Katrina <strong>of</strong> London<br />
Kaufman Lynn General Contractors<br />
KEP Designs<br />
Kimberly Kenney<br />
King’s Gourmet Market<br />
Kraft Foods, Inc.<br />
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts<br />
Kristen Hoke<br />
Kristen Cory<br />
La Ferrera’s Italian Clothing for Men<br />
Lawless, Edwards, Warren<br />
Leala Dickenson<br />
Lemon Grass Candles & Soap<br />
Leon Loard Oil Portraits<br />
Leslie Keyes<br />
Linda Donoghue<br />
Linda Gunn - Nob Hill Luxury Group<br />
Lisa R. Warren<br />
Lisa Harmer<br />
Lisa Moss<br />
Lisa Bariso<br />
Little Miss Priss<br />
Lola Bella<br />
Lucille’s Bad to the Bone BBQ<br />
Lund Animal Hospital<br />
Maroone Automotive Group<br />
Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa<br />
Marriott South Beach Resort<br />
Marta Rendon, M.D.<br />
Mary Lavalle<br />
Mary Kay Cosmetics - Juliana Lutwin<br />
Max’s Grille<br />
Mayors Jewelers<br />
Michael’s Body Scenes<br />
Michele Weizer-Simon<br />
Moda Salon<br />
Morton’s Steakhouse<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ruzika<br />
Mrs. B’s Baskets<br />
My Little Black Dress<br />
N. Reagan & Company Day Spa<br />
Nadia Squarcifico<br />
Nancy Dockerty<br />
Nicole Mugavero<br />
Nicole Kornblum<br />
Nicole Miller<br />
Nolan Dog Obedience<br />
Nordstrom’s<br />
Seasons Greetings<br />
from the<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Historical Society<br />
ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT SHOW<br />
<strong>November</strong> 11 * 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>November</strong> 12 * 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
PREVIEW PARTY<br />
<strong>November</strong> 10 * 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.<br />
Tickets * $10<br />
The Fire Bay Gift Shop<br />
Town Hall, 71 North Federal Highway<br />
Come join us for holiday cheer and<br />
a unique shopping experience!<br />
For information call 561-395-6766<br />
or visit www.bocahistory.org<br />
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COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
A BIG THANK YOU FROM WVOY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19<br />
Norma Morrison<br />
North Ridge Medical Center<br />
Ocean Reef Club<br />
Opus South<br />
Pamela Disher<br />
Pandora Jewelers<br />
Paper Trail<br />
Party S’More<br />
Pet Lovers Central<br />
Peter G. Ballas, M.D.<br />
PGA Resort & Spa<br />
Philpit & Philpit, L.L.C.<br />
Phoebe Chapman<br />
Pink<br />
Pink Papaya<br />
Popcorn Zone<br />
Port<strong>of</strong>ino Bay Hotel at Universal Studios<br />
Premiere Estates Properties<br />
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.<br />
Quail Ridge Golf Course<br />
Raymond James<br />
Renzo’s Italian Restaurant<br />
Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes<br />
Robin Philpit<br />
Robin Deyo<br />
Ronald E. Hawk, D.D.S.<br />
Rotelli Pizza & Pasta<br />
Rutherford Mulhall, P.A.<br />
Sage & Sky<br />
Saks Fifth Avenue <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
Salon 300<br />
Salon Cielo & Spa<br />
Salutations<br />
Sanibel Harbor Resort & Spa<br />
SassyStork.com<br />
Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Entertainment<br />
Shape Shop<br />
Sharon McGuire<br />
Training<br />
January 12, 2006<br />
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.<br />
Vegso Community Room<br />
Sherry Ferrante Photography<br />
Simon Visa<br />
Skin Apeel Day Spa<br />
Sklar Furnishings<br />
Solace Spa at the Athletic Club <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
Southern Wine & Spirits <strong>of</strong> South Florida<br />
Spa Eleven<br />
SPArties Mobile Home Parties<br />
St. Andrew’s School<br />
Stacole Fine Wines<br />
Stephanie Morfogen<br />
Steve’s Shoes<br />
Sugar Candy Jewelry<br />
Sugar Mama<br />
Surferbedding.com<br />
Sweet Art by Lucila<br />
Talbot’s<br />
Tennis Anyone?<br />
Terry Seminara<br />
The Worth Collection<br />
The Printz & Feeney<br />
Families<br />
The Wax Zone<br />
The Carlisle Collection<br />
The <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> News<br />
The Fitness Studio<br />
The Whitney Group<br />
The Athletic Club <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong><br />
The Beached Boat Co.<br />
The Crystal Leaf<br />
The Monogram Closet<br />
The L<strong>of</strong>t Salon<br />
The Blue Room Salon<br />
The Cove Restaurant<br />
The Palm Beach Post<br />
The Regency Collection<br />
Thomas Produce<br />
Speakers/Trainers:<br />
Cindy Krebsbach, Lisa Mulhall and Tibisay Vasile<br />
Learn How to sell those holiday gifts that you<br />
didn’t really want and then turn around and buy<br />
what you really wanted.<br />
RSVP at JLBR.org or amandafaust@bellsouth.net<br />
Three Dog Bakery<br />
Tommy Bahama at Mizner Park<br />
Town Center Mall<br />
Tracy Rossi<br />
Tropical Totes<br />
Up Front Cosmetics<br />
Valentines Hair Studio<br />
Van Der Wolks Interiors<br />
Vicki Denh<strong>of</strong>fer<br />
Vineyard Vines<br />
Vintonio Hair Designers<br />
Wachovia Bank<br />
Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa<br />
Windswept Balloons<br />
Woman Volunteer <strong>of</strong> the Year Committee<br />
WVOY Selection Committee<br />
Woman Volunteer <strong>of</strong> the Year Tea given by Honorary Chair<br />
Annie Green. (l-r) Assistan Chair DeAnn Russ, Chair Kathy<br />
Adkins, Model, Assistant Chair Nicole Mugavero<br />
Just Say “Yes, I Will Host a Cottage Meeting”<br />
by Amanda L. Faust<br />
Every year several <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> members step up and <strong>of</strong>fer to host<br />
a cottage meeting at their house. This year we have been informed<br />
that we need several more hosts. The cottage meeting will be held<br />
on Feb. 16th, <strong>2005</strong>. The <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers day and evening times and in<br />
locations all over South Palm Beach County. The cottage meeting<br />
format is similar to a General Membership Meetings (GMM) but<br />
much more intimate because <strong>of</strong> the smaller setting and new people<br />
you get to meet. As a host you will decide how many you can host and<br />
whether you would like to host a day or evening seminar.<br />
Membership Satisfaction and Training Committee needs your reply<br />
as soon as possible. We need to have sign-up sheets at the<br />
December gatherings and January GMM. Please do not delay, email<br />
me today at amandafaust@bellsouth.net!
Following our theme “The <strong>Junior</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> Through the Years: A History <strong>of</strong><br />
Community Service,” our first core<br />
meeting highlighted events <strong>of</strong> the time<br />
and accomplishments the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
has made since our founding.<br />
New Members were also introduced to<br />
projects to work on for the year including<br />
planning a self-esteem event at In the<br />
Pines, helping coordinate a health fair for<br />
CARES, planning a promotional event for Savor the Moment,<br />
acting as <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> Historians to document this year and<br />
years past and creating apartment starter kits for Kids at Home.<br />
Stay tuned for more details about each <strong>of</strong> these projects.<br />
We had an amazing adventure on Super Saturday, October 15,<br />
touring past and current <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> projects including<br />
Singing Pines, the Children’s Museum, <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Historical<br />
Society, CARES, Children’s Place/Sibling Shelter and In the<br />
Pines. We’ll share firsthand accounts <strong>of</strong> our exciting day in the<br />
December issue.<br />
Our <strong>November</strong> schedule includes the <strong>November</strong> General<br />
Membership Meeting on <strong>November</strong> 8 at the Renaissance Hotel<br />
with the social hour beginning at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting following<br />
at 7:00 p.m. Our New Member meeting is set for<br />
<strong>November</strong> 15 at the Vegso Community Resource Center (VCRC).<br />
Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.<br />
NEW MEMBER NEWS<br />
NEW MEMBERS GEARING UP FOR THEIR PROJECTS BY KRISTIN B. CALDER<br />
Remember to call your advisor with any questions or log onto<br />
www.jlbr.org and go to “the link: inside the JLBR” and click on<br />
“New Members” for announcements, directions and news about<br />
our events.<br />
Jennie DeWolff, Membership Development Chair-Elect, New<br />
Members Lisa Wilson, Diane Eisinger and Karen Baker with<br />
Kristin Calder, Membership Development Chair, at the<br />
September New Member meeting. These New Members were<br />
our world history trivia winners correctly guessing the year ice<br />
cream was introduced at the St. Louis Fair which is the same<br />
time that Eleanor Roosevelt joined the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> in 1903-<br />
1904; the year Oreo cookies were introduced, which was the<br />
same time the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> organization crossed the international<br />
border establishing the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> Montreal in<br />
1912; and the year the first paper towels hit the market which<br />
was the year the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> branched out to form its second<br />
<strong>League</strong>, the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> Boston, Massachusettes in 1907.<br />
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By now, you should all know your<br />
Nominating Placement Advisor’s name.<br />
Since the season <strong>of</strong> giving is upon us<br />
and we know SO much about all <strong>of</strong> you,<br />
like whether or not you’ve paid your<br />
financial dues, completed your<br />
fundraiser shifts and DIAD, met your<br />
financial requirements and just how<br />
many meetings you actually attended,<br />
we thought it would be fun if we shared<br />
with you some <strong>of</strong> OUR personal information!<br />
Let’s begin our gift <strong>of</strong> sharing with the general<br />
membership with Kimberly Kenney, Nominating<br />
Placement Chair. Kimberly has been in the<br />
JLBR for 10 years and was on Nominating<br />
Placement for two years prior to her current position.<br />
She married her college sweetheart but<br />
only after it took them four years to begin calling each other by<br />
their first names. Oh, the joy <strong>of</strong> college party buddies!<br />
Together Kimberly and John have two amazing boys: Jack, age<br />
four and Will, age 17 months.<br />
In her down time that is without the boys in constant tow, she<br />
loves to watch reality TV and read juicy tabloid magazines. If<br />
something is going on with stars, Kimberly has to know the<br />
scoop! She also enjoys shopping around town in the many boutiques<br />
and keeping up with the current trends. While she’s tooling<br />
around town, odds are she’s munching on her favorite junk<br />
food, chocolate-covered pretzels and jamming out to what’s<br />
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playing in her SUV, Kids Favorite Songs, volume 1 and 2.<br />
Speaking <strong>of</strong> odds, Kimberly likes to travel and is planning a trip<br />
to Las Vegas in a couple weeks with some college friends. Our<br />
money is on Kimberly for having a great time!<br />
Our Assistant Chair is Denise Elia. Denise has<br />
been an active member for eight years and is currently<br />
serving her fourth year on Nominating<br />
Placement. She manages to juggle hubby<br />
Thomas and boys’ Sean, age eight and Stephen,<br />
age seven along with two turtles and several fish<br />
while she volunteers at St. Jude Catholic Church and the Florida<br />
Society <strong>of</strong> Hospital Pharmacists. Considering Denise is one <strong>of</strong><br />
four children, multitasking is in her blood!<br />
Denise is a Doctor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy at JFK Medical Center and a<br />
clinical pharmacist working in oncology and surgical units.<br />
During her spare time she enjoys listening to U2 and Josh<br />
Groban. She also adores anything chocolate, especially<br />
Entenmanns chocolate donuts! Denise can afford to enjoy these<br />
tasty treats as she has run three 5K’s last year and is training to<br />
run her first 10K, go Denise!<br />
Cyd Alderman has been in the JLBR for seven<br />
years and is on her second year as a Nominating<br />
Placement Advisor. She is happily married to<br />
Luke and is a wonderful mommy to Jacob, age<br />
six, and Hannah, age four, as well as the family<br />
dog Darby. She keeps plenty busy by volunteering<br />
her time at her children’s school as a P.T.A. Board Member<br />
and by keeping the family scrapbook current, extremely organized<br />
and looking awesome!<br />
Cyd currently is grooving to Joss Stone in her car as she dreams<br />
about driving her favorite car, a Porsche convertible, and<br />
munching out on her favorite junk food - Nutter Butter Cookies!<br />
Cyd can certainly eat her cookies and enjoy them, too as she is<br />
also a runner. She completed her first distance triathlon this<br />
summer and is training for a repeat performance in May 2006.<br />
Anyone care to join her? Give her a jingle! Way to go Cyd!<br />
Phoebe Chapman is serving her fourth year in the<br />
JLBR and her first year on Nominating<br />
Placement. She is married to David and is the<br />
proud mommy to Chase, age seven, Sally, age<br />
four, as well as Saki her Japanese Chin. When<br />
Phoebe met David it was love at first sight: they<br />
got engaged only six weeks after they met! She keeps very busy<br />
by serving as the Treasurer <strong>of</strong> the LPTL Board at St. Paul<br />
Lutheran School, teaches Sunday school at First United<br />
Methodist Church and is an active member at both the Historical<br />
Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> and Children’s Place at Home Safe.<br />
Supercharge Phoebe also loves running (she ran the Miami<br />
Marathon last January), working out at the gym, watching reality<br />
television shows, reading gossip magazines and doing
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needlepoint. When asked what CDs she has in her car she<br />
responded with everything from Madonna’s Greatest Hits and<br />
Coldplay to Kids Bop 7. She has a weakness for anything in<br />
any way, shape or form <strong>of</strong> dark chocolate and who could forget<br />
hummus with Stacie’s Pita Chips? You go Phoebe!<br />
Dayna C<strong>of</strong>fer is also on her fourth year <strong>of</strong> active<br />
membership and her first year as a Nominating<br />
Placement Advisor. She’s married to Preston and<br />
has two darling children: Loren, age four and<br />
David, age three as well as the family pet, Sam.<br />
Dayna is active with her children’s school,<br />
M.E.C.E. and her church, First United Methodist Church.<br />
Dayna enjoys relaxing at the beach with a good book and trying<br />
all the newest, trendiest restaurants, as she loves to dine out!<br />
She looks forward to the day when she doesn’t have to drive a<br />
huge SUV fully loaded with car seats and she can cruise in her<br />
dream Mercedes SL500. Question is, will she bother changing<br />
her CD player in this snazzy fantasy car? She currently is listening<br />
to Amy Grant’s Christmas Album - seems her kids love<br />
it - and Christmas can’t come soon enough for them! “Dashing<br />
through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, oops, snailing<br />
down Glades Road during the season in an SUV.”<br />
Melinda DeH<strong>of</strong>f is serving her fifth year as an<br />
active, and formerly was the Co-Chair for DIAD,<br />
and Cookbook Sales Chair. This year she took<br />
on more responsibility as the Member at Large,<br />
replacing Stacy Lovit, who moved away.<br />
Outside the <strong>League</strong>, she is the Educational<br />
Coordinator with her business, BNI. She is motivated from<br />
within and tries to be the best person she can be.<br />
Melinda’s childhood was different from most. She was adopted<br />
when she was three days old and at age 21, she was reunited<br />
with her birth mother, grandparents, siblings, and so on. She’s<br />
now a member <strong>of</strong> a bigger family, but her “baby” as she calls<br />
Coco, is her beloved 5-year-old yorkie/pionese mix. You’ll find<br />
Melinda traveling down the road in her Acura (someday a<br />
Jaguar) listening to ABBA on her way to her book group.<br />
Melinda is one who is destined to change her world for the better<br />
and we applaud her efforts!<br />
Kara Donvito is in the midst <strong>of</strong> her fifth year with<br />
the JLBR and her first year on Nominating<br />
Placement. She is married to David and is a new<br />
mommy to her seven-month-old son Michael and<br />
their Beagle, Max. In between all the mommy<br />
duties, Kara makes time to read mystery books<br />
written by her favorite author, James Pattersen, to experiment with<br />
cooking new recipes and to watch her beloved Boston Red Sox.<br />
An interesting tidbit on Kara is that she recently moved into a<br />
house that is directly across the street from the house she lived<br />
in as a child. Who knows, perhaps her fondness for chips and<br />
salsa and Oreos also began there. Congrats on the new home!<br />
Lauren Freeman Dyer joined us two years ago as a transfer from<br />
the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> in Houston. Lauren had been extremely active<br />
in Houston for seven years as she served on the executive board<br />
for multiple committees. She is married to husband Kelly and is<br />
the proud mom to Freeman, age eight, Emma age five and kitty<br />
cat, Frio. She is a volunteer at Advent Lutheran School and a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> American Society <strong>of</strong> Interior Designers.<br />
Lauren has a passion for Mexican food and currently is jamming<br />
out to Texas singer Robert Earl Keen in her car. Her<br />
family lives on a cattle ranch in Texas where her dad continues<br />
to perform the only job he’s ever known, a real life, modern<br />
rancher. It is with great fondness for her Texas Beer<br />
Margueritas that we are sad to announce that Lauren will be<br />
leaving <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> and transferring to the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Tampa in December. We will long remember her vivacious<br />
personality, passion for volunteerism, friendship and the<br />
yummy Mexican fiesta she prepared for the Nominating<br />
Placement committee. The best <strong>of</strong> luck to Lauren and her<br />
family on their new adventure!<br />
Meg Enright is serving her eighth year as a<br />
JLBR member and her first year on Nominating<br />
Placement. She is married to John and they have<br />
a wonderful son named Andrew, age 1½ and are<br />
expecting their second bundle <strong>of</strong> love in<br />
December. Meg spent several years volunteering<br />
with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters <strong>of</strong> Broward County and<br />
continues to be in contact with her Little Sister to this day.<br />
From living in France and England, Meg has found her passion<br />
for different cultures and traveling. She also enjoys reading the<br />
latest celebrity gossip magazines and singing. Prior to expecting<br />
her second baby, one could find Meg dining at her favorite<br />
restaurant La Vielle Maison sipping either a Pinot Grigio or<br />
Cabernet. A far cry from her favorite munchies <strong>of</strong> French fries<br />
and chips and dip! Cruising through town, Meg is chillin’ with<br />
a favorite mix <strong>of</strong> hers she made <strong>of</strong> Rhythm and Blues and some<br />
jazz. Quite the renaissance gal Meg is!<br />
Stacey Hannan Quinn is on her fifth year in our<br />
<strong>League</strong> and her second year on Nominating<br />
Placement. She is currently double-placed and<br />
also is serving as VP <strong>of</strong> Communications.<br />
Stacey and husband Mike have two darling<br />
daughters, Courtney, age six and Caitlin, age<br />
two. Besides all her JLBR responsibilities, she serves as a<br />
Daisy Girl Scout Leader, volunteers at St. Joan <strong>of</strong> Arc School<br />
and is an active member <strong>of</strong> St. Joan <strong>of</strong> Arc Catholic Church.<br />
Stacey enjoys scrapbooking for her girls and is dedicated to setting<br />
a good example for her daughters by constantly striving to<br />
improve our community that she has called home for more than<br />
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KIDS, CASH & CREDIT BY MICHELLE REIDER<br />
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30 years. Perhaps all this hard work is balanced by cruising<br />
around town listening to The Wiggles and Jimmy Buffet, which<br />
she currently is playing in her car. A final note for Stacey’s<br />
sweet tooth: “Fruit. Fruit salad it’s so yummy, yummy. Oh,<br />
wait a minute - red, red licorice, it’s so yummy, yummy!”<br />
Jacqueline Moroco Maloney is serving her seventh<br />
year in the JLBR and her second year as a<br />
Nominating Placement Advisor. Her husband<br />
John and children Jack, age five, and Kate, age<br />
four, keep her on her toes as well as Tripps, the<br />
family cat. She is an orthodontist and serves on<br />
the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors for the South Florida Academy <strong>of</strong><br />
Orthodontists, is an active member <strong>of</strong> St. Vincent’s Catholic<br />
Church and volunteers at Unity School.<br />
Between patients, Jacqueline tries to sneak in some lime chips<br />
and peach/mango salsa, her favorite junk foods! She also sells<br />
“Super Smile” bracelets to patients and all proceeds go to the<br />
Operation Smile Foundation (OSF). The OSF sends surgical<br />
teams to treat cleft lip and palate patients throughout the world.<br />
Jacqueline somehow finds time to enjoy shopping, exercising,<br />
traveling and attending musical concerts. You go Jacqueline!<br />
Kathleen Potts is on her fourth year as an active<br />
member and her first year on Nominating<br />
Placement. Kathleen and her husband are the<br />
parents to sweet Lindsay, age one and a new<br />
Baby Potts expected to arrive in early December.<br />
Kathleen also oversees her two large, hairy<br />
Golden Retrievers and two cats. Full house at the Potts’! It’s a<br />
good thing her hubby John is so understanding, after all,<br />
Kathleen met her husband in fourth grade. They attended the<br />
same middle and elementary schools, went to different high<br />
Do you remember opening your first bank<br />
account? How about getting your first<br />
credit card? Who taught you how to use<br />
those financial tools responsibly? For most<br />
<strong>of</strong> us, our parents taught us early lessons<br />
about money. What if a young person has<br />
no parent or family to help ease that rite <strong>of</strong><br />
passage into adulthood? That’s where<br />
Kids@Home comes to the rescue. Teens<br />
who have been in foster care most <strong>of</strong> their<br />
lives need all kinds <strong>of</strong> support as they get ready to transition to independent-living<br />
at age 18. Teaching them fiscal responsibility is just<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the many subjects Kids@Home tackles as it helps prepare<br />
these young people for adulthood.<br />
Recently our committee, in partnership with Kids@Home, hosted a<br />
Life Skills Seminar focused on banking and financing. Committee<br />
member Alley Babij organized the event which brought out about 22<br />
schools but saw each other every day at swim practice. They<br />
finally began dating their senior year <strong>of</strong> high school and as they<br />
say, “The rest is history!”<br />
Kathleen enjoys working as an exercise physiologist at Holy<br />
Cross Hospital and as a spinning instructor. She loves to eat<br />
and to counter balance her favorite hobby, she participates in<br />
long-distance running and competitive swimming. She currently<br />
is craving red-wine, a cold Corona and a stiff Rum and Coke<br />
since she’s been perpetually pregnant forever! Best wishes for<br />
a healthy baby and then “Cheers!”<br />
Pamela Disher is on her ninth year in the JLBR and second term<br />
on Nominating Placement. Pam and hubby Scott are the crazed<br />
parents <strong>of</strong> Blake, age eight, Julia, age six, Paige, age four as well<br />
as the newest addition, a three-month-old Havanese puppy<br />
named Rocky! Pam volunteers at Spanish River Christian<br />
School and is a member <strong>of</strong> St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church.<br />
Pam is rather busy managing the household and chauffeuring<br />
the children around town to practices and rehearsals (while jamming<br />
out to the Rolling Stones while the kids are QUIET watching<br />
a DVD) in her big, black Beastie Boy but will always find<br />
time to read the Palm Beach Post every morning before school,<br />
watch and attend Marlins’ baseball games, have a margarita or<br />
two and attend her weekly Thursday morning breakfast with<br />
“The Girls” at The Pancake House. To complete her day, Pam<br />
doesn’t need much, just her daily dose <strong>of</strong> chips, salsa and<br />
Costco guacamole! Olé!<br />
We hope we were able to share a little <strong>of</strong> us with you. So in the<br />
true spirit <strong>of</strong> Thanksgiving, we thank you for allowing us to<br />
serve as your <strong>2005</strong>/2006 Nominating Placement Advisors.<br />
Happy Thanksgiving from all <strong>of</strong> us to you and your families!<br />
teenagers, no small feat on a beautiful Saturday afternoon! Banc <strong>of</strong><br />
America specialist, Pamela Hubbell, spoke to the kids about the difference<br />
between a checking and savings account, debit cards and the<br />
pros and cons <strong>of</strong> credit cards. As the kids enjoyed pizza, soda and<br />
cookies, they learned about establishing credit and how important it<br />
is to pay bills on time to avoid damaging their credit rating. The<br />
teens asked questions and seemed very appreciative <strong>of</strong> all the information<br />
provided by Pamela. Even some <strong>of</strong> us, as adults, learned<br />
something new!<br />
Our committee also recently hosted a Cultivation Event which gathered<br />
JLBR members and other friends to listen to Kids@Home CEO<br />
Dan Brannen speak about the organization’s history and mission.<br />
For those <strong>of</strong> you who might be interested in attending a future<br />
Cultivation Event or Life Skills Seminar, please contact Mary Glynn<br />
Toomey or Cynthia Muench. There is no obligation and it is a great<br />
way to learn more about this fantastic organization, maybe meet<br />
some new people or just hang out with your JLBR friends!
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH JLBR CARES BY LESLIE KEYES<br />
For more than twenty years, by<br />
Presidential proclamation beginning with<br />
President Ronald Reagan, <strong>November</strong> has<br />
been declared National Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease Awareness Month. As it has been<br />
estimated that well over 4½ million<br />
Americans and families are affected by<br />
this progressive and degenerative memory<br />
disorder, during this month, people everywhere<br />
are being called upon to observe<br />
this time with appropriate programs and activities. JLBR<br />
C.A.R.E.S., in partnership with the Anne and Louis Green Memory<br />
and Wellness Center at FAU will be honoring participants and caregivers<br />
with special programs throughout the month.<br />
On <strong>November</strong> 4th, the Broward Alzheimer’s Coordinating council<br />
will be hosting “A Caregiver’s Agenda.” This conference, for<br />
health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and caregivers, will include topics such as<br />
research updates, information on Advanced Directives, Music<br />
Therapy, Caregiver Stress and more. For additional information<br />
please contact Broward’s Aging and Disability Resource Center.<br />
Also during <strong>November</strong>, the Memory and Wellness Center will kick<br />
<strong>of</strong>f a series <strong>of</strong> programs to be held at their location. The programs<br />
are for caregivers and are aimed at providing informative and educational<br />
topics. Contact the Center for a list <strong>of</strong> upcoming dates and<br />
topics. On <strong>November</strong> 10th from 12 - 2 p.m. JLBR will be hosting<br />
a Commemorative Candle Lighting Ceremony in conjunction with<br />
a national event sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Foundation <strong>of</strong><br />
America. Our local program will include a ceremony and a luncheon<br />
for the caregivers. The JLBR will be participating by providing<br />
food, volunteer servers and the candles that will be lit in<br />
honor <strong>of</strong> those affected by memory disorders. For more details on<br />
this national event you can go to http://www.candlelighting.org. For<br />
information on how you can help locally please check the JLBR<br />
web site for DIAD shifts or contact the C.A.R.E.S. committee.<br />
The Caring Hearts, a support organization <strong>of</strong> the Anne and Louis<br />
Greene Memory and Wellness Center will be hosting an Open<br />
House at the Memory and Wellness Center on the FAU campus,<br />
giving the members <strong>of</strong> the community-at-large an opportunity to<br />
learn more about the facility and the programs that are being<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered. This “Memory Lane Showcase” as it is being called, is slated<br />
for Sunday, <strong>November</strong> 13th, from 1 - 4 p.m. and will feature a<br />
barber shop quartet, old time cars, other memorabilia and a little<br />
food and fun. For more information on this event contact Jeanette<br />
Himes or the JLBR C.A.R.E.S. committee which has generously<br />
agreed to help with the publicity for the event. Spread the word!<br />
On <strong>November</strong> 14th, there will be an exclusive cocktail party<br />
and Faberge Event held at Saks Fifth Avenue which will be a<br />
fundraiser event for the Center. For more information, please<br />
contact Caring Hearts.<br />
While there is currently no cure, various activities can help<br />
stave <strong>of</strong>f the symptoms <strong>of</strong> memory loss and as always, early<br />
detection is the key to good care. The Alzheimer’s Foundation<br />
<strong>of</strong> America has declared <strong>November</strong> 15th, <strong>2005</strong>, as National<br />
Memory Screening day. For more information and screening<br />
locations go to The Alzheimer’s Foundation <strong>of</strong> America<br />
www.alzfdn.org or www.nationalmemoryscreening.org.<br />
Finally, on Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 22nd, the Center will be providing<br />
a potluck Thanksgiving meal with assistance from the JLBR<br />
C.A.R.E.S. and DIAD committees. The families will be gathering<br />
for a luncheon feast which will be cooked and delivered to the<br />
Center. Check the DIAD sign up to do your part or contact the<br />
C.A.R.E.S. committee to volunteer to serve the meal on the 22nd.<br />
And so, as <strong>November</strong> is traditionally a time for reflection and giving<br />
thanks, while spending time with loved ones, it comes to mind<br />
that we should be thankful for the memories we have each enjoyed<br />
with our families and friends. Remember that Alzheimer’s affects<br />
millions <strong>of</strong> lives, those diagnosed with the disease, to the families<br />
and caregivers, spouses, children, and the community as a whole.<br />
We are optimistic about continued awareness and progress as<br />
Leeza’s Place is finalizing details to open at the Center. For more<br />
information on Alzheimer’s disease contact any <strong>of</strong> the following<br />
organizations: Alzheimer’s Association - www.alz.org; Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease Education & Referral Center - www.alzheimers.org;<br />
National Institute on Aging - www.nia.nih.gov.<br />
COMING UP: Keep an eye out for more details on our event<br />
“Designers and Darjeeling” on December 8th, and in March look<br />
for our luncheon “Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul.”<br />
Home Health Care...<br />
By Those Who Care<br />
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SENIOR<br />
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A Nurse Registry Lisc # NR 30211019<br />
Mary Kelly<br />
President<br />
(a <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> Member)<br />
We <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
Home Health Aides<br />
Certified Nurse Aides<br />
HomeMaker / Companions<br />
Live-ins<br />
Case Management<br />
Assistance with Shopping &<br />
Appointments<br />
Household Accounting<br />
Monthly Reports<br />
References Provided<br />
190 West Palmetto Park Road<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Florida 33433<br />
(561) 368-7422<br />
www.personalseniorservice.com<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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26 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
VCRC FROM MY PERSPECTIVE BY JACKIE REEVES<br />
I joined our Signature Project this year in<br />
order to fully immerse myself in what we<br />
and the community worked so hard to<br />
achieve over the last few years. Despite<br />
being involved in the fundraising and<br />
Endowment side, the Finance side <strong>of</strong> the<br />
project in the past, it was not as tangible as<br />
I would have preferred. I want to be able to<br />
wear our Signature Project like my favorite<br />
shirt and pair <strong>of</strong> old jeans. So this is my<br />
goal for the year: to be well trained in our grant library and one <strong>of</strong><br />
our committee goals is to make it easier for all other members to<br />
become trained in our Grant Library at the Vegso Community<br />
Resource Center (VCRC).<br />
Think about the power <strong>of</strong> this organization! All <strong>of</strong> you know what<br />
we can accomplish as a group. If every member was trained, the<br />
message would be heard loud and clear as well as <strong>of</strong>ten. The information<br />
and potential source <strong>of</strong> capital that would become available<br />
to a multitude <strong>of</strong> other projects is outstanding! If we were to start<br />
with training each new member class, and then all <strong>of</strong> the project leaders<br />
as well as our sustainers, we would be well on our way to a very<br />
loud ROAR! Sign Up! Liz Locke is available on Tuesday and<br />
Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.<br />
There’s a lot going on at the VCRC:<br />
ADVOCACY. The impact on the attendees to JLBR’s hosting <strong>of</strong><br />
Jack Levine’s workshop - Advocacy Resources in mid September<br />
was powerful. We received several notes thanking the JLBR for<br />
hosting this workshop. For some participants, like me, it was their<br />
first time listening to Jack’s session, while other repeat participants<br />
continued to learn something new that further fine-tuned their fund<br />
raising and advocacy skills. Mr. Levine’s expertise is in developing<br />
and delivering messages to the media, public <strong>of</strong>ficials, and the<br />
statewide network <strong>of</strong> child and family advocates on the value <strong>of</strong> preventive<br />
investments in children. At the September General<br />
DRUM ROLL PLEASE BY SUSAN HUNTER<br />
We read and reread and pondered and discussed<br />
and liked and loved ideas for names<br />
given to us by the General Membership at<br />
the September General Membership<br />
Meeting. And, after much discussion, we<br />
have voted to reinvent ourselves from<br />
Community Pride to “Hometown History.”<br />
We on the committee <strong>of</strong> Hometown<br />
History would like to thank all the members<br />
who contributed. We really don’t<br />
know how to thank you. So, thanks so much.<br />
Please, please, please look through all your old photographs and<br />
photo albums and see if you have any pictures <strong>of</strong> what <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
used to look like. We would love to have any pictures that show<br />
Membership Meeting, we all heard a few comments by Mr. Levine<br />
and I look forward to hosting him at future VCRC events and thank<br />
him for his time, inspiration, insights and thoughts. I would like to<br />
share an excerpt from one note with all <strong>of</strong> you.<br />
“Just a note to thank you for the wonderful seminar last Tuesday<br />
(September 13, <strong>2005</strong>). I really enjoyed Jack Levine’s insights<br />
and the opportunity to hear others’ opinions. I also enjoyed the<br />
Too Jays lunch!”<br />
“I think that the seminar was invaluable in that it provided a<br />
great deal <strong>of</strong> information, a chance for feedback, and some ideas<br />
presented in new ways. I have nothing but positive reviews to<br />
submit to you. I feel that the workshop had a lot <strong>of</strong> great ideas<br />
that can be implemented by The Milagro Center immediately as<br />
well as some long term projects that I have put on our “to do”<br />
list. As a person who has been involved in non-pr<strong>of</strong>its as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
for 16 years, and as a volunteer for 30 years, I expected<br />
to take a few notes, and use the meeting as a networking<br />
opportunity. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised that I took six<br />
pages <strong>of</strong> notes! Thank you again for providing this seminar as<br />
well as all <strong>of</strong> the excellent work that the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong> does to make Southern Palm Beach County a better place<br />
for all <strong>of</strong> its citizens.” ~ Debbie Simon, Development Director,<br />
The Milagro Center<br />
GRANT SERIES. This was just one <strong>of</strong> the many workshops that are<br />
scheduled at the VCRC. Our soup to nuts, six session Grant Series<br />
began October 6, 18, and continues on <strong>November</strong> 2, 16 and concludes<br />
on December 14. This is very exciting! Attendees should<br />
walk out <strong>of</strong> the last sessions with active grant proposals! Attendees<br />
can sign up for the entire series or individual sessions.<br />
We continue to urge everyone to help us spread the word so that we<br />
can reach out to many more facilities throughout South Florida and<br />
further equip them with the tools and knowledge base to further their<br />
efforts. Thank you for your help!<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> before Town Center was built or before there was any<br />
housing west <strong>of</strong> 441. Also, any legends or stories you know about<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> would be greatly appreciated. Email Susan Hunter at<br />
ladysusan13@icqmail.com and I will come and get your pictures,<br />
color copy them, and return them to you.<br />
As promised, here is a little history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> and how our city<br />
got its name. The meaning <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> has always<br />
aroused curiosity. Many people wrongly assume the name is simply<br />
Rat’s Mouth. The Spanish word boca (or mouth) <strong>of</strong>ten described an<br />
inlet, while raton (literally mouse) was used as a term for a cowardly<br />
thief. But the “Thieves Inlet,” <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>es, appeared on eighteenth<br />
century maps associated with an inlet in the Biscayne Bay area<br />
<strong>of</strong> Miami. By the beginning <strong>of</strong> the nineteenth century, the term was<br />
. . . continued on page 27
To meet the critical need for affordable<br />
housing and social services within the farm<br />
workers’ community, In the Pines has<br />
embarked on a campaign to raise $2.7 million<br />
to reconstruct the apartments at Pines<br />
North and expand social services to children<br />
and adults. Therefore, we plan to help<br />
with the expenses to assist In The Pines’<br />
efforts to begin the planning and zoning<br />
process to redo the North site. We feel it is<br />
so important to have direct participation in the rebuilding process<br />
from the first step. Additionally, we will be working with local<br />
politicians to help secure an appropriation <strong>of</strong> funds for the project.<br />
We are excited to be working on a wonderful project and look forward<br />
to the progress we plan to make over the next several months.<br />
The Crime Prevention seminar on September 28th was a great success<br />
and numerous families participated in the presentation given by<br />
the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. We look forward to helping<br />
them coordinate another workshop, this time focusing on Gang<br />
Prevention.<br />
We are planning to purchase some outdoor equipment for In the<br />
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
NEW BEGINNINGS FOR IN THE PINES NORTH BY SAMANTHA VASSALLO<br />
DRUM ROLL PLEASE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26<br />
mistakenly applied to Lake <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, whose inlet was closed at<br />
the time. The “s” and later the “e” were dropped from this title by<br />
Pines North such as basketball hoops and soccer goals because there<br />
has been a problem with children playing in the parking lot, near the<br />
street. We hope that this will provide the older children a safe and fun<br />
way to spend their time after school.<br />
Sports Day was a hit with both the children and the families. It was<br />
a wonderful opportunity for the families to truly spend quality time<br />
together! The children and parents alike had a great time participating<br />
in all the events. We had soccer games, three-legged races, apple<br />
races, and egg tosses to name a few. There were some great sportsthemed<br />
crafts for the children and the mothers were able to hand<br />
paint stained glass thermometers for their homes. The younger children<br />
had a great time with clowns, who painted their faces and made<br />
them animal shaped balloons. We were happy to have our new<br />
members join us for lunch and partake in the festivities. It was a terrific<br />
way to complete Super Saturday!<br />
We were so happy that Kay Larche was one <strong>of</strong> the nominees for<br />
Woman Volunteer <strong>of</strong> the Year. Kay not only runs the homework<br />
help/after-school program for the kids at In The Pines, but she puts<br />
her heart and soul into every minute that she spends with each one <strong>of</strong><br />
them. She is always around to lend a helping hand and her involvement<br />
with not only the children, but the families are boundless.<br />
the 1920s, yet the correct pronunciation remains Rah-tone (from<br />
www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us/econ/history.cfm.)<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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28 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MICHELE WEIZER-SIMON<br />
The JLBR Community Support Fund is<br />
a grant program providing flexible<br />
funding to nonpr<strong>of</strong>it agencies that render<br />
service within the <strong>League</strong>’s focus<br />
areas. Potential grant qualifications<br />
include: seed money for a new project,<br />
matching funds, promoting volunteerism,<br />
co-sponsorship, training or<br />
education for the community, equipment,<br />
or assistance to a former JLBR<br />
community project which needs funds. Requests for funds are<br />
limited to $2500 per agency, but can be requested for multiple<br />
funding purposes within the same JLBR fiscal year. The budget<br />
for the <strong>2005</strong>-2006 <strong>League</strong> Year is $15,000. Applications are<br />
available at www.jlbr.org.<br />
Two agencies’ grant requests were approved by the Community<br />
Support Fund Committee members and by the Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Directors, and were presented to the General Membership at the<br />
September general membership meeting for approval. The first<br />
request approved by the members was from the Florence Fuller<br />
Child Development Center in <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> who is currently renovating<br />
and adding two new baby nurseries to its facility. The<br />
agency requested the maximum $2500 grant to help buy furnishings<br />
for the nurseries. In the application, the Center stated,<br />
“an informal survey <strong>of</strong> parents <strong>of</strong> infants at the center, revealed<br />
that seven <strong>of</strong> twelve families surveyed would possibly become<br />
homeless if they lost their jobs as a result <strong>of</strong> not having access<br />
to affordable childcare.” The application also states that “only<br />
12% <strong>of</strong> the infant toddler care is government funded as compared<br />
to 67% <strong>of</strong> the preschool program.” In the Jewish religion,<br />
approving this grant is performing a “mitzvah,” something<br />
helpful and good for someone else.<br />
The second request approved was from a long-standing friend<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>League</strong>, the <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Historical Society for providing<br />
a historical exhibit to run from October through December <strong>2005</strong><br />
entitled, “Women in <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Herstory.” The proposed<br />
exhibit will be complete with photos, life-size cutouts, mannequins,<br />
lecture series, on-line exhibit creation and posting,<br />
educational materials for children, direct mail to members,<br />
highlighting historical women <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>. This exhibit<br />
plans to be a modernization <strong>of</strong> an award-winning exhibit created<br />
by the society in the 1980’s. The exhibit will focus on life in<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> in the first half <strong>of</strong> the twentieth century. Make sure<br />
to take some time to visit the exhibit this year.<br />
If you know <strong>of</strong> an agency or organization who might benefit from<br />
a Community Support Fund grant, please check pages’ E-51<br />
through E-55 <strong>of</strong> the JLBR Yearbook for required qualifications and<br />
then refer the agency to our website to download an application.<br />
HUMAN TRAFFICKING - HITTING HOME BY AMY BRAND & JAMIE WICKER<br />
Amy Jamie<br />
So you live in a gated community.<br />
Are you sure you are<br />
keeping danger out <strong>of</strong> your<br />
community? Do you know<br />
your neighbors? Are you really<br />
sure <strong>of</strong> what is going on down<br />
your street?<br />
Just last month, Fort Pierce police made a bust on a brothel that<br />
was operating in a gated community. It is amazing to discover<br />
that twenty young women from Guatemala were being held<br />
against their will to perform sex acts for $25 each, up to 30<br />
times a day. It is horrifying to discover that most <strong>of</strong> these<br />
“women” were under the age <strong>of</strong> fifteen. It is maybe even unbelievable<br />
to discover that this is common all across Florida.<br />
These women were victims <strong>of</strong> human trafficking, a growing<br />
epidemic in this county where people, usually children, are held<br />
against their will to be used as prostitutes, maids, and/or slaves.<br />
In another recent case a young girl in Boynton Beach committed<br />
suicide, leaving a note to her parents to apologize for never<br />
being able to pay their debt. The girl had tried to get help from<br />
the Boynton police, but the police were not equipped to handle<br />
such cases and, as a result, the situation resulted in tragedy. The<br />
girl believed that she owed her trafficker money for bringing<br />
her into the states. Victims <strong>of</strong>ten believe that their forced acts<br />
are to repay the trafficker.<br />
Three <strong>of</strong> the top ten United States ports for human trafficking<br />
are in Florida: Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville. Only one federal<br />
agent handles the territory as broad as the Keys to Fort<br />
Pierce. Most local law enforcement are not educated and<br />
trained to handle trafficking incidents, and on the occasional<br />
instance when the police catch a trafficker, Florida law only<br />
allows a maximum <strong>of</strong> fourteen years in prison (federal indictments<br />
equal thirty years). Most traffickers get out <strong>of</strong> prison in<br />
eight years on “good behavior” only to return to society and a<br />
new location for their thriving “business.”<br />
At the recent Fall Conference <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Florida<br />
State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC), member delegates<br />
voted to make human trafficking one <strong>of</strong> our top three agenda<br />
items for the legislative session. The issue is <strong>of</strong> significant<br />
importance in that a major demographic group that is targeted is<br />
the migrant population – women and children. Our <strong>League</strong> has<br />
a great opportunity to adapt this issue into a statewide project.<br />
Our Public Issues committee along with other committees in<br />
our region will be planning an education forum for local law<br />
enforcement on the increasing importance <strong>of</strong> recognizing and<br />
addressing this growing epidemic.
COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
DIAD IS THANKFUL! BY MILLIE STRICKROOT<br />
It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is<br />
upon us once again. As I sit down to<br />
write this article, I cannot help but think<br />
<strong>of</strong> the many things I have to be thankful<br />
for. Jotting down my thoughts, I came<br />
up with the obvious choices: I am<br />
thankful for my loving family; for our<br />
continued good health; for my good<br />
friends. Then I realized how thankful I<br />
am that I listened to my husband when<br />
he said “You should join The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> when we move to<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>.” I hate to admit this, but I had no idea what the<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> was about. Since I joined the <strong>League</strong>, I have met<br />
the most accomplished, pr<strong>of</strong>essional, creative, talented, selfless,<br />
determined, generous, courageous and giving groups <strong>of</strong> women<br />
I have ever known. These women are what the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
is about. I am proud to call myself a “<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>r” and<br />
thankful that I had the good sense to get involved.<br />
DIAD IS THANKFUL to all <strong>of</strong> those members who participated<br />
in the following volunteer shifts. Your hard work helped<br />
make them a success. In the Pines Sports day was a wonderful<br />
event. Kids participated in games, arts and crafts and enjoyed<br />
delicious pizza for lunch. The Youth Activity Center had a fun<br />
Fall Festival/Halloween party. The kids had their faces painted,<br />
enjoyed pizza and cupcakes and took home gift bags filled with<br />
candy and party favors. The party at the YMCA was also fantastic.<br />
Kids danced to the tunes <strong>of</strong> a DJ, painted pumpkins and<br />
SEIDEN, ALDER &<br />
MATTHEWMAN, P.A.<br />
Wayne M. Alder<br />
Attorney at Law<br />
took a very scary walk through their impressive Haunted<br />
House. Many children were running around in their costumes,<br />
and it was fun for all.<br />
DIAD IS THANKFUL for the impressive response to<br />
“Thanksgiving Dinner in a Box” and is projecting to feed 50<br />
families as a result. Another equally popular shift is the Kids @<br />
Home Thanksgiving Dinner, on <strong>November</strong> 13th, to be held at<br />
Ellie’s 50’s Diner in Delray. We are expecting to provide a fun<br />
and delicious dinner to approximately 50 kids.<br />
DIAD IS THANKFUL to our fellow committee member, Susan<br />
Davis for representing the JLBR on the “Spirit <strong>of</strong> Giving Toy<br />
Drive” committee this year. Susan, along with the help <strong>of</strong> some<br />
wonderful members, assembled all <strong>of</strong> the ornaments. It was a<br />
huge undertaking and they got it done on time! Great Job! Be<br />
on the look out for those ornaments at the upcoming General<br />
Membership Meetings and please take as many as you can, so<br />
that all <strong>of</strong> our children will have a gift this holiday season.<br />
If you have not completed your DIAD shift, please stop by our<br />
sign up table at the General Membership Meeting or take a look<br />
on the JLBR website for upcoming events.<br />
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!<br />
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was,<br />
“thank you,” that would suffice . . . Meister Eckhart<br />
2300 Glades Road<br />
West Tower � Suite 340<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33431<br />
telephone: 561-416-0170 � fax: 561-416-0171<br />
wmalder@seidenlaw.com � www.seidenlaw.com<br />
A Full - Service<br />
Litigation Firm<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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As hurricane season draws to a close at<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> this month, many <strong>of</strong> us will<br />
forget where the flashlight is, and put<br />
away the tracking map. We will put<br />
those nasty storms out <strong>of</strong> our minds for<br />
a good six months (is that all?) until<br />
next summer, when our local meteorologists<br />
remind us to go buy those radio<br />
batteries once again.<br />
For some other people, a hurricane is<br />
something not to be briefly forgotten. The holidays will not be<br />
the same this year, or ever again. For some, a gal named<br />
Katrina came along and changed the landscape, changed lives.<br />
She flooded homes, ruined photos and prized possessions, and<br />
forced families to leave the only neighborhoods they have ever<br />
known.<br />
I have met these people. I speak with new Katrina survivors<br />
weekly and I hear their stories. I will never forget. It has<br />
become part <strong>of</strong> my daily life. I can only imagine what goes<br />
through their heads each day.<br />
The Bertucci family has lived in New Orleans for many generations,<br />
like so many <strong>of</strong> the folks I have met. Richard Bertucci<br />
has been a Barber for more than 50 years, the last 40 in the same<br />
little shop on Canal Street. He was working part time, as he is<br />
getting on in years. He just loved the camaraderie he has had<br />
with the other guys he’s been working with, and he could not<br />
bear retiring! He and his wife Rosalie had a home just six<br />
blocks from where the New Orleans levee was breached. They<br />
have deep roots in the City and are quite convinced they will be<br />
moving home by the end <strong>of</strong> this year.<br />
“When the Levee Breaks” is the name <strong>of</strong> a 1929-blues tune by<br />
Memphis Minnie, although most <strong>of</strong> us are familiar with Led<br />
Zeppelin’s version. “Now, cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t<br />
do you no good, When the levee breaks, mama, you got to<br />
move. “ Minnie’s eerie lyrics foretell <strong>of</strong> the heartbreak <strong>of</strong> living<br />
near the Mississippi River. Unfortunately, this is not the first<br />
time this has happened.<br />
Like most hurricane survivors we are helping through <strong>Boca</strong><br />
United Relief (BUR), the Bertucci’s have come to south Florida<br />
for a reason. Their son lives here and found out about our program<br />
through a contact at Food for the Poor, one <strong>of</strong> our partners.<br />
They are now living in an apartment owned by Investments<br />
Limited, donated by Jim and Marta Batmasian. They are providing<br />
up to 25 apartments, rent free for six months, if needed.<br />
Rosemurgy Properties is also donating apartments. Furniture<br />
for 15 apartments has been graciously donated by City<br />
Furniture. Additional furnishings are also being provided by<br />
Brandon Furniture and generous individuals.<br />
Some argue that New Orleans should be abandoned, while busi-<br />
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WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS . . . BY REAGAN SUCH<br />
ness owners are begging employees and citizens to return to<br />
help the city to prosper once again. The families we are helping<br />
struggle with the same issues. Go home – is it still home?<br />
Will it ever be the same? Endure the rebuilding? Or start a<br />
“new” life here? Regardless, they will miss their home. And it<br />
is up to the rest <strong>of</strong> us to help.<br />
I don’t know why I feel so inclined to help. I grew up in <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong>. Maybe I have watched too many hurricanes come and<br />
go over the years. Although we do not have the extreme flooding<br />
problems <strong>of</strong> New Orleans, I know this could have been us.<br />
I know I would want others to help me, my family and friends,<br />
not sit back and act too busy, or go to the mall to buy a new<br />
designer handbag.<br />
You may ask what else we are doing for the Hurricane Katrina<br />
survivors? One <strong>of</strong> our partners, Dr. Connie Siskowski, <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong><br />
Respite Volunteers and First United Methodist Church, has<br />
arranged for in home evaluations <strong>of</strong> each person. She then<br />
makes recommendations for counseling, medical visits, or<br />
whatever may be necessary. Some have more need the others,<br />
but our goal is to get everyone to feel stable and healthy. Some<br />
have signs <strong>of</strong> Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and feel the need<br />
for a form <strong>of</strong> counseling while others need a friend to talk to or<br />
stable employment to get back on their feet.<br />
We have collected a mountain <strong>of</strong> necessary items, including toiletries<br />
(COSTCO style), clothing, school supplies, pet supplies,<br />
and food. We <strong>of</strong>fered these BUR families, and others in need,<br />
days <strong>of</strong> “shopping” at the VCRC where “a smile” was payment<br />
for a car load <strong>of</strong> goods. These items were donated by many<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> members, Gulf Stream School, St. Jude Church,<br />
St. Andrew’s School and First United Methodist Church among<br />
others. Many doctors and other pr<strong>of</strong>essionals have donated<br />
their services. (Please see Caring Hearts!)<br />
We also have a “Befriend a family” program. <strong>League</strong> members<br />
are teaming up to “adopt” families and help them find<br />
certain resources in the community such as doctors, schools,<br />
and parks. They have taken them out for lunch or baked them<br />
a home cooked dinner. They may also throw them a “house<br />
warming” party to make them feel welcome, introduce them to<br />
others, and help to stock their home with the necessities they<br />
need. Some <strong>of</strong> our incredible “be-frienders” include Debbie<br />
Abrams, Lisa Mulhall, Cindy Krebsbach, Cristy Fimiani,<br />
Carolyn Arnold and Heidi Taylor. We also have people<br />
befriending BUR families from Pinecrest School, First United<br />
Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church. BUR families<br />
are also being assisted in finding employment. Other gifts<br />
our Katrina survivors have received are gift cards to Target<br />
and Publix, Dentistry, contacts, new house wares, auto work<br />
from Autohaus Pompano and even a few new computers!<br />
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BOCA UNITED RELIEF NEWS<br />
WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS . . . CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30<br />
I would love to have everyone sit and chat with even just one<br />
person from the Gulf Coast. It is very humbling. We go about<br />
our lives, not realizing how many people have had everything<br />
torn away from them. Thanksgiving may be eaten on used dishes<br />
from Target. Christmas won’t have any <strong>of</strong> the ornaments collected<br />
for years, or the stocking that Grandma made. Katrina<br />
washed them away, and the insurance companies are waiting for<br />
photos <strong>of</strong> damaged homes people can’t endure a heart wrenching<br />
trip back to see. Yet these people are all fighters. They all<br />
say they ever thought they would never be in this position. As<br />
proud as they are, and as reluctant to accept our help, they know<br />
they must. They are amazed at how little they truly need to get<br />
by. It makes you re-evaluate many things in your own life.<br />
A huge thank you goes out to all <strong>of</strong> the generous individuals,<br />
companies and organizations who have donated their time,<br />
money, goods and services! We also thank all <strong>of</strong> the companies<br />
who have <strong>of</strong>fered employment to those in need. Everyone is<br />
truly appreciative.<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> United Relief (BUR) is a coalition <strong>of</strong> non-pr<strong>of</strong>its and local<br />
businesses focused on helping Hurricane Katrina survivors. We<br />
SCENES FROM A LAUNDROMAT BY STACY LOVIT<br />
They say you can go through many<br />
changes in your lifetime: changing jobs,<br />
moving, getting married, birth <strong>of</strong> a child<br />
and <strong>of</strong> course death <strong>of</strong> a loved one.<br />
Three at once is a lot to contend with. I<br />
got engaged this past February, my<br />
fiancé and I were moving to another<br />
state for his new job and I quit my job<br />
which I really loved. Most <strong>of</strong> my<br />
friends say that I must really be in love<br />
to make such drastic changes but I look<br />
at it as a new adventure. Excitement <strong>of</strong> new horizons turned to<br />
hesitation as we left south Florida and headed right smack in the<br />
middle <strong>of</strong> two <strong>of</strong> the biggest hurricanes in 50 years to hit the<br />
Gulf Coast when we moved to Lafayette, Louisiana. For those<br />
<strong>of</strong> you who don’t know where Lafayette is located, it is just <strong>of</strong>f<br />
I-10, 130 miles west <strong>of</strong> New Orleans and 130 miles east <strong>of</strong><br />
Beaumont, Texas. Like I said - right smack in the middle. So<br />
now I had to move and deal with the gas shortage and the<br />
unknown <strong>of</strong> what was awaiting us in Lafayette. More changes.<br />
On Labor Day weekend, one week after Hurricane Katrina<br />
(which spared Lafayette), we set out on our journey. Our route<br />
took us about 250 miles out <strong>of</strong> the way around the devastation,<br />
through a lot <strong>of</strong> back roads and forgotten towns, but we did not<br />
see too many signs <strong>of</strong> disaster. When we arrived in Lafayette,<br />
we needed to do some laundry from the road trip. Our rental did<br />
not come with a washer or dryer so it was <strong>of</strong>f to the laundromat.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> the folks doing their laundry were all displaced from<br />
have an initial focus on helping 25 families by <strong>of</strong>fering temporary<br />
housing up to six months rent-free, possible employment<br />
opportunities and some financial support and other assistance.<br />
This is an opportunity to get a fresh start and have a stable environment<br />
during hurricane recovery or work while waiting for<br />
insurance checks.<br />
BUR is comprised <strong>of</strong> PROPEL, the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong>, First United Methodist Church, <strong>Boca</strong> Respite Volunteers<br />
(<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Interfaith in Action Inc.), Investments Limited, the<br />
City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Rosemurgy Properties, Food for the Poor,<br />
and other organizations.<br />
If you or an organization you are involved with would like to<br />
help, BUR is seeking new partners willing to participate with<br />
manpower or financial support.<br />
BUR operates from the Vegso Community Resource Center<br />
(VCRC) 261 N. W. 13th Street, <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33432. This<br />
building is The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>’s headquarters.<br />
For more information, BUR can be reached at 561-620-8988 or<br />
www.bocaunitedrelief.org.<br />
New Orleans because <strong>of</strong> the hurricane. One gentleman told us<br />
how he weathered the storm in his house and could not believe<br />
the sounds the wind made. After the storm passed, he helped<br />
some neighbors get out <strong>of</strong> the destroyed area in his pickup<br />
truck. He returned to his house, parked his truck on his front<br />
lawn and then the water started to rise. His truck got stuck in<br />
his yard so he left it and walked several miles to hitch a ride. He<br />
then spent four days in the staging area waiting to be evacuated<br />
to meet his wife in Lafayette. He was currently staying with<br />
friends and was told it may be six months before he can return<br />
home. We shared our hurricane stories with him from last year<br />
and by the end <strong>of</strong> our conversation my fiancé was <strong>of</strong>fering him<br />
a job in his distribution center and numbers were being<br />
exchanged.<br />
Another young girl also doing her laundry told us she was a college<br />
student in her senior year at the University <strong>of</strong> New Orleans.<br />
She and her sorority sisters had to evacuate and pack up their<br />
house in a matter <strong>of</strong> hours. She was uncertain about transferring<br />
to the University in Lafayette because <strong>of</strong> her scholarships<br />
and grants, but by the time she registered the university could<br />
not have been more accommodating. She said that things were<br />
happening a lot quicker than most people would believe. This<br />
was a good sign for those who needed some sense <strong>of</strong> normalcy.<br />
As my fiancé Glenn and I were exploring our new surroundings<br />
we passed by the Cajun Dome, home to 6,000 displaced people<br />
from the New Orleans area. From the outside it looked quiet<br />
. . . continued on page 36<br />
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SUSTAINER SCOOP BY LOU ANN SUCH<br />
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!<br />
I realize this is <strong>November</strong>, but I have to<br />
tell you what a great luncheon we had in<br />
September. First <strong>of</strong> all, we had almost<br />
80 ladies attend an excellent luncheon<br />
with Brooke Qualk outdoing herself<br />
with centerpieces for each table, a fall<br />
flower pen favor, and a great raffle center<br />
piece. As an aside, I must say that<br />
we all looked younger than ever.<br />
We also had another even more successful Woman Volunteer <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year luncheon. Kathy Adkins and her committee did an<br />
amazing job. The impressive fact here is that six <strong>of</strong> the 30<br />
women nominated by 30 organizations are Sustainers. They are<br />
Vanessa Boltz (<strong>Boca</strong> Ballet Theater), Renee Feder (American<br />
Heart Association), Elizabeth Hevert (The Lewis and Anne<br />
Green Memory and Wellness Center), Cindy Krebsbach (<strong>Junior</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>), Anne Vegso (Aid to Victims <strong>of</strong><br />
Domestic Abuse) and Dawn Zook (The Children’s Place at<br />
Home Safe). Congratulations to all <strong>of</strong> you.<br />
We have so many great adventures planned for this year. The dinner<br />
group gets bigger and better each year, thanks to Lucille Gioia.<br />
The museum trips planned by Barbara O’Connell in January,<br />
February and March will make all <strong>of</strong> us want to learn more about<br />
art. The theater night <strong>of</strong> the Broadway musical, “Wicked” should<br />
be awesome. Our list goes on and on. If you did not attend the<br />
NOVEMBER 27, <strong>2005</strong><br />
MARTIN FISCHER-DIESKAU, Guest Conductor<br />
PROGRAM<br />
CHERUBINI Overture to Medea<br />
DORATI American Serenade<br />
GLAZER Concertino for Chamber Orchestra<br />
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)<br />
DECEMBER 18, <strong>2005</strong><br />
ALASTAIR WILLIS, Guest Conductor<br />
MEI-TING SUN, Piano Soloist<br />
PROGRAM<br />
BEETHOVEN Promethius Overture<br />
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”<br />
KERNIS Musica Celestis<br />
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite<br />
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<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Philharmonic Symphonia<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-2006 EDITH EDITH<br />
& MARTIN MARTIN<br />
B. S<br />
JANUARY 8, 2006<br />
GIANCARLO GUERRERO, Guest Conductor<br />
SHUNSKE SATO,Violin Soloist<br />
PROGRAM<br />
MOZART Symphony No. 35 (“Haffner”)<br />
PROKOFIEV Concerto for Violin, No. 1<br />
COPLAND Three Latin American Sketches<br />
SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony,<br />
Arr. Rudolf Barshai<br />
FEBRUARY 12, 2006<br />
ALEXANDER PLATT, Guest Conductor<br />
WILLIAM WOLFRAM, Piano Soloist<br />
PROGRAM<br />
HAYDN Symphony No. 86 (“Paris”)<br />
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1<br />
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings<br />
MOZART Symphony No. 31 (“Paris”)<br />
luncheon where we had the sign up sheets, but would like to join<br />
one or more <strong>of</strong> the groups please call me or the Chair <strong>of</strong> your interest<br />
group to let them know you want to join.<br />
While I am babbling, I’ll mention another interesting summer<br />
vacation. Carolyn Cunningham and Billie Jean Steele hiked<br />
16,200 feet up a mountain in Peru. I quote from Carolyn, “This<br />
was seven nights sleeping in a tent! After Kilimanjaro last year,<br />
we decided we should use all the equipment we bought at least<br />
one more time. The hiking is beautiful, but the tent thing gets<br />
old.” I think that tops my vacation in Italy.<br />
This year the Sustainers have taken on a new, easy to do but<br />
very important project called “Forgotten Soldiers Outreach.”<br />
This program will be explained by Denise Alman at the end <strong>of</strong><br />
this article. While we all must worry about hurricane victims,<br />
we should not forget those who are fighting for us in Iraq.<br />
Please read about what we can do about the our forgotte soldienrs<br />
on the following page.<br />
Needless to say, the social event <strong>of</strong> the year is coming up this<br />
month. The grand opening <strong>of</strong> the Neiman Marcus store at Town<br />
Center. It will be a black tie gala. Good luck getting your husband<br />
in a tux to go to a department store. I know, there are a<br />
few <strong>of</strong> you whose husbands own their tuxes and love to go to<br />
these events. Then there’s the rest <strong>of</strong> us. This should be quite<br />
an extravaganza, so come join us on <strong>November</strong> 17th from 7<br />
p.m. till 10 p.m.<br />
. . . continued on page 33<br />
B. STEIN TEIN CONNOISSEUR ONNOISSEUR CONCERT ONCERT SERIES ERIES<br />
Concerts on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at FAU’s University Theater (February 12th Concert at St. Andrews School)<br />
MARCH 12, 2006<br />
MISCHA SANTORA, Guest Conductor<br />
ILYA ITIN, Piano Soloist<br />
PROGRAM<br />
MOZART Overture to Marriage<br />
<strong>of</strong> Figaro<br />
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27<br />
IVES Symphony No. 3 (“The Camp Meeting”)<br />
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”)<br />
SINGLE INGLE SEAT EAT<br />
T ICKETS & SUBSCRIPTIONS<br />
UBSCRIPTIONS<br />
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CALL ALL 888-426-5577<br />
2285 Potomac Road<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Florida 33431<br />
<strong>Boca</strong>symphonia@aol.com<br />
www.bocasymphonia.org
UPCOMING EVENTS<br />
Bridge: Day -<strong>November</strong> 4th Hostess - Marilou Ruelle. Night<br />
- <strong>November</strong> 15th Hostess - Check with Jackie<br />
General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 8th at the<br />
Renaissance Hotel. 6 p.m. - Social Hour 7 p.m. - Meeting.<br />
Come see what this eager <strong>League</strong> is doing. We always have a<br />
Sustainer’s table, so please join us.<br />
Book Group: Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 13th. Waiting for Snow in<br />
Havana by Carlos Eire, memoirs <strong>of</strong> the author’s childhood in<br />
Havana. You will love this book!<br />
Book Group I: Hostess - Mary Lavalle - to beheld at the Vegso<br />
Community Resource Center<br />
Book Group II: Hostess - TBA (check your email)<br />
Stitch and Beach: Monday, <strong>November</strong> 14th 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.<br />
Hostess: Betsy Owen - Come stitch, beach, chat and eat at<br />
Betsy’s beautiful beach club on the ocean in Delray. RSVP is a<br />
must to Betsy 561-276-4717<br />
Grand Opening <strong>of</strong> Neiman Marcus: Thursday, <strong>November</strong><br />
17th 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Black Tie, Price $150. per person. There<br />
will be entertainment, lush food and drink, and a myriad <strong>of</strong><br />
other sites to see. You know you want to come. Check your<br />
invitation now!<br />
Theater Night: Wednesday night February 15th. Diana<br />
Strickland has reserved only 20 seats for this event. Now 28<br />
ladies signed up, so the first 20 to send a check to Diana for<br />
$56.05 made out to JLBR will be the lucky ladies, so please<br />
send a check in quickly to reserve a place.<br />
CALLING ALL SUSTAINERS<br />
Kids@Home needs your help! If you would like to<br />
assist the Kids@Home committee in collecting items<br />
for the apartment starter kits or would like to host a<br />
cultivation event, please contact Cynthia Muench at<br />
561-289-6118 or Mary Glynn Toomey at 561-367-8444.<br />
SUSTAINER NEWS<br />
SUSTAINER SCOOP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32<br />
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS<br />
5 Betsy Bleich<br />
Kerry LoBello<br />
Sharon Shubin<br />
Honey Steiner<br />
9 Susan Hutchens<br />
10 Susan Doyle<br />
11 Laura Applewhite<br />
Rhoda Cobb<br />
Marsha Love<br />
14 Virginia Page<br />
15 Jan Andrew<br />
18 Janet Accetta Fuchs<br />
19 Patricia Cayce<br />
22 Betty Schulz<br />
23 Maryann DeShields<br />
Wendy Horton<br />
Beth Janser<br />
Daphne Maingot<br />
24 Kelly Husak<br />
Emily Schelter<br />
28 Kristin Viets<br />
30 Maureen Workman<br />
Again, have a great Thanksgiving. I give you permission to eat<br />
as much as you want for that one meal.<br />
LET’S NOT FORGET THE FORGOTTEN<br />
SOLDIERS<br />
by Denise Alman and Julie Buser<br />
The Sustainers are proud to announce our affiliation<br />
with a very important program called<br />
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc. Its purpose is<br />
to send encouragement through individual “We Care” packages<br />
to our United States servicemen and women stationed in Iraq,<br />
Kuwait, and other parts <strong>of</strong> the world. The care packages consist<br />
<strong>of</strong> letters <strong>of</strong> encouragement, U.S. Post Office or<br />
International Phone cards to allow them to call home, sun block<br />
and lip protection, bug repellent, AA batteries, baby wipes,<br />
white and black tube socks, and nonperishable food items. In<br />
addition to necessities, there are requests for “luxury items”<br />
such as black/mild cigars, sunflower seeds, disposable cameras,<br />
playing cards and games, magazines, hard candy, sweetened<br />
Kool-Aid and Gator Aid.<br />
A donation drive will take place at the January General<br />
Membership Meeting. The Forgotten Soldiers Outreach will<br />
personally pick up, package and mail our donated items. Also,<br />
a collection box is set up in the <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice and will remain<br />
there throughout the year for your convenience.<br />
Please check out the website at www.ForgottenSoldiers.org to<br />
find other ways to help. Another opportunity is to sponsor the<br />
shipment <strong>of</strong> one or more boxes. For $19 per box, you can<br />
become a part <strong>of</strong> the “Sponsor a Box” program or direct deposit<br />
donations can be made through their account at Wachovia Bank<br />
- Account #2000015542234.<br />
Dates for our soldiers’ return continue to be extended and new<br />
troops continue to be deployed. There is no end in sight. Please<br />
help us to say “thank you and you are not forgotten.”<br />
Scenes from the Fall Luncheon<br />
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MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 4, <strong>2005</strong><br />
The Board <strong>of</strong> Directors Meeting for the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong> was called to order at 7:13 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5,<br />
<strong>2005</strong>, by President Dorothy MacDiarmid at the Vegso<br />
Community Resource Center. In attendance: Kimberly<br />
Kenney, Robin Deyo, Reagan Such, Emily McMullin, Kathy<br />
Adkins, Dorothy MacDiarmid, Joanne Butcher, Peggy Jones,<br />
Kristin Calder, Stacey Hannan Quinn, Michelle Rubin and<br />
guests Barbara Phillips, Michele Weizer-Simon. President’s<br />
remarks: Dorothy stated that JLBR had received a $15,000<br />
grant <strong>of</strong> the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>. The Consent Agenda passed.<br />
Community Support Fund: Michele Weizer-Simon made a<br />
motion that Little Smiles receive a $2500. The motion passed.<br />
Finance Council: Barbara Phillips gave the board a review <strong>of</strong><br />
the completed audit. Michelle Rubin gave a brief overview <strong>of</strong><br />
fiduciary responsibility for board members. Discussion was<br />
held on possible needs in the community for money raised during<br />
the <strong>2005</strong>-06 year. Project development will survey the<br />
membership in <strong>November</strong>. New Member Projects: Kristin<br />
Calder made a motion that the following projects be approved<br />
for new members: A self-awareness campaign for young<br />
women at In The Pines, CARES health fair, Kids at Home<br />
apartment starter kits, Cookbook promotional event and JLBR<br />
Historians. Motion was seconded and passed. Discussion:<br />
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MINUTES<br />
MINUTES GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, OCTOBER 11, <strong>2005</strong><br />
The General Membership Meetings <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> (JLBR) were called to order at 9:35 a.m., and<br />
7:07 p.m. on October 11, <strong>2005</strong> at the Vegso Community<br />
Resource Center (VCRC) by President Dorothy MacDiarmid.<br />
After welcoming the membership and our guests, Dorothy<br />
made a motion to accept the consent agenda. The motion was<br />
seconded and passed. Dorothy introduced Mary Csar from<br />
the <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Historic Society and Anna Marie King from<br />
the Florence Fuller Child Development Centers. She presented<br />
each with a check for $2,500 from the Community<br />
Support Fund for the "Her Story" Project and the Nursery<br />
remodel, respectively. Dorothy then introduced Reagan Such<br />
who serves as Chair for the collaborative <strong>Boca</strong> United Relief<br />
(BUR) Project. Reagan reported its progress and introduced:<br />
Sondra Guidry at the a.m. meeting and Delia Weiss at the<br />
p.m. meeting, Hurricane Katrina Evacuees being helped by<br />
BUR, who spoke <strong>of</strong> their recent experiences coming to <strong>Boca</strong><br />
from New Orleans. Dorothy thanked Reagan Such, Robin<br />
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Possible creation <strong>of</strong> a slated position for VCRC house manager.<br />
Motion made by Kimberly Kenney at 8:55pm to extend the<br />
meeting 20 minutes. Motion was seconded and passed.<br />
October’s member <strong>of</strong> the month: Susan Davis from DIAD.<br />
Communications Council: Emily McMullin and Stacey<br />
Hannan Quinn discussed the update on the web site and<br />
requested that any changes be forward by email to Stacey<br />
Hannan Quinn. DIAD: Peggy Jones made a motion to<br />
approve four DIAD events: Carver Estates Celebrity Chefs on<br />
January 12, 2006 and April 13, 2006, Kids at Home on<br />
<strong>November</strong> 13, <strong>2005</strong>, CARES on <strong>November</strong> 10, <strong>2005</strong> and<br />
VCRC grant writing series on October 18, October 27,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 2, and <strong>November</strong> 16. Motion was seconded and<br />
passed. Peggy Jones provided an estimated budget for the<br />
grant library which will apply to the period after our relationship<br />
with the Community Foundation ends in 2006. The grant<br />
for money from Community Foundation will be submitted this<br />
month and if awarded will cover the library expenses through<br />
2006. At that time the <strong>League</strong> will begin to operate the grant<br />
library independently. Announcements were made regarding<br />
upcoming <strong>League</strong> events. There being no further business, the<br />
meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.<br />
Respectfully submitted: Michelle Rubin<br />
Deyo, Linda Donoghue, Peggy Jones, Lisa Bariso, Heide<br />
Taylor and sustainers: Debbie Abrams, Barbara Hill, Lou Ann<br />
Such, Janet Bridges, Liz Fischman, Cindy Krebsbach, Lisa<br />
Mulhall, Carolyn Arnold and Cristy Fimiani for their participation.<br />
She also noted that the <strong>November</strong> General<br />
Membership Meeting (GMM) "Instant Payback" activity<br />
would be to collect games for the Family Visitation Center.<br />
Communications Council: VP Stacey Hannan Quinn noted<br />
that yearbooks are available at VCRC and that new covers<br />
can be purchased for $3. Personnel Council: VP Emily<br />
McMullin (Melinda DeH<strong>of</strong>f p.m.) announced that Susan<br />
Davis, DIAD, was chosen as the Member <strong>of</strong> the Month. She<br />
also noted sign-ups were available for the Membership<br />
Satisfaction and Training's pregnancy class and eBay workshops<br />
or to host a cottage meeting. Kristin Calder, reminded<br />
the New Members that Super Saturday is October 15, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Finance Council: VP Robin Deyo introduced Nancy Dockerty,<br />
. . . continued on page 35<br />
e Got no check books, got no banks. Still I'd like<br />
to express my thanks - I got the sun in the<br />
mornin' and the moon at night. e<br />
. . . Irving Berlin
TRANSITION REPORT<br />
MINUTES GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, OCTOBER 11, <strong>2005</strong>, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34<br />
Woman Volunteer <strong>of</strong> the Year (WVOY), who announced the<br />
details <strong>of</strong> the Red Carpet, the luncheon and fashion show<br />
events and the addition <strong>of</strong> an original design $25,000 diamond<br />
necklace from Mayors Jewelry. Kathy Adkins,<br />
President Elect and WVOY Chair, requested that members<br />
use the self park on the day <strong>of</strong> the event and noted the<br />
changes in the start and end times <strong>of</strong> the shifts. Tibisay Vasile<br />
(Rebecca Elman p.m.), Family Portrait Day, reported that<br />
there were a few sessions available. Reagan Such, Fund<br />
Development (Elizabeth Murdoch p.m.), reported on the<br />
Bloomingdale's Shopping Day, the Darjeeling and Designers<br />
event at Sawgrass Mills on December 8th. Candace Bushnell<br />
is the guest speaker and will be signing her new book.<br />
Carolyn Arnold, Cookbook, noted the two or four hour shifts<br />
available at WVOY, the Southern Woman's Show on Oct<br />
28th, 29th and 30th at the new convention center in West<br />
Palm Beach. Michele Toomey and Kristen Ross (Jamie<br />
TRANSITION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER <strong>2005</strong> SUBMITTED BY LINDA DONOGHUE<br />
CHANGES<br />
Stephanie Brown (A)<br />
e: Stephandjoel99@aol.com<br />
Patsy Burke (S)<br />
4 Turtle Lane<br />
Village <strong>of</strong> Golf 33436<br />
Stacy Lovit (NRA)<br />
101 Caesar Drive<br />
Lafayette, LA 70508<br />
h: 337-837-5762<br />
Jacquie Nicholson (A)<br />
w: 561-375-6681<br />
jacquelinenicholson@unitedwaypbc.org<br />
Julia Trevarthen (S)<br />
e: jatrev@adelphia.net<br />
Kimberly (Kroll) Whelchel (A)<br />
h: 561-376-9511<br />
TRANSFER IN<br />
Brenda Browning (A)<br />
33 Camino Real #411<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> 33432<br />
c: 561-400-7295<br />
e: browningbl@yahoo.com<br />
from JL <strong>of</strong> Greater Lakeland<br />
Maureen Fay (S)<br />
9 Acacia Drive<br />
Boynton Beach 33436<br />
h: 561-737-1725<br />
c: 561-267-5589<br />
e: m2d2@bellsouth.net<br />
from JL <strong>of</strong> Greensboro, NC<br />
Nancy Freeman (S)<br />
801 Estuary Way<br />
Delray Beach 33483<br />
h: 561-278-2107<br />
c: 561-716-6636<br />
from JL Boston<br />
Marilyn Gilmore (S)<br />
901 E. Camino Real<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> 33432<br />
h: 561-368-1831, or<br />
774 Tyner Way<br />
Incline Village, NV 89451<br />
h: 775-833-1966<br />
from JL Palm Springs, CA<br />
Kristine de Haseth (S)<br />
3011 Polo Drive<br />
Gulfstream 33483<br />
h: 561-266-6755<br />
c: 561-445-5094<br />
e: Kristine@dehaseth.com<br />
from JL <strong>of</strong> the Palm Beaches<br />
Farley Rentschler (A)<br />
10 Camino Real, E.<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> 33432<br />
h: 561-213-0618<br />
e: farfar10@hotmail.com<br />
from JL <strong>of</strong> Boston<br />
TRANSFER OUT<br />
Ashley Shannon (A)<br />
1504 Bay Road<br />
Miami, FL 33145<br />
to JL <strong>of</strong> Miami<br />
Veccia p.m.), Chocolate Decadence, reported that ticket sales<br />
will start Nov 1st. Community Council: Amy Brand (Jamie<br />
Wicker p.m.) reported on a vote from the previous GMM and<br />
requested that members bring ideas to the <strong>November</strong> GMM<br />
for "There Ought to be a Law" to bring forth possible new<br />
issues. Susan Hunter, Community Pride, at the PM meeting,<br />
announced that their new committee name is Hometown<br />
History. Maggie Dickenson (Lisa Moss p.m.) DIAD<br />
announced the new shifts available and reminded the membership<br />
to contact the chair if you cannot attend a shift that<br />
one has signed up for. Mary Glynn Toomey (Cyndi Muench<br />
p.m.), Kids@Home, reported on the shifts available for their<br />
Thanksgiving Party. There being no further business, these<br />
meetings were adjourned at 11:34 a.m. and 8:05 p.m.<br />
Respectfully submitted, Linda Donoghue<br />
INTERLEAGUE<br />
Shana Clark (S)<br />
7489 N.W. 117th Lane<br />
Parkland 33076<br />
h: 954-346-9556<br />
c: 954-232-6048<br />
f: 954-346-9557<br />
e: shanaclark@bellsouth.net<br />
from JL Plano, TX<br />
REINSTATE<br />
Carrie Miller<br />
RESIGNED<br />
Helen Beland (A)<br />
Michele Buck (A)<br />
Nicole Dion (A)<br />
Helen Peck (A)<br />
Andrea Pennesi (A)<br />
Doreen Zic-Hock (A)<br />
Nancy Woodbury (A)<br />
Michele Bellisari (A)<br />
Fabiola Hooker (A)<br />
Yvonne Lanzon (A)<br />
SABBATICAL<br />
Celeste Krikorian (A)<br />
The miracle is this - the more we share,<br />
the more we have.<br />
. . . Leonard Nimoy<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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EXERCISE IN MIDDLE AGE CAN CUT ALZHEIMER’S RISK<br />
36 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
WORKING OUT AT LEAST<br />
TWICE A WEEK LOWERS ODDS BY<br />
60%, STUDY FINDS<br />
Exercising in middle age not only<br />
keeps the weight down and the<br />
heart healthy but can also cut the<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> suffering from Alzheimer’s<br />
disease, particularly in high risk<br />
people, Swedish researchers said<br />
on Monday.<br />
Scientists at the Karolinska<br />
Institute in Sweden found that people<br />
in mid-life who exercised at least twice a week had about a<br />
60 percent lower risk <strong>of</strong> suffering from dementia than more<br />
sedentary people. This is the first study to show this long-term<br />
relation between physical activity and dementia later in life,”<br />
Dr. Miia Kivipelto, <strong>of</strong> the Aging Research Center at the institute,<br />
said in an interview. The biggest impact was in people<br />
who had a genetic susceptibility to dementia, according to the<br />
study published in The Lancet Neurology journal. It seems that<br />
physical activity had an even more pronounced effect among<br />
those with the susceptibility gene apoe4, the most important<br />
risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia,” Kivipelto<br />
added.<br />
and not many cars to be found in the parking lot. On television<br />
and in the paper the scene was quite different. As I was returning<br />
to West Palm for my last two weeks <strong>of</strong> work, I made a mental<br />
note to find out how to volunteer when I got back.<br />
As I was nearing the end <strong>of</strong> my last two weeks in Florida and<br />
longing to be with my beloved another detour happened,<br />
Hurricane Rita. This time Lafayette would feel the effects <strong>of</strong><br />
the storm. My flight was cancelled to Louisiana so I was in<br />
West Palm while my fiancé along with our animals prepared to<br />
hunker down. Although he lost power during the storm, we<br />
talked many times on the cell phone. Even though it took several<br />
times to get through, my nerves were calmed just hearing<br />
his voice and the reassurance that they were ok. After all we<br />
had experienced Frances and Jeanne. Fortunately the power was<br />
only out 24 hours and I was able to return the next day. Our<br />
neighborhood looked like a war zone with downed trees and<br />
branches and leaves all over the roads and yards, much like our<br />
neighborhood looked after Hurricane Frances. We were very<br />
fortunate as our neighbors just 20 miles to the south were under<br />
water from the tidal surge. After a few days I found myself<br />
back again at the laundromat. This time all the people doing<br />
laundry were displaced from the Lake Charles’ area 70 miles to<br />
the west. Their stories were just as bad. Houses are inhabitable<br />
or gone completely and they were not allowed to return for at<br />
HEALTH NEWS<br />
BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN: Alzheimer’s is the leading cause<br />
<strong>of</strong> dementia in the elderly. It affects an estimated 12 million<br />
people around the globe. There is no cure for the progressive<br />
illness that robs people <strong>of</strong> their memory and mental ability but<br />
drug treatments may slow the early progression <strong>of</strong> the disorder.<br />
Kivipelto and her team studied the mental health <strong>of</strong> nearly<br />
1,500 people between the ages <strong>of</strong> 65-79 whose leisure activities<br />
had been monitored every five years from 1972 to 1987. After<br />
re-examining the data in 1998 they discovered the active group,<br />
which did a physical activity that caused sweating and strained<br />
breathing, were less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s.<br />
“We found that people who were active during mid-life and had<br />
leisure activities at least two times per week had a much lower<br />
risk for dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease,” she<br />
explained.<br />
Walking and cycling were the most common forms <strong>of</strong> exercise<br />
in the study. The researchers found no link between the amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> exercise and the degree <strong>of</strong> reduced risk. They do not know<br />
exactly how exercise decreases dementia risk. But they suspect<br />
it could be due to a direct effect on the brain and its messaging<br />
system and also by improving blood flow to the brain.<br />
It may promote brain plasticity by a direct effect on the brain,”<br />
Kivipelto added.<br />
SCENES FROM A LAUNDROMAT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31<br />
least a week. Most had evacuated after the lessons <strong>of</strong> Katrina<br />
but the devastation was just as bad. Because <strong>of</strong> the tidal surge,<br />
the landscape was changed forever.<br />
So once again we dodged a bullet and came out unscathed. My<br />
new adventure has so far been a colorful one. I am already<br />
involved with my fiancé in a drive for those employees <strong>of</strong> his that<br />
lost their homes and need just the essentials. I am also in contact<br />
with <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lafayette and trying to team up for volunteer<br />
needs. I guess change is good even when it comes in threes.<br />
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours<br />
to prepare. They are consumed in twelve<br />
minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes.<br />
This is not coincidence . . . Erma Bombeck<br />
What we’re really talking about is a wonderful<br />
day set aside on the fourth Thursday <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>November</strong> when no one diets. I mean, why<br />
else would they call it Thanksgiving?<br />
. . . Erma Bombeck
LIST OF ADVERTISERS<br />
Angela Moore ....................................................6<br />
Ann Rutherford ................................................27<br />
Art Gallery Originals ......................................10<br />
Barbara Hill......................................................18<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Historical Society ........................19<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Philharmonic Symphonia ............32<br />
Carolyn Cole Arnold, Psy.D., P.A..........................................16<br />
Creative Branch........................................................................7<br />
Creative Memories ..................................................................7<br />
Duck Tours <strong>of</strong> Miami ..............................................................4<br />
Jacqueline Moroco, D.D.S., M.S. ..........................................16<br />
Janie Lott, Inc.........................................................................12<br />
Katie Stack ............................................................................13<br />
Krumholtz Orthodontics.........................................................12<br />
Lawless, Edwards & Warren....................................................6<br />
Lynn University......................................................................14<br />
National Gymnastics ..............................................................22<br />
Personal Senior Services, Inc.................................................25<br />
Reagan Such & Lou Ann Such ..............................................21<br />
Really Good Cookies ............................................................15<br />
Robin Philpit ............................................................................9<br />
Steven R. Alman, D.M.D., F.A.G.D. ......................................15<br />
Wayne Alder ..........................................................................29<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
Endowment Fund, Inc.<br />
Established to further the mission <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, Inc. by providing a permanent fund to<br />
maintain the Vegso Community Resource Center.<br />
Enclosed is my tax deductible contribution to the JLBR<br />
ENDOWMENT FUND INC. $<br />
(make checks payable to the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Endowment Fund, Inc.)<br />
In Honor <strong>of</strong><br />
(Occasion: birthday, anniversary, graduation, marriage, birth, accomplishment, other)<br />
In Memory <strong>of</strong><br />
Please send acknowledgment to:<br />
Name:<br />
Address:<br />
City, State, Zip:<br />
Contributed by:<br />
Name:<br />
Address:<br />
City, State, Zip:<br />
Please mail form to:<br />
JLBR Endowment Fund<br />
261 N.W. 13th Street<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33432<br />
BULLETIN BOARD<br />
LITTLE LEAGUERS<br />
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON MEMBERSHIP WOULD LIKE TO<br />
CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR<br />
LITTLE LEAGUER:<br />
Jorganna and Harry Thrower on the birth <strong>of</strong> their daughter,<br />
Abigal Jean, born September 18th, 8 lbs. 2 oz.<br />
Michele and Rick Buck on the birth <strong>of</strong> their son, Ryan Douglas,<br />
born September 26th, 8 lb. 6oz., 20 in.<br />
PASSINGS<br />
The members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> would like to<br />
extend their sincere condolences to April and Wayne Alder on<br />
the death <strong>of</strong> Wayne’s beloved father, Mac Louis Alder.<br />
CORRECTION<br />
Please Note: The Savor The Moment Cookbook <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
phone number printed in the <strong>2005</strong>-2006 JLBR Directory is<br />
incorrect. The correct phone number is:<br />
561-620-0765<br />
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS<br />
2 Elizabeth Gallo<br />
3 Nancy Dockerty<br />
7 Diana Swords<br />
10 Priscilla Missita<br />
13 Laurie Dankowski<br />
14 Tiffany Batchelder<br />
Stacy Lovit<br />
16 Lara Eppert<br />
17 Derinda Lewis<br />
18 Susan Weinstein<br />
21 Ann Wellmuth<br />
22 Michelle Duffy<br />
Kari Soltys<br />
Kyle Van Hoeven<br />
23 Jennifer DeWolff<br />
25 Jaime Veccia<br />
26 Lori Fertel<br />
27 Elizabeth Bush<br />
28 Mary Margaret Gentile<br />
29 Leslie Jackson<br />
! Let’s Not Forget The Forgotten Soldiers !<br />
The Sustainers are proud to announce our affiliation with a very<br />
important program called Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc. Its purpose<br />
is to send encouragement through individual “we care” packages<br />
to our United States servicemen and women stationed in Iraq,<br />
Kuwait, and other parts <strong>of</strong> the world. A donation drive will take<br />
place at the January General Membership Meeting. The Forgotten<br />
Soldiers Outreach will personally pick up, package and mail our<br />
donated items. Also, a collection box is set up in the <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
and will remain there throughout the year for your convenience.<br />
Please check out the website at www.ForgottenSoldiers.org to find<br />
other ways to help. Dates for our soldiers’ return continue to be<br />
extended and new troops continue to be deployed. There is no end<br />
in sight. Please help us to say “thank you and you are not forgotten.”<br />
For more information see page 33 in this issue <strong>of</strong> THE BRIDGE.<br />
www.JLBR.org<br />
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BRIDGE PATRONS<br />
13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
20 21 22 6:30 pm 23 24 Thanksgiving 25 26<br />
Personnel<br />
Council<br />
Day<br />
27 28 29 Advertisement<br />
deadline for<br />
THE BRIDGE<br />
30<br />
38 The Bridge <strong>November</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
LINES OF COMMUNICATION<br />
The Publications Committee gratefully acknowledges the generous support <strong>of</strong> THE BRIDGE from the BRIDGE PATRONS listed<br />
below. Your yearly contribution <strong>of</strong> $75 will help us give more to the community by absorbing some <strong>of</strong> our publishing costs.<br />
Thanks to you, we are well on the way to becoming a self-supporting publication! Send your check to the JLBR <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Kathy & Paul Adkins<br />
April & Wayne Alder<br />
Carolyn & Charles Arnold<br />
Kathleen & Ronald Assaf<br />
Carol Auerbach<br />
Marta Batsmasian<br />
Jean & John Bourne<br />
Sharon Sands Budd<br />
Julie & Tom Buser<br />
Dora & Karl Butcher<br />
Kristin & Glen Calder<br />
Jane & Iain Calder<br />
Judith & Thomas Carberry<br />
Patsy Chamberlain<br />
Lillian D. Clarke<br />
Polly Cochran<br />
Mrs. Tami Constantine<br />
Shirley Cousins<br />
Jennifer Critchfield<br />
BRIDGE DEADLINES & ADVERTISEMENT RATES<br />
December’s BRIDGE articles are due by Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 1st and January’s BRIDGE articles are due by December 6th.<br />
Articles should be e-mailed to the <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice at: Bridge@jlbr.org. If submitting pictures, please call Robin at (561) 750-<br />
9036 for instructions. DEADLINE FOR ADS in December’s issue is Tuesday, Oct. 25th and for January’s issue is Tuesday,<br />
Nov. 29th. Payment for ads should be mailed to the <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice. If ad is not “camera ready,” a design fee will be charged.<br />
($35 for single and double size business cards and $50 for half and full page -b/w). For more information, please call Robin<br />
Philpit at (561) 750-9036.<br />
AD SIZE<br />
SINGLE BUSINESS CARD (B/W 3.5” x 2”)<br />
DOUBLE BUSINESS CARD (B/W)<br />
Horizontal (7.25” x 2”) or Vertical (3.5” x 4”)<br />
1/2 PAGE (B/W - 7.25” x 4.25”)<br />
PAGE (B/W - 7.25” x 9.75”)<br />
PAGE (front inside or back outside - color)<br />
PAGE (back inside color)<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2005</strong><br />
Stephanie Critchfield<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Deyo<br />
Jennifer Donn<br />
Elysa & Scott Elk<br />
Lauren Forbes<br />
Gayl & James Hackett<br />
Christiane & Thomas Head<br />
Chris & Forrest Heathcott<br />
Diane Hopkins<br />
Amy Kazma<br />
Henry and Christine Kraft<br />
Dr. Michael & Mrs.Cindy Krebsbach<br />
Wendy Kulberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lavalle<br />
Dorothy & Blake MacDiarmid<br />
Emily McMullin<br />
Janice V. Middlebrook<br />
Camille & Charles Mohaupt<br />
Nicole Mugavero<br />
SINGLE RUN RATE<br />
$ 50.00<br />
$100.00<br />
$140.00<br />
$250.00<br />
$400.00<br />
$375.00<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
1 9 am Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Director’s Meeting<br />
BRIDGE Deadline<br />
2 3 4 5<br />
6 7 8 General Membership 9 10 Nat’l Alzheimer’s 11 Veterans 12<br />
Meeting 6 pm Social<br />
Found. Candle<br />
Day<br />
7 pm Meeting<br />
Lighting Ceremony<br />
Caring Hearts<br />
Open House<br />
7 pm Finance<br />
Council<br />
New Member<br />
6:30 pm Social<br />
7 pm Meeting<br />
Neiman Marcus<br />
Grand Opening<br />
Gala<br />
National Alzheimer’s Disease<br />
Awareness Month<br />
Lisa & John Mulhall<br />
Lauren P. Murray-Boynton<br />
Mary Jo & Randy Nobles<br />
Janet Nodine<br />
Geri Penniman<br />
Robin & Tom Philpit<br />
Mary Plum<br />
Dorothy & Karl Preusse<br />
Jason & Jacqueline Reeves<br />
Peggy & Stephen Ruzika<br />
Ally Schmid<br />
Jean F. Spence<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Toomey, Jr..<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Toomey, Sr.<br />
Patricia Toppel<br />
Dr. Michele Weizer-Simon<br />
Cathy Younis<br />
3 OR MORE RUN RATE<br />
$ 45.00<br />
$ 90.00<br />
$126.00<br />
$225.00<br />
$375.00<br />
$350.00<br />
October<br />
S M T W T F S<br />
1<br />
2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />
16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />
23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
30 31<br />
December<br />
S M T W T F S<br />
1 2 3<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park in <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
features a concert green, amphitheater and coming<br />
soon a performing arts facility. Join the Centre for<br />
the Arts for wonderful outdoor concerts, cultural<br />
events and spectacular performances.<br />
Uniting Our Community Through Culture.<br />
• BILLY IDOL<br />
Nov 1, <strong>2005</strong> at 8:00 pm<br />
• THE FASHIONABLE LIFE...<br />
Mizner Park Comes Alive<br />
Nov 2, <strong>2005</strong> at 6:00 pm<br />
• MUSIC IN THE PARK<br />
Veteran's Day Concert<br />
Nov 11, <strong>2005</strong> at 7:00 pm<br />
• CINEMA IN THE PARK<br />
“Mrs. Doubtfire”<br />
Nov 18, <strong>2005</strong> at 6:00 pm<br />
• CYNDI LAUPER<br />
Nov 26, <strong>2005</strong> at 8:00 pm<br />
• DOLLY PARTON<br />
Nov 27, <strong>2005</strong> at 7:30 pm<br />
• HOLIDAY CONCERT<br />
Bob Lappin and<br />
The Palm Beach Pops'<br />
Grande Orchestra<br />
Dec 4, <strong>2005</strong> at 7:00 pm<br />
• WAYNE NEWTON<br />
Dec 9, <strong>2005</strong> at 8:00 pm<br />
VIP Ticket packages and<br />
meet-n-greet available!<br />
• CENTRE KIDS<br />
“Hans Brinker and the<br />
Silver Skates”<br />
Dec 13, <strong>2005</strong> at 9:30 am<br />
• CINEMA IN THE PARK<br />
Dec 16, <strong>2005</strong> at 6 pm<br />
To purchase tickets, visit the<br />
Amphitheater box <strong>of</strong>fice in <strong>Boca</strong><br />
<strong>Raton</strong>, located at the Count de<br />
Hoernle Amphitheater on the East<br />
side <strong>of</strong> the stage. Hours are Monday<br />
through Friday, 12:30-5:00 pm.<br />
Tickets may also be purchased by<br />
calling Ticketmaster at 561-966-3309,<br />
or at www.ticketmaster.com. For<br />
additional information, please visit<br />
www.centre4artsboca.com or call<br />
561-368-8445.<br />
433 Plaza Real, Suite 339 • <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>
261 N.W. 13th Street<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL 33432<br />
Happy Thanksgiving!<br />
<strong>November</strong> General<br />
Membership Meeting<br />
Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 8, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Social Hour at 6 p.m. - Meeting at 7 p.m.<br />
Renaissance <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Hotel<br />
2000 N.W. 19th Street, <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong><br />
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U.S. Postage<br />
PAID<br />
<strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong>, FL<br />
Permit No. 163