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2007 National Awards Luncheon
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Bankie Benton, President
Dear Member:
What an exciting year we have ahead of us! I appreciate the opportunity to serve
as your President and look forward to an eventful year and trust I will see all
of you at our meetings.
Our dear Charter Member and past leader, Harriet Kaye, has left her estate to
our Broward County Chapter. I along with several Board members met with The
Community Foundation this summer to discuss the estate and the disposition of
the funds. The proceeds will be invested, and our organization will receive
funds each year. It was Harriet’s wish that we send a minimum of 100 students
each year to the Spirit of America Conference and history teachers to regional
seminars for additional education. The real estate needs to be sold before the
full amount is to be invested; however, this year we will work to send
seventy-five students.
Mayor
Naugle is assisting us in getting the Jack Kaye Park rededicated as The Jack and
Harriet Kaye Park. We thought this a wonderful tribute to such a patriotic,
philanthropic and dedicated lady. The date of this rededication is Saturday,
January 26, 2008.
Our
George Washington Birthday Ball is Saturday, February 23, 2008. Suzy Rachanski,
with the assistance of Ed Johnson and Jane Wikberg, have a magnificent ball
planned. It will be held at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club. Start collecting items
for the silent auction and ask your friends to save that date.
I appreciate all the hard work our Board members have done this summer. Our
special appreciation to Pat McDougle and Lorraine Fletcher for producing fifteen
distinguished award winners, and to Pat for accepting the V.P. of Youth
Education after the Hon.George Wortley found it necessary to resign. Please call
Pat to help her with the correspondence or student interviewing, or if you wish
to be a chaperone.
I look forward to a productive, interesting year.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Eubank Benton
bankiebenton@ffvfbroward.org
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