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April 2008 2nd Edition - Issue: #31
Welcome:
A special thank you to Nova Southeastern President Ray Ferrero, Jr. for last month’s presentation. NSU is a wonderful resource for our community.
Meeting Information/Speaker:
Attorney Bob Kelley will be our April speaker.  His website is www.justiceforall.com and the title of his presentation is Jury Duty: Your part in American Justice.
 
The Harris Corporation released a poll on jury duty recently. Harris Poll on Jury Duty. The poll contains some interesting findings on who is most likely to show up for jury duty and actually end up serving on a jury. It also shows that Americans, by a factor of 2 to 1, would trust a jury more than a judge to arrive at a fair verdict in a case. Sadly, the poll reveals that many Americans are still shirking their civic responsibility — three-quarters of Americans have never served on a jury, and over half have never attended jury duty. The poll is worth taking a look at, and it provides some interesting information on how Americans currently view trial by jury in this country.

Please make plans to join us to learn more about a topic that is important to all of us.

Important Registration Details:

The April meeting date is Tuesday the 8th. Please register by Thursday April 3.

Member News:
The members of BWA would like to extend sincere condolences to Christy Lambertus on the passing of her father.
 
The deadline for BWA scholarship applications has been extended to April 30. Maria Sanjuan has worked with the Community Foundation of Broward to get the word out to as many eligible women as possible and we are looking forward to helping some very able and deserving women again this year.
 
“Take me out to the ballgame…” Nancy Olson of the Florida Marlins Community Foundation is once again offering 16 BWA members the opportunity to enjoy a suite party on Tuesday, April 29 and watch the Marlins take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 
Tickets for the 7:05 p.m. game are $50, and all proceeds benefit the BWA scholarship fund. Please sign up at the April meeting, or email Dorothy Klein (dklein@bplfoundation.org) if you’re interested in being part of a fun evening. Husbands welcome!
 
Ellen Schulman announces that “The Forum for Nonprofits” is now broadcast as a public service of Beasley radio stations to help nonprofits raise money. The weekly program features one or more organizations worthy of philanthropic support and aggressively encourages listeners to make contributions to them. In addition, leading consultants give advice to help nonprofits succeed, and donors and others sources of funding explain how best to approach them for contributions.

“The Forum for Nonprofits” is available 24/7 from anywhere with Internet access or its equivalent at www.forumfornonprofits.com, in addition to being broadcast throughout South Florida over-the-air on WSBR AM 740 (Sundays, 6:20 a.m.) and WNN AM 1470 (Sundays, 7:30 a.m.).
 
Mary Riedel has been chosen as the new CEO of Women in Distress. Congratulations, Mary! 
 
Maria Soldani, principal of The Soldani Group continues to present humorous programs throughout the community as well as nationally.  She has been once again retained to present at the annual Professional Technical Staff Retreat collegewide for Broward Community College.
 
Patsy Mennuti has been named president/CEO of the Riverwalk Trust. Patsy has been with the Riverwalk Trust as executive director since 1995. She also serves as executive editor of Go Riverwalk magazine. Congratulations, Patsy!
Board List:
President: Maria San Juan, 954-356-5509 maria.sanjuan@axa-advisors.com
President Elect: Dorothy Klein, 954-357-7469, dklein@bplfoundation.org

Secretary: Elly du Pré, 954-463-4217edupre@LHOB.org
Treasurer: Anne McMichael, 954-375-3605, anne_mcmichael@securecomputing.com
VP, Communications- Sally Gress, 954-712-2431 sjkgress@hotmail.com
VP, Programs- Melinda Lee, 954-760-5122 mlee@bankatlantic.com
VP, Membership-Jane Katterhenry, 954-765-5500 jkatterhenry@regentbank.com
At Large-Linda Pratt, 954-831-7776 Lpratt@17th.FLcourts.org
At Large-Connie Chaney, 954-523-8900 cchaney773@aol.com
Immediate Past President-Leslie Backus 954-554-7990 leslie@backus.com
Meeting Dates:
April 8
May 13
June 10
Special Events:
Shelley Goren invites you to LIVE FROM SOUTH FLORIDA, It’s Saturday Night! Gilda's Club's 13 Annual Fundraiser.

The Event stars Sinbad and features Extreme Artist Jean Francois and takes place Saturday May 17 at Parker Playhouse. Ticket information is available at 954-763-6776 or at www.parkerplayhouse.com

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