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Members and friends of Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach recently celebrated the Club's 50th Anniversary with a social hour, festive dinner menu, and an installation of newly elected officers at Brooks restaurant in Deerfield Beach. Dining tables and room decor reflected the glitz and glamour of the special occasion. President Kim Champion welcomed everyone and introduced honored guests: Govenor Nidia Bernsteil and installing officer Kathi Pease. Kim continued by announcing, "This 50th anniversary is also an outstanding reunion. as 12 of our Past Presidents came to show their continued support of our club. We appreciate their efforts in building Soroptimist of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach over the past five decades.

A nostalgic look at the history of the club, from 1960 to today, was presented by two Past Presidents, Helen Babione and Pat Reed. Helen reported one of the first important projects the club undertook was to extend service of the Palm Beach County Nurses Association from Lake Worth, down to Boca Raton, as there were no doctors or hospitals in Boca Raton at that time. Helen recalled attending many fashion showes, garage sales, and theatre parties which raised funds to support local charities. Pat Reed added, "Our mission today is to raise and donate money to financially needy individuals and orgainizations,  locally and internationally, for the benefit of women and girls."

In keeping with the golden anniversary theme, installing officer, Kathi Pease, presented golden jewelry, momentos, and pins to the new slate of officers, including the following: President, Lorry Herdeen, Secretary, Teri Maritn, Treasuer, Cynthia Cummings, VP of Programs, Carmen Uceda, VP of Membership, Mariela Montgomery, Co-VP's of Website, Elke Schmidt and Kim Champion, Recording Secretary, Connie Siskowski, Lifetime Director and Historian, Helen Babione, Directors, Maureen Burke and Connie Gescheidt, and Past President, Kim Champion. The grand presentation was the placing of a guilded crown on the head of Lorry Herdeen, the club's newly elected President.

The awards continued, as Connie Siskowski presented Rosemary Krieger with an Honorary Membership, and Rosemary read and dedicated a poem she had written for the special 50th anniversary and installation occasion. Cheers and a toast were given by Fred Herdeen, to all "Soroptimisters," the members' male counterparts, for the support of their wives' fundraising activities, dedication, and loyalty to goals. Cynthia Cummings presented special awards to all the club members who assisted her and Maureen Burke, as Co-Chairs of this years' Southern Region Conference. Kim Champion gave a recap of the club's activites in 2009 to 2010, and thanked all of the committee chairs for their service.