{"id":4512,"date":"2020-01-08T09:34:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2020-01-08T09:34:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:34:31","slug":"newsletter-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter &#8211; December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4527\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/gift-package\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?fit=847%2C680\" data-orig-size=\"847,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1578314056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gift package\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Exchange Club of Sebastian Birthdays and Club Anniversaries&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?fit=200%2C161\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?fit=847%2C680\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?resize=300%2C241\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?resize=300%2C241 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?resize=768%2C617 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gift-package.jpeg?w=847 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><u>Holiday Gift Exchange<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On December 18 we held our annual holiday gift exchange.&nbsp; This was a great opportunity for camaraderie with fellow members \u2026.. lots of laughter, gift stealing! &nbsp;Holiday desserts were provided by Karen McElveen, Debbie Fitzpatrick and Margie Duffell for this event and to celebrate members who had December birthdays:<\/p>\n<p>Susan Baran&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12\/01<\/p>\n<p>Felix Cruz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12\/01<\/p>\n<p>Paul Reeves&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12\/20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And those members who have December anniversaries:<\/p>\n<p>John Waitner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 Years<\/p>\n<p>Debbie Fitzpatrick&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 Years<\/p>\n<p>Ali Qizilbash&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9 Years<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.fishingforcharity.org\\\/bluewateropen\\\/news\\\/newsletter-december-2019\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4512 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-gift-exchange-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Exchange Club of Sebastian, meeting at captain Hirams in Sebastian\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4518\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-gift-exchange-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C827\" data-orig-size=\"1080,827\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"December Gift Exchange 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?fit=200%2C153\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C784\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-gift-exchange\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?resize=200%2C200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4519\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-gift-exchange\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?fit=1080%2C810\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"December Gift Exchange\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?fit=200%2C150\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-gift-exchange-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?resize=200%2C200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4520\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-gift-exchange-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C810\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"December Gift Exchange 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?fit=200%2C150\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Gift-Exchange-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We also presented our waitress Lisa with a thank you card and gift for everything that she does for us throughout the year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4537\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4537\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-mike-and-lisa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?fit=1080%2C1367\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"December Mike and Lisa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;     Lisa Schwartz with Mike Natale&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?fit=158%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?fit=809%2C1024\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4537\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?resize=237%2C300\" alt=\"Exchange Club of Sebastian, Blue water openfishing tournament\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?resize=237%2C300 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?resize=768%2C972 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?resize=809%2C1024 809w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Mike-and-Lisa.jpg?w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa Schwartz with Mike Natale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><em><u>Students of the Month<\/u>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4521\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4521\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-students-of-the-month\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?fit=1080%2C810\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"December Students of the Month\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?fit=200%2C150\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" class=\"wp-image-4521 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-Students-of-the-Month.jpg?w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hassan Sharar, Samara Coakley, Christopher Cordner, Madison Deperi and Baylee Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>OUR YOUTH OF THE MONTH AWARD <\/em>recognizes hard-working pre-high school and high school students who attain high levels of scholastic achievement, community involvement and leadership, and the daily demonstration of good citizenship both at school and at home. Students recognized for the month of December were <strong><em>Madison Deperi <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Christopher Cordner <\/em><\/strong>from <strong><em>Sebastian River High School,<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Baylee Walker <\/em><\/strong>from <strong><em>Sebastian River Middle School<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Tamara Coakley <\/em><\/strong>from<strong><em> Storm Grove Middle School, <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Hassan Sharar <\/em><\/strong>from<strong><em> Sebastian Charter Junior High School.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Madison Deperi<\/em><\/strong> is an IB Diploma Candidate.&nbsp; she is very disciplined and conscientious.&nbsp;&nbsp; She has a weighted GPA of 4.233&nbsp; and Class Ranking of 32\/370.&nbsp; She is a member of the National Honor Society and recognized for the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence.&nbsp; Madison is a Varsity Soccer Player, is on the Varsity Track Team and a member of the District Championship Team 2017-2018.&nbsp; She has received our Scholar Athlete Award (must have an unweighted GPA of 3.5 while playing a varsity sport).&nbsp; She is also a member of Model UN, Art Club, SADD Club (President), Church Youth Group at Roseland United Methodist.&nbsp; Madison Volunteers at GFWC Sebastian River Junior Women\u2019s Club Science Camp and at the North County Library.&nbsp; She is certified in S.P.A.C.E. GIS in Transportation and Logistics.&nbsp; In accepting her award she said \u201cThank you to the Exchange Club, my incredible teachers, and parents.&nbsp; I have been accepted at UNF and FAU and am looking forward to a major in biology.&nbsp; Thank you all for your support.&nbsp; I appreciate this with my whole heart.\u201d<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Christopher Cordner<\/em><\/strong> is also an IB Diploma Candidate.&nbsp; He carries a weighted GPA of 4.625 and ranked 2\/370. He has been an IB Student Kindergarten throughout 12<sup>th<\/sup> grade and he is a member of the National Honor Society.&nbsp; He is on the Varsity soccer team and Varsity football kicker.&nbsp; Chris has volunteered for Lines in the Lagoon Fishing Tournament, Michael Shields Inshore Charity Fishing Tournament and the mock Ellis Island Immigration simulation at Liberty Magnet.&nbsp; He is a member of the Yes I can Club, FBLA and a research assistant in Stimgenics.&nbsp; Chris has also been awarded our Scholar Athlete Award (must have an unweighted GPA of 3.5 while playing a varsity sport).<\/p>\n<p>Chris has made an application to the US Naval Academy and has received a recommendation from Representative Posey.&nbsp; He has also made an application to UF to study biomedicine. In accepting his award he thanked our club for the opportunity to be recognized saying, \u201cI am appreciative and humbled to be chosen.&nbsp; Thank you to my parents for pushing me to be the best I can be.\u201d&nbsp;<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Baylee Walker<\/em><\/strong> has an amazing work ethic.&nbsp; She is always willing to help and go the extra mile by giving lending hand, daily, and just helping wherever and whenever necessary. She is always encouraging to her peers and she strives for excellence. She is one of our top student-athletes as well in the school, as she balances two sports (volleyball and girls lacrosse) as well as maintains honor roll status in her academics. She has made&nbsp;great strides in her athletic sports, as she was team captain of her volleyball team, as well as one of the leading players for her girl&#8217;s lacrosse team. With her amazing work ethic and her drive to be great; she has a boundless future ahead of her and she will definitely accomplish all of her goals.&nbsp; In accepting her award Baylee thanked our club, teachers, and parents for supporting her.<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Samara Coakley<\/em><\/strong> is hardworking and responsible, a member of the NJHS and a cheerleader.&nbsp; She has all straight A\u2019s and sets the tone for academic success for her peers.&nbsp; She is kind, well organized and volunteers in class.&nbsp; She wants to attend VBHS and on to UF to become a doctor.&nbsp; She loves running and photography.&nbsp; In accepting her award she said, \u201cthank you to my&nbsp; teachers and the Exchange Club for this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hassan Sharar<\/em><\/strong> is a straight A student this semester.&nbsp; He is hardworking and honest and adores his little 2-year-old \u201cprincess\u201d sister.&nbsp; He is quiet but does everything right.&nbsp; In accepting his award Hassan said \u201cI am very honored and grateful for being here.&nbsp; Thank you to my school and parents for what I have become.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><em><u>Community Giving<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4523\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4523\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-giving\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?fit=1080%2C810\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"december giving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Freddie Wolfork accepts check from Mike Natale&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?fit=200%2C150\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" class=\" wp-image-4523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?resize=325%2C244\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-giving.jpg?w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freddie Wolfork accepts check from Mike Natale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On&nbsp; December 11<sup>th<\/sup> we awarded checks to Youth Guidance and The Gifford Youth Achievement Center.&nbsp; Laurie Connelly, a director of Youth Guidance and mentor said \u201cThank you for your generous donation \u2013 mentors are positive role models for the youth.&nbsp; Freddie Wolfork from GYAC also thanked us for your donation saying it helps fund their food bank, buy clothing and furniture for needy families.&nbsp; He said GYAC also stands for \u201cGiving Youth a Chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nA \u201creal\u201d check for $12,180 was also presented at our December board meeting to Phil Barnes of Boys and Girls Club!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4529\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-phil-barnes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg?fit=480%2C533\" data-orig-size=\"480,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"december Phil Barnes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg?fit=180%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg?fit=480%2C533\" class=\"wp-image-4529\" title=\"Exchange Club of Sebastian presents Boys and Girls Club with a check for $12,180 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg?resize=358%2C398\" alt=\"Where does the Blue Water Open MOney Go?\" width=\"358\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg?resize=270%2C300 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/december-Phil-Barnes.jpg?w=480 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a Surprise for Phil from the Boys and Girls Club!<\/p>\n<h2><em>&nbsp;<u>Community Outreach<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By Karen McElveen<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4535\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4535\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-december-2019\/attachment\/december-giving-food-pantry\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg?fit=445%2C601\" data-orig-size=\"445,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"December giving food pantry\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Exchange Club of Sebastian Food Pantry donations&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Felix Cruz, Debbie Fitzpatrick, Eva Chapmen,                                    Karen McElveen, Curt Chapman and Kathy Burns deliver!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg?fit=148%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg?fit=445%2C601\" class=\" wp-image-4535\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg?resize=201%2C271\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg?resize=222%2C300 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-giving-food-pantry.jpg?w=445 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felix Cruz, Debbie Fitzpatrick, Eva Chapmen, Karen McElveen, Curt Chapman and Kathy Burns deliver!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Sebastian Exchange Club\u2019s annual Ecumenical Food Pantry Christmas Food Box delivery took place on Thursday morning, December 12th. Many members showed up on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, the order was not yet pulled together, so it moved to Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for Christmas food boxes is down this year, according to&nbsp; Dennis Klamm at the Food Pantry, so we only had 60 complete boxes to fill. Consequently, we were able to purchase a healthy supply of dog food and baby diapers, which are always in high demand and cannot be purchased with Food Pantry money.<\/p>\n<p>Hats off to Curt Chapman and Felix Cruz, who offered up their trucks for the delivery. Thanks also to all who participated: Eva Chapman, Kathy Burns, Debbie Fitzpatrick, Karen McElveen, Phil Barnes, and Michael Natale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Holiday Gift Exchange On December 18 we held our annual holiday gift exchange.&nbsp; This was a great opportunity for camaraderie with fellow members \u2026.. lots of laughter, gift stealing! &nbsp;Holiday desserts were provided by Karen McElveen, Debbie Fitzpatrick and Margie Duffell for this event and to celebrate members who had December birthdays: Susan Baran&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[54,72,26,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-boys-and-girls-club","7":"category-charitable-giving","8":"category-exchange-club-of-sebastian-fl","9":"category-news","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6OguL-1aM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4512"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4538,"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4512\/revisions\/4538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}