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David Neuman began his Olive Oil career as a Comis Chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. in 1985.Years of employment followed in the Specialty and Natural Foods retail industry, where he cut his teeth on selling finer foods, which included managing world-class food retailers such as Sutton Place Gourmet (now Balducci’s) and Fresh Fields/Whole Foods Market in the Mid-Atlantic region. Food manufacturing was calling him in 1996 when he was recruited to be a sales manager for Nature’s Path Organic Foods, based in Vancouver, BC Canada. Within his first year he was promoted and ultimately became Executive VP, Sales and Marketing. Launching over 100 items into the hungry for healthy world- wide market, David had a hand in introducing unique foods to curious consumers such as organic functional breakfasts foods and some less functional such as the first Organic toaster-pastry, a/k/a Pop-Tart(R). He was involved in legalization of the term Organic, a member of the Whole Grain Council and a member of the Hemp Foods Alliance. These all helped him hone his skills for what was next.
For the next nine years, he was President and Partner of Lucini Italia®, growing the brand to be the premier quality Italian Olive Oil in America. Upon selling the business in late 2014, David opened Gaea® North America, a higher-end Extra Virgin Olive Oil brand, with the assistance of its parent company, Gaea Products S.A. in Greece. Beyond placing his Greek oils in the biggest and better retailers, he shared his knowledge pro-bono to thousands of both industry people and consumers via his Olive Oil 101 90-minute training class; a behind-the-scenes look and tasting of both excellent and defect oils. This included corporate training with chains such as Costco, Whole Foods, The Fresh Market, and many more. Totaling more than 3 billion media impressions and having worked as a food executive for 30 years, David decided it was time to go at it alone. READ MORE
• June 5th - (CAMS) Club Assembly Meeting Social
• June 11th - Guest Speaker: David Neuman, Topic: "Olive Oil"
• June 18th - Hybrid Club Meeting, Topic: "Unite For Good" Plans for the New Rotary Year (2025-26)
• June 25th - Guest Speaker: Eamon Toner, Topic: "Membership"
| TUE., JUNE 3RD @ 12:00 PM - GULFSTREAM PARK 2025 HALLANDALE BEACH STATE OF THE CITY LUNCHEON |
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Date/Time: June 3, 2025 | 12pm - 2pm
Fees/Admission - $50 Members | $60 Non - Members
Location: Gulfstream Park
Address: 901 S Federal Hwy, Third Floor
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
| TUE., JUNE 10TH - HALLANDALE BEACH YMCA FAMILY CENTER THE MAGIC OF ROTARY AT WORK |
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The Magic of Rotary was at work at the Hallandale Beach YMCA on June 10, 2025. We had a surprise stored for our very own Rotarian and dedicated Director of Operations at the YMCA, Tariq Robinson.
Hallandale Beach-Aventura Rotary Club President Evelyn Trinidad-Toraño, President-Elect Maruska Jilek, Rotarians Georgia Winfield and Marguerite Goulet presented Tariq with a check to sponsor a young child's two-week summer camp at the Hallandale Beach Y.
Just imagine the smile and excitement when this young one receives the news! Priceless.
Rotarians in action working on making the world a better place.
Evelyn Trinidad-Toraño
Club President
| WED., JUNE 11TH @ 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - HYBRID CLUB MEETING GUEST SPEAKER: DAVID NEUMAN, WORLD-RENOWNED OIL EXPERT |
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We had a full house and also several guests including Rotarians Alan Cohn and Sara Wagner from the Fort Lauderdale/Cypress Creek Club. Our guest speaker, David Neuman, a world-renowned olive oil expert and a member too of the Fort Lauderdale/Cypress Creek Rotary Club, gave an extraordinary presentation.
David arrived very early to set up all the material he wanted to share with us. His presentation required much work and preparation. He prepared 21 trays for us, each one with four samples of olive oil and one of vinegar to cleanse the palate. He went into many details about olive oil and taught us so many things that we couldn't contain our excitement and questions. We learned how to smell, taste, and identify good olive oil.
David is also a writer. For a small donation, we were able to buy his book "Extra Virgin Olive Oil - The Truth in Your Kitchen." All proceeds were given to his club. Not only did David share a great amount of knowledge and material, but he was also very generous. He had a raffle with a great prize won by our Esther Brown. David also gave each one of us a bottle of his very own pure olive oil. Frankly, we were and still are mesmerized by David's great effort, attention to detail, knowledge, and generosity. THANK YOU! David Neuman.
Just when our meeting was about to start, we received a pleasant surprise visit from Miss Mariana Robayo. Mariana stopped quickly just to say 'Thank You' to the Hallandale Beach-Aventura Rotary Club. Mariana received a grant for her studies at FSU from our club. She was so grateful she did not want to start college without stopping by for a minute and seeing us. That was so heartwarming and touching. Good luck, Mariana. We see only good things in your future!
This was a dynamic and refreshing meeting. We all left grateful and happy. See you next Wednesday.
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| THU., JUNE 12TH @ 5:00 PM - TERRAZAS AT LYFE (RESORT/RESIDENCE) SUMMER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS |
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Date/Time: June 12, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm
Advanced RSVP - $20 Members | $25 Non-Members
Valet Parking: $10
Location: Terrazas at Lyfe (Oceanfront Rooftop)
Address: 4111 S Ocean Dr 9th floor, Hollywood, FL 33019
Phone: (754) 707-5076
• July 2nd - NO CLUB MEETING
• July 9th - NO CLUB MEETING
• July 16th - Club Assembly Meeting at Upperdeck Restaurant in Hallandale Beach (No Guest Speaker)"
| TUE., JULY 8TH @ 5:00 PM - 'YARD HOUSE' (VILLAGE AT GULFSTREAM PARK) 2025-2026 INSTALLATION |
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Location: 'Yard House' (The Village at Gulfstream Park)
Address: 601 Silks Run Suite 1490, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Phone: (954) 454-9950
Website: Yard House
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