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JAMES SCHMITT TO SPEAK AT DOYLESTOWN ROTARY MEETING

The Rotary Club of Doylestown will host James Schmitt, an expert on travel scams, at their weekly meeting scheduled for June 20, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. at the Doylestown Country Club, 401 Pebble Hill Road in Doylestown.

Schmitt's work has brought him all over the world. First as a member of the military for 20 years, then as a pilot for TWA and Skystar International for 28 years and finally as the owner of a travel agency for 25 years. All those years of traveling has exposed him to many scams, which he will share at the meeting. They include:

The 'Chocolate Man' of Madrid. This person uses a blowpipe to shoot chocolate pudding on to unsuspecting tourists. Then an accomplice cleans up--in more ways than one.

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The Subway Urchins of Moscow. These kids congregate in the subways of Moscow and they cut off the fannypack off of a tourist's back.

The Fruiterer of Morocco. Tourist buy bananas from this vendor and the bananas start leaking as you board a train to Casablanca.

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And much more. 

The meeting is open to member and non-member business professionals and reservations are required for non-member visitors. Those interested in visiting the Rotary Club of Doylestown should contact Jo-Anne Atwell at 267-614-2293, or by email at jepatwell@msn.com. The cost to attend is $20, which covers the price of dinner.

About the Doylestown Rotary:
The Doylestown Rotary Club is comprised of business owners and professionals living and/or working in Doylestown, PA and the surrounding communities. Founded on April 28, 1924, the Doylestown Rotary was organized with a chartering membership of 20.

The Rotary Club of Doylestown sponsors business card exchanges, Four-Way Test Awards, Scholarship Awards, as well as events to raise funds for other organizations in need. Over the years, Rotary Club of Doylestown has supported Doylestown Hospital, the Delaware Valley College Horse Show, community athletic fields, highway landscape improvements, and organizations such as the March of Dimes, Twilight Wish Foundation, Village Improvement Association, the SPCA, and the Bucks County Historical Society.

Since 1965, the club has hosted dozens of foreign exchange students and sent as many local students abroad as part of their Student Exchange Program. The Rotary Club of Doylestown continues to host and send abroad exchange students. It also sponsors the Central Bucks East Interact Club, provides college scholarships to graduating seniors at all three Central Bucks High Schools, sponsors a regional weekend leadership camp for six Central Bucks High School students, and supports an annual essay and speech contest for local high school students.

On an international level, the Rotary Club of Doylestown provides financial support to Rotary International polio prevention programs, the Shelter Box program, and to programs that assist Maasai villages in Kenya, where monies raised have helped fund new sources of water. The final well project was completed and fully functional in June, 2011.

Throughout the years, the Rotary Club of Doylestown and its members have been leaders in the community and have practiced "Service Above Self". For more information about The Rotary Club of Doylestown visit http://doylestownrotary.org.

To learn more about Rotary International visit www.rotary.org.

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