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DESCRIPTION:From birth\, Holly James had to fight to live. Not only was Hol
 ly born with Down syndrome\, but she was also born with heart disease. Hol
 ly's mother\, Dixie James\, joins us today to share her journey and challe
 nges in raising Holly from birth to adulthood and from dependence to being
  able to live independently. Dixie James is a retired Special Education te
 acher\, having taught for Marin County Office of Education for 25 years. S
 he has a Master’s degree in Exceptional Student Education\, motivated by
  giving birth to her daughter\, Holly. Dixie coached Special Olympics for 
 12 years as well as health and fitness classes for adults with special nee
 ds\; she also composed an album of educational songs\, titled The Singing 
 Calendar that was a top seller for 25 years. Dixie's favorite phrase is LI
 FE IS MOVEMENT and practices this phrase daily\, working out at Fitness SF
 \, open water swimming\, tap dancing\, race walking\, English Horse Riding
 \, yoga\, piano and weight training\, which qualified her for TEAM USA in 
 2007\, to compete in Greece\, becoming an international champion in her ag
 e division in Ms. Physique and Ms. Sport Model.  This is a regular members
 hip meeting of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, 
 visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests. Meeting Schedule:  
  12:00 Noon Registration & Networking  12:15 PM (sharp!)  Meeting begins
    1:30 PM  Meeting adjourns      Register here for In Person or Zoom a
 ttendance. For in-person attendees: We welcome all attendees! The in-pers
 on registration cost for all members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco i
 s $45. The in-person registration cost for all Visiting Rotarians and Gues
 ts is $60.  For attendance via Zoom: For those who wish to participate vi
 a Zoom\, there is a $15 fee to attend. Accessibility: Hotel Nikko San Fran
 cisco offers accessible entrances\, accommodations\, restaurants\, meeting
  spaces\, and facilities so that every guest enjoys a comfortable visit. P
 arking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting\, please le
 ave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker avai
 lable at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $25 for three hours
 . Photo Policy and Disclaimer: By attending events of the Rotary Club of S
 an Francisco\, you give to the Club permission to publish photos of you at
  our events. If you have questions about this policy\, please contact sfro
 tary2@gmail.com. Email Policy and Disclaimer: By registering online for e
 vents of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you give to the Club permissio
 n to use your email to invite you to future events. If you have questions 
 about this policy or wish to opt out at any time\, please contact sfrotary
 2@gmail.com. 
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SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Dixie James
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img alt="Dixie James" src="https://clubrun
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 mes had to fight to live</em>. Not only was Holly born with Down syndrome\
 , but she was also born with heart disease. Holly&#39\;s mother\, Dixie Ja
 mes\, joins us today to share her journey and challenges in raising Holly 
 from birth to adulthood and from dependence to being able to live independ
 ently.</p>\n\n<p>Dixie James is a retired Special Education teacher\, havi
 ng taught for Marin County Office of Education for 25 years. She has a Mas
 ter&rsquo\;s degree in Exceptional Student Education\, motivated by giving
  birth to her daughter\, Holly. Dixie coached Special Olympics for 12 year
 s as well as health and fitness classes for adults with special needs\; sh
 e also composed an album of educational songs\, titled <em>The Singing Cal
 endar</em> that was a top seller for 25 years.</p>\n\n<p>Dixie&#39\;s favo
 rite phrase is <em>LIFE IS MOVEMENT</em> and practices this phrase daily\,
  working out at Fitness SF\, open water swimming\, tap dancing\, race walk
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 ified her for TEAM USA in 2007\, to compete in Greece\, becoming an intern
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 rship meeting of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\
 , visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests.</span></p>\n\n			
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 ccommodations\, restaurants\, meeting spaces\, and facilities so that ever
 y guest enjoys a comfortable visit.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-bo
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 ox\;">Parking</strong></span>: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for t
 his meeting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a 
 validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking
  is $25 for three hours.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin:
  0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans
 &quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;
  font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\,
  0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Photo Policy and Discl
 aimer</strong></span>: By attending events of the Rotary Club of San Franc
 isco\, you give to the Club permission to publish photos of you at our eve
 nts. If you have questions about this policy\, please contact <strong styl
 e="box-sizing: border-box\;"><a href="mailto:sfrotary2@gmail.com" style="b
 ox-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(1\, 139
 \, 178)\; text-decoration-line: none\; cursor: pointer\; transition: all 2
 00ms ease 0s\;">sfrotary2@gmail.com</a></strong>.</span></p>\n\n<p style="
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 \; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span
  style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizin
 g: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: bord
 er-box\;">Email Policy and Disclaimer</strong></span>:&nbsp\;By registerin
 g online for events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you give to the 
 Club permission to use your email to invite you to future events. If you h
 ave questions about this policy or wish to opt out at any time\, please co
 ntact <strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><a href="mailto:sfrotary2@g
 mail.com" style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; 
 color: rgb(1\, 139\, 178)\; text-decoration-line: none\; cursor: pointer\;
  transition: all 200ms ease 0s\;">sfrotary2@gmail.com</a></strong>.</span>
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