By Diane Margolin/Special to the Daily Press
The Santa Monica Breakfast Club, a local service organization, held a special meeting at the 17th St. Cafe on April 21. Each April, club members invite husbands and guests to hear a guest speaker. R. Duke Blackwood, the director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in the Simi Valley, gave a behind-the-scenes look at the operations of the library and museum. The staff deals with private and public fundraising, as well as educational programs, temporary exhibits and speakers who talk about issues that were important to President Reagan. The primary focus of the Santa Monica Breakfast Club is to provide free dental care for children whose families are unable to afford it.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 24, 2004. Read the original PDF.