V soboto 25. junija 2005 smo se ob dnevu drzavnosti Slovenije zbrali prijatelji  Slovenske palme v Tennis &Yacht clubu Ft. Lauderdale. Kljub temu, da smo imeli popoldanske nevihte, se nas je na pikniku zbralo okoli 30. Na razgretem zaru smo pekli piscanca, prave KRANJSKE KLOBASE in cevpcice, zraven pa smo se hladili s pivom in z razlicnimi cocktaili, ki nam jih je mesal Robert. Tudi tokrat smo imeli nove goste, obiskali so nas prijatelji iz KOMPASA in gospod Robert Poredosh, predstavnik  Slovenske tiskovne agencije v New Yorku z druzino. Ob veseli druzbi, petju in plesanju  se je praznovanje zavleklo pozno v noc. Za konec bi se radi zahvalili vsem, ki so se udelezili praznovanja. Mojci, Sandri in Katji gre pohvala za tako okusne in dobro pripravljene cevapcice. Tudi prijateljem SNPJ 787 se iz srca zahvaljujemo, saj so nam zaigrali na harmoniko, kakor se spodobi za ta dan, kar nekaj lepih slovenskih narodnih viz in Emilu in Franciski Lauko za radodarno podporo nasemu klubu.

B-B-Q
On June 25th we celebrated the declaration of Slovenian independence and we gathered together at the Ft. Lauderdale Yacht & Tennis Club. In spite of the unpredictable tropical weather and naughty mosquitos, over 30 friends of Slovenian culture came together for a Bar-B-Que. Our honorable guests came from KOMPAS: Mr.Predrag Krivopatic and other his friends.Mr. Robert Poredos, from The Slovenian Press Agency, came to visit us from New York, together with his family.From the hot grill we were serving authentic "kranjske klobase", cevapcici, chicken, hot dogs and we cooled down with beer and coctails created by Robert.In the spirit of our national holiday, we enjoyed in the typical "harmonika"
music provided by Jack Berfield and Joe Virant , our friends from SNPJ.Thanks to everyone who contributed to such a pleasant afternoon. Special
thanks go to Emil and Francisca Lauko for their generous contribution to our club.