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Today's Events:

President Bill Enright presiding  

Frank Clark – Clark Innovative Air Solutions(Felipe)

Karen Vassell (Diana)

John Warren (Carolyn)

Eileen Mastrick (Asaad)

Brett Steinheart – Flight Attendant (Asaad)

A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year.

That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon. –

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COCTAIL PARTY FOR OUR ARTSHOW SPONSORS & MEMBERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
@
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH MIAMI

5750 Sunset Drive, South Miami,  FL  33143

Jess Zabeck’s sweet jazz combo will be at the reception. 

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Saturday & Sunday, February 21 – 22, 2009

Diana Phillips:

Sign up sheets for scheduling two time slots + OPENING OR CLOSING for the Art Show  on Saturday and/or Sunday.  One must be opening and one must be closing.

~~ this money allows our club to offer future scholarships~~

www.southmiamiartfest.com  (official site)

Gold Digger Show:  

"Vegas Baby!" 

Tickets go on sale January 31st

Gusman Theater   174 E. Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33131    Phone: 305-374-2444  

You may purchase tickets from Fabio Fernandez for any show dates and times listed below:

March 20 - Friday Eve. Show -  8:00pm  Tickets are  $20 Mezzanine/ $30 Orchestra
March 21 - Sat Matinee Show - 2:00pm  Tickets are $20 / $15 Upper level

March 21 - Evening Show  -      8:00pm  Tickets are $30 Mezzanine / $40 Orchestra
March 22 - Sunday Matinee -    2:00pm  Tickets are $20

Brad Vogt  stated that all $25,000 District Simplified Grant (DSG) funds have been awarded to District Clubs to support a number of fantastic projects both local and international.  Our congratulations to those clubs and to the Grants Committee for their good work. 

Brad also notes that no completed Matching Grant applications have been submitted to date.  We have over $50,000 available for Matching Grants and the The Rotary Foundation (TRF) submission deadline is the end of March.  Please let your clubs know about this fabulous opportunity and to get those worthwhile grant applications flowing ASAP!

 Info at:

http://www.rotary.org/en/serviceandfellowship/fundaproject/matchinggrants/Pages/ridefault.aspx

A QUICK EXPLANATION OF WHERE MONEY GOES IN ROTARY:

District Rotary Foundation Committee  (8 subcommittees) – Arnold Galperin, Chair

3 Subcommittees to generate donations – how Rotary fundraises

1.     Annual Giving – Todd Dayton, chair

2.     Major Donor / Permanent Fund – Wiley Hicks, chair

3.     Paul Harris Society – Jack Martin, chair

5 Subcommittees to coordinate THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF) Programs – how Rotary spends the funds
IN DISTRICT 6990: 

1.     Group Study Exchange – Yoli Woodbridge, chair  

2.     Scholarships – Elizabeth (Bea) Reynolds, chair   

3.     Grants – Brad Vogt, chair   

4.     Alumni – Owen Freed, chair

5.    Polio – Noelle Galperin, Luis Ortega, co-chairs  

DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ROTARY?  OR DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL? 

EITHER WAY CLICK ON THESE REALLY HELPFUL ROTARY WEBSITE LINKS AND SEE ALL THAT WE DO!

Shopping at RI:  http://shop.rotary.org/catalog/

Foundation Recognition Points Fact Sheet:  http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/foundation_recognition_points_fact_sheet_en.pdf

 Recognition Point Transfer Request form:  http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/102en.pdf

Contributions home page:  http://www.rotary.org/EN/CONTRIBUTE/Pages/ridefault.aspx

 Global Contribution Form:  http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/123en_write.pdf

 Multiple Donor Form:  http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/094en.pdf

 Donor Recognition - Individual:  http://www.rotary.org/en/contribute/donorrecognition/individualrecognition/Pages/ridefault.aspx

 Donor Recognition - Club:  http://www.rotary.org/en/Contribute/DonorRecognition/ClubRecognition/Pages/ridefault.aspx

 Programs of The Rotary Foundation:  http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/TheRotaryFoundation/Programs/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Ambassadorial Scholarships:  http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages
/ridefault.aspx

http://www.rotary6990.org/Ambassadorial_Timeline_.pdf

** Note: Application period open 'till April 17, 2009 **

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Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 4:30 AM

Volunteers needed to number the booths on Sunset Drive

John Sorgie, Team Captain

Team from 2008: 

Carolyn Smith, Bill Enright,  Bob Straile, Ellen Book,

Mike Newman

Mark your calendars:

SOUTH MIAMI ROTARY ARTS FESTIVAL

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Kathy Miller, Foundation Chair

RCSM HAS MATCHING FUNDS FOR ROTARY INT’L

FOUNDATION UP TO $150 PER MEMBER

Credit Cards ~ Cash ~ Personal Checks ~ Money Orders ~ all accepted!

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DID YOU MISS A MEETING‘CAUSE YOU WERE AWAY?

Our club goal is 100% Attendance!

If you miss a meeting, it can be made-up within 2 weeks, before or after, of the missed meeting date.

For online make-ups:

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/eclub_list.pdf

For make-ups anywhere around the world when traveling internationally: http://rotary.org/support/clubs/index.html

Mark Your Calendars
January 24, 2009 – February 22, 2009		Inbound GSE Team from the Phillipines The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. RI District 6990 is looking for 5 GSE team members for this year’s trip to Quezon City in the Philippines, which is RI District 3780. Deadline for applications is December 8th, 2008. Click here for application form. For more information, contact GSE Chair Yolanda (Yoli) Woodbridge at 305-301-5024 or email her.
February 21st & 22nd 2009		The 14th Annual Upper Keys Rotary Club Gigantic Nautical Flea Market An event as unique as the Florida Keys, admission is free to the public. www.giganticnauticalfleamarket.com / 305-453-3802
February 19th – 23rd 2009		District 6990 District Conference Do you know it’s time to think about 2009? Yes, RI District 6990’s Conference is February 2009. There is a special promotion available only until May 10, 2008, so it’s not too early to make your plans. Click on the thumb nail on the right to read about the Carnival Cruise for February 2009!
February 21st & 22nd 2009
February 24th–March 24th  2009		Outbound GSE Team to the Phillipines
March 5 – 7, 2009		ALL Florida PETS  in Orlando
May 2, 2009		Rotary Leadership Institute  American Intercontinental University 2250 N Commerce Pkwy Weston, FL 33326
Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 2009		Relay for Life at Ludlum Elementary for the American Cancer Society
June 21 – 24, 2009		RI Convention - Birmingham
Meeting Functionaries
Invocation:	ED FISCHER
Pledge:	OTTO FUENTES
Guests:	BOB STRAILE
Happy $:	HAMPTON BOOKER
Door Prize:	L
$$$ $7/$259 Prize K of Hearts	MIKE MILLS
4Way Test	MIKE MILLS
Future Speakers:
February 10, 2009	Carol Dubnikoff   - Handwriting Secrets
February 17, 2009	Gregory Gay -   Identity Theft
February 24, 2009	TBA
May 5, 2009	Leonard Mondschein   - Elder Law Attorney

President:  Bill Enright
bill@handsonmiami.org

President Elect:  Pansy Graham
pansygraham@bellsouth.net

Vice President: Mike Mills
millsmike@aol.com

Secretary:  Doreen Reitnauer
dhiker217@aol.com

Treasurer: David Jacobs
david@jnccpas.com

Sergeant at Arms:  Azam Malik
azam@sdsol.com

To send an E-mail to the Rotary Club of South Miami’s Board of Directors, board@southmiamirotary.org

South Miami Rotary Club:
www.southmiamirotary.org

Rotary District 6990:

www.rotary6990.org

World Organization:
www.rotary.org

Mission Statement

The mission of Rotary International, a worldwide association of Rotary clubs, is to provide service to others, to promote high ethical standards, and to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

THE 4-WAY TEST OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO:   

Benefits of Being A Rotarian (Membership)
Rotary membership provides the opportunity to:

¨       Become connected to your community.

¨       Work with others in addressing community needs.

¨       Interact with other professionals in your community;
assist with RI's international humanitarian service efforts.

¨       Establish contacts with an international network of professionals.

¨       Develop leadership skills.  Involve family in promoting service efforts.

Renewing or Joining
To Renew ($275) or to become a New Member ($325) contact

Asaad Massoud, at www.racharters.com

Fundraisers
Interested in putting together a fundraiser? Contact Club Service Chair Linda Kaplan at lk@lindakaplane.com

Programming Chair Darryl Downs introduced…

.TODAY’S PROGRAM....

Kathy Kramer, Programming and Training Coordinator

and

Peter Willig, Director of Operations

http://www.childbereavement.org/

Business Office

7600 S. Red Road, Suite 307

South Miami, FL 33143

Phone: 305.668.4902 - Fax: 305.669.9110 / Email info@childbereavement.org

After the loss of a significant loved one, life is never the same. Our goal at the Children's Bereavement Center (CBC) is to enable children and families to acknowledge change and integrate loss with healthful grief and mourning.

The CBC, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, is a comprehensive, multicultural, community-based, bereavement support, education, and resource center. The CBC provides peer support groups for children elementary through college to share their loss experience, whether recent or in years past, with other grieving children. The CBC promotes the principles supported by research that grieving is a normal, natural process and that people have the ability to heal from their loss at their own unique pace and in their own style. This process is enhanced within a caring, relaxed, and accepting environment.

Concurrent education and peer support groups are provided for parents, caregivers, and any other adult who plays a significant role in the child's life. These groups enable adults to better understand the bereavement process through the eyes of their children. Within this supportive milieu, adults may share and help normalize this experience for themselves and their family.

Participants gain a better understanding of their own experience and learn to empathize with one another, contributing to self-esteem, trust and hope for the future.

The Healthful Grieving Model, utilized in support groups, will enable participants to: