We WECOME all of our visitors….
Darlyn
Fried – one of
our past Rotary Members who is now a member in the Rotary Club of Occohobee.
Her club’s international project will work to create safe drinking water in
Haiti. There is a club member who has a well drilling company and he
will be traveling there to first take soil samples next to tent cities and
then in the outskirts because people are now forced to walk 10 miles to
retrieve water.
and
Noward
Dean – District
Bishop, Minister, and former Rotarian (Pansy)
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We’re happy because…
~Our
club has the dynamic trio and honored plus we have today a distinguished
visiting Rotarian – Roy
~Of John
Sorgie and the spray painting team on Thursday at 4am! - Ellen
~The $10
raffle ticket Iwas convinced to buy turned into a $200 watch for his wife –
Don
~For the
raffle salesman –I bought 6 tickets and won 3 times – Doreen
~As a
new member I’ve only missed one meeting – Britt
~Diana’s
daughter and granddaughter were a delight – John S.
~My
family enjoys volunteering at the art show & I don’t have enough money
in my wallet to express how happy I am – Diana
~To
everyone who helps with the festival – Linda K.
~Art
patron said he’s been coming 22 years and this year’s artshow surpassed all
others – President Pansy
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Today's Events:
President Pansy Graham presiding  |
ROTARY
THEME
2009-2010 |
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It’s
Your Turn to bring a DOOR PRIZE!
(in
REVERSE alphabetical order unless a switch is requested) |
March
9, 2010 |
Diana Phillips |
March
16, 2010 |
Jordan Perlmutter |
March
23. 2010 |
Patricia Pardinas |
March
30, 2010 |
Dr. Mike Newman |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hampton’s
birthday is today!!!
There are lots
of soft drinks
left over
from the Art Show – see Fabio or Hampton if you wish to purchase these
drinks for cost.
NEXT SHOW
Saturday & Sunday,
February 26 – 27, 2011
www.southmiamiartfest.com
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HAITI:
The greatest need
in Haiti right now remains money. The District 6990 Finance & Procedure
Committee met on Saturday, January 30, 2010. A decision was made to donate
$15,000 from the District Robbins Fund and $35,000 from the District
Reserve Fund to the The Haiti Earthquake Relief Donor Fund #296.
This is the Donor
Advised Fund that Rotary International has established to streamline the
flow of contributions. The fund is directed by Rotarian account holders who
will work with local Rotary clubs and districts, as well as emergency
relief agencies, to meet the most pressing needs of people in the affected
areas of Haiti. While some Rotary clubs in District 6990 have already
contributed, additonal donations are welcome.
Complete
information is available at www.rotary.org/haiti or on the Rotary
International home page, www.rotary.org
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WHAT
IS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
“SHARE SYSTEM”?
The SHARE system is the mechanism through which The Rotary Foundation Program awards
are distributed worldwide. In the SHARE system, Annual
Programs Fund contributions to The Rotary Foundation are transformed into
Ambassadorial Scholarships, Matching Grants, Group Study Exchanges, and
more.
At
the end of every contribution year, (ending 30 June) each Rotary district’s
contributions to the Annual Programs Fund are divided into two funds:
- 50% to World Fund
- 50% to the District
Designated Fund (“DDF”)
The 50
percent to the World Fund pays for worldwide programs available to all
Rotary districts and clubs, regardless of their specific
contributions. The district uses the remaining 50 percent or “DDF” to
fund the Foundation programs it chooses to participate in, such as
Ambassadorial Scholarships, credit toward the sponsor portion of a Matching
Grant, an additional Group Study Exchange or simplified grants.
THE THREE YEAR CYCLE
An
additional facet of the SHARE system is its unique funding cycle
wherein Annual Programs Fund contributions are invested for three years and
used for programs three years after they are received. The three year
cycle gives districts time for program planning and participant selection and
allows the Foundation to pay for administration and fund development costs
from the earnings from those investments. The access earnings can also be
used to support programs funding, thereby NO donation has been used
for administration cost, but is spent in THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS! To continue this process your donations are important for
the future. It is time to give now and leave our legacy for Rotary year
2012-2013.
YOUR
DISTRICT 6990 FOUNDATION COMMITTEE STANDS READY TO ASSIST YOU IN ACCESSING
THESE FUNDS! OUR ROTARY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE CHAIR IS PDG JACK MARTIN,
H/PHONE; 305-865-0747; E-MAIL: jackmartin@mail.com HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO
CONECT YOU WITH THE PROPER PERSON TO ASSIST YOU.
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Save the date:
Thursday, March 25, 2010
A Concert to End Polio
This Concert is
being presented through the generosity of a local Charitable Foundation,
whose mission it is to promote the arts. It is their wish to remain
anonymous. They requested that we focus the Concert exclusively on Rotary
and its efforts to eradicate Polio. Thus it is named "A Concert to
End Polio" in the name of the PolioPlus initiative to "End
Polio Now."
This promises to be a memorable evening
of music with the gentle sax of Dave Koz and the piano stylings of Shelly
Berg, backed by the amazing UM Concert Jazz Band.
100% of the
proceeds for this event goes to the PolioPlus
Program of Rotary International.
100% of the $45
ticket is a tax deductible donation.
Tickets may be
purchased directly from the Rotary Foundation of Coral Gables by clicking
on the secure PayPal button under the flyer. You can use your credit
card, or your PayPal account if you have one. Click on the flyer to
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Rotary Night with the Florida
Panthers
We are having a Rotary Night when the Florida Panthers take on
the New York Rangers at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale. The
game starts at 7:00pm, but our program will begin at 5:00 pm.
A $50 ticket includes Coach Club access with an all inclusive
buffet and bar, Hockey 101, Arena Tour AND Parking!
If you have any questions, please contact Rotarian Christine
Lindfield at: lindfield@bellsouth.net or 954-782-0357
AROUND THE DISTRICT…
· New Editor for the
District Newsletter: Starting
with the March issue, Rotarian Yoli Woodbridge will be the new editor of
our District Newsletter. Yoli is a member and past president of the Rotary
Club of Coral Gables and has played an active role in both her Rotary club
and on a District level. She is looking forward to her new role and getting
to publicize all your events and activities. Please send all your Rotary
club information, news, pictures, etc. to Yoli at: ywassociates@bellsouth.net
A huge Thank You goes to Cory Gittner, a member of the
Rotary Club of Miami, for serving as the editor of the District Newsletter
since July 2009. Cory is resigning because of work demands, but has done a
wonderful job and we will miss his creative ideas.
· Presidential
Citation: Deadline for the application for Presidential Citation is
March 31, 2010.
· Annual Giving to
The Rotary Foundation: The
Rotary Foundation Annual Program Fund is important to the future of
District 6990 three years from now. The money contributed this year will
be available for use in both Simplified and Matching Grants during Rotary
year 2012-2013. I know with your help and encouragement, your club will
meet your Foundation Goal for 2009-2010.
Rotary
Club of Miami Brickell
now “Provisional”
The Rotary Club of Miami MetroZoo will not be District 6990’s
newest club much longer. The new Rotary Club of Miami Brickell received
provisional status from District Governor Lee Phares in February.
The new club meets at Perricone’s Marketplace & Café each
Tuesday morning at 7:45 a.m. for fellowship with its program beginning
promptly at 8 a.m. Perricone’s, located at 15 SE 10th Street, sits in a
quiet park nestled in the shadows of skyscrapers lining Brickell Avenue. As
the restaurant is not open to the public for breakfast, our new club has
the place to themselves.
District Membership and Extension Chair Chris Morrison wishes
to thank Ellen Blasi, Governor’s Special Representative and a member of the
Rotary Club of Key Biscayne, and Charter President Designee Antonio
Pinheiro, formerly a Director of the Rotary Club of Miami, for their
tireless efforts in forming this new club. He also wants to thank the
Rotary Club of Coconut Grove and the Rotary Club of Key Biscayne for
sponsoring a new Rotary Club within our District.
As a provisional club, Rotarians who attend the Rotary Club of
Brickell will now receive a Make-up Credit. Visiting Rotarians who wish to
attend a meeting at the new club may R.S.V.P. by contacting Ellen Blasi at
(305) 479-8118 or by e-mail at epblasi@yahoo.com .
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2010 RI Convention in Montréal,
Canada
101st Annual Rotary International Convention
20-23
June 2010
Register and reserve rooms online or by fax: www.rotary.org/convention
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DID YOU MISS A MEETING ‘BECAUSE
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:
Visit www.ri6990.org to find a club
to make up an absence.
Attendance
credit for a 30-minute interactive club Web site activity offers an
alternative to making up a meeting at another club.
To
earn this credit, Rotarians log on to the site, read up on a range of
subjects, post comments, & submit a form to the club secretary.
How to do a Make-Up On-Line via Rotary eClub One?
Perfect attendance is now possible for every Rotarian with
computer access. Rotary’s eClub One is a full-service online charted Rotary
Club. Meetings operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. What an easy way
to make up for a meeting that you have missed! During the last Rotary year,
Rotary eClub One welcomed more than 120,000 visitors from 161 countries. Of
these, about 800 per week participated in one of eClub One’s meeting
programs and applied for make-up credit.
Here’s what you have to do
to earn make up credit. Go to http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/
en_pdf/eclub_list.pdf
It is mandatory that you spend at least 30 minutes on the
website for qualify for a make-up credit. (Remember Rotarians are guided by
the principles of the 4 Way Test).
For make-ups
anywhere around the world when traveling internationally: http://rotary.org/support/clubs/index.html
NOTIFY Brett Trembly, RCSM Secretary
of ALL make-ups: b.trembly@gmail.com
Meeting Functionaries: |
Invocation: |
Ed Fischer |
Pledge: |
Mike Mills |
Guests: |
Doreen Reitnauer |
Happy
$: |
Hampton Booker |
Door
Prize: |
Ellen Book |
$$$
Prize ($8 /$200.00) |
Azam Malik |
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Future Speakers: |
March 9, 2010 |
Dr.
Michael Newman - Chiropractor. |
March 16, 2010 |
Albert Harum-Alvarez-Historical
information/anecdotes - S. Dade, Kendall, South Miami |
March 23, 2010 |
Christopher Block of ProEnergy-Home energy saving |
March 30, 2010 |
TBA |
Mark Your Calendars: |
Thursday,
March 25th |
Classical Music Concert at University
of Miami |
May
2010 |
Outbound GSE to Peru
WORDS
FROM A GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE TEAM MEMBER:
“In
Warsaw, Poland, Woijeich Sierpinski, a Rotary Club President, took
me on a tour that I will never forget. We visited his parent’s house –
where they lived during WW II. There in the kitchen, under a dusty stack
of crates was a secret wood panel in the floor. Woijeich removed
the panel to reveal a tiny room underneath the kitchen floor where his
parents hid their neighbors – a Jewish family – during the war. As I
stood speechless, listening to Woijeich describe how they evaded
the Nazis, I realized the full value of the Group Study Exchange
program.” Ian Oxman, Group Study Exchange member from California. |
November
11-15, 2010 |
District
6990 Conference
Navigator of
the Seas
To book
your stateroom call 800-465-3595, identify yourself as a member of Rotary
District 6990 Conference, and provide reference number 7818763.
You must register directly through Royal Caribbean with the
above reference
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2009-10 RCSM OFFICERS:
President:
Reverend Pansy Graham
pansygraham@bellsouth.net
President
Elect: Doreen Reitnauer
dhiker217@aol.com
Vice
President: Mike
Mills millsmike@aol.com
Secretary:
Brett
Trembly b.trembly@suttonlawgroup.com
Treasurer:
David Jacobs
david@jnccpas.com
Sergeant at Arms: Fabio Fernandez
fernandezfabio@bellsouth.net
Club Board of Directors:
Ellen Book, , Ed
Fischer, Donna Gaines, Lakitsia Gaines, Linda Kaplan, Mike Mills, Diana
Phillips, Martin Rosen, Charles Ruiz De Castilla, Don Streaker, Felipe
Vidal
Club Foundation Board of Directors:
Pansy
Graham, Doreen Reitnauer, Brett Trembly, Don Streaker, Fabio Fernandez,
Treasurer Artfest, Linda Kaplan, Diana Phillips, Ellen Book
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.ri6990.org / 305-860-8060
District
Governor Lee Phares & Eliju Phares District Foundation Chair
World Organization:
www.rotary.org
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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:
Is
it the TRUTH?
Will
it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? |
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Is
it FAIR to all concerned?
Will
it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?" |
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.
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Renewing
or Joining
To Renew ($275) or to become a New Member ($325) contact
Asaad
Massoud at www.racharters.com
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Fundraisers
Interested in putting
together a fundraiser?
Contact Club Fundraising Chair Wendy Lapidus at wendylapidus@bellsouth.net
Service Projects
Interested in helping others?
Contact Club Service Chair Linda Kaplan at lk@lindakaplan.com
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