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Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
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Club President
Doreen Reitnauer
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ROTARY
THEME
2010 - 2011
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We welcome our visitors:
Peter Mirchandani, guest of Jody Perlmutter
Louis Feldman, guest of John Sorgie
Matthew from Vancouver, British Columbia
Todd Lary from Miami Sundown Club
Mike Kesti from Palmetto Bay
Lucille McKee, guest of John Sorgie
Wayne Garwood, guest of John Sorgie
Daniel Berger, guest of Ellen Book
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We are happy because:
Britt Steinhardt - happy for the Orchid Festival at Fairchild Tropical Gardens this weekend
Don Streaker - happy to see old friends at the meeting today
Mike Kesti - Rotary Casino night for Palmetto Bay is going to be on October 1st
Linda Kaplan - happy for the thank you notes from the students for the dictionaries and atlases
Doreen Reitnauer - happy that Ellen took on the dictionary and atlas project
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It’s Your Turn to bring a DOOR PRIZE!
(in REVERSE alphabetical order unless a switch is requested)
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| March 15 - Joan Harris |
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| March 22 - Pansy Graham |
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| March 29 - Roy Gonas |
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| April 5 - Donna Gaines |
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| April 12 - Otto Fuentes |
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| April 19 - Ed Fischer |
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* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
- Our exchange student, Sebastian, spoke to us about his experiences so far as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student. He is here from Cologne, Germany and so far has been to many places, including Sea Camp, Disney World and the weekend at Stiltsville. Sebastian has learned about the ocean and about other countries, meeting other Rotary Exchange Students. His host family took him skiing in Utah, and he said that the skiing was even better than in Austria. Sebastian just returned from Hawaii (he participated in an optional trip as part of the program that he paid for), and it was "the best ever". What Sebastian has learned is that Americans are more open than Germans. He now knows different types of people, had never met anyone who was Hispanic or African American before, and the everyone is the same.
- Doreen reminded us about that this is Rotary Literacy Month, and is an excellent time to consider volunteering for the Literacy project throught the library to teach someone to read.
- Good news today about Diana Phillips - she is out of the ICU but not up to visitors yet. We can send cards, etc. to her at South Miami Hospital
- Horace Feliu presented "Craft Talk". He is in the biomedical field, and his company is sterilequip, deals with sterilization. He does consulting and sells sterilizers, primarily to hospitals.
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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:
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Visit www.ri6990.orgto 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
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NOTIFY Brett Trembly, RCSM Secretary
of ALL make-ups: b.trembly@gmail.com
| Meeting Functionaries |
| Invocation: |
Pansy Graham |
| Pledge: |
Jody Perlmutter |
| Visitors |
John Sorgie |
| Happy $: |
Ed Fischer |
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Four Way Test:
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Doreen Reitnauer |
| Future Speakers: |
| March 15 |
TBA |
| March 22 |
Gary Sisler, Miami Rotary Club, Organ Donation |
| March 29 |
Dr. Paul Lazarus III, "Why are today's movies so bad?" |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
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Club Board of Directors:
Fabio Fernandez, Lakitsia Gaines, Linda Kaplan, Asaad Masoud, Michael Mills, Diana Phillips, Charles Ruiz de Castilla, Britt Steinhardt, Karen Vassell, Felipe Vidal
Rotary Foundation of South Miami, Inc. Board of Directors:
Doreen Reitnauer, Raquel Hickey, Pansy Graham, Brett Trembly, Fabio Fernandez – Foundation Treasurer, Diana Phillips, Linda Kaplan, Charles Ruiz de Castilla
Rotary District 6990:
www.ri6990.org / 305-860-8060
District Governor Douglas Maymon
World Organizaion:
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 leader.
THE 4-WAY TEST OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO:
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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?"
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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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Our Speaker Today: Alba Weinman
Alba is well known to Rotary, as her family hosted 5 exchange students in the past and she was the webmaster for Rotary Youth Exchange. In 2007, she became a Personal Empowerment Coach and founded Hopes and Achievements, Inc. Each weekday morning she sends out inspiring quotes and affirmations to hundreds of subscribers around the world.
Personal empowerment is very important to Alba, and she shared her story with us. Alba learned when she was two that her mother had a dream to be free, and they left Cuba with $8.00 in quarters and came to the US. Alba's mother was her inspiration.
As a teen, Alba left her parents, moved to Florida, and worked her way up from a low-end clerical job to become the Vice President of Telecommunications for Southeast Bank. In her roles, she was always coaching people. After the bank went under, Alba had to start all over and a recurrent theme was that she liked coaching people - and her dream was to be a coach.
Alba went through some very difficult times, but now has a story to inspire people. She sees things in a different perspective, has the view that life is about growing, and offers a 12 week program so that participants can see where they are out of balance in their lives. Alba schedules coaching appointments in the evenings, and works with the client over the phone for one hour. Alba follows a weekly lesson plan and makes every session unique for the client and coach. Visit her website, www.albaweinman.homestead.com for more information.
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