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Tuesday, March 15, 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:
Monica Ruiz - Ambassadorial Sponsorship candidate from our Club
Lucille McKee - Guest of John Sorgie
Carolyn Smith
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We are happy because:
Don Streaker - To see Peter Merchandani and Lewis Feldman installed as new members, and in record time!
Horace Feliu, Ed Fischer, Pansy Graham, Fabio Fernandez, Doreen Reitnauer and many others expressed their happiness for our new members
Britt Steinhardt - Happy if anyone will join her at Splitsville on Sunday from 5-8
Wendy Lapidus - Happy for Carolyn Smith who handled sanitation at the Art Festival and has agreed to do the same next year
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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 22, 2011 |
Gonas, Roy |
| March 29, 2011 |
Gaines, Donna |
| April 5, 2011 |
Fuentes, Otto |
| April 12, 2011 |
Fischer, Ed |
| April 19, 2011 |
Fernandez, Fabio |
| April 26, 2011 |
Feliu, Horace
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* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
- Diana Phillips is still in the hospital. A plant was delivered from Rotary. She can take brief phone calls but is not ready for visitors yet. Cards, etc. are appreciated.
- March is Rotary Literacy Month. Doreen spoke about literacy and the importance of literacy for social and economic conditions.
- Brett Trembly was today's speaker for Classification Talk. Brett is in his third year of practice with Sutton Law group and handles everything in litigation except immigration and bankruptcy. Brett works with elderly exploitation, which is very common in Florida, does criminal defense work, and some defense of personal injury. He likes cases where if there is a dispute, serves be engaging pre-suit mediation to avoid lenghty and costly trials.
- New members Peter Merchandani and Lewis Feldman were installed.
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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: |
Ed Fischer |
| Pledge: |
Linda Kaplan |
| Visitors |
Britt Steinhardt |
| Happy $: |
Don Streaker |
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Four Way Test:
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Otto Fuentes |
| Future Speakers: |
| March 22 |
Gary Sisler, Miami Rotary Club - Organ Donation |
| March 29 |
Dr. Paul Lazarus III, "Why are today's movies so bad?" |
| April 5 |
Jerry Schumm, Ponce de Leon Sr. High School |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
| April 4 |
Board Meeting, 6:00 First National Bank of South Miami |
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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: Weston Rayfield
An award-winning artist all his life, Weston attended Kendall School for the Arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan and spent most of his career in advertising. As an entrepreneur; he owned several companies, including a national award-winning printing companyand advertising agency. Now, he has given all that up to live his life's dream, taking a three-year sabbatical, to pursue a career in writing and painting. After being self-employed for over 20 years, he is now traveling across the country in an RV, with his book, artwork, and story: Exhibiting his art, visiting people, talking and blogging to fans about his experiences. WestonRayfield.com
Weston spoke to us about his journey, and he "made it to the top" professionally twice, and lost it all twice. He was in a successful advertising business, and when that business went under, he reinvented himself with a very successful transportation business. Weston had to get out of that business for healty reasons, and decided to pursue his dream of being an artist and an author. He published a novel, "Marathon Tool", and since the publisher did not have money to promote a new author, Weston set out on a journey to promote his novel nationwide. He has traveled 37,000 miles in the last nineteen months, speaking to many Rotary groups. Weston has a new book that will be published soon, focusing on the importance of buyin American made products. He also showed us some of his artwork.
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