We wish to thank the sponsors of our club’s newsletter! Click on our fellow Rotarians  business cards & visit their website:

We welcome all of our visitors….

Tom Fisher, Southend Plumbing, Club President 1982-1983

M.W. Crews, Past President, Patton Golf, Inc. Club President 1979-1980

Victor Dover, Club President – 1995-96

Dan Macrae, Club President 2004-05

Diane Lansberg, RC Miami.  This weekend she is hosting 22 inbound and outbound youth exchange students who will be sleeping at her house on Sunset Drive for a slumber party (Julio)

Gabriel de Armas – Home Stay Senior Care (Raquel)

Robert Park, RC of Lavioa, Michigan a club with about 40 members meeting on Mondays

Sally Baumgartner, President Elect - RC Coral Gables

The Honorable District Governor Lee Phares

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Today's Events:

President Pansy Graham presiding

ROTARY THEME 2009-2010

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Club President Pansy Graham:

Our Club celebrates its 60th year! With a current membership of 43, we stand united and strong.  We have kept this club alive and well over the six decades.  We have multiple community and international contributions.  We should stand proud because we have lived up to what has been expected of us.  We blaze the trail of what Rotary expects. 

In attendance:

~M.W. Crews, Past President, Patton Golf, Inc. Club President 1979-1980

Save the Date!

Friday, June 11, 2010

NEXT SHOW

Saturday & Sunday, February 26 – 27, 2011

www.southmiamiartfest.com 

CLUB LEADERSHIP FORUM

aka the Rotary District 6990 Assembly

Signature Gardens

12725 Southwest 122nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33186-5100
(305) 251-5000

Saturday April 17, 2010  *  8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Everyone should be enjoying their weekly Rotary meetings – you are, right.  Okay – now take that great experience and multiply it fifty times (for the number of Rotary Clubs in District 6990).  That’s just part of the sensation you will get at the Club Leadership Forum on Saturday April 17, 2010.  Add to that projects and events that are going on in and out of South Florida/Grand Bahama Island and you have a brand new Rotary World to explore. 

Welcome to the Rotary Universe.  We look forward to seeing you there.

DRM

Douglas R. Maymon, Governor 2010-2011

Rotary International District 6990 / DougMaymon@bellsouth.net / Phone:  954-249-8489

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ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

To Our District 6990 Leaders, Future Leaders, and Potential Leaders -

 We are happy to announce that the Rotary Leadership Institute will once again be held at conveniently located American Intercontinental University in Weston, Florida.  It will be conducted on May 15, 2010.  What better way to start the Rotary Year  in 2010 than to enhance your general management and leadership skills plus expand your Rotary knowledge at the same time? 

 Space is limited; therefore you should register as soon as possible so as not to be disappointed.  You can see the complete class schedule as well as register at the below link. Registration deadline is May 5, 2010!!!

 http://www.rlitraining.org  

 Yours in Rotary Service,

WHAT TYPES OF ROTARY FOUNDATION RECOGNITION EXIST FOR CLUBS?

(pause  -- If NO Answer – Ask the Question AGAIN!)

ANSWER:

100 PERCENT PAUL HARRIS FELLOW CLUB!

Rotary Clubs in which 100 percent of all dues paying members are Paul Harris Fellows receive special recognition from The Rotary Foundation.  Qualifying Rotary Clubs receive a special large club recognition banner, and the club name is engraved on a plaque in the Rotary Foundation Hall of Honor at Rotary International World Headquarters in Evanston, IL.

The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation present clubs recognition banners, each year, to the three Rotary Clubs in each District, having the number one, two and third highest per capita giving to the Annual Programs Fund. Then any club with $100 per capita and 100% Member Participation in Annual Program Fund will receive a banner. Also, a larger banner is awarded to those clubs that are a 100% Sustaining Member Club in Annual Programs Fund contributions.

WILL OUR CLUB BE RECOGNIZED BY THE ROTARY FOUNDATION THIS YEAR?

2010Convention in Montréal, Canada

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

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:

Rotary Foundation of South Miami, Inc. Board of Directors:

Pansy Graham, Doreen Reitnauer, Brett Trembly, Don Streaker, Fabio Fernandez, Treasurer Artfest, Linda Kaplan, Diana Phillips, Ellen Book

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:   

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

Programming Chair Donna Gaines introduced today’s speaker…

John H. Parker, Professor FIU

Office: 305-348-3083
E-mail: parker@fiu.edu

“Climate Change”

Dr. Parker is a professor of Environmental Science and Chemistry at FIU.  His research interests focus on ecological landscaping, passive solar cooling, energy efficiency, solar energy, energy policy and environmental education.

Starting in 1972, he has 37 years as founding faculty at FIU.

Every volume of air has 1/3 more carbon than it did during the industrial revolution.  This is the result of burning coal and the demands of transportation.

~Black carbon is soot. 

~Methane is a major cause 23X more powerful in trapping heat than CO2. 

~Ozone and smog in urban areas is a huge cause.

Skeptics say that global warming is due to natural variations!

Most warming occurred from 1900-1940. 

There was a noticeable cooling period from 1940-1970 and 5% of scientists started to research a potential ice age due to two decades of cooling.

There has been minimal warming of the atmosphere due to cyclical solar radiation.

Particulates are creating more clouds and reflecting heat.  Predicted temperatures are very close to those observed.

Green house gases alone are a  basic mechanisms for prediction.  There will be approximately a 5 degree temperature rise in the rate of change based on calculations. 

Climate data before 1500 is largely unknown but the basic anaylsis for future predictions is correct.

Weather is not climate.

Expect more precipitation, rain and snow, will occur in short periods

Realize that there has been a huge disinformation campaign bent on skewing the scientific data.

The Royal Society of London criticized Exxon’s funding of “organizations misinforming the public about the science of climate change.”

When and if Greenland’s ice mass melts the sea level will  rise 23 feet and there is already a very rapid increase in the melting of their land ice.

Predictions:  FL in 2130, then  2100,  now 2080 (middle of road guess) will experience a one meter rise of the sea level.  It will impact acidification.  It will kill the coral reefs, mangroves

There will be longer fire seasons with more forest fires.

Going hotter than 2 degree centigrade will cause massive destruction to the environment as we know it. 

Solutions 

~we need an 80% reduction in Co2 by 2050.

~Miami Dade must reduce its carbon footprint by just 2% for a very positive impact.

~We need to not build coal plants and shut down the most polluting one. 

~Offshore oil drilling needed to provide natural gas and biomass.

~Consider a more vegetarian lifestyle as there is a 10X increase in your the carbon footprint by eating meat!

~Save the rainforest

~Soot – diesel engines on ship – need a computer generated kites to reduce the need for fuel.

The worst impacts of global warming will be on the poorest countries with extreme droughts. 

There is currently a soot cloud impacting the Himalayas causing melting of the water supply for 2 billion people.

Personal Co2 = 27 tons of CO2/person/year from the use of cars, airplanes, and from our homes.

Two excellent organizations to help:

Solar electric light fund

www.solarcookers.org

from the “15 ways to go Green handout”:

~Reduce your transportation carbon footprint. 

~Empty the trunk

~Inflate tire pressure to max psi

~Combine errands

~LED lights for the home

~Low flow, shower head and solar

~Attend the Earthday Workshop in Pinecrest Gardens  – how to cut you’re a/c bill in ½ Village of Pinecrest’s Earth Day Fair on Sunday, August 25, 2010

~Read information from reputable sources such as the American Meteorological Association Royal Academy of Science in Great Britain

NOT just forwarded exploitive emails

FPL – our speaker disagrees with nuclear power based on the upfront costs and radioactive wastes.  No building for the next decade so their nuclear plant would be helpful in 20 years from now.

Solar gives you 15% back tax-free.  Green jobs are local and higher paying with good salaries.

View global warming as a “breathtaking opportunity disguised as an insolvable problem.” John Gardener  - Common Cause

In my view, climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today – more serious even than the threat of terrorism – David A. King, Chief Scientific Advisor to the British Government