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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
Club President
Doreen Reitnauer
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ROTARY
THEME
2010 - 2011
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We welcome our visitors:
Ted Hay, Miami Herald, guest of Asaad Masoud
Roonie Brodie, South Miami Hospital, Guest of John Sorgie
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We are happy because:
Mike Newman - happy for our new member, Lucille McKey
Asaad Masoud - happy to have Ted Hay as our guest and for Roonie Brody to be a potential new member
Britt Steinhardt - happy for the Food Festival coming up this weekend at Fairchild, she will be in the beer tent, stop by and see her
Otto Fuentes - happy to be going to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a few months
Lucille McKey - happy to be a new member
Pansy Graham - happy to have had another birthday and be healthy
Roy Gonas - happy to be back from his trip in time for our speaker today
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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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| May 3, 2011 |
Downs, Darrell |
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May 10, 2011
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De Armas, Gabriel |
| May 17 2011 |
Booker, Hampton
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| May 24, 2011 |
Book, Ellen |
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* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
- The next Board Meeting is Monday, May 2nd. It is very important that Board Members attend this meeting
- We are behind in our per capita giving goal this year. If you can make a contribution in the next few weeks, please send your check to Cathy Miller.
- Diana Phillips is still in South Miami Hospital. She appreciates the cards and that you are thinking of her.
- Raquel Hickey is recovering, although her return to work was delayed to May 2nd. We hope to see her at Rotary the following week.
- The Raffle prize is growing. No winner last week, the prize was above $250.00. Come out and buy tickets!
- Mike Mills brough demonstrators for the Bodyguard Personal Alarm. Everyone should have received an envelope for orders. We will sell them for $20.00 each, and the club will receive at least $10.00 for every device sold. The sale will continue until May 24th.
- We had the installation of our newest member, Lucille McKey. Lucille was sponsored by John Sorgie. Her firm is Business Interiors Inc., a commercial interior design firm that is licensed by the State of Florida. They do work in offices, educational institutions, corporate spaces and high-end residential work.
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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, the missed meeting date.
For online make-ups:
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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
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NOTIFY Brett Trembly, RCSM Secretary
of ALL make-ups: b.trembly@gmail.com
| Meeting Functionaries |
| Invocation: |
Ed Fischer |
| Pledge: |
Jody Perlmutter |
| Visitors: |
Brett Trembly |
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Happy Dollars:
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Mike Newman |
| Future Speakers: |
| May 3 |
Howard Simon, ACLU |
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| May 10 |
Mario Cristobal, Head Football Coach, FIU Athletics |
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| May 17 |
Sebastian, Rotary Youth Exchange Student |
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| May 24 |
Shannon Rodriguez, Boy Scouts of America |
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| Mark Your Calendars: |
| May 2 |
Board Meeting, 6 PM, First National Bank of South Miami |
| June 4 |
Rotary Night at the Marlins, 7:10 |
| June 18 |
Installation Dinner |
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Rotary Club of South Miami, Inc. 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
www.southmiamirotary.org
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:
Natalie Castellanos
2009 - 2010 Ambassadorial Scholar
Natalie was a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholare for the 2009 - 2010 year. She studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with a degree in pyschology, then attended FIU Law School, where she was the President of the International Law Society. Natalie was a third year law student when she became an Ambassadorial Scholar, and she will take the Bar exam this year.
She spoke to us about her experience as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, and described it as the experience of a lifetime. In this role, Natalie was expected to continue her legal studies as well as to represent Rotary and the United States as an ambassador of good will and to participate in service projects in her community.
Established in 1947, the Ambassadorial Scholar program is Rotary's oldest and best known educational initiative. Last year, 700 scholars from 70 countries participated with a grant of $24,000.00 each. Natalie saw many things in Argentina, and now sees South Florida differently. Of 45 exchange students in her program, she was the only one representing the United States.
While in Buenos Aires, Natalie visited a lot of Rotary Clubs, and saw that Rotarians are the same all around the world - united by the ideal of service above self, striving to make the world a better place. As it is not common to have a lot of charities in Argentina, there were many service projects.
Natalie felt that her identity changed from this experience. She sees herself as an American, which means to her that she has a sense of empowerment and the opportunity every day to change her circumstances.
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