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We welcome all of our visitors….
Chris Morrison, RCCG
Diane Landsberg, RC Miami
Harvey Lister (Ed Fisher)
We’re happy because….
~Going
to Playa del Carmen this weekend - Raquel
~Poinciana
trees are blooming - Linda
~We
had both of our kids and family in for mother’s day weekend - Don
~Price
of golf has gone done quite a bit - John
~On
the mend and here again - JoAnna
~A/C
in my car is working - Karen Vassel
~For
Peter volunteering his expertise - Capt Assad
~Giving
out dictionaries at Carol City Elementary - Britt
~8
day cruise to the W. Caribbean and the Panama Canal – Jim
~We
rented a Lincoln Towncar and it was impressive - Wendy
~RC
of Miami’s annual gala raised $10,000 - Diane Landsberg
~Check
out Page 46 of the Rotarian - RCCG Charity Golfball drop $91,000
raised in 2 years.
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Today's Events:
Club President Pansy Graham presiding
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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) |
May
25, 2010 |
Hickey, Raquel |
June
1, 2010 |
Harris, Joan |
June
8, 2010 |
Graham, Pansy |
| June
15, 2010 |
Gonas, Roy |
| June
22, 2010 |
Gaines, Lakitsia |
June
29, 2010 |
Gaines, Donna |
* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
Happy Friday Birthday Fabio!
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WENDY:
Please save your Rotarian Magazines for the
art show booth to give away to the public. 
Pansy:
Voted at the last Board Meeting to send funding to
RI Foundation towards our pledged $ 6,450.00 goal.
Our members’ attendance in April was at 64.8% - we
want to get it higher!
Gabriel de Armas Jr. will be installed on the
first of June’s club meeting.
Chris Morrison:
The district, after having three years of flat
membership, has 107 new members. The reason for the boom? The district has
two new chartered clubs: Miami MetroZoo and Miami Brickell. These count
for 57 of those new members. The next club, Bahama Sunset, has 31 members,
and is about to be chartered.
Webster’s
Dictionary Giveaway
Britt Steinhardt and Ellen
Book give away dictionaries to third graders at Carol City Elementary
School last Thursday with the President and members of the Rotary Club of
Opa Locka / Miami Gardens and Nancy Matos from the Miami Lakes Branch
Library
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Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:10 pm
Rotary Night with the Marlins
The district is having a
Rotary Night on Saturday, May 29, 2010 with the Marlins vs
Phillies at Sun Life stadium. Tickets are $30 and can be ordered online
by visiting: www.marlins.com/rotary
There will be a fireworks spectacular followed by a live concert with Luis
Enrique and Jerry Rivera!
If you have any questions,
please contact Rotarian Michael Kesti at kestim@aol.com or 305-323-2903. Please check the Rotary
District 6990 website for the Marlins flyer at www.ri6990.org
See you at the game!
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Save the Date!
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
Installation
Banquet
@ Signature
Gardens
Please RSVP to Donna to
indicate which dish you prefer + the number of guests accompanying you.
Each guest is charged only $30
which inlcudes dinner and 2 drinks per person
Rotary’s PR Resources
“In the promotion of
understanding, it is important to reach large numbers, non-Rotarians as
well as Rotarians, and you cannot reach large numbers privately.” – Paul Harris
With this statement,
Paul Harris recognized the importance of spreading the word about Rotary. Public relations efforts are vital to Rotary’s
continued growth and service. Creating a positive image for Rotary is the
responsibility of every Rotarian, both locally and globally.
Effective PR campaigns
build positive, strong relationships with their audiences. But promoting
Rotary’s work in the best possible way and sharing your stories effectively
with the public and the media are not easy tasks.
The Rotary website
offers many resources to help members and clubs disseminate the many good
works done by their clubs and members to the community. www.rotary.org provides tools on:
How to learn to write
an effective press release.
- Get tips on working with the media.
- Learn how to use nontraditional and new media tools to promote Rotary
- Find tips on how to measure the success of your
campaign to better prepare for future efforts
- Link to resources, including videos, from
Rotary’s global public image campaign, Humanity in Motion.
Putting Rotary in the public eye often involves more than just writing
press releases and maintaining contact with local media. Rotary International provides pre-produced public service announcements (PSAs) and encourages
all clubs to localize these materials for use in their communities. These
PSAs focus on Rotary volunteer efforts to address critical community issues
including literacy, water, hunger, and at-risk youth.
Promoting Rotary in the 21st century also means moving beyond the traditional billboard, club brochure,
presentation or speech. New technology hasn’t made these promotional
forms obsolete, but it has added to the PR resources available. Blogs,
podcasts and many other new media tools are available, including electronic
press releases, distributed through e-mail, and uploaded videos. More than
50 video uploading and sharing sites allow you to publicize your Rotary
efforts on the Web.
So, check out the many
resources available at www.rotary.org and get the word out to your community about all the
wonderful work Rotary is doing.
NEXT SHOW
Saturday & Sunday,
February 26 – 27, 2011
www.southmiamiartfest.com
This Saturday
May 15, 2010
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2010Convention 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: |
Horace Feliu |
| Pledge: |
Jim
Barker |
| Guests: |
Capt.
Asaad Masoud |
| Happy $: |
David Jacobs |
| Door Prize: |
Britt Steinhardt |
| 4 Wat Test: |
Ed Fischer |
| Future
Speakers: |
| May 25, 2010 |
Laura Reynolds, The Audubon
Society |
| June 22, 2010 |
Ellen Book, Polio Plus in
India – National Immunization Day |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
May
2010 |
Outbound GSE to Peru |
| August 13, 14, 15
2010 |
RYLA: Friday, Saturday & Sunday at the Girl Scout Camp in
Broward County. More information to come about registration. Hopefully,
your Rotary Club will be able to sponsor students. |
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 |
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
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 leader.
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 |
