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Tuesday, July 05, 2011 |
Club President
Horace Feliu
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ROTARY
THEME
2011 - 2012
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We welcome our visitors:
Todd Davey, Grand Caymen Rotary Club
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We are happy because:
Ed Fischer - Happy his Daughter got married two weeks ago!
Britt and Rooney - Happy for Mango Festival! Britt will be selling T-shirts, South Miami Hospital will be providing First Aid, and the Center for Women & Infants will be providing educational information.
Don Streaker - Happy to be going to see the Space Shuttle Launch on Friday!
Karen Vassell - Happy that Mike and David each sponsored books for 4 children!
Doreen - Happy that we have a new President!
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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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| July 12, 2011 |
Trembly, Brett
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| July 19, 2011 |
Straile, Bob |
| July 26, 2011 |
Steinhardt, Britt |
| August 2, 2011 |
Sorgie, John |
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* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
- Horace Feliu, Club President, thanked our outgoing President Doreen Reitnauer for her wonderful leadership and guidance over the past year. Doreen was presented with a plaque as a token of appreciation from the Club.
- Diana Phillips has been moved to Mercy Nursing Center. Her Daughter is requesting visitors as Diana is doing much better and could use the company.
- Karen Vassell gave an update on the Caribbean Charity for Children Service Project. The Rotary Club of South Miami is partnering with South Miami Hospital for the 2nd year in a row to provide much needed supplies and services to 3 homes in Nassau, Bahamas. This year we will be providing school supplies, 2 industrial microwaves, and a swing set. We are also asking Rotarians to sponsor books for children, which will be due in two weeks.
- Bob Straile requested assistance with the Art Festival raffle. He also spoke about the Hunting & Fishing Rotarians. Anyone seeking additional information about this Group should contact Bob.
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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 Joan Harris, RCSM Secretary
of ALL make-ups: Joandharris@bellsouth.net
| Meeting Functionaries |
| Invocation: |
Hampton Booker |
| Pledge: |
Doreen Reitnauer |
| Happy Dollars: |
Mike Mills |
| Four Way Test: |
Horace Feliu |
| Future Speakers: |
| July 12 |
Dr. Eduardo Chapunoff - "How not to drop death" |
| July 19 |
Darlyn Fried - "Haitian Project from the Okeechobee Rotary" |
| July 26 |
TBA |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
| August 1 |
Board Meeting, First National Bank of South Miami, 6:00 |
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Rotary Club of South Miami, Inc. Board of Directors:
Julio Avael, Gabriel de Armas, Fabio Fernandez, Raquel Hickey, Wendy Lapidus, Charles Ruiz de Castilla, Britt Steinhardt, Brett Trembly
www.southmiamirotary.org
Rotary Foundation of South Miami, Inc. Board of Directors:
Horace Feliu, Karen Vassell, Doreen Reitnauer, Joan Harris, Fabio Fernandez – Foundation Treasurer, Charles Ruiz de Castilla, Wendy Lapidus, Brett Trembly
Rotary District 6990:
www.ri6990.org / 305-860-8060
District Governor Todd Dayton
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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Our Speaker Today:
R. Kenneth Bluh
"Florida Power & Light Invades US 1"
R. Kenneth Bluh is the political columnist for Community Newspapers' 14 municipal editions in South Florida. Ken has been writing his column almost every week since 1999 and, to date, has written 699 columns. He also writes a weekly blog, "Kenneth's Commentary Miami/Tallahassee and Beyond". His blog can be found at: www.rkbluh.com
Mr. Bluh was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. He has been a licensed mortgage lender since his discharge from the United States Air Force following college. Ken is a member of the mortgage banking team of American Bancshares Mortgage LLC in Coral Gables. He can be contacted at kenneth@rkbluh.com or at (786) 247-0547.
Mr. Bluh has served as President of the Economic Society of South Florida, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Family and Children Enrichment, President of the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers, Miami Chapter, and a Board Member of the Leukemia Society of South Florida and the Mortgage Bankers Association of Miami.
Ken spoke to us about Florida Power & Light's (FPL) desire to build a high voltage overhead transmission line from Turkey Point to Downtown Miami. He stated the reason for this project is that FPL would like to build 2 new power plants at Turkey Point and the Regulators will not allow them to do so without the capacity to distribute the power. Cities from Cutler Bay to Coral Gables have banned together to request that FPL place these powerlines underground. With Mayor Lerner of Pinecrest and Mayor Stoddard of South Miami taking the lead in this charge, they were able to fund a study to provide an alternative solution for the placement of the power lines. There will be a ruling next September as to which of 3 options will be instituted.
Additional Guest Speaker:
We were also joined by Charles Sealey, CEO of Doctors Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas. He was here representing 9 Rotary Clubs in the Bahama Islands. This year the Clubs are celebrating 50 years of Rotary in the Bahamas. As the original Club was chartered by the Rotary Club of South Miami, they would like to include us in their celebration. There will be a series of events, including a Marathon and Ball. More details to come!
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