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Today's Events:

President Pansy Graham presiding

We welcome  all our visitors…

~Roseanna Martino, eluxeswap.com

~Connie Marianacci – Easy Build Language Courses, Member of the Rotary Club of Miami Beach

~Neema Nair – Linda’s friend

~Jeff Trembly, former Rotarian and role model to Brett

~Orlando Torres, Citizens for a Better FL guest of Kelly Sastre

We’re happy because…

~We have two returning visitors – Nina and Rosanna – David

~I have such a good family – Brett

~that Felipe has his own committee – Asaad

~I went with Inlaws on vacation – Ed

~Usually the Pres has to find a committee chair – Felipe volunteered – wonderful – Mike Mills

~my daughter accepted to Kellog’s MBA program – Roseann

~teachers go back to school in a week.  Looking forward to my  11^th grad English lit honors - Patricia

~Football  is HERE – Jim Barker, PSD bought 10 books, Doreen was the second one to

~That my son is now driving and he’s no longer a chauffeur - Jodi

~that Felipe took on this assignment and to meet the person Brett talks about all of the time – Fabio

~my grandkids visited and went home – Diana

~ hear Kelly speak and that she’s come here today to present – Donna

~I’d empty my purse to say all of the reasons I’m happy – but I’m going to Jamaica for the weekend – Pansy

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Who’s doing what:

Art Festival Chair:  Diana Phillips

Football Mania Chair: John Sorgie

Fundraising Chair – Wendy Lapidus / John Sorgie

Grant Writing Committee:  Linda, Ellen, Eileen

Group Study Exchange team - Peter

James Straile Award - -Diana Phillips

 Membership:  Asaad

Newsletter:  Ellen with Ed F, Diana, Brett as scribe assistance

Photography:  Stan and Felipe

Public Relations, Mike M and Lakitsia

Rebuilding Together Chair, Cathy Miller

Rotary International Foundation Chair:  Cathy Miller with Diana and Lakitsia

Scholarships – Diana, Wendy, Roy

Community and International Service Projects Chair:  Linda Kaplan

South Miami Liaison for Safe Streets, Santa’s Parade – Mike Mills

www.southmiamirotary.org:  Don and Azam

New committee : 

Felipe Vidal is now our Technology Committee Chair.

President Pansy:  We have talents and gifts in our club we are blessed to have in our club to launch this club to a higher level.  His goal is to making this a more effective club leveraging technology!  Got a problem, see if it can be solved with a 21^st century solution.

Roster UPDATE:

Please note:  the club roster is being updated – email Brett with any contact information changes.

It is with the deepest sorrow that we bring you the heartbreaking news of the loss of our beloved husband and father, Arnold, at 8 am on the morning of July 29th.  As you know, he was in the hospital for the past five months and fought very hard to stay with us one more day each and every day of those 165 days.  We are forever grateful for each of those days, as we were able to spend them by his side, reminding him how much we and his friends and family loved and appreciated him.
 
We hope that you will join us this weekend as we both mourn his passing and celebrate his life and lasting legacy within our community.  He was a mentor and dear friend who touched so many with words of wisdom and encouragement; we know that you will miss him as much as we will.
 
A visitation for our family and friends is scheduled for Saturday, August 1st, from 5 to 8 pm at Stanfill Funeral Homes.  Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, August 2nd, at 11 am at Stanfill:
 
Stanfill Funeral Homes, Inc.
10545 South Dixie Highway
Miami, FL 33156
Phone: 305-667-2518
http://www.stanfillfh.com/obituaries.htm  (click Arnold B. Galperin)

Sunday's service will followed by a short ceremony and interment at:

Mount Nebo/Miami Memorial Gardens
5505 NW 3rd St.
Miami, FL 33126
 
In lieu of flowers, donations to honor and continue Arnold’s legacy of  Service may be made to:

The Rotary Foundation of Miami

247 S.W. 8^th Street, Suite 402

Miami, FL  33130

With our love,
Sondra, Noelle & Gregory
 

Arnold B. Galperin

July 22, 1933 - July 29, 2009

 Arnold B. Galperin, dedicated Rotarian and community leader, devoted husband of Sondra for 46 years and father of Noelle and Gregory (Polina), passed away of natural causes on July 29, a week following his 76^th birthday.  Arnold was an Air Force fighter pilot, an entrepreneurial management consultant, and a highly respected leader of The Rotary Club of Miami.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Arnold’s love of flying began at age 16 with the purchase of a Piper Cub.  After studying Physics at Wayne State University, in 1955 he joined the US Air Force, graduating at the top of his classes in both pilot training and jet fighter training, and was selected to attend the prestigious USAF Fighter Weapons School.  Flying F-86s, F-104s, and B-47s, he later joined the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, achieving the rank of Major.

 He moved to Miami in 1970, building a successful career in management consulting as President of Bello Martin Galperin Associates.  He avidly pursued photography and classical music and was an early adopter of personal computing in the 1970s, acquiring one of the first Apple computers in Florida.

 Arnold was passionately dedicated to the Rotary International ideal of “service above self” and proudly contributed to his community for over 41 years.  He served actively in The Rotary Club of Miami, holding numerous club and district-level offices including President of The Rotary Club of Miami.  For his service within Rotary Arnold has been honored multiple times including as Rotarian of the Year, as a Distinguished Rotarian, and this year with the Lifetime Achievement Award.  He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a Rotary International Foundation Benefactor.

 Arnold helped create the Microcomputer Education for Employment of the Disabled (MEED) program at Miami-Dade College and chaired its Business Advisory Council for 15 years.  As Chairman of the Pinecrest Elementary Citizens Advisory Board he was a founder of the Aides for Classroom Teachers (ACT) program.  He helped establish a perpetual Endowed Teaching Chair at MDC, and he also gave his time as an arbitrator for the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

From:  Roy Gonas, PDG

Very sad, indeed. Arnold was an outstanding Rotarian.  His service as District Secretary 1998-1999 was exemplary---the finest, I believe, any District Governor could hope to have. 

Football Mania – John Sorgie

Asking all members to sell 10 booklets!

It’s a tough sell for some members.  Remember, use this as an  opportunity to let the public know about Rotary and all of the  good causes we sponsor.  THIS makes the books an easy sell!  Go TEAM Go SELL!!!! 

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)

We are happy to announce that the RLI will once again be held at conveniently located American Intercontinental University in Weston, Florida.  It will be conducted on August 29, 2009.  What better way to start the Rotary Year  in 2009 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 August 19, 2009!!!

 http://www.rlitraining.org  

 We look forward to seeing you at this very rewarding and enjoyable event.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

If you have already registered thank you!  If you have any questions contact the Registrar Debbie Maymon (contact information is on the website).

Yours in Rotary Service,

 Todd Dayton, District 6990 Governor Nominee

RLI Promotions Chairperson, Assistant Governor Area 2

District Rotary Foundation History Fellowship Representative - Coral Springs- Parkland Club

954-575-2305 Home / 954-830-0979 Cell

DISTRICT DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP

We have planned four major Membership Development Events based on the three major reasons folks join a Rotary Club: Business Networking, Fellowship and Community Service.  The first will be a business networking event to be held at one of your regularly scheduled club meetings in October.  On November 15, Rotary Day will be celebrated by the Miami Dolphins at their game against Tampa Bay .  What a great opportunity to invite a friend or associate to enjoy Rotary Fellowship.  April will be the month for Community Service Project events, where perspective members will be invited to work along side Rotarians at various club projects throughout the District.  Finally in May, we will have another Fellowship Event to be held at Marlins baseball game.

In addition to our Membership Development events we are planning a Membership Seminar for all 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Club Membership Chairs to be held in March. 

Each of these events has been designed to help District 6990 Rotary Clubs recruit new members.  The RI District 6990 Public Relations Committee will invite the public to attend your October business networking event and April community service project through public service announcements and ads.  Details concerning October’s Business Networking Event will be sent out the first of next week. 

We are looking forward to your enthusiastic support of our 2009-2010 Membership Development Plan.  Rotary was meant to be shared!

 Yours in Rotary Service,

Christopher T. Morrison

Email: morrisonclan@att.net
HPhone: 305-667-3410
OPhone: 305-582-7690

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

September 8, 2009:  District Governor Lee Phares’ club visit!

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Next show:

Saturday & Sunday, February 27 – 28, 2010

www.southmiamiartfest.com  (official site)

DID YOU MISS A MEETING ‘CAUSE 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:

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/eclub_list.pdf

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).

1.  Read a variety of current articles in the programs section and/or choose articles from the Archived Programs list and/or information from the Avenues of Service pages. You will be required to answer questions. There is space on the makeup request form for up to three articles to be reviewed, however you will need to read more than three to meet your 30 minute visit obligation.

2.  At the end of your 30 minute visit, click on Make-up Request Form from the drop-down menu at the top of the page OR the bottom of each make-up program.

3.  Read the Makeup Request Form carefully, and follow instructions. The form will appear once you press the SUBMIT button (one time only) and an email copy will be sent to the email address you proved. This can be forwarded to your club secretary so your attendance records are properly updated.

Rotarians can also designate eClub One as their home club.

Members in eClub One are usually experienced Rotarians who are unable to belong to a traditional club because they reside in a remote location or they are engaged in a demanding travel schedule. Those applying for membership in eClub One must provide an endorsement from their current District Governor, current Rotary club President, along with letters of reference from two Rotarian colleagues of their current club..

eClub One has standard requirements for memberships, including charges for dues and administrative fees. Participants also must be willing to take part regularly in the Rotary eClub One community by taking on tasks and responsibilities. Members are required to also have regular access to the Internet and be willing to acquire the necessary skills to participate in the activities of Rotary eClub One.

Rotary and eClub One are on the cutting edge of the technology age. How this evolves will only be determined by periodic evaluation and the involvement of its members. For today, however, it is an outstanding tool for Rotarians to makeup missed meetings and keep in touch with Rotary happenings throughout the world.

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:  Bill Enright
yukonbill@bellsouth.net

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, Roy Gonas, Linda Kaplan, Mike Mills, Diana Phillips, Don Streaker, Donna Gaines, Felipe Vidal

Club Foundation Board of Directors:

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

To send an E-mail to the Rotary Club of South Miami’s Board of Directors, board@southmiamirotary.org

South Miami Rotary Club:
www.southmiamirotary.org

Rotary District 6990:

www.ri6990.org / 305-860-8060

District Governor Lee Phares & Eliju Phares District Foundation Chair

World Organization:
www.rotary.org

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.

Renewing or Joining
To Renew ($275) or to become a New Member ($325) contact

Asaad Massoud, at www.racharters.com

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:

Kelly Sastre

with Orlando Torres

Citizens for a Better S. Florida

3191 SW 21 St, Miami, FL (currently)

305-648-0000

http://www.abettersouthflorida.org/

Info@bettersouthflorida.com to get on the plant sale mailing list.

Moving soon:  two blocks from the Marlins new stadium.  Buying a historically designated bungalow with bond money.

Kelly Altosino-Sastre is the Executive Director of Citizens for a Better South Florida, Inc., a private, non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education seeking to improve the quality of life for our diverse community through the understanding of environmental issues while inspiring personal stewardship of the environment.

Born in Chicago, Kelly moved to Miami in the early 70’s. She is a graduate of Coral Gables Senior High, an alumna from Miami-Dade College with an Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education and an Associate in Science in Child Development. She has earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Master of Science from Nova Southeastern University in Administration, Child and Youth Care.

Kelly has held a multitude of leadership positions in the field of education in South Florida and has long history of dedicated community service in an array of non-profit organizations. Kelly’s love of children and education can be traced throughout her career. She was a teacher of babies with Down Syndrome and their parents in the Infant-Toddler Program at the Learning Experience School, where she was also a volunteer and board member for more than 20 years. She was the Director of the Growing Place Preschool at the First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables where she developed an educational program to bridge preschool and primary school utilizing The Growing Plan, a curriculum authored by Kelly, which was published in the Jean Harrell Memorial Journal of Outstanding Practicums at Nova Southeastern University. It was under her directorship that the school became nationally accredited as a school of excellence through the National Association for the Education of Young children. At the same time, she was the volunteer Executive Director of the Cavalier Soccer Club, a non-profit organization which she and her husband started for children ages 5-18 where more than 400 children participated. Additionally, Kelly was a business owner in the for-profit arena in Coral Gables, while teaching Early Childhood Education and Childcare Administration at Miami-Dade’s Wolfson and Kendall’s campuses as an Adjunct Professor. She was an instructor at Coral Gables Adult Education Center where she brought the Child Development Associate Equivalency Program to the school’s Adult and community education program

With over 30 years of experience of service to non-profit organizations, Kelly has extensive knowledge and expertise in the area of development and fundraising. Prior to her appointment at Citizens, Kelly was the Director of Development and Fundraising at Switchboard of Miami, Inc.

Kelly is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables and the current Chairperson of Rotary International’s PolioPlus Program for Rotary District 6990, which includes 2400 Rotarians in 52 clubs. She is the current Vice Chair for the Advisory Board on Disability Affairs for the City of Coral Gables and the Past Chair of the Education Committee of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. She is the recipient of the Red Cross Spectrum Award for Education, the Green Family Foundation United Way American Values Award, was an Athena Award Finalist for the Coral Gables Community Foundation and was named Rotarian of the Year in 2000.

Kelly has been married to Aristides for 30 years. They have three adult children. Aris and daughter-in-law Gia and grandson Ari live in Chicago, Cameron and daughter-in-law Lauren live in North Carolina and her daughter Stacci lives in New Jersey. JR Reed is their soon to be son-in-law.

Kelly was awarded Rotarian of the Year in 2000!!

For the past 20 years, Citizens has established a reputation as a productive community partner and a leader in environmental education. Our innovative programs help to reach South Florida’s multi-cultural and multi-lingual populations.

Citizens began in 1988 as the first multilingual environmental educational organization in the US.  Mr. Milian, the Cuban born founder, was concerned about water conservation. He realized that the perception of new immigrants was that they were not concerned about the environment.  He began the organization to works toward positive social change and re-build communities and community spirit.

Their first project was called “PLEA” – Project for Language Education and Action – using the environment to teach language.  This involved training 1,200 teachers.

Citizens is a non profit, non advocate organization working to inspire you to be good stewards of environmental awareness within S. FL’s diverse communities. The goal and vision is to provide an understanding of the issues and to be informed.

As a student of the Miami Dade school system, Kelly was not taught about preservation of the treasures we have outside.  Citizen is about teaching this information to all ages. 

For children:  The Community Science Workshops offers hands on experience for cutting edge science programs in an after school setting. It encourages and inspires children to consider careers in science.  Example of projects:  create a hydrolic bat, make an aquifer, mold a human heart.  Four Miami Dade Public School sites are targeted including Tucker Elementary.

For adults:  the Urban Greening and Community Forestry Program – explains all of the benefits of native plants and habitats. Initiative programs include: 

·       Neighbors Replanting Neighborhoods

·       ReVive:  The Virginia Key Restoration Project

·       Go Native!  Native Nursery – for educational purposes but also for sales

In the process of educating about native trees, their benefits, and their uses in our community landscape, we have found one overarching challenge — access to native plants. To address this need, we created a community nursery at our Urban Environmental Center.

Funded by the Miami Dade County, City of Miami, SFWMD, Dade County Public Schools, donations, foundations

This organization has multiple partners.  They are open to working with Environmental Education Providers, Civic Organizations, Faith based organizations, DCPS, Dade Parks, Ntl State Parks, FIU, MDC, National Network of CFWs, Rotary, Rotaract, and more.

SERVED in 2008:

Served 4,614 people:  children 3,272 and adults: 1,342

Number of trees planted:  400

Number of community events: 21

Field trips 20

Number of p lants tree donated:  1,200

Number of volunteer hours:  2,000

Buying a historically designated bungalow with bond money two blocks away from the new Marlin’s stadium site. They will plant with native landscaping. 

A main focus is tree planting within the city of Miami.  They work in Leisure City with the Habitat for Humanity program, They work educating the owners and the entire family once the house foundation is poured.

This organization is the premier environmental educator for those new to this area.   

This organization’s logo is so very similar to Rotary Internationals 2009-10 logo

CITIZENS hosted its first 2009 native Plant Sale on Sunday, August 2nd.

The proceeds from this sale help to sustain our GO NATIVE! The nursery enables us to continue with the native plantings in underserved communities, plant donation for schools and other organizations, and ongoing propagation of native plants.