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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
Club President
Horace Feliu
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ROTARY
THEME
2011 - 2012
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We welcome our visitors:
No visitors this week
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We are happy because:
Doreen Ritnauer - Happy for Marlins Stadium
Rooney Brodie, Karen Vassell, Raquel Hickey- Happy prayers for the children of the orphanages in Bahamas and hoping that Hurricane Irene is good to them!
Don Streaker - Happy we seem to be out of the line of fire of Hurricane Irene
Stan Zeltsman - Happy not to put up shutters
Ellen Book - Happy the Library of Pinecrest will be hosting an Anti-Bullying workshop this weekend
Lewis Feldman - Happy his grandson was barmitzvahed this weekend!
Horace Feliu - Happy his daughter started FIU 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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| August 30, 2011 |
Reilly, Buck |
| September 6, 2011 |
Perlmutter, Jordan |
| September 13, 2011 |
Pardinas, Patricia |
| September 20. 2011 |
Newman, Mike |
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* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
- Peter Mirchandani was in Roatan, Honduras this past week and met some members of the Roatan Rotary Club who were selling items to support their club. He brought back a hat and shirt to raffle off in South Miami!
- Britt Steinhardt thanked everyone for their support of Stand Up for Kids. The kids really enjoyed the donated items and it means a lot to the community! Visit www.standupforkids.org/miami for more information on this charity.
- There is a Rotary Board Meeting on 8/29.
- John Sorgie announced that football mania is up and running, there are 3 weeks left to sell your books this is an important fundraiser.
- Diana Phillips is still at Mercy and appreciates phone calls or visits!
- The District Conference will be held November 17 - 20th at the Hyatt Regency at Coconut Point in Bonita Springs. Early Bird registration deadline is July 31st. This even will be full of activities for everyone, including Free Cocktail Receiption on Thursday night, Pirate Casino on Friday night and Major Donor Reception/Black Tie Gala on Saturday night. Beautiful hotel with great activities and outdoor events for everyone. See District website for registration details.
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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: |
Ed Fischer |
| Pledge: |
Hampton Booker
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| Happy Dollars: |
Mike Mills |
| Four Way Test: |
Bob Straile |
| Future Speakers: |
| August 30 |
Author Carol Cope "Joe Cool's Tragic Final Voyage" |
| September 6 |
Harry Horgan "Shake A Leg" |
| September 13 |
Laura Renolyds, Tropical Audubon Society |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
| August, 29 |
Board Meeting at First National Bank of South Miami, 6:00pm |
| September 8 |
Football Mania Collections Are Due |
| September 12 |
Rotarian 2 Rotarian Second Monday Mixer, Seasons 52, Coral Gables, 5:30pm |
| November 17-20 |
Rotary District Conference, Hyatt Regency, Bonita Springs |
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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:
Edwin Perkins "Florida Marlins Stadium"
Mr. Perkins works for HuntMoss a joint venture that is responsible for the construction of the Marlins Stadium. Once finished, the stadium will be utilized for baseball only in a sports sense, but can also be used for special events and concerts. The capacity is 36,000 including standing room in the outfield. The project is a $515 million dollar project with an additional $25 million in infrastructure improvements to the surrounding neighborhood.
There are 4 parking garages and in addition there will be surface parking available. There is a lot behind the stadium that will be used (on non-game days) as a community park. The stadium will be the first retractable roof building to recieve LEED silver certification, and is also air conditioned to maintain a temperature of 75 degrees inside.
The total project spans 33 months with an estimated completion date of April 2012, they are currently 73% complete. 80% of seats have been installed and in the next 2 months they will being constructing the natural grass field.
For more information or to track the construction progress please visit www.huntmossjv.com or call 305-325-0577.
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