Today’s Events:

President Linda Kaplan presiding

ROTARY THEME 2006-07

We welcome all of our...

VISITING ROTARIANS: Carlos Bolado (Coral Gables)

VISITING GUESTS: Daniel and Maya Berger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ed Fischer is a knight in shining armor!

Ed is the counselor to Daniel Nwanegwo, Ambassidorial Scholar from Nigeria. This makes our club his official sponsor. Not having an exchange student to watch over this year, we are now Rotary parents to our own international lawyer.
We are very proud!!

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 @ 5:30 pm (NEW TIME)
ART SHOW COMMITTEE MEETING
South Miami Branch Library auditorium.
All are welcome.

FOOTBALL MANIA DEADLINE!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
November 10-12, 2006
2006 Rotary International District 6990 Conference
 

DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, the official hotel & site of almost all conference events

Located on the eastern end of the island, the hotel room block will be released on
October 1st. Reserve now at www.rotary6990.org.

We’ll See You in Key West!

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Rotary Club of Miami Dadeland’s Pottery for Charity


www.ceramicsforcharity.org


Artist Ilajean Horwitz

The Robert Horwitz Art Memorial Fund is the charity which will receive all the proceeds from the sale of the one of a kind original art pieces. The object of the fund is an art competition with the theme “Quest for Peace." The goal of the competition, which will take place at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus, is to promote awareness for peace promotion and to financially assist students studying art. For more information about this worthy project contact the artist at

ilajeanh@adelphia.net / 305-256-0745
ROBERT HORWITZ MEMORIAL PEACE INITIATIVE

Literacy Fast Facts ~Statistics from UNESCO

• Worldwide, about 800 million people over age 15 lack basic reading and writing skills.
• More than 64 percent of them are women.
• About 113 million children do not attend school.

Cycling to Serve

The Aboriginal Culture of Australia....from Eric Powell
[powell.eric@gmail.com]

Dear Rotarians and Friends,

This past weekend the RC of Glen Innes treated me and the other Ambassadorial Scholars to a wonderful weekend away. The weekend was organized by Rotarian John "Trigger" Trigurtha and his wife Jan. Trigger arranged for us to come down and visit so we could have a glimpse into the Australian Aboriginal culture.

The Aboriginal tribes of Australia are considered to be the traditional owners of most lands in Australia. Unfortunately, today Aboriginals occupy a relatively small portion of the country and are often a marginalized group in society.

What makes the community of Glen Innes unique is not so much the number of Aboriginals there, but the degree of cultural harmony apparent between the Aboriginals and other locals. Many Aboriginals hold respected positions in Glen Innes and the city has a cultural center dedicated to Aboriginal art and history. At the local high school they teach an Aboriginal Art class and we had the chance to sit in one of these classes. We also had the opportunity to speak to several of the elders in the community and with the State park rangers who manage the historic cultural sights in the surrounding area. At every step along the way people shared stories with us and answered our questions – it really was a privileged glimpse into their culture.

I couldn't mention all the good parts about this trip and neglect to mention my host family that weekend. Each of the scholars was hosted by a different Rotarian family over that weekend. I stayed with the family of Rose and Graham Price. Besides providing a cozy place to rest they also cooked a wonderful roast dinner.

To top off the weekend, on the way home we stopped at a vineyard owned by one of Trigger's friends and were treated to a personal tour of the winery, followed by a wine-tasting and lunch.

Among other major developments, my classes this semester are now in full gear. This semester involves considerably more independent research than the previous semester. In particular, I am beginning to focus my studies more on water management. This includes an independent research project examining the recent reforms in the system of water allocations in the State of Queensland.

In Queensland, water is a very timely topic, and not just for those of use who are studying it. The State of Queensland is experiencing its longest drought in the past 100 years. The draught is placing tremendous pressure on the water supply of the metropolitan areas of Southeast Queensland. Brisbane has been under water restrictions long before I arrived in February, but now there is talk of tightening the restrictions after a winter which was drier than expected.

To add to the frenzy, the election for the State Premier was recently held. The topic of water supply dominated the election campaign and prompted candidates to make big promises in relation of ongoing issues of water management.

All of this has made me realize that although Queensland may not be receiving a lot of rainfall, it is still fertile ground to study water management…

So you missed a meeting, do you know what a great opportunity this can be?

Take the opportunity to make up at another club, meet new and interesting members.

This can be a great opportunity to meet business owners who might be interested in the services that you provide and see how other clubs are growing membership!

For online make-ups:

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

Attendance credit for a 30-minute interactive club Web site activity. This offers an alternative to making up a meeting at another club. To earn an attendance credit, Rotarians usually log on to the Web site, read online material on a range of subjects, post comments, and submit a form to the club secretary.

For make-ups anywhere around the world when traveling internationally:

http://rotary.org/support/clubs/index.html

Our District Governor Elect was invited to join the Rotary Club of Miami in 1991 by Steve Hall (now in District 6930), Marcy has served District 6990 as Group Study Exchange Team Leader to the Philippines in1998; Group Study Exchange Chair, 1998-99; GSE Outbound Team Selection Coordinator, 1999-2000; District Secretary 2000-01; Assistant Governor, 2001-03; GSE Inbound Coordinator, 2003; Chair, Matching Grants, 2003-04; Educational Grants & Scholarship Committee, 2003-04.

Marcy's community service includes serving as Co-chair of the Higher Education Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce; Co-Chair of the United Way Kick-off Project Steering Committee; Operations Chair of the Greater Miami Urban Peace Conference, Sponsored by Rotary Club of Miami and District 6990 in 1997; President of Switchboard of Miami, Inc., 1991-95; Leadership Miami, Class of 1990. In her spare time, Marcy serves as a volunteer reader for the Lighthouse for the Blind.

Honors include being tapped and initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa and Iron Arrow Society at the University of Miami. She was an Up & Comers Finalist in 1992 and 1993 and a Community Heroes Olympic Torchbearer in 1996.

A world traveler, Marcy has been to China, Bali, Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Venezuela, Peru, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, and South Africa

"I also love to ride my Harley," says Marcy, "although these days I don't get out enough. I garden; jog (but the bones are creaking) and I'm taking up quilting - in my spare time! Marcy resides in Miami with her partner, Alan Fish.

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