Today’s Events:

President Linda Kaplan presiding

ROTARY THEME 2006-07

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Miami Herald Hunt

http://www.heraldevents.com/heraldhunt/index.asp

Next Hunt: Sunday, October 29, 2006 in South Miami

Linda initiated a great suggestion, a club team!!!  You and 10,000 of your closest friends join your host and Hunt mastermind Dave Barry.

Tuesday, 4 PM – 6 PM on Sunset Drive
between US1 and Red Road.

Roshunda Slaton,
Our new ArtFest Administrative Assistant

Previously with the University of Miami-School of Medicine as Staff Associate to the Associate Dean for Minority Affairs – Office of Professional Development and Career Guidance.

ARTFEST COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE:

Last Tuesday of every month @ 5:30 p.m.  South Miami Library

October 31st, November 28th &  December 26th

CYCLING TO SERVE FELLOWSHIP

Our November Fellowship meets at

Rosendo Castillo’s home
7107 SW 148th Street, Pinecrest

We will have an opportunity to discuss details of the Coral Gables Cycling Celebration, a police escorted ride scheduled for Sunday November 5th at 11 am, and enjoy a great friendships along with a ride to the Deering Estate before sunset.  

FIRST SUNDAYS from 11 am to 2 pm

Open to the General Public

Bike tour for families every month’s with an escorted police ride with 3 circuits (7, 15, and 27 milers) within Coral Gables. 

Meet in front of Ponce Middle School.

Fabio won $50 & Doug won $5 this week!

FOUR WEEKS AND COUNTING:

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.

RECRUIT, RECRUIT

Is there a new business in town that you think should be involved in Rotary?

Introduce them to Rotary by asking them to speak about their business.  Help them see the benefits of belonging to Rotary and in a few weeks invite them back as a guest. 

Rotary doesn't have a membership problem it has an invitation opportunity!

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Saturday, October 21, 2006 @ 7 pm

CASINO NIGHT
Rotary Club of Perrine Cutler Ridge Palmetto Bay

Rotary Casino Night from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 21 at The Palmetto Bay Village Center (the former Burger King World headquarters.)

The gala evening includes hors d'oeuvres, 2 drink tickets, live and silent auctions, a raffle, door prizes and gaming. Guests will receive $30 in ''fun chips'' to gamble. Prizes include vacation trips, hotel stays, dinners, sports memorabilia and other items.

They anticipate 500 guests for this exciting fundraising event benefiting various children's charities through the efforts of The Rotary Club of Perrine-Cutler Ridge/Palmetto Bay.

For more information, call Mills, 305-238-8688.

NEED TO MAKE-UP A MEETING?

Visit www.rotary6990.org
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 President Linda Kaplan

Immigration Attorney

Click on her business card below to get connected to Linda’s website

WHAT IT’S LIKE ATTENDING THE ROTARY INTERNATION CONVENTION MALMO, SWEDEN

Linda concentrates her law practice on Immigration and Naturalization law and has been practicing law since 1977. She has the following formal education.

While Linda is a successfui immigration and naturalization attorney with a background in finance and taxation, a great deal of her pride comes from her children:

Jesse, age 24, works for Microsoft in Product Development and is engaged to Carolyn Wu, who is in her third year of a four year pharmacy doctorate program.  They will be married next July.

Sara, age 20, is currently a scuba instructor making plans to live and work in SE Asia for six months next year.

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Joshua, age 19, is in his first year of college at Brooklyn Poly Tech studying biochemistry and is also an avid photographer.  Her hobbies are scuba diving, kayaking, dancing, biking and adventure travel.

An international convention is awe-inspiring. It covers a gamut of human interest topics including literacy, water, hunger, health, and bridging the world.  During Linda stay in mid-June, the Swedish sun stayed up for 17 hours a day.

Tivoli Day in Copenhagen:  Convention goers spent an enchanting day in beautiful Tivoli, a 160-year-old fairytale garden and amusement park. Events were performances by the Pantomime Theatre, the Tivoli Guards marching in review, a symphony concert featuring famous Nordic musicians, and a fantastic fireworks finale that lit up the sky with the Rotary and convention logos.

The President-elect’s Leadership Luncheon was designed for incoming RI officers, district governors, club presidents and spouses, but open to all convention registrants served as a great opportunity for networking and fellowship for 2006-07 Rotary leaders.

House of Friendship is the heart of Rotary's annual celebration - a showplace of Swedish and Danish design, art, and history. Situated throughout the Bella Center, the expanded House of Friendship was a relaxing place for forming new friendships and networking to promote service projects.  

2007 RI Convention

17-20 June

http://www.rotary.org/events/conventions/2007/index.html