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President
Pansy Graham presiding
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ROTARY
THEME
2009-2010
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We welcome all our
visitors…
Mayra Isaac, Ego Lifestyle
Concierge (with Asaad)
and
Buck
Reilly, Roots
DNA
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We’re happy
because…
~I got to the meeting before
anyone – Felipe
~6 female nobel prize winners –
Darryl
~The game last night - Joanna
~Snow on my vacation – Mike M.
~Having the DG here today + Roy
Gonas brought in an article on Claire McHenry – grandson who works for Microsoft
is off to Shanghai - Diana
~November 17th I’ll
be presenting your program topic - Eliju
~Youth Ethics is starting in
Indiana – Roy
~My home is no longer listed in
the flood zone district – Charles
~Tailgated until 2am - Britt
~Mom is home and found someone
to take care of her – Raquel
~Dolphins won – Don
~Stayed at the Dolphin’s game until
the very end – Brett
~So excited to hear everything
going on at this club – District Gov Lee
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It’s Your Turn to bring a DOOR
PRIZE!
(in REVERSE alphabetical order unless a
switch is requested) |
| October 20,
2009 |
Darrell Downs |
| October 27,
2009 |
Hampton Booker |
| November 3,
2009 |
Ellen Book |
| November 10,
2009 |
Joanna Barusch |
It’s Your Turn : CRAFT TALK
(in
alphabetical order unless a switch is requested) |
| October 20,
2009 |
ROY GONAS |
| October 27,
2009 |
PANSY GRAHAM |
| November 3,
2009 |
SID GREENSTEIN |
| November 10,
2009 |
RAQUEL HICKEY |
| November 17,
2009 |
DAVID JACOBS |
* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Safe Streets Halloween on Sunset Drive, S. Miami
Mike
Mills:
Streets from
US1 to Red will be closed
from
2:30 pm – 5:00pm
Help
traffic marshal the streets for the kids in costume.
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Does your club
have a Rotary story to tell?
Send your club's
announcements, project stories, successes, challenges, fundraisers,
pictures, and people stories to Corey Gittner, cgittner@bellsouth.net who edits the district newsletter.
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New Group of Youth
Exchange Students Arrive
RYLA: Training Future Rotary Leaders on Pigeon Key
A new group of 12
in-bound youth exchange students have arrived to experience the culture of
District 6990 while attending high school and living with host families.
Make an effort to welcome the students and contribute to enriching their
experience during their stay.
This year’s group
includes: Aneta from the Czech Republic, hosted
by Coral Spring-Parkland; Arnaud from Belgium, hosted by Deerfield Beach; Bellina from Taiwan, hosted by Miami
Sundown; Gabriel from Brazil, hosted by Freeport
(Bahamas); Kwan from Thailand, hosted by Key
West; Madeline from Sweden, hosted by Fort
Lauderdale; Marie-Claire from France, hosted
by Miramar-Pines; Marco from Italy, hosted by Coral
Springs; Sanne from Denmark, hosted by Pompano
Beach; Sena from Turkey, hosted by Hallandale
Beach-Aventura; Tim from Germany, hosted by Weston; Vilius from Lithuania, hosted by
Davie-Cooper City.
Thirty high school
leaders came to historic Pigeon Key, near Marathon, for an intense program
of leadership, training and fun activities. This Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards (RYLA) program is designed to help the current generation of youth
leaders refine their skills, knowledge and perspectives.
Participants took
part in goal setting, individual profiling and team building – all expertly
led by our own DGN, Todd Dayton and fellow Rotarian Tom Pratt. The students
also learned mediation techniques by engaging in role-playing exercises led
by UM Law Professor Richard Williamson.
They were fortunate
to have two former Rotary Youth Exchange students also attending, who spoke
about their experiences overseas. Ellen Blasi, who walked the 2.2 miles
over the old bridge, talked to the students about Rotaract and how to get
involved in a club when they go to college.
The students also
had a chance to engage in hands-on discovery of sea life in the Key’s
marine laboratory, to learn how to snorkel and explore shallow waters
around the Key.
The program received
rave reviews from the participants. Kudos to all the Rotarians and family
who assisted: Ana Blanco, Betty Blanco, Michelle Hernandez and Ryan
Williamson.
Mark your calendars
the District
Interact
Conference will be
held at Taravella High School
Nov. 21, 2009
MetroZoo Celebrates as
New District 6990 Club
The Rotary Club of
Perrine–Cutler Ridge/Palmetto Bay and the Rotary Club of
Miami-Dadeland-Pinecrest cosponsored the formation of a new Rotary Club at
Miami MetroZoo.
Bill Tuttle, a Past President of the Rotary Club of
Miami-Dadeland-Pinecrest, and an employee of Miami MetroZoo, is organizing
the new club. “I want to replicate all the good that other Rotary Clubs
have done, but here in the community near MetroZoo and the Kendall area.
There is not a more exciting place to meet and join up with other business
professionals to do some good in the community,” Bill said.
New Rotarians pose with the newest District 6990 club!
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Applications open 2012 – 2013
District Governor and a graduate of RLI + a Past President of a club
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Football
Mania Winners:
John
Sorgie reported
that…
Saturday, November 7th,2009 @ 7:30p.m.
SINGING MIAMIANS
You all know Det.
Guzman, our singing detective – and we have had The Singing Miamians sing
at our Rotary Club.
Henry is now a
Singing Miamian and he has provided me tickets to sell for:
The Singing Miamians
of Pinecrest, musical tribute to “The Music Man”.
This will be on Saturday,
November 7th, 7:30pm, at the Old Cutler Presbyterian Church,
14401 Old Cutler Road.
Tickets are only $15
and I will have them available on Tuesday.
Sounds like a lot of
fun & quite inexpensive. Get your tickets from Mike Mills.
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Who wants the chance to win a
“Party
Like a Rock Star”
Basket with a retail value of $1,000! The Basket contains a guitar, overnight
room at Hard Rock Hotel, $50 food/beverage credit, $20 in free play, and assorted
logoed items.
District 6990 will be giving away two (2) of these baskets during your District
Conference at the Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino on November 6, 7, and 8, 2009 – all you need to do to qualify for a
chance is register for your conference and be present when your name is
drawn – winners must be present to win!
How
do you register?
· Log into the
District 6990 website http://www.ri6990.org
· Click on the Login
button
· Log in
· Go to the District
Calendar,
· Scroll down to
November
· Click on Register
Now for the event.
Important Notice: Our block of rooms at the
Hard Rock for the lower rate has now expired; however, if you would like a
listing of other area hotels, please notify the Conference Chair,
Debbie Maymon, at demaymon@amilink.com for a copy of the
listing.
Join yourRotary Family for a fun-filled event at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino!
Don’t delay – register today!!
Yours in Rotary Service,
Deborah Ann Maymon
Email: debmaymon@bellsouth.net,demaymon@amilink.com
HPhone: 954-389-9292
OPhone: 561-656-6639
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”Rotary Rocks”
Register for the
District Conference at the “Hard Rock Hotel and
Casino” to be held on November 6,7,and 8th
Let’s make out Saturday Night gala dinner a fun and
unforgettable event.
You and your
fellow Rotarians will sing, dance, play an instrument, tell a joke, clown
around and more….
The “Rotary Rocks”
talent show is now open for registration
Don’t be left
out of this once in a lifetime opportunity! Show us all how talented
Rotarians are!!!
To reserve
your space in the show please contact:
Joe Roth- Rotary Club of Weston
(954) 646-6844
e-mail prescent0405@aol.com
“You never know
who may be watching”
Let’s all have
some fun together and make this conference one not to forget!
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Rotary
District 6990
Rotary Day at Land Shark Stadium
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 1:00
pm
FUN, FELLOWSHIP and
NFL FOOTBALL
There is still time to
purchase Tickets!
500 sold so far!
Miami Dolphins Vs. Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
Purchase game tickets
direct from Miami Dolphins
$45.00 per person – Upper Deck
Game Ticket Link: www.miamidolphins.com/rotaryclub.asp
Tailgate Party @ 11:00 AM is SOLD OUT!!!
LOG-IN (DaCdb) Link
on District 6990 website front page:
http://www.ri6990.org/
Purchase
by contacting Thomas Eugene at 305-626-7296 or teugene@dolphinstadium.com
Thursday, Nov. 11, 1:30 p.m.
Golf Ball Drop Fundraiser for
Bill Gates Polio Plus Grant Challenge
Biltmore Golf Course, Coral Gables
1st Prize – Courtesy of
Diana Saiz, Rotary Club of Miami Airport – a one week stay, for up to 10
people, in her vacation rental home in Asheville , North Carolina .
2nd Prize – Courtesy of J.
Guarch, Rotary Club of Coral Gables – a three night stay in his 2
bedroom, 2 bath waterfront condo in Ocean Reef, Florida , with dockage
and use of a golf cart.
3rd Prize – Obtained by
Yoli Woodbridge, Rotary Club of Coral Gables – Sunday Brunch for four,
valued at $300.00, at the Fontana Restaurant at The Biltmore Hotel in
Coral Gables , Florida .
Those who
have already sold one, two or more Gates Challenge Helicopter Golf Ball
raffle tickets to eradicate polio, without knowledge of the specific
prizes to be offered, are to be commended for a job well done. And,
for those who have been waiting for the announcement of the prizes to
sell their tickets, your wait is over!
$25
donation each ticket
Contact
Chris Morrison, 305-582-7690 / morrisonclan@att.net
If everyone of us sells two tickets, this can
raise $105,000.
WE CAN DO THIS!!
This fundraiser is a top priority! We need to sell
tickets to meet the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. They donated $355
million in the last two years. Of that amount $200 million is a matching
grant for polio eradication. Our district is expected to donate $300,000.
We have
raised $195,000 towards this goal to date. The balance is $105,000 yet to be raised. If the 2,100 district’s club members can all sell just 2
tickets this year at $25 per ticket, we’d sell 4,200 tickets.
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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:
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
Meeting
Functionaries |
| Invocation: |
Brett Trembly |
| Pledge:
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Marty Rosen |
| Guests:
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Diana Phillips |
| Happy $:
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Mike Mills |
| Door Prize:
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Don
Streaker |
$$$ Prize
($7/$212.50) |
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| 4-Way
Test |
President Pansy Graham |
| Future
Speakers: |
| October
20, 2009 |
Vivien M. Knight, MSHSA, CBPN, South Miami Hospital
Center for Women & Infants Topic: Patient
Navigation |
| October
27, 2009
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TBA |
Mark Your Calendars: |
October – Nov 2009 |
Incoming GSE
from Peru - The deadline is rapidly approaching for Group Study Exchange
Team Leader hopefuls to apply for this wonderful opportunity to lead a
team of young professionals in May 2010 to District 4450 in Peru.
Applications must be received prior to October 3, 2009 interviews. Candidates should be a mature and seasoned
Rotarian with leadership experience and abilities, language proficiency,
and be willing and able to keep pace with the vigorous program of travel
and study planned for the team members. The Team Leader will be responsible
for facilitating all aspects of the exchange as will as inspiring the
team with a sense of mission. To learn more about Group Study Exchange, go
to: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/160en.pdf.
Contact Joe Roth, District GSE Chair, at 954-646-6844 or prescent0405@aol.com for more application information. |
Fri, Nov 6 –
Sun, Nov 8, 2009 |
District 6990 Conference at the Hard
Rock - Be there or be square! Singers, dancers,
musicians, comics, jugglers, and talent of all sort wanted … |
Thursday,
November
11, 2009 |
District 6990 Biltmore Golf Course Golf
Ball Drop to meet the matching Polio Plus Bill Gates Grant - Tickets $25 @, available soon. Contact Chris Morrison,
305-582-7690 or morrisonclan@att.net |
| January
2010 |
Interviews for GSE Team Leader to Peru |
| Saturday,
February 27, 2010 |
$20
Rotary Heat game |
| Thursday,
March 25, 2010 |
Concert
at UM sponsored by the Tweed Foundation |
| May
2010 |
Outbound GSE to Peru |
2009-10 RCSM OFFICERS:
President:
Reverend Pansy Graham
pansygraham@bellsouth.net
President
Elect: Doreen Reitnauer
dhiker217@aol.com
Vice
President: Mike Mills
millsmike@aol.com
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
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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 leaders.
THE 4-WAY TEST OF THE THINGS
WE THINK, SAY OR DO:
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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Renewing
or Joining
To Renew ($275) or to become a New Member ($325) contact
Asaad
Massoud at www.racharters.com
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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
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