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Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
Club President
Horace Feliu
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ROTARY
THEME
2011 - 2012
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We welcome our visitors:
Suzanne McCaffrey - Guest of Britt Steinhardt
Debbie Guido-Herrera - Guest of Joan Harris
James McCombs - Guest of Pansy Graham
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We are happy because:
Britt Steinhardt - Happy to have her friend at the meeting
Joan Harris - Happy for Debbie Guido-Herrera to join us again as a potential new member
David Jacobs - Happy to go to Charleston for the weekend
Ellen Book - Happy to be going to see the Addams Family at the Arsht Center
Gabriel de Armas - Happy to see the ultrasound of his little boy who will be born in December!!!
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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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| November 1, 2011 |
Malik, M. Azam |
| November 8, 2011 |
Lapidus, Wendy |
| November 15, 2011 |
Kaplan, Linda |
| November 22, 2011 |
Jacobs, David |
| November 29, 2011 |
Hickey, Raquel |
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* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * *
- Our Holiday Party will be on Saturday, December 10th at the Elks Club - Please save the date, we will have a great time!
- Gabriel De Armas is participating in the Alzheimers Walk this weekend at Merrick Park (park) in Coral Gables. Please join him or suport his team, www.alz.org, look for Gabriel's name or the 20-30 group
- Diana Phillips is doing better, she would like to have visitors, still at St. Ann's on Quail Roost Driive
- There will be a golf ball drop on November 3rd to benefit the Rotary Annual Programs Fund. Prizes include a 5 day 4 night stay at Hawks Kay resort, a sunset cruise for two, and a 5 day 4 night stay at the Hyatt Regency Bonita Springs.
- Karen Vassell will be coordinating the wreath project. Each member will be asked to sell 4 wreaths as a holiday fundraiser. The 22 inch wreaths are $26 and the 28 inch wreaths are $36. They ship to everywhere in the U.S.
- January 6th is the 50th anniversary party for the Rotary Club of Nassau. We have special rates at the Atlantis Resort, see Karen for more information.
- We had a special presentation today. Ed Williamson, from Williamson Cadillac, has been a long-time supporter of the Art Festival and was presented a plaque of appreciation at the meeting.
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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: |
Charles Ruiz de Castilla
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| Happy Dollars: |
Britt Steinhardt |
| Four Way Test: |
Stan Zeltsman |
| Future Speakers: |
| November 1 |
Jim Gall, Auctions |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
| November 3 |
Golf Ball Drop at the Biltmore |
| November 17-20 |
Rotary District Conference, Hyatt Regency, Bonita Springs |
| December 10 |
Holiday Party, Elks Club |
| January 6, 2012 |
Rotary of Nassau 50th Anniversary Celebration, Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas |
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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:
Roy Gonas
Our own Roy Gonas was our speaker today. He spent two weeks again this year in Lviv as a guest instructor and shared some highlights of his experience with us. Roy advised us that Lviv is known for Italian Renaissance architecture, fashion, culture and history. He also had the opportunity to be a guest of one of the local Rotary Clubs during his visit, and Roy read from their book and shared some of their thoughts about the meaning of Rotary.
We also learned that this club received a $200,000 Foundation grant when it was only established for 4 years and this grant was used to start what is now known as the Gift of Life program, one of the most renowned programs of Rotary.
Roy also shared a story of a previous visit he made to Vienna that reminds him of the meaning of Rotary. While in Vienna, shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain, he was at a dinner and the Club was sharing photos of the Rotary Club of Prague that they had supported. The former President of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel, spoke at that meeting, welcoming Rotary back to his country, and told them that the last President of Rotary in Prague had been his own father.
Roy has written an article that may be of interest. Visit www.gonasarbitration.com.
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