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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 |
Club President
Horace Feliu
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ROTARY
THEME
2011 - 2012
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We welcome our visitors:
Debbie Guido-Herrera - Guest of Joan Harris
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We are happy because:
Britt Steinhardt - Happy for the Fairchild Ramble
Joan Harris - Happy for Debbie Guido-Herrera to join us again as a potential new member
Rooney Brodie - Happy South Miami Hospital raised over $30,000 for the American Heart Association
Mike Newman - Happy All Saints Day
Horace Feliu - Happy Raquel Hickey nominated Rev. Roberto Perez for the Presedential Citizens Award and got to visit the White House!
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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 8, 2011 |
Lapidus, Wendy |
| November 15, 2011 |
Jacobs, David |
| November 22, 2011 |
Hickey, Raquel |
| November 29, 2011 |
Harris, Joan |
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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!
- 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.
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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: |
Don Streaker
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| Happy Dollars: |
Hampton Booker |
| Four Way Test: |
Peter |
| Future Speakers: |
| November 8 |
Lt. Col. Son D. Vo US Army - Veterans Day Celebration |
| November 15 |
John Crotty - Orange Bowl Committee |
| November 22 |
Ian Mc Keown - University of Miami Green Initiatives |
| November 29 |
Julia Jukkal - Rotary Exchange Student |
| 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:
Jim Gall, Auctions
Jim Gall, Champion Auctioneer and President of Auction Company of America is the first in the world to use the "Buyer's Premium" method for the sale of real estate, a plan that charges the commission to the buyer, meaning the seller pays no commission. Jim is the only three time Florida State Champion Auctioneer and he serves as the company's principle auctioneer to ensure success at each auction. Jim has successfully conducted auctions in over 44 States. He has personally sold more than 16,000 pieces of real estate at auction.
Jim is past President of the Florida Auctioneers Association and former member of the Board of Directors of the National Auctioneers Association (www.auctioneers.org). He was appointed to the first State of Florida Board of Auctioneers by former Governor Bob Graham, reappointed by former Governor Bob Martinez and served as a member for 7 ½ years. Jim holds Auctioneer's License #2 in the State of Florida.
As President of Auction Company of America he directs a professional team with varied backgrounds in the auction-marketing field. As principle auctioneer, Jim has sold farms, ranches, hotels, motels, resorts, shopping centers, multi-unit apartment complexes, office buildings, condominiums and luxury homes. In addition he regularly conducts real estate, fine art, personal property, government, and antique auctions.
For more information please visit www.auctioncompanyofamerica.com
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