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Tuesday, November 15, 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 - AAA Travel
Larissa Ozols- Guest of Captain Assad
Barbara Acker
Josil Cerda - Guest of Julia Avael
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We are happy because:
Don Streaker- Happy to be leaving for vacation
Julio Avael - Happy to have celebrated his wife's 30th birthday
Wendy Lapidus - Happy to have some vendors secured for the art festival
Joan Harris - Happy Debbie has applied for membership
Doreen Reitnauer - Happy we have a record number of applicants for the Art Festival and things are moving along
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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 22, 2011 |
Hickey, Raquel |
| November 29, 2011 |
Harris, Joan |
| December 6, 2011 |
Graham, Pansy |
| December 13, 2011 |
Gonas, Roy |
| January 3, 2012 |
Gaines, Lakitsia |
| January 10, 2012 |
Gaines, Donna |
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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
- 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.
- Tuesday, December 6th is the South Miami Commission Meeting that will decide the fate of the fees for our Art Festival, please attend
- Mario Mariano Rotary of Napoli President informed us that 30 members of his club will be visiting Miami and would like to meet with our Club. They will be at Yuca for Dinner of Dec 2.
- Rotary Scholarship Reported that Alexander Michel, Jaquana Anderson, and D'various Wright are all doing well. They Maintain GPA's (unweighted) of 3.0, 2.83, and 2.83 respectively.
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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/EN/MEMBERS/RUNNINGADISTRICT/MEMBERSHIPANDDEVELOPMENT/Pages/eclubs.aspx
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: |
Roy Gonas |
| Four Way Test: |
Doreen Reitnauer |
| Future Speakers: |
| November 15 |
John Crotty - Orange Bowl Committee |
| November 22 |
Ian Mc Keown - University of Miami Green Initiatives |
| November 29 |
Julia Jukkal - Rotary Exchange Student |
| December 6 |
Zamanta Archibold- Health and Yoga and Rehab Program for returning Veterans |
| December 13 |
Robert Brooks- Art Festival of Key Biscayne |
| Mark Your Calendars: |
| 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:
John Crotty, Orange Bowl Committee
John informed us that the Orange Bowl has been part of the community for over 78 years. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Colliers International (commercial real estate) and is also a radio broadcaster for the Miami Heat. He got into that because he is a former professional basketball player.
The Orange Bowl committee is a non profit organization that has a mission to 1) Bring tourism and economic development to Miami 2) Events to entertain the residents 3) Sense of community to benefit the youth of our community. There are many events leading up to the Orange Bowl some of them are 1) Metro PCS Basketball Classic 2) International Sailing Regatta 3) Swimming competition in Key Largo 4) Stand up paddle board competition 5) Orange Drive 6) Count down to Ft. Lauderdale 7) Tennis Tournament.
The Committee also oversees over $1million dollars of benefit put back into the community in the form of scholarships and youth football leagues. For more information visit www.orangebowl.org or call 305-341-4702 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 305-341-4702 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 305-341-4702 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 305-341-4702 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
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