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Today's Events:

President Pansy Graham presiding

We welcome all our visitors…

Joan Harris

&

Buck Riley

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November 11-15, 2010

District 6990 Conference

Royal Caribbean’s magnificent Navigator of the Seas

To All Rotary Club of South Miami Members –

 Next year’s District 6990 Conference (November 11-15, 2010) will be afloat, via Royal Caribbean’s magnificent Navigator of the Seas.  Everyone booking prior to December 15, 2009 will receive additional onboard amenities.  The other benefit of booking early is to ensure you get the cabin type of your choice.  This ship has a tendency to fill up quickly and you do not want to be left out.  The particulars are included in the attached flyer.  

 Why not make this your Club Trip or a great fall mini-vacation?  And feel free to include your family and friends to make this a true Family of Rotary event.  To book your stateroom for the Conference, call 1-800-465-3595 and identify yourself as members of the Rotary District 6990 Conference 2010 and provide reference number 7818763.  Note that you must use the reference number to be part of the Conference.

 We look forward to you joining us.  In the meantime, please contact me or Conference Chair Sheila Ann Morris if you have any questions.

 Yours In Rotary Service & Fellowship,

 DRM

Douglas R. Maymon

Governor 2010-2011

Rotary International District 6990

Rotary Leadership Institute Director

RLI Sunshine Division Promotions Chair

Rotary Global History Fellowship Board Member

DougMaymon@bellsouth.net

Phone:  954-249-8489

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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

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,  Donna Gaines, Lakitsia Gaines, Roy Gonas, Linda Kaplan,  Mike Mills, Diana Phillips,  Martin Rosen, Charles Ruiz De Castilla, Don Streaker, Felipe Vidal

Club Foundation Board of Directors:

Pansy Graham, 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:   

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

Club Programming Chair Donna Gaines introduced today’s speaker…

Dr. Timothy Grant

Insomnia

http://www.sleepfla.com/doctors.htm

Timothy L. Grant, M.D.

With over 30 years of experience in neurology, Dr. Grant is recognized as an expert in sleep medicine.   He specializes in the study and treatment of sleep disorders and is a frequent lecturer in the field of sleep medicine. He is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine, having completed his internship and residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Miami Veterans Administration Hospital. He is both certified in neurology and sleep medicine and is a Certified Physician Investigator (CPI) for medical research.

He specializes in sleep disorders--apnea, insomnia, restless leg, etc. there is  good treatment for these conditions.

Interesting point to remember: a patient with depression who also has a sleep problem needs to be treated for both, as curing one will not likely cure the other as well.