Today's Events:

President Mike Mills presiding

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	Elections for 2008-09 officers will be at the 12/11/07 meeting.
	No meetings on 12/25/07 and 1/1/08.Enjoy your holidays!!
Maxene is stuck in bed for a while, after falling three weeks ago. She really misses Rotary.  Call and give a smile! Maxene Graham 14051 Kendale Lakes Blvd. Miami, FL 33183 305-385-5982 maxig@bellsouth. net
Santa’s Parade of Elves President Mike thanked all the members who participated in the Santa Parade.. If you were there, you know how much fun it was, if you weren’t be sure to participate in next year’s parade. From the camera lens of Stan Zeltsman

Saturday & Sunday, FEBRUARY 23 – 24, 2008

Our #1 Fundraiser
South Miami Rotary Art Festival

www.southmiamiartfest.com

For a quick slide show of the 2006 craft show click below

Football Mania

John Sorgie reported that this week’s big prize winner, for the third time, is our very own Leo Haskins and that one of the other winners purchased their book from Felipe Vidal.

GSE (Group Study Exchange) TEAM APPLICATION

Our District is still looking for a good candidate to join the outgoing GSE team to Argentina in March 2008. If you know of a qualified young professional who can benefit from a life changing experience while learning about Rotary, please let him/her know that information can be found on the District web site:

http://rotary6990.org   The deadline has been extended to December 6th, 2007. .

FUN-DRAISER – Raising $$ while Saving $$
Coming Soon…

CANCELLED Saturday, December 8, 2007 @ 7PM  CANCELLED

Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 8:00 a.m. 

Friday, December 14, 2007

Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 10 am

A POLICE ESCORTED BICYCLE RIDE FOR FAMILIES

Where:  Ponce Middle School (across from UM)
When:  9:30 Registration; 10 am Ride
What:  Coral Gables Holiday Bike Ride

Bring helmet, gloves and water!

Contact: Dr. Patricia Pardinas, 786-423-0900

Friday & Saturday, February 2 & 3, 2008 
Rotary Leadership Institute

To all Leaders and Potential Leaders -

Space is limited; therefore you should register as soon as possible so as not to be disappointed.  You can see the complete class schedule as well as register at
http://www.rlitraining.org

ROTARY DISTRICT’S FOUNDATION CORNER …

The Rotary Clubs of Hialeah-Miami Springs and Hinche, Centre in Haiti know the value of the Rotary Foundation. It came in the form of a $42,000 Matching Grant for funding to help provide equipment to produce Akamil for the people of Haiti.

Spearheaded by the Rotaract Club at the University of Miami, a total of $110,000 U.S. has been raised through Rotaract and Rotary Club fundraisers, district and club contributions, and the matching grant.

Rotaract of UM began raising awareness and funds in April 2006 in support of Project Medishare, which is building an Akamil Nutrition Facility & Training Center in Thomodale, Haiti, to produce the nutritional supplement and combat hunger. The Rotaract Club committed to raising funds to aid with supplies, materials and equipment needed to construct the project.

Scheduled for completion by year-end 2007, the Akamil plant will provide nutrition, jobs for the local community, sustainable revenue, and training for healthcare providers.

Visit the club’s NEW MYSPACE page:

www.myspace.com/southmiamirotaryclub

We have over 45 friends…

Hampton Booker:

We are accepting empty inkjet cartridges for recycling.    Bring them to the meetings or take a postage-paid plastic envelop home –  ask Mike Mills
Recycle ~ Reuse ~ Renew

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:

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/eclub_list.pdf

Visit www.rotary6990.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.

For make-ups anywhere around the world when traveling internationally: http://rotary.org/support/clubs/index.html

NOTIFY DOREEN REITNAUER, SECRETARY, OF ALL MAKE-UPS:   dhiker217@aol.com

Programming Chair 2007-08:  Roy Gonas
Members responsible for programming by month:
December – Bill
January – open
February – Wendy
March – Otto
April – Ann
May – Ed

2007-08 RCSM OFFICERS:

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.rotary6990.org

World Organization:
www.rotary.org

Mission Statement

THE 4-WAY TEST OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO:       

• 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.

Renewing or Joining
To Renew ($250) or to become a New Member ($300) contact
Asaad Massoud, at www.racharters.com

Fundraisers
Interested in putting together a fundraiser? Contact Club Service Chair Linda Kaplan at lindakaplan@lk.com

President Mike Mills introduced…
Mary Pettit, Executive Director,

Miami, Florida 33157
305-235-1668 ext. 253 / 305-233-5074 fax
E-mail: Deering Estate Foundation

www.thedeeringestate.com/park

This community-based support group’s mission is to raise public awareness of the Deering Estate. Mary showed a short seven-minute video that included a history of Florida including the environmental and architectural history of the Deering property.          The estate is encompasses 450 acres of pristine waterfront that was settled by Chicago billionaire industrialist James Deering, who built his fortune in agricultural machinery. After discovering the sub-tropical climate of Miami, he joined with many of the early pioneers of Miami and established his home on what is now the Deering Estate.

Additionally, he also created another Miami waterfront property, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, modeled after Renaissance-inspired architecture with its lavishly designed interiors, filled with European, Asian, and American artifacts spanning two millennia. Vizcaya was ceded to the Miami-Dade Parks Department who operates and maintain it.

The Deering Estate which includes the Richmond House, where Deering kept his original works of art from Goya, Rembrandt, and other renowned Renaissance painters is now owned by the State of Florida and, like Vizcaya, is operated by Miami-Dade County Parks Department. The originals were donated to and are housed at Chicago’s Northwestern University’s museum. The estate was devastated by Hurricane Andrew, and closed for seven years. It has since gone through $7.5 million renovations. Of both the buildings and the gardens and it remains a great place to see what Florida’s flora and fauna was like before the growth boon of the 1920s.Annually, it takes a ½ million dollars to maintain the estate and funds raised by the Foundation helps to defray the costs and take burden off the back of Florida’s taxpayers. Visitors can take guided walking eco-tours of the grounds, museum as well as canoe and pontoon boat tours.       

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