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Today's Events:

President Bill Enright presiding  

Hank Langston and Gloria Burns, Rotary Club of Coral Gables

Frank Cuzzocrea, running for SM city commission on 1/13/09 (Horace)

Patrick Noel, South Miami Branch Library, MDPLS, (Ellen)

Mark Pidal, Jr. Orange Bowl Committee Executive Director

Suzannah Richards, New York Life Financial Services (Asaad)

Marcial Solis, Crestview II Developer (Felipe)

Brett B. Trembly, Attorney (Asaad)

WE ARE HAPPY…

~Patricia Newman is back from Ecuador! – Dr. Mike Newman

~FIU victory on Saturday – John Sorgie

~ The holiday party and all of the work by Donna, Dorreen and Leon – multiple members!

* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S  * * *

Board Meeting (which was postponed twice)

Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 6:00pm

First National Bank of South Miami

The South Miami Rotary Foundation Board meeting will convene immediately after. Please e-mail yukonbill@bellsouth.net any agenda items or if you are unable to attend.

DIANA PHILLIPS:

From nine applications our committee chose D'Varius Wright  to be the recipient of our Rotary Foundation of South Miami Lydia White Scholarship 2009.

From District Governor Marcy Ullom:

I am pleased to let you know that the District 6990 Nominating Committee has selected Rotarian Todd Dayton as the District Governor for 2011-12.Todd is a member of the Rotary Club of Coral Springs-Parkland serving as President 2005-06.  He has also served the District as Membership Chair and is currently the Foundation Annual Giving Chair and an Associate Assistant Governor Foundation.  Todd is a Rotary Leadership Institute discussion leader and is currently the RLI Sunshine Division Promotions Chair. 

Please join me in congratulating Rotarian Todd Dayton who will serve this District as DG in 2011-12. 

Yours in Rotary Service,

DG Marcy
Email: marcy@miami.edu

O:  305-284-3997

C:  305-586-2250

Football Mania:

John Sorgie reports that Howell Watkins won $50 prize this week!!!

DICTIONARY AND ATLAS PROJECT: 

A collage of thanks presented to the RCSM by the 6^th grade students of GW Carver Middle School.

Atlas + Dictionary Giveaway

South Miami K-8 Center

6800 SW 60th Street,

South Miami, FL 33143.

305-667-8847 Ext. 119

with Loretta P. Nelson, School Guidance Counselor.

Let Ellen Book know if you wish to participate  d007078C@yahoo.com

  Make Reservations Now

for

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Districts 6990 & 6930 present

2008-2009 Rotary Foundation Chairman

Jonathan Majiyagbe

“Rotary Foundation: The Second Century”

Westin Ft. Lauderdale Hotel

Cocktails at 6:00 / Dinner at 7:00

Preferred seating for Major Donors

and Paul Harris Society Members

$75 per person

The Rotary Foundation’s 2008-2009 Goals

•Keep our promise to eradicate polio

•Embrace the two pillars of support for The Rotary Foundation;

Annual Programs Fund and the Permanent Fund

•Enhance Rotary’s public image.

•Participate in a “lend-a-hand program”for sharing funds

to permanently establish Rotary World Peace Fellows program

and support global polio eradication.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. – NEW DATE

David Jacobs

Entertainment Books:

Save time / Save money!

$30 per book for discounts all over town. 

COUPONS VALID UNITL 11/09

Coupons include Miami City Ballet – Keys Dive Center – TCBY – Cold Stone Creamery – and hundreds more.  Our club earns half of the proceeds

Mark your calendars:

SOUTH MIAMI ROTARY ARTS FESTIVAL

Saturday & Sunday, February 21 – 22, 2009

Thank you to our newest member LAKITSIA GAINES & her company State Farm Insurance who are now Emerald $5,000 sponsors of the Festival.

~~ this money allows our club to offer future scholarships~~

www.southmiamiartfest.com  (official site)

 www.myspace.com/southmiamiartfest (unofficial site)

$$$ PRINTER CARTRIDGES

 RECYCLING FUNDRAISER $$$

DO YOUR PART!

DID YOU MISS A MEETING‘CAUSE YOU WERE AWAY?

Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar – district 3450

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

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

Mark Your Calendars
January 11, 2009		Foundation Gala An Evening with Jonathan Magiyabe: There will be limited seating because of the venue, and we’re joining with District 6930. Fort Lauderdale Westin – a wonderful venue with fantastic food! Ticket prices are $75
January 17, 2009		Rotary Leadership Institute  American Intercontinental University 2250 N Commerce Pkwy Weston, FL 33326
January 24, 2009 – February 22, 2009		Inbound GSE Team from the Phillipines The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. RI District 6990 is looking for 5 GSE team members for this year’s trip to Quezon City in the Philippines, which is RI District 3780. Deadline for applications is December 8th, 2008. Click here for application form. For more information, contact GSE Chair Yolanda (Yoli) Woodbridge at 305-301-5024 or email her.
February ?		Polio National Immunization Day Interested in participating in a District 6990 Polio National Immunization Day Trip to India in February 2009?
February 19th – 23rd 2009		District 6990 District Conference Cruise to Cozomel with North Carolina District 7730 The Filipino GSE team will be joining us and some of the GSE Team from Argentina! It’s a beautiful new ship and cabins are selling fast!
February 21st & 22nd 2009
February 24th–March 24th  2009		Outbound GSE Team to the Phillipines
May 2, 2009		Rotary Leadership Institute  American Intercontinental University 2250 N Commerce Pkwy Weston, FL 33326
June 21 – 24, 2009		RI Convention - Birmingham
Meeting Functionaries
Invocation:	Mayor Horace Feliu
Pledge:	Otton Fuentes
Guests:	John Sorgie
Happy $$:	Dr. Mike Newman
Door Prize:	Linda Kaplan and Horace Feliu
$$$ Prize K of Hearts	Doreen Reitnauer
Four Way Test	Ed Fischer
It’s Your Turn ( in alphabetical order unless a switch is requested)
December 16, 2008	Door Prize:  Suzanne Fontana
December 23, 2008	NO MEETING
December 30, 2008	NO MEETING
January 6, 2009	Door Prize: Ann Fisher
January 13, 2009	Door Prize: Ed Fischer
Future Speakers:
December 16, 2008	Steven Arch, Bruce Keiestes and Bob Straile  who will speak about the International Fellowship of Hunting and Fishing Rotarians.
December 23, 2008	NO MEETING
December 30, 2008	NO MEETING
December 6, 2008	TBA
December 13, 2008	TBA

President:  Bill Enright
bill@handsonmiami.org

President Elect:  Pansy Graham
pansygraham@bellsouth.net

Vice President: Mike Mills
millsmike@aol.com

Secretary:  Doreen Reitnauer
dhiker217@aol.com

Treasurer: David Jacobs
david@jnccpas.com

Sergeant at Arms:  Azam Malik
azam@sdsol.com

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 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.

Renewing or Joining
To Renew ($275) or to become a New Member ($325) contact

Asaad Massoud, at www.racharters.com

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

Assistant Chief of Police Mike Mills

introduced

Lieutenant John Barzola

&

Officer Marcus Kinlaw

Tasers!

The South Miami Police Department (SMPD) is a full-service law enforcement agency with 52 sworn positions and 10.5 civilian staff serving the 2.5-square mile city.  The full time residential, tri-ethnic population is approximately 10,500, but the number of people served and protected by the SMPD is much greater due to several factors.

The city of South Miami used money that was seized from drug dealers to purchase these weapons.  No tax dollars were used.   The taser is designed to be worn by first responders. 

The policy for this police department is to log each taser into a computer once per month.  That program sees how many times it has been discharged and the length of time of each discharge. A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses Electro-Muscular Disruption (EMD) technology  to cause neuromuscular incapacitation and strong muscle contractions through the involuntary stimulation of both the sensory nerves and the motor nerves. The Taser is not dependent on pain compliance making it highly effective on subjects with high pain tolerance. For this reason it is preferred by law enforcement over traditional stun guns and other electronic control weapons.Two police models come with various accessories, including a laser sight and mounted digital video camera that can record  in low light situations.

Tasers protect both the officer and the person being subdued from dealing with hand-to-hand combat or use of excessive force or use of a gun. 

Public opinion counts.  This weapon is not used on children by the SMPD.

In South Miami the police can use a Taser on the mentally ill who will not comply with an officer’s repeated orders.  The officer’s judgment comes into play as to which weapon to use.  All use is monitored afterwards with photos, police report, and computer download of the weapons usage.

In more than12,750 law enforcement agencies around the world, TASER devices are deployed to protect life.

From http://www.taser.com/Pages/le_overview.aspx

The weapon shocks the person with 50,000 volts with low amps.  Amps are what can kill.The amps .0008 are less than an electrical socket .00012.

There is only one documented case of a death related to a Taser – all others fatalities are related to the drugs found in the person’s system.

Two barbed prongs are shot out of the taser from compressed gas-fired cartridges.  The weapon is equipped with a laser light and a flashlight which the officer pulls from the cross draw side to not confuse the duty weapon gun from the Taser.
The taser is better than its competition which is called the Stinger. 
A police-issued tasers operates for 5 seconds after which a stun gun type shock can be administered directly to the body.

The civilian’s model, the C2, shoots for 10 seconds, stops for one to allow the aggressor to breath, then repeats this two more cycles.  Unlike the police taser, it is meant to be dropped so the victim can run away.  With a police report, the taser will be replaced for FREE. 

Taser sells a pink version for women.

Dade County has restrictions on carrying tasers that the state of FL does not. 

A Taser fires two small dart-like electrodes, which stay connected to the main unit by conductive wire as they are propelled by small compressed nitrogen charges similar to some air gun or paintball marker propellants. The air cartridge contains a pair of electrodes and propellant for a single shot and is replaced after each use. There are a number of cartridges designated by range, with the maximum at 35 feet.  Cartridges available to non-law enforcement consumers are limited to 15 feet. The electrodes are pointed to penetrate clothing and barbed to prevent removal once in place. Earlier Taser models required the electrodes' barbs to penetrate the skin, but newer versions (X26, C2) use a "shaped pulse" that increases effectiveness in the presence of barriers.

Early models had difficulty in penetrating thick clothing.  Current models can penetrate a leather jacket.  When the barb hits clothing, it can create an arc to the skin causing a burn.  Both barbs when they penetrate skin, create a circuit of pain and disable muscles so the person falls to the ground.

President Bill Enright with Officer Marcus Kinlaw & Lieutenant John Barzola