Today’s Events:

President-Elect Michael Mills presiding

ROTARY THEME 2006-07

We welcome our Guests:
Denise Speller, General Mgr. of the Shops of Sunset,
Leticia Carrazana, HSBC Bank &
Donna Masson, Acting President of Chamber South

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our Supervisor of Elections, Ed Fischer will hold our annual paper trail style elections next week.

TAKE NOTE

Every member in good standing is eligible to be on the board unless you have been elected – keyword: elected -- for two consecutive terms. If your time will not permit you serve please inform Ed to ensure your name will not be on the ballot.

VOLUNTEER HOME STILL NEEDED

We’ll work within your schedule. Please step up and help replenish our dwindling budget reserves.

All proceeds benefit our charities. Contact Linda.

HOLIDAY PARTY 2006



Was SUCH a nice treat, thank you to Thor, our gracious host for a delightful evening. And a HUGE thanks to Donna and Wendy
for their planning and implementation skills.


ARTFEST COMMITTEE:
Getcha Sponsorship Packets

Newest $5,000 sponsor: MIccosukee Tribe of Indians



Next meeting:

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
@ 5:30 p.m. South Miami Library

A complete meeting schedule through February will be soon posted


Coral Gables Cycling Celebration

Attendance in activities related to the Cycling to Serve Fellowship constitutes a make-up attendance for our club’s weekly meetings.



OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
the first Sunday of the month: Feb 4, March 4, April 1, & May 6
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

First Sunday in November’s Ride

For ROTARIANS: Meet to cycle at 7:30am every Saturday
@ Patricia’s (5911 Maynada, Coral Gables)

Mark your calendars for the following Patricia-sponsored events:
1. Saturday December 16th possibly the last ride together in 2006. So come out and wear your spandex in all its glory. Those of us not going skiing or traveling abroad will keep you posted on our Saturday rides.

2. Friday, December 15th from 6 to 9 pm at Patricia’s home, 5911 Maynada, Coral Gables.

Tthe Christmas Wish Tree Open House


At the Residence of Dr. P. Pardiñas
5911 Maynada Street
Coral Gables, Florida 33146

Your Ornament is ready & waiting,
All the Christmas Tree needs--- is your Wish.
RSVP 12/13 pardinasp@bellsouth.net

3. Sunday, January 14th – First Cycling to Serve Fellowship Ride and meeting of the year.

4. Saturday January 27th – Tertulia (meaning a social gathering with literary or artistic overtones, especially in Iberia or Latin America) Party at Patricia’s home for Hank Kaplan’s History of Boxing in B & W.

Wherever the road takes you this Holiday Season, remember to share the road fearlessly, hug your parents and children, and love yourself first and last ~ Patricia

YOUR TRASH IS OUR TREASURE

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PRINTER CARTRIDGES FUNDRAISER

Each empty inkjet cartridge that we recycle back into circulation decreases the amount of solid waste that is put into our landfills.

BRING IN YOUR OLD, USED LASER CARTRIDGES AND INK JETS – THERE’S A BOX IN THE CLOSET AT BERNIE’S THAT WE FILL UP AND SEND IN FOR CASH. IN THE BOX, YOU’LL FIND A PRINT LISTING OF WHAT CARTRIDGES ARE ACCEPTED

Also, for old cell phones: Mike collects them for Women in Distress

FUTURE SITE OF:

THE DEER AND BEER HUNTERS
CORNER



UNDER CONSTRUCTION
LOOK FOR THIS FEATURE IN FUTURE ISSUES

GSE TEAM MEMBERS STILL NEEDED
The District GSE Committee requires your club’s involvement in identifying qualified applicants Team Members in this year's Group Study Exchange to Italy. Candidates are to be interviewed the weekend of December 16th, and more applications are still needed.

Our D6990 Outbound Team will depart for Milan, Italy, on or about March 4, 2007, and return on or about April 1.

http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/gse/index.html

MEMBERSHIP MOMENT:

District Governor Jack Martin has set Net Two as the goal for each club in the district.

At the end of month five of this Rotary year, the Rotary Clubs of OPA LOCKA and WESTON retain the lead. Each has inducted ten new members since July 1. The RC of MARATHON holds third place with nine new inductions. Close behind are the Pompano Beach clubs, the RC of POMPANO BEACH with seven and POMPANO BEACH LIGHTHOUSE with five.

As Governor Jack has often said, every new day is an opportunity for each of us to think of someone we know who is a great Rotarian but just doesn’t know it yet, and invite him or her to your own Rotary club.

FOOTBALL MANIA

This week’s winners
Steven Eber won $50 (book sold by Ann Fisher)
Chirs Fabio won $10 (book sold by Leo Haskins)

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NEED TO MAKE-UP A MEETING?

Visit www.rotary6990.org
So you missed a meeting, do you know what a great opportunity this can be?

Take the opportunity to make up at another club, meet new and interesting members.

This can be a great opportunity to meet business owners who might be interested in the services that you provide and see how other clubs are growing membership!
For online make-ups:

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

Attendance credit for a 30-minute interactive club Web site activity. This offers an alternative to making up a meeting at another club. To earn an attendance credit, Rotarians usually log on to the Web site, read online material on a range of subjects, post comments, and 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 OF YOUR MAKE-UPS:

Doreen_reitnauer@colonialbank.com

Lydia White introduced
Mr. John Edward Smith
Marketing / Public Relations and Management Professional
Providing professional services to institutions, organizations, businesses and individuals since 1982.

Having moved from NYC in 1967, John became actively involved with many cultural, civic and community organizations. He has served on the boards of Catholic Charities, the Miami Chamber Symphony, Leadership Miami, Spectrum Programs, Switchboard of Miami, the Miami-Dade County Sister Cities Program, Bike Miami, and chaired numerous committees for Chamber South and the City of South Miami where he has lived for thirty years. He has been named Honoary Ambassador of Asti (Italy) and awarded many other honors for the promotion and development of Italian food and wine events throughout the US.

He received his baccalaureate degree in Business Administration from Marist College and his graduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.

SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

A resident of South Miami since 1974, he established his marketing consulting business in South Miami in 1982 and since that time has been involved with many community initiatives. Together with the UM Marketing Dept. he coordinated South Miami retail area market research and has fostered collaborations with retail businesses, developers, civic leaders and officials in the City of South Miami over many years.

As Community Newspaper’s Contributing Editor of Political and Community Affairs, he wrote many issue-oriented editions of the newspaper in a special publication “South Miami News – City Ed.” He also organized and moderated the candidate debates and forums for the municipal elections.

He has been instrumental in the development of special and annual events for South Miami and coordinated the development of promotional materials, such as “South Miami Home Again” and the City of South Miami 75th Anniversary Edition of the South Miami News. In October of 2005, he launched “In and Around the Shops South Miami Town Center,” to promote the business and services in the area.

Mr. Smith think, lives and dreams South Miami. Current project: branding the city’s downtown district: South Miami Town Center.