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President's TimePresident Debbie presided over our first Fellowship Meeting. A good time was had by all! Bet we do more of these.
Don't forget to sign up for the Annual Moose Milk Party on January 1, 2012. It's a club tradition since 1972! This year we will be indulging ourselves at Richard & Luba DeWitt's home - a/k/a "The Secret Garden". For those of you new to our club you won't want to miss Moose Milk. The Club provides the milk of the moose and everyone brings the dish that is their favorite thing to eat. And their appetite. It's some of the best food you'll have all year. The party starts at 11 a.m. and you'll be home in time for the bowl games.
Say "Hello" to Ashley Clinton
Ashley is going to be our Club's Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student for 2012-2013. She just learned that she will be going to Sweden and she's very excited!
Ashley is a Junior at the new Miami Arts Charter and is really big into Jazz. She has an older sister who was a Rotary Youth Exchange Student and it changed her life forever and gave her extended family all over the world. Needless to say, Ashley is looking forward to just those same experiences in her year away.
Her family as agreed to serve as the host family for an inbound student. They don't want Ashley's younger brother to be all alone for a year! You'll hear more about Ashley and her adventures starting in August.
Introduction of Visitors & Guests
George Reeves brought his old friend Ron Gerstle for the second time. Rodney Langer re-introduced us to his two little hurricanes, Katrina and Andrew. Rick Belz brought his four-year-old daughter Samantha. Greg Martini brought (Past President) Joe Lancaster. Felix Pardo, standing in for his brother-in-law J. Guarch, brought J's partners, Fernando Aran and Craig Shapiro. Yoli Woodbridge brought Kelly Garcez and Ari Shagani, both attorneys and both selected to be outbound Group Study Exchange members to Australia. Chris Tyson brought his daughter again this week. So nice to see everyone. Keep bringing the children because Rotary is all about family.
Foundation Minute
Past President and Foundation Chair Abe Horowitz likes to surprise unsuspecting Rotarians who have continuously contributed to The Rotary Foundation. Unsuspecting because most of the time they don't even realize that they have achieved another level of Paul Harris Fellow - the sapphires. Today Dr. Phil Boswell and Membership Chair Greg Martini were both given their Two-Sapphire pin. That means they have contributed $3,000 to The Rotary Foundation. Rolf Frankfurter was given his Paul Harris plus 7 Sapphires ... for donating $8,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Welcome Back Ralph Cabrera
Our newest former Rotarian. Ralph joined our club the first time nearly ten years ago. Life and civic duty intruded on his Rotary life but he has now returned. Yoli Woodbridge, his sponsor says that once you're a Rotarian you're always a Rotarian. Can't remove the ideals! He had a fan club of well-wishers who came just to see him re-installed including Past President and former member Joe Lancaster. He's not only a City Commissioner, Ralph's real job is as a private insurance consultant, Cabrera Benefits, Inc. He's a graduate of Coral Gables High School and University of Florida where he studied Marketing & Finance. It's really great to have him back.
Practical, prudent, disciplined and fatalistic describes Capricorn natives. Say Happy Birthday to PEE, Donald Trombly on December 25th.
Dan Scipione is celebrating his 10th year in Rotary this week. Thanks for all your years of Service Dan. Congratulations.
Happy $$$
According to President Debbie, the idea for today's happy dollars was the brain child of new member Andrea Fusero. Every single member was asked to be $1 worth of happy for something today. Andrea went from one to the other. Debbie stood beside him collecting the $$. Keep on smiling. Happiness pays for Scholarships!
Working Rotarians - December 22, 2011
Greeter - Steven Spann
Registration - Aaron Glasser
Collections - Jon Porro & Frank Sexton
Open the Meeting - Jack Witty
Invocation - Steve Magenheimer
Pledge - Andrew Langer
Singers - Dan Scipione & Bill Quesenberry
Pin Drawing Gifts - Rodney Langer
Pin Drawing Winners - Yoli Woodbridge & Carol Alexander
50/50 Raffle - Andrea Fusero
50/50 Winner - Keith Phillips
4 Way Test - Bill Martinez
Thought of the Week
by Ralph Cabrera
"When I was 5 years old someone told me
that happiness was they key to life.
that happiness was they key to life.
When I went to school, they asked me
what I wanted to be when I grew up.
what I wanted to be when I grew up.
I wrote down "happy".
They told me that I didn't understand the assignment,
and I told them, they didn't understand life."
John Lennon
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Fioretta Juarez, Rotaractor, Ambassadorial Scholar 2009-10 Madrid Spain.
Have a very Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah
Happy Kwanza
Happy New Year
See you next week, same time
Same place, same great bunch of Rotarians.
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