Become a Sustaining Member of The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation Does So Much

With So Little!

The Rotary Foundation - the amazing organization that has grown from a $26.50 donation made by Rotarian Arch Klumph from Kansas City, Missouri in 1918 to a charitable fund that is expected to top $1 Billion by 2020.

RI President Glenn Estess, Sr. (2004-05) said; "Doing Good in the World is more than a motto. It is our goal, our mission, and our reminder. It expresses in the clearest terms why we have a Foundation, and it challenges us to reach as far as we can to do the most good possible with everything we have. Our Foundation exists to support the good that we can do through Rotary. It expands our reach, increases our strength, and makes our service more powerful and more effective. Because of our Foundation we can, very simply, do more of our Rotary work."

Every Rotarian, Every Year, OWES The Rotary Foundation it's due.  The Rotary Foundation Goal for 2013-2014 is $120 million. That's $100 from everyone of the 1.2 million Rotarians in 35,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide.  That is EVERY Rotarian's responsibility. 

That's $100 that goes directly into the Annual Fund.  It stays there for three years you know?  Then 50% of it comes back here - to South Florida - to our Club - to use for the many wonderful charitable projects that Coral Gables undertakes every year.  And ALL of the money goes back out into the world.  Nothing is kept by the Foundation.  They operate only on the interest from the money - with costs of less than 4% a year. 

And it costs you only $2.00 a week.  That's sofa change!  You won't even miss it.  But millions of people worldwide will benefit from the collective and cumulative money that we Rotarians give every year.

So far this month - the first month of the new Rotary Year - 81 of our members have continued to be Sustaining Members of The Rotary Foundation.  There's still 45 members who have not yet committed to becoming Sustaining Members for this year.  Those who have already donated are wearing the 2013-2014 Foundation Flag on their badge.  Do you have yours yet?  If not, you can give our Treasurer, Bill Q your check or credit card and he will deposit it to your account at The Rotary Foundation OR you can go to www.rotary.org and donate on line, any time.  

Whichever way that you prefer, do it now.  Become a Sustaining Member of The Rotary Foundation NOW.

 

Rotary Club of Coral Gables Sustaining Members

Carol Alexander                                                           Viresh Dayal
Jim Roen                                                                      Dick Golden

Carlos Ruiz de Quevedo                                               Alfredo Iglesias

Jerry Santeiro                                                               William Isaias

Dan Scipione                                                                Kirk Landon

Frank Sexton                                                                Judy Pantoja

George Reeves                                                             Andrew Dixon

Joan Reitsma                                                                Tom Dixon

Terry Long                                                                   Vanessa Estrada  

Steve Magenheimer                                                       Ramon Ferrer

Bill Martinez                                                                  Bill Forshee

Mead McCabe                                                             Brad Forte

Betty Metcalf                                                                Hank Langston

Lloyd Miller                                                                  Jim Hirschmann

Yolanda Woodbridge                                                   Abe Horowitz

Mike Freeman                                                              Herman Diehl

Jordon Steele                                                                Phillip Wang

Gene Witherspoon                                                        Bruce Siddens

Jack Witty                                                                    Ajay Srinivas

Joe Witz                                                                       Luis Sardinas

Rick Belz                                                                      Jon Ridley

Terry Biddulph                                                              Ana Fournaris

Phil Boswell                                                                  Julio Velis

Luis Boue                                                                     Margarita Tonkinson

Carol Brock                                                                  Rick Tonkinson

Rolf Frankfurter                                                             Serre Murphy

Ron Robison                                                                 Ralph Cabrera

Diane Thurston                                                             Joe Lancaster

Donald Trombly                                                            Rodney Langer

Bruce Kerestes                                                             Richard DeWitt

Walter Alvarez                                                              Randy Groh

Fred Baddour                                                               Trish Hoffman

Sally Baumgartner                                                         Patrick Puton

Deena Bell                                                                    Patrick Morris

David Mitchell                                                               Lorraine Sheldon

Bill Oates                                                                      Bob Schreiber

Fred Ortiz                                                                     Miki Spiejers

Felix Pardo                                                                   Greg Martini

Hank Collins                                                                 Andrea Covre

Noelle Galperin                                                             Ron Shuffield

Elizabeth Silverman                                                        Aaron Glasser

Community Service Projects

Coral Gables Rotary Partners 

with 

Citizens for a Better South Florida

Community Service Chair, Lorraine Sheldon indicated the Neighborhood Tree Planting event held on July 20th in the Little Gables, was a great success. Citizens for a Better South Florida hosted the event and received assistance and grants from Miami-Dade County and the Forestry Service.

Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Cora l Gables, local schools, neighbors and the homeowners themselves planted 28 trees in total. The event also served to educate people on how to plant trees and take care of the new plantings. 

Here's a little known fact:  an average city has a tree canopy covering 33% of it's land area.  Miami's canopy coverage is only 12%.  Sounds like we have a lot more to plant!

Volunteers also planted trees across the street from the beautiful new green homes that were designed by Fellow Rotarian Carlos Ruiz de Quevedo.  Thank you to all our volunteers and to Citizens for helping to increase Miami's green canopy for everyone to enjoy!

Coral Gables' Giving Tops $50,000 Last Year!

The Coral Gables Rotary Foundation 

Annual Giving Report

We spend a whole lot of time and energy raising money for our Club's Foundation.  And we raise a whole lot of money too.  Bill Quesenberry, Club Treasurer for the past two years, thought that we all should know how much good Coral Gables Rotary really does in the community.  

For the Rotary year just ended, our Club's Foundation has Total Assets of $116,241.85, about half of which is in the bank and the other half in an investment account.  BUT, in addition to having money in the bank that can still be given out to worthy projects here at home and abroad, take a look at what our club did with our funds last year:       

•  Scholarships                             $17,500 
• International Projects                 $17,150  
• Civic & Charity Grants                 $  3,353  
• Domestic Charities                     $  6,258  
• CG Community Foundation           $     961  
• Wine & Dine Beneficiaries            $  2,833  
• Disaster Relief                           $     650  
• RYE Student                              $     255    

          Total from RFCG                     $48,960  
          Total from our funds in CGCF    $  4,050

            TOTAL FUNDS GIVEN               $53,010

 

So in the future, when you're asked to attend a fundraising event that our Club puts on, or you're asked to donate to some small, specific project on behalf of our Club - don't hesitate.  You can be sure that your money will be used for any number of the very worthwhile projects that the Rotary Club of Coral Gables supports, whether in Guatemala or Liberty City, with iPads for Soldiers or sailing lessons for disabled kids, we try to make  a difference in the world every chance we get.

Thank you all for your unending generosity. 

Vol. 68 No. 1 Rotarygram for July 11, 2013

President Donald R. Trombly - It's Official

President Donald Trombly 

2013-2014 Officers and Board of Directors

Installation Party

Some 60 Rotarians and their guests gathered at Seasons 52 on Miracle Mile on Monday evening to witness the formal installation of the 2013-2014 President and Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables.

Past District Governor, Past President, Past Ambassadorial Scholar Owen Freed officiated the formal ceremony - first installing President Don (and his lovely, unsuspecting wife Amanda).  Owen waxed sentimental about his own term as President of our Club back in 1968, and the fact that led him to that position - he was the first Ambassadorial Scholar selected from the Coral Gables Club some twenty years earlier.  That's Rotary history - and the perfect mentor to start President Don on his way for his Rotary year.

2013-2014 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

                     Officers

       President                                                                               Donald Trombly

       President-Ellect                                                                    Carlos Bolado

       Past-President                                                                      Walter Alvarez

       Vice President                                                                      Greg Martini

                         Secretary                                                                               John Porro

                         Treasurer                                                                               Bill Quesenberry

                    

                     Elected Directors

                                Community Avenue of Service                                  Lorraine Sheldon

                                 Intl Ave of Service                                                      Noelle Galperin

                                 Vocational Ave of Service                                        Yoli Woodbridge

                                 Club Meeting Service                                               Andrea Stone

                                 Youth Avenue of Service                                          Terry Long

                                 Membership Chair                                                   Steven Spann

                     Appointed Directors

                                 Civic and Charity                                                      Frank Sexton

                                 RI Foundation                                                           Sally Baumgartner

                                 Programs                                                                  Felix Pardo

                                 Public Relations                                                       Gloria Burns

                                 Rotarygram                                                               Mead McCabe

                                 Director-at-Large                                                     Margarita Tonkinson

                                 Sgt-at-Arms                                                               Dick Golden

                    

Congratulations and best wishes to all the folks who volunteer to keep the Rotary Club of Coral Gables right up there with the thousands of first class Rotary Clubs all over the world.