6990 district newsletter september 2015 district governor ... · how excited we are to welcome ......

Editor: Yoli Woodbridge, [email protected]

How excited we are to welcome

the West Broward Rotoract club

into our Rotary Family. Twenty-

five young adults looking to

make a difference in the world.

As Governor, it was an honor to

present this exciting group with

their official charter from Rotary

International.

Sandy and I have spent the past

weeks visiting our great Rotary

clubs throughout District 6990.

It is amazing to learn of the

many projects our clubs do.

From giving socks to elementary

school students who have never

owned a pair of socks to repair-

ing worn out facilities in schools

and nursing homes, feeding

those who have dropped out of

society, providing back backs to

students going back to school

and on and on. How proud we

all are to be Rotarians and part

of this great worldwide organi-

zation.

The growth of Rotary Interna-

tional never stops. Ten clubs are

now operating in China and

three more are in the works. Ro-

tary information is printed in 10

languages and it looks like it will

soon be 11 as one of the many

Chinese dialects is now under

consideration. And our service to

the world goes on.

Plans are underway for this

year’s RYLA and a second one

will be held on Grand Bahama

Island for the first time. We will

now be able to offer to our

young students in the Bahamas

the same leadership training we

do here in South Florida.

We have participated in the first

Zone Global Grant in partner-

ship with all of the other Dis-

tricts in Zone 34 raising

$109,000.00 to provide preven-

tative medical care to 30,000

men, women and children in

Guyana. Your Rotary Founda-

tion dollars at work.

Now is the time to register for

our District Conference. Three

days at Club Med in Port St.

Lucie with your Rotary friends

and family. A magnificent resort

District Governor Larry’s September Message

DISTRICT 6990 SERVING SOUTHEAST FLORI DA, THE FLORIDA KEYS & GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND

6990 Distr i c t Newsle tter – September 2015

with three swimming pools, golf

course, tennis courts, boating

activities and some great Rotary

presentations. It’s a weekend in

heaven you won't want to miss.

Register NOW! Our allotment of

rooms is going fast and you

don’t want to be left out. And

best of all, the price includes all

food and beverages (of all

kinds). See you there!

Best in Rotary,

Larry Herman District Governor 6990

Meet DG Nominee Alan Cohn 2

It’s Basic Education & Literacy Month

2

Coral Gables Rotary Club 3

Call for 2018-19 D6990

Governor Nominations 3

New Members for August 4

Grand Bahama Island! 5

More Club News 6

Attendance for August 7

Carn Evil ! 8

Speakers Bureau 9-10

District Conf. Nov. 13-14 11-12

Inside this issue:

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Meet District Governor Nominee Alan Cohn

Alan Cohn, a partner at the law firm of Greenspoon Marder, P.A., specializes in Taxation with an empha-

sis in wills, trusts, estates, and corporate and business planning. Alan graduated from the University of

Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, J.D. in Law and an L.L.M. in Taxa-

tion. He has been working at the same job for thirty years.

Alan has been married to his wife, Lauren, a psychologist, for twenty-nine years, and

has three children. Rachel is an elementary school teacher in Broward County. Emily

received her degree in Musical Theater and is an aspiring actress in New York City.

Darren is a senior at the University of Florida, where he is majoring in Telecommuni-

cations Production. Alan and Lauren live in Plantation, Florida.

Alan is currently the District Governor Nominee, Area 4 Assistant Governor, and

Grants Chair for District 6990. In addition to his Rotary service, Alan has been involved at high levels on

the boards of other charitable organizations, including serving as the President of Temple Kol Ami

Emanu-El, Orloff CAJE, and Goodman Jewish Family Service of Broward County. He has also been in-

volved on professional committees for the Community Foundation of Broward, Nova Southeastern Uni-

versity. Alan spends his free time (if any) cheering for his local South Florida sports teams. His real pas-

sion is University of Florida athletics (Go Gators!).

Teachers with

computers!

The Rotary Club of Miami Brickell

The Rotary Club of Miami Brickell alternates meeting times as follows: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00 PM at Miami

Chop House, 300 S. Biscayne Blvd.; 2nd &4th Tuesdays, 7:30 AM at Perricone’s Café, 15 SE 10th Street.

Rotary makes

a difference!

Over the past 12 months, the Rotary Club of Miami Brickell sponsored two special projects focused on ed-

ucation—one locally in Miami and another in Mexico City. Each project provided computers to organiza-

tions helping people in need.

Locally, in Overtown, Miami, the Brickell club supplied the computers for the training room in the

Lotus House Shelter.

Internationally, on the outskirts of Mexico City, the club provided computers and projectors for the

classrooms in a school built by a local Rotary club.

Both projects foster computer literacy that is increasingly important to communicate, learn, and ultimately

get better-paying jobs. These projects were possible thanks to funds raised by the Brickell club and grants

provided by Rotary District 6990 and the Rotary Club of Coral Gables.



September Is Basic Education and Literacy Month

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with edu-

cation in general, a basic human right. ... It is the road to human progress and the means

through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.” —Kofi Annan,

Secretary-General of the United Nations 1997-2006

Rotary's goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce

gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.

September is the month in which we emphasize the importance of Basic Education and Literacy. September

has been chosen to align with UNESCO‘s annual International Literacy Day on September 8.

Combating illiteracy has been a major focus of Rotary International since 1986 – and for good reason.

UNESCO estimates that worldwide, 67 million children have no access to education and more than 775 mil-

lion people over the age of 15 are illiterate, about two-thirds of them women. Millions more are functionally

illiterate, without the reading and writing skills necessary for everyday life.

Since 2002, Rotary International has partnered with the International Reading Association to advance litera-

cy in communities worldwide by providing books and educational materials, by building and supporting

schools, by mentoring students, by training teachers and by establishing literacy programs for children and

adults. RI and the IRA know that literacy is an essential ingredient for reducing poverty, improving health,

encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace.

Find examples of successful literacy projects and resources for clubs wishing to empower people and com-

munities around the world through literacy in the Rotary publication (618) Basic Education and Literacy

Project Strategies available on rotary.org.

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The District 6990 Nominating Committee will meet on Saturday, December 12, 2015, to interview candi-

dates who wish to serve as District 6990 Governor for the 2018-2019 Rotary Year. Who, from your club,

could be the next in line to lead our dynamic district? To nominate a candidate for Governor, names of qual-

ified candidates must be submitted to the Nominating Committee by means of a club resolution (signed by

the club’s president and secretary), along with attachments, no later than Friday, November 27, 2015, to-

gether with the following:

a statement and resume of the candidate’s Rotary, civic, and business or professional activities; and

a signed statement from the candidate that the person has read, and is familiar with, the Rotary Interna-

tional Manual of Procedure and the District 6990 Manual of Procedure detailing the status, qualifications

and duties of the office of Governor and is prepared to meet the requirements set forth within both.

The candidate’s signed statement is included in the combined RI District Governor Nominee Form, which

can be found in the FILES section of the DaCdb for download. Complete the form and submit it with the

Club Resolution and Candidate Resume as an UNSTAPLED, HARD COPY packet to PDG Joe Roth, Nom-

inating Committee Chair. And remember: November 27 is the deadline to submit your club’s nomination

for District 6990 Governor 2018-2019.

CALL FOR GOVERNOR 2018-2019 NOMINATIONS


https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/literacy-project-guide

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/literacy-project-guide


The Rotary Club of Coral Gables

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On September 11, 2015, the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables attended

the dedication of the Scatter Garden at the Miami Dade County Cemetery. The Scatter Garden is a place

where the ashes of cremated veterans without family are deposited and the veterans honored. An organiza-

tion for the empowerment of veterans, “The Mission Continues 1st Platoon,” together with Vittas, are re-

sponsible for the Miami Scatter Garden. The Coral Gables Club donated funds to this project and will be

assisting in the future with maintenance of the facility.

Scatter Garden—Miami-

Dade County Cemetery

Miami-Dade County Police

Honor Guard at Scatter Gar-

den dedication

Veteran Edwin Vasco, Gloria Burns,

Rebecca Kibbe, Yoli Woodbridge and

Thabatha Aragon at dedication

NEW MEMBERS IN AUGUST 2015

Please join us in welcoming the following new members to District 6990:

Member Name / Sponsor Inducted Rotary Club of:

Martin Brody 08/01/15 Fort Lauderdale

John Johnson / Sponsor: Therese Homer 08/06/15 Miramar-Pines

Steven Emery / Sponsor: Ted Hasle 08/14/15 Pompano Beach

Victor Fernandez / Sponsor: Carlos Bolado 08/20/15 Coral Gables

Alan Jay Snyder / Sponsor: Diane Roberts 08/20/15 Miramar-Pines

Garth Griesen 08/25/15 Fort Lauderdale/Cypress Creek

Pam Kutchey / Sponsor: Cheryl Sargent 08/25/15 Sunset Key West

Robert Lockwood / Sponsor: Jay Fisher 08/25/15 Sunset Key West

Theresa Gannett / Sponsor: Shari Roth 08/27/15 Weston

Robert Garza / Sponsor: Herb Schultz 08/27/15 Weston

John Harrison, Jr. 08/27/15 Miami

Carl Stevens 08/28/15 Key West Sunrise in the Conch Rep.

The Rotary Club of Coral Gables meets Thursdays at noon, Marriott Courtyard, 2051 S. LeJeune Road.



Rotary Clubs In Freeport, Grand Bahama Island!


BASRA, the Bahamas Air and Sea Rescue Association,

is an all-volunteer, non profit organization that provides

air and sea rescue in cooperation with the US Coast

Guard. In August, the Rotary Clubs of Grand Bahama

got together, as they do every year, to grill burgers and

hot dogs at BASRA’S ANNUAL Swim Race and

Beach Party event. These organizations have held this

fundraiser, a staple in the Grand Bahama Community,

for the past 20 years.

Also, the Grant Bahamas clubs were honored by the

visit of the District Governor, Larry Herman, and his

lovely wife, Sandy.

Felix Bowe with Yasmin Prospecu, club secretary

of the Grand Bahama Sunrise club.

LEFT: DG Larry Herman and First Lady Sandy with Members of the Grand Bahama Island Rotary clubs.

SUPPORT THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

GBI Rotarians support BASRA at their annual

fundraiser by manning the grills.


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The school year has started and, again, many families do not have the funds to buy supplies for their stu-

dents, and some schools are underfunded. The Pompano Beach-Lighthouse Rotary club has helped four ele-

mentary schools in the area, which include almost 3,000 students. This year the club doubled its effort by

applying for a Grant from Rotary Distinct 6990. After the supplies were purchased with club money and the

Grant, 11 Rotarians and three friends of Rotary sorted and divided supplies, loaded vehicles, and delivered

the much-needed supplies to the individual schools—all on the same day! Items included 25 cases of paper,

506 boxes of pencils, 250 boxes of crayons, 202 composition notebooks, 330 binders, 127 rulers, and sever-

al other smaller needs. This way the schools have on hand what is needed and do not have to pick up from a

central location. Pictured below are some of workers who helped and loaded vehicles, putting in 35 hours of

labor to complete the project.

The Club meets every Friday at 7:30 AM at Galuppi’s, located at the Pompano Beach Gulf Course.

Rotary Club of Pompano Beach-Lighthouse

The Rotary Club of Miami Beach

Shawn Parker, a Past President of the Rotary Club of

Miami Beach, and former GSE Member to Argentina, is

The Rotary Foundation Chair for his club this year.

While recently attending the Care USA National Advo-

cacy meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Shawn became an

impromptu speaker, discussing what the Rotary Foun-

dation is and does.

Good job, Shawn!

The Rotary Club of Miami Beach meets Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at The Savoy Hotel, 45 Ocean Drive.

L-R: John Diehl (IPP & Area

1 AG); Spanky Caffro (new

member); Nello Biordi

(President); Larry Mellgren,

(Past Pres.); Harry Schwartz

(Treasurer); Fred Conrod

(WWII Vet, age 91, Past

Pres.); Rev. Bill Mohorn

(prospective member). In

Front: Sunshine Health Cen-

ter helpers. Thanks to all!




Membership and Attendance for August 2015

Clubs in District 6990

Club

Members

6/30/2015

Members

Current YTD-Chg

Month

Chg

Meetings

Held

Avg

Attend%

Coconut Creek 14 14 0 0 4 110.00

Perrine-Cutler Rdg/Palmetto Bay 33 33 0 0 4 97.00

Coral Gables 116 111 -5 -2 4 92.00

Miami-Granada 15 15 0 0 4 90.00

Pompano Beach-Lighthouse 17 17 0 0 4 88.89

Miami Airport 4 7 3 1 4 87.00

John Knox Village 73 74 1 -1 4 80.75

Coconut Grove 29 29 0 0 3 75.00

Coral Springs 17 16 -1 0 4 75.00

Fort Lauderdale North Beach 15 15 0 0 4 75.00

Key Largo 53 53 0 0 4 74.00

Miramar-Pines 24 27 3 2 4 70.37

Miami-Kendall 10 10 0 0 4 70.00

Hialeah-Miami Springs 38 38 0 0 4 69.80

North Dade 23 23 0 -1 0 69.23

Davie/Cooper City 24 24 0 0 4 68.75

Weston 124 127 3 1 4 68.60

Fort Lauderdale South 21 21 0 0 4 66.66

Coral Springs-Parkland 16 16 0 0 4 65.00

Key West Sunrise in Conch Rep 73 75 2 2 4 64.23

Miami Beach 6 7 1 -1 4 63.63

Sunset Grand Bahama 33 33 0 0 3 63.00

Sunset Key West 27 30 3 2 4 62.04

Deerfield Beach 26 26 0 0 4 57.00

Hallandale Beach-Aventura 20 18 -2 0 4 57.00

Miami Shores 32 32 0 0 4 56.25

Miami Brickell 44 40 -4 0 4 54.16

Pompano Beach 65 66 1 2 4 53.04

Grand Bahama Sunrise 24 25 1 0 4 52.50

Fort Lauderdale/Cypress Creek 33 33 0 0 4 51.00

Bal Harbour 15 14 -1 0 4 50.00

Lucaya 37 37 0 2 4 49.52

Fort Lauderdale 131 132 1 1 4 49.00

Plantation 17 17 0 0 4 48.53

Key West 129 122 -7 -3 4 47.70

Key Biscayne 51 51 0 0 5 47.60

Upper Keys 86 86 0 0 4 46.80

Miami 42 44 2 2 4 44.15



Plantation 17 17 0 0 4 48.53

Key West 129 122 -7 -3 4 47.70

Key Biscayne 51 51 0 0 5 47.60

Upper Keys 86 86 0 0 4 46.80

Miami 42 44 2 2 4 44.15

South Miami 36 36 0 0 3 38.00

Allapattah (Miami) 9 9 0 n/a 0 0.00

Big Pine & Lower Keys 22 22 0 n/a 0 0.00

Doral 13 13 0 n/a 0 0.00

Freeport 29 29 0 n/a 0 0.00

Hollywood 62 64 2 n/a 0 0.00

Homestead 39 40 1 n/a 0 0.00

Marathon 40 42 2 n/a 0 0.00

Miami Dadeland-Pinecrest 22 22 0 n/a 0 0.00

Oakland Park/Wilton Manors 21 22 1 n/a 0 0.00

Totals, Net Gain, Avg Attend: 1850 1857 7 3 63.71%

With 40 of 48 clubs reporting

Date of Report: 16-Sep-15

Club

Members

6/30/2015

Members

Current YTD-Chg

Month

Chg

Meetings

Held

Avg

Attend%

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“In our first year,” says RCPB active member Matt

Hinkle, “Carn Evil turned out to be wildly popular.

“We've had 80 percent participation from our club

members and did very well financially, as well as or

better than the annual Drawdown!. We also got our

name out in the community, and had A LOT of fun

in the process.” Hinkle went on to report that the

club’s Interact kids were there, too, volunteering as

Zombies on the lawn. The only downside was that

the club may have scarred an entire pack of Cub

Scouts for life! This year, the club anticipates an

event scarier haunting. Grab the family and enjoy

some ghoulishly clean fun at Carn Evil, held at

Sample-McDougald House the last three Friday and

Saturday nights in October.

Pompano Beach Senior High Interactors get their scary on.

Continued from Page 7 :

ROTARY CLUB OF POMPANO BEACH



ROTARY DISTRICT 6990 CLUB MEETING SPEAKERS BUREAU

NAME AND ORGANIZATION TOPIC GROUP SIZE

PHONE & EMAIL

WILL TRAV-EL?

REFER-RING

DISTRICT SPEAKERS AVAILABLE FOR ROTARY TOPICS:

Joe Altschul, District Annual Fund Chair

Foundation Any [email protected] Open District

Alan Cohn, DGN /District Grants Chair

District Grants Any [email protected] Open District

Barbara Gobbi, BG Marketing Consultant & Social Media

Public Image Any (954) 557 6781 [email protected]

Open District

Pat Hornsby, District Training Team

20 minute @ on: The Structure of Rotary OR Strategic Planning for Ro-tary Clubs OR Rotary

Any (954) 298 2970 [email protected]

Open District

Margarita Lartitegui, District Polio Any [email protected] Open District

Chris Morrison, District Stew-ardship Chair

Foundation Stewardship Any [email protected] Open District

Elihu Phares, District Fund-raising Chair

Foundation Fundraising Any [email protected] Open District

Lee Phares, District Founda-tion Chair

Foundation Any [email protected] (954) 492 8254

Open District

Clayton Solomon, District Alumni Chair

Foundation Alumni Any [email protected] Open District

Carleen Spano, District Paul Paul Harris Society Any [email protected] Open District

Steve Takach, District Endow-ment Fund Chair

Foundation Endowments Any [email protected] Open District

SPEAKERS AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL INTEREST TOPICS

Samantha Baker, Broward County

Water Program Any (954) 519 1222 [email protected]

Open Weston

Parnes Cartwright, Executive Director,

Miami’s Official NWBA (not for profit wheelchair

Any (917) 545 5949 Open

Norman Heming, US Attorney’s Office

20 Minutes on Violence Reduction Partnership


Open Weston

D Pyser, Orange Bowl Committee Member

Speaks to the New Year’s Eve Game and the com-munity involvement op-portunities

Any [email protected] Open

Robert Runcie, Broward County Public Schools Su-perintendent

State of Affairs in the country’s 6th largest School District (20 minutes)


Open Weston




















Marilyn Stephens, Census Updates Any (404) 323 0594 Open Weston

Michael Kesti, Dis-trict Sports Director

My Experience as a Gov-ernment Confidential In-


Open Perrine-CR-P. Bay

Dr. Moshin Jaffer, Senior Medical As-

“ Staying Fit” “Living with Vitality”


Broward/Dade

Weston

Dr. Dipen J. Parekh, Chairman /Director of Robotic Surgery U of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Former Rotary Foundation Scholar, speaks to how Rotary helped him


Open

Ryan Paton, Honor Flight South Florida

Honor Flight and our local WWII Veterans (10-15 minutes - he will bring video, projector and speaker but will need a screen)

As large as pos-sible

(954) 445 4285 [email protected]

Broward/ Palm Beach/ Dade

Weston

Jacques Wiesel 9 Knockdowns…5 Miracles Any (954) 718-8421 [email protected]

Broward

Weston

ROTARY DISTRICT 6990 CLUB MEETING SPEAKERS BUREAU

NAME AND ORGANI-ZATION

TOPIC SIZE PHONE & EMAIL WILLING TO TRAVEL

REFER-RING CLUB

Patricia Coyle-Zeiler, Executive Director, Fort Lauderdale His-torical Society

Brings the history of Fort Lauderdale to life

Any (954) 463-4431 [email protected]

Open Weston

Felix Zurita, One Blood

Bone Marrow Transplants Any [email protected] Open Weston











District Conference November 13-15, 2015

Greetings D6990 Rotarians!

By now you have heard and seen

all of the hype and hyperbole

concerning the upcoming Dis-

trict Conference, being held at

majestic Club Med in Port Saint

Lucie, November 13-15, 2015.

But what has not been conveyed

are some of the challenges of

conducting an event at a fabulous

venue such as Club Med. Just

between you, me and the other

2,000 recipients of this commu-

nique, there is an incredibly high

demand worldwide for Club

Med hotel rooms. Consequently,

we (District 6990) have only a

limited block of rooms remaining

at the all-inclusive, amazingly

low price of only $340 per per-

son for the entire three-day,

two-night Conference stay. This

double occupancy price for a

standard club room also includes

ALL of your food and beverages;

yes, those kinds of libations as

well.

Hotel rooms are going very

quickly, so you need to book

your room now to receive the

D6990 rate.

To attend this year’s District

Conference, simply follow these

two-part instructions:

Part ONE - Register for the

Conference itself

Log into DaCdb, the D6990 da-

tabase, at http://www.directory-

online.com/Rotary/. Click on the

Calendar tab near the top of the

page. Scroll down until you come

to the promo for the 2015 Con-

ference. Click on the Register

NOW link in the left column to

register and remit the $50 regis-

tration fee. The steps are self-

explanatory.

Part TWO – Book your hotel

room at Club Med

The best way to do this is by us-

ing the attached special Rotary

booking form, emailing or faxing

it directly to Club Med. All per-

tinent information is included on

the form.

We are looking forward to hav-

ing you join us at Club Med in

Port St. Lucie in November. In

the meantime, contact Governor

Larry Herman, or Conference

Chair Chatty Chuck Yeh at

[email protected], if you

have any questions.

Yours in Rotary Service and

Fellowship,

DRM PDG Douglas R. Maymon,

Chief of Staff

Phone: 954-249-8489

Twitter: @DRMaymon


WHAT AWAITS YOU AT SANDPIPER BAY—SUN, SAND, AND ...

Overlooking the St. Lucie River on the Atlantic coast, this Club Med European-style all-inclusive resort is 113 miles from Miami

and 130 miles from Orlando. Bright, contemporary rooms come with coffeemakers, flat-screen TVs and WiFi; some add walk-

in closets and/or terraces with water or garden views. Some rooms feature separate living spaces and some offer multiple

bedrooms. Dining options range from a buffet-style restaurant to riverside grill—with the French touch of course! Amenities

include multiple pools, a sandy beach, a spa and a fitness center, plus complimentary golf, tennis and circus-style trapeze

lessons. Childcare services are available (surcharge).

Address: 4500 SE Pine Valley St, Port St Lucie, FL 34952—Phone: (772) 398-5025


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