The Rote – September 24, 2020 – Via Zoom

Scribe: Bunny Uriarte

 

President Robert Bull called the meeting to order. Jay Almeida gave an invocation. Diane Landsberg led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Announcements

• Today is National Cherries Jubilee Day.

• Birthdays: Arlene Terrinoni’s birthday is TODAY! Phil Seipp’s birthday is on Saturday, and his wife, Sharon’s birthday is on September 30^th.

• We continue to ask for your prayers for a speedy recovery, both in body and in Spirit, for Tina Moore and to Bjorn Hansen.

• Our TBM Scholar who graduated from FIU, Dr. Daphney Dorcius, sent a photo of her proudly wearing her TBM Rotary Pin on her Ohio State Residency White Coat.

 

Community Services Summary

• Dictionaries were donated to George Washington Carver Elementary School and the Club received a lovely thank you note.

• Our new Member, David McManus and his wife Marisol donated several cases of nutritional supplements that are essential to the elderly. The supplements were given to a local food bank for distribution.

• Socktober is starting and we will be donating socks to the homeless and needy. Please deliver socks (preferably white socks) to Diane Landsberg’s home or if you prefer, order on Amazon, or similar companies, and have them delivered directly to her at 460 Sunset Rd., Coral Gables, 33143.

• Information about this year’s International Coastal Cleanup was emailed. We will schedule Rotary cleanups at Matheson Hammock, Black Point Marine and Miami Beach. Please email President Robert Bull for questions and comments.

• The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be coming up shortly. We will send out more information next week. You will be able to join the Rotary Club of Miami team when you sign up. This year, the Walk will be different. There will not be large group WALK as in prior year. Instead, on November 14^th, everyone should walk socially distant within their neighborhoods, parking, pathways.

 

Today’s Speaker was introduced by Tim Ryan

Dr. Bhavarth Shukla, MD is an epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami. Dr. Shukla discussed prior pandemics, the timeline of important events during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided a clinical summary of the COVID-19 disease.

After various questions from participants, Robert Bull, showed Dr. Bhavarth Shukla his Certificate of Appreciation. The club will be donating dictionaries to an underserved class of third graders in his honor.

 

Happy Dollars:

• President Robert Bull celebrated a birthday this week. He thanked G-D for the years of life he has had.

• Oliver Ruiz was happy the club had a great Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday. Oliver congratulated President Robert Bull on his birthday this week!

• Marcia Brod was happy because she went through the Thomas Brown McClelland Trust’s database and discovered we have collected over $100,000 for the trust since the reconnect project began.

• Patti Urban wished President Robert Bull a happy birthday and thanked him for his honorable work in the community. Patti was grateful for the doctors and first responders taking care of our community during the pandemic.

• Phil Seipp was overwhelmed with joy due to the excellent attendance we have had on our weekly Rotary Club of Miami meetings. Phil shared our club is a leading model club in District 6990.

• Robin Shelley wished President Robert Bull a happy birthday! Robin was also excited to support The University of Miami’s upcoming football game vs. FSU.

 

The next Happy Hour will be on October 1^st, when we will be celebrating OKTOBERFEST. President Robert Bull will be hand delivering German beer, pretzels and bratwurst to members’ homes before the event.

Sunday night is the beginning of Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish Calendar. To those who celebrate: “G'mar Chatimah Tovah” — may you be inscribed in the Book of Life.

 

4-Way Test was led by Frank Voytek.