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Diane Landsberg
 
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Jay Almeida
 
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Amelia Bonilla
 
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Dave Anderson
 
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Oliver Ruiz
 
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Marcos Menendez
 
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Robin Shelley
 
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Norm Kassoff
 
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Tim Ryan
 
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The Rote – February 20, 2020
The Miami Yacht Club
Scribe: Linda Singer

President Norby Rudel called the meeting to order and gave the invocation.

Oliver Ruiz led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Visiting Rotarians and Guests

Rick Miller introduced:

Jimmy Smiley, Robert Rucky, Vanessa Rucky, Christopher Salata, Daniela Sage and Bo Li.
He also introduced Isabella Guerrero, of the Rotary Club of Cali, Colombia.

 

Birthdays and Anniversaries. Having their birthdays this month are Jay Almeida and Amelia Bonilla.

 

Happy $$$$$$$$$$$$$. Marcos Menendez collected happy dollars from:

  • Jay Almeida highlighted the phenomenal tree planting community service project of our club at Zoo Miami and the wonderful Valentine’s Day party at Diane Landsberg’s home. He also congratulated Robert and Stephanie Bull on the occasion of their 48th wedding anniversary.

  • Marcia Brod, who will be vacationing in Alabama, was happy about her older daughter who is about to become a Rotarian with the downtown Gainesville, FL Rotary Club. Also, Marcia saw “Hamilton” at the Arsht Center and highly recommended it.

  • Robert Bull was happy that he and his wife Stephanie are enjoying their 48th wedding anniversary.

  • Diane Landsberg was happy to host us at her home for the Valentine’s Day party. Thank you, Diane!

  • Steve Dutton enjoyed a great weekend with kids and grandkids

 

Business Announcements

  • TBM interviews of medical school scholarship applicants will be held on March 14, 21, and 28th. Every member is encouraged to participate in interviewing the candidates. Friends (non-rotarians) are also welcome to participate

  • Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) will be held on March 14th and will include levels 1, 2 ,3 and graduate. Our club pays the $100 cost per enrollee.

  • Robert Bull said we will be delivering dictionaries in March and participating in delivery of food to homebound people in April.

  • Noreen Timoney is soliciting recommendations for community service recipients.

 

Speaker

Michael Pearson spoke on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association and educated us about the disease. He said that Alzheimer’s is a disease that leads to dementia. It is in the brain for one to three decades before signs and symptoms appear.

Warning signs of Alzheimer’s include:

  1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life.
  2. Challenges in planning or solving problems.
  3. Difficulty completing a familiar task.
  4. Confusion with time or place.
  5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships.
  6. New problems with words in speaking or writing.
  7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace one’s steps.
  8. Decreased or poor judgment.
  9. Withdrawal from work or social activities.
  10. Changes in mood or personality.

People over 65 should get a cognitive wellness evaluation by their primary doctors when getting an annual physical examination.

Early detection is important for treatments to relieve symptoms and to enroll in clinical trials. A neurologist is the type of specialist who deals with Alzheimer’s.

The Alzheimer’s Association provides help by phone with a social worker with a master’s in social work.

 

50-50 Raffle. We accumulated $218 in the pot for the drawing today. Phil had the lucky ticket but didn’t pick the Ace of Spades. Sorry, Phil

 

Four-Way Test. Jan Figa led us in the Four Way Test of the things we think, say or do.

 

President Norby adjourned the meeting at 1:28 PM