President Brian Tschirhart presided over the meeting held both in person at The Miami Yacht Club and by Zoom.
Invocation: Jay Almeida
Pledge of Allegiance: Dave Skinner
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
Gabi Zedlymayer of the Rotary Club of Cheemsee/Bavaria, Germany, a graduate from the University of Miami;
Gabi’s sister, Carola Schropp, now of Coconut Grove;
Selene Ulloa, president of The Rotaract Club of Miami Dade College; and
Jamie Buttgieg and his wife, Nik Fox, both members of the Rotary Club of Castle Hill, Australia, gave each attendee a Rotary pin shaped like a kangaroo.
Announcements:
On March 16th, we will have our Rotary Club 106th Anniversary event starting at noon, as we have a full agenda. There will be valet parking only so consider carpooling to help expedite departure. We will need volunteers to help set up and break down. Luis Aguirre will be given an award to honor his work to raise consciousness of people to refrain from polluting Biscayne Bay. Guests will include our Miami-Dade County Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, and our Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez.
Marcia Brod read a letter from one of the early TBM scholarship recipients, David Byrd, who gave an account of his situation when he applied for and received a TBM scholarship back in the 1980s.
Robert Bull announced that March 18th is World Recycling Day and referred to his complete suggestions in an email he sent to all club members earlier in the week.
Speaker:
Today’s speaker is Christina Crespi, Executive Director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (“DDA”). She informed us of the exciting urban projects being planned and those already in process. One such project is the Flagler Street Renovation, which will transform Flagler Street to a pedestrian-friendly festival-style boulevard oriented towards retail, outdoor dining and events. The first two phases from Biscayne Blvd. to E. 2nd Ave. are already under construction. For more information about DDA, visit maimidda.com
50-50
ShirleyPardon met the first stage of winning with the right ticket; however, she did not pick the ace of spades. She received a bottle of wine instead.
4-Way Test was led by visiting Rotarian from Australia, Jamie Buttgieg.
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