President Phil Seipp called to order the Club’s fourth meeting of the 2017-18 Rotary Year.
Robert Bull gave an invocation and Dave Skinner led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Guests and Visitors were introduced by Oliver Ruiz:
Roberto Ruvalcaba is a Rotarian from the Brickell Club and was visiting our Club today in his role as our Club’s Associate Governor. He was happy to see the great Rotary Club of Miami turnout at the joint area club meeting last week;
Joseph Longueira, an honorary Club member, is President of the City of Miami PBA;
Jennifer Valle comes to the meeting with member Claudia Gallego. Jennifer is interning with Claudia at Trivent Financial;
Sofia Shaikhaleid, a guest of Randy Lichtman, is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo.
President Phil Seipp was pleased to present Maria Socarras with her new member badge. Maria is a Development Officer at the University of Miami. Phil also called on Norby Rudel and Robert Bull to the podium so he could present them with new member badges for their spouses, Maria and Stephanie. We truly look forward to their participation and the continued growth of the club, which is now at 44 members.
Happy $$$$$$$$$$$$ were collected by Randy Lichtman:
Marcia Brod was grateful for husband Lenny’s cat whispering skills. He managed to sweet talk their cat into a carrier for a trip to the vet;
Robin and Susan Shelley thoroughly enjoyed the Club’s rising rock star Norby Rudel’s gig at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Coral Gables;
Shirley Pardon was so thankful for club members' support during husband’s Leonard’s recent accident and hospitalization. He is home now and we all wish him a speedy recovery;
Oliver Ruiz was happy to hear Leonard (and therefore Shirley) are on the mend. He was glad to have his sister-in-law in town from Charlotte. Oliver also reported that pointers from last week’s speaker regarding the club’s social media efforts have been implemented. He shared that he also will be participating in a UM Law School event. (Oliver was very happy today with lots of good things going on!!!!!);
Dave Skinner enjoyed Norby’s performance and had a great evening;
Linda Singer shared that it was a win, win evening - great pizza and great entertainment;
John Harrison was looking forward to hearing from our speaker, Dr. Tom Pinder, of the City of Miami Black Precinct and Courthouse Museum;
Diane Landsberg also enjoyed Norby’s gig at the restaurant and admits to being one of Norby’s “groupies.” She also shared that the Club’s ad appears once again on the back cover of Karla Richey’s family magazine;
Randy Lichtman was excited to have Sofia at the meeting today. She is one of his former students and now a graduate of Miami-Dade College. He is also looking forward to his wife, Susan, being inducted into the club.
Announcements
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK!!! There will be no luncheon meeting next Thursday, August 10. Instead we will be gathering at Diane Landsberg’s home for a social event and big summer sale. The event starts at 6:30pm. Don’t forget to RSVP by Wednesday, August 9;
Anyone still owing dues – please follow up immediately;
The District 6990 Rotary Leadership Institute will be held on Saturday, October 7. It is a great training opportunity. The Club reimburses members for their registration fees for RLI;
TBM awards will total $154,000 this year.
Our Speakerwas introduced by John Harrison:
Dr. Thomas K. Pinder is a veteran of the City of Miami Police. He was elected the new President of the City of Miami Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum on February 16, 2013. Dr. Pinder specializes in Organizational Development. He previously served as Chair of the Miami Dade County Living Wage Commission 2002-2004;
The City of Miami Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum is a “one-of-its-kind” museum in the United States. It pays homage to the brave pioneers who served as the City of Miami’s first Negro patrolmen and the first black police officers during the decades of racial segregation. The building and officers assigned to the precinct served Overtown and Coconut Grove from 1950-1963;
The museum’s mission is to acquire, preserve, display and promote collections of a historical nature that will be of educational value to the preservation of African American history as it relates to the struggles and accomplishment of the historic Negro police officers in “Colored Town” Miami, as they served during the pre-Civil Rights Era of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s;
The Museum is totally staffed by volunteers that provide tours of the museum. They educate visitors to the struggles and accomplishments of Miami’s first black officers and judge who served there, including a history of race relations in Miami;
Dr. Pinder thanked members of the Rotary Club of Miami who came to see the facility and are giving the organization ideas and support. He shared many interesting stories about the people and events surrounding the Museum;
The facility is at 480 NW 11th Street and is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00am-4:00pm.
Linda Singer led everyone in the 4-Way Test of the Things We Think, Say or Do.
