The Award Winning Rotary Club of Las Vegas Fremont
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Join us Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., inside Hugo's Cellar at
The Four Queens Hotel & Casino, 202 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV. |
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Thirty days and counting as Madam President Robin Smith approaches the end of her year as the leader of the Greatest Club in the Universe. Her debunking is in the planning stages and promises to be one for the record books. June 28th - don't miss it!
Our visiting dignitaries included: Dennis Prater, son (& bodyguard) of Past Pres. Gary Prater Josh Crackow, former member of Las Vegas Sunrise Rotary Monti Levy Susan Bush
This has been the year of the "pin" and Pres. Robin presented two more Rotary pins to members Butch Bender and Membership Chair Michael Woodfield as a thank you from Rotary International for their sponsorship of new members in our club. The yellow color on the collar of the pin indicates one new member sponsored for the Rotary year, and the color will be updated as new members are sponsored by each Rotarian.
Our previous Polio Pig has gone off to greener pastures and we will be using the Polio Snifter until a new one is purchased. The donations of $703 were retrieved before its departure and the dollars will be sent to support Rotary's ongoing efforts to eradicate Polio around the world.
Past President Jim Main gave a brief recap of the May Birthday Bash and said he had a great time with the kids, and then made a small admission that he may have "accidentally" cheated during the sticky hands game. Based on the fact that the winners were, in fact, the kids, it would seem that all ended well.
It's been a while since there were any Presidential Recognitions, so Pres. Robin had to dig into the archives for this one..........Recognition to Past President Gary Prater for the birth of his new grandson - LAST December! Congrats PP Gary & Jana on your newest grandbaby.
The club's traditional birthday "hum" was performed for member Kevin Mills and guest speaker Simon Keith, after which Simon remarked "that was overwhelming. The talent in this room is..........." Thank you Simon for recognizing our musical talents.
And then it was time for cross-fines - multiple to Past President Roger Tabor for holding up the valet parking line before the meeting for 11 minutes, which prompted PP Roger to fine those same members who didn't try to open his new car; to Simon Keith for being Sean Kay's first soccer coach and making the experience so memorable; to Michael Woodfield and Past President Geoff Holmes for not knowing who was supposed to wear what on Wednesday; to Past Presidents Drew Levy and Geoff for "sort of golfing"; to Steve Reiter for a great time at golf on Friday, in spite of the forced consumption of alcohol.
Simon Keith of the Simon Keith Foundation (and former member of our club) returned to update us on organ donations. Simon holds the distinction of being the first athlete in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant. He was just 21 when, in July of 1986, he received the heart of a 17 year old boy, who ironically died while playing soccer in England. A world class soccer player prior to the operation, Simon was determined to return to "his normal" and after playing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for two seasons, he was drafted number 1 overall into the Major Indoor Soccer League just three years after his surgery. Now one of the longest living organ transplant recipients in the world and most notable professional athletes of his time, he travels cross-country captivating audiences with his "moments of truth" speeches and daring people to live. In 2011, he founded The Simon Keith Foundation, an organization dedicated to increasing organ donor awareness and educating transplant recipients. He also joined the Nevada Organ Procurement Organization, which in 2011 was in jeopardy of disbanding. It is now the number one organization, not only in the US, but in the world. The organization was rebuilt, transforming the OPO from 53 Organ Donors in 2011 to 75 in 2012 and 104 in 2013. Currently nearly all transplants are done outside Nevada as only kidney transplants are available at UMC. Simon believes more state-of-the-art programs will be coming in the near future that could change the face of organ transplants forever, as well as additional additional programs being made available in Nevada. Click here to learn more about The Simon Keith Foundation.
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2013-14 Platinum Sponsor
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Programs
NO PROGRAM INFORMATION AVAILABLE
June 3 - Board Meeting, Four Queens - all members welcome
June 3 - Third Trimester League of Extraordinary Booker Students Presentation, 9:30 am
June 18 - Birthday Bash
June 28 - President Robin's Debunking, details to follow
INTERESTED IN SPEAKING? If you or someone you know is interested in making a presentation at our regularly scheduled luncheons, please contact Speaker's Bureau
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District 5300 & RI News
2014 District Conference
The 2014 District Conference was one for the record books for the Southern Nevada Clubs as they walked away with multiple awards, including two of the The inaugural Governor's Bell Award 2014-15 presented to the most outstanding clubs in the District:
Large - Las Vegas Rotary Medium - Green Valley Rotary Small - West Covina Rotary Club
The Las Vegas Fremont Rotary Club earned 12 Outstanding and Exemplary awards, and sponsored the winning 4-Way Test Speech contestant, Shane Cashin of Clark High School.
Take a moment to see the pictures from Conference, along with the winning videos of the Dan Stover contest and 4-Way Test Speech on the District 5300 website.
Next year's Conference will be held at Green Valley Ranch.
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To our members:
Articles are due by the end of business each Thursday. If you send articles, please make sure they are word format, and all pictures must be jpeg format. Thank you for all of you who take the time to contribute - this is your newsletter and we need your help. |
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June 1, 2014
Celebrating
28 years of
"Service Above Self"
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Leadership
President
Robin Smith
Teresa Sowers
Secretary
Larry Goldstein
Treasurer
Al Guida, Jr.
Past President
Lane Kay
Club Administration Marilene Nevins
Bulletin Editor
Linda Bertuzzi
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Club Anniversaries
Laura Fitzpatrick
13 years
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Drew & Debbie Levy June 1 Lane & Susan Kay June 5
Sandy Stolberg June 8
Allen Helms John Chmela June 11
Rob Goldstein June 12
Roy York June 13
Claire Chmela June 17
Kim Woodfield June 19
If we have missed your special day, let us know!
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Meeting Captain
Gary Prater
June 3
Allen Puliz
June 10
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The Four WayTest
Of the things we think, say or do
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Rotary at a Glance
Members 1,214,714 Clubs 34,216 Districts 538
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