E-bulletin September 25th 2016 (Sep 25, 2016)

Sep 26, 2016

Dan Raulerson, Florida House of Representatives

Legislative Update

Oct 03, 2016

Ed McKinney, Florida Dept. of Transportation

Tampa Bay Express project

Oct 10, 2016

William Shiver, Jr. and Anna Dapson, CSX Railroad

History of CSX and the Railroad Police

Oct 17, 2016

Rotarian Billy Herold

Speaker Unknown

Oct 24, 2016

Rotarian Reggie Holt

Speaker Unknown

Oct 31, 2016

Rotarian Bill Hughes

Speaker Unknown

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This Week's Program

Speaker: Rep. Dan Raulerson

Topic: Legislative Update

Rotarian Brian Griffin

Last Meeting- Sept. 19th

Last week’s program was presented by Rotarian Randy Gordon. Randy’s guest speaker was Tony Azorin with Florida Brick and Clay. Tony spoke to the club about his family and business history in the United States after beginning and immigrating from Cuba in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The Azorin family moved from Madrid, Spain in 1917 to Cuba. The family was very successful in the Brick and Clay industry in Cuba for many years. In 1950 the Cuban economy was thriving. There were friendly relations with the U.S. with sugar and tourism being the main income generators in the country. Relationships with American gangsters were common with clubs, casino’s and politics that were very corrupt. The standard of living was high in the cities but poor outside the city. Fidel Castro promised great reforms and change when he ousted the Dictator, Fulgencio Batista, in 1959. It didn’t take people very long to realize that Castro’s promises were lies. Batista supporters were tried and executed in a “circus” atmosphere inside of a sports arena. It was in 1960 that the Azorin family world was turned upside down. The Brick company now belonged to the “revolution”. Castro changed the country, family was now secondary to the revolutions. Many professionals were leaving the country leaving the country with a severe “brain drain”. It was at that time that the Azorin family made the decision to leave the country quietly and unnoticed. The family flew to Miami, asked for, and received, political asylum. It was very hard for the family to have worked so hard and have it all taken away. The Azorin family started to work for a brick and clay company in Georgia. They eventually settled in Plant City, in 1963, because of the similar climate to Cuba and the large population of other Cuban refugees. Business was difficult at first but, with a highly collateralized loan from the SBA, Florida Brick and Clay was modernized and successful to this day. America is truly the land of the Free! -submitted by Mike Arndt

Club News

DWTL is coming up fast!

Mark your calendars for Friday, November 11th, at 6:30pm! Here is a list of the scheduled participants:
   Beverly Littlejohn & Ivan (SFBH)
   Chase and Sasha Wetherington (HCSO)
   Bryson Keel and Ashlyn Yargrough
   Alex Aponte and Partner (Festival)
   Emily Topper and Partner
   Kayla Drawdy and Kenny Griffin
   Shaun and Crystal Bryant
   Nancy Egbert and Mike Johnston
   Jillian Wilder and Jason Turner
   Dr.Maira Estrada and Partner
If you know any of these dancers, please thank them for their participation!

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Congratulations Clayton Jenkins
Clayton is being nominated by our club for District Governor, 2019-2020. His application has been approved by the general membership of our club ans accepted by the Board of Directors. Good luck Clayton!

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Program Chairman
John Haney is our program chairman. Please notify him regarding upcoming speakers and programs. Call 813-716-5108 or email John at jhaney@acebid.com

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Birthdays This Month

Aaron Davis - Sep 03

Ryan Rollyson - Sep 05

Dennis Brownlee - Sep 11

Keith Smith - Sep 16

Shane Karlson - Sep 19

Nate Kilton - Sep 27

Club Anniversaries This Month

James Moody – 2 years

Bill Butler – 4 years

Marcus Caswell – 5 years

Charles Harris – 5 years

Tatyana Austin - 9 years

Jon Poppell - 9 years (24 total in Rotary)

Rotary recognized on public television's 'American Graduate Day'
Rotary was recognized on 17 September on public television's fifth annual American Graduate Day program for its work with San Diego-based Monarch School, a K-12 school for homeless youth. The Rotary Club of San Diego, California, USA, was applauded for its work mentoring Monarch's students, keeping them on track to graduate, and helping the school to continue thriving during tough economic times. Monarch School CEO Erin Spiewak appeared as one of the show's guests, along with Monarch Alumnus Cynthia Valenzuela, who attested to the positive, life-changing experience Monarch School gave her and...

Practicing peace
Nations around the world will observe the International Day of Peace on 21 September, a date designated by the United Nations in 2001 as "a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence." Rotary's commitment to building peace and resolving conflict is rooted in the Rotary Peace Centers program, formed in 2002. Each year, the program prepares up to 100 fellows to work for peace through a two-year master's degree program or a three-month professional certificate program at university partners worldwide. Today, nearly 1,000 peace centers alumni are applying their skills — negotiating peace in conflict...

Charity Navigator upgrades Rotary Foundation’s rating
The Rotary Foundation has received the highest possible score from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. In the most recent ratings, released on 1 September, The Rotary Foundation earned the maximum 100 points for both financial health and accountability and transparency. The ratings reflect how efficiently Charity Navigator believes the Foundation will use donations, how well it has sustained programs and services, and its level of commitment to good governance and openness. In the previous rating, the Foundation had received 97 points.

eBay Live Auctions that benefit Rotary
Each month, eBay, the world’s largest auction website, selects a set of upcoming Live Auction events and donates a portion of all sales proceeds to Rotary. Only U.S. auction sales are eligible. See the schedule of September auctions.

Rotary district collecting relief funds for Louisiana flood victims
Rotary clubs of District 6200 are collecting relief funds to help thousands of victims after record flooding devastated communities in southern Louisiana, USA, earlier this month. Torrential rains caused rivers, streams, and bayous to swell, damaging or destroying more than 60,000 homes and killing at least 13 people. The U.S. Coast Guard and emergency responders helped rescue more than 30,000 residents from the rising flood waters. As of 25 August, more than 3,000 residents were still in emergency shelters even after the water receded. Donate to District 6200 disaster relief fund.

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