Al Smith MDC Alumni

Congratulations to Al Smith for his listing with the MDC Alumni Network!

Joe the Jeweler - Rotary Membership

District 6990 Membership Chair Joe Roth shared membership secrets with the club today.

Joe asked why it was important to strengthen your club and members. The answer was to create bigger, better, and bolder clubs. It is vital for our clubs to make a good first impression to potential members.The result of an expanding membership is the direct consequence of strong and effective clubs and its members.

How?

• Present an energetic, well organized meeting
• Enthusiastically welcome your visitors
• Communicate with guests after the meeting

THINK:  
If you were a first time visitor to your club today, what would your first impression be?

Joe encouraged members not to be RINOs - Rotarians In Name Only

A good way to prevent RINOs is to offer members leadership opportunities.

On that note, the club would like to recognize the following guests who were at the meeting today:
Saundra Lange, Senior Vice President of 1st National Bank
Miguel Lopez, Financial Representative at LMBravo and Associates
William Riera, Computer Manager at Hi-Tech

Hong Kong Flag

 

The club received a flag from the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast! It was placed on our Rotary Banner.

Insights on Aging - Robin Kroth

Guest Speaker Robin Kroth holds a B.A. degree in English and has over 33 years of experience in newspaper and magazine advertising, book publishing and printing. Also a writer and editor, Korth has published four books for private authors and has worked with many companies helping them grow their businesses with advertising and strategic business profiles.

In 1983, as the owner of a fledgling aviation support advertising agency, she drove The Korth Company to be the single largest advertiser in the World Aviation Directory. The Korth Company actually contracted for more advertising space than any other advertiser, including Pratt & Whitney and General Electric during that year.

In 1999, Korth received a Master's degree in nursing, with a concentration on research and the care of the older adult. This augments Korth's other experiences to firmly ground her in solid knowledge and practical experience as the driving force behind Insights on Aging.

 Robin Korth realized that she was in an unhappy life and did not know what she was missing. Then, "I fell in love with me", and she realized that everyone is beautiful and powerful. She had to share this with the world. Now she conducts workshops with Insights on Aging.

"If we're laughing at people and not learning to laugh at ourselves, we're not connected". We need to bring ourselves home; to connect with ourselves.

"Let's do this aging thing well; let's do this living thing well."
-Robin Korth

Join Robin Korth's "Shut Up! Workshop Series Focus Group - A Coming Home!"

They are looking for a select group of people to help them fine-tune their ALL NEW workshop in the IOA Shut Up! series called "Coming Home"

Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9:00am to 2:00pm

Best Western Plus

1900 Stirling Road

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33004

$49.95, Lunch Included

Seating is limited. Reserve today!

Contact: Call 877-389-7979 or email info@insightsonaging.com

 

 Robin Korth presenting to the club.

 President Carol Nobles presents Robin Korth with a certificate of appreciation.

President Carol Nobles presents Al Smith with a certificate of appreciation.

Presidential Citation

Past President, Jack Courtright, informed the club that we have received a Presidential Citation. Thank you, Jack, for your selfless leadership and contributions to the club. Congratulations to all the members of the Miami Metrozoo Rotary Club!

Member Spotlight - Al Smith with Fast Signs

Today, Al Smith shared his experiences about his franchise, Fast Signs, with the club.

Fast Signs was started in 1986 in Dallas, Texas. Fast Signs is a good franchise to be apart of: 450 stores in the United States means great buying power. There are a team of experts in Dallas to help out all franchisees.

Al stated that, "A business with no signs is a business with no business". Al knows that getting a sign is money well spent.

Banners are a great way to promote a business - they are economical, durable, and popular. Exhibits and displays are also a popular media at the beginning of the year for conferences as they are portable and inexpensive.

At Fast Signs, they always send a proof beforehand to the customer so they can check the work and make any necessary corrections before the final product is created.

Al mainly sticks to his core business of signage. They have two graphic artists on staff who can design logos, signage, etc. Therefore, not only does Fast Signs print signs but they design them as well. This is because Al knows that first impressions are very important.

Al's Fast Signs also offers:

• Posters and murals
• Exterior building signs
• Promotional products
• Printing products - business cards, flyers, etc.
• Vehicle wraps (they use 3M, which actually protects the paint of the car. Life expectancy is easily 5 years with 3M control tac. They can do sections or a whole wrap. Prices range from $500 to $4,000)

Visit Al's Fast Signs today for your advertising needs. Do business with a Rotarian: they hold themselves to a higher standard.

Fast Signs

13550 SW 120th St Ste 448

Miami, FL 33186  

(305) 254-2220

 Al Smith holds a sign he made for the Gold Coast Railroad Museum Day Camp

 President Carol Nobles presents Al Smith with a certificate of appreciation.

President Carol Nobles presents a certificate of appreciation to Michael David Hall, Executive Director of the Gold Coast Railroad Museum.

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