Membership Roster As of 9/18/06
Member Name Classification Officers Phone E-Mail Anderson, Lee Funeral Director 876-2421 [email protected] Austin, David Investments Secretary/ Treasurer 202-7891 [email protected] Bassler, Tim Retired: Public 253-2580 [email protected] Education Bladon, Andrew Executive Recruiter 221-7930 [email protected] Bruner, Jim Senior Active 727-536- [email protected] 4482 Christo, Joan Forensic Documents 727-536- [email protected] 4482 Cook, Bill Litigation Community Service 489-1001 wcook@barkerrodemsandcoo Chair k.com Davey, Gwynn Bank V.P. Club Service Chair 281-3485 [email protected] Eckstein, Paul Financial Consultant Fines Chair 967-6395 [email protected] Eckstein, Steven Printing Immediate Past Pres. 251-2401 [email protected] Foley, Mike Insurance Sergeant at Arms 289-7888 [email protected] Freyvogel, Jim Vocational Training Vocational Service 870-1300 jfreyvogel@macdonaldcenter. Chair org Greenfield, Barry Developer 877-4444 [email protected] om Head, Michael Design Consultant 886-0580 [email protected] Langford, Brian Title Insurance President 258-3001 [email protected] Mackay, Bob Senior Active 835-6655 [email protected] Newton, John Public Works 918-5607 [email protected] Niehaus, Thad Entrepreneur President-Elect 731-2153 [email protected] Padhya, Tapan Physician/Professor 972-8363 [email protected] Ploucher, Ray Commercial Real Membership Chair 637-8888 [email protected] Estate Reidy, Richard County Government Speaker Chair 272-5452 [email protected] Schwartz, Joe Urban Land 765-5368 [email protected] Development Snook, Chris Commercial Lending Fines Chair 875-1234 [email protected] Szymanski, Dave Corp 352-588- [email protected] Communications 8121 u Troy, Joe Financial Officer 871-4404 [email protected] Yongue, Marion Fundraiser Public TV Foundation Chair 254-9338 [email protected]
Charter Member Past President Paul Harris Fellow Paul Harris
TO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS Please note that there are limits to membership based on career classification. Membership is subject to Club approval after review by the Board.
It is the responsibility of every human being to aspire to do something worthwhile, to make the world a better place than the one he found. Albert Einstein The Weekly Cog The Rotary Club of Tampa Bay 22 Years of Service Above Self, Chartered 1984
NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Club Calendar Today’s Program Features 11/15...... Speaker, Roberta Fernandez Global Warming: Answering the Call 11/22...... Thanksgiving Breakfast Huntington Potter, Ph D Bring your family 7:15 Centre Club CEO & Scientific Director 12/13...... Speaker, Eric Johnson Dir, Hillsborough Co Mgmt & Budget Byrd Alzheimer’s Clinic 12/15...... Speaker, Anne Williamson & Research Center Asst Diretor Housing Policy
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Explore the science behind the research findings, the public health implications of Alzheimer’s incidence and its eradication and the reasons researchers may be on the brink of unlocking the secrets to this Happy disease. November Let’s give him a warm Birthday 11/12 Tampa Bay Rotary Welcome! TAP PADHYA 11/21 JOE SCHWARTZ Happy First Anniversary Chris & Lisa Snook – Nov 5th
WELCOME VISITORS! ROTARIANS – REMEMBER YOUR MAKEUP CREDITS GSE TEAM MEMBER KEEP IN TOUCH SPONSORED BY http://www.DaCdb.com/6890 Rotary Club of Tampa Bay ROTARY DISTRICT 6890 WWW.DISTRICT6890ROTARY.ORG Anna Torrens, Ph.D., MPH, CHES
FOR A MAKE-UP IN PINELLAS WWW.ROTARY6950.ORG Anna Torrens was recently selected as a member of the District 6890 GSE Team to Rotary International Argentina. Dr. Torrens, a Tampa native, www.rotary.org received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Bulletin info to Jane Public Health in May 2006 from the [email protected] University of South Florida, College of 205-7435 or 888-7756 Public Health, where she also received her Fax: 888-7756 Master’s of Public Health and a graduate November is certificate in Social Marketing. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist. She Foundation received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Month the University of Tampa in International In 2002, The Rotary Foundation embarked on a Studies with a minor in Political Science visionary program that provides advanced and a concentration in Communication and education and practical training in the field of Culture. international relations and diplomacy. Each year, 70 scholars study at seven Rotary Centers for Anna is also currently employed as the International Studies in peace and conflict Resident Evening Manager for the resolution. Our hope is that these gifted men and American Cancer Society’s Benjamin women will be tomorrow's international leaders, Mendick Hope Lodge. Anna completed a diplomats, and peacemakers…Foundation offers year-long internship as an Advocacy and Rotarians an opportunity to participate in humanitarian and educational projects that make a Public Policy research assistant with the difference…[and] allows Rotarians to transform American Cancer Society Florida Division. their ideas into action and turn dreams into reality. Prior to that, she worked for the National Jonathan Majiyagbe Conference for Community and Justice, a Former President, Rotary International non-profit human relations agency, for five years, assisting in the coordination of the youth program, Anytown.
We look forward to communication with Dr. Torrens in the future. Today’s Program Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, results in the loss of brain cells and their connections. Ten percent of people 65 or older and half of those 85 or older are victims of the disease. Risk factors include age, family BRING YOUR FAMILY history, and previous head trauma. The following are strategies for keeping a healthy THANKSGIVING memory: Eat a low-fat diet rich in antioxidants BREAKFAST Keep weight, blood sugar, blood pressure with your Rotary Family and cholesterol levels in check Maintain an active mind by reading, Wed. February 22nd learning, and solving puzzles Stay socially active 7:15 a.m. Centre Club AT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. The mission of the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute is to prevent and cure Please let Gwynn Davey know how many Alzheimer’s disease. from your family will attend.
Created in 2002 by the Florida Legislature, the Institute is dedicated to supporting and coordinating the tremendous research, expertise and creative vision of scientific professionals all over Florida. The National Institutes of Health designated the Byrd Institute and the University of South Florida as the only Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in Florida, generating more than $7 million in research money. There are only 32 of these centers in the Food for Thought. . . country, and Florida is one of only 21 states with centers that have earned the designation. Huntington Potter, Ph.D., CEO and Scientific Director, Johnnie B. Byrd Sr., Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute, is our guest to help use look at In order to become a good speaker the new research, the myths and the facts, you must go to diction school. They prevention and prognosis. teach you how to speak clearly. To do Dr. Potter holds the Eric Pfeiffer Endowed Chair for Research on Alzheimer's Disease at the Suncoast this, they fill your mouth with marbles Gerontology Center and is Professor of and you’re supposed to talk clearly Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and right through the marbles. Every day is a gubernatorial appointee to the Florida you lose one marble. When you’ve lost Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee. Prior to all your marbles you’re ready to speak joining USF in 1998, Dr. Potter studied, researched and taught for 30 years at Harvard University. in public.