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Is Your Club Working Towards Governor Gobbi’s Environmental Award & Citations?District 6990 April Activities & Upcoming Plans Virtual BulletinMay 1, 2024

TABLE OFCONTENTS3 MESSAGE FROM ESDAC CHAIR - ROBERT H. BULL4 COCONUT GROVE CLUB CLEANUP ACTIVITY5 HIALEAH-MIAMI SPRINGS CLUB PROJECT6 PUBLIX GIFT CARD PRIZE WINNERS7 BAYNANZA APRIL 13th8 SHARK WITH PLASTIC RING9 BRICKEL, CORAL GABLES & AIRPORT CLUBS CLEANUP10 PINECREST CLUB IN THE MANGROVES11 FIU ROTARACT CLUB @ EAST GREYNOLDS PARK12 WESTON CLUB @ DANIA BEACH13 KEY BISCAYNE CLUB CLEANING THEIR ISLAND14 WESTON CLUB DISTRIBUTION ENVIRO. PAMPHLETS15 MIAMI AIRPORT CLUB @ EARTH DAY ACTIVITY16 MIAMI AIRPORT CLUB FRUIT TREE PLANING @ SCHOOLS17 INVASIVE ANIMALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA18 ENDPLASTICSOUP WORLD ACTION DAY19 “GREEN” HUMOR20 GOV. GOBBI’S AWARD & CITATIONS 21 ENVIRONMENTAL MONTHLY ACTION PLAN22 ESRAG INFORMATION23 ENDPLASTICSOUP INFORMATION2

Message from the ESDAC ChairDear Fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors & Friends:During April we commemorated EARTH DAY. Thank you to everyone who participated. The winners for the PUBLIX GIFT CARE contest are noted on page 6. Everyone is a winner, as wehelped clean up our environment and should feel a sense of accomplishment. As we go forward please remember that every day is really an EARTH DAY. So do not let down your guard.In May we will celebrate World Bee Day on May 20th. Pollinators are key to our survival on the planet EARTH. Most of the food we eat is thanks for the efforts of so many pollinators. Unfortunately, pollinator populations are declining dramatically. We need to support them. Please take the some time this month and plant some . pollinator bushes in your yard or balcony. You may be lucky enough to have some beautiful butterflies show up in your home. I also want to remind the Clubs of Governor Gobbi’s Environmental Award and Citations. Please submit your activities by May 30thand include in that listing your plans for June. I look forward to seeing your Club’s involvement is the Rotary’s Seventh Area of Focus, Supporting the Environment. Thanks for your support and I look forward to hearing from you.Robert H. Bull ESDAC CHAIR3

Rotary Club of Coconut Grove cleaned up Clarington Island on Saturday, March 30th.4

Two of the members of the RC of Hialeah-Miami Springs are on the City Council, this one of their local projects. Gines Lleonart, Carlos Gueits and Tom Webb spoke to me about this project and now it is happening. Every City should do the same.5

PUBLIX GIFT CARD WINNERSThe winners of the Publix Gift Card contest for Earth Day are: Darshana Jodetti for her fruit tree planting efforts, Elizabeth Tran making outfits out of discarded materials (the outfit below was made from a flight ticket, Amazon packaging, fruit packages, trial mix boxes and a trash bag), and Hugo Montaudon for his Trashercise collection.6

Thank you to the Clubs across the District that participated with Baynanza, and other EARTH DAY Activities. Actually every day should be an EARTH DAY. We need to work together to address so many issues7

PLASTIC RING AROUND THE NECK OF THIS SHARK…. BEGINNING TO CUT INTO ITS GILLS. PHOTO TAKEN OF CANAL ALONG MIAMI BEACH DURING BAYNANZA.8

to Monument Island where they spent a few hours of camaraderie and fun cleaning up the island. Rotary Clubs of Miami Brickell, Miami Airport and Coral Gables all took a boat9

Pinecrest Rotary Club worked in the mangroves of Chapman Field, getting stuck in the mud and fighting the mosquitoes. It’s amazingly surprising to find many plastic bottle caps, but where all of the bottles?The Baynanza logo that was printed on all of the T-Shirts that were given away was designed by Melissa Coro of Miami Sunset SHS10

FIU ROTARACT CLUB worked at the EAST GREYNOLDS PARK. Most of the these Rotaractors are medical students. Question: Are there any male Rotaractors in this Club?11

The Weston Rotary Club organized a cleanup at Dania Beach. Rotarians from Sunrise & Cypress Creek also participated. 12

Key Biscayne Club cleaned up their island for Bayanza. The Mayor of their town showed up. He is in the photo to the right. Everyone chipped in and they even cleanup the Mangrove area. In solidarity to nature the photo of Rotarians surrounding a tree in below. 13

Rotarians from the Weston Club helped towards the City goal of Wildlife Habitat Community Certification by distributing8,500 flyers of the City of Weston Educational Outreach program to all of the public and private elementary school in the area. Activity coordinated by the Environmental Action Grp14

Miami Airport Club cleaned up a park on April 20th. Mayor Daniella showed up. 15

Miami Airport Club planted fruit trees at the Central Elementary School in Plantation as part of their EARTH DAY celebration.16

Florida climate is perfect for so many invasive plants and animals. Just recently I found a unique lizard. It’s known as a rainbow agamid, aka Peter’s Rock agamid, native to sub-Saharan Africa. We are being overwhelmed by invasive species. If you have an invasive pet at home, please do not let them go. If you want to surrender your exotic pet, please call Exotic Species Hotline: 888-Ive-Got1 (483-4681). 17

Coming up this June 1stwill be the 7thannual Worldwide Action Day. Please plan to participate and send me photos. 18

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Governor Gobbi’s Environmental Citations & AwardThis year the Governor’s Citations will have three distinct levels, Bronze, Silver & Gold, to differentiate and recognize Clubs based on their level of achievement.Governor’s Environmental Bronze Citation• Complete 6 or more ESDAC activities Governor’s Environmental Silver Citation• Complete 9 or more ESDAC activitiesGovernor’s Environmental Gold Citation• Complete 12 or more ESDAC activities Governor’s Environmental Award• Club that completes the most activitiesPlease note that the Activities in Monthly Environmental Action Plan are suggestions. Clubs may implement their own environmental actions on any month.20

2023 - 2024Governor Gobbi’s Environmental Citations & Award Activities July 2023 – World Mangrove Day – Get involved August 2023 – Nominate your Club’s Environmental Activities Chair  September 2023 – World Cleanup, World Rivers, International Coastal Cleanup Day October 2023 – World Migratory Bird Day November 2023 – Reuse, recycle or donate clothes December 2023 – Avoid plastic wrapping for gifts January 2024 – District Tree Planting  February 2024 – Members join ESRAG and/or Clubs join EndPlasticSoup. World Wetlands Day, the power of the pen – write to your representatives to support the Everglades. March 2024 – World Waters Day. World Recycling Day April 2024 – Celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, Operation Pollination May 2024 - World Biodiversity Day, World Bee Day June 2024 – World Reef Day, World Environment Day and World EndPlasticSoup Action Day Items above are suggestions. Clubs may add/implement their own ideas on any given month.21Monthly Environmental Action Plan

Please visit the ESRAG website: www.esrag.orgPlease consider joining ESRAG20If you are not yet an ESRAG member, please join us! http://ow.ly/U51v50OCsN9Membership only costs US$30 a year for Rotarians, and US$15 for Rotaractors. You can also get a five-year membership, save a little, and help a lot! Your membership supports ESRAG’s vital work in providing education and free technical assistance to help the Rotary family take effective environmental action.

Please visit the EndPlasticEnd site: www.endplasticsoup.orgPlease have your Club consider joining this entity. You can also join on an individual basisENDPLASTICSOUP has a very simple focus, but it’s not easy.Their focus and goal is clear, get plastic out of our waterways and our Oceans. Please join this effort.23Please visit the EndPlasticEnd site: www.endplasticsoup.orgPlease have your Club consider joining this entity. You can also join on an individual basisENDPLASTICSOUP has a very simple focus, but it’s not easy.Their focus and goal is clear, get plastic out of our waterways and our oceans. Please join this effort.