Rotary Club of Coral Gables gets proclamation from city

The City of Coral Gables presented the Rotary Club of Coral Gables with a proclamation declaring Feb. 14 to be Rotary Club of Coral Gables Day during that day’s commission meeting.

Commissioner Frank Quesada presented the proclamation on behalf of Mayor Jim Cason, Vice Mayor Bill Kerdyk and Commissioners Ralph Cabrera and Maria Anderson to Rotary president Debbie Swain and president-elect Walter Alvarez.

Past-president Yoli Woodbridge and club administrator Terry Long also were in attendance.

Quesada thanked the club for its many contributions to the city, South Florida and internationally, as well as for honoring the Employee of the Month at Rotary luncheons.

Swain accepted the award and invited the commission and the audience to visit the club. She noted that the entire commission is made up of either current or former Rotarians.


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A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.