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BOARD 2O15-2017 Glo Nethercutt, Chair RC Mabalacat, D3790, Philippines Tris Tristram, Vice Chair RC Four Marks and Medstead, D1110, UK Marilyn Axler, Secretary South Jersey Rotary Eclub, D7640, USA Eugene Beil, Treasurer RC Hudson, D6950, Fl, USA Norm Winterbottom, Sgt at Arms RC Milford,D9910, Aukland, New Zealand DIRECTORS Chris Sweeney, Webmaster RC Conwy, D1180, North Wales Don Higgins, ROTI FB RC Pinellas Park, D6950, Florida, USA John Buchanan, Boardlist moderator RC South St.Paul/Inver Grove Heights D5960, USA Madhumita Bishnu RC Calcutta Uptown, D3291, India Subhash Saraf Rotary Aundh Pune, D3131, India Chip Ross RC Strathcona Sunrise, D5020, Canada Jesse Tanchangco RC Loyola Heights, D3780, Philippines Patrick Coleman RC Luanshya, D9210, Zambia Robin Chapple RC Sedona, D5490, Australia Marco Kappenberger Eclub of Apia/Samoa/Polynesia District 9920, Samoa Deborah Perrone-Guelfi RC Estancia Centro, D4420, Brazil COUNCIL OF ADVISERS All past chairs
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CHAIR Glo Nethercutt Rotary Club of Mabalacat D3790, Philippines
COL’S LEGISLATION - CLUB CAN MEET TWICE A MONTH
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hen I presented COL’s voting results to our club members during a Rotary Info time, particularly the legislation allowing clubs to meet at least twice a month - - - I was greeted with stunned silence. Finally a member said that “it should be a matter for the board, not in this meeting.” I knew at once that the idea was not acceptable. During our extended fellowship after that meeting, we discussed the topic. The various comments were: Ÿ “You know, I am in Rotary because of the joy of seeing my friends every week...” Ÿ ”Right now it is very hard to make all members attend the meeting. Give them the right to skip 2 weeks, and it will be easy for them to skip the rest of the month.” Ÿ ”It is very easy for us to do projects, because we can follow up with each other every week. It is easy to cancel or forget what you are supposed to do when you have idle time like 2 weeks!” When we induct new members, we emphasize three obligations: weekly attendance, payment of dues, project participation. You rid yourself of one obligation attendance to weekly meeting, then you can ask yourself why do I have to pay dues then? RI should rethink itself. Glo
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There are three remaining countries with endemic Polio: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria ... from which all other cases are now coming. Of the three Polio viruses, two have been wiped out. Today, there are more cases of Polio in Pakistan than any other country. It's as much a social, religious and political battle as it is technological, logistical, scientific and medical battle. The victory over polio is a victory of technology, logistics, science and medicine over superstitions.
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Rotary Fellowships & Rotarian Action Groups 2016 Convention Booth List
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The House of Friendship Gloria Nethercutt, We are pleased to announce that "Rotarians on the Internet" has been awarded booth number 2631 in the 2016 House of Friendship! (Check where your booth is in the House of Friendship) Exhibitor Services are now available on the Convention Website under the Exhibitor Materials heading. You will also find a Kintex map and parking information under the Venue heading.
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This year the Exhibitor Registration Counter will be separate from the main Convention registration area. 타 If you are registered as a full Convention attendee, you will pick up your badge and materials in Kintex 1, Hall
5. 타 If you are registering as an Exhibitor, you will pick up your badge and materials at the Exhibitor Registration counter. It is located outside of the House of Friendship in the Kintex 2, Hall 7 2F lobby. (Where is this?) Exhibitors requesting early access badges will pick them up at the Exhibitor Registration counter. If you should have any questions or concerns regarding your RI exhibit, please contact your RI exhibit team via email at exhibitor@rotary.org. We look forward to seeing you in Korea! Best Regards, Rotary International Exhibits Team
Korea International Exhibition Center (Hangul: 킨 텍 스 , commonly known as KINTEX) is a convention and exhibition center located in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is a three-storey building on a 224,800m² plot of land between Ilsan's central road, Chungangno, and the Han River. It has a total indoor exhibition area of 108,049m². Shortly after opening, it hosted the 2005 Seoul Motor Show.
The 2016 Rotary International Seoul Convention held in Korea is the second time since 1989. This year’s convention will fully reflect Korea’s recent success and growth as a G20 nation within the international communities as a highly developed IT industrial nation with cultural and historical abundance. The 2016 Rotary International Seoul Convention will offer Rotarians from over 200 nations a perfect opportunity to celebrate their achievements in service within their own local communities and abroad. It will also be a chance for everyone to enjoy Korea’s culture and life filled with modern technology, thus showing the contemporary life in Korea to Rotarians from over 200 nations worldwide.
FUTURECONVENTIONS 2017 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, 10 to 14 June 2018 TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA 24 to 27 June 2019 HAMBURG, GERMANY 1 to 5 June 2020 HONOLULU, HAWAII, USA 7 to 10 June
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Rotary Fellowships Booth in Seoul - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
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n less than two months, the Rotary International Convention will be kicking off in Seoul, Korea. As you know, RI offers a general booth for Rotary Fellowships in the House of Friendship, which can be used to promote the program as a whole and represent the fellowships that are not exhibiting. We are looking for volunteers to lead and staff this general booth. If you are attending the convention, and can lend time to help staff the Rotary Fellowships General Booth (# 3027), please contact me at your earliest convenience. Please forward this message to your members to help us find volunteers. For your reference, the booth exhibition will be open during the following days and hours: Sunday, 29 May – 09:00-18:00 Monday, 30 May – 9:00-9:45 and 12:00-18:00 Tuesday, 31 May – 9:00-9:45 and 12:00-18:00 Wednesday, 1 June – 9:00-9:45 and 12:00-17:00 Best regards, Zuhal Sharp Specialist, Service and Networking Programs| Rotary Service Connections Tel 1.847.424.5294 rotary.org/fellowships rotary.org/actiongroups
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World Water Summit 8 Friday, May 27, 2016 Seoul, Korea
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he International RLI has invited all members of the RGHF to participate in the RLI Annual Convention Breakfast at the MVL Goyang Hotel in Korea on June 1.
World Water Summit 8 is a one-day event that features: Ÿ Outstanding keynote speakers Ÿ Interactive sessions led by teams of
Both RLI and RGHF members are encouraged to register for that Breakfast at
experts experienced in all facets of sustainable WASH development Ÿ Opportunities to share your own WASH experiences with like-minded Rotarians and global experts Keynote speakers include: Ÿ K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran, President, Ÿ
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Rotary International, 2015-16. Erica Gwynn, The Rotary Foundation, Water & Sanitation Area of Focus manager. Update on how TRF is seeking sustainability in projects. Gary White, co-founder and CEO of Water.org, will discuss the financial sustainability of WASH programs. Vanessa Tobin, former chief of WASH for UNICEF and currently Director of WASH for Catholic Relief Services (world-wide), will highlight the history of WASH sustainability leading up to the new SDGs; and what has worked, and not worked, over the years Deuk-mo Chung, Director General, Seoul Water Institute, Korea, will address "A Centennial Challenge and the Future of Water Issues in Seoul and Korea".
www.rghfhome.org/index.p hp/rli-annual-breakfast The principal speaker at that Breakfast will be ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTELECT JOHN GERM At that Breakfast meeting, a representative of the Rotary Global History Fellowship will announce that RLI and RGHF have agreed to jointly create a RLI Graduate Course in the History of Rotary. Such a course is intended to become part of the Graduate courses available to the 82 RLI Divisions around the world. Join us to help RLI and RGHF celebrate that agreement. Thank you for being a loyal RGHF member and hoping to see you there.
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THE GATES FOUNDATION Gates Foundation gives shot in the arm for family planning
FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM
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elinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced last November that the organization would invest an additional $120 million in family planning programs over the next three years — a 25 percent rise on its current funding levels — to meet the Family Planning 2020 goal of giving 120 million additional women and girls voluntary access to these contraceptives by 2020. The foundation continues to invest, too, in expanding the range of contraceptives available to women such as injectables that community health workers can deliver directly from pharmacies or eventually that women and girls can self-administer from the comfort of their own homes, Kellie Sloan, director of family planning at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told Devex associate editor Richard Jones in an interview on the sidelines of last month’s International Conference on Family Planning in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. Read more related stories: ► Family planning only part of 'all-of-society' SDG approach — UNFPA chief ► The case for a 'greater' private sector role in family planning ► Rights-based family planning: Collaboration for acceleration ► PSI CEO on family planning's 3 'exciting new funding trends'
“We believe in method mix — in other words, not one device fits all — and the more you have the more you meet the needs of women and girls,” she explained. Below are more highlights from our conversation with Sloan about the state of play of current efforts, progress made and challenges ahead as we near the 2020 deadline for family planning goals. We heard in a video address from Melinda Gates here at the ICFP 2016 opening plenary that $120 million would be directed towards a number of specific areas in family planning. This funding was first announced in November 2015, so what's the latest state of play? When we saw the report for FP2020 last year and the data that came with that we knew that we were not tracking exactly as we should in terms of our ambition, but that we had time to close the gap. This year, when the report was launched, we saw that we were essentially on the same trajectory and now I think it’s time to accelerate and spur others to really feel the urgency as well. This urgency, was the part we wanted to focus on and in doing so we spent time with Melinda [Gates] looking through the data on what we’re seeing and looking at potentially why we’re not accelerating in the right areas and what we need to do to spur others to raise their commitment as well. We wanted to go out of the gate saying, “We’re willing to commit more, and here’s what we’re doing.”
So we’re committing $120 million over the next three years and we have three specific high-level opportunities in which we’re going to engage based on the data we’ve been looking at, taking the evidence and encouraging others to use it as well. There's been an interesting discussion this week about what family planning devices are accepted or not by patients, for example hormonal devices and implants versus injections and IUDs. What is the FP device you support most and why? We believe in method mix — in other words, not one device fits all — and the more you have the more you meet the needs of women and girls. One of the areas we’re focused on is working with the private sector to expand their opportunities by providing a little flexibility. That said, we’re excited about a couple of them and I’ll share one in particular which is an injectable, that’s kind of an all-inclusive device. I’m excited about this one because it can actually be so flexible in that community health care workers can deliver it, it’s available through pharmacies, so it’s flexible for youth or adolescents, it could be flexible — or at least accessible — for them too. And over time we believe it could go towards home and selfinjection, which is something that would offer a lot of opportunity for those that previously would have to travel in [to health care facilities]. And your key message here at ICFP 2016 this week? What’s your sense of how the discussions have gone and what you’ve really hammered home in your various interventions?
Another core message has been to urge those here working in the community to look at the data, course correct and make the necessary changes or increase their own commitments. We now have timely, relevant data at our fingertips that we can use, we’ve cut the time in half needed for analysis and we can get it to decision makers faster. So course correct if you need to, but we have to do it together and that’s where I’m pushing hardest.
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Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) works to combat poverty and hunger in Africa by helping smallholder farmers boost their farm productivity and income.
The key message really is that we — as a global community — came together in 2012 to make a commitment, a promise that we made to women and girls that we know also is a need that has broader health and development outcomes. So that’s why we’re here — we believe that we’re three years into it and have four years left, as you look at the data and evidence that we’ve gathered over the past couple of years, we’ve added an additional 24 million women. So we’ve made some progress, but the progress is not along the lines of the ambition that we have ahead of us. However, I think we’re going to create some acceleration through these types of conversations and my core message has been reminding everybody about the fact that we came together, we made a promise based on data, and now as a community we have to come together to accelerate progress to get to 2020. We have four years left to do it.
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Extending the life of lifesaving surgical equipment
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n a recent visit to a regional hospital in sub-Saharan Africa, I found myself in an operating room with 12 abandoned anesthesia machines — more unused devices than the hospital has surgical staff. It’s no surprise that this hospital lacks the capacity for general anesthesia, rendering safe surgery inaccessible for the hundreds of thousands of people it serves. Other equipment needed for even minor surgery fares no better: broken theater lights, unreliable suction devices, damaged vital signs monitors and sadly antiquated machines. The failures engulf the entire surgical suite. Unfortunately, this scene is more common than not in low-resource hospitals. Surgery requires a complex physical environment to be in place before the first patient can be treated. Medical devices are often donated and frequently useless, which is why roughly half of them are unusable in developing countries. Read related stories: ► Harnessing the power of the private sector to fight a growing 'double burden’ ► The contribution of health partnerships in universal health coverage ► Barbara Bush: Global health needs 'systems thinkers’ ► Dear primary health systems, it's time for your checkup Equipment “graveyards” like the one I witnessed are depressingly commonplace. Infrastructure and device failure often leads to postponed or interrupted operations and referrals to other, sometimes distant hospitals. In emergency cases, the results can be catastrophic.
Industries invest in their markets before they profit from them, and now is our time to invest in global surgery. There are opportunities for equipment manufacturers and purchasers to revamp the state of surgical technology today — many of which are outlined in “Global Surgery 2030: A Roadmap for High-Income Actors,” a call to action published this week in BMJ Global Health.
Here are 8 key recommendations to address this issue. 1. Design for the environment while meeting high standards of care. Designing for the poor often leads to poor design. Medical equipment from high-income countries isn’t built to withstand unstable power, high heat, humidity and dust in the operating room. We can design around this, but not at the cost of compromising the performance of our devices. There’s no reason that technology for patients in Bujumbura should be any less clinically acceptable than those in Boston. 2. Involve clinicians in design and purchasing. The users of medical equipment in developing countries are rarely consulted during med-tech design, and typically excluded from the purchasing process.
The voice of the customer — locally based surgical and anesthesia providers — must be central to decisions about the tools of their trade. 3. Focus on product life cycle, not acquisition costs. “Cheap” is not a design goal; value is. Medical technology has both a purchase and a maintenance cost, but often the former consumes manufacturers and purchasers. Both must factor into the entire cost profile of a device over time, including service, consumables and replacement parts. The lowest bidder may well be the worst longterm option. 4. Provide professional installation, training and customer support. New or recycled equipment from the U.S. and Europe often arrives without support and usually without notice. Imagine receiving life-sustaining equipment with no one to install it, no training, no manuals and no one to call for service. A manufacturer fleeing after a sale would be simply intolerable in high-income countries, and it should be equally unforgivable anywhere else. A surgery takes place in Sierra Leone. Photo by: Gradian Health 5. Offer warranties and a service structure to honor them. All products should come with standard warranties for 12 or more months. More importantly, the manufacturer must have an incountry service structure in place to manage any problems that arise with the equipment. Promises of performance secured by a handshake are meaningless once a part breaks — and all machines break sooner or later. 6. Ensure a local supply of spare parts and tools. In many countries, spare parts — which are often proprietary — can be trapped in customs for weeks. Manufacturers should establish regional or in-country spare parts depots to enable more efficient repairs and replacements. 7. Promote open source service documentation. Often companies restrict access to their equipment manuals, which complicates the already difficult life of the few biomedical technicians available in lowincome countries. Service and user manuals for medical equipment should be free and easily accessible. Resources such as Frank’s Hospital Workshop and Engineering World Health’s BMET Library are great tools for making service guides available.
8. Enable after-sales customer support. Clinical and technical questions always arise after a new piece of technology is installed in an operating theater. Industry should provide quick and straightforward support through phone, email or messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook, which are used more frequently around the world. There is nothing revolutionary about these proposals: they simply extend common industry practice to the poorest and most vulnerable parts of the world. It is not acceptable to dump devices or donate unusable equipment — new or old — in developing countries, no matter how philanthropic the intent. These are markets poised for growth beyond the charity model, and with startup investment by industry, they represent areas for expansion. With millions of lives on the line, we should use the same deliberation, environmental sensitivity and professional commitment to longterm quality in designing products for low-resource hospitals and the people who rely on them. - Stephen M. Rudy Stephen M. Rudy is CEO at Gradian Health Systems. He has nearly 35 years of experience in medical technology companies, including executive-level roles in marketing, sales and business development. Prior to joining Gradian, he was founder and CEO of Fluid Medical, CEO of Sinia Corp., senior vice president of Somnus Medical Technologies (now Olympus Medical) and vice president of marketing for VidaMed (now Medtronic) and Applied Imaging Corp. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIRING IN INDIA
EARTHQUAKE DRILLS
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hile we are constantly reminded about our region’s seismic history, we are seldom informed on what to do during an earthquake. When the inevitable happens, your life will depend on whether you know proper earthquake safety procedures.
Retweet this article, share this post with your friends. The ground STARTS shaking… WHEN INDOORS: 1) STAY INSIDE. Panicking when the earth shakes by running outside could put you at further risk for injury, you could be hit by flying exterior debris. The area near the exterior walls of a building is the most dangerous place to be. Windows, facades, and architectural details are often the first parts of the building to collapse. Sidewalks next to buildings are most dangerous. Furthermore, during an earthquake, moving around or even crawling is extremely difficult. 2) DROP down onto your hands and knees (before the earthquake knocks you off your feet). This position protects you from not only falling but allows you to still move if necessary. Shaking can be so strong that you will not be able to move far, and objects may fall or be thrown at you that you do not expect. Injuries can be avoided if you drop to the ground before the earthquake drops you. 3) COVER your head and neck (and your entire body if possible) under a sturdy table or desk, and face away from windows. If there is no shelter nearby, only then should you get down near an interior wall (or next to low-lying furniture that won’t fall on you), and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands. DO NOT find shelter under a doorway. Recent studies show that doorways are no stronger than any other part of the house, and do not protect you from flying debris.
In addition, a swinging door during shaking is dangerous (for instance, it could pinch your fingers) and you also may not be able to brace yourself under a doorway during shaking. DO NOT get into the “triangle of life.” This methodology of earthquake safety is highly dangerous in developed nations where there are strict building codes and standards. Unlike the developing world, building collapses and “pancaking” is exceptionally rare where there are high construction standards. Flying debris is the most common reason for injury when earthquakes shake developed nations, finding cover under tables and desks will protect you from such injuries. The greatest danger is from falling and flying objects. Studies of injuries and deaths caused by earthquakes over the last several decades show that you are much more likely to be injured by falling or flying objects (TVs, lamps, glass, bookcases, ceiling plaster, etc.) than to die in a collapsed building. “DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON” will protect you from most of these injuries while inside buildings in British Columbia. If there is no table or desk nearby, you can still reduce the chance of injury from falling objects by getting down next to an interior wall and covering your head and neck with your arms (exterior walls are more likely to collapse and have windows that may break). If you are in bed, the best thing to do is to stay there and cover your head with a pillow. Studies of injuries in earthquakes show that people who moved from their beds would not have been injured if they had remained in bed.
Moving out of bed not only puts them at risk of injury from falling but also puts them closer to flying debris. If you are in the kitchen, GET OUT immediately. The kitchen is one of the most dangerous places to be during an earthquake, with plates, glass, and cooking equipment flying out of overhead cabinets. If a gas stove is on, attempt to turn it off before evacuating the kitchen. A safer place besides the kitchen is inside a hall, in corners and in archways. If possible, take cover under a table or desk and apply “Drop, Cover, and Hold On.” AVOID ELEVATORS. If you are in an elevator when an earthquake happens, hit all floor buttons and get out as soon as the elevator doors open to the closest floor. High-rise residents will hear fire alarms go off, and may not hear the elevator alarm if you are trapped as electricity may fail. If you are in a crowded indoor place, do not rush for the doors. Move away from heavy objects and display shelves containing objects that may fall. “Drop, Cover, and Hold” still applies in this case, but watch that you do not get trampled (try to avoid the crowd). Keep away from store windows and skylights. 4) HOLD ON to your shelter, and use the other hand to PROTECT YOUR HEAD, FACE, AND NECK until the shaking stops. If your desk or table has legs, hold on to it (several inches above the ground to avoid pinching). Be prepared to move with your shelter, it will likely move around significantly as the earth shakes. 5) When the shaking stops, remain in place where you are and begin COUNTING ALOUD TO 60. This is an important step in order to account for any immediate aftershocks. It will not only calm you, but it will also allow for loose debris to finish falling.
WHEN OUTDOORS: 1) IMMEDIATELY get into an open area, away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines. BE ALERT for flying debris. The area near the exterior walls of a building is the most dangerous place to be. Windows, facades, and architectural details are often the first parts of the building to collapse. Sidewalks next to buildings are most dangerous. If driving, pull your car to the side of the road, stop, and engage brakes. Avoid overpasses, bridges, tunnels, power lines, light posts, trees, or large overhanging signs. Remain inside the car until the shaking stops. Only stop and pull your car if it is safe to do so. 2) When the shaking stops, remain in place where you are and begin COUNTING ALOUD TO 60. This is an important step in order to account for any immediate aftershocks. It will not only calm you, but it will also allow for debris to finish falling. The ground STOPS shaking… 1) After counting aloud to 60, STAY CALM and CHECK FOR INJURIES. Apply first aid if qualified. Ensure everyone is safe and uninjured. 2) REMAIN ALERT for any falling debris. 3) DO NOT move any seriously injured individual unless they are in immediate danger. 4) CHECK for fires, gas and water leaks and damaged electrical wiring or sewer lines. If you smell gas, do not light matches, use candles, operate electrical switches, etc. – sparks can ignite leaking gas. Evacuate the building immediately if you smell gas or suspect a broken gas line.
5) CHECK building for cracks and damage, including roof, ceiling, chimneys, and foundation. If you suspect there is serious damage, turn off all utilities and evacuate the building immediately. 6) CHECK food and water supplies. Emergency water may be obtained from water heaters, melted ice cubes, toilet tanks and canned vegetables. Seek sources of uncontaminated water. In an emergency, purify water by straining through a paper towel or several layers of clean cloth and by boiling vigorously for at least six minutes. Do not use BBQ’s, camp stoves or unvented heaters indoors. Do not flush toilet if sewer line is damged. Expect to be on your own for as long as 72 hours during a major earthquake. 7) DO NOT use the telephone unless there is a severe injury, fire or gas leak to report. 8 ) TURN ON your portable radio for instructions and news reports, and cooperate fully with public safety officials. 9) KEEP CLEAR of “Disaster Response Routes” for emergency vehicles. 10) STAY at least 10-metres away from downed power lines. 11) CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOURS after ensuring the safety of your own family. Your first help after an earthquake will not be from first responders, but rather family, neighbours, and friends. 12) CONFINE frightened pets. 13) PROTECT your home and property from intruders and looters. 14) AVOID THE WATERFRONT and low-lying areas near the coast because of the threat of tsunami. 15) BE PREPARED for aftershocks, they may occur minutes or hours after an earthquake. They could also happen days or weeks later, and could be higher in magnitude than the first earthquake you experienced (otherwise known as a “foreshock”).
Tsunami Evacuation IF YOU LIVE IN LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE COASTLINE: In addition to post-earthquake fallout procedures that are outlined above, be extra vigilant for a potential earthquakeinduced tsunami. 1) KNOW and FOLLOW your community’s tsunami evacuation procedures, especially if your community is at high-risk for a tsunamis (e.g. Port Alberni). If your community is a high-risk location, assume a tsunami is imminent. It will take 20 to 30 minutes for a tsunami to reach the British Columbia coastline, so there is little time to waste – go to high ground immediately after the earth stops shaking. Inland coastal communities are also at high risk, such as Squamish, parts of Vancouver, and sealevel areas such as Richmond, Delta, and Tsawwassen. Coastal inlets, fjords, creeks, rivers, and valleys are dangerous when large volumes of tsunami water squeeze and funnel in through a tight geographical area. Low-lying areas, particularly those at or near sea level, are considered high risk areas. For instance, the tsunami waves of the 2011 Japanese earthquake traveled 20 kms inland over low-lying ground. Tsunami waves are MULTIPLE WAVES. There is a mistaken belief that tsunami waves are single waves, they are not. Instead, tsunami waves are “wave trains” consisting of multiple incoming waves stretching over a period as long as several hours. Tsunami waves will also recede back into the ocean, bringing a mass of debris (homes, animals, trees, bodies, animals, cars, boats, etc.) back into the ocean. Two days after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, a man was found alive 15 kms offshore on what had been the roof of his home. Early signs of a tsunamis after an earthquake are an abnormally low tide caused by a rapidly receding tide. An incoming tsunami wave could initially resemble a rapidly rising tide that will continue to breach inland after reaching shore (2004 Indian Ocean Boxing Day tsunami) or it could arrive as a large wave as high as 150 feet (2011 Japanese tsunami).
Rotarians are committed to ending malaria
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alaria is a serious disease that causes a high fever and chills. You can get it from a bite by an infected mosquito. Malaria is rare in the United States. It is most often found in Africa, Southern Asia, Central America, and South America. Malaria is caused by a bite from a mosquito infected with parasites. In very rare cases, people can get malaria if they come into contact with infected blood. A developing fetus may get the
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oday, 26 April 2016, World Malaria Day, is dedicated to highlighting the progress made in malaria prevention and treatment. It is also a day to commit to continued action and investment in fighting the dangerous disease. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted through female mosquitoes. According to the World Health Organization, about 3.2 billion people – almost half of the world’s population – are at risk. In 2015, there were an estimated 214 million new cases of malaria and 438,000 deaths, mainly in subSaharan Africa.* Pregnant women and children under five years old are more vulnerable to malaria. Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major health risk to the mother and her unborn baby. Rotarians are committed to fighting malaria and keeping mothers and babies healthy. Here are just a few examples of how the Rotary family is preventing and treating malaria:
MALARIA disease from its mother. You cannot get malaria just by being near a person who has the disease. Most malaria infections cause symptoms like the flu, such as a high fever, chills, and muscle pain. Symptoms tend to come and go in cycles. Some types of malaria may cause more serious problems, such as damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or brain. These types can be deadly. Your doctor will order a blood test to check for the malaria parasite in your blood. Medicines usually can treat the illness. But some malaria parasites may survive because they are in your liver or they are resistant to the medicine. Get medical help right away if you have been in an area where malaria is present, were exposed to mosquitoes, and get symptoms that are like the flu. These include a high fever, chills, and muscle pain. You may be able to prevent malaria by taking medicine before, during, and after travel to an area where malaria is present. But using medicine to prevent malaria doesn't always work. This is partly due to the parasites being resistant to some medicines in some parts of the world
Ÿ The Rotary Club of Asaba in Nigeria led an awareness
campaign focused on educating expectant mothers on the dangers of malaria. Rotarians explained ways to prevent the disease through the use of mosquito nets and keeping your environment clean. Ÿ The Rotaract Club of Niger Delta University in Nigeria led a Roll Back Malaria campaign to raise awareness and teach causes and prevention methods. Ÿ The Rotary Club of Borivli, India, in partnership with the Rotary Community Corps (RCC) of Devlapada, organized a public seminar on malaria. Local doctors provided insight on causes, ways of prevention, and treatment of the diseases. More than 50 families were educated at the seminar. Millions of people still lack access the services they need to prevent and treat malaria. Partner and collaborate with Rotarian experts on malaria related projects and initiatives: Rotarians Eliminating Malaria: A Rotarian Action Group unites Rotarians to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality through provision of goods, education and other interventions that lower infection rates. Rotarian Malaria Partners encourages the Rotary family to work together to eliminate malaria through advocacy, partnerships, hands on projects, and raising funds to support malaria related efforts. Azka Asif, Rotary Programs Staff n Rotary Service Connections
To: 2015-16 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators Cc: 2016-17 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators 2015-16 District Governors 2015-16 Rotary Coordinators 2015-16 Rotary Public Image Coordinators 2015-16 District Alumni Chairs 2015-16 District Rotary Foundation Chairs 2015-16 District Grants Subcommittee Chairs
2016-2017 GLOBAL ALUMNI SERVICE to HUMANITY AWARD
Dear 2015-16 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators: Greetings from Evanston! We would like to invite you to submit your zone/region’s nominations for the 201617 Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award and Alumni Association of the Year Award. Nominations are due to RI World Headquarters by 30 June 2016 for the 2016-17 awards. If your term as RRFC will end on 30 June, we encourage you to work closely with your zone’s 2016-17 RRFC to select your nominees. 2016-17 RRFCs will also have their own opportunity to submit nominations for these awards in June 2017. Important Updates Recently, the RI Board and Rotary Foundation Trustees have expanded the definition of Rotary alumni to include all individuals who have participated in any Rotary program, including the following: Interact Rotaract Rotary Youth Exchange Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Rotary Peace Fellowships Global Grant Scholarships Vocational training teams (members and leaders) District Grant scholarships New Generations Service Exchange Rotary Foundation awards to individuals in former TRF programs, such as: Ambassadorial Scholarships Grants for University Teachers Group Study Exchange Rotary Volunteers
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Participants in any of these programs are now eligible for both the Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award and for alumni association membership. Furthermore, RRFCs are asked to involve RCs and RPICs in the nomination process for alumni awards. Please keep this in mind as you work to select your nominees. Nomination Procedures The Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award recognizes one outstanding Rotary alumnus whose career and activities illustrate the impact of the Rotary’s programs on his or her service to humanity. Each district governor may recommend one candidate to their RRFC. Each RRFC, in consultation with the RC and RPIC, may then select one nominee as the winner for their zone or region and submit this person’s nomination to RI to be entered into the international competition. Please download the nomination form for additional information regarding the criteria and eligibility requirements.
ROTARY ALUMNI Nominations are due to RI World Headquarters by 30 June 2016 for the 2016-17 awards. ► Download the Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award nomination form ► Read about past recipients The Alumni Association of the Year Award recognizes one outstanding alumni association that has increased awareness of the significant role alumni play in Rotary and demonstrated the lasting impact of Rotary programs. Each RRFC may select one alumni association, in consultation with the RC and RPIC, as the winner for their zone or region and submit a nomination to RI to be entered into the international competition. Please download the nomination form for additional information regarding the criteria and eligibility requirements.
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► Download the Alumni Association of the Year Award nomination form ► Read about past recipients If your zone or region does not currently have any alumni associations, you can read more about them or contact alumni@rotary.org for more information. The nomination forms for both alumni awards are writeable and may be returned via email to my attention at riawards@rotary.org. You may also submit nominations by mail to: Rotary Service (Pd210) Rotary International 1560 Sherman Ave Evanston, IL 60201-3698, USA The Joint Young Leaders and Alumni Engagement Committee will recommend the recipients of the 2016-17 alumni awards for the Board and Trustees to select at their joint meeting in October 2016. The award winners will be expected to receive their awards in person at the 2017 RI Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. If you have any questions, please contact me at riawards@rotary.org. Best regards, Cate Sauer Coordinator, Rotary Service Connections 847-424-5278 riawards@rotary.org www.rotary.org/awards
“Your connection to Rotary doesn’t end after your program; it’s just the beginning. You are instantly plugged into a global network of influencers, community and business leaders, people who have immense resources to help you create and foster change throughout your career. So many doors have been opened to me because I’m affiliated with Rotary.” — Andy Stoll, past Rotary Scholar As alumni, you are part of an incredible network of leaders engaged in service around the world. To connect with this community, register for a My Rotary account. If you already have an account, update your profile to indicate which program you participated in. You are an alum if you participated in any of the following programs:Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Exchange, New Generations Service Exchange, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary Peace Fellowships, Rotary Scholarships (funded by global grants or district grants), vocational training teams (members and leaders), Ambassadorial Scholarships, Grants for University Teachers, Group Study Exchange (members and leaders), and Rotary Volunteers.
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Tech Help and Tips is ROTI-Tech unlimited. Ask or receive help from techie gurus of the world. The front page of the website shows a carousel of ROTI activity, history and glory. We invite you to submit photos that will make this portion a scrolling pleasure.... After the Seoul Convention, I am sure many ROTIans have memoirs to share! The ROTI website is ours. We can make it better and bolder by giving it our best effort to make it relevant and work for us. Visit www.roti.org now. Contribute your ideas. Post your likes or unlikes. Be part of the wheel.
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April 16 at 1:49pm 路 To those who know me know that I am a member of the Rotary Club of Coolamon New South Wales. That is I am a Rotarian. This past 7 days I have been very busy building in Western Australia. I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen as District Governor for my Rotary District 9700 which covers a large area of New South Wales. My term as Governor starts in July 2018 and lasts for one year. I look forward to the challenge of leading my District of 1235 Rotarians. I am also the first member from my club Coolamon to be chosen, since our club was chartered in 1971.
David Robinette Yesterday at 8:07am · Maryland Heights, MO, United States · Since I have had a planning teleconference about this, I guess I can pass along some good news. I will be the moderator and facilitator (along with RI Marketing Manager Alexis Friedman, providing the RI side to things) of a Break-Out Session at the 2016 RI Seoul Convention! My session is entitled BECOMING A BETTER STORYTELLER and will be on Monday, May 30th from 2:30pm - 3:30pm in the Kintex Center in Seoul. I am both proud and humbled to have been asked.
Marilyn Axler. April 19 at 4:37pm ·
Rotary Leadership Institute New Graduate Course The Executive Committee is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) to work with RLI to create a Graduate Course for the RLI program.
YOUTH PROGRAM Douglas Maymon. April 16 at 8:53pm · Wonderful Rotary Youth Exchange program at the District 6990 Training Assembly. Conducted
Also, All RGHF members and especially our Board representatives are invited to attend the RLI Breakfast during the IC 16 convention in Seoul on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the MVL Hotel Goyang. The official announcement of this cooperation will be announced at that event. Cost is $28 and you can register by going to www.rotaryleadershipinstitute.org Pass this on to the membership in your Zone. With your support we can have a great representation there to honor this event.
Forming of new club - RC Greenfields Q.C. District 3789 by ROTI Jesse Tanchanco’s Rotary Club of Loyola Heights
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HELP the CHILDREN Doug Vincent added 19 new photos to the album: Help the Children - School Desks & Furniture for Philippines — with Peter Stam at Maple Lane Public School. 30 Volunteers are needed, Saturday, May 7th to help load this surplus school furniture into two containers, for shipment to the Philippines. Thanks to Thames Valley School Board for these donations. This is part of our US$140,000 Rotary Foundation Grant project to help rehabilitate five schools damaged in the Yolanda typhoon. Rotary in Action! Please help Rotary make a difference in the lives of young Filipino students who are currently missing school or studying in crowded and outdoor areas with inadequate resources.
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PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – The Rotary Community Corps of Keon held its sixth annual spaghetti fundraiser on April 1 at the Keon Center in Peekskill. The event raised around $4,000 for the Hearts for Heroes charity, which trains therapeutic dogs and horses to work with returning veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Since the RCC launched in 2011 with the help of the Cortlandt Rotary Club, the membership has grown from around 20 members to about 50, and the group has donated about $15,000 to various charities and organizations in the area. These include the St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the Special Olympics, Operation Smile in the Philippines, the Lebenschule Center in Namibia, Africa, the Gift of Life Foundation, Purple Hearts Homes for Veterans and the Montrose Hospital Healing Garden.
Mark Zober to Rotary International April 15 at 12:55am · Tiberias, Israel · HUGE POSITIVE DECISION AT ROTARY COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION!!! Rotaractors (18-30 year olds) can simultaneously be members of Rotary.
2016/04/14 19:26 Rotaractors can be Rotary members too The council overwhelmingly approved allowing members of Rotaract to simultaneously be a member of a Rotary club. Proponents argue this will pave the way for more Rotaractors with proven leadership skills to make the transition into Rotary. Some Rotaractors are reluctant to leave their Rotaract club before they reach age 30, the maximum age, because they don't want to sever ties with friends. Similarly, some former Rotaractors find it difficult to get a Rotary club to invite them as a member. Only around 5 percent currently make the transition. Proponents say this will move that number closer to 50 percent.
For further information about the Rotary Community Corps, call the Cortlandt Rotary Club at 914-293-0710.
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Chris Wilks About time. When I was in Rotaract it seemed we were all but Rotarians. I wish we had that opportunity many years ago!
Skegness Rotary Stroke awareness day (know your blood pressure) was supported by 5 Rotarians from Skegness at Butlins today. A fabulous mixture of clientele supported our drive to make people aware they should have their blood pressure tested regularly to avoid serious illness.
A PHF is SOMETHING ‎David Zelley, D7640, Voorhees Township, NJ, United States
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Paul Harris Fellow is something all Rotarians aspire to obtain...we love our pins! When we give a PHF to a nonRotarian it means they have done something very special. For many years Marcy Stepach has been the Sterling HS Interact Club advisor. She has developed a highly active and innovative club. Her students love and respect her for her devotion to them and the time she devotes to her club. We at the White Horse Rotary Club took pride last night in presenting Marcy with a Paul Harris Fellow.
Doug Vincent I am doing an internet presentation on the "Power of One" for one of our global eClubs. Yes some Rotary clubs meet on the internet each week. It is a way to gather for those in remote areas or unable to attend regular meetings. Join us, if you wish to learn more about Rotary and the power you have to help others through leverage of Rotary and our Foundation. Log on Thursday 7 pm Eastern time zone at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/279239414
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Ho Loon Shin. April 18 at 6:12pm 路 I am updated and my next Rotary humanitarian project is to equip and provide a new kitchen so that volunteers can have a proper facility to cook up good meals to feed the under-nourished children in villages around Tagum, Philippines. David Wasson
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The nation’s first Earth Day was created by Democratic Senator Gayford Nelson of Wisconsin - was held on 22 April 1970. - PEW RESEARCH CENTER
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A jab for Elvis helped America beat polio. Now doctors have recruited him again...
Film of Presley’s 1956 publicity campaign is posted online to boost immunisation crusade against today’s global threats. Photo - Elviis receives a polio vaccination from doctors at the CBS studios, New York, in 1956.
Matthew Hershman D7640.
Ashok Rochiram Mirchandani Polio: Benin: second day of national immunization day against polio second round of twenty first edition underway today.
The Sunrise Rotary is working hard to raise awareness (and funds) to bring a beautiful addition of a handicap accessible playground to Mary Duffy Memorial Field in Williamstown. YOU can help! Join us for our #TripleCrown events at Mirarchi's, our #PieFight before the #MusicFest on June 4, and/or be a participant or hole sponsor in our #GolfTournament at Renault Winery on June 8.
why??? Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? BECAUSE: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
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Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help? BECAUSE: This comes from the French word m'aidez meaning 'help me' - and is pronounced, approximately, ‘mayday.' Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'? BECAUSE: In France , where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'the egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US , Americans (naturally), mispronounced it 'love.' Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses? BECAUSE: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous. Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'? BECAUSE:In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player. Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast? BECAUSE: In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own. Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'? BECAUSE:Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes theyattain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be oncloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares. And now you know the origins of some of our strange customs.....
DON'T WASTE PAPER I was visiting my daughter last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. "This is the 21st century, Dad," she said. "We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, use my iPad." I can tell you this - that fly never knew what hit him!
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