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Sometimes little things like a new pair of shoes can mean so much to the person receiving them that humble them to tears. But what this lady didn't know was how much her smile and excitement at getting a new pair of shoes had touched me - deeply inside. I was the one truly humbled. - Neal Beard RC Lawrenceburg TN, USA, D 6760

FEBRUARY 2016

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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 BREADBASKET Editorial Board G. A. Nethercutt, Mabalacat 3790 Phils Subash Saraf, D3131 India G N Sivaramakrishna, D3230 India RC Madras North

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CHAIR Glo Nethercutt Rotary Club of Mabalacat D3790, Philippines

llow us to comfort you with our presence somewhere inside your computer. Think of us as one of your function keys that you need to hit whenever you think life is unfair. You can tell us this nobody is immune to disease. Whoever is not going through it today, perhaps will tomorrow. We hope we will be as strong as you are when we face that burden. Our friends, we are just close by. Just around the corner, we now call clouds - friends some of whom you may not have seen but feel close to. Friends you work with, write to, teach, criticize, inspire, stand for. This Valentine’s Day 2016 is our way of telling you that our thoughts are with you, and that we wish you the inner peace that we all crave. Think of us kindly too. Do pray for us, ROTI, that we stay longer, as we pray that you stay with us longer too, in mind and body. Cheers, Glo and ROTI

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his body is not my own. The mind is willing but the flesh is weak. So I'm still full of hope, but I am running out of grains of sand a lot faster than I want. Acts of nature are what they are. I'm not mad or sad, but I do wish I had more time. Time to be with each of you. Time to see my youngest daughter graduate from college, to see my middle daughter complete graduate studies, to see my second grandchild be born this summer, time to just be. Thank you everyone for your thoughts, support, prayers, vibes. I've been getting well wishes, cards and notes from virtually every corner of the world and it is so humbling. Thank you. I'll write again if/when I can. - Jon Deisher

ROTIANS You have the prayers and support from all of us in ROTI. Your good work, not only for Rotary, but for all those whose lives you have blessed in any manner is both important and valuable. Thank you for your work in ROTI, Art, Jon.

Hugstoyou Ron,I have been put on hospice And I am going to have to resign from my club and join an eclub but no longer traveling ,I was hoping that you two would have time to stop to see me sometime in the future. Chip and his wife did a few months ago. Hugs to you two. ART

Art 2005 ROTI CHAIR 2005-2007 Escondido Sunrise, CA

23 FEBRUARY

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Celebrate Rotary's 111th anniversary Are you seeking inspiration for ways to mark Rotary's 111th anniversary on 23 February? Here are some thought-starter ideas: · Host a celebration party at your next club meeting. · Inform your social media followers on 23 February that it's Rotary's anniversary by changing your Facebook cover photo to a birthday cake. · Encourage club members to bring a friend to your next meeting or to hear your next guest speaker. · Plan a project and invite community members to volunteer their help. · Sponsor a local event and use the opportunity to tell people about Rotary and about the work your club is doing in the community.

How to be a global Rotarian in a few easy steps Posted on January 26, 2016 Rotary News

About the author: Marilyn Axler is a member of the Rotary E-Club of South Jersey, New Jersey, USA, and public relations chair for District 7640 which covers New Jersey. She serves on the boards of both the Rotary Global History Fellowship and Rotarians on the Internet Fellowship, and is a committee member for the Rotarian Action Group for Peace.

ou've heard that Rotary is a global organization. You've probably even had a visiting Rotarian or spouse attend your club. Isn't it exciting to know that we can share experiences and ideas with others outside our own club? If you travel for vacation or business to another country, you probably also know you can visit any Rotary club, exchange club flags, and be treated with hospitality. That's been our experience, whether we are within our own country or any other country with a Rotary club. This is our “Family of Rotary.” But did you know there's another way to experience the global reach of Rotary? Rotary Fellowships are independent groups that share common interests. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends all over the world, and: Ÿ Share a common interest in recreational activities, sports, hobbies, or

Members of the Rotary Global History Fellowship meet up during the 2014 Rotary Convention

professions Ÿ Further vocational development with others in the same profession or field Ÿ Enhance your Rotary experience by exploring new opportunities and making connections around the world Each fellowship functions independently of Rotary International – establishing its own rules, dues requirements, and administrative structure. Membership is open to Rotarians, their family members, as well as participants and alumni of all other Rotary and Foundation programs. This now means that Interactors, Rotaractors, as well as Youth Exchange students, are eligible along with anyone who has participated in a Rotary-sponsored program. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends all over the world. Fellowships must have an international scope, with active members in at least three countries. You can find a list of fellowships on Rotary.org. You will be amazed at the diversity. Rotary Global History Fellowship (for example) connects us with Rotary Leaders around the world. Rotarians on the Internet Fellowship started with the Internet, and the “Beginning of the New Age of Communications.” Currently we are connecting with thousands of members in “real time” via What'sApp and Telegram. There are so many Fellowships. Learn more and find out how to start your own

What is love?

Therefore, I,____________________________ __________, do hereby proclaim Thursday, February 23, 2013 as World Rotary Day, and encourage all citizens to join me in recognizing Rotary International for its 108 years of service to improving the human condition in local communities around the world,

Love Scientists say that the brain chemistry of infatuation is akin to mental illness—which gives new meaning to 'madly in love' Love does not require you to spend tons of money or make big, crazy gestures like chartering an entire plane for a honeymoon. Rather, it is the little things in everyday life that matters

6 Best Tips for a Great

alentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a celebration observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a public holiday in most of them. St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. A popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. An embellishment to this story states that before his execution he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell. Saint Valentine's Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church.[5] Some part, but not all of the Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrates Saint Valentine's Day, albeit on July 6 and July 30, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni). I

Valentine's Day

alentine's Day creates a lot of expectations that are often unrealized. It's fraught with landmines, whether you're in or out of a relationship, the grass isn't always greener. Is your situation described here?

You're Alone I can recall Valentine's Days I wished I were in love with someone who loved me. Worse, were Valentine's Days when I missed an ex or spent time thinking about someone who wasn't in love with me. Looking back, what was sad was that I made myself unhappy and ruined days thinking about “if only.” You're in a New Relationship Another Valentine's trap happens when you're newly in love. It may be the first Valentine's Day of your relationship, and you wonder whether your partner will surprise you with something special. Will he or she ignore the day or hopefully say the unmentionable, four-letter L-word? You're stressed about whether your card should be funny or mushy. Fears of humiliation and abandonment restrain you from being more vulnerable with your feelings than your partner. You don't want your feelings rejected or to scare off him or her. If you're a guy – usually – you could be afraid of hurting her feelings by not doing or saying enough, yet are reticent to do or say too much, which might be misinterpreted as a commitment you're not prepared to make.

You're in a Fight One of the worst feelings on Valentine's Day is to be in a fight with your partner. Any other day wouldn't be as painful, but on Valentine's Day, your worst fears and disappointments about your partner and the relationship are heightened. In addition to being hurt or angry about the argument, you contrast your feelings to how you imagine the day should be and how you want to feel. Another unhappy situation is if your partner is an addict. You don't have to be fighting to be on egg-shells all day and disappointed because he's practicing an addiction, ignoring you, or is looking for a fight to avoid admitting he didn't plan anything or doesn't want to go out. You can easily spend the entire day looking and waiting for cues, wondering whether or not you will spend the evening together. It's hard to generate loving feelings seeing your wife neglecting the children or drunk all day. You're in a Dull or Dead Relationship Many couples in long relationships have lost the spark of love. Valentine's Day may be a cruel reminder or an opportunity to rekindle it. When romance fades, it can be replaced with love based on deep caring and shared life experience. You might decide not to do anything special. Yet you can still acknowledge your love for each other – even if it's not romantic love, it's deep and abiding. Some relationships have died. Intimacy's gone, but the couple can't let go, whether due to age, children, health, or finances, but usually, despite those reasons, there's a deep attachment. Often one person imagines he or she is staying for the other and is in denial of his or her own attachment needs and fears about leaving. You're in a Loving Relationship You're among the fortunate few if you're in a long, loving relationship. Valentine's Day may still present problems, especially for husbands who don't want to disappoint their wives. You can get caught in the dilemma of not being able to decide whether to surprise your wife or ask her what she'd like. It's okay to ask. Some people rather know, but beware of a common trap, advises Jeff, when your significant other replies, "It doesn't really matter, I'm just happy with all you do, and you shouldn't get me anything." Jeff wisely cautions, “Get him or her something special, and don't fall for this gambit. You fail to act at your own peril.”

Six Tips: 1. Stay in the present reality. Take the label off, and just enjoy the day. Don't look up an ex or waste time fantasizing about someone with whom you're not involved. Don't think about your relationship's future or troubles or replay past disappointing holidays. 2. Take responsibility for your feelings. If you're experiencing painful emotions honor them – for a half-hour. Then plan a great day. Remember it takes two to have an argument. Take responsibility for your contribution and your feelings. Own them, apologize if necessary, and make a fresh start with your partner. You're the one who suffers if you don't. Waiting for an apology feeds your resentment. 3. Let go of expectations. They plant the seeds of disappointment and resentment. Instead, be open to what your partner and the universe have in store for you. 4. Focus on giving love. Remember the love you feel is the love you give. Even if you're in a relationship, write yourself a love letter about your wonderful traits and acts of courage. Tell yourself you love you. Read it aloud in the mirror. This may sound foolish, but it works and boosts your selfesteem! You can also focus on the positive traits of your partner. Imagine opening your heart and sending him or her love. If that's difficult, recall a time when you shared love, and then bring that memory fully into the present. 5. Be creative. It shows an investment of time, love, and thought when you create something special. You can create a treasure hunt for your partner to find a gift or card. Instead of roses, sprinkle the bed with flower petals. Give a sensuous candlelit foot rub, massage, or body wash. Write your favorite, shared memories with colored pens. Make a collage of your dream home, family, or past or future adventures together designed with leaves, dried flowers, photographs, or magazine clippings. 6. Whatever you do, be real. Your true feelings are apparent anyway, and hiding them creates more problems. That doesn't mean you have to spill your guts, but in a dicey situation, choose words that are true for you. - Darlene Lancer

C O V E R F EATU R E By Neal Beard, RC of Lawrenceburg, TN, USA, D6760

HONDURAS

2016

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ince 2006, I have traveled to Honduras on numerous occasions as part of Lawrenceburg Rotary and District 6760's village electrification project. Last year I wired this lady's home for electricity - all she wanted was one light bulb to illuminate her kitchen. Below is a picture of her turning on her light for the second time. On her first attempt the string broke. I had to repair it and let her try again. This year my friend and fellow Rotarian, Rick Copeland, sent down a bag full of shoes and asked me to carry a pair to this lady.I emptied out the bag and she picked out this pair of shoes. She then took them into the next room where she could put them on without us watching. When she came out I checked the shoes for fit and asked her to pose so that I could take a picture of her to prove to Rick that I didn't keep the shoes for myself. . Sometimes little things like a new pair of shoes can mean so much to the person receiving them and humble them to tears. But what this lady didn't know was how much her smile and excitement at getting a new pair of shoes had touched me deeply inside. I was the one truly humbled. The giver is not capable of setting a gift's true value; only the receiver can do that. Sometimes, as in the pictures below, you get a rare chance to see with your own eyes just how important your gift means to the receiver. We have touched the lives of a lot of people on this year's Rotary Honduran village electrification project, but if the only person we had helped was this little old lady, then the trip would still have been worthwhile. For more information about our Honduras Project, please visit our website at http://www.rotarylawrenceburgtn.org/Honduras2015.cfm

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Bill, Thanks for sharing. Great pictures and story. I agree the Rotarians in D6760 lead by the Lawrenceburg RC have touched so many lives even their own. These pictures and others have been captured in “story boards” that we are utilizing at Rotary events such as conferences, assemblies, new club development and other gatherings where potential Rotarians can see what our organization does in helping others. We display these boards around the room hosted by a Rotarian that can describe what's taking place shown on the story board. Occasionally during this time of fellowship and mingle we show a brief video “Why Rotary” as an advertisement to join leaders, exchange ideas and take action. A link to the “What is Rotary” video can be found on the D6760 website. I salute the Lawrenceburg RC for all that they do in the world of Rotary. Thank you, Glen Vanderford Rotary Coordinator Zone 30

An Awareness Program

ROTAWARE Rotaract Club of Hyderabad Qasimabad, organized

2-day

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“ROTAWARE” on 23 & 24 January, 2016 at Abdullah

Sports

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representing Rotary District 3271 (SindhBalochistan) about Rotaract.

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awareness among multiple clubs of Sindh such as Rotaract Club of Mirpurkhas, Rotaract Club of Mirpurkhas Satellite Town, Rotaract Club

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Nawabshah Knight Riders, Rotaract Club of Hyderabad and Rotaract Club of Hyderabad Qasimabad.

The event was, supported by

Abdullah Builders & Developers, and hosted by Rotaract Club of Hyderabad Qasimabad. The spotlight was on the awareness of Rotary and self-motivation for the Rotaractors. The 2day event was supervised by experienced faculty and motivational speakers. Speaking at the closing ceremony Rtn. Jahangir Mughal (District Governor) endorsed the efforts of DRR Rtr. Arsalan Liaquat and expressed his full support towards the Rotaract District leadership and young Rotaractors. Reported by

G N Sivaramakrishna, D3230 India RC Madras North

RI DISTRICT 3271 – Sindh BALUCHISTAN; Pakistan

This workshop was organized in a local school run by the renowned Bhavan's Bharatiya Vidyabhavan. The District Chair and Master Trainer Rtn PP Nitya Gopalakrishnan conducted the workshop. The Rotary Club of RC Ottapalam's Director Rtn Sajitha Madhusudan explained the purpose of this workshop to the teachers and delegates numbering 40. This was really a guide line for educators and useful one for teachers and parents in dealing with children with alternative skills, yet having different types of learning difficulties. This dealt with subjects like "who is this childâ&#x20AC;?, Learning Disabilities, Subtypes and Corresponding Skill Defects, Developmental Stages of a Normal Child and guide line for Observation, Reinforcements and Modifying Behavior, Inclusive Education, etc. It was really an eye opener to many and all appreciated the Rotary getting involved in Child Care

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he Rotary Club of Ottapalam in District 3201 conducted a Teacher's Support Session under T -E - A - C - H. This is Rotary International's Rotary India Literacy Mission (Project Vikas).

6 Social Media Resolutions to Get your Club Noticed By Evan Burrell, Rotary Club of Turramura South Wales, Australia. a former member of Rotaract. He has been involved with Rotary since he was 18. He currently manages social media for Rotary Down Under.

aybe you spent much of last year banging away on social media to gain exposure for your club (because everyone says you should), but you felt like you were getting nowhere fast. It's still early in the year. Why not take a step back, make an honest assessment of your approach, and determine what you could do better. Here are six social media resolutions I think you should make this year to elevate your club's social media exposure.

1. Be consistent – Post regularly and often. You won't build a solid social media presence by posting every once and a while. If you are using Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, or Pinterest, post at least once a week. For Twitter, every one to two days is key. 2. Develop a social media schedule – Manage your time by planning your club social media activity in advance. Since you can schedule your Facebook posts days or weeks ahead of time, take advantage of this ability. You will quickly find managing your club Facebook page will become a lot easier and feel less ad hoc. 3. Mix it up – Look at how you can use new and different social media platforms, or different types of content, to engage your audience and promote the good things your club is doing. Why not shoot an enticing video for membership recruitment? Or pose a question, such as “What was one thing you found interesting about this week's speaker?” 4. Develop a strategy – If your club is still using social media without a strategy, stop! A strategy will give your social media exposure purpose and identify the benefits to your club. Each social network has its own features, strengths, and best practices. But you want to make sure people are getting a cohesive message of what your club is about across all platforms. Start by defining goals and objectives. That will help you define your audience, choose the right platform, and determine your message. Do you want increased event participation? New members? Increased traffic to your website? To build an online community? What will success look like? What can you measure? 5. Establish guidelines –Dealing with the do's and don't of social media can be a minefield, so chart a path through it by creating a social media policy. Decide who can and will share online, who has password and login information, and who can be a backup if the main person is on holiday. Set clear boundaries for what you are going to share. If in doubt, get ideas from social media policies of other organizations. And make a crisis plan: what happens in the event of a PR emergency? 6. Have FUN – This is the most important resolution and one you should try to stick to. Use your social media platforms to let a little bit of personality shine through and share with your audience a mix of interesting, entertaining, humorous, or helpful content relevant to your club and community. While it can seem overwhelming, social media is the best Rotary promotional tool for building strong relationships and engaging with your community. If you set yourself some achievable goals this year, you and your club will reap the rewards. Follow Evan on Facebook

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Sundar Pichai - one of the most powerful CEOs in the world

, Google CEO Sundar Pichai just got a big payday: He received roughly $183 million in company stock, which will vest over the next four years.

loomberg reports that this is the highest pay package that Google has ever given to an exec whose equity grants have been reported in filings.

Although Larry Page is still the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, Pichai has the incredibly important job of making sure that the company's core businesses and cash cow stay strong. Pichai grew up in Chennai, India. His father worked as an electrical engineer and his mother had been a stenographer before having he and his younger brother. The family wasn't wealthy, and the boys slept together in the living room of their two-room apartment. From early on, Pichai has had a talent for remembering numbers — which his family realized when he could recall every phone number he had ever dialed on their rotary phone. He will still sometimes whip out his numerical memorization skills at meetings, to the awe of his colleagues. After becoming interested in computers (the first software program he wrote was a chess game) Pichai studied metallurgical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His success there won him a scholarship to Stanford. Moving to California was a huge leap. “I always loved technology and while growing up I had dreams of Silicon Valley,” Pichai said in a recent interview. “I used to read about it, hear stories from my uncle.”

Source: Business Insider

When he got to America, he couldn't believe how expensive everything was — a backpack for $60! He also missed his girlfriend Anjali. The two eventually got married and have a son and a daughter. At Stanford, Pichai earned his MS, then attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School for his MBA. Before Google, he had stints at both Applied Materials and consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

He interviewed at the Googleplex on April Fools Day in 2004 — the same day that the company launched Gmail. Everyone, Pichai included, initially thought that the free email service was one Google's infamous pranks. He started working on Google's search toolbar. That product ended up being very important in 2006 when Microsoft created a “Doomsday” scenario for Google by making Bing the new default search engine on Internet Explorer. Pichai helped convince computer manufacturers to pre-install the Google Toolbar on their hardware to mitigate the effect of this change. That problem led him to one of his other biggest early achievements: Convincing cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin that Google should build its own browser. The result, Chrome, is now the most-used option out there. As a leader, Pichai was always well-liked and more focused on results instead of standing out. That “substance over overt style” attitude did attract attention though, and he started getting more and more responsibility. One of the major efforts he spearheaded was Android One, Google's push to make low-cost smartphones for “the next five billion” people coming online. Another landmark in Pichai's rise: He was reportedly instrumental in helping put together Google's $3.2 billion Nest acquisition in 2014. Pichai took over the division in 2013. Pichai was also behind the Chrome OS operating system that powers Google's inexpensive Chromebook laptops He has remained a loyal Googler despite being approached by Twitter for high-rate. We've been told he could often act as Larry Page's “interpreter” — understanding Page's vision and then helping to communicate it to other teams That knack and his success with Chrome, Apps, and Android led to his next important promotion in late 2014, when Page put him in charge of almost all of the company's product areas, including search, maps, Google+, commerce and ads, and infrastructure. He essentially became Page's second in command. Page respects Pichai completely. “Sundar has a tremendous ability to see what's ahead and mobilize teams around the super important stuff,” he wrote in a memo announcing Pichai's promotion. “We very much see eye-to-eye when it comes to product, which makes him the perfect fit for this role.” When the company blew up its corporate structure almost a year later, it was no surprise that Pichai got tapped to lead Google, since he had already been responsible for its core products.

Although Pichai doesn't use Instagram and rarely tweets,

he has been a pretty active Google Plus poster over the years, which gives us a little more insight into his personality… In his home country, Pichai is seen as something of a hero. “You've done what everyone has dreamed of doing,” interviewer Harsha Bhogle said while Pichai did a Q&A session with students at a Delhi University. Throughout his meteoric rise, he's remained incredibly humble: “It is always good to work with people who make you feel insecure about yourself. That way, you will constantly keep pushing your limits.”

appiness and success are not the same to yield you great contentment in life. Every one of us aspires both happiness and success. It is not always possible to have them simultaneously. Following observations by Sarah Landrum explored six wonderfuhal habits of those people who achieve happiness as well as success. You know who they are — those people who seem to have it all: successful jobs, happy personal lives. You wonder how they got so lucky. Don't put it all on luck. If you do, then the only way you can match them is to capture a genie and get three wishes or find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Happy, successful people develop habits that lead them in the right direction. If you know what these are, you can pick up some, or all, and make changes in your life. Here are six of those habits of the happy and successful: 1. Be Generous In 2008, researchers found that Americans who had more money were happier than those with less. Big surprise? Hold on — that's not the end of the story. Happiness wasn't linked to personal spending. Those folks with higher incomes were happier only if they bought other people gifts and donated to charities. Meaning- “Give away your money and be happly”. More current research has traced this effect to the brain. A 2013 study looked at brain images while participants made charitable donations. Giving seems to activate the same part of the brain that manages desires for food and sex. It's also the same area that is triggered when people give themselves rewards. It doesn't stop there. Another study also found that people who spend money on others are markedly happier than folks who don't. The amount doesn't seem to matter — it's the intention and accomplishment that count. (Meaning- How to make giving feel

HABITS of

HAPPY and

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE By Subash Saraf

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But it's not just about money, either. Social science investigations also indicate that giving your time promotes happiness. For instance, students who help friends with homework get an emotional boost. 2. Get It Done You've probably known someone who always put off an important job until the last minute and then completed it with flying colors. Time pressure seemed to be a friend. Yeah, most of us aren't like that. If we keep putting something off, it just doesn't get done. Successful people are typically not procrastinators. They buckle down and do the job. For instance, research on students in doctoral programs found that procrastination had been a significant problem for many students who dropped out. Students who didn't drag their feet were better able to deal with time issues and external pressure. These are tremendous skills, considering roughly ''half of students who enroll in Ph.D. programs never finish. 3. Get Moving Want to be happier? Get some exercise. It doesn't have to be excessive or intense, either. Just 20 to 30 minutes of regular low-intensity exercise are likely to reduce the chance of developing depression. Researchers examined 30 studies spanning 26 years. Twenty-five of them found that exercise wards off depression. During exercise, the body releases chemicals that affect the brain, producing positive, energized and elated feelings. Exercise will not only make you happier, but it can help make you more successful, too. Consider all the effects exercise has on your body that can help you achieve more. It reduces stress and helps you sleep better. Memory and concentration improve. Overall, you're more alert.

If you can fit it in, a morning workout can get you ready to face the day.It helps wake you up and get your brain in gear. Even a short walk or some yoga stretches help. But if you're not a morning person, don't use that as an excuse not to exercise. Moving is good for you, no matter when you do it. It's more important to fit regular exercise in sometime than to drag yourself through a morning routine. If you hate it, you probably won't continue. Even if the exercise itself doesn't thrill you, most people are happier after an exercise session than before it. But sticking with the exercise is necessary, so try to find something that you enjoy — or at least don't hate too much. 4. Take Your Time You might think that being both happy and successful means you must work at it 24/7. However, not working sometimes is actually a key to happiness. People who feel pressured by time constraints are less likely to have smiles on their faces. Research shows this to be a major problem, regardless of whether people are married or employed. Having some time for yourself, without feeling like you should be doing something else, can boost happiness. Perhaps this is connected to the ability to say “no” occasionally when others make demands on your time. It's not always your responsibility to fill in, fix things and get stuff done. And maybe some people are trying to find more time for themselves by getting you to pick up the slack. It's good they recognize free time is an asset, but it's bad if you help them out and punish yourself.

Writer- Sarah Landrum is a freelance writer and blogger sharing advice on career development, leadership, and finding happiness and success at work and in life.

5. Be Patient There's a very powerful long-term research study from Stanford that indicates the importance of delayed gratification. Four- and five-year-olds were faced with a challenge. While alone in a room, they could eat a single marshmallow as soon as they wanted. However, if they waited until the researcher returned, they could get two marshmallows. Only about 30 percent of the kids held out. So what? So this: The researchers tracked participants throughout their school careers. The children who didn't wait had more behavior, attention and interpersonal problems. The average SAT scores of kids who delayed gratification were 210 points higher. People who are more disciplined can push through challenges to get what they really want: success. They can't control what's going on around them, but they can control how they react. 6. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep Adults need seven to eight hours of sleep a night. That's not happening. Almost one-third of them are getting six hours or fewer. The brain uses sleep periods to get rid of its metabolic wastes. If you don't let the brain clean out, you're more likely to feel woozy and have trouble thinking. That's not going to promote success. (Meaning- Insufficient sleep is a health problem and Good night sleep is a secret to success). Sleep does, and nightly rest sharpens memory. Successful people know that, and have adopted certain sleep habits that help. They may also know that a University of California-San Diego study reveals that sleeping an extra hour can increase earnings by 16 percent. For research participants, that averaged out to about $6,000 more per year. That's like getting paid to sleep – count me in! Get Started Don't try to change your nature overnight. It'll be overwhelming and discouraging. Pick one habit to start with first — choose something you really believe you can handle. Once you've fully adopted it as part of your life, add another habit. Keep going until you're where you want to be. You might also choose to bypass some of these habits. That's OK. Your goal is not to become a carbon copy of another person, but to be a happy and successful you.

General: Ÿ What is a term global grant?

FAQs A Subash Saraf Research

ROTARY FOUNDATION The Term

GLOBAL GRANT

It is a giving and naming opportunity to support global grants in Rotary's areas of focus. The gift willbe used in its entirety for its intended purpose. Ÿ Are term global grants impacted by the new funding model? No, the 5% will not apply to term gifts. Ÿ What type of recognition is given to donors who contribute a term global grant? Donors are given major donor recognition. Because 100% of the term gift is used to fund a specific global grant and not included in the three year investment cycle, Paul Harris Fellow recognition is not awarded. Ÿ Can numerous people give to a term global grant? Term global grants are reserved for an individual, couple, non-Rotary affiliated foundations and corporations. Additionally, districts may not add District Designated Funds (DDF) to a term gift to meet the minimum naming threshold for a term gift. DDF may be added on top of the term gift during financing, refer to question number five in the “$30,000 or more option (tied to a district)” section. Ÿ Can clubs and districts establish a term global grant? Although clubs and districts cannot establish a term gift, a donor can name the term global grant after a district or club (e.g., The District 1234 Term Global Grant for Water and Sanitation). Ÿ Do term gifts receive investment income? No, given that term gifts are to be used in the short term and in their entirety they are not impacted by investment gain or loss. Ÿ Do term global grants need to adhere to all global grant requirements? Yes, all global grants must meet all global grant requirements as stated in the Terms and Conditions for The Rotary Foundation District and Global Grants and the Areas of Focus Policy Statements, regardless of funding source. Please contact your Regional Grants Officer if you have questions about global grant eligibility. Ÿ Can a term global grant support the beneficiary or cooperating organization of the donor of the gift? No, there may not be a conflict of interest between the donor of the gift and the beneficiary or cooperating organization involved in the project. $15,000 or more option (not tied to a district): Ÿ How is a term global grant of $15,000 or more used? Ÿ The term gift will be used for a global grant that meets the

restrictions and/or preferences placed on the gift by the donor (e.g., a specific area of focus). The term gift is used in lieu of the first portion of any World Fund. Ÿ How is the specific global grant selected? Based on the terms of the gift agreement, the specific global grant will be selected by The Rotary Foundation. Ÿ Does a $15,000 term global grant carry the name of the donor? Yes, term global grants carry the name of the donor, even if the entire grant is not funded by the term gift.

Ÿ Does a $15,000 term global grant receive a

World Fund match? The amount of the term global grant does not receive a match from the World Fund; however, because the minimum global grant budget is $30,000, a term gift at this level is leveraged by other funding sources. A $15,000 term global grant contribution will be combined with funding from other sources including District Designated Funds (DDF), and other cash contributions in order to meet the $30,000 minimum project budget. If the total project budget exceeds $30,000, cash and DDF will be matched by the World Fund at the normal rate. See the “Term Global Grant Funding Scenarios” document for more information. $30,000 or more option (tied to a district): Ÿ How is a term global grant tied to a district

used? The term gift will be used by the benefitting district for a global grant that meets the restrictions and/or preferences placed on the gift by the donor (e.g., areas of focus). The term gift is used in lieu of the first portion of any DDF, other cash contributions and World Fund match. Ÿ Can two term global grants benefitting the same district fund the same global grant? No, a global grant can only use funding from one term gift due to naming rights (e.g., The Rotarian Smith Term Global Grant for District 1234). Ÿ What is the minimum amount needed to fund a term global grant and specify a particular district's participation? $30,000 is the minimum amount. This will cover the district's initial portion and the World Fund match portion for the grant. No other funding is necessary unless the project budget is over $30,000. Ÿ Does a term global grant tied to a district receive a World Fund match? Ÿ No, term gifts do not receive a World Fund match; however, any DDF or other cash contributions used to fund the project budget over the amount of the term global grant receives the normal World Fund match. See the “Term Global Grant Funding Scenarios” document for more information. Ÿ Does a district have to add additional funding to a term global grant benefitting their district? No. However, districts have the option to add cash and/or DDF in order to do a larger grant. Cash and DDF will be matched by the World Fund at the normal rate. See the “Term Global Grant Funding Scenarios” document for more information.

Ÿ Do term global grants require any additional

review if the funding of the grant exceeds a certain amount? Ÿ Yes, if a global grant with total funding greater than $100,000 includes a term gift, a technical review and interim site visit will be required by The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors. If a global grant with total funding greater than $200,000 includes a term gift, an advance site visit, interim site visit and review by the full board of the Trustees will be required. Term global grant applications need to be submitted by the following deadlines for review by the Trustees: 1 June will be reviewed in October; 1 October will be reviewed in January; 1 December will be reviewed in April; and 1 March will be reviewed in June. Ÿ How can districts apply for global grants? Applications must be completed online at Rotary.org. Contact your Regional Grants Officer if you need assistance with the application. Ÿ Where in the application does a district indicate that funding from a term global grant is to be used? When completing the financing portion of the grant application, select the term gift number (e.g.,T12345) as the funding source. Ÿ Can a district split a term global grant and add DDF and/or cash in order to fund multiple global grants? Yes, if the amount of the term global grant is greater than $30,000. For instance, if the term gift is for $40,000, the district can use $20,000 each on two global grants and supplement the difference by adding cash and/or DDF to each grant to reach the $30,000 minimum global grant project budget. However, both global grants must carry the name of the donor and comply with any restrictions and/or preferences placed on the term gift by the donor. Ÿ Where can districts find out about term global grants available to them? District leadership will have access to run a Tracked Gift Report at Rotary.org which will list all term gifts available, the amount available and any restrictions/preferences placed on the gift by the donor. Ÿ When will the Tracked Gifts report be available to districts for Rotary year 2015-16? The report won't be available until early 2016. For further assistance, contact giftadministration@rotary.org or your Regional Grants Officer.

Ÿ If the donor makes a term gift in excess of

$30,000 and the benefitting district does not use the entire amount, what happens to the remaining balance? Ÿ For example, if the term gift is for $50,000 and the grant is only $35,000, the district can use the remaining $15,000 to fund another global grant as long as they add cash and/or DDF to meet the $30,000 minimum global grant project budget. Ÿ Does the remaining balance from a term global grant (as described in the question above) have to be used in a specified amount of time? No, there is no time limit, however if a substantial amount of time goes by and the district is not using the funds, the Foundation will determine how best to use the remaining funds. Ÿ How soon after the term gift is made can the benefitting district have access to the funds? Such contributions are typically available in the Rotary year immediately following the year in which they were received, unless otherwise specified in the gift agreement. Ÿ What happens if a district does not use the term global grant benefitting their district in the year that it is made available? If the term global grant is not used within the Rotary year in which it is available, it will carry over tothe following year. If many years go by, the Foundation will determine how best to use the remaining funds. Ÿ Does a district need an international sponsor if financing a global grant with a term global grant? Yes. All global grants require a host and international sponsor. Ÿ Does the international partner need to contribute 30% percent to the global grant project budget? No, this requirement does not apply. The term gift covers the entire grant, including the international partner's portion. Ÿ What other information about global grants is available? Many resources are available; click below to access the online resource: Grant Management Manual Terms and Conditions for Rotary Foundation District Grants and Global Grants Areas of Focus Policy Statements Rotary Grants Staff Contact Sheet All monetary amounts in this document are in U.S. dollars

Rotary Foundation is Turning 100. Plan now to celebrate the centennial year

n Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Rotary members already have big plans to celebrate the Foundation's centennial in 2016-17. Arch C. Klumph, who's considered the founder of The Rotary Foundation, was a longtime member of the Cleveland Rotary Club. District 6630 is partnering with the Cleveland Orchestra to host a concert on 23 October, dedicated to Klumph and the history of the Foundation. Klumph helped coordinate the last pairing of Rotary and the orchestra when the city hosted the Rotary International Convention in 1939. In addition, district Rotarians are tracking a small statue of Klumph on Facebook as it travels from club to club on its way to the 2017 convention in Atlanta. Beginning with this year's convention in Seoul, Rotary kicks off a year of activities that highlight the Foundation's amazing record of service. Follow Cleveland's example by planning your own events and spreading the word in your community. Incoming district governors will begin planning at the International Assembly as they prepare to lead their clubs in celebrating the centennial. You have lots of ways to let your members know about the Foundation.

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A new email purporting to be from Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith is targeting Rotary members. The email falsely claims that members can become End Polio Now ambassadors if they email club information to a Gmail address within 48 hours. The fraudulent email has the subject line “BECOME AN END POLIO AMBASSADOR” and is sent from a fake email address. This is a scam. Rotary staff is working to resolve the issue. Avoid being the victim of scams by deleting any email that appears suspicious. Source: Rotary International

iGive; an organization that provides a portion of your purchases to ROTI, or other organziations you choose. I buy a lot from Amazon and a percentage of my payments go to ROTI. This was set up by ROTIan Stan Khan and continued by ROTI Treasurer Gene Beil several years ago. - Ron Nethercutt

MAJOR DONOR RECEPTION

Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith and the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation encourage you to save the date for the 2016 Major Donor Reception at Rotary International’s Convention in Seoul, Korea. With your support, The Rotary Foundation continues to make the world a better place. We would be honored to commemorate your generosity and enjoy your company at this year’s reception event. 2016 Major Donor Reception Date: Tuesday, 31 May 2016 Time: 17:30-19:00 Location: Grand Ballroom, KINTEX 1 Exhibition Center

An Innovative and Flexible Pilot Club Program Initiative

RC MABALACAT D3790 PHILS has PRESIDENTS

t might have baffled D3790 Rotarians when the Rotary Club of Mabalacat sent two Presidents Elect to the Pre-PETS (Orientation) conducted by DGE Raul Peralta on 13 February 2016 at Subic. It had also raised a lot of curiosity among the attendees how the scheme would work. As one of 200 clubs in the world approved by RI to implement the Innovative and Flexible Pilot Club program, the club believed that a pair of presidents one to concentrate on internal affairs or regular club business and another to work on the outside or international business - would be good for membership growth and would heighten awareness of Rotary work. PE May Valdez and PE Paul Hart

The scheme will be implemented for RY 2016-17.

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RI PILOT PROGRAMS

otary International is conducting four new pilot programs beginning 1 July 2011 and operating through 30 June 2017 and is looking for clubs to participate in them. In support of the RI Strategic Plan goal to 'foster club innovation and flexibility' the Board would like to evaluate and measure the impact alternative membership types and club operations have on member activities and engagement, membership growth and retention, improved member diversity, increased community and international service, increased support of The Rotary Foundation, and overall club effectiveness. Below is a brief recap of each pilot program. At this link are more detailed fact sheets for each of these pilots, guidelines for selection, terms of participation, and an implementation plan: Satellite Club The Satellite Club Pilot will allow a Rotary club to conduct multiple club meetings during a week, each taking place at a different location, a different day and/or a different time. Corporate Membership The Corporate Membership Pilot will allow a corporation or company in the club's area to become a member of the Rotary Club, through a club established membership approval process, and appoint a certain number of Designees as the individuals attending meetings, serving on projects, voting on club matters, serving as club officers and on club committees, etc. Associate Membership An Associate Membership Pilot will allow an individual to become associated and acquainted with a Rotary Club, its members, its programs and projects, and the expectations of club membership with the intent of becoming an active member within a designated period of time. Innovation and Flexibility This pilot project focuses on letting clubs selfdetermine their operations to fit better with their members' and community needs. Clubs will be authorized to make changes to the Standard Rotary Club Constitution and to their Rotary Club Bylaws in any area other than RI membership dues requirements. A total of 200 clubs will be accepted to participate in each pilot, with a goal of equal representation from the thirty-four (34) zones.

The club maintains an OFFICE of RC MABALACAT office in Mabalacat City where club bulletins, files, seminar books and much Rotary information are kept and preserved since the club inception in 1980 - as explained by President James Jung, above, with sister club RC Namwon Yongseong, D6750 Korea. The archives contained the start of Polio project in Pampanga. The Polio Handbook was authored by two past presidents of the club.

INNOVATIVE and FLEXIBLE CLUB must be Ÿ fun, dynamic Ÿ diverse Ÿ resilient, tolerant Ÿ proactive, interested in new things Ÿ member driven, results oriented, resourseful Ÿ inspirational, relationship-rich Innovative and flexible club may amend its By Laws to suit needs. The Innovative and Flexible Pilot will allow the club to determine their operations to better fit the needs of the members and community. Club is encouraged to conduct numerous tests to: Ÿ Try out different meeting logistics/modes (time, date, location, online, social activity, club event, use of social media, etc) Ÿ Allow double presidency, more leaders Ÿ Creative membership and diversity (age, gender, ethnicity, classification) Ÿ Focus on member engagement, not attendance

The overall results must yield Ÿ increased membership Ÿ club visibility in community The program is from 2015 to 2017.

ROTARY AT A GLANCE ROTARY

ROTARACT

INTERACT

RCCs

Members

429,203

197,869

1,228,076 194,028

Clubs

Corps

35,221

8,436

18,661

8,603

Source: THE ROTARIAN February 2016

WANTED

UNESCO-IHI GRADUATE STUDY SCHOLARS Dear district governors, district Rotary Foundation committee chairs, district scholarships sub committee chairs, and district grants subcommittee chairs:

he Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education are working together to tackle the world's water and sanitation crisis and are offering up to 10 scholarships for graduate study at UNESCO-IHE's Delft campus in the Netherlands. The partnership aims to increase the number of trained professionals who can devise, plan, and implement water and sanitation solutions in developing areas. The scholarships also are designed to promote long-term productive relationships between Rotarians and skilled water and sanitation professionals in their communities. Scholars will receive a Master of Science degree in urban water and sanitation, water management, or water science and engineering. Graduates work with their Rotary club sponsors on a related project to benefit their local community. The application deadline is 15 June. For more information, review the application toolkit and scholarship terms and conditions. If you have questions, please contact grants @rotary.org. Sincerely, Abby McNear Rotary Grants Manager Tel 1.847.425.5656

His Holiness Pope Francis will officiate at a Mass to Rotarians at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Square, Rome, on 30 April. The Jubilee of Rotarians is a special event hosted by Rotary District 2080 and the Vatican. We will have 8,000 seats reserved for Rotary club members, as well as friends and family. I believe this event is a tremendous honor that will raise Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status across so much of the world, and it should bring us all great happiness to be a part of it, regardless of our own religions and beliefs.

2015-2016

PRESIDENTIAL CONFERENCES

o highlight Rotary’s work in its areas of focus, RI President K.R. Ravindran and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith are jointly convening a series of presidential conferences.

RI Presidents (L-R) John Germ 2016-17, Ravi Ravindran 2015-16, Ian Riseley 2017-18

The first of the series, the Rotary World Peace Conference, was held 15-16 January in Ontario, California, USA, just before the 2016 International Assembly. The two-day event brought together community and business leaders, Rotarians and non-Rotarians from all sectors of society to exchange ideas related to conflict prevention and resolution. Upcoming conferences: Ÿ Disease Prevention and Treat-

2016-2017 THEME

“I believe everyone recognizes the opportunity to serve Rotary for what it truly is: not a small opportunity, but a great one; an opportunity of a lifetime to change the world for the better, forever through Rotary’s service to humanity,” said Rotary Presidentelect John Germ

ment Conference, Cannes, France, 19-20 February Ÿ Economic Development Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 27 February Ÿ Literacy and Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) in Schools, Kolkata, India, 11-13 March Ÿ WASH in Schools, Pasay City, Philippines, 18-19 March

Enhancing Rotary’s image isn’t the only way to boost membership. “We need clubs that are flexible, so our service will be more attractive to younger members, recent retirees, and working people.”

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Twinning clubs section gives you the chance to propose a matched club arrangement within ROTIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 105 country members. A template is available. This could lead to future project partnership and visit exchange after developing a twinning club pact. 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. Best regards, Glo.

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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Dear Gloria Nethercutt, Hope this finds you well. Please find the attached menu information which (I think) fits to your request. The place is located in 15th floor of KINTEX 2 building. Menu list can be modified upon your request so feel free to ask for further discussion. Guarantee fee of $200 for your reservation. Regards, Chorong Eli Kim 김초롱 드림 김초롱 Chorong Kim (Eli Kim) / 시설사업팀 Facility Business Team, Kintex

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35 USD per person Price includes Buffet menu(per person) and Main menu(per table)

BUUFET MENU LIST MAIN MENU LIST Hot Dish1. Guangzhou-style Sweet and Sour Pork 2. Stir-fried Rice with Assorted Seafood 3. Sweet and Sour Chicken 4. Braised Short Ribs 5. Tofu-Bacon Gratin 6. Chili Shrimp 7. Salmon Steak 8. Fried Pork Belly in Soy Sauce 9. Pork Rib Barbecue Cold Dish1. Smoked Duck Steak 2. Assorted Skewers 3. Spiced Roast Chicken 4. Croissant Sandwich 5. Tortilla 6. Five Spice Sliced Steamed Pork 7. Assorted Sushi 8. Assorted California Roll 9. Assorted Sliced Raw Fish 10. Tuna Sushi

OPTION 1. Assorted sliced raw fish

OPTION 2. Beef RibEye Steak (100g)

Korean Traditional Food. 1. Stir-fried Glass Noodles and Vegetables 2. Seasoned Skate 3. Beef Tartare 4. Steamed Octupus 5. Fruits preserved in honey 6. Vietnamese Spring Rolls 7. Soy Sauce Marinated Crab 8. Grilled Dried Pollack 9. Rice 10. Seaweed Soup Salad. 1. Salmon Salad 2. Cranberry Cereal Salad 3. Assorted Green Salad 4. Roasted-banana Baguette Salad 5. Assorted Fruit Salad 6. King crab Broccoli Salad 7. Mango Salad

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On a trip to the Philippines I visited a poor school in a remote area. The teacher asked me to tell the students about Canada, but they did not even have a world map to show the distance I had come. During my presentation I mentioned how I admired the art work of the students and when I was leaving, the teacher asked if anyone might wish to share their art work with me as a gift. A beautiful little girl came and took her "I Love You' valentine poster from the board and presented it to me. Others also offered, but one was enough to make me leave with a huge reward and swelled heart, plus a tear of joy in my eye. Rotary in action! Happy Valentine's Day, everyone - Doug Vincent

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Rotaractors, You are among over 200,000 leaders who are changing the world. But fewer than 73,000 Rotaractors are actually being counted. For far too long we have not seen the full strength of Rotary’s global movement of young leaders, and now is the time to show the world the power of ‪#‎Rotaract‬. It’s time for every Rotaractor to STAND UP & BE

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Rotary Club of Loyola Heights D3800 Valentines Fellowship with members of newest daughter club, RC Heroes Hills at the Xavierville 3 Clubhouse

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Where do you get old records of the club?

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Our club does not get high marks for archives. Is there a way to check with RI on Past Presidents of a Club? - KEVIN M. PURCELL, PP, MPHF The Rotary Club of the Torrington Winsted Areas of Connecticut USA District 7890

Art 2005

Dear Kevin and all, I have done several District projects and found RI History folks very helpful with what they have. But...... they don't have old records of the ones you want. Even your District probably not have them unless they have an old historian that has taken that on as a project. As part of my start in the Rotary History Fellowship I did a "genealogy" of the clubs in our district - which club sponsored that club and when was each club admitted to RI. It was a very difficult task and RI did their very best to help, but much data was lacking in their files. Just as Tris found. I did complete the project with use of the Rotarian Magazine archives and frequent contact with each club. See D-6220 genealogy at the RGHF site. - Pryse Duerfeldt

RC Mabalacat did a great job of maintaining there history. They have bound copies of every weekly bulletin since they were chartered in 1980. It has been a valuable source; especially since the club established a pilot project for Polio vaccinations in 1982. Their procedure was printed by the Philippines Media Service and was utilized by Rotary International in 1987 for international use. I suggest a newspaper story, radio spots asking for members that were previous Rotarians and ask for the information they may have re the clubs history. - Ron Nethercutt

A COLLECTION OF ROTARY POSTINGS, THOUGHTS, AND COMMENTS AROUND THE WORLD

VOTE NOW Voting on the following proposal is now available via the web site at www.roti.org "The board is unanimous in having alumni be invited to join ROTI, provided (a) - that the alumnus be sponsored or endorsed by a current member of ROTI - that the sponsor submit the alumnus' credentials or (b) - that the alumnus submit his/her own credentials, verification by ROTI membership committeeâ&#x20AC;? Login is required to vote. Please follow the 'forgotten password' link if you can't remember your login details. The vote is open until the end of the month. Please remember that login at least once a year to www.roti.org is required as part of membership. This helps to maintain an accurate membership list Vote NOW. Lawrence 'Tris' Tristram Vice-Chair - ROTI President - RC Four Marks and Medstead District 1110

have noted the interesting discussion on ROTI and the need to spread our wings on social media. Let me explain where we are now...

ROTI in SOCIAL MEDIA

ROTI utilizes (and chooses any, or all of the 3) email lists to conduct its business, as a permanent communication function. We have - - Ÿ Yahoogroups Rotarians for general discussion including banter Ÿ Yahoogroups ROTI for Rotary serious discussion Ÿ Yahoogroups roti-tech for help with technology Then, we created Ÿ Facebook – ROTI Tower general discussion for

those who prefer social media sitehttps://www. facebook.com/groups/463682020425794/

Then, we asked Reinaldo Vicini to create mobile apps for ROTI members to chat, text, and communicate as ROTI on the Road. From Whatsapp, Reinaldo moved to Telegram to absorb as many ROTIans as possible. The board was worried about the sudden move without being notified first, and Reinaldo named the apps Global Rotarians. I am in the group and I believe that it can help mobile-techie ROTIans to stay in touch. Reinaldo as primary administrator has the option and/or can carry on the task to make the apps exclusively ROTI. Board member and tech support Don Higgins has created Ÿ Linkedin - Rotarians On The Internet Ÿ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1803102

for business networking among ROTI members. You may join in. And lastly - - - our IDENTITY - - - the ROTI website! ROTI webmaster Chris Sweens has taken big pains in improving our website www.roti.org. I am asking everyone to please SIGN IN. It is important in establishing the number of our membership. It is where you can have and enjoy your best interests/privileges as ROTIan.. We are still constructing Tweeter, and we will be in Instagram. Pretty soon, we will create presence in other popular social media sites like Pinterest, Vimeo, We will make sure that those in charge will guard our reputation as Rotarian. Now, some of you will be worried that we are too spread. Do not fret. Stay where you are comfortable and let others soar to other ROTI locations. Remember, we are Rotarians On The Internet. We are expected to be everywhere, where technology is. Have a good day nevertheless, Best regards, Glo GANethercutt, ROTI Chair 2015-2017

We are on Twitter with @RtnonInternet Yes we should open our wings to reach out every where. - Rtr. Hamadullah Sohu District Secretary (2015-16) Immediate Past President Rotaract Club of Larkana R.I.District 3271 Sindh-Baluchistan

Thank you Glo for a well written piece. I am impressed the ROTI leadership is open, aggressively embracing and engaging new tools on the Internet to keep Rotarians connected in whatever platform they are comfortable with, and not too controlling. The way to go. Thanks. - Ho, RC Kulai, Malaysia, District 3310

Reinaldo Vicini rvicinip@gmail.com wrote: Dear Gio: Thank you for getting everything settled. To have different platforms is not a problem, it's the way create more types and hence, an increased number of interactions among us. And no one has to be worried! We are all here with our unifying platforms! Definitely a very convincing and forward looking message from our Board! Thanks!

Glo, Alan, Norm, all

eing an IT Developer and Manager during my career, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always enjoyed learning about new technology and how it works. In support of that interest, I think it is appropriate for ROTI to continually investigate new Internet technologies communications and also other applications such as computing, security, storage, etc. However, over my 71 years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to believe more and more in the philosophy of nothing to excess. This leads me to the recommendation that ROTI adopt a set of preferred communication tools that they use for member discussions and other communications. Currently I would suggest adopting the 3 email groups on Yahoogroup (Rotarians, ROTI, and roti-tech) and one of the two Facebook ROTI Discussion group (RTOI Tower or Rotarians on the Internet ROTI group). Some members will choose to only use email groups, and some members will choose to only use social media group. Many younger Rotarians and Rotaractors only use cell phone based communication systems and do not want to use email groups at all. ROTI can update and change these recommended tools as often as needed. The three email groups have served ROTI well since the time I was on the board with Philip Merritt and we added a third roti-tech group after much debate. I have remained on these 3 groups since that time in daily digest mode so I only get one or two emails per day from each group at the most. My only real complaint about these groups is that we do not threaten to ban those who refuse to take a few seconds to put a descriptive title on each post and delete all but perhaps the one previous post that they may wish to refer or respond to. It is annoying to have to wade through endless repetition of previously posted digest messages.

In addition, I believe we do need to also support at least one or two currently popular social network communications services such as Facebook or Twitter. I recommend Facebook which is the elephant in the room with other social networks as its users represent the third largest country in the world. After my two daughters invited me to join Facebook in 2009, I have become a dedicated Facebook fan and believe all Rotarians and Rotaracts should be on it representing Rotary to the World. In 2011 I became a founding member of the Rotarian Action Group for Peace and now have many Rotary Facebook friends in the 206 Rotary countries around the world including the Middle East countries of Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, and Turkey. If we are to ever achieve sustainable peace in the world we need to reach out, communicate, and develop shared Rotary values. Even if you only want to communicate with fellow ROTI members, family, and friends; Facebook can support that as safely as Yahoogroup. You can receive email notifications of posts by your friends or you can turn off all notifications and just visit Facebook to view postings and post messages yourself. Just my two cents as a new ROTI Board member. - Don Higgins don@higgins.net

Don and others,

agree that there are many tools available for modern communication. However each have advantages. For instance hard bound books 'feel good and look good.' Paperbacks are cheaper and easier to carry with you. Kindle or other electric readers allow you to carry hundreds of books with you. mp3 players let you listen to books while in a car, bike, or walking. The internet groups are convenient, but also offer the users different ways to communicate. The social networks are wonderful to exchange short messages to friends and co-workers, or Rotarians. However the limited use of text creates a burden. However I feel the storing and continued reference to material presents a more serious handicap. Our district has had yahoogroups for the last six years and it is easy to go gack a retrieve information of how past district events were conducted, store registration lists, seating arrangements, etc. We had one governor that wanted to only use FB for announcements and other information. The problems that happended was that many Rotarians would have many other FB communications which loaded after the DG's text and could not locate that announcement. I prefer the permanence that is found in an internet group.

do agree that the 'old' Yahoo groups are going the way of the dinosaur. I get the digest version and, sometimes do not even read those because ofhaving to scroll all the way down, etc. It is very cumbersome to use. Has anyone really tried to hold a 'discussion' via Facebook? It is great for social media, posting of notices, etc. But, for discussions, it is NOT the way to go for discussions. I would recommend using LinkedIn for discussion groups within ROTI. There, you can have very good discussions, posted in a logical manner, etc. - David Robinette Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator, Zone 31;Zone 31 Promotion Coordinator, 2016 Seoul Convention; Past District Governor 2008-09

I do enjoy my membership in the LinkedIn groups and enjoy exchanging info re Rotary, music, or ham radio. Some have said ham radio is dying, but registration for new amateur radio operators continue to increase. We play a vital role in emergency situations when commercial electricity, cellular, and other communication is lost. It appears that FB, Skype, etc. have not stopped hams from being needed throughout the world. Ron KB5QVI RC Mabalacat D 3790 Clark Economic Zone PHILIPPINES

Bruce Hall <brucelhall@gmail.com> wrote:

acebook does work for the younger generation as it does for us older chaps. I am not sure if that is true. That may be true in parts of the US or Europe. Here in the Philippines, Facebook is the dominant form of communication after text-messaging. Email is rarely used and cannot be trusted. If you send someone a Facebook message, they will respond. If you send someone an email, you (a) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if it is a good email address, (b) they may never respond, and (c ) if they respond it may be weeks later. Only about 25% of our Rotary Club members ever respond to email.

Reinaldo Vicini rvicinip@gmail.com wrote: <<<<You should know we have used instant messaging apps for many years in ROTI so it is not really modern technology. We were using PowWow and ICQ with Hari, Darryl, Art, Steve, Mingo and Peter Wulff back in 97. Old times. Now we can exchange pictures and videos, certainly an improvement for this kind of tools Again, I do not intend to be disrespectful. Email is good for many things. ROTI communications I believe work very well. I do prefer instant communications for simple chatting. And that is what I really enjoy doing in the group. But that is my personal opinion and my personal choice. It is certainly different from others Not a problem. I respect that. Other means of communication are equally respectful and one does not compete with the other. They have different applications. I keep remembering: 1. We did not use Whatsapp because of the 100 member limit 2. We call the Telegram Group "Global Rotarians" so we do not interfere in the fellowship communication policies. Everyone is invited to join and we do mostly banter. Nothing transcendental. Global Rotarians is not an instrument of communication approved by the Board. And it truly doesn't matter. Personally, I enjoy a good personal relationship as a motivation for service.

ell, I guess it is time for me to weigh in on this conversation. I think the controversy is because we are talking two different things at the same time. That is why it seems controversial. Question #1: What should be the primary tool(s) that is/are used by ROTI in our discussions. I agree there should only be a few and possibly just one. I think Facebook serious should be the official media. That is just my opinion. We need to decide the official ROTI "business" communication tool, limited to some selected media. The board can propose that and let the members decide. Question #2: What communication media should we learn and use to meet our mission statement as technology advisers to all of Rotary? On this side, we should try every possibility that comes up. For example, I have just tried KIK. My initial impression is that it lends nothing to a Rotary group. However, I would love to try it with a few others to better evaluate. This way if someone comes up and asks about it, I can give them an answer Instead of arguing, can we just realize that we are talking two very different items and plan our actions that way. Now, a suggestion: Should not we develop some written material listing all the popular communication apps with what information we can put together about them I think that would be beneficial to other fellowships as well as clubs and Districts. I do not know about other Districts, but I am unaware of a discussion group for 7750. I think something like this would be quite valuable. Any opinions?? - Steve Sokol

Global Rotarians does the job. I think it defends itself.

>> we need to improve the content of our communications because that is what attracts Rotarians into a group discussion. It is good that we keep the younger Rotarians in mind, but please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the older and aged Rotarians like myself. Having a wide range of platforms to communicate doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that communications is improved. I think it will simply allow more side conversations. - Alan Okinaka RC of Hilo Bay Hilo, Hawaii District 5000

ROTI NEEDS UNIFYING MEDIA Dear friends: I believe this interesting and transcendental discussion for the fellowship derailed somehow along the way and it was probably because of my poor choice of words in a previous message. Please accept my honest apologies once again. And it will surely happen again for sure. So I apologize in advance. No harm intended. This is not a confrontation among us or taking sides but the idea of understanding ways to improve friendship and cooperation among present and future rotarians. Somehow I felt we were going the opposite way. Anyhow, taking a step back and passing the page I would like to look at a couple of points: 1. INTERNET IS NOT ONE THING: It is now TV, newspaper, radio, mail, phone, encyclopedia, virtual group conversation and many more that will come. We can't ignore such a fact to keep attracting new members to the fellowship and hook more new members into Rotary. Internet and fellowships in general allow all rotarians to know the beauty of international friendship and cooperation embedded within our organisation. We are a resource this organisation has to tie between local service to international cooperation. 2. OUR MAIN PURPOSE AS A FELLOWSHIP: To increase cooperation and friendship among rotarians. 3. WE ARE A LARGE COMMUNITY; And this is not a problem but an opportunity. Not everyone must be hooked to every tool. 4. HOWEVER, ROTI NEEDS A UNIFYING MEDIA, and probably in my modest personal opinion, nothing better than this kind of email list as a "push" technology. If you belong to ROTI you must follow its whereabouts to get to know who is there and what is going on. It also has the benefit of the journal. My point of discussion: I believe there should be a more open approach ROTI should take as a fellowship so large in numbers. I believe this is something the Board should take this in consideration.

There are larger multimedia platforms platforms available at this time that were not available years ago such as Google where plenty of services can be integrated into one login. Conversion is a cumbersome work but it is something it has to be done in computing from time to time in order to maintain information demands up to date and take advantage of opportunities as they arise. Google will eventually pass as many platforms you have seen before come and go, as the Palm Pilot, MySpace or sadly, the Blackberry pin. Whatever happens we must be ready to adapt and explore into the opportunities each one brings. The Board should allow with its rules of course, to create freely as many communication options as possible as we did in the past. That is why we exist in the same place in case many people don't know. We considered the view of ICUFR very static towards a particular tool and that hurt the fellowship. We came in with PowWow, the different lists, the webpage, the multilingual approach, etc. As a relatively new member of the new ROTI and also a part of its past, and apologizing about the potentially inappropriate wording of my opinion considering the fact I was not here in between, we should go back to the "old ways" that helped this group to become the largest and most successful friendship group in Rotary. We have to be more open to different options and allow volunteers to develop new ways. We are not the same, we are different. Everyone has its preferences as we have seen and we must respect them all. But also we should EMBRACE them all since each one has its own approach and reach a particular set of clients. This is not personal, and I am not attacking anyone, it is a acting philosophy what I am proposing and I would like to hear your say. And PLEASE read the complete email as it was intended to be written. Long email are often not read in its full and tend not being fully comprehended. Cordial saludo, REINALDO VICCINI P. RC Cucuta III