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Fifteen-year-old photographer Marlin Shank was fortunate enough to capture this image of a rare albino ruby-throated hummingbird while in a park in Staunton , Va. - Paul Hart, RC Noosa

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The Breadbasket is a monthly publication of the Rotarians On The Internet. Editor: PP Glo A. Nethercutt <ganethercutt@yahoo.com; gan3790@yahoo.com) Rotary Club of Mabalacat, D3790, Philippines Assistant Editor: PP Lawrence Tristram <lawrence@tristram.force9.co.uk> Rotary Club of Petersfield, District 1110, England Web Publisher: PDG Mark Howison <mark@kokomo-ent.com> Rotary Club of Perris, District 5330, USA Submit your photos and articles to any of the above on or before the 24th of the month.

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The new Rotaract promotional card is now available Rotary International has released a new Rotaract promotional card to make it easier to spread the word of Rotaract. Whether you are a Rotaractor recruiting potential members or a Rotarian looking to start a new Rotaract club, this new tool can help you communicate your message. The promotional card offers a bold and succinct way to express the essence and benefits of Rotaract. Show potential members how they can help others, develop leadership skills, and make new friends by being a part of Rotaract. You can distribute the promotional card at schools, gyms, coffee shops, and community service fairs. To more easily connect with potential members, space is provided on the card for clubs to add current contact information.

New Generations is Rotary’s fifth Avenue of Service.

Every year, thousands of talented and dedicated young people, ages 12-30, have an incredible experience in a New Generations program. As Rotaractors and Interactors, they serve in communities at home and abroad. Through Rotary Youth Exchange, they explore new cultures. And as Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants, they learn skills that will help them succeed as future community leaders.

By Arnold R. Grahl Rotary International News -- 4 May 2012

President Elmer Hernandez inducted his eldest son Anton to Rotary in one regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Mabalacat. Anton, 22 years old and a practicing licensed civil engineer, is the youngest Rotarian in the club, and perhaps in the whole district 3790. He started to be interested in Rotary when he attended the induction of his father in June and was tasked to take photos of the event. Anton liked what he saw and asked his father to invite him to Rotary. After attending 4 meetings, he was inducted in August 2012 and proudly received the Rotary pin from his father. When Anton comes to the meeting, he makes a round of greeting the “elders” of the club by taking and touching their hands to his forehead - a Filipino practice of respect.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA participants can be ages 14-30, but most clubs and districts choose to focus on a narrower age range, such as 14-18 or 19-30. RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth, and aims to Ÿ demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth Ÿ Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders Ÿ Encourage leadership of youth by youth Ÿ Recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities

Elementary schools across Mexico City have clean drinking water and improved sanitation thanks to U.S. and Mexican Rotarians. Since 2008, Heart 2 Heart, a project of District 4170 (Mexico) and seven districts in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, and Tennessee, has funded the installation of clean water tank systems in more than 50 schools, improving the daily lives of tens of thousands of students. A 10,000 liter tank is connected to each school’s internal plumbing and filtering system to provide clean water for drinking, toilet flushing, and hand washing. Better sanitation at schools means healthier students and more time spent in the classroom, says Ron Appuhn, one of the project’s coordinators and immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa, Tennessee.

Rotaractors from Nepal today received top recognition at the 2012 Rotaract Preconvention Meeting for a radio program that provides health care information to people in the eastern part of the country. The Rotaract Club of Dharan Ghopa’s twicemonthly "Rotaract Swastha Darpan" includes a drama written by the Rotaractors, interviews with medical professionals, answers to common health questions, and news and facts related to health. Listeners can send in questions by email, social media, and mail. The initiative was recognized as RI’s Outstanding Rotaract Project international winner. It was one of seven projects singled out for honors at the annual meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.

“Not having clean water and sanitation impacts children’s ability to go to school. Students get sick and they miss school,” says Appuhn. He adds that providing schools with basic necessities allows teachers and administrators to focus on educating the students. Local Rotarians arrange for the construction and delivery of the water tanks, assist with the installation and plumbing, and train school officials in routine maintenance. Each tank is refilled weekly by the government at no cost to the school or Rotarians. Each tank costs US$3,500. They are made mostly of steel and last up to 40 years. The plan is to install 50 to 60 more clean water systems, according to Appuhn

Order your Rotaract promotional card on shop.rotary.org . Cards are US$0.20 each, but during the month of February, you can buy fifty cards for only $5.

“What a wonderful opportunity I was given, from both the Rotary club and my family, to spread my wings, taste the culture, and live the life.” – U.S. exchange student to Australia

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As a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you’ll spend up to a year living with host families and attending school in a different country. Whether you participate in Rotary’s long-term or short-term Youth Exchange programs, you’ll learn a new way of living, a great deal about yourself, and maybe even a new language. You’ll also be an ambassador, teaching people you meet about your country, culture, and ideas. You can help bring the world closer – and make some good friends in the process. For over 75 years, students and host families have broadened their horizons through Rotary Youth Exchange. More than 80 countries and over 8,000 students each year participate in the program, which is administered at the regional level by Rotary districts and at the local level by Rotary clubs.

GARY C.K. HUANG of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, is the President of Rotary International for the year 2014-15

Gary C.K. Huang, a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2014-15. Huang will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates. Huang says his vision for Rotary is to increase membership to more than 1.3 million. "To increase our membership, we must go beyond borders to wherever we see growth potential, such as the countries of China, Mongolia, and Vietnam. I will put an emphasis on increasing female and younger members," Huang says. "I will also encourage former Rotarians to once again be part of our Rotary family." Huang has served as the chair of Taiwan Sogo Shinkong Security Co., Ltd., Shin Kong Life Real Estate Service Co., and P.S. Insurance Agency, Inc. and director of Federal Corporation and managing director of Taipei Life-Line Association. He is a past president of Malayan Overseas Insurance Co. and charter secretary general of the Council for Industrial and Commercial Development in Taiwan.

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Rotarian since 1976, Huang has served as RI vice president, director, Rotary Foundation trustee, district governor, International Assembly training leader, regional session leader, task force member and coordinator, and committee member and chair. Convener of the 2000 Hong Kong, 2011 Kuala Lumpur, 2002 Manila, and 2003 Singapore Rotary Institutes, he also served as chair of the 2002 Taipei Presidential Conference. He is chair of the Council of Past District Governors in Taiwan. Huang created 19 new clubs in 1986-87 as governor of District 345, which included Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Huang has been awarded the National Civic Service Award by the Federation of Non-Profit Associations and the Outstanding Community Service Award by the Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. He is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award and the Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service. Huang and his wife, Corinna Yao, have three children.

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s we finish summer in the upper half of this globe we call home, we start to accelerate our efforts for the Rotary year. In the case of ROTI, that means increasing the rate of information exchanged to promote the application of information technology to enhance Rotary service, fellowship, and knowledge. Join us in meeting this mission. Bring your questions and help answer the questions of others. We started last month welcoming PDG Gene Biel as ROTIan of the month. Gene is a long time and very active ROTIan. The honor was well deserved. The hot topic early in the month was the direct election of RI officers. Then, discussion of the changes that Future Vision will bring to Group Study Exchange merged into the direct election thread. The discussion presented some opinions that were not flattering to Rotary. This column is not the place to discuss the detail, but if you go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rotarians, you can read the messages. As the month progressed, the topics ranged from the Rotary Action Group on World Peace to the shootings at the Gurudwara and from the flooding in the Philippines to India Independence Day. August is going to be a heavy activity month (as was July), and some of the more controversial non-Rotary subjects have quieted. However, you can probably count on the subjects from the prior paragraph to return to focus. Moving into month-end, we have two very interesting threads developing. First is a discussion on the General List on how to enable club web sites to make Rotary more relevant. For now, the topic is still developing with some confusion between relevant and attractive. As I understand it, the thought is to make the club/District web site make the Rotary presence more meaningful to the community and integrate Rotary service into the community. It is a difficult concept to grasp, and as I write, the originator is trying to explain how much more than just an appealing site he wants to develop. On the ROTI Tech site, there is a discussion starting on the use of Content Management Systems (CMS) for club/District web sites. Products like WordPress, Joomla and other CMS's provide an easy approach to creating a unique Internet presence. A question still to be addressed is whether the non-technical members will submit their material directly to the system which is a major benefit of these systems. Discussions like these accentuate the value of the ROTI lists to Rotarians and their clubs. We need to expand the awareness of the valuable knowledge being exchanged on our lists and our social media presence. Yes, we do have banter that may disillusion some, but there is the “Serious List” for those that want to avoid the pure fellowship aspects of our group. I participate in a number of threads on various social media. I think it is very difficult to get a faster response with more authoritarian data than is available through ROTI.

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Start considering a presentation on Fellowships at your club to build interest in Fellowships in general (and ROTI in particular). You could also get a table at your District Assembly or Conference to promote ROTI. Cost prohibits us shipping you a large number brochures, but we can provide enough to draw attention and “get you started”. We do not have a specific package to support you at this time, but if uly was a soft month on the “general” list with only 310 messages (by 7/21). This is one of the lowest posting counts we have had in the last ten years. We did have reasonable growth with 21 new members (by 7/21). Some of the decrease in message trafficking may be from the growing success of LinkedIn for discussion groups. [ROTI does have a presence on LinkedIn]. I think the amount of “traffic” coming through ROTI in total is fairly stable. With the first full month of the new year behind us, I think there are a lot of Rotary discussions coming through our clubs. I encourage you to bring those discussions to the ROTI list. We have a large quantity and diversity of Rotary knowledge on our lists and they can be of great help to you and your club. Bring up your subjects and get your answers. Does your club/District have plans for Membership & Extensions Month (August)? The clubs to which I have belonged have worked to match programs to the Monthly theme and I assume most clubs do. You could have your Assistant Governor come to discuss the “RI Membership Development and Extension Award.” Then, some of your club leadership can talk about the plans of the club for retaining members and pulling new members. I was surprised to find that the average member does not think about inviting associates to Rotary. Well, I was also surprised that I did not do it for my first several years. Introducing an associate to Rotary is doing them a favor. July has been a hectic month for me searching for hotel space for Lisbon. Yes, we are eleven months out, but hotel space is difficult. The reserves for RI are high because of the large attendance at Bangkok which takes an immediate cut into available space. Then add in what we specifically want in the way of transportation and amenities and the available appropriate properties are difficult to find. We are working with a travel agent and have some other assistance, so I hope to have this resolved shortly. Steve

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RON NETHERCUTT ROTI Chair 2007-2009

ROTI is a unique fellowship in that we rarely, if ever see one another, but we know we can ask for help on our various lists and find solutions quickly offered.

lo just informed me that I haven't yet written What's Up for the ROTI Breadbasket. In my case, she just turns her head at her desk as says the words which means, “do it now…”from about 6 feet away. To many of you, the request is made thousands of miles away as she, the Breadbasket Editor, or Lawrence Tristram, who runs the Members' Reports section ask for submissions. It appears that the turn of my wife's head works much more quickly that does electronic transmission since the end of the month is near, and only ONE report as been submitted at the time I write this on August 26th. The Breadbasket will be full of information however, since there were many issues being discussed for the Top Twenty. Many more reports will be found in some of the district newsletters and reports from Rotary International; but why do ROTIans not submit reports of their activities and projects? It is not because they are performing valuable tasks for humanity; I see some of those mentioned in emails. Unfortunately, those snippets need more coverage and photos. Enough of that; I doubt if it will change the “need to report” attention of many, but if a few ROTIans take the request to heart, it might well begin a trend of submit materials to the ROTI Breadbasket that will provide information that other ROTIans might be able to use. Remember one of the Rotary Themes; Rotary Shares? Well folks what have YOU shared lately with ROTI? OK, let me lighten up a little and ask about sharing little paragraphs about one personal moment that you were glad you were a Rotarian. Tell us something that happened to YOU, not your Club, District, Zone, or Rotary International, but a personal occurrence. Tell us about one of those “Bingo….” moments that you will remember forever. If you were lucky, you've had several; just tell us about one. It can be as simple as someone seeing your Rotary pin and saying “you folks do good work, or as complicated as see the results of a grant you wrote, and being told 200 children are now have clean water to drink because of your grant. This is induction time for many clubs, and in the Philippines it because a time of great pride for the clubs and invitations are sent by clubs and usually 15 or more club attend the induction of clubs in their area. These gala events also offer a time of fellowship among Rotarians and a great time to be made aware of the work of other Rotarians and other Rotary clubs. It is also a time that some Rotarians reach out for assistance from other clubs or their members. ROTI is a unique fellowship in that we rarely, if ever see one another, but we know we can ask for help on our various lists and find solutions quickly offered. Those that have had the opportunity to press the flesh of our friends have found those relationships to be truly special. Last week, I was joined at a BOD meeting for the Philippine Rotary Magazine by two other ROTIans, so now there are three working with the PRM. I am sure some of the skills and experience that ROTI has provided will prove invaluable in continuing to develop the Philippine Rotary Magazine for the Rotarians of the Philippines. Take what you have and Show ROTI Cares.

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ROTIAN MONTH Each month, a special Rotarian is selected by ROTI, in recognition of their commitment and dedication to Rotary service. This month, ROTI is pleased to honour

Dan Mooers Dan Mooers has been a member of the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, RD 7780 since 1970. He is by profession a lawyer, offering a wide range of legal services to his community. Dan is a long-time member of ROTI. The Yahoo archive shows him posting in 1999 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; before most of our current members. There isn't enough space here to list all the things Dan has done for his community in Maine, or Rotary on a larger stage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ranging from being an officer in his own club to being aide to the RI President from 1999 to 2002. Dan Mooers is recognized here for his contributions to the general conversation on the ROTI list. His writings are always informative and thought-provoking, whether on Rotary history, procedures or practices. Thanks, Dan, for all you do for Rotary and ROTI.

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MEMBERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; REPORTS PP Lawrence Tristram Assistant Editor, ROTI Breadbasket Rotary Club of Petersfield, District 1110, England lawrence@tristram.force9.co.uk

Mobile Science Laboratory Rotary Club of Luanshya provides Mobile Science Laboratories and Dictionaries to 40 Basic Schools in Luanshya Education District. Earth Science and Basic Chemistry are part of the curriculum for grade 8 and 9 students. Unfortunately, students in these grades are only taught in theory since materials are not available for them to actually practice the experiments they are expected to perform during their practical exams at the end of grade 9. The purpose of the project was to provide the basic tools needed to equip a simple laboratory for each basic school in Luanshya which has grades eight and nine thus making their education experience more meaningful. Started in PP Steve Sondashi's year, the application process was finally completed in mid 2011. Monies were received in March 2012 and all purchased made in early April 2012. The final items arrived in June and the club members embarked on the collation of science lab posters for each school. kind enough to transport the dictionaries from Zimbabwe to Lusaka and on to our little town.

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news ROTARY EYE CLINIC Dilip Malpani Rotary Club of Sangamner D 3132, India

We wish to publish one report of our permanent project which has reached 25th year - the Rotary Eye Hospital. Regards, India,

otary Club of Bombay Chembur West has been into community service for the past 22 years. One of our ace projects is the Rotary Garden and play area for special children /Handicapped children. On 21st June 2012, District Governor Vijay Jalan inaugurated a play area for special children developed by The Rotary Club of Bombay Chembur West. The play area consists of play equipments such as double swing with belt assembly, criss cross scrambler, wide slide etc, which are essentially assembled for special children. There are about 5 schools for special children in Chembur. About 70-80 children accompanied by their parents would visit this play area everyday. The play area is developed from Rotary District Grant and a corporate donation from Siemens Enterprise Communication Pvt Ltd.

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Play area for special children By PP.Suhas B. Naik-satam Chairman, Media Relations. Rotary Club of Bombay Chembur West

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Interested in Rotary and wondering how you can become involved in some way? Becoming a Member of a Rotary club is a way you could choose to make a real difference There are many benefits to Rotary membership: Friendship In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of our basic needs: the need for friendship. It is one of the two reasons Rotary was founded in 1905. Business Development The second reason for Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origination was business development. Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of the business community, from all walks of life. Rotarians seek to help each other and collectively help others. The Opportunity to Serve Rotary is a service with the motto Service Above Self. Rotarians provide community service locally and internationally. This is perhaps the best reason for becoming a Rotarian: the chance to do something for somebody else and to experience the self-fulfilment that comes from the process. It is a richly rewarding activity. The Development of Ethics Rotarians practise a Four Way Test, a test that governs our ethical standards. Rotarians are expected to be ethical in business and personal relationships. Personal Growth and Development Membership of Rotary continues to provide opportunities for growth and education in human relations and personal development. Fellowship Every Rotary club and District has fellowship activities that provide a diversion from business life. Conferences, conventions and assemblies also provide good entertainment in addition to information, education and service. Continuing Education Each week at Rotary there is a program designed to keep members informed about community, national and world events. Guest speakers and timely topics are presented and discussed. The People Rotary is fun; the people make it an enjoyable experience! Many lifelong friendships have emanated from belonging to a Rotary club.

Children at Sicelekuhle preschool play with brightly colored toys donated by Rotarians. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Photo by Alyce Henson / Rotary Images

Of course the best way to find out more about Rotary is to visit a Rotary meeting and find out for yourself. You will be warmly welcomed whether you are interested in joining or if you simply would like to learn more about how Rotary works.

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By PDG Brent Rosenthal, Zone 30 Assistant Rotary Coordinator

MEETING ATTENDANCE – The Tail That Wags the Rotary Dog?

robably every Rotarian who has tried to recruit a new member has at one time or another been rebuffed by someone saying they can’t fulfill the meeting attendance requirement. And can anyone even count the number of Rotarians expelled for failing to attend the minimum number of meetings? A speaker at the May 2011 Rotary International Convention in New Orleans asked his audience a simple but intriguing question that has haunted me ever since: “Why is a service organization like Rotary so obsessed with meeting attendance? [his emphasis, not mine]” District 5170 PDG Brad Howard, a member of the North American Membership Committee task force asks this great question, only semi tongue-in-cheek: “Ah, attendance….I look at it like a fence intended to keep people in. How many customers do you treat that way?” A central tenet of District 6690’s Our Members Are Our Customers is that member engagement in the club and its activities and programs is more important than meeting attendance. By “engagement” we mean that a member is committed to one or more of the club’s programs or activities as evidenced by his or her participation or monetary support – an investment of time, talent or treasure. DISCLAIMER! I believe good meeting attendance – if not perfect attendance – is important and a noble goal. It builds goodwill and better friendships and is beneficial to all concerned. I just happen to think that Rotarians should attend meetings because they want to and are attracted there – by friends, fun and fellowship – not because we beat them over a head with a rulebook! Also meeting attendance is an important statistic for club leaders. It shows how much members enjoy the club and the meetings. But poor attendance should not be met with expulsion from a club. I will say this loud and clear: I don’t think any Rotarians should ever be dismissed from a Rotary Club for poor attendance. Instead I think Club leaders should reach out to members with poor attendance to find out why. And it should be done early on – meaning club leaders must monitor attendance records regularly and address members’ lack of interest before it becomes habitual. A useful question to ask a non-attending member is this: “what is the club not providing to you that it should be?” It is true that members sometimes have business or family obligations that make meeting attendance difficult. But Rotary makes at least four very important tools available to clubs to help members with struggling attendance. The first is leaves of absence, which can be given at the board’s discretion. The second is makeups at another club. The third is use of eClub (online Rotary meetings). And the fourth is the discretion of the board to count participation in any club activity, committee meeting, service project etc. as meeting attendance. In fact, I would suggest it is that fourth factor that is the true heart and sole of a Rotary club. A well run Rotary club has meetings and events that members attend because they want to, not because they have to. They participate because they want to spend time with their friends, because the meetings are fun, because of good programs, or especially because they know they will be greeted warmly and made to feel welcome – which is increasingly unusual in our impersonal computer based world! Most clubs tend to point fingers at non-attending Rotarians as “bad Rotarians.” I on the other hand feel poor attendance says as much – or more - about the club as the individual. I see clubs with poor attendance as not understanding and not giving the members what they want. And that is something club must recognize and fix!

“I just happen to think that Rotarians should attend meetings because they want to and are attracted there – by friends, fun and fellowship – not because we beat them over a head with a rulebook!”

Almost every Rotarian I know is very busy, with work and family demands and stresses that can be all consuming. But I have found this to be true – Rotarians who feel they are getting value from their membership find time for Rotary meetings and activities. It means something important enough to them to balance out their activities. But those who don’t see value from their membership let the other things crowd Rotary out. It’s not surprising – we all do the same thing with all of life’s activities. Club leaders - yes, pay attention to membership records. But use them to assess the club, not condemn the Rotarian. And then have the courage to make the changes that the members want and will make them raving fans of the Club and all its meetings and activities. P.S. My personal belief is that in the not too distant future, meeting attendance requirements just may be history in Rotary. If that does happen, is your club attractive enough – is it fun, does it provide value to members – to keep members coming to meetings?

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By PDG Douglas W. Vincent, RC Woodstock-Oxford, D7080

DESTINATION BRAZIL: Part 4 – Rio D4570 Rotary Events

ext on our journey was a two hour flight to destination of Reo de Janeiro. This had not originally been in our travel itinerary but when the District Governor Alice Lorentz learned of our presence in Brazil, she invited us to participate in a couple of special Rio D4570 Rotary events over three days.

As we arrived at the Rio airport it was a strange feeling, since for the first time in recent memory there was not a Rotary smile to greet us. DG Alice and her District team were too busy to make arrangements, so we found our way by taxi to a small but comfortable hotel. Thanks to Miriam and DG Marli from D4640, they took care of getting us accommodation located on Copacabana beach, just around the corner from Ipanema. Their hotel selection was a good one and the English speaking staff were friendly and helpful. After time to wander and orient ourselves, we headed to our Rotary banquet venue about ½ block away. The event (District 4520 Turnover) was a grand affair hosted in one of the best hotels in Rio. Upon arrival we could feel the warm, welcoming environment and Rotarians were quick to locate English speaking members to help us feel comfortable. Soon our new Rotary friend Regina was escorting us to meet DG Alice, while a youth band was providing background entertainment at the reception area. A short while later, Ana Lucia, the Executive Assistant to DG Alice, was directing us into the glorious ballroom filled with flowers and Rotary decorations. I was impressed with all the banner displays and many photos depicting their Rotary Club projects.

Today, our first stop on the official tour was a famous landmark, ”Christ the Redeemer” statue on Corcovado Mountain, located high upon a mountain top overlooking the cityf. The statue of Christ, blessing the world with open arms, was gigantic as we stood like a miniature doll beneath its shadow.

I was seated at the head table with several other dignitaries and it was apparent the coordinators paid attention that I sat beside English speaking people. In the foyer, I had noticed an elaborate food arrangement with an aroma that captured me. But my taste buds had to wait awhile before we got to savour the wonderful feast. Here in Brazil, it is customary to eat later in the evening at the conclusion of the speeches and program activities. The program consisted of various speeches and presentations with DG Alice pinning each of the incoming District team members in groups. Individual certificates were also presented to commemorate the special occasion. One of the great ideas they have in Brazil is effective background music that is played while people are being called up on the stage. Then it is turned down lower, while someone is speaking. In addition to the entertainment value, one could sense the feeling of excitement in the room as the uptempo music selections were played. Everyone enjoyed the socializing during this process and I was introduced to many influential people in this country such as: Federal Judges, Consul Generals, Large Corporate Presidents, Police and Military Officers. We were also invited to participate at the turnover meeting for the first Rotary Club in Brazil, being held in a couple of days. It is the RC of Reo de Janeiro, which is 90 years old this coming year. The incoming President was very excited to meet us and know that we will attend his special meeting. The Canadian Consul General has also invited us to the Consulate and a new Military General friend offered to tour us around Rio. The grand celebration ended with a huge buffet dinner amongst a gathering of over 500 Rotarians in a district with approximately 1500 members. A live band with dancing concluded the evening which carried an air of anticipation and excitement, as everyone celebrated a new birth of a new Rotary year. It was a warm and wonderful surprise, amongst many new friends, to the start of our Rio travel segment. The next morning was an early start as we took a tourist tour of Rio. Actually the start our tour was yesterday, when we explored the boardwalk of Copacabana beach. It was a Sunday, so the beach and street was very crowded with both individuals and families. The street is closed for cyclers, runners and walkers every Sunday, along with a huge street market that offers fruits, vegetables and a variety of food stands. Well I must stay there was not a bathing suit in sight, for all the ladies, both big and small, were in bikinis. Actually I do not know how to discretely describe the view of the beach, strewn with sun umbrellas and lounging chairs, in between many glamorous and some not-so-glamorous models. Let’s just say that the pictures you have seen of Rio beaches are true, with only a few square inches covered in many cases.

PDG Doug Vincent with DG 4570 Alice Lorentz and her husband Impressive displays of club projects

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Today, our first stop on the official tour was a famous landmark, ”Christ the Redeemer” statue on Corcovado (humpback camel) Mountain. Located high upon a mountain top overlooking the city, it was a 45 minute drive winding back and forth with switchback and hairpin turns along the mountainside, coming close to many steep inclines. One needed seat belts not only for safety, but to keep you from falling out of your seat as the gravity quickly changed at each turn. The statue of Christ, blessing the world with open arms, was gigantic as we stood like a miniature doll beneath its shadow. There were many people taking photos and of course the usual tourist vendors were present to sell you their vast array of souvenir items. In the evening, it is an impressive sight overlooking the city in a bask of flood lights. Once can observe this magnificent sight from almost anywhere they travel in the area. 1 Septermber 2012 Page 11

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PHILIPPINE TYPHOON

RELIEF OPERATION

lubs and civic organizations in District 3790 joined together in giving aid to recent typhoon disaster in the country which left thousands of people homeless. To the most remote affected community, the 10 clubs of Team 3B (Angeles, Mabalacat and Clark areas) brought truckload of clothing, medicines and food supplies, assisted by their service partners - members of Philippine Air Force and National Police who provided the vehicle and manpower; and members of several Rotaract Clubs. The target place is Masantol and Macabebe areas seldom reached by aid missions due to their remote location and impassable roads.

The team rode in the military truck; unloaded the goods to barges which were then transferred by tricycles to reach the evacuation center. The team distributed 680 packs consisting of rice, noodles, canned goods, medicines, biscuits, coffee, toiletries, clothes and water; 104 packs for the kids, distributed to 8 areas of Masantol and Macabebe, Pampanga. The distribution was participated by the Rotary Clubs of Angeles Kuliat, Angeles Midtown, Balibago, Dau, Clarkfield, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mabalacat Clark, Metro Clark (lead club) and Pampanga North.

Team 3B Assistant Governor Zaldy Alegre led the distribution of relief supplies to typhoon victims of Masantol. In another affected area, the members of Western Pampanga Rotary, below, prepared goods for a barangay in San Fernando City, Pampanga.

Above, members of Mabalacat repacked goods donated by District 3860 and Midtown Tarlac for distribution to typhoon victims. The club pitched in medicines and groceries which were delivered to Minalin, Pampanga, a lowland heavily damaged by the typhoon.

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The UltimateSOLUTION PDG Jess S. Nicdao Founder-CEO ShelterBox Philippines Foundation, Inc. T +63 45 961 6626 M +63 917 328 1903 +63 918 900 2287 E jess.nicdao@yahoo.com jessnicdao@gmail.com

SRT Peter Pearce(Aus) with baby Rain born in the evacuation site at Morong, Rizal. Thousands are affected in said province, needs assistance on food and shelter

Ernesto starts again with a ShelterBox tent Ernesto and Juanicia Di Joso had been living with their three teenage grandchildren in Santa Cruz on the Bay Laguna shoreline when Tropical Storm Haikui hit, bringing heavy rains and high winds. Their home was completely flooded. With no personal belongings, they had been staying in an overcrowded evacuation centre when they received a ShelterBox. ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) member Owen Smith (AU) was part of the team that delivered their box: 'Ernesto is hoping to get a municipal grant to help him and his family build a new house on a small piece of land they own further away from the lake. The tent gives them the independence to move to their land and start again.' 'I think that it is foolish to continue living on the lakeshore since the recent floods,' said Ernesto. 'Thank you so very, very much for this gift.'

SB-Phil CEO Jess Nicdao together with SB Phil Pres. Vitt Gutierrez in the ShelterBox Village, San Fernando, Pampanga

Ernesto and Juanicia are one of many families staying at the camp in Santa Cruz set up by Response Teams, who had invaluable assistance from local Rotarians, council staff and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Four-month pregnant Josephine and her husband Raymond Idean are also now living in a tent at Santa Cruz with their three children aged two, four and six. 'We are so happy to have the gift of a ShelterBox to move our young family into as our house is still under two metres of water,' said Josephine. 'We have been told that it will be November or later before the lake will drain enough for us to return to our home.' With an uncertain future, ShelterBox has given the Idean family some dignity ShelterBox tents set up in San Fernando, one of the many towns affected by the and privacy in the crowded school that is their evacuation centre. The floods on the Bay Laguna shoreline to the north of the capital of the Philippines, Manila, August 2012 Philippines Navy, Emergency Medical Services, local Rotary Clubs and volunteers from the Asian College of Science and Technology have helped SRTs establish more camps in San Fernando, Sucat, Santa Rosa and Bay to help ease the congested evacuation centres and give families a place to live close flooded homes; and of course we also need to enable sanitation, potable water, security and everything else to make a camp to their homes. habitable for families.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 'The biggest challenge has been sourcing suitable land close to the flooded communities because much of the flooding has taken place in dense urban Response Teams continue working hard to deliver shelter and areas,' noted Owen. 'It is not much use giving a family a new home if it other lifesaving supplies to families affected by the floods to the removes them from their local community or takes them too far from their south and north of the capital Manila. ROTARIANS ON THE INTERNET BREADBASKET

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FATBOYS10

GAMES for a CAUSE

Fat Boy Charity Rugby 10's Tournament Every year for the last 8 years, the Pot-Bellied Pigs Rugby Football Club (based in Hong Kong) puts together an international tournament which is held at Challenger field, Philippine Air Force City, Clark Freeport, Pampanga. The game is rugby football with 10 players in each team competing in a knockout competition. 14 teams, including many Philippine teams, come from around Southeast Asia to compete. It is a great fun day and a good opportunity for those less familiar with the game to see it live and close up! There are no entrance fees. Action starts at 9:00 am and goes through to 5:00 pm . There will be music, food stalls, side shows, cheerleaders etc. It is a rough, tough game so ambulances and medics will be standing by. This year we have arranged for 250 children from the poorer barangays to watch the rugby, have lunch and be entertained with bouncy castles and clowns. The aims of the event are to have a jolly good time and more importantly to raise money for local charities. Starting the fun weekend on the morning of Friday 31st August, is the Fat Boy Open Golf Tournament (Texas Scramble) at Mimosa Golf and Country Club. Afterwards, there will be a dinner, prize giving and auction at the golf club and some time later in the evening a ‘weigh-in’ will take place at the Golden Nile club for the rugby players. This is a handicapping system for the rugby tournament the following day based on the players’ weights. After the rugby tournament there will be another dinner at the Lewis Grand Hotel with guest speakers, raffle and a charity auction. Also, for the first time, there will be a cricket six-a-side tournament on the Sunday 2nd September. So bring along the family and enjoy this fun-packed weekend. For more information contact us – http://www.rotaryclubclarkcentennial.org/contactus.htm - PP John Lloyd, RC Clark Centennial, D3790 Philippines

ROTARY

Day at the UN 2-3 Nov 2012

Greetings Rotarians and Friends: Once again this year, I invite you to join us in New York City at the Rotary-United Nations Day on Saturday, November 3, 2012. In addition, Canadian Rotarians can participate in a UN Tour Friday 9 am and a Special Canada Session, hosted by the Canadian UN Ambassador on Friday afternoon, 2 November. The Saturday meeting is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UN Headquarters and will include presentations and panel discussions addressing Millennium Goals, and key humanitarian issues. The event will feature presentations from senior UN staff and Rotary leaders, panel discussions on our mutual goal of achieving peace. Rotary Peace Fellows will also be included with a separate youth program for Rotaractors and high-school age students. NOTE: UN tours are not available on Saturday, so those interested in this should do so on Friday morning. Advance registration is necessary by October 19th for security reasons, however since we had to turn away folks last ROTARIANS ON THE INTERNET BREADBASKET

year, I suggest you do this asap. Please register for the Saturday meeting on line at: http:// undaynov2012.eventbrite.com Cost is US$42.50, including box lunch. For the Canada Session on Friday afternoon, please email me your complete name/address at: rotary@teamvincent.com. If interested in the Charter Bus trip to New York and UN (Saturday meeting registration included) see http://www.eventbrite.com/event/ 3028403035/eorg or email JulieGrabb@hotmail.com. Friday evening is our Friendship Dinner Cruise, November 2nd at 6:30 pm. All Rotarians and friends from around the world are welcome to join us. Enjoy a buffet dinner, music and fantastic view of NYC skyline at night. Register on bottom of the first page at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3028403035. Accommodation is expensive in NYC. There are more economical hotels across the river about 30 minute bus ride away. Many stay at the Quality Inn or Marriott Hotel in, Lyndhurst, NJ and save over $100. per night. Or if flying, the Comfort Inn in Queens is a convenient-tosubway location. Join me at the United Nations, meet our Canadian UN Ambassador and celebrate Rotary's role in the development of the UN back in 1945. It will be an exciting experience. Rotarians, family members and friends are all welcome. - PDG Douglas W Vincent, RC Woodstock-Oxford Humanitarian Missions Chair, D7080, CRCID Representative, D7080

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ROTARY with INFORMATION From Ho Loon Shin <loonshin@yahoo.com>

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Green project by RC e Club 3310 (Rtn Maria Boey) Save the little Hearts (PP Datuk Lee CW ) SINDEX Motional Talk (Pres Saravanan Krishna) Serving beyond club level (PP Michael Yee) Go Green and Live Clean (PP Sec Dinesh Shanker) Supporting our disabled youth (PP Violet Lim) Official handover of Matching Grant project (PP Lim Chin Leong) Making the Best of RTM (PP Alex Eow) Photonews ( PP Charles Chiam & PP Joseph Chua) Disaster Relief by ShelterBox RLI International Newsletter RI celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first Interact club charter Summary of RI BOD meeting Job Opportunity News (PP Kenneth Leow)

letters to the EDITOR From: Rachid Karroo <rachid@intnet.mu> To: news@roti.org Subject: Rotary eClub for District 9220 Dear Gloria I would like to share the below information to ROTI. District Governor Mamed Baboo has agreed for an ambitious project namely the creation of a Rotary eClub for the District 9220. PP Dinesh Gajelee has been appointed Governor Representative to report on this project. For info the Rotary District 9220 consists of 7 countries in the Indian Ocean, namely Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion and Seychelles. The full online model has been agreed compared to Hybrid model. The official language will be French but in true Rotary Spirit, both English and French will be accepted. Further information will be provided in due course.

Dear Gloria, Thanks for the beautiful newsletter of August 2012! The design and information are so colorful. However, I think the political joke with the title "My favorite" and starting with "A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following:" on page 18 - should have been avoided. Anyway, the other information are good and I especially enjoyed reading the global club statistics. Thanks for your excellent work! PP Rtn. Kim J. Baaden (MPHF) RC of Pashupati Kathmandu, Nepal

Hi Gloria, Thanks for the Breadbasket. Click the link below to view the flipping book version of your great publication. http://www.flipsnack.com/my-flippingbooks/details/ ?flip=fzcmemik Have a nice day! Ric Salvador - Holy Spirit D3780

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e-clubs As the mother of two small children, Simone Carot Collins found it increasingly difficult to attend meetings of her Rotary club after starting her own business. Carot Collins, 2010-11 president of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, Western Australia, Australia, talked to two other Rotarians in a similar situation, and approached her district governor-elect about exploring the possibility of an e-club. Carot Collins is now president-elect of the provisional Rotary E-Club of Sunset Coast, in District 9455. "E-clubs are an invaluable way to enable committed Rotarians to remain engaged with Rotary work rather than losing them from the organization entirely," says Carot Collins, who is also past chair of the Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship. "A change in life circumstances can make it very difficult to participate in a regular Rotary club, be it having young children, starting up a new business, or taking a job that involves regular traveling." E-clubs have been around since 2004, when a pilot project allowed about a dozen clubs to experiment with the format. The 2010 Council on Legislation decided to make e-clubs a permanent part of Rotary International, approving a limit of two per district. There are now more than 30 e-clubs, whose members meet weekly, plan service projects, and build friendships online. Starting an e-club involves essentially the same process as starting any Rotary club. The responsibility of approving the new club rests with the district governor, who appoints a special representative to gauge interest and find potential members.

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Peace Project

My small club of 20 had a problem with finding a peace project which was possible for our small numbers. Some of the larger clubs have held symposiums and peace days etc in their area but we tend to look at the practical in line with our limited resources.We have supported a local school band and they are planning a friendship exchange with Cuba. The band is going over there in January so we are combining with other small clubs to support them and provide some resources for this visit in accordance with their needs. It is a great opportunity to show Rotary support for friendly ties in a country where there is no Rotary at the moment . It is also a country with limited ties to Australia being so far away .We see this as an ongoing thing with music as the key to understanding. I think this is an example of a great peace project. - Elaine Lytle, PDG Rotary club of Como Jannali, Sydney Australia CEO, Sydney Convention 2014 Host Committee

Hi Elaine, Looks like a great peace project! Do you need help? - Earl Inglis Hamilton Sunset Rotary Club Hamilton Canada earlinglis@yahoo.com

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PDG Elaine, this sounds like a great project. I like it that your club has chosen to target a school band (and children at that) for your peace project. One of the most effective theories of change in peace work that i have interacted with deals with exposure to other cultures/ groups as a way of demystifying the 'other'. In this way, there is a contribution to individual perceptions, which can go a long way in contributing to peace. Doing this for Australian children to visit Cuba has the potential for a 2-sided benefit, for both visitors and hosts. Music is a great tool in this way... a crowd puller, and an opportunity to interact with a rich diversity of people. I wish you all the best in your plans, and I hope as many children as you can possibly support will be able to partake of this individual experience. - PP Joe.Bazirake Rotaract club of Rubaga (Kampala, Uganda) PADRR D9200

The Rotary District Peace Communities Programme out of Wagga. We have a template Peace Conference 21 to 23 September in Wagga. If you would kindly send me your email address I will send you the Programme. - PP Geoffrey B.W. Little JP.PHF Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney D9680 Dean of the Ambassadorial Chair RD9700DPCP

I would like to get some details about your Wagga Programe. I am from a small club of 36 members in Sri Lanka and have planned a programme to support the people who live in the border villages of the previous conflict areas of the North of our little island nation. Due to the conflict they have almost lost everything and for them "No Conflict" means nothing, as their battle is to feed themselves and their families. Therefore, we interpreted the theme "Peace Through Service" to mean helping these villages to restore their dignity with livelihood facilities, and are in the process of providing each family, as per their skills and talent the resources to establishing a livelihood. - PDG Imthiaz Ismail RI Dist. 3220, Sri Lanka

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Digital ROTARY http://digital.rotary.org/ - Girish Mittal, RID 3140, Mumbai, India

The Digital Experience In the last post we spoke about the strategic objective of the website – To Build and Deepen Relationships”. Today, we want to talk about a shift in the way users experience the site that is also in the works. When you look at Rotary.org today, it very much resembles a news site. We scroll news on the front page and tend to post 3-4 items a week to keep the Rotary world informed. In fact, large sections of the site are informative in nature. Basically, we are using it as a way to broadcast Rotary’s message. What will it look like in the future? We’ll still have very informative information, but a key difference will be what we do with that content. We want our site to be more of a catalyst rather than a news room. What does mean? When you see information about Polio, give will be prominently featured encouraging you to help eradicate it once and for all. When you see a story about a great club that has fun, how to join will be featured. Reading about the convention, registering will be front and center. I think you get the idea. In essence, as a user experiences the great content on the website, calls to action will play a big role from turning a web browsing experience into an interactive one. This is very different than how one experiences our site today and one that we feel will be very powerful for the general public that comes to learn more about Rotary. We’re excited about this direction and we hope you will be too. As always more to come soon.

A Great Video on PRIP Cliff Dochterman Cliff Dochterman, a Rotarian since 1958 and a past Rotary International President, takes us on a humanitarian journey, displaying the amazing impact of what one person can realize as he reflects upon his lifetime of service within Rotary. And author of a wonderful book, "As I Was Saying," and the forever useful, "The ABCs of Roary." A video on Cliff Dochterman, you should not miss to have an intense look and listening, to surely feel proud to be a Rotarian. 35 minutes worth keeping glued to. Feel overwhelmed! SHARE! <http://vimeo.com/7102943> Copy - Paste into IE. Here, you would hopefully succeed through internet explorer straight. Or < http://www.eflashonline.org/video/ clifford-lee-dochterman>

Peace Community Program From Capiz I flew from Singapore to Manila on November 3rd 2010. Flew to Roxas City on November 8th, 2010. Started attending Rotary Meetings in early december 2010 and became a member on July 1, 2011. President Jerry Olson (2011-2012) was the most active member of the club. I became the second most active member during that year. We did more than 40 projects. Jerry is still extremely active and I am trying to keep up. I only became a Rotarian after coming to the Philippines and I don't know the Singapore Rotarians but would like to. After Jerry became President I kept bugging him about how we could get young (High School Age) people involved in Rotary. So bugging, bugging, bugging, how, how, how, until Jerry finally said "INTERACT".

Here, You would need to sign in first as a member of eFlash_Rotary, if you are not yet. Just go to www.eflashonline.org and click the link for the video.

Our Interact Club is also a strong club, they did many projects last year and their membership has grown from 30 members last year to 50 members this year. We are talking about starting more Interact Clubs.

- PDG Subhash Saraf Rotary Leadership Institute RC Pune Ganeshkhind, RID 3131, India

- Ivan Manoharan Henry RC Metro Roxas, D3850 Capiz/Capish, Philippines

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By PP Jon Deisher, Anchorage Rotary/D5010, Anchorage, Alaska

A Question of Values

n the ROTI list, our conversations occasionally delve into weighty and potentially controversial topics such as "peace," "religion," "firearms/gun control," "gender dynamics," "politics," "rights," and on and on. Pro and con points of view represented by our august membership come from virtually around the world, offering anecdotes, scientific data, metaphors, parables, personal insights, anguished experiences, cultural traditions, codified laws, emotional persuasions, logical expositions and on and on. There are pleas to suspend discussions for fear of disrupting the fellowship of our common mission. Alternatively, there are submissions that mutually respectful people can and should take up the most difficult of topics and maintain the dignity and decorum that intelligent discussion of serious topics require. Whatever the controversial topic, and whatever points raised in response to it, and whatever efforts made to ensure that the fabric of our fellowship is not torn, we ultimately find that when we cook the topical chicken down in the boiling pot of discourse and the bones rattle fleshless on the bottom, there are basic, unalterable values to which some of us adhere and to which some of us don't. When our values are common or overlap, then all is right with the world: Hale Fellow! Well met! Let's have a beer! And, when the values are not common or do not overlap, then "the other" is unworthy, wrong and probably "evil:" Shun the S.O.B.! Shut the door before they get in! Our fundamental values are not negotiable, except in only one sense: Many people will be happy to negotiate your values in the direction of theirs, but they'll be damned if they'll permit you to negotiate theirs in the direction of yours! Such values are mutually exclusive to a point  not resolvable by reason, logic, humor, kindness or any manner of persuasion. When we get to these fleshless bones of values in the bottom of the pot, they are not negotiable and we can chose to respectfully agree to disagree, change the subject, and recognize "the other" for the uninformed, ignorant, uneducated, obdurate but kind-hearted, well-meaning and naive person that he/she is. Then we move on. We are products of our cultures, languages, histories, experiences and inherent predilections. From these our individual, shared and varying values arise. The older we get we gather "evidence" or other influences that engrain them more securely into our ways of thinking and understanding the world: they become secure fibers of our attitudes about ourselves, who we are, and how we interact with other people and our environment. Age and personal experience makes them more or less permanent. Then we confront, encounter, meet or otherwise engage someone who's experiences, history, influences and background is MUCH less insightful than our own: who have not had the profound epiphany to grasp those values that we hold most dear. Clearly, there is something wrong with them! There are those who, when they come to the conclusion of "wrongness" in others, move to remove either them, or their wrong beliefs, or both, from the world. We see these people prominently  discussed in the media every day. In our brief moment in time, herein lies both the opportunity and tragedy of our existence. It is an opportunity for us to recognize that we, no matter from where we come or what our values have grown to be, are no more insightful or "correct" than others: We have simply come to insights that work for us that are not necessarily better or worse than those of others. It is a tragedy for us if, or when, we assume that the "errors" in others requires us to castigate, trivialize, and/or move against them in greater or lesser, or peaceful and/or violent, ways. Herein lies the beauty of our fellowship. We chose the former opportunity as a foil against the latter tragedy. This does not mean we should change our respective values or deny our profound insights into the nature of the world. They are precious and came to us through much difficulty, toil and struggle: they will not be released lightly or easily. Mine to me and yours to you. Nevertheless, we each have much to learn from others, no matter how our respective values or insights differ. Perhaps, in our living and the demonstration of our values in the service of mankind, others will see the beauty of our insights and what our experience and life has taught us. And, perhaps, as we perceive those different from us living and demonstrating their values in their service, we might see the beauty of their insights and what their experience and life has taught them. In this way, whatever changes we, or others, might make in their values, are done volitionally, thoughtfully, and peacefully through our experience of others in our fellowship. In the last analysis, we are vastly more similar to each other than different. By our actions we will be known: actions make values visible. As we project our service, we demonstrate our values ... Pontifications from "on high" without taking up the cudgel of productive effort are simply breezes in ghostly trees. The value of Rotarian activity is not a theory of service: Rotary is service in action and thereby our values are known.A couple of points. First, people who are not familiar with firearms incorrectly identify both full automatic and semi-automatic weapons as “assault rifles.” Steve S correctly identifies only full automatic “machine gun” type weapons which require special permitting to own. A semi-automatic requires that the trigger be pulled for each round that is fired which is quite different from a full-automatic that fires continuously with the pulling of the trigger. That said, a proficient marksman with a bolt action rifle can match the average person’s firing speed with a semi-automatic.

Next, I’m reminded of a Brazilian GSE team that visited us a few years ago and the entire team wanted to forego an afternoon event and instead we spent the afternoon at a “Texas Shooting Range” ei: a pasture, firing an array of different weapons. That lead to their discussion of the ban on weapon ownership in Brazil and they all agreed that they really didn’t believe it worked because all of the criminals had no problem procuring firearms. I would think that is verifiable since the murder rate in Brazil is four times that of the U.S. (as stated in a U.S. State Department travel advisory). While the Colorado theater shooting draws a lot of attention and is truly tragic it is also true that this total is not uncommon over a weekend in several major cities. It is the shock value that causes these kinds of events to stimulate the anti-gun groups to start calling for increased control on firearms. Lastly, if there were a “ban” on firearms in the U.S. just which agency would be honored with the job of confiscating the weapons. I know I certainly would not want the job. - Steve Coleman SaveGSE.org, R.C. Danbury, Texas, D5890

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AFTER THE HURRICANE

How are our ROTIans?

HAITI after Isaac

Dear Mike, Great to know that you and your wife are OK except by the inconvenience of heavy winds and too much water. Probably you already saw that Mexican Republic has been affected by both sides, and there is another Storm that will become Hurricane too. Please take care and whatever you may need please let us know, OK? Leticia Parra Toledo Webmaster Portal Rotario Mexicano "Rotary Mexico" www.rotarymexico.org PP Bellavista-AtizapĂĄn RC - Distrito 4170 MĂŠxico http://www.rotarymexico.org/ClubBella/index_1.htm ROTI Chair 2009-2011

Mike Barr <mbarr123456@yahoo.com> wrote: Thanks Leticia, It's not quite after yet. Still raining cats and dogs. Where I am we have had heavy wind and rain for three days without respite. Little to no damage here, just trees down and roads flooded. There were 30 roads flooded and closed in my county this morning. Our state and local government and also the utilities were extremely well prepared and have been on top of things. In fact the only power outages that lasted more than an hour or two were in flooded areas where they just couldn't get to. The coast has had a lot more flooding than I have. New Orleans and the areas around it received less rain than I did but more wind. My brothers and others in New Orleans are pretty much just like me, little damage but sick and tired of the rain. I got over a foot in one day. Outside the levies around New Orleans, there was a lot of flooding as there is even during heavy rains without a hurricane just more of it. There have been a number of tornadoes in Mississippi today but not close to me. For the most part people that have built in low areas and those that didn't take the hurricane seriously suffered the most and the rest of us are hoping it will end soon so we can put the lawn furniture back out and enjoy. Most of those that were flooded will recover quickly and rebuild and those few that were hit by tornadoes will do the same more slowly.

Photographs of homes and tents coming out of Haiti show devastation and loss to knee deep mud and slides. Three people are missing and 24 have died. Warning people of the approaching storm was an issue since many tent-city dwellers could read only minimally. At the time that Isaac was passing over Haiti, there was cursory interest in the losses to people who had little. Now I see reports only of New Orleans and the Gulf. Horace McCormack, President of Rotary's Caribbean Partnership recently sent out an email inquiring about Shelter Boxes, but I have seen no response. Living conditions for hundreds of thousands are now much worse. Does Rotary plan to assist in this latest disaster? Please let us know. The tent city literacy problem was reported on Saturday by one of the major national US news networks. The problem was partially solved by showing Haitians who could not read drawings of the coming floods. The pictures were shown on camera and the point made that literacy is an issue in the camps. We are coming up on International Literacy Day, September 8th, and need to keep this example in mind as we consider how important literacy is not only to daily life and jobs but also our actual physical safety. Building Literacy in developing countries should be a critical, continuing effort. - Dr. Sara C. Mansbach, District 7750 Literacy Chair Project Adviser, Partners in Literacy Haiti

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Barry Rassin <barryjras@yahoo.com> wrote: Just a couple of comments. The warnings were received but there is minimal shelter for the people to go so they are forced to stay and try to protect what they have. >>> Unfortunately the system to ship anything to Haiti has become a serious issue with the cost of getting anything through the system.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/aug/29/hurricane-isaac-new-orleans-katrina-video

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Writing as one of the least technical members of roti-Tech: Can anyone tell me about how/if I might use Google Analytics to give at least some information of how often the various pages of a website are 'hit'? I do understand that the same person might revisit the same page several times and that any hit count is to be treated with considerable caution. Nevertheless it would be good to compare pages to get some idea of the popularity of some over others.

<johnbuchanan@gmail.com> wrote: To: roti-Tech@yahoogroups.com Subject: [roti-Tech] Google Analytics There is a training manual created by the guys at MakeUseOf.com on Analytics. http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/your-guide-togoogle-analytics. Password is makeuseof.

From scratch then: Is Google Analytics 'free', whatever that means these days? Is it easy to install and use? Are there any downsides? Is there a better alternative? - Francis Hookham Rotary Club of Cambridge, D1080

Chris Glass | Terrostar <cglass@terrostar.com> wrote:

http://www.google.com/analytics/

I actually work for a web development company and we use Google Analytics on all of our sites. It is a free service and you do not have to worry abouthit counts with the product. It will show you the number of unique visitors (thenumber of actual people vs. page views) allowing you to get a better grasp on traffic. It also blocks out the web crawlers and bots so thenumbers you see should be as close to accurate as you will get.

Gain insights that matter Google Analytics not only lets you measure sales and conversions, but also gives you fresh insights into how visitors use your site, how they arrived on your site, and how you can keep them coming back.

To integrate GA you sign up for an account and you will be provided with a snipit of HTML code to place in the footer of your website. If you have a CMS on your site this should be easy. If not you should contact your web company to place this code. If you have a CMS and cannot figure it out I would be happy to help a fellow Rotarian.

Social Analytics The web is a social place and Google Analytics measures success of your social media programs. You can analyze how visitors interact with sharing features on your site (like the Google +1 button) and engage with your content across social platforms.

I have not found one downside to using this product and I work for a web development company. Our job is to find the best products for our customers and this is definitely a great product. Free, easy to use, and accurate. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for much more. There are some features that Google Analytics does not have though and the only way you can get that is paying for a product.

Analysis Tools Google Analytics is built on a powerful, easy to use, reporting platform, so you can decide what data you want to view and customize your reports, with just a few clicks.

We do search engine optimization for many companies and our SEO customers get a more featured filled analytics products. This product has a lot more features than Google Analytics and has a special feature called leadcaster. Leadcaster is great for businesses as it will tell you the name of any business visiting your website. If you sell your products B2B this would be something great for your sales team as it generates very qualified leads for them to go after. This product is a bit more difficult to integrate and requires a web company to do so. We integrate this product with customers paying for us to optimize their websites within the search engines. If you have any additional questions email me and I would be happy to help.

GA is free. You must create a Google account if you do not have one. Then sign-in, go to GA and create an account there. You will need your site domain name(s) that you want to track. GA is very comprehensive and easy to use. There are also many tips, etc. available just by Googling "how to use Google Analytics". Here is access to one introductory video. http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-use-google-analyticsfor-beginners/ - Jay Kuhlman Rotary District 5150, Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise

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ask ROTI TECH How to change the data over I have an HP Entertainment laptop with Windows 7 and when the computer "guru" transfered the data from my old lap top (also HP) he put it all in "C" drive then when another computer "Guru" was trying to clean up my files of duplicates she also located the data in "C" drive I have got a serious problem of running out of space on "C" drive and finally identified that this computer has a "C" and a "D" drive plus an"E" drive for recovery I have been trying to move the data from C to D but even after moving and deleting some files they return to the original location on C how can I get these moves done correctly??? Should I cancel sharing files before trying this?? Also how do I now get the documents and pictures on D drive to show in Libraries?? I have been dragging and dropping from C to D (originally I was copying and pasting but can go faster with drag and drop) leaving all the programmes on C (I hope!!) - Margaret Cooker, RN Rotary Club of Victorville, PDG D5300

Hi Margaret If I understand correctly, the physical hard disk in your new laptop is partitioned into 3 logical drives C & D. Plus you have a recovery partitioned named as E drive. Where the C drive contains the Operating System and the D drive contains the data. The size of the partitions are not equal. You have to be careful when moving files from one logical drive to another. The common approach would be to Leftclick and drag. Most of the time, the original data at source is duplicated on the target drive. It is not moved. Depending on the amount of data which you are moving, it would be wise to burn them on a CD or DVD. This would allow you to have a safe copy. If you are moving data consisting of MS Word files, Excel files, Text Files, pictures, powerpoint presentations etc (anything which is not an application or program) then they can be freely moved or copied to a different target location. If you are moving Program files or Application Files, there will be an issue because during first time installation, the first drive was chosen to become the install drive. MS Windows keeps a registry of all installed Program or Application files. It will still point to its originally installed location. That is why some times the programs or application does not work when moved from one drive to the other. Simply because the shortcut will refer to the initial location of that program, hence the common error "File Not Found" or something related to that. I think in your case, the fact that you are doing the "Click and Drag" using the Left button of the mouse, Windows is simply duplicating the files. Try this procedure :

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Assuming you have to move a complete folder :Ÿ Left Click once on the Folder to Highlight it. Ÿ Position the mouse cursor on the highlighted folder then click the Right Button of the mouse and Drag to new location and/or Drive. Ÿ A small window will appear asking whether you want to Copy or Move. Ÿ Use the Left Button of the mouse to select which action you want to perform. That would be it in a nutshell. To your question how to show the Documents and Pictures on logical D drive to appear on the Desktop or other folders like libraries, the approach would be to create a shortcut to this folder located on D drive. Let me try to guide you as much as I can then, Ÿ Click once to highlight the folder contain that contains the ocuments & pictures with the left button of your computer mouse. Ÿ Click the Right Button. Ÿ A window will appear contains loads of menus and tasks. Further down you will see written "Create Shortcut". Ÿ Choose this option by clicking the Left button of your computer mouse. Ÿ A shortcut will be created named "shortcut to xxxxx" where "xxxx"is the name of the folder containing your documents & pictures. Ÿ Click once on that Shortcut to highlight, then Right Click to choose to Cut or Copy to where you want it to appear. Let's say you want it to appear on your desktop, then the procedure would be Cut or Copy option then going back to your Desktop, Right Click then Paste. I hope all this jargon will be of some help to you, Margaret. Please do let me know if you succeeded. - Rachid Karroo Founder President 2012-2013 Rotary e-Club District 9220 www.rotaryeclub9220.org

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ROTI NETWORKING

I agree Jon. Ron & Gloria Nethercutt have come to St. Louis to visit a few times. Once we had John & Jenny Buchanan here at the same time and I believe John Glassford came to town for a day, too. We've also enjoyed visiting with Chairman Steve at a mutually agreed upon restaurant on the edge of Atlanta when I was driving my daughter down to Miami for a year with Americorps.

Just a quick note from Fairbanks, Alaska's Golden heart. I had never met Nate McClure, except as a mutual contributor to our list. As it happens, he> and his wife are visiting Alaska and we both happened to be in Fairbanks at the same time. We had a nice meal and conversation at the world famous Fairbanks Pump House last night. It's great when two Rotarians who live thousands of miles apart can meet in a remote spot on this planet just through the marvels of the ROTI network! Nate and his wife head south for McKinley and then to Seward to meet up with their Holland America Tour ship. My family and I will hang out in Fairbanks for a couple of more days, do the Riverboat Discovery, the Gold Dredge and then the Chena Hot Springs. Then our young Indian visitor will meet his mother and they'll spend the night at our place. Monday, we'll take them to Whittier to meet their Princess Tour ship. There will be photos for display later. It's great when two Rotarians can meet in passing for a meal, conversation and a glass of wine as they pass along life's highway: much better than ships passing in the night! - Jon Deisher, PP Anchorage Rotary/D5010, Anchorage, Alaska

Nate McClure <nmcclure@yahoo.com> wrote: Jon, thanks for a very pleasant evening last night. It was great to meet you and your family in person. As we said, Rotary is great, not only for what is accomplished in the name of Rotary, but also for the personal relationships forged by Rotarians.

Aloha to Jon and Nate, Always good to hear/see something like this happening. Thought back to the many encounters with Rotarian Strangers at airports, restaurants, and just milling around at a store. The Rotary pin is the conduit that starts the conversation and although you may never see that person again, the short chat is still very special for both. Many of these start with, “Hey, you’re a Rotarian!” I also thought about the last Rotarian Magazine I read half way through this morning. RI President Tanaka touched on the need to increase membership. This made me wonder why I became a Rotarian and although I couldn’t gel a reason by going through my 24 years as a Rotarian, it made me think of why I now stay on as a Rotarian. Rotary brings a meaningful purpose to my life. Maybe this is what we can offer others besides fellowship, networking, and the usual list of things we say to prospective members. I guess a meaningful purpose is implied in Rotary, but I think we need to flip that around and make the other stuff implied. - Alan Okinaka RC of Hilo Bay Hilo, HI

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Stan Cahn also comes to St. Louis for work-related trips and we can sometimes meet for Italian food or Scotch, but Stan generally just wants to meet with Tricia and doesn't care if I show up or not! Tricia and I had a nice evening with Art and Averill when we went to San Diego for International Assembly and the 2010 monsoons. We did not get to go on their roller coaster ride though. ROTI Fellowship can happen in real life as well as our day-to-day virtual meetings. - Todd Lindley

ROTI Networking continues. I received an email from PP Teresa Matriano of RC Rosario in D 3810 (Philippines) in regard to a post re academia many months ago. Among succeeding emails she mentioned that she became a university administrator in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She returned to Manila during a university break and arranged for her and the President of RC Rosario to enter into a sisterhood agreement with my club. That happened in one meeting; it was nice to once again see in person another ROTIan. It also expanded to a nice relationship with RC Rosario, our club was invited to attend their Governor's Induction of Officers this 4th of September. - PP Ron Nethercutt RC Mabalacat D 3790, Angeles City, Philippines

Girish Mittal <mittalgirish@yahoo.com> wrote: This is great indeed... It gives me an idea...Most of us have not met each other or even seen each other. I propose to start a google hangout, we can have live video chat with 10 people simultaneously. This will help, at the least, to put faces to the name!!!

BEST CLUB AWARD Greetings and Best Wishes. I am glad to share the news that our Club Rotary Club, Dharmavaram Mid Town received Best Club and our President Sreenivas Best President of the year 2011-12 at the recently organized Awards Program of our District RID.3160. This is the 5th time we received Best Club award came close to twice in last 10 years and 3 of our Presidents received Best President and I am glad to be part of both awards and in addition I was also the Best Secretary of the District in 2002. - Suresh Sunku, Major Donor Rotary Club of Dharmavaram, Mid Town RID 3160

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ANAGRAMS

The Cockroach Theory for Self-development: Response vs Reaction

PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER

At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.

ASTRONOMER: When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER

Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.

DESPERATION:When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT

The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group.

THE EYES: When you rearrange the letters: THEY SEE

Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.

This has got to be one of the cleverest E-mails I've received in awhile. Someone out there must be "deadly" at Scrabble.

GEORGE BUSH: When you rearrange the letters: HE BUGS GORE THE MORSE CODE: When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS DORMITORY: When you rearrange the letters: DIRTY ROOM SLOT MACHINES: When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME

The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.

ANIMOSITY: When you rearrange the letters: IS NO AMITY

Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior?

ELECTION RESULTS: When you rearrange the letters: LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.

NOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S

It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.

A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters: I'M A DOT IN PLACE THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters: THAT QUEER SHAKE ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters: TWELVE PLUS ONE MOTHER-IN-LAW: When you rearrange the letters: WOMAN HITLER Bet your friends haven't seen this one!!! - Ron Trimming, P/P, Multi-PHF, DTL 94/95 DGSE-Chair (twice), Uddevalla-Skansen RC, Hon-member Uddevalla- Byforden RC

There once was a rover named Curiosity Which traveled to Mars with great velocity A heat shield slowed it down And a parachute guided it around Then rockets helped it touch ground - Don Higgins don@higgins.net

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I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it’s my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me. It’s not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me. More than the problem, it’s my reaction to the problems that create chaos in my life. Lessons learned from the story: I understood, I should not react in life. I should always respond. The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded. Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of, just and right to save a situation from going out of hands, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.

- Ron Nethercutt Angeles City, Philippines www.jazzprof.com

EARTH was a Village - Chip Ross Strathcona Sunrise Rotary Club Courtenay, BC, Canada The following note goes around every year or so - but it's still worth reading again, just to see how much Rotary is needed. If we could shrink the earth's population to village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratio remaining the same, it would look something like the following: There would be: a.. 57 Asians b.. 21 Europeans c.. 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south d.. 8 Africans e.. 52 would be female f.. 48 would be male g.. 70 would be non-white h.. 30 would be white I.. 70 would be non-Christian j.. 30 would be Christian k.. 89 would be heterosexual l.. 11 would be homosexual m.. 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States. n.. 80 would live in substandard housing o.. 70 would be unable to read p.. 50 would suffer from malnutrition q.. 1 would be near death r.. 1 would be near birth a.. 1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education b.. 1 would own a computer When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than many others. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation...you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion people in the world. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If your parents are still alive and still married ... you are very rare, even in the United States and Canada. If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.

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a question of

control Steve Sokol <ssokol@ix.netcom.com> wrote: Dan, you wrote FV will "well serve the Foundation". Could you be a bit more specific on what changes FV will facilitate for the Foundation. I must assume that you mean the service from the Foundation would improve! I am not trying to set you up!! I just am not sure what FV will do(or not do) for the Foundation. I can see that it effects the "goes ins" and the "goes outs". I am having trouble with the meaning of "well serve" in this context.

FUTURE VISION PLAN will well serve the Foundation? I have an honest question about the grants that come back to clubs because I keep hearing how FV returns control to the district. Pre-FV the DDF came back to the district and the district handled district simplified grants to the clubs for their individual projects with only district approval. Now the district must bundle all of the district projects and small grants to clubs and send them in to RI for approval before the district receives its District Grant (fka DDF). I hear that FV returns control to the district but it is difficult for the club to see that happening when they have to have someone trained to handle the grant and then send it in to the district for the district to in turn send it in with the grant bundle to get approval from Chicago. This is just a curiosity for our club since we decided to just keep our money and avoid the training, paper work and approval steps but it is a curiosity and when I ask that question of foundation people they go off into discussions about global grants and other programs but don't address how this return of control exists for the small grants to clubs. - Steve Coleman SaveGSE.org R.C. Danbury, Texas D5890

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FV has been studied long and hard, both within and outside the organization, and I believe it will well serve the Foundation in all respect. It is always difficult to give up the past, familiar programs but I hope Rotarians can move beyond that and realize the new structure best serves the entire world. Naturally, if generous Rotarians find the new structure unbearable and refuse to support it, they can stop giving. All contributions are voluntary. However, once the new program is fully in place, I fully expect contributions will continue to climb and Rotarians will be wondering why these systems were not adopted a long time ago. >>>> I think in the long haul we will see a reduction of expenses and more money going into programs. I think will see much more involvement of Rotarians at the club and district level. Most important, of course, is the changes give much more control to the local clubs and districts. More money will be available for local projects and more rotarians will be involved in joint projects. I really do believe we will see contributions increase substantially as clubs and districts have more control over programs. - Dan Mooers, PRID, District 7780

In the old system, your district could apply for one District Simplified Grant per year. It could be a maximum of 20% of the DDF coming to your district during that Rotary year from APF giving of 3 years prior. Your district could use that grant to fund small club projects, ship humanitarian goods overseas, etc. The district collected reports from each individual projects once they were done and submitted them on up to Evanston. You mentioned: " Pre-FV the DDF came back to the district and the district handled district simplified grants to the clubs for their individual projects with only district approval." In reality, the district only received the amount of DDF they requested in their District Simplified Grant application. It's true the district could award individual club projects, but if they fund a project that turns out to not be approvable by The Rotary Foundation, then the district had to repay the improperly spent money to TRF and then try to collect the improperly spent money from the clubs. It's also very true that many districts could not collect the final reports from the clubs and fell behind in sending in the Final Report to Evanston and often ended up being prevented from applying for a later District Simplified Grant. Some districts even were barred from all Foundation projects because of overdue District Simplified Grant reports. This led the more successful districts to begin to require clubs to become certified by undergoing training prior to applying for grants from the District Simplified Grant. My own district has had this requirement for 5+ years prior to the FVP pilot beginning. In the new system, the district can apply for one District Grant each year. It can be a maximum of 50% of the DDF coming to your district during that Rotary year from APF giving of 3 years prior. These grant funds can fund similar stuff, like small (or large) club or district projects, scholarships, group study exchanges, ship humanitarian goods, fund medical mission projects. Once the district writes their checks to the clubs, the district can file their final report with Evanston. The district is subsequently responsible to collect individual reports from the clubs in charge of each project and keep them on file for a few years. So, the district might apply for their District Grant in June or July, receive the funds in mid-July - send the money to the applying clubs and file their final report by August. Much less concern about getting the district in late reporting problems. I hope this helps explain some of the differences. Biggest difference is the size of the grant funds that can be requested (50% instead of 20%) and then the ease of filing the final report. - Dr. Todd Lindley Rotary Foundation Alumni Coordinator, Zone 31 Past District Governor, 2010-2011 Rotary District 6060, St. Louis Missouri, USA

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PDG Ron Pickford wrote: For me one of the key benefits of The Rotary Foundation Vision Plan is, returning imagination and initiative back to Rotarians at club level, where over years much imagination and initiative has been erroded away by doing what has always been done. A Furure Vision Plan leads to change in an attempt to keep pace with rapid change in the world - our world.

PDG Graham Southern wrote: I think the initiative taken by the Trustees is a major move to dispel the theory that the Rotary Foundation does not give back funds. The Trustees have known for some time that the allocation of funds via Matching Grants has been difficult. To much centralisation in Evanston. All Rotarians should be shouting from the roof tops that this has been achieved by giving the Districts the initiative. It is an excellent move by the Trustees

PDG Dr.Ashok Kapadia wrote: I feel disappointed being a TRFmajor Donor & Foundation benefactor & primary contact of so many MGs.The impression I get from Future vision plan is that the Districts are loosing authority of using foundation money ,contributed ,and it also will affect the TRf contribution because every Dist,feels that the 50%amt.they contribute will come to them after two years.MG are a very good tool for developing relations with other counties

Charles Kocher wrote: I have been privileged to be involved in a project that started with a small disaster relief donation, built trust through matching grants, and developed into a very successful 3H grant. From those experiences, I have mixed feelings about the Future Vision Plan. Time and again, I have heard people thank Rotary for helping solve their small community problems, from wells to bridges, from "casitas" to schools. First, the direct involvement of volunteer Rotarians in Matching Grants has been part of the reason Rotary has been able to deliver help to forgotten projects in every corner of the world, when no one else did. Though direct administration has become too burdensome and costly, The Rotary Foundation should not eliminate the encouragement of individual volunteers to identify and solve even the smallest problems. Second, I am concerned that changing from projects to programs will become too large for individual Rotarians to handle as volunteers. It is my experience, even in Rotary, that volunteers are considerably more flexible, responsive and pragmatic than someone who has to be concerned for their employment. Our 3H grant became a burden, instead of a joy, for the key people involved. So while I can see the "vision" of pooling resources, attacking worldwide issues, and eliminating some of the bureaucratic nightmares, I worry that The Rotary Foundation will lose touch with the average Rotarian who cannot afford the time and costs to become involved at that level.

Dr.(Mrs.) SUHAS P. NAMBIAR wrote: If I won't comment on this magnificent program of Rotary that shows my inability, cowardice and stupidity after being an ambassadorial scholar for peace by RI. Finally, Rotary brought out its real message of how to serve humanity through the splendid humanitarian service rotary renders to society for years. This plan will definitely change the color, taste, flavour and look of Rotary and Rotarians. Though initially it seems non- pragmatic to some but the truth is that through this program rotary will introduce the real meaning of civil society where one can minimize justice and equality to all in all levels and fields.

Scott Allen wrote: Their should be nothing wrong with PROJECTS within programs. If the trustees eliminate the foundation match on Project Grants then this could be the death of Our Rotary Foundation! The details of this plan will be the true test on if the vision matches our members needs. We may be forced to vote with our money.

phelps anderson wrote: The great work of Rotary is never done. Future Vision Plans sets the course for a promising and active future.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under Future Vision, the number of grant types is being streamlined from 12 to just two: global grants and district grants. Global grants support large international activities with sustainable impact in one or more of the six areas of focus. District grants can be used for a wide range of activities that align with the Foundation's mission. All districts will begin using the new model on 1 July 2013. Boyd said that concentrating on the six areas of focus has been one of the chief advantages of the plan.â&#x20AC;?

FUTURE VISION PLAN what they say http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Page s/080523_news_FutureVisionPlan.aspx

Larry McLaughlin wrote: As a Major Donor, Paul Harris Society member, Benefactor (Since 1986) and Bequest Society member, I am deeply disappointed. In my club, the way I've gotten 7 more memebers of the Paul Harris Society, more than 60% of the club to be "sustaining members" , about 50% Paul Harris Fellows, and all but one member to contribute to the RI Foundation is to emphasize how their gifts get magnified when we do Matching Grants by first getting a District match, then a RI match. Now the RI match is going away, to be replaced by monster projects none of my members can relate to in a personal way. For instance: One of my PHS members, who is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow has a son who is a Rotarian (who just won the Service Above Self award) in the Dominican Republic. My club had sone many matching grants in the DR, and several of our members have visited there to participate in the good we're doing. Under the new program, we MIGHT get a District Grant to match our input, but no RI Foundation match. I tell you that's going to seriously impact my giving, and my ability to promote the Foundation to my members.

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BANTER The WINDOW Look Through Don Chandler <don@4sea2be.com> wrote: No Grandma, listen, double-click the Internet Explorer icon

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.

- PP Gian Castellvi RC Clarfield, D3790 Philippines

"That laundry is not very clean", she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap." Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments. About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: "Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this." The husband said, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."

TECH SUPPORT Contributed by PP Jessie Tanchangco, RC Loyola Heights, D3800, Philippines

Customer: I can't get on the Internet. Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password? Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it. Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was? Customer: Five dots. Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen. Customer: Your left or my left? Tech support: How may I help you? Customer: I'm writing my first email. Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem? Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the little circle around it? Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says, 'Can't find printer.' I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it. Tech support: 'Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen.. Now type the letter 'P' to bring up the Program Manager.' Customer: I don't have a P. Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob. Customer: What do you mean? Tech support: 'P'......on your keyboard, Bob. Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!

Men Are Just Happier People What do you expect from such simple creatures?

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Youur last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Chocolate is just another snack. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original colour. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a moustache.

NickNAMES Ÿ If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. Ÿ If Mike, Dave and Chuck go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Bubba and Wildman. Eating OUT Ÿ When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and Chuck will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. Ÿ None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back. Ÿ When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators. About MONEY Ÿ A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs. Ÿ A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale. BathROOMS Ÿ A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel. Ÿ The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. Arguments Ÿ A woman has the last word in any argument. Ÿ Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

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eptember is my 15th issue of the Breadbasket. When I committed to do the newsletter for ROTI and made sure it went out exactly on the 1st day of each month, I was just being cocky, initially. I thought it was as easy as doing a club bulletin. No sweat. A couple of word here, color the words with pictures, drag and paste messages - - - and presto - a Breadbasket! For a couple of months, I did just that. Nobody was complaining. Looked ok to many. Looked ok to me. Then suddenly I realized that I was writing for the Web. For a global audience. And they are reading. I started to spend more time in making the Breadbasket attractive and informative. I played with colors, made words talk, added relevant pictures to make the point, chose messages for the Top 20 that will educate rather than shock (at times, :-) fellow Rotarians and readers. The heart of the newsletter is the conversation among Rotarians, among the learned and the experienced, among the dedicated and concerned, among doers and talkers, among those who want the best for Rotary and those who work to make it work. Along the way, I learn and lot, and share the new knowledge to others. The Breadbasket is the result of ROTIans talking, giving messages, greeting friends, making jokes, writing about their Rotary experiences, comforting the down-hearted, Rotarizing - all in the spirit of camaraderie and goodwill. As long as ROTIans are tirelessly doing those, a Breadbasket is produced. However, as an editor. I need input to give an output. I am hoping that ROTIans will continue to support the Breadbasket by sending in their articles, news, photos, stories, tidbits of information about themselves, their clubs, their causes. And when you do, I will try to give life to your story. And since you are writing for the Web, may I give the following tips, taken from Chambers Desktop Guides by Susannah Ross: Checklist Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Writing is always functional: the language you use depends on your purpose On the Web, you usually want to communicate with as many people as possible Using a limited number of words consistently makes a website easy to operate Your words may serve two or three functions at once. You may be writing for more than one audience. Everyday words are usually the most effective. Your writing should be conversational. The words have to work hard because the other person is not there. The writing must be polished. Your purpose will determine your style.

Have a pleasant day. Glo