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OCTOBER 2015

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CHAIR BOARD2O15-2017 Glo Nethercutt, Chair Rotary Club of Mabalacat D3790, Philippines Tris Tristram, Vice Chair RC Four Marks and Medstead D1110, UK Marilyn Axler, Secretary South Jersey Rotary EClub D7640, USA Eugene Beil, Treasurer Rotary Club of Hudson D6950, Fl, USA Norm Winterbottom, Sgt at Arms Rotary Club of Milford D9910, Aukland, New Zealand DIRECTORS Chris Sweeney, Webmaster Rotary Club of Conway D1180, North Wales John Buchanan RC South St.Paul/Inver Grove Heights D5960, USA Madhumita Bishnu Rotary Club of Calcutta Uptown D3291, India Chip Ross Strathcona Sunrise Rotary Club D5020, BC, Canada Jesse Tanchangco Rotary Club of Loyola Heights D3780, Philippines Patrick Coleman Rotary Club of Luanshya D9210, Zambia Robin Chapple Rotary Club of Sedona District 5490, Australia Marco Kappenberger Eclub of Apia/Samoa/Polynesia District 9920, Samoa Deborah Perrone-Guelfi Estancia Centro Rotary Club D4420, Brazil COUNCIL OF ADVISERS All past chairs

Glo Nethercutt Rotary Club of Mabalacat D3790, Philippines

WHEN YOUR GLOBAL GRANT IS DECLINED

ince the global grant program started, our district 3790 has the following status: 3 global grants, approved, paid and ongoing 2 global grants, implemented, closed 4 global grants submitted (in process of completing data required by TRF, or waiting for TRF verdict) 9 global grants, draft 2 global grants declined

I quite sympathize with the clubs who worked hard to build their grant application, only to be declined. It was also devastating to the partners. The disappointment affected your enthusiasm to GIVE. You tend to blame the grant program for your failure. My advice is: when your global grant is declined - do not despair. Try again. Tell your partners that you will resubmit. Educate yourself with all the grant tools available online. Consult with district leaders. Talk to the community leaders directly and find out their real needs. Tailor the grant to what the beneficiaries need, not what your club wishes to do. Then, start again, load the grant template, change your project title, fill up every question with relevant information. Get that MOU signed.

Celebrate Economic and Community Development Month this October To foster local economic and community growth and development, the United Nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals encourage us to focus on ending poverty, promoting gender equality, creating decent work and economic growth for all, and creating sustainable cities and communities.

ustainability means different things to different organizations. For Rotary, sustainability means providing long-term solutions to community needs that the beneficiaries can maintain after grant funding ends. Here are six steps that can make your project sustainable:

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with HANDWASHING FACILITY

1) Assess community needs Have local sponsors conduct a thorough assessment to identify a community need that the sponsors can address in a way that fits beneficiaries' values and culture. Involve multiple community partners in the planning process.

2) Use local materials Purchase equipment and technology from local sources when possible. Be sure that spare parts are readily available. Involve community members in the selection of technology and equipment, and train them to operate, maintain, and repair it on their own.

3) Identify a local funding source Confirm the existence of a local funding source to support a project's long-term operation, maintenance and repair. Compensate the project's suppliers and vendors appropriately so they will have an incentive to continue providing services.

4) Provide training, education, and outreach By providing training, education, and community outreach you will strengthen beneficiaries' ability to meet project objectives. Confirm that there is a plan in place to transfer knowledge to new beneficiaries. Collaborate with local agencies and organizations to supply needed expertise.

5) Motivate beneficiaries to take ownership Provide incentives for beneficiaries and project participants to continue their support. Identify individuals willing to lead beneficiaries in sustaining project outcomes. Prepare the community to assume ownership of the project once grant funds are expended.

6) Monitor and evaluate Develop clear and measurable project objectives, and identify methods for collecting project data. Establish baseline data that can be used to demonstrate significant change for at least three years.

uilt across District 3790 in 50 needy public schools - a 6-cubicle toilet with hand washing station, in a partnership with Districts 3750 and 3720, Korea. The project took almost two years to be approved, and necessitated the personal visit and evaluation of a TRF cadre. The project was done in collaboration with school officials, PTA, barangay council and representatives from Deparment of Education, and Department of Health who delivered the health/sanitation lecture.

WORLD POLIO DAY - 24 OCTOBER 2015

ast month, after confirming a full year without a single case of wild poliovirus, Nigeria was removed from the list of the world's polio-endemic countries. It was the last polio-endemic country in Africa. Today, only two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan – harbor the world's final reservoir of endemic poliovirus. As this issue of The Rotarian goes to press, global cases of polio in 2015 number only a few dozen. The scale of this achievement can hardly be overstated. Polio has existed for millennia; it has plagued humanity since our earliest civilizations. Today, because of Rotary's work and that of our partners, the end is in sight. We are counting down not in years, but in months. And yet, our success is as fragile as it is monumental. We are moving forward, slowly, steadily, inexorably – thanks to colossal efforts that never cease. We continue to vaccinate hundreds of millions of children in vast synchronized campaigns; we constantly monitor environments to prevent new outbreaks. The sheer scale of the effort – the coordination, the cost, and the commitment – boggles the mind. Some ask why such high levels of immunization and surveillance are still needed to combat a disease that is almost gone. The answer is simple: It is the only way forward. If we did anything less – if we allowed the virus any quarter – years of work would be undone. We know too well how easily polio could spread again. We know how quickly our decades of progress could be lost. And this is why the months ahead are so tremendously important. We need your voice – to raise awareness, to raise funds, and to keep the momentum going. We need your strength to help fight this war until we have won. On 24 October, we mark World Polio Day. I hope that on that day, all of you will take part in some way in our work to eradicate polio. I know that many of you intend to publicize this event on the club or district level; for those who have not yet made plans, there are still many ways to participate. Visit endpolionow.org for ideas, tools, sample press releases, and ways to donate. You'll also find the link to our livestream event; be sure to join in, and share it on social media.

This war of ours – which started as a war against polio but is also a war against hatred, against ignorance, against fear – this war will be won. It will be won soon. And when it is won, all of Rotary will have a story to tell – to the children, and the grandchildren, who will never see a leg brace or an iron lung, or know a world with polio in it. Whether you are a Rotarian in Kano or Peshawar or Swat, in Seoul or Madrid or Chicago – you are a part of this story. Your part in it is one that only you can write. I ask you all to write it well – so that the story you will one day tell is one of which you will be proud.

K.R. Ravindran President 2015-16

POLIO VIRUS Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted through contaminated food and water, and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system.

FDR AND THE

TRANSMISSION OF POLIO VIRUS Poliomyelitis caused by polio virus usually occurs in summer. When a person is infected with poliovirus, the virus resides in the intestinal tract and mucus in the nose and throat. Poliovirus transmission most often occurs through contact with stool of this infected person (known as fecal-oral transmission). Less frequently, polio transmission can occur through contact with infected respiratory secretions or saliva (oral-oral transmission). SYMPTOMS Ÿ Signs and symptoms, which generally last one to 10 days, include:  Fever  Sore throat  Headache  Vomiting  Fatigue  Back pain or stiffness  Neck pain or stiffness  Pain or stiffness in the arms or legs  Muscle weakness or tenderness  Meningitis PATHOGENESIS Poliovirus replicates in cells of human gastrointestinal tract and is excreted in feces. In rare cases it invades Central Nervous System (CNS) and causes paralytic disease called poliomyelitis. Incubation period is 7 to 14 days. Following ingestion, The virus multiplies in oropharyngeal and intestinal mucosa. The lymphatic system, in particular, the tonsils and payer’s patch of the ileum is invaded. The virus enters the blood resulting in viremia. TREATMENT AND PREVENTION Active immunization can cure Polio. There are two vaccines available; Inactivated Salk Vaccine and Attenuated Sabin Vaccine. Ÿ The former, also called formalin inactivated Intramuscular Polio Vaccine (IPV),was developed by Jonas Salk. It contains an injected dose of three antigenic strains of killed polio virus. Ÿ The later, also called Oral Polio Vaccine(OPV),was developed by Albert Sabin. It contains attenuated forms of poliovirus.

ranklin Delano Roosevelt, elected president of USA in 1932, an adult victim of polio, founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which he later renamed the March of Dimes Foundation, in 1938. In 1921, at the relatively advanced age of 39, Roosevelt contracted polio and lost the use of his legs. With the help of the media, his Secret Service and careful event planning, Roosevelt managed to keep his disease out of the public eye, yet his personal experience inspired in him an empathy with the handicapped and prompted him to found the March of Dimes.

MARCH OF DIMES

12 years later, he reinvented the charity as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP). The NFIP was a non-partisan association of health scientists and volunteers that helped fund research for a polio vaccine and assisted victims on the long path through physical rehabilitation. Funded originally through the generosity of wealthy celebrities at yearly President’s Birthday Balls, the foundation could not raise money fast enough to keep pace with polio’s continued toll on America’s children and, during the Depression, the polio epidemic worsened. In 1938, Roosevelt decided to appeal to the general public for help. At one fundraiser, celebrity singer Eddie Cantor jokingly urged the public to send dimes to the president, coining the term March of Dimes. The public took his appeal seriously, flooding the White House with 2,680,000 dimes and thousands of dollars in donations.

In subsequent years, the March of Dimes continued to lead lucrative fundraising campaigns that set the model for other health-related foundations. In 1941, the foundation provided funding for the development of an improved iron lung, which helped polio patients to breathe when muscle control of the lungs was lost. The March of Dimes appointed Dr. Jonas Salk to lead research for a polio vaccine in 1949. Roosevelt, who died in 1945, did not live to see Salk develop and test the first successful polio vaccine in 1955.

BAD HYGIENE SOILED WATER

Polio transmits via oro-fecal route Humans are the only reservoirs

The virus penetrates in the organism

Transmission - Fecal-oral route - No carriers Communicability - Highly infectious for 7 to 10 days before and after onset

EXCREMENTS

No seasonality DIRECT TRANSMISSION

bits of

Barriers to Polio Eradication in infected countries Ÿ Parents’ lack of awareness

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of the importance of polio vaccination Parents’ lack of confidence in polio vaccine Fear of side effects Lack of time or priority Religious beliefs

It took 75 years of scientific efforts for eliminating polio from most parts of the world!

POLIO

MUSCLES COMMONLY WEAKENED BY POLIO

shoulder muscles

muscles that straighten or bend hip, or that spread or close legs

muscles that straighten knee

muscles that lift foot

Jonas Salk created the first injectable polio vaccine in 1953.

muscles behind arm (weakness straightening arm) back muscles (eihter side of backbone) thumb muscles

contractures causing tight cords

Albert B. Sabin created the first oral polio vaccine in 1954, still main vaccine globally.

In 1988 the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio, launching the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

1916 NEW YORK OUTBREAK New York City 9,000 cases 2,343 deaths Nationally 27,000 cases 6,000 deaths

1954 POLIO VACCINE TRIALS

Nearly two million children Proven effective in 1955 By 1957 polio incidence was down by 90% Rotary Club 1985 Global use OPV Goal for total eradication by 2000 Last case in USA 1979

WE NEED JUST ONE MORE THING TO END POLIO FOREVER

YOU

Bill Gates writes 22 October 2015

Dear Polio

Fighter

he world's progress in fighting polio might be one of the best-kept secrets in global health.

Since 1988, the number of annual cases has dropped more than 99.9 percent. There used to be an estimated 350,000 children paralyzed by polio every year; so far this year, there have been just 48 cases. Only two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, have never been free of the disease. And yet I'm often surprised to hear how many people don't know about this mind-blowing progress. The credit goes to an international coalition of people fighting the disease: the volunteers and front-line health workers who go out and deliver vaccines, the leaders who make it a priority, the funders who underwrite the work. (For example, support from the United Arab Emirates has been key to vaccinating children in Pakistan.) Thanks to all these efforts, we are achingly close to eradicating polio. Now we need to finish the job. On World Polio Day, and I wanted to mark the occasion by writing a thank-you letter to everyone involved.

To everyone involved in the fight against polio, Ten million children are alive and walking today because of your efforts to eradicate polio. They will never know your names or what you have done for them. But if they did know, I believe they would want to say: Thank you. Thank you for everything you are doing to wipe out this crippling disease. Thank you for blanketing the world's largest cities and its smallest villages—sometimes even risking your own lives—to make sure every child is protected from polio. We have come so far—more than 99 percent of the way—and eradicating this disease is within our reach, as long as we keep up the effort. For me personally, it is an honor to support your amazing work. One day we will come together to celebrate the end of polio, and the world will know that it was only possible because of what you are doing. You have my admiration and my gratitude. Sincerely, Bill Gates Sent by Subhash Saraf Courtesy: www.eflashonline.org

ROTARY MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR

MEMBERSHIP Make the most of your membership. Here's how.

Revised District Training Assembly Guide now Online

Ÿ Learn more about Rotary Global Rewards, a new member

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he District Training Assembly Leader’s Guide for 2016-19 is now available online in eight languages. Held after PETS, usually between March and June, the assembly enables club presidentselect to further build their leadership skills, and gives other incoming club leaders (secretary, treasurer, and members of major committees) an opportunity to learn their responsibilities. In addition, club leadership teams have an opportunity to refine their goals for the year.

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Trainers: Let us know what you’re planning for the district training assembly. Send your stories and agendas for recent and upcoming events to learn@rotary.org and we will feature some of them in future issues.

LEARN TODAY Celebrate Economic and Community Development Month this October by checking the Rotary Service Connections blog for tips, resources, and success stories to inspire you to plan club and district projects that strengthen local economies and communities.

benefit program that offers discounts on products and services – travel, hotels, car rentals, dining, and entertainment. Visit the Member Center. Identify a need in your community and work with your club to design a hands-on project that addresses it. Learn how to apply for a grant to implement a project. Know a young leader? Tell him or her about Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and Rotary Youth Exchange. Explore other clubs. Did you know that you’re welcome to attend any club’s meeting, anywhere in the world? Use the Club Finder tool or download the Club Locator app to find a meeting when you travel. Try a new role. Clubs need leaders. Take the first step and ask where your club needs help. Attend the next Rotary International Convention in Seoul, Korea. Enjoy inspiring talks from global leaders, celebrities, and activists. Meet members from around the world. It’s the ultimate way to understand the scope of Rotary. Register today. Be part of history and help eradicate polio. Find out how to support PolioPlus and join the movement to end polio. Use the resources in the Rotary Brand Center to help you communicate, inspire, and collaborate. Meet other members who share your interests and passions through a Rotary Fellowship or Rotarian Action Group. There are about 70 groups, catering to everyone from cooking enthusiasts to water and sanitation project experts. Connect on social media. Rotary has official pages on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, and more. Join the conversation. Support The Rotary Foundation. Contributions provide millions of dollars in grants that support our humanitarian service around the world. Learn more.

This month, we are collecting stories from members about why they joined-- and are proud to stay-- in Rotary. Tell us your story on Facebook or send us an email at membership.minute@rotary.org and you may see your story featured in a future issue of Membership Minute. Adapted from Global Outlook in the August issue of The Rotarian

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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

Stay Happy, Be Active, Be Involved

dmittedly, the demands on the time and even resources of an active Rotarian can be daunting at times and if so why do people still join voluntary organizations such as the Rotary? What do they get out of it? There are many reasons, but let me just cite a few which personally I believe is more important. Of course others may think otherwise: 1. Building of self-confidence - It can provide a healthy boost to your self-confidence, self esteem, and life satisfaction. You are doing good for others and the community, which provides a natural sense of accomplishment. Your role as a Rotarian can also give you a sense of pride. The better you feel about yourself, the more likely you are to have a positive view of your life and future goals. 2. Effective way to fight depression - Reducing the risk of depression is another important benefit of an active Rotary involvement. A key risk factor for depression is social isolation. Attending Rotary meetings and joining projects keeps you in regular contact with others and helps you develop a solid support system, which in turn protects you against stress and depression when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through challenging times. 3. Happiness Effect - Helping others kindles happiness, as many studies have demonstrated. When researchers at the London School of Economics examined the relationship between volunteering and measures of happiness in a large group of American adults, they found the more people volunteered or joined volunteer service organizations such as Rotary, the happier they were, according to a study in Social Science and Medicine. Compared with people who never volunteered, the odds of being very happy rose 7% among those who volunteer monthly and 12% for people who volunteer every two to four weeks. Among weekly volunteers, 16% felt very happy, a hike in happiness comparable to having an income of $75,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $100,000 versus $20,000, say the researchers. Giving time to religious organizations had the greatest impact. - Jesse Tanchanco

Jesse Tanchanco Jesus "Jesse" Tanchango, Jr. Rotary Club of Loyola Heights Rotary International District 3780 Quezon City, Philippines IT Coordinator Philippine Rotary Magazine

Thank you for your work in ROTI, Jesse!

ROTI BOARD FEATURE

Patrick Coleman Awards / Recognition Ÿ Service Above Self Award Ÿ Presidential Citation as District Governor Ÿ Rotary Foundation's Citation of Meritorious

Service

r Patrick Coleman has been a member of the Rotary Club of Luanshya since 1993. He is married to Sherry Coleman – whom he introduced into Rotary in 1995 and married in 1997. (The true spirit of PRIP Jon Majiyagbe's “Family of Rotary.”) Ÿ Reach In Africa Facebook Coordinator –

2014 – present Ÿ Regional Rotary Foundation

Coordinator – 2016-19

Other organisations Ÿ Luanshya Remembrance Day Committee –

1994 – present Ÿ Co-Founder/Director Resource Centre

(Library) 1997 - present Ÿ Co-Founder/Director Lighthouse Children's Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Home – 1999 - 2014 Luanshya District Education Board – 2008present (Chair) Mission Medic Air Director – Pubic Image and Logistics – 2010 - Present Professor – GLO Training Centre – 2011-2014 Mobile Mission Maintenance Vocational Training Centre Director – 2012 – Present

Ÿ Major Donor of The Rotary Foundation

(second tier) Ÿ Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation Ÿ Paul Harris Society of The Rotary

Foundation Ÿ Bequest Society of The Rotary

Foundation Zone Duties Ÿ Zone 20A South Water and Sanitation Coordinator – 2008-11 Ÿ RI representative to the Polio Technical Advisory Group Meeting – Lusaka 2011 Ÿ Reach Out To Africa Water and Sanitation Coordinator – 2011-14 Ÿ RI Director Nominating Committee – 2012 Ÿ HOC Member Rotary Institute Livingstone – 2012

ROTARY INCLUSIVE? EXCLUSIVE?

any organizations are, for good reason, exclusive: they want to attract only those who can support their objectives. Exclusivity and scarcity are key drivers behind their value proposition and often trigger people's desire to learn more about the organizations. Rotary clubs are, or should be, such organizations, and Rotary International (RI) should prioritize and support their initiatives. Therefore, the phraseology of written and spoken public statements (The New Focus) about RI and its member clubs is crucial. The phraseology should stimulate key emotions and/or curiosity that: Ÿ Reflects appreciation and positive recognition for existing Rotary club members. Ÿ Triggers a desire in readers and listeners to want to know more about Rotary. Case on point: On the RI website home page the opening sentences are: "This is Rotary. We are neighbors, community leaders, and world citizens united for the common good. With you, we can do more." Critically analyze these sentences from the reader's point of view. "Welcome to Rotary." Ordinary, but the reader is at, or on, RI's website, not at, or in, Rotary. Next: "We are neighbors, community leaders, and world citizens united for the common good." First, according to its own messaging guidelines, Rotary refers to Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. Most readers, including Rotarians, would not know this. Second, the sentence appears to want to communicate that Rotary is one big family that includes virtually every person in the world. Reading this, the doubt "I am a world citizen and neighbor. Why should I become or remain a Rotary club member?" may creep in and haunt the reader's subconscious.

From ROTARY CENTRAL

These two sentences contain more words, but analyze the information they communicate to all readers. First, they tell readers what RI actually is, something many Rotarians do not know. Then they softly compliment Rotarians as they tell non-Rotarians: Ÿ Who Rotarians are, Ÿ With whom they could be networking, Ÿ That membership is by invitation only, and Ÿ What Rotarians do. RI's objective is to advance The Object of Rotary. To do so, it must charter new clubs and support all clubs in their efforts to attract and retain members. Public messaging phraseology should create moods and trigger emotions in existing and potential Rotarians. When developing taglines, phrases or elevator responses addressing What Rotary is or Who Rotarians are, writers must keep in mind that the goal is to stimulate the emotions and curiosities of the few who may have a desire to become a member, and remind existing members of why they are Rotarians.

Then the closing: "With you, we can do more." These are recruiting, not attracting, words! These six words clearly say that Rotary wants them so it can do more. Is there any phraseology in these three sentences to suggest that the reader would derive any value if they associated with one of its member clubs; that arouses enough desire in them to explore Rotary more thoroughly? Maybe, but suppose the website's opening statement went something like this: "Rotary International is a worldwide association of almost 35,000 autonomous Rotary clubs. Club membership is by invitation only and consists of local active and retired business, professional, or community leaders who, through fellowship and service, make the world better, one community at the time."

PDG JIM HENRY Zone 34 Coordinator

A Letter to Phil

am glad you agree it will be good for Rotary to start and maintain a Gallery of Rotary Heroes at One Rotary Center. It will at least inform and inspire young and older Rotarians. It will also be continuing notice to the world of the great humanitarian work and peacemaking deeds of countless Rotarians, and an invitation to all good people similarly motivated to join us in our work to ease the human condition and preserve peace both at home and abroad. The idea for that gallery came to me when I saw repeated endorsements of PolioPlus – and of Rotary also, I guess – by celebrities with high name recognition. I honor and respect the accomplishments of all those celebrities, many of whom should really be emulated. But there are many Rotarians equally worthy of emulation and praise for lives spent in extraordinary service to humanity and the cause of peace. We disrespect their memory and demean their accomplishments when we invoke celebrity endorsement to attract public notice of Rotary and its work that they have already made great with their most remarkable service. If their names do not call as much public notice, we are to blame; too many of what we call public relations projects are really just conversations among ourselves. The Heroes Gallery is a step to address the world although it will be in One Rotary Center, for it should be the first step in making our headquarters look really like the true home of a world-wide peace organization. Additional heroes will in time be named by the board, and their busts placed in the gallery. That should occasion a study of the available space in the building. I think we should make it a study on how to make the building an attractive symbol of our work, where among other things civic groups of the town can meet, where Rotaract and Interact clubs in the area can visit and occasionally hold affairs, and which can become a Mecca that Rotarians from everywhere will very much want to visit. Let us aim at changes that, if done well, can make One Rotary Center in ten or twenty years a veritable tourist attraction that projects a fine and good indication of what we do. The city of Evanston will then consider it a treasure, and Rotary will have universal name recognition. That will take a long time to happen, if at all. Its chance will improve if we continue to discuss it at our level and at institutes. I therefore propose to send a copy of our correspondence to some friends whose judgment I respect. But a great coup, I think, will be for Frank to come up with an actual bust of Carlos and present it to Ravi with the request to place it in some good place in Rotary Center where it will be properly honored. It will then be for the President to move the board to do what is right.

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GALLERY OF HEROES

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Let us aim at changes that, if done well, can make One Rotary Center in ten or twenty years a veritable tourist attraction that projects a fine and good indication of what we do. The city of Evanston will then consider it a treasure, and Rotary will have universal name recognition.

REMARKABLE

LEADERS Don't Lead Just

ORGANIZATIONS or INDIVIDUALS

THEY LEAD

TEAMS By PDG Subhash Saraf RLI, RC Aundh, RID 3131, India.

uring my various readings on leadership I came across a wonderful article on “leadership and facilitator” with reference to “teams and the meetings” they involve. Most of us are connected to various critical aspects of this event while actually dealing with it. Without my editing into the article, let us go fully analytically as elaborated by the critique himself and I quote below. The Leader as a Facilitator One of the complaints I hear about organizations using many teams is that with teams come meetings; the more teams, the more meetings—and meetings don't always have the best reputation. According to Tom Terez in research cited in his book, Twenty-Two Keys to Creating a Meaningful Workplace (2002), meeting goers spend an average of nine hours per week in meetings, and nearly all attendees report that at least 20 percent of that time is unproductive. That's an average of at least 1.8 hours of unproductive time per employee per week. How many employees do you lead? Multiply that number by 1.8, and then multiply that result by 50 weeks (assuming two weeks of vacation). How many total hours did you come up with? Now ask yourself how many ways you could put those hours to better use than to have people be unproductive in meetings. I'm guessing you can come up with a long list. More collaboration and more teams clearly means more meetings, which then means that it's a critical productivity point to make meetings more productive and effective. As the leader, that is your responsibility. There are few things you can do to improve the productivity of your team more than learning how to facilitate those meetings more successfully. Your role as facilitator is to make it easier for the group to progress toward its goals. Throughout this book, we have examined the leader's role of removing obstacles and providing resources to people. These efforts certainly make things easier for a group too, but there is a difference. Remarkable leadership: Leader Versus Facilitator In a meeting, the leader is concerned about the content of the meeting; he or she is constantly thinking about what is being said, if ideas being discussed can be achieved, if they fit into the budget, and the implications of these ideas or actions across the organization or on other projects. A true facilitator isn't concerned with these questions at all. Rather, the facilitator is concerned with the process of the meeting; he or she is constantly thinking about what is happening and how it works toward the successful achievement of the meeting's desired outcomes. The facilitator is also thinking about the group dynamics, how to get everyone to participate, and how to help the group clarify its problem.

The leader wants action items that can be accomplished given the current constraints of the organization (content). The facilitator makes sure the group forms action items and that each one is assigned (process). The leader cares about the desired outcomes in terms of the actual decisions (content). The facilitator is concerned only that decisions are reached (process). This division is quite clear and extremely helpful when there are two different people playing these roles. However, as a team leader, you often will be the one facilitating the meeting too, so you must balance these two roles. Notice that I said you must balance these two roles, not pick one. If you put the facilitator hat on and never lead, the team might flounder looking for guidance. And if you keep your leader hat on entirely (assuming no one else is playing the facilitator role), the meeting may be less productive and more like thousands of other meetings team members have attended in the past. To be most effective, even in a highly developed team, meetings need a facilitator. The facilitator does not have to be the leader (it could be an outside person or another team member with the necessary skills and experience). The leader is then responsible for making sure this role is covered, and in many cases, it will be the leader. To become a remarkable leader, you must develop facilitation skills. The Skills of a Great Leader-Facilitator : remarkable leaders value collaboration

❍ Listen. We have examined the importance of listening to building relationships, developing others, championing change, and more. This skill is as important in your facilitator role as in your leader role.

❍ Provide a process structure. Facilitators need to know ways to get everyone involved in a conversation, they need to know a variety of ways to help the group generate more ideas, and they need to know the problem-solving process. When dealing with the process dimension, the best leader-facilitators have a bag of process tools that they can use when the time is right.

❍ Provide process suggestions and feedback. Facilitators must help a team in the midst of its group process to get unstuck, get back on track, and move past a tough issue. Facilitators are able to intervene gently to help these changes occur without inserting themselves into the process. This is a particularly challenging place for the leader. Balancing your roles in these situations, and not reverting to “here's how we are going to do it because I'm the leader,” is important if your goal is to keep the group engaged and actively participating in the process.

❍ Observe without judgment. Facilitators exist

Here is a list of skills that will get you started on your path toward facilitation excellence. This list isn't complete, but it is focused on the specific skills that are most important if you are leading and facilitating:

not to judge but to make things easier. Effective leader-facilitators are able to make observations and tell the group what they see without turning the comment into feedback or correction. By remaining in a process dimension, they help a team guide itself through difficulties and challenges while maintaining its sense of ownership.

❍ Recognize both roles. Because you are

❍ Keep quiet. The best facilitators make meetings

balancing the roles of leader and facilitator, you must understand that they are two distinct roles and treat them as such. Let the group know you will be playing both roles. Generally you will be more effective when you stay in the facilitator role except when your leader role is needed. This gives more process ownership to the rest of the group and makes the meeting more collaborative. When your input is needed as a leader, you state to the group that you are changing roles and now acting as the leader—and when that role is no longer required, just as clearly return to the facilitator role.

better without really being noticed; they aim for the lightest possible touch. They know that they have done their best work when the meeting was successful but no one can really say what the facilitator “did.”

I have great happiness in forwarding President Ravi's speech which he made at the Parliament of World's Religions in Salt Lake City last week. Those who have not yet read it, I would strongly advise to do so, and get reminded of Vivekanand at Chicago quite some years ago. You will find Ravindran is a different President! Some of our ROTI readers would find this speech he made at the Parliament of Religions in Salt Lake City last week interesting. This event is held once in five years. – Subhash Saraf

at the

PARLIAMENT of the WORLD’S RELIGIONS 16 October 2015, by RI President Ravi

t is really a pleasure to be here this evening, speaking to you on behalf of Rotary International.

He spoke of measuring others by their deeds, not their creeds;

I see we have here many of the young people whom I had the chance to meet earlier today, before they went off to participate in a service project, and I am very glad not only to see them again so soon, but to see them again here, at this plenary for Emerging Leaders.

He valued friendship above dogma, kindness above conviction.

Because to me the idea of service is essential, not only to leadership, but also to living a life of faith. In 1893, one hundred and twenty-two years ago, Swami Vivekanada traveled to Chicago from Calcutta, to speak at the very first of these Parliaments. He spoke of Hinduism: his religion, and mine. He spoke of the idea of tolerance, of universalism; of the acceptance all faiths as equal, each holding the same claim to truth. He spoke of the immense, dazzling variety of the world's religions as simply different paths: each one winding according to its own choosing; each one leading finally to the same goal: service to the Divine. At that time, and in that place, the idea was revolutionary. A few short years later, in the same city of Chicago, another man, an American and a Christian, spoke of these same ideas. His audience was small; his voice, quiet; his thoughts, no less radical. This man, Paul Harris, shared the belief that all religions were equally valid and that the trappings of tradition and observance were merely trappings, while their essence remained the same.

He saw the entire world, with all its inhabitants, as a beautiful gift, belonging equally to all, given by God,—along with the duty, for caring for it, and for each other. In this, without knowing it, he echoed the teachings of Vivekanada's own guru, Ramakrishna: saying that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; and that therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. In 1905, Paul Harris founded, not a religion, not a place of worship, but the first Rotary Club—thereby beginning the Rotary movement that grew and spread, year after year, decade after decade, nation after nation.

Today, there are no fewer than 34,000 of these clubs, with over 1.2 million members in some 200 countries and geographical regions. And I am here this evening as their representative. I realize that in this forum I may be a round peg in a square hole, for Rotary is not a religion. Neither does it replace religion. But it certainly complements it.

It elevates our faith, as it elevates us. It allows us the chance to truly serve the divine,indeed reclaiming the Heart of our Humanity—by serving those who are in the greatest need. And on the one hand, you could say—what is so profound in this concept of service? After all service is simply charity and this is an idea common to every religion.

We thought, what excuse have we got? What excuse for not trying? And last month, thirty years later, several billions of dollars later, countless hours of work later Nigeria—the last country in Africa with wild polio—stopped transmission of this disease.

As the great sage Hillel said, Love your neighbor as yourself: the rest is commentary.

We have now only two countries left, sharing one remaining reservoir of wild poliovirus, across one border: the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

But what makes Rotary unique is that it is a framework in which we serve others—not with, or through, or despite our religion—but in parallel to it.

And we have every reason to be optimistic, that in a very short time, those two countries as well will see their last cases.

In Rotary, you can have a dozen faiths in one room. In Rotary, every religion is respected, every tradition is welcomed, every conviction is honored with one caveat only: that our faith may never be permitted to divide us. For in Rotary, we come together in friendship, and we are bonded by the one thread of service. And the power of service to unite people has proven, over the last one hundred and ten years, to be extraordinary, because service to others provides a bridge. It gives people a way to come together, a reason to work together, whatever their differences or their debates.

And the incredible thing about all of this—beyond the obvious, beyond this colossal achievement of completely eradicating a disease that has plagued humanity for millennia—the incredible thing is not just that it is being done, that it is so close to being done—but how it has been done. The level of cooperation. The optimism. The commitment. The ability. The willingness. The desire of so many people, in every country in the world, of every faith, of every color, from every background, rich and poor, to join in this work. The number of partners who have joined us along the way, the governments, the local health authorities, the Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the WHO, and those health workers who go out and risk their lives, who search the hills and the jungles and the deserts for every last child—all of them, united, in pursuit of this one goal:

When it is for the common good, the good of their community, their children's future— people begin to cooperate in ways, that would simply seem impossible in any other context.

A world without polio.

And the results of this are quite literally changing the world.

A world with a bit less fear.

Three decades ago, we were already a very large, very international organization; having tens of thousands of clubs, hundreds of thousands of members, and having completed some very serious, very ambitious service already.

A world with a bit more hope.

We had of course countless club projects; projects that provided water, sanitation, nutrition, education to those who needed it; we had built schools, we had built hospitals, we had built houses; Yes, we had done a great deal in many ways. But the time had come to aim higher. To find a project that would unite every Rotarian, everywhere in the world, in the pursuit of a single, shared goal. The goal we chose, was the total, global eradication of polio: making polio the second disease, after smallpox, to be completely removed from the earth. At that time, in 1985, there were 125 countries in the world where polio was an active threat. About a thousand children were being paralyzed or killed every single day. All this, even though there was a vaccine that was cheap, effective, and easy to administer.

Because at the end of the day, how can we say that we are God-fearing men and women—how can we say that we serve God—if we do not do our best, to take care of all of God's creations? For God's work on earth, must be done by all of His people on earth. It must be done by every one of us. If we fail in that, we fail in the task we were placed here to do—we fail in our humanity. And so, whatever religion you represent here in this forum, however you conceive of God, of service, of charity, of our responsibility to each other—I ask you all to remember, that God is not up there. He is down here. With us. In us. In all of us. And whatever you do for the least of us, here below, you do for Him above. Thank you.

Has Science Discovered

GOD?

One-Time Beginning Since the dawn of civilization man has gazed in awe at the stars, wondering what they are and how they got there. Although on a clear night the unaided human eye can see about 6,000 stars, Hubble and other powerful telescopes indicate there are trillions of them clustered in over 100 billion galaxies. Our sun is like one grain of sand amidst the world's beaches. However, prior to the 20th century, the majority of scientists believed our own Milky Way galaxy was the entire universe, and that only about 100 million stars existed. Most scientists believed that our universe never had a beginning. They believed mass, space and energy had always existed.

Einstein didn't believe it was possible. Stephen Hawking said it might be the greatest scientific discovery of all time. What discovery has baffled the greatest scientific minds of the past century, and why has it caused them to rethink the origin of our universe? New, more powerful, telescopes have revealed mysteries about our universe that have raised new questions about the origin of life. Has science discovered God? But wait a minute! Hasn't science proven we don't need God to explain the universe? Lightning, earthquakes and even babies used to be explained as acts of God. But now we know better. What is it about this discovery that is so fundamentally different, and why has it stunned the scientific world? This discovery and what molecular biologists have learned about the sophisticated coding within DNA have many scientists now admitting that the universe appears to be part of a grand design. So, what are these stunning discoveries that have scientists suddenly speaking of God? Three revolutionary discoveries from the fields of astronomy and molecular biology stand out: 1. The universe had a beginning 2. The universe is just right for life 3. DNA coding reveals intelligence The statements leading scientists have made about these discoveries may shock you. Let's take a look.

But in the early 20th century, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered the universe is expanding. Rewinding the process mathematically, he calculated that everything in the universe, including matter, energy, space and even time itself, actually had a beginning. Shockwaves rang loudly throughout the scientific community. Many scientists, including Einstein, reacted negatively. In what Einstein later called “the biggest blunder of my life,” he fudged the equations to avoid the implication of a beginning.

Perhaps the most vocal adversary of a beginning to the universe was British astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle, who sarcastically nicknamed the creation event a “big bang.” He stubbornly held to his steady state theory that the universe has always existed. So did Einstein and other scientists until the evidence for a beginning became overwhelming. The “elephant in the room” implication of a beginning is that something or Someone beyond scientific investigation must have started it all. Finally, in 1992, COBE satellite experiments proved that the universe really did have a one-time beginning in an incredible flash of light and energy. Although some scientists called it the moment of creation, most preferred referring to it as the “big bang.”

Astronomer Robert Jastrow tries to help us imagine how it all began. “The picture suggests the explosion of a cosmic hydrogen bomb. The instant in which the cosmic bomb exploded marked the birth of the Universe.”

Everything from Nothing Science is unable to tell us what or who caused the universe to begin. But some believe it clearly points to a Creator. “British theorist, Edward Milne, wrote a mathematical treatise on relativity which concluded by saying, 'As to the first cause of the Universe, in the context of expansion, that is left for the reader to insert, but our picture is incomplete without Him.'” Another British scientist, Edmund Whittaker attributed the beginning of our universe to “Divine will constituting Nature from nothingness.” Many scientists were struck by the parallel of a onetime creation event from nothing with the biblical creation account in Genesis 1:1. Prior to this discovery, many scientists regarded the biblical account of creation from nothing as unscientific. Although he called himself an agnostic, Jastrow was compelled by the evidence to admit, “Now we see how the astronomical evidence leads to a biblical view of the origin of the world.” Another agnostic, George Smoot, the Nobel Prize winning scientist in charge of the COBE experiment, also admits to the parallel. “There is no doubt that a parallel exists between the big bang as an event and the Christian notion of creation from nothing.” Scientists who used to scoff at the Bible as a book of fairy tales, are now admitting that the biblical concept of creation from nothing has been right all along. Cosmologists, who specialize in the study of the universe and its origins, soon realized that a chance cosmic explosion could never bring about life any more than a nuclear bomb would—unless it was precisely engineered to do so. And that meant a designer must have planned it. They began using words like, “Super-intellect,” “Creator,” and even “Supreme Being” to describe this designer. Let's look at why.

Finely-Tuned for Life Physicists calculated that for life to exist, gravity and the other forces of nature needed to be just right or our universe couldn't exist. Had the expansion rate been slightly weaker, gravity would have pulled all matter back into a “big crunch.” We're not talking about merely a one or two percent reduction in the universe's expansion rate. Stephen Hawking writes, “If the rate of expansion one second after the big bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, the universe would have re-collapsed before it ever reached its present size.”

On the flip side, if the expansion rate had been a mere fraction greater than it was, galaxies, stars and planets could never have formed, and we wouldn't be here. And for life to exist, the conditions in our solar system and planet also need to be just right. For example, we all realize that without an atmosphere of oxygen, none of us would be able to breathe. And without oxygen, water couldn't exist. Without water there would be no rainfall for our crops. Other elements such as hydrogen, nitrogen, sodium, carbon, calcium, and phosphorus are also essential for life. But that alone is not all that is needed for life to exist. The size, temperature, relative proximity, and chemical makeup of our planet, sun, and moon also need to be just right. And there are dozens of other conditions that needed to be exquisitely fine-tuned or we wouldn't be here to think about it. Scientists who believe in God may have expected such fine-tuning, but atheists and agnostics were unable to explain the remarkable “coincidences.” Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, an agnostic, writes, “The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life.

Accident or Miracle? But couldn't this fine-tuning be attributed to chance? After all, odds-makers know that even long shots can eventually win at the racetrack. And, against heavy odds, lotteries are eventually won by someone. So, what are the odds against human life existing by chance from a random explosion in cosmic history? For human life to be possible from a big bang defies the laws of probability. One astronomer calculates the odds at less than 1 chance in a trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion. It would be far easier for a blind-folded person—in one try— to discover one specially marked grain of sand out of all the beaches of the world. Another example of how unlikely it would be for a random big bang to produce life is one person winning over a thousand consecutive mega-million dollar lotteries after purchasing only a single ticket for each. What would be your reaction to such news? Impossible—unless it was fixed by someone behind the scenes, which is what everyone would think. And

that is what many scientists are concluding —Someone behind the scenes designed and created the universe.

Davies acknowledges,

This new understanding of how miraculous human life is in our universe led the agnostic astronomer George Greenstein to ask, “Is it possible that suddenly, without intending to, we have stumbled upon the scientific proof of the existence of a Supreme Being?”

There is for me powerful evidence that there is something going on behind it all. It seems as though somebody has fine-tuned nature's numbers to make the Universe…. The impression of design is overwhelming.

However, as an agnostic, Greenstein maintains his faith in science, rather than a Creator, to ultimately explain our origins.

NA: The Language of Life

Jastrow explains why some scientists are reluctant to accept a transcendent Creator, There is a kind of religion in science; it is the religion of a person who believes there is order and harmony in the Universe…This religious faith of the scientist is violated by the discovery that the world had a beginning under conditions in which the known laws of physics are not valid, and as a product of forces or circumstances we cannot discover. When that happens, the scientist has lost control. If he really examined the implications, he would be traumatized. It is understandable why scientists like Greenstein and Hawking seek other explanations rather than attribute our finely-tuned universe to a Creator. Hawking speculates that other unseen (and unprovable) universes may exist, increasing the odds that one of them (ours) is perfectly fine-tuned for life. However, since his proposal is speculative, and outside of verification, it can hardly be called “scientific.” Although he is also an agnostic, British astrophysicist Paul Davies dismisses Hawking's idea as too speculative. He writes, “Such a belief must rest on faith rather than observation.” Although Hawking continues leading the charge to explore purely scientific explanations for our origins, other scientists, including many agnostics, have acknowledged what appears to be overwhelming evidence for a Creator. Hoyle wrote, “A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature.” Although Einstein wasn't religious, and didn't believe in a personal God, he called the genius behind the universe “an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection.” Atheist Christopher Hitchens, who spent much of his life writing and debating against God, was most perplexed by the fact that life couldn't exist if things were different by just “one degree or one hair.”

Astronomy is not the only area where science has seen evidence for design. Molecular biologists have discovered intricately complex design in the microscopic world of DNA. In the past century, scientists learned that a tiny molecule called DNA is the “brains” behind each cell in our bodies as well as every other living thing. Yet the more they discover about DNA, the more amazed they are at the brilliance behind it. Scientists who believe the material world is all that exists (materialists), like Richard Dawkins, argue DNA evolved by natural selection without a Creator. Yet even most ardent evolutionists admit that the origin of DNA's intricate complexity is unexplainable. DNA's intricate complexity caused its co-discoverer, Francis Crick, to believe that it could never have originated on earth naturally. Crick, an evolutionist who believed life is too complex to have originated on earth, and must have come from outer space, wrote, An honest man, armed with all the knowledge available to us now, could only state that in some sense, the origin of life appears at the moment to almost be a miracle, so many are the conditions which would have had to have been satisfied to get it going. The coding behind DNA reveals such intelligence that it staggers the imagination. A mere pinhead of DNA contains information equivalent to a stack of paperback books that would encircle the earth 5,000 times. And DNA operates like a language with its own extremely complex software code. Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that the software of DNA is “far, far more complex than any software we have ever developed.” Dawkins and other materialists believe that all this complexity originated through natural selection. Yet, as Crick remarked, natural selection could never have produced the first molecule. Many scientists believe that the coding within the DNA molecule points to an intelligence far exceeding what could have occurred by natural causes.

In the early 21st century, leading atheist Antony Flew's atheism came to an abrupt end when he studied the intelligence behind DNA. Flew explains what changed his opinion. What I think the DNA material has done is to show that intelligence must have been involved in getting these extraordinarily diverse elements together. The enormous complexity by which the results were achieved look to me like the work of intelligence…. It now seems to me that the finding of more than fifty years of DNA research have provided materials for a new and enormously powerful argument to design. Although Flew was not a Christian, he admitted that the “software” behind DNA is far too complex to have originated without a “designer.” The discovery of the incredible intelligence behind DNA has, in this former leading atheist's words, “provided materials for a new and enormously powerful argument to design.”

Fingerprints of a Creator Are scientists now convinced that a Creator has left his “fingerprints” on the universe? Although many scientists are still bent on squeezing God out of the universe, most recognize the religious implications of these new discoveries. In his book, The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking, who doesn't believe in a personal God, attempts to explain why the universe doesn't need God. Yet when faced with the evidence, even Hawking, has also admitted, “There must be religious overtones. But I think most scientists

The Designer has spoken

f Earth was in a slightly different position in our solar system or galaxy, or located in another galaxy, we might find ourselves looking at a night sky with no stars to observe. Or the sky might be so flooded with light that we couldn't distinguish one star from another. If we didn't have this optimal position, many of the discoveries about our universe would have been impossible. Imagine being in a large room with many seats and one tiny window with a view of space. One front row seat has a view, while the occupants of other seats can't see out. Earth's position in the universe is like having that front-row seat. Our front-row seat to the universe isn't part of the fine-tuning requirement for life, but it seems to have been given to us intentionally. Richards and Gonzalez conclude that a designer wants us to know and understand his universe.

"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point." "I would rather live my life believing there is a God and die to find out there isn't than live my life believing there isn't a God and die to find out there is."

A Personal Creator? If there is a superintelligent Creator, the question arises, what is he like? Is he just some Force like in Star Wars, or is he a personal Being like us? Since we are personal and relational beings, wouldn't the one who created us also be personal and relational? Many scientists like Arthur L. Schawlow, Professor of Physics at Stanford University, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, believe that these new discoveries provide compelling evidence for a personal God. He writes, “It seems to me that when confronted with the marvels of life and the universe, one must ask why and not just how. The only possible answers are religious…. I find a need for God in the universe and in my own life.”[28] If God is personal and since he has given us the ability to communicate, wouldn't we expect him to communicate with us and let us know why we are here? As we have seen, science is unable to answer questions about God and the purpose for life. However, since the Bible was right about creation from nothing, might it also be trustworthy regarding God, life and purpose? Two thousand years ago a man set foot on our planet who claimed to have the answer to life. Although his time on earth was brief, his impact changed the world, and is still felt today. His name is Jesus Christ. The eyewitnesses to Jesus Christ tell us that he continually demonstrated creative power over nature's laws. They tell us he was wise, humble and compassionate. He healed the lame, deaf and blind. He stopped raging storms instantly, created food for the hungry on the spot, turned water into wine at a wedding, and even raised the dead. And they claimed after his brutal execution, he rose from the dead. They also tell us that Jesus Christ is the one who flung the stars into space, fine-tuned our universe and created DNA. Could he be the one of whom Einstein unknowingly referred to as the “superintelligence” behind the universe? Could Jesus Christ be the one of whom Hoyle unknowingly referred to as having “monkeyed with physics, chemistry and biology?” ARTICLE DERIVED FROM Y-JESUS WEBSITE

www.ourclubhub.org/maps/ Don Higgins’

TIPS ON ADDING A CLUB TO THE WORLD MAP OF ROTARY Today I launched a new interactive World Map of Rotary Clubs and Rotaract Clubs so I have a new job for the next several years lighting up Rotary by getting all the clubs on the map and learning a lot of world geography in the process: www.ourclubhub.org/maps/

Don Higgins and Girlie Martinez posted in Our Club Hub Discussion Group. Tips on adding a club to the World Map of Rotary Clubs and Rotaract Clubs: Ÿ Register and login using link sent to you via email upon completion of registration. The link can be reused to

login to different browsers such as IE, Foxfire, Google Chrome, and Safari. Ÿ Go to the "Clubs" section and click on "Add" which will be enabled if you are logged in successfully. Ÿ Select club type, enter club name, club district, and club meeting address which can be as little as city and

country. Click on "Lookup Address Location" to set Google map coordinates which are accurate within about 5 feet. Ÿ Click "Add" to add club entry in club directory. If there are any errors, go back to form and correct errors and click add again. Once the club entry is successfully added, click on the club meeting address hypertext link to see the club on the map by itself. You can zoom out to see where the club meeting location is relative to surrounding area. Ÿ Click on "Clubs" to return to the club directory which defaults to showing the last club updated first. Then click on "Update" for the club you just added to update other optional fields including meeting day, time, and place (name of restaurant or building and specific time of meeting start), link to club website, and link to club Facebook page. Then click on "Update" to update the club entry. Ÿ Return to map and click on the club marker to see block with club information including club links plus map links to district, zone, region, and country maps. Testimonials: I enjoyed adding over 100 clubs myself including all the clubs in district 6950 plus one club in each of the districts within zone 34 so you can play with the map in zone 34 to see how the map search and filter options work. Today after launching world map site, my wife Charlotte wanted to learn how to add clubs herself and she added 4 in places where she lived.

By Subhash Saraf, PDG Rotary International D 3131 India, Rotary Aundh Pune, RLI South Asia, RLI Internaional

EducationFACTS

s of 2012, 31 million primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.

In the sub-Saharan, 11.07 million children leave school before completing their primary education. In South and West Asia, that number reaches 13.54 million. While girls are less likely to begin school, boys are more likely to repeat grades or drop out altogether. Host a competitive book drive to benefit a shelter near you. Sign up for Stacks on Stacks.

Education empowers women to make healthy decisions about their lives. For example, women in Mali with a secondary level education or higher have an average of 3 children, while those with no education have an average of 7. The youth literacy rates in South America and Europe are among the highest with 90-100% literacy. The African continent, however, has areas with less than 50% literacy among children ages 18 and under.

According to UNESCO, 61 million primary school-age children were not enrolled in school in 2010. Of these children, 47% were never expected to enter school, 26% attended school but left, and the remaining 27% are expected to attend school in the future. Children living in a rural environment are twice as likely to be out of school than urban children. Additionally, children from the wealthiest 20% of the population are 4 times more likely to be in school than the poorest 20%. In developing, low-income countries, every additional year of education can increase a person's future income by an average of 10%. Women who are less educated are having more children, on average 2.5 children, over the course of their lifetime when compared to more educated women, on average 1.7 children. Women with a primary school education are 13% more likely to know that condoms can reduce their risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. An education can help decrease the spreading of this virus by promoting safer sexual practices. 53% of the world's out-of-school children are girls and 2/3 of the illiterate people in the world are women.

A Rotary grant helps bring tablet technology to students on Taveuni Island, Fiji. Worldwide, 67 million children have no access to education, and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our members support educational projects that provide technology, teacher training, vocational training teams, student meal programs, and low-cost textbooks to communities. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.

WHY

Google ISN’T BIG ON

COLLEGE DEGREES By Gregory Ferenstein

oogle 'isnt big on college degrees, although the search giant is inundated with applicants touting perfect GPAs from Ivy League schools.

Google's chairman and head of hiring, Laszlo Bock, has given a few insights in the New York Times on how he sorts through a multitude of bright applicants. The upshot is that Google values the skills and experiences that candidates get in college, but a degree doesn't tell them much about talent or grit.

You don't need a college degree to be talented “When you look at people who don't go to school and make their way in the world, those are exceptional human beings. And we should do everything we can to find those people,” Bock said. Many businesses “require” a college degree; at Google, the word “college” isn't even its official guide to hiring. With the rise of selfpaced college courses and vocational learning, plenty of driven people can teach themselves all of the necessary skills to work at the company.

Demonstrate a skill, not an expertise “If you take somebody who has high cognitive ability, is innately curious, willing to learn and has emergent leadership skills, and you hire them as an HR person or finance person, and they have no content knowledge, and you compare them with someone who's been doing just one thing and is a world expert, the expert will go: 'I've seen this 100 times before; here's what you do,'” Bock said.

College degrees are, almost by definition, a certificate of expertise. A degree in journalism is a giant badge meant to tell the world that you know at least a little bit about the trade of telling stories and interviewing people. But a degree really doesn't say what a graduate can do. Can they present an idea in front of a crowd? Can they build a website? Can they think interestingly about problems, or did they just pass some tests?

A college degree can't tell Google whether an applicant is naturally smart or is a hard worker. Apparently, Google would rather mold someone with grit rather than someone who is a lazy highachiever.

But a degree really doesn't say what a graduate can do. Can they present an idea in front of a crowd? Can they build a website? Can they think interestingly about problems, or did they just pass some tests?

If you go to college, focus on skills

Logic is learned, and stats are super important “Humans are by nature creative beings, but not by nature logical, structured-thinking beings. Those are skills you have to learn,” Bock said. “I took statistics at business school, and it was transformative for my career. Analytical training gives you a skill set that differentiates you from most people in the labor market.” Logical thinking goes way beyond programming. For instance, back in 2010, Facebook put up a blog post claiming that political candidates with more fans were more likely to win their race, implying that getting more Facebook fans would improve their chances. In no uncertain terms, this was a phenomenally bad argument. Maybe candidates who were already more popular just happened to have more fans. And what about candidates with fewer fans that won their races? In these cases, why did fans not matter? The Facebook employees who ran the statistics understood some basic logic, but they didn't demonstrate analytical thinking. Sifting through data requires training in the latest techniques for understanding causality and creatively exploring patterns (FYI: Facebook has gotten a lot better about these types of political claims since 2010).

Prove grit “It looks like the thing that separates out the capable students from the really successful ones is not so much their knowledge…but their persistence at something,” Google chairman, Eric Schmidt said. For some people, college is just really easy. They can play 10 rounds of beer-pong until 4 a.m. and still ace an organic-chemistry exam the next day while their studious roommate is up to their eyeballs in color-coded flash cards and squeaks by with a B.

“My belief is not that one shouldn't go to college … most don't put enough thought into why they're going and what they want to get out of it,” Block said. Both Bock and Schmidt are adamant that most people should go to college but that skills and experience are more important than the stamp of expertise. Bock says Google is looking for the kinds of projects candidates completed or what they accomplished at an internship. I honestly can't remember the last time someone asked me what my major in college was. If you want a job at Google (or some other prestigious company), don't focus so much on your major, and make sure you graduate with all the skills and experiences you need to do awesome things in the world.

NOT TOO EARLY TO REGISTER FOR KOREA

ROTARY IN KOREA 60,000 Rotarians 18 Districts

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I invite all of you to Seoul for the 2016 RI Convention. How many of you are joining me?

REGISTRATION FEES All prices are shown in U.S. dollars. Depending on your country, payment in your local currency may be available. Before 15 Dec 2015 Rotarian $ 310 Rotary club or district employee Guest age 19 or older Spouse of deceased Rotarian Non-Rotarian Alumnus $ 70 Rotaractor Guest of alumnus or Rotaractor

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The HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP

The House of Friendship at Seoul Convention takes as a motif of the design of Hanyang Jeondo , a complete map of Hanyang, Seoul's ancient name. Take a walk on streets of the royal family and Yukjo (six authorities of old Seoul) streets and visit a bustling marketplace,. The 'Science Exhibition 5000 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; represents Korea's IT industry, and its history, will amaze you once again with the wisdom of our Korean ancestors. The House of Friendship provides a variety of attractions and food and beverage options in its banquet hall, cafeteria, resting area, and meeting places. Make sure you take some time away from convention schedules and rest in the mini garden located in the House of

The most suitable place to meet and build friendships with Rotarians from around the world The House of Friendship at the Seoul Convention is the best place to strengthen friendships with Rotarians from around the world. You will get to enjoy unique culture and local products, which are prepared by 18 different local district booths. You can also visit the Rotary International Foundation Resource Center, Rotary service projects, Rotary Fellowships, and Rotary Action Groups booths, and take advantage of the chance to learn about Rotary International and to interact with Rotarians from around the world. In addition, there will be unprecedented large business booths. There will also be official sponsor booths where you can explore products and services provided by Korea's leading companies.

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HOTEL REFERENCES HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, SEOUL EUJIRO To G. Nethercutt We have blocked 12rooms for Holiday Inn Express Seoul Euljiro and got a cheaper rate. Please see below quote RE : HOTEL ACCOMMODATION (28, MAY – 01, JUN. ’16 5DAYS/4NIGHTS) * DBL / TWIN ROOM RATE: USD495 per room good for 2 persons for 5days/4nights stay, breakfast included Princess Angeles International Travel Center, Inc. 805 Don Juico Ave., Clarkview, Angeles City, Philippines Telephone: (63 45) 322-5929; (63 45) 8882175; (63 45) 625-6051/52 Facsimile: (63 45) 322-0801 Manila Line: (63 2) 994-9249 Mobile Nos. 0922 888-2175, 0917 533-9338 E-mail: angtrav@mozcom.com, angtrav1@yahoo.com

BOOK YOUR OWN HOTEL NOW There are over 300 hotels to choose from, cost ranging from $50 to $100 to $200 and more (depending on your convenience preference), with subway metro access. From Kintex, hotels are from 7km to 30km away, There is no hotel of “walking distance” from Kintex. The availability of modern highspeed trains, however, make distances a ‘no problem.’ I encouraged ROTIans who are attending the Seoul convention to already book their hotels online. When you google the hotel references on this page, you will be referred to more hotels. Hotels are fast disappearing especially the good/reasonably-priced ones. In the near future, I will be giving the exact location of ROTI annual get together and party, . Meanwhile, go, find and book your hotels. - Glo Nethercutt ROTI Chair

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ROTIan Doug Vincent in The Role of Past District Governor in Rotary

Doug is getting ready for the Zone Institute and to participate in a humanitarian mission to typhoon victims in the country.

Rotary Global Rewards

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Eugene Beil October 14 at 6:44am · To all my Rotary friends, I am proud to announce that my nephew, Mike Niemiec has been selected as a Rotary Peace Fellow.

MARILYN AXLER Doing some Public Relations volunteer work for "RIDE FOR POLIO” Money for 17,180 vaccines was raised.. Ride for Polio took place from August 22-27, 2015. Bikers went to Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania and Turkey

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ew Missouri license plates arrived today after a 3 month wait. Raising our Rotary Foundation goal to $150 per member!!

I can't believe I've had this license plate for 4 years now, but FB says so, so it must be true!! None of the districts in my region have hit this mark, so I'll keep this plate for awhile longer, though down deep I believe we should be aiming for the $200 per member mark - to provide our clubs and districts with the "fuel" we need to help us "Do Good in the World".

Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs WASHINGTON—Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded schools nationwide are increasingly left with no option but to cut the past tense—a grammatical construction traditionally used to relate all actions, and states that have transpired at an earlier point in time—from their standard English and language arts programs. A part of American school curricula for more than 200 years, the past tense was deemed by school administrators to be too expensive to keep in primary and secondary education. "This was by no means an easy decision, but teaching our students how to conjugate verbs in a way that would allow them to describe events that have already occurred is a luxury that we can no longer afford," Phoenix-area high-school principal Sam Pennock said. "With our current budget, the past tense must unfortunately become a thing of the past."

PHOTO: A Chicago-area teacher begins the new past tense&#8211;free curriculum.

In the most dramatic display of the new trend yet, the Tennessee Department of Education decided Monday to remove "-ed" endings from all of the state's English classrooms, saving struggling schools an estimated $3 million each year. Officials say they plan to slowly phase out the tense by first eliminating the past perfect; once students have adjusted to the change, the past progressive, the past continuous, the past perfect progressive, and the simple past will be cut. Hundreds of school districts across the country are expected to follow suit. Past-tense instruction is only the latest school program to face the chopping block. School districts in California have been forced to cut addition and subtraction from their math departments, while nearly all high schools have reduced foreign language courses to only the most basic phrases, including "May I please use the bathroom?" and "No, I do not want to go to the beach with Maria and Juan." Some legislators are even calling for an end to teaching grammar itself, saying that in many innercity school districts, where funding is most lacking, students rarely use grammar at all.

DEL NORTE ROTARY CLUB Scenes of the annual Veterans Integration Center's "Stand Down" near downtown Albuquerque to help military veterans with their needs in getting back into civilian life after serving in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam. Our Del Norte Rotary Club makes this all-day affair one of its community service projects every year. An estimated 400 were provided with a hot meal, hot showers, clothing, bedding and counseling from a variety of agencies who serve veterans.

FIRST COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Sharon Irving shared photo of American troops on a C-17 Globemaster plane getting ready to fly home after a tour in Afghanistan. We thank them for their service!

The Rotary Club of Chicago, the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Service Club, founded in 1905, constructed and donated to the City of Chicago its first public comfort room in 1907 on the Southeast Corner of Washington and LaSalle on the new City Hall. It resulted in the enrolment of every important civic organizations in Chicago City in its support.

his column from Nicholas Kistof makes me proud of Rotary District 5000’s Global Grant for Sanitation and Hygiene in the Mewat District of India. Stunting is a horrible fate for children - children who will never know what their true potential might have been. www.nytimes.com/half-these-kinds-are-stunted

HALF THE KIDS IN INDIA ARE STUNTED

Mark Harbison added 3 new photos from October to the album: 2015 Maui Children and Youth Day October 10 — with Joanne Laird and Ed Corbett at Kihei Youth Center.· · Rotary Clubs of Kihei Sunrise and Kihei-Wailea Rotary Keiki Literacy Booth and UH Maui Campus Nursing Program Health Screening --Rotary District Grant Project 2015

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Rotary Club of Sydney Cove Friday October 9 is Hat Day, an initiative of Australian Rotary Health, one of the largest notfor-profit funders of mental health research in Australia. 100% of the money raised during this year's Hat Day campaign goes directly to research helping the one in five Australians affected by depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and many other illnesses. MARILYN AXLER wishes our HINDU friends a happy...

Navaratri

avaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Devi are worshipped. The tenth day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami or "Dussehra" (also spelled Dasera). Navaratri is an important major festival and is celebrated all over India and Nepal. Diwali the festival of lights is celebrated twenty days after Dasera. Though there are total five types of Navaratri that come in a year, but Sharad Navaratri is the most popular one. Hence, the term Navaratri is being used for Sharada Navaratri here.

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JON DEISHER from Dsitrict 5010 received the distinguished Rotary Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Service Award for a Polio Free World, as one of only 10 persons receiving it this year. Congratulations to Jon. that

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

t's a high honor that left me speechless ... which is not my usual modality! Very thoughtful of you to send me a note. I hear from Kelly periodically, mostly having to do with cancer and such issues. I will continue doing what can to eradicate polio and pursue other projects that fit my personal values and Rotary priorities. My club has just signed on a the international partner on a Global Grant with Chandigarh Midtown for a project that will provide sanitary restrooms, clean water and long term literacy for girls in five school in Chandigarh. I'll keep doing what I can until I can't. In the background I'm hoping that an immunological treatment appropriate for my cancer and DNA markers will be found. I have hopes, but my expectations are grounded in the reality of incurable cancer and working toward longevity in hopes that the immuno-treatment appears before the inevitable occurs. I'm upbeat and optimistic, but with cancer one needs to temper things with a solid dose of reality, too. It's not a fun disease! Thank you for your kind note. We have trip planned for the NID in India this Feb 21. I'm organizing it, but given my inability to take nutrition and fluids orally, and being immunocompromised, likely I'll not be able to go.

We have people from D5010 (Alaska/Yukon), Canada, Australia, Hawaii, and possibly Wyoming. Nice mix! If you have Rotarians in your area who are interested, they are welcome. I'll send our latest itinerary in the near future. Onward and upward, Jon

GLOBAL POLIO UPDATE as of 10 October 2015

fghanistan became the final polioendemic country to introduce the inactivated polio vaccine on 30 September as part of the biggest globally synchronized vaccine introduction in history. This week, the Independent Monitoring Board is meeting in London to assess progress towards polio eradication and to make recommendations for the coming months. The report is expected to be published in the next few weeks. Notable news: Ÿ 4 Cases of Polio were reported from Pakistan bring the world total to 48 in 2015. Ÿ Rest of the world: NO POLIO CASES REPORTED ! Ÿ NIDs were completed in several countries end September, beginning October. Others are planned in Afghanistan and sub National Vaccination Days in Nigeria next week. Final rounds for 2015 will be held in the first week of November in many African countries. Ÿ Madagascar is having a campaign on 16 -19 October to combat an unusual upsurge if Derived Poliovirus. A team of American Rotarians in in the Island to assist and participate in the vaccination effort. Ÿ In October, National Immunization Days (NIDs) are planned in Angola, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo, and Subnational Immunization Days (SNIDs) in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, all using trivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV). –

Abstract: THREATS TO POLIO ERADICATION IN HIGHCONFLICT AREAS IN PAKISTAN AND NIGERIA: A POLLING STUDY OF CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 5 YEARS Background Elimination of poliovirus from endemic countries is a crucial step in eradication; however, vaccination programmes in these areas face challenges, especially in regions with conflict. We analysed interviews with caregivers of children living in two polio-endemic countries to assess whether these challenges are largely operational or also driven by resistance or misinformation in the community. Methods We designed and analysed polls based on faceto-face interviews of a random sample of parents and other caregivers of children younger than 5 years in regions of Pakistan and Nigeria at high risk for polio transmission. In both countries, the sample was drawn via a stratified multistage cluster design with random route household selection. The questionnaire covered awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about polio and oral polio vaccine (OPV), trust in vaccination efforts, and caregiver priorities for government action. We assessed experiences of caregivers in accessible higher-conflict areas and compared their knowledge and attitudes with those in lower-conflict areas. Differences were tested with two-sample tests. Beyond the difficulties in reaching homes with OPV, challenges for vaccination programmes in higher-conflict areas extend to limited awareness, negative attitudes, and gaps in trust. Vaccination efforts might need to address underlying attitudes of caregivers through direct communications and the selection and training of local vaccinators, caregivers in higher-conflict areas are less likely to hold beliefs about OPV that could motivate acceptance and are more likely to hold concerns than are caregivers in lower-conflict areas. Interpretation Beyond the difficulties in reaching homes with OPV, challenges for vaccination programmes in higher-conflict areas extend to limited awareness, negative attitudes, and gaps in trust. Vaccination efforts might need to address underlying attitudes of caregivers through direct communications and the selection and training of local vaccinators. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00178-4Article InfoThis article can be found in the following collections: Dr. ASHOK R. MIRCHANDANI, PHF+8, (Major Donor) Chairman/Président ARPPC (African Regional PolioPlus Committee) 2012-2016; President OMS/ARICC, African Regional Inter Agency Coordination Committee 2012-16; $200 Million Zone (20A French Africa) Challenge Coordinator. 2008-2012; African Regional PolioPlus Committee. ViceChairman 2006-2012

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SOUTH CAROLINA FLOOD

everal clubs have asked what they could do to help with disaster relief for South Carolina. While some of our District's members suffered losses during the recent flooding, our neighboring District 7770 has been devastated. Thousands of people have lost homes, businesses and jobs, much of the property not covered by insurance. Damage estimates are topping $1 Billion. I have received offers of help from other districts, and have asked that they focus their efforts on D-7770. I encourage your club to help. Anne Matthews, past Rotary International Vice President, lives in the district and is suggesting you send your contributions to: Harvest Hope Food Bank PO Box. 451, Columbia, SC 29202 803 254-4432 They are providing food to those in need right now. You can also contact: The Salvation Army 1312 N. Millwood Ave, Columbia, SC 29204 803 748-9964 Those two organizations are the first responders on the ground. The Red Cross is, of course, also on the front lines: The American Red Cross 2751 Bull St.,Columbia, SC 29230; 803 540-1200 The Rotary Club of Spartanburg has forwarded a $2,000 check to the Capital City Club in Columbia. As longer-term needs become apparent, D-7770 Rotary clubs will be involved and Anne or District Governor Rod Funderburk will let us know when the clubs will be organizing their efforts. Again, Anne is thanking all Rotarians for their prayers and concerns from so many places around the world. The power of Rotary is amazing. Thanks, Terry R. Weaver District Governor 2015-2016

WORST PASSWORDS

n this digital age, everything requires a password – Facebook, Banking, E-mail, etc. When there are so many passwords that we need, it’s easy to decide to go for something that’s easy to remember, then use it for everything. Sadly, hackers and online criminals know this fact and have been using this knowledge to steal personal information and even money. A recent research performed by SplashData (an online-security company) collected data from various hacker groups and found the 25 worst passwords you can use, according to how often they appeared: If your password is on this list - change it immediately! #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13

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To protect your information, you'll need to have strong passwords, which contain both upper and lower-case letters, numbers and at least one special sign (like % or &), preferably in a random order. The advantage of strong passwords is also their weakness – they can be so complicated that we can’t remember them POSTED BY TOM TELFER

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ADAP3800 will be holding the ADAP Annual Dinner Recognition Night on May 20, 2016, at Club Filipino. World Class Presidents who have hosted and were present on their ADAP3800 Forums will be honored.

ROTI TECH WDO 8 SCREEN KEEPS FREEZING This is always the best forum for me to get some answers. I have had Windows 8 for over 18 months now and lately the screen keeps freezing for around 15-20 seconds then comes good again. I have tried Windows 8 repair programmes to no avail. I have been advised to upgrade to Windows 10. Have any of you got any advice on Windows 10 and if it would solve my problems? - John Glassford

Members of the Rotary Club of Abuja Kubwa on Wednesday, October 21st ,2015 donated a wheelchair and mobility aid to Miss Dorcas Precious Ezekiel an 8 years old Polio survivor in Jaji Community, Kubwa, Abuja. This is to aid her movement to and from her school and in the family house. - Oke Babatayo Olugbenga

You can get more details at http://windows.microsoft.com/enin/windows-10/install-upgrade-activate Regards, Ravi Mahadeokar Rotary Club Nasik, India RID 3030

DG IS NOT LIKED Dear Friends In your opinion what should be done or what should Rotary International do If an elected Or proposed district governor is dislike or unapproved by some clubs of that district, specially the elder clubs ? Daniel Saab Rotary Club of Guayaquil, RID 4400

This question has been rephrased and on the Group "Rotary Rules Guidance: on Facebook. Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/6297523471 62369/ Marilyn Axler

thought this was a problem in our area but seems ( regarding Governors and elections) it is prevalent in other parts of Rotary world too. As far elected Governors, who have been approved by RI, nothing can be done. As regards proposed candidates, discussions should take place between the candidate and those who are opposed. Direct elections will also help in selecting the right candidate. We are in Rotary to create friends and there are situations when we develop a dislike for fellow Rotarians. Either we can sort out or atleast leave it as such and continue our work It is not worth paying a percapita and club dues and spending our time to create enemies. in my experience as a Rotarian for 38 years, even those who did not like me or approve me, had later on changed their views. They are now friends or at least we wish each other when we see each other. Srinivasa Gobalan PDG Rotary Club of Salem Centennial, RI Dist 2982, Salem, Tamilnadu, India

would also add that "elder" clubs should not be granted any more power and/or authority than newer clubs. Once in a while, we all have to accept the authority of someone we don't "like". Despite such feelings of dislike, the DG should be shown the appropriate respect for his office. Gene Beil Hudson, FL 6950

Nothing. In Puerto Rico, the USA, and around the world all types of “characters” abound. RI is no exception. We had to contend with a few political / disgusting characters as Governors. That is why, contrary to political offices in many many countries, a RI officer such as the President as well as Governors are elected to just a one year term, the philosophy being...they only have 12 months...to be either good at what they were elected to do...or to...mess it up. Realities of everyday life! PDG Narmo L. Ortiz, Sr. Boynton Beach – Lantana Rotary Club

MY ADVICE TO ROTARY GOVERNORS

share your club info STARTED BY RON NETHERCUTT

How many members in your club...37 What is average attendance at you meetings...24 What is average age of the members of club...55 How old is your youngest member...40 How old is your oldest member...86 What is your best known project...Chris Hani Barangwanath Palliative Care Project Do you have any married couples in your 1 In what country is your club located...Rosebank, Johannesburg - South Africa Anything else you would like to say...We have just received our first Global Grant for our major project __._,_.___ Posted by: peter@pjsfood.co.za

How many members in your club - 7 Average attendance at you meetings - 80% average age of the members of club - 30-40's How old is your youngest member - 33 How old is your oldest member - 89 Best known project - Computer for the Kids How many married couples in your club - 4 Your club location - Melbourne, Australia Name of Rotary Club - E Club of Melbourne Anything else you wish to add - We meet thru GoToMeeting on two Wednesday's of the month at 8pm Melbourne time. Its fun Madu Bishnu International Service Chair E Club of Melbourne, RID 9800, Australia

ROTARY CLUB OF LOYOLA HEIGHTS, D3780 How many members in your club - 101 Average attendance at you meetings - 75% Average age of the members of club - 53 How old is your youngest member - 35 How old is your oldest member - 83 Best known project - Low Cost Housing Do you have any married couples in your club - No How many married couples in your club - None In what country is your club located - Philippines Anything else you wish to add - For those who may be interested, we welcome offers of sisterhood/ friendship ties with clubs outside of our district 3780 for purposes of cultural / friendship exchange, sharing of information / best practices and possible project collaboration.

ROTARY CLUB OF STRONGSVILLE How many members in your club -160 Average attendance at you meetings - 80% Average age of members of club - 40's- 50's How old is your youngest member - 25 How old is your oldest member - 89 What is your best known project - Construction of Building for local Emergency Hunger Food Bank How many married couples in your club - 2 In what country is your club located - USA Anything else you wish to add - We meet each and every Friday morning at 7h15 or so and every project and/or Club Function is FUN !!! -jay dzurilla, RD 6630 ( NE Ohio, USA ) Distrito Governador 2006-2007

ROTARY CLUB OF GARDEN REACH By ROY TANU How many members in your club 46 What is average attendance at you meetings 20 What is average age of the members of club 45 How old is your youngest member 34 How old is your oldest member 76 What is your best known project : Thallasaemia and Polio How many married couples in your club 2 In what country is your club located India

ROTARY CLUB OF CROYDON How many members in your club - 42 Average attendance at you meetings - 68% Average age of the members of club - 60 How old is your youngest member - 33 How old is your oldest member - 91 What is your best known project The Rotary Park In what country is your club located AustraliaAnything else you wish to add We are involved in many International projects. PP Joy Varughese (Dr), MPHF Secretary, Rotary Club of Croydon RI District 9810 Hon Member, Rotary Club of Subang, D3300 Member, ROTI Member RGHF

ROTARY CLUB OF GUAYAGUIL How many members in your club - 28 Average attendance at you meetings - 15 How old is your oldest member - 87 years old What is your best known project – Rotarian Neighborhood, 300 houses for poor families How many married couples in your club - 0 In what country is your club located - Ecuador, South America Anything else you wish to add - during 4 years we have been working in Cardio Vascular Prevention in young people since 13 years of age. - Daniel Saab

ROTARY CLUB OF NAMBIAR How many members in your club...75 Average attendance at you meetings...50 Average age of the members of club...45 How old is your youngest member...28 How old is your oldest member...78 What is your best known project...Dream Home How many married couples in your club...19 In what country is your club located...India Anything else you would like to say...Our 1 member is PDG and 16 Dist. Officers. First Asha Kiran Super Star Club in Dist. 3202

ROTARY CLUB OF KURDUWADI How many members in your club -42 Average attendance at you meetings -64 % Average age of the members of club -48 How old is your youngest member- 36 How old is your oldest member -68 What is your best known project- ROTARY LABOR AND EDUCATION CENTER Do you have any married couples in your club-YES (My Wife andme) In what country is your club located -INDIA - Rafael E. Acosta-Paez PGD 4270 2007-2008 "Compartamos Rotary" DICO 4271 2000-2020 ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE RLI,

ROTARY CLUB OF MABALACAT, D3790 PHILS How many members in your club - 35 Average attendance at you meetings - 88 % Average age of the members of club - 53 How old is your youngest member - 24 How old is your oldest member - 76 What is your best known project - MEDICAL SURGICAL PROGRAM No. of married couples club - 6 - PP Ron Nethercutt

ROTARY CLUB OF MILFORD, INC. How many members in your club - 53 Average attendance at you meetings - 35 How old is your oldest member - 94 What is your best known project – Rotary NZ Science & Technology Forum How many married couples in your club - 1 In what country is your club located - New Zealand Anything else you wish to add - Fellowship and Service are the drivers for the Milford Club. We keep close contact with past members and the widows of deceased members, who are invited to all special functions. Apart from projects to assist the local community our overseas projects are mainly directed to assisting the impoverished Island nation of Vanuatu.

For the Leadership Institute, I have been asked to moderate a session on "The Role of PDGs in Rotary." So I need some feedback from PDGs on how they may (or may not) feel involved and engaged, plus thoughts from DGs regarding how PDGs could help them succeed.

Norm Winterbottom Rotary Club of Milford (Inc), Auckland, NZ (D9910)

You can either post here or email me at DougV@DougVincent.com.

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'm headed to the Philippines this week to participate in the Manila Zone Institute and tour some humanitarian aid projects. I will be making stops in Cebu, Davao, Bacolod and Metro Manila areas.

PDG Douglas W Vincent RC Woodstock-Oxford, Canada

LIFEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOMENTS Contributed by Dick Milner

BEAR ON THE ROOF A man in Michigan's Upper Peninsula wakes up one morning to find a bear on his roof. So he looks in the yellow pages and, sure enough, there's an ad for "Up North Bear Removers." He calls the number and the bear remover says he'll be over in 30 minutes. The bear remover arrives and gets out of his van. He's got a ladder, a baseball bat, 12-gauge shotgun and a mean, heavily scarred, old pit bull. "What are you going to do?" the homeowner asks. "I'm going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I'm going up there and knock the bear off the roof with this baseball bat.

I was working out at the gym when I spotted a sweet young thing walking in..

When the bear falls off the roof, the pit bull is trained to grab his testicles and not let go. The bear will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the cage in the back of the van." He then hands the shotgun to the homeowner. "What's the shotgun for?" asks the homeowner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the bear knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog."

I asked the trainer standing next to me, "What machine should I use to impress that lady over there?" The trainer looked me over and said; "I would recommend the ATM in the lobby."

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don’t like dogs...much. They are like the kids in my siblings’ households noisy, always hungry, inquisitive, pesky, drooly; and they like computers more than me. But fate dumped a puppy on my lap, or rather on Ron’s couch. A no-brand 8”x 6” puppy was raffled at the salon where I was having a footspa. We were 11 costumers, and blast - I won! It was impolite to refuse so I brought it home (but worried to shock Ron). But first I showed it to my grandkids hoping I could leave it there. The kids, ages 2 to 4, had not had any dog in their entire lives. They were excited! All 3 kids grabbed the puppy and I thought the puppy would split in three parts. I brought it home then, this poor dilapidated thing. It settled in one corner quietly. I felt ok that it seemed to give me no trouble. I gave it milk, slice of cake, and a Dan Brown pocketbook to lay its head on. Then Ron came home. Shocked. Do you realize it would change our life style? He said. Why, I asked. Because we would have to feed it, bathe it, bring it out to P and P. Who would take care of it when we go out? Where would it stay? he pointed out. Oh, it would be just a while, I said. I would give it to the kids when it gets bit bigger. A week or so..... The name? We agreed on one thing of mutual interest - Roti.

Definitely Ron knew how to take care of dogs. We bought puppy food, sleeping bag, shampoo, toys, biscuits. I’d like to buy some cute apparel, but Ron said no! Who, you or me? That became the question when Roti started to come alive, when he howled to get out of the doors, when he wanted to P or P, when he spewed out food he did not like, when he got smelly. At sleeping time and whenever we left the house, Roti stayed in the laundry room, with a pacifying bone. At daytime, he was a pest. What could you expect from a one-month four-mini-legged? He was adorable though. He liked to chew and cuddle on our feet during our TV and cocktail time. Ron and I took turns to have both puppy and a computer on our laps. And then, Roti sequested Ron’s TV couch... and refused to move out. ..... this portion hid the events that happened one more week from the time we were able to convince Roti to vacate Ron’s coach.... ..... to the time I brought her to the day care center. - in the care of a sister-in-law, who promised we could visit and bring bones to Roti from time to time.