Applying information technology to enhance Rotary service, fellowship, and knowledge
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Through the Avenue of Vocational Service, Rotarians contribute their professional expertise and skills to address societal problems and needs, promote high ethical standards in the workplace, support career planning and other vocational activities, and represent the dignity and value of their professions.
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Vocational Service is one of Rotary’s Avenues of Service.
Vocational Service calls every Rotarian to: • aspire to high ethical standards in their occupation; • recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations, and; • contribute their vocational talents to the problems and needs of society.
Classification When professionals join a Rotary club, they do so as a representative of their classification - their particular business or profession. Rotarians have the dual responsibility of representing their vocation within the club and exemplifying the ideals of Rotary within the workplace.
Ethics
One of the central goals of Vocational Service is to promote and advance Rotary’s high ethical standards. Two useful tools Rotarians have to assess these standards are:
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am pleased to start this month's report with mention of the ROTI Hearing Aid project, a Matching Grant with Rotary Club of Chennai Kilpauk , D-3230.
This project, to quote PDG Todd Lindley's announcement of the project to ROTI, “will help approximately 150 poor children in the state of Tamil Nadu, India who are having severe hearing problems. Screening camps will be held at various points around the region to identify children with hearing needs. Additional testing will be done by experts and the children will receive hearing aids. About 2/3rds of them will receive standard hearing aids while about 1/3 will receive digital programmable aids that fit inside the ear canal. We are planning to provide a cochlear implant for one child. Each of the children selected will receive speech therapy after receiving their appliances so they can achieve maximum benefit.” The project is 51,600 USD, which will require 22,000 USD raised by ROTI through District funding and/or monies supplied by ROTIans and their clubs. This will require work from our membership to find the necessary contributions, but it will provide us with a signature project to promote our Fellowship. I hope everyone will join in this effort.
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Special thanks go to ROTIans Chip Ross, Todd Lindley, Hari Ratan and Mac Mcgee for spearheading the ROTI effort and to Divyesh Palicha (Chairman of the Hearing Aid project) and Ravi Krishnon (Director International services) from RC Chennai Kilpauk. We appreciate the support of the many ROTIans who are supporting this project. Probably the most active thread during September was how to handle the resignation of a President Elect. Electing officers is well covered in the Rotary by-laws and standard club constitution. However, a last minute resignation of an in-bound officer is opens some intriguing questions. It was a very good exercise on researching Rotary rules. The thread makes an interesting re-read on the Yahoo discussion history. Another interesting discussion concerned “duty”. If you have multiple Rotary events conflicting schedules, how do you decide. The thread took many different views of the conundrum. My interpretation of the consensus is that you have to set your own priorities based on your Rotary needs. There was the additional question of having a unique opportunity. If you are not reading the list regularly, you also missed a discussion on Rotary ID cards and the best ways to generate and complete them. Not of interest to you? How about good equipment that is easy to carry for making presentations? It was discussed. Something else you need to know about?? Join in our discussions and ask questions. Whatever your need, there is someone on the ROTI lists that has experience with the same need. Participate! I know it is early to talk about rooms in Lisbon, but facilities in Lisbon are being booked at a rapid rate. ROTI has secured access to a small number of rooms at a very reasonable rate at the Hotel Ibis Lisboa Jose Malhoa. There is good public transportation available to the Convention venue. It is in a quiet area of the business district, but there is everything you may need close at hand and safe area. The rooms are small (in European tradition), but provide all the necessary amenities The hotel is very contemporary and is large (222 rooms). There is food available. . There is WiFi in the hotel, but access only guaranteed in the public areas.
“The most important ten words in our language: If it is to be, it is up to me!”
If you want to check availability of a room, please send a note to fcl@futuristicindia.com with a copy to sunilkzach@yahoo.co.uk and include Arrival date, Length of stay and Twin or Double beds. You will get a reply on availability and payment. The “ROTI rooms” are available through eFlash_Rotary. If you have not seen this blog, you should visit it at http:// http://www.eflashonline.org/ . It contains a wealth of Rotary information and you are welcome to contribute information on Rotary activities in your club and District. Mentioning Service earlier, reminds of a statement I heard at a Rotary presentation many years ago: “The most important ten words in our language: If it is to be, it is up to me!”
As we finish summer in the upper half of this globe we call home, we start to accelerate our efforts for the Rotary year. In the case of ROTI, that means increasing the rate of information exchanged to promote the application of information technology to enhance Rotary service, fellowship, and knowledge. Join us in meeting this mission. Bring your questions and help answer the questions of others.
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To what use you have for the Breadbasket? It can be a great recruiting tool if you forward it to others. Have you sent it to members of your club? Have you sent it to other club presidents? Have you sent it to AGs and District Officers? Have you sent it to your District Governor? RON NETHERCUTT ROTI Chair 2007-2009
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f my arithmetic is correct, this is the 15th column written for What's Up? But of greater concern is the 15th issue of the ROTI Breadbasket. For many years, ROTIans have been receiving the Breadbasket; if my memory serves me right, the first editor was Chip Ross. I'm sure someone will correct me if I have made an error in giving Chip credit for his premier efforts of our monthly publication. If you ask why I begin in this manner it is because I want to know from you, the members of ROTI, what benefits do you derive from the Breadbasket. Some will say you enjoy the reports sent in by ROTIans. Some will enjoy the data and stories derived from Rotary International. Some will like the Top Twenty. Those that have been members of ROTI for several years have seen emails from readers. Some say they can catch up on all the things they did not read in the lists. I now go back to what I asked in the preceding paragraph; What do you benefit from the Breadbasket? You, as a reader and member of ROTI may justifiably ask, Why do you want to know? To your question, my reply is simple. I want to know because the editor has not received a single report to put in the Members Report section. That tells me two things; either 1) not a single club did anything worth reporting, or 2) nobody cares enough to send in a report. I cannot honestly believe that number 1 is correct; and assume that the correct response must be number 2. Of course some will say you will send it tomorrow, but I am writing this on the 28th of the month. Your editor has sent EVERY issue to the publisher in time to be sent to you on the first day of each month. My second question is to what use you have for the Breadbasket? It can be a great recruiting tool if you forward it to others. Have you sent it to members of your club? Have you sent it to other club presidents? Have you sent it to AGs and District Officers? Have you sent it to your District Governor? If yes, GREAT. If no, WHY NOT? What's Up? That's up to you to decide.
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n the right hand side of the Tagus (the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula), Lisbon is a major European city, with a metropolitan area containing up to 2.5 million people (which means that 1 in 4 Portuguese people live in the Lisbon area). Lisbon has justly won three of the 2009 World travel Awards for Europe: Europe's Leading City Break Destination,Europe's Leading Cruise Destination and Europe's Leading Destination. These are just some of the reasons why you simply cannot miss one of the most charming cities in the world: LISBON! It seems that the city’s name stems from a Phoenician expression, “Alis-Ubbo”, which means “serene harbour”. In fact, Lisbon was built around the immense Tagus’ mouth. Although the river’s mouth is quite large towards the west, it has a large gulf that gives it a somewhat oceanic quality. It was always a good port and it still is one of the most important ones in Europe today, but it is also good for a great variety of nautical sports. Lisbon is connected to the south by two very characteristic bridges, engineering masterpieces which give the capital a particular charm.Lisbon has a dozen different faces, of different urban landscapes, each and every one with its own urban rhythms and lifestyles. With an undulating topography, many of its
urban rhythms and lifestyles. With an undulating topography, many of its monuments are seen from afar on top of their hills. It has seven hills, all of them densely urbanised. Some say that Lisbon is, architecturally speaking, a white city, which gives it its markedly Mediterranean character. Lisbon has a very good transport network, especially its underground lines, abundantly decorated with artworks: each station has its own colour scheme and theme. Lisbon is also dotted with the picturesque yellow electric trams, whose trajectories are of great tourist interest.This is a very sophisticated, complex and cosmopolitan city. It has always been like this, with people from all around the world walking its streets. It has an unrelenting appetite for culture, hosting a multitude of events, and dozens of attractions, theatres, nightlife spots, football stadiums, churches and museums. You have no time to get bored in Lisbon.Moreover, there is a typical cultural expression that was born in Lisbon: the Fado, a nostalgic, mysterious type of song that enthrals and awes all those who hear it. Lisbon is made up of many different boroughs. In Lisbon - Alfama, Baixa and Bairro Alto you can find the hustle and bustle of an historic city. Lisbon - Belém, by the riverside, pays homage to the Portuguese Discoveries, with its great and renowned monuments. If you fancy modern acrchitecture, you shouldn't miss Lisbon - Eastern Lisbon where the Parque das Nações boasts a variety of facilities as well as cultural and leisure areas. Lisbon - Estrela, Lapa and Doca de Alcântara is a charming, quiet area of the city. By Lisbon- Greater Lisbon it is meant the wider area of the Portuguese capital.
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fit equals value by PDG Oyan Villanueva
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very single Rotary year we attend membership development seminars. We come up with attractive ways of inviting other professionals into our fold and yet, every single year as well, we lose almost the same number of those we recruited. There is no question that we do a good job inviting people into joining Rotary, but we cannot say the same about keeping them.
Rotary clubs are just like business enterprises trying to sell its products to potential customers. The basic reason to buy is if a product addresses a need or a desire. In our Rotary clubs, do we address our members’ needs and desires? Are our products, in this case our fellowship and community service projects, exactly what our customers want to buy?
Community Service Projects Our other showcase is our community service projects, great opportunities to rally and motivate the hearts of current and potential Rotarians. In Rotary, we have unarguably done countless projects serving the needs of all sectors of our community. We might just even be the best provider in the Philippines because of the sheer magnitude of our network. Which brings to the fore two questions: 1) Have we made a significant difference to the community that we serve? 2) Are we still eager to fork out an extra peso to sustain so many projects or are we already experiencing donor’s fatigue?
If a customer finds what he or she needs or desires in a product, that product suddenly acquires tremendous value. There is a fit between product and customer. Comparatively, if a Rotarian, potential or regular, finds what he or she needs or desires in a Rotary club, then there is a perfect fit. The greater the value, the better the fit, and vice versa.
It is imperative to focus and plan community service projects to be more efficient and take into consideration sustainability. We become more motivated if we see the changes in the lives of the people we help.
Perhaps 95 percent of club activities are in two areas. As such, we can say that they are, basically, the two products we offer: meetings for fellowship and projects for service.
Planning is just as important as implementation. Have we involved all our Rotarians in our service projects? Being part of the success of any endeavor is a reward by itself. When a Rotarian sees this value, giving more can be easily motivated.
Weekly meetings Meetings are a club’s weekly showcase. For the longest time, we have been told to conduct club meetings under strict protocol, prescriptive rules and inflexible regulations. Often it feels that we cannot move anymore without violating a rule. Then we constantly complain of lack of attendance in our meetings. It is time to examine our weekly meetings from our customers’ point of view. Is this what they might want, something that would be attractive to them? It is also time to examine our weekly meetings from our members’ point of view. Are our weekly meetings exciting enough for us to attend them week after week? Do we give chance to everybody to be part of the programs and activities and give everyone a sense of belonging?
If you always do what you you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got. Because of the same programs that we do again and again we get the same results again and again. I challenge all Rotarians to innovate and look beyond the obvious. The changes we want are right in front of us. Focus internally and see how weekly meetings and community service projects can be innovated. Create value for current and future Rotarians. Find what fits their needs. Always aim to improve our products to make them relevant to the people we target to buy into our Rotary Clubs. Remember: “The greater the fit, the greater the value.”
Club meetings need not be expensive to be exciting. We simply need to offer what our Rotarians want. Start by examining the demographics and composition of present members and find out what will make them enjoy our meetings. In 1905 there were four people who got together because they simply wanted to have someone they can talk and relate to. We should not forget this original purpose of Rotary and start engaging our Rotarians with flexible and innovative meeting formats. To the oft-asked question, what is a quality Rotarian, my answer is always: “A quality Rotarian is a Rotarian that is having fun.” Fun meetings will cut across age, gender, and profession. It will have great value because fun fits everyone’s needs.
Rolando "OYAN" V. Villanueva 2012 - 2013 Rotary Coordinator Rotary International Zone 7A 2009 - 2010 District Governor Rotary International, District 3790
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motivate your club members http://www.rotaryleader-en.org/rotaryleader-en/en201111#pg7
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e all want our Rotary clubs to be the best they can be - engaging, fun and effective. But how do you motivate members to that your club performs at its highest level?
First, you have to get their attention. When they are focusing on their smartphones, they aren’t engaging as members of the group. During club meetings, create a technology-free zone by asking everyone to turn off their smartphones, tablets and laptops. Wen we disconnect from our machines, we can connect to those around us. Now that you have members attention, use these tips to help your club realize its full potential: 1. Balance. Friendship and professional development possibilities may bring in members, but it’s the opportunity to make a difference that keeps them. Make sure your club offers possibilities for networking, fellowship, and service in equal measure. A balance of all three createsa a health club. 2. Inspire. Use your leadership skills to inspire members to get involved. Pick a goal - increasing membership, starting a service project, rasing Foundation contributions - and offer complelling reasons for pursuing it. Inspiration can come from many sources. Invite an expert from your community or a Rotary district or zone leader or show a video from the Rotary Video Magazine collections. 3. Unite. Your community and the world need us now more than ever. Help members understand that by working together, we can accomplish more than we could ever achieve individually. Examples of how our collective efforts are making the world a better place are highlighted in The Rotarian and Rotary’s regional magazines, and on www.rotary.org. Share a story at your next meeting. 4. Appreciate. Recognize individuals. If volunteers are paid with recognition, then you are the paymaster. Honor individual contributions. Make people feel valued. Present the certifficates and gifts available from licensed Rotary ventors and on shop.rotary.org to club members who have shown commitment to your club’s success. By taking these few steps, you’ll be making an investment in your club leaders and, by extention, in the club itself. I’ve found that a little investment can go a long way.
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Rotary Leader: helping clubs and districts achieve success. This multimedia, online publication features practical information and links to help club and district officers meet the challenges they face every day. Rotary Leader regularly covers topics including membership development, how to run a club or district, and best practices for effective projects. Each issue is packed with helpful links to online resources and club and district deadline reminders. Published bimonthly, Rotary Leader is distributed to all current and incoming club and district officers in addition to other groups. There is no cost to subscribe to Rotary Leader. Jeffry Cadorette, a member of the Rotary Club of Media, Pennsilvania, USA, is a past governor of District 7450. He has served as a training leader at the International Assembly.
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ROTIAN MONTH Each month, a special Rotarian is selected by ROTI, in recognition of their commitment and dedication to Rotary service. This month, ROTI is pleased to honour
Ashok R. Mirchandan
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shok, by profession a diplomat, is the Past-President of the Rotary Club of Cotonou, and founding president of the Rotary Club of Cotonou-Centre in Rotary District 9100. As Chairman of the National Polio Plus Commission, he has been active in the Pulse Polio eradication programmes especially as National Chairman for Social Mobilisation for the Polio NID's since1999. He is also active in various projects embracing the countries of West Africa. He was Vice- Chairman for the African Regional Polio Plus Committee for 2006-2007. In his non-Rotary life, Ashok is Honorary Consul General for India to Benin, in west Africa. Ashok is a long-time member of ROTI. The Yahoo archive shows him posting in 2008, but he joined in 2006. Ashok is recognized here for his contributions to the general conversation on the ROTI list. His writings are informative, inspirational, thought-provoking, and humorous. Thanks, Ashok, for all you do for Rotary and ROTI.
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MEMBERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; REPORTS PP Lawrence Tristram Assistant Editor, ROTI Breadbasket Rotary Club of Petersfield, District 1110, England lawrence@tristram.force9.co.uk
Keralites ONAM Festival Ambalakat Ram Mohan <ambalakat@gmail.com> wrote: Greetings and Good wishes. An annual feature of our Club inviting our sister club RC Coimbatore Cotton city to celebrate Keralites ONAM festival was organised this year also. This intercity Rotary Club meeting started from morning 10 AM and finished at 4 PM. Cultural show and dance programme were wonderfully conducted by the Rotarians, Annettes and Inner Wheel Members.The friendship and fellowship enjoyed by one and all. Two humanitarian projects of giving a wheel chair to a needy person with disability and help of appxly 500 US $ to a poor girl for her wedding expenditure were the high light. Gifts were exhanged and the visiting Club President donated good amount for the community services of Ottapalam Rotary Club Rotary in Gr8. Few photographs attached for your view and if considered news worthy please publish in ROTI news letter.
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news The Bahay ni San Jose Orphanage Library Project
Electronic Communication Leads to Aid Handicapped Children ROTIan mates Sharon Irving and Glo Nethercutt
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haron Irving of Courtlandt Manor Rotary Club in the state of New York, USA, contacted Gloria Nethercutt of RC Mabalacat in the Philippines about the possibility of building and equipping a library in the San Jose OrphanageM Nueva Ecija. It is run by the Dominican Sisters and located in Northern Luzon, Philippines The place was outside Gloria’s district. But Gloria said, “What the heck; we are Rotarians, we go where we are needed.” After visiting the place, true enough, the children needed the help. The center has 60 wards - deaf, mute, autistic, and plain abandoned children. A library had been promised to them for seven years by many individuals and organizations, but nothing was happening Sharon and Gloria met in Bangkok and planned the funding. The plan prospered, and as construction engineer, Gloria chaired the project. The on site work started on 29 August and finished on 7 September, a 10-day work where six construction workers were lodged in the orphanage. BEFORE AND AFTER
The story of the six workmen was unique. They aged from 26 to 46 and stayed for ten days in a dorm room in the orphanage which was located between rooms for the handicapped and deaf/mute. Day in day out they saw the same children. After a day or so, children followed them around and watched their work. After a while, a child would attach to one workman and would call him "papa." Soon, the 6 workers had their own "adopted child" and allowed themselves to be called “papa.” In one of Gloria’s visits, she noticed a deaf-mute teen helping in sanding the shelves. One workman said the teen was his "adopted" who wanted to help. The teen even hinted to the worker that i t was ok to "take him home" if "papa" wanted. The worker said, “You are better off here kid. You have many mothers.”
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Thanks to ROTI and The Rotary Foundation At one time, she saw the carpenter foreman working with one hand and holding a 2-year old in his other hand and said, “Hey, you cannot work like that.” The foreman answered, “It is just for a while, my ’adopted’ wanted to watch me work.” She also saw another workman leaving his work to "visit" his adopted. Gloria thought, “As long as they get the work done, they can enjoy their temporary families.”
“Papa” and kids in kiddie section of the library
The following week, several Rotarians from RC Mabalacat went to the orphanage to deliver and install the remaining provisions for the library - multimedia equipment, computers, toys and books for the children’s section of the library. That day, 12 September, was the inauguration of Rotary’s work, and the completion of one more step towards Rotary’s walk to help those that are not able to help themselves.
The hardest thing was the goodbye time when the construction finished. The sad look on the faces of the ‘adopted.’ They were already inside the vehicle when a 3-year old shouted "papa!" One of the workers got down, went to the child and asked, “\What do you want, hon?” And the child replied, “ I am thirsty, please give me water,” said the child. The man got his own water bottle from the car and gave it to the small child. They all knew that the kid just wanted to delay the departure of the working team. The kids were waving their hands as they moved on, trying not to cry. The workmen were very quiet and looked as sad as the children. Gloria said, “I believe the workers all had their own personal thoughts. Perhaps their sadness was balanced by the joy of the working with the young children of San Jose Orphanage. The library will remain as a pleasant memory long after the workers have left.”
The project is a blessing resulting from Rotarians meeting through The Rotarians On The Internet or ROTI, an official Fellowship of Rotary International. That meeting, half a world away, led to meeting face-toface with discussions in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, and Bangkok, Thailand, to make life better for needy and deserving children. Thanks to Sharon Irving of Rotary District 7230 in New York, USA and Rotarian Gloria Nethercutt from District 3790 in Luzon, Philippines, the great workers, and The Rotary Foundation, something was left behind for the children in need.
PP May Shilton, Rtn Bles Madla, PE Manny Asis, President Elmer Hernandez, orphanage directress Sr Irene Panganiban and PP Tony Shilton holding a banana toy, at the TV station of the library
Sharon Irving <hudsonriverlady@aol.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [ROTI] A Library Project for Special Children Let me just add that if it were not for Gloria & Ron who traveled two hours out of their way to help us this would NEVER of happened. Unfortunately for unknown reasons our original local Rotary contacts there did not follow through. We started to think the project (headed in our club by a native who returns there each year for her vacation) would not get done. Other Rotary clubs had promised to help this orphanage in the past and it never got accomplished. Our club didn't want that to happen again, we had told the Sister there we would help. Thankfully ONLY because of ROTI we were able to reach out to them, not knowing the distance or districts at the time. Both Gloria and Ron feel like I do ... when we say we'll do something we do it regardless of the complications or obstacles. They made it happen ... they changed lives of some of the most needy children. It is an honor to know them and call them friends! My gratitude to both of them and to ROTI ... without any piece of this puzzle it never would of worked. This is why I joined Rotary ... because we can do anything, anytime due to people like Gloria and Ron out there who can always be counted on! Thank you ROTI for making dreams come true with the help of our members around the world!!! Many, many special Thank You's to both Gloria & Ron ... our club loves you both!!! ROTARIANS ON THE INTERNET BREADBASKET
What a perfect story for the week of International Literacy Day! I hope this is read across boundaries and inspires many clubs to get involved with refurbishing or building libraries. I hope it is placed on Zone websites and in District newsletters. Applause for Gloria and Ron. Rotary would do well to follow the example of Gloria and Ron and Andrew Carneige, American industrialist, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations of more than $40 million paid for 1,679 new library buildings in communities large and small across America. Free libraries create readers, thinkers, and leaders which Carneige understood: "It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to which money could be applied so productive of good to girls and boys who have good within them and ability and ambition to develop it as the founding of a public library." - Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) Dr. Sara C. Mansbach Project Advisor Partners in Literacy Haiti Zanmi Lekti/ Amis de Lecture www.haitiliteracy.org saramansbach@gmail.com 864-288-7893 (o) 864-414-0875 (m)
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on another note.... GARY C.K. HUANG of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, is the President of Rotary International for the year 2014-15
New PHF folder will save more lives In an effort to reduce the cost of PHF recognition throughout the Rotary world, the current PHF recognition folder has been replaced with a less expensive cover. This change will come into effect immediately and PHF certificates from The Rotary Foundation - South Pacific & Philippines Office will now be enclosed inthe new folder. For your information, donor recognition comprises approximately 10 per cent of t h e F o u n d a t i o n ’s a n n u a l F u n d Development budget. Approximately 60,000 Paul Harris Fellows are recognised each year and moving to this heavy card blue folder will represent a minimum cost savings of US$125,000 annually.
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Gary C.K. Huang, a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2014-15. Huang will become the presidentnominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates. Huang says his vision for Rotary is to increase membership to more than 1.3 million.
Rotarian since 1976, Huang has served as RI vice president, director, Rotary Foundation trustee, district governor, International Assembly training leader, regional session leader, task force member and coordinator, and committee member and chair.
"To increase our membership, we must go beyond borders to wherever we see growth potential, such as the countries of China, Mongolia, and Vietnam. I will put an emphasis on increasing female and younger members," Huang says. "I will also encourage former Rotarians to once again be part of our Rotary family."
Convener of the 2000 Hong Kong, 2011 Kuala Lumpur, 2002 Manila, and 2003 Singapore Rotary Institutes, he also served as chair of the 2002 Taipei Presidential Conference. He is chair of the Council of Past District Governors in Taiwan.
Huang has served as the chair of Taiwan Sogo Shinkong Security Co., Ltd., Shin Kong Life Real Estate Service Co., and P.S. Insurance Agency, Inc. and director of Federal Corporation and managing director of Taipei Life-Line Association. He is a past president of Malayan Overseas Insurance Co. and charter secretary general of the Council for Industrial and Commercial Development in Taiwan.
Huang created 19 new clubs in 1986-87 as governor of District 345, which included Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Huang has been awarded the National Civic Service Award by the Federation of NonProfit Associations and the Outstanding Community Service Award by the Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. He is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award and the Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service.
This ensures more of the money contributed by Rotarians goes to support the many incredibly effective humanitarian and educational programs implemented by The Rotary Foundation and it would be fair to say none of us could argue about the wisdom of that. There is little doubt that the new folder will not have the ‘feel’ of the padded folder, but again it comes down to how we best use our limited funds. Many Rotarians frame their original certificate making the folder unnecessary while some keep the certificate in the folder for all time. The new folder is still a classy item and will look good in any company.
Gary with wife Corinna.
Gary C.K. Huang, a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, at the Rotary International Convention in Bangkok in May.
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Rotary Club of Taipei - The First Club of Taiwan Rotary International District 3480 Host of the RI Convention of 1994 Home Club of RIP 14/15 Gary C.K. Huang
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What is the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)?
RLI Organizational Information RLI SENIOR LEADERS ADVISORY BOARD The International Senior Leaders Advisory Board is a group of current, past and incoming R.I. general officers who provide advice and counsel from time to time to The Rotary Leadership Institute. Rotary International Presidents M.A.T. Caparas, RIP 1986-7 Charles C. Keller, RIP 1987-8 Rajendra K. Saboo, RIP 1991-2 Clifford L. Dochterman, RIP 1992-3 Luis Vicente Giay, RIP 1996-7 Frank J. Devlyn, RIP 2000-1 Richard D. King, RIP 2001-2 Bhichai Rattakul, 2002-3 Jonathan B. Majiyagbe, 2003-4 Glenn E. Estess, Sr., RIP 2004-5 Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, RIP, 2007-8 John Kenny, RIP, 2009-10 Kalyan Banerjee, RIP 2011-12 Sakuji Tanaka, RIP 2012-13 Rotary International Directors Eric Adamson, RIVP 2008-10 Ann-Britt Asebol, RID 2012-14 Monty J. Audenart, RID 2007-09 Noel A. Bajat, RID 2010-12 Orscelik Balkan, RID 2006-08 Ronald L. Beaubien, RID 2003-05 John Boag, RID 2012-14 Ken Boyd, RID 2011-13 Thomas A. Branum, Sr., RID 2007-09 Robert O. Brickman, RIVP 1997-99 Lynmar Brock, RID 1992-4 William Cadwallader, Jr., RID 1990-92 Michael Colasurdo, Sr., RIT 2008-10 Frank C. Collins, Jr., RIVP 2002-04 Kenneth E. Collins, RID, 2000-02 Robert A. Coultas, RID 1996-98 Francisco Creo, RID 1996-98 Raffaele Pallotta d’Acquapendente, RID 2006-08 Yash Pal Das, RID 2011-13 Elizabeth S. Demaray, RID 2011-13 John Eberhard, RID 2003-05 Jack Forrest, RID 1983-5 Lars-Olaf Fredriksson, RID 2008-10 G.H. "Curly" Galbraith, RIVP 1988-90* John F. Germ, RIVP 2003-05 Celia Elena Cruz de Giay, RID 2013-15 Edgar D, Gifford, RID 1981-3 Frank Goldberg, RIT 2005-07 Abraham I. Gordon, RIVP 1998-2000 Serge Gouteyron, RIVP 2004-06 Kenneth W. Grabeau, RID 2010-12 Samuel L. Greene, RID 1999-2001* T. D. Griley, RID 1990-2 Sushil Gupta, RID 2003-05 Frederick W. Hahn, Jr., RID 2009-11 Antonio Hallage, RID 2009-11 Edgar C. Hatcher, Jr. RID 1996-8
Stuart Heal, RID 2010-12 Rafael G. Hechanova, RID 1996-8 Horst Heiner Hellge, RID 2005-7 Jackson San-Lin Hsieh, RID 2008-10 Gary C. K. Huang, RIVP 2000-02 H. William Ives, RID 1983-5 Michael J. Johns, RID 2007-09 Kwang Tae Kim, RID 2005-07 Seiji Kita, RID 2013-15 Holger Knaack, RID 2013-15 Paul C. Knyff, RID 2011-13 Masahiro Kuroda, RID 2009-11 Donald Kwait, RIT 2005-07 Jorma Lampen, RID 2000-02 John M. Lawrence, RID 2008-10 David C. J. Liddiatt, RID 2009-11 David Linett, RID 2004-06 Ashok M. Mahajan, RID 2007-09 Mark Daniel Maloney, RID 1999-2001 Barry Matheson, RID 2010-12 Michael D. McCullough, RID 2003-05 Michael K. McGovern, RIVP 2006-08 Shekhar Mehta, RID 2011-13 Gerald A. Meigs, RID 2001-03 Robert Menconi, RID 1998-00 David M. Michaux III, RID 2000-2 Yoshikazu Minamisono, RID 2004-06 Daniel W. Mooers, RID 1994-6 David D. Morgan, RIT 2003-05 G. Kenneth Morgan, RID 2004-06 Paul A. Netzel, RID 2007-09 Catherine Noyer-Riveau, RID 2008-10 Samuel A. Okudzeto, RID 2002-04 Donald E. Osburn, RID 2000-02 Samuel F. Owori, RID 2010-12 Kazuhiko Ozawa, RID 2007-09 Ekkehart Pandel, RID 2009-11 Louis Piconi, RIVP 1999-2001 Themistocles A.C. Pinho, RID 2007-09 John Michael Pinson, RID 2004-6 Jose Alfredo Pretoni, RIT 1995-7 Barry Rassin, RID 2006-08 K.R. Ravindran, RIT 2009-11 Ian H. S. Riseley, RIT 2006-08 Jose Antonio Salazar, RID 2004-06 Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr., RID 2011-13 Robert S. Scott, RIVP 1996-8 Jose Alfredo Sepulveda, RID 2008-10 Antonio M. Serrano, RID 1993-95 Masanobu Shigeta, RID 2005-07 Philip J. Silvers, RID 2008-10 John Smarge, RID 2010-12 Steven Snyder, RID 2013-15 Julio Sorjus, RID 1998-2000 Carlos Enrique Speroni, RID 2005-7 Robert Stuart, Jr., RID 2005-07 Bryn Styles, RID 2012-14 Stan Tempelaars, RID 2003-05* P.C. Thomas, RID 2001-03 Barry Thompson, RIT 1996-8 John Thorne, RID 2002-04 Norbert Turco, RIT 2000-02 Luis Felipe Valenzuela, RID 1994-6 James W. Vandenburg, RID 1987-89 Yoshimasa Wanatabe, RID 2006-08 Raymond R. Wells, RID 1984-6
RLI is a grassroots coalition of Rotary districts implementing a leadership development program for "potential" leaders of Rotary CLUBS. Established in 1992, RLI has become a worldwide organization with divisions in every Continent of the world. While it is an unofficial program of Rotary International, it has substantial support of a number of past Rotary International Presidents and current, past and incoming R.I. Directors. (See Senior Leaders Advisory Board under Organizational Information). The R.I. Board has adopted a resolution recommending RLI or similar programs to the districts and the Council on Legislation has twice recommended RLI to the Board. RLI believes that excellent CLUB leadership (all types of club leaders) is essential to the future of Rotary in a complex and fast changing world. Most Rotarians have not been exposed to the great scope of Rotary around the world and have not considered what leadership skills are necessary to move Rotary forward. RLI strongly believes that a good Rotary Club leader must know the evolution of Rotary, its current status and activities in the world and have a vision for what Rotary can be in the future. Therefore, RLI provides a three day non-consecutive basic course in both Rotary knowledge and leadership skills, especially for voluntary organizations. In addition to the specific leadership skills sessions, all the RLI sessions have a leadership component. In addition to the basic three day course, RLI holds in-depth seminars on important Rotary subjects, including leadership, for the “graduates” of the basic course. The mission of RLI is to have the clubs in the member districts identify those with the potential for future club leadership and send them to RLI courses at club expense. All member clubs may send any club Rotarian to RLI courses and any Rotarian may attend any course at his/her own initiative. The overriding goal of the courses for club Rotarians is to create ENTHUSIASM for Rotary by opening up to them the world of Rotary outside of their own clubs and also showing them the great potential of Rotary service for the benefit of the world that can be furthered with excellent leadership in our clubs. RLI is a general education program, while most Rotary International training programs are "job-specific"; that is R.I. trains Rotarians for specific positions. RLI is not a PETS or any other district training program, but graduates of RLI bring a greatly enhanced background in Rotary when they later attend job-specific programs. The Handbook for Prospective Divisions, set forth on this Website, is a good source of information for all those considering RLI
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MENIK FARM CAMP in SRI LANDKA to CLOSE
RELIEF OPERATION in the PHILIPPINES
What used to be one of the world's largest internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps, Menik Farm in northern Sri Lanka where ShelterBox delivered tents to three years ago, is to close at the end of September, according to government officials.
Manny <mrreyes@dynalab.com.ph> wrote:
The 30-year civil war between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was coming to a head in April 2009 with over 150,000 IDPs seeking refuge in the Vavuniya area in the Northern Province. Every day more displaced families were reaching camps established by several other aid organisations already in country and the need for emergency shelter was ongoing. Consequently, the Government of Sri Lanka asked ShelterBox to work with aid agency Habitat for Humanity (HFH) to help fill this void. 'We worked at Menik Farm where we set up tents for particularly vulnerable families like those with disabled or young children, pregnant women, injured persons or elderly,' said ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) member Mike Greenslade (AU), who worked with David Webber (UK), John Mackie (US) and John Cordell (US) to distribute a total of 448 boxes. Respond quickly ShelterBox was able to respond quickly to the Government's request by sending boxes that were prepositioned in Dubai and Singapore, cutting travelling time down dramatically. Response Team member Laura Jepson (UK) arrived in Sri Lanka at the beginning of June 2009 with Mike for a follow-up visit. 'The previous team had already set up 448 tents at the camp and families had moved in. We checked the condition the tents were in and carried out tent training with the beneficiaries to ensure the longevity of the tents. 'During our visit another 200 boxes were sent to the region from headquarters as thousands of injured people were being relocated from local schools to the camp.' Rotary clubs in Sri Lanka were of great assistance to ShelterBox in bringing shelter to those families in need rapidly. 'Rotarians were amazing' 'The Sri Lankan Rotarians were amazing; so dedicated and passionate about helping their people,' said Laura. 'Security and access back into the camp was difficult and we couldn't have done it without them.'
This is Manny Reyes, Charter President of R.C. Rizal Centro, D3800. I am a member of the Board of Trustees of Shelterbox Philippines. Our Chairman is PDG Jess Nicdao of D3790. I am also the Vice Chair of the Board of the Phil. Red Cross, Rizal Chapter. Shelterboxes are given only during times of disasters/ calamities to displaced families after a thorough assessment is made by our SRT's (Shelterbox Response Team) who most of the times come from other countries though assisted by local Filipino SRT's. We have responded to many displaced families since 2009 from the north (Isabela) down to the south in CDO last year on Dec. 2011 (Sendong) where we placed more than 600 shelterboxes at Calaanan, CDO and at Iligan. Recently, we placed more than 400 boxes, mostly in D3820, a few at D3830 (Muntinlupa) and partly in Rizal, D3800. We work with many volunteer organizations and government agencies. A few of them are: the Boy Scouts, Marines, Navy, Red Cross, MILF but mostly with Rotarians from different Rotary clubs near the affected areas. Shelter Box Response Team Mission - Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recent typhoon disaster: Peter Pearce (Aus), Ross Mackenzie (NZ), Sonny Ongkiko (PHL), Abner Tayco (PHL), Arnold Kelly (NZ), Fionn Mckee (UK), Jim Kemp (UK) Areas distributed with Shelter Boxes: Total boxes 448 Laguna Province: Total = 306 Sta. Cruz 78; Bay 60; Calamba 31 Cabuyao 30; Sta. Rosa 15; San Pedro 92 Rizal province: Total= 48 Pililia 10; Tanay 20; Morong 18 Pampanga Province: Total=50 San Fernando 50 Muntinlupa: Total= 44 Brgy Tunasan 17; Brgy Sucat 21 Brgy Cupang 6
Having completed her SRT training course just one day before she left for the Asian country, Laura was able to immediately put all the knowledge and skills she had developed into practice. She remembers feeling amazed at the strength of the human spirit: 'These people had fled fighting and violence; and travelled over 50 kilometres to reach the camp to then be unable to return home due to the threat of landmines... but everyone was still smiling, so friendly and welcoming. 'I remember one man who invited me into his tent to have a cup of tea with his family. They only had a few possessions but they invited me in. This is something that still amazes me.
We have boxes pre-positioned at the Clark Dev. Corp. who is also a partner of Shelterbox. They have given us a huge warehouse to preposition at least 800 shelterboxes at any point in time so we are more than ready. We do hope though that we do not use them at all, God willing.
ShelterBox tents gave families in the camp added safety and protection as conditions were fairly poor. Some tents were even â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;customised.'
Regards, Manny Reyes
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GAMES for a CAUSE
FATBOYS10 Fat Boy Charity Rugby 10's Tournament Every year for the last 8 years, the Pot-Bellied Pigs Rugby Football Club (based in Hong Kong) puts together an international tournament which is held at Challenger field, Philippine Air Force City, Clark Freeport, Pampanga. The game is rugby football with 10 players in each team competing in a knockout competition. 14 teams, including many Philippine teams, come from around Southeast Asia to compete. It is a great fun day and a good opportunity for those less familiar with the game to see it live and close up! There are no entrance fees. Action started at 9:00 am and went through to 5:00 pm, topped by a dancing number of gyrating cheerleaders. This year the Clark Centennial arranged for 250 children from the poorer barangays to watch the rugby, have lunch and be entertained with bouncy castles and clowns. The aims of the event which were to have a jolly good time and more importantly to raise money for local charities were served good. http://www.rotaryclubclarkcentennial.org/contactus.htm
The games, above. Below, the cheers that the boys were waiting for...
Members of Mabalacat and Clark Centennial above watched the games together. The Challenger Field of Philippine Air Force in Clark is huge enough to accommodate play and party area for the children who were brought to the games by Clark Centennial to have a good time.
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About RAWCS RAWCS Limited is the National Body responsible for World Community Service projects. Australia is divided into 5 RAWCS Regions and District 9650 forms part of Eastern Region which consists of 7 districts in the Sydney and country New South Wales areas. Ideals of RAWCS District 9650 supports the many ideals of RAWCS particularly encouraging and assisting Rotarians, Rotary Clubs, Rotary Districts and others to participate in meaningful World Community Service projects. Programmes of District 9650 RAWCS FAIM (Fourth Avenue in Motion) RAM (Rotarians Against Malaria) SWSL (Safe Water Saves Lives) DIK (Donations in Kind) PTA (Pacific Training Aid) AAS (Adopt-A-School). RAWCS Rover July 2012 available here as a download. RAWCS Administrative Responsibilities and Operating Procedures available here
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it up! INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN UP Rotary Club of Olongapo teamed up with NGOs and business companies to rescue, restore and revive the coastline of Olongapo and Subic, Zambales.
Vitamin A Supplementation Program in elementary school of Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur
vitamin A supplementation Rotary Club of Vigan
PolioPlus
coinbank fundraising goes on...
A Rotary Club of Balanga Incentive
http://www.endpolio.org/
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One Fine Saturday in September "Since majority of the clubs in Cluster 1-C is hosted by the City of Baguio, we see it only fitting that we give back to the community in the best way we know how – thru service" - AG Kenneth So
hrough the able leadership of the nine presidents of Cluster 1C in cooperation with the Local Government of Baguio as facilitated in by Assistant Governor (AG) Kenneth So, a Medical Dental Program was conducted last September 8, 2012 at the Baguio Convention Center. The event was able to serve no less than 2528 patients which required medical attention and 514 dental beneficiaries. The event was done in partnership with the doctors of the Baguio Benguet Medical Society as spearheaded by Rtn Frederick „Tong? Untalan and the dentists of the Baguio Dental Association and the University of Baguio as coordinated by Rtn Edward Dogui-is. Support in the form of medicine was provided by the Victory Liner Bus Company and oral care packages through the generosity of the Lamoyan Group of Company?s Happee Toothpaste. o date, a total of 100 ShelterBoxes have been distributed and disaster relief tents set up on or near the survivors' land to enable them to continue to cultivate it and earn a living as well as begin to rebuild their lives whilst living in dignity.
This high impact project was proposed by President Jun Tabanda and President Ray Ruaro during the cluster?s first meeting for RY 20122013. The intent of the group was to showcase the capability of Rotarians in the cluster to work together in servicing the needs of the community. This activity was also in conjunction with the City of Baguio?s month long celebration of their Charter Anniversary. "Since majority of the clubs in Cluster 1-C is hosted by the City of Baguio, we see it only fitting that we give back to the community in the best way we know how – thru service" was the answer given by AG Kenneth So when asked why the cluster got itself involved in the activity. "Indeed, volunteerism is very alive in Baguio" was mentioned by Major Mauricio Domogan when he thanked the group in organizing the event for the city when he opened the activity which lasted from eight o?clock in the morning until five o?clock in the afternoon. Kudos to the Rotarian doctors from RC Baguio Summer Capital, RC Downtown Session and RC Baguio South who personally and tirelessly serviced the medical and dental needs of the community through consultations, medicine distribution and even minor dental operations. Also worth of praise was the x-ray facility and service rendered by RC Baguio and RC Baguio North. Clubs without doctors, like RC Metro Baguio, RC La Trinidad and RC Sagada, provided the much needed manpower for the smooth flow of the patient beneficiaries with the help of the Baguio-Benguet PICAG, a communication?s group who also volunteered their services. The New Generations was represented by the STI Rotaract Club of RC Baguio Sunrise
Note: A total of 46 Doctors, 34 Dentists from the Baguio Benguet Medical Society, Baguio Dental Chapter and the University of Baguio assisted the officers and members of Cluster 1-C in this Medical and Dental Mission.
Cluster 1-C is composed of the Rotary Club of Baguio, the Rotary Club of Baguio North, the Rotary Club of Baguio South, the Rotary Club of Baguio Sunrise, the Rotary Club of Baguio Summer Capital, the Rotary Club of Downtown Session, the Rotary Club of La Trinidad, the Rotary Club of Metro Baguio and the Rotary Club of Sagada.
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ROTI SIGNATURE PROJECT - HEARING AID
Dear ROTI members, our member’s Rotary clubs, and our member’s Districts, Rotarians on the Internet, an international fellowship of Rotary International is undertaking the support of a Matching Grant project this year as a signature project of our fellowship. We have done this in years past – most notably with the Gift of Life campaign. We are hoping that by supporting this project and working ehand-in-ehand with partners around the world, we will build fellowship and better understanding within our group, as well as helping a number of very needy children who without our help would continue to live in a silent world. The number of deaf people in India cannot be definitely estimated, but it is known to be in the millions – some estimates are as high as 60 million. Most of them come from extremely poor backgrounds. Without help they have little chance of living a satisfying and productive life. Those who are treated and rehabilitated are often able to overcome their disability, earn their own living and live decent lives. This project will help approximately 150 poor children in the state of Tamil Nadu, India who have severe hearing problems. Screening camps will be held at various points around the region to identify children with hearing needs. Additional testing will be done by experts and the children will receive hearing aids. About 2/3rds of them will receive standard hearing aids while about 1/3 will receive digital programmable aids that fit ROTARIANS ON THE INTERNET BREADBASKET
inside the ear canal. We expect to provide a cochlear implant for at least one child. Each of the children selected will receive speech therapy after receiving their appliances so they can achieve maximum benefit. The project budget is approximately US $51,600. We have pledges of $15,700 in DDF and a small amount of cash so far. We still need just under $20,000. This could come from $10,000 in DDF from the districts we belong to, or from approximately $13,000 in cash donations from our own pockets or cash from our clubs. Probably it will come from a mixture of all of those sources. What do we need now? Pledges of donations – large and small from ROTI members who want to take part. Also, we need you to take this project description to your clubs and see if your Rotary club would like to make a donation supporting this project. (We want only pledges now, do NOT send money yet – those funds will go directly to The Rotary Foundation, but I will send donation forms or instructions to each person or club AFTER the application has been approved, so the donation goes to the right place.) You WILL earn Paul Harris Fellowship credit for your donation Please email your pledges ASAP. You can email me privately if you wish. Send to Rotary6060.TL@gmaill.com - Todd Lindley DDS FAGD Rotary Foundation Alumni Coordinator, Zone 31, PDG D6060 2010-2011
I’ve got good news! Chip & all other ROTI members I got some good news last night. I met with our District Governor and District Rotary Foundation Chair and they pledged $1,200 DDF to our hearing aid project. Since DDF receives a 100% match from TRF this becomes $2,400 toward our budget leaving us with $14,399 to go. It was not hard to obtain this pledge. I reminded them of $1,200+ DDF I saved them a month ago putting together a Global Grant budget and they easily agreed to allowing us to use the DDF on this project. Let's get busy and gather in some more funds from our own clubs and districts and wrap this up. (so we can send in the application for approval) - Todd
Yesterday I was speaking by Skype to my cousin Chris in England. His former club partnered with Chennai-Kilpauk on a Matching Grant project few years ago. When Chris heard of this innovative project he told me that he would like to contribute $100. So, please record the pledge of Chris Hornby in that amount. - Chip Ross
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Chip Ross wrote: This morning I was explaining the significance of this project to my physiotherapist when she said "Do you realise that this will be one of the very few Rotary projects that Rotarians from around the world may participate in? I would like to contribute $100. " So, please record the pledge of Lynn Brandon in that amount.
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Stanley Cahn <hhiguy@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Aid project needs YOUR donations!! ROTIians now have a new way to Donate to this project. If you buy anything online, join Igive.com and choose Rotarians on the Internet as your cause. They have thousands of stores including Amazon and other large names like Target and Telflora. When you reach these stores via Igive.com, a portion of your purchase will accrue to ROTI, You don't pay any higher costs using Igive, but the participant stores have agreed to send a portion of your purchases to ROTI. With the Christmas season coming on, use Igive for part of your giving this year.
Hi all, I thought that we still had several thousand dollars that was never used on a project and was still in the bank. And I thought we were going to ask clubs to donate ,am I wrong ? - Arthur (Art ) McCullough Past President Escondido Sunrise RC , in Escondido,CA District 5340 San Diego County, California USA Past chairman of the Rotarians on the Internet ---Dear Rotarian Sabharwal Thank you for your pledge and I apologize for not being clear in explaining the process. This is a matching grant project. The MG application is nearly ready to submit to The Rotary Foundation for their consideration and approval. There are a few more papers to obtain for that application and of course we must have all the pledges of funding in place before we can submit the application. Your pledge is part of that. Once we submit the application, it generally takes 4-6-8 weeks for MG projects to get approved. At THAT time, once the application has been approved by TRF, I'll contact you personally with instructions for submitting your donation to TRF, directed for this specific Matching Grant project. Do not send any money in at this time. It will not be credited for this project and cannot be redirected later. It will likely be November/December at the earliest before the grant might be approved. And that is totally dependent on our membership coming forward with sufficient funds. We are still approx. $17,000 short, requiring at least $11,000 more in cash. And this needs to come from OUTSIDE of India. - Todd
COCHLEAR IMPLANT A hearing aid is an electroacoustic device which typically fits in or behind the wearer's ear, and is designed to amplify and modulate sound for the wearer. Earlier devices, known as ear trumpets or ear horns,[1][2] were passive funnel-like amplification cones designed to gather sound energy and direct it into the ear canal. Similar devices include the bone anchored hearing aid, and cochlear implant.
A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. Cochlear implants are often referred to as a bionic ear. Cochlear implants may help provide hearing in patients that are deaf due to damage to sensory hair cells in their cochlea. In those patients, they can often enable sufficient hearing to allow better understanding of speech. The quality of sound is different from natural hearing, with less sound information being received and processed by the brain. However, many patients are able to hear and understand speech and environmental sounds. Newer devices and processing strategies allow recipients to hear better in noise, enjoy music, and even use their implant processors while swimming.
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The vast majority are in developed countries due to the high cost of the device, surgery and post-implantation therapy. A small but growing segment of recipients have bilateral implants (one implant in each cochlea).[2]
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FUTURE VISION PLAN
During the transition to the new grant model, existing Rotary Foundation humanitarian grants, and educational programs will continue to operate, along with the Future Vision pilot.
Future Vision Pilot Districts that are participating in the Future Vision pilot, which runs through 30 June 2013, should continue to use pilot-specific materials for their pilot activities.
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Rotary's new grant model, often called the Future Vision Plan, is both simplified and streamlined, reducing the number of Foundation grant types from 12 to three. The new model goes into effect on 1 July 2013.
Humanitarian Grants The following Foundation Humanitarian Grants are being phased out, but applications are being accepted through 31 March 2013. Ÿ District Simplified Grants Ÿ Matching Grants
Educational Programs The following Foundation Educational Programs are being phased out, but scholarships and exchanges funded during the last fiscal year will continue through 2012-13. Ÿ Ambassadorial Scholarships Ÿ Group Study Exchange (GSE)
Peter Tiscali wrote: Ron, thanks for the update on Future Vision grants and procedures. My District (D1030) is not listed as a 'pilot', so what is happening to grants in the meanwhile and when will ALL districts be under the FV protocol?
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f ROTI FACEBOOK Dear Friends, I am pleased to inform you that the ROTI FB group has 200 members now. Those who are still not members can join by using the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45925008146/
Peter, all of Rotary will be running the new system as of July 1, 2013. All DGE's and District Foundation Chairs (for 2013-16) will be traveling to San Diego in January for training. There is a great deal of training courses available for all Rotarians under "learning" after signing on to Member Access at www.rotary.org –Todd Lindley DDS FAGD Rotary Foundation Alumni Coordinator, Zone 31
Ongoing discussion outside of ROTI - linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?viewMemberFeed =&gid=77124&memberI D=52050672> • Like you, I am a former club president and district officer and for two years our district's polio plus chair. I could not agree more with your assessment of the new Rotary Vision Plan. I protested mightily when it was under discussion, but was given to know in no uncertain terms that I was "not a team player." My clubs and I sponsored several matching club projects in the Philippines and all of those are now completely out the window because they do not measure up to FV criteria. To make matters worse, I was incensed that we were told that our previous efforts were merely “band aids" and that the new larger plans would do more good. >>> - David Rosmer
Also activity on the FB group is also increasing by the day. Keep up the good work... - PP Rtn. Girish Mittal RC of Mumbai Borivali East, RID 3140 Mumbai 400 066 India Email: mittalgirish@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/girish.mittal
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http://www.rotary.org/en/ >>>>PDG Ron Pickford wrote: For me one of the key benefits of The Rotary Foundation Vision Plan is, returning imagination and initiative back to Rotarians at club level, where over years much imagination and initiative has been erroded away by doing what has always been done. A Future Vision Plan leads to change in an attempt to keep pace with rapid change in the world - our world.
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The current President-elect of a club wants to step down because of personal reasons (health). He is supposed to take over the club presidency for term 2013/2014. What does the rules say about his replacement? Can the club elect a P.E. at the next club A.G.M which would be in December 2012? If so the newly elected P.E. will hold the position for only six months before taking over as president on 1st.July 2013. There may also be a necessity for the club to elect a P.E. for the term 2013/2014. What does the rules say? Can ROTI members give their comments? Has your club faced such situation at any time? Does the rules allow the present president to continue for the next term (2013/2014) because there is no P.E. to - -replace him. - Anthonysamy Francis
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Our club faced a similar problem but we knew a year ahead. I don't think it matters that there is only 6 months left as P.E. The current PE should have materials to turn over that would get the newly elected PE to continue. The rules would be whatever your by-laws state - or what the club board votes to do. You are suppose to have President Nominee already elected for 2012/2014 per RI rules - or that may be according to each district. I know we are asked to run 3deep in the president position; i.e. Pres., Pres-Elect and PresNominee. The Pres Nominee person could step up to be PE now and then elect a new Pres. Nominee for 2013/14. Your board just needs to work this out, I believe. - Amelia Nelson PE for Greater Anderson Rotary, Anderson, SC
Our sitting president abdicated his position by sending an email resignation to the members due to health reason. All we did was call a general membership meeting and elected a new president, who happened to be the immediate past club secretary, since the sitting vice president and treasurer also resigned prior to the resignation of the president. The house is now again in order and the new president will just have to undergo the PETS and will continue the club projects the resigned president refused to do. all's well that ends well. - Praxedes Tan RC Cosmopolitan San Juan D3800 Philippines
Our club appoints a nominating committee that develops a list of officers and avenue of service chairs, and this is approved by the general membership in December. If we had a change in this slate, as we have happened in the past, the nominating committee is tasked to come up with another candidate for the position. This is done a few weeks before the slate is circulated and subsequently approved or disapproved by the membership. Nominations are also taken from the floor of the regular meeting. If the Rotarian raising this question has not had their slate approved by the membership, he/she still has time to find another person for the vacant position. - Alan Okinaka RC of Hilo Bay, Hilo, Hawaii
In my district, GE resigned in September or October 2002 before he took power in July 2003. Since his resignation took place before the International Assembly, the Governor found a replacement in agreement with the RI. This replacement part in the international assembly and became governor in July 2003. This is true for a governor and must be true for a president. The rule is that he must participate in the training seminar elected presidents. - François Guilbault RC Nantes Duchesse Anne D 1510
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PE STEPS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!
The club should elect a new president elect as soon as possible. Note that the club constitution says that the current president continues to serve until there is a qualified replacement. Selecting someone soon will allow the person to gain the experience of closely observing operations of the club board. It also allows the President Elect to have time to qualify to serve as president. The constitution requires the PE to attend the President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) and the District Assembly in order to qualify to serve as president. That also would mean that a past president who has previously qualified could be selected to serve again. We all hope your club is successful in replacing the PE quickly. My club lost a PE a few years ago a week before PETS. Our President nominee declined to move up due to business scheduling reasons. We didn't have time to qualify a new president and none of our past presidents was willing to do another full year. We ended up with four of our past presidents each serving for 3 months. We survived, but we really just barely limped through that year. - Don Murphy Rotary Club of Salida, CA, USA Past District Governor 10-11 Rotary District 5220
President Elect is an officer and very much a part of the current board. His resignation means a vacancy in the current board which as per Article 3 Section 3 of the RI recommended club by laws, should be filled by action of the remaining directors (Board). So at best it could be the Board decision ratified by the Club. It does not need a fresh election. While, in routine the election that would take place around December (or as prescribed) is basically for President Nominee and not President Elect. This is to the best of my understanding of the RI Standard Rotary Club Constitution and RI Recommended Club By Laws (please refer Manual of Procedure). Relevant portions of both have been reproduced below for reference. - PP Jeetender Gupta (twitter @jguptallb) Rotary Club of Faridabad Amity, RID 3010 STANDARD ROTARY CLUB CONSTITUTION *Section 3* â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A vacancy in the board or any office shall be filled by action of the remaining directors.
We have had this happen a number of times. In such an event normally the second Vice would step up, and in fact it happened to me. For the avoidance of doubt, we have a President, a First Vice President who becomes President-Elect after the SGM, and a Second Vice President, who becomes President-Designate after the SGM in December. VP1 is also chairman of Club Service, while VP2 will chair one of the other committees. We have never had the President remain in office for a second term. - Terry Harper The Rotary Club of the Sussex Vale
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By PDG Sunil K Zachariah
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Thank you for the honor of asking me to deliver the Keynote Address. I see a mix of the young and the not so young here today and am therefore at a loss on what to speak to this hetrogeneous group. In this hall today we have two distinct generation. What appeals to one group will not be appreciated by the other. Both groups are guided by their perception of the context and that in fact is our conundrum today. Generation gap is nothing new. I remember a Cartoon Quip where a Boss told an young Employee: You have been like a son to me since you have come here, Bert - rude, lazy, ungrateful.” If this is the viewpoint of the elders; the young also have clear views on their seniors. A charecter in Bernard Shaw “Man and Superman”said it well :Every man over 40 is a scoundrel.” Successive generations have struggled to cope up with the generation gap. We live in a world where the generation gap is more pronounced and understanding how to handle it will perhaps determine the very fabric of our society. Who is young? Those below 50? below 40? below 30? In a country like India, where half our population is now below the age of 25, being young can be defined as being less than 25 years. This generation has many names: the Y generation, the brat generation. I like to call them the Facebook generation. The Facebook Generation is growing up in world where the use of online social networking is part of their life. Although 30% of Facebook users are above 35 years it is the 70% below 35 that is more at home with Facebook. 48% of 18-34 log in to Facebook right when they wake up. About 28% of them check FB on their smart-phones before even getting up from their bed. Even in this group below 35 you can divide the Facebookk users into two those below 24 and those above. Last year for instance the below 24 year olds grew 74% on the Facebook. It is this generation that I venture to call the Facebook generation . It was George Orwell who said: “Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent that the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." What is special about the Facebook generation? The answer seems to be Everything. Right from the way they think, communicate, work and live is different and Facebook just symbolises that. Behaviorial experts will tell you that this generation has been brought up very much differently from the past generations. They have been mollycoddled and showered with the attention not paid to any other generation before them. This generation has grown up in a relatively more privileged world, their understanding of the world is also very different. They have grown up in a world where computers are married to telephones and the world can viewed from their palmtops or smartphones. Each generation has a different perspective of the world. Our parents witnessed Partition and Chinese aggression. We saw anti-Sikh riots and the demolition of Babri masjid. For the Facebook Generation their horror stories are the 26/11 attacks and single parent families. The Facebook generation of today was just 5 years old when the liberalisation process in India started; so how do you expect them to have the perspective of the post-liberalisation period? So the context that shapes the Facebook generation is itself so different. Their expectations from careers and life are shaped by this perspective or context that they have grown up in a world linked by internet and Facebook. We grew up writing letters, faxes and later emails. The Facebook generation is living in a world of instant communications thru Messenger and Facebook. Does that explain why they are Mavericks, Free thinkers, Rebels? They are impatient and cannot wait. Everything is different to the two generations- even jokes. Few years ago, when Bill Clinton came to Bangalore, he said that he does not much understand the information technology. Bill said that: To our generation ,a Chip was something to eat, Windows was something to look through and Semiconductor was a failed musician. The large number of youngsters who were present did not get the joke.
command-and-control types of management that Companies have been used to in the past. They are bolder, less mature perhaps, speak their minds and have no problem standing up to their bosses all of which is typical of the Facebook. The BT story went to ask: How many managers find themselves struggling for attention from that high performer sitting coolly at his workstation, gelled spiked hair in place, earphones firmly in place and completely oblivious to the rest of the workplace? Of course, even the boss competes with iPods and social networking sites for his attention. Or what will the manager do with a brat who speaks her mind too often for comfort? The Facebook generation asks too many questions. That’s because they want constant communication to happen. They need flexi-timing, work-from-home days and fun at the workplace all of which is typical of the Facebook itself. It was Samuel Taylor Coleridge who said: And in today already walks tomorrow. The Facebook generation is the future. And future is where we will spend the rest of our life. Companies are realising that they need to listen and heed to the generation next. Otherwise they will be thrown mercilessly in the dustbins of history by newer, younger companies. Future belongs to organisations and individuals who can understand and work with the Facebok generation. This is Rotary's conundrum as well. We need to understand the young, if we need them to join hands with us (and later join us). Rotary's philosophy is that every Rotarian must be an expample to the youth. The emphasis on youth service that we have so unique that we have classified our service activity in two categories: those that pertain to the youth (which we call as New Generations Service Avenue) and those that don't pertain to the youth (which we call as Commity Service). Rotary itself has just 3% of its members below the age of 30 and that adds to the issue of understanding and addressing youth issues of today. Finding common interest areas will help us to work more effectively with the young adults of today. For one, the Gen Y is more global, as they live the FB era. The Gen Y is more service oriented than the earlier generations. I
In a meeting, mainly of seniors, a young speaker said:"There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed a desire to become a "great" writer. When asked to define "great" he said "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, wail, howl in pain, desperation, and anger!" . He now works for Microsoft writing error messages.” Nobody laughed, as the elders who attended did not understand the joke! So much for even jokes when it comes to the two generations. Sometime ago, Business Today featured a cover story called Brats at Work. Permit me to quote from this cover story: Meet the archetypal conundrum facing India Inc. : twentysomethings in its workforce. Organisations are bending backwords to accommodate the brat generation that sticks to no rules but its own. In a country where one in two citizens is younger than 25 years old, hirers better get used to this. Simply because they represent the human capital of tomorrow. This generation of 20-somethings, the typical Facebook generation, does not respond to the command-
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LISBON ROOMS Chair Steve Sokol wrote: We are happy to announce a special offer for ROTI members atTHE IBIS LISBOA JOSE MALHOA
<RotiLdr1113@yahoogroups.com> I am very pleased to tell you about two additions to the ROTI "Leadership Council." Chip Ross has agreed to chair the effort on the Hearing Aid project that we are hoping to make a ROTI program. We are currently finalizing the information to present to the membership. This project will show the value of both the Internet and our Fellowship.
The Ibis Lisboa José Malhoa hotel is part of the Accor Hotel chain which also owns Novotel, Le Mercure, Sofitel, Pullman and other brands. The group is 45 years old and has 4100 hotels in 90 countries.
JohnB, Chip & Todd at ROTI booth
The Ibis Lisboa José Malhoa is located in a peaceful area of Lisbon, just 109 yards (100 m) from Lisbon Zoo and from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. With easy transport links by car or public transport, the city center and important business districts can be reached in less than 10 minutes. Hotel has 211 standard rooms. Ibis Lisboa offers a restaurant serving regional delicacies and an outdoor terrace. Situated 300 metres from Praca De Espanha Metro, the hotel has air-conditioned rooms, some with panoramic city views. Photographs of the Hotel can be seen at http://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/ibis-lisboajosa-c-malhoa.html?aid=347879&label=hotel-236707_Pool-6_Slice-1365&utm_source =tripad&utm_medium=SPPC&utm_content=images&utm_term=hotel-236707&lang=en-gb Hotel Ibis Lisboas rooms have simple furnishings and features large windows with black-out curtains. Each one has a TV, work desk and a private bathroom with a bath tub. Guests can order light snacks, warm drinks and local wines at the 24-hour bar. Complimentary Wi-Fi access is available in the lobby. Hotel Ibis Lisboa José Malhoa is 5 minutes drive away from Eduardo VII Park and Marquês de Pombal Metro. It is located at Avenue José Malhoa LT H, 1070-158 - LISBOA, PORTUGAL Tel.: (+351)21/7235700Fax.: (+351)21/7235701 Ibis Jose Malhoa is about halfway between the airport and the city center: Airport in Lisbon itself is almost in the city (about 7 km or so from city center). Aerobus no 96 from outside the airport terminal will leave you at the door of the hotel. There are also two underground metro stations about 5 mins walk from the hotel ( Praca De Espanya Metro or Jardim Zoologico Metro) from which the city center is easily accessible in about 10 mins.
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Todd Lindley will will join the leadership as co-chair of the Planning Committee. He will be working with Mingo Chin as a replacement for Ivan Polachek. Todd has been working on the technical detail of the Hearing Aid effort and brings a strong knowledge of the inner workings of Rotary International. Both of these Rotarians have made significant contributions to their club, their district and International. Their work ethic and knowledge of Rotary will help our fellowship well beyond the immediate effort on the Hearing Aid Project. Both are prior members of the ROTI Board and have been recipients of the Rotarian of the Month award. I am pleased to recognize the fine leadership they have been providing. - Steve Sokol Chairman, Rotarians on the Internet Rotary Club of Walhalla, SC, USA, D7750
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D.I.C.O. Ron Nethercutt <yamahajazz@yahoo.com> wrote: I've noticed that some members of ROTI use the title DICO, District Internet Communi-cation Officer. When mentioning this office to ourincoming DG, he asked if DICO was recognized as a district officeby Rotary. Anybody have the answer?
Ron, DICO was first introduced by Rotary International President Frank Devlin. This document explains. <http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/elec tronic_communications.pdf> http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/electr onic_communications.pdf - Robin Chapple Rotary Club of Diamond Creek District 9790 Australia
Dear friends, RC of Mavelikara has released an album of ONAM songs, written, composed and sung only by Rotarians. Please watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFbiv_9FTLU&feature=share -Rtn. PHF Dr. Hari S. Chandran IPP, RC of Mavelikara, rd 3211, Kerala, India
Dr. Hari, I am so glad there are Rotarians who not only compose music but sing. The singing at my club was so bad we were REQUESTED not to sing the national anthem. I think a future qualification for our new members needs to be that they can sing in tune. - Elaine Lytle Anonymous Rotary Club, District 9750 Sydney, Australia
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Ron Nethercutt wrote: Hi Elaine, my former club in Hammond, Louisiana USA, decided to use the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag instead of the Star Spangled Banner of the US. The latter is very difficult since it has a range of one and a half octaves; difficult for most people. Here in the Philippines, singing their National Anthem is done to start almost every gathering, and Rotary clubs are no exception. The only difficulty becomes the tempo. It is rather long, and if sung too slowly it almost becomes a dirge instead of a march.
In District 7080 Canada we sing the national anthem, we have the loyal toast to the Queen and Canada then we say grace. - Andrew Williams
Hi everyone: I was the co-author of this document along with PDG Tom Todd, as a member of both the RI Focus Group and Tech Task Force back then. At the time it was a huge challenge to "wordsmith" things to suit the Board of Directors, many whom did not understand the concept if electronic technology, email and the internet. And there where huge concerns regarding privacy issues. I know that it was the intention for this policy to have another revision in a couple of years after, but not sure if it ever happened. Others are correct in their comment that the DICO term was introduced by PRIP Frank and to my knowledge there have not been any formal RI appointments to this position since. Following Frank was PRIP Rick King, who did not embrace the electronic technology initiative, despite the fact that the rotary.org website took off. But that was mainly due to the residue planning, effort and energy created during Frank's year. Since then, some DGs have elected to continue the DICO position in their district. Others have updated their titles to "Communications Directorâ&#x20AC;? which recognizes the variety of communications including DG newsletters, written, verbal and the internet.
In Luanshya we have the "Loyal Toast" to Zambia. - Patrick Coleman
Traveled to Canada and visited a clube there !!! It was GREAT, we had SO much fun. Every two seconds, someone was toasting the Queen and there was laughing all over !!!!! Not much alcohol, just fun and fellowship, and, yes, toasting the Queen !!!! Methinks she really / REALLY would have loved it !!!! - jay dzurilla, RD 6630 ( NE Ohio, USA ) Distrito Governador 2006-2007 Rotary Clube of STRONGsville
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PDG Doug Vincent wrote:
The Breadbasket has to be the most outstanding 'vehicle' for spreading the 'gospel' !!! It contains so much valuable info and photos !!!!!!! No one will find more about Rotary, than in any other publication!!! THREE CHEERS FOR THE BREADBASKET TEAM !!! - Tom Telfer
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"peter - Tiscali" <peter.sotheran@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Would someone please remind where I can change the default browser? When I click on a link in an email, OE (2003) defaults to Google Chrome and I wish to switch to an other browser. I'm blessed if I can see the option in the drop-down menus in either Chrome or OE.
How to change DEFAULT BROWSER
Peter, open the programme you want to be the default (IE, Firefox etc) go to Internet Options and there is a check box for 'make IE the default browserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ( or Firefox or whatever) - Sween
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Hi, all! I'm new to ROTI as of last month, and also new to Rotary itself as of last September. I'm still finding my way around, but one thing I have found since joining is my voice. I've always enjoyed writing for myself, but now I write a weekly column for Sparks (from the Rotary Wheel), our Rotary Club of Altadena (CA - Dist. 5300) newsletter. I started this as a bit of a lark, just writing about things that came up in conversation (such as, is it Whitefish or White Fish?) or about my personal interests -- I chose my avocation of Genealogical Research over my vocation of university administration when I picked a classification -- and, of course, about my general observations. The column began some two months after I joined, once I'd observed that we had: the obligatory President's Column, the weekly program review, and a column of economic & financial news contributed by one member, but nothing regular that was, well, personal and/or "quirky." Now that I've met THAT challenge, I feel I also have an obligation to bring other Rotarian perspectives to the attention of my club. In other words, I've discovered that my column is also an ideal platform for exploring diverse Rotary topics, interests and activities. I just wrote my next column about International Literacy Day -- thanks to Dr. Sara C. Mansbach's post here of yesterday, and to Mr. John Nelson of the Rotary Club of Dunedin East (NZ). He wrote last year about "Literacy for Prisoners," as reported in the ROTI newsletter of September 2011. So, my question to all of you is: "Who out there is writing a Rotary newsletter column just because you can?" And, "Thanks!" to any who volunteer an answer to Sara as to special ways of sharing Literacy Dayâ&#x20AC;Ś. - Gordon Seyffert
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M Gordon Seyffert <gordonseyffert@me.com> wrote: Thanks for the tip about the monthly "Bread Basket." I've read several copies from going to the ROTI web site, but hadn't seen that the September issue was now available. And, thus far, I've only gotten as far as page 9. That's because the message of the Rotary Clubs of Australia hit home with me. I think I now have a new handout in mind for next year's "Concerts in the Park" series that is held in our community's amphitheater. This summer I helped man the "Rotary Table" for this concert series. Our club is a sponsor, and we raise a little money by having a concession stand for various refreshments. The "Rotary Table" is separate, however, and is for the purpose of telling people what we do and offering an invitation to attend one of our luncheon meetings. It's probably due to the fact that this was my first summer doing this, but I observed several things in the course of the summer. At the first concert we came prepared with new banners and a new brochure about our club, but the item people wanted was a list of the summer's concerts giving music genre by date. So we printed one and had it available by the third concert. At that third concert it was easy to pass these out, but still few people paused to chat with us about our club. By the fourth concert it was apparent that people now weren't even stopping to pick up the schedule we'd prepared. So I became a salesman. Standing at the entrance to the concessions area, I began handing passersby a combo of the concert schedule and the club brochure -- with a greeting and a smile. Most took them, and I was delighted to observe that many in our polite community thanked me for them without even pausing to see what was on offer! Soon we had expended our supply of the concert schedules, which were in any event losing their value with each passing concert date. I suggested that we needed something else to distribute in the aisles, given that this mode of delivery seemed effective. At our Membership Committee meeting it was suggested that we should develop a kind of verbal advertisement for Rotary, delivered from the stage at the beginning of each concert. As a concert series sponsor we could do this. But it would need to be short and to the point. We called this the "Rotary Minute." Only three concerts Only three concerts remained in the summer, and I volunteered to be the spokesperson for the first two of them. The first was about our Job Creation and Entrepreneurship outreach in Nigeria; the second concerned our district's youth competition in the area of instrumental musicianship. The third is still to come, and will focus upon our club's "mini-grants" to public school teachers (for the purpose of funding classroom extras that school budgets don't cover). For each of these a brief script is created and, as for myself, I commit these to memory so as to maintain eye contact with the audience.
BREADBASKET Hi Gordon, be a gunman spraying Rotary bullets everywhere until it becomes a common household word. >>> get your fellow Rotarians, to do the same, that is, to mention the word 'Rotary' every chance you get, in your conversation and in your publications. Chances are that my bullet has set you thinking of the many victims your bullets will hit. - Mingo RC Likas Bay D.3310 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, The Land Below The Wind, North Borneo State of Malaysia
Gordon, Would you be willing to promote ROTI at the information table. We could send you some pamphlets to hand out. We think we offer a tremendous source for Rotary and want to encourage more people to join us. As you realize, our dues structure makes us the best bargain on the Internet. Excuse me for being cynical, but we like to promote the fact that our fellowship is completely free. I would encourage anyone wanting material to promote at an event to contact me. Directly would be best (chairman@roti.org), or simply on the list. Internet contact and conveyance of information is what we are about. This offer goes for anyone on the list. You will hear more in the near future. - Steve Sokol ROTI Chair
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This has been a pilot project thus far, but I think it illustrates the
We all have to be salesmen to bring the Rotary story to our communities. And so an need for club members to "think on their feet."
item in the September Bread Basket has my mind working once more. Thanks, again, Mingo!
Dear Gordon: I am Daniel Saab from the Guayaquil Rotary Club in Ecuador (85 years serving others), took the challenge along a Rotarianne to develop our newsletter every week, we ask other rotarians and sometimes other people to help us with an article, pictures, every week we write about one of us, etc. Since someone here wrote about the flipsnack tools, we implemented our newsletter in it, you may check it out at http://share.snacktools.com/565F7DF569B/fzpfg95p (actually only in spanish). Also involved in the Youth Exchange Program in our club, if there is anything I can help, will gladly do it.
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Stanley Cahn. If we fundraise among our own membership, I believe we can do that. In the case of Todd's action in D6060, he did get the DG's permission, so his club and districts donation is legit. If any one asked their club to make a contribution, that would require the DG's permission.
Todd Lindley. I believe that if any individual ROTI member approaches his own club for a contribution to the hearing aid project that does not require DG prior approval. If we as an organization or as Rotarians outside the district tried to approach clubs inside another district we should first obtain permission from the DG. In my opinion, we can each ask our own clubs for project support. Also, I believe we can each approach our own district for project support, but that request should be sent to the DG & DRFC simultaneously. It is the circularization, or broadcast emailing to many clubs/districts without prior approval of the DG's that is not supposed to happen. This is only my interpretation. Doug Vincent. Circulation is OK within our fellowship membership, but not outside that to the general Rotary population without DG support. The reasoning for requirement of DG approvals is because it is customary that the Clubs/Districts raise money for their own Rotary WCS projects, thus RI do not want "outsiders" soliciting as a competitive activity. As I understand it we are foremost wanting funds to help keep our ROTI coffers going. Then the idea of a project came up. But I am one who feels that projects are club activities and we should be careful not to veer too far off of our mission into projects and fundraising activities, unless they have a direct tie in to our mission and purpose.
It is great to see the enthusiastic response of ROTIans to the fund raising call of ROTI leadership. We hear one voice speaking when it concerns a common goal. In District 3790 our cluster of 10 clubs does a monthly project, one club being the host for the month’s activity, a medical mission, a literacy project, etc. Each club, too, contributes a fixed amount, and it is up to the host to stretch it or blow it. If there is an excess, then the money goes to the cluster pot. What is beautiful in our cluster project is - - - it is every club’s accomplishment, at least for the 10 clubs comprising the cluster. (The district has 16 clusters led by an AG.) We proudly report the project in “joint effort” with other clubs, and get full marks for the “joint” thing. The more, the merrier, too. In the case of a ROTI project, can you imagine 1600+ members from more than 100 countries reporting to their clubs and districts - - - we have a hearing aid project, and about 100 clubs from all over the world, including ours, contributed. Wow. The club reporting the project will surely garner respectable points to its international service activity! And can you imagine the PR impact of 100 clubs or so doing one noble deed? Fellow ROTIans, we may not all agree about FVP and GSE. But surely we will support an undertaking that will make life better for those who deserve it.