WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY MEETING
FRIDAY, May 27, 2016
In
this meeting:
- Rotary Minute
- ABCs of Rotary
- An Update on Polio
- What does a Rotary Club designed by younger members look like?
- Learn and become familiar with our club site at ClubRunner!
- What happened on Wednesday, May 25
- Foundation Corner
- Rotary Anthem
- Four-Way Test to close
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OUR GREETER THIS WEEK IS JEROME COWANS
President's Message
Dear fellow
Rotarians and Guests,
We continue to Inspire, Mentor and Celebrate our youth in the
month of May. Our guest speaker will be
a young Jamaican lady who will share her struggles with mental health. It is her intention to remove the stigma
associated with it, and to remind us that it impacts anyone – there is no
discrimination.
Our HHH on Wednesday featured Australian humanitarian, Hugh Evans,
who started a movement that mobilized "global
citizens," people who self-identify first and foremost not as members of a
state, nation or tribe but as members of the human race.
Fellow Rotarians, please pay special attention to the upcoming
meetings listed below as we look forward to your full cooperation and
fellowship with us.
May 28 – Weekly Meeting
Dana Fletcher speaking on mental
health/bi-polar
International Conference – Seoul, Korea (May 28 – June 2)
CLUB ASSEMBLY COMING UP
IN JUNE!
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL
THERE.
June 4 – Weekly Meeting – Guest Speaker – DC Rema Martin
June
11 – CLUB ASSEMBLY
June 18 – Weekly Meeting
June 25 – Weekly Meeting
July 2 – INSTALLATION OF 2016/17 PRESIDENT AND BOARD
ROTARY MINUTE
QUOTATIONS REGARDING ROTARY
by
Rotary International Presidents
1966-67 Richard L. Evans (religion – L.D.S.), Rotary
Club of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Rotary vision: Applying its ideal to build a
better world.
“Example,
good or bad, is contagious….If we set a good example, seeing us, others may do
likewise. All of us have more influence than we sometimes suppose.”
— The Appearance of
Things, THE ROTARIAN, May 1967
1967-68 Luther H. Hodges (textile manufacturing),
Rotary Club of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Rotary vision: For Rotarians
everywhere to make their membership more effective.
“‘Good
performance properly appreciated’ is the goal of a public relations program.
The deed must precede the word.”
— Address to 1968 Rotary Convention, Mexico City,
Mexico
ABCs OF ROTARY
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| RI President (1992-93) Cliff Dochterman |
RIBI
The structure of Rotary International in Great Britain
and Ireland (RIB!) forms an interesting chapter in our history. In 1914, after
Rotary expanded across the Atlantic to Great Britain and Ireland, a British
Association of Rotary Clubs was established as part of the International
Association of Rotary Clubs.
During World War I, there was little contact between
the international clubs, and the British association held the small number of Rotary
clubs together in Great Britain, Ireland and a few other European communities. Following the war, a new Rotary International
Constitution was adopted in 1922 that established the principle that whenever a
country had 25 Rotary clubs it could become a "territorial unit" and
thus have a representative on the RI board and receive other specific powers.
The clubs in Great Britain and Ireland immediately
petitioned for and received the status of a "territorial unit." No
other group in the world made such a request or received that status.
In 1927 Rotary International terminated the
territorial unit concept and organized Rotary clubs by "areas" of the
world. However, all of "the rights privileges and powers of existing
territorial units" were forever protected and perpetuated. Thus, since
RIBI was the only territorial unit, it has continued to function as an independent
unit of Rotary International, subject to certain approvals by the RI
Constitution.
The RIBI form of administration is uniquely
appropriate to Great Britain and Ireland because of geography, language,
tradition and custom. Because, of this historic relationship, RIBI maintains a
slightly different administrative structure from all the other Rotary clubs and
districts in the world, even though it is a full member of Rotary
International.
Council on legislation
In the early days of Rotary, any change in the RI
Bylaws or Constitution was proposed and voted upon at the annual convention. As
attendance at conventions increased and open discussion became more difficult,
a Council on Legislation was created in 1934 as an advisory group to debate and
analyze proposals before they were voted upon by the convention.
Finally at the 1970 Atlanta Convention, it was decided
that the Council on Legislation would actually become the legislative or
parliamentary body of Rotary. The council is composed of one delegate from each
Rotary district as well as several ex-officio members. It was agreed that the
council would meet every three years at a time other than at the Rotary
convention!
The council, which has just met this year in 2016, has
the responsibility of considering and acting upon all "enactments,"
which are proposed changes in the Rotary International Bylaws and Constitution
and Standard Rotary Club Constitution, and "resolutions," which are
recommended changes in Rotary policies and procedures. Proposals may be
submitted by any Rotary club, district or the RI board. The council's actions
are subject to review by all the Rotary clubs of the world before they become
final. If 10 percent of the voting strength of the clubs oppose a council
action, such legislation is suspended and it is submitted to all the clubs for
a final vote.
The Council on Legislation provides the membership of
Rotary a democratic process for legislative change in the operations of Rotary
International.
AN UPDATE ON POLIO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160520110640.htm
A groundbreaking study shows that a single injectable dose of
inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) along with bivalent oral polio vaccine could
protect up to 90 percent of children from polio and strengthen community
protection against the disease.
The research, published in the latest edition
of The Lancet, provides the evidence behind the worldwide switch to a
new polio vaccine strategy by demonstrating that new schedules of the
injectable vaccine with the bivalent oral vaccine protect kids much faster and
is safer than using the oral vaccine alone.
"Although we are closer than ever in our fight to eradicate polio
from the globe, there are still challenges in Pakistan and Afghanistan, especially
in the war-torn or politically unstable areas of these countries," said
Dr. Edwin Asturias, lead researcher of the study at the Center for Global
Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, and pediatric infectious
disease physician at Children's Hospital Colorado.
"The study provides the
scientific evidence for the recent switch to using a two-component (bivalent)
oral polio vaccine and IPV in the worldwide effort to eradicate polio within
the next year."
Up until now, most low- and middle-income countries used only
three-component (trivalent) oral polio vaccines given over multiple months and
years. While extremely effective, poor health and sanitation have meant that
many children needed multiple doses to achieve the necessary protection.
The type
2 component in the trivalent oral vaccine has also been the source of most of
the rare outbreaks of vaccine-derived polio, particularly in areas of poor
immunization coverage.
Since the type 2 wild polio hasn't been reported anywhere since 1999,
all OPV-using countries switched to the bivalent oral polio vaccine, which
doesn't include the type 2 component, in April 2016. The bivalent form will be
coupled with at least one dose of IPV in the primary immunization series,
providing stronger and faster protection to children.
As long as polio remains endemic in any part of the world, the risk of
importing the virus continues, particularly in countries with weak or
inconsistent immunization programs and/or travel and trade connections to these
countries," added Dr. Asturias. "Making a single injectable vaccine
available especially in these countries will accelerate the worldwide
eradication of the crippling disease."
The study, sponsored by FIDEC (Fighting Infectious Disease in Emerging
Countries), and conducted over 12 months on more than 1,400 subjects in
Guatemala, Colombia, Panama and the Dominican Republic, was funded by the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, and was a collaboration among key stakeholders
of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, including the CDC and several other
globally-renowned public health experts.
"The data from this study will
strengthen the clinical evidence base on polio eradication endgame vaccination
strategies," said Dr. Ananda S. Bandyopadhyay, Senior Program Officer at
the Gates Foundation and a co-author of The Lancet article.
The study has implications for routine immunization today, as well as
polio outbreak response strategies in the future. It also confirms the
importance of the polio vaccine switch strategy and the feasibility of
achieving and sustaining a polio-free world.
Story Source:
The above post is reprinted from materials provided by Children's
Hospital Colorado. Note: Materials may be edited for content
and length.
...submitted by PDG Diana
https://blog.rotary.org/2016/05/20/rotary-club-designed-by-younger-members/
By Gordon Matthews, past governor of District 6920 (Georgia, USA),
Rotary Club of Savannah East
A panel of three young members spelled out for us the issues that block
young people from joining Rotary during our spring assembly a few years
ago — scheduling, cost of dues, and rules.
I’ve been active in developing leaders in our community and have worked
with our Group Study Exchange teams in the past, so I know the energy and
potential in this “under 40” generation that we need to tap for Rotary. But
I’ve also seen several Rotary clubs try to do this with limited results,
because they stayed too close to the traditional model and dues structure.
Breaking the mold
To break that mold, I asked the son of a fellow member to gather a group of young people in the metro area of Savannah to explore the idea of starting a new club. I told them there are really just a few rules – to meet weekly, pay dues, and train a president-elect. The rest are just a lot of traditions. They were directed to develop a format that would meet their needs.
The team included young professionals with a Rotarian parent, past
exchange participants, and others who were just interested in tackling the challenge.
Several had taken part in our leadership development program and wanted to keep
learning about the community. Others were in a social group that met monthly
but craved more substance.
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| A recent service project |
After an initial meeting or two with district leaders, the team met on
their own for six months to craft a plan and draw up a list of candidates. When
they had 75, they invited them to a reception to introduce the concept and
explain how to become a charter member. Applications came in quickly and
they froze the group at 50 to submit their charter application, adding the
remainder to a waiting list.
The Metro Savannah Rotary Club started with a bang
and has never looked back. They are careful to add members who maintain
their diversity and bring in unique perspectives. Their membership includes
engineers, construction managers, attorneys, graphic designers, sales managers,
librarians, and non-profit directors.
What works
Annual dues are $300. Members stay up to date on Facebook. They meet for lunch the first and third week of the month, calling in sandwich orders. Another week, they network at a pub over drinks. This in itself invites membership inquiries from others in the pub. And at least one meeting is a service project. The club has had at least 12 projects every year.
After a year, the board held a full day retreat to examine their format
and make tweaks. Attending only as an observer and resource, I was impressed
these busy young professional gave up most of their Saturday to evaluate and
plan.
The club continues to thrive with more than 60 members, most under the
age of 40. It’s a great model for other districts who want to launch dynamic
clubs of young professionals. And with the recent action by Rotary’s Council on Legislation, it’s easier than ever to
step out and try new things.
For more information, how we got this idea off the
ground, contact me at Gordon.matthews@earthlink.net
Feedback from Metro members about the club four years on...
From the website of the club - http://www.metropolitansavannahrotary.org/
Question: What are your thoughts on club
growth?
Feedback:
- We don’t see enough volunteers at service projects
- 80-85 would be a good target
- I feel like we’re a good size now. There are lots of people I don’t know in the Club already
- Is 50% attendance too lenient? Would raising that bar help us get better quality participation? Would it slow growth?
- I got a call when a potential member was close to a conflict. I appreciated seeing that happen. I see deep value in the classification system
- I care about minimizing or eliminating business competition in the Club, but many others might not. I’m in sales
- Maybe a cap on a particular classification would slow growth – I responded by explaining the 10% of total club cap on a broad classification (i.e. law, financial services, etc).
- When this club was 40 people, I knew everybody’s name. Today I don’t. I don’t like looking around the room and seeing faces I don’t know. I recognize I play a role in getting to know them.
Question: What’s one thing you’d like to
better understand from the world of Metro or Rotary in general?
Feedback:
- Understanding of overall picture re: what money commitments we have as a club - where money goes
- Annual calendar from the beginning with district conferences, assemblies, meetings, etc. all spelled out so no surprises or scrambling for attendees last minute
- More understanding of what Rotaract/Interact is
- History overview of our club and Rotary big picture - Justin H has a comic book?
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Enjoy!
Our members need to be familiar with our
ClubRunner website
Please view the resources available at http://e7020.org
Peruse the menus as shown below.
Please prepare a short "bio" or "profile" for inclusion on the site under "Our Members."
WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY!
May 25
What does it mean to be a citizen of the world?
Hugh Evans
started a movement that mobilizes "global citizens," people who
self-identify first and foremost not as members of a state, nation or tribe but
as members of the human race.
In this uplifting and personal talk, learn more
about how this new understanding of our place in the world is galvanizing
people to take action in the fights against extreme poverty, climate change,
gender inequality and more. "These are ultimately global issues,"
Evans says, "and they can only be solved by global citizens demanding
global solutions from their leaders."
Through the Global Citizen platform, humanitarian Hugh Evans
has created an online community of millions of people — all driven to eradicate
extreme poverty by the year 2030.
Why you should listen
At 14, Hugh Evans spent the night in a Manila slum. The harsh realities of his hosts’ lives motivated Evans to challenge the status quo of extreme poverty. Following a trip to South Africa in 2002 as World Vision's inaugural Youth Ambassador, Evans worked on the Make Poverty History campaign and helped stage the Make Poverty History Concert, fronted by Pearl Jam and Bono.In 2012, under the mantle of the Global Poverty Project (launched 2008), Evans co-founded Global Citizen, and with it, the Global Citizen Festival -- a free, ticketed event requiring fans to perform anti-poverty actions in exchange for entry, recruiting millions into the war against global poverty. In 2015 alone, Global Citizens took 2.3 million actions, helping to secure commitments from governments around the world that are set to affect more than 210 million lives.
What others say
“If there is such a thing as a prodigy in the world of philanthropy, Hugh Evans fits the bill.” — New York Times, August 22, 2012
Plan
to join us on a Wednesday to continue to learn and to have fun!
PHOTOS FROM THE RECENT DISTRICT CONFERENCE
The photos from District 7020 Conference are now
on our website, www.7020.org.
All photos by
Azaleta Ishmael-Newry.
FOUNDATION CORNER
WHAT
IS THE ANNUAL FUND
ANNUAL
FUND is the
primary source of funding for all Foundation activities. Our annual
contributions help Rotary Clubs take action to create positive change in
communities at home and around the world. Our gift helps strengthen peace
efforts, provide clean water and sanitation, support education, grow local
economies, save mothers and children and fight disease.
The
EVERY ROTARIAN every year (EREY) initiative asks every Rotarian to support The
Rotary Foundation every year.
Through
our annual Sustaining Member contributions of $100 or more, the Rotary E-Club
of the Caribbean, 7020 has been a 100% EREY contributor since we
were chartered in 2013. Let us continue to support The Rotary Foundation
(TRF) through our annual donations. We have been and continue to “Be a
gift to the World."
THE ROTARY ANTHEM
Rotary Anthem from Rotary International on Vimeo.
THE ROTARY FOUR-WAY TEST
To
close the meeting...
ROTARY
FOUR-WAY TEST
of
the things we think, say, or do...
President Camille leads us.
President Camille leads us.
And
the final bell with our own John Fuller...
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