September 9, 2016 - Weekly Meeting

 

WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY MEETING

FRIDAY, September 9, 2016

  

In this meeting:

• Welcome
• Club President’s message
• RI President's message 
• Rotary Calendar
• Rotary Minute
• Our Butterfly Storybook succeess
• ABCs of Rotary
• Update on Polio
• Video - self perception
• What happened Saturday
• What happened Wednesday
• Humour
• Foundation Corner
• Rotary Anthem
• Four-way test to end

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OUR GREETER THIS WEEK IS ROTARIAN DAWN

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Club President's Message

President Paul

Dear fellow Rotarians and Guests,

 

Welcome to the regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020.  My name is Paul Amoury, and I am the president of the club for the Rotary year 2016-17.  I do hope you’ll enjoy the time you spend with us.

As a reminder, RI President John F. Germ chose Rotary Serving Humanity as his theme for 2016-17. Noting Rotary’s unique ability to bring together committed professionals to achieve remarkable goals, RI President Germ believes that “now is the time to capitalize on our success: as we complete the eradication of polio, and catapult Rotary forward to be an even greater force for good in the world.”

Each one of us is important in helping to make Rotary achieve these very worthwhile goals.  We all have a role to play.

I hope that you will find your time here worthwhile and that our meeting will inspire you to get more involved in order to achieve our goals.

Thank you for stopping by.  I wish you well in the next week and in all that you do for Rotary.

 

RI President's Message

September 2016

In the summer of 1917, only a few months after the United States entered the first world war, Rotary held its eighth annual convention in Atlanta. Although many Rotarians at the time thought the convention should be canceled, the Board of Directors ultimately agreed with Paul Harris that it should continue as planned. In the midst of such uncertainty and fear, Harris penned, as part of his convention greeting, some of the most-quoted words in Rotary:

Individual effort when well directed can accomplish much, but the greatest good must necessarily come from the combined efforts of many men. Individual effort may be turned to individual needs but combined effort should be dedicated to the service of mankind. The power of combined effort knows no limitation.

RI PRESIDENT JOHN GERM

Fittingly, it was at this convention that then-President Arch C. Klumph proposed a Rotary endowment fund “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” The power of combined effort was joined by a new power: that of combined resources. It was a combination that has proved unstoppable and has been behind so much of Rotary’s work for the last 100 years. Today, it is difficult to imagine Rotary without its Foundation. It was the Foundation that turned Rotary from an organization of local clubs into an international force for good with the power to change the world.

In this Rotary year, we are marking the centennial of our Rotary Foundation in the city where it all began: Atlanta. Our 108th Rotary International Convention promises to be one of the most exciting yet, with inspiring speakers, great entertainment, and a wide array of breakout sessions to help you move your Rotary service forward. And of course, we’ll be celebrating the Foundation’s centennial in style.

Whether you’re a regular convention goer, haven’t been to one in a few years, or haven’t yet attended your first, the 2017 convention will be the one you won’t want to miss. Atlanta is a great destination in its own right, with great food, friendly people, and many local attractions to enjoy. But the real reason to come to the convention is always the convention itself, and the people, ideas, inspiration, and friendship you’ll find there. To learn more, and save money on registration, visit www.riconvention.org. See you in Atlanta!

THE ROTARY CALENDAR

AUGUST

Membership and New Club Development

SEPTEMBER

Basic Education and Literacy

Club Assembly September 17

OCTOBER

Economic and Community Development

Remember our DG's visit on October 22.

NOVEMBER

The Rotary Foundation

DECEMBER

Disease Prevention and Treatment

JANUARY

Vocational Service

FEBRUARY

Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution

MARCH

Water and Sanitation

APRIL

Maternal and Child Health Month

MAY

Youth Services Month

JUNE

Rotary Fellowships Month

 

ROTARY MINUTE

QUOTATIONS REGARDING ROTARY

by Rotary International Presidents

1997-98 Glen W. Kinross (furniture manufacturing), Rotary Club of Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Rotary vision: For each Rotarian to Show Rotary Cares: for your community, for our world, for its people.

“Rotary’s greatest strength will always be the individual Rotarian. No other organization has such powerful human resources.”

— President’s Message, THE ROTARIAN, July 1997

1998-99 James L. Lacy (candy manufacturing), Rotary Club of Cookeville, Tennessee, USA. Rotary vision: To invite each Rotary member and each Rotary club to Follow Your Rotary Dream!

“We cannot talk about the future without talking about children. They are our future.”

— A Dream for Our Children’s Future, THE ROTARIAN, September 1998

OUR BUTTERFLY STORYBOOK

       

ABCs OF ROTARY

RI President (1992-93) Cliff Dochterman

 

Rotary's Wheel Emblem

A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. The first design was made by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel, with a few lines to show dust and motion. The wheel was said to illustrate "Civilization and Movement."

Most of the early clubs had some form of wagon wheel on their publications and letterheads. Finally, in 1922, it was decided that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design as the exclusive emblem of Rotarians. Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the "Rotary International Association."

A group of engineers advised that the gear wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a "keyway" in the centre of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So, in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formally adopted as the official Rotary International emblem.

The Secretariat

Many Rotarians consider the Secretariat simply another name for the RI World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. Actually, it is much more. While it does include the World Headquarters, the Secretariat encompasses nearly 500 individuals working to make Rotary International run smoothly and effectively.

The term describes the entire operations of the general secretary and his staff. The Secretariat also includes eight Rotary Service Centres (formerly called Branch Offices) around the world, all of the staff serving in those centres, as well as all staff assigned to The Rotary Foundation. Its sole purpose is to serve the clubs, districts and administrative officers of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation.

RI World Headquarters, in a building called One Rotary Centre in Evanston, is the headquarters of the Secretariat.

UPDATE ON POLIO

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

         

WHAT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY

 

Dear Fellow Rotarians

Love the interest in these tools from all of you!

Here are the links to learn more about the three platforms we reviewed this morning:

• Canva.com – Canva for Work – https://designschool.canva.com
• Snappa.io – https://kb.snappa.io
• Trello.com – Trello Gold – https://trello.com/tour

Have fun!

Amarylis

Special guest - Troy Schuster

 

WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY!

September 7

With warmth and respect, Gonzalo Vilariño tells the captivating story of Argentina's blind soccer team — and how a sincere belief in themselves and their capabilities transformed the players from humble beginnings into two-time World Champions. "You have to get out there and play every game in this beautiful tournament that we call life," Vilariño says. 

First short video - 

              

Second short video -


        

Final video -




Plan to join us on Wednesday to learn and meet your fellow members!

Attendees

Your perspective

There were once two shoe salesmen who went to Africa to open new sales territories.  Three days after the arrived, the first salesman faxed a message: 

“I will be returning on the next plane.  I can’t sell shoes here.  Everyone goes barefoot all the time.”

There was no report from the second salesman for about two weeks.  Then came a fat airmail envelope with this message for the home office. 

“Fifty orders enclosed.  Prospects unlimited.  Nobody here has shoes.”

Regrettable actions

A father and his young son were out for a ride with a horse and buggy (many years ago).  It had been a very rainy week, and the roads were extremely muddy.

They turned onto a road that had one set of deep ruts in the middle of it which they began to follow.  As they came closer to the middle of the mile stretch of road, they saw another horse and buggy coming toward them in the same set of deep ruts.  Both buggies stopped horse to horse.

The father quietly told the other man that he would have to back up.  The man argued that the father and son could back up just as easily as he could.  They began to argue about it, and finally the father looked the other in the face and said, “If you do not back up, I’m afraid I am going to do something I’m going to regret.”

The man looked at the father and began backing his horse and buggy down the road.  The father and his son remained still, giving the man the opportunity to get out of their way.

The son, who had been raised in a Christian tradition that taught that the use of force, violence, and power was not right, was astonished.  He turned to his father and asked, “Dad, what were you going to do that you were going to regret?”

His father answered, “I was going to back up.”

 

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. 

        

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...

Rotarian Wein leads us.

          

And the final bell with our own John Fuller...

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy your week, and all that you do for Rotary!

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