WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY MEETING
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016
In
this meeting:
- Greeting
- President's message
- Rotary Minute
- ABCs of Rotary
- An Update on Polio
- Can we improve?
- Rose Parade
- Speaker - What makes a good life? (Robert Waldinger)
- What happened on Wednesday
- Foundation Corner
- Rotary Anthem
- Four-Way Test to close
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OUR GREETER THIS WEEK IS PRESIDENT-ELECT PAUL AMOURY
President's Message
Dear fellow
Rotarians and Guests,
As
a reminder, this month is celebrated as Vocational Service month and as such it
should be in our thoughts and actions throughout the year. Many
Rotarians and Rotaractors take pride in applying their professional expertise
to community service. Rotary offers many opportunities to:
- Serve others by lending your unique skills to a Club project
- Empower others by participating in a vocational Training Team
- Inspire others to act with integrity and promote Rotary’s guiding principles.
In
addition, Rotary provides opportunities to enhance your vocational skills. (Many
of you did not know this, right?) We are encouraged to network with
leaders in our profession.
As
we move toward the closure of Vocational Service Month let us share with others
the importance of vocational service in our lives and the lives of those we
impact in one way or another.
January 23 – Weekly Meeting
January 30 – Weekly Meeting
ROTARY MINUTE
QUOTATIONS REGARDING ROTARY
by
Rotary International Presidents
“Real genuine friendship and the laws governing friendships provide the truest basis for all forms of enterprise. If Rotary can materially contribute to the development of friendship between individuals, businesses, professions, and nations, and if the individual is willing to make friendship the basis of his job or vocation, then we have an ideal of service being applied in ways that should make all of us happy.”
— What Constitutes Vocational Service?, THE ROTARIAN, November 1927
1930-31 Almon E. Roth (law practice – industrial relations), Rotary Club of Palo Alto, California, USA. Rotary vision: Development of a central administration with provision for both autonomy and cooperation of club and district.
“Our success or failure will not depend upon the machinery of Rotary or its physical growth, but upon the extent to which Rotary’s ideals or objectives are translated into positive, tangible results in personal, business, community, and international life. We shall be known by our works.”
— The Second Quarter Century, THE ROTARIAN, July 1930
ABCs OF ROTARY
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| RI President (1992-93) Cliff Dochterman |
100 Percent Attendance
Although the bylaws of Rotary require members to attend only 50 per cent of all meetings, the custom has emerged that 100 per cent is the desirable level.
Rotary stresses regular attendance because each member represents his own business or professional and thus the absence of any member deprives the club of the values of its diversified membership and the personal fellowship of each member.
From time to time, proposals have been made to give attendance credit for various reasons or to lower the minimum requirement. Such attempts generally have been rebuffed by the clubs acting through the Council on Legislation.
From the Manual of Procedure on Attendance
The 4-Way Test
One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary "4-Way Test."
It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago-based Aluminium Company, which was facing bankruptcy.
It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago-based Aluminium Company, which was facing bankruptcy.
Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company was credited to this simple philosophy.
Each member should attend this club’s regular meetings. A member shall be counted as attending a regular meeting if the member participates in the regular meeting posted on the club’s website within one week following its posting, or makes up a missed meeting in any of the following ways:
(a) 14 Days Before or After the Meeting. If, within fourteen (14) days before or after the regular time for that meeting, the member
(1) attends at least 60 percent of the regular meeting of another club, of a satellite club meeting of another club, or of a provisional club; or
(2) attends a regular meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship or of a provisional Rotaract or Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship; or
(3) attends a convention of RI, a council on legislation, an international assembly, a Rotary institute for past and present officers of RI, a Rotary institute for past, present, and incoming officers of RI, or any other meeting convened with the approval of the board of directors of RI or the president of RI acting on behalf of the board of directors of RI, a Rotary multizone conference, a meeting of a committee of RI, a Rotary district conference, a Rotary district training assembly, any district meeting held by direction of the board of directors of RI, any district committee meeting held by direction of the district governor, or a regularly announced intercity meeting of Rotary clubs; or
(4) is present at the usual time and place of a regular meeting or satellite club meeting of another club for the purpose of attending such meeting, but that club is not meeting at that time or place; or
(5) attends and participates in a club service project or a club-sponsored community event or meeting authorized by the board; or
(6) attends a board meeting or, if authorized by the board, a meeting of a service committee to which the member is assigned; or
(7) participates through a club website in an interactive activity requiring an average of 30 minutes of participation.
Section 4 — Termination — Non-attendance.
(a) Attendance Percentages. A member must
(1) attend or make up at least 50 percent of club regular meetings or satellite club meetings, or engage in club projects, other events and activities for at least 12 hours in each half of the year, or a proportionate combination of both;
(2) attend at least 30 percent of this club’s regular meetings or satellite club meetings, or engage in club projects, other events and activities in each half of the year (assistant governors, as defined by the board of directors of RI, shall be excused from this requirement).
If a member fails to attend as required, the member’s membership may be subject to termination unless the board consents to such non-attendance for good cause.
The campaign to eradicate polio got a major financial boost from the annual Miles to End Polio bike ride, held as part of El Tour de Tucson, on 21 November in Arozona, USA.
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From the Standard Rotary Club Constitution on Attendance
Article 9 Attendance
Section 1 (for e-Clubs) — General Provisions.Each member should attend this club’s regular meetings. A member shall be counted as attending a regular meeting if the member participates in the regular meeting posted on the club’s website within one week following its posting, or makes up a missed meeting in any of the following ways:
(a) 14 Days Before or After the Meeting. If, within fourteen (14) days before or after the regular time for that meeting, the member
(1) attends at least 60 percent of the regular meeting of another club, of a satellite club meeting of another club, or of a provisional club; or
(2) attends a regular meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship or of a provisional Rotaract or Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship; or
(3) attends a convention of RI, a council on legislation, an international assembly, a Rotary institute for past and present officers of RI, a Rotary institute for past, present, and incoming officers of RI, or any other meeting convened with the approval of the board of directors of RI or the president of RI acting on behalf of the board of directors of RI, a Rotary multizone conference, a meeting of a committee of RI, a Rotary district conference, a Rotary district training assembly, any district meeting held by direction of the board of directors of RI, any district committee meeting held by direction of the district governor, or a regularly announced intercity meeting of Rotary clubs; or
(4) is present at the usual time and place of a regular meeting or satellite club meeting of another club for the purpose of attending such meeting, but that club is not meeting at that time or place; or
(5) attends and participates in a club service project or a club-sponsored community event or meeting authorized by the board; or
(6) attends a board meeting or, if authorized by the board, a meeting of a service committee to which the member is assigned; or
(7) participates through a club website in an interactive activity requiring an average of 30 minutes of participation.
Section 4 — Termination — Non-attendance.
(a) Attendance Percentages. A member must
(1) attend or make up at least 50 percent of club regular meetings or satellite club meetings, or engage in club projects, other events and activities for at least 12 hours in each half of the year, or a proportionate combination of both;
(2) attend at least 30 percent of this club’s regular meetings or satellite club meetings, or engage in club projects, other events and activities in each half of the year (assistant governors, as defined by the board of directors of RI, shall be excused from this requirement).
If a member fails to attend as required, the member’s membership may be subject to termination unless the board consents to such non-attendance for good cause.
AN UPDATE ON POLIO
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Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and a team of eight RI staff members helped raise $4.4 million.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match the funds 2-to-1, bringint the total contribution to PolioPlus to more than $13.5 million.
Click here to read the full story.
Click here to read the full story.
CAN WE IMPROVE OUR OWN E-CLUB?
FOR IDEAS REGARDING OUR OWN E-CLUB
Have a look at the websites of other Rotary E-Clubs. Perhaps we can glean some excellent ideas on how we can improve our own E-Club.ROTARY PARTICIPATES IN
THE ROSE PARADE
As Chair of the Rotary
Rose Parade Float Committee, I am given the opportunity to promote
that part of my life I call Rotary to the world in forty-five to ninety
seconds. As Rotarians we change people’s lives and give them hope where there
is none. Many times in order to achieve our goals we must find a way to have
people of different backgrounds sit down at the table and negotiate a safe
environment for our volunteers to work. This year’s entry will highlight
Rotary’s efforts to create a more peaceful world.
Since Rotary returned to the Tournament
of Roses Parade in 1980, the New Year’s Day pageant has become a
highlight on the Rotary calendar. Seen in Pasadena by over 700,000 people,
television coverage of the floral extravaganza reaches about 80 million more
around the world, providing Rotary with the valuable opportunity to showcase
our programs and activities.
“Be A Gift To The World”
will be RI President, Ravi Ravindran’s theme for this year. The Rotary
Rose Parade Float Committee is a gift to Rotary. Although the float is
not a project of Rotary International, the success of the float is a tribute to
the dedication of the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee consisting of
volunteer Rotarians from across North America.
Our efforts, supported entirely by voluntary financial contributions from Rotary
clubs across the United States and Canada, 2016 will make this the 37th
consecutive entry in the Tournament of Roses Parade. The
Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee is proud to provide this Rotary recognition
campaign tool as a gift to Rotary International and the 1.2 million Rotarians
who dedicate our lives to making a positive difference in that place someone
calls home.
Yours
In Rotary Service,
Walt Stephens
2016 Rotary Rose Parade
Float Committee Chair
Walt Stephens
2016 Rotary Rose Parade
Float Committee Chair
Above - The Rotary International
President K. R. "Ravi" Ravindran met Walt Stephens 2016 Commitee
Chair and Wade Nomura Past Committee Chair at the Zone 25 and 26 Zone Institute
in Victoria, BC, Canada
Pictured: Wade Nomura, Walt Stephens, President Ravindran, Vanathy Ravindran and Roxanne Nomura
How are the contributions used?
Approximately ninety-three
percent of the money raised goes to costs directly into building, decorating
and entering the float in the parade. The balance of the funds raised pay for
business, banking, insurance and other miscellaneous costs related to the float
and hosting the RI President while attending the parade and other related
activities. None of the money raised for float construction is spent on
professional staff or committee perks.
Why do we enter a float in the Rose Parade?
Paul Harris said, "In
the promotion of Rotary, it is important to reach large numbers and you cannot
reach them privately."
When Rotary International's directors
approved the first entry in the parade over 37 years ago, they saw in it an
unrivaled opportunity to bring Rotary's name into public view. They reasoned
that an eye-catching float would capture the interest of network commentators
and remind the world, of Rotary's good works. And so it has!
Last year the Rotary Rose
Parade Float Committee had a viewing audience; over 53 million in the United
States and 28 million around the world in more than 220 territories. The
Tournament ;estimates that more than 700,000 are present live on the parade
route: 100,000 view the floats as they are decorated; and approximately 60,000
view the post-parade floats.
For the 37th consecutive year
the Committee again proudly presents its float to North America and the world .
And each year, more clubs enthusiastically contribute financial support to this
most important Rotary public relations project.
Where can I get information about the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game?
Visit
the Tournament of Roses website: www.tournamentofroses.com
Can I see the float during decoration?
See
the Viewing the Float page for information.
Each year, over 100,000 people view the float under construction.
Can I help decorate the float?
Can I help decorate the float?
Yes. See the Decoration Schedule and Signup pages on this website. You will be able to volunteer
on-line to decorate the float starting September 15 of each year.
Appproximately 800 Rotary Family Volunteers help prepare and/or apply the
organic materials to the float.
How are floats selected for entry into the Rose Parade?
How are floats selected for entry into the Rose Parade?
The Tournament of Roses
selects applications for Rose Parade Floats carefully. There are about 40
floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade each year. Floats are sponsored by
municipalities, community volunteer organizations and commercial sector.
All floats must be designed
within the theme of the Rose Parade which for 2016 is "Find Your Adventure."
this theme was selected to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the US National
Park Service. The Tournament of Roses must approve all float designs.
We are fortunate to be to
appear in the parade and are very proud to be a part of the prestigious Tournament
of Roses New Year's Day Parade.
When did the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee first enter a float in the Rose Parade?
When did the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee first enter a float in the Rose Parade?
While watching the 1979
Pasadena Rose Parade on Television, Jack Gilbert, who was President of the
Wilshire Rotary Club, in Los Angeles, California, and subsequently chairman of
the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee, had an idea. Rotary would be
celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 1980. Jack believed that by entering a
float in the 1980 New Year's Day Rose Parade, Rotary could communicate its
message, "Service Above Self" to millions of people worldwide.
Jack shared his vision with
other Rotarians, who supported the idea. Seven Governors in Southern California
agreed to underwrite the cost of the float and make up any shortfall not
covered by Club contributions. Fortunately, the Clubs contributed $35,000 which
covered the full cost of the original float.
This first Tournament of
Roses experience lead to the formation of the Rotary Rose Parade Float
Committee which now receives contributions each year from approximately 8
Rotary Districts and an additional 700 Individual Rotary Clubs to fund the
float. The Committee has entered a float every year since 1980. See the History page for pictures and descriptions of previous floats.
How many people will see the float?
How many people will see the float?
Over 83 million people see
the Rose Parade New Year's Day.
The Rose Parade is seen by an
estimated U.S. audience of 53 million people and an estimated international
audience of millions more in over 220 territories. The Pasadena Police
Department estimates that approximately 700,000 spectators view the Rose Parade
in person. Another 160,000 visit the Parade Float Decorating Sites and/or the
Post Parade Float Viewing Area where the floats are on display for two days.
See the Viewing the Float and Parade page for additional
information about viewing the float being decorated, in person on January 1 and
on television.
Watch a short video of the test run of the float -
Note: The signage for the float with the Rotary Signature will have the same color background so that the wheel appears to be transparent -- ie seeing through to the background. It cannot be made to see through in a 3D format because of the Tournament of Roses requirement that everything be covered with organic materials.
How can I contact the Rotary Float Committee?
Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee, Inc.
P.O. Box 92502
Pasadena, CA 91109-2502
chair@rotaryfloat.org
The Rotary Rose Parade Float is not
an official Rotary International program.
SPEAKER THIS WEEK
ROBERT WALDINGER
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's
fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist
Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken.
As the director of a 75-year-old
study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data
on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three
important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical,
old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
Robert Waldinger is the Director of the
Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the most comprehensive
longitudinal studies in history.
Why you should listen
Dr. Robert Waldinger is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Psychodynamic Therapy and Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. The Study has tracked the lives of two groups of men for over 75 years.Dr. Waldinger is now expanding the Study to the Baby Boomer children of these men to understand how childhood experience reaches across decades to affect health and wellbeing in middle age.
Dr. Waldinger received his A.B. from Harvard College and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He is the author of numerous scientific papers as well as two books. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, he teaches Harvard medical students and psychiatry residents, and he is on the faculty of the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also a Zen priest.
WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY!
Wednesday’s
program included two short videos.
(1) Why I am a Paul Harris Fellow and
(2) Some history.
We had our regular discussion after the video - along with our Rotary fellowship.
The first video -
The first video -
The second video -
Plan to join us on a Wednesday to continue to learn about Rotary!
EARTH-SKY NEWS
When will all five bright planets be visible in the sky at once?
The time is now!
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be seen simultaneously before dawn beginning around January 20, 2016.
And they’ll remain visible before dawn from about January 20 to February 20, 2016.
The last time that all five visible planets appeared in the same sky together was from about December 15, 2004, to January 15, 2005.
That was 10 years ago.
<http://earthsky.org/science-wire/when-will-all-five-visible-planets-appear-simultaneously>
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) inigtative 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.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A CENTURY MAKES!
THE YEAR IS 1915This will boggle your mind!
The
year is 1915 “One hundred years ago”. What a difference a century
makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1915:
The Five leading causes of death were:
1.
Pneumonia and influenza
2.
Tuberculosis
3.
Diarrhoea
4.
Heart disease
5.
Stroke
Other interesting statistics
You could now forward this to someone else without typing it yourself. From
there, it could be sent to others all over the WORLD all in a matter of
seconds!
Can
you imagine what it may be like in another 100 years?
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THE ROTARY FOUR-WAY TEST
To
close the meeting...
ROTARY
FOUR-WAY TEST
of
the things we think, say, or do...
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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