WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY MEETING
FRIDAY, March 4, 2016
In
this meeting:
- Rotary Minute
- ABCs of Rotary
- An Update on Polio
- Rotary Code of Conduct
- International Women's Day - March 8
- Best Practices for Vibrant Clubs
- Rotary Serving Humanity - Publications
- Pink Shirt Day - Action against Bullying
- Water and Sanitation - New E-Club
- What happened Wednesday?
- Waterwheel
- A Musical Interlude
- Short video on Cayman
- Last Saturday - February 27 - Rewind
- Foundation Corner
- Rotary Anthem
- Four-Way Test to close
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OUR GREETER THIS WEEK IS DAWN JOHNSON
President's Message
WATER AND SANITATION MONTH
Dear fellow Rotarians and
Guests,
The month of March is recognized in Rotary as Water and
Sanitation month. Accessible clean and
potable water is an essential part of the world we live in and what we all
strive for.
This is certainly
achievable; however, we continue to have challenges with poor infrastructure,
bad economic decisions by governments, etc.
Each year the most vulnerable [children, elderly] in the world die from
diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
Water
scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food
security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families
across the world. Drought afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries,
worsening hunger and malnutrition.
I
hasten to say, though Water and Sanitation is celebrated in March, we should
endeavour throughout the year to play a more active role in engaging our
governments to deliver clean, potable water to all.
Please join us on a weekly basis as we fellowship and engage
in lively discussions about Rotary and our commitment to a worthy cause.
Let us be the change!!!!!
March 5 – Saturday Meeting – Guest Speaker Lorna Phillips – Back to Life
March 12 – Saturday Meeting – Guest Speaker Rotarian Dawn Johnson
March 19 – Saturday
Meeting – Guest Speaker
March 26 – Saturday
Meeting – Guest Speaker
ROTARY MINUTE
QUOTATIONS REGARDING ROTARY
by
Rotary International Presidents
1942-43
Fernando Carbajal (civil engineering), Rotary Club of Lima, Peru. Rotary
vision: The application of practical action in solving problems, locally and
worldwide.
“The prevailing Rotary attitude in rendering
service is practicality. Its
aim in performing a useful action is to be helpful and serviceable, not
sentimental…. As practical idealists, we temper the fanciful flights of the
dreamer with the limitations of common sense.”
— Address to 1943 Rotary Convention, St. Louis,
Missouri, USA
1943-44
Charles L. Wheeler (intercoastal shipping), Rotary Club of San Francisco,
California, USA. Rotary vision: Making the organization strong by strengthening
the individual club.
“If we ever reach the point where we can
feel that the greatest and noblest things that Rotary could possibly do have
already been done, at that very moment our organization will begin to
disintegrate.”
— Address to 1944
Rotary Convention, Chicago, Illinois, USA
ABCs OF ROTARY
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| RI President (1992-93) Cliff Dochterman |
The Sponsor of a New Member
The bylaws of Rotary clearly outline the procedure for
a prospective member to be proposed for Rotary club membership. The
"proposer" is the key person in the growth and advancement of Rotary.
Without a sponsor, an individual will never have the opportunity to become a
Rotarian.
The task of the proposer should not end merely by
submitting a name to the club secretary or membership committee. Rotary has not
established formal responsibilities for proposers or sponsors; however, by
custom .and tradition these procedures are recommended in many clubs. The
sponsor should:
- Invite a prospective member to several meetings prior to proposing the individual for membership.
- Accompany the prospective new member to one or more orientation, informational meetings.
- Introduce the new member to other club members each week for the first month.
- Invite the new member to accompany the sponsor to neighbouring clubs for the first make-up meeting to learn the process and observe the spirit of fellowship.
- Ask the new member and spouse to accompany the sponsor to the club's social activities, dinners or other special occasions.
- Urge the new member and spouse to attend the district conference with the sponsor.
- Serve as a special friend to assure that the new member becomes an active Rotarian.
When the proposer follows these guidelines, Rotary
becomes stronger with each new member.
Tolerance of Differences
Occasionally there is a temptation to criticize the
laws, customs and traditions of another country that may seem strange or
contrary to our own. In some instances, illegal practices or customs of one
nation are completely lawful and acceptable in another.
As members of an international organization dedicated
to world understanding and peace, it behoves
Rotarians to exercise restraint in judging our Rotary
friends and citizens from other countries when their behavior seems unusual to
us. A Rotary policy has existed for more than half a century relating to this dilemma
of international relationships.
The statement, adopted in 1933, says that because it
is recognized that some activities and local customs may be legal and customary
in some countries and not in others, Rotarians should be guided by this
admonition of tolerance:
"Rotarians in all countries should recognize
these facts and there should be a thoughtful avoidance of
criticism of the laws and customs of one country by
the Rotarians of another country." The policy also cautions against “any
effort on the part of Rotarians of one country to interfere with the laws or
customs of another country."
As we strive to strengthen the bonds of understanding,
goodwill and friendship, these policies still provide good advice and guidance.
AN UPDATE ON POLIO
POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS
WHAT IT ALL MEANS
...continued from last week`s meeting
DEVELOPING LABORATORY CAPACITY
Following a decision in support of environmental
surveillance, it often takes at least 3-4 months to build the required laboratory
capacity. Staff must be trained and the
relevant security measures put in place to ensure there is no release of
bio-hazardous materials.
TRAINING SURVEILLANCE OFFICERS
Once the laboratory infrastructure is in place, on-site
training is carried out to equip the field and laboratory workers with the
information they need to carry out environmental poliovirus surveillance. Experts like Ousmane take the technicians to
the field to show them best practices for choosing sample sites and how to
collect samples.
SURVEILLANCE FOR WHOLE COMMUNITIES
In poor resource settings, there is no structured wastewater
network. From individual houses,
wastewater runs into channels where the sewage of the whole communities
gathers. The best sampling sites are
from places like this, where sewage samples may represent tens to hundreds of
thousands of people.
Open drains are the usual places to gather samples. Surveillance officers visit sites in the
early morning, when there is a higher flow of sewage. In warm climates, starting early in the ay
ensures that hot weather will not damage the virus before it can be tested.
WOMEN IN ROTARY
International Women's Day
March 8, 2016
BEST PRACTICES FOR VIBRANT CLUBS
REPEAT AND REVIEW
Club leaders should review practices annually to ensure that they continue to meet the club’s goals and reflect its identity.
See Be a Vibrant Club: Your Club Leadership Plan (245) for more information.
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Club Officer Duties
Each club officer has specific responsibilities. For
details, refer to the following manuals in the Club Officers’ Kit (225).
Club President’s Manual (222)
Club Secretary’s Manual (229)
Club Treasurer’s Manual (220)
Did
you know that most Rotary publications are revised every three years? You can
find the most current version of most of them at My
Rotary.
Look
for revisions of the following publications, scheduled for June through
October:
- Lead
Your District: Assistant Governor
- Lead
Your District: Committees
- Lead
Your District: Training
- Zone
level Train the Trainer Leader’s Guide
- Train
the Trainer Leader’s Guide
- District
Conference Manual
- Leadership
Development: Your Guide to Starting a Program
- District
Membership Seminar Leader’s Guide
- Strategic Planning Guide
THE PINK SHIRT DAY
an action against bullying
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a stand against homophobic bullying, donning a pink shirt for "Pink Shirt Day."
The Canadian event was born in Nova Scotia in 2007 when a gay schoolboy was bullied for wearing a pink shirt during the first day of school.
In response, students at the school decided to distribute 50 pink shirts - and the event has since become an annual national phenomenon.
To mark the day this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among those to don a pink T-shirt alongside his colleagues.
WATER AND SANITATION
a new e-club
With support from WASRAG, a new Rotary E-club is being
established with a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene focus.
Founded by District 9980 (New Zealand), the
new club is seeking charter members from around the world. Rapidly advancing technology means that meetings
can be held online and the WASH focus will extend to the new club’s speakers as
well as its projects.
Why join an E-club?
It could be right for you, if you:
- Have a busy schedule and need a flexible meeting time
- Live in different places throughout the year
- Travel frequently
- Have limited mobility
- Live in an area without a nearby Rotary club
Or, if you can’t attend your regular club meeting, consider
the E-Club as a make-up. We’ll be
posting regular bulletins on the E-Club’s progress.
If you are interested in learning more about this exciting
new phase of Rotary’s future, please see their website – www.rotarywasheclub.org. And if you are interested in joining, drop a
line to contact@rotarywasheclub.org
Finally, to learn more about E-clubs in general, go to the RI
website Rotary e-clubs
WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY!
Wednesday’s
program included two short videos.
18-year-old Boyan Slat combines
environmentalism, entrepreneurism and technology to tackle global issues of
sustainability. After diving in Greece, and coming across more plastic bags
than fish, he wondered; "why can't we clean this up?"
While still being on secondary school, he then decided to dedicate half a year of research to understand plastic pollution and the problems associated with cleaning it up.
While still being on secondary school, he then decided to dedicate half a year of research to understand plastic pollution and the problems associated with cleaning it up.
This ultimately led to his passive clean-up concept, which he presented at TEDxDelft 2012.
Working to prove the feasibility of his concept, Boyan Slat currently gives lead to a team of approximately 50 people, and temporarily quit his Aerospace Engineering study to completely focus his efforts on The Ocean Cleanup.
The second video -
The progress of The Ocean Cleanup can be followed through
- www.theoceancleanup.com
- www.facebook.com/TheOceanCleanup
- www.twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup
We had an excellent discussion about how our E-Club might be able to get involved with an education campaign to highlight the problem of pollution and understanding that it "starts with me."
Discussion points included "motivating kid power," perhaps through Interact Clubs in the district; public service announcements through the district; getting involved with the island-wide or district-wide beach cleanups.
The extent of the ocean pollution is staggering, and it is something that everyone - particularly those of us who live near the ocean - need to understand. Education is power.
The topic was a very good one and very appropriate for March - Water and Sanitation month.
Attendees: Denis, Kitty, Brent, Wein, and Dawn!
Plan
to join us on a Wednesday to continue to learn and to have fun!
THE WATERWHEEL
Roll with us from wello on Vimeo.
MUSIC - MUSIC - MUSIC
Can you believe the talent?
Joey Alexander is only 12 years old!
Joey Alexander is only 12 years old!
And when he was 10 -
A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CAYMAN
a part of District 7020
Our speaker last Saturday
February 27
AG Douglas Arnold
...in case you missed it...
A very good turnout for our speaker this morning.
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."
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
The Rotary Foundation has
developed on the basis of voluntary contributions.
Contributions to the
Foundation shall not be a condition of membership, and any reference implying
such condition of membership shall not appear on the membership application
card.
Clubs are prohibited from enacting a bylaw that makes contributions to
the Foundation a condition of membership. Any reference to such contributions
on membership identification cards is not authorized.
<source - Rotary Code of Policies, April 2016>
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 John Fuller leads us.
Rotarian John Fuller 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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