December 14 - Regular Meeting of our Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 for December 14, 2012

Dear Fellow Rotarians, visitors and guests!

WELCOME TO OUR E-CLUB!

Thank you for stopping by our club meeting!  We hope you will enjoy your visit.

We have a new banner to share.  When you ask for a make-up, we will send our virtual banner.  We would be so grateful to receive your banner in return!

Although our E-club has Provisional status at this time, we hope you will find the content of our meeting enlightening and will give us the benefit of your opinion on the content.

December is a celebration of Family in Rotary!

Visiting Rotarians.  If you are a visiting Rotarian, please follow the link Apply for a Make-up to receive a make-up confirmation.

Members.  If you are a member of the club, please follow the link to Club Member Attendance Record to give you details of what you need to include in your email.

Happy Hour Hangout.  Each Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. Atlantic Time,  we meet for a live chat and sometimes business discussion.  Drinks are on the house!  (Your house, that is...)  Hope to see you there!

Click the link below just before 6:00 p.m. Atlantic Time on Wednesday, December 19.

Please contact us for information.    If you would like to become a member of our E-club, please follow the link Membership Application and Information.

Our Provisional President, Kitty, would now like to welcome you to this week's meeting.  Please listen in...




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ABCs OF ROTARY (Cliff Dochterman)

RI World Headquarters

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93

The headquarters of Rotary International has always been in the area of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.  First it was in Chicago itself, but in 1954, an attractive new building opened in suburban Evanston.  The Ridge Avenue building met the needs of the Rotary Secretariat until the 1980s when the addition of new programs, the growth of The Rotary Foundation, and the new PolioPlus activities made the headquarters building extremely crowded and required some staff members to be housed in supplementary office space nearby.

When a modern 18-storey office building became available in downtown Evanston in 1987, it appeared to meet all of Rotary's space3 and expansion needs for years to come.  The glass and steel structure, built in 1977, provides 400,000 square feet of office and usable space.  The building was purchased by Rotary International, which leases approximately two-thirds of the space to commercial tenants, until needed by future Rotary growth.


The building provides a 190-seat auditorium, large parking garage and 300-seat cafeteria, as well as functional office space for the 400 employees of the World Headquarters.  The executive suite on the 18th floor includes conference rooms for the RI board and committee meetings, in addition to the offices for the RI president, president-elect, and general secretary.

One Rotary Center, as it is called, will enhance the efficient operations of Rotary International for many years to come.



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IS YOUR CLUB FAMILY-FRIENDLY??  A short video



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POLIO UPDATE

View this video for more information on Polio.





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A LITTLE CLUB HISTORY

Here is information about the First Rotary Club - Rotary Club of Chicago.




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ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

As we look forward to January where the celebration within Rotary is Rotary Awareness, we should consider Youth Exchange.


A s a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you’ll spend up to a year living with host families and attending school in a different country.

Whether you participate in Rotary’s long-term or short-term Youth Exchange programs, you’ll learn a new way of living, a great deal about yourself, and maybe even a new language. You’ll also be an ambassador, teaching people you meet about your country, culture, and ideas. You can help bring the world closer – and make some good friends in the process.

For over 75 years, students and host families have broadened their horizons through Rotary Youth Exchange. More than 80 countries and over 8,000 students each year participate in the program, which is administered at the regional level by Rotary districts and at the local level by Rotary clubs.




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MAIN SPEAKER - Alanna Shaikh

(This video is about 6 1/2 minutes.)

When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees it differently. She's taking three concrete steps to prepare for the moment -- should it arrive -- when she herself gets Alzheimer's disease.

Alanna Shaikh is especially interested in Alzheimer's, as she has watched her father deteriorate from the disease over the past 12 years. But she says the experience has not sent her into denial—she plans to be prepared for the genetically transmitted disease, should it ever arrive.

"I need a heart so pure that if it is stripped bare by dementia, it will survive." (Alanna Shaikh)

Click this link to view the video.  Don't forget to click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.


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ROTARY PROVIDES MILK FOR CHILDREN IN ROMANIA

Click this link to view a lovely video about what a Rotary partnership is accomplishing in Romania. 

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This video is about 7 minutes in length.






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THE LANDFILL ORCHESTRA

 The Landfill Harmonic is an upcoming feature-length documentary about a remarkable musical orchestra in Paraguay, where young musicians play instruments made from trash.

Click this link to view the short trailer. Don't forget to click your browser's BACK button to return to this meeting.

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FESTIVE INTERLUDE - 'tis definitely the season to be jolly!!

 

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GSE EXCHANGE

You might enjoy this video prepared by the GSE Team from southern Brazil (District 4670)  that visited Virginia Rotary Clubs in District 7600 (Central and Southeastern Virginia) during September.  This will give you an idea of what is possible with a Group Study Exchange.



The Rotary GSE Exchange from District 7020 to India, District 3260, is taking place this month.  Here are a photo and a few details.  Haresh Ramchandani from Jamaica is the Team Leader.

Rotary Group Study Exchange 2012

Jamaica to India, 2012

District 7020 to District 3260

 

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A LITTLE LITERARY LULL

Click this link to play a little word game - if you feel you're up to it!    

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LET'S VOTE FOR ROTARY

Rotary is in FIRST PLACE!!!  We must keep voting to make sure we stay there!!!  Have you and all your club members voted yet?

We have still another 11 days left!

Please take a moment EACH DAY to vote for Rotary in United's 10 Million Charity Miles Giveaway!

Until December 25, you can vote once each day for Rotary on EACH of your devices (such as laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc.)  Charities receive a portion of the miles based on the percentage of the overall vote they receive.

Please forward this link http://10millioncharitymiles.com/ to everyone you know.  

Last year, we took second in the contest, receiving 2.5 million charity miles.  Your vote could help Rotary come in First this year in the 10 Million Charity Miles Giveaway!

Note:  After the "thank you" screen displays, click the browser's BACK button to return.

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MEETING MAKE-UP

If you would like to use your stop here as a meeting make-up, please

1.  Click this link to  Apply for a Make-up.
2.  Include all the information requested.
3.  Click SUBMIT to send the email.

Our club will send both you and your club secretary a make-up certificate.

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To end our meeting, please recite aloud (on your honour!) the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do.  What better way than to experience a lovely Caribbean Day in Anguilla!

1.  Is it the TRUTH?
2.  Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3.  Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4.  Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?







Thank you for stopping by our E-club meeting!   We wish you well in the next week in all that you do for Rotary!

Before you go, please review these two recent newsletters - that may interest you.

• Click this link for the December issue of the Caribbean Partnership newsletter!  Great new format!
• Click this link for the December issue of the District 7020 newsletter! 

As with all links, click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting!
 
The meeting has now come to an end.  Please do have a safe and happy week!  If you have enjoyed our E-club meeting, please leave a comment below.

Rotary cheers!