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! Please send us a virtual copy of your club banner and we will send you a copy of our new club banner in exchange. We will also display your club banner proudly on our meeting website.
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.
January is Rotary Awareness month.
Visiting Rotarians. If you are a visiting Rotarian, please click this link to Apply for a Make-up. We will send you and your club secretary a make-up confirmation.
Members. If you are a member of the club, please click this to Club Member Attendance Record to give you details of what you need to include in your email.
Happy Hour Hangout. We are adjusting the time of our Happy Hour Hangout to Saturday mornings - early enough so that you can join before your day gets away from you.
We meet for a live chat and sometimes business discussion. If you are interested in dropping by, please click the link below. Morning coffee is on the house! (Your house, that is...) Hope to see you there!Please note: Now, attending our HHH will earn you a make-up!
Interested in joining us? If you would like to become a member of our E-club, please click 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)
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| Cliff Dochterman RI President, 1992-93 |
Since 1981, The Rotary Award for World Understanding has been given each year, with one exception, to an individual or organization "whose life or work demonstrates in some exemplary or worthy manner the Rotary ideal of service, especially in the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and peace." The award is presented at the Rotary International Convention.
A special worldwide committee makes the selection, which must then be approved by the RI Board of Directors and the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation.
In addition to a beautiful crystal sculpture, the award provides US $100,000 for the recipient to designate to a charitable cause that is in harmony witThe Rotary Foundation's mission of interenational peace and understanding through humanitarian and educational projects.
Past recipients of the World Understanding Awards have been:
1981 - Dr. Noburo Iwamura, Japanese professor of medical research
1982 - Pope John Paul II
1983 - Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova, Canadian humanitarian
1984 - World Organization of the Scout Movement
1985 - Dr. Albert B. Sabin, developer of oral polio vaccine
1986 - International Committee of the Red Cross
1987 - Lady Hermione Ranfurly, for worldwide Ranfurly Library Services
1988 - The Salvation Army
1989 - no award
1990 - Vaclav Havel, president of Czechoslovakia
1991 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, secretary general of the United Nations
1992 - Edward J. Piszek, U.S.A. businessman/philanthropist
1993 - Dr. Fred Hollows, a pioneering Australian doctor
1994 - former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
1995 - the late James Grant, former Executive Director of UNICEF
The question. Has this award been discontinued? And when?
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ROTARY MINUTE
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SPEAKER -The Topic - Autism
The video below is prepared about Autism in Jamaica.
Click this link to see the website.
Puzzled Living With Autism (Puzzled) is a Made for Television documentary geared towards enlightening Jamaicans about the most prevalent developmental disorder affecting children in Jamaica, autism. The main goal of the film is to foster thorough awareness about autism, with the intended outcome that audiences will view the disorder from a more relatable stand point. ‘Puzzled’ pursues this goal by sharing the intimate, revealing stories of caregivers and weaves these in with the expert knowledge of Jamaica’s leading therapists and behavioural paediatrician. The film also infers how society is dealing with this and other developmental disorders, by conveying random public opinions and by examining what is being done on policy and institutional levels.
Puzzled Living With Autism is the brain child of our Chief Creative Officer Halthea Hill-Latty. Halthea has a passion for human interest features and documentaries because of their ability to explore important topics and convey that an individual’s issue can become anyone’s issue. For example, autism can develop in any healthy, 18month to 3 year old child, regardless of whether or not they had previously reached developmental milestones. Therefore, it is not just the business of parents with diagnosed children, but that of potential parents, parents of babies and toddlers and caregivers of that age group.
Puzzled was conceptualized under the premise that once a deeper awareness is created in Jamaica about this and other mental disabilities, society will be more willing to become part of the solution. With this goal in mind we will, with the funding support of UNICEF Jamaica, distribute copies of the film, on DVD to: umbrella groups that cater to children, such as the Ministry of Education; specific institutions that cater to the needs of not only persons with developmental disorders but general disabilities and child care training institutions and anticipate positive results.
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END POLIO NOW -
A video created by our Partner E-club - Rotary E-club District 9220: Enjoy!
Here is the link to the home page of Rotary E-club of District 9220 -
Click here.
We are "this close."
Bill Gates
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WHERE DO GOOD IDEAS COME FROM
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WHAT IS A ROTARY FELLOWSHIP?
Rotary Fellowships are international, independently organized groups of Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors who share a common vocation or recreational interest. Rotary Fellowships give their members the opportunity to have fun, make new friends around the world, and enhance their experience in Rotary.
Examples of Fellowships
Rotary Fellowships began informally in 1928 when Rotarians with a shared interest in the international language Esperanto joined together.
In 1947, a group of Rotarian boating enthusiasts began flying the Rotary flag from their crafts, calling themselves the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians — which now holds the distinction of being the oldest continuing fellowship.
The scope of fellowships has changed significantly over the years, but their purpose remains the same: to unite Rotarians in friendship and provide opportunities to enjoy favorite recreational or professional activities.
Many fellowships also use their special interests to serve others. For example, the Fellowship of Canoeing Rotarians has organized cleanups of polluted rivers; members of the International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians conduct training sessions for Rotarians and others in their community; and members of the International Fellowship of Rotarian Scuba Divers join local Rotary clubs to undertake service projects on each of their diving trips.
Rotary International has established specific policies for forming a Rotary Fellowship. The RI Board of Directors evaluates each prospective group before deciding whether to formally recognize it.
However, each fellowship operates independently of RI, with its own rules, dues requirements, and administrative structure. Membership is open to all Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors. To learn about the fellowships currently recognized by RI, go to www.rotary.org/fellowships.
You will find a listing of existing fellowships, as well as a directory that includes contact information for each group. To learn more about a particular fellowship, or to inquire about joining, contact the group directly. Members will be happy to hear from you!
Source: Rotary Fellowships Handbook
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JAMAICA REFLECTIONS
Jamaica is a very important part of Rotary District 7020. You can learn a little more about Jamaica's way of life from this video of just over 5 minutes.
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OUR E-CLUB PROJECT - Literacy
You can get involved!
- The Butterfly Storybook Project
- A competition for young emerging writers in the Caribbean.
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We’re looking for young writers - ages 7 to 11 years – to write:
• A Caribbean Tale
• A tale of good deeds
• A tale of doing the right thing
• 300 to 750 words
Each Rotary Club in the District is urged to
• Promote this excellent literacy project in your own communities.
• Submit the top 3 stories by email to us by February 15
Our intent is to announce the winners by March 20:
• We will publish the winners in our first annual Caribbean Butterfly Storybook!
• All entries will be acknowledged.
• Writers published will receive recognition and prizes.
Sponsored by the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 (provisional)
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ROTARY THEME FOR 2013-14
The newly-announced Rotary International Theme for 2013-14 with
Rotary International President for 2013-14 - Ron Burton from the U.S.A. -
Engage Rotary - Change Lives.
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ROTARY BASICS
The Rotary Foundation of RI is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
Financial Support
In 2005-06, The Rotary Foundation received contributions totalling US$111.9 million and spent $108 million in support of humanitarian and educational programs implemented by clubs and districts. Contributions from Rotarians go into one of three main funds:
Annual Programs Fund, which provides grants and awards through Foundation programs.
Permanent Fund, an endowment from which only a portion of the earnings are spent in support of Foundation programs, ensuring the long-term viability of the Foundation.
PolioPlus Fund, which sponsors Rotary`s dream of a polio-free world.
Every dollar contributed by Rotarians funds the humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and program operations. Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out many worthy projects worldwide. The Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative, designed to encourage worldwide annual per capital giving of $100 or more, supports vital Foundation programs.
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
These programs promote international understanding by bringing together people from different countries and cultures. Some of these will change in 2013-14 with Future Vision.
- Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Rotary World Peace Fellowships
- Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Fellowships
- Group Study Exchange
- Rotary Grants for University Teachers
ROTARY DISTRICT 7020 FOUNDATION WEBSITE
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A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL INTERLUDE - and talented wedding guests
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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. Please include all the information requested
3. Click SUBMIT.
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. Rotarians Jon Hart and Rebecca Low from St. Maarten lead us:
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?
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Thank you for stopping by our E-club meeting! We wish you well in the next week in all that you do for Rotary!
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!
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HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT
Saturday, January 19 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time - 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time
Please join our get-together on the 19th.
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Saturday, January 26 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time - 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time
Please join our get-together on the 26th.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/950393305
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