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.
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 proudly display your club banner on our 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. What do you know about Rotary? What do you want to know about 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 (HHH). 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 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)
Room 711 - Rotary's Birthplace
That historic room, which was the office of engineer Gus Loehr, was the location of that first meeting when Paul Harris met with several friends to discuss his new idea of a club for professionals and businessmen.
It took extensive research and dedication by a few Chicago Rotarians to preserve the room and restore it to its 1905 authenticity. For years, Room 711 was preserved as a miniature Rotary museum by Rotarians around the world who voluntarily belonged to and contributed annually to the "Paul Harris 711 Club," which provided funds for leasing, maintenance and preservation.
In 1989, the Unity Building was about to be torn down. Members of the 711 Club carefully dismantled the landmark room and placed its contents in storage. There it stayed until 1994, when the recreated Room 711 found a permanent home, and this piece of Rotary heritage is preserved at the RI World Headquarters in Evanstron.
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ROTARY BASICS
RI Programs
RI's programs and service opportunities are designed to help Rotarians meet needs in their own communities and reach out to assist people in need worldwide.
Rotaract. Rotary clubs organize and sponsor this leadership, professional development, and service organization for young adults ages 18-30; more than 7,000 clubs in 162 countries.
Global Networking Groups. Rotary Fellowships (groups geared to vocational and recreational interests) and Rotarian Action Groups (groups focused on service activities) compose Global Networking Groups, which are open to all Rotarians, spouses of Rotarians, and Rotaractors; more than 90 groups.
Rotary Friendship Exchange. Rotarians and their families make reciprocal visits to other countries, staying in each other's homes and learning about different cultures firsthand.
Rotary Volunteers. Rotarians and other skilled professionals are provided opportunities to offer their services and experience to local and international humanitarian projects.
Rotary Youth Exchange. Clubs and districts send and host students ages 15-19 who travel abroad for cultural exchanges of one week to a full year; about 9,000 a year.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). Clubs and districts sponsor seminars to encourage and recognize leadership abilities of youth and young adults ages 14-30.
World Community Service (WCS). Rotary clubs and districts from two different countries form partnerships to implement community service projects. The WCS Projects Exchange at www.rotary.org features descriptions of projects seeking an international partner.
Menu of Service Opportunities. RI recommends that clubs planning service activities consider nine major needs or concerns:
- Children at Risk
- Disabled Persons
- Health Care
- International Understanding and Goodwill
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Population Issues
- Poverty and Hunger
- Preserve Planet Earth
- Urban Concerns
FOR 2013 AND FUTURE VISION - There are 6 Areas of Focus
The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation have
identified six areas of focus for the new grant structure. These areas
reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians are
addressing worldwide.
Areas of focus
- Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Water and sanitation
- Maternal and child health
- Basic education and literacy
- Economic and community development
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SPEAKER - World Peace Game - Teaching children about how to do the right thing
Teacher and musician John Hunter is the inventor of the World Peace Game (and the star of the new documentary "World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements").
Musician, teacher, filmmaker and game designer, John Hunter has dedicated his life to helping children realize their full potential. His own life story is one of a never-ending quest for harmony. As a student, he studied comparative religions and philosophy while traveling through Japan, China and India. In India, inspired by Ghandi's philosophy, he began to think about the role of the schoolteacher in creating a more peaceful world.
As his online biography says: "Accepting the reality of violence, he would seek to incorporate ways to explore harmony in various situations. This exploration would take form in the framework of a game – something that students would enjoy. Within the game data space, they would be challenged, while enhancing collaborative and communication skills."
In 1978, at the Richmond Community High School, Hunter led the first sessions of his World Peace Game, a hands-on political simulation. The game has now been played around the world, on a four-tiered board. It's the subject of the new film World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements.
Click this link to view the video. Well worth watching! Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.
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Did you Know?
1984-85 - Rotary launches PolioPlus program and campaigns to raise US$120 million to immunize all the children of the world.
1987-88 - Through the PolioPlus campaign, Rotarians raise US $247 million. First women join Rotary.
1988-89 - Rotary returns to Hungary and Poland.
1994-95 - Western Hemisphere declared polio-free.
1998-99 - Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution established.
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MAIN SPEAKER - Michael Pritchard
During the twin tragedies of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, Ipswich water-treatment expert Michael Pritchard winced helplessly at televised coverage of throngs of refugees waiting for days for a simple drink of clean water. Stricken by the chronic failure of aid agencies to surmount this basic challenge, Pritchard decided to do something about it.
Using a non-chemical nano-filtration hollow fiber membrane with 15 nanometer pores (it is designed to block viruses), the Lifesaver bottle can make the most revolting swamp water drinkable in seconds. Better still, a single long-lasting filter can clean 6,000 liters of water. Given the astronomical cost of shipping water to disaster areas, Pritchard's Lifesaver bottle could turn traditional aid models on their heads.
"On the outside, it looks like an ordinary sports bottle. On the inside, there's a miracle: an extremely advanced filtration system that makes murky water filled with deadly viruses and bacteria completely clean in just seconds."
-- Allison Barrie, FoxNews.com
Click this link to view the video - How to Make Filthy Water Drinkable. Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.
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A LITTLE LITERARY LULL
Don't forget to click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.
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Service
transforms lives
By Paula Caldeiram, a member of the
Rotaract Club of St. Paul Espro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
This is my “Rotary Moment.” I became an
Interactor in 2008, and after a year of activities found myself transitioning
to Rotaract as a member of the St. Paul Espro club. One of our service projects
is a campaign to help provide warm clothing for the homeless.
I was taking part in this project this
August when something special touched my heart. A group of people were huddled
near the Dom Pedro II metro station in Sao Paulo, attempting to warm themselves
with a small fire that was barely large enough for two people to stand beside
and get warm. I approached the group and explained that I was a volunteer and
the clothes and warm blankets I had were to help them fight off the severe
cold.
One of the men took the items without
saying a word, and I could see the distrust in his eyes, trying to understand
what was happening. Soon, I saw his expression change from confusion to
something else, a gesture of thanks. We held a prayer, formed a large circle,
and together finished with an “amen.” I raised my head and looked around
the circle; I met his eyes and a smile pure and simple. It was the way I wanted
to end the evening.
People often ask me why I volunteer and
I always give the same answer. I am falling in love with seeing how practicing service
can transform the life of another person.
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NEWSLETTER FOR DISTRICT 7020 for January
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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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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! And all the best for a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year in 2013!
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 (HHH) for Saturday, January 12
- 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time - 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time
- Click the link below just before the meeting to join:
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