Friday 26 April 2013

April 26 - Regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning April 26



















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.

Our club banner is picture at the left!  Please send us a virtual copy of your club banner and we will send you a copy of our 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.

April is Rotary Magazine Month.  April is also World Autism 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.
E-Club Members.  If you are a member of the E-Club, please click this link to Club Member Attendance Record.  
Happy Hour Hangout.  Our weekly Hour Hangout(HHH) is scheduled for 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!  See the link at the end of the meeting! 

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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ROTARY E-CLUB OF THE CARIBBEAN, 7020

 

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ABCs OF ROTARY (Cliff Dochterman)

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93

District Governor

The Rotary district governor performs a very significant function in the world of Rotary.  He or she is the single officer of Rotary International in the geographic area called a Rotary district, which usually includes about 45 Rotary clubs.

The district governors, who have been extensively trained at the worldwide International Assembly, provide the "quality control" for the 33,000 Rotary clubs of the world.  They are responsible for maintaining high performance within the clubs of their district.

The district governor, who must make an official visit to each club in the district, is never regarded as an "inspector general."  Rather, he or she visits as a helpful and friendly adviser to the club officers, as a useful counselor to further the Object of Rotary among the clubs of the district, and as a catalyst to help strengthen the programs of Rotary.

The district governor is a very experienced Rotarian who generously devotes a year to the volunteer task of leadership.  The governor has a wealth of knowledge about current Rotary programs, purposes, policies and goals and is a person of recognized high standing in his or her professional, community, and Rotary club.

The governor must supervise the organization of new clubs and strengthen existing ones.  He or she performs a host of specific duties to assure that the quality of Rotary does not falter in the district, and is responsible to promote and implement all programs and activities of the Rotary International president and the RI Board of Directors.  The governor plans and directs a district conference and other special events.

Each district governor performs a very important role in the world-wide operations of Rotary.  The district governor is truly a prime example of Service Above Self performing a labour of love.

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FRIENDS CAN BE DIFFERENT

To be a friend does not mean that you have to look the same









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Rube Goldberg - The Melvin Machine




Click this link to view the video.




















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ETHICS AND THE DECLARATION OF ROTARIANS IN BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS


Last week we reminded ourselves of our responsibility to create awareness and use of The Four-Way Test.

This week’s topic is another official Rotary statement on ethics – the Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions.  The document is printed below.

During the 1987-88 Rotary year President Charles Keller appointed a Vocational Service Committee for the first time in fifty years. Bill Sergeant chaired that committee. The committee decided that it would be useful to produce a Rotary ethics statement to supplement the Four-Way Test. So the group drafted a Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions. That document was adopted by the 1989 Council on Legislation.

Is our club doing enough to create awareness of the Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions? In the club? In our vocations? In the community?

If you have an idea which might help our club do a better job, share it with the club.

...D-7150


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SPEAKER - Ken Jennings

Why you should listen to him:




Ken Jennings loves facts. When he was a kid he followed his parents around reciting whatever new fact he had learned -- "Haley's comet or giant squids or the size of the world's biggest pumpkin pie or whatever it was" -- to no end. And his natural curiosity paid off.

Today Jennings holds the record for most consecutive wins on the trivia game show Jeopardy, with an astounding 74 wins. (At one point Jennings also held the Guinness World Record for "Most cash won on a game show." Not bad for a trivia nerd.)

In 2011 Jennings participated in the IBM Challenge, which featured him and Jeopardy rival Brad Rutter in a match against IBM supercomputer Watson. Jennings came in second. Watson was first. But Jennings wasn't disappointed in his performance, As he wrote of his loss, "I don't have 2,880 processor cores and 15 terabytes of reference works at my disposal. ... My puny human brain, just a few bucks worth of water, salts, and proteins, hung in there just fine against a jillion-dollar supercomputer."

In 2012 Jennings published the book Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids.


Click this link to view the video.  Click your browser`s BACK button to return to the meeting.


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ROTARY PEACE CENTERS

Notable quote:



During his fellowship applied field experience in Ethiopia, Alum Cameron Chisholm, worked to prevent cross-border clashes and cattle raids.

He quickly observed that the peacekeeping strategies were geared more toward a culture of spears than the reality of AK-47s.

“I realized there was a huge gap in the field. There was no place for practical skills training in a holistic way. In Addis Ababa, I started scribbling a plan,” Chisholm says.

After his fellowship, Chisholm has taken what he learned in the field to create a month-long symposium every year.







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A RELATED VIDEO - very short



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INTERVIEW WITH DR. RON DENHAM - CHAIR OF WASRAG (4 minutes)

WASRAG - Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group



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SPEAKER - Melissa Marshall - Communication in 4 minutes


Melissa Marshall brings a message to all scientists (from non-scientists): We're fascinated by what you're doing. So tell us about it -- in a way we can understand. In just 4 minutes, she shares powerful tips on presenting complex scientific ideas to a general audience.

Melissa Marshall aims to teach great communication skills to scientists and engineers, so that they can effectively share their work.



Melissa Marshall is a crusader against bullet points and an evangelist for effective slide design in scientific presentations.

She believes that the future depends on the innovations of scientists and engineers, and is passionate about helping them effectively tell the story of their work.

A faculty member with the Department of Communication Arts & Sciences at Penn State University, Melissa specializes in teaching speaking skills to engineering students and has also lectured at Harvard Medical School, the New York Academy of Sciences, Cornell University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Melissa is the co-founder and advisor for the Penn State Engineering Ambassadors, an award-winning science and engineering outreach communication program. She is also an organizer and the faculty advisor for TEDxPSU, a student-run TEDx event held at Penn State each year.

    "[Marshall says] that 'science not communicated is science not done' – love that quote! "

Click this link to view the video.  Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.

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FRIENDS CAN BE DIFFERENT - YES




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SUSTAINABILITY



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LITERACY PROJECT IN GUATEMALA




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THE OSPREY

...from Wikipedia...


The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey.

It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upper parts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts, with a black eye patch and wings.

The Osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.

As its other common name suggests, the Osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish.

It possesses specialized physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. Despite its propensity to nest near water, the Osprey is not classed as a sea-eagle.

Here is a video of an Osprey.  You'll enjoy this up-close view!

Click this link to enjoy this close-up view!  Don't forget to click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.

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THE 10 COUNTRIES COMPRISING ROTARY DISTRICT 7020

  • Anguilla
  • Bahamas (except Grand Bahama)
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • French West Indies (St. Martin/St. Barthelemy)
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Netherland Antilles (Sint Maarten)
  • Turks & Caicos
  • US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John)

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COUNCIL OF LEGISLATION UPDATES - a few links of interest

Click this link to read the rotary.org update at April 26, 2013

Click this link to read more information on the Council of Legislation.

Click this link to read about the Council of Legislation updates provided by Doug Vincent, D7080 COL representative from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.  

A few of us "met" PDG Doug via GoToMeeting when he addressed the regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of District 9220 in February.

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TO END OUR MEETING

To end our meeting, please recite aloud (on your honour!) the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do.  

Ken Guiste, from Rotary Club of Road Town, BVI, leads 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?
















...and official close of meeting




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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

Please join our Happy Hour Hangout at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight/Atlantic Time

Saturday, April 27.

Click this link below just before the meeting start time:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/342300065

Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.  Or, call in using your telephone.

Dial +1 (619) 550-0003
Access Code: 342-300-065
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

Meeting ID: 342-300-065



Friday 19 April 2013

April 19 - Regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning April 19



















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.

Our club banner is shown at the left!  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.

April is Rotary magazine month.  April is also World Autism 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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ROTARY E-CLUB OF THE CARIBBEAN, 7020

 

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ABCs OF ROTARY (Cliff Dochterman)

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93

Membership in Rotary International

If you asked a Rotarian if he or she belonged to Rotary International, the individual probably would look puzzled and answer, "Of course, I'm a member of Rotary International."  But in this instance, the confident Rotarian would be technicall wrong.  No Rotarian can be a member of Rotary International!

The explanation of this apparent contradiction is simple.  The constitutional documents of RI state that membership in Rotary International is limited to Rotary clubs.  Over 33,000 Rotary clubs belong to the organization we call Rotary International.

A Rotary club is composed of persons with the appropriate qualifications of good character and reputation, a business or professional classification and who serve in an executive or managerial capacity.  The Rotarian belongs to a club - the club belongs to Rotary International.

This technical distinction is not obvious or even known to most Rotarians and seldom does it create any problems or complications.  It does explain, however, why the Rotary International Board of Directors places expectations upon and extends privileges to Rotary clubs, rather than to the individual Rotarians.

If someone asks if you belong to Rotary International, your most accurate answer would be, "No.  I belong to a Rotary club."  But I doubt if anyone would understand the difference, or, in fact, would really care.

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ETHICS AND THE FOUR-WAY TEST


Last week we highlighted Rotary’s role in promoting character development literacy.  This week we turn to Rotary’s opportunity to be of service in promoting ethics literacy.

Good character certainly raises a person’s ethical batting average. But ethical challenges are unrelenting in all walks of life and almost everyone experiences ethical letdowns from time to time.

John Maxwell explains how this happens in his recent book Ethics 101. From time to time basically good persons will give in to unethical behavior because of such situational factors as job pressures, greed, newly acquired positions of power, pride or misplaced priorities.

What individuals need when confronting daily ethical challenges is a simple set of guidelines that can be applied on the spot.

All of the world’s religions have developed such ethical guidelines to help individuals do better. Some version of The Golden Rule is found in all of the world’s major religions.

But The Golden Rule is quite general and most people can use additional guidelines.

Rotary’s Four-Way Test is such a guideline --- one that has proven useful in all countries where Rotary is present.

And awareness of the usefulness of the Four-Way Test poses this question to our club --- Are we doing enough to promote ethics literacy by creating awareness of The Four-Way Test? In our club? In our community? In our vocations?

If you have an idea which might help our club do a better job, share it with the club.

...District 7150

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READ A STORY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY


Rotarians Walt Schafer and Sadikiel Kimaro have learned a few things about sustainability in their five years of working together to bring clean water, sanitation, and economic development to northern Tanzania. 


Click this link to read the full story.  

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SUSTAINABILITY


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Rube Goldberg Machine  - Toy Factory


























Click this link to view the fun video.  This is just a short 2-minute video, showing how college students take this project very seriously.   Creating any Rube Goldberg machine is a challenge.

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WHY CHANGE IS NECESSARY


After two years of working with the Future Vision pilot, we are certainly aware that change and sustainability are important concepts to Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation.

As an organization, we are not attracting young adults in the numbers we would like.
Is our organization too rigid and inflexible to attract these young professionals, who wish to make a difference in the world? 
If we are to reach them, we need to demonstrate that Rotary can make a visible difference in the lives of others.


Click this link to read the full story.  

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A SHORT VIDEO - WHAT ROTARY DOES THE WORLD OVER

Rotary Club of Hosur, India.  A very short clip of their dental camp.

 

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INTERACT



Click this link to view a short Interact video.  

Josh's choice - Volunteer?  Travel?  or Lead?

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AN ALL-BOYS CHOIR FROM WALES - keeping them off the streets

This is truly the "power of one" to make such an excellent achievement happen for youngsters.

Only Boys Aloud - You'll be inspired by the idea and the performance!


 

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AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL AND MELINDA GATES

Click this link to view the video.  There's a 30-second commercial at the start - then the interview.
Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.  The video is about 13 minutes.


 









Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes catches up with the world's most generous philanthropists, Bill and Melinda Gates, and travels to some of the world's trouble spots their billions are helping.

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MAIN SPEAKER - BEN SAUNDERS

Explorer Ben Saunders wants you to go outside! 

Not because it’s always pleasant and happy, but because that’s where the meat of life is, “the juice that we can suck out of our hours and days.” 

Saunders’ next outdoor excursion? To try to be the first in the world to walk from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again.

In 2004, Ben Saunders became the youngest person ever to ski solo to the North Pole. In 2013, he’ll set out on another record-breaking expedition, this time to be the first to walk from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole, and back again.

Why you should listen to him:

Although most of the planet's surface was mapped long ago, there's still a place for explorers in the modern world. And Ben Saunders' stories of arctic exploration -- as impressive for their technical ingenuity as their derring-do -- are decidedly modern. In 2004, at age 26, he skied solo to the North Pole, updating his blog each day of the trip. Humble and self-effacing, Saunders is an explorer of limits, whether it's how far a human can be pushed physically and psychologically, or how technology works hundreds of miles from civilization. His message is one of inspiration, empowerment and boundless potential.

He urges audiences to consider carefully how to spend the “tiny amount of time we each have on this planet.” Saunders is also a powerful advocate for the natural world. He's seen first-hand the effects of climate change, and his expeditions are raising awareness for sustainable solutions. 

Being the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole did not satiate Saunders' urge to explore and push the boundaries. In 2008, he attempted to break the speed record for a solo walk to the North Pole; however, his journey was ended abruptly both in 2008 and again in 2010 due to equipment failure. This trek is planned to resume once again in the spring of 2011, a 478-mile expedition from Ward Hunt Island, Canada to the North Pole. Also in his adventure cue is SOUTH, an unprecedented trek across Antarctica and back. At 1,800 miles, it will be the longest unsupported polar journey of all time (think 69 back-to-back marathons).
"Humbly framed as the ambitious undertakings of an ardent athlete, [Ben's treks offer] visceral first-hand accounts of just how much things are changing in the Arctic -- the 'barometer of global climate change.'"
--Worldchanging.com


Click this link to view the video.  Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.  

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FRIENDS CAN BE DIFFERENT

To be a friend does not mean that you have to look the same 








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AUTISM

A repeat of a video from a few weeks ago - You thought you knew Autism



UNBELIEVABLE AND INSPIRING

You thought you knew autism.  April is World Autism month. 






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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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HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT - Please join us!

Please join our meeting on Saturday, April 20, at 9:00 a.m.  Click the link below just before the meeting time.

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/688560161




Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.  Or, call in using your telephone.


Dial +1 (267) 507-0015
Access Code: 688-560-161
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 688-560-161






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TO END OUR MEETING

To end our meeting, please recite aloud (on your honour!) the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do.  

Past Rotary International Director, Barry Rassin, from Nassau leads 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?

















..and official close of meeting





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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


Please join our Happy Hour Hangout (HHH).
9:00 a.m. Eastern/Atlantic time on Saturday morning, April 20.

Click the link below just before the meeting time.

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/688560161

Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.  Or, call in using your telephone.

Dial +1 (267) 507-0015
Access Code: 688-560-161
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

Meeting ID: 688-560-161

Friday 12 April 2013

April 12 - Welcome to the regular meeting of the Rotary E-'Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning April 12



















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.

Our club banner is shown at the left.  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.

April is World Autism 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!
Click the link below just before the meeting time.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/620781144 

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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ROTARY E-CLUB OF THE CARIBBEAN, 7020

 

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ABCs OF ROTARY (Cliff Dochterman)

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93
Honorary membership

"Honorary" is one of the types of membership a person may have in a Rotary club.  This type of membership is the highest distinction a Rotary club can confer and is exercised only in exceptional cases to recognize an individual for unusual service and contributions to Rotary and society.  An honorary member is elected for one year only, and continuing membership must be renewed annually.

Honorary members cannot propose new members to the club, do not hold office, and are exempt from attendance requirements and from club dues.

Many distinguished heads of state, explorers, authors, musicians, astronauts and other public personalities have been honorary members of Rotary clubs, including King Gustaf of Sweden, King George VI of England, King Badouin of Belgium, King Hassan III of Morocco, Sir Winston Churchill, humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, Charles Lindbergh, composer Jean Sibelius, explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, Thor Heyerdahl, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Dr. Albert Sabin, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and many of the presidents of the United States.  Truly, those selected for honorary membership are those who have done much to further the ideals of Rotary.

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RUBE GOLDBERG - OUTSTANDING CONTRAPTION - Photobooth


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WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?


Sustainability can make the difference between a project that fails after a year or two, and one that keeps providing benefits to the local community long after the last grant dollar is spent

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SUSTAINABILITY



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THINKING BIG - Future Vision


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FIVE STEPS TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT SUSTAINABLE



INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY FROM THE START 
will ensure that a project's impact 
lasts long after visiting Rotarians have departed.

The continent of Africa is dotted with abandoned wells with bore holes - drilled with good intentions but clear evident of a failure to take sustainability into account.

Ensuring that a project will continue to benefit the community long after a club's involvement has ended is a key concept of The Rotary Foundation's new global grants.  Fortunately, building sustainability into your project design isn't hard.

Take the water project of the rotary Club of Maputo, Mozambique, funded by a Rotary Foundation by a Rotary Foundation global grant.  To ensure the project's success, club members began by asking the country's Ministry of Education for a list of schools with water and sanitation problems.

The choice became obvious after club members visited Hulene A, a primary school located just outside Maputo, with a crumbling sanitation system built decades earlier for a student population one-fourth its current size.

"The smell was horrible; there was no water," recalls Rotarian Jose Rui Amaral.  "The bathrooms were in complete disrepair."

After asking school officials what they needed, the club sought price estimates, with an eye toward solutions that would require the least maintenance.  The sanitation system and water tank they settled on came with a one-year guarantee.  Rotarians were careful to make sure that an agreement was signed with the contractor for a regular maintenance schedule, and school officials were put in charge of overseeing it.


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WHAT ROTARY IS DOING THE WORLD OVER






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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND THE OBJECT OF ROTARY


Character Development and the Object of Rotary

The development of citizens of good character is one of society’s greatest challenges. Failure results in criminals, terrorists, corrupt government officials, unethical business leaders, irresponsible parents, and far too many lawsuits.

Society depends on families, schools and churches to get the job done.

Of the many ways in which Rotarians can assist in this effort, none is more  valuable than spreading the message of the Object of Rotary.

The Object is both a mission statement for Rotarians and a description of good character that is consistent with all of the world’s religions.

The Object of Rotary contains two special components that are frequently overlooked by other statements of ideal character. The two are: (1) the emphasis on dignifying one’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society and (2) the emphasis on promoting international understanding, good will and peace as another hallmark of good character. How different our world would be if everyone’s self image contained those two ideals.

Rotary’s two mottos are directly related to the vision of the Object of Rotary.

The primary motto –SERVICE ABOVE SELF – tells us WHAT to do in all kinds of situations.

The secondary motto – THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE THE BEST – tells us WHY one should adopt the Object of Rotary as the foundation of one’s character.

...Rotary D-7150
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HOW SOME CLUBS RAISE MONEY

Rotary Ski-a-thon in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, in February.  A beautiful day - and about $5000 was raised for the club.  Excellent!




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FRIENDS CAN BE DIFFERENT

To be a friend does not mean that you have to look the same





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AUTISM

About Autism: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), autism now affects about 1 in every 88 American children, including 1 in 54 boys. Autism is a complex condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges.

What are some common signs of autism?
The hallmark feature of ASD is impaired social interaction.  As early as infancy, a baby with ASD may be unresponsive to people or focus intently on one item to the exclusion of others for long periods of time.  A child with ASD may appear to develop normally and then withdraw and become indifferent to social engagement.

Children with an ASD may fail to respond to their names and often avoid eye contact with other people.  They have difficulty interpreting what others are thinking or feeling because they can’t understand social cues, such as tone of voice or facial expressions, and don’t watch other people’s faces for clues about appropriate behavior.  They lack empathy.

Many children with an ASD engage in repetitive movements such as rocking and twirling, or in self-abusive behavior such as biting or head-banging.  They also tend to start speaking later than other children and may refer to themselves by name instead of “I” or “me.”  Children with an ASD don’t know how to play interactively with other children.  Some speak in a sing-song voice about a narrow range of favorite topics, with little regard for the interests of the person to whom they are speaking.

Children with characteristics of an ASD may have co-occurring conditions, including Fragile X syndrome (which causes mental retardation), tuberous sclerosis, epileptic seizures, Tourette syndrome, learning disabilities, and attention deficit disorder.  About 20 to 30 percent of children with an ASD develop epilepsy by the time they reach adulthood. .

<http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm >

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A Rags-to-Riches story


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YOU ARE THE MISSING PIECE


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ROTARY PEACE SCHOLAR

The following documentary has been made and produced by Justin De Leon. He is a Rotary Peace Scholar and will be addressing our Rotarians at the District Assembly during the Foundation session in the BVI in May.



 


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TO END OUR MEETING

To end our meeting, please recite aloud (on your honour!) the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do.  

An interesting group of Rotarians leads 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?












..and official close of meeting





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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!

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Rotary cheers!

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HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT


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