and the change below for July, 2013
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 E-Club banner is shown at 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.
June is Rotary Fellowships month! July 1 is the start of the new Rotary year!
Visiting Rotarians. Click this link to Apply for a Make-up. We will send you and your club secretary a make-up confirmation.
Active Members. Click for Attendance Record.
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!
The link to the Happy Hour Hangout for Saturday and for Wednesday is at the bottom of this meeting.
Interested in joining us? 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)
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| Cliff Dochterman RI President, 1992-93 |
RIBI
The structure of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) forms an interesting chapter in our history.
In 1914, after Rotary expanded across the Atlantic to great Britain and Ireland, a British Association of Rotary Clubs was established as part of the International Association of Rotary Clubs. During World War I, there was little contact between the international clubs, and the British association held the small number of Rotary clubs together in Great Britain, Ireland, and a few other European communities.
Following the war, a new Rotary International Constitution was adopted in 1922, which established the principle that whenever a country had 25 Rotary clubs, it could become a "territorial unit" and thus have a representative on the RI board and receive other specific powers. The clubs in Great Britain and Ireland immediately petitioned for and received the status of a "territorial unit." No other group in the world made such a request or received that status.
In 1927, Rotary International terminated the territorial unit concept and organized Rotary clubs by "areas" of the world. However, all of the "rights, privileges and powers of existing territorial units" were forever protected and perpetuated. Thus, since RIBI was the only territorial unit, it has continued to function as an independent unit of Rotary International, subject to certain approvals by the RI Constitution.
The RIBI form of administration is uniquely appropriate to Great Britain and Ireland because of geography, language, tradition and custom. Because of this historic relationship, RIBI maintains a slightly different administrative structure from all the other Rotary clubs and districts in the world, even though it is a full member of Rotary International.
COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION
In the early days of Rotary, any change in the RI Bylaws or Constitution was proposed and voted upon at the annual convention. As attendance at conventions increased and open discussion became more difficult, a Council on Legislation was created in 1934 as an advisory group to debate and analyze proposals before they were voted upon by the convention.
Finally at the 1970 Atlanta Convention, it was decided that the Council on Legislation would actually become the legislative or parliamentary body of Rotary. The council is composed of one delegate from each Rotary district as well as several ex-officio members. It was agreed that the counil would meet every three years at a time other than at the Rotary convention.
The council, which has just met in April of 2013, has the responsibility of considering and acting upon all "enactments," which are proposed changes in the Bylaws and Constitution, and "resolutions," which are recommended changes in Rotary policies and procedures.
Proposals may be submitted by any Rotary club, district or the RI board. The council's actions are subject to review by all the rotary clubs of the world before they become final. If 10 per cent of the voting strength of the clubs oppose a council action, such legislation is nullified and it is submitted for final consideration to the next convention.
The Council on Legislation provides the membership of Rotary a democratic process of legislative change in the operations of Rotary International
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A ROTARACT SONG
Together we build a world to live in, with peace and understanding.
Together we grow, building more to make tomorrow better for all.
Come join the world of ROTARACT! Hand-in-hand across the land.
Let me hear you say -
Come join the world of ROTARACT!
You and me, let's work for what the world should be.
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SPEAKER - Ron Finley, Gardener
A must-see video. This is a movement that is growing!
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
Ron Finley grows a nourishing food culture in South Central L.A.’s food desert by planting the seeds and tools for healthy eating.
Artist and designer Ron Finley couldn’t help but notice what was going on in his backyard. “South Central Los Angeles,” he quips, “home of the drive-thru and the drive-by.” And it's the drive-thru fast-food stands that contribute more to the area’s poor health and high mortality rate, with one in two kids contracting a curable disease like Type 2 diabetes.
Finley’s vision for a healthy, accessible “food forest” started with the curbside veggie garden he planted in the strip of dirt in front of his own house. When the city tried to shut it down, Finley’s fight gave voice to a larger movement that provides nourishment, empowerment, education -- and healthy, hopeful futures -- one urban garden at a time.
"An inspiration to all, Ron Finley is a true urban farming hero."
--Andrew Gunther, Huffington Post, 10.3.11
Click this link to view the video. (11 minutes) Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
Click this link to view a short video about Rotary - thanks to The Rotary Foundation. Click your browser' BACK button to return to the meeting.
Whatever rotary may mean to us, to the world, it will be known by the results it achieves.
--Paul Harris
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UNIQUE BEACHES IN OUR DISTRICT 7020
The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI -
The Baths are amazing! Huge boulders at the shoreline arranged just so.
Maho Beach, St. Maarten -
If you are an airplane watcher, this is a place for you. The beach is under the approach runway to the airport and planes from small props to 747's fly 50 feet overhead. One stands and sees them approach overhead, and many foolishly stand by the fence 150 feet behind the thrust of the planes taking off for the dangerous thrill of it!
...tripadvisor.ca
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SOME CLASSIC JAZZ - Musical interlude
You can listen as you read other parts of our meeting!
Note - if you get the message "Watch on YouTube," simply click that link. Then remember to click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting. (You can also "skip" the ad that begins the video.)
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A YOUNG MAN TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON
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ANOTHER VIDEO - Bill Gates Question & Answer session at University of New South Wales (one hour)
Of course, Bill Gates is a partner in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which has heavily supported Rotary International and our efforts to eradicate polio.
This Q&A starts off with questions about Polio. Very interesting for Rotarians.
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ROTARY ANTHEM
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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 District Governor, Rupert Ross from St. Croix, 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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Visiting Rotarians. Click this link to Apply for a Make-up. We will send you and your club secretary a make-up confirmation.
Active Members. Click to indicate your Attendance.
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HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT - Saturday, June 29
Please join our Happy Hour Hangout - Saturday, June 29 at 9:00 a.m. Atlantic/Eastern Daylight Time
Click the link below just before the meeting time
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/827659905
Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
Dial +1 (630) 869-1015
Access Code: 827-659-905
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 827-659-905
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HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT - Wednesday, July 3
Please join our Happy Hour Hangout - Wednesday, July 3 at 7:00 p.m. Atlantic/Eastern Daylight Time.
Click the link below just before the meeting time.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/949696032
Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
Dial +1 (619) 550-0000
Access Code: 949-696-032
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 949-696-032
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