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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.
We are now officially a fully-fledged chartered Rotary Club in District 7020 and we held our Charter Gala the week of January 24! Our charter date is August 12, 2013. We hope you will find the content of our meeting enlightening and will give us the benefit of your opinion on the content.
February is World Understanding Month. On February 23, Rotary turns 109.
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. Happy Hour Hangout. Our Happy Hour Hangout on a Saturday morning is 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 is at the bottom of this meeting.
Interested in joining us? Click the link Membership Application and Information.
Our President, Kitty, would now like to welcome you to this week's meeting. Please listen in...
Please consider a donation to our Club. Just as any Rotarian visiting a Rotary Club would be expected to make a donation, we hope you will consider a donation to our Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020. Please click Donate below:
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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 |
Exchange of Club Banners
One of the colorful traditions of many Rotary clubs is the exchange of small banners, flags or pennants. Rotarians traveling to distant locations often take banners to exchange at "make-up" meetings as a token of friendship. Many clubs use the decorative banners they have received for attractive displays at club meetings and district events.
The Rotary International board recognized the growing popularity of the banner exchange back in 1959 and suggested that those clubs whih partiicpate in such exchanges give careful thought to the design of their banners in order that they be distinctive and expressive of the community and country of which the club is a part. It is recommended that banners include pictures, slogans or designs which protray the territorial area of the club.
The board was also mindful of the financial burden such exchanges may impose upon some clubs, especially in popular areas where many visitors make up and request to exchange. In all instances, clubs are cautioned to exercise discretion and moderation in the exchange of banners in order that the financial obligations do not interfere with the basic service activities of the club.
Exchanging club banners is a very pleasant custom, especially when a creative and artistic anner tells an interesting story of community pride.
The exchange of banners is a significant tradition of Rotary and serves as a tangible symbol of our international fellowship.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS -
- The 2013 Storybook in English and French is available for purchase on Amazon.com
- The Butterfly Storybook winners for 2014 have been chosen.
- The 2014 Storybook will be printed in English, French, and Haitian Creole this year.
- The International PenPal project is proceeding well. Students are partnered in the following areas:
- Next Board meeting is Saturday morning, February 8
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SPEAKER - Do the impossible!
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MUSICAL INTERLUDE - ANDRE RIEU AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
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SPEAKER - Will Smith - Ultimate motivational speeches
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ROTARY AWARENESS - Let's become "Rotary aware"
As Rotarians, we are welcomed at any Rotary Club throughout the world.
In the next few months, let's all try to attend a minimum of 3 meetings at clubs outside of our own E-Club.
Please make an effort to see how other clubs operate! Expand your Rotary family!
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INTERACT VIDEO CONTEST WINNER
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NON-ATTENDANCE RULES
The Rotary Club Constitution specifies three conditions under which a Rotarian's membership will automatically be terminated for non-attendance.
These circumstances are (a) failure to attend or make up four consecutive club meetings (b) failure to attend at least 30 per cent of the meetings of one's own club in each six-month period and (c) failure to attend or make up 50 per cent of club meetings each six months.
Under any of these three cases, a member will lose Rotary membership unless the club board of directors has previously consented to excuse such failure for good and sufficient reason.
To some individuals, these rules may seem unusually rigid. However, being present at club meetings is one of the basic obligations a member accepts upon joining a Rotary club. The constitution rules merely emphasize that Rotary is a participatory organization which highlly values regular attendance.
When a member is absent, the entire club loses the personal association with that members. Being present at a club meeting is considered a vital part of the operation and success of every Rotary Club.
For any Rotarian to miss four consecutive meetings, or disregard the other attendance requirements. should be considered tantamount to the submission of one's resignation from the club.
When a club terminates a member for non-attendance, it is simply an acceptance of a resignation and not a punitive action by the club officers. All Rotarians know the consequences of non-attendance, so it clearly becomes a conscious decision by a Rotarian to withdraw from the club when he fails to fulfill the attendance requirements.
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ANNOUNCEMENT - ROTARY PEACE FELLOWS
Rotary Peace Fellowships 2015
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR THE 2015 ROTARY PEACE FELLOWSHIPS!!!
PEACE FELLOWSHIPS
Dear Fellow Rotarians
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Rotary Peace Fellowships.
This is an extremely valuable opportunity for worthy applicants to pursue fully funded post graduate studies at one of the seven Rotary Peace Centres for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution at seven universities worldwide.
Rotary Peace Fellows earn either a
- Professional Development Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies, or a
- Masters Degree in International Relations, Sustainable Development, Peace Studies or Conflict Resolution.
Fellowship funding covers:
• Tuition and fees
• Room and board
• Round trip transportation
• Internship (master’s degree) or field study expenses (professional development certificates)
These are valuable opportunities which are available to young persons in our District who are seeking to further their studies. As Rotarians, it is our duty to promote them and encourage applications from suitable candidates.
Rotaract members and former Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars are also eligible to apply.
I wish to encourage all Club Presidents and Scholarship Committee Chairpersons and Rotaract Coordinators to develop and execute plans to ‘spread the word’ as they consider to be appropriate and ensure that your clubs identify suitable candidates, and solicit applications.
The candidates must submit the completed applications to their respective sponsoring clubs where they will be checked for completeness, endorsed and forwarded to me on behalf of the District 7020, Peace Fellowships Sub-Committee by June 1st 2014.
Please refer to the following documents:
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/085en.pdf
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/083en.pdf
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/084en.pdf
Please submit your completed applications to:
Everton Davis
Chairman, Rotary Peace fellowships Sub-Committee
Rotary International District 7020
Suite # 28, New Kingston Business Centre
30 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
Jamaica
Mobile: 876-381-1800; email: everton@cwjamaica.com
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ALTHOUGH NOT DISTRICT 7020, DOMINICA IS STILL VERY CARIBBEAN
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- Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Disease Prevention and Treatment
- Water and Sanitation
- Maternal and Child Health
- Basic Education and Literacy
- Economic and Community Development
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ROTARY E-CLUB OF DISTRICT 9220 - our partner club - French speaking
Rotary E-Club of District 9220 comprises:
Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion Island
and Seychelles. Our goal is to extend the Rotary business, professional and
community leaders throughout Rotary District.
Djibouti
Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion and Seychelles
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ROTARY ANTHEM
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DISTRICT 7020 CONFERENCE 2014 IN CAYMAN ISLANDS
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION - The Heart of Rotary
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ROTARY WISDOM - Why I am a Rotarian
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"THIS CLOSE" - We are ...
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WHAT IS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION?
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THE BIRDS OF PARADISE
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TO CLOSE - Another Musical Treat
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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, or do.
Our member, Lou deLagran, 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, February 1, 2014
Please join our Happy Hour Hangout, Saturday morning, February 1
- 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time
- 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
This is a recurring meeting so the link will be the same for every Saturday morning.
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
Go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 602 689 205OR
Click this URL to start or join. https://zoom.us/j/602689205