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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. We celebrated our Charter Gala with the meeting posted 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.
After a lovely District Conference in Cayman Islands, what else is there to say?
Onward and upward!
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...
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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 |
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 beaus 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.
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AN INNOVATIVE IDEA FOR DISASTER SHELTER
When Michael McDaniel bought his coffee one morning, he came up with an idea that could change the way we deal with disasters as a society.
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Michael McDaniel designed housing for disaster relief zones -- inexpensive, easy to transport, even beautiful – but found that no one was willing to build it. Persistent and obsessed, he decided to go it alone. At TEDxAustin, McDaniel show us his Exo Reaction Housing Solution and shares how he's dedicating his free time to working with suppliers and manufacturers to prepare for the next natural disaster.
Michael McDaniel is a graphic designer using his skills to help people in meaningful ways.
Michael McDaniel has worked on a wide range of projects for clients including MTV, Comcast, AT&T, American Airlines, Best Buy, HP, Sprint and Disney. His designs have been widely recognized; he's received awards from the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers for work at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and from Cooper Union for a conceptual redesign of the interstate highway system.
Prompted by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, McDaniel began working in his spare time for five years straight on what would become the Exo Reaction Housing System -- portable, cheap disaster relief shelters. He is a principal designer at frog and the founder and C.E.O. at Reaction Systems, Inc.
Also, view the video below:
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A LOVELY LITTLE ANIMAL VIDEO
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BIONIC HAND -
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CELEBRATING WOMEN
Happy anniversary to all women in Rotary! On May 4 in the year 1989, the Council on Legislation approved the membership of Women in Rotary.
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ROTARY SERVICE-ABOVE-SELF AWARD
Criteria
The nominee must have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service, in any form and at any level, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary.
Service rendered by the nominee through Rotary must have been on a continuing basis.
The award will not be given solely in recognition of one’s performance in an elected or appointed Rotary assignment.
Personal financial contributions to The Rotary Foundation or any individual project are not relevant considerations for this award.
The Rotary International Service Above Self Award is an internationally competitive award granted to a maximum of 150 Rotarians per year who are examples of Service Above Self.
What an honour!
Who won the Service-Above-Self award this year for District 7020?
Our very own Diana White!
Congratulations! Very well deserved!
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BECAUSE WHO IS PERFECT?
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PHOTOS FROM THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE
With our Butterfly Storybooks, Volume 2.
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OPERATION SMILE AND ROTARY
We can get involved.
This could be an excellent international project.
Click the links above for more information.
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About our E-Club
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THE 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 a 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 council would meet every three years at a time other than at the Rotary convention.
The council, which next meets in 2016, 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 onvention.
The Council on Legislation provides the membership of Rotary a democratic process for legislative change in the operations of Rotary International.
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INDIA'S CHALLENGE WITH POLIO
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- Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Disease Prevention and Treatment
- Water and SanitationIf yo
- Maternal and Child Health
- Basic Education and Literacy
- Economic and Community Development
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OUR BUTTERFLY STORYBOOKS - How can you get your copies?
Available in English, French, and Haitian Creole. Click the links below for a full preview.
Volume One - Theme - "Doing Good"
Volume Two - Theme - "Families working together and helping each other"
If you wish to purchase one or two copies only, order directly from Amazon.com as below. Shipping will be extra.
Volume One
Volume Two
http://www.amazon.com/The-Butterfly-StoryBook-CHILDREN-Caribbean/dp/1497305713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399466134&sr=8-1&keywords=The+butterfly+storybook+2014
If you wish to purchase a set of 20 copies, email us. We will send you one free copy for every 20 you order. The price is $11 USD including postage.
Email: rotaryeclub7020@gmail.com
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COMPUTER ASSISTED LITERACY
A program that is operating in Grand Cayman. A video of 10 minutes explaining this excellent program!
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AND A FUNDRAISER IN GRAND CAYMAN - CASINO NIGHT
Just a glimpse...
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ROTARY ANTHEM
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A HUMOROUS WEDDING RECEPTION ENTRANCE
"THIS CLOSE" - We are ...
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AWESOME OR FOOLHARDY? You decide...
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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.
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.
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 the button below:
Active Members. Click to indicate your Attendance.
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HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT - Saturday morning, May 10
Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 is inviting you to a scheduled Happy Hour Hangout on Saturday morning, May 10. We can discuss the recent District Conference in Cayman!
- 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (Miami time)
- 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time
- 8:00 a.m. Jamaica Time
This is a recurring meeting so the link is the same each Saturday morning. We look forward to seeing you there!
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
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Dial: +1 (415) 762-9988 or +1 (646) 568-7788
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