Friday 25 January 2013

January 25 - Regular meeting of the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning January 25


















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.

We have a new banner!  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.

January is Rotary 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 at the end of the meeting.   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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ABCs OF ROTARY (Cliff Dochterman)

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93
The Classification Principle

Virtually all membership in Rotary is based upon a "classification."  Basically, a classification describes the distinct and recognized business or professional service which the Rotarian renders to society.

The principle of Rotary classification is somewhat more specific and precise.  In determining the classification of a Rotarian it is necessary to look at the "principal or recognized business or professional activity of the firm, company, or institution" with which an active member is connected or "that which covers his principal and recognized business or professional activity."

It should be clearly understood that classifications are determined by activities or services to society rather than by the position held by a particular individual.  In other words, if a person is the president of a bank, he or she is not classified as "bank president" but under the classification "banking."

It is the principal and recognized activity of a business or professional establishment, or the individual's principal and recognized business or professional activity, that determines the classification to be established and loaned to a qualified person.  For example, the permanently employed electrical engineer, insurance adjustor, or business manager of a railroad company, mining company, manufacturing concern, hospital, clinic, etc., may be considered for membership as a representative of the particular work he or she may be doing personally or as a representative of the firm, company, or institution for which the professional service is being done.

The classification principle also permits business and industries to be separated into distinct functions such as manufacturing, distributing, retailing and servicing.  Classifications may also be specified as distinct and independent divisions of a large corporation or university within the club's territory, such as a school of business or a school of engineering.

The classification principle is a necessary concept in assuring that each Rotary club represents a cross-section of the business and professional service of the community.


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ROTARY MINUTE






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SPEAKER - Seth Godin - How to get your ideas to spread

Does this have any import for our Rotary E-club?  Get your minds in gear!

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.

Seth Godin is an entrepreneur and blogger who thinks about the marketing of ideas in the digital age. His newest interest: the tribes we lead.

"Seth Godin may be the ultimate entrepreneur for the Information Age," Mary Kuntz wrote in Business Week nearly a decade ago.

"Instead of widgets or car parts, he specializes in ideas -- usually, but not always, his own." 
 In fact, he's as focused on spreading ideas as he is on the ideas themselves.

After working as a software brand manager in the mid-1980s, Godin started Yoyodyne, one of the first Internet-based direct-marketing firms, with the notion that companies needed to rethink how they reached customers. His efforts caught the attention of Yahoo!, which bought the company in 1998 and kept Godin on as a vice president of permission marketing.

Godin has produced several critically acclaimed and attention-grabbing books, including Permission Marketing, All Marketers Are Liars, and Purple Cow (which was distributed in a milk carton).

In 2005, Godin founded Squidoo.com, a Web site where users can share links and information about an idea or topic important to them.
"[Godin] is a demigod on the Web, a best-selling author, highly sought-after lecturer, successful entrepreneur, respected pundit and high-profile blogger. He is uniquely respected for his understanding of the Internet."
-- Forbes.com



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WE CAN DO THIS TOO




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ROTARY BASICS


Educational Programs of The Rotary Foundation

These programs promote international understanding by bringing together people from different countries and cultures.


Rotary World Peace Fellowships

Awarded to individuals for study in master`s degree programs at the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution.

Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Fellowships

Awarded to individuals for study in a short-term certificate program at the Rotary Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in Thailand.




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OUR E-CLUB PROJECT - Literacy

You can get involved! 

 





  • The Butterfly Storybook Project
  • A competition for young emerging writers in the Caribbean.

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We’re looking for young writers -  ages 7 to 11 years – to write:

•       A Caribbean Tale
•       A tale of good deeds
•       A tale of doing the right thing
•       300 to 750 words

Each Rotary Club in the District is urged to

•       Promote this excellent literacy project in your own communities.
•       Submit the top 3 stories by email to us by February 15

Our intent is to announce the winners by March 20:

•       We will publish the winners in our first annual Caribbean Butterfly Storybook!
•       All entries will be acknowledged.
•       Writers published will receive recognition and prizes.

Sponsored by the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 (provisional)



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SPEAKER -  Candy Chang:  Before I die, I want to...

In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank question: “Before I die I want to ___.” Her neighbors' answers -- surprising, poignant, funny -- became an unexpected mirror for the community. (What's your answer?)
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.

"Wonderfully inspiring.  Take 6 minutes to watch this."  (Rebecca Low)

Why you should listen to her: 

 



Candy Chang is an artist, designer, and urban planner who explores making cities more comfortable and contemplative places.

She believes in the potential of introspection and collective wisdom in public space to improve our communities and help us lead better lives.

Recent projects include Before I Die, where she transformed an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into an interactive wall for people to share their hopes and dreams -- a project The Atlantic called “one of the most creative community projects ever.” Other projects include I Wish This Was, a street art project that invites people to voice what they want in vacant storefronts, and Neighborland, an online tool that helps people self-organize and shape the development of their communities.

She is a TED Senior Fellow, an Urban Innovation Fellow, and was named a “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah magazine. By combining street art with urban planning and social activism, she has been recognized as a leader in developing new strategies for the design of our cities. She is co-founder of Civic Center, an art and design studio in New Orleans. See more at candychang.com.

"A community chalkboard is] about knowing you're not alone. It's about understanding our neighbors in new and enlightening ways.” (Candy Chang)
 
Click this link to view the video.  Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.

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ROMANCING THE WIND - a charming video

No matter what skill you have, someone always is a little better!  Enjoy this!

Strive for excellence!



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


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WORLD POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE



We are "this close."  

Ziggy Marley 

  











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WHAT IS ROTARY?

From now on, on your way to work, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see - it could be a scent - perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground.

Look for these things, and cherish them.

For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we can enjoy each day. The things we often take for granted. The people in our lives we often take for granted... assuming they'll always be there. We must make it important to notice them, for at any time... it can all be taken away."

Make sure you tell those you love that you do. Take time be to with those who are important to you. For as we get older, it is not the things we did or said that we often regret, but the things we didn't do or say.
 
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A PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIP PRESENTATION in Jamaica

A very dignified presentation during which Prime Minister of Jamaica,Portia Simpson Miller, was made a Honorary Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Kingston on June 14, 2012. Watch highlights of the ceremony here.

 

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RI PRESIDENT FOR 2013-14 RON BURTON'S THEME SPEECH

Click this link to view the video.


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Learn what is the RI Theme for 2013-14.







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















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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

Saturday, January 26 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time - 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time.
Click the link below just before the start time.


Please join our get-together on the 26th.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/950393305


CLICK THE LINK ABOVE JUST BEFORE THE START-TIME ON SATURDAY!

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Friday 18 January 2013

January 18 - Regular meeting of the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning January 18



















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.

We have a new banner!  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.

January is Rotary 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!
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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ABCs OF ROTARY (Cliff Dochterman)

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93
Rotary Award for World Understanding

Since 1981, The Rotary Award for World Understanding has been given each year, with one exception, to an individual or organization "whose life or work demonstrates in some exemplary or worthy manner the Rotary ideal of service, especially in the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and peace."  The award is presented at the Rotary International Convention.

A special worldwide committee makes the selection, which must then be approved by the RI Board of Directors and the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation.

In addition to a beautiful crystal sculpture, the award provides US $100,000 for the recipient to designate to a charitable cause that is in harmony witThe Rotary Foundation's mission of interenational peace and understanding through humanitarian and educational projects.

Past recipients of the World Understanding Awards have been:

1981 - Dr. Noburo Iwamura, Japanese professor of medical research
1982 - Pope John Paul II
1983 - Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova, Canadian humanitarian
1984 - World Organization of the Scout Movement
1985 - Dr. Albert B. Sabin, developer of oral polio vaccine
1986 - International Committee of the Red Cross
1987 - Lady Hermione Ranfurly, for worldwide Ranfurly Library Services
1988 - The Salvation Army
1989 - no award
1990 - Vaclav Havel, president of Czechoslovakia
1991 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, secretary general of the United Nations
1992 - Edward J. Piszek, U.S.A. businessman/philanthropist
1993 - Dr. Fred Hollows, a pioneering Australian doctor
1994 - former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
1995 - the late James Grant, former Executive Director of UNICEF


The question.  Has this award been discontinued?  And when?

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ROTARY MINUTE 




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SPEAKER -The Topic - Autism

The video below is prepared about Autism in Jamaica.







Click this link to see the website.

Puzzled Living With Autism (Puzzled) is a Made for Television documentary geared towards enlightening Jamaicans about the most prevalent developmental disorder affecting children in Jamaica, autism. The main goal of the film is to foster thorough awareness about autism, with the intended outcome that audiences will view the disorder from a more relatable stand point. ‘Puzzled’ pursues this goal by sharing the intimate, revealing stories of caregivers and weaves these in with the expert knowledge of Jamaica’s leading therapists and behavioural paediatrician. The film also infers how society is dealing with this and other developmental disorders, by conveying random public opinions and by examining what is being done on policy and institutional levels.

Puzzled Living With Autism is the brain child of our Chief Creative Officer Halthea Hill-Latty. Halthea has a passion for human interest features and documentaries because of their ability to explore important topics and convey that an individual’s issue can become anyone’s issue. For example, autism can develop in any healthy, 18month to 3 year old child, regardless of whether or not they had previously reached developmental milestones. Therefore, it is not just the business of parents with diagnosed children, but that of potential parents, parents of babies and toddlers and caregivers of that age group.

Puzzled was conceptualized under the premise that once a deeper awareness is created in Jamaica about this and other mental disabilities, society will be more willing to become part of the solution. With this goal in mind we will, with the funding support of UNICEF Jamaica, distribute copies of the film, on DVD to: umbrella groups that cater to children, such as the Ministry of Education; specific institutions that cater to the needs of not only persons with developmental disorders but general disabilities and child care training institutions and anticipate positive results.


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END POLIO NOW - 

A video created by our Partner E-club - Rotary E-club District 9220:  Enjoy!



Here is the link to the home page of Rotary E-club of District 9220 -

Click here.














We are "this close."

Bill Gates














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WHERE DO GOOD IDEAS COME FROM



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WHAT IS A ROTARY FELLOWSHIP?

Rotary Fellowships are international, independently organized groups of Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors who share a common vocation or recreational interest. Rotary Fellowships give their members the opportunity to have fun, make new friends around the world, and enhance their experience in Rotary.

Examples of Fellowships


Rotary Fellowships began informally in 1928 when Rotarians with a shared interest in the international language Esperanto joined together.


In 1947, a group of Rotarian boating enthusiasts began flying the Rotary flag from their crafts, calling themselves the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians — which now holds the distinction of being the oldest continuing fellowship.

The scope of fellowships has changed significantly over the years, but their purpose remains the same: to unite Rotarians in friendship and provide opportunities to enjoy favorite recreational or professional activities.

Many fellowships also use their special interests to serve others. For example, the Fellowship of Canoeing Rotarians has organized cleanups of polluted rivers; members of the International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians conduct training sessions for Rotarians and others in their community; and members of the International Fellowship of Rotarian Scuba Divers join local Rotary clubs to undertake service projects on each of their diving trips.

Rotary International has established specific policies for forming a Rotary Fellowship. The RI Board of Directors evaluates each prospective group before deciding whether to formally recognize it.

However, each fellowship operates independently of RI, with its own rules, dues requirements, and administrative structure. Membership is open to all Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors. To learn about the fellowships currently recognized by RI, go to www.rotary.org/fellowships.

You will find a listing of existing fellowships, as well as a directory that includes contact information for each group. To learn more about a particular fellowship, or to inquire about joining, contact the group directly. Members will be happy to hear from you!

Source:  Rotary Fellowships Handbook

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JAMAICA REFLECTIONS

Jamaica is a very important part of Rotary District 7020.  You can learn a little more about Jamaica's way of life from this video of just over 5 minutes.




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OUR E-CLUB PROJECT - Literacy

You can get involved! 

 





  • The Butterfly Storybook Project
  • A competition for young emerging writers in the Caribbean.

·      


We’re looking for young writers -  ages 7 to 11 years – to write:

•       A Caribbean Tale
•       A tale of good deeds
•       A tale of doing the right thing
•       300 to 750 words

Each Rotary Club in the District is urged to

•       Promote this excellent literacy project in your own communities.
•       Submit the top 3 stories by email to us by February 15

Our intent is to announce the winners by March 20:

•       We will publish the winners in our first annual Caribbean Butterfly Storybook!
•       All entries will be acknowledged.
•       Writers published will receive recognition and prizes.

Sponsored by the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 (provisional)


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ROTARY THEME FOR 2013-14

The newly-announced Rotary International Theme for 2013-14 with 
Rotary International President for 2013-14 - Ron Burton from the U.S.A. - 
Engage Rotary - Change Lives.



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ROTARY BASICS


The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation of RI is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

Financial Support

In 2005-06, The Rotary Foundation received contributions totalling US$111.9 million and spent $108 million in support of humanitarian and educational programs implemented by clubs and districts.  Contributions from Rotarians go into one of three main funds:

Annual Programs Fund, which provides grants and awards through Foundation programs.

Permanent Fund, an endowment from which only a portion of the earnings are spent in support of Foundation programs, ensuring the long-term viability of the Foundation.

PolioPlus Fund, which sponsors Rotary`s dream of a polio-free world.

Every dollar contributed by Rotarians funds the humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and program operations.  Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out many worthy projects worldwide.  The Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative, designed to encourage worldwide annual per capital giving of $100 or more, supports vital Foundation programs.

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

These programs promote international understanding by bringing together people from different countries and cultures.  Some of these will change in 2013-14 with Future Vision.

  • Ambassadorial Scholarships
  • Rotary World Peace Fellowships
  • Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Fellowships
  • Group Study Exchange
  • Rotary Grants for University Teachers
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ROTARY DISTRICT 7020 FOUNDATION WEBSITE

Click this link to the District 7020 Rotary Foundation website.  Have a look - and mark it as one of your favourites for future reference.


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A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL INTERLUDE - and talented wedding guests

 

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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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To end our meeting, please recite aloud (on your honour!) the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do.  Rotarians Jon Hart and Rebecca Low from St. Maarten lead 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?













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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

Saturday, January 19 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time - 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time

Please join our get-together on the 19th.

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Saturday, January 26 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time - 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time



Please join our get-together on the 26th.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/950393305

Friday 11 January 2013

January 11 - Regular meeting of the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning January 11









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 banner in exchange.  We will proudly display your banner on our club 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.


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. 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 becoming a member?  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)

World Understanding Month

Cliff Dochterman
RI President 1992-93
The month of February is very special in the Rotary calendar since it is designated World Understanding Month.  The month also includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary held on February 23, 1905, now designated World Understanding and Peace Day.

In designating World Understanding Month, the Rotary International board asks all Rotary clubs to plan programs for their weekly meetings and undertake special activities to emphasize "understanding and goodwill as essential for world peace."

To observe this designated month, many clubs arrange international speakers, invite youth exchange students and international scholars from schools and universities to club meetings, plan programs featuring former Group Study Exchange team members, arrange discussions on international issues, present entertainment with an international cultural or artistic theme and schedule other programs with an international emphasis.

Many clubs take the opportunity to launch an international community service activity or make contact wit a rotary club in another country.  It is a good month to initiate a Rotary Fellowship Exchange, a 3-H project or encourage support for PolioPlus and other Rotary Foundation programs.

World Understanding Month is a chance for every club to pause, plan, and promote the fourth Avenue of Service - Rotary's continued quest for goodwill, peace and understanding among people of the world.

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DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD - A short Rotary video







Click this link to view the video.

Remember to click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.

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AROUND THE DISTRICT 7020

District 7020's Rotary Club of East Nassau helped out at Christmas with the Salvation Army


Rotaractors attended the President's Christmas Fellowship at 
Rotary Club of Mandeville (Jamaica)  


Rotary Club of Petion-Ville, Haiti, has a new "branding signature" - I love my club



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 DISTRICT 7020 ROTARY FOUNDATION WEBSITE








Click this link to the Rotary District 7020 Foundation website.  Mark it on your Favourites toolbar and have a look.




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Do you wear your Rotary pin every day?

  ...source: www.rotary.org

 

Rotarians have been extolling the virtues of wearing a Rotary pin on RI's official LinkedIn group. Pins come in many designs, including this one from vendor Russell-Hampton. See a full list of official RI licensed vendors. Photo courtesy of Russell-Hampton
 
Luanne Triolo was several weeks into a challenge to wear her Rotary pin for 60 days straight when she realized she had missed a day.

So the 2009-10 president of the Rotary Club of Carol Stream, Illinois, USA, started all over again to meet the challenge William Ferreira, governor of District 6440, had set before all his club presidents.

"You get used to it. It's something that is really good to do," says Triolo. "Different pins do catch people's eye in different ways."

Many Rotarians are serious about wearing their Rotary pins. Eugene Beil, past governor of District 6950 (Florida, USA) and a member of the Rotary Club of Hudson, tapped into that dedication recently when he started a discussion thread on RI's official LinkedIn group, asking Rotarians whether they wear their pins every day or just for meetings. The discussion has prompted more than 190 comments.

"I am happy with the feedback," Beil says. "I feel strongly about the value of wearing the pin every day. Whether you are at the grocery store, at work, or anywhere, you never know when a stranger is going to notice and you have an opportunity to explain Rotary to them."

Tony Quinn, governor of District 1200 (England), notes on the LinkedIn thread that Rotarians agree to wear their pins at all times when they are inducted.

"Remember what Past RI President Bob Barth had to say," Quinn notes.

"He said that a Rotary pin should say this about the wearer:  

'You can rely on me, I am dependable, I am reliable, I give more than I take, and I am available.' I can't think of a better reason to wear it at all time."

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SPEAKER - Daphne Koller - What we're learning from Online Education


A little background -

Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free - not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn.  With Coursera (cofounded by Andrew Ng), each keystroke, quiz, peer-to-peer discussion and self-graded assignment builds an unprecedented pool of data on how knowledge is processed.

With Coursera, Daphne Koller and co-founder Andrew Ng are bringing courses from top colleges online, free, for anyone who wants to take them.

A 3rd-generation Ph.D. who is passionate about education, Stanford professor Daphne Koller is excited to be making the college experience available to anyone through her startup, Coursera.  With classes from 16 top colleges, Coursera is an innovative model for online learning.

While top schools have been putting lectures online for years, Coursera`s platform supports the other vital aspect of the classroom:  tests and assignments that reinforce learning.

"Classes involve recorded lectures and quizzes in which the video pauses to let students answer questions."  (Ari Levy in Bloomberg Business Week)

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

Here is Daphne`s online-learning website -  The coursera link.

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WORLD POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE




We are "this close."

Ted Turner 












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OUR E-CLUB PROJECT - Literacy

You can get involved! 

 





  • The Butterfly Storybook Project
  • A competition for young emerging writers in the Caribbean.

·      


We’re looking for young writers -  ages 7 to 11 years – to write:

•       A Caribbean Tale
•       A tale of good deeds
•       A tale of doing the right thing
•       300 to 750 words

Each Rotary Club in the District is urged to

•       Promote this excellent literacy project in your own communities.
•       Submit the top 3 stories by email to us by February 15

Our intent is to announce the winners by March 20:

•       We will publish the winners in our first annual Caribbean Butterfly Storybook!
•       All entries will be acknowledged.
•       Writers published will receive recognition and prizes.

Sponsored by the Rotary E-club of the Caribbean, 7020 (provisional)


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People Who Make a Difference

Take this quiz: mentally

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
4. Name 10 people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.


How did you do? The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.


Easier? The lesson? The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones who care.

Source - http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/funstuff.html#PeopDif

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Paul Harris said - 




Rotary brings together business and professional men differing in social status, religious beliefs, and nationality in order that they be more intelligible to each other and therefore more sympathetic and friendly and helpful.

-- My Road to Rotary

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FEATS OF MEMORY ANYONE CAN DO  - Joshua Foer


There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how to use it, including him.

Joshua Foer is a science writer who 'accidentally' won the U.S. Memory Championship.

In 2005 science writer Joshua Foer went to cover the U.S. Memory Championship. A year later he was back -- as contestant.

A year of mental training with Europe's top memorizer turned into a book, Moonwalking with Einstein, which is both a chronicle of his immersion in the memory culture and wonderfully accessible and informative introduction to the science of memory.

Much more surprisingly, that year of training also turned into a first-place victory at the national competition in New York and the chance to represent the U.S. at the World Memory Championship.

Foer's writing has appeared in National Geographic, Slate, the New York Times, and other publications. He is the co-founder of the Atlas Obscura, an online guide to the world’s wonders and curiosities, and is also the co-founder of the design competition Sukkah City.
"Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human."
--Joshua Foer
Click this link to view the video.  Don't forget to click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeting.

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A MOST CHARMING INTERLUDE - and the follow-up story





The follow-up story -





And a subsequent video -




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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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To end our meeting, please recite aloud (on your honour!) the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do.  Rotarians Jon Hart and Rebecca Low from St. Maarten lead 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?







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 (HHH) for Saturday, January 12
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