Friday 28 March 2014

March 28 - The regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning Friday, March 28

To "attend" the meeting, scroll down the screen, review all the information from top to bottom, view all the videos, read all the information, and enjoy your time here with us at our Rotary meeting.

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.

March is Rotary's Literacy month. Our club celebrates our 2014 Butterfly Storybook!

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)

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93

The President-elect Training Seminar (PETS)

The bylaws of Rotary International require that the governor-nominee of each district, in cooperation with the current governor, in the early months of the year, schedule and conduct a training seminar for the incoming club presidents of the district. This two- or three-day Presidents-elect Training Seminar, commonly referred to by its acronym, PETS, is a motivational and leadership training sessions designed to prepare the future club presidents for the office they will assume on 1 July.

Among the subjects covered are the implementation of the RI theme for the coming year as well as information about the new and continuing programs of RI. Time is also devoted to a review of district operations, planning club and district programs, and organizing other activities for the year ahead. How to prepare a budget, goal-setting, time management, and new ideas for club meetings are just some of the useful skills that club presidents-elect learn when they attend their district's PETS. In some areas of the world, the PETS is conduced as a joint multi-district event.

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DG JEREMY'S OFFICIAL VISIT - Saturday morning, March 29

All our members should plan to attend the HHH

10:00 a.m. Atlantic Time and 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The Board will meet with the District Governor prior to the full membership.

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REMINDER - MONTHLY HHH TEAMS

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SPEAKER - EMERGENCY SHELTERS

This is an unbelievably excellent idea! At 9:00, Haiti is mentioned.

Long before sustainability became a buzzword, architect Shigeru Ban had begun his experiments with ecologically-sound building materials such as cardboard tubes and paper. His remarkable structures are often intended as temporary housing, designed to help the dispossessed in disaster-struck nations such as Haiti, Rwanda or Japan. Yet equally often the buildings remain a beloved part of the landscape long after they have served their intended purpose. (Filmed at TEDxTokyo.)

Most people look at cardboard tubes and see something fit for the recycling bin. But architect Shigeru Ban turns them into beautiful buildings.

Shigeru Ban's architecture redefines aesthetics, space, structure and even the idea of permanence. In 1986, for the Alvar Aalto Exhibition near Tokyo, Ban experimented with constructing a building from long paper tubes, the kind found at textile factories. The tubes ended up being much stronger than he had imagined, and were easier to waterproof and fireproof than he had guessed. Ban created many experimental buildings in this vein -- from the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Germany, which was meant to be recycled upon demolition, and an office for himself and his students set atop the Pompidou Centre in Paris, where they worked for six years.

But Ban's unusual designs have found another use -- as emergency shelters for those who have lost their homes in disasters and wars. In 1994, Ban created shelters for refugees in Rwanda. The next year, after an earthquake in Japan, he rebuilt a local church out of paper tubes that became a local fixture for 10 years. His designs -- both low-cost, and dignity-building -- have housed those affected by disasters in Taiwan, China, Haiti, Turkey and Sri Lanka. He also helped develop a shelter system after the Japanese tsunami of 2011.

The founder of Shigeru Ban Architects, Ban has received many awards, including the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize. He currently teaches at Kyoto University of Art and Design.

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UPDATE ON POLIO

There were no polio cases from 2013 reported.

A total of 406 WPV1 cases compared to 223 at the same time in 2013.
160 cases were reported in the endemic countries vs. 217 cases at the same time in 2012. A reduction of 26%. The most recent case had onset of paralysis on 31 December.

Pakistan 93 cases vs. 58 in 2012 - an increase of 60%. (In 2000 there were 199 cases.)
Nigeria 53 cases vs. 122 in 2012 - a reduction of 57%. (In 2006 there were 1,122 cases.)
Afghanistan 14 cases vs. 37 in 2012r - a reduction of 62%. (In 2009 there were 38 cases.)

246 cases from the non-endemic countries:

o The Horn of Africa outbreak 217 cases.

 Somalia 194 cases. The most recent onset of paralysis was on 20 December. (In 2005 there there were 185 cases in Somalia.)

 Kenya 14 cases. (The previous high was in 2009 when there were 19 cases.)

 Ethiopia 9 cases. The most recent reported case had onset of polio on 5 November. (The previous high was in 2005 when there were 22 cases.)

o Other outbreaks. 29 cases.

 Syria 25 cases. Note the 13 cases from the contested areas are not yet reflected in the official figures.

 Cameroon 4 cases.

2014 WPV1 cases year to date:

• No WPV3 cases have been reported since 10 November 2012.

A total of 33 WPV1 cases compared to 10 at the same time in 2013:

o Pakistan 27 cases vs. 5 at the same time last year - an increase of 540%

o Afghanistan 3 cases vs. 1 at the same time last year - an increase of 300% and many of the cases are related to those in Pakistan

o Nigeria 1 case vs. 4 at the same time last year - a reduction of 75%.

o Cameroon 2 cases vs. 4 at the same time last year - a reduction of 50%

2014 cVDPV2 cases:
• No further cVDPV2 cases reported.

Many different internet comments on Pakistan have arisen in the last few days.

From the Prime Ministers' declaration of the country's commitment to eradicating the polio menace http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1161806/

the Health Secretary claiming that Balochistan has been polio free since December 2012 http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1161806/

reports on polio's last stand on the Afhan-Pakistan border
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140309000321

that polio vaccination refusals are now minimal
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-237370-Polio-vaccination-refusal-cases-minimal

but that two policeman guarding vaccinators were shot dead
http://tribune.com.pk/story/681756/two-policemen-guarding-vaccinators-shot-dead/

In short it shows the emphasis being placed on eradication efforts there.

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YOUTH EXCHANGE

Rotary Youth Exchange is one of Rotary's most popular programs to promote international understanding and develop lifelong friendships. It began in 1927 with the Rotary Club of Nice, France. In 1939, an extensive Youth Exchange was created between California and Latin America. Since then, the program has expanded around the world. In recent years, more than 7,000 young people have participated annually in Rotary-sponsored exchange programs.

the values of Youth Exchange are experienced not only by the high school-age students involved, but also by the host families, sponsoring clubs, receiving high schools and the entire community. Youth Exchange participants usually provide their fellow students in their host schools with excellent opportunities to learn about customs, languages, traditions, and family life in another country.

Youth Exchange offers young people interesting opportunities and rich experiences to see another part of the world. Students usually spend a full academic year abroad, although some clubs and districts sponsor short-term exchanges of several weeks or months.

Approximately 36 per cent of Rotary Youth Exchange students are hosted or sent by the clubs in the United States and Canada. european countrise account for about 40 per cent, and 12 per cent come from Australia and New Zealand.

Asian clubs sponsor 5 per cent, and 7 per cent come form Latin American countries. Over 70 per cent of all Rotary districts participate in Youth Exchange activities.

VIDEOS ABOUT YOUTH EXCHANGE YOU MAY ENJOY

A life-changing experience!

PHOTOS OF ONE STUDENT'S YEAR ABROAD

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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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WATER - LIFEBLOOD OF ENERGY

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ROTARY ANTHEM

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DISTRICT 7020 CONFERENCE 2014 IN CAYMAN ISLANDS

The website for registering for the conference is now available:

www.DC2014CAYMAN.ky

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OUR DISTRICT 7020 PROJECT PORTAL

Have a look!

Our E-Club can add our projects to this website!

Browse to www.7020.org and click the Project Portal.

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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PEACE FORUM - repeat

On May 10, 2014 eClub7500 will be hosting their 2nd annual International Peace Forum.

We encourage all Rotary Clubs across the planet to join us via Google hangout to start a conversation with the youth about a peaceful world. Please take a few minutes to watch our first Youth Peace Forum.

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INFORMATION ON MALARIA - a few short videos

6th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference
October 2013

Journalist Rene Del Carme reports live from the 6th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference.

"The global face of malaria is changing and the focus of this conference is on discussing ways of eliminating this killer disease in the near future".

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"Like the need for new drugs and the development of new technology in malaria treatment and prevention, many say it's imperative that young, medical and scientific scholars are encouraged to join in the fight against this life-threatening disease". MMV's Dr Xavier Ding is interviewed.

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"Delegates have been presenting research data, exploring ways to combat drug resistance. New drug development is high on the agenda at this malaria conference".

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Definitions and symptoms

As the malaria parasites enter the blood stream they infect and destroy red blood cells. Destruction of these essential cells leads to fever and flu-like symptoms, such as chills, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. These initial symptoms are non-specific: in other words, they are self-reported symptoms that do not indicate a specific disease process.

Uncomplicated malaria (can be caused by all strains of Plasmodium)

Malaria is considered uncomplicated when symptoms are present but there are no clinical or laboratory signs to indicate severity or vital organ dysfunction.² The symptoms of uncomplicated malaria are non-specific and include fever.

Severe malaria (only caused by P. falciparum)

Infection with P. falciparum, if not promptly treated, can quickly progress to severe malaria. The main symptoms of severe malaria include: coma, severe breathing difficulties, low blood sugar, and low blood haemoglobin (severe anaemia). It is diagnosed on the basis of the presence P. falciparum parasites and one of the above symptoms with no other obvious cause. Children are particularly vulnerable since they have little or no immunity to the parasite. If untreated, severe malaria can lead to death.

Cerebral malaria (only caused by P. falciparum)

Malaria is classified as cerebral when it manifests with cerebral symptoms, such as coma.

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"THIS CLOSE" - We are ...

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DATES TO REMEMBER IN APRIL

Magazine Month
UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April
UN World Health Day, 7 April
Earth Day, 22 April
Africa Malaria Day, 25 April

WATCH A VIDEO - MALARIA LIFECYCLE - MOSQUITO STAGES

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LITERACY PRESENTATION AT HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT - March 12

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NEWSLETTERS

Caribbean Partnership newsletter for March, 2014

District 7020 Newsletter for March, 2014

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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 Vice-president, Paul, 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, March 29 - a closed meeting

Our Happy Hour Hangout this week is reserved for an official meeting with our
District Governor.

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Our next HAPPY HOUR HANGOUT will be Wednesday, April 2.

This is a recurring meeting so the link will be the same for every Wednesday evening.

Plan to join to meet and chat with the members of your E-Club.

•    Bring a joke so that we can record it for our weekly meeting.
•    Come prepared to recite the Four-Way Test for our weekly meeting.

Let’s get caught up on our fellowship!

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:

•    Go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 124 429 521
OR
•    Please click this URL to start or join. https://zoom.us/j/124429521

Join from dial-in phone line:
+1 (424) 203-8450
    Dial: +1 (424) 203-8450 or +1 (209) 255-1200
    Meeting ID: 124 429 521
    Participant ID: Shown after joining the meeting
    International numbers available: https://zoom.us/teleconference +1 (209) 255-1200

Friday 21 March 2014

March 21 - The regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning Friday, March 21

To "attend" the meeting, scroll down the screen, review all the information from top to bottom, view all the videos, read all the information, and enjoy your time here with us at our Rotary meeting.

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.

Cliff Dochterman
RI President, 1992-93

District Assembly

In view of the annual turnover of Rotary leadership each year, special effort is required to provide the 32,000 club leaders with appropriate instruction for the tasks they will assume. The annual district assembly is the major leadership training event in each Rotary district of the world.

The district assembly offers motivation, inspiration, Rotary information and new ideas for club officers, directors, and key committee chairmen of each club. Some of the most experienced district leaders conduct informative discussions on all phases of Rotary administration and service projects. the assembly gives all participants valuable new ideas to make their club more effective and interesting. usually eight to ten delegates from each club are invited to attend the training session.

Another important feature of a district assembly is a review by the incoming district governor of the program theme and emphasis of the new RI president for the coming year. district goals and objects are also described and plans are developed for their implementation.

The success of each Rotary club is frequently determined by the club's full representation and participation in the annual district assembly.

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DG JEREMY'S OFFICIAL VISIT - Saturday morning, March 29

All our members should plan to attend the HHH

10:00 a.m. Atlantic Time and 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The Board will meet with the District Governor prior to the full membership.

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SPEAKER -Pico Iyer: Where is Home?

More and more people worldwide are living in countries not considered their own. Writer Pico Iyer -- who himself has three or four “origins” -- meditates on the meaning of home, the joy of traveling and the serenity of standing still.

Pico Iyer’s travel writing chronicles fascinating (and often jarring) examples of cultural mashups. Now he shows how travel can rescue us from our technological distractions.
More and more people worldwide are living in countries not considered their own. Writer Pico Iyer -- who himself has three or four “origins” -- meditates on the meaning of home, the joy of traveling and the serenity of standing still.

Pico Iyer’s travel writing chronicles fascinating (and often jarring) examples of cultural mashups. Now he shows how travel can rescue us from our technological distractions.Acclaimed travel writer Pico Iyer began his career documenting a neglected aspect of travel -- the sometimes surreal disconnect between local tradition and imported global pop culture. Since then, he has written ten books, exploring also the cultural consequences of isolation, whether writing about the exiled spiritual leaders of Tibet or the embargoed society of Cuba.

Iyer’s latest focus is on yet another overlooked aspect of travel: how can it help us regain our sense of stillness and focus in a world where our devices and digital networks increasing distract us? As he says: "Almost everybody I know has this sense of overdosing on information and getting dizzy living at post-human speeds. Nearly everybody I know does something to try to remove herself to clear her head and to have enough time and space to think. ... All of us instinctively feel that something inside us is crying out for more spaciousness and stillness to offset the exhilarations of this movement and the fun and diversion of the modern world."

"[Iyer] writes the kind of lyrical, flowing prose that could make Des Moines sound beguiling."

--Los Angeles Times

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ROTARY AWARENESS - Reminder

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 in the next few months.

Please make an effort to see how other clubs operate! Expand your Rotary family!

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ASSISTANT GOVERNOR FROM ST. MAARTEN PINS LOU

Because we are an E-Club, getting together physically with other Rotarians is not always the easiest thing to do. However, we did take advantage of a visit from Assistant Governor, Rebecca Low, recently when she visited the island of Anguilla.

AG Rebecca, who resides in St. Maarten, took the opportunity to officially pin our E-Club Charter Member, Lou deLagran, during her time on the island.

Thank you AG Rebecca!

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WORLD WATER DAY - MARCH 22

Play the first video only below...

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THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Most Rotarians have never attended a Rotary district conference. They have not experienced one of the most enjoyable and rewarding privileges of Rotary membership.

A district conference is for all club members and their spouses, not just for club officers and committee members. The purpose of a district conference is for fellowship, good fun, inspirational speakers and discussion of matters which make one's Rotary membership more meaningful. Every person who attends a district conference finds that being a Rotarian becomes even more rewarding because of the new experiences, insights and acquaintances developed at the conference. Those who attend a conference enjoy going back, year after year.

Every one of Rotary's districts has a conference annually. These meetings are considered so important that the Rotary International president selects a knowledgeable Rotarian as his personal representative to attend and address each conference. The program always includes several outstanding entertainment features, interesting discussions and inspirational programs.

One of the unexpected benefits of attending a district conference is the opportunity to become better acquainted with members of one[s own club in an informal setting. Lasting friendships grow from the fellowship hours at the district conference.

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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 AND SHELTERBOX - help restore a sense of normalcy after disaster

Months of heavy rains in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest had caused devastating flooding. It was April 2012, and the Amazon River and other waterways had submerged entire villages, forcing families to leave their belongings on the roofs of their homes and find higher ground. Many had to live on wooden planks or under tarps. The Rotary Club of Iquitos called on Rotary’s partner ShelterBox, which provides tents and other nonfood items in containers to people left homeless by disaster.

Below, Rachel Simpkins, a ShelterBox volunteer, takes a break to entertain children whose families were left homeless by flooding in the Peruvian rain forest.

(Photo Credit: Photo by Malcolm Shead)

Malcolm Shead, a volunteer from Llandeilo, Wales, was a member of the first ShelterBox response team to arrive. When he captured this image, he and colleague Rachel Simpkins (pictured) were on an overnight reconnaissance trip to the area of Los Amazonas.

“At one point there were 10 to 15 kids crowding around,” Shead says. “These are all children of families who live throughout the rain forest and had to relocate to this small village. Municipal buildings, schools, churches -- everything had been turned into shelter for the families.”

The Iquitos Rotarians worked with the ShelterBox volunteers, providing a translator, funding the transport of ShelterBoxes up the river, and assisting with logistical challenges. By the end of May 2012, ShelterBox had provided 171 containers to people in the area.

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ROTARY ANTHEM

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DISTRICT 7020 CONFERENCE 2014 IN CAYMAN ISLANDS

The website for registering for the conference is now available:

www.DC2014CAYMAN.ky

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OUR DISTRICT 7020 PROJECT PORTAL

Have a look!

Our E-Club can add our projects to this website!

Browse to www.7020.org and click the Project Portal.

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FOR OUR MEMBERS - NAVIGATING OUR CLUBRUNNER WEBSITE

Please become familiar with all the information that is posted and accessible on our Club Home Page in ClubRunner.

• Browse to www.clubrunner.ca/eclubofthecaribbean

Visitors can view the site without logging in. However, if you log in, you can gain access to the “members only” information.

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To log in –

1. At the top right of the screen, click “member login.”

2. Enter your login and password information on the next screen that opens and click Login.

The next screen will show the following menu at the top right.

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To access the members-only page –

1. Scroll down that home page to view all the options on the right-side menu.

The pages available to you AFTER you log in are different from the selection available to visitors who do not log in. Particularly, notice the Members-only meetings and videos.
2. Click Members-only meetings and videos.

On the next scrfeen that opens, you can read and click the links for the following documents:

Other links lower on that page include the following:

•    Rotary Bylaws
•    Happy Hour Hangouts
•    A few Committee Meetings
•    Board meetings

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STARLINGS AND MURMURATIONS

How wonderful is that?

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JOINT MEETING WITH ROTARY CLUB OF ST. THOMAS EAST

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"THIS CLOSE" - We are ...

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SOME DATES TO REMEMBER FOR APRIL

April is Magazine Month
UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April
UN World Health Day, 7 April
Earth Day, 22 April
Africa Malaria Day, 25 April

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CLUB-OF-THE-MONTH VIDEO

Also, the Club-of-the-Month video has been prepared for February. View it here.

Click this link to view the video.

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

Congratulations to PDG Diana for an excellent job.

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MALARIA

Watch an animated video of the Malaria Lifecycle below - Human stages

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NEWSLETTERS

Caribbean Partnership Newsletter for March, 2014

District 7020 Newsletter for March, 2014

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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 Vice President, Paul, leads us.

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, March 22

Please join us at our Happy Hour Hangout on Saturday morning, March 22.

•    9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time
•    9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:

           Go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 602 689 205

OR

             Click this URL to start or join. https://zoom.us/j/602689205

This is a recurring meeting – so the link will be the same for every Saturday morning.

Join from dial-in phone line:

        Dial: +1 (424) 203-8450

+1 (424) 203-8450 or +1 (209) 255-1200

+1 (209) 255-1200
        Meeting ID: 602 689 205
        Participant ID: Shown after joining the meeting
        International numbers available: https://zoom.us/teleconference+1 (424) 203-8450

(424) 203-8450+1 (209) 255-1200

1 (209) 255-1200

Friday 14 March 2014

March 14 - The regular meeting of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the week beginning Friday, March 14

To "attend" the meeting, scroll down the screen, review all the information from top to bottom, view all the videos, read all the information, and enjoy your time here with us at our Rotary meeting.

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.

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. (District 7020 has about 85 clubs!)

The district governors, who have been extensively trained at the worldwide International Assembly, provide the "quality control" for the 32,000 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 catalysts 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 prorams, purposes, policies and goals and is a personof recognized high standing in his or her profession, 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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PART OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

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DG JEREMY'S OFFICIAL VISIT - Saturday morning, March 29

All our members should plan to attend the HHH

10:00 a.m. Atlantic Time and 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

The Board will meet with the District Governor prior to the full membership. The Board will meet at 9:00 a.m.

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OUR MEMBERS AT MARCH 2014

WHO ARE LISTED OFFICIALLY

AS E-CLUB CHARTER MEMBERS

according to Rotary International records

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NEW FORM OF CPR

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ROTARY AWARENESS - Reminder

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 in the next few months.

Please make an effort to see how other clubs operate! Expand your Rotary family!

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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

An International Assembly is held each year during February or March to prepare all of the district governors-elect from around the world for the office they will assume on 1 July. Accompanied by their spouses, the incoming governors join a host of experienced Rotarian leaders for more than a week of training and motiational sessions. At the assembly, they meet the special Rotarian who will serve as RI president during their year as governors, and they learn the RI theme for the coming year around which they will buid their district's conference.

The first International Assembly was held in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. in 1919. Later assemblies were held in Lake Placid, New York; oca Rato, Florida; and Nashville, Tennessee. In recent years, the assembly has been held in Anaheim, California. Regardless of the venue, the message on the sign above the plenary hall has remained unchanged for years: "Enter to learn...go forth to serve."

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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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MUSICAL INTERLUDE - TESSANNE CHIN FROM JAMAICA

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BUTTERFLY STORYBOOK 2014 PUBLISHED AUTHORS

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OUR INTERNATIONAL PENPAL PROJECT -Thanks to Devorath!

The Pen-Pal Project is an excellent opportunity for young children in six countries to truly understand and appreciate their counterparts in other parts of this world.

Haitian youngsters are learning about youngsters in Mauritius;
Indian youngsters are learning about youngsters in Jamaica;
St. Croix youngsters are learning about their counterparts in St. Maarten and Ethiopia.

They are the future.

Our members participating here are Denise West from Jamaica, Mioche Rock from Haiti, Devorath from St. Croix, and Wein from Ethiopia. Devorath is leading the project.

Our good friend from the Rotary E-Club of District 3170, Nischal Pandey, is contributing from India.

All in all, an excellent project to promote literacy, international understanding and peace, and give the young people a worthwhile outlet as they grow.

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DISTRICT GRANT APPLICATION

We will be applying for a District Grant in support of our Butterfly Storybook project so that we can facilitate the distribution of the storybooks to Haitian children. Rotary Club of Les Cayes will be assisting us, along with Rotarians throughout the country who will be distributing the books to the local schools.

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PERFECT ATTENDANCE !!

The following members had perfect attendance in February:

Camille, Lou, Kitty, Amarylis

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LET'S TREAT VIOLENCE AS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE

Physician Gary Slutkin spent a decade fighting tuberculosis, cholera and AIDS epidemics in Africa. When he returned to the United States, he thought he'd escape brutal epidemic deaths. But then he began to look more carefully at gun violence, noting that its spread followed the patterns of infectious diseases. A mind-flipping look at a problem that too many communities have accepted as a given. We've reversed the impact of so many diseases, says Slutkin, and we can do the same with violence. (Filmed at TEDMED.)

Could our culture have misdiagnosed violence? As the director of the initiative Cure Violence, Gary Slutkin approaches gunfire on neighborhood streets as a contagious disease, looking to science and public health for strategies to stop it.

Gary Slutkin is an epidemiologist, an innovator in violence reduction, and the Founder/Executive Director of Cure Violence, formerly known as CeaseFire. As a physician, he began his career working in Somalian refugee camps, where tuberculosis and cholera epidemics flared up regularly. He went on to work for the World Health Organization on reversing epidemics, supporting Uganda’s AIDS program which helped the country reversed the course of the disease. Upon returning to the United States, it occurred to him: could gun violence function like an epidemic? And could it be fought, and even stopped, using the principles of public health?

Slutkin has applied the lessons learned over a decade of fighting epidemics to the creation of Cure Violence, a public health approach that has been statistically validated by two independent evaluations by the Department of Justice and Centers for Disease Control. Cure Violence has been called a "pioneering violence reduction model" and its methods have received nods from the Institute of Medicine and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The program is being replicated at more than 50 sites in 15 U.S. cities, as well as in many countries abroad.

Dr. Sultkin is an Ashoka Fellow, a Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a senior advisor to the World Health Organization.

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A Sarnia high school student is helping turn a dangerous online drinking game into a chain of good deeds across the community.

Dan Stewart, 17, of Sarnia, Ont., shows a still image from his Good Deed Nek Nomination video Thursday, March 6, 2014. Instead of crafting an alcohol-fuelled stunt like other Nek Nomination videos, the St. Patrick's student paid for orders at Tim Hortons, visited a nursing home and donated pet toys to the local humane society on tape. (BARBARA SIMPSON, The Observer)

When Dan Stewart first received a “NekNomination” – an online game where young adults chug alcohol in a dangerous way and post a video of it on Facebook – he knew he didn't want to emulate some of the stunts he had seen online.

“I didn't think that's cool,” he said from his home Thursday. “Someone was shotgunning a beer and then another one. It was lame.”

Some examples of “NekNominated” videos include a young man drinking or “necking” beer from a toilet while his friends hold him upside down and even a man doing the splits between two moving vehicles after he has had a drink.

The “NekNomination” game recently led to the deaths of two British men who collapsed after downing booze, according to media reports.

Instead of joining the craze, Stewart followed his friend Meghan Bond's lead by creating a Good Deeds “NekNomination” video.

In the 10-minute video, Stewart and Bond visit several Tim Hortons drive-thrus to purchase other customers' orders, donate pet toys to the Sarnia & District Humane Society, and pass out carnations to residents of Trillium Villa Nursing Home.

By the time the pair finished their visit with seniors, Stewart said he was overwhelmed by the experience of seeing residents' faces light up at the simple gesture of handing out flowers.

“We made one woman cry and that almost made me tear up,” the 17-year-old St. Patrick's student said.

Nursing home residents weren't the only ones who appreciated his acts of kindness.

“When I bought something for someone at Tim Hortons, I had someone pull up at an intersection and wave at me,” he said. “That made my day.”

Stewart's acts of generosity aren't over yet. His family is donating 25 cents for every “like” his video receives on Facebook to the Kids Help Phone.

“It was originally going to come out of my pocket, but I didn't think I would have a lot of people watch a 10-minute video instead of the usual one-minute (“NekNominated”) video,” Stewart added.

As of Thursday afternoon, his video had received more than 400 likes and 70 shares on Facebook. He has “NekNominated” – or tagged on Facebook – several of his friends to do their own Good Deeds videos.

An Owen Sound friend recently followed in Stewart's footsteps by filming himself passing out Tim Hortons coffees to people at a homeless shelter.

His father Doug, who organizes the local Kids Help Phone Walk, said he is proud of his son and his friends who have stepped up to the plate to help with a variety of community initiatives.

“I've watched (the video) four times and I cry each time I watch it,” he said.

While Stewart spent close to $200 buying coffee, pet toys and flowers, he said he doesn't want to focus on the money aspect of the video.

He instead wants to inspire other young people regardless of their access to money to do a kind act to bring a smile to a person's face.

“It doesn't take much to do a good thing instead of a bad thing,” he added.

barbara.simpson@sunmedia.ca

Click this link to view the video. The video is on Facebook, so some of you may have difficulty viewing it. Click your browser's BACK button to return to the meeing.

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ROTARY ANTHEM

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DISTRICT 7020 CONFERENCE 2014 IN CAYMAN ISLANDS

The website for registering for the conference is now available:

www.DC2014CAYMAN.ky

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A LITTLE LAST-MINUTE "WORLD UNDERSTANDING" HUMOUR

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OUR DISTRICT 7020 PROJECT PORTAL

Have a look!

Our E-Club can add our projects to this website!

Browse to www.7020.org and click the Project Portal.

2. Enter your login and password information on the next screen that opens and click Login.

The next screen will show the following menu at the top right.

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To access the members-only page –

1. Scroll down that home page to view all the options on the right-side menu.

The pages available to you AFTER you log in are different from the selection available to visitors who do not log in. Particularly, notice the Members-only meetings and videos.

2. Click Members-only meetings and videos.

On the next screen that opens, you can read and click the links for the following documents:

Other links lower on that page include the following:

•    Rotary Bylaws
•    Happy Hour Hangouts
•    A few Committee Meetings
•    Board meetings

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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PEACE FORUM

On May 10, 2014 eClub7500 will be hosting their 2nd annual International Peace Forum.

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INCREDIBLE POWER OF CONCENTRATION

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ROTARY WISDOM - Why I am a Rotarian

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"THIS CLOSE" - We are ...

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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.

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, March 15

Please join us at our Happy Hour Hangout on Saturday morning, March 15.

•    9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time
•    9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:

           Go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 602 689 205
OR

             Click this URL to start or join. https://zoom.us/j/602689205This is a recurring meeting – so the link will be the same for every Saturday morning.

Join from dial-in phone line:

        Dial: +1 (424) 203-8450 or +1 (209) 255-1200
        Meeting ID: 602 689 205
        Participant ID: Shown after joining the meeting
        International numbers available: https://zoom.us/teleconference+1 (424) 203-8450+1 (209) 255-1200