Rotary International - District 6930 - 008 Quest Magazine - March 2015

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Rotary Literacy month RI’s Literacy Month

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RYLA See Page 13

2014 - 2015 Awards

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Governor Dr. Juan F. Ortega • editorial Dear Fellow Rotarians,

March is Literacy Month, a time when Rotary Clubs focus on literacy as an essential ingredient for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. For most of us, reading and writing are as natural as breathing. However, nearly 800 million adults worldwide lack the literacy skills needed to complete a job application, understand a child’s report card, or read a prescription. In many countries, illiteracy rates are as high as 80%.

Many adults live in poverty today because they haven’t mastered these skills and many children are currently at risk of falling into the same trap. Illiteracy is one of the world’s most complicated problems!

Determining your community’s needs and resources is an important starting point for any service project, including literacy projects. Work with local stakeholders to complete a thorough needs assessment of your local community or the community your Club

would like to support. By including the community from the start, you will not only identify the most appropriate project but also ensure support and sustainability for your endeavors. Consider simple, shortterm goals for your first literacy project. Once you’ve achieved these goals, build on your success by expanding the scope of your efforts to ensure long-term sustainability.

Some of the most popular literacy projects in our District include The Dictionary Project and Josh the Baby Otter Water Safety Project. Examples of Literacy Projects within each of the five (5) Avenues of Service can be found at http://www.rotary6930.org/ literacy/. At that same website, templates in Microsoft Word can be downloaded for certificates, guidelines, evaluation forms, certificates and more.

In our District, we have three (3) different literacy awards: The District Literacy Award which requires clubs to complete 5 literacy projects, The Exemplary (Zone) Literacy Award that requires

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clubs to complete 10 literacy projects and The Vocational Service Literacy Project Award which requires clubs to complete five (5) vocational service literacy projects.

Last year in our District, 22 clubs earned the District Literacy Award which includes 20 clubs that also earned the Exemplary Literacy Award while 28 clubs earned the Vocational Service Literacy Award. This year, the District Literacy team is working diligently with all Clubs to increase participation in at least 50% more compared to last year.

Applications for the 2014-2015 literacy awards can be found at http://www.rotary6930.org/ awards/.

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Dear Rotarians of District 6930, Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to be an exchange student in 2015-2016! Rotary Youth Exchange has always been a dream of mine, and I never thought it would actually be something I would be able to undertake, or even afford for that matter. But after the extensive application process and acceptance into the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, I was notified in December that I would be spending my year abroad in Sweden!

I have heard so many amazing stories about how Rotary Youth Exchange changes the lives of young adults and I feel so lucky to be a part of this revolution that is molding our future leaders into global thinkers with cultural breadth and depth of knowledge. For me personally, Youth Exchange means so much more that learning a new language and being immersed in a new culture- though those are some pretty amazing perks for someone like me who has never been out of the country! I want to leave a legacy for my future children and peers, just as my mother did when she was given the same opportunity when she was my age. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Illinois and came to Rotary through her father who had been a Rotarian for many years. Through her experience as an exchange student in the Philippines, she was able to grow into the independent and self-sufficient mother that she is today. She provides for me along with my three sisters as a single mother, and I am in awe of her every day for being able to give me this life all on her own.

Because my mother is regretfully unable to assist in funding this program for me, I am doing my best to save every penny I have and working as much as 40 hours a week, in addition to school and all my extracurricular activities. For students in the rigorous International Baccalaureate Program like myself, having a job while staying on top of the extensive school work is rare, but I am doing my best and staying optimistic. At our first outbound orientation in January, all the students from Florida going abroad next year were given a series of lectures about building resilience, how to have purpose while on exchange, and other important information.

A quote incorporated in one presentation that resonated with me quite deeply was from the Rotary International President (2005-06) which went something along the lines of this: “if every seventeen year old were an exchange student, we would achieve world peace.” This powerful and moving quote gives me strength to know that I am part of something bigger than myself. While in Sweden next year I plan on upholding the motto of “service above self” to the utmost of my ability and make a positive impact on my host club and district. I cannot thank Rotary Youth Exchange Florida, Port Saint Lucie Sunset Rotary Club (my sponsor club), and of course our awesome District 6930 for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*From D6930 Rotary Youth Exchange Chair: If you or your Rotary Club could assist this young leader and future Rotarian on her journey, we would greatly appreciate this. Our student is in need of financial assistance in the amount of $3,000 to complete her program fees. Your contribution is a tax deduction through Rotary Youth Exchange Florida, Inc. as a 501(c)3 organization. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. You can send those contributions to RYE Florida, Inc. c/o Terri Wescott at 134 Saratoga Boulevard East, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411. If you have any questions, please contact me at tmwescott@yahoo.com. Thank you for helping!!!

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RI’s LITERACY MONTH – implications for individual Rotary clubs: Why? What? how?

4. Initiate the club’s literacy project planning process for 2010-2011 5. Celebrate the club’s literacy project successes during 2009-2010 C. How might the highly motivated club do any or all of the above? Here are some suggestions. Creative club members will surely have additional ideas and some of those may be better than the ideas which follow: A. Why did RI establish theme months in the first place? Why did the RI Board of Directors designate March as Literacy Month?

1. There are only 12 months in a year ---- So when the RI Board of Directors agrees to set aside a particular month for a particular theme, the message is clear – The topic of the theme is an area to which all clubs should try to give priority.

2. Literacy Month used to be in July. But most clubs are just getting organized for the new Rotary year in July. So few clubs were able to do anything with respect to literacy in July. Therefore, three years ago upon the recommendation of the RILRG general coordinator at the time, Dr. Eileen Gentilcore, the RI Board of Directors moved Literacy Month from July to March.

B. What should highly motivated Rotary clubs do to promote and celebrate Literacy Month?

1. Create Awareness – Within the club; within the local community 2. Undertake a project (or projects) – basic literacy, functional literacy, character literacy 3. Qualify for the District Literacy Award – 5 literacy activities required

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1. Create awareness a. Schedule a speaker on a literacy topic for a regular meeting of the club (or at a special meeting) b. Present a literacy award or recognition at a regular meeting of the club ( or at a special meeting). Recognize teachers, or students, or civic leaders who have promoted the cause of literacy in the community. Or recognize your club’s own literacy project leaders. c. Sponsor a newspaper advertisement, a radio or television advertisement or a billboard with a message about Rotary’s work with literacy 2. Undertake a project a. Do a basic literacy project b. Do a functional literacy project c. Do a character literacy project – Give special attention to the 4-Way Test 3. Qualify for a District Literacy Award – Any of the activities in C-1 and 2 C-2 count as one of the five required literacy projects. If the club does a dictionary or book gift project and includes a 4-Way Test sticker in the dictionaries or books, that counts as two of the five projects required for the District Literacy Award.

4. Initiate literacy project planning a. Review the three short basic documents provided by the RILRG (The first two are posted on

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RI’s LITERACY MONTH – implications for individual Rotary clubs: Why? What? how? www.rotary.org/literacy and also on the literacy section of www.rizones30-31.net) * 2009-2010 Guide to Literacy Service Projects and Awards for Clubs *.2009-2010 Literacy Awards Brochure * The Rotary Awareness Month message sent to all districts the first week in January ( and soon to be posted on www.rizones30-31.net) b. Recruit a member(s) with a passion for literacy and a tolerance for detail to review a selection of district reports of club activities and produce a short list of project ideas for the club to consider. A wealth of club and district reports is available at www.rizones30-31.net. The amount of useful information posted there is extensive and that is why the member(s) of the club assigned to this task should have a passion for literacy. Without that passion your member(s) won’t take the time to dig into the wealth of good examples available. c. In scanning for ideas and screening to produce the short list of project ideas the empowered club member(s) should try to include literacy project ideas which cover the following classifications: * Each of the three categories of literacy – basic literacy, functional literacy, and character literacy. * Each of the FOUR AVENUES OF SERVICE – Club Service literacy projects, Community Service literacy projects, Vocational Service literacy projects and International Service literacy projects d. In scanning for ideas the empowered club member(s) should review the information located on the RILRG’s two web sites AND/OR the reports which the RILRG will start sending to clubs at the beginning of February. e.

Evaluate the options and choose a MENU of projects

to include the actions suggested in point “c” which follows. c. Turn the celebration into an opportunity to create Public Awareness of the club’s work by inviting community leaders and literacy project partners to attend the event.

Note: There is a literacy aspect to most of the other Rotary theme months. For example, October is Vocational Service Month. So the members in charge of the club’s menu of literacy projects should consider literacy projects involving the 4-Way Test and other character building programs, career orientation and job shadowing projects and even basic adult literacy projects or GED projects which enable functionally illiterate adults to become employable. http://www.clubrunner.ca

5. Celebrate a. Celebrate within the club by devoting a March meeting to recognizing the club’s literacy project successes and the members who made them possible. b. Or hold the event at a separate time, thereby giving it more emphasis and making it easier

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Event Ticket: $20.00 in advance. $25.00 at the event.

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Go to http://www.rotary6930.org/ryla-home/ for more information

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Rotary Leadership Institute - Sunshine Division CRUISE December 10-14, 2015 Book Online at rlicruise.psltravel.com

Come join us for 5 days/4 nights on the big and beautiful Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas as we sail to Cozumel, Mexico. On the way there and on the way back, while at sea, participate in two full RLI sessions. You will be able to take RLI Parts 1 and 2, 2 and 3 or Part 3 and the new 2014-15 RLI Graduate Course which will focus entirely on The Rotary Foundation! Or, just relax and enjoy the experience and fellowship of cruising with a couple hundred Rotarians from Georgia, Florida and the entire Caribbean; all Districts from the Sunshine Division (Zone 34) and even beyond! This is an excellent opportunity for fellowship and Rotary networking. Participating in RLI will help you be more educated about Rotary and enable you to take on more of a leadership role in your club and district. There will also be organized social events for Rotarians and we will have our own section in the main dining room each night for dinner.

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world. Two-thirds of all Districts in the Rotary world conduct RLI programs in their districts. RLI is not an official program of Rotary International and is not under its control.

The registration fee for the RLI sessions will be $45.00 per Part (day), which is less than half the normal fee. RLI registration is separate from the cruise fare and must be completed at www.rlitraining.org same as any other RLI session registration.

For more information about RLI at sea, contact Randy Rawiszer, RLI Sunshine Division Chairman, at rotarytailor@aol.com.

The costs listed below include the cruise fare, taxes, fees, port charges and gratuities. In addition, they include full use of the conference facilities on the ship. There are no additional upcharges or fees added for the group. If you need a pre-cruise hotel night in Fort Lauderdale, a block of hotel rooms are available on a first come first serve basis. They will include airport shuttles, cruiseport shuttles, parking for the cruise duration and breakfast . Prices will vary by hotel. Book early for best cabin selection. Contact PSL Travel for more information.

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4 Night RLI Western Caribbean Cruise Ship Name: Independence of the Seas Destination: Caribbean Departure Port: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Port of Call: Cozumel, Mexico Sail Date: Dec 10, 2015

To book your cabin today or for more information call: *Prices are based on Double Occupancy and includes cruise, taxes, fees, Steve Leichner port charges and gratuities. Deposit is $200 per cabin with final payment Travel Consultant due 8/10/2015. Pricing is based on availability and subject to change until PSL Travel deposited. Cancellations after 4/13 will incur a $50 fee. Cancellations 877-387-4660 after 6/13 will incur a $100 fee. Cancellations after 8/13 will incur a $200 fee. No refunds after 9/1. Price does not include RLI steve@psltravel.com Course Fees. Register at www.rlitraining.org. rlicruise.psltravel.com

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Rotary Leadership Institute Sunshine Division 2015 Cruise Registration Form Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas 12/10/2015—12/14/2015 Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel

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2014-2015 AWARDS There are three different levels of awards that can be earned by the clubs, those that come from Rotary International, those from Zone and those from the District. And within the different levels, there are awards that require applications and awards that don’t require to apply for. All awards will be presented on June 20, 2015 at the District Conference.

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Rotary Presidential Citation 2014-2015: This award needs to be submitted to the District Governor by March 31, 2015. Click Here to download the application. interact and Rotaract Presidential Citation 2014-2015: This award needs to be submitted to the District Governor by March 31, 2015. Click Here to download the application.

Significant Achievement Award: An e-mail should be send to the District Governor by February 28, 2015 nominating the club for this award. Click Here to download the criteria for this award.

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Exemplary Literacy Awards: This award requires 10 literacy projects that meet the criteria of the Literacy Awards above and sets the standard for Exceptional Performance. The requirements for the Rotary Club Literacy Awards 2014-2015 can be found in the Literacy section of the website or Click Here to Download the requirements for Exemplary Literacy Awards and Click Here to Download the Application. Deadline: May 4, 2015.

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Club of the Year: This award does not require to fill out an application. Assistant Governors will each nominate one club from their Area for this award. A panel of 3 Rotarians from outside our District will rank the nominations and the overall winner will be the Club of the Year.

Rotarian of the Year: This award does not require to fill out an application. Assistant Governors will each nominate one outstanding Rotarian from their Area for this award. A panel of 3 Rotarians from outside our District will rank the nominations and the overall winner will be the Rotarian of the Year.

Peace Initiative: List, and explain, at least 2 international projects that your club has begun, or completed this Rotary year. An international peace project is one that raises community awareness of world peace consciousness, conflict resolution, or multicultural understanding. It may take place in your community (i.e.: Peace poster contest, Rotary Peace Toast, Peace Pole, or Peace Celebration), or outside of the United States (i.e.:exchange student, Humanitarian Matching Grant, participation in a GSE project).

Click Here to Download the Peace Initiative Award Application. Deadline: April 15, 2015.

Literacy Awards: The requirements for the Rotary Club Literacy Awards 2014-2015 can be found in the Literacy section of the website or Click Here to Download the requirements for Literacy Awards and Click Here to Download the Application. Deadline: May 4, 2015.

Vocational Service Literacy Project Award: Application to this award can be downloaded from the Literacy section of the website or Click Here to Download the requirements for the Vocational Service Awards and Click Here to Download the Application. Deadline: May 4, 2015.

*The above information can be found at http://www.rotary6930.org/awards/. Additional awards will be uploaded to this page when available.

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“Second” Reminder to Mark Your Calendar Today This flyer includes all Registration Directions Annual Peace Symposium – “Peace Begins With Us” Friday, April 10, 2015. Sheraton Chapel Hill, N.C. Check in begins at 8 a.m. Program starts at 9 a.m. Concludes 4 p.m.

Host of Exceptional Speakers

John Kenny, The Rotary Foundation, Trustee Chair 2014-15, Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland

Ryan Rowe, Rotary Peace Fellow in 2010. Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Canada and a Master of Public Health from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina.

Diana Mao, Co-Founder, President of Nomi Network which is a nonprofit that creates economic opportunities for survivors and women at risk of human trafficking.

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Mark Zober, The Rotary Foundation Technical Coordinator for the Cadre of Technical Assistance Advisers in the Area of Focus: Peace & Conflict Resolution/Prevention. He has served as President of the Rotary Club of Jerusalem.

Howard Jeter. Former Ambassador to Nigeria. Recipient of the Presidential Meritorious Service Award, State Department Superior Honor Awards and Senior Foreign Service Performance Awards Plus Interactors & Rotaractors addressing their thoughts on world happenings and how they would address the issues.

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Today is not too early. Hotel Registration – Sheraton Chapel Hill Rotary rate is $112 per night for April 8-12. $112. This rate is available until March 26. Book with link below or call the hotel directly 919-968-4900. When you reserve a room, state you are with the Rotary Peace Symposium https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/rotazone33

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Today is not too early (sound familiar). The 2015 Peace Symposium is OPEN for registration. Register through the DaCdb under your District Calendar. Scroll to April.

For questions, please contact Co-Chairs: PDG Nancy Barbee 252-670-5229 nbarbee@gmail.com. Director Nominee Joe Mulkerrin 757-467-9475 joemulkerrin@cox.net

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ROTARY RESEARCH UPDATE

To everyone who participated in a survey in 2014, thank you! Your participation in surveys is important: Below, please see highlights of 2014 survey results and announcements of upcoming 2015 surveys.

Upcoming 2015 Surveys March Assessment of Services Provided by Rotary's Headquarters and Regional Offices Member dues to Rotary International (RI) fund many services provided by Rotary's headquarters in Evanston/Chicago, IL, USA and official regional offices around the world. This survey asks whether Rotary is providing the right services in the right places to serve members in the right way. A random sample of Rotarians and Rotaractors will be invited to participate in this survey.

April RI Strategic Measures: Membership Feedback Survey In October 2014, Rotary's Board of Directors implemented comprehensive metrics to regularly measure progress towards the goals of the RI Strategic Plan. As part of this ongoing commitment to measure progress, a random selection of members around the world will receive a survey that asks about satisfaction with various aspects of their club and Rotary as a whole.

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2015 SĂŁo Paulo Convention / Pre-Convention Evaluation This survey will ask attendees about their experiences at the 2015 Convention and/or Pre-Convention in Sao Paulo. This survey will be emailed to attendees after the convention ends.

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Highlights of 2014 Results Rotary Strategic Plan Survey In March 2014, over 10,000 Rotarians provided their feedback on a variety of Rotary strategic planning topics. Results indicate that Rotarians agree with the goals and priorities of the RI strategic plan, are proud to be members of Rotary and proud of Rotary's efforts to end polio. Areas of opportunity include concerns about membership growth/decline, membership diversity, awareness of new online tools, and frustration with "old-fashioned" processes and bureaucracy. The full Strategic Plan Survey Results report can be read on Rotary.org.

Club Invoicing Survey In May 2014, Rotary conducted a survey of 18,000 club officers on their experiences and perceptions of the new membership reporting and dues payment processes. 87% were in favor of the changes, and nearly half of all respondents said the new process would have no impact on their current reporting or dues payment process. 88% anticipated no challenges in reporting their membership changes within 30 days.

The new process began in January 2015. Questions about this research or about the new club invoicing and membership reporting process can be directed to clubinvoice@rotary.org.

Survey of Rotary Alumni In July 2014, RI's Alumni Relations team surveyed former Rotary program participants, current Rotaractors, and former Rotaract club members. The objective was to collect information about the quality of alumni engagement with Rotary and alumni perceptions of Rotary. The survey revealed that 43% of alumni respondents were contacted by a Rotarian in the past year. However, 34% of respondents said they were "not sure" if they wanted to join a Rotary/Rotaract club. 11% of respondents said they were "not at all" interested in joining Rotary. These and other findings from the survey will be used to improve and expand Rotary's engagement strategies with alumni.

Rotary.org and Online Tools To better understand barriers to using Rotary's website (Rotary.org), Rotary held focus groups at the 2014 Convention and conducted a survey in July 2014. A total of 4,388 Rotarians and Rotaractors from 130 countries participated in the survey. When asked to "help Rotary prioritize areas for improvement," respondents viewed the following as most important to do:   

Increase awareness of the content and activities that can be completed on Rotary.org Improve the search function and make it easier to find content on the website Communicate more about why to use Rotary.org

The survey also gathered feedback and recommendations for improvement for each of Rotary.org's online tools (My Rotary, Rotary Club Central, Online Grants Application, Rotary Showcase, etc.) The findings from the research are being used to improve the website and online tools.

Rotary Research Update is sent to district governors, governors-elect, assistant governors, Rotary coordinators, Rotary public image coordinators, regional Rotary Foundation coordinators, and all assistant coordinators. To thank respondents for their participation in surveys in 2014 and announce upcoming surveys, this edition of the Rotary Research Update has also been sent to club officers and members who received a survey invitation in 2014. If you have questions about this update or Rotary research initiatives, please ask us atri_research@rotary.org.

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17th annUaL honoR yoUR DoctoR LUncheon to taKe PLace on thURSDay, maRch 26th at Boca WeSt coUntRy cLUB Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton to Honor Doctors in the South Florida Community to acknowledge National Doctors Day, Luncheon and Nominations Open to the Public Boca Raton, FL (January 23, 2015)— Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton acknowledges “National Doctors Day” by th honoring doctors at the 17 annual “Honor Your Doctor” luncheon to be held at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton on Thursday, March 26th.

The public is again invited to nominate their favorite doctor by downloading a nomination form online at the www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org website and donate $40 per nomination (there is no limit to how many nominations you can make) or $100 for 3 nominations; all nominated doctors will be invited to attend the luncheon as a guest. Tickets for the luncheon are available to the public for $100.00 per person. The event is a fundraiser for the Helen M. Babione Medical Scholarship and will benefit medical and nursing school students attending four local universities: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at FAU, Lynn University and Palm Beach State College.

Former Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton President Alan Kaye chairs this year’s Honor Your Doctor luncheon With the Honorary Chair Christine Lynn, Honorary Advisors are Helen Babione and Janice Williams and Honorary Physician Advisor; “Doctor of Distinction” for 2014, Dr. Theodore Raptis.

“We are so pleased that the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton has again raised the bar for this very special event. The “Honor Your Doctor Luncheon” has become an annual tradition to celebrate for many of Boca’s community leaders, Medical community and philanthropists” said Event Chair, Alan Kaye. “This was the brainchild of Helen Babione 17 years ago when she was President of the GFWC Boca Raton Woman’s Club. The luncheon raises funds for deserving students to attend our local universities, and at the same time, recognize the efforts of our growing medical community and encourages these students to remain in practice here in South Florida by engaging them from the very beginning in the community.”

This years “Honor Your Doctor” luncheon committee includes; Carole Boucard, Lewis Fogel, Deborah Freudenberg, Ingrid Fulmer, Gloria Hosh, Jon Kaye, Brian Long, Bill Miller, Kari Oeltjen, Linda Petrakis, Dr. Ron Rubin, Robin Trompeter and Joan Weidenfeld.

For nominations, sponsorships, information and reservations, visit www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org or contact Deborah Freudenberg at 561-299-1429, or email Deborah@thefreuds.com.

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ROTARY CLUB OF INDIALANTIC On January 28th, The Rotary Club of Indialantic unveiled our peace pole promoting world peace.

Attendees, Back L to R : Jim Hagerty, Loren Goldfarb, Bill DiBrardino, Mary Harvey (Titusville noon club) Glenn Kranzy, Front: Ruth Sanderson, Trish Spragins, President - Julia Babbitt, Susan Cinco, Larry Cinco, and photographer Jack Fenster After the ceremony President Julia Babbitt gave all in attendance a Rotary Peace Pin.

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Rotary Club of Indialantic District 6930 Indialantic Rotary Club Awards Paul Harris Fellow Local Humanitarian Awarded Indialantic, Florida – The Rotary Club of Indialantic has awarded John Farrell with the designation of a Paul Harris Fellow, acknowledging his work in community service. The presentation was made on November 19, 2014 by Rotary International Past District Governor Ed Baranowski.

According to Club President Julia Babbitt, the recipient represents the highest ideals of Rotary, which emphasizes “service above self.”

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition was established by Rotary International in 1957 to show appreciation for contributions to the world-wide community service organization. Many notable figures have been named Paul Harris Fellows in recent decades, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter, U.S. Astronaut and Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell, and the discoverer of the Polio vaccine, Dr. Jonas Salk. For more information on Rotary International, visit www.rotary.org

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TITUSVILLE ROTARY CLUB, INC., TITUSVILLE, FL. PRESENTS THE PAUL HARRIS AWARD CERTIFICATE TO DISTRIC #1 BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROBIN FISHER. On February 5, the Titusville Rotary Club, Inc. presented the prestigious Paul Harris Award to Brevard County Commissioner Robin Fisher, currently serving as District 1 Brevard County Commissioner and Chair to the Board of County Commissioners, Robin Fisher was elected in November 2008. Robin's community service also includes previously serving on the Palm Bay City Council and the Titusville City Council, where he held the position of Vice-Mayor. Robin has served on the United Way Board of Directors, Brevard Community College Board of Trustees, and Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, among others. In the post shuttle era, Robin is famous for saying “no one from Washington is coming to save us, we have to save ourselves.” This was one reason that he jointly spearheaded the Greater Titusville Renaissance, a volunteer group in North Brevard that has thousands of followers and hundreds of active volunteers. The creation of the North Brevard Economic Development Zone was proposed by Robin Fisher and required approval of the Brevard County Commission and Titusville City Council.

The purpose of the zone provides funding to help incentivize and recruit high wage jobs and redevelopment in North Brevard.

The Paul Harris Award certificate was presented to Robin Fisher by Titusville Rotary Club President Rotarian, Bill van Engelenburg and Rotarian and Chairman of Parrish Medical Center Board of Directors, Herman Cole.

The Paul Harris Fellow award is a prestigious honor in the Rotary world, and is typically given out by local Rotary clubs to honor persons who have rendered outstanding leadership to the community. It is named after the founder of Rotary (dating back to 1905) and may be awarded by clubs after significant financial contributions have been made by the club to the Rotary Foundation (the giving arm of Rotary International) in the name of the person they are honoring.

For more information, visit http://www.titusvillerotary.com or call 321-269-5913

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ROTARY CLUB OF PAHOKEE Lights Up Pahokee and Charters Interact Club!

Members of the Rotary Club of Pahokee, teachers and parents of 43 students were on hand for the February 5, 2015 official chartering ceremony of the Pahokee High School Interact Club. The glow of sparkling lights on the center-stage perfectly illustrated this year’s Rotary theme of “Light Up Rotary.”

In October, 2014, a group of students expressed an interest in performing community service through the Rotary Interact organization. The nucleus of the group was elected as the Interact Club’s first officers, and include a virtual who’s who of students at the high school. Among the new members are honor society scholars and student leaders representing the many diverse interests of the school. School Counselor, Enid Cochran and Spanish Instructor Mrs. Johnson stepped forward to serve as faculty advisors, with enthusiastic support from Pahokee Club members Donia Roberts and Angie Pope.

Assistant District Governor Tony Walker of Belle Glade spoke about the significance of youth service through Interact, and longtime Rotarian Donia Roberts provided a history of Rotary in Pahokee. Joe Wojcik, District 6930 Youth Services Director energized the group as he encouraged the group to live with character, and to serve proudly through Interact. Principal Adrian Ocampo received the Charter on behalf of the School. Pahokee Club President Marcia Hardney and the Board of Directors presented membership pins and certificates to the newly installed Club. Upon installation of the Interact Officers and Members, President Marcia Hardney presented the Interact Gavel and Club Bell to the newly installed Interact President Andrea Romirez, who then led the group with the Four Way Test. Surrounded by parents, friends and Rotarians, the Pahokee High School Interact is on its way to Light Up Rotary!

The First Nine Days --Service through the Arts!

The Pahokee High School Interact Club traveled to Jupiter Florida to serve as volunteers for the 35th Annual Artigras Celebration. The event draws premier artists from around the country, displaying all forms of sculpture, paint, photography, fiber and other mediums. On what began as one of the coldest and windiest days of the year, thirty-three members and their advisors traveled by charter bus from Pahokee at the crack of dawn (literally) and were among the first volunteers to arrive.

After a volunteer orientation, the Pahokee Interact Club worked at the ticket booths and as needed throughout the day. The Club was invited to volunteer by Clinics Can Help Executive Director, Owen Oneil, who praised the group for their maturity and overall responsiveness during the event.

Everyone came away from the event with the satisfied feeling of a job well done and would gladly do it again next year – even in the “cold” of South Florida!

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ROTARY CLUB OF PAHOKEE

The first is a group photo from our Fall Rotary Day/Vocational Awareness and Scholarship Fundraiser.

There's also a short summary w/photos of our recent Interact Charter Ceremony (Feb. 5, 2015) and also separately, photos from the Interact Clubs first service project (Feb. 14, 2015).

Marcia Hardney Rotary Club of Pahokee

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RotaRy cLUB Boca Raton WeSt the DictionaRy & eSSay PRoJect

Club Meeting Information Weekly: Every Thursday, at 7:00 PM Shrimp House, Town Center Mall 6000 Glades Rd. Boca Raton – FL - 33431

Over 430 dictionaries in 3 schools, we are still receiving essays and will select a champion to receive an IPad donated by our sponsors. Led by: Katina Pagano and Tania Fileti

Community Library A very active part of our Brazilian community, the library has 5 distribution points with over 1,500 books in Portuguese that are made available for free to anyone in our community. Led by: Ivanete Dombrowski and Paulo Schneider

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Wellington Rotary Club

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Tell Your Story

My name is Angelica Blakely and I will be at your service as Public Image Chair in our District.

As part of Rotary’s new strategy we are trying to strengthen our image so that everyone will understand what Rotary stands for, how we’re different, and why it matters.

I encourage all Public Image Chairs for each club to download from Rotary Brand Center the Messaging Guidelines Brochure, subtitled The Voice, and Visual Rotary Guidelines, to share with club members. In this brochure you will find powerful tools to do “What we need to do”, which is to tell our great story in a way that ensures our actions and supports our words. And if your club doesn’t have Public Image Chairs please ask your president to appoint someone.

One of the best ways to bring our story to life is to simply tell about it. With this in mind we will have a space in the District newsletter called “Telling You Story”. It will be a forum for individuals to tell about the day they became a true Rotarian. Submissions will need to be no more than 400 words and, if possible, should include the author’s picture. Stories like these can inspire others and help to connect people to one another.

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TellYourStory TELL YOUR STORY

Everyone has a story, and this is my Rotary story. In 1987, I was selected as a 15 year old International Rotary Youth Exchange Student. This was a major turning point in my life, and has shaped me into who I am today. I left my hometown of Naugatuck, Connecticut in August, 1987 to travel to Barra Mansa, Brazil and meet my new families. This experience was the first time I traveled anywhere internationally, and was only my second time on an airplane!

Upon my arrival and finally meeting the people that I only saw in photos, and had heard their words only in letters; I knew this would be a wonderful adventure. Learning a new language, experiencing a new culture, becoming a part of a new family, attending a new school…these were all part of my life that year. I also attended and spoke (in Portuguese) at many Rotary meetings, which were male only at that time! I embraced these experiences and most of all, meeting so many generous people.

Little did I know that my “Rotary year”, would transform into my “Rotary life”. Upon my arrival back in the United States in 1988, I knew that I wanted to do something different with my life. Something where I could travel, meet new people, and experience new cultures. This pathway led me, over time, to my current career as an international airline pilot. This is a unique career which I could never have imagined myself in, if I did not have my Rotary experience.

I have returned to Brazil many times (over 20), along with my children and my mother. They have been able to meet my families and this truly became a lifetime experience. My families have also come to my home in the United States, and we have even participated in the wedding of my host “brother”. Rotary has not only affected my life in a positive manner, but my children’s lives as well.

In 2005, a transfer to Miami with United Parcel Service, led to my involvement with the Boynton Beach/Lantana Rotary Club. I was at a point in my career and family life that I was able to give back to the community, and give back to Rotary. I was welcomed by a warm group of people, which soon grew into friends and a mission in my community. Growing with my Club, I was fortunate to serve as President from 2009-2011 and Area Governor from 2013-2015. I am proud to share my Rotary story and hope that it can inspire others to “experience new adventures” in life.

Deborah Donnelly McLay Boynton Beach/ Lantana Rotary Club

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Dear Rotary President and Rotarians,

My name is Dini Heizer from Rotary Club

Boca Raton West, and I am the person in charge of the District Newsletter 2014-2015!

I would like to give you space for your club to send photos, or talk about events, services, or anything you want as long as you can send it to us!

Please, send to: diniheizer@gmail.com I’ll be waiting for you!

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District 6930 Conference Registration PGA National Resort and Spa June 19‐21, 2015

Register by completing this form and mailing it with your check, or credit card information payable to ‘Rotary District 6930’ to: 2015 Rotary District conference c/o Peter h. Bozetarnik tw o harvard circle Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33409

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Dietary Restrictions: Rotarian

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Room1 Run‐of‐Resort & Deluxe View

Single Occupancy 1 Night Stay 2 Night Stay Fri 06/19 – Sat 06/20 Sat 06/20 $400.00__ $550.00__

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These rates include guest room rate, resort charge, tax, food and beverage during conference events, resort charge, complimentary self‐parking (valet available at $20 per vehicle per night), High‐Speed Wireless Access unlimited, admission to the health and racquet club facilities (including bicycles and racquet ball), iBAR, aerobics classes (Pilates Mat Class, Yoga, and Spinning), Tennis court times, and Daily morning newspaper for each room. Fazio and Squire golf course: $70.00 per person, inclusive of the cart fee.

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Meal Plan includes opening reception on Friday; Breakfast, Lunch and Banquet on Saturday and Breakfast on Sunday.

If Paying With Credit Card: Name (as it appears on your card):_____________________________ Amount to be Charged: ___________ Credit Card Number: ________________________________________ Expiration Date: __________________ Security Code (3 on Back, Amex: 4 on front): __________

Last day to Register: may 1, 2015  no Refunds after: may 1, 2015

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