Rotary International - District 6930 - 010 Quest Magazine - May 2016

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Quest Rotary District 6930

Youth Service Month

Quest Rotary District 6930

The Official District Magazine

EDITOR Dini Heizer GRAPHIC DESIGNER Chris Collura

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CONTENT

ROTARY MEMBERS ATTEND JUBILEE Page 11

THE LIVES OF MOTHERS

Andre Heizer

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CONTRIBUTORS

DISTRICT 6930 - ADVENTURE AT AK TENAMIT

Angelica Blakely C. Ron Douglas Heizer

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TELL YOUR STORY Page 42 & 43

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EDITORIAL Fellow Rotarians, This month’s cover is from our RYLA program which was held from April 20 through April 24 at the beautiful Elks Youth Camp in Umatilla, Florida. What an appropriate cover for the May edition of Quest as May is Youth Service Month When we changed our RYLA location to this new and exciting venue we incorporated the unique features of the Elk’s Youth Camp into our RYLA program. Our future leaders learned: How Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens can help them in their lives; How to develop and deliver an effective speech; The value of verbal and nonverbal communication from canoeing on a lake; The necessity of teamwork in the challenging ROPES course; From participating in “The Walk of Courage” that they are not alone in the challenges life has.

Governor, Eugene Burkett

In addition to the students from our district we had students from District 6980, our Rotary Youth Exchange Students, and students sent to us by Rotary clubs in the British Virgin Islands (4 students) and the Bahamas (3 students). In total we had 106 RYLA participants, and 16 Rotary volunteers. The feedback from our RYLA delegates was overwhelmingly positive.

You should also know that participation from your District leadership was incredible. In addition to me, we had PDG Terri Westcott, DGE Eric Gordon, DGN Dave Freudenberg, and DGND Julia Babbitt all attending and assisting in the program as registrar, group leader, and night patrol. Our RYLA Chair, Joe Wojcik, and Program Director John Hosler did an amazing job in developing and executing a world class program. Please thank these individuals when you see them for the time and efforts they put forth in ensuring YOUR RYLA program was the best it can be! Be sure to visit the Facebook page to see pictures and comments.

Please use May as an opportunity to have your Interact and Rotaract clubs come to your club and share with you the amazing things they are doing as a club. If you sponsored a RYLA delegate invite them and their parents to share their experience with your club. You may even get their parents to join your club.

If you do not have an Interact or Rotaract club, invite members sponsored by another club to present and perhaps it will create an opportunity for your club to sponsor one.

Don’t forget to register for the District Assembly and for our District Conference. See the key dates below.

Visit www.rotary6930.org for more information.

Key Dates: May 14, 2016 – District Assembly Keiser University, West Palm Beach, Florida.

May 27, 2016 – Last day for Hutchinson Island Marriott discounted rate.

May 28—June 1 – Rotary International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

June 24-26, 2016 – District Conference, Hutchinson Island Marriott, Stuart, Florida.

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District 6930 includes: Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie District 6930 spans from Titusville in the North, Boca Raton in the South, and Okechobee and the Glades to the West. We are known as Florida’s Atlantic Gold, Treasure and Space Coasts of Florida because our 6 counties boast about the art, culture, entertainment, beautiful landscape, agriculture, Flagler and Mizner architecture seen throughout the Southern part of the District, and home to Cape Canaveral where space shuttles have launched. We have miles of beaches, nature, and environmentally sensitive areas with natural beauty.

Meet the District 6930 Youth Exchange Committee

Chair Terri Wescott

Outbound Coordinator

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Public Relations Coordinator

Host Family Coordinator Laurel Briggs

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North Inbound Coordinator

Central Inbound Coordinator

Julia Babbitt

Sue Whittington

South Inbound Coordinator

Short Term Coordinator Tracy Carroll

Host Family, Club & Youth Protection Coordinator Eric Gordon

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Meet the Outbound Class of 2015-2016

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Rotary members attend Jubilee Audience at the Vatican Pope Francis thanks Rotary for its efforts to end polio and urges Rotary members to continue vaccination campaigns

kindness. His call to alleviate the root causes of extreme poverty and human suffering transcends religion, age, nationalism and politics. Rotary members from every religion, nation and creed share Pope Francis’ spirit of mercy and compassion, which inspires us to act boldly to address the most difficult challenges facing our world today.”

By promoting peace, fighting disease, ending polio, providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene, supporting education, saving mothers and children and growing local economies, Rotary members are improving lives and bringing positive, lasting change to communities around the world.

Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are on the brink of making global health history as polio is slated to become the second human disease ever to be eliminated.

Cases of this paralyzing but vaccine preventable disease have plummeted by more than 99.9 percent, from about 350,000 cases a year in 1988, to 74 confirmed in 2015. Since launching its PolioPlus program in 1985, Rotary has donated US$1.5 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect 2.5 billion children in 122 countries from polio.

More than 13 million people are able to walk today, who would otherwise have been paralyzed Vatican City (30 April 2016) — Nearly 9,000 from polio. members of Rotary from across the globe at- Pope Francis personally vaccinated a child tended the Jubilee Audience at the Vatican in St. against polio in Mexico this past February. While Peter’s Square on 30 April 2016 at the invitation he was Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was named an honof Pope Francis. orary member of Rotary – making him the first At the end of the Audience, a delegation of Rotary known pope to receive and accept a Rotary club members - led by Rotary International President membership.

K.R. Ravindran - met Pope Francis where he emphasized the importance of vaccinations against About Rotary Rotary brings together a global network of volpolio and urged Rotary to continue.

Pope Francis follows Paul VI and John Paul II unteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s in connecting with Rotary to encourage their most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rosupport of a more peaceful and compassionate tary connects 1.2 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and world. geographical areas. Their work improves lives at “It is a tremendous honor to be part of this Jubilee both the local and international levels, from helpAudience,” said Ravindran. “Pope Francis has in- ing families in need in their own communities to spired men and women throughout the world – working toward a polio-free world. regardless of their faith – with his humble acts of

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THE LIVES OF MOTHERS

A child waits for her sibling outside a school in Rancho Alegre, Guatemala.

Through a global grant, Rotary members supplied the primary school and eight other schools with wash stations, latrines, and eco-stoves.

Mothers play a fundamental role in every culture. But depending on where a mom and baby live, they have a different chance of living or dying, suffering or thriving. In subSaharan Africa, one in 39 women will die of pregnancy-related complications, and one in nine children will die before age five. (In developed countries, the likelihood of dying drops to one in 4,700 women and one in 167 children.) Globally, 19,000 children die every day. The Rotary Foundation is working to improve maternal and child health around the world.

Our photo essay explores the Rotary projects that are saving new mothers and their children. Learn more about the challenges facing new mothers in the December 2013 issue of The Rotarian.

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Seaside sessions on leadership and peace in Sri Lanka

The team of Leadership Retreat Peace Fellows On the southern coast of Sri Lanka, there is a special place just north of Galle where the waves crash over the rocks after their long journey across the Indian Ocean.

The rains arrive in the early evening to inundate the verdant, tropical lands. This was the setting for the second Rotary Peace Fellow Leadership Retreat from 7-9 March, attended by 10 former Rotary Peace Fellows and one gifted facilitator from Northern Ireland, Susan McEwen.

We arrived from all corners of the globe, including Juba, Mindanao, Nicaragua, Somaliland, Kurdistan, London, Ottawa, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka itself.

Northern Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization. Along with two of the peace fellows, she designed the retreat to highlight the importance of reflective practice, echoing the works and teachings of John Paul Lederach. It also incorporated the unique ethos and experience of Corrymeela and the dedication to service and peace inherent in Rotary’s philosophy.

Reflective practice is designed to allow practitioners to dig deeper into their own perspectives, observations, and experiences, while also taking time to listen carefully to fellow participants and enhance listening and communication skills.

It proved invaluable for sharing lessons and struggles from the field and discovering how we can unite to form networks of resilience. Susan’s mastery of facilitation, dynamic energy, and skill in discussing sensitive areas surrounding peace and conflict resolution helped us grow together tremendously.

There was a special group chemistry from the start and it was clear that these hours together marked critical building blocks for our professional development and personal well-being.

Sri Lanka is a unique and inspiring destination for such a Peace Fellows reflection: On the one hand it possesses all the magic and allure of any top

McEwen is the Head of Programs at the prestigious Corrymeela Community,

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tourist destination in the world, but on the other hand, it is a post-conflict country seeking to turn the page and change the dialogue after years of struggles. On the final day of the retreat, Peace fellows received an overview of the post-conflict realities and challenges facing Sri Lanka via a prominent field worker, Ananda Galappatti. This opened up a wider and deeper discussion on our collective experiences in conflict or field settings.

Ananda is the founder of the Good Practices Group and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Network.

We discussed psychosocial approaches to trauma, reconciliation, and recovery at length and emerged with a much greater understanding of the history and scope of the Sri Lankan struggles, and lessons we can use to inform our own work.

Three days is a relatively short time for a retreat, but this session was unique from the beginning. There was a special group chemistry from the start and it was clear that these hours together marked critical building blocks for our professional development and personal well-being.

By Lucas Wolf (and the team of Leadership Retreat Peace Fellows) Rotary Voices

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Bringing digital X-ray technology to those in need

What attracted me most about this project was that although it was difficult, it had the potential to help millions.

And we are making headway! We have funding for nine units, operational teams in the United States and Guatemala, and a list of supporters that continues to grow.

The line went around the block and people were still coming! It was 2003 and my first trip to Guatemala as a translator for a medical team. Upon my return, I realized that we have no idea in the United States how difficult it is for people in poor countries to get basic health care. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that two thirds of the world’s population doesn’t even have access to simple X-rays.

After several more trips, I resolved, with two other past governors from Rotary District 6440, to do something about this. Bruce Baumberger, Pam Kerr, and I started a project to install 29 digital Xray systems in remote clinics in Guatemala. We called it HealthRays™.

Sending X-rays over the Internet The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MOH) of Guatemala and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) signed a memorandum of cooperation with us and we formed a committee in 2011.

The problem in Guatemala is not the lack of equipment, but the absence of trained radiologists to serve these clinics. The answer is to send the Xrays via the Internet to physicians located far from the remote clinics, who can then read and interpret the images. Years ago, the memorandum assisted in the development of a simple digital X-ray system that can be operated by high school graduates with only two weeks of training.

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Looking back, what attracted me most about this project was that although it was difficult, it had the potential to help millions.

Pilot installation We started with a ‘pilot’ installation instigated by a Rotary member with experience in radiology. Parts came from two suppliers and the unit was installed by a third. It took us four years to complete, but we learned a lot!

Currently our system, with software, installation, spare parts, and warranty comes from a single source and the manuals are in Spanish. The Pan American Health Organization trains operators and, with local Rotary members, ensures the clinics are upgraded to the appropriate standards by the public health ministry.

We have participation from 14 districts in Guatemala, Taiwan, Venezuela, and the United States. The future looks bright! We are still looking for partners – visit our website, watch our video, and contact us if you would like to help.

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District 6930 Team’s Excellent Adventure at Ak’Tenamit

Unpacking school supplies On January 28, five of us took off late at night from FLL and landed at 1 am in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the closes international airport to Ak’Tenamit.

We transferred to a nearby motel for a few hours as travel at night is not prudent in what is reported to be the most violent city in the world.

lish teacher and friend of Rotary Linda Markley of Merrit Island; our agricultural expert landscaper Larry Lavargna of Stuart Sunrise; and Anita Manuel and myself of Palm Beach. I was the oldest, had the idea to organize the trip, spoke Spanish and had been to Ak’Tenamit before. I was “honored” to be the de facto minder or coach.

There were five of us on this “all-star” team. Mau- Ak’Tenamit is near Livingston Guatemala which is reen Labadie from Vero Beach Oceanside who is a only accessible by boat. At ten in the morning we director of the Guatemala Tomorrow Fund; an Eng- were

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driven in a van to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala where we boarded a “lancha” captained by Umberto for a speedy and wet trip across the bay. We landed at the lovely tropical Hotel Villa Caribe where Señor Manfred had offered us an extraordinarily attractive rate.

Gracias!

Umberto was our boatman during our stay, taking us up the dramatic Dulce River canyon to the school every day. A “lancha” is an open lifeboat with powerful outboard motors and Umberto is a master of these waters.

Ak’Tenamit was started over twenty years ago by Steve Dudenhoefer, a Rotarian from Jupiter. This remarkable school has been supported and visited

by Rotary clubs in our district as well as from the Chicago area, and by many other service organizations.

A’Tenamit is a high school for Maya and Garifuna boys and girls from all over Guatemala. Most of the students live at the school and are expected to contribute by working at the school. They receive a high school education and specialized training and internship experiences in tourism and community development. When they graduate, almost all the students have a job available for them. This is particularly important for the girls who would otherwise marry at fourteen and raise large families. Ak’Tenamit graduates are able to support their own families and help their families in their villages, thereby contributing to the prosperity of indigenous people in Guatemala. A high school education opens many doors for the students, including a path to university education.

Rotarians had work to do at the school! We brought a large amount of school supplies, and each of us contributed with our skills. Maureen and Linda engaged the students in writing exercises and sending letters to their sponsors. Larry taught planting techniques and moved a large aquaculture planter to a more suitable location at the student run Buga Mama restaurant in Livingston where we ate each night.

Anita was our ambassador of love and encouragement and followed in the footsteps of her son who had helped building Ak’Tenamit years ago. I taught the students how to help people who are choking, and also trained students in CPR techniques.

At the end of six days, Umberto took us up the river to Rio Dulce where a van took us to La Antigua Gua-

temala, once the capital of the kingdom of Spanish Central America. This beautiful and vibrant city is filled with churches and buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. When I wasn’t watching them closely Anita and Larry and Linda visited a nearby coffee plantation and went zip lining. The flying Rotarians!

There is photographic evidence!

We returned to Fort Lauderdale ten days after we set out with many memories of the service we did at the school and the warm fellowship we experienced.

I would like to schedule another visit to Ak’Tenamit next March and I hope many more Rotarians will join me in this great service opportunity.

The 6930 Team (including the Flying Rotarians!) will be at the District Conference on June 24 and will discuss our trip. The Guatemala Tomorrow Fund, which helps support Ak’Tenamit will have a table with information.

By Riccardo Boehm Palm Beach Rotary Club

6,000 tortillas a day!

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TITUSVILLE ROTARY CLUB ANNOUNCES “$20,264 RAISED FOR SPLASH PAD FROM BRIDGE PARTY” Titusville, FL – Titusville Rotary Club, a member of Rotary International, today confirmed that it raised $20,264 having closed the A. Max Brewer Bridge on Saturday March 19th, 2016, and hosted the first ever evening event to be held in the center of the Bridge in Titusville. All dollars raised will go towards funding the Titusville Splash Pad Community Project to be constructed in Sand Point Park.

The evening was a huge success with over 250 people attending! This Caribbean themed Night on the Bridge took place between 7pm and 10pm on Sat March 19th. Tickets cost $100 per person and many local companies attended and provided sponsorship. The major sponsor was Parrish Medical Center, with a special thanks to all the sponsors, which included Bar IX, Space Coast Daily, Heartcare Center, Caliber Loans, Kiser Realty, Law Office of Christopher Broome, Aero Electric, Altec Advanzed Lazer Technology, Law Office of Stephen M Brewer, Orange Plumbing, North Brevard Funeral Home, Eagles Pride, FPL and Brighthouse Networks. Sherriff Wayne Ivey ran the auction which consisted of cases of wine, a Beretta 471 Silver Hawk 12 ga. double barreled shotgun which brought in over $4,000, and a one of a kind piece of jewelry donated by Orange Blossom Beadery and handcrafted specifically for the event was auctioned for over $400.; the Caribbean Food was catered by Bar IX. The evening proved a unique event which brought together the community.

Herman Cole, Titusville Rotarian, Event Chair and Board Chair of Parrish Medical Center, stated “Our Rotary is family, this was a family production and one of the greatest events I have had the opportunity to be a part of”.

Casey Crouch, President of Titusville Rotary Club stated “What a fantastic event! We are delighted to be able to contribute to our community by raising funds for the Titusville Splash Pad Project where our families will be able to benefit from this special facility”.

Stephen Brewer, Past President of Titusville Rotary Club and son of A Max Brewer after whom the Bridge is named stated “The evening was a fitting tribute to my father who would have been proud that the Bridge in his name was used in such a unique way to raise funds for the local community”.

About Titusville Rotary Club Titusville Rotary Club, located in Titusville, Florida, consists of over 40 local business leaders who meet every Thursday for lunch at La Cita Country Club. Their fellowship brings together the kind of people who step forward to take on important issues for local communities worldwide. Rotary members hail from a range of professional backgrounds; doctors, artists, small business owners and executives all call themselves Rotarians. Rotary connects these unique perspectives, and helps leverage its members’ expertise to improve lives everywhere.

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About Rotary International.

Rotary International brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.

For more information visit www.rotary.org and www.endpolio.org.

Contact: Nick Mayhew Past President Titusville Rotary Club

http://titusvillerotaryclub.org titusvillerotary@gmail.com Cell: 321 684 0750

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Two Recipients of West Palm Beach Rotary Club’s “Service Above Self” Awards Receive Plaques at the West Palm Beach’s City Commission Meeting On April 11, 2016, three recipients of the Club’s “Service Above Self” awards were honored at West Palm Beach’s City Commission meeting. The recipients were Fire Captain Adam MacKillop and Bailey his K-9 partner along with Noble Lockhart-Mays. The Chairperson of these annual events is Michele Jones, VicePresident of the Club.

In March 2016, Captain Adam MacKillop and Bailey his K-9 partner received the Club’s annual Fire “Service Above Self” award. Captain MacKillop has been with the West Palm Beach Fire Department for 17 years.

He is assigned to the department’s Technical Rescue Station 5. Also, Adam is a SWAT Medic and belongs to FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.

Bailey is the first K-9 rescue dog in the department’s history. Captain MacKillop has logged hundreds of hours of personal time to train his golden retriever Bailey as a specialized search and rescue dog.

Also, in March 2016, Noble Lockhart-Mays Director of Faith’s Place received the Club’s first, “Service Above Self Award – Community Organization” award. She is the Founder of Faith’s Place, an organization providing educational services and arts enrichment programs to children from pre-school through high school. Faith’s Place Students have already earned 1st place Superior Ratings in steel drum, percussion, and symphonic band in its brief four-year history.

Faith’s Place is dedicated to preparing young minds for the future by teaching academics, strings, piano, percussion, dance, musical theater and the 5 B’s – Be trustworthy, Be respectful, Be responsible, Be fair, & Be kind. On April 11, 2015, Mrs. Mays received a Jefferson Award from Channel 5 for her unselfish dedication to the wellbeing of others. In addition, the Club is starting an exciting mentoring program with Faith’s Place.

The Chairperson of this Mentoring Project is Club Member Kathi Kretzer.

The WPB Rotary Club honors Police Officers and Firefighters for their dedication and professionalism. annual, Police and Fire “Service Above Self” Awards recognize a Police Officer and a Firefighter outstanding acts of character, commitment and compassion to both their profession and community.

May 2016, we will present a Police “Service Above Self” award during National Police Week.

Capt. Adam MacKillop, Bailey, and Chief Dan Hanes

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ROTARY CLUB BOCA RATON SUNSET FAU HS Rotary Scholars Gala

man, sponsor John & Maxine Ross; February - Samantha Lloyd, sponsor Ana Londono; March - Loren Barcenes, sponsor Ravi Goolcharan; and April - Connor P Bradley, sponsors PDG Charles Bromberg and Naheed Kahn.

After awards were presented, Rotary Scholars Connor Bradley, Samantha Lloyd and Mahalia Sanon provided testimonies about the wonderful opportunities they have had to learn and grow with guidance and encouragement of the FAU HS staff and university environment. Finally, Dr Joel Herbst, FAU College of Education offered highlights about each student and provided inspirational thoughts for their continuing studies and careers.

This event honored our monthly FAU HS Rotary Scholars and recognized the character and community contribution these students exemplify. Each month from September through April an FAU HS Rotary Scholar of the Month is selected by the FAU Our meeting April 18, 2016 was the FAU HS Rotary HS staff in recognition of character, ethics, moraliGala conducted at Bogart’s. Hon Dr Steve Perman ty, community service, and academic achievement. was our MC and he maintained a crisp and indeed honorable celebration for our Rotary Scholars. Dr The scholarship award and expenses associated Steve introduced the other Steve, PDG Steve Laine with honoring the students at our monthly Rotary who led us with the invocation, then Dr Steve con- Scholar meeting and the annual gala is provided tinued with the Pledge of Allegiance and our Club by individual sponsors, mostly Rotary Boca Raton Sunset club members. Additionally, a club memAffirmation. Then we all enjoyed a buffet dinner. ber is assigned to monthly students sponsored by Following dinner, Pres Beverly Brown acknowl- non-members to provide opportunity for mentoring edged the Rotary Scholar project founder Mathieu and continuing contact.

Daquin and key partners David Kelly, Director FAU High School and PDG Phil Lustig who reviewed This project also recognizes the contribution the the history of the project now in its third year. Then FAU HS environment provides to encourage and Mathieu introduced each monthly sponsor, who in- support the academic excellence as well as the troduced awarded the check to the respective Ro- community contribution in the spirit of our Rotary motto: Service Above Self. With this advanced tary Scholar. learning environment, the fast pace education is The FAU HS Rotary Scholars and sponsors includ- enhanced to produce well rounded new leaders for ed: September - Jessica Brandwein, sponsor Bev- our future who are ready and willing to serve our erly Brown; October - Devin Weinberg, sponsor community with their expertise.

Susan Meister (Bernard Featherman representing); November - Mahalia Sanon, sponsor Jerry - S e e m o r e a t : h t t p : / / b o c a s u n s e t r o t a r y. o r g / & Beverley Leitherer; December - Janet Weinthal, s t o r i e s / f a u - h s - r o t a r y - s c h o l a r s - g a l a - a p r i l sponsor Howard Lincoln; January - Benjamin Cole- 18-2016/#sthash.2mFRj8Dn.dpuf Quest  Edition 10

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Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club Volunteers at Boys & Girls Club Chuck Hill Unit

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – MARCH 2016 – Members and friends of the Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club volunteered at the Boys & Girls Club Chuck Hill Unit, spending the morning power washing the building and mulching the flower beds. The Rotary Club has “adopted” the Chuck Hill Unit and in the past has donated sports equipment, games, school supplies and volunteered painting the cafeteria/art room.

“We love hands-on projects,” said Rotary Club President George Seliga. “As Rotarians, we like to get involved in community projects, especially projects that help kids.

Knowing that we are helping an organization that gives local kids a safe place to come to is rewarding on so many levels.” The project was part of Rotary’s Rotary Has Heart project and is a community service initiative.

Members include George Seliga, President; Jeannette Weiss, President-Elect and Community Image Chair; Patricia Christensen, Treasurer; Linda O’Neal, Secretary; Maureen Saltzer, Foundation Chair; Victoria Loyd, Sgt. at Arms; Jack Lutz Membership Chair; Larry Breault; Cynthia DeJarnette, Jeff Emmeluth, Eric Finkel, Marvin Lesman, Lenny Loyd, Judith Simon, Marina Steele and Carl Torchia.

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The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club meets the 1st and 3rd , Tuesday of each month at the PGA Golf Club in PGA Village. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m. and dinner from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The PGA Club is located at 1916 Perfect Dr., Port St Lucie, FL 34986. Visit the PSL Sunset Rotary club on-line at www.pslsunsetrotary.com or “Like” them on Facebook at Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club. Those interested in attending a meeting or joining the organization may call Jack Lutz at 610-608-5152.

About Rotary International Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self. # # #

George Seliga President, PSL Sunset Rotary Club 772-342-7425

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More Than 175 Of Boca Raton’s Finest Physicians Were Honored At 18th Annual ‘Honor Your Doctor’ Luncheon Presented By Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton

by Boca Raton resident Margie Kaye sharing her journey as a heart transplant patient and appreciation for the physicians and staff from Memorial Regional Hospital who performed the critical operation as well as emphasizing the importance of being an organ donor.

This year’s Honor Your Doctor luncheon was chaired by Alan Kaye, the founding president of the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton.

Honorary Chair was Elaine J. Wold, Helen Babione served as Honorary Advisor with Janice Williams of Matrix Home Care and Dr. Barry Davis, the 2015 Doctor of Distinction served as Honorary Physician Advisor.

HYD Luncheon committee members included Frank Feiler, Lewis Fogel, Marleen Forkas, Deborah Freudenberg, Ingrid Fulmer, Gary Hickory, Rosie Inguanzo-Martin, Jon Kaye, Steve King, Dr. Allen Konis, Dr. Janne Lomasky, Brian Long, Marsha Mauro, Bill Miller, Penny Morey, Kari Raising record-breaking funds -- topping Oeltjen, Lynda Palmer, Linda Petrakis, Joe $96,000 -- for medical and nursing school Pores, Dr. Ronald Rubin, Robin Trompeter scholarships, this year’s Honor Your Doctor and Dr. Linsey Willis.

(HYD) Luncheon presented by the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton honored more “The Honor Your Doctor Luncheon has bethan 175 physicians with more than 385 in come an inspiring tradition in the Boca comhealthcare, community and civic leaders in munity that furthers our Club’s community attendance. The HYD Luncheon funds the health and wellness mission,” noted Rotary Helen M. Babione Medical Scholarship that Club Downtown Boca Raton President Jon A. benefits medical and nursing school students Kaye. “Coupled with the addition of our deattending four local universities: Charles E. but this year of the Boca Raton Mayors Ball Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU, Christhat benefits the health and wellness needs tine E. Lynn College of Nursing at FAU, Lynn of Boca Raton’s nonprofits, the community University and Palm Beach State College. continues to embrace our club’s initiatives to help make Boca Raton the great place it is in The program featured remarks from three which to live, work, play and educate.” medical and nursing student scholarship recipients followed Quest  Edition 10

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MEDIA COVERAGE REPORT

January 2015 – December 2015

Media Coverage Summary

Through media outreach efforts focusing on polio, membership, celebrity engagement and the International Convention, Rotary’s humanitarian efforts were extensively covered in 2015 with more than 500 articles featured in 20 countries – a 33 percent increase over the previous year. Of those, roughly 75 stories appeared in top tier international news organizations.

For a comprehensive report of 2015 media coverage please click here.

Africa’s Polio Milestones

Media Placements 375

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Social Media Summary

Rotary’s social media presence was strong in 2015. Rotary and End Polio Now’s Facebook and Twitter channels gained more than 125,000 fans and followers.

Rotary’s social channels reached 5.75 million people and received 579,000 engagements over the three Africa polio milestones in 2015 (24 July, 11 Aug. and 25 Sept.).

Nigeria’s polio free milestone was also covered in the news with the story appearing in USA Today, and other outlets such as:

Graph represents Instagram follower growth

Rotary’s Instagram following grew by 264% to nearly 25,000.

Rotary Social Channels

Rotary’s social channels saw a 5.9% increase in engagements and a 46% increase in reach from 2014 to 2015.

Engagements 1.7 M

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1.8 M

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Reach

83.8 M 57.3 M

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Rotary International hosted seven Twitter chats on topics including polio, Rotary membership and Global Rewards, global development, finance in non-profit and peace. which drew hundreds of participants from over 40 countries.

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A “Polio Warrior” Recounts Decades of Struggle Toward Eradication

“In 1979 I got to meet the president of Rotary International, Clem Renouf. He was interested in developing a new activity for Rotary that would involve the entire organization...he asked my opinion of what we could do, and I wrote him: ‘If a single vaccine were to be selected, I would recommend poliomyelitis.’ At the time, less than half the children in the world were receiving any vaccine.” – Dr. John Sever, National Geographic

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Join Us! Registration Open for the 2016 District Assembly The 6930 District Assembly will be held on May 14th at Keiser University in West Palm Beach from 9am-12pm with breakfast starting at 8:15am. The morning will start with a general session to give an overview of District goals, initiatives, and RI and District programs followed by two 50 minute workshop sessions on several topics that participants will have the opportunity to attend.

All workshop topics will be presented in both breakout sessions so you can pick the two that intersts you the most. Workshops include Foundation, Membership, Public Image, Secretary training (only offered in Workshop I ), maneuvering through My Rotary/Club Central, and using Dacdb.

General Session starts at 9am - 9:50am Workshop I from 10am - 10:50am Workshop II from 11am - 11:50am What is District Assembly?

In view of the annual turnover of Rotary leadership each year, special effort is required to provide 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 workshops offer 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 sessions give all participants valuable new ideas to make their club more effective and interesting. Delegates from each club (officers, directors, committee chairs, etc.) are invited to attend the training session.

Another important feature of the retreat 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 objectives 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 this annual meeting.

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I am a Rotarian but not an officer or a committee chair, why should I attend?

One key to a successful and growing Rotary club is informed and enthusiastic members. Attending Rotary meetings above the club level exposes them to knowledge about Rotary that will motivate them and make your club stronger and more effective.

They will also expand their personal and business network to Rotarians from across the district and will enhance their personal leadership skills so we encourage all interested members of your Rotary Club to attend the District Assembly.

Registration is open and can be found on the 6930 district calendar on Dacdb. I have attached a link to the registration so please share this with all who are interested in attending.

Please feel free to call or email me, Carol Sutton (District Trainer), or your AG with any questions.

Thank you for all that you do and I look forward to seeing you at the District Assembly.

Yours In Rotary Service, Eric Eric Gordon Rotary International, District 6930 District Governor 2016 - 2017 District RYE Youth Protection Officer 2015 - 2016 Email: eric@ericmgordon.com Cell: 561-308-9305

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2017 International Convention – Atlanta The 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation After Seoul, it is on to Atlanta. It is our goal to make this the biggest and the best convention in Rotary International history. That means we have to attract over 45,000 Rotarians. That means we need YOU. We need you to register, and later this year we will be recruiting volunteers. We will need approximately 1200 volunteers. Our goal is to make this a gateway to the South and show the world what we mean by Southern hospitality.

Our offer to you is to register now and save a lot of money. From May 28th through June 6th the registration fee has been reduced to $265. It will climb to $490 as the convention gets closer. You must sign up and pay during this time period to get this rate. In order to sign up starting May 28th, go to www.Rotaryconvention2017.org.

It will take you to the appropriate Rotary International registration page.

Everyone on the Host Operating Committee is dedicated to making this the best convention ever, and with your support, it will happen

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Highlight ROTARY CLUB OF VERO BEACH

Jane Burton, Alessandro Bordoli, Barbara DuPont, Christine Steinkrauss, President Buck Vocelle and Pam O’Donnell

Education: Access was founded in 2014 in the U.S. and Germany and works with the Himalayan Cultural School, built by a community in India.

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academic merit.

The Sunrise Rotary Club of Vero Beach awarded Alessandro Bordoli, Founder and President of Education: Access, with $3,200.

Sunrise Rotary meets each Wed. at Grille on the Green in Vista Royale.

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Highlight ROTARY CLUB BOCA RATON SUNSET

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Highlight ROTARY CLUB OF ORCHID ISLAND The Rotary Club of Orchid Island is pleased to announce that its Student of the Month is Kishore Chundi from St. Edward’s High School.

Kishore is an accomplished scholar, athlete, musician, community volunteer and dedicated leader. He has achieved a 4.7 weighted grade point average while enrolled in rigorous classes at St. Ed’s where he was awarded the prestigious Darby Gibbons Top Academic Award. He was named a National Merit Semifinalist and National AP Scholar.

Remarkably, Kishore maintained this high level of academics while balancing a demanding schedule of extracurricular activities. He served two years as captain of the varsity baseball team, and senior captain of the varsity basketball team. In addition, he is a member of the school’s Concert Choir and Chamber Choir.

Somehow, in this busy schedule, he also found time to start the Social Justice Club and serve as President while editing its publication, “The Informant”.

His leadership positions continue: he is Chief Secretary General of the Model United Nations and Captain of the Academic Worldquest.

Serving his community is not overlooked. He organizes students to work for the local Habitat for Humanity, building homes. In addition, he volunteers at an immigration law firm as a paralegal, meeting with clients, performing

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research and assisting with appeals.

His goal is to become a human rights lawyer in the developing world.

Kishore credits his Spanish and Italian teacher, Ms. Slattery, with teaching him the value of empathy and helping others. She pushes him academically and encourages the joy of learning. “Most importantly, she has been a paragon of humility and helpfulness, whom I seek to emulate,” he said. seek to emulate,” he said.

We are proud to honor this stellar young man.

Congratulations Kishore!

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BOYNTON BEACH / LANTANA ROTARY CLUB The Boynton Beach/Lantana Rotary Club enjoyed the day at the Devos Blum YMCA in Boynton Beach while sharing water safety with by reading the Josh the Otter books to the preschool class! Thanks to all Rotarians and guests that attended and participated, including Area Governor Debbie Donnelly McLay, Roger Dunson, Buffy Lyle, Jim Titzel and Carolyn.

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Highlight DOWNTOWN BOCA RATON ROTARY CLUB

Frank Feiler, Lewis Fogel, Janice Williams Alan Kaye and Jon Kaye

Marleen Forkas and Linda Petrakis

Aan & Margie Kaye

DEPUTY MAYOR ROBERT WEINROTH, ALISA COHEN, BONNIE S. KAYE, AND ROBIN TROMPETER

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Highlight MERRITT ISLAND ROTARY CLUB

Four of our members: Pat Tash, Jean Starkey, Denise Daniel, and Jacqui Gannon attended the “Women Who Care Share” event. It was hosted by the Brevard Rescue Mission!

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Highlight TITUSVILLE ROTARY CLUB

Ulla Rupp Croft and Mike Simpson of Titusville Rotary Club

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Tell Your Story

My name is Angelica Blakely and I will be at service as Public Image team 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 thisspace brochure you will find powerfulcalled “Telling You Story”. It will be a forum for individuals to tell about the day they became a in the District newsletter great in a way that ensureswill ourneed to be no more than 400 words and, if possible, should include the author’s picture. Stories truestory Rotarian.

Submissions esn’t have Public Image Chairs please like these can inspire others and help to connect people to one another.

Please, send to me at: anbblakely@hotmail.com

ply -tell about it. With this in mind we Angelica Blakely ing Rotary You Story”.

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TellYourStory My Rotary Story: There are many Rotary stories for me, but the most significant begins something like this: Once Upon A Time there was a little girl that lived in Miami, FL who had two older brothers during a frightful period in the history of our country. Not only were Americans involved in WWII with blackouts and food rations, but polio was rearing its ugly head. The father, an orthopedic surgeon, of these three children was working in several hospitals in the area one of which was Variety Crippled Children’s Hospital, the place where most child polio victims were taken. Perhaps that’s why all three children contracted polio. In those days it was thought to be an airborne disease not an oral/fecal disease. We also had rheumatic fever which made things just a little more complicated, and we were scuttled off to bed for a period of about six years by the “Good Witch”.

I’ve included a picture of that period of me sitting looking at my canary. Can you imagine being a mother and trying to keep three children in bed for that long period of time happy and engaged in something? My mother was a saint, the “Good Witch”. She never left the house and was there for every beck and call. My oldest brother was smitten primarily in the legs and arms as was I, and my middle brother’s upper chest and swallowing was affected as well as his legs. At one point they were going to put him in an iron lung, but my mother would not hear of that for she was convinced that if he went into one, he would never come out. My father gave us a Gama Globulin of his own concoction which brought about a great change, thus the “Sorcerer”.

Well, fast forward. The three of us were in and out of school quite a lot and mother performed “home schooling” as it is called today. By the time we were in junior high school, we were pretty well on our way to semi-recovery. We all raced sail boats (physical therapy) because that improved our upper body strength and the legs were not as important in this activity. Later we all took up many sports to improve the leg muscles like swimming, diving, tennis, and field and track sports like javelin, shot put, running, etc. No contact sports were allowed, however.

Every summer we went to the Bahamas; and, while Dad was providing free medical care to the inhabitants, the three of us were taken somewhere, by a thankful inhabitant cured by my dad, to swim in the warm saline solution (physical therapy at the time)…the Atlantic ocean, our physical therapy, although it was never called that.

Dad continued to help many children stricken with the disease and saved many lives, and we continued to improve. By college we were all pretty normal, and no one noticed that we had incurred any affliction. As once upon a time stories happen, a lot of time passed, and all three of us married and had families, and we continued to be very athletic, involved in water sports especially.

Later in life all three of us began to notice weakness that would creep up on us in the areas that had been afflicted, the legs and some problems with the arms. Was it old age creeping up on us or postpolio syndrome? No

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one could really tell us because the doctors of today really have no training in polio any more, especially post-polio possibly because the disease is no longer prevalent in the US. So what does this all have to do with Rotary? As children we started community service at a very early age watching my father give to so many expecting nothing in return. It became a very big part of my life; and, when I was much older, I found great satisfaction in Rotary where I could get back to the community and the closeness to the people I wanted to help. My father, a true Rotarian, never knew that I was a Rotarian as he had been as he had passed on by then. Rotary was ramping up the polio initiative again and I was going to be District Governor, I felt that it was my duty to support the fight against polio and help the members in my district understand why it was so costly and why they needed to contribute to the cause. So Mike, my husband, and I traveled to India on a National Immunization Day, NID (before they were taken off the endemic list) and were convinced that the program was well worth the effort, time and every penny. Also we visited the CDC and became aware of so many other aspects of the fight against this dreaded disease. We were shocked to learn that my polio DNA was frozen and harbored there along with millions of peoples’ from around the world. When the Florida House and Senate were hearing proposed legislation to take polio off the list of first inoculations for just born children in Florida, we fought, with the help of the Florida Realtor legislative staff, to have these bills defeated.

We both feel that we want to continue my dad’s efforts, and we have the full support of the family as well. I’m just sorry that Dad is not here to see that is “This Close”.

Every Once Upon A Time Story has a happy ending, and I’m here to tell you that this is no exception. We WILL end polio, and we will prevent all of the children of the world from becoming paralyzed and suffering from the pain that comes with later life. My husband and I are happy that we are a part of the cause, and we hope that you are, too.

Don’t forget to support Susanne Rea and the “World’s Greatest Meal” at your District Governor’s Conference at the luncheon on Saturday, and don’t forget to dress up your club’s “polio pig” for the pig parade. Be sure to put your check for polio plus inside the pig and bring it to the conference.

Betsy Owen Rotary Club of Delray Beach Governor 08-09 - District 6930 Foundation Chair - Delray Beach Club 2015-2016 PolioPlus Chair - District 6930 2015-2016 Rotary Global Rewards Chair - District 6930 2015-2017 International Convention Promotion Team - District 6930 RPIC Zone 34 2014-2017

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You are cordially invited to our RMB meeting!

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Bogart’s Bar & Grill 3200 Airport Road, Boca Raton 5:30 – 6:00 Drinks and Networking 6:00 – 7:00 RMB Meeting [Rotarians only please.]

Panel discussion: There will be three persons presenting. http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/download business_background_with_people_and_grow_up_arrow_6815904.html

Please share this invitation with your Club.

We hope you will join us!

Don’t forget your business cards.

Flyer design and update: N’Quavah Velazquez, Ed.D, RMB Advisory Committee

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DISTRICT QUEST MAGAZINE Dear Rotarian,

It’s an honor to be able to speak to you!

You probably have noticed that every month, you get an e-mail of

month, you get an e-mail of the District Quest newsletter transformed into a magazine to get all n a more modern, efficient, and exciting way!

the District Quest Magazine. Quest is our monthly district newslet-

ter transformed into a magazine to get all the district information out to Rotarians in a more

you to send me information, flyers, and photos of we can promote it throughout the whole district. know what yours is up to and encourage them to

modern, efficient, and exciting way!

e district, so we created a print version of the for us! It was an absolute success, and it was 6930 Conference!

Through this letter, I want to encourage you to send me information, flyers, and photos of the events that your club holds so that we can promote it throughout the whole district. That

ay for all members in our district to be up to date also a great way to recruit future Rotarians. We hat being a Rotarian is all about. They will see the munities, along with the fun time we have while o use this magazine as a recruitment tool for your

way, you will be letting other clubs know what yours is up to and encourage them to do the same!

We want to show support to our entire district, so we created a print version of the magazine. This was a dream come true for us! It was an absolute success, and it was distributed to everyone in the last District 6930 Conference!

This will be a fast, easy, and pleasant way for all members in our district to be up to date on the happenings of every club. This is also a great way to recruit future Rotarians. We can let others in our community learn what being a Rotarian is all about. They will see the wonderful services we do for our communities, along with the fun time we have while doing it! I encourage all your members to use this magazine as a recruitment tool for your clubs.

Dini Heizer District 6930 Newsletter Editor 2014-2016 District 6930 Public Image Chair 2015-2016 President Rotary Club of Boca Raton West – 2015-2016 Quest  Edition 10

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