Rotary International - District 6930 - 01 Quest Magazine - August 2017

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MAGAZINE Edition 01 - AUGUST 2017

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Quest Rotary District 6930

The Official District Magazine

THE BENEFITS OF DUAL MEMBERSHIP IN ROTARACT, ROTARY

Page 10 DISTRICT CONFERENCE

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Editor

Dini Heizer

Graphic Designer

Andre Heizer

Contributors

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David Freudenberg

Betsy Owen Gregory A. Reader

Lagoon Days

Kenyetta Haywood Jon Kaye Robert Kelley Larry Kemp

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Debbie Avery Marc Gingras

TELL YOUR STORY

Colleen Jennings Donna Moden Gaiser

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GOVERNOR MESSAGE Making a Difference The theme for Rotary 2017-2018 has a special meaning for all Rotarians throughout the world. RI President Ian Riseley has put forth a special challenge to become more involved in not only Rotary, but also your own community. “Through Rotary, we are Making a Difference in the world, and the more involved we become, the more of a difference Rotary makes to each of us. Rotary challenges us to become better people: to become ambitious in the ways that matter, to strive for higher goals, and to incorporate “Service Above Self” into our daily lives.”

District 6930 has special challenges ahead as we incorporate the results of last year’s Council on Legislation that opened the door to new opportunities in making each club more accessible to new and existing members. There are some new requirements for each club, including the fact that the Treasurer MUST be a member of the Board of the club. This is to incorporate the Rotary International Errors & Omissions Policy into each club, for the protection of all of us. With over 35,000 clubs there could be problems somewhere.

Each club is now required to provide access to board meeting minutes to every club member within 60 days of the board meeting. This is the desire to provide transparency and openness.

This year we will be adding the object of attacking the horrible disease of Alzheimer’s to our district objective. Every one of us has or will be subjected to this disease through close family or acquaintances. While other diseases such as cancer and heart disease are seeing a decline, Azheimer’s is growing in impact at an alarming rate. We will be joining with the Rotary Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART) program to help find a cure. You should not be limited by this one program and I encourage each club to participate in the attack on this disease in one form or another.

Josh the Otter was introduced to Rotary by our own member Jim Underwood and has become a major program to protect children from the biggest cause of death to children under the age of 5 years. We have the tools and materials to allow each club to launch this project in their own community. It is not an easy result to measure, but I believe we will see an impact in Florida in the next few years.

We will end the year for our District with the most exciting District Conference in the history of District 6930. The conference will be aboard the Royal Caribbean Empress of the Seas from June 2-6, 2018. We are joining with District 6950 to do a joint conference that will begin the cruise in Tampa and spending a day in Havana Cuba. We will be the first group of Rotarians to visit Havana in almost 60 years. What an exciting experience this will be.

And finally, next year’s Rotary Convention will be in Toronto, Canada June 23-25, 2018.

Let’s Make a Difference!

Dave Freudenberg

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CALENDAR August - Membership and New Club Development Month

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DISTRICT LEADERSHIP District Governor

David Freudenberg (Dave & Pat) Office: Club: Boca Raton Downtown DG-Elect

Julia Babbitt (Jula & Clint) Office: Club: Indialantic

DG-Nominee

Donna Marie Gaiser (Donna & Carl) Office: Club: Okeechobee iPDG

Eric Gordon (Eric) Office: 561-308-9305 Club: Royal Palm Beach District Secretary

Deborah Freudenberg (Deborah & Mike) Office: 561-299-1429 Club: Boca Raton Downtown

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District Treasurer

Terri Marie Wescott (Terri) Office: 561-270-8800 Club: Boca Raton Downtown

Assistant District Governor (Area 1)

Stanley M. Fertel (Stan & Charna) Office: Club: Boca Raton Sunrise

Grants Committee Chair

Eugene B. Burkett (Gene & Linda) Office: 321-631-0383 Club: Merritt Island

Vocational Service Chair

Gregory A. Reader (Greg) Office: Club: Vero Beach Sunrise

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PolioPlus Chair

Frances Virgin Owen (Betsy & Mike) Office: Club: Delray Beach

Nominating Committee Chair

Louis Venuti (Louis & Loretta) Office: 321-286-7475 Club: Titusville Rotary Club

Young Professionals

Michael F. Walstrom (Michael) Office: Club: Boca Raton Downtown Literacy TF Chair

Gay S. Voss (Gay)

Office: Club: Boynton Beach-Lantana Newsletter Editor

Dini Mancebo Heizer (Dini Heizer) Office: Club: Boca Raton West

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CLUB DIRECTORY

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INTERNATIONAL Special

bell cast to ring in

The Rotary Foundation’s

next century

While we still need to use our fantasy to search for that hidden gateway that can launch us into the future, finding one that takes you back in history is at our reach if you happen to be at the right place, at the right time. Upon entering the large wooden door of the Marinelli Foundry in the hilltop city of Agnone, Italy, it took only a few seconds to feel like I was stepping back in time. The scene I witnessed was one my ancestors could have observed a thousand years ago.

Four silent workers formed a circle inside a knee-high hole, stomping the ground with their feet and a stick attached to a 10 inch round wooden base. Their motion caused finer dust to lift into the air.

It was mid-March, and side was being cooled down swept through the snowthe heat inside the foundry the day of the casting of dation Centennial Bell was

while the air outby the winds that capped mountains, was rising fast as The Rotary Founapproaching.

The Marinelli family has for about a thousand years do it the traditional way,

been making bells and today they still by hand and fire.

The word bell derives from Fire known as Baal, which Master.” In every age and a universal symbol and an communicate, notify, alarm, time, and call to action. For has been used by Rotary opening of meetings and and discipline.

the ancient God of means “Lord or country, the bell is instrument used to summon, mark the about a century, it Clubs to mark the to symbolize order

The world-famous Marinelli foundry, the only one that was granted the use of the Pontifical seal, is owned

by Armando and Pasquale Marinelli, two brothers who also happen to be Rotarians.

Their passion and The Rotary Foundation Centennial Bell. love for Rotary has brought them to create and Photo by Danilo Di Nucci donate a 110 pound ornamental bell to help celebrate the Rotary Foundation Centennial.

The large and shiny bronze bell resembles the one they gifted in 2005 for the Rotary International Centennial, and which is currently kept on display at Rotary’s headquarters in Evanston. This new bell, however, is embellished with a selection of images, logos, and words which tell the story of the Rotary Foundation over the past 100 years.

Thanks to all the Italian Rotary Clubs and Districts this symbolic bell was shipped overseas. It arrived right on time to take center stage at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Rotary International Convention in Atlanta to ring in the next century of doing good in the world.

By Francesco Bruno, Communications Specialist, RI Staff

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THE BENEFITS OF DUAL MEMBERSHIP IN ROTARACT, ROTARY

Delivering school supplies in Kashmir, Pakistan When I joined Interact back in 2009, I had no idea the path it would set me on or that it would change my life forever.

I enjoyed many successful service projects with my fellow members of Interact, as we assisted victims of the great flood of 2010.

One-fifth of Pakistan’s total land area and 20 million people were directly affected by floods. We were able to collect a sizable sum of money and donations in kind during three days of scorching July heat. It was then that I understand the meaning of this quote by Oprah Winfrey: “The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.”

As soon as I turned 18, I joined the Rotaract Club of Jhang Saddar along with some of my friends from Interact, and continued to enjoy service projects that included installing libraries in five different schools, distributing school bags and stationary, helping deliver food rations to the needy, and holding a family festival attended by almost 10,000 people.

When I learned that the Rotary Club of Jhang Metropolitan was conducting a free medical camp for the poor in my hometown of Jhang, I wanted to join that club, too. This is something Rotary now allows, dual membership in Rotary and Rotaract, and I jumped at the opportunity. Rotary clubs provide young leaders like us with 10

expanded opportunities for projects on a much larger scale.

Each week in my Rotary club, I get to listen to informative speakers on a variety of topics, learn what is going on in my community, and carry all that back to my Rotaract club. I can share ideas with them and inspire them to get more involved. Likewise, I have become the face of Rotaract to my Rotary club, sharing with them the issues that our important to my fellow Rotaractors.

Dual membership allows me to be a bridge.

There are so many opportunities to welcome present members of Rotaract or program alumni into Rotary. I decided to serve as my club’s membership chair next year because I am convinced there are many who are willing to join Rotary, but just need proper guidance. For example, recently, my Rotary club invited six Rotaractors who had also been in Interact with me to enjoy the benefits of dual membership.

It is a love for humanity and our fellow countrymen that compel us to play our part. Both Rotary and Rotaract give us the platform. I will have the added joy of serving as my district’s Rotaract Representative in 2018-19, the same year that my father, Muhammad Mushtaq, will be serving as the district’s governor.

Rotary and its programs for young leaders have enabled me to develop my personal and professional skills. I find it much easier to meet new people, make friends, and speak in front of groups. I have learned to be more patient and listen before I speak.

I have learned the value of helping others and giving. And I have a new outlook on life. My love for this organization knows no limit.

By Muhammad Talha Mushtaq, a member of the Rotaract Club of Jhang Saddar and the Rotary Club of Jhang Metropolitan - Rotary Voices Quest Magazine * Edition 01

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ROTARY CLUBS The West Palm Beach Rotary Club Presents 83 Paul Harris Fellow

WEST PALM BEACH

On June 6, 2017, the West Palm Beach Rotary Club honored 83 new, Paul Harris Fellows. They donated $83,000 to the Rotary Foundation that will help people and communities worldwide.

Donations to the Rotary Foundation will help to eradicate polio and foster six causes: • Promoting Peace • Providing Clean Water • Saving Mothers and Children • Supporting Education • Growing Local Economies • Fighting Diseases Past President Richard Linn explained “I thought since this is the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation it would be special if we made a big push to have a large number of new participants.” The luncheon committee attained that goal by presenting a special luncheon for the 83 honorees, family members, guests, and Club members. This event was a phenomenal accomplishment!

Past President Richard Linn, Chairperson Paul Harris Fellows Luncheon

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Wellington and Rotaries Dragon Lady.

Unlike the heroin in Game of Thrones, Wellingtons Dragon Lady doesn’t ride the backs of dragons she sits and paddles.

Dragon Boat racing is a minor but growing sport in America. It is however huge in Asia. A dragon boat is a long thin canoe with sets of paddlers sitting side by side and a steersman (cox) at the rear and a drummer at the bow beating the paddle rate for the team. There are typically up to 20 people in a dragon boat, although some Asian teams have 50 paddlers. Boats race each other down a course of varying distances.

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Although not yet an Olympic sport, each year there are World Games for teams from many countries. This year the games are in China in October and the USA will have several boats competing.

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Rotary Club of Wellington member Debi Yohn will be part of the USA team, looking for glory for USA, Wellington and Rotary.

Debi, who is a practicing Psychologist, has a love of the sport since she first started competing during her 16 years of splitting time between offices in Wellington Florida and Shanghai China. Now based full time in Wellington she has been able to continue her passion and also to start and coach a ladies’ dragon boat team that races in support of Breast Cancer survivors.

As with many National USA sports teams they are self-funding. Debi needs financial support in her mission to bring back the medals from the World Championships.

If you would like to help Debi in her quest please check out her page and contribute whatever amount you can.

Let’s help send the Dragon Lady to the World Championships in China.

Go to: www.gofundme.com/debiyohn/donate

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SEBASTIAN

The Rotary club of Sebastian cooking pizza's to raise money for shop with a cop. Fun day! Big thanks to Pat Riviezzo for bringing his wood fired pizza oven and the other club members who helped.

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The Rotary Club of Okeechobee recently recently learned of a student in need at Yearling Middle School from member Mickey Brandi.

His wife, Lori Bandi, Dean of the school, told him about Steven Thornton's need of shoes that fit his size 22 feet.

Through contacts via President Tod Hardacre's uncle at Nike in Portland, Oregon, the club was able to surprise Steven with 3 pair of Nike sneakers. Shown above after the presentation at the July 24th meeting is a smiling Steven, Lori Bandi and Past President Denise Whitehead Hardacre. Congratulations Steven! — with Steven Thornton, Lori Bandi andDenise whitehead Haedacre.

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VERO BEACH SUNRISE

“Lagoon Days�

In April and May 2017 the Environmental Learning Center hosted "Lagoon Days" for all 4th grade students throughout IRC public schools. The 4th graders spent an entire day at ELC learning about their environment, specifically how to protect and enjoy our lagoon. Before the "Lagoon Days" teachers provided each student with "The Indian River Lagoon Activity Book". The teachers use these books to educate their students prior to the "Lagoon Day". Each child keeps the book as a reference.

Sunrise Rotary Vero Beach was asked to send volunteers to help and several were able to do so including Pastor Jack Diehl and Dr. Jim Kusel.

Sunrise Rotary Vero Beach was the major sponsor this year allowing ELC to offer these books to the students. Additional sponsors include Vocelle & Berg, Trial Lawyers; Minuteman Press Vero Beach; Bio-Services; Heads Up Sprinkler; Other Side Services; and Compass Pest Control. These sponsors funded the printing of over 1400 Lagoon Activity Books!

Sunrise Rotary meets each Wednesday at 7am at the Grille on the Green in Vista Royal at the clubhouse and president Dr. Stephen Kepley invites all interested persons to attend. Sunrise Foundation is the 501c3 arm of Sunrise Rotary Vero Beach.

In the 1st photo is Rotarian Pam O'Donnell, Literacy committee Chair, Heather Stapleton program coordinator at ELC and Rotarian Pastor Jack Diehl, Environmental committee co-chair.

2nd photo is with ELC 4th graders learning canoeing, Dr. Jim Kusel, Rotarian was voluneering to help.

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VERO BEACH OCEANSIDE

Wonderful evening at Rotary Vero Beach Oceanside! We inducted new officers and board members for the 2017-2018 Rotary year. Congratulations to Elaine Jones our newly elected President. And thank you Vicki Soule for your wonderful guidance and leadership for this past year as our Rotary President.

From left to right: Clair Brunetti- Secretary, Gloria Pariseau- President Elect, Michael Kissner- Membership Chair, Vicki Soule- Past President, Elaine Jones- President, Taner Kizar- Board Member, Frank Baudo- Sargent at Arms, and Marc Gingras- Assistant District Governor — with Clair Brunetti and Elaine Jones

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First Line, Sophia Alderete (RYLA 2017), Gabriela Heizer (PRESIDENT FAU ROTARACT), Vera Schafer (CLUB PRESIDENT) Gabriela Monteiro (RYE 2017)

WE ARE SO PROUD! We are so happy!

We are happy because we are already reaping what we have sowed!

Our children who frequently came to our Rotary meetings (even though we always told parents to avoid doing this), today are a part of or participate in Rotary!

We have Gabriela Riberio is going to Italy in August as a part of the Rotary Youth Exchange and Gabriela Heizer is President of the Rotaract Club at FAU (Florida Atlantic University).

This is a reason for being proud of our club, still small, but we are impacting our community and making a difference in the lives of our children!

Congratulations to the club!

And success to our eternal children, Gabriela Riberio and Gabriela Heizer!

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ROTARACT

Celebrate Rotaract's 50th anniversary all year long!

This year marks 50 years since the founding of the first Rotaract club and we’re celebrating all year long! 50 years of taking action, leading our communities, and changing the world deserves a big celebration. How will you celebrate this historic milestone? Visit the hub for all things Rotaract 50 to get ideas to plan a service project, reconnect with alumni, and show your community the global impact of Rotaract. Download the Rotaract 50 graphic and social media photo frames to promote your 50th anniversary events and invite others to join the celebration!

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ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

Outbound Classs 2017 - 2018

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LOCAL TOURISM

City of Melbourne

History After the Civil War, pioneer families arrived, and Melbourne was founded in 1867 by former slaves.

The first settlers arrived after 1877. They included Richard W. Goode, his father John Goode, Cornthwaite John Hector, Captain Peter Wright, Balaam Allen, Wright Brothers, and Thomas Mason.

The city, formerly called "Crane Creek",[13] was named Melbourne in honor of its first postmaster, Cornthwaite John Hector, an Englishman who had spent much of his life in Melbourne, Australia.[14] He is buried in the Melbourne Cemetery, along with many early residents in the area.

The first school in Melbourne was built in 1883 and is on permanent exhibit on the campus of Florida Institute of Technology. By 1885, the town had 70 people.[15] The Greater Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1885 and is still active.

In the late 1890s, the Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home opened and it is still in business. The oldest black-owned business in the county is Tucker's Cut-Rate plumbing. It opened in 1934.

In the early 1900s, houses were often built in the frame vernacular style.

In 1919, a fire destroyed most of the original downtown along Front Street. At the time, it was rebuilt west of US Hwy 1.

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Rossetter House The James Wadsworth Rossetter House is a historic U.S. home located at 1320 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, Florida. The original address of the home was 1328 Houston Street. On July 27, 2005, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The house is owned by The Rossetter House Foundation, Inc., managed by the Florida Historical Society, and part of the Historic Rossetter House Museum Gleason House The William H. Gleason House is a historic home in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The house was built around 1884 by William Henry Gleason (c. 1830-1902) and his wife Sarah Griffin Gleason.[2] The house is located at 1736 Pineapple Avenue in the neighborhood of Eau Gallie, which was founded by the Gleasons[3] before incorporating with Melborne in 1969.[4] Gleason House is an outstanding example of Queen Anne style architecture.On January 25, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Roesch House

People from Melbourne

The Roesch House is a historic U.S. home located at 1320 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, Florida. The house is owned by The Rossetter House Foundation, Inc., managed by the Florida Historical Society, and part of the Historic Rossetter House Museum.

The house was owned by William Roesch, the first mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida.

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Bassist for the band Poison

United States Senator

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ROTARIAN STORY

TELL YOUR STORY

I have been asked a number of times what motivated me to join Rotary at sixty-two.

My long answer is that when my Father retired he bought a jig saw and made all his children a pine Christmas tree with heart shaped ornaments labeled with their names. I was an on-the-move forty year old executive at the time and promised myself that when I neared retirement age I would put that tree on my desk. Not as a family heirloom but as a red and green warning beacon to do something more meaningful when I retired.

As I turned sixty, after twenty years as the vicepresident of an engineering and contracting business, retirement was the most enjoyable and relaxing experience of my life--for about four weeks.

Then I began to miss the challenges and creative outlet that managing projects in twenty-five US States and flying over a million miles for meetings with clients in North America and Europe brought to my life.

I also greatly missed the enjoyment and satisfaction of providing cash and services through my company to various non-profit organizations.

Fortunately for me and perhaps even more so for my spouse, before I dug out Dad's jigsaw a neighbor, Daniel Fourmont asked me if I had ever heard of Rotary.

ganization. I can't offer any empirical evidence in support of this conclusion because it's impossible to compare the cost of hours and dollars against the value of gaining a friend, being productive and having your new town feel like home.

I do regret that my only invitation to join Rotary came at the senior phase of my life instead of earlier, perhaps much earlier.

Our Club recently inducted a nineteen year old into our regular Rotary Club because he has a full time job, is active in local politics and is an adult by all standards except years. In my case at twenty-five I owned my own business, had several employees, owned my own home and had a family on the way but the membership requirements would have precluded my joining Rotary.

I suggest all of us look around and see if we are perhaps missing the opportunity of promoting Rotary to younger, self-supporting individuals that are in a different situation than many of our Rotoract members and utilize the more flexible membership rules now in place.

By Gregory A. Reader Rotary Club of Vero Beach Sunrise District Vocational Service Chair

A month later I started my Rotary journey, along the way discovering an altruistic opportunity to use my professional skills, help the less fortunate and serve my community. A meaningful hobby that included working with a great group of Rotarians who quickly became acquaintances and friends.

During my four years as a Rotarian I have volunteered at a number of events, served as Vocational Chair, earned Major Donor status and helped organize a Rotary Means Business Fellowship. In July I became Vocational Service Chair for the District 6930. In doing so I have donated a significant amount of my time, talent and treasure to Rotary.

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EDITOR MESSAGE Hello my fellow Rotarians!

It is with great honor that I am here this new year continuing to provide for you The Quest Magazine.

This is a project I think is so important because it shares the wonderful things that our district is doing. The Quest is made to promote you and your club.

As such, I need your help! You know what is happening on your club, so I ask you to send me articles and photos. Anything that tells the district the great work that your club is doing. The Quest is only successful because of you.

I want to encourage you all. The 2017 and 2018 Rotary International theme is “Making a Difference”. Interesting how he chose the verb “mak-ing”. He did not use a past tense, not future, not passive. He used the active form of the word make. This means that we, as Rotarians must actively work to make a difference. We must actively do service projects around our community. The Rotary Clubs must actively work with the youth clubs. We may not be able to change the whole world, and maybe we will not be able to end world hunger this year, but together we can really make this community better and that’s what I want the mission to be. We must act locally, and eventually that will ripple globally.

I am very excited for this new Rotary Year.

Thank you.

Dini Heizer District 6930 Newsletter Editor 2014-2018 rotaryquestmagazine@gmail.com RotaryDistrict6930

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