Rotary International - District 6930 - Quest Magazine 04 - November 2018

QUEST MAGAZINE DISTRICT

6930

EDITION 04 NOVEMBER 2018

Quest Rotary District 6930

The Official District Magazine

Modern slavery and what Rotary is doing to stop it Page 12 & 13

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Contributors

Page 14 Julia Babbitt Nadine Burns

2018 Wild Polio Cases

Donna M. Gaiser Laile E. Fairbairn Marc Gingras

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Ellen Yusem Stewart Jon Kaye

Explore our fellowships

Gabriela Heizer

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GOVERNOR CORNER In the Rotary world November is Foundation month. When you make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, you are helping fellow Rotarians to make a difference in the lives of millions of people around the globe, by providing clean water and sanitation, preventing disease, supporting education, bolstering economic development, and. promoting peace. I would like to thank the top three clubs in total giving as of October 31st 2018 they are as follows #3 Jupiter-Tequesta, #2 Delray & #1 Boca Raton Downtown.

I was recently fortunate enough to experience first had the generosity of more than 30 people from USA, Peru, India, Japan, Canada, and Taiwan, who were inducted into the Arch Klumph Society in Evanston, IL As a sitting District Governor I was Inspired by all the stories but most importantly it was an honor to be at the event to support someone from District 6930, DGN Els van Engelenburg, as she achieved this impressive award. DGN Els made her donation to support IHE Delft, in the Netherlands, where through the global grant process students participate in a Masters Program in the Netherlands in the area of WAS (Water and Sanitation). DGN Els took her time at the podium to plead with the Rotary International Trustees to make this program like the Peace Scholar program since water is such a valuable resource. DGN Els stressed to the RI Trustees that without clean water and worthwhile sanitation there will be no Peace.

When speaking about the Foundation, Rotary International Director David Stovall has a saying “give until it feels good” which I adopted several years ago. Giving any sum of money to the Rotary Foundation makes you a part of the eradication of Polio, a partner in creating PEACE, a person who supports Clean Water and Sanitation where water is worth more than gold, it is measured in LIVES. Donating to OUR Foundation makes you someone who believes that all babies, children and mothers should have good medical resources, micro-credit and equal rights. The Rotary Foundation is a registered charity that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. Through our SHARE system contributions to the Rotary Foundation are transformed into grants that fund local and international humanitarian projects. At the end of each Rotary year contributions to the annual fund from District 6930’s clubs are divided between the world fund and District Designated Fund (DDF) After 3 years the district can use DDF to pay for foundation , club, and district projects chosen by the our clubs and district.

In closing, I encourage club leaders to educate your club members of the many great things our Foundation is able to accomplish because of contributions made by Rotarians.

Julia R. Babbitt Governor 2018-2019 November 2018 * Quest Magazine

CALENDAR CORNER

November Rotary Foundation Month DATE

Sat Nov 03, 18

TIME

CLUB

EVENT NAME

Rotary Foundation Grants Seminar

08:30A

LOCATION / COMMENTS

Indian River State College Knight Center Main Campus 3209 Virginia Ave. Fort Pierce, FL 34981 Directions to the Main Campus From I-95, take exit 129 at Fort Pierce. From the Florida Turnpike, take Fort Pierce exit (Okeechobee Road): Travel east on State Road 70 (Okeechobee Road). Stay in the right lane as Okeechobee Road forks into Virginia Avenue. Turn right at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and 35th Street. Take 35th Street to last college drive (about 1/4 mile); turn left onto campus. Go to V building (Knight Center), main entrance off parking lot.

Sat Nov 0, 18

PETS 1

08:30A

Keiser University 2085 Vista Pkwy.

West Palm Beach, FL33411

Tue Nov 13, 18 thru Sun Nov 18, 18

02:00P

Sat Nov 17, 18

06:30P

Downtown Boca Raton

Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton presents Boca Raton Mayors Ball

12:00P

Stuart

Festival of Trees-Tykes and Teens

Sun Nov 25, 18

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RI Zones 33-34

Zones 33-34 Leadership Summit Zones 33-34 Leadership Summit ~ 15-18 November 2018 Zone Leadership Training Seminar: District Governors Elect & Nominee 13-15 November 2018 District Governors - 14-15 November 2018

Sun Nov 25, 18 thru Sat Dec 01, 18

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DISTRICT LEADERSHIP CORNER

District Governor

DG-Elect

DG-Nominee

Julia Rose Babbitt e

Donna Marie Gaiser

Els H Van Engelenburg

District Secretary

District Treasurer

Public Image

Marcia Gaedcke

Terri Marie Wescott

Douglas S. Heizer

Polio Eradication Chair

District Disaster Relief Chair

Grants Committee Chair

Laile E. Fairbairn

Philip Harry Lustig III

Eugene B. Burkett

Club Rotary Foundation Chair

Membership Chair

District Finance Chair

James A. Sisserson

Arthur W. Hodge

Juan F. Ortega

BJJJ

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RYLA Chair

Peace Project Chair

Young Professionals

Nadine Burns

Lawrence G. Labadie

Michael F Walstrom

Trainer

Alumni Adm

Newsletter Editor

Carol Sutton

Debbie Avery

Dini Mancebo Heizer

Assistant Governor Area 1

Assistant Governor Area 2

Assistant Governor Area 3

Boca Raton Boca Raton Central Boca Raton Downtown Boca Raton Sunrise Boca Raton Sunset Boca Raton West

Boynton Beach-Lantana

Doyle Ainsworth Dally

Evelyn Flores

Delray Beach Lake Worth Royal Palm Beach Wellington

Jupiter-Tequesta Palm Beach Palm Beach/Flagler Singer Island The Northern Palm Beaches West Palm Beach

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Assistant Governor Area 4 Belle Glade Okeechobee Pahokee Stuart Stuart-Sunrise

Assistant Governor Area 5 Fort Pierce Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie Sunset

Assistant Governor Area 6 Orchid Island,Sebastian Vero Beach Vero Beach Oceanside Vero Beach Sunrise

Tod B. Hardacre

Lyle Ryant Fried

Marc Gingras

Assistant Governor Area 7

Assistant Governor Area 8

Assistant Governor Area 9

Eau Gallie Indialantic Melbourne Melbourne Beach Palm Bay Suntree

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Cocoa Cocoa Beach Cocoa Beach Daybreak Merritt Island Merritt Island-Breakfast

Brenda Mulberry

North Brevard Rockledge

Titusville Titusville-Sunrise Viera

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CLUB DIRECTORY CORNER Club

Day

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1. Belle Glade Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Community United Methodist Church 2. Boca Raton Wednesday 12:00 Renaissance Boca Raton Hote 3. lBoca Raton Central Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 The Capital Grille at the Town Center Mall 4. Boca Raton Downtown Friday 12:00 - 13:30 Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel 5. Boca Raton Sunrise Thursday 07:30 Renaissance Hotel 6. Boca Raton Sunset Monday 18:00 - 19:30 The Griddle Restaurant 7. Boca Raton West Thursday 19:00 - 20:15 Restaurante Brasil 8. Boynton Beach-Lantana Thursday 11:45 - 13:00 Westchester Country Club 9. Cocoa Tuesday 12:1 5 Eastern Florida State College 10. Cocoa Beach Wednesday 12:15 Azteca II Mexican Restaurant & Lounge 11. Cocoa Beach Daybreak Tuesday 07:30 - 08:30 Roberto's 12. Delray Beach Tuesday 12:00 - 01:00 Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar 13. Eau Gallie Tuesday 12:15 - 13:30 Intracoastal Brewing Company 14. Fort Pierce Thursday 12:00 Pelican Yacht Club 15. Indialantic Wednesday 12:15 - 13:30 Eau Gallie Yacht Club 16. Jupiter-Tequesta Tuesday 12:00 - 13:15 Mangrove Bay 17. Lake Worth Wednesday 12:00 - 13:30 Brogue's Down Under 18. Melbourne Thursday 18:00 Iron Oak Post 19. Melbourne Beach Tuesday 07:30 - 08:30 Ocean Side Pizza Melbourne Beach in Melbourne Beach 1st-3rd Tuesday of each month. Fourth and Fifth Tuesdays -- no breakfast meeting.

Check Facebook page for 4th/5th week info 20. Merritt Island Thursday 17:15 - 18:30 The Island Tiki Grill. Upstairs at the Island Lincoln-Mercury Dealership. We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month and 3rd Thursday of the month.

Please make note of the meeting times. Just twice a month.

21. Merritt Island-Breakfast Wednesday 07:15 - 08:00 Victoria's Restaurant 22. North Brevard Wednesday 18:00 - 19:00 Beef O'Brady's 23. Okeechobee Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Golden Corral Restaurant 24. Orchid Island Wednesday 12:00 Vero Beach Country Club 25. Pahokee Thursday 08:00 - 09:00 First United Methodist Church of Pahokee 26. Palm Bay Thursday 12:15 - 13:30 The Broken Barrel 27. Palm Beach Thursday 12:15 - 13:30 The Chesterfield Hotel, Palm Beach 28. Palm Beach/Flagler Tuesday 07:45 - 09:00 The Chesterfield Hotel, Palm Beach 29. Port St. Lucie Tuesday 12:15 19th Hole at The Saints Golf Course 30. Port St. Lucie Sunset Tuesday 17:30 - 19:00 PGA Golf Club 31. Rockledge Thursday 07:15 - 08:30 Twisted Burch 32. Royal Palm Beach Thursday 07:30 - 08:30 Pirates Well 33. Sebastian Thursday 12:15 - 13:15 Captain Butcher's 34. Singer Island Friday 12:15 Sailfish Marina 35. Stuart Wednesday 12:00 The Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House 36. Stuart-Sunrise Thursday 07:30 Monarch Country Club 37. Suntree Friday 07:30 Suntree Country Club 38. The Northern Palm Beaches Tuesday 07:30 - 08:30 The first and second Tuesdays at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Palm Beach Gardens 39. Titusville Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 LaCita Golf & Country Club 40. Titusville-Sunrise Tuesday 07:15 River Lanes 41. Vero Beach Thursday 12:00 Vero Beach Yacht Club 42. Vero Beach Oceanside Tuesday 17:30 - 19:00 Italian American Club 43. Vero Beach Sunrise Wednesday 07:00 - 08:00 44. Viera Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Tequila Azul 45. Wellington Thursday 12:15 - 13:30 Wanderers Club 46. West Palm Beach Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center November 2018 * Quest Magazine

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INTERNATIONAL CORNER

CAPTURE THE MOMENT The 2019 Rotary International Convention will be here before you know it — and you won’t want to miss it. Taking place 1-5 June, in the heart of Hamburg, the convention will offer fantastic entertainment, motivational speakers, beautiful scenery, inspirational sessions, and delicious cuisine for you to enjoy with old and new friends alike.

Do you have an exciting idea for a breakout session? Be sure to propose your breakout session by 30 September to be considered. Looking for inspiration? Don’t forget to download the promotion kit and share the official promotion video to your social networks.

We hope you’ll join us in Hamburg to capture your moment while connecting with people of action from around the world.

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Fighting modern slavery An estimated 40.3 million people around the world live in slavery involving either sexual exploitation or forced labor. A new partnership with Freedom United is giving Rotarians a chance to do something to stop it.

Dave McCleary was volunteering at a youth conference in 2012 when a young woman named Melissa explained how she had ended up in the sex trade.

She was living in a nice suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, when a young man knocked on her door and offered her a job as a model. The man turned out to be a pimp, who lured her into prostitution through a combination of drugs, threats, and coercion.

“She was from my town, and was living in an apartment where my wife used to live before we got married,” remembers McCleary, a member of the Rotary Club of Roswell. “After the presentation, a member of my club gave her a big hug. I asked how he knew her, and he said she used to babysit his kids when she was 12. That’s when I realized this wasn’t someone else’s problem. This is happening all around us.”

McCleary is now co-chair of the Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery, which has been coordinating Rotary clubs’ efforts to fight slavery since 2013. A big challenge for the group has been motivating clubs to act. The immense scale of the problem can be daunting.

The Global Slavery Index estimates that, worldwide, 40.3 million people are subject to some form of slavery: bonded labor, forced labor, child slavery, sex trafficking, or forced marriage.

“I think many people ask, ‘What can I do? What impact can my small club possibly have?’” McCleary says.

One answer could come from the group’s recent partnership with Freedom United, a nonprofit organization that has mobilized millions of partners, activists, and advocates through online campaigns to convince governments and companies to end slavery.

Through Freedom United’s website, Rotary clubs of any size can sign up to form “freedom rings,” which raise community awareness of slavery while sharing information with one another through an online platform.

Freedom United helps the club plan a two-hour community event by arranging speakers that can include experts, survivors, and representatives of local nonprofits that are already fighting modern slavery. At the end of the event, people are invited to join the ring. The core team this creates then selects yearly projects to commit to.

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“These rings are inspired out of a Rotary club but also pull from the larger community,” says Joe Schmidt, CEO of Freedom United. “We have a series of things they can choose to do. We ask them to keep it pretty simple and laser-focused on one particular project.”

Schmidt, who advises Delta Airlines on its anti-trafficking strategy, met McCleary through Delta’s involvement with Georgia Rotarians, including during the 2017 Rotary Convention in Atlanta.

“Dave and I started to talk, and we recognized that there are maybe 200 to 400 groups just in the U.S. working on modern slavery topics. However, they are all disjointed with no common platform,” Schmidt says.

“It sparked in us a connection between Freedom United’s interest in taking our massive online community down to the grassroots level and Rotary’s ability to provide hundreds of groups all over the world who would be foot soldiers in this fight.”

According to Schmidt, a ring in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, is planning an annual gala fundraiser, and one in Raleigh, North Carolina, is working on a walk/run to raise awareness. Another ring is organizing a “red sand project,” where volunteers sprinkle red sand in the cracks of city streets to represent all the people in the world who are enslaved.

Ian Rumbles, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Clayton, North Carolina, heard Schmidt speak at his district conference in April. His club is in the beginning stages of forming a ring.

“What resonated with me was hearing about the amount of domestic slavery and the number of people forced to work in farm fields in my own state,” says Rumbles. “The fact that people in our country were modern slaves made me think that I can only imagine the amount of slavery around the world.”

Schmidt says Rotary’s experience with polio eradication makes it a perfect partner for this fight.

“Rotary’s patience in committing to a cause and its track record with polio have shown that Rotarians are willing to take mature, committed action toward long-term global change, even if it doesn’t give immediate gratifying results,” he says. “That’s the thing missing in the fight against modern slavery: large organizations who are willing to step into this thing for the long haul and eradicate slavery once and for all.”

Rotary and community members gather for an education and engagement event called a Freedom Forum in Raleigh, North Carolina, to learn more about fighting modern slavery

Rotary clubs have been supporting anti-slavery organizations for over a decade. In one of the larger efforts, 14 Rotary clubs led by the Rotary Club of Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland, opened a vocational training center for trafficking survivors in Kalimpong, India, in 2015. The project was funded in part by a Rotary Foundation grant. The group plans to add a home for women and girls freed from slavery.

McCleary is hoping that the partnership with Freedom United will better lead to more.

“The great thing about Rotary is that even though we are international, we are community-based,” he adds.

“So if there’s a need in a community, we have Rotary clubs there to make it happen.”

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Everybody deserves a choice

order to carry out their dreams. Children from a very young age in the United States can enroll in specialized schools depending on what they hope to become in the future. They know the path they must follow in order to achieve their dreams, and in many cases they are able to achieve them.

Up until a few months ago, I had no idea that Rotary had clubs all over the world including in my country of Equatorial Guinea.

It is strange because I am a young professional in the business world who is passionate about serving and giving back to my community. I have been volunteering for the past seven years. In 2017, I finally decided to start a club with my friends called Nosotros. We volunteer almost every weekend by spending time with kids in an orphanage or patients at a hospital in the capital Malabo, and also organize projects to clean public spaces.

Had it not been for my friends Pablo Edu Nkene and Rosa Reyes Salomon Ehopi, I would have missed the opportunity to witness the important role education plays in people’s lives – people like myself. Pablo is a very good friend of mine who attended last’s year Mandela Washington Fellowship. One of the first things he did upon his return was talk to me about how amazing the program was and most importantly how it has changed his perspective of life.

By participating in this program, I have been able to realize how important the power of choice is. I saw how even people being helped at food banks and shelters here are given the opportunity to choose from among a limited selection of options. Many times, we expect those who are in need to accept anything we give them, because we just assume they are not entitled to make a choice. But by giving them the opportunity to choose, we empower them to have some control in their lives.

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When I arrived in the United States, I spent my first six weeks at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and was invited to attend a meeting of a Rotary club in the area.

Even though the club did not have a lot of young people, I felt very welcomed, and the members were very curious about my country, what I do, and the fellowship.

Changing impression of Rotary Before I came here, my impression of Rotary had been very different. I thought of it as an organization for a few elite elderly people in society. But now I know Rotary is for everyone who wants to make a change, no matter what size that change. It includes people of all ages and genders who are dedicated to impacting people’s lives in a positive way.

I would love to share all I have learned and seen here in the United States, because I now see that the change we want is within our power to bring about. I know I cannot speak to everyone in Equatorial Guinea, but at least I can share with those I come in contact with.

And hopefully someday, my beautiful country can also be called a developed country.

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DISTRICT CORNER

END POLIO NOW

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Dear Fellow Rotarians, The Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly (RYLA) takes place Dec.5-9th, 2018 at the Elks’s Youth Camp in Umatilla FL. The RYLA application is now on the District 6930 website https://www.rotary6930.org/camp-ryla-2018/ along with an instructional video on how to fill out the form. The student will need the following information from your club: * Name of Sponsoring Rotary Club * Club contact person’s name and email This will insure you get notified that your student has completed the application.

Deadline for applications is November 12th. Delegate approval is not complete until payment from sponsoring club has been received.

Your club will be invoiced for RYLA based on your club's commitment at PETS. The cost is only $425 per delegate, and the experience can and has been life-changing. If you have increased the number of students your club will sponsor please let us know.

If you have applied for a District grant to fund RYLA you need to wait until the grant is approved before sending in a check.

This year as part of the Governors Citation Award, RYLA is one of the ways to receive service points (50). Sponsor a snack or a meal ($200) doing so you can also visit the camp and help serve your snack or meal. Please let me know if you are planning on a visit or desire to volunteer for any part of program.

We envision our clubs will contact schools and solicit applications much like many of you do for your existing Scholarship Programs. Remember, RYLA is and should be considered a scholarship that is given to the most deserving applicants. This program is designed for students in 9-12th grades who demonstrate leadership traits. No students will be accepted if they don't meet this grade requirement.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Yours in Rotary Service, Respectfully, Nadine Burns nadineburnslw@yahoo.com RYLA Chair 2018/19 16

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Submit a video for the Interact Video Awards It’s the 10th annual Interact Video Awards!

Interactors, create a short video to show how your club in having fun while making a difference in your school and community! The “Best Video” will be awarded US$1000 for the club’s next service project.

Check out last year’s finalists to get inspired. Then, work with your sponsor Rotary club, local Rotaract club, teachers, and parents to make your video a reality.

The deadline to submit a video is 1 December 2018.

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2018 wild polio cases: Jan. 1-ct. 31, 2018:

Afghanistan: 16 Pakistan: 6 Nigeria: 0 Facts and figures of PolioPlus 1.

The goal of the PolioPlus program: global cer fica on of polio eradica on

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Rotary’s financial contribu on to the polio eradica on effort: will exceed US$2.2 billion including US$985 million in matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda on

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More than one million Rotarians worldwide have contributed to the effort

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Un l the cer fica on of eradica on, an es mated US$7 billion in donor contribu ons is needed

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It costs an average of US$3.00 to fully protect a child against polio including vaccine and ac vi es to give the doses

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Two hundred and ten (210) countries, territories and areas are now free from indigenous polio, and 145 of these have been cer fied polio-free by independent commissions – 90% of the world’s popula on

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Circula ng vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) occurs when high propor ons of children are suscep ble to poliovirus infec on due to very low vaccina on coverage.

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17.4 million people, mainly in the developing world, who would otherwise have been paralyzed, are walking because they have been immunized against polio

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If polio is not eradicated, within 10 years, as many as 200,000 children could be paralyzed by it each year.

10. Since 1988, more than 2.5 billion children have received oral polio vaccines 11. In 1988, 10% of the world’s children live in polio-free countries; in 2016, over 95% are living in polio-free countries.

12. Global efforts to immunize children with the oral polio vaccine (OPV) have reduced wild poliovirus cases by 99.9% since 1988.

13. VACCINE-DERIVED POLIO VIRUS The vaccine is very safe and interrupts person-to-person spread of polio. However, on rare occasions, in under-immunized popula ons, the live weakened virus originally contained in OPV can mutate into circula ng vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV).

As the world gets closer to ending transmission of wild polio altogether, the global polio program will increasingly focus on elimina ng the risk of cVDPV. Year to Date 2018 Blue:

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Orange: cVDPV: 68 If you would like a program on Polioplus contact: Dr. Laile E. Fairbairn, PDG District 6930 Polio Plus Chair 2018-19 Email:

Laileinvero@gmail.com

Phone: 772-453-3055

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RIDE FOR ROTARY 3 - 2019

Rotary district 3181 is all set to organize an international event, Ride for Rotary-3, in the southern part of India. The astounding motor bike ride planned for 14 days on the roads covering majority of tourist spots and nature. The ride starts from Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, on 13 January 2019, to reach the coastal city, Mangaluru.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE! * Just land in India, the Rotary district 3181 takes care of the Rotarians participating in Ride for Rotary 3. The accommodation for all the participants will be provided at the best locations throughout the journey. The stay arrangement will focus more on resting in the suitable environment. * Food will be served as per the choice of participants. The menu will have the tasty foods with local flavour and also the continental selections. * The Royal Enfield bikes, most preferred for long rides, will be provided for the 14 days long expedition. The fuel for the bikes will also filled based on the requirement during the travel. * There will be personalised assistance on health care by the experienced doctors and para-medical staff, following you in well-equipped vehicles.

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WHEN? The Ride for Rotary 3 will start from Mumbai on January 13, 2019. It will conclude in Mangaluru on January 27, 2019.

EXOTIC PLACES COVERED! .

Mumbai - Lonavala - Pune Mahabaleshwar - Rathnagiri Belagaum - Doodsagar -Hospet - Hampi - Bhadra Wild Forest - Mysore - Kushalnagar Mangaluru.

REGISTER:

https://rideforrotary.com/registration/

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Explore our fellowships Interested in a particular subject?

Visit the group's website * 4x4 vehicles * Amateur Radio * Antique Automobiles * Beer * Bird Watching * Bowling * Canoeing * Caravanning * Chess * Computer Users * Convention Goers * Corporate Social Responsibility * Cricket * Cruising * Curling * Cycling * Doll Lovers * Draughts (Checkers) * E-Clubs * Editors and Publishers * Educators * Environment * Esperanto * Ethics * European Philosophy * Fishing * Flying * Genealogists * Go * Golf * Gourmet Cooking * Health Professionals * Hiking * Home Exchange * Honorary Consuls * Horseback Riding * Internet * Italian Culture * Jazz * Latin Culture 24

* Lawyers * LGBT * Magicians * Magna Graecia * Marathon Running * Military Veterans * Motorcycling * Music * Old and Rare Books * Past District Governors * Photographers * Police and Law Enforcement * Quilters and Fiber Artists * Railroads * Recreational Vehicles * Rotary Global History * Rotary Heritage and History * Rotary Means Business * Rotary on Pins * Rotary on Stamps * Rowing * Russian Culture * Scouting * Scuba Diving * Shooting Sport * Singles * Skiing * Social Networks * Surfing * Table Tennis * Tennis * Total Quality Management * Travel and Hosting * Water Polo * Wellness and Fitness * Whisk(e)y * Wine * Yachting * Yoga * Young Rotarians Quest Magazine * Edition 04

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Sebastian Rotarians Kim Jones and Kristie Woodward with Ms. Hoag's third graders at Liberty Magnet Elementary School. Another fun afternoon delivering dictionaries!

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District Governor Elect Donna Gaiser and Past Governor Laile E. Fairbairn Dr. Laile Fairbairn, Rotary District Polio Eradication Chair, was the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Okeechobee on Oct 23rd. Polio is a highly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus is spread person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can attack the nervous system and in some instances, lead to paralysis. Although there is no cure, there is a safe and effective vaccine – one which Rotary and our partners use to immunize over 2.5 billion children worldwide.

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was created in 1988 by UNICEF, Rotary, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and later the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Polio affected 350,000 children in 1988 and there are 20 cases thus far in 2018 (Afghanistan-16 and Pakistan – 4).

More than one million Rotarians worldwide have contributed to the effort with $2.2billion in financial contributions (including $985 million in matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation).

By Donna Moden Gaiser

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ROTARACT CORNER

Get your professional development in Rotaract

Peer workshops allow Rotaract members to learn skills from each other over coffee and doughnuts We are our own greatest networking asset. I realized that early on when I assumed the role of professional development director for my Rotaract club. It amazed me every time I spoke with one of our members how accomplished they were and how they were almost afraid to talk about what they had achieved in their relatively short careers. It became my mission to help members connect with each other. I did this in two ways, peer-workshops and members connect.

Peer workshops Peer workshops allow our members who might not be willing to talk about their skills in a general meeting to share them with the club. So far, we have learned about LinkedIn strategies, interview skills, and how to get organized (to name a few). These workshops have taken place over coffee and doughnuts with ten or more of our members gathered together apart from our regular meeting. Club members learn new things and the presenter has a chance to go deeper on their topic.

These workshops have taken place over coffee and doughnuts Caitlin Goodmurphy, for example, was job searching and therefore had researched cover letters and resumes. Preparing for her Peer Workshop gave her direction on her own job search and putting together her resume and cover letter. The info helped several other members also in the job hunt. Some learned for the first time that there are different types of resumes and they should be tailored for a particular job.

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Members Connect The second idea came from conversations I had with other Rotaract clubs. Our club has been around for almost 40 years and we currently have more than 60 members. We are fortunate to find speakers from the community to talk about a variety of topics. However, speaking with other Rotaractors from around the world, I realized that many other Rotaract clubs had their own members speak at meetings. This allows members to learn about each other and gives members a chance to practice their speaking and presentation skills.

It could be there first meeting or their hundredth.

I knew that I really wanted to do something similar and so we created Members Connect.

Two volunteers from the club meet and find a topic they are mutually interested in, and then prepare a five-to-ten-minute presentation for our club’s general meeting. It could be there first meeting or their hundredth. I try to connect people who aren’t close friends, this way they get to know someone new.

Over the last year and a half since Members Connect started, we have learned about: * the history of waffles * how children’s outdoor engagement is critical to their eye development * underrated movie directors that we should know about * the culture shock of moving to Toronto.

Our members enjoy participating in Members Connect as well as learning about different topics that we wouldn’t otherwise find speakers to talk about. I find I am continually asked when the next one will take place.

These two simple activities have put professional development at the forefront of our club and focused us on member engagement. Members benefit by learning how to talk about themselves and promote what they are good at, an important skill in today’s economy. Our Rotaract club has always been focused on getting our hands dirty and helping the community (both local and international).

But sometimes it’s important to remember that professional development is one of the pillar of Rotary/ Rotaract as well.

By Katherine Kirkpatrick-Wahl, Rotaract Club of Toronto, Canada

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Zone 34 Rotaract Award 2018-19 Rotaract Clubs are asked to complete the following questionnaire to test their activities. Clubs that score at least 30 points, out of a possible 50, will qualify for the 2018-19 Zone 34 Rotaract Award.

The questionnaire is to be reviewed and signed by the sponsoring Rotary Club President to certify the Rotaract Club's achievement and then sent to the District Governor (not to Rotary International). The completed questionnaire must be received by the District Governor no later than the 31st of March, 2019 for the club to be eligible for the award.

The answers to all questions below are subject to The Four Way Test!

Governors must sign this application, certify the list of clubs that have earned the citation and send to the Zone 34 Rotary Coordinator via email (grb6890@gmail.com), no later than the 15th of April, 2019.

Award certificates will be returned to the Governors by May 1st, 2019

Please circle the points beside the achieved aspect.

Does you club meet at least twice each month for meetings, projects or socials? ________ Has your club undertaken at least one major project to serve the community since July 1st 2018? Describe briefly_______________________________________________ Has your club undertaken at least one major project focused on the environment since July 1st 2018. Describe briefly _______________________________________________________ Has your club grown it’s Membership since July 1st 2018? ________________________________ Does your club maintain at least one of the following: club website, Facebook page or newsletter?

Please list__________________________________________ Have your club projects involved the active participation of nearly all club members since July 1st 2018?______ Did at least one member of your club participate in your District’s last Annual Conference ?_______

POINTS 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Have Members of your Club participated in Fundraisers or Projects organized by your sponsor Rotary Club Has at least one member of your club registered to attend the Rotaract Preconvention Meeting?___ Has your club organize at least one successful fundraiser since July 1st of 2018? _______ Rotaract Club__________________________

5 5 5

Total points____

Club President___________________________________ Sponsoring Rotary Club President Name & Signature

District__________

______________________________________________ District Governor Name & Signature________________________________________________________

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INTERACT CORNER

Zone 34 Interact Award 2018/19 The aim of international service in Interact is to encourage and foster the

advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace, through

a world fellowship of youth united in the ideal of service. The aim of

community and school service is to encourage and foster the application of

the ideal of service by each Interact Club member to his or her personal,

community and school life.

Interact Clubs are asked to complete the following questionnaire to test

their activities. Clubs that score at least 30 points, out of a possible 50, will

qualify for the 2018-19 Zone Award.

Once completed, this application should be reviewed and signed by the

sponsoring Rotary Club president to certify the Interact Club's achievement

and then sent to the District Governor (not to Rotary International), no

later than the 31st of March, 2019.

The answers to all questions below are subject to The Four Way Test!

Governors must sign this application, certify the list of clubs that have

earned the citation and send to the Zone 34 Rotary Coordinator via email

(grb6890@gmail.com), no later than the 15th of April, 2019.

Award certiĂžcates will be returned to the Governors by May 1st, 2019.

Please circle the points value relevant to the achieved aspect.

Points

Does your club meet at least twice each month, meeting or project? ________ 10

Has your club undertaken at least one major project to serve the school or community this

school year? ________ 5

Has your club undertaken at least one major project designed to promote international

understanding this school year? ________.

5

Did one or more of your club projects involve the participation of nearly all club members ? ________ 5

Did your club organize at least one successful fundraiser within this school year ? ________.

5

Did your club collaborate, correspond, exchange ideas with Interact Clubs in other countries?______ 5

Did your club work on a project or fundraiser with the sponsoring Rotary Club?______ 5

Did any of your club members attend at least one meeting of your sponsoring Rotary Club

this school year? ________ 5

Has your Club grown during the current school year?______ 5

Interact Club______________________________________

Sponsoring Rotary Club President Name & Signature

__________________________________________________

Total Points________

District____________

District Governor Name & Signature____________________________________

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Drop anchor in Hamburg Situated on the Elbe River, Hamburg, Germany, is the third-largest port in Europe, a thriving hub of global trade. The city will host the 2019 Rotary International Convention 1-5 June.

Local Rotarians are hard at work planning activities that will help you capture the moment. In the September issue of The Rotarian, you will learn more about what you can expect during your visit to Germany's gateway to the world. Register by 15 December to take advantage of the early registration discount.

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EDITOR CORNER Why

did you join

Rotary?

Jennifer Jacobson, a police constable in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada, took part in a Rotary-sponsored Group Study Exchange (GSE) to Japan in 2009 after reading a post by a colleague and former participant.

“It was a life-changing experience, absolutely fantastic,” says Jacobson, who joined a physical therapist, a music therapist, and a retail manager on the trip. “Because they had limited translators, we went everywhere together and learned about each other’s professions. Our Japanese hosts made sure we experienced everything.

“What really hooked me on Rotary, though, was the experience I got from the Rotarians in Japan. The kindness and the support and the welcoming nature were overwhelming.”

A few years later, Jacobson was accepted into the three-month Rotary Peace Center program at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. The experience cemented her decision to join Rotary.

“I had thought about it after the GSE but now I knew I had to,” says Jacobson. “Rotary has given me so much. I couldn’t not be a part of it.”

As a police department peace officer, Jacobson deals with child abuse cases and sometimes sees the worst of humanity. But the goodness she sees in her fellow club members keeps her excited about Rotary.

“When I go to those meetings one hour a week and I see people wanting to do good things in the community, I always leave feeling so happy,” she says. “I leave knowing there are really good people. That’s why I stay.

That and the many good experiences I have had in Rotary.”

The Rotarian magazine recently asked members around the world to share their reasons for joining, and for staying in, their club. Here are some of their responses: I joined Rotary to be a part of our collective humanitarian projects, and I have stayed because of the joy on the faces of beneficiaries each time we solve a need.

Chibuzo Hilary Asogwa Rotary Club of Ekulu, Enugu State, Nigeria I had a desire to give back to my community and the world. My father was a Rotarian, so I knew a lot about it. That was about nine years ago.

I think what keeps me there is the friendships, not only with people in my local club but with Rotarians I’ve met from around the world.

Elizabeth Cohoe Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston, Ontario, Canada As a disabled couple who are both Rotarians, we knew that our fellow Rotarians would see us as people, not disabled people, and would welcome our input into the community. And so it has proved for the last 10-plus years!

David Shaw Rotary Club of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England I joined to make a difference in my community. I’ve stayed because I am.

Heather R. Klein Rotary Club of Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA I joined Rotary after having been involved in a post-tsunami project in

Sri Lanka in 2005. This was the first contact I had had with a Rotary club, and I was so impressed by the dedication of its members in their efforts to help others that I immediately applied to join my club in Stockholm when I arrived back in Sweden.

Nicholas Thompson Rotary Club of Stockholm International, Sweden Making friends, travel, and self-development attracted me to Rotaract.

After a successful decade in Rotaract, I graduated to be a Rotarian. The bonding with Rotary family and the way projects are executed to benefit society at large helped me ascend to be a Rotarian.

Saket Gadkari Rotary Club of Thane Hills, Maharashtra, India I sat down and figured out how much time I was donating, and how much more effective it would be as part of a club instead of doing it all myself. I joined for the service and stay for all the friends I’ve made.

It’s nice to travel and instantly have friends wherever I go.

Aur Beck Rotary Club of Carbondale Breakfast, Illinois, USA Honestly? I joined for business. But I stayed for the fellowship and causes.

Craig Howie Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise, Ontario, Canada The more I give back, the more I continue to get. Rotary moments, personal development, great friends, the joy of service — Rotary is the gift that keeps on giving!

Raewyn Kirkman Rotary Club of Waikato SunriseHamilton, New Zealand I joined Rotary to render service to the downtrodden; I stayed because I found fun and friendship.

Nze Anizor Rotary Club of Trans Amadi, Rivers State, Nigeria Rotary inspires me to contribute to good humanitarian causes. My club is a great platform for service and fellowship.

Sayeed Chaudhury Rotary Club of Sonargaon Dhaka, Bangladesh Adapted from Global Outlook in the August issue of The Rotarian.

By Arnold R. Grahl

A bug hug, my dear Rotarian, Dini Heizer District 6930 - Newsletter Editor 2014-2019

rotaryquestmagazine@gmail.com

Rotary District 6930

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