Rotary International - District 6930 - Quest Magazine 03 - October 2018

QUEST MAGAZINE DISTRICT

6930

EDITION 03 OCTOBER 2018

October Economic and Community Development Month

Quest Rotary District 6930

The Official District Magazine

Satellite club gets back to Rotary’s roots Page 12

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RYLA Contributors

Page 15 Julia Babbitt

Open World Program 2019 Call for Hosts

Laile E. Fairbairn Burns Nadine Donna Gaiser Ryan Schulte

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Jerry Leitherer Jeannette Weiss

How you can celebrate World Polio Day

Steven Laine Jon Kaye Gabriela Heizer

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GOVERNOR CORNER October as you may know is Economic and Community Development Month in Rotary. The Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit (RAGM) promotes worldwide Rotary involvement in microfinance typically in the form of microloans. These microloans allow low-income people to borrow money, animals, or equipment to facilitate small businesses. Funds are loaned to beneficiaries, repaid, and loaned again in a process to last hopefully forever.

Rotarians make amazing things happen such as breaking the cycle of poverty for women. In one area of Guatemala the local Rotary club helped 400 local women complete financial literacy courses so they could pool their money together and fund their own micro-lending program. In Ecuador, Rotary members helped grant more than 250 microloans and trained more than 270 local citizens in sewing, baking, plumbing, and leadership among other skills. In Cameroon, Rotary members gave farmers the skills they needed to improve soil fertility, control soil erosion, and market their produce resulting in increased crop yields and profits.

Let me tell you the story of Stephanie Woollard, a Rotary Peace Scholar. Stephanie is from Melbourne Australia and as a high school student attended RYLA and like most it was her first “Rotary Experience”. Her recollection was that every Rotarian she met at RYLA as “so caring”. At 19 Stephanie visited Nepal, on her final day there she was wandering through the back streets of the capital, Kathmandu, when she noticed a disabled woman entering a tiny tin shed. Then she noticed another, and another, catching her curiosity Stephanie looked inside and was surprised to see seven women, with various disabilities sitting on the floor making soap and candles they would try to sell at a nearby market. As Stephanie sat with these women and listened to their stories she knew she had to do something. Troubled by the injustice and isolation these women were facing, she spent her last $200 of travel money to pay two trainers to help up-skill the women and sell their products abroad.

Since then Stephanie has devoted the past decade to changing the lives of disabled and marginalized women in Nepal. The story of how these women had moved from abject poverty to running a sustainable business spread and soon other disabled and mistreated women asked to join them. The organization that she created, Seven Women, has since trained and employed over 1,000 disadvantaged women and has helped more than 5,000 women in remote villages offering shelter, medical assistance and education. You can read her story in the book A String of Pearls.

Stephanie has since received numerous awards for her work as Founder and CEO of the Seven Women project including one at the UN in October 2016 where she was one of eight business entrepreneurs selected from all over the world to receive the prestigious Rotary Responsible Business Award from RI President John Germ. Stephanie is now a member of the Rotary Club of Melbourne.

Julia R. Babbitt Governor 2018-2019

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CALENDAR CORNER

October Economic and Community Development Month Tue Oct 02, 18

12:00P

The Northern Palm Beaches

Student of the Month Luncheon

Fri Oct 05, 18

11:30A

Stuart-Sunrise

Fundraiser - 2018 Clubcorp Golf Classic

Sat Oct 06, 18

04:00P

Vero Beach Sunrise

Oktoberfest

Mon Oct 08, 18

07:30A

Stuart-Sunrise

Mon Oct 08, 18

04:30P

Jupiter-Tequesta

Sat Oct 13, 18

08:30A

Service Project - Dictionaries (delivery dates & times TBA) Quantum House - Dinner

We will need 8 volunteers for this "classic" fundraising event. So if you are not swinging a club, thanks for volunteering! Registration & Lunch at 11:30 AM; Shotgun Start at 1 PM

Dictionaries are scheduled to be delivered to our five Palm City elementary schools the second week of October.

PETS I

Webster University 5565 Wickham Road.

Melbourne, FL 32940

Thu Oct 18, 18 thru Sun Oct 21, 18

RLI - Cruise D6930 CANCELED CLOSED (click to view a list of registrants)

08:00A

You must register for the cruise to attend sessions!

AAA travel Agent, Lauri Simpson O: 772-770-0418 C: 772-559-2550 Email: smpsnlj@aol.com Registration and breakfast begins at 7 am and class begins promptly at 8:00 AM and will be completed by 3:00 PM Parts 1, 2, & 3 will be offered Friday and Saturday. Public Speaking Grad will be offered Friday (Port of Nassau) and the Foundation Grad on Saturday (Day at Sea). Please remember that all sessions must be taken in sequence (complete Part 1 before Part 2, complete Part 2 before Part 3, complete Part 3 before taking a Grad class).

Special fee reduced to $75 Facility: Volen Center 1515 W Palmetto Park Rd Boca Raton, FL 33486

Sat Oct 20, 18

RLI - Boca Raton - 6930 (click to view a list of registrants)

07:00A

special rate of $125, Deadline Sept 28

Hotel: Fairfield Inn 3400 Airport Rd Boca Raton, FL 33481 561-417-8585 Use Rotary Leadership Institute for

Class begins promptly at 8:00 AM and will be completed by 3:30 PM. Breakfast and registration check-in starts at 7 AM. Parts 1, 2, & 3 will be offered along with the Graduate class, Facilitation Techniques Breakfast, Lunch and all materials for $100

Sat Oct 20, 18

05:30P

Stuart

Fri Oct 26, 18 Fri Oct 26, 18

07:00A 05:00P

Jupiter-Tequesta Jupiter-Tequesta

3rd Annual Stuart Rotary Charitable Fndn Wine and Dinner Event (click to view a list of registrants) Board Meeting Interact Club's Haunted Walk

Sat Oct 27, 18 thru Wed May 16, 18

04:00P

Vero Beach Sunrise

Ring of Fire Chili Challenge

6500 SE Mariner Sands Country Club Stuart, FL 34997

Riverside Park (River side of the park)

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DISTRICT LEADERSHIP CORNER

District Governor

DG-Elect

BJJJ Julia Rose Babbitt e

Donna Marie Gaiser

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

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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

Time

Place

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 October 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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stuck in my mind when Fran said to me: “I feel like I belong, which I never thought was possible before as I am not from the UK and so I was worried I would not be fully accepted because of cultural differences” Never mind her cultural differences, what about me?

With Leeds Phoenix, I’ve attended my first-ever Pride event. We carried the message that Rotary is founded on a respect for individual diversity and a shared commitment to service.

Nothing traditional here

Members of the Leeds Phoenix satellite club present their first charity check in dramatic fashion.

For the last few months, I’ve been helping exuberant members of the Leeds Phoenix Satellite Rotary Club get established. I’ve been on a wonderful voyage watching as a new network of professionals rediscover Rotary’s roots. My new Rotarian friend Sam, seen in the photo above helping to present the club’s first charity cheque, said to me: “it’s really exciting being part of a new, diverse group…making lasting change in the community and having fun” Encouraged and supported by other established Rotarians, I launched the Leeds Phoenix Club in February 2018 and watched, with amazement, delight, and relief, as more and more of my new friends invited their friends to come along and share our Rotary journey. Early in this new Rotary year I finally had the pleasure of watching Sam, as president, sign a new club charter application for Leeds Phoenix.

My own Rotary life has been so enriched by working with these talented, vigorous diverse Rotarians, and seeing how Rotary’s core values of fellowship and service are just as attractive to the city’s new ‘digital’ working population as they were to previous generations. As we meet and talk, I see them seeking Rotary’s old comforts – belonging to a safe, friendly group where diversity is welcomed. It really 12

From the start, this new Rotary club was not going to be traditional. This is fortunate because there’s nothing traditional about Leeds Phoenix. I’ve learned to use digital tools like Slack, iZettle, Skype and social media so that I can join in the planning, keep in touch, and coordinate. Our meetings have virtually no formality, but always draw us together. And like all Rotary we always deliver on our projects, with sweat and kerfuffle, … eventually!

Leeds Phoenix members are all working but not like in my day. Many are self-employed, or in small teams, in the city’s new shared workspaces. I can see that wnetworking is a way of life for them; but also, that it can be a lonely and isolating life. It is Rotary that provides the established framework for a more rewarding networking experience. This includes building friendships, learning new skills, and sharing coping strategies in a world of challenges through being able to be a focused force for good in the community.

As I reflect on the journey so far with these amazing, inspiring new Rotarians, it is clear their goal remains to promote “Rotary and Peace the World over.”

Satellite clubs are just one way Rotary clubs are using flexible formats to meet the needs of their local community. Learn about others.

Check out Rotary International’s Engaging Younger Professionals, a new online toolkit that helps clubs better understand younger professionals. From ideas for outreach and engagement to long-term benefits of becoming a Rotarian, this toolkit helps clubs rethink their membership, from a broad perspective down to a tactical level.

By Tony Scaife, Rotary Club of Aireborough, West Yorkshire, England Quest Magazine * Edition 03

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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Open World Program 2019 - Call for Hosts

We are pleased to announce new hosting opportunities under the Open World Program during the 2019 calendar year. Next year will mark twentieth-year anniversary of Rotary’s participation in the program.

The Open World Program is available only to Rotary clubs in the United States, and provides an opportunity to build fellowship and friendship to strengthen international understanding by hosting emerging Eurasian leaders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan in your community.

Rotary clubs are needed to host six-participant delegations for eight days and nights and prepare a professional program related to business, community, and civic life in the United States. You can view our 2019 hosting themes here.

The program focuses primarily on developing a network of leaders who have an understanding of how American communities deal with contemporary issues and who want to maintain contact with their new American contacts and other counterparts. Often, these collaborations lead to service projects between Rotary clubs in the two countries.

Is your Rotary Club is interested in working on an international project, hosting six Open World participants (emerging and/or current Eurasian leaders) for eight days, and willing to develop an intensive week of programs based on a selected Open World theme? Review the Host Registration Form and email the completed form to OpenWorld@rotary.org by Monday, 15 October 2018.

Find out more about the Open World Program here or email us at OpenWorld@rotary.org.

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DISTRICT CORNER 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 October 2018 * Quest Magazine

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3 steps to a 100 percent membership increase

environment, our laws and constitution, and current events. These gave people a no-risk opportunity to attend a Rotary meeting while giving us an occasion to share with them what we do. This proved to be successful beyond our expectations, and at the same time, enhanced the image of Rotary in our community.

3. After much research, we also decided to pursue a satellite club. This required considerable planning and explanation, because there were many Rotarians in our district who did not know what these are — a group of members connected to the main club who meet at a separate time and location. But after much discussion and an extensive amount of info sharing, we had an enthusiastic group of people, and we formed a core team with the help of a Rotaract club we sponsor. As of June, we had organized the first satellite club in our district.

With these strategies, and the hard work and determination of our members, we ended the year with a 100 percent increase in membership, and five more prospective members visiting our club.

Dinesh Gajeelee

One of the ongoing challenges in Rotary is maintaining a healthy level of membership. My club of Haute Rive is no exception. We started the club in 2014 with 20 members, and despite the fact that we have gained new members since then, we’ve also lost a few. So much so that membership fell to just 18 as of 1 July 2017. Fortunately, our leadership team was proactive and began forming a plan to address the situation.

1. As club president, some of the responsibility fell upon me to understand the situation. It was clear we couldn’t approach recruitment the same way we had been from the beginning, asking members to suggest their friends and business partners. We needed a more defined and deliberate strategy. I began looking into many different options, and we decided to pursue a couple of different strategies.

A club’s health is, of course, not just a question of numbers. But having more members does help create enthusiasm and increase participation in projects and events.

In this journey, we developed quite a few tools that helped us implement our plan, including some slideshow presentations, answers to frequently asked question, and more that we would be happy to share with any interested clubs by contacting me at rotary@gajeelee.com. If you are willing to address your situation, and put in the time and research, it is possible to achieve a 100 percent membership increase.

By Dinesh Gajeelee, Rotary Club of Haute Rive, Mauritius

2. We opened our meetings to guests from the community by deliberately organizing talks on topics that would interest non-members, like the October 2018 * Quest Magazine

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POLIO CORNER

October 24 is world polio day.

What is your club doing to commemorate this day?

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World Polio Day is October 24, 2018 2018 wild polio cases: Jan. 1-Sept 27, 2018:

Afghanistan: 14, Pakistan: 4, Nigeria: 0

how you Can Celebrate world Polio day View Mark your calendar to tune in for Rotary’s World Polio Day event on 24 October.

Watch the event on 24 October on endpolio.org (or anytime following the event).

Follow the event on social media and share it with your network.

Share Share the sample Facebook posts, Instagram

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images and tweets on our website.

Use the #endpolio hashtag to follow and join the global conversation on social media.

Host Host a viewing party for friends and club members to watch the World Polio Day event.

Invite local media, elected officials, and community leaders to a viewing party to show new audiences and potential members the power of what we can accomplish as an organization.

Dedicate a club meeting to World Polio Day, and update your website with information about the event Organize a fundraising or community event. Every $1 you raise for polio is matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Write Email or call local reporters and pitch a story about World Polio Day and your club’s contributions to the effort.

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about the importance of ending polio. Send it to the op-ed or editorial features editor for consideration.

Write your government officials asking for their continued support of polio eradication efforts.

When stories are published, send us links and share on social media. Also link to our media page, which shows other coverage of Rotary’s work.

Go to www.endpolio.org/worldpolio-day to find out more information and to download resources for your club to publicize and celebrate world polio day.

For further informa on contact: Dr. Laile E. Fairbairn, PDG District 6930 Polio Plus Chair 2018-19 Email: Phone:

Laileinvero@gmail.com 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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How cool is this...a robot that can take your donation for the Rotary Foundation here in Lithuania - Barry Rassin

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DELRAY BEACH

CLUBS CORNER

Invites When:

you

October 9th from 5:30pm -7:30pm.

Where: Delray Beach Golf Club 2200 Highland Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33445 Who: Active Rotarians What: All those in attendance will NEED to have at least 50 business cards. This will be crucial to RMB activities and making sure we are focused on our goal of promoting business between Rotarians.

There will be a $5 optional donation at the door for a local charity.

Why: Because Rotary club has a STRONG community network and working with business leaders grows that!

Email Ryan Schulte at Ryan@closersrealty.com with any questions

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BOCA RATON SUNSET

Dr Stephen D Roper Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Dr. Steven D. Roper is the Executive Director of the Peace, Justice and Human Rights (PJHR) Initiative and Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). His research explores the design and the implementation of transitional justice with a focus on conflict resolution mechanisms; further, his research also examines transitional justice and human rights issues in diverse regions including East Europe and the former Soviet Union, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

As stated on the FAU PJHR web site, “The Peace, Justice and Human Rights (PJHR) Initiative grew out of the Peace Studies Program which was established at Florida Atlantic University approximately twenty years ago. The commitment of the University to the themes of the Initiative is profound and led to PJHR being included as one of nine key platforms in the University’s current strategic plan. PJHR is a multidisciplinary effort that brings together scholars, practitioners, students and community leaders that are invested in the themes of human rights, Dr. Steven D. Roper peace and social justice. This is a University-wide commitment to issues of global importance that affect the South Florida area.”

Beginning his presentation, Steve told us that his wife had the very special opportunity to go to Brazil as part of a Rotary International Peace Fellowship, which gave this opportunity to talk to our Rotary club an even greater importance for him. He recognizes the role that Rotary has in promoting peach and understanding throughout the world, and especially here in Boca Raton because we experienced a special proclamation by our Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer just prior to Steve making his presentation. Mayor Singer read and presented the Proclamation of an International Day of Peace in Boca Raton to our club President Ana Londono. The Proclamation encouraged the community to join Rotary International in promoting peace and civility, especially on Friday September 21, 2018.

Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer and President of RC Boca Raton Sunset, Ana Londono

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Port St. Lucie Sunset

PSL Sunset Rotary Club installs new Board of Directors Newly installed to the PSL Sunset Rotary Club’s Board of Directors include (L. to R.): President Nathan Clopman, Treasurer Patricia Christensen, Secretary Linda O’Neill, Immediate Past-President, Membership Chair & Club Image Chair Jeannette Weiss, Sgt. At Arms George Seliga, Event Chair Carl Torchia, Incoming District Governor Donna Gaiser, Speaker’s Bureau Chair and Youth Leadership Co-Chair Gerald Wilcox and Past President Larry Breault The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club recently installed its new Board of Directors for the 20182019 year. Nathan Clopman, of Dignity Memorial/ Aycock Funeral Homes, was installed as the new Club President.

classroom readings at local elementary schools, building a wheelchair access ramp with other local clubs, hosting an international exchange student, and sponsoring a World’s Greatest Meal to End Polio.

“I am honored to serve as club president this year,” said Clopman. “We have a strong core group of Rotarians in this club and I look forward to leading them with new projects and ideas. Our new Board of Directors are excited and motivated to promote our Rotary International President’s theme “Be the Inspiration”. I think this will be a great year for our members, and for our community.”

About the Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary is a local branch of Rotary International. They are involved in more than a dozen local, national and international causes, including polio eradication programs, clean water projects, and educational projects. The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club is the recipient of many awards including the 2010 Philanthropy Award for Outstanding Group Supporting Philanthropy in St. Lucie County. The group meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at PGA Golf Club, 1916 Perfect Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986. Those interested in attending a meeting or joining the organization may call Jeannette Weiss at 772.380.2225 or email her at jweiss@jweisspr.com.

The new Directors were installed by District Governor Elect Donna Gaiser. The incoming board of directors include Jeannette Weiss, Immediate Past-President, Membership Chair and Club Image Chair; Patricia Christensen, Treasurer; Linda O’Neill, Secretary; Gerald Wilcox and Nathan Clopman, Youth Services Co-chair; Gerald Wilcox, Speakers Chair and George Seliga, Sergeant at Arms.

The Port St. Lucie Sunset Club recently celebrated 25 years and have contributed thousands of dollars to local and national projects including hosting the Jack Daniels Steak and Whiskey Dinner and the Treasure Coast Classic Golf Tournament, sponsoring the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors, clean-up and landscaping at the Boys & Girls Club Chuck Hill Unit plus providing sports equipment for the kids, book donations and

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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 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.”

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ROTARACT CORNER

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__________________________

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Total points____

Club President___________________________________ Sponsoring Rotary Club President Name & Signature

District__________

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5 ways Rotaract can change your life I have always been involved in extracurricular activities practically since I was old enough to walk.

But it wasn’t until I joined Rotaract in 2015 that I discovered the many ways a young person can learn and grow while serving the local community.

My life has been transformed by Rotaract. Before I joined, I felt like a common man. Today, I have been groomed into a proud global citizen. Here are five ways Rotaract can change your life.

Meeting new people: Rotaract club service opportunities are so diverse that students in any field of study can develop their leadership and organization skills while paving the way to a better future. I am the charter and past president of my club and district secretary. I have been fortunate to take part in many service activities, and even earned recognition in my district. But better than any of these honors has been the opportunity to learn new things and meet new people.

Becoming a peacemaker: By providing a place where people come together from many different countries, Rotaract is building peace. We are being knit together into an international family.

Growing professionally: One of the most important ways I have changed is professionally.

Rotaract has built my confidence, communication skills, and leadership abilities — all of which are so critical in today’s world. I no longer shake at the prospect of public speaking, whether it’s addressing audiences at the district level or talking at club or business meetings.

Salman Ali Rajput

Kindling a desire to help others: During my time in Rotaract, we took part in several service projects helping those in need in underprivileged communities. It developed within me a stronger desire to help others. I felt more connected to my community and more motivated to think about others. This in turn meet a need within me. I believe those who help others are themselves blessed. And I think this is one of the aims of Service Above Self.

Broadening your horizons: Rotaract’s international reach has given me connections with other members around the globe. This is a wonderful

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thing that makes our organization unique. It provides a friendly environment where young people from many different cultures can learn and exchange insights.

I share my story. But Rotaract has been changing thousands of young people’s lives for more than 50 years. It has been giving them a platform to advance literacy, improve water and sanitation, and help the environment. Every day, somewhere, a Rotaract club is doing something to address a problem or issue.

If you have a desire to create positive change in the world and be an inspiration to others, while being changed yourself, join a Rotaract club.

By Salman Ali Rajput Past president of the Rotaract Club of Nawab shah Central, Pakistan, and District 3271 secretary

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Rotaract Club creates sense of family In addition to its own projects, the Nakivale club has galvanized Uganda’s Rotarians to help refugees.

The Rotary clubs of Kiwatule and Mbarara, the closest large town to the settlement, advise and assist with projects. The Kiwatule club has sponsored individual Rotaractors to attend training events and other leadership activities across Uganda. Members of both clubs have donated clothes and other necessities that the Rotaractors deliver to Nakivale residents.

Rotary clubs in Uganda are planning to do more, says a member of the Kiwatule club.

In October, local Rotary leaders signed a memorandum of understanding with the office of the prime minister to help refugees in other settlements and possibly form additional Rotaract clubs.

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“Rotaractors support their own projects by raising chickens to fund projects.

Byamana Bahati, a dressmaker, trains apprentices at her shop”.

For Xavier Sentamu, the desire to help refugees comes in part from his own experience with conflict.

Aside from pockets of the north, most of Uganda has been at peace for the last three decades.

Yet the country experienced multiple violent upheavals during the 1970s and 1980s. As a child, Sentamu spent several nights hiding in the bush during the guerrilla war that ultimately brought the current president, Yoweri Museveni, to power.

“I have a bit of a feeling for what they’ve gone through,” says the Kiwatule club member. “Though when you have a person who’s outside their country, who has no idea if or when they’ll go back home, it’s much tougher. The fact that they have gone through that hardship and are willing to offer

a little bit of their resources to make others more comfortable is so encouraging.”

After an initial surge in the Nakivale club’s membership, which peaked at more than 40 people, the number of active members has fallen to roughly 20 over the last year. Uwizeye attributes the drop to a misunderstanding: Some thought the Rotaract club was a job opportunity rather than a service group.

The departure of less dedicated members, however, has left the core group of Rotaractors more unified. Many lost relatives to violence or had to leave family behind, and the relationships they have formed in the club are helping them cope.

“All these people are like family,” Mushaho says. “The people in the club become replacements for those people they have lost.”

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Rotaract Club creates sense of family Rotaract Club of Nakivale (Ugandan) may be one of the first based inside a refugee settlement.

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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? ________.

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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 ? ________.

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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

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Total Points________

District____________

District Governor Name & Signature____________________________________

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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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EDITOR CORNER

Inspiration......

I wasn't sure what I should write for this week's "Editor's Corner", I didn't have any inspiration... I thought: I am going to call everyone's attention to the fact that they do not send me materials of their club for the Quest, they don't contribute with anything. As if they think the Quest is not important. As if they are the only ones who are busy and working. As if I don't do anything and can waste my time trying to find interesting articles and events of your club to promote. Some people may think the Quest is unnecessary, but they don't understand the importance of the Quest.

Not only are we promoting you clubs, we are also writing the history of our district, which consequently is your club. So those who are most willing to send material, are writing their own Club's story.

It is so beautiful looking at past editions and seeing the marvelous work that has been done in our district. That's what makes me know it's worth it.

Every time I create the Quest, I learn more and get so excited with the information I am learning and sharing about my district. Whether it be through searching and finding stories myself, or having clubs sending me material.

Especially with this edition of the Quest, I was happy and proud of being a Rotarian and read the editorial from our Governor. I thought it was beautiful and I was moved. She told the story of Stephanie Woodlard, if you haven't read it it's worth the read. A teenager who is making a difference in the lives of people, but specifically in the lives of women who maybe would never have had a shot in life. It is a beautiful story!

I don't know what you are doing, or what your club is doing, but I would love to show it to people. Show it to the whole world since anyone from anywhere and access the Quest online.

We can be the inspiration to other people, think about this! .

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

rotaryquestmagazine@gmail.com

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