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newsletter of the Rotarians On The Internet, since 1999.

Editor: PP Glo Nethercutt

RC Mabalacat D3790 Philippinesganethercutt@yahoo.com

Associate Editors: Asia

PDG Subhash SarafRC Pune Central D 3131 India

Northern AmericaPP Chris Stubbs

RC Sanford Florida D6980 USALatin America

PP Leticia ParraRC Paz, D4170 México

Dear ROTIans,

ecently Rotary International unveiled its website – www.rotary.org. It is the result of two years of work. There are many positive and Rnegative features for the new website. As the official fellowship of

Rotarians on the Internet, we need to give a feedback to Rotary International about the new website. Kindly send me your feedback to sunilkzach@vsnl.com.

ROTI’s new website continues to evolve Board is currently discussing on how to take it to the next level.

Not much progress has been made regarding ROTI’s programmes in conjunction with the Sydney Convention. We are yet to locate an official hotel and fix the time for the ROTI get together. Your views are invited on this matter.

This month, I ask your help to add President and Secretary of your club to ROTI. If we all do this sincerely, our membership will double up. Last month our Past President Ron Nethercutt came of some interesting data about ROTI membership. Only 3 countries (Philippines with 144 members, USA with 301 members and India with 462 members) have membership of over 100. There is only one District (D3790 with 55 members) which has membership over 50. We can and we must make a serious effort to grow our fellowship.

Best regards,Sunil K ZachariahInternational Chair – ROTI (2013-15)

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Sunil K ZachariahPDGKalamassery, D3201India

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This month, I ask your help to add President and Secretary of your club to ROTI. If we all do this sincerely, our member-ship will double up.

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ark New Generations Month in September by discussing ways to engage younger Mmembers and potential members.

Ÿ Make leadership a topic at your next club meeting and assign younger or new members to a senior Rotarian mentor who can connect them with other members.

Ÿ Participate in New Generations programs such as Youth Exchange or RYLA. You can also conduct a leadership skills training program for new or younger members using Leadership Development: Your Guide to Starting a Program.

(Effective 1 July, the name of Rotary’s fifth Avenue of Service is Youth Service; formerly New Generations Service, it was changed by the 2013 Council on Legislation.)

By Bill Tobin, assistant governor of District 5180 and a member of the Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills, California, USA

ow do you keep a roomful of students and Rotary members awake for leadership Htraining? We discovered recently that

busting out of the classroom, and varying the format just a bit, can work wonders.

Being an Interact club adviser has been one of the most enjoyable service commitments I’ve held in Rotary. Watching these motivated young leaders “Engage Rotary and Change Lives” is awe inspiring to say the least. So naturally, when the opportunity arose to be our district’s Interact chair, I seized it.

I had previously attended our training seminars for incoming Interact officers. The information and inspiration was wonderful. But I noticed as the day progressed that confinement to classroom lectures tested the ability of students and adults alike to stay alert and focused. More than once, I saw the familiar head bob of someone fighting to stay awake.

So I decided to take a new approach by combining the lectures from instructors with team-building challenges. And we took the entire event outdoors. Only the opening and closing sessions were held in a classroom setting.

We created five stations around the Sacramento State University campus and used members of the University-based Rotaract club as guides. The groups of incoming Interact officers were able to have more personal time with the instructors and also had a chance to work through team-building challenges. Rotary club and school faculty advisers could monitor their boards in action during the challenges, providing valuable insight on the effectiveness of communication and teamwork skills.

This concept of an Interact(I've) training seminar was well received by both the incoming Interact officers and the advisers. The combination of instruction, team-building, and fellowship created a fun and rewarding experience and was a great beginning to their Interact year.

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otary Club of Pune Central Pune, District 3121 India, has undertaken, Rand is at present, engaged in

imparting skill of making eco friendly, environment friendly and biodegradable carry bags from used newspapers since 2005 to underprivileged men and women in our society. These people are from the bottom of the pyramid, who are earning their livelihood with confidence, self esteem and dignity. The livelihood has improved their lives and has promoted the use of ecobags in place of plastic bags.

This under-privileged men and women have acquired the skill by way of conducting over 700 workshops all over India and abroad, from the team of trainers, promoted by Rtn Surendra Shroff. Rotary Club of Pune Central has donated over 700 kits each costing about $ 4.00 to needy persons enabling them to start their own units which can become self sustaining by way of self employment.. Over 10,000 persons have so far participated in these workshops. Each participant has taken a pledge to train 12 more persons over a period of one year. Hence more than 1,20,000 persons have learned this skill. About 50 small groups and many individuals consisting of about 10,000 persons are producing the carry bags from their houses [ they work between 2 to 8 hours as per their convenience ] and are earning their livelihood. They earn about $1.50 to 2.00 a day and about 40 million such bags have already been sold by these groups valuing 1 million dollars during the year. [ Since starting this project more than 120 million bags have been produced and sold by all of them value of which is approximately 3 million dollars.] Particularly in developing countries like India, since these multi-wall bags are eco friendly and environment friendly and also biodegradable, use of the same can eliminate drainage choking problem, cows and animals will not choke and die, will help rain water percolate easily in ground and will enhance ground water level and will help keep riverbeds clean.

BAGFUL of OPPORTUNITIES

PDG Subhash SarafRC Pune Central D 3131 India

ROTI Associate Editor for Asia

making CARRYBAGS from newspapers

The idea is to improve environment and to generate employment for economically weaker section of the society like Prison inmates, Drug addicts, aids-affected persons, destitute and orphaned children living on the footpaths and railway platforms, slow learners, self help groups of men & women and also for persons who are partially blind or mentally retarded and physically challenged. It has helped establish cottage industries on the lines of GRAM UDYOG as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhiji. This will make them self confident, self reliant, and will help them get back on their feet to stay socially and mentally active.

Carrying capacity of these bags is between 1.5 Kgs. to 15 Kgs. Price varies between 1 to 10 cents per bag depending upon size of the bag. These are multi wall bags in 3 to 6 ply thickness. This price is quite reasonable comparable and competitive if compared with 50 micron plastic bag of same dimensions and carrying capacity. Supermarkets, hypermarkets, co-operative stores, grocers and general stores, fruit and vegetable vendors, garment and sari shops, shoe shops, sweetmeat shops, pastry shops can easily buy these bags on regular basis in bulk quantities. Shops can also advertise their products by pasting handbills on them. Used news papers, cut pieces of cloth from garment manufacturers and hosiery manufacturers, duplex board cuttings from box manufacturers are used as raw material and is abundantly available at reasonable price throughout the year all over India. No electric or machine power is required to make these bags. In view of all these advantages, the uninterrupted supply is assured. More than 250 tons of news papers are collected by way of donations from Rotarians, corporate offices [ under Corporate Social responsibility program ], kind hearted citizens, star hotels and clubs, libraries, local newspaper publishers etc. and are gifted to various groups for making bags.

Public Image building of Rotary is achieved when society people see how this project is creating value for our society and improving the lives of underprivileged people. Special stickers have been designed for promoting Rotary's various programs like Polio eradication, Organ donation, Skin donation, Aids awareness, Blood donation, Road safety, Girl Child awareness, Environment Protection, Employment Opportunities for poor people, etc. in 6 regional languages and approximately 2,00,000 such stickers are being pasted by the shop keepers on these carry bags every year. Each bag is used for about 10 times over a period of 6 months and each time 20 people view these messages. So 200 views per sticker for 2,00,000 stickers i.e. 40 Million viewings owe to these stickers. This is how Rotary's image is getting enhanced in the society. Four way concept of refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle is also being promoted through this project. About 50 Rotary clubs from District 3131, 25 Rotary clubs from other districts and 10 Rotary clubs from outside India are in one way or the other, involved in this project. Innerwheel clubs, Rotaract clubs, Interact clubs, about 25 NGO's, many Prisons, many corporate companies have been roped in by our Rotary club in this endeavor. Just to mention, the one largest single order completed was for 1,00,000 carry bags from a company from a famous hill station from Maharashtra India by 5 Self-Help Groups joining hands together. Further details for the project can be obtained from Rtn Surendra Shroff, <shroff.surendra @gmail.com>. According to him, this is just a small beginning, and miles have yet to go, thus serving the needy community.

- Reported by Subash Saraf

Ÿ A Global Essay CompetitionŸ Theme: “World Understanding and Peace”Ÿ Organized by Rotary Club of Pune Katraj, D3131 IndiaŸ Submissions: Started from 30 July 2013Ÿ For details, visit Ÿ For latest updates: www.facebook.com/rogec2013

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otarians world over, are synthesis of intellectuals who come together to offer their expertise and resources for doing good to the World with a motto of "Service Above Self". Rotarians come from Rdiverse cultures, unite for common goals through service projects, follow high ethical standards in

their profession and use Rotary as a platform for advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace. Rotary Global Essay Competition (ROGEC) is a platform for Rotary family consisting of Rotarians, Anns, Annets, Rotaractors and Interactors to express themselves on a Global Canvas on range of subjects which will ultimately fulfill Rotary's objectives and make this world a better place to live. A separate category has been reserved for 1,000+ Rotary associated schools. 3 students and 3 teachers from these schools win trophies, certificates and prizes. A information flyer has been sent to most of the schools. ROGEC invites views and analysis from diverse and distinct cultures, fusing them together in a neatly woven bouquet. The issues like hunger, diseases, inequality, education, conflicts, etc are common across cultures and countries, the magnitudes and perspectives however are different. ROGEC aims to provide every individual in the Rotary fraternity a global platform to convey a story about the issues, reasons and resolutions. Rotary Global Essay Competition (ROGEC) is being organized by Rotary Club of Pune Katraj (R.I. District 3131, India). Theme for ROGEC 2013 is "World Understanding & Peace". ROGEC shall reward the winning entries with attractive prizes including all paid trip to India and much more. As also, all participants get eCertificates and chance to win other prizes. For details visit www.rogec.org and like www.facebook.com/rogec2013.

- Reported by Subash Saraf

Greetings Rotarians and Friends:

nce again this year, I invite you to join us in New York City at the Rotary-United Nations Day on Saturday, November 2, 2013. In addition, Canadian Rotarians can participate in a UN Tour Friday Oam and a Special Canada Session, hosted by the Canadian UN Ambassador on Friday afternoon,

November 1st. The Saturday meeting is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UN Headquarters and will include presentations and panel discussions addressing Millennium Goals, and key humanitarian issues. The event will feature presentations from senior UN staff and Rotary leaders, with panel discussions on our mutual goal of achieving peace.

Advance registration is necessary and I suggest you do this asap. Cost is US$45. including a box lunch. You can register for the Saturday meeting on line at: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/7622626481 NOTE: UN tours are not available on Saturday, so those interested in this should do so on Friday morning.

For the Canada Session on Friday afternoon, please email me your complete name/address at: rotary@teamvincent.com by October 20, 2013. This is a separate registration from Saturday which requires security clearances.

We anticipate three busses from Canada this year. If interested in the Charter Bus trip to New York and UN (Saturday meeting registration included) see http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/SitePages/ SitePage.aspx?accountid=130&pid=54148 or email JulieGrabb@hotmail.com Saturday evening is our Friendship Dinner Cruise, November 2nd at 6:30 pm. All Rotarians, UN Colleagues and friends from around the world are welcome to join us. Enjoy a buffet dinner, music and fantastic view of NYC skyline at night. Register online at bottom of the first page at http://2013district7080untrip.eventbrite.com Accommodation is expensive in NYC. There are more economical hotels across the river about 30 minute bus ride away. Many stay at the Quality Inn or Marriott Hotel in, Lyndhurst, NJ and save over $100. per night. Or if flying, the Comfort Inn in Queens is a convenient-to-subway location.

Join me at the United Nations, meet our Canadian UN Ambassador and celebrate Rotary's role in the development of the UN back in 1945. It will be an exciting experience. Rotarians, family members and friends are all welcome. Hoping you are having a wonderful summer, best regards,Doug V

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n my nearly twenty-five years in Rotary I've worked on a lot of different Iprojects both locally and in other

countries, particularly in the Philippines. They all have their trials and their rewards, but I think that, over the years, I've most enjoyed working on projects that involve children. Many things that we do in Rotary have great impact, but children's lives are so moldable, and, somehow, it seems like what we do with kids produces the greatest return, both in Rotary and in our personal lives.

For many years now my Sanford Rotary Club (in that bedroom community north of Orlando, recently known for things we'd rather forget about) has contributed money to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office “Shop with a Cop” Program. While this is a very worthwhile program that provides toys for poor or displaced children at Christmas time, all Rotary has done in the past is give them money. All the shopping and distribution is done by police officers, and our Rotary Club receives no recognition for their participation or funding.

Last year our club president (and PDG), Randy Rawiszer, decided that he

wanted to both increase the impact of what we did for children at Christmas time, do it with Rotary volunteers, and enhance the recognition we might get from the community in the process.

While we still intended to support Shop with a Cop, the intent was to develop our own program, ideally in conjunction with one of the community organizations that we already supported. Our Rotary Club has long had a partnering relationship with Safehouse of Seminole (http://safehouseofseminole.org), so working to provide a better Christmas for the children housed there seemed a perfect place to start.

Safehouse of Seminole has been around since 1995, and, while viewed primarily as a women's and children's shelter, the organization works tirelessly to prevent any form of family violence. Their board of directors is made up almost entirely of Seminole County Police Chiefs, and, working together with the Seminole County Victim's Rights Coalition, they have marshaled some amazing resources and done great things. Their CEO, Jeanne Gold, is a long term member of our club and a former Seminole County Prosecutor.

President Randy had to overcome some initial grumbling along the lines of “why don't we just let the cops do it,” but I think this had more to do with our long term support of local law enforcement than it echoed any form of laziness on the part of our club members. The club came up with $2,000 of DDF, wrote a Simplified Grant, and we were off to the races with $4,000 to spend for a bunch of needy kids.

PP Chris StubbsRC Sanford D6980Florida, USA

ROTI Associate Editor forNorth America

Great Annual Club Project!

SHOP with A COP

The local Wal Mart offered us a generous discount and about fifteen of us showed up on a Saturday morning with an allowance of only thirty minutes in which to spend $4,000 on toys. To our chagrin, we realized that not a single one of us had brought a calculator, but somehow we managed to spend the entire $4,000 + only an extra $70 by just winging it. I could successfully field the argument that we Rotarians had more fun buying all of those toys that the kids did opening the loot after our wrapping party at Safehouse. This was one of the most successful and fun projects that I've ever participated in as a Rotarian.

As of our last board meeting, Christmas 2013 is on the drawing board, and we have every intention of doing this again with a District Grant. If you want to try a new community service project in your club, I think this is just a great idea!

- Chris Stubbs

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of WASHŸ Help to develop skills, tools and methodologiesŸ Apply your vocational skillsŸ Get the “right” project for your clubŸ Get help to choose the appropriate technology

Why YOU should join Wasrag

September 22nd, 2013 Do you want to do international WASH projects? Do you want to ensure they're sustainable? You're not alone! Wasrag, a Rotarian Action Group, can help you! We are an official resource to Rotary clubs everywhere on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Please read the attached brief presentation. It tells you who we are and what we've done. More important - it tells how we can help you. Please go to www.wasrag.org, click on "Join Us" and become the link in your club with the world of WASH. Yours in Rotary, Ron DenhamChair Emeritus, Wasrag

Our purpose is to support club and district projects:

Ÿ Raising funds for club projects/programsŸ Accessing “experts” to assist in project/program

designŸ Creating “Technology Guidelines”Ÿ Matching clubs for resources and funding supportŸ Listing projects on Wasrag websiteŸ Helping clubs to prepare holistic, integrated,

sustainable programsŸ Producing “Sustainability” checks

eptember marks one of the most significant events in Mexican history—its emancipation from 300 years of Spanish rule. The Midday Rotary Club of San Miguel honored this by having Lic. Napoleon SNegrete speak about the history of of his country.

Human populations in Mexico can be recognized for as long as at least 23,000 years, with clear evidence of advanced civilization dating back to 1500 BC with the Olmecs, the civilization most likely to have invented writing in Mesoamerica. The Olmec civilization lasted over 1,000 years. Over the next 3,000 years, four other major civilizations grew and faded -- Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec.

Each of these was at least as advanced as any pre-industrial civilization in Europe as measured by the arts, science, social, and governmental structures and extensive trading routes. In fact, when Cortez first invaded, Tenochtitlan—modern day Mexico City—was one of the largest cities in the world, and its beauty and sophistication in its layout and public buildings awed Cortez's soldiers.

How was Cortez, with an army of only 500 men, able to conquer this mighty empire just two years after his arrival in 1519? Europeans frequently site superior technology of war—cannon, rifles, horses, and armor—as the chief reasons, and these certainly helped, but they were not the main reasons. For these, we must look to broader history and to the culture of the Aztecs.

The Aztec rule of Central Mexico was on the decline, and many of the other indigenous tribes were eager to revolt. When Cortez arrived in the Aztec capital, his army was supported by alliances that gave him an indigenous army estimated at 30,000 warriors. In addition, the entire native population had been decimated by small pox, which was brought in by the first Spaniards to land in Mexico in 1511. It is probable that by the time of the Spanish conquest, one-third of the population of Teotihuacan had died of the disease.

Finally, Cortez used the tactic of planning ambush during periods of major Aztec religious ceremonies when it was against custom to make war. Thus he was able to avoid direct battle with the greatest of the Aztec warriors. And finally, after Cortez's initial invasion, Spain sent a continuing stream of reinforcements, which improved his ability to form native alliances with the perception of an endless increase in the numbers of Spanish invaders.

PP Leticia ParraRC Paz, D4170

MéxicoROTI Associate Editor

for Latin America

WHY Mexico’s Independence Means so MuchBy Ken Rowland

A reprint from

Though the date of 1521 is generally given as the completion of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, it must be remembered that Spain was not able to subjugate the Mayan until 1650.

The Spanish established a system of governance entirely based on race. During the entire 300 years of Spanish rule, only about 700,000 Spaniards from Spain actually settled in Mexico. These were the Peninsulares, and by law were the only people who could hold significant governmental power. The next in status were the pure-blood Spanish. They could have bureaucratic appointments and lower positions in the military. These were the only classes who could own land, guns or horses.

Below these were the mestizo, people born of mixed Spanish and indigenous parents. Depending on patronage, they might hold positions minor clerical or commercial positions. The indigenous population was reduced to serfdom on the large Spanish estates or slavery in the mines. The entire economic system was for the benefit of Spain, and all wealth transferred to the Crown. In this system, the Church was given enormous tracks of land and extensive power, which was frequently abused. The indigenous had the choice of conversion or the sword.

The indigenous people and mestizos were deprived of any means of large-scale communication or means of resistance. The pure Spanish born in Mexico, however, had both and so they were the organizers who organized the revolution of 1810 and took advantage of Spain's pre-occupation with Naploean Bonaparte's military advances in Europe. This began on September 16 with “El Grito,” the call for independence—“Viva Mexico”—given in a speech in San Miguel de Allende by Father Hidalgo. The Revolution was a very bloody affair and it took 11 years to finally end Spanish rule in Mexico.

By the end of the War for Independence, there were two distinct factions fighting over the form the Mexican society should take. The Conservatives wanted an empire system, a very strong central government that would essentially leave the economic system, and power of the church, intact, except that the wealth of the country would stay in the country. The Liberals wanted land reform, diminished clerical power, and an egalitarian social structure. Neither side could establish a stable government or economic structure able to advance with the modern era. One side other had momentary power, creating different constitutions until 1857, when the liberals appeared to have consolidated power under Benito Juarez, the first indigenous leader to rise to real power, and put in place a constitution designed to introduce equalitarian reforms.

The period of relative stability was short lived, however, because France invaded and conquered Mexico in 1860. France was expelled in 1867, in large part due to lack of interest in France. Juarez, who had kept an alternative Mexican government functioning, was returned to power and continued his progressive agenda. He died, however, in 1868, and his successor never achieved the unity Juarez was able to command.

In 1876 the conservative Porfirio Diaz overthrew the elected president, declared himself president, and evolved through fraud and manipulation into a virtual dictator. He ruled Mexico until the Revolution of 1910 expelled him from Mexico. Although he modernized the country with an excellent system of railroads, developed the oil wealth, and created world wide trade, he also keep the indigenous people in virtual servitude and all the benefits of the growing economy went to his close associates and to foreign companies investing in Mexico's resources.

Factions again battled for control, creating a virtual civil war, and although a constitution was established in 1917 which is still in place, it was not until 1929 that individual generals were persuaded to give up their personal armies and unite under one party. This was named the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), and virtually ruled Mexico for the next 70 years. It remains a major political force and the current president is a member.

After its pre-Columbian greatness and 300 years of foreign tyranny, Mexico has emerged as a modern democracy on the verge of economic greatness. It seems that the long, often violent struggle between the ideologies and racism have finally been overcome. The future of Mexico is bright.

Lesley Jane S.Editor In Chief, More Magazine at Meredith Publishing Corporation

es, I hear you complain about them every day: Those millennials, they ask about vacation time in the first interview! They get a bad Ycold and disappear for days! They want my job after a week in their

job! “Who do these upstarts think they are,” you moan to me over every business lunch. I feel your pain—but question your premise. Sure, there are tons of indolent slackers lounging in their parents’ rec rooms and some of them should stay there because they make terrible employees. But don’t dismiss the generation; just take some hiring and management precautions. Here, three steps to weeding out the duds and finding the eager hard-chargers who’ll stick around, build your business and make you look good.

I used to mince words with prospective employees. In my lexicon, senior people with monstrous egos that needed to be not only tolerated but massaged were referred to as “challenging” or “difficult.” I’m not polite any more. I tell the prospective employee that publishing environments can be hard to work in. I also tell them I don’t allow screaming, yelling, throwing things at the magazines I run…but those “difficult” people will still find ways to torture you. (I don’t, of course tell them that back in the day, when I was starting out at Vogue, one of the fashion editors threw a box of yellow Kleenex at a friend of mine saying, “Don’t come back until these are white!”) I also tell them publishing is a very stagnant business right now. Several tiers of the job ladder have been eliminated and now there are only assistants and senior editors. Where I used to have five mid-level jobs to promote assistants into, I now only have one. I tell them it can take four years instead of two to advance. If they are still sitting in the chair across from me when I’m finished with this non-seduction, I figure they must really want the job.

I tell every prospective employee that they will be gofers for the first two years (that means chores like packing clothes for shoots and doing their boss’s expenses) even if they won’t be. When one young man who wanted to be a magazine writer said, “But my university led me to believe…,” I said, “Stop right there. No one cares what your college led you to believe. They only care if you can use a copy machine and answer phones. That is how we all started.” No surprise: Our discussions ended there.

For a big part of my career, my assistant’s chair was held by a revolving door of Smithies. I wasn’t looking for a Smith girl; it’s not as if I graduated from Smith and wanted to do something for my

1. Be brutally honest in the interview.

2. Don’t hire them if you sense even a whiff of entitlement.

3. Do a hunger check.

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“When you find those great millennials, be generous. Part the waters for them, give them perks, jump into their court and use your influence to move them along to the next tier when it’s time—even if the better job is not in your shop and it kills you to lose them. That’s how you win their loyalty.

alma mater. It just so happened that at the time, these smart, heads-down kinds of girls worked perfectly in the all-female environment of a fashion magazine. Later on I tried out grads from other Ivies, but after going several rounds with Harvard kids who embarrassed me with their sloppy, “I’m above all this” office work, I put a moratorium on Harvard diplomas. (See, you don’t have to be a millennial to feel entitled.) I feel the same way today: My hardest-working, most attentive, most intelligent starters still come from schools with un-fancy names. They’re millennials, for sure, but not slackers. I have come to believe that America’s top-tier schools are doing their graduates a disservice by boosting their expectations about starter jobs. Entry level is the great flattener of the working world.

I learned this the hard way when I ignored my gut response and hired a young woman who made me feel uncomfortable in the interview. She startled me during our first discussion when she suddenly asked intimate questions about my children. Turns out that in preparing for the interview she had done something smart: She’d gone back and read all of my editor’s letters, in which I’d written often about my kids. But she didn’t explain that in the interview, leaving me to feel she’d snooped in a creepy way, which made me squirm a bit. But I hired her. Our entire time together (less than a year) was marred because she constantly tried to front run my desires and fumbled them; she couldn’t wait for direction.

Ok, so I’ve worked with some of the scariest people in publishing—and made it through. While some people are just mean and awful because they can be, I’ve carved out a spot as a pretty nice guy who is tough but fair. But every now and then, especially when working with the overly pampered (millennial or otherwise), I find it’s a good idea to borrow a trick from the monster-boss playbook and send a tiny chill down their spine. I am a little sterner than I would normally be; I play the tough parent who won’t put up with the crap they just handed me. I let them know I set a high bar and plan for them to jump high enough to clear it.

Yes, I said that. When you find those great millennials, be generous. Part the waters for them, give them perks, jump into their court and use your influence to move them along to the next tier when it’s time—even if the better job is not in your shop and it kills you to lose them. That’s how you win their loyalty. Forever. And you just may be nurturing an employee who’ll come back to you years later.

4. Remember, everyone announces themselves in the interview.

5. Shake ‘em up a bit.

6. When you find the good ones, help them move up—even if that means losing them.

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10 tricycles and 10 wheelchairs were handed over to needy disabled youth on 6th September 2013 at the Guild of Service - Chennai. The project was made possible by the The Rotary Foundation, RC of Edmonton Mayfield and Chennai Kilpauk.- Hari Ratan

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The awards recognize the contributions of Hispanics in each NFL market. The Rams will honor Rodríguez on Thursday, at their game against the San Francisco 49ers. Rodríguez is director of the International Projects and Office of Study Abroad at Webster University. He also coordinates international programs for students and manages international affiliations and exchange programs, and is a leader in numerous Hispanic organizations.

Todd Lindley recommends an article on STLtoday.com.Congrats to Webster Groves Rotarian Guillermo Rodriguez for earning the NFL Hispanic Heritage Award.

Shirva Rotary, India, Teachers Day Celebration, honouring 5 teachers,

Where are we in the fight to end polio? What have we accomplished? How can we make history together?

Find out on World Polio Day. http://ow.ly/oh9kd

To mark World Polio Day on October 24, Rotary and Northwestern University’s Center for Global Health will host a live-streamed global status update on the fight to end polio, featuring invited guests including Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners, celebrity ambassadors, polio survivors and Rotary members.

Visit the World Polio Day Livestream page to join the event and make an impact in the fight to end polio. http://ow.ly/oh9kd

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ur club was chartered in 1947 and has been active in Rotary's Five OAvenues of Service. We have

approximately 90 members who represent a cross section of our county's business, professional, and public service commu-nity. Local Rotarians are encouraged to practice the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self" under the guidance of the 4-Way Test.

Lawrenceburg Rotary's major projects are production of the Middle Tennessee District Fair and partnership with the City of Lawrenceburg for maintenance and development of Lawrenceburg Rotary Park. The park is a multi-use facility consisting of a public swimming pool, three gymnasiums, a covered pavilion, lighted show ring with grandstand seating for up to 4,000 people; plus playground, picnic shelters, and other facilities.

Lawrenceburg Rotary Park is home to club sponsored events including the Middle Tennessee District Fair and The Rumble at the Crossroads Truck and Tractor Pull. Other community organizations hold events at Lawrenceburg Rotary Park including the Crossroads of Dixie Antique Tractor and Engine Show and the Chamber of Commerce sponsored Christmas in the Country.

Lawrenceburg Rotary Park and the Middle Tennessee District Fair is the place to be during the last week in September. Consistently one of the best in Tennessee, the fair brings exciting attractions, great food, and top notch entertainment together in an affordable family friendly atmosphere.

There's something for everyone at the Middle Tennessee District Fair. Enjoy the heartpounding excitement of the W. G. Wade Shows Midway, or spend some quiet time in one of our air conditioned exhibit halls. If you enjoy motor sports, how about two nights of Demolition Derby, or an afternoon of Tough Truck Competition? And don't forget our Tractor Pulls andMotorcycle/ATV races, or the free attractions and talent competition in the Rotary Expo area

You might even learn how to milk a cow!

Como proyecto Distrital, de nuestra querida Inge, esposa de nuestro Gobernador de Distrito, tenemos la lucha contra el BULLYING, y se ha bautizado esta campaña"ROTARIOS CONTRA EL BULLYING”

D4160 Mexico Anti-Bullying

Rotary Club of Loyola HeightsD3800 PhilippinesFlood relief operations for 300 families at Brookside, Bagong Silangan

Register early for Sydney

convention and save

I had an email that someone had difficulty with the earlier link to the Sydney Convention video, so here is another URL.

- Ron Nethercutt District Convention Chair RC Mabalacat Angeles City, Pampanga

http://www.eflashonline.org/video/sydney-convention-promo-it

CONVENTION REGISTRATION FEES

PRE CONVENTION MEETINGS AND TICKETED EVENTS

y a stroke of very good fortune, visitors to Sydney for the 2014 Rotary International BConvention will have the opportunity to

view an exhibition of imagery that is rapidly becoming acclaimed as one of the greatest light shows in the world. VIVID is a unique 'festival' created as a highlight for tourists visiting Sydney midyear.

How do I register? Register online at www.RIconvention.org If you are an active user, your account will be ready for immediate use; otherwise, you'll need to create a new user account.

Why register online? The new and improved online registration system is easy & secure: Confirmations (with letter of invitation) will be sent to you as soon as you complete your registration!

Credit card payment in several currencies is accepted online. If you're in a country with a RI Office or Fiscal Agent, you can register online and get your confirmation right away, and then complete payment through your office or agent with your fees due notice.

After I've registered, how can I make

changes? Log into your account & update your registration: Add or cancel guests, RI luncheons, preconvention meetings or your registration.

Now that I'm registered, what to do

next? Take a look at Host Events and tours, make your travel plans and get your visa, book a hotel, and tell everyone you're going!

WEATHER: Sydney enjoys a temperate climate with a very mild winter, and has more than 340 sunny days a year. The average maximum temperature in June is about 17°C (64.4°F).

VISAS: The majority of people who travel from overseas countries to Australia for the Convention will need visas. All overseas Convention goers should register for the Convention now. Once you have registered, Rotary International will send you a letter of invitation which will be most helpful and, in some cases, essential in applying for your visa. If you wish to bring your children to the Convention you will need to register them as well. This can be done for US$11 and then your children will be included in your letter of invitation. As the visa application process can take time we strongly encourage you to commence the process early.

Host Organizing Committee Events: Australians are famous for their traditional Aussie barbecues, so what better way to spend a magnificent Sydney day than with Rotarians from all around the world at the Great Aussie BBQ. This event will be held at the conveniently located Cathy Freeman Park, in Sydney Olympic Park, close to the main plenary hall. The Great Aussie BBQ will be on between the two Opening Plenary sessions on Sunday 1 June. Whether it's catching up with old friends, or making new ones, this is the ideal opportunity for wonderful fellowship. Bookings are now open for the Great Aussie BBQ at rotary2014.com.au

Reminder: 15 December 2013 is the deadline to register for the 2014 Sydney Convention at the early bird rate of US $ 310

Sydney Convention Breakout Sessions: Do you want to be part of the 2014 Sydney Convention Program? Rotary is now accepting breakout session proposals through 21 October, and they'd love to hear from you! Whether you want to share your project success story, discuss strategies for strengthening membership, or facilitate a roundtable on fundraising ideas, you're invited to submit your ideas for consideration. Breakout sessions offer an excellent chance for Rotarians and guests to share experiences, learn from others, and make new friends in the process. Deadline for Breakout Session proposals is 21 October! Here's your chance to communicate an idea or project or issue during the Sydney Convention. Apply now! Contact Dr Bharat Pandya Member, Sydney Convention Promotion Committee. drbspandya@gmail.com

More information of the Sydney, Australia Convention 1-4 June 2014

HERETHERE

A COLLECTION OF ROTARY POSTINGS, THOUGHTS, AND COMMENTS AROUND THE WORLD

&

Tom Telfer and Patricia Deraiche were married on 21 Sept 2013

Tom's first marriage was for 51 years and Patricia was for 43 years.

They met online at playing cribbage.

pogo.com,

Glo and I send our most heartfelt congratulations. We remember having breakfast with you at the Bangkok convention. I guess we better prepare another seat at the table the next time we meet.

Ron NethercuttROTI Chair 2007-2009RC Mabalacat D3790Philippines

My blog is now available at http://jocoesjournal.blogspot.com/ P.P. Tom Telfer, B.A.,M.P.H.F.Past Chair of Rotary Editors & Publishers; Charter member of Rotarians on the Internet; Member ICUFR; Editor of Jocoe's Journal

ROTI ANNOUNCEMENTand CONGRATULATIONS

rank Kohler was the doting father of two daughters and a former Rotary Club president who earned the distinction of F"King Oyster" for his service.

For the past two years, Kohler has made the 65-mile commute from his home in Tall Timbers, Md., to Navy Yard, where he worked on contract as a computer systems specialist. He previously worked as a contractor for Lockheed Martin in southern Maryland.

"He was a gifted leader and a hard worker,'' said John Rymer, a friend who met Kohler through the Rotary Club of Lexington Park. "Most of us are retired and Frank had a full-time job, but he spent so much time doing community service."

The 50-year-old Kohler served as the president of the club in 2005, leading a campaign to donate a dictionary to every third-grader in St. Mary's County. After serving his term, he earned the customary title of "King Oyster." He received a crown and robe and helped lead the national oyster shucking competition.

While leading the club, Kohler was businesslike and results-oriented, friends of the family said, but at home he was a jovial spirit. He and his wife, Michelle, were constant fixtures at the King's Christian Academy, where their two daughters attended school.

“This was a tremendous family,'' said Kevin Fry, the school's principal. "They were beloved by everyone."

The Kohler's two daughters, Alex, 18, and Meghan, 19, now attend Liberty University in Lynchburg. By Tuesday afternoon, their Facebook pages had been overwhelmed with best wishes and memories of their dad.

Kohler grew up in Western Pennsylvania. He was a computer science major at Slippery Rock University, where he met his wife, Michelle. He graduated in 1985. He moved to the region soon after college to work in the computer technology, said Dave Ness, who used to work with him at Mantech.

Frank and Michelle were married in the late 1980s in a Greek Orthodox ceremony, said Ness, who remembers them dancing around the ceremonial altar. Before they had children, the Nesses and the Kohlers often went to each other's houses and played board games. Frank was particularly good at Boggle.

"One time we stayed over for the night and he insisted we sleep in their bedroom,'' Ness said. "But that's the type of guy he was, the type who would give up his bedroom for friends."

A family member who answered Michelle Kohler's cellphone said the family was too overwhelmed to comment.

"He was such a nice man,'' said Jack Pappas, the current Rotary Club president. "In our club, I'd say about 80 percent have been in the military. All of us are used to this sort of thing. But this has really, really shocked us."

Rotarian dies in the Washington

Navy Yard

Frank's daughters attend Liberty University here in Lynchburg. In addition, according to local news reports, they had recently purchased a home in the area. We have reached out to Liberty to let Frank's daughters know that we are here if and when they need us. - Nate McClure, PP, Rotary Club of Lynchburg, VA USA D7570

he truth is, bad PowerPoint happens to good people, and quite often the person giving the presentation is Tjust as much a victim as the poor sods listening to her

or him.

Here are ten tips (from Dustin Wax) to help you add a little zing! to your next presentation. They are, of course, far from comprehensive, but they’re a start. Feel free to share your own tips in the comments.

A little planning goes a long way. Most presentations are written in PowerPoint (or some other presentation package) without any sort of rhyme or reason. That’s bass-ackwards. Since the point of your slides is to illustrate and expand whatyou are going to say to your audience. You should know what you intend to say and then figure out how to visualize it. Unless you are an expert at improvising, make sure you write out or at least outline your presentation before trying to put together slides. And make sure your script follows good storytelling conventions: give it a beginning, middle, and end; have a clear arc that builds towards some sort of climax; make your audience appreciate each slide but be anxious to find out what’s next; and when possible, always leave ‘em wanting more.

At any given moment, what should be on the screen is the thing you’re talking about. Our audience will almost instantly read every slide as soon as it’s displayed; if you have the next four points you plan to make up there, they’ll be three steps ahead of you, waiting for you to catch up rather than listening with interest to the point you’re making.

Plan your presentation so just one new point is displayed at any given moment. Bullet points can be revealed one at a time as you reach them. Charts can be put on the next slide to be referenced when you get to the data the chart displays. Your job as presenter is to control the flow of information so that you and your audience stay in sync.

Where most presentations fail is that their authors, convinced they are producing some kind of stand-alone document, put everything they want to say onto their slides, in great big chunky blocks of text.

Congratulations. You’ve just killed a roomful of people. Cause of death: terminal boredom poisoning.

Your slides are the illustrations for your presentation, not the presentation itself. They should underline and reinforce what you’re saying as you give your presentation — save the paragraphs of text for your script.

PowerPoint and other presentation software have functions to display notes onto the presenter’s screen that do not get sent to the projector, or you can use notecards, a separate word processor document, or your memory. Just

1. Write a script.

2. One thing at a time, please.

3. No paragraphs.

don’t put it on the screen – and for goodness’ sake, if you do for some reason put it on the screen, don’t stand with your back to your audience and read it from the screen!

PowerPoint and other presentation packages offer all sorts of ways to add visual “flash” to your slides: fades, swipes, flashing text, and other annoyances are all too easy to insert with a few mouse clicks.

Avoid the temptation to dress up your pages with cheesy effects and focus instead on simple design basics:Ÿ Use a sans serif font for body text. Sans

serifs like Arial, Helvetica, or Calibri tend to be the easiest to read on screens.

Ÿ Use decorative fonts only for slide headers, and then only if they’re easy to read. Decorative fonts –calligraphy, German blackface, futuristic, psychotic handwriting, flowers, art nouveau, etc. – are hard to read and should be reserved only for large headlines at the top of the page. Better yet, stick to a classy serif font like Georgia or Baskerville.

Ÿ Put dark text on a light background. Again, this is easiest to read. If you must use a dark background – for instance, if your company uses a standard template with a dark background – make sure your text is quite light (white, cream, light grey, or pastels) and maybe bump the font size up two or three notches.

Ÿ Align text left or right. Centered text is harder to read and looks amateurish. Line up all your text to a right-hand or left-hand baseline – it will look better and be easier to follow.

Ÿ Avoid clutter. A headline, a few bullet points, maybe an image – anything more than that and you risk losing your audience as they sort it all out.

4. Pay attention to design.

POWERPOINT

spice up your

PRESENTATION

5. Use images sparingly

6. Think outside the screen.

7. Have a hook.

8. Ask questions.

There are two schools of thought about images in presentations. Some say they add visual interest and keep audiences engaged; others say images are an unnecessary distraction.

Both arguments have some merit, so in this case the best option is to split the difference: use images only when they add important information or make an abstract point more concrete.

While we’re on the subject, absolutely do not use PowerPoint’s built-in clipart. Anything from Office 2003 and earlier has been seen by everyone in your audience a thousand times – they’ve become tired, used-up clichés, and I hopefully don’t need to tell you to avoid tired, used-up clichés in your presentations. Office 2007 and non-Office programs have some clipart that isn’t so familiar (though it will be, and soon) but by now, the entire concept of clipart has about run its course – it just doesn’t feel fresh and new anymore.

Remember, the slides on the screen are only part of the presentation – and not the main part. Even though you’re liable to be presenting in a darkened room, give some thought to your own presentation manner – how you hold yourself, what you wear, how you move around the room. You are the focus when you’re presenting, no matter how interesting your slides are.

Like the best writing, the best presentation shook their audiences early and then reel them in. Open with something surprising or intriguing, something that will get your audience to sit up and take notice. The most powerful hooks are often those that appeal directly to your audience’s emotions – offer them something awesome or, if it’s appropriate, scare the pants off of them. The rest of your presentation, then, will be effectively your promise to make the awesome thing happen, or the scary thing not happen.

Questions arouse interest, pique curiosity, and engage audiences. So ask a lot of them. Build tension by posing a question and letting your audience stew a moment before moving to the next slide with the answer. Quiz their knowledge and then show them how little they know. If appropriate, engage in a little question-and-answer with your audience, with you asking the questions.

Especially when you’ve done a presentation before, it can be easy to fall into a drone, going on and on and on and on and on with only minimal changes to your inflection. Always speak as if you were speaking to a friend, not as if you are reading off of index cards (even if you are). If keeping up a lively and personable tone of voice is difficult for you when presenting, do a couple of practice run-throughs. If you still can’t get it right and presentations are a big part of your job, take a public speaking course or join Toastmasters.

As with everything else, there are times when each of these rules – or any other rule you know – won’t apply. If you know there’s a good reason to break a rule, go ahead and do it. Rule breaking is perfectly acceptable behavior – it’s ignoring the rules or breaking them because you just don’t know any better that leads to shoddy boring presentations that lead to boredom, depression, psychopathic breaks, and eventually death. And you don’t want that, do you?

- Jesse TanchancoRC Loyola HeightsRID 3780, Quezon City, Philippines

9. Modulate, modulate, modulate.

10. Break the rules.

Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.

- Robert Orben

The poachers are at the bottom of the chain and can earn a fortune in their eyes for rhino and elephant. There is

more and more evidence that the terrorists in the horn of Africa are behind the slaughter of elephants in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The money they get from Chinese and Vietnamese middle men funds their terror campaign. Tusks are known as White Gold.

Stopping the poachers in a country where there is 60% unemployment will be nigh on impossible with groups like Al Shabab involved. As many poachers that are taken off either dead or in prison, there will be 10 to take their place. The middlemen in the countries of destination are the ones to get rid of but then again with rhino horn worth $70,000 per kilogram on the streets of Vietnam cities that becomes even harder.

The best possible outcome is to completely stop demand of both ivory and tusks. That will require the Chinese and Vietnamese governments to put an end to the trade. In China's case closing down the 35 elephant tusk carving factories would be the easiest way to do this. In Africa burning the stock piles of ivory and rhino horn is a good move but the South African government wants to release their stock pile of horn onto the market which will only fuel demand.

Rhino horn is now also being used to make bracelets and trinkets for well to do Vietnamese people to exchange as gifts. However their belief that rhino horn cures cancer, hang overs, flu and can also be taken as an aphrodisiac is a huge concern.

The recent news of the use of cyanide is most disturbing so where do they get cyanide from? The reason, guns make too much noise and attracts attention but poison is silent.

We hope that RAGES gets up as a RAG but if it does not we will still work for the endangered species doing club to club projects. To help the rhino join us as we look at ways to help the Rotarians on the ground in South Africa save their rhino.

- John GlassfordChair 2013 -2014, Proposed RAG for Endangered SpeciesRotary Club of Coolamon District 9700New South Wales, Australia

Sign this petition to tell the Obama Administration to END the ivorytrade in America and SAVE these precious creatures.

There has been so much in the news during the week about the death of at least 69 elephants in Hwange National Park after being poisoned with cyanide. The cyanide had been mixed

with salt and placed near a waterhole.

The poachers have been arrested and are now in cells awaiting trial. According to one report they were given the cyanide by a South African businessman.

A big delegation of Ministers from the Zimbabwe government went to take a look at the damage. They all agreed that, if this type of incident is to be stopped, the villagers living around the park have to benefit from it. They also called for stiffer penalties for poachers.

From Wildlife News:

A South African businessman is believed to be behind the Hwange elephant poisonings. … Police named him only as Ishmael and that he used a Chivu farmer and ivory buyer Farai Chitsa to distribute stocks of cyanide to local people in Pelandaba and Pumula areas of Tsholotsho. … Chitsa was arrested when his truck became stuck in sands while collecting tusks from poachers. Two brothers – Sipho and Misheck Mafu - have also been arrested and have provided police and wildlife investigators with wide-ranging information.

Police revealed that the poachers would mix up a combination of cyanide, salt and water. This would then be poured onto salt licks at watering holes known to be frequented by elephants. At other watering holes the poachers would dig holes and place containers containing the deadly mixture into the holes.

The technique was so effective at killing elephants that when the poachers took police to the sites that had been contaminated there were bodies of elephants with small tusks still intact because it wasn’t worth the effort to take the tusks, The poachers were being paid as little as $700 for 9 tusks. It was not just elephants that were killed by the cyanide but a wide range of other animals carcasses were found including buffalo, lions, vultures and jackals. …

- Ashok M, Cotonou Centre, BENIN D9102

RAGES

hile the United Nations Organization (UN) had seen its birth in San Francisco after the second world war Walso thanks especially also to the work, support and

proactive participation of some 50 Rotarians leading delegations representing the world's nations, Rotary has also significantly contributed to achieve an almost polio-free world! Given Rotary International's high consultative status with the UN and Rotary's global organization and quality membership, Rotary has now the most unique opportunity to contribute towards attracting much sooner the unavoidable lasting world peace with the better environment for all everywhere, which includes making sure that polio is eradicated soonest possible. Rotary has the ideal global organization and quality membership with the unique potential to contribute very significantly more towards the success of the best of the United Nations' efforts for humankind, for a much better environment without polio and with more Justice and Peace for all: the best-possible future for humankind!

Indeed, working with the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary has been the leader in humankind's victory over polio, and Rotarians are certainly best-prepared to optimally achieve total Victory over polio: it's actually in our own hands! In fact, the more we Rotarians and our Rotary clubs also plan and implement humanitarian projects closest-possible to the areas where the polio virus still exists and the more TRF of RI supports this action with its grants and programs, the more certainly all parents will overcome their fears and gain the trust and confidence to finally bring really all children for polio immunization, which is the way Rotarians can best make the difference and fastest fully eradicate polio! More than governments and international agencies, Rotary is composed of Rotarians who live according to the 4WayTest, practice ethics, and act to advance towards the object of Rotary, which powerfully radiates good will, creating and attracting the badly needed trust and confidence.

Let's continue shaping the future world we want for humankind! The world's only one country and all humankind are its citizens! Thank you very much Doug, our Rotary Representative to the UN. - Marco KappenbergerRotary E-Club of Latinoamérica, District 4200 www.recl.org

ROTARIANS and ROTARY’SPARTICIPATION in the UN

My dear ROTI amigos, I cordially invite you to visite this site with Rotary Tutorials created by Rotarian Pablo Ruiz from Spain and who is Rotary Public Image Coordinator for Spain and Portugal.

- Leticia Parra ToledoCoordinadora de Imagen Pública de Rotary Zona 21-A 2013-2016Rotary Public Image Coordinator Zone 21-A 2013-2016

http://www.youtube.com/user/RotaryTutorials

Here is URL to slide show of Rotary Fellowships.... not many shown, but ROTI is nicely featured.

http://fr.slideshare.net/Rotary_International/what-you-can-get-from-fellowships

- Ron NethercuttRC Mabalacat D 3790Angeles City, Philippines

Animated image of fluttering Rotary flag (wheel on a white background) - Try this link:

http://www.3dflagsplus.com/2010/10/easy-way-to-get-direct-image-links.html

Liz, RI Cumberland Centennial

There is a quote that I have always appreciated regarding friendship ... it applies to "fellowship," too. Friendship and/or fellowship

is a process of "mutual need fulfillment." It seems to me that much of the R.I. effort has been to find members who will satisfy Rotary's needs: contribute, participate in projects, attend meetings, etc, etc ... But we do little to discover and then meet the needs of both existing and prospective members. Bickering about the various topics which has been endemic here and elsewhere is not attractive. Emphasizing dissatisfaction with priorities is not attractive. Excessive criticism of leadership is not attractive. Asking for continuing donations without clarity on the benefits for making them is not attractive. Then, we wonder why our membership has been "flat" for many years ... we recruit enough people to replace those we lose.

We live in a competitive market place of philanthropic organizations: Lions, Kiwanis, Elks, Moose, etc. etc. What do we do to be more attractive than our competitors? If we emphasize the needs, desires and interests of our existing and prospective members, then our membership will not only grow but flourish. Many clubs are working things like the "fifth test," "is it fun?" and the like. Basically this is the result of guessing what might work. Why not do a survey, as in an internal marketing process, to determine the needs that keep members involved? Speaking as a "rule of 85 rotarian, Rotary today is not yo' Daddy's Rotary ... the world has changed, Rotary has changed and the reasons why members remain members or seek membership have changed. Do we know anything about that? Likely, it will be different club by club, district by district or even approaches at the Evanston level. Systematic self-analysis will work much better than groping guess-work.

Rotary has needs. Members have needs. Fulfillment must be mutual and satisfactory. Otherwise, our crisis will grow. As friends, we must fulfill each other's needs or the friendships fade and fail. The relationship between Rotary and its members have the same interactive relationship.

There. I said it. (But then, I've said it before.)

- Jon Deisher, PPAnchorage Rotary/D5010Anchorage, Alaska

he unofficial motto of our club is T

. We believe that Rotary is and should be fun! This attitude is a natural outgrowth of the informal lifestyle in our small, southern USA community. Most of our members socialize with each other outside of Rotary, and this carries forward to our projects which involve doing things that we enjoy doing. As a result, our meetings are gatherings of friends that are boisterous and noisy.

While we treat our guests with the utmost courtesy and respect, we think nothing of good natured heckling amongst our fellow Rotarians. When the bell rings, things quiet down for a prayer, pledge of allegiance (a tradition in US clubs), and recitation of the Four Way Test. We have a Rotary minute which takes the form of a quiz followed by announcements (with a healthy dose of give and take) then our program. We try to mix our programs between with speakers covering serious subjects intermingled with speakers who are less serious and even entertaining. Some would say that our laid back approach is not in keeping with the dignified nature of Rotary, and clearly not for everyone. Such an approach would be difficult to institutionalize. Nevertheless, it works for us. I invite you to visit our website @ <www.rotarylawrenceburgtn.org>. - Bill PhillipsPP, RC of Lawrenceburg (TN, USA), District 6760

"we do serious work, but we

try not to take ourselves too seriously"

make meetings ATTRACTIVE

The Rotacircle scheme of Mabalacat Rotary allows each group of 5 to 8 members to take charge of the month’s meeting program. Everything goes.... When the young members (ages 22 to 28) have their turn, they introduce games and pick elder members to participate. This take about 10 minutes in the meeting and usually very hilarious.

Aloha Elaine, you have convinced me! We need to make the 4Way Test into a 5Way Test by adding,

I like your idea of having Rotarians get up and say anything about anything. We used to have a joke minute, but that faded quickly because the jokes had to be “clean,” non-discriminating, not offensive to anyone, politically correct, socially acceptable, and non-religious. Wasn’t much left that was acceptable. I just thought of one of our members who lost 55 lbs in a couple of months with the hypnosis method and he would be an excellent speaker for our meeting. - Alan Okinaka, RC of Hilo Bay, Hilo, HI

“Is it fun!”

Alan, we frequently perform pranks on each other, and do not hesitate to recognize and have fun with the absurdity of things that happen in our club, our community, and beyond. Our club presidents have learned to carefully examine our meeting bell prior to striking with the gavel; otherwise the call to order might begin with a "thunk" instead of a "ding". We once replaced the presidents gavel with a modified version that had felt glued to the striking surface. On another occasion, we placed our podium on blocks so that our club president, a lady of less than average height, could barely see over the top. We then ceremoniously presented her with a foot stool to stand upon! One of our past presidents, now deceased, even developed and posted his own unofficial "Three Way Test":

We recognize that there are times to be serious (especially when our program is a guest speaker) and when those times come, we behave. But when amongst ourselves....

As earlier stated, such an atmosphere is hard to institutionalize, and what we have is a natural outgrowth of our small town, southern USA lifestyle. Such an approach is not for every club, but it works for us.

- Bill Philips

1. Is it fun?2. Is it legal?3. Will anyone get hurt?

aving been to many meetings in a number of countries it is true that some are so boring you Hwonder why members are still coming.

who is interesting or reports on club achievements which are more than quoting statistics.

I think it is a big turn off if every word is about Rotary or membership or raising money and all the speakers are there from good causes to get money from the club. There needs to be a balance between the business of a rotary club and meetings which are interesting enough to make people want to come to the next meeting.

I like the Philippines clubs where they sing a song (not just the national anthem). No one in my club can sing in tune so we do not do this but occasionally we have members do a 5 minute talk on anything they chose. We have heard about rotary projects from a personal view, volcanoes, world war 2 events, dieting, vacations, fishing, the stock exchange, financial planning and many other topics. Sometimes our speakers are from organisations seeking help but we also have had psychics, underwater photographers, beekeepers, local historians, authors, a huge range of

The meeting where I laughed the most was an all ladies club where they began, after the usual formalities, by singing and dancing to "I'm sexy and I know it" followed by a PHD psychologist speaker on swinging. The two male rotarians at the meeting also commented it was the funniest Rotary meeting they had ever attended. This same club does a huge amount of work in the community so they have not been distracted from the work of Rotary.

Another club which has internet access at the meeting have someone select a U tube moment which can be absolutely anything selected by a club member and only takes a few minutes.

It is easy for any club to fall into the habit of doing the same thing each week, sometimes a President can change this but they need the support of members to try something different. - Elaine Lytle PDGRotary Club of Como JannaliDistrict 9675 Sydney

Good meetings are those which start on time, have a speaker

9BREADBASKET JULY 2013

Wjat’s wrong and what is right

NEW

ROTARY LOGO & WEBSITE

What is wrong and what is right with the

Dear All, We plan to give an honest feedback to Rotary International regarding our new www.rotary.org Kindly voice your views - both good and bad. Please repeat if you have already voiced it here - now it will be recorded and a report made. - Sunil K Zachariah, Chairman

s I understand it no one is expected to discard current Rotary materials that are using the Aold logos. They may continue to be used as

long as supplies last. It’s only in the event of ordering new supplies that the new logos should be used.

I formed a Facebook closed group a couple of weeks ago with some RI staff including RI CIO Peter Markos and some concerned Rotarians to discuss the new RI website, and the logos and new branding have come up often.

We would be curious as to how most of you are perceiving the new RI website and whether you like it or dislike it and what features or lack of features you might like or dislike and any other opinions or suggestions you would want to include. I will pass on the comments to the group for consideration and discussion.

Best wishes,

- PP Philip MerrittRC Mabalacat Clark D3790Pampanga, PhilippinesThe new ROTARY logo

Philip invited me to join the group discussion with RI staff. I have beenvery outspoken about my concerns. Although the staff is

listening to the group and some issues are being addressed, several major concerns remain including the branding and logo issue.

I think the new logo with the faded yellow illegible gear looks more like a water mark intended for the background on official documents. The addition of the word "Rotary" to the left of gear would appear to be an attempt to make up for the illegible words "Rotary International" inside the gear.

When the new rectangular logo is reduced in size to 50 by 50 pixels required for logos on the RI Facebook page, RI Official Discussion Group on LinkedIn, and RI Twitter account, the gear ends up looking like a tiny yellow smudge. I see no justification for replacing the current scalable legible blue and gold Rotary logo which has been recognized around the world for over 100 years now. And arrogantly labeling the new logo the "Rotary Mark of Excellence" will not make it so.

Any proposed new Rotary brand and logo should be sufficiently better tojustify both the marketing and material signage costs required for effective implementation within a reasonable pre determined time frame. I think such a change warrants up front approval by the Council On Legislation (COL). In the interim, I think the blue and gold logo along with the prior associated usage guidelines should be reinstated.

Let's eradicate polio with the same logo we started with back in about 1985. Let's actually achieve world peace during this century with the same logo we started with in 1921 when Rotary unanimously approved adding peacemaking to its constitution and bylaws. If Rotary can help achieve these two goals, then there might be a case for changing our brand to include some indication of our effort toward these goals.

- Don Higginsdon@higgins.netwww.don-higgins.net

like the new site and have had few problems with it at all; we're going through some hoops at Ithe moment to get the logo right for clubs using

the RIBI website template (the size of the club name becomes insignificant - but the staff at RI have been very cooperative and are looking at alternatives). Once this is all sorted, I will be updating the rotary-sit.org template to reflect the new design.

My one issue is with the 'groups' feature in MyRotary which doesn't notify people when a new topic has been added or an thread updated; but, again, I believe they are working on this.- Chris SweeneyRotary Club of Conwy, North Wales

RIBI Template designerwww.conwyrotary.org,

here are many important information which are not available in the new website. I have Tbeen regularly tracking the statistical data in

earlier website under "At a Glance" tab related to membership which included, among other things, Membership in Rotary,

Interact, Rotaract & RCCMembership break up district wiseNet Membership change Year on YearWomen membersTen largest Clubs, etcIt is difficult to find this information in the new

website. I have sough help from RI also and hope to receive their clarification soon.

As far as the Logo design is concerned, it has been intensely discussed in the Official Rotary International Group @LinkedIn and it has been clarified from RI that there is NO need to discard any of available stationery, banners etc. It would be better though that an unambiguous statement to this effect is issued officially by RI to put at rest all anxieties.- Rajeev MujumdarRC Baroda Jawaharngar, RI Districy 3060 (India)

The search facility in both old and new RI sites seems to be yet another case of RI wanting to reinvent the wheel. You can contract for search engines to incorporate within your site (Google does that) and the facilities are fine. Most on-line shopping that I do is on sites which use contract search. You can tell by the results you get being shown in an identical manner. It sure gives the impression that rather than efficient and effective, RI wants to show a prowess that they do not have.

Sad waste of money that could go into service. Sad, - Steve Sokol

t first glance the site is extremely attractive and relatively easy to navigate. Just as any Aother change in online software, the first

experience tends to be somewhat difficult to master. In a comparison between the changover in Clubrunner and the RI website, RI wins hands down. My own initial difficulty was learning that I had to have a new username and password. There is definitely a learning curve. As in every new product on the internet there will be changes and updates which will improve the product.

- Clyde Edmonds PDGClub webmasterRotary Club of Salida, CO, District 5470

Elaine Lytle PDG wrote: Hi all, while the new website looks pretty it is

obviously designed for non Rotarians. As board member of the Sydney 2014 Host Committee I was alarmed to be told people could not find mention of the Convention or able to register. I could not find it except under a section for suggestions for breakout sessions which took me a lot of wasted time to find. I also need to register for San Diego, nada. I tried through the member access area but still could find nothing.

Where are all the documents, manuals, etc ? As I currently hold minimal offices in my club, I cannot access anything. I contacted RI on their contact form about 2 weeks back but as yet have had no reply. Has anyone had better luck?

D9750 now D9675 It did not recognise this new district.

DG Elaine, I imagine you have found the links for the international convention by now. They are still there.

You do need to sign in to "My Rotary". You should use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, but preferably not Internet Explorer. Once you've logged in to My Rotary, then hover your cursor over "Exchange Ideas" - top option under "Events" will be International Convention. You also ask about where all the documents have been hidden. Again, once you've logged in to My Rotary, then hover over "Learning & Resource" and click on "Document Center."

- Todd Lindley DDS FAGD2013-2016 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Zone 31; PDG District 6060, 2010-2011; http://www.overlandrotary.org

<peter.sotheran@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: CLUB LOCATIONSThe Club Locator maps are not very accurate. Checking on the clubs around me, I find that: Guisborough Club is misplaced by only three-quarters of a mile, into a residential area - that's probably acceptable. Redcar Club is misplaced by 6 miles into the industrial area of a neighbouring town. The web-site link is defective. Stokesley is re-located 180 miles to the south in Milton Keynes, near London! Perhaps someone from each District should scan through the indicated locations of the clubs in their District for accuracy. DISTORTED PICTURESThe distortion of many photos - rather than cropping them to fit - in the SHOWCASE ROTARY area suggests an element of haste in the preparation of this area. It is a somewhat distrac-ting to the viewer and not very flattering to the people in the pictures to be displayed as portly barrel shaped bodies or rake-thin stringy beans! JOINING ROTARYThe JOIN Rotary process begins with the Club Locator options. Then the reader is abandoned! Where the links to the individual club's web sites work, the prospective member can click through to the club and then send an email to the club. However, many clubs do not list a public email address, or (as I discovered, see above) some of the links do not work. So a prospective member must resort to writing a letter by snail mail. I suggest that this is a weak link in the chain.

OTOH the pages load very quickly compared with the old site. I like the much clearer page layouts with far less clutter and, from the Home Page, the site is very focussed on informing non-members of Rotary activities and benefits.

- peter

john glassford, rc coolamoon, australia, wrote:

Just received my Rotary Down Under September issue. There is a small article on the new Rotary logos.

"To implement this change across our entire region (Australia), and to serve Rotary's public image well will require all clubs and Districts to dedicate time and resources to get the Rotary logo updated across all your communication channels."

I don't mind the new look with the Rotary name beside the wheel. I do not like the colour in yellow too washed out in my opinion. What I do not like is that we have the following areas that we may have to change, or do they, anyone know?Ÿ Club BannerŸ Dinner BadgesŸ Rotary FlagŸ Web Site logoŸ Business CardsŸ Letterheads

We could probably change the web site logo but we do not use the RI Wheel for our web site. Over time we could change our letterhead and business cards when the old ones run out that is. We simply cannot afford to change our club banner nor the dinner badges, nor will we.

I cannot understand why RI has to make these changes and then expect us all to conform. My feeling is that the money spent to change our image is simply better spent in serving others not our image. Nothing wrong with change but this is change for change's sake and I cannot see where it will make us more efficient or more prominent than the "old" blue and gold RI Logo.

don@higgins.net further wrote:

I am one of those concerned Rotarians that Philip has invited to join the Facebook discussion group with several RI staff members. Two of the concerns I've raised are:

Ÿ The new logo with "Rotary" to left of pale yellow water mark type logo which has been labeled as "Rotary Mark of Excellence" is illegible when scaled to fit in square profile type area on websites. The good news on this front is that Antoinette Tuscano, RI Social Media Manager, is confident that a revision will be coming within the month. Hopeful it will provides additional options for display of Rotary logo for use on websites and social media.

A recent post was made by DGN Scott Mills on the LinkedIn "Official RI Discussion Group" managed by Antoinette. The post included this presentation titled "Tell the Rotary Story" made to the RI Board on June 30, 2013 by the RI Commu-nications Committee. This PDF presentation includes a broader range of alternate logos in full color: http://www.rotary.org/en/document /851

Ÿ The new private discussion groups on www.rotary.org/MyRotary do not provide opportunity for Rotarians and Rotaractors to engage with community and international partners and friends of Rotary. Those who need private discussion groups can create them on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Yahoogroups.

I think if Rotary is to grow, we need to change the Rotary story to include actively engaging the world on social networking which is where the future generation of Rotarians are now. This is different from just marketing. I think we need to engage in conversations, make friends, and get to know where others are coming from. Then perhaps we can partner with them on service projects and they will want to be Rotarians.

As an example of what's possible, here is public website supported by Facebook staff which is accessible to everyone. If you click on "Religions" you can see how many of the over 1 billion Facebook users are chatting with friends of other re l ig ions such as Sunn i and Sh i i tes : https://www.facebook.com/peace/

- Don Higginsdon@higgins.net

I find the new website much better than the previous one. Of course, it still has certain teething problems, which is but expected for a total revamp of a huge website like this. And, I see that RI is regularly working on these issues, thereby improving the navigation and the total functioning of the site Everyday. I hope, allowed some more time and scope, we are going to be gifted with one of the best websites in the world.

- Rtn. Dr. MainakRC Burdwan Greater, RID 3240, India

Doug ClementsLaw Enforcement - Retired

he guy who headed this whole thing did a breakout session at Rotary Institute in TPhoenix yesterday. I actually agreed with

most of what he said, except when it came to the logo. That part rang shallow, and was a clever sales job in every way. Our traditional logo is much more striking and effective. This issue is not going to go away, because I think most Rotarians, especially veteran Rotarians, will never accept this new logo. Also, an RI heavyweight mentioned that the whole rebranding scheme has cost more than a million dollars so far.

Ron NethercuttDWAU - FM Director at Angeles University Foundation

oug, I'm sure one million dollars may be 'cheap' in the accounting of major PR firms, Dbut Iook at it from how many children it

would feed, how many hare-lip operations, how many textbooks, and of course how many GSE Teams or Rotary Scholars it would send. But then why should I be concerned? Because I am considered a TRF Major Donor...and perhaps am concerned how RI spends its money. Before you add anything; I am aware that the costs for the new "mark of excellence" does not come from TRF. However it comes from operational expenses which I assume are from Rotary members; dues. Can anybody explain the rationale for leaving

the blue filling out of the Rotary wheel on the new rotary.org website? While I wish the District and Zone Public Image Chairs (people with a marketing background) would have been consulted beforehand, I have to say it's a good thing this is a private group. This thread makes us look like a bunch of curmudgeons complaining about any tiny, trivial change. That's not the image Rotary needs to prosper in the decades ahead. We DO need brand standards, whether we agree with all of them or not, for a consistent and effective message worldwide. (Not calling anyone here names, just stating how I perceive the current thread in its totality represents us)

By C. Lee Smith

What do you think of the new Rotary logo? See them all: htty://www.rotary.org/myrotary /en/logos-graphics

Brigitte,

You stated, "From the heated discussion in this group it does seem that whatever refocussing and refining has been done it has not resulted in the message getting to members, so is the strategy robust or flawed?

I believe the only thing this discussion is focusing on is the logo issue. I also believe many, if not most Rotarians who take the time to be on the many Linkedin Rotary groups, are ones who......... do get the message out about Rotary!

I think the problem is with club leadership. They reflect their club, and vice versa. I attended a portion of a multi-district PETS, this Spring. It was well organized and the sessions were great. Multi-district PETS has allowed for better programming and speakers.

I believe PETS is the place where the RI staff needs to focus, if they want to rally the troops.

By Dr Robert S Steinberg

The full color Rotary signature in Rotary Royal Blue and Rotary Gold is our official, preferred version. Use it in digital environments and when you print with at least two colors. In the case of one-color printing or when there may be legibility issues, you can use one of our one-color versions in black or

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https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/logos-graphics

What do you think of the new Rotary logo?

oug is absolutely correct! No matter what ledger the money enters Rotary DInternational, the best use of those funds to

benefit the most people is what we expect. Yes, this money came from dues but this is not how I want my dues spent. We have a well respected world renowned logo that did not need to be rebranded!

I have seen it used recently by our club and our district. The one used by our Club is washed out because they used yellow on a white background; the logo used by our District was modified because someone with good sense realized it could not be seen! The problem this points out is uniformity. The rebranding is causing confusion and it will in no way bring in the new members those, who I am sure are very well intentioned, had hoped to reach.

The million dollars already spent, from dues I presume, goes against what each of us is proud of TRF for and that is the most efficient use of funds with the least amount of administrative cost. It is too bad the RI did not follow the guidelines of TRF.

By Christine Sommer

Brigitte FaubertCommunication and Public Affairs Executive at B&ES

have read Rtn Ron Brownlee's comments, and there is much to support. However he says: The Icore finding was we needed to focus and refine

our messaging. From the heated discussion in this group it does seem that whatever refocussing and refining has been done it has not resulted in the message getting to members, so is the strategy robust or flawed?. If we are to continue to engage with Rotary we need to be communicated with, wherever we are in the world and whatever our demographic.

I do feel as though I have been taken for granted. There are lots of Rotarians who have relevant classifications - marketing, communications, PR, advertising - did they form any part of the rebranding project? Their support, or otherwise, for the new strategy (I can't call it a communication strategy because effective communication is two way and takes account of feedback) is vital for

Dr Robert S SteinbergPodiatric Surgeon - Active Foot & Ankle Center

ohn, Just as I thought. Nothing says that the RI BOD, or RI Staff prevents them from Jsurveying the membership, directly. (I do not

buy the idea that 20,000 people were surveyed specifically about a logo change.)If you do not like our discussion, you are not forced to participate. I feel it is somewhat arrogant to tell your fellow Rotarians we do not have the right to discuss this. A discussion has to start someplace, John. and this forum is as an appropriate place as any. You did a good job of finding the guidelines, but I do not think you understand them. Why didn't you supply the direct link to the information? The RI BOD does not have to wait for a resolution/memorial, before discussing an issue. It is obvious that they did not, in choosing to change our logo. They could follow the same method, and change things back, if they are sensitive to the opinions of the stakeholders. I am sure if this issue is not addressed quickly, it will be on the agenda of the next COL.(I am reminded of the discussion you and I had a year ago, after your accusation that Rotary blocks women from seeking higher office. You were wrong then, as you are now.) Listen to your fellow Rotarians, John. We.......WE are Rotary. Hear us roar!

John BorstPresident at Rotary Club of Dryden, Ontario>>>In many cases, the proposer’s purpose can be

more efficiently and quickly accomplished by a memorial. However, in instances where Rotary

clubs consider amending the constitutional documents necessary or desirable to achieve their intentions, those clubs should initiate appropriate legislation rather than requesting the RI Board to do so>>>

success because largely they are the ones who have to implement at the grass roots and get the messages out to existing and to potential members.

I have still not received any news about the new logo or the new strategy as a Club member - or as 2012-2013 Club President - when I should have been taking steps to get it implemented.

20000 might be an statistically valid sample - could we know how it was constructed?

DUALor MULTIPLE

MEMBERSHIP

Can a member of one Rotary Club simultaneously become a member of another Rotary Club in her/his locality? -Rtn. Dr. MainakRC Burdwan GreaterD3240 India

PDG Dave Briggs,Can you please indicate which clause of MOP prohibits a member from joining another service club? In fact with so many Charity Trusts & Philanthropic Organizations around, one should be free to join any number of them. That said, one must be sincere enough NOT to let any conflict of interest arise due to such multiple memberships. Else the member would violate 4 Way Test principles.- Rajeev MujumdarRC Baroda Jawaharnagar, Dist 3060, India

According to the Manual of Procedures you can only belong to one club at a time.

Rotary International is global and every Rotarian is registered with a unique number that is yours for life no matter which club you belong to.

You must resign from one club before joining another- Andrew Williams

ccording to our Manual o f P r o c e d u r e , t h e Aanswer is "NO'".

In order to comply with the obligations of membership in a Rotary club, a Rotarian should not belong to similar community or service clubs that would substant ia l ly reduce the member's opportunity to comply with the obligationsof membership.

Your c lub ' s boa rd may terminate the membership to any member....due to continued membership in another service club.

- PDG Dave BriggsDistrict 9370 Southern Africa

hat is correct Rajeev. It is not prohibited but they are discouraging Rotarians from doing so if it will get in the way of Ttheir being able to fulfill their obligations to Rotary first and

foremost. Of course it also needs approval of the club board.

Rotary is more popular in my country and Rotarians are highly respected eveywhere you go. So I'd rather stick to one just like with my spouse he he . . . I am of course a member of other businessorganizations but only one in a service organization. That is just my experience. It may be different in other places.

>>>

- Jesse TanchancoRC Loyola Heights, RID 3780, Quezon City, Philippine

The short answer is Yes. There is no limit. However, please take note of what the MOP says about granting of honorary memberships.

should also add that I have served as President of both Iclubs twice, was Treasurer of

Lions for a number of years and am currently Secretary of Rotary and also served as a Committee Chairman in both organisations often simultaneously. It's all about community service as far as I am concerned and I have found there has never been a conflict. - Michael Daniels PHFHonorary SecretaryThe Rotary Club of Bicester

person under no circums-tances can have Active Amembership of two Rotary

Clubs whether local nor even international. He can be an Active member of one club only. But a person can be an Honorary Member of one & more Clubs also a person can also be an Active member of one Club & simulta-neously Honorary member of other Club/Clubs. Hope you get your point clarified. - D'lip

croudfunding

Our 50/50 raffle at RC Galesburg, D6460 is a little different. Any ACE to win. We have gone through 37 weekly draws and no winner yet. 15 cards to go with 4 ACES. At the meeting today, we had about $350 in raffle tickets. The pot stands at $2,179 (for the winner) and rolled over again. The 16th card drawn was 4 of hearts. Our largest pot a couple years was $4611 (to the winner).

We use the club's 50 % towards,(25%) for International projects and (25%) for RYE (Central States Rotary Youth Exchange) costs. - PP Martin McGee (Mac) Rotary Club of Galesburg - D6460

e do this (Happy Peso in lieu of the Dollar) at our club, R.C. Rizal Centro, D3800 since I Wpicked up the idea from D5000 Hawaii while I

was there as a GSE Team Leader in 1997. To this time 2013, we still practice it and is a great idea to raise funds painlessly. It started with everyone being happy and giving up to as much as 5,000 Pesos which is more than $100.00, i.e., like when they get a huge contract.

Today, It has become a habit with everyone (ALL) sharing a hundred pesos ($2.30) minimum when they are present - does not have to have a new contract to be happy - the fact that we were given another day to live in this world is a great, happy event. At the end of the year, we end up raising no less than Ninety Thousand pesos (USD 2,045.00).

Because of its success, we have spread it around to other clubs especially to clubs whom I visit whenever I talk on TRF. Great idea from U.S. Rotarians! Thanks a lot - one great advantage of visiting other clubs/districts in the world.

- Manny ReyesR.C. Rizal Centro, D3800, Philippines

FUNDRAISING

otary Clubs are always looking for money to fund their projects. When I joined Rotary in the early ‘80s we raised a lot by dunning our R

members – but things have changed! This year we are trying CroudFunding, an approach which channels the collective effort of individuals to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations

Our club’s World Community Service Committee has been hard at work planning a project in Mexico. Cabo Corrientes is a very poor area which needs help in building latrines, refurbishing schools, and getting children to school. In a nutshell, the project will see our Club working with four other Rotary Clubs from central Vancouver Island to build four latrine blocks. These will be largely funded by District Community Grants. We will also be donating a bus for the handicapped, an ambulance and a couple of utility vehicles to the local municipality.

As part of our fund-raising efforts we have developed a visual and textual presen-tation on the indie-gogo site. You may see the result of our efforts at http: //igg. me/p/mexican -schools-project-why-banos-bath rooms /x/ 4805310

This note is not meant to so l ic i t funds, but rather to let you know of this new fundraising idea

– however, if you feel the urge to contribute please feel free to do so!!!

There is a good description of CroudFunding on l i n e a t h t t p : / / e n . w i k i p e d i a . o r g / w i k i /Crowdfunding – basically, it is a way to generate funds by explaining your project to a large number of people and inviting them to contribute money to it. - Chip RossRotary Club of Strathcona Sunrise - Comox Valley BC, District 5020

Our club uses the Queen of Hearts and draws two cards a week. With only 25 members, there were only 4 cards left in the deck and I Was the winner. Now I have to sell the tickets until the next winner. - John B ©¿©¬, Webmaster Class of 62’Rotary District 5960

hile a / the 50/50 raffle is the easiest, we have found over the years that the most ENJOYABLE raffle is our W

"Queen of Hearts" raffle !!!! What we do is buy a ticket ( from a "double-ticket" roll ...... ) at $1 / per ticket. 1/3 of the money collected stays with the club. 1/3 of the money goes to the "immediate" winner.

Now comes the tricky part IN THAT the winner then comes to the front of the room and a deck of playing cards is laid out upside down and that individual selects one card. IF the card drawn is the Queen of Hearts ("you" can determine whatever card of the deck "YOU" would like to use, I have one club that uses the Ace of Spades, another uses the Jack of Diamonds... ) then he / she collects the remaining 1/3 of the weekly collection.

If THE card is NOT selected, then the money rolls over unto the following week and the card pulled is ripped up and thrown away !!!

As the deck dwindles in size, more tickets are purchased and excitement to participate and ATTEND increases accordingly !!!!

Over the years, we have had winners take home "pots" from $1,400 - $2,500 ( US ) !!!!!

One time, we even "went through" 51 of the 52 cards in a playing deck - what are the odds of THAT happening !?!?!?!?!?!?

What we did in THAT instance was to place the remaining card - obviously, THE card - in to a brand new deck with the whomever pulling the first of THE two cards receiving ½ of the "pot" and the "pot" continued(s) to grow in size !!!!!

What fun and what exc i tement ! ! ! HOWEVER, please note that this is done at the CONCLUSION of the meeting and it is during the meeting that we do what we normally do.....

If anyone has further questions, I would be GLAD to speak or "speak" with him / her !!!! - Jay Dzurilla, RD 6630 ( NE Ohio, USA ) Distrito Governador 2006-2007Rotary Clube of Strongsville

Marilyn Axler <marilyn@cmi-direct.com> wrote:

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM ROTARY!!! Rotary's own Public Relations Team wins "Stevie Award" for their END POLIO campaign. This was awarded by theInternational Public Relations Association!

<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=47705903&goback=%2Egde_1139967_member_273382335> Marilyn Axler Rotarian Action Group for Peace -Communications Committee

International Public RelationsAward - RI PR Group

Dear ROTI Friends:

onight is arriving the KIDEJAPA mission to our hometown Guayaquil, Ecuador T(http://www.gaplasticsurg.com/pages/kidej

apa-surgical-missions-about-kidejapa) this is the 17th or 18th year they have been comming. They do surgical corrections specially on cleft lip and cleft palate.

The wonderful news is that this year they are doing the 1000th operation.

This is a wonderful mission that comes to Ecuador every year and I wanted to share with you this great news.

- Daniel SaabGuayaquil Rotary Clu

editorial

PP G A NETHERCUTTRC MABALACAT3790, PHILIPPINES

The NEW Rotary Logo

is it downloadable?

s journalist, I try to stay in the “safe side of any issue” such as the new Rotary logo. To prove or disprove a point, I go to the Asource or google the Internet to see variances, and if possible

download a free software to read a program.

In the case of the new Rotary logo. It is a masterbrand signature, an eps file, except for the blue and white versions. You need a converter to read an eps file. At least in my case, because the corel program I am using does not have this graphic format. I plan to ask ROTI tech after I finish this editorial. That is easier than having to go through msword (which I rarely use) or adobe pagemaker which I have already deleted from my panel.

Therefore I am adding this gripe to others. The new logo is not download-friendly. At least for me. The new Rotary website looks simple and pretty. But there are features that you are used to get and you cannot get now. I can not see our DDF history, growth status, and many old but relevant data. Maybe they are there and I just need to click more. But who has the time and patience to learn new things? Most Rotarians are senior citizens (geez!) and are not that keen to keep up with technology.

BUT, as a graphic enthusiast, I admire the initiative of RI to adopt new ideas - even without consulting the global membership who pays the bills. :-) Our zone PR thinks the new logo is the perfect branding of Rotary. Because the Rotary word is prominent, and the wheel is familiar to many as symbol of Rotary.

Definitely, Rotary is changing or trying to change. For better or worse is left to those who view the change. Some say it is tyranny, others believe the change is due. As a journalist, I like changes - because they are news! As a Rotarian, a major donor, I believe I should have a hand in the change. If I have to be a DG or a rep to Council of Legislation to be able to take part in the changes - then, that is not fair. There is got to be a way to tell the Rotarians on the mainstreets where their money is going.

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/logos-graphics

Visit to download,

Open Eps Files?

How to Open an EPS file

EPS is an acronym for encapsulated postscript file. There are a number of ways of opening these files. One can open a Microsoft word document and choose the insert option then navigate to the file to open it. One can also open it using other softwares such as GIMP and adobe photoshop.To open an EPS file, you need to have illustration software such as Adobe Illustrator.

Add the file to a Microsoft Word document. To do this, click the "Insert" menu. Choose "Picture." Select "Encapsulated Postscript" from the pull-down.

Lastly, like a Pinoy (slang for Philippine citizen) that I am, I could say - que sera, sera, and may the One up high guide the RI elders that they see the reasons of those who say NO. Who knows? The trustees might just see the reasons why the monies are not coming in... :-).

Whether the parent RI is right or wrong, we are Rotarians, we do not live for Rotary - we live to do good.

- GAN