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December 2019 - Diane's District Diary
by Diane Cordero de NoriegaDistrict Governor 2019-20
Dear District 5100:
I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday withfriends and family. We all have so much to be grateful for, especiallyas Rotarians.
Rotary Foundation Chair Tom Markos crisscrossed the District making presentations to asmany clubs as possible. As of November 25, the District is at 41% of our goal for theAnnual fund. This is the time to make those end of the year contributions. I highlyrecommend signing up for Rotary Direct. It's the easiest way to give. Giving Tuesday is December 3.Let's see if we can get past that 50% mark. It has been so heartwarming to participate in so many new member inductions as I go aboutmy club visits. Thirty-four of our 70 clubs are showing new members. So far this year wehave added 200 new members. As usual we have lost too many, leaving us with a netgrowth of 41. I want to give a shout out to a few clubs who have inducted 5 or more newmembers. Vancouver: 5, Salem and Tillamook: 7, Hermiston: 9, and the winner? ....Drumroll, Southwest Pacific County Peninsula: 12! Our second District 5100 Rotaract social was an absolute success. 71 Rotarians andRotaractors spent a wonderful evening getting to know one another. I had the honor of attending and speaking to the Rotary Club of Beaverton for their 60thAnniversary Celebration. What an achievement, serving the community for 60 years.Another fun event was the Spanish Paella Dinner that PDG Tom Markos, DGN Jim Boyleand I donated to the Seaside Rotary Auction. We trooped over to the coast and preparedan amazing dinner for 12 guests at the home of Susan Deshon in Seaside. Finally, on November 24 I attended a Thanksgiving dinner and Satellite Club Fireside at thehome of Jim and Nancy Boyle. The occasion included 10 Rotarians and 10 non-Rotarians.
It was a great opportunity to talk and listen to the non-Rotarians about what they werelooking for and how Rotary might fit in their lives. It was also a pleasure to hear West LinnRotarians talk about all their projects and how they align with Avenues of Service and Areasof Focus. Jim deep-fries a mean turkey as well. December brings another round of visits as well as some Rotary holiday events. I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and look forward to a New Year that brings
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In This IssueDiane's District DiaryMembership CornerThe Rotary FoundationPolioPlusVocational ServiceRotaractRotary TrainingMark Your CalendarContact UsDecember is Disease Prevention& Treatment MonthYouth ExchangeCouncil on ResolutionsClub News - SherwoodClub News - Beaverton
Mark Your Calendar
Upcoming District Events
Feb. 20, 2020 - PrePETS, SeaTac,Doubletree Hotel, Seattle, WA*Registration now open on DACdb.com
Feb. 21-23, 2020 - PETS, Seatac,Doubletree Hotel, PNW PETS
I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and look forward to a New Year that bringslove, peace and happiness.
Mark your Calendars:District Training Assembly: April 4, 2020 at Oregon City High School *DATE CHANGEDistrict Conference: May 14-17, 2020 at Mt. Hood Oregon Resort in Welches.
Questions/concerns/praise to share? You can reach me via email at: [email protected]
Cornerby Claudia Yakos, District Membership Chair
Club and district leaders, an array of membership resources can help you engage currentmembers, connect with prospective members, make new members feel welcome ,and assess and develop your club. Questions or Comments? Contact Claudia Yakos, 2019-2021 District 5100 MembershipChair.
Does your club have a new member you'd like to see featured? If so, please contact DistrictMembership Chair, Claudia Yakos.
The Rotary Foundation - Five reasons to give to The RotaryFoundationby PDG Tom Markos, District TRF Chair
5 reasons to give to The Rotary FoundationPosted on November 20, 2019
Doubletree Hotel, PNW PETS
*DATE CHANGEApr. 4, 2020 - District TrainingAssembly, Oregon City High School
May 14-17, 2020 - District Conference,Mt. Hood Oregon Resort, Welches, OR
Rotary International ConventionJune 6-10, 2020, Honolulu, HI
Click for more Convention information
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December is DiseasePrevention and TreatmentMonth
The Rotary Club of Andong-Central Korea provides horticultural training for students with special needs aspart of a global grant made possible by your donations to The Rotary Foundation.
When you make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, you are helping Rotary membersmake a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world. Here are five reasonsto make Rotary your charity of choice on Giving Tuesday, 3 December, or any time of theyear. 1 Accountability
Our accountability and transparency have earned The Rotary Foundation 12 straight yearsof four-star ratings - the highest possible - from independent evaluator Charity Navigator.More than 90% of Foundation funds are spent directly on programs. No high administrativecosts dilute your gift. 2 Impact We partner with other organizations to increase our impact and make your donations workeven harder. When you give to PolioPlus, for example, you have the satisfaction of knowingthat every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication is matched by $2 from the Bill & MelindaGates Foundation. Thanks to this partnership, all donations to end polio (up to $50 millionper year) are tripled, providing critical funding toward creating a polio-free world. 3 Global Reach Our millions of members span the globe, uniting people who have a common desire toserve others. From teaching children to read in Ecuador to a microcredit program inIndonesia, Rotary members identify local problems and use Rotary's vast network and theresources of The Rotary Foundation to take action in their communities. 4 A record of success
Rotary unites leaders who have the skills and resources to tackle some of the world's mostdifficult problems and deliver sustainable, long-lasting results. For decades, Rotary hasbeen a leader in the battle against polio and with the help of our partners in the Global PolioEradication Initiative, we have reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988. The infrastructuredeveloped to facilitate both immunizations and eradication is being used to fight and protectagainst other diseases as well. For example, the method known as contact tracing wascritical to containing an Ebola outbreak in Nigeria in 2014. 5 Bringing about peace
Youth Exchange by Dan Boldt, District YE Chair
Dear District 5100 Rotarians,
This month's column centers aroundour district's position on immunizationsfor Rotary youth exchange students,both inbound and outbound. From timeto time this becomes a controversialsubject with families who have chosen,for various reasons, not to have theirchildren vaccinated against diseases. Ipersonally agree with the District 5100Youth Exchange Committee's positionthat all Rotary youth exchange studentsshall meet public school immunizationrequirements. Here is my personal reasoning. In 1986my dear friend and dentist, Dr. ChuckMiller, invited me to join Rotary. Heexplained that besides local communityservice projects, Rotary was involvedwith international youth exchange andthis new thing called "Polio Plus", withthe objective of eradicating polio world-wide. Being a savvy graduate engineer,I googled Polio Plus (not really, Googlewasn't formed until 1998!) and learnedthat this 1985 program wasaggressively attacking polio, the samedisease which had crippled friends andfamily members of my generation. I wasall in.
Dr. Albert Sabin (left) and 1984-85 RotaryPresident Carlos Canseco at a pressconference to announce the PolioPlusprogram. Fast forward thirty-plus years and wefind Rotary has made great progresstoward the eradication of polio, but weare not there yet. "We are this close,"and we are still committed toeradicating polio and protecting theworld's population against otherdiseases. Therein lies the reasoningbehind Rotary District 5100's YouthExchange Committee's position ofrequiring full immunizations forincoming and outgoing exchangestudents.
5 Bringing about peace Peace holds a unique status in Rotary. We approach peace not as an abstract concept,but as a living, dynamic expression of human development. As a humanitarian serviceorganization, it is both a cornerstone of our mission, and one of our six areas of focus - oneof the main ways in which our members make their mark on the world.Each year, the Rotary Peace Centers train some of the world's most dedicatedprofessionals to resolve conflicts and promote national and international cooperation.Rotary Peace Fellows study in a two-year master's degree program or a professionalcertificate program at Rotary's partner universities. Rotary members themselves alsoaddress the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lackof access to education, and unequal distribution of resources. Our collaboration with theInstitute for Economics and Peace is providing free, self-guided training to individuals whowant to be peace builders in their communities. Tom MarkosDistrict Rotary Foundation Chair
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change- across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
PolioPlus - Polio Newsby PDG Norb Murray, District PolioPlus Chair
As of November 20, there were 107 cases of wild polio virus reported by the Global PolioEradication Initiative (GPEI). This is the first time in five years the number of cases hasexceeded 100 for the calendar year. In 2014 there were 359. In 2015 the cases dropped to74, then for the following three years it was below 40 per year with the fewest in 2017 with22. Pakistan has the most cases with 86 and Afghanistan has 21. This brings up the questionas to why so many in Pakistan? The following article, a BBC report by Shumaila Jaffery, anaward-winning multi-media journalist from Pakistan tells the story of an incident that broughtabout the cancellation of a mass immunization campaign last April. POLIO: The Final Battle By Shumaila Jaffery, Pakistani Journalist The girl is no more than five. She cowers in her room, crying incessantly. "I don't want todie," she sobs. Her parents have finally been persuaded the vaccine is safe. She is broughtout to watch her siblings stick out their tongues for drops. But she continues to wail. Thefear in the house is palpable. The polio workers were earlier barred by her relatives who were bearing rifles. The teamcalled in help from Dr Uzma Hayat Khan, a public health adviser. Khan, who monitorsPakistan's vaccination campaigns, is experienced in dealing with refusals. But she wasnervous as she approached the house. She had been greeted by a group of men with nointention of letting her inside. The stand-off only ended when another relative appeared - adoctor. The polio team then managed to vaccinate all the children except the sobbing girl.They decided to try again the next day. Many people in Pakistan are suspicious of the polio vaccine, despite the fact it saves lives.But tensions were running even higher than usual. The day before their visit, a massvaccination at a village school in the suburbs of Peshawar had ended in violence andarson. The headmaster of the school, in Mashokhel village, had previously refused to allowthe polio vaccine. This time he had bowed to government pressure and the inoculations hadgone ahead. But shortly afterwards he rang parents to tell them their children were faintingand vomiting. Dozens of students from the school were taken to hospital. All were found tohave no symptoms and were discharged. But it was too late to contain the panic, which hadspread quickly via social media. Furious parents gathered outside a local governmenthealth facility, broke down its boundary wall with hammers and sticks, kicked down the frontgate, and barged inside to burn it down. All of this was shown live on local TV, which sparked even greater alarm in Peshawar. Inall, about 30,000 children from various schools in the city were taken to hospital, accordingto the government. In a press conference, the provincial health minister said the panic hadbeen further fueled by local mosques urging parents via loudspeaker to rush theirvaccinated children to hospital. All the children had been found to be well, the minister said. But the incident threatened to derail an already fragile vaccination programme. Thatmonth's vaccination round, held for three days in April, culminated in three deaths - one of apolio worker, two of policemen accompanying them. "People were harassing us on thestreets, village shopkeepers told us to go away - one of them even said, 'You are here topoison our children!'" says one woman in Khan's team. The government was forced to
In closing, here is a letter whichperfectly supports this position... Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I would offer this for consideration. ThisExchange Program operates under theumbrella of an organization that hasdedicated itself to eradicating vaccinepreventable disease. At present thefocus is on polio. Rotary is very publicabout its belief in and support ofvaccines as a way to improve thehealth of the world and reduceunnecessary death and disability. Withall of Rotary's clean water projects andsanitation projects, Rotary is achampion of public health all around theworld. It is perfectly reasonable to directthis young person to another reputableexchange organization that does nothave improving the health of the worldthrough vaccines as one of its corevalues and goals.
It is one thing for a young person'sparents to decide that they are willing totake a risk with their child's health bysending them overseas un-immunized.It is entirely another thing for Rotary tosend a student whose lack ofimmunizations puts others at risk. If thisstudent contracted whooping cough onexchange, they would have severalweeks with a bad cough. However, theircontact, while infectious, with an infanthost cousin or neighbor who was tooyoung to be immunized or not yet fullyimmunized could be life threatening forthat child. Are we willing to take on thatresponsibility?
These are the reasons that our districthas required applicants to be currentwith their immunizations before theydepart. Over the years we have hadseveral un-immunized students apply.We have one this year. When we haveshared with them our concerns and ourvalues and perspective as an
organization every family has decidedto get their child immunized and theyhave gone on exchange throughRotary.
Maureen
Maureen ConsidineRotary Youth Exchange D5020USA/CanadaOlympia, WA 98501 Maureen's experience is similar to minewith parents of un-immunized studentshere in District 5100. In every case thefamily has reconsidered, had their childimmunized, and sent them on to asuccessful exchange. Yours in Rotary Service, Dan BoldtChair, District 5100 Youth ExchangeCommittee
poison our children!'" says one woman in Khan's team. The government was forced tosuspend the national campaign for several weeks until the atmosphere was less febrile. But health workers are clear that the vaccinations are important. They are the only defenseagainst a dangerous childhood disease which invades the nervous system and causesparalysis in one in 200 cases. Polio can be fatal within a few hours if it paralyses the lungs.There is no cure. Vaccinations have been largely successful in eradicating it from the world, and only threecountries are still home to endemic polio - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Nigeria, whichhas not had any cases since August 2016, is expected to be declared polio-free in the nextfew months.
Council on Resolutionsby PDG Doug Taylor
Council on Resolutions - Results The Council on Resolutions meetsonline each year. Representatives fromall of Rotary's districts vote onresolutions that clubs, districts and theRI Board have proposed. The RI Boardof Directors will consider all resolutionsthat the Council adopts. Learn moreabout the Council on Resolutions. There were 33 proposals that werevoted on and only seven were adopted. Two of the more interesting proposalsthat passed are below:
19R-26
To request theTrustees toconsiderallowingmodifications tothe originalapprovedbudget of aglobal grant View detailedresolution (PDF)
Adopted Yes: 283No: 195
19R-30
To request theTrustees toconsider makingglobal grantfundingavailable forlocal electricitysupply projectsView detailedresolution (PDF)
Adopted Yes: 246No: 234
All of the proposals and voting resultscan be viewed here. Upcoming deadlines for submittingresolutions and legislation follow.2020 Council on Resolutions: 30 June2020 2022 Council on Legislation: 31December 2020 Please contact me with any questions.
Club News - Sherwoodby Karen Strickland, PeaceComm. Co-chair
Sherwood Rotary Provides Meals forSherwood Rotary Provides Meals forThose in NeedThose in Need About every 2 months, Sherwood
Rotary volunteers prepare and serve
dinner at St. Francis Church's Old Hall
for seniors and others who can benefit
from a warm Sunday night meal.
The program is called "Hope Diner" and
POLIO RESOURCES: http://polioeradication.org - Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the partnership created forpolio eradication.https://www.endpolio.org - Rotary's main webpage for PolioPlushttps://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day - ideas for World Polio Dayhttps://time.com/5432508/world-polio-day-eradication-initiative-vaccine/ - Time Magazine oped For assistance contact: PDG Norb Murray
Mentor Youth and Consider Youth Internsby David W. Potts, District Vocational Service Chair
As mentioned in earlier newsletter articles, there are many areas whereRotary's Vocational Service overlaps with Youth Service. Mentoringyouth is one of those areas.
Many of today's careers require significant training, especially careerswith higher salaries. Providing our local youth with opportunities to learnabout business, careers and what it is like to be part of a team in a
workplace can provide them with skills they can build on as they choose their direction andbegin their career.
When Rotarians mentor youth or take on interns, we have the opportunity to not only helpby teaching them about business and our vocation, but also to introduce them to The 4-WayTest, ethics, and how to be successful while still following the rules.
We can also create a Vocational Service project to reach out to local businesses to helpmatch local youth with mentoring or interning at their businesses.
If you have had positive experiences with Vocational Service programs or have ideas forother Vocational Service programs or projects, please let me know, so that I may showcaseyour experiences for other clubs.
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about The 4-Way TestRoundtable Discussion Program, Rotary Vocational Service, are interested in VocationalService presentations or projects or if you are interested in starting a Vocational Servicecommittee in your club. You can email me at [email protected] or 503-659-5588.
Yours in peace and Rotary service- Dave
by Rhett Martin, District Rotaract Chair
in addition to Rotarians helping out,
Interact club members and Youth
Exchange students get involved in the
kitchen, bringing food to the tables, and
cleaning up afterwards.
The facility also serves as an overnight
shelter during the winter months, and
Hope Diner often has up to 50 guests
who come to have a full course dinner
and stay the night.
Pictured dishing up the enchilada pieare Sherwood Rotary volunteers RobBrouse, Renee Brouse, and LynetteMcSweeney.
Club News - Beaverton
Rotarians Warming the Hearts ofBeaverton's Needy Youth Continuing its 60 years of communityservice, the Rotary Club of Beavertondistributed over 400 new winter coats tolocal needy youth served by theBeaverton School District's ClothesCloset, St. Mary's Home for Boys andCommunity Partners for AffordableHousing.
How is it already December? It feels like I was just babbling on abouthow quickly fall arrived, now here we are, fully immersed in the holidayseason.
Rotaract would like to thank everyone that joined us at Nicoli's SportsBar and Grill back on November 3rd for the District 5100 Fall Social!The excellent turnout and support was very much appreciated and wehope you all had a great time. I'd like to give a huge thank you to the
committee that made it all happen! Jim Boyle, Luna Fagan, Mikayla Moore, and AnnaGalloway, thank you for putting together a fun afternoon. And one last special thank you toDaniel Spalding for bringing his photo booth! If you used the photo booth and haven't had achance to see the pictures, follow this link to check them out: D5100 Fall Social PhotoBooth.
Finally, I'd like to encourage everyone with Facebook to LIKE the District 5100 Rotaractpage to keep up-to-date on local and international Rotaract news, as well as upcomingRotaract District events.
D5100 Rotaract wishes you all a safe and happy December!
For any questions about Rotaract or starting a club, please feel free to reach out. I amalways available via phone/text at 503-580-0587 or email at [email protected].
Rotary Training by Rob Sachs, District REEL Chair
Coming soon!
Watch for a new, online opportunity for Rotarians, which will be replacing our ERK(Essentials of Rotary Knowledge) program.
Details will be shared in the January issue of the District newsletter. There will also be a linkon our revised District website (launching soon).
Stay tuned for some exciting changes and new opportunities to expand your Rotaryknowledge!
For more information contact Rob Sachs, REEL Chair (a subcommittee of the DistrictTraining Committee).
Beaverton Rotarians distributing coats atSpencer House (CPAH managed property).
"Too many kids in our community don'thave a warm coat," said Doug Taylor,club president. "A new coat providesmore than just warmth, it provides theadded benefit of increasing self esteem-- who doesn't like getting new things?" The Rotary club worked with OperationWarm, Inc.®, a non-profit charitableorganization dedicated to distributinghigh quality, new winter coats tochildren living in need. In just overtwelve years, Operation Warm hasdistributed more than one million newwinter coats to children in need. TheRotary club acquires coats at wholesalelike prices of $20 to $22 per coat -- fromOperation Warm's inventory. Funds topurchase the coats came from Rotarymembers and grants from theBeaverton Rotary Foundation andRotary District 5100. About Operation Warm: Operation Warm and it's Coats for KidsFoundation provide new winter coats tochildren in need through strategic andcommunity partnerships with a widevariety of donors and communityorganizations around the country. Theirvision is that every child wearing a newwinter coat will be healthy, able toattend school regularly and will developstrong self-esteem. This past winter,Operation Warm served its 1.5 millionthchild, making them one of the largestdonors of new coats in the country. More info.here:www.operationwarm.org.
Samples of the Operation Warm new wintercoats that the Rotary Club of Beavertonprovided to needy and homeless children inour community.
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