dg newsletter may 2015

1May is not designated with any Rotary issues in Rotary calendar. Nevertheless, it is an important month toprepare for the closing in order to make the Rotary year successful.

Hence, I would like to take this opportunity to humbly remind club officers to compete their pending worksand update the records for smooth transition of club responsibilities to the incoming officers.

Let the theme Light Up Rotary, constantly remind us the personal responsibility that each of us holds inRotary.

Wishing you all the best.

Khalil AlsharifDistrict Governor

Mr. Khalil AlsharifDistrict Governor

Mr. Gary C K HuangRI President

Service Above SelfGovernors Newsletter

District 2452 May 2015

Light Up Rotary

OUR ONGOING COMMITMENTOur 1.2 million-member organization started with the vi-sion of one manPaul P. Harris. The Chicago attorneyformed one of the worlds first service organizations, theRotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a placewhere professionals with diverse backgrounds could ex-change ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships.Rotarys name came from the groups early practice of ro-tating meetings among the offices of each member.

Rotarians have not only been present for major events in his-toryweve been a part of them. From the beginning, threekey traits have remained strong throughout Rotary:Were truly international. Only 16 years after being founded,Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today were working to-gether from around the globe both digitally and in-person tosolve some of our worlds most challenging problems.

We persevere in tough times. During WWII, Rotary clubs inGermany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Japan were forced to dis-band. Despite the risks, many continued to meet informallyand following the wars end, Rotary members joined togetherto rebuild their clubs and their countries.

Our commitment to service is ongoing. We began our fightagainst polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 millionchildren in the Philippines. By 2012, only three countries re-main polio-endemic - down from 125 in 1988.

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WHATEVER ROTARY MAY MEANTO US, TO THE WORLD IT WILLBE KNOWN BY THE RESULTS ITACHIEVES. - PAUL P. HARRIS

2PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGEGARY C.K. HUANGPRESIDENT 2014-15

MAY 2014One of my favorite parts of a Rotary convention is the House of Friendship. In Chinese, we say:. "To have friends come together from faraway places is a wonderfulthing."

At the 106th annual Rotary International Convention, 6-9 June, the House of Friendship willreflect the excitement and the diverse blend of cultures of So Paulo, the host city.

In between general sessions, you can relax and enjoy all that Brazil has to offer sample the cuisine, browse locallymade gifts, and take in top-quality entertainment. You also can get ideas for service and find partners at booths showcas-ing Rotary projects and Rotarian Action Groups.

And best of all, you'll have the opportunity to spend time with old friends and make many new ones.

The House of Friendship is a wonderful place to bring your convention guests your family and your friends from home.By attending conventions with me, my family experienced the true internationality of Rotary. Eventually my wife, Corin-na, and all three of my children joined Rotary clubs.

You and your guests will want to be sure to come early for World Water Summit 7, on 4 June, sponsored by the Waterand Sanitation Rotarian Action Group, or for the Rotary Peace Symposium, 4-5 June.

This year we are honored that Dr. Oscar Arias, former president of Costa Rica, will be the keynote speaker at the RotaryPeace Symposium. Arias received the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a peace agreement that ended the brutal civil warsin Central America.

Other events 4-5 June include the Rotaract Preconvention Meeting, the International Insti-tute, and the Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention Meeting.

When the convention is over, spend time exploring all that Brazil has to offer pristinebeaches just a few hours away, the excitement and glamour of Rio de Janeiro, and the won-ders of the Amazon rain forest.

Every year, I return from the Rotary convention inspired to do more, to give more in Rota-ry service throughout the year. Register today at www.riconvention.org. I look forward toseeing you in So Paulo!

Governors NewsletterDistrict 2452 May 2015

3TRUSTEE CHAIRS MESSAGEJOHN KENNYTRUSTEE CHAIR 2014-15

MAY 2014As we enter into May, we have two months left to ensure that you have made your contribution to Rota-ry's charity, our Rotary Foundation.

There is still time to ensure that it is greater than it was last year our goal for the Annual Fund isUS$123 million, the highest it's ever been. There's still time to ensure that we achieve our goal. Andthere's still time to ensure that your contribution enables our Foundation to continue to do good in the

world and that you can have the personal satisfaction of contributing to this in a meaningful way.

Remember that the good we can do is limited only by the contributions we receive.

May means that there's also just over one month until the Rotary International Convention in So Paulo, Brazil. Conventiondelegates like to know who will be speaking.

This year we have outstanding speakers on Foundation-related topics, both at the convention and at the Rotary Peace Symposi-um held immediately prior to the convention. They include Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Oscar Arias, Australian entrepreneurSteve Killelea, Rotary Peace Fellow Katia de Mello Dantas, and Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award winner GeethaJayaram.

Arias was president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and 2006 to 2010, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for hisrole as architect and peace-broker in ending multiple conflicts in Central America. Arias continues to be an international forcefor peace-building through his personal activities and the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress.

Killelea is an Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist, known internationally as the developer of the Global Peace Index. In2007, he established the Institute for Economics and Peace as a vehicle to build a greater understanding of the interconnectionbetween business, peace, and economics.Dantas received her master's degree in international development policy from Duke University in 2009. She works tirelesslyon behalf of vulnerable children as the Latin America and Caribbean policy director for the International Centre for Missingand Exploited Children.I look forward to seeing you in So Paulo.

Governors NewsletterDistrict 2452 May 2015

POLIO VACCINE CELEBRATES60TH ANNIVERSARY

Sunday, 12 April, marks 60 years since the Salk polio vaccinewas declared safe, effective, and potent. In that time, the num-ber of polio cases has dropped by 99 percent worldwide. Withjust three countries remaining polio-endemic, we are closerthan ever to eradicating this crippling disease.

Jonas Salks inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) has been crucialin helping us reach our goal of a polio-free world. Before thevaccine was widely available, in the United States alone, poliocrippled more than 35,000 people each year. By 1957 -- twoyears after the introduction of Salks vaccine -- cases in theU.S. had fallen by almost 90 percent, and by 1979, polio hadbeen eradicated there.

The impact on the rest of the world has taken longer. In 1988,when Rotary International launched the Global Polio Eradica-tion Initiative (GPEI) with its partners at the WorldHealth Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention, polio continuedto cripple children in 125 countries. Today, polioremains endemic in only three: Afghanistan, Nige-ria, and Pakistan. And it has been more than eightmonths since Nigerias last case, making a polio-

free Africa a real possibility.

Salks vaccine will play an important role in the end-gamestrategy against polio when 120 countries introduce IPV intotheir routine polio immunization systems this year. Leadingthat effort are the GPEI partners and Gavi, a global vaccinealliance, along with Sanofi Pasteur, the largest manufacturerof polio vaccine.

As more than 120 countries in the world are introducing IPV,we are beginning the last chapter on polio eradication, saidOlivier Charmeil, Sanofi Pasteurs chief executive officer. AtSanofi Pasteur, we have had a long-term vision of IPV as theultimate public health tool able to finish the job started withOral Polio Vaccine (OPV).

By Maureen VaughtRotary News10-Apr-2015

4Governors NewsletterDistrict 2452 May 2015

PETS Bahrain, 18th March 2015


END POLIO ROTARY FLAMEThe Torch passed through Bahrain

PP Susanne Rea, Project Partner/GlobalTeam Coordinator, The World's Great-

est Meal To Help End Poliotravels globally, speaking at Clubs, DistrictConferences, Institutes Special Events,PETS etc. on the need to support Total Po-lio Eradication, Successful Social Media,Public Image and Membership.


Lebanon Clubs Celebrated World Rotaract Week:A historical meeting was held in March between Rotary Presidentsand Rotaract Presidents to commemorate and celebrate the WorldRotaract Week, 9th to 15th March 2015. Rotaract ChairpersonRalph Sayyah organized the meeting. - DDGMay Monla Chmaytelly

Rotary Club of Manama, Bahrain

Football tournament to help children in need.Soccer returns to the Bahrain Rugby Football Club inSaar on Friday, 13th of March, when the 17th annual 6-

A-Side Football Tournament, organised by the Rotary Club ofManama and Rotaract Club of Bahrain, kicks off to raise moneyto help support children in need. This year the organisers are cre-ating a carnival atmosphere around and after the football, withspecial attractions for children during the day and live music inthe afternoon and evening. In fact, a full day out for all the fami-ly!

All funds raised at this exciting event will go to screening andhelping children with diabetes; financial support for the campaignto curb and eventually eliminate the scourge of sickle cell andother genetic blood diseases; and organising events and days outfor orphans and children with disabilities (blindness, Downssyndrome and autism).

Thirty mens teams and seven womens teams will be taking part,and over 400 people are expected to gather to watch the annualcompetition entitled Kick for a Cause. The football starts at9am and will finish by 3pm. There are all-day activities for chil-dren and, from 3pm to late there will be two bands and a DJ forthose who enjoy great music and lively dancing.

DHL is the main sponsor, and corporate team sponsorships and in-kind donations have already generated more than BD 20,000from a number of companies: Al Hilal Group, Alkomed, APMTerminals, Al Rashid Group, Al Sharif Water Plant, Al ZayaniInvestments, Ashgharali, Bader Trading, BBK, Bin Hindi Group,BMMI, BNH, BNP Paribas, BRFC, Budget Rent-A-Car, Chev-ron, Citi, Coca-Cola, Domain Hotel, Gulf Hotel, Intercol, Interna-tional Investment Bank (IIB), Mesk Holdings, Motor City, PalaceEnterprises, RCSI Bahrain, SICO, TRA, Trowers & Hamlin, Up-stairs-Downstairs Restaurant and Yateem Air Conditioning.

School and clubteams will alsocompete: Al NoorInternationalSchool, Arsenal,British Army,Dhahran Exiles(KSA), EasternFlames (KSA),Sibleys, SoccerStars, UniversityCollege Bahrainand Venus.

(Source: RCM Facebook)

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