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Rotary
Awareness Month
by Dennis Ortwein
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There are many reasons for
expanding Rotary Awareness both within and beyond our own
membership. We can all list them. But here are
some tips for doing just that. Some we do; some we don't
do.
VISIBILITY
1.
Display Rotary emblems, banners, and the Four Way Test at
project sites, events, and gateways to the
community.
2. Wear Rotary
pins as part of daily
attire.
3. Utilize PSA's and
other outreach tools available through R.I.'s Public Relations
Division.
PLANNING
1. Develop a list
of media outlets and key media contacts in the
community.
2. Build a PR
component into each project or
event.
IMPLEMENTATION
1.
Prepare timely news releases on events, projects, and
speakers.
2. Write letters to
the editor to inform the community of activities/
accomplishments, and thank them for
support.
3. When working with
the media: 1) Approach them strategically; 2) Be brief
and to the point, 3) Use effective spokespersons, i.e.
articulate members and/or beneficiaries of Rotary
services.
4. Be sure the
story has news value---emphasizing how Rotary address
community/international needs.
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On the
Lite Side
Politically Correct Holiday Greeting
Best
wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible,
low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice
holiday, practiced within the most joyous traditions of the
religious persuasion of your choice, but with respect for the
religious persuasion of others who choose to practice their
own religion as well as those who choose not to practice a
religion at all. Additionally, a fiscally successful,
personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition
of the generally accepted calendar year 2000, but not without
due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures
whose contributions have helped make our society great,
without regard to the race, creed, color, religious, or sexual
preferences of the wishes.
(Disclaimer: This greeting is subject to clarification
or withdrawal. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually
implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others and no
responsibility for any unintended emotional stress these
greetings may bring to those not caught up in the holiday
spirit.)
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Officers
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Richard Peterson, Pres
Diane Cabral,
Pres-Elect
Donna Coonrad, Secy
Lynn Mosier, Treas
Jim
Cady, Past-Pres
Directors
Ken Coonrad
Susan Cooper
Dennis Filangeri
Judith Filangeri
Spencer Horn
Neil Roth
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Welcome to this week's edition
of 'Round the Wheel. To view this issue online,
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 President's
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A just distributed Rotary publication
provides a summary of Rotary International and Rotary
Foundation activities during the 2008-2009 Rotary
Year. This very colorful 36-page document is
titled "Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation
2008-09 Annual Report."
This joint
report is signed by Dong Kurn Lee, 2008-09 President
Rotary International. It is also signed by
Jonathan B. Majiyagbe, 2008-09 Trustee Chair The Rotary
Foundation. It is available on the RI Website by
searching for "Annual Report 2008-09."
In
the introductory part of the publication, there appear
two paragraphs which I think resonate as we think about
the relationship between our club and our
foundation.
This annual report offers a
comprehensive look at how Rotary International and The
Rotary Foundation are working together to address some
of today's most critical issues. Most of the
world, and even many grassroots Rotarians, view RI and
its Foundation as simply an organization called Rotary,
not as two discrete organizations with separate
financial statements. Rotary International is
funded primarily by the dues received semiannually from
its 33,000 member clubs. The Rotary Foundation,
the philanthropic arm, is supported by contributions
from Rotarians, friends of Rotary, and corporations and
organizations that share Rotary's
goals.
Yet the similar missions and
constituencies of the two organizations make it
impossible to think of one without the other.
Without a Foundation to harness resources and allocate
them where they can be most effective, Rotarians are
limited in their ability to serve. But without
Rotarian financial support and volunteer service, the
Foundation cannot exist.
The Foundation has
developed a Future Vision Plan which identifies six key
areas of focus. Grants from 2004-09 in these areas
are listed below:
527 maternal and child
health grants awarded for $7,172,184
2,436
water and sanitation grants awarded for
$30,484,779
2,718 disease prevention and
treatment grants awarded for
$34,189,400
2,664 basic education and
literacy grants awarded for
$28,008,087
1,625 economic and
community development grants awarded for
$24,498,464
434 peace and conflict
prevention//resolution fellowships awarded for
$20,460,000
We are truly members of a great
organization. In this New Year we can remember
that The Future of Rotary is in Your
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Upcoming
Programs & Events
This
Week
January 5 - Clark County School District
Career and Technical Academies - Speaker
Terri Janison, School District
Chair.
This Week's Service
Team
Service - Glenn
Trowbridge
Greeter - Jim
White
Pledge - Jim
Cady
Inspirational - Paul
Workman
Fellowship - Dennis
Ortwein
Next Week's
Program
January 12 - TBA
Mark Your
Calendar
Jan 5 and 26 - Three Square - Jim
Cady has contacted Three Square. They will need
help packing back packs on January 5th and January 26th
from 5:30-7:30 pm. He will be providing additional
information, but save the dates if you can. This
should be a fun and worthwhile community service
project.
Jan 11 - TA2R (sm)
Meeting - The meeting date is presently Monday,
January 11th, decided at the last meeting. Since
there are some key folks who can't be there, Susan
Cooper announces that we will be looking for a more
compatible date and that the venue will be
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Last
Week's Program
Mike Rayburn - World's funniest guitar
virtuoso (he really was), gave a most
entertaining presentation. Great way to end the
year. Mike performs his show, "Amazed: The Magic
of Music & Comedy," at V
Theater.
Visiting Rotarians
and Guests
No guests or visiting Rotarians
this last meeting of 2009.
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News
and Announcements
TA2R(sm) Auction Item Solicitation
- Jim Cady, Auction Chair for the 2010 TA2R
announces the following:
It is that time
again; time to start soliciting gift certificates and
commitments for auction items for our 2010 fund raiser.
Click this link
for a form that ALL gift certificates and auction
items will need to have accompany the item, so we can
properly list it in the auction listing and give
appropriate recognition to the donor. It is not too
early to solicit commitments and certificates.
However, please make sure that gift certificates either
have no expiration or they expire one year from the
event, not when you get it. The event date is
tentatively May 7 so please try to get expirations at
least dated 4\30\11. The idea is to have 125 - 150
items, baskets, certificates and whatever you think
people will bid on. We need a large selection and
variety of items, no gift is too small because we will
group smaller items together to make a large item. You
can download the form from the website. Please
forward all items to myself for now, contact information
is noted at the bottom of the form, when giving the form
out for people to submit it to me please note your name
somewhere on the form.
TA2R(sm)
Potential Sponsors - Steve LeMond asks all club
members to provide him with names and contact
information of potential sponsors. He reminds that
his committee will make the actual
contact.
Punitaqui - Edmee
announced that about $400 was collected at the Holiday
Party for the Punitaqui Christmas Baskets
projects.
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Rotary Information
Teen Learning Camp
(TLC) - Alexander B., one of the students we
sponsored to this year's TLC, sent a thank you to the
club.
RYLA - Spencer
announced that we have selected two candidates, one boy
and one girl, from Faith Lutheran. By the time you read
this, Diane, Judith, and Spencer will have interviewed
and selected two more from a field of 20 applicants from
Palo Verde H.S.
Candidates for
District Governor - DG Tom reports that the
district is seeking candidates for district governor out
about three years. The candidate must have been
Rotary club president. If you know of a potential
candidate, let President Richard
know.
The
Highlighter - District 5300's newsletter
is now going out to everyone in the district via
email. If you did not receive your copy, you can access
it here. There's an interesting new contest as
well. Also, if you did not receive your copy, the
district has an incorrect email address for
you.
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