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'Round the Wheel Rotary District 5300
January 31, 2010
We meet every Tuesday from 7:15-8:30 A.M. at the  Tournament Players Club, Town Center, Summerlin
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 by Judith Filangeri
Judith Filangeri

This will be the last edition of 'Round The Wheel that I will edit.  My great appreciation to Dennis Ortwein, who has unfailingly provided a great article each month on the Rotary Theme of the Month.  Also my thanks to Lynn Peterson, who has taken notes for me at the meetings I have missed. If you have an interest in taking over as LVNW Rotary newsletter editor, please contact the Chapter Administration Chair.

 
News and Announcements 
 

TA2R(sm) - Susan C., Chair, reported that the committee met 1/25 to consider the proposal given to us by The Summit Restaurant.  After long and thoughtful discussion, the committee voted unanimously to postpone TA2R until the first half of the 2010-2011 Rotary year to give us adequate time to find a local contributing partner as a venue for the event.  The committee, which has been meeting regularly and working hard to pull the elements of the fundraiser together, felt strongly that we needed more time to arrange for sponsorships, auction items, and especially venue.  Susan will be reorganizing event committees (remember that every Club member is on at least one event committee) and is seeking someone who would be willing to take on Marketing.

 

Haiti Relief - Edmee M., Chair, reported that the International Committee made a recommendation to the board to approve 4 shelter boxes for Haiti.  The committee recommended Shelter Boxes over other charities because Shelter Boxes is a company started by a Rotarian, about 50% operated by Rotarians, working with local Rotarians in disaster areas.  Shelter Boxes already has a presence in and links to the Rotary Clubs of Haiti.  For more information on Shelter Boxes, click here.

Santa Clothes - We received a thank you note for our participation in this year's Santa Clothes program, from Karen Whisenhunt of the Las Vegas Rotary Club.

2009-10 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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PMPresident's Message

President Richard Peterson

Fellow Rotarians:

Our future as a Rotary Club depends on many things.  Increasing our membership is among the most vital.  With more members, we will be able to do more in Community, International and Vocational Service.  We will be better known in the community.  It will be easier to obtain outstanding speakers for our club meetings.  We will have more people to serve in positions of responsibility.  We will enlarge our circle of Rotary friends.

As we all know, increasing our membership is dependent both on Member Recruitment and Member Retention.  In the current economic conditions both are more difficult than they were in the past. 

Today I want to discuss Member Recruitment, and more specifically the "30-Second Elevator Talk."   The scenario for these talks is that you are in an elevator with another person and you have a brief opportunity to tell them about Rotary and our club while the elevator is going up or down.   Whether you are actually in an elevator or not isn't important.  The idea is to become better equipped to talk briefly and persuasively about Rotary to potential members.

The question then is what you will say.  To be effective, you will need to know the basic facts about Rotary and to have some examples of what Rotary International and our club do that would interest the other person.  Your main objective is to persuade them to come to one of our meetings.

You may want to refresh your memory by reading up on Rotary as presented by the Rotary International web site and by "The Rotarian" magazine.  For example, on the Rotary International web site under "About Us" you will find the following:

"What would it take to change the world? Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self."

Our meeting this week will feature "Craft Talks" by Spencer Horn and Sean Mullaly.  And we will also have a fun contest where, on a voluntary basis, members give their 30-Second elevator talks.  Judging will be by how much applause each talk receives.

A prize will be awarded for the best talk. 

 
 
Upcoming Programs & Events
 
This Week

Feb 2 - Craft Talks - Given by Spencer Horn and Sean Mullaly.

Feb 2 - Three Square BackPack for Kids- We will again be packing food for Backpack for Kids at Three Square starting 5:30 pm.  So far, about a dozen members have agreed to pack food. 

 
This Week's Service Team
 
Service - Betty Mahalik
Greeter - Guy Lynch 
Pledge -Jim White
Inspirational - Spencer Horn
Fellowship - Spencer Horn
 
Next Week's Program 
 

Feb 9 - Creating Customer Loyalty - Speaker, Bill Granda, Leadership/Management Consultant 

 
Mark Your Calendar
 

Feb 13 - District 5300 Leadership Academy - Training the Trainers - Victorville.

Mar 12 - Foundation Dinner - Ken C. will be signing up participants ($55 per person) starting at next week's meeting.

Last Week's Program
 

Politics 2010 -

Richard Bryan, former Governor of Nevada and United States Senator from Nevada, gave his take on the 2010 political landscape and which he considered to be the most viable candidates for various elected positions.
 

Visiting  Rotarians and Guests

Visiting Rotarians George Eichacker from the RC of Keokuk, Iowa

Adam Udy and Rita Meier, guests of Dennis Filangeri, and Jonathan Nelson.

Rotary Information  
 

The Highlighter -

The latest edition of the District 5300 newsletter, The Highlighter, is now being mailed to every Rotarian for whom the District has an email address.It is also available online.
 

105th Rotary Anniversary -

The anniversary of Rotary is February 23rd.  President Richard announced we would likely be planning something special to honor the event.
 

District 5300 Events -

Check out fundraisers and other district-wide events on the District 5300 website 
On the Lite Side
 

If famous characters throughout time had Jewish mothers ...just think....

MONA LISA'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'After all the money your father and I spent on braces, this you call a smile?'

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS' JEWISH MOTHER:

'I don't care what you've discovered, you didn't call, you didn't write...'

MICHELANGELO'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'A ceiling you paint? Not good enough for you the walls, like the other children? Do you know how hard it is to get that schmutz off the ceiling?'

NAPOLEON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'You're not hiding your report card? Show me! Take your hand out of your jacket and show me!'

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'Again with that hat! Why can't you wear a baseball cap like the other kids?'

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'Next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you  can kiss your allowance good-bye!'

THOMAS EDISON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'Okay, so I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb.  Now turn it off already and go to sleep!'

PAUL REVERE'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'I don't care where you think you have to go, young man, midnight is long past your bedtime!'

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'Your senior photograph and you couldn't have done something with your hair?'

MOSES' JEWISH MOTHER:

'Desert, schmesert!! Where have you really been for the last forty years?'

BILL GATES' JEWISH MOTHER:

'It would have killed you to become a doctor?'

BILL CLINTON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

'Well, at least she was a nice Jewish girl.'

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If you would like to be a guest for one of our programs or be a speaker, please contact Jerry at membership@lvnwrotary.org or call 702-838-4550
 

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