Meeting #38 April 24, 2015
Meeting #38
April 2, 2015
Hafa Adai, Pago Bay Guam Rotarians, from Oakland, California! Thank you for joining us this week! We begin Meeting #38 with Rotary’s Four-Way Test:
As Rotarians, we are reminded of the Object of Rotary:
Hafa Adai Pago Bay Guam Rotarians!
After PETS, our Board members have been working assiduously with ADG Mary and RC Tumon Bay Rotarian Frank to ensure our Club is ready to tackle the goals we have planned for the upcoming Rotary Year 2015-2016. You will be receiving some form of communication from our Board member as we solidify our membership and strategically plan the classifications for new members – this is so exciting!
Director Anita and Treasurer Zeny have moved the Road Adoption Project forward in partnership with Bascon Company. We look forward to planning a dedication ceremony shortly. Thereafter, we will schedule our clean up of the stretch of road along Route 4 from Chalan Inda to Inalago Pago Bay. Stay tuned for this upcoming announcement.
VP/PE Kris continues to plan our engagement with NIH/NIDDK STEP-UP as part of our commitment to sponsor the Mini-Symposium tentatively scheduled for July 27th, highlighting the research that five high school students and one University of Guam undergraduate student will undertake. This symposium allows these students to shine, showing their parents and their peers what they have learned. The undergraduate student and two high school students will then participate in a Symposium held at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD. Lead Project Directors: VP/PE Kristina, Vocational and New Generations Committee Director Karen, and Rotarian Edward.
Our Club needs volunteers to organize the Dictionary Reading Project, to promote literacy by encouraging elementary students (target group = fourth graders) to utilize their dictionaries in reading activities. Please send your interest to Secretary John at johninguam@gmail.com.
If you have not already done so, please submit a short narrative about yourself and why you joined Rotary (100-200 words) with a picture to share. Please send your submissions to Secretary John at johninguam@gmail.com.
We are continually identifying speakers or presenters on timely topics who are willing to contribute a written narrative or short video clip. The narrative should be 300-750 words and align with our topics of addressing the impoverished, reducing family violence, increasing education, entrepreneurship opportunities in our villages and how we might assist the homeless youth and children. Please send your recommendations to VP/PE Kris at paksayama@gmail.com.
April is Rotary Magazine month. See what President Huang has to say about Magazine month at this link: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/member-news/office-president/presidential-message. His message highlights the importance of sharing the story of Rotary and how the magazine had many years ago and today, continues to spread awareness of Rotary. Jump right in by vising www.therotarianmagazine.com to share stories on social media, or send links through email. Use it to Light Up Rotary – just as Rotarians have been doing for more than 100 years.
Rotary Minute: “How have you benefited from being a Rotarian?” Click on this link to learn the stories of Rotarians and how throu their selfless giving impacts the lives of children and our community in a very deep way.
Announcements:
Vacancies for Committee Director of International and Community Service. Please let us know if you are interested. We are also open for nominations.
Calling New Members – we will hold a New Member induction during our 1st Charter Day Anniversary.
I wish you a great week and thank you for taking the time to participate in this week’s meeting. To participate, visit our Facebook page and in the comment box, tell us how you wish to impact our community as a Rotarian.
Adjournment. Meeting #38 is now adjourned. Thank you for your time.
Yours in Rotary,
President Annette Taijeron Santos
RY 2014-2015; 2015-2016