Meeting #5-15 [07.31.15]

Meeting #5-15

July 31, 2015

Hafa Adai, Pago Bay Guam Rotarians! It is great to be back home on Guam! Thank you for joining us this week. Special thank you to Secretary John for conducting our Club meetings while I was away.

We begin Meeting #5-15 with Rotary’s Four-Way Test: Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Good Will and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned.

As Rotarians, we are reminded of the Object of Rotary:

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: (1) the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; (2) high ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society; (3) the application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life; (4) the advancement of goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Some upcoming events:

“The tree that owns itself.” We look forward to hearing more about this project in our upcoming meeting. PP Ron is the lead for this project. You may contact him for more information at govguam@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.

Rotary Minute, maybe more:

Take ACTION! One of the best things we can do as Rotarians is to be proactive and be a part of the solution. Our Rotary website (https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take-action) has a wealth of resources to help us get going. You can get everything you need to take a project from idea to completion. What gift will you give to the world?

Did you know that there is ROTARY GLOBAL REWARDS… with Rotary Global Rewards: The good you do comes back to you. Explore the discounts and special offers available to Rotary club members through our member benefit program. Visit more at https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/member-center/rotary-global-rewards/offers#/offers

Announcements:

POSTPONED: Our 1^st roadside cleanup has been moved to August 8, 2015. We will be cleaning the roadside between our signs along the Pago Bay roadside. We will meet at the Pago Bay bridge at 8am, start time will be at 8:30am. Please bring a bottle of water and sun protection. Bags and globes will be provided.

Due to the ITE outage, RC Tumon Bay’s primary email address (rctb@ite.net) is temporarily inaccessible. As soon as ITE is back, they will notify us immediately. In the meantime, this is a temporary email contact for our Club or you can reach them at 689-9000.

Rotary International Convention for 2016 is in Seoul, Korea (May 28-June 1). Mark your calendars! Here are some important dates:

15 December 2015: Early-registration discount ends
31 March 2016: Preregistration discount ends
30 April 2016: Registration/ticket cancellation deadline
1 June 2016: Online registration ends; deadline for cancellations due to visa denial

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 #5-15 is now adjourned. Thank you for your time.

Yours in Rotary,

President Annette

RY2015-2016