Meeting #4-15 July 24, 2015
Meeting #4-15
July 24, 2015
Hafa Adai, Pago Bay Guam Rotarians! Thank you for joining us this week!
We begin Meeting #4-15 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:
VP/PE Kris continues to plan our engagement with NIH/NIDDK STEP-UP as part of our commitment to sponsor the NIH/NIDDK Step Up 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. We heard from two of these students at our last meeting.
“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 1st roadside cleanup has been moved to August 1, 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.
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
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
President Santos is on vacation from June 19 – July 19 and will attend a work related conference immediately after, returning to Guam on July 27.
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 #4-15 is now adjourned. Thank you for your time.
Yours in Rotary,
Secretary John Rivera
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