Rotary Meeting #6 August 7, 2015

Rotary Meeting #6

August 7, 2015

Hafa Adai, Pago Bay Guam Rotarians! Thank you for joining us this rainy, rainy week.

We begin Meeting #6 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.

The ReC Pago Bay Guam Board met this past Wednesday, August 5, 2015. At this meeting, we discussed our plans for Rotary Year 2015-2016 and hope that you will join us in making this an exciting series of service events. I am also looking for volunteers to lead some of our scheduled initiatives. Here is our list of scheduled events. If there is a project you are interested in joining, please send your interest to recpbg@gmail.com, otherwise, you will be contacted by myself or another Board member.

	Activity/Event	Project Lead	Notes/Reminders:
July Start of new Rotary officers’ year of service
August Membership and New Club Development month [Aug 12: International Youth Day]	Roadway Clean Up Fire Chat Session	Arile ReC Officers	August 5: ReC Board Meeting
September Basic Education and Literacy month [Sep 8: International Day of Literacy and Sep 21: International Day of Peace]	Reading Project on Peace Advocates for High School Youth	J. Rivera and UOG Pi Alpha Alpha
October Economic and Community Development month [Oct 5: World Teachers’ Day; Oct 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; Oct 24: World Polio Day]	Entrepreneurship Workshop for college level Youth – Creativity Exercise and Business Idea Generation	[Insert Lead Name]	Oct 21: ReC Board Meeting
November Rotary Foundation month [Nov 16: International Day for Tolerance; Nov 5: World Interact Week]			Nov 1: deadline to submit nominations for: (1) The Rotary Foundation Service Award for a Polio-Free World; (2) Rotary Vocational Service Leadership Award. Nov 2-8 World Interact Week
December Disease Prevention and Treatment month [Dec 1: World AIDS Day]	ReCPBG Family Holiday Brunch (no host)	ReC Officers	Dec 15: early registration discount ends for RI Convention Dec 9: ReC General Meeting Nomination of Officers followed by Election
January Vocational Service month	Career Day – Video Awareness for Elementary School Youth	[Insert Lead Name]	Jan 17-23 International Assembly, San Diego, CA
February Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution month	Joint Rotary Events	VP/PE Kris	Feb 23: Rotary Anniversary Feb 10: Rec Board Meeting
March Water and Sanitation month [Mar 22 World Water Day]	Social Media Video Awareness - Ways to Conserve Water for K-12 Youth	[Insert Lead Name]	Mar 1: deadline for district governors to submit nominations for the Rotary Spouse/Partner Service Award Mar 7-13: World Rotaract Week Mar 15: deadline for DG to submit nominations for the Significant Achievement Award for Clubs Mar 31: Preregistration discount ends for RI Convention
April Maternal and Child Health month [Apr 7: World Health Day and Apr 23: World Immunization Week]	Social Media Video Awareness – Benefits of Breastfeeding and Survey of workplaces with a dedicated breastfeeding room.	[Insert Lead Name]	Apr 1: deadline to report activities to earn a Presidential Citation for Rotary Apr 6: ReC Board Meeting Apr 11-15 Council on Legislation Apr 15: deadline to report activities to earn Presidential Citation for Interact Clubs Apr 30: Registration/Ticket Cancellation deadline for RI Convention
May Youth Services month	Walls for Peace Village Youth Project	[Insert Lead Name]	May 28-Jun 1 RI Convention in Seoul, Korea
June June 12: 2^nd Charter Anniversary Celebration Rotary Fellowship month	Charter Celebration Induction of New Officers	ReC Officers	Jun 1: ReC Board Meeting Jun 30: deadline to submit nomination for The Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award

Members should have received gentle reminders from Treasurer Zeny and Treasurer-Elect Goody to pay your membership dues. Please be reminded of your Rotarian responsibilities that were designed to help you fully participate and enjoy your Rotarian experience:

Participating in weekly club meetings allows members to enjoy fellowship, enrich their professional and personal knowledge, and meet other business leaders in their community. I invite you to comment on our Facebook page. You are encouraged to attend, at least once, a face to face Rotary meeting so you get to meet other Rotarians in a different setting, particularly if you are travelling.

At the heart of Rotary is Service. Through participation in local and international service projects, club members can volunteer their time and talents where they are most needed.

The Avenues of Service are Rotary’s philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:

Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the club’s effective functioning.
Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs.

To keep Rotary Clubs strong, it is expected that Rotarians will share the responsibility of bringing new people into Rotary. Even new members can bring guests to club meetings or invite them to participate in a service project. Keeping members involved in Rotary is another responsibility. Fostering strong fellowship and encouraging early participation in service projects are two of the best ways to sustain a club’s membership.

Dues are another major responsibility of Rotary. Club members are required to pay annual dues to their clubs, districts, and Rotary International, as well as the subscription fee to the appropriate Rotary magazine in a timely manner. Please pay your dues if you wish to maintain your Rotary membership; not paying heightens the cost to our Club (we have a very modest payment structure compared to other Clubs).

Club members are encouraged to volunteer for leadership roles at the club level and beyond. You can learn more about leadership opportunities available in District 2750, search the district leadership seminar page and the club committees page on myRotary (every Rotary member has access to the site via www.rotary.org).

I hope you will learn more about Rotary so that you can appreciate the value of your membership.

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.

ROTARIAN SPOTLIGHT. 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 or recpbg@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 or recpbg@gmail.com.

Rotary Minute, maybe more:

Here is a link to Rotary President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran’s presidential message: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/news-media/office-president/presidential-message. Here is a link to his video message: https://youtu.be/sbAxmzThkxA, “Be a Gift to the World.” What will you define as your “pivotal moment”?

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

PROGRAM PRESENTER: HONORABLE SENATOR TOMMY MORRISON

“Embracing Technology: It’s about improving the way YOUR government serves YOU.” See attachment for Senator Morrison’s presentation.

Announcements:

POSTPONED: Our 1^st roadside cleanup has been postponed until further notice. We are waiting for the weather to clear up. We will be cleaning the roadside between our signs along the Pago Bay roadside.

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, share your thoughts or tell us how you wish to impact our community as a Rotarian.

Adjournment. Meeting #6 is now adjourned. Thank you for your time and have a great weekend.

Yours in Rotary,

President Annette

RY2015-2016