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ROTAWEEK
A compendium of Rotary news
No. 823 Sun 09-Dec-2007
A compendium of Rotary news
No. 823 Sun 09-Dec-2007
DISTRICT CONFERENCE:
"ANGIKAR"
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Good news.... Date extended for Registration at early bird price...
Rs.1000 for Rotarians and Rs. 800 for Spouse till 15th December
2007... Don't miss the chance... Register on or before
15th December 2007
Regards
Rajani Mukerji
District Secretary (Admin)
D-3290/Kolkata
Rs.1000 for Rotarians and Rs. 800 for Spouse till 15th December
2007... Don't miss the chance... Register on or before
15th December 2007
Regards
Rajani Mukerji
District Secretary (Admin)
D-3290/Kolkata
RI PRESIDENT'S DECEMBER MESSAGE
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The Rotarian
December is family month, a time when we pay special attention to
our
emphasis on the family of Rotary. When I speak about this, I'm often
asked to explain just what the family of Rotary means and why it's
included as an emphasis.
emphasis on the family of Rotary. When I speak about this, I'm often
asked to explain just what the family of Rotary means and why it's
included as an emphasis.
When you put the family of Rotary idea next to such enormous needs
as
nutritious food and clean water, it might seem much less important.
After all, as Rotarians, we're here to help everyone and look out for
all those who need us. We don't just look after our own – that's not
what Rotary is about.
nutritious food and clean water, it might seem much less important.
After all, as Rotarians, we're here to help everyone and look out for
all those who need us. We don't just look after our own – that's not
what Rotary is about.
As Rotarians, we do have a great responsibility to make sure
Rotary's
good work doesn't end with us. Rotary does so much that is so
important in so many ways: providing water to the thirsty, food to
the hungry, medical care to the poor and sick, education to the
illiterate. It's been doing that for more than 100 years now.
good work doesn't end with us. Rotary does so much that is so
important in so many ways: providing water to the thirsty, food to
the hungry, medical care to the poor and sick, education to the
illiterate. It's been doing that for more than 100 years now.
But if we focused all our attention on nothing but that lifesaving
and life-altering work, then that work would eventually come to an
end. Rotary would die out in a generation if we did not also pay
attention to the health of our own organization – our members, our
clubs, and those who will join our clubs in the years to come.
and life-altering work, then that work would eventually come to an
end. Rotary would die out in a generation if we did not also pay
attention to the health of our own organization – our members, our
clubs, and those who will join our clubs in the years to come.
One reason I've always felt so at home in Rotary and with the idea
of
the family of Rotary could be that I come from a large family myself.
I'm one of 10 children – six girls and four boys. But as big as my
family is, it's nothing compared with Rotary. We're not just 1.2
million Rotarians in 32,000 clubs. We're 250,000 Interactors, 170,000
Rotaractors, 150,000 Rotary Community Corps members and, in the last
year alone, about 8,000 young people in Rotary Youth Exchange. And,
of course, we also include the spouses, widows and widowers, and
children of Rotarians. Altogether, the family of Rotary is well over
two million strong.
the family of Rotary could be that I come from a large family myself.
I'm one of 10 children – six girls and four boys. But as big as my
family is, it's nothing compared with Rotary. We're not just 1.2
million Rotarians in 32,000 clubs. We're 250,000 Interactors, 170,000
Rotaractors, 150,000 Rotary Community Corps members and, in the last
year alone, about 8,000 young people in Rotary Youth Exchange. And,
of course, we also include the spouses, widows and widowers, and
children of Rotarians. Altogether, the family of Rotary is well over
two million strong.
Our family is strong because it's close, and because it's always
forming new ties. We need to ensure that Rotary keeps growing – in
all the branches of our family. We should always be looking for and
inviting qualified men and women to join our clubs.
forming new ties. We need to ensure that Rotary keeps growing – in
all the branches of our family. We should always be looking for and
inviting qualified men and women to join our clubs.
Wilfrid J. (Wilf) Wilkinson
President, Rotary International
President, Rotary International
KENNY DECLARED OFFICIAL NOMINEE FOR 2009-10 RI PRESIDENT
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1 December 2007
On 1 December 2007, President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson declared
John Kenny to be the official nominee for president of
Rotary International in 2009-10. Rotarian Kenny's formal election
will take place at the 2008 Los Angeles Convention.
John Kenny to be the official nominee for president of
Rotary International in 2009-10. Rotarian Kenny's formal election
will take place at the 2008 Los Angeles Convention.
RI PRESIDENT APPOINTS
DIRECTORS-NOMINEE
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Rotary International News
It's official. RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson has named eight
Rotarians who will serve on the RI Board of Directors in 2009-10 and
2010-11. The directors-nominee will be elected at the 2008 RI
Convention in Los Angeles, and will begin their two-year terms on 1
July 2009. They are:
Rotarians who will serve on the RI Board of Directors in 2009-10 and
2010-11. The directors-nominee will be elected at the 2008 RI
Convention in Los Angeles, and will begin their two-year terms on 1
July 2009. They are:
Zone 1: Masahiro Kuroda, Hachinohe South, Aomori, Japan
Zone 6: K.R. Ravindran, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Zone 9: Kyu Hang Lee, Anyang East, Gyeonggi, Korea
Zone 14: Ekkehart Pandel, Bückeburg, Germany
Zone 19: Antonio Hallage, Curitiba-Leste, Paraná, Brazil
Zone 23: John T. Blount, Sebastopol, California, USA
Zone 27: Thomas M. Thorfinnson, Eden Prairie Noon, Minnesota, USA
Zone 29: Frederick W. Hahn Jr., Independence, Missouri, USA
As of the 1 December deadline, the RI general secretary had received
no proposals challenging the nominees. Pursuant to Section 12.020.19
of the RI Bylaws, the RI president named the eight Rotarians as the
sole official directors-nominee from their respective zones.
no proposals challenging the nominees. Pursuant to Section 12.020.19
of the RI Bylaws, the RI president named the eight Rotarians as the
sole official directors-nominee from their respective zones.
The name of one more director-nominee, from Zone 18, will be
announced at a later date.
announced at a later date.
Source: R I Website
TRF CHAIR'S DECEMBER 07 MESSAGE
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PEACE IS POSSIBLE
Dear family of Rotary,
To write or talk of peace when so many of our friends are on the
front lines of battle and in harm's way is very difficult. Yet as
Rotarians, with our Rotary Foundation working for peace through
educational and humanitarian programs, it is our duty. If we don't,
who will?
front lines of battle and in harm's way is very difficult. Yet as
Rotarians, with our Rotary Foundation working for peace through
educational and humanitarian programs, it is our duty. If we don't,
who will?
In June, the Foundation sponsored its first Rotary World Peace
Symposium, an event that spotlighted the students and graduates of
its peace studies programs. About 175 current participants and alumni
joined us in Salt Lake City, clearly demonstrating their enthusiasm.
The hundreds of Rotarians who met these dedicated peacemakers were
impressed by their commitment, their knowledge, and all they have
accomplished during their relatively short careers.
Symposium, an event that spotlighted the students and graduates of
its peace studies programs. About 175 current participants and alumni
joined us in Salt Lake City, clearly demonstrating their enthusiasm.
The hundreds of Rotarians who met these dedicated peacemakers were
impressed by their commitment, their knowledge, and all they have
accomplished during their relatively short careers.
Consider that only four classes – about 230 peace fellows – have
graduated from the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace
and conflict resolution, and already they are making a difference.
Take Miho Kishitani, for example, who is managing reconstruction
efforts in Iraq, or Stefano Gnes, one of four graduates with the
World Bank, who is helping communities in Indonesia cope with
political turmoil and the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. The list
goes on. Name a part of the world facing conflict or strife, and
you're likely to find Foundation alumni there, working to reach a
lasting peace that is beneficial for all.
graduated from the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace
and conflict resolution, and already they are making a difference.
Take Miho Kishitani, for example, who is managing reconstruction
efforts in Iraq, or Stefano Gnes, one of four graduates with the
World Bank, who is helping communities in Indonesia cope with
political turmoil and the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. The list
goes on. Name a part of the world facing conflict or strife, and
you're likely to find Foundation alumni there, working to reach a
lasting peace that is beneficial for all.
To see such results so quickly is very heartening and indeed
inspiring. We can all take great pride in the far-reaching effects of
our peace studies programs. That's why our continued support is so
crucial. I encourage all Rotarians to consider making a gift that
will help us fully endow the Rotary Centers and to nominate promising
candidates as future peace fellows. By acting now, we can ensure that
every year, a new class of peacemakers is sent out to make our world
a little less troubled.
inspiring. We can all take great pride in the far-reaching effects of
our peace studies programs. That's why our continued support is so
crucial. I encourage all Rotarians to consider making a gift that
will help us fully endow the Rotary Centers and to nominate promising
candidates as future peace fellows. By acting now, we can ensure that
every year, a new class of peacemakers is sent out to make our world
a little less troubled.
Robert S. Scott
Trustee Chair, The Rotary Foundation, 2007-08
Source: The Rotary Foundation
Trustee Chair, The Rotary Foundation, 2007-08
Source: The Rotary Foundation
AND
FINALLY
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MARY : John says I'm pretty. Andy says I'm ugly.What do you think,
Peter?
PETER : A bit of both. I think you're pretty ugly.
PETER : A bit of both. I think you're pretty ugly.
Regards
Dipak R Sarbadhikari
Rotary Club of Calcutta
Webmaster RID 3290
Rotary Club of Calcutta
Webmaster RID 3290
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