Fellow Rotarian Paul Tierney shared hisThoughts about Leadership.
His talk was organized around the concepts of,
Knowing yourself
Having a Vision
Knowing your followers
Committing to the endeavor.
Paul shared that as a leader you need to know yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. In addition you need to act with
Integrity
Humility
Competence
Leaders must want to lead. A leader needs to be committed to developing and honing their leadership skills.
Paul stress the importance of communications, and believes that it can be next to impossible to over communicate.
He shared that you need to stay focused on your team, and recruit individuals who are competent and can help you move the group towards a vision.
A clear vision will help the team know when they are achieved goals.
A leader needs to seek input, but at some point, it is up to them to make decisive decisions about the direction the group will take.
He encouraged all of us to work to develop our own leadership skills.
Book given to the Children's Collection at the Kilton Library in honor of Paul Tierney was Yogi, but Barb Rosenstock
Announcements
November
Rotary Foundation Month
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary International, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.
Phil Rentz announced that as part of Rotary Foundation Month, all members who make a donation of $100 to the Rotary Foundation by November 20, will be entered into a drawing to have their donation matched with recognition points to help them reach their next Paul Harris level a little more rapidly.
Save the Dates
Rotary District 7850 Conference
Jay Peak
May 1-3, 2020
Listen Community Services
Dinners
The Next dinner will be December 10, 2019 staring meal prep at 3:30 PM.
We have signed up to do dinner every other Month. The dinners we signed up for will be the second Tuesdays of October, December, February, April, June, August
Holiday Basket Helpers
Angela Nelson let us know that we will have a family of 5 and a senior citizen to purchase gifts for this year. She will have the specifics in a few weeks. If you prefer not to shop, you can give her funds and she will shop for you. Our day to help sort baskets will be announced soon too.
Rotary Club White River Junction - Polar Express
All Aboard!
THE HARTFORD, VT POLAR EXPRESS
Come and celebrate our 13th year with us in 2019. All Aboard! December 14 & 15, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for the Polar Express. Click here for more information.
Happy Dollars
Bill Secord moved and we all agreed that we should donate a book to Kilton in honor of Paul Tierney.
Ernst Oidtmann shared that he went to a Nautical Guild meeting. He took a frigate to display. He learned that his model was unique as it can be taken apart to see the internal parts of the ship. Those present had never seen a model like this.
Hank Clarke shared that he and Carole went on a mystery lunch with friend. They ended up dining at the Bar Hill Distillery in Montpelier.
Paul Tierney updated us on the first meeting for Beer Fest 2020. He thanked all who have expressed a willingness to help on this event.
Marilyn Bedell reminded everyone to keep Marion Steiner in their thoughts as she is having surgery today to repair her broken ankle.
Card and Car Wash
Dean Cashman pulled the Queen of Diamond as the search for the Queen of Hearts continues.
Paul Boucher won thecar wash this week.
Rotary International
By Ryan Hyland
Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are celebrating a major milestone this World Polio Day: confirmation that a second type of the wild poliovirus has been eradicated, which is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of a polio-free world.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced the historic feat in a video address during Rotary’s Global Online Update on 24 October. He said an independent commission of health experts certified the global eradication of the type 3 strain, which hasn't been detected anywhere in the world since Nigeria identified a case of polio that it caused in November 2012. The type 2 strain was certified as eradicated in 2015.
“That leaves just wild poliovirus type 1,” Tedros said. He also commended Rotary’s long fight against polio. “Everything you [Rotary] have done has brought us to the brink of a polio-free world.”
Tedros balanced the good news with a note of caution, saying that the biggest enemy of global eradication is complacency. He encouraged Rotary members to redouble their efforts.
Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries.
“We must stay the course. Together, we can make sure the children of the future only learn about polio in history books.”
“If we stopped now, the virus would resurge and could once again cause more than 200,000 new cases every year,” said Tedros. “We must stay the course. Together, we can make sure the children of the future only learn about polio in history books.”
Rotary’s World Polio Day program this year was streamed on Facebook in multiple languages and multiple time zones around the world. The program, which was sponsored by UNICEF USA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, featured TV presenter and Paralympic medalist Ade Adepitan, supermodel Isabeli Fontana, science educator Bill Nye, and actress Archie Panjabi.
The program also featured never-before-seen footage of three Rotary members working to protect children from polio in their home countries of India, Pakistan, and Ukraine. In Pakistan, Rotarian Tayyaba Gul works with a team of health workers to educate mothers and children about the importance of polio vaccination. Dr. Hemendra Verma of India encourages his fellow Rotary members and our partners to make sure health workers and volunteers reach every child. And Ukrainian Rotarian Sergii Zavadskyi oversees an advocacy and awareness program that uses social media and public events to educate people who are reluctant to have their children vaccinated. These three heroes of the polio eradication effort show what it means to be a dedicated volunteer, and represent the efforts of Rotarians all over the world. Read more Click Here
Upcoming Rotary Programs
October 31 Noontime Meeting. Paul Tierney, Leadership
November 9 Noontime Meeting Liz Tentarelli, Pres. League of Women’s Voters
November 14 7AM Meeting Carolyn Johnson RI Rep, Foundation
November 21 Noontime Meeting Dartmouth Football Coach Buddy Teeven’s
November 28 NO MEETING THANKSGIVING
December 5 Noontime Meeting Rob Stender from Simple Energy- Petroleum Industry
December 12, 7AM Meeting Allie Campbell Energy
December19 Noontime Meeting Jim Ohern, Addiction
December 26 NO MEETING
January 2, 2020 Noontime Meeting Teri Eastman, Mentoring 1st. year medical students
January 9, 7AM TBD
January 16, Noontime Meeting Rotary Speech Contest
January 23, 7AM Meeting Cheri Bryer, Substance misuse, Mom’s in Recovery Program, DHMC
February 20, Noontime Meeting, Professor Elizabeth Newton -It wasn't a typical first week at work: meet your colleagues, get settled in, confirm the existence of a new planet about 900 trillion miles from earth. But for physics and astronomy professor Elisabeth Newton, that's exactly how she started her new job at Dartmouth College earlier this year.
