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Showcase your project at the Seoul convention
Apply to host a booth in the House of Friendship at the 2016 Rotary International Convention in Seoul, 28 May-1 June. This is an opportunity to showcase your club or district project, recruit members for your Rotary Fellowship, share information about your Rotarian Action Group, or market Rotary merchandise if you are a licensed RI vendor. The application deadline is 30 September. Booth allocations will be awarded by 1 November. Apply
 
Bringing education to rural Mexican area, one school at a time
When Mariana Day moved in 1989 to the small beach town of Chacala, in Nayarit, Mexico, she noticed that the surrounding rural areas struggled to maintain schools. And most children weren’t able to go beyond an eighth-grade education. Day, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Bahía de Jaltemba-La Peñita, in Nayarit, had started a local scholarship program before she joined Rotary. Called Changing Lives, the program provided students with high school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and transportation. In addition, Rotary clubs from the United States and Mexico have been investing in the...
 
Meet our polio partners
From the September 2015 issue of The Rotarian Eradicating polio is a complex job. Since 1988, we’ve collaborated with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF to tackle the disease through our Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Here’s how our roles break down. The Strategist: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates the management and administration of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and provides technical and operational support to ministries of health in countries around the world. WHO is responsible for monitoring...
 
Nigeria sees no wild polio cases for one year
Today marks one year since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus, putting the country on the brink of eradicating the paralyzing disease. The last case was reported on 24 July 2014 in the northern state of Kano. If no cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is endemic, leaving just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nigeria is the last polio-endemic country in Africa. The continent is poised to reach its own first full year without any illness from the virus on 11 August. “...
 
Australian students take opportunity by the horns
The rules of the Shaftesbury Rodeo Academy are simple: no school, no rodeo. It’s a message that teenagers who attend school at Bisley Farm, most of whom have never attended any school regularly, take seriously. Because come Friday night, these aspiring rodeo heroes want to join their friends to ride bulls for a heart-stopping eight seconds, if they last that long. The school in rural Queensland, Australia, also teaches the boys, who are of the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal people, basic academics and farming skills, including how to care for crops and livestock. It’s a fairly common form of...
 
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100 Outstanding Quotes from Rotary International Presidents
“Let the slogan this year be Make Rotary Effective. Where it exists, make its influence felt. Where it does not exist, if possible, extend it. Let courtesy abound, widen acquaintance, intensify friendships, and put the program over in every club.”
— Address to 1927 Rotary Convention, Ostend, Belgium
 
Assignments 10/22/2015 - 10/29/2015
Posted by Ron Carr on Oct 16, 2015
 
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Forrest Cole                       Greeter
Jamie Whyte                      Song Leader
Jennifer Grant                    Spoke
Philip Rentz                        Invocation
Suellen Griffin                    Rotary Minute
 
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Bartolo Governanti          Greeter
Dan Affeldt                       Song Leader
Nathan Miller                    Spoke
Philip Rentz                      Rotary Minute
Ron Carr                           Invocation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spoke 10/15/2015
Posted by V. Bruce Pacht
 
 
MCTO circa 12:15 PM by Pres. Don.
We sang “R-O-T-A-R-Y.”  Ernst chose “America the Beautiful ” for our opening song.
 
Secretary’s report:
  • Visiting Rotarians: 
Joanne Lemieux, former Lebanon Rotarian, current Charlestown, NH Rotarian.Why the delay?
  • Guests:  None.
 
DRAW:  Everglades National Park was the answer:  Pa-Hay-Okee (“River of Grass”).  #845 was held by Ron Michaud who drew the king of diamonds – another loser.
 
SONG:  “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”, played by Ernst and led expertly by Paul Boucher (“Stand up, Paul!).
 
ROTARY MINUTE by Jennifer Grant.
Article on mentors from an issue of The Rotarian.  Nearly 2/3 of affluent kids receive some form of mentoring in their lives; but, nearly 2/3 of lower income kids receive none.  Therefore, affluent kids are more savvy about how to climb the ladder to prosperity.  Disadvantaged kids know less about schools, scholarships, etc., etc.; they lack the networks “which surround their upper class counterparts.”  Rotarians offering RYLA and Interact programs, and also financial support to mentoring organizations, help.
 
President Don’s messages:
 
  1. Board voted to give the Haven $14,000 instead of the $10,000 approved by the Club.  Apparently, the Byrne Foundation donation ($10k) came with encouragement to increase the Haven’s share.  Auction net proceeds were $29,400 including the Byrne $10k. 
Does Ron Michaud think $14k is the right figure?Ron says he can live with it and makes the motion, JPY seconds.Unanimous approval.Don and Ron will get together and talk about future communications with Mrs. Byrne.
  1. A thank you note was received from Linda Oidtmann.  It was a lovely notecard sealed with wax!
  2. Today’s committee discussions will end at 1:20 with reports from each committee.
 
BRAGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
  1. Ernst Oidtmann:  Cleaning up the “Something” Trail on Slayton Hill this Saturday (Sorry Ernst--head stuffed with a cold).  Ernst circulated a sign-up sheet with a map.  Meet at 9:00 AM with gloves, cables, saws, shovels and rakes and other implements of destruction.  Park in former staging area for Slayton Hill road repairs.  Ernst will have sweet cider for refreshments.
 
  1. Bruce announced an opportunity to volunteer on a “Purple Pinky Project” organized by Rotary of Lebanon-Riverside.  Four folks signed up; others are welcome to contact Bruce.
 
  1. Ron’s wife Hilary broke her pelvis after a fall while administering to her dog.  Ron says she will be recuperating at home, 15 School Street.
 
  1. Rick bragged about accurate coverage of the airport and two other things; sorry, Ron.
 
  1. Jennifer:  traveled to Wisconsin to see 21 of Rob’s relatives who were happy because the Packers beat the Rams.
 
COMMITTEE REPORTS
 
International – Steve Usle
The committee would like to undertake a project that was successfully developed by the West Virginia Rotary district in support of Ghana water and sanitation initiatives. It will ask each club within our district to accept a 5-gallon water jug and request that its members help fill the jug with pocket change in support of Rotary's international efforts in Ghana and elsewhere.  Each participating club will have the chance to win one of three available $1000 prizes, delivered at the District Conference.  The contest will include: most money contributed by a club; most per capita contribution; and best artistic design of the water jug (to be judged by an impartial committee at the District Conference).  The International committee sees this project as an opportunity to get Interact clubs and youth groups involved.   
 
Youth Service – Jamie Whyte 
We are rooted in Mascoma through Patrick Andrew, the superintendent, as well as through the principal and guidance counselor.  We will talk with Jamie the guidance counselor re: other programs.
 
Our club needs a strong contact within the Lebanon School District.  The committee spoke with membership chair Rich Wallace, who will speak with one possible individual.  We brainstormed another 6-7 names to be pursued.
 
Social – Garlan Hoskin
11 December – Lebanon club “Christmas, er, ah, Holiday” party.  $25 pp.
3 December – The annual Clara’s Dream performance, preceded by dinner at 3 Toms.  Reception on the stage afterwards for Rotarians and supporters to meet the dancers.
21 January – Business After Hours
Date TBD in February – dinner at LISTEN Center.  Presiding Club Curmudgeon Paul Tierney requested help working on the social aspects of this event.  He’s currently thinking “pot luck” with the club paying for beverages.
(Added by Garlan: The Curmudgeon’s party is a fund raiser for either Polio Plus or the Wheelchair project, probably the latter as we’ve reached our PP goal for the year.  The idea is to duplicate the dinner that Jean W and Kevin G did for so many years where we all contributed cash for the dinner.  I don’t agree it should be a pot luck and think that Paul should do the cooking, but he’s not apparently up to that cheapskate that he is in terms of this idea.)
Ice-out Party – A quick one after we have a winner.
Ducky Race – Ernst is in charge
 
Membership – Marion Steiner
How to get the name of Rotary out there?  Someone will talk to Ron Carr re: ClubRunner possibilities.  Rich is looking into doing something with our Facebook page.  Holding the Biz After Hours – Bartolo says:  Every member counted on to bring a guest!
 
Giving – Jennifer Grant
We plan to give away $30,500 this Rotary year.  (I’m not sure I caught everything Jennifer said).  Among the gifts:
  • 1,000 to The Rotary Foundation
  • $500 to support the Ethics prize
  • $14,000 to The Upper Valley Haven
 
Out philanthropic focus/theme remains “Providing Access – with a focus on children, good health, and the arts”.  We will continue to use Lebanon Rotary’s existing giving guidelines, combined with Rotary’s literacy, health and clean water areas of focus.
The committee discussed supporting a local Boy Scout’s project and will continue to do so.
 
Community – Linda Copp
Ethics –Linda will create a ballot with some existing names and with space for write-ins.
Trail project this Saturday headed up by Ernst
Xmas dinner at Sacred Heart – we set up tables and chairs on Christmas Eve
Food Drives for Haven and Listen
Xmas gifts to Headrest – certificates exchanged for gifts at stores on 12A
Kiosk repair on Rail Trail
Perhaps a COVER project coordinated through Dan Affeldt
 
The meeting ended with a rendition of the Four Way Test which, let’s say, would not have won any awards.
 
Many more new pics in Carla's photo album!
Keep some of our members in mind...
Posted by Marion Steiner

If any of you know of someone whose life would benefit from a call or card from the "Sunshine Girl", please let Marion Steiner know. She can be emailed at msteiner@lakesunbank.com or home at 603-826-0081.