Rotary Rig for April 22, 2019 (Apr 22, 2019)

Rotary Tidbits

Upcoming Events & Dates

April 22

Casper Star-Tribune Newspaper
Cook'n with Sal: Interview and Article on Rotary Centennial
View here.

April 30

K2TV

Interview with Deb Theriault, John Griffith & Barry Johnson

May 1

Mayor Charlie Powell will make a Proclamation recognizing the Rotary Club of Casper's Centennial

May 4

Rotary Club of Casper Centennial Gala Celebration

at the Ramkota Hotel

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

with special guests:

Governor Gordon

DG - Chuck Rutenberg

DGE - Chris Woodruff

PDG - Barb Redder

From The Rotarian

Reprinted by permission from The Rotarian magazine, May 2019

"Putting Civility Back Into Civil Discourse"

The woman sitting at the end of the carefully arranged tables looks as though she would rather be someplace else - maybe at her real estate agency, maybe just with people she knows, people who see the world the way she does. But a friend asked her to come here, and she agreed, and she will carry out her role.

"It's not my notion of a family," she says firmly, her chin set as she explains the burden of holding conservative views in a liberal town. "It's my truth of a family. I don't want my views to be considered hate speech. But I don't want to celebrate things that I don't celebrate."

At least half the people sitting around the table disagree with her. But non of them show it, not by a snort, or an impassioned interruption, or even a rolled eyeball.

It's almost as if she's in a place, and a moment, where people actually talk to each other - and listen to each other.

Read the rest of the story in the May 2019 edition of The Rotarian.

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ShelterBox

From Rotary Club Champion Mike Howe

Thank you to the Club for the opportunity to promote ShelterBox. The Rotary Rig will be used on a regular basis to educate about what ShelterBox is and to update Club members about current Shelter Box responses.

While it may seem relatively calm at home, or the mainstream news is focused on important issues of the day, there are times when parts of the world are recovering from disaster - ShelterBox is likely there. ShelterBox is a global organization made up of people who believe in shelter as a human right – that shelter from the chaos of disaster and conflict is vital. ShelterBox and Rotary are partners in this effort.

Here's a current situation:

In March, Cyclone Idai tore through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, washing away homes and destroying livelihoods throughout South Africa. The ShelterBox Response Team is in Malawi working with DG Hutch Mthinda and Rotarians in District 9210 and 9400 to help families. After weeks of heavy rain, the floodwaters remain high and families are too scared to return to their homes. Cholera outbreaks from dirty water have created a second emergency. ShelterBox is on the ground to support families with emergency shelter and other essential items like water filters. There are tens of thousands of families with nowhere to call home. Learn more at www.ShelterBoxUSA.org/Idai