TODAY’S PROGRAM January 22, 2019: Gem Munro- “Amarok Society”
Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:37 PM by having Past Pres. Jeff King preside over the member induction of Lucy Serpa Silva. Her sponsor Shannon Bowdey had the pleasure of pinning on Lucy’s red badge. Lucy previously was a registered nurse and is now an agent with Keller Williams.
INSPIRATION DOLLARS (IDs):
Pres. Scott charged Steve Curry $25 IDs for disrespecting him. Past Pres. Jeff King spun the wheel and paid 40 IDs for his and Sally’s 47th wedding anniversary. Dick Dannells ’ birthday was recognized without any payment of IDs as he had the IDs-free badge. The losers in the trivia quiz were Steve Curry for $25 IDs; John Traversaro for $100 IDs and Darryl Buck for $50 IDs.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pres. Scott asked a show of hands for those volunteering at the Grover Beach Exploration Station Project work party on this Saturday. Jenny Dierek was the secret greater and selected Ashlea Boyer who pulled Deenie Dotson’s ticket. Deenie proceeded to win the $56 jackpot. Next week’s program is Unite To Light with Megan Birney.
PROGRAM: Gem Munro- “Amarok Society”
Ashlea Boyer introduced Gem who founded the Amarok Society, a Canadian charity. Support for the Society comes from Rotary Clubs and from royalties received for his book entitled “South Asian Adventures with the Active Poor.” Gem has devoted time in Bangladesh, the poorest of the poor countries and having the worst school system in the world. Bangladesh’s population density is the highest in the world; the density would be equivalent to having the entire population of the world living in California.He and his wife have concentrated on elevating the abject poverty in Bangladesh's largest cities.. They have done this by teaching the mothers in an intensive 5 month course on how to teach English, social studies, health, conflict resolution and birth control to their respective children. The average American has a vocabulary 15,000 words these women had an average vocabulary of 500 words before they started the course. He showed a short video of a trained mother teaching a class of children. Their first lesson was showing the mothers how to hold a pencil and how to move it on paper to form words. He was told that he could never accomplish what he has accomplished. One thing they said that did came to pass was the husband would beat their wives. However after awhile, the husbands sat outside the room where the children were being taught so that they too could be educated. The requirement is that each wife teach at least 5 children and in some cases up to a maximum of 10. Because depression sets in when you have no purpose in life, all the wives were depressed. After they were taught and started teaching children, they had a purpose in life and for the first time were happy.
DRIVE TO INSPIRE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY JIM LEWIS
“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
TODAY’S PROGRAM January 22, 2019: Gem Munro- “Amarok Society”
Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:37 PM by having Past Pres. Jeff King preside over the member induction of Lucy Serpa Silva. Her sponsor Shannon Bowdey had the pleasure of pinning on Lucy’s red badge. Lucy previously was a registered nurse and is now an agent with Keller Williams.
INSPIRATION DOLLARS (IDs):
Pres. Scott charged Steve Curry $25 IDs for disrespecting him. Past Pres. Jeff King spun the wheel and paid 40 IDs for his and Sally’s 47th wedding anniversary. Dick Dannells ’ birthday was recognized without any payment of IDs as he had the IDs-free badge. The losers in the trivia quiz were Steve Curry for $25 IDs; John Traversaro for $100 IDs and Darryl Buck for $50 IDs.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pres. Scott asked a show of hands for those volunteering at the Grover Beach Exploration Station Project work party on this Saturday. Jenny Dierek was the secret greater and selected Ashlea Boyer who pulled Deenie Dotson’s ticket. Deenie proceeded to win the $56 jackpot. Next week’s program is Unite To Light with Megan Birney.
PROGRAM: Gem Munro- “Amarok Society”
Ashlea Boyer introduced Gem who founded the Amarok Society, a Canadian charity. Support for the Society comes from Rotary Clubs and from royalties received for his book entitled “South Asian Adventures with the Active Poor.” Gem has devoted time in Bangladesh, the poorest of the poor countries and having the worst school system in the world. Bangladesh’s population density is the highest in the world; the density would be equivalent to having the entire population of the world living in California.He and his wife have concentrated on elevating the abject poverty in Bangladesh's largest cities.. They have done this by teaching the mothers in an intensive 5 month course on how to teach English, social studies, health, conflict resolution and birth control to their respective children. The average American has a vocabulary 15,000 words these women had an average vocabulary of 500 words before they started the course. He showed a short video of a trained mother teaching a class of children. Their first lesson was showing the mothers how to hold a pencil and how to move it on paper to form words. He was told that he could never accomplish what he has accomplished. One thing they said that did came to pass was the husband would beat their wives. However after awhile, the husbands sat outside the room where the children were being taught so that they too could be educated. The requirement is that each wife teach at least 5 children and in some cases up to a maximum of 10. Because depression sets in when you have no purpose in life, all the wives were depressed. After they were taught and started teaching children, they had a purpose in life and for the first time were happy.
DRIVE TO INSPIRE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY JIM LEWIS
“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart