Ron Burton has made the world his office.
Over the past year, the Rotary International president has traveled more than half-a-million miles across 50 countries, to inspire and motivate Rotary's 1.2 million members. Although many encouraged him to use cheaper, virtual alternatives, he believes it takes face-to-face engagement.
"I was the first president to have a Google Hangout and have done Facebook chats," Burton says, reflecting on his term, which ends at midnight 30 June. "But I asked Rotarians this year to Engage Rotary, Change Lives, so I needed to live that as well, by sitting at...
Ever wonder why the Rotary year begins 1 July? The international convention initially played a key role in determining the start date of our fiscal and administrative year.
Rotary's first fiscal year began the day after the first convention ended, on 18 August 1910. The 1911-12 fiscal year also related to the convention, beginning with the first day of the 1911 convention on 21 August.
At its August 1912 meeting, the Board of Directors ordered an audit of the International Association of Rotary Clubs' finances. The auditors recommended that the organization end its fiscal year on 30 June to...
This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was detected in a sewage sample collected in March 2014 near São Paulo, home of this year's World Cup. Brazilian authorities are conducting further investigations to rule out any local spread, but at this time no cases of polio have been reported in Brazil, which has been polio-free since 1989.
Genetic sequencing found the positive sample to be most closely related to a virus found in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, in March. The risk of further exportation of polio from Equatorial Guinea remains high as...
Marta Lopez bakes up to 100 items a day in a small clay oven. Higinia Reyes owns a corn mill. Remigia Dominguez is the head of a weaving co-op. All of these women live in rural Honduras and run their own businesses with the support of loans provided by the Adelante Foundation and Rotary International.
The rural villages of the Lenca Corridor in the western highlands of Honduras are home to some of the poorest indigenous people in the country. This is where the Adelante Foundation, a microlender, finds poor women who want to become self-sufficient business owners.
Adelante collaborates,...
A busy May for Rotary International didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the world.
It's not all the time that Rotary's work is written about in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Bloomberg News, just to name a few. But that's exactly what happened last month.
From our record-breaking bridge climb across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the polio emergency in Pakistan, Rotary-related stories in global news outlets touched audiences around the world.
This kind of attention wouldn't be possible without the dedication of Rotary members. So to commemorate these achievements, we used...
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The new officers for The Rotary Club of Cary-Grove were installed at its installation event, which was held at Lake Julian. The officers for the new year will be Dave Miller (President), Sue Maifield (Secretary), Bob Blumberg (Treasurer) and Steve Cherveny (President-Elect).
As part of the activities of the evening, outgoing President, Gil Gulbrandson, also recognized two local residents with the Jack Renskers Community of Hope Award. This award recognizes local residents that are not Rotarians, but volunteer their time and energies to promote the communities in which they live. Named in recognition for Rotarian and Founding Club Member, Jack Renskers, this year's recipients are Bob Miller and John Liaitaud. Also in attendance were this year's scholarship winners. Those students were officially recognized at the Awards ceremony held at the High School. This year, the club gave away $14,000 to individual scholarship recipents.
Ben Franklin wasn't allowed to write the Declaration of Independence because the boys thought he’d sneak in bad jokes. Although he was the best writer, he was also a prankster.
Franklin was known for putting more subtle jokes in many of his other papers that only the most astute would spot. He was so famous for this that, according to Ormand Seavey, editor of Oxford’s edition of Ben Franklin’s autobiography, when they were deciding who should write the Declaration of Independence, they partially chose Jefferson over the significantly more qualified and respected Franklin, as some feared Franklin would embed subtle humor and satire in it that wouldn’t be recognized until it was too late to change. Knowing this document would likely be examined closely by the nations of the world at that time, they chose to avoid the issue by having the much less gifted writer, Jefferson, write it instead, with Franklin and three others to help Jefferson draft it.
A Jewish Rabbi and a Catholic Priest met at Albuquerque's annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter.
'This baked ham is really delicious,' the priest teased the rabbi. 'You really ought to try it. I know it's against your religion, but I can't understand why such a wonderful food should be forbidden. You don't know what you're missing. You just haven't lived until you've tried Mrs Warren's prized Virginia Baked Ham. Tell me, Rabbi, when are you going to break down and try it?'
The rabbi looked at the priest with a big grin, and said, 'At your wedding.'
The July Board meeting will be held at Dave Miller's place beginning at 6:00pm. All board members are expected to attend. General members are encouraged to attend.
The District Governor's meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 30th beginning at 6:00pm. All board members and chairpersons are required to be in attendance to discuss their respective areas. The meeting will be held at 1776 located at 397 W Virginia St, Crystal Lake. Ellen will meet with the entire membership at our 7/31 meeting on Thursday.
Charles Ota Heller came to America to start a new life. He became a serial entrepreneur – and a link to a reemerging Rotary tradition back home. Read his story in The Rotarian Magazine.
As Rotarians, we end each of our weekly meetings by reciting The Four-Way Test. Building on the principles outlined in that document, we should also pay attention to the phrases outlined in the Rotary Code of Conduct:
As a Rotarian, I will
Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviors and activities
Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary
Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others
Be fair in all dealings with others and threat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings
Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society
Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the qualify of life in my community
Honor the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide and not do anything that will bring disfavor or reflect adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians
Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship
The Three Oaks facility is at 100% occupancy and has a fairly long waiting list. However, some of the current residents have requested to relocate to the Lake Zurich location when it opens later this summer. That should provide some vacancies for those that are seeking to move into the Cary location.
The Home of the Sparrow has identified some volunteer opportunities at their facilities located throughout McHenry County. Learn more by visiting their site at http://www.hosparrow.org/opportunities/.
Home of the Sparrow's mission is "to provide Hope, Opportunity and Support that empowers women and children, as they journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency". You can help them accomplish this by offering your time at one of the volunteer needs listed above.
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