Welcome to our new Rotary year, where we will "Create Hope in the World."
Happy 4th of July!!!!
As Rotarians, we have an incredible opportunity to make a meaningful impact in our community and beyond. Join in as we engage in impactful service projects and foster lifelong friendships Together, let's inspire positive change and transform lives through Rotary!
Here's a look at what's ahead for the month:
-Board Meeting on July 11th, 10:45 am, Board Room, at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook. All are welcome to attend.
-Rotary Club of Northbrook lunch meeting on July 11th and 18th - usual time and place.
-Satellite Club of Northbrook dinner meeting on July 13th
-Satellite Club of Northbrook service project on July 17th. Center for Enriched Living. If you're interested in participating, contact Jodi Joffe (jojo3735@comcast.net ) by July 11th.
-Rotary Club of Northbrook evening social on July 25th, Mission Hills Country Club, 5:30 to 7:00... Bring friends and family.
And remember, I can always (well, most of the time) be reached at 847-370-2816 or sandy@frum.com.
July is Rotary's Maternal and Child Health Month & more from Mary Bak, District Governor 6440
Monday July 3, 2023 Distribution: All Active & Honorary Members, Council of Governors, District Admin
Transitions around the Rotary World from RI President to District to Club, and we are all united to bring peace to ourselves, our clubs and around the world. I hope that you are looking forward to the 2023-24 Rotary Year.
Nikki Banas wrote: You never really know the true impact you have on those around you. You never know how much someone needed that smile you gave them. You never know how much your kindness turned someone's entire life around. You never know how much someone needed that long hug or deep talk. So don't wait to be kind. Don't wait for someone else to be kind first. Don't wait for better circumstances or for someone to change. Just be kind, because you never know how much someone needs it. Let's see what we can collectively do in the next 364 days of this Rotary Year to Create Hope in the World!
> RILEE-Rotary Iron Lung Education Exhibit, is a collaborative project between Rotary Districts 6440, 6420 and 6450, to bring polio education to our communities. For a nominal sum you can reserve RILEE for your club events and you can reserve up to a year ahead of time. Bring our Polio Story to your summer event! To learn more about RILEE, click here, and to reserve RILEE for your club event, click Reserve RILEE
> Would you like to meet Rotary's new President, Gordon McInally? Here's your chance. The Evanston and Wilmette Clubs are hosting Gordon at the One Rotary Center auditorium on Thursday, July 13th at noon. If you would like to attend you can register by using this link: https://bit.ly/RIGordonMcInally.
> Please post your club events such as service projects and fundraisers to the District 6440 Calendar, so the word gets out! (Let us know if you need help posting)
> May 25-29, 2024. Did you like what you saw of the Melbourne Convention? Registration for the 2024 Singapore Convention can be found here. Register now for discount pricing.
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If we want to grow a bigger, better, bolder club then we need to be great.
Great clubs have great leadership. Leaders that inspire, set a course, notice and fix what needs improvement, ask questions, weigh answers, and display the behavior they want from others.
Great clubs have great members. Members that are passionate, enthusiastic, inspired, outspoken with new ideas, and willing to roll up their sleeves.
Great leaders and great members create great cultures. Cultures with welcoming attitude, knowledge, self-promotion, desire to grow, and desire to nurture future leaders.
Great clubs belong to the members. If the club is not what members want it’s their fault.
Great clubs are efficient. Members do not tax others with extra work. Effort is recognized and members help minimize the load.
Great clubs seize opportunities. They form partnerships and steal ideas.
Great clubs have heart and soul. Members are bonded together, and it is noticeable to others.
Great clubs have a great sense of humor. They show it in their meetings, their publications, their websites, and in their smiles.
Great clubs look cool. Great meeting places with banners and flags, and websites that showcase accomplishments. This builds pride among the membership.
Great clubs don’t wait to be great. They start today by:
“I am humbled and honored by the following invitation to talk about Shelterbox— thought you’d want to know…” Donna Lee
Hi Donna-- The NB Community Commission is looking for a speaker for 3-4 minutes in honor of World Humanitarian Day. When I read about what it is (helping people in crisis), naturally I thought immediately about you and your work with ShelterBox. It will be Tuesday, August 8 at about 7:30 pm before the Village Board.
If you are interested / available, I can put you in touch with Jennifer Sapperstein who chairs the Commission. I told her about you, and she thought you would be PERFECT (as do I).
A New Feature – Club Corner – will feature articles or missives by members. A few submission rules & regs: must have a positive Rotary message; written by a club member who will be identified; may be edited; submit anytime; but no guarantee of publishing on a certain date -however to get in an issue item must be received by Thursday week prior; subject line – [use ALL CAPS] BULLETIN SUBMISSION; club corner is not a promotional piece; although you may make those kinds of submissions, too.
Enjoy...
Law of Diminishing Returns
Have you ever wondered how a concept from one area of human endeavor applies to another?
Consider the “Law of Diminishing Returns” which applies to manufacturing processes. If we try to apply it to our Rotary tasks, it may sound incongruous and even not rational but let us indulge ourselves for a moment.
Let us try to apply at least the bare concept: Adding more of the same eventually reduces output. Alternatively, doing the same will reduce desired results.
We are a service organization. We joined Rotary to serve others and, for the most part, our clubs help us do this admirably. However, from time to time we get into a rut. We continue doing the same things, not realizing that the desired results are eluding us. We want to increase services to others and increase the number of people we serve. Yet, we fail, because we lose members.
Every member we lose increases the load on the rest of us, reduces the appeal of our club to outsiders, decreases goodwill and our visibility in the community, and may even create a source of negative publicity. So, how do we avoid these diminishing returns?
It’s not simple. We need to look at our clubs with a different set of eyes. We need to see them not from our perspective of dedicated Rotarians that forgive unappealing programs or lack of action because we just enjoy each other’s company.
We need to be brutally honest and say, “If I didn’t know these friends in Rotary would I have joined?” “Would I have found a welcoming environment for me to grow and gain friends?” “Would I have found intriguing projects that allow me to express my initiative and serve people that benefit from my talents?”
Finally, “How long would I have waited to get involved in a project?”
This is the challenge that faces our clubs today. And here is my challenge to you today: What are you doing in your club to prevent “Diminishing Returns”?
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life.
When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families.
HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN
Through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, Rotary’s people of action mobilize resources, form partnerships, and invest in infrastructure and training that yield long-term change.
Rotary clubs partnered with local organizations to install a rainwater harvesting and distribution center for 4,000 people in Papua New Guinea. They also delivered training programs for women in the community and students in 35 schools.
An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation facilities that hygienically separate human excreta from human contact. Rotarian Alfredo Pérez knows the schools in Guatemala and neighboring countries can use all the help available in this area.
The Rotary Club of Ormoc Bay identified the WAND Foundation (Water, Agro-forestry, Nutrition and Development) as having the expertise to construct 20,000 latrines together with various NGO’s immediately after the typhoon in the province of Samar in the Philippines. WAND Foundation’s previous contacts with the Malmö (Sweden) International Rotary Club, provided a natural connection to propose this project at the 8th Multi Club Workshop (MCW) held in Ischia, Italy. The project was accepted by the MCW and the partners applied for a global grant, which was approved in February 2016. Seven Rotary clubs and three districts from Italy, the Philippines and Sweden contributed to the US $52,000 project.
CAN WE REACH FURTHER? YET CLOSER?
Water access is an issue right here in the USA – can our club help?
The quality of the Navajo Nation’s water has been an issue of concern for many years. In 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report that found that the Navajo Nation’s water contains high levels of uranium and other contaminants.
The EPA’s report concluded that the Navajo Nation’s water is not safe to drink.
Navajo are 67 times more likely than other Americans to live without running water or a toilet. That's an injustice.
1 in 3 Navajo still don’t have a sink or a toilet. So we bring clean, hot and cold running water to families across New Mexico, Utah and Arizona.
Rotary has a project with USAID
Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite.
USAID is the world's premier international development agency and a catalytic actor driving development results.
Why branding matters- copyright costs to Rotary International
We are familiar with "trolls" on social media, but what about trolls who look for a payday from places like Rotary Club materials?!! It is happening. It's costly. These lawsuits prevent us from using our donations for the causes we love to serve.
Our club is being diligent in managing our responsibility to maintain lawful branding and avoid copyright issues - but we need everyone's help. When you post or send pictures, images, or content to post make sure we have the author, photographer or organizations permission (names, dates, etc.) Please stop and t
The U.S. Rotary Club & District Liability Insurance Program provides all U.S. Rotary and Rotaract clubs and districts with general liability and directors & officers / employment practices liability insurance.
Clubs continue to post images and other media (cartoons, songs, etc) online in disregard of copyright laws, resulting in a considerable increase in claims activity under the U.S. Rotary
Club & District Liability Insurance Program ("Program"). Over 40% of the Program's open claims now pertain to copyright infringement. Since claims activity determines state-by-state insurance assessment rates, your club could raise the rates for all of the clubs in your state.
Copyright owners hire companies offering software that "trolls" the internet in search of copyright violations involving their images or other media. These companies are commonly referred to as copyright trolls. When a troll finds a violation, they contact the party who mis-used the image or other media and make a demand to settle the violation. Failure to respond to the demand increases the difficulty of resolving the claim.
It is our club's responsibility to comply with copyright laws. Here is what our club can do to prevent receiving a notice of copyright infringement:
IMMEDIATELY:
Review your club's social media accounts and websites and delete any content using images or other media where you do not have the copyright owner's permission. This includes bulletins, newsletters, and other documents and forms, even if they are 10+ years old. Contact Risk Management immediately if your club receives a notice of copyright infringement.
The Program may provide coverage depending on the way the image or other media was used. The risk management email is claims@rotary.org.
Going Forward:
Instead of lifting images or other media off the internet, use images or other media created by members of your club (first receive their permission) or use the Rotary Brand Center.
Never use images or other media without permission.
Purchase images or other media online.
Consult the United States Copyright Office's website. https://copyright.gov/
For further information about this topic, please go to the Program website and review Copyright Infringement & Privacy Guidelines. The website, username, and password are below:
Website: rotary.ajg.com Username: rotary@ajg.com Password: rotarian1 Please note, for the Website and Username, that is A-J-G. This website is only for U.S. Rotary and Rotaract club use. Please feel free to share the username and password with others in your U.S. Rotary or Rotaract club, but do not post them anywhere, as this is the exclusive source for all of the Program's documents, forms, and other materials.
Regards, Risk Management
Insurance Broker Risk Management
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Julita Brzozowska, Risk Manager Carol Dietz, Risk Management Senior Specialist Jacob Kolar, Risk Management Analyst Ann Berdahl, Claims & Insurance Manager 1-833-376-8279 1-847-424-5394 1-847-424-5245 1-847-866-3138 1-847-866-3125 rotary@ajg.com insurance@rotary.org
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