Betsy Kmiecik, Harassment Prevention Committee Chair for District 6440, described the development and enactment of the District's Harassment Prevention Policy. RI adopted a policy on harassment in 2019; District 6440 formed a committee in May 2020 to develop a district policy. Basically, harassment is any "unwlecome physical. contact, comments or advances". But to be considered legally "harassment", it must fall into one of 12 protected categories: age, ethnicity, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, socioeconomic status, culture or gender identity. Betsy explained the remedial process as well.
This week's speaker, Dr. Tim Teusink, has a fascinating background and his presentation should not be missed.
Tim earned undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle (1972-75 &1975-79), then completed a residency in Family Medicine, subsequently receiving further surgical and tropical medicine training. Tim and his wife, Muriel, have served over 30 years together in the fields of medicine/surgery and education in Rwanda (1984-86, 1989-93), Haïti (1986-88), Ethiopia (2000-2016) and France (2016-present).
They currently live in France, working with SIM-France/Belgium as a base for teaching around the African & Asian Continents in the areas of Medical Ethics and AIDS prevention. After completing a Masters Degree in Bioethics at Trinity Graduate School in 2013, he developed an international Bioethics curriculum, teaching at the Myungsung Medical College (MMC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he remains on visiting faculty. He also teaches medical ethics to Family Medicine Residents at Kabarak University in Kenya and has developed courses for teaching in Francophone Africa. Kabarak University and Trinity International University (Deerfield, IL) partner in a Bioethics Masters Degree program in Kenya in which he also teaches.
Tim has been a Rotarian since 1983, with involvement on four continents and was the President of the Rotary Club of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2010-11, where he currently is an active member, and is a Paul Harris Fellow +2.
Summer beckons, and we’re coming out of the pandemic, but it’s not yet practical for us to gather in large numbers. But we still want to have a District Conference, to celebrate our accomplishments, learn something, and especially, be inspired. Instead, this District Conference will be virtual, put on with the help of and in collaboration with a number of clubs.
All sessions are one hour in length.
Tuesday, June 1 7:30AM Focus on the Environment Speaker: Karen Kendrick-Hands
Wednesday, June 2 7:30AM Focus on Polio Speaker: Dr. Jayant Sastry
Wednesday, June 2 7:00PM Rotary for New Rotarians Presenters: Linda Borton and DG Lyle Staab
Thursday, June 3 7:00AM Focus on International Service Speaker: Hannah Warren
Thursday, June 3 12:30PM Focus on Youth Programs Speaker: Tom Carroll
Thursday, June 3 7:00PM Focus on Fundraising Speaker: Samantha Swaim
Friday, June 4 TBD Focus on Fundraising - 501(c)(3) Basics Speaker: Cheryden Juergensen and PDG Rick RIvkin
Friday, June 4 12:30PM Focus on Foundation Speaker: Amanda Ottman
Friday, June 4 7:00PM Trivia
Saturday, June 5 9:00AM Annual Business Meeting of the District
Only about 15 members responded to Frank's survey request about in person meetings. All responders were in favor of in person meetings with several stating that we should begin with our July meetings. Several said that we should investigate the possibility of hybrid meetings.
The most important comment was that all who attend must be fully vaccinated, including wait staff. This is extremely important since there are members who may have compromised immune systems.
Our first in-person meeting will be the installation of our new president, Nick Dallas, and the new board members on July 7. This will be followed by an in-person club meeting at the golf club on July 14.
We have received a New Member Application from Carly Morell. Carly is currently a Senior Diversion Investigator for the US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. As a teen and young adult, Carly was a Rotaract and Interact member in Texas and Georgia. She has interests in international and community service. She is a member of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs and has done volunteer work in Honduras. She holds a BA in International Relations, and an MS in Public Administration. She is also a licensed real estate broker. Carly is interested in joining our evening group, and has attended several meetings to date.
If you have not purchased a ticket online or notified Kent Meyers that you are coming, DO SO NOW! We need a headcount by tomorrow, Monday.
We are planning our annual Installation Dinner for Wednesday, July 7 at the Wilmette Golf Club. It will be held in-person from 5pm to 8pm. The cost for dinner will be $50 per person. A cash bar will be available. Dinner choices will include a beef, salmon or vegetarian entree. Nick Dallas will be installed as our 2021/2022 president (this will be Nick's second term as president.) You can click the the following link to register and pay. https://secure.givelively.org/event/wilmette-rotary-club-foundation/installation-dinner
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