Area of Focus: Peace and conflict prevention/resolution.
The month of February is very special in the Rotary calendar because it includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary held on February 23, 1905, now designated as the World Understanding and Peace Day.
Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations.
Half of them are children.
We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.
Rotary creates environments of peace
As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.
By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
Our commitment to peacebuilding today answers new challenges: how we can make the greatest possible impact and how we can achieve our vision of lasting change. We are approaching the concept of peace with greater cohesion and inclusivity, broadening the scope of what we mean by peacebuilding, and finding more ways for people to get involved.
Rotary creates environments where peace can happen. -From District 5910
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What does it mean to be a Rotarian?
From the Rotary Club of Fowler:
Do you truly appreciate the significance of being a part of this glorious past and present? As Rotarians, you are special people and millions around the world would be happy to confirm that fact.
What is a Rotarian?
• A Rotarian is a person who digs wells from which they will never drink,
• A person who vaccinates children they will never meet,
• Who restores sight for those they will never see,
• Who builds houses they will never live in,
• Who educates children they will never know,
• Who plants trees they will never sit under,
• Who feeds hungry people, regardless of race, religion or politics,
• Who makes crawlers walk half a world away,
• Who knows real happiness, which as Albert Schweitser said, can only be found by serving others.
Fellow Rotarians will remind us that we had an opportunity to say "no" when we were asked to become a Rotarian. When we are asked to undertake a Rotary task, our inclination ought to be to say "yes." A Rotarian ought not to wait to be asked. He or she should exercise initiative, looking for opportunities to serve the club, the community and the world. Rotarians should try to participate in all five Avenues of Service, even if he or she concentrates on one or two of them.
A Rotarian should embrace the 4-Way Test, the Object of Rotary, high ethical standards and the various credos and motto's of the organization. We should realize that other Rotarians need and deserve our support in adversity and in Rotary work. We are a family "united in peace and dedicated to service."
Shape the Future of Rotary by just saying "Yes":
* Yes, I will lead that project
* Yes, I will be there to assist my fellow Rotarians at the various fundraisers
* Yes, I will bring in a new member
* Yes, I will share my ideas and my resources to make my club stronger
Rotarians truly lead by example! Come join us!
New Member Postings:
Stacy Sanders, The Hospice of East Texas - 2nd posting
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