"Happy is the person who is able to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the bad by his/her discrimination and wisdom. Twice blessed is the person who knows true love and can love all God's creatures. The one who combines within his/her mortal frame knowledge, love, and selfless service for the welfare of others is thrice blessed."
The concept that Sunday Friends follows to work with low income families to break the cycle of poverty is refreshing. Speaking at our club meet on September 17, one of the board members Ali Berakat explained how the entire family is involved in the learning and giving process, by engaging them in various classes and interesting activities. The children and their families earn money in the form of tickets for various activities and achievements, which they use to buy supplies from the Sunday Friends store - be it clothing, school supplies, books etc. Through this concept the children and their families learn, on hand, financial concepts like math, banking, savings, loans and interest, computer skills - basically all the STEM concepts (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). For more information and volunteering opportunities please visit sundayfriends.org. Our Rotary Club can plan a visit to their center for a 45 minute tour, offered on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.
Charlie, Sara and Suguna from our Club had the chance to attend the PRSeminar on September 22, conducted by DistrictPRChairDeborahRice. She stressed the fact that everysingleone of us in Rotary is a part of the PRcommittee.
Ideas: Cross Club Promotion, Short Promotional and Project Video Clips in Newsletters and Web Sites - College And High School Kids do an Excellent Job, Keeping Web Site Current, Honorary Rotarianship to Local Newspaper Editors and TV or Radio Personnel, Story of Ethnic Interest to local Ethnic Newspapers, Newspaper inserts, Car Plaques, Dress up Rotary, Banners, and of course Interesting Crowd Pulling events were some of the concepts discussed to help promote Rotary in our neighborhood. We can discuss more at our next meeting.
