Speaker:Craig Latimer, Hills. Co. Supervisor of Elections
Topic: 2016 Presidential Election
Rotarian: David Delph
Last Meeting- July 25th
Last week’s program was presented by Rotarian Tom Davis. Tom spoke to the club about Cage Free Eggs. 2016 is known as the “year of cage free eggs”. Many of the major outlets are now selling cage free eggs and in 10 years most will go to cage free eggs. Because of public opposition to battery cage confinement, many egg producers are switching to cage-free systems. These systems generally offer hens a significantly improved level of animal welfare than do battery cage systems, though the mere absence of cages sometime isn’t enough to ensure high welfare. Unlike battery hens, cage-free hens are able to walk, spread their wings and lay their eggs in nests, vital natural behaviors denied to hens confined in cages. Most cage-free hens live in very large flocks that can consist of many thousands of hens who never go outside. The vast majority of cage-free hens live on farms that are 3rd-party audited by certification programs that mandate perching and dust-bathing areas. These advantages are very significant to the animals involved. Cage-free hens are spared several severe cruelties that are inherent to battery cage systems. But it would nevertheless be a mistake to consider cage-free facilities to necessarily be "cruelty-free." Here are some of the more typical sources of animal suffering associated with both types of egg production: Both systems typically buy their hens from hatcheries that kill the male chicks upon hatching—more than 200 million each year in the United States alone. Both cage and cage-free hens have part of their beaks burned off, a painful mutilation. Both cage and cage-free hens are typically slaughtered at less than two years old, far less than half their normal lifespan. They are often transported long distances to slaughter plants with no food or water. While the vast majority of the battery and cage-free egg industry no longer uses starvation to force molt the birds, there are battery and cage-free producers alike who still use this practice. So, while cage-free does not necessarily mean cruelty-free, cage-free hens generally have significantly better lives than those confined in battery cages. The ability to lay their eggs in nests, run and spread their wings are tangible benefits that shouldn't be underestimated. The nutritional value of the eggs are exactly the same as the determining factor is based on what the birds are fed. -provided by Mike Arndt
S4TL is a leadership training program for high school students. It is organized annually by Rotarian senior staff from Districts 6890, 6950 and 6960 in mid-Florida. This award-winning program is capable of transforming the lives of these young leaders. Each Rotary club in the three districts may sponsor a delegate to the sessions
One unique feature of S4TL is the "rap sessions" where the leaders of tomorrow are divided into groups of 16-18 delegates. They meet with Rotarians to discuss topics of interest to them. No holds are barred, and both groups learn from one another.
Our club is proud to sponsor a local high school to attend this program each year. This year's participant was Shelby Baerwalde. Shelby recently attended our club meeting to talk to us regarding her experience.
These are her comments:
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S4TL 2016
S4TL Participant Kiera Davis and Plant City Rotary Club President Charles Harris
S4TL is a leadership training program for high school students. It is organized annually by Rotarian senior staff from Districts 6890, 6950 and 6960 in mid-Florida. This award-winning program is capable of transforming the lives of these young leaders. Each Rotary club in the three districts may sponsor a delegate to the sessions
One unique feature of S4TL is the "rap sessions" where the leaders of tomorrow are divided into groups of 16-18 delegates. They meet with Rotarians to discuss topics of interest to them. No holds are barred, and both groups learn from one another.
Our club is proud to sponsor a local high school to attend this program each year. This year's participant was Kiera Davis. Kiera recently attended our club meeting to talk to us regarding her experience. These are her comments:
Upon arrival at S4TL, I was bombarded by people in red and white shirts screaming at the vehicle and I wasn't sure how to react. The one question people kept asking me was "Do you have any idea what to expect this week?" Honestly, I had no clue what to expect. I knew it was a leadership camp, and I needed new skills if I was going to be the the Student Body President.
My experience at S4TL has been LIFE-CHANGING. It sounds cliche, but it truly was the best camp I've ever attended. It is something you can't describe to someone who hasn't been there. In order to change what is going on with the world, you need to start with tomorrow's leaders. This camp is helping us become a better generation. From this camp I have gained life-long friendships and a drive to change my generation. In addition, I have a new set of skills that I will bring back to the other leaders at my school so we can make positive changes.
Thank you so much Plant City Rotary for sponsoring me to go to S4TL. I strongly encourage you to attend a Rap Session next year. With my new knowledge and skills, I promise to make you proud!
Welcome Jake!
Last week Jake Austin was inducted as our newest member. If you haven't met Jake yet, be sure to introduce yourself and welcome him into our club.
Rotary Community Appreciation Event
The Noon Rotary Club will be presenting a “Community Appreciation Event” to celebrate our community and everyone who makes Plant City a great place to live and work. A special focus on our Law Enforcement personnel and First Responders will be the theme. It will be a free event for all with donations of “Back to School” supplies encouraged. The event will be August 13th from 10:00am to 2:00pm. All Rotarians are asked to volunteer. More information to follow as we get closer!
Dancing With The Locals Save the date- November 11th. Planning is already in full swing (photos below) for this important fundraiser. We need everyone's help to make this event a huge success again. Stay tuned for the date of the next planning meeting or see Jody to find out what you can do to help.
There are currently 11 couples signed up to dance. Some of the individuals are pictured below.
The 16th Annual Rotary at The Rays day will be Sunday, August 7th at 1 p.m. Join hundreds of your fellow Rotarians and cheer on the Rays while $10 of each ticket sold is donated to The Rotary Foundation in your name! Click here for more information.
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The General Manager of The Rotary Foundation/Chief Development Officer is responsible for the effective management and operations of The Rotary Foundation. Working closely with the executive management team and Rotary leadership, this position will oversee the fund development, polio eradication and partnership/sponsorship activities within the organization.
The position reports to the General Secretary and will ensure that strategies are aligned to achieve the goals of The Rotary Foundation, which include annual fund development goals in excess of US$300 million dollars. The leader will...
More than 6,000 Rotary members in 154 countries reported on their experiences with the new grant model as part of an evaluation during the 2015-16 Rotary year. The results will help us improve the grant process and learn what impact the Foundation's global grants have on our areas of focus.
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90 percent of respondents support the grant model; 86 percent see it as an improvement over the former model.
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The following Rotary members will serve on the 2016-17 Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2018-19. The committee is scheduled to meet on 8 August.
Zone 2Kazuhiko Ozawa, Rotary Club of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Zone 4 Sudarshan Agarwal, Rotary Club of Delhi, Delhi, India
Zone 6 Noraseth Pathmanand, Rotary Club of Bang Rak, Thailand
Zone 8 John B. Boag, Rotary Club of E-Club of District 9650, New South Wales, Australia
Zone 10 Jackson S.L. Hsieh, Rotary Club of Taipei Sunrise, Taiwan
Zone 12 Elio Cerini, Rotary Club of Milano Duomo, Italy
Zone 14 Ekkehart Pandel,...
Each month, eBay, the world’s largest auction website, selects a set of upcoming Live Auction events and donates a portion of all sales proceeds to Rotary. Only U.S. auction sales are eligible. See the schedule of July auctions.
Would you like to contribute to Rotary by serving on a committee? The 10 committees listed below are searching for qualified candidates for openings in 2017-18. Each of these committees works with Rotary leaders to increase efficiency and promote the goals and priorities of our strategic plan.
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