On January 25, 2018, Jennifer Evans talked about Positive Deviance.
Positive deviance is an approach to behavioral and social change based on the observation that in any community there are people whose uncommon but successful behaviors or strategies enable them to find better solutions to a problem than their peers, despite facing similar challenges and having no extra resources or knowledge than their peers. These individuals are referred to as positive deviants.
In her talk, she gave us these suggestions about being a positive deviant person
Stepping Into Positive Deviance - Suggestions
Keep a new big idea to yourself - do it quietly
Identify and minimize consequences you can't live with
Find a size and an angle that is within your sphere of influence
Don't seek emotional permission - there is a lot of fear out there!
Find an ally that supports your inclinations - even if just in theory
Make your steps baby steps - small - discern, learn and build from there
Think of your activity as an experiment - focus on process and be curious about outcome - just try it...
Recognize that feelings come with the territory - "bad" feelings don't mean it is a wrong or bad idea
Jennifer said, "Remember Positive Deviance is DEVIANT - away from the norm and even if outcome is positive, behavior is deviant. It will likely feel odd to step out there and the norm and those who protect it have a gravitational pull."
Just a reminder that our Visioning session is just around the corner, Saturday, 02/24/2018, starting at 9:00 AM for light breakfast and Gerry Jackson with his assembled team will start promptly at 9:30 AM. Look for the balloons.
At our luncheon on Thursday January 18, 2018, Manish Mehta presented a summery of Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North's International Project's.
Manish was glad that our Club’s Project Dignity partners in India have completed construction and handover of almost 400 rural Toilets which brings our total so far since 2012 to 1020 units, which means that at least a 1000 women are able to sustain their families with good health, and raise their living standards with new job-training, education and literacy initiatives.
Photos from January 14, 2018 celebration of 400 toilets .
Congratulations to our Project Dignity partners Rotary Club of Calcutta-Midtown (RCCM) and NGO partner Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Nimpith (SRAN) for exceeding the goal of 320 Toilets on Global Grant #1526428! You have stretched project resources and leveraged to award 400 total new rural in-home Toilets that will help empower the families of many women mud-hut dwellers in the ecologically threatened Sundarbans area into sustainable vocations while promoting health, safety and literacy.
Big Thanks to the members of my Ann Arbor North Rotary Club as well as the supporting clubs - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor West, Chelsea, Milan, Novi, Saline, Ypsilanti and our Rotary D6380 and International Foundations- Sumi Agrawal of Inner Wheel Club of Calcutta-Midtown got us started on this 8-year collaboration- Thanks for making his happen!
Our count so far...1020 Toilets!
400 (in 2016-18) + 120 (in 2011-12) + 500 (in 2016-18 on Global Grant with 39 Kolkata Clubs)
If you would like to be a lane sponsor ($100.00 each lane, Make checks payable to Fisher House Michigan, bowling cost not included in sponsorship) emailmilanmirotary@gmail.com. Send check to P.O. Box 8 Milan, MI 48160.
Your spending and donations at this event will address an unmet need in Michigan, by supporting the 650,000 military families whose loved ones have served our country. It will provide a free place for them to stay at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, while the family member is undergoing treatment for a physical or psychological medical crisis.
The first Fisher House Michigan will be built starting in 2019 on the campus of our VA, and will be like a Ronald McDonald House for military families. Currently the need for lodging is staggering, 200-300 families PER MONTH are requesting a place to stay while their family member is receiving care.
There are 76Fisher House across the US- none in our state. Even Ohio has fourFisher Houseand currently building two more! These homes are 13.400 square feet and have sixteen family suites. They have shared living room, dining room, kitchen and laundry facilities. The Fisher House Foundation builds these homes once sites are approved by the Department of Veterans Affair (Ann Arbor's has been approved).
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation received $30.83 from 10/31/17-01/30/18.
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