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JULY 10, 2007 |
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PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
If you have information, articles, photos, etc., for publication in the weekly bulletin (printed bulletin, website and/or eFlash), please send them to bulletin@bellevuerotary.net by 2:00 pm on Fridays.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Mary Magnano-Smith, Forest Ridge School, "Trends In Single Gender Education" | Club to Club Nepal Project: Rob Rose is Readying for Another Trip | Camp Goodtimes a Huge Success! | Message From Your Sergeant At Arms: Rat on a Rotarian! | President Wilkinson Shows the World that Rotary Shares | Presidential Membership Conference
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GREETERS BACK TABLE DUTY NEWEST MEMBER(S) |
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Laurie Larson Are you receiving |
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Will Bevens, 07/01 |
Chuck Doland, 07/21 |
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Mary Magnano-Smith
Forest Ridge School
"Trends In Single Gender Education"
Mary Magnano Smith, EdD, has been in education for over 40 years. She began her career as a teacher in the Oakland Public Schools in 1965.
Mary taught in San Francisco, Luxembourg and London. She returned to the United States in 1980 and served as Director of Development at Schools of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco followed by an appointment as Associate Dean in the School of Business at University of San Francisco.
In 1994 Mary returned to Schools of the Sacred Heart, where she served as first lay Head of School. Since 2000 Mary has been Head of her alma mater, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue.
When Mary was asked about her choice of pursuing the field of education she said, “It has been an ever changing and challenging career and one I would not trade because the rewards are always above and beyond expectation!”
Club to Club Nepal Project
Rob Rose is Readying for Another Trip
This coming February Rob Rose will be taking another trip to Nepal to help uplift the lives of people with disabilities in Nepal, those who are on the lowest rung of the societal ladder in Nepal.
This Rotary Group Trip to Nepal is planned for February 15-25th, 2008, and all Rotarians, their spouses and families are invited to come along. There are already a number of people confirmed, so be sure and let Rob know soon if you’d like to go too! The Nepali Rotarians are warm and hospitable. The trip will include Rotary project visits, sightseeing and a volunteer day in Kathmandu. The Rotary friendships you’ll make along with the history and scenery in Nepal will make for a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Stay tuned to the weekly bulletin (online and printed) for updates on Rob's nepal journey. When the trip begins, we will be posting Rob's trip headlines as they come in with RSS feeds right here on the site. In the meantime, you can visit Rob's Rotary Nepal website to find out more about this project.
Camp Goodtimes
Charlotte Ellis
Photos courtesy of Claudia Schneider and Sergei Smirnov
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Once again Rotary Day at Camp Goodtimes was a huge success. We had just enough rain, sun, face paint, orange hair spray, cotton candy and Reddi Whip to make the day perfect. It was the first time Rotaract has joined us and they had a ball helping as needed and getting a twister game going. Jacobson's Dunk Tank was the favorite cooling off spot. Our campers like getting dunked more than throwing softballs.
On behalf of the Goodtimes campers, a big chuggy cheer thank you to all the Rotarians who were at camp and those who have supported camp behind the scenes.
Boss Hogg wrote to staff after camp check out saying, "I had a mother tell me that she wondered what we did, because every time her daughter attended a camp event "she got a little of her daughter back." She could see her daughter returning to her "old self."
If we got a little of our youth back and had a very good time, then it was a great day all around.
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Someone put up a big sheet of blue construction paper on the wall by the sink. It said "Wishes, Dreams, Hopes." There was a red marking pen by the paper. When camp was over, here is what was written:
Message From Your Sergeant At Arms: Rat on a Rotarian
Dear Fellow Bellevue Rotarians,
Your humble, yet fair, '07-'08 Sergeant at Arms requests that all BRC members forward by email, snail mail, pony express, hand delivery, smoke signals, etc., any information of note and valor about fellow (a unisex term!) member activities to Jungle Jim McGraw. You can also use the handy tell-all form on the website.
Your spouse, SO, children, EX's and competitors are all solicited in this noble effort, one designed to raise funds for important club purpose! Suggest it wise to bring some US paper currency to meetings.
In the warm, fuzzy (yet relentless) spirit of BRC Sergeant At Arms past,
YOS - Jungle Jim McGraw
President Wilkinson Shows the World that Rotary Shares
This article appeared in the July 2007 issue of Rotary World.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, 2007-08 RI president, has launched the new Rotary year as the year to “say yes to Rotary.” The RI theme, Rotary Shares, is a reflection of his commitment to share Rotary with others through service and recruiting new members.
Wilkinson, a member of the Rotary Club of Trenton, Ontario, Canada, sees the concept of sharing as a motivating force behind Rotary work. “In choosing this theme, I thought about how much of Rotary is about sharing. We share our time, we share our talents, we share our money with others who need our help,” he told incoming district governors at the 2007 International Assembly in February.
“In Rotary, sharing doesn’t mean giving away what you have to spare, what you don’t need for yourself,” he explained. “Sharing means giving of yourself, selflessly, for the good of others.”
Wilkinson has chosen to continue immediate past president Bill Boyd’s emphases of water, health and hunger, literacy, and family of Rotary. “These basic needs have been at the forefront of Rotary’s efforts for several years now,” he says. “And I hope that they will continue, because with clean water, good health, and the ability to read and write, so many of the people who need help will find the ability to help themselves.”
In a time of dwindling participation in service organizations worldwide, Wilkinson emphasizes the importance of commitment to membership expansion. “It’s not always an easy thing to invite someone into Rotary. Too often, we hear no. And no one likes to hear no. It’s easy to get discouraged. But you have to expect those no’s, and know when to ask again — and when to move on to find a yes somewhere else.”
Equally important to Rotary’s future, says Wilkinson, is attention to programs for youth. “Working to strengthen our programs for youth helps ensure a new generation of responsible, ethical, and volunteer-minded people. [They] are our link to the future of Rotary which we ourselves will not see.”
Presidential Membership Conference
Chris Offer, PDG & Chair, Presidential Membership Conference
Rotary International President (2007-08) Wilf Wilkinson invites clubs, districts, and Rotarians to a Presidential Membership Conference in Vancouver, BC (Richmond) on Friday and Saturday, August 10-11, 2007.
Rotarians from Canada, USA and international delegates will attend this outstanding event. This conference is one of only seven Presidential Membership Conference being held by RIP Wilf Wilkinson. Targeted to Rotary clubs, this conference will focus on the need for change and practical ways to increase membership, retain existing members, and extend Rotary through new clubs.
Keynote speakers will include RI President Wilf Wilkinson, Past RIBI President John Hockin (from the UK) and an exceptional line up of speakers with experience in membership development. Speakers will include a non-Rotarian exploring changing community demographics and volunteering trends. The conference will feature interactive roundtable discussion opportunities to exchange ideas and best practices.
Who should attend?
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Club membership committee chairs and members
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Club presidents and club officers
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District membership committee chairs and members
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District Governor, DGE, DGN, AG and past officers
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All Rotarians enthused about strengthening Rotary
Conference details, agenda, list of speakers, hotel information and registration are all available at www.RotaryEvents.ca. Preferential hotel room rates are available and for those areas served by WestJet there are discount flights available.
Many clubs see this conference as an investment in their club's future and are paying the registration and expenses of the club president and club membership chair. A net increase in the club's membership will recoup these costs.
I hope to see you in August at the Presidential Membership Conference.