Service & Fellowship Through Rotary

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1 Service & Fellowship Through Rotary THE GOVERNOR S NEWSLETTER R.I. DISTRICT 5020 DISTRICT GOVERNOR BOB LOVELY Volume 1, No. 4 Oct 15-Nov 30, 2000 Tacoma #8 celebrates 90 years of service and fellowship in Rotary Rotary International President FRANK DEVLYN (right) receives a check n the amount of $118,500 on behalf of The Rotary Foundation from Tacoma #8 Rotary President CHUCK HELLAR. PRESIDENT DEVLYN was joined at the 90th anniversary party by members of 32 Rotary clubs, including Tacoma #8 s sister club in Mazatlan, Mexico. PRESIDENT DEVLYN thanks Tacoma #8 Executive Director SALLY BOSE (2nd from left) and Administrative Assistants KIM KENNEDY-TUCKER and NANCY PIELAK for a great party. Zone Director SAM GREEN (below left), PRESIDENT DEVLYN and MARK STEVENSON remember Mark s late father who was a DG with Devlyn. PRESIDENT DEVLYN with four Tacoma #8 members (below) who represent 354 years in age, and 211 years in Rotary! From left: DAYTON FINNIGAN, BILL LEAKE, DEVLYN, JOE GORDON, SR. and EM WONDERS. A movement for the centuries THE ROTARY FOUNDATION Rotary International has given a major emphasis to The Rotary Foundation by making it the theme for November. The Foundation is our vehicle for assisting our clubs in carrying out international service throughout the world. Support for The Foundation is a major goal for the District this year. We want to raise $400,000 for the Annual Programs Fund. While this seems a large task, keep in mind that last year we raised over $470,000 between the Annual Fund giving and the restricted giving for the Polio Plus Partners program. During the month of November, DG Bob Lovely we will kick-off a major district-wide campaign to benefit the Foundation Annual Fund. In late February we will honor the clubs and new Paul Harris fellows. The Foundation supports the Polio Plus program, and sponsors the Ambassadorial Scholarship and Group Study Exchange programs and the exciting new World Centers for Peace and Conflict Resolution. During this month, please make an extra effort to report on and celebrate our district s and your club s World Community Service programs. PDG Jack MacAulay is the Chair of our World Community Service Committee and he is ready to help you. The Foundation needs your lifetime support; therefore I am requesting each president dedicate a portion of two club meetings to explain the Benefactor program and encourage members to fill out a pledge card. We have a goal of having twenty percent of our members become new Benefactors this year. We also need your community leaders and corporations to support The Foundation. Therefore, I encourage you to identify possible contributors. Contact Permanent Fund chair PDG Ken Bose for assistance at KBose@tacomagoodwill.org or (253) Ken has had special training on the special recognition levels and knows how to assist the potential major donors to make these gifts ways that best helps them achieve their personal contribution goals. Club Visitations I have now had a chance to visit every club in the district and I can attest to the fact that Rotary is a real going concern throughout. Mardel and I want to thank all of you for your wonderful hospitality. See GOVERNOR S MESSAGE, page 2

2 GOVERNOR S MESSAGE, continued from page 1 I am now focused on helping you achieve the goals we have set out for the district. I repeat my offer to participate in any of your events you think the District Governor s presence will benefit. Along that line, we plan on being at the following in November: Port Hardy s Radio Auction, a Tri Club (Courtenay, Comox & Strathcona Sunrise) meeting in the Comox Valley, Silverdale Sunrise Charter Night, Campbell River TV Auction and in Qualicum Beach. A New Type Of Fundraiser: Is It Right For Your Club? I recently was informed of a low effort-high potential fund raiser that three clubs in the Victoria area (Victoria Harbourside, Brentwood Bay and Oak Bay) have initiated this year. In fact, I was so intrigued with this fund raiser, I invited the firm and a Rotary Club representative to make a presentation to the District Advisory Council. A Rotary club receives compensation for referring people to The Data Base File Tech Group s service. The service provides easy to use file back-up for PC data over the Internet. A successful referral results in the Rotary club receiving recurring (residual) compensation (from 10% up to 20% of the customer s contract). You can get more information about the company and their Rotary club program at the company s web site: or You can also contact the past president of Victoria Harbourside Rotary club, Jerry Woytack (250) / jwoytack@home.com who represents the Data Base File Tech Group. Please be advised that the Advisory Council discussed whether it was appropriate for the District to endorse a particular product or company. It was decided that it would not be appropriate to do so. The District feels each club must make its own decision about this type of project and to the reliability of the company. This is not an endorsement of the company or of this type of fundraiser. See GOVERNOR S MESSAGE, page 4 DG BOB LOVELY meets with three Pierce County club presidents and NORM TREMAINE, AG, Area 7, to discuss district goals and initiatives to support The Rotary Foundation. (L-R) BARBARA GREGG, president of Tacoma Sunrise; JEFFREY ALLEN, president of Tacoma Narrows; LOVELY, RON ANDERSON, Gig Harbor Rotary president; and TREMAINE. IN MEMORIAM Audrey Peggs by JOAN FIRKINS, Assistant Governor, Area 4 Past President, Rotary Club of Oak Bay, Victoria Audrey and D.P. Peggs at the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, 1983 Sadly, Audrey Peggs, the wife of Past District Governor ( ) and Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay, Dr. D.P. (Deans) Peggs, passed away on August 2nd at the age of 85 years. The Oak Bay club was privileged to have Deans Peggs serve Rotary as District Governor and Audrey provided great support both to him and to Rotary throughout the years. In her own right, she was a member of Rotary Anns and was actively involved in community service in The Bahamas, Hong Kong and Victoria, having been President of the University Women s Club of Victoria. Having graduated from Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, and from the Ontario College of Education with a Diploma in Education, Audrey taught both in The Bahamas and in Hong Kong. Both Dr. and Mrs. Peggs were multiple Paul Harris Fellows and gave generously of their time and financial resources to The Rotary Foundation, a cause very near and dear to their hearts. Those Rotarians who knew D.P. well will remember that he always referred to Audrey as Miss Craig, her maiden name, and Audrey always referred to her husband as Mr. Peggs. Both those traits were synonymous with the respect they had for each other and with the passing of D.P. in 1996 and now of Audrey, Rotary has lost a true Rotary family in every respect. PDG Peggs was an extraordinary man who made every minute of a long life meaningful. Born in 1915 in Ashington, Northumberland, he graduated in 1936 with first class honors in botany and in 1937 with a first class Diploma in Teaching from Durham University. He also acquired several post-graduate degrees and in 1951 a Ph.D. from Edinburgh University. He was a member of the staff of Queen s College, Nassau, Bahamas and also served as Headmaster of Government High School there. He conducted psychological research in the West Indies, and was Assistant Director of Education in Hong Kong. A member of many learned societies and author and publisher of many scientific papers, Mr. Peggs was also active in church affairs in both Nassau and Hong Kong as a Methodist Lay preacher and church organist. He wrote and published numerous articles and books on the Bahamas. Mr. Peggs was President of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in , and on retiring to Victoria in 1971, he joined the Victoria Rotary Club and later was a charter member of the Oak Bay Rotary Club. He was awarded the Rotary International Citation of Meritorious Service and the Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding efforts to promote the Foundation s many programs dedicated to international understanding. District 5020 s Foundation Award is named for Dr. Peggs. Our condolences to daughters Joan Peggs of Victoria and Susannah Read of Stratford, Ontario. 2

3 What Rotary can learn from a book seller: A plan for membership sales by KEN BALSLEY, New Membership District Chair District Governor, Say, Father... You believe in Service Above Self how about joining me in Rotary? A bookseller friend of mine was training a new young book seller in the art of sales when they approached a house, rang the bell and faced a woman who told them to wait a minute while she got her husband. The young trainee looked around the room, saw there were no books and became excited. We have a great opportunity for a sale here, he said. They don t have any books. They need books. My bookseller friend motioned to the trainee to leave, thanked the woman and left the house. What s the matter? the trainee said. We had a great opportunity. We could have made a great sale. But the bookseller kept quiet, went to the next house, and rang the bell. The homeowner greeted them and asked them to come in. Around the room was shelf after shelf filled with books. The trainee was discouraged. They don t need any books, he said. But the bookseller saw it differently. After the homeowner looked at the samples, he purchased several books. Soon the bookseller and the trainee were outside with the order tucked away in the briefcase. The bookseller looked at the trainee and gave him this lesson. At the first house there were no books. I could tell in an instant that we would be wasting our time; they weren t book readers. The second house was full of books. I knew we had a family of readers. It was just simply a matter of convincing them to buy the books we were selling. That same premise holds true for marketing Rotary membership. We know for a fact that 80% of all Rotarians never sponsor a member into Rotary. To date, our sales efforts have been focused on these non-marketing members to sponsor a new member. But perhaps our focus is wrong. Instead of trying to convince those who have never sponsored a member into Rotary, we should do like my bookseller friend did. Concentrate on those Rotarians who have previously recruited new members. In every club, we know that a handful of members sponsor the bulk of new members. In my own club, we have one member who has already sponsored 68 individual members into our club with the 69th due to be inducted any day and the 70th in the pipeline. He has found that most Rotarians do not sponsor new members for many reasons. Some of them are shy. Some have trouble remembering names and classifications of current members and feel embarassed. Some don t want the responsibility of monitoring new members. Some don t want to face the possibility of having their proposed new member turned down. Consequently, many of them never officially sponsor a new member. But many of them channel their nominee through the one member of our club who finds sponsoring new members fun and enjoyable. Many members of our club feed new member suggestions to this person. They slip him business cards and suggest that perhaps he might want to look at so and so for membership. They even bring someone to lunch and introduce her to him, suggesting that membership in Rotary might be important to their guest. I know all of this because I am that Rotarian. I have currently sponsored 68 members into the Rotary Club of Lacey and have two more in the process with other names being suggested every day. I therefore respectfully submit that Rotary International s effort be directed towards those who already buy books. In other words, towards those who have found sponsoring and mentoring new Rotarians interesting and rewarding. Those club members who are sold on Rotary membership can market Rotary to others.if the answer to Rotary s membership growth is marketing, then the sales efforts should be directed at the top sellers. Identify those members in each club who sponsor the bulk of the members. Put them in charge of membership recruitment (and don t be concerned if they become a one-person op- To Have or to Hold!? by VAN VAN JEPMOND Assistant Governor, Area 9 The membership category, Senior Active appears to be subject of much confusion and misunderstanding. The following is my interpretation of what the Manual of Procedures says about the Senior Active category of membership. First: Senior Active is not a classification! Senior Active is a category of membership as are the Past Service and Honorary categories of membership. Thus each Rotarian keeps his/ her membership classification until they leave Rotary and/or their profession changes. Second: The Senior Active category of membership is reached automatically when a Rotarian has 15 years of Rotary membership or he/she has reached the golden age of 60. Then the time span before reaching the Senior Active status is less. The Rotarian who reaches the age of 60 and has 10 years in Rotary OR the Rotarian who reaches the age of 65 and has five years in Rotary also automatically are categorized Senior Active Rotarians. eration). Provide them with recognition, support and contacts. Encourage others in the club who avoid recruiting new members to give the name of prospective members to the committee. Everyone contributes to Rotary in his or her own way. Membership sales is no different. Like my bookseller friend said, If I know they buy books, it s simply a matter of convincing them to buy my books. Directory Changes Please go through your District Directory and make the following changes. Page 10: Assistant Governor Area 3 Name: Neville Atkinson Address: Box 691 Ganges, BC V8K2W3 Phone: Fax: bcfcstakeholder@saltspring.com Page 64: Club Secretary, Line 66: Shelton Skookum Name: Janis Byrd jbyrd@westsound.com Home #: (360) Work #: (360) Page 65: Club Treasurer, Line 66 Shelton Skookum Name: John Bolender Home #: (360) Work #: (360) , X419 3

4 Literacy not ill in Sequim schools Fourth graders get the word: a dictionary full by FRANK GARRED Rotary Club of Sequim Sequim (WA) elementary school fourth graders on Tuesday (Oct. 3) got the word. Rather, they got a book full of words in dictionaries personalized for everyone of them from Rotary Club of Sequim members. The 250 volumes were delivered by Rotarians to fourth graders at Helen Haller and Greywolf schools. Each book had a personal name-plate inside the front cover. Our hope is that these dictionaries will be used in the students pursuit of their education and improve their overall understanding of the English language, said Rotary Club President Marie Angier, resident-manager of Olympic Bank in Sequim. The project was coordinated by Rotarian Harry Hughes who borrowed the idea from a club in California. That effort had expanded to cover 30,000 households in the Northern California Rotary International district. Both private and public schools are included in the Sequim Rotarians project. The public school fourth graders were presented the books Tuesday; private school fourth graders receive theirs later in the week. Our Rotary Club believes so strongly in the importance of education that we felt participation in this literacy project was one of the best ways to demonstrate that commitment to our community, Angier said. The project also comes on the heels of results from the statewide student testing program last year. Angier said club members hope the dictionary project helps prepare students for future tests. GOVERNOR S MESSAGE, continued from page 2 New Area 3 Assistant Governor Announcement I am pleased to announce the appointment of Neville Atkinson as Assistant Governor for Area 3. Nev is a member of the Salt Spring Island Club. He joined Rotary in 1970 and is a past president of the Creston Rotary club in district 5080 and past president of his current club. Nev was a GSE team leader to Australia District Welcome aboard, Nev! (See Directory Changes for phone and .) The 6 th Annual Pacific Northwest Good Works Awards For the second year in a row, the Rotary Club of Seattle is teaming up with the Northwest business show Serious Money to host the 2001 Pacific Northwest Good Works Awards. They honor exemplary acts of philanthropy and public service by companies doing business in our region. Are you a leader in a company that may qualify or is there someone in your club who qualifies? Does the company create innovative ways to serve unmet community needs? Is it making extraordinary efforts to infuse its daily business practices with a concern for social or environmental issues? If so, they want to hear from you. Company size doesn t matter. Effort does. Apply to: productions/seriousmoney/goodworks/2001/index.asp. New Club: Silverdale Sunrise As we go to press, the application for membership for the Silverdale Sunrise Club is being processed at Rotary International. The sponsoring clubs (Silverdale and East Bremerton) have planned a charter night for November 17, The event will be held at the Kitsap Golf and Country Club and starts at 6pm for cocktails and 7pm for dinner. The cost for dinner is $35 per person. RSVP to Don Lachata at Lachata@telebyte.com by November 10, I would encourage every club in the district to consider some sort of gift to help the new club get started. Name Change: Royal Oak becomes Saanich Sunrise As of October 16, 2000, the Rotary International Board of Directors approved a request by the Rotary Club of Royal Oak to change its name to Saanich Sunrise. Please make a note in your District Directory and Resource Guide. Community Assistance Program (CAP) created by Foundation The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation recently announced a new program called the Community Assistance Program, or CAP. This program allows the use of some of the District Designated Funds within our own district for projects that benefit the community and improve the lives of the economically disadvantaged. Contact Pieter Koeleman, District 5020 Foundation Chair or PDG Jack MacAulay, District 5020 World Community Service Chair for additional information. Wow! What A Birthday Party! Tacoma #8 put on a fabulous birthday party to celebrate its 90th anniversary as a Rotary Club. The entire district can be proud to have one of the first and still one of the most outstanding Rotary Clubs in the Rotary World. RI President Frank Devlyn was both impressed and impressive at the gala event. MARIE ANGIER, president of Sequim Rotary Club, displays one of the dictionaries presented to 250 Sequim area schools fourth grade students Tuesday by club members. Frank Garred photo Last But Not Least, Remember: 1-2-3, It s Up To Me! If each club were to use the cheer at each meeting, it might help everyone keep focused on the goals for the year. Yours in Rotary, BOB LOVELY 4

5 2001 Rotary Group Study Exchange Teams Selected for Brazil, Finland by DICK ZAMJAHN Chair, District 5020 Group Study Exchange Committee Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 The Rotary District 5020 Group Study Exchange Committee selected teams that will represent the District in the spring of 2001 while traveling to District 4440 in Brazil and District 1400 in Finland. Selections were announced at the conclusion of the annual committee meeting in Victoria, BC, Canada. The Group Study Exchange program of the Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women in the early stages of their careers. The program is designed to develop professional and leadership skills among young adults to better prepare them to address the needs of their communities and an increasingly global workplace. Donna Miller of the Colwood Rotary Club will lead the team to Finland. Donna is a District Principal of Community Education in the Sooke School District. Chuck Rowe from the Victoria Rotary Club is the alternate team leader. Chuck is Vice President of Operations Support for the Capitol Health Region. Team members include: Jennifer Ward, sponsored by the Tacoma #8 Rotary Club; Gregory Belding, sponsored by the Bremerton Rotary Club; Colleen Douglas sponsored by the Parksville AM Rotary Club; and Jodi Waldman, sponsored by the Comox Rotary Club. Corrine BeBruin from the Victoria Harbourside Rotary Club is the alternate. The Group Study Exchange to District 4440 in Brazil will be led by Van Van Jepmond from the Lacey Rotary Club. Van is the owner of the Executive Investment Group. Lee Hansen from the Sumner Rotary Club is the alternate team leader. Lee is a partner in the Hansen & Johnson Architect firm. Team members of the Brazil team include: Trevor Mackay, sponsored by the Nanaimo Rotary Club; Scot Hutton, sponsored by the Campbell River Rotary Club; Gillian Carrigan, sponsored by the Victoria Rotary Club and Kim Schmanke, sponsored by the East Bremerton Rotary Club. Eric Dawson of the Comox Rotary Club is the alternate team member. GSE Committee seeking host clubs The committee is seeking Rotary clubs to host the Finland and Brazil teams in Clubs that are interested in hosting a GSE Team should contact Dick Zamjahn at or dzamjahn@harbornet.com. The team from Brazil will arrive on April 23rd and depart on May 23rd. They will travel in the United States through May 8 th and transfer to Canada via the Coho Ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, B.C. The team will travel in Canada from May 8 th through May 22 nd (including the District Conference in Whistler, B.C., May th ). They will return to the U.S. on May 22 nd. Their Farewell Party will take place on the 22 nd and they will return to Brazil on May 23 rd. The team from Finland will be in the District from May 12th through June 13th. The Finland GSE Team arrives at Sea/Tac on May 12 th. They will travel in the United States through May 16 th. and attend the District Conference in Whistler, B.C. from May The team will visit Vancouver Island from May 20 th to June 3 rd. They return to the U.S. via the Coho Ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles, WA, and will travel in the United States until their Farewell Party on May 12 th, returning to Finland on June 13 th. GSE TEAM TO BRAZIL: L-R LEE HANSEN, Team Leader Alternate, Sumner Rotary; TREVOR MACKAY, Nanaimo Rotary; KIM SCHMANKE, East Bremerton Rotary; SCOT HUTTON, Campbell River Daybreak Rotary; GILLIAN CARRIGAN, Victoria Rotary; ERIC DAWSON, Team Alternate, Comox Rotary; and VAN VAN JEPMOND, Team Leader, Lacey Rotary. GSE TEAM TO FINLAND: L-R GREG BELDING, Bremerton Rotary; JENNIFER WARD, Tacoma #8 Rotary; JODI WALDMAN, Comox Rotary; COLLEEN DOUGLAS, Parksville AM Rotary; DONNA MILLER, Team Leader, Colwood Rotary; CORRINE DEBRUIN, Team Alternate, Victoria Harbourside Rotary; and CHUCK ROWE, Team leader Alternate, Victoria Rotary The District GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE COMMITTEE includes: DG BOB LOVELY; DGN FRED BOSSOM; PDG KEN BALSLEY; DICK ZAMJAHN and JAMES F. HENRIOT, Tacoma #8; SHARON MCKENZIE, MIKE DAVIS and LEON CARROLL, JR. from East Bremerton; DARRYL CLEVELAND, Shelton Skookum; ROGER HIND and JUDY BYRON from Sidney; ANDY ADAMS, Campbell River; JOHN BANKS, Victoria Harbourside; JIM LONDON, Colwood; and CONSUELA WHITE, Port Angeles. For further information on the Group Study Exchange program of the Rotary foundation, contact any of the committee members. 5

6 October: Vocational Service Month The purpose of Vocational Service is to bring greater awareness of the application of the Object of Rotary and the 4-Way Test to Rotarians in the workplace. Promotion of high ethical standards; recognition of all useful occupations; application of individual talents to the problems and needs of society are among the charges of this group. Vocational assistance to young people is a high priority. by JOHN ARMENIA Editor, The Governor s Newsletter Rotary s Second Avenue of Service Vocational Service is the Second Avenue of Service. No aspect of Rotary is more closely related to each member than a personal commitment to represent one s vocation or occupation to fellow Rotarians, and to exemplify the characteristics of high ethical standards and the dignity of work. Rotarians understand that each person makes a valuable contribution to a better society through daily activities in a business or profession. Vocational Service is frequently demonstrated by offering young people career guidance, occupational information and assistance in making vocational choices. Some clubs sponsor high school career conferences. Many recognize the dignity of employment by honoring exemplary service of individuals working in their communities. The 4-Way Test and other ethical and laudable business philosophies are often promoted among young people entering the world of work. Vocational talks and discussion of business issues are also typical Vocational Service programs at most clubs. The 4-Way Test Rotary has an important role to play in fostering high ethical standards in business, professions and day-to-day human relationships. Rotarians, sometimes unaware, become role models in their community through their actions and by example. Ethics is a fundamental principle of Vocational Service, and the best tool we have to promote ethics is our 4-WAY TEST: Is it Truth? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and better friendships? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? The Rotary 4-WAY TEST is one of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world. It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago-based Club Aluminum Company, which was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depressioncaused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24- word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-WAY TEST became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company was credited to this simple philosophy. Herb Taylor became president of Rotary International during The 4-WAY TEST was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways. The message should be known and followed by all Rotarians. Activities for Your Community Listed here are activities Rotary clubs can use to promote Vocational Service and the 4- WAY TEST in their communities: 1. Sponsor a COMMUNITY CONCERNS CONFERENCE WORKSHOP to: forge strong links between citizens create topics for discussion of family and community values promote ethics and corporate values in business 2. Sponsor a COMMUNITY FORUM or ethics conference at a local high school or college on such topics as: ethics in hiring ethics in sales loyalty in the workplace employer/employee relations 3. Promote Vocational Service Month, and a 4- WAY TEST DAY in your community with: posters, skits, billboards, calendars, bumper stickers, pens, etc. Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions As a Rotarian engaged in a business or profession, I am expected to: 1) Consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve; 2) Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country and to the moral standard of my community; 3) Do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation; 4) Be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public and all those with whom I have a business or professional relationship; 5) Recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society; 6) Offer my vocational talents to provide opportunities for young people to work for the relief of the special needs of others and to improve the quality of life in my community. 7) Adhere to honesty in my advertising and in all representations to the public concerning my business and profession; 8) Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business and professional setting. 4. Sponsor a Rotary 4-Way Test ESSAY CONTEST. Essay contest rules have been developed by the Poulsbo Rotary Club. Make available The ABCs of Rotary as an information resource. 5. Promote vocations AT WORK. Develop projects designed to generate new jobs within the community. Support efforts to help retirees remain productive in volunteer and parttime positions. Address the problem of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. 6. Give VOCATIONAL AWARDS to outstanding club and community members. Recognize vocational excellence. Recognize high ethical standards. 7. Promote the ROTARY VOLUNTEER program. Encourage and facilitate Rotary volunteer activities at the community, district and international levels. 6

7 November: Rotary Foundation Month The Rotary Foundation is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and Friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. Fund Development supports the mission of the Foundation by enabling Rotarian leaders to solicit contributions to support humanitarian, educational and culutral exchange programs. A tribute to Rotary s Foundation: A movement of the centuries by JOHN ARMENIA Editor, the Governor s Newsletter Our first Foundation Chairman, Arch Klumph, understood that we must think in terms of years and generations to come. He understood the importance of helping others and protecting the environment. He understood the web of life. Rotary s Foundation has for 83 years saved lives, created global goodwill, improved health and educational services around the world, and invested in international study opportunities for teachers, scientists, diplomats, doctors and nurses, technicians, and professionals in all fields of endeavor. Why get involved in supporting our Foundation? Why host a GSE Team? Why become a Rotary Volunteer? Why? Because Rotary is a worldwide partnership in which all parts are essential to the success of the whole. Mother Teresa once observed, we know that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but if that drop were not there, the ocean would be less. Governor Lovely asks all clubs to call attention this month to the programs of The Rotary Foundation and cultivate additional financial support for the Foundation by promoting contributions for Paul Harris Fellows and Sustaining Members. Rotarians are involved in their Foundation in many ways. You can help by finding the best candidates for Foundation scholarships and GSE members; acting as a host for Scholars or GSE team members visiting your district; becoming a Rotary Volunteer; planning and implementing a Matching Grant or 3-H Grant project; and serving on a Foundation committee in your club or district. PolioPlus is just one example of how just one dollar has become millions in better health, happiness and prosperity. When PolioPlus began in 1985, just 85 countries reported zero cases of polio. Today, a poliofree world is anticipated by Before 1985, Rotary had never raised more than $50 million. Today, Rotarians in the United States alone have raised more than $120 million for PolioPlus and this is exceeded yearly by the rest of the world. Rotary volunteers stand with their nation s flags and the Rotary International flag outside the Auce Hospital Project in Latvia. Volunteers from the U.S. and Canada (District 5020), New Zealand (9910), Sweden, Israel (2490), Germany (1820) and Latvia have been working for six years to design, fund and build the hospital/ clinic. A combination of Foundation Matching and 3-H Grants, in addition to individual club and district donations of money, equipment and supplies, support the project. Through Matching and 3-H Grants, the Foundation collaborates with the local Rotary club in the nation needing help and those clubs in the developed world who contribute their money, skills and talents to worthy World Community Service projects (such as the Auce Project above). Matching grants range from US $1000 to $50,000 and 3-H grants such as the Auce Project average $345,000. All WCS projects must include clubs and districts in at least two countries and including the local club and significant hands-on Rotarian involvement. The wide range of humanitarian WCS projects focus on such needs as: literacy education, environmental protection, basic health care, vocational training for the disabled, medical equipment for clinics and hospitals...projects that require skill training, hands-on volunteer work, supplies, materials and equipment. Humanitarian service in Rotary comes in a variety of ways, says incoming RI Director Floyd Olson, who is Project Manager for the Auce Hospital. The need to help continues in all parts of the world, including our own communities. Arch Klumph, upon becoming the first chairman of the Foundation, said of The Rotary Foundation, We should look at the Foundation as being not something of today and tomorrow, but think of it in terms of years and generations to come. Rotary is a movement of the centuries. 7

8 Foundation Annual Giving Report: Bainbridge Island is tops in individual contributions to Programs Fund by PIETER KOELEMAN Chair, District 5020 Foundation Committee Arch Klumph, 6 th International President of Rotary, convinced a Rotary convention (1917) of the need for an endowment for Doing good in the world. He probably had no idea that his foundation initiative would develop into the cornerstone of Rotary International. Our district is doing its part to contribute to the Annual Programs Fund (APF) to secure humanitarian and educational programs. We have received information about our contributions to the Rotary Foundation for the year Our goal was US $300, and we reached an amount of US $212, (70.99%). ANNUAL GIVING Total Giving by All Clubs, June 1, 1999-June 30, 2000 Annual Giving: US $212, Restricted Giving: US $258, Permanent Fund: US $12, Total Giving: US $483, % DDF (District Designated) SHARE HUMANITARIAN OPTIONS Matching Grants Discovery Grants Volunteers CULTURAL EXCHANGES (2nd) GSE Team 40% WORLD (3H) HEALTH, HUNGER,HUMANITY 1st GSE Team Rotary Volunteers Top Clubs Ranked by Annual Giving (APF), RI District 5020, Annual Programs Fund P.C. #1 Bainbridge Island (45) US $9, $ #2 East Bremerton (95) US $15, $ #3 Port Orchard (76) US $11, $ #4 East Jefferson (36) US $4, $ #5 Chehalis (75) US $6, $ #7 Qualicum Beach (39) US $4, $ #9 Oak Bay (47) US $4, $99.26 #10A Port Angeles N or (74) US $6, $90.57 #10B Woodland (26) US $2, $90.46 Bainbridge Island Rotary Club should be commended for their work and generosity. The contributions of all Rotarians in District 5020 enables the Foundation to bring light to the dark corners of the world. The District was particularly successful in fundraising for the PolioPlus Partners Program, lead by PDG Ken Balsley and the inspirational leadership of Chair Dwan Bowen and Co-chair Ken Parson. Almost all clubs participated in this extra fundraiser and the results were very impressive. Our district raised US $258, in Restricted Giving, which is primarily dedicated to Polio Plus Partners. We ranked #1 in Zone 22 (the Yukon and all of Canada). Top Clubs Ranked by Total Giving (APF), RI District 5020, Total Giving P.C. #1 Bainbridge Island (45) US $23, $ #2 Parkland-Spanaway (53) US $24, $ (Without $10,000 to PF) $ #3 East Jefferson County (36) US $9, $ #4 Poulsbo-North Kitsap (83) US $20, $ #5 Clover Park (64) US $15, $ #6 Gig Harbor (88) US $20, $ #7 Brentwood (23) US $5, $ EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS Encourage support for The Foundation Set a club goal for unrestricted giving. Make it a challenge; inform your members. Monitor the goal frequently. Talk it up at club meetings, publish progress in the club bulletin. Continual support by the club president is essential for success. Select one of your best members to chair the Foundation committee. Consider a three-person committee, with one person rotating in or out each year to add continuity to the committee. Reserve one program a quarter for a Foundation program. Invite Foundation alumni and major donors to speak at district and club events. Host and invite GSE team members to club events and meetings. Provide for visible peer recognition of Paul Harris Fellows, major donors and benefactors at events throughout the year. Celebrate Paul Harris Awards at the club and with other clubs in your Area. Invite spouses; use a Reserved table for the recipients; tell something about each recipient; present the certificate framed and ready for display in the recipient s office. Consider some form of matching funds to help a new member become a Paul Harris Sustaining Member. Account balances of terminated members are an excellent source of matching funds. Ask Rotarians to reflect about what gives them pride in their Foundation. Contact Pieter (250) for assistance and information. You can also Pieter at pkphysio@oberon.ark.com. 8

9 Kids First provides educational scholarships for poor and handicapped children in Viet Nam by D. RAND HILLIER, AG, Area 5 and BARBARA GREGG, President, Tacoma Sunrise KIDS FIRST, a humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide improved educational opportunities to the poor and handicapped children of Viet Nam, was founded in 1996 by Rotarian Roger Ferrell ( a member of the Poulsbo Rotary Club) and Arden Norvold of the Prosthetics Outreach Foundation of Seattle. They are currently the co-directors of KIDS FIRST. KIDS FIRST currently supports scholarships for 220 poor and handicapped elementary school children in the Quang Tri Province of central Viet Nam. An additional effort this year has been to build a 12 classroom school that serves 800 children in Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province. The school was dedicated on 5 September and classes began on 6 September It is the best equipped elementary school in Viet Nam and the first and only school in Viet Nam that has full wheelchair accessibility for the disabled. The Poulsbo-North Kitsap Rotary Club recently partnered with KIDS FIRST to provide funding to outfit a new elementary school in Viet Nam. The Poulsbo Club used the partnership concept that RI President Frank Devlyn has encouraged and endorsed, and the Rotary Foundation Helping Grant program to take $10,000 in local donations and get 100% matching funds from the district and a 50% match from the Rotary Foundation for a total of $30,000 to procure desks, chairs, cabinets, wheelchairs for the disabled, computer equipment, globes, maps, blackboards, and language laboratory equipment, etc. for the school. The next KIDS FIRST project in line is to build an entire rehabilitation village for the disabled. The 9.6 acre village will provide treatment and vocational training for up to 150 resident students at any one time and provide outpatient facilities to support other handicapped persons in the province. Key alliances (partnerships) with other humanitarian groups and commercial concerns will be used to provide the vocational training and services to the students. Scope and preliminary planning is in progress. The KIDS FIRST group currently travels to Viet Nam twice a year in late August and late February to participate in scholarship delivery ceremonies and to monitor other projects. Rotarians are invited to go along and see first hand the benefits of international service. Barbara Gregg, President, Dedication ceremonies at a new elementary school in the Quang Tri Province of central Viet Nam took place last month on September 5. It is the first and only school in Viet Nam that has full wheelchair accessibility for the disabled. Tacoma Sunrise Rotary, reports on her second Viet Nam trip with the organization: Facts and statistics cannot begin to explain the gratitude and appreciation shown by the children and parents for the efforts expended in their poor, small village. They believe that white is powerful and to touch you brings good fortune. I sat in a family home, which consisted of a one- room tin shack, in their single wooden chair in the middle of a dirt floor and was treated as a royal guest. Their concern was whether I had eaten lunch. How humbling. I was able to leave a Polaroid family picture for which they were very touched and they asked that I return next year, which I assured them I would. My heart was touched by a 12-year old boy taken in by a poor uncle after he lost his right arm and his parents in the same accident. Upon returning to the area unexpectedly I found him sitting on the steps of a nearby shop clutching our joint picture in a plastic bag, his prized possession. Tears flowed as I hugged him good-by. The stories are many and it was with sadness that I left, but with joy that I can return in a few months. You too are welcome to be a part of the journey. If this trip and mission fits in with your life please contact contact Roger Ferrell or Rand Hilllier in the Poulsbo club or KIDS FIRST, P.O. Box 11874, Bainbridge Island, WA, The phone number is (206) Their first step towards hope for the future lies with you...please join us. With continued Rotary involvement we can demonstrate the object and ideal of Rotary and set the example in integrity so that we can eventually establish Rotary clubs in Viet Nam in the not too distant future. Canadian Rotary Clubs Target Crime Prevention by CHRIS OFFER, PDG Coordinator Zone 22 Crime Reduction and Violence Prevention Task Force Rotary International District 5040 Rotary clubs have been asked to make crime reduction and violence prevention one of their primary community projects this year. Rotary International President Frank Devlyn asked the more than 29,000 Rotary clubs around the world to organize service projects that partner with police, educators and other community organizations to develop new crime prevention initiatives or enhance existing programs. The goal is 500 new crime prevention projects world wide. Rotary clubs have been involved with crime prevention projects in Canada and Alaska for many years. The clubs in Vancouver joined with the city to fund a Graffiti Busters Van. The vehicle is equipped with paint matching equipment and a power washer. The vehicle can quickly remove or paint over most graffiti. The vehicle is also used with volunteers from community police offices for Graffiti Wipe Out Days. Many Rotary clubs present annual awards to recognize the contribution of outstanding members of the community for their work with local youth or crime reduction programs. A number of clubs are partners with local police in D.A.R.E. or other drug education programs. A youth mentoring program called CaringAbout Kids which started in California is now being adopted by some Canadian Rotary clubs. Members of the clubs after screening and training act as mentors for teenagers and young adults. Rotary clubs in many communities support Crime Stoppers and their members are volunteers in a variety of citizens patrol programs, community police offices and police advisory committees. For more information on Rotary and this crime prevention initiative go to and click on the task force page. Clubs are encouraged to contact their local police departments and detachments and explore opportunities for forming partnerships that contribute to crime reduction and violence prevention. Rotary clubs are asked to have a local police representatives speak to their club to determine what is the most pressing crime and violence problems in their community and to identify what the club can do to help. Retired Vancouver Police Inspector and Rotarian Chris Offer has been appointed by Rotary International as the Crime Reduction and Violence Prevention Coordinator for Zone 22 Canada/Alaska. He can be contacted at or at offer@telus.net. 9

10 Creating Awareness and Taking Action in R.I. District 5020 Assistant Governor Reports JOHN CHALLENDER, Area 1 JAMES LEAMY, Area 4 (to 12-00) NORM TREMAINE, Area 7 NORM WATTS, Area 2A JOAN FIRKINS, Area 4 (from 1-01) ROBERT MARTIN, Area 8 ROSS WHITE, Area 2B ERIK FREDERICKSON, Area 5 O.F. VAN VAN JEPMOND, Area 9 NEVILLE ATKINSON, Area 3 D. RAND HILLIER, Area 6 HAROLD B. ALEXANDER, Area 10 Area 1 Mini-Assembly On Saturday, 23 September, 43 enthusiastic and energetic Rotarians, representing all six clubs in Area One, gathered in Campbell River for a day-long mini-assembly at the Coast Discovery Inn. The Campbell River Daybreak club s Bill Stephens chaired the organizing and hosting committee with the assistance of Rotarians from the Campbell River club. The program included presentations on the Rotary Foundation, Ambassadorial Scholarships, Group Study Exchange, Interact, RYLA, Rotary Youth Ex-change, Membership Recruitment Retention and Development, and the software program Clubmate. Workshops on each of the four avenues of service rounded out a busy day and everyone left with a full charge on their Rotary batteries. AG John Challender thanked DGE Fred Bossom for his insights and Bill Stephens and his team for their excellent organization and execution of a truly worthwhile day that brought together 12.3% of the area s Rotarians in a fellowship and learning activity. Area 5 Activities As summer transitions to autumn, club activities have helped our area Rotarians maintain community-wide warmth of spirit. On Sunday, October 15, the three clubs in Jefferson County held their first annual Octoberfest gathering. The weather could have been more cooperative, but those in attendance reported a good time and great fellowship, with the idea of a possible modification to a Septemberfest in hopes of a warmer day for next year s event! There have been two other notable community service projects completed in the past month. The first project will be seen and enjoyed for many years by the community and visitors to the area. It is lead by the Rotary Club of Port Angeles and involves the completion of the first phase of a three-year highway beautification/planting project along the newly realigned Highway 101 eastern entry into Port Angeles. Two hundred volunteers, including 35 Interact members, spent the weekend of September 30-October 1 planting, 45,000 tulip, daffodil and crocus bulbs. Over the next two years, shrubbery and ground cover plantings will be added. Area 8-9 Mini-Assembly Area 8 & 9 Mini-assembly was a great success according to those who attended. Thirtyseven individuals and 11 of 13 clubs were in attendance. We also had representation from Area 9, both in presenters and attendees, as well as AG 10 Van VanJepmond. The meeting opened with DG Bob Lovely providing some guidance and inspiration and closed with Director-elect Floyd Olson filling us in with the big picture and reminding us that Rotary is an opportunity for friendship and service. In between we had some great breakout sessions including all of the officer positions as well as the Partnership task force opportunities, membership development, youth exchange, and electronic communications. The latter was well timed with the establishment of our District Web site-- check it out. David Brink demonstrated the versatility and abundance of information now at our fingertips. We will be having another this coming year and every attempt will be made to complement the District Assembly rather than be redundant. Committee Chairs are particular encouraged to attend in the hope the information presented will make their year easier and more successful. My thanks to Joe Kinerk, John Armenia, and Norm Tremaine in the planning process, and to all of our presenters who did a fantastic job. I have had many comments on how valuable the experience was. Helping out with Back to School September is one of the most expensive months for young families with children attending school. New clothes, shoes, and school supplies put a strain on budgets. For families with only modest resources, the children frequently are unable to obtain all the school supplies needed (pens, pencils, exercise books, etc) because there just isn t enough money left after the large items are purchased. The Rotarians of the Campbell River Daybreak club learned of this situation in their community and contacted the elementary schools principals to find out what they could do to help kids have the same sense of worth as those of parents with more income. The Rotarians provided the cash needed to help more than 100 kids. The letters of thanks received from the schools were glowing in their praise of the Rotarians recognition of an important need that before had been overlooked. Climbing Kilimanjaro for Alzheimer s Research Larry Chen of the Campbell River Rotary Club joined a group of ten others who had pledged to climb the highest mountain in Africa to raise money for Alzheimer s research. Larry, who paid $7, of his own money to cover his travel and other costs, raised $16, in pledges from his community and friends for research. Mount Kilimanjaro is a free-standing volcano, still alive but dormant most of the time. Its climate ranges from semi-tropical jungles and farmlands at its base to arid, cold, barren-desert terrain at its summit. Larry and his fellow travelers took seven days to cover the 35-mile hike to the top. The going was slow because of the need to adjust to the thinning atmosphere. Near the top Larry s water bottle froze and everyone wore every bit of clothing they had to keep warm. The last dash to the top was made during a moonlit night and the group reached the summit safely at dawn. Larry got involved in this project because, as a physician, he has treated many Alzheimer s patients and has felt the frustration of the limits of the treatment that is available and the support that can be provided to care givers. Larry sees the caregivers as greater suffers than their loved ones because at some point the patients become totally unaware. His hope is that research will reveal methods of preventing the disease or at least offer some treatment to ease the symptoms. Larry s dedication to easing the suffering of Alzheimer s victims is a manifestation of his belief in the Rotary motto Service Above Self. Committee seeks District Governor nominees It is that time of the year to begin looking for eligible candidates to serve as District Governor The district selects persons early so that they will have ample time to learn the duties, make their own plans and select their key people for their term of office. During this interim period, the nominee works with district committees, is exposed to zone activities and personalities and meets club leaders throughout the district. The role of the District Governor is likened to that of the CEO of the district. As such he or she leads and manages the resources of Rotary though the district officers, Assistant Governors in 11 geographic areas and district committees. More detailed information will be sent to all clubs in November. Nominations must be received on or before January 26, 2000 as noted on the Calendar of Rotary Events in the District Directory / Resource Guide, page 3. Actual interview date of candidates by the District Nominations Committee to be announced. Questions and nominations submittals will be received by: Jim Harris PDG, Chair, Nominations Committee Tel: Fax: harris3jmh@aol.com

11 District Directory Attendance Report: Sept 2000 District Governor BOB LOVELY (South Puget Sound Rotary) E: District Governor FRED BOSSOM (Courtenay Rotary) E: District Governor DON LACHATA (Silverdale Rotary) E: Past District Governor KEN BALSLEY (Lacey Rotary) E: District Treasurer DWAN BOWEN (Lacey Rotary) E: District Secretary DON TAYLOR (Silverdale Rotary) E: Club Service Chair/Newsletter Editor JOHN ARMENIA (Gig Harbor Rotary) E: Community Service Chair ALLEN JOHNSON (Lacey Rotary) E: johnsoninv!aol.com World Community Service Chair PDG JOHN McCAULAY (Sidney Rotary) E: R.I. Foundation Chair PIETER KOELEMAN (Campbell River Rotary) E: Group Study Exchange Chair DICK ZAMJAHN (Tacoma #8 Rotary) E: Youth Exchange Chair BILL & MARNY HANNAN (Sequim Sunrise) E: Scholarship Chair BLAISE GORNEY (Shelton Skookum Rotary) E: District Webmaster DAVID BRINK (Tacoma South Rotary) E: District Website Please refer to the District Wesbite and/or the District Directory for addresses, telephone, and fax information. Area Club Name Members:July Members:Sept % Area Ranking District Ranking 1 Campbell River Campbell River Daybreak Comox Courtenay Port Hardy Strathcona Sunrise A Parksville A Parksville A.M A Port Alberni A Port Alberni Aerosmith A Qualicum Beach A Qualicum Beach Sunrise B Namaimo B Nanaimo Daybreak B Nanaimo North B Nanaimo Oceanside B Lantzville Chemainus Duncan Duncan Daybreak Ladysmith Salt Spring Island South Cowichan Brentwood Bay Colwood Oak Bay Royal Oak Victoria Saanich Sidney Sidney By The Sea Sooke Victoria Victoria - Harbourside East Jefferson County Port Angeles Port Angeles-Nor wester Port Townsend Port Townsend Sunrise Sequim Sequim Sunrise Bainbridge Island Bremerton East Bremerton Port Orchard Poulsbo - North Kitsap Silverdale Sunrise Charter Night Nov 17th KG&CC 6 Silverdale South Kitsap Clover Park Gig Harbor Tacoma # Tacoma Narrows Tacoma North Tacoma South Tacoma Sunrise Fife/Milton Lakewood Parkland Spanaway Puyallup Puyallup-South Hill Sumner Aberdeen Hoquiam Lacey Olympia Shelton Shelton Skookum South Puget Sound Tumwater West Olympia Centralia Chehalis Kelso Longview Longview Early Edition Twin Cities Woodland Total: 4,971 4,910 11

12 District Calendar NOVEMBER (ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH) 1 Deadline: GSE and 3-H apps 11 Veterans/Remembrance Days 17 Silverdale Sunrise Charter Night 18 Outbound confirmation interviews/victoria DECEMBER RF Scholars notified Semiannual Reports due 31 Last day for Annual Meeting for election of club officers JANUARY (ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH) 3 Shelton-Skookum Rotary 25th Anniversary 26 DG Nominations due 31 Chehalis Rotary 80th Anniversary Mazatlan Rotarians attend Tacoma #8 anniversary party Right: Tacoma #8 President CHUCK HELLAR, his wife SUE, and Director SAM GREEN flank R.I. President FRANK DEVLYN at the head table. Right: Members of the delegation from the Rotary Club of Mazatlan came to Tacoma to celebrate with their sister club. Below right: The Rotary Club of Mazatlan presents a gift to Tacoma #8, in appreciation for the club s partnership in WCS projects for education, health and Preserving Planet Earth. Below: An International Service trio: Int l Service Foundation PF Chair, PDG KEN BOSE (center) with (left) Area 8 Int l Service Rep LEE HANSEN of Sumner, and DR. JORGE VIDAL of Mazatlan. FEBRUARY (WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH) District Assembly The Newsletter of District Governor Bob Lovely Rotary International District 5020 Dr. John Armenia, Editor 4708 Old Stump Drive NW Gig Harbor, WA Service and Fellowship through Rotary