This Week's Program:
NO MEETING THIS WEEK, OCTOBER 22 OR NEXT WEEK, OCTOBER 29.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER 5TH
To alternative events if you are interested:
1) Board Meeting - Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30 am at the City of Plymouth Community Development Department.
2) Heart Safe Meeting - Thursday, October 22 at 11:00 am at the City of Plymouth Community Development Department.
Last Week's Program:
The meeting began with an invocation by Carol Parrish. The guests were introduced by Dwain Erickson. Dwain also facilitated the card game which had no winners again this week. Jason Cardwell provided the trivia for the week (thank you Bob for filling in).
Our guests this week were our speaker, Bill King, past member Ann Dillard and prospective member Meena Chittier (co-worker of Dwain).
President Juetten then made announcements and read the riddles: 1) Breath, 2) A riddle, and 3) "or". As always, if you would like the actual riddle's you will need to go to the website and look at last weeks bulletin.
Member Jeff Wosje introduced the speaker Bill King from the Twin City Leadership Academy. TCLA's mission is to "help prepre and memtor new and emerging leaders for one of the most important journeys of their lives - thier leadership journey." According to its website http://www.twincitiesleadershipacademy.com/approach.html , the approach TCLA uses "stresses three important leadership principles: 1) Character matters, 2) Leadership takes time, and 3) Preparation needs commitment."
Bill provided a handout that introduced three points:
I. The inner Game of Leadership Skills:
a. learning how to get the clearest possible picture of your desired outcomes.
b. learning how to trust our unconscious mind to perform at its best and learn from both successes and failures.
c. learning to SEE "non-judgmentally" - that is, to see what is happening rather than merely noticing how well or how badly it is happening. This overcomes trying to hard.
d. learning the art of relaxed concentration.
II. The Leadership Continuum Model:
______> Experience ______>
Self-Development Reflection
<_____ Intervention <_____
III. The Code:
To live in a state of constant pursuit of leadership.
New Members:
Bala Guntipalli and Lymari Santana were inducted at this meeting. Each will be given an opportunity to give a vocational in the near future.
Please take time to introduce yourselves to Bala and Lymari.
Remember the membership contest - 1 point for bringing a perspective member to a meeting, 5 points if that person joins and 3 points if you get a person to join without coming to a meeting. Steve Beachler has 12 points, Glen Norton, Dwain Erickson and Steve Juetten each have 1 point.
Message from Rotary President K.R. Ravindran
"It is our pleasure to announce Rotary's annual World Polio Day kickoff event on October 23 in New York City. We'll use this occasion to shine a light on Rotary's leadership in the fight that has brought us This Close to ending polio. The Livestream event, co-sponsored by UNICEF, will bring together our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, government officials, and global health leaders from nongovernmental organizations and will mobilize more than 30,000 supporters. July and August brought great milestones in the polio eradication effort. For the first time in history, Nigeria -- then all of Africa -- marked one year with no new polio cases caused by the wild virus. We are closer to making good on our promise to end polio forever, but there's still work to be done. As we protect the progress made in Africa, we focus even more sharply on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Our World Polio Day kickoff event is our opportunity to update participants around the world on our progress and next steps and inspire them to share their voices, donate, or advocate for eradication as we near the finish line. We invite you to join us and watch the event live, starting at 18:30 New York time or later -- a recording will be made available. We also ask you to raise awareness of our polio eradication effort in your own community and build a local audience for our World Polio Day event. Visit the End Polio Now website to download resources that can help you raise awareness and funds. Share this information with your Rotary clubs, districts, communities, and elected officials. Thirty years ago, we told the world what Rotary believes: that we can achieve the eradication of polio. Our dream is becoming reality. For every child, on World Polio Day, let's push ahead to the reality of a polio-fee world." Warm regards. Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran and Rotary Foundation Chair Ray Klinginsmith
End Polio Now on October 24 - Press Release
The I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and France Avenue in Edina will be lit in shades of red and yellow on October 24 to honor Rotary International's fight to end polio called End Polio Now.
Rotary International and the Rotary Clubs of District 5950 in the Minneapolis area and central Minnesota have been engaged in a 30-year campaign to eradicate polio worldwide. When Rotary launched its eradication effort in 1985, more than 350,000 children in 125 countries were stricken with polio every year. Since then, polio cases have dropped by 99% to 359 cases in 2014. As of the end of September, 44 cases of wild poliovirus had been reported in 2015 in two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Africa recently marked one year without wild polio.
Polio will be only the second disease after smallpox to be eradicated. The world is on the threshold of ending polio forever due to the efforts of Rotary and its partners, the World Health Organization, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF.
The Minneapolis City Council has declared October 24 as World Polio Day in Minneapolis. The I-35W Bridge will be lit in the End Polio Now branding colors of red and yellow that day to bring attention and awareness to the final push for polio eradication. Lights in the Southtdale area of France Avenue in Edina will also be lit in red and yellow on October 24.
For more information, contact Rotary District 5950 End Polio Now Chair Tim Mulcrone at 952-239-1594 or timmulcrone@aol.com
Rotary Grant Committee:
The Grant Committee is accepting grant applications which will be considered soon. Plymouth Rotarians must sponsor each application. First half grants will be awarded in late November or early December. Second half grants will be awarded in early Spring, 2016. Please review the Grant Policy and find the Grant Application Form at http://rotaryplymouth.org/Page/grants . The number of Grants to be made is dependent on the amount of funds available which will be known soon. Contact Past President Steve Beachler if you have questions.
Heart Safe Plymouth: We have trained 3,101 People and counting!
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month!
Norm and Russ will be in Sauk Rapids this week. Please consider helping Norm, Russ, Don and Steve with Heart Safe events. Contact them or talk to them at meetings to find out when upcoming events are scheduled. They are doing great work, but can always use help from members.
Norm and Russ will be hosting a planning session this Thursday at 11 am at the City of Plymouth Community Development Department to discuss the program.
Club Visioning:
In the near future, President Juetten and Peter Bartling will be reaching out to members to invite them to a three to four hour club visioning session that will be facilitated by District 5950 representatives. This will be a great opportunity for the members to discuss how we can improve and continue to keep members engaged, engage those members that may not be fully engaged and to attract new members. This should be a great opportunity and the hope is that most, if not all members, can spare the time to participate.
Secretary - Club Administrator:
Murray Death has decided to resign from the club and the position of Secretary. Because of this we are looking for someone interested in becoming a member of the Board. President Juetten and President Elect Knight will be reaching out to members to gage interest. Certainly, if you have interest please reach out to either to discuss the position.
Quarterly Invoices:
New quarter invoices have been sent out. Please pay as soon as possible. Thank you.
Youth Exchange News:
Guan-Yu Chen (Albert) is here! He attended our meeting a few weeks ago and is settling in with his new family and school at Wayzata High School. Jason and Jill have been extremely effective and instrumental in managing our Youth Exchange program for the Club. Thanks to them for their service! Jason and Jill are very close to finalizing the second host family and potentially the third host family.
IOCP is Looking for volunteers:
IOCP has an upcoming need for Rotary volunteers. IOCP is need of Homework Help volunteers who work with kids once a week starting in October and going through the school year (more information coming soon). If you are interested, please contact Jill Kohler.
General Information:
West Metro Rotaract Club: They have officially been chartered! The first president is Tim Janssen. The next meeting is September 29th, at 7:00 PM at Coopers Pub, West End, St. Louis Park. Tim can be reached at timothygjanssen@gmail.com. Please pass this information on to your colleagues, friends and others who may have interest. Remember they will be assisting us with our fundraiser so let's support them when we can.
ClubRunner Member Profiles: Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President Steve Juetten with any questions you may have. To assist, Dwain Erickson and Diane Moyer can shoot smart phone photographs of members whose photos are missing in the Club Membership roster. Is your photo missing??
Amazon Purchases: Please remember to select RCOP Foundation when you make on-line purchases at Amazon.Smile. The Rotary Club of Plymouth Foundation is registered with Amazon and may be chosen when you make purchases through Amazon.Smile. Amazon will donate .05% of your total purchase to RCOP Foundation. The AmazonSmile web site provides all the same products as the regular site, but in addition allows you to designate a charity which Amazon will support. Please tell your friends and associates who shop through Amazon Smile! The contribution comes out of Amazon's pocket - not yours! Click here to get started:http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-3054927 You Shop/ Amazon Gives!
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Riddles
Riddles will return in two weeks.
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Rotary Core Values: Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service, Leadership
The 4-Way Test: Of the things we think, say or do:
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Rotary Theme: "Be a Gift to the World"
