June 26, 2015 (Jun 22, 2015)

June 26, 2015

Rotary Family Picnic

Parkers Lake Picnic Shelter

Friday, June 26th 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Reminder: The Family Picnic on Friday replaces our Thursday Luncheon this week. Bring the whole family. The Club provides the hamburgers, hot dogs, condiments, and sodas. We would ask members to bring a salad, vegetable, or dessert to share.

If you haven't registered yet, please call or email Steve Juetten, so we can properly plan the amount of food needed.

Last Week's Program - We dedicated our program to Rotary Technology. Steve Juetten unveiled the new Plymouth Rotary website which will soon replace the website which had been hosted by Ricardo's company. The new website will consolidate our web hosting with ClubRunner, where we have access to a large group of Club management software. Steve Beachler then reviewed the resources available in ClubRunner. Don Weber, Foundation Chair, presented several Paul Harris Fellowships and reviewed the overall results of the Club's RI Foundation. Don announced we have 16 new or new multiple Paul Harris Fellows. We exceeded our goal of funds contributed to the TRF Annual Fund ($17,204 on a goal of $12,000), Polio Plus ($1,820 raised on a goal of $1,500), and Safe Water Honduras ($4,025 on a goal of $4,000). The total was $23,049, one of the best Club performances ever. Don also reported we now have 32 Paul Harris Fellows.

Don demonstrated how easy it is to make your TRF contributions on-line through Rotary.org. Of course, you can still send contributions by check through the mail, but the on-line method is still much more efficient. The Club will be phasing out adding TRF contributions to your quarterly invoice.

Diane Moyer demonstrated how easy it is to set up a Facebook Account, where you can view postings of Club happenings, including photos.

Steve Beachler announced we would soon set up a Linkedin account for the Club. Linkedin is used by business and professional people and would give us another way to attract new members to the Club.

Heart Safe Plymouth: We've trained 2,883 people and counting!

REMINDER: Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President-elect Steve Juetten or the Secretary/Club Administrator 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??

Youth Exchange News - The first Host Family for our inbound student Guan-Yu Chen coming this August from Taiwan has been secured. Jason Cardwell and Jill Kohler are still seeking two more host families to accomodate his year with us. Youth Exchange Officer Jason reports our incoming student is fluent in English. Jason and Jill have been extremely effective and instrumental in managing our Youth Exchange program for the Club. Thanks to them for their service! And please circulate this hosting opportunity to your friends and families in the Wayzata School District. Anyone who has hosted in the past can relate what a wonderful experience it can be. It would be wonderful if a Plymouth Rotarian would step up to host!

PERSONAL This is the last weekly bulletin I will write. I hope you have enjoyed and found the bulletin useful in keeping you up-to-date. This is also the last week I will serve as your Club President. I want to publicly thank my Board of Directors and our various committee chairs for their decisions and support for my administration of the Club. Please give Steve Juetten the same support I have enjoyed.

I feel good about the things we have achieved during this year, but regret there were a few things we did not get done which I will continue to pursue as Immediate Past President. The Club has many very significant issues to deal with in the upcoming year, and working together we will accomplish much and grow as a Club. You have heard me treat Rotary as a culture, as a personal good habit; I am a better person for my association with all of you and by observing the principals Rotarians believe: Service Above Self and the core values shown below.

Thanks to you all; let's make 2015-16 a banner year for Plymouth Rotary! Steve Beachler

Important Dates/Events:

West Metro Rotaract Club: The Club held its organizational meeting on April 29th with 18 committed young professionals moving forward with determining meeting dates, electing officers, and establishing a vision for the rejuvenated West Metro Rotaract Club. Wayzata Rotary is spearheading assistance to get the new Charter issued. Matt Gerber, District Rotaract Chair, was instrumental in getting this new Club underway. Watch this weekly bulletin for information updates as they become available. We are still open to add emails for young people who may be interested in learning more about Rotary.

IOCP will hold The Earl Cup Woodhill Classic on Monday, September 14th at Woodhill Country Club in Orono. 11 am lunch and 12 Noon shotgun start. To reserve your foursome, contact JaneBrattain@aol.com or phone 952-473-9305.

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!

PARAPROSDOKIANS (Defined as figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation. (For example: 'Where there's a will, I want to be in it.')

-To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

-A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops.On my desk, I have a work station!

-I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

-Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says 'In case of emergency, notify' I put 'DOCTOR"

-A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory!

-You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

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Rotary Core Values:

Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service, Leadership

Rotary International Theme: Light Up Rotary

Plymouth Rotary Club Theme: Participation Leads to Passion for Rotary