June 11, 2015 (Jun 08, 2015)

June 4, 2015

Club Mini Visioning Program

Member Opportunities to Critique Current Projects and

Suggest New Opportunities - Bring Your Ideas

CLUB NEWS:

Last Week's Program - Dr. Abul Sharah, a Bloomington, MN Rotarian, gave us an overview of work he is doing in his homeland in Northern India at Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Sharah was fortunate to receive an education in India which led to a Masters in mechanical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan and then a PhD in engineering physics from Carleton University in Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1972 and began a 27-year career with several well-known companies, including Honeywell, Inc., MTS Systems Corp., abd Tectonics Research. His job allowed extensive world-wide travel. He was able to visit and spend time with Sister Teresa, and revisited the area where he was born. Motivated by the need to "give back," Dr. Sharah took early retirement and established the International Village Clinic in Uttar Pradesh India. He receives financial support from several sources, including some Rotary grants, foundations, churches and individuals. He has been able to build a small hospital and clinic which support nearly 40,000 people. Dr. Sharah, a very humble man, spends about 6 month per year in India supporting his International Village Clinic. They stress education for his Preventation Program and his Medical Program.

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

REMINDER: Preview your member profile on the Club website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact VP Steve Juetten or Secretary/Club Administrator Joe Thompson 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 stay with us. Youth Exchange Officer Jason reports he is fluent in English. Jason and Jill have been effective and instrumental in managing our Youth Exchange program in the Club. Thank them for their service! And please circulate this opportunity to your friends and families in the Wayzata School District. Anyone who has hosted can relate what a wonderful experience it can be. It would be wonderful if a Plymouth Rotarian would step up to host!

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 all-important meeting underway and hosted the event. 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.

Today - June 11, 2015 Our meeting today will be dedicated to a "mini-visioning" to explore areas where members may want the Club to explore new service opportunities, or eliminate projects they would like to replace. Your thoughts are important and will help guide President-Elect Juetten and his new Board in planning the 2015-16 program year which begins July 1st.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS Plymouth Rotarian Sharon Sund submitted and was awarded a Grant from Plymouth Rotary Club for a Summer Lunch Food Pack at PRISM, to be conducted on Saturday, June 13th, 9:00 am to 12 Noon at the PRISM Headquarters, 730 Florida Ave. So. in Golden Valley. Joining us are Crystal-New Hope-Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, and Wayzata Rotary Clubs, along with a DDF Grant from District 5950. Food Packs will be used to support students who are on the Free and/or Reduced Fee Lunch Program during the school year, but do not have those resources available during summer vacation. This is ONE DAY and DONE event. Please let Sharon know if you haven't already responded.

Twins vs Cubs game, June 20th, will be a District 5950 event. Tickets available on-line. See Steve for details for ordering seats.

Plymouth Rotary Annual Family Picnic will be held Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Parkers Lake Picnic Shelter on the North side of Co.Rd 6. Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM. The Club supplies hambugers and hot dogs, condiments and soda; Club Members supply vegetable dishes, salads and desserts of your choice. Watch for an event invitation from Steve Juetten and respond so we know how much food to prepare for. The picnic will replace our Thursday, June 25th meeting.

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!

MORE FUNNIES:

Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says "Dam!"

Two eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsuprisingly it sank, proving once again you can't have your kayak and heat it too!

Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says "I've lost my electron." The other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive!"

Dird you hear about the Buddhist who refused novocain during a root-canal? His goal: transcend dental!

A geologist exploring an earthquake fell to his death through no fault of his own.

There was a person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

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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

Rotary International Convention June 6-9 , 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil