This Week's Program:
We DO NOT have a lunch meeting this week. Our next regular meeting is this week at noon on Thursday, August 4, 2016.
This Past Week, July 21, 2016:
Our guest speaker was Christopher Lower, who spoke about keeping children safe on the Internet.
2016 - 2017 Rotary Year:
As of July 1, the 2016-17 Rotary year has begun. The Rotary International theme for the year is "ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY" and the Rotary International President is John Germ. For the Plymouth Rotary Club, positions for the year are as follows: Pat Knight as President, Jason Cardwell as President Elect, Bala Guntipalli as Public Relations, Peter Bartling as Secretary, Jim Bird as Treasurer, Bruce Behm as Foundation and Jeff Wosje (with Jim Crenna's assistance) as Service. A change for this year will be that Bala will be Jason's President Elect.
Heart Safe Plymouth:
We have trained 3,363 People and counting!
Please consider volunteering at a training event. Contact Norm Okerstrom or Russ Carlson to find out when they are training next.
Annual Giving:
THANK YOU TO ALL THAT GAVE!
The final push for annual giving to the RI Annual Fund, RI Polio Plus, Safe Water and the Plymouth Rotary Foundation has come to an end. Thank you for all that gave. We will get final numbers and publish in weeks to come.
Rotary Grant Committee:
Second half grants have been determined and they will be presented soon:
* $1,000 Shop with a Cop
* $2,000 Zakkary Johnson Memorial Fund - miracle field playground for disabled kids
* $1,500 PRISM- summer food boxes/hygiene kits.
First half grants have been awarded (all have been at a meeting and have received a check):
* Bloom Early Learning and Child Care (Wayzata School District) - Child Care Training Materials - $2,000
* Tiny Tim & Friends (Zambia) - Generator to support HIV kids - $2,000 (grant presented March 10, 2016)
* Can Do Canines (Western Suburbs) - Assistance dogs for youth - $2,000 (grant presented March 10, 2016)
* Wayzata H.S. Club Y.E.S (International) - Shelterbox - $1,000
Youth Exchange:
This year we will be sponsoring a young women from Brazil. Our member, Clemencia will be the first host family.
Club Visioning and Moving Forward:
Past President Steve Juetten will meet with each group in coming months to start working with each group to implement each theme. By doing the coordination as Past President, Steve will be able to focus on these activities. Below are the three teams that have been established:
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Community Service
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Club Service
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New Generations
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Working with City of Plymouth as a strategic partner to increase our community visibility and interest.
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Community Outreach programs designed to create interest in Rotary
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Identifying, Understanding and removing barriers for younger members of Plymouth Rotary
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Peter Bartling
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Jason Cardwell
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Steve Beachler
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Lymari Santana
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Bala Guntipalli
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John Packard
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Jill Kohler
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Steve Juetten
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Carol Parrish
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Norm Okerstrom
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Dwain Erickson
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John Schoonover
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Bruce Behm
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Pat Knight
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Diane Moyer
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Jim Bird
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Glen Norton
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Jim Crenna
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Russ Carlson
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Sharon Sund
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Jeff Wosje
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Margaret Li
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Woody Jewett
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Brock Peterson
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Ron Lenz
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Bob Wittman
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Scott Walter
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Don Untiedt
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Don Weber
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Chris Garcia
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Nick Clementi
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Eric Blank
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Steve Coley
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Meena Chettiar
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Ben Rischall
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Virginia Antony
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Rich Manthe
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James Williams
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Jim Prom
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Clem Rasquinha
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General Information:
Club Website: Please take the time to visit the club website. We have now been using the Club Runner website format for a number of months. Jason Cardwell, our President Elect, has updated the website to reflect this week's and next week's speakers. It is important for everyone to spend some time on the site and let Bala Guntapali and me know what information is missing and what information should be updated. www.RotaryPlymouth.org
Quarterly Invoices: Please pay quarterly invoices promptly. The Board continues to work with members that have outstanding balances.
ClubRunner Member Profiles: Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President Pat Knight 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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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: "ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY"
