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President’s Message
December 19, 2007
Merry Christmas and
Peace on Earth
We are celebrating the special season at our Rotary Club with our traditional Christmas Party - a good time for kids and adults alike. I hope you all have a great time at our Party; I hope you enjoy the company of your fellow Rotarians at whatever table you find yourself.
It is a great tradition - our Christmas Party. It is just one tradition in our Club, and we are just one Club in the big, wide world of Rotary. At this same time, other Clubs around the country and world are celebrating their traditions - as a Club and as individual Rotarians.
As Rotarians, we more than honor our traditions and those of others. It is a basic precept of Rotary to embrace all cultures, races, creeds and beliefs of our Rotarian brothers and sisters as they work their Rotary lives. Their traditions sustain their Clubs and individual members - just as ours do us.
Our Club is made up of the same kind of diversity that marks Rotary and an international movement. Let us all wish each other Peace on Earth as we celebrate together our traditions, and the traditions of all Rotarians in our Club and around the world.
The ability of Rotary to be inclusive is its strength. The challenge to remain so is our work in the world.
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Chartered January 21, 1947
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President................................ Dan Egan
Immediate Past President......... Liz Degner
Secretary................................ Micheal Screen
Exchange Student.................... Grith “Skov” Jensen - Denmark
Treasurer................................ Bruce Webber
Editor..................................... Barry Smith
Duty Roster |
12/19/07 |
12/26/07 |
1/2/07 |
Invocation |
John Thomas |
NO MEETING |
TBA |
Greeter |
Don
Armstrong |
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Nancy
Bigley |
Door Prize |
Don
Arkell |
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Don
Armstrong |
Attendance |
John
Alden |
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Don
Arkell |
Rotary Shares |
Jeff
Alden |
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Beth
De George |
PROGRAMS
Today:
Christmas Party
Next Week:
NO MEETING
Last Week:
No Excuses University – Bill Davis
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Visit us online at http://www.springfieldrotary5110.org
Webmaster: Rod Lathrop
rlathrop@ci.springfield.or.us
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Dec. 19: Rotary Christmas Party
Dec. 26: No Meeting
2008
Feb. 9: Pre-PETS in Cottage Grove
March 7-9: PETS / Seatac Doubletree Inn
March 14: Rotary Auction at Valley River Inn
April 5: District Assembly in Cottage Grove
May 29 – June 1: District Conference – Eugene Hilton
June 15-18: Rotary International Convention, Los Angeles, CA www.Rotary2008.com |
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News about our Club and Beyond |
Côte d’Ivoire Rotarian honored for dedication to polio eradication
The International Catholic Child Bureau (Bureau Internationale Catholique de l’Enfance) has honored Marie-Irène Richmond-Ahoua, a Côte d’Ivoire Rotarian, for her work in helping protect her country’s children against polio.
A member of the Rotary Club of Abidjan-Bietry since 1991, Richmond-Ahoua received the nongovernmental organization’s annual distinction, along with 19 other distinguished national personalities who have contributed to the well-being and dignity of children.
More than 25 Rotarians, representing all of the clubs in Abidjan, along with three Rotaract presidents, attended the 23 November ceremony at the Economic and Social Council headquarters in Abidjan.
Richmond-Ahoua has been a tireless supporter of polio eradication at the local level. Since 1997, she has volunteered to immunize children during National Immunization Days. She has served as chair of the Côte d’Ivoire PolioPlus Committee for nine years and chaired the District 9100 Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign Committee.
“It is a privilege to receive [the distinction], thanks to the tremendous work done by all Rotarians in the field in order to eradicate polio,” says Richmond-Ahoua. It is the sixth time she has been honored by her country for her volunteer work toward polio eradication. “All these awards are a real source of motivation to do more and more on behalf of Rotary International.”
Richmond-Ahoua became the first female Rotary club president in West Africa in 1994. In addition to her polio eradication work, she has been
(Cont’d in next column)
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World Community Service Training
Mark your calendars for a special WCS Training on Saturday, January 12, following the regular quarterly WCS meeting at the Phoenix School in Roseburg. It is open to all who would like to know more about the The Rotary Foundation (TRF) grant process in our district, working with TRF and host partners in other countries, and potential stumbling blocks. This is an informal and relaxed forum which will follow lunch after the meeting.
(From D5110 Newsletter)
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Recent Makeups:
Bill Grile, Micheal Screen, David Lanning,
Mike Fischnaller, Ed McMahon, Bob Linahan, and Beth De George
Contact Micheal Screen with your make-ups:
neercs@msn.com |
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Around the District,
Around the World |
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involved in a variety of Rotary community service projects, from clean water initiatives to literacy programs for women. (In Côte d’Ivoire, about two-thirds of the female population cannot read, write, or calculate simple math.)
“There is so much to do for humanity,” Richmond-Ahoua says. “As an African woman and mother, I know what poverty means, I know what dignity means. Therefore, it is a must to pursue our fight against poliovirus.”
(From RI Website)
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Giving Tree Reminder
TODAY is the deadline to give Jason Genck all wrapped/tagged gifts for the Rotary Giving Tree. If you signed up to donate a gift but have not yet done so, please talk to Jason and make arrangements to do so. Jason will begin delivering the presents on Thursday, December 20th. If you are interested in helping, please give Jason a call at 736-4006 or send him an email at jasong@willamalane.org.
Thank you for your support! We have all done a great job this year helping some very needy families. |
Program Ideas:
Contact Carole Knapel at cknapel@ci.springfield.or.us
Newsletter Articles:
Due Monday at 9:00 a.m.!
Send to Barry Smith – bsmith@thorp-purdy.com
Subject: Rotary Newsletter/[article name]
E-mail to Members:
Email to Micheal Screen at neercs@msn.com |
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Rotary Shares!
The Four Way Test
Of the things we think, say and do:
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Is it the TRUTH?
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Is it FAIR to all concerned?
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Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
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Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
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Springfield Rotary
Meets every Wednesday at Noon at
Roaring Rapids Pizza, 4006 Franklin Blvd
Nearby clubs to make up your attendance:
Monday
Eugene Emerald Club: Valley River Inn
Noon
Greater Albany: Spring Hill Country Club
Noon
Tuesday
Eugene Downtown Club: Eugene Hilton
Noon
North Roseburg: Kowloon's
6:30 pm
Albany Club: Novak’s Hungarian Restaurant
Noon
Eugene Metro: Downtown Athletic Club
6 pm
Wednesday
Eugene Mid-Valley: Kowloon's
Noon
Thursday
Eugene Southtowne Club: Vet’s Club
Noon
Cottage Grove Club:
Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant
12:10 pm
Roseburg Downtown Club: Kowloons –
12:10 pm
Corvallis Club: Corvallis Country Club
Noon
Eugene Airport Club: Eugene Airport
7:30 am
Friday
Springfield Twin Rivers Club:
Royal Caribbean
6:45 am
Eugene Delta Club: River Ranch Restaurant
Noon
Greater Corvallis Club: Corvallis Country Club
Noon
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