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Rotary 5960 District Conference

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Are you interested in ethics and teaching ethics?  Here is very well done example of a workshop on ethics for your enjoyment.

Dr. Jerry Kjergaard interviews Jim Overocker & Lyle Tollefsrud of the Eagan Rotary Ethics Workshop Expansion Program.  Part 2 includes appeances by WHS students Mallory Loge, Megan Rudnick & Willmar Rotarian, Dana Rucker.  Willmar HS

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Leave your comments below on your thoughts on ethics! We look forward to hearing from you.

 

We had a great webinar with Kerry Rego!

If you missed it, you still have a chance to check it out for free!  No strings attached!

Simply click the link below to watch the replay and you’re all set, so grab some popcorn and clear your distractions from your desk.

I hope you enjoy the content and as always, look forward to connecting with you online.

Join us for a Webinar on June 28th!

In this webinar, we will discuss: Social Media and how Rotary can harness this powerful tool.  We will answer the question, “What is Social Media?” and cover the statistics of its use, so you will better understand just how big of an opportunity it is for Rotary Clubs to use it.

We will share simple strategies for Social Media success and show you how Social Media can help you get the word out about Rotary’s goals and programs more effectively.  We will cover best practices for Social Media and talk about what makes Social Media work.

I hope you’re able to attend!

Title:  Social Media: How Rotary Can Harness This Powerful Tool
Date: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Space is limited | Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/688785272

Speaker: Kerry Rego’s Bio

Kerry Rego is a Social Media & Technology Consultant and Keynote Speaker working with individuals, businesses, government and non-profits. Since 2006, she has been educating, implementing, and training staff on new media tools.

Kerry is the City of Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department social media instructor, the lead trainer for California Community College’s Interactive Internet and Mobile Applications for Business program (iima4biz), and a Vistage speaker.

Kerry is currently President of Leadership Santa Rosa Alumni Association, Rotary Club of Santa Rosa West Communications Co-Chair, sits on the City of Santa Rosa Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, and volunteers as a guest speaker and mentor for Tomorrow’s Leaders Today.

Kerry was born and raised in Santa Rosa, CA with a background in office management, recruiting, and entertainment. She has two A.A.S. degrees, one in Software Applications and one in Computerized Business, was a double major, and salutorian of her class at Heald College of Business. She is the recipient of the North Bay Business Journal’s 2011 “Forty Under 40 Award.” She is married with a sassy 6 year old girl.

Kerry is passionate about inspiring and educating others on how people and technology together can change the world.

Speaking:

Kerry has spoken to groups regarding social media over 125 times in the last three years. Groups including: Santa Rosa City Schools, Sonoma County Office of Education, Sonoma State Executive MBA Program, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, Rohnert Park Chamber Women in Business, Young Professionals Network, Go Local Cooperative, Mac Computer Expo 2010, SocialBizWorld, North Bay Growth & Innovation Forum, Northbay Biz’s BIZNOW Conference, National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) Regional Conference, Radio Shows: Call Kira About Aging! (KSRO) The Drive with Steve Jaxon (KSRO) and The Aging Boomers (KSVY) and many more.

You can find out more about Kerry at: www.KerryRego.com

System Requirements
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Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Space is limited | Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/688785272

Note:

The webinar, “Social Media: How Rotary Can Harness This Powerful Tool” is presented in collaboration between Rotary Club Radio and the District 5960‘s Public Relations committee.  We have invited a outside Social Media expert and professional speaker, Kerry Rego, to be the presenter at this webinar.  This webinar is completely free!

Even if you cannot attend the webinar, please sign up anyways.  We will be recording the entire session, both audio and video, and making it available online at a later date.  Attendees and those who signed up for the webinar will be notified by email when it is available.

St. Croix Falls, WI – On February 8, 2012, Rotary Club Radio will host 6 Russian delegates for a live interview that will be broadcast over the internet all over the world!

About the Open World Leadership Center

The Open World Leadership Center administers the Open World program, one of the most effective U.S. exchange programs for countries of the post-Soviet era.  Begun as a pilot program in 1999 and established as a permanent agency in late 2000, the Center conducts the first and only international exchange agency in the U.S. Legislative Branch and, as such, has enabled more than 17,000 current and future leaders from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan to meaningfully engage and interact with Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and thousands of other Americans, many of whom are the delegates’ direct professional counterparts.

Mission Statement:
To enhance understanding and capabilities for cooperation between the United States and the countries of Eurasia by developing a network of leaders in the region who have gained significant, firsthand exposure to America’s democratic, accountable government and its free-market system.

Open World Website

Rotary International is a Host Organization and active supporter of the Open World Leadership Center.  It is a privilege to have the opportunity to interview the delegates and look forward to finding out more about the program.

Rotary Club Radio Live!

On February 8th, 2012, Rotary Club Radio will broadcast our first ever live show from the St. Croix Falls Library and will have the honor of interviewing 6 delegates from the Open World Leadership Center.  The delegates are being hosted for their 8 day stay in America by the White Bear Lake Rotary Club in White Bear Lake, MN.

Be Part of the Show

Rotary Club Radio invites the members of the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club and other interested person to attend the show.  If you would like to be a part of the audience, please come to the St. Croix Falls Library on February 8th – the show starts at 10 AM. Space is limited, so please RSVP by emailing: kirk(at)rotaryclubradio.com

The show will be broadcast live on our website, so you if you prefer, you can watch the program at www.RotaryClubRadio.com.  If you miss the show, don’t worry – we’ll post the replay.

The Delegates

The delegates are all educators, with an emphasis on Special Education.  During their stay in America, they will experience a wide variety of both cultural and educational learning experiences.  They will arrive in Minneapolis/St. Paul on February 3 and depart on February 11th with a greater understanding of American culture and experiences.

Some of the activities they will take part in are:

• Minnesota ‘Special’ Ice Hockey Game
• Super Bowl Party
• Multiple School Tours
• College Tour
• Rotary Clubs
• Golf day with Disable War Veterans
• Feed My Starving Children Packing
• Hiking Interstate Park
• NHL Hockey Game – MN Wild
• MN Supreme Court Visit
• MN State Capitol Tour

Meet the Delegates:

• Yevgeniya Cherepovskaya – Facilitator
• Zoya Berdnikova
• Larisa Falkovskaya
• Yuliya Vitalyevna
• Yelena Levina
• Olesya Romanova

Delegates will speak at the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club

After the live Rotary Club Radio broadcast, the delegates will be escorted over to the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club meeting for a delicious lunch at the Dalles House Restaurant.  They will also be speaking to the club about their experiences in Russia and the United States over the last week.

Due to the number of Members & visitors on February 8th – if you are interested in visiting the club, please email rotary@scfrotary.org.

Watch Live Here @ 10 AM CST – Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

If you didn’t catch the live show, you can watch it here or download the audio on the website or from iTunes!

Thanks for listening to Rotary Club Radio.

Kirk

Rotary International has succeeded in meeting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s US$200 million match in funding for polio eradication, raising more than $202.6 million as of 17 January.

“We’ll celebrate this milestone, but it doesn’t mean that we’ll stop raising money or spreading the word about polio eradication,” Rotary Foundation Trustee John F. Germ told Rotary leaders at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “We can’t stop until our entire world is certified as polio-free.”

The fundraising milestone was reached in response to $355 million in challenge grants awarded to The Rotary Foundation by the Gates Foundation. All funds have been earmarked to support polio immunization activities in affected countries where the vaccine-preventable disease continues to paralyze children.

“In recognition of Rotary’s great work, and to inspire Rotarians in the future, the [Gates] foundation is committing an additional $50 million to extend our partnership,” said Jeff Raikes, chief executive officer of the Gates Foundation. “Rotary started the global fight against polio, and continues to set the tone for private fundraising, grassroots engagement, and maintaining polio at the top of the agenda with key policymakers.” Raikes also addressed Rotary leaders at the International Assembly.

The new $50 million grant from the Gates Foundation is not a challenge grant.

Since 1988, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99 percent, from about 350,000 cases annually to fewer than 650 cases reported so far for 2011. The wild poliovirus is now endemic in only four countries: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. However, India on 13 January marked a full calendar year without a case, paving the way for its removal from the endemic list.

But other countries also remain at risk for polio cases imported from the endemic countries. In Africa in 2011, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo had significant outbreaks. Also in 2011, a small cluster of polio cases in China, which had been polio-free for a decade, was traced to Pakistan.

Rotary club members not only reached into their own pockets to support the Gates challenge, but also engaged their communities in a variety of creative fundraising projects, such as a fashion show in California that raised $52,000, benefit film screenings in New Zealand and Australia that netted $54,000, and a pledge-supported hike through Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, that brought in $38,000. Many events were planned around 24 October, widely observed as World Polio Day.

To date, Rotarians worldwide have contributed more than $1 billion toward the eradication of polio, a cause Rotary took on in 1985. In 1988, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined Rotary as spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. More recently, the Gates Foundation has become a major supporter. In 2007, the Gates Foundation gave Rotary a $100 million challenge grant for polio eradication, increasing it to $355 million in 2009. Rotary agreed to raise $200 million in matching funds by 30 June 2012.

Reaching children with the oral polio vaccine in the disease’s remaining strongholds is labor- and resource-intensive due to a host of challenges, including poor infrastructure, geographical isolation, armed conflict, and cultural misunderstanding about the eradication campaign.

For more information: Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio

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On September 22, 2011 at the Walker Art Center in Downtown Minneapolis, a documentary film will be previewed featuring the band Staff Benda Bilili.  The band originates from the Democratic Republic of the Congo – and each band member has a unique story to tell about how Polio has effected them.

Rotary International has been a supporter of this event and film, which promotes so much of what Rotary is known for around the world and they want to encourage you to to attend and promote this important events that focus on Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio.

The documentary Film, “BENDA BILILI!” will be previewed on September 22, 2011 at the Walker Art Center, but it will be released widely around the united states in coming months – so if you missed it, be sure to look for again soon!

Here is a little more about the group:

Staff Benda Bilili, is an up and coming group of rising music stars that will be touring our area. Most of the members of the group are survivors of Polio. This is a major opportunity to to get the word out in your community of the fact that Rotary is dedicated to the eradication of this deadly disease.

Significantly the group is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the disease had been eliminated but has now resurfaced in a major way.

Staff Benda Bilili, has a wonderful sound that is truly unique to our Midwestern ears, especially when you understand the messages they are conveying to the listeners. Watch the video below where they are singing about the importance of Polio Vaccinations.

Links

• www.staffbendabilili.com
• www.myspace.com/staffbendabilili
• www.WalkerArtCenter.org
• www.Rotary5960.org

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Copyright 2011

For Immediate Release

District Governors Judy Freund (5960) and Chuck Berg (5950) invites all Rotarians from both districts to consider attending and promoting an important events that focus on Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio.

A documentary Film, “BENDA BILILI!” will be playing on September 22, 2011  (Download Press Release: Rotary International – Staff Benda Bilili)

NOTE: The LIVE Performance by Staff Benda Bilili – scheduled on September 27, 2011 was CANCELLED.

Here is a little more about the group:

Staff Benda Bilili, is an up and coming group of rising music stars that  will be touring our area.  Most of the members of the group are survivors of Polio. This is a major opportunity to to get the word out in your community of the fact that Rotary is dedicated to the eradication of this deadly disease.

Significantly the group is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the disease had been eliminated but has now resurfaced in a major way.

Staff Benda Bilili, has a wonderful sound that is truly unique to our Midwestern ears, especially when you understand the messages they are conveying to the listeners.  Watch the video below where they are singing about the importance of Polio Vaccinations.

Like all the finest African bands, Staff Benda Bilili’s swirling complexity removes the option to do anything but dance … Havana cantina, Kinshasa slum, psychedelic club, or London arts centre—this crack outfit would tear the roof off anywhere.”— Independent

 

 

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For more information on erraticating Polio, visit: www.Rotary.org/EndPolio

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On April 27, 2011, around 200 tornado’s blew across the southern portion of the United States. These storms raged across 6 states killing over 300 people.

Tuscaloosa, AL, home of 2 Rotary Clubs, had about 1/7 of their city destroyed by the EF5 tornado that ripped a 6 mile path of destruction through its streets.  The tornado is estimated to be have been up to 1 mile wide at times and had sustained winds of over 200 mph.

Note: According to The Chronicle:

• About 350 people have been confirmed dead across the country as a result of tornado activity last week.
• Authorities are still sifting through the rubble after an 80 mile (129km) long, 1.5 mile (2.4km) tornado tore through Tuscaloosa — the worst hit location.
• About 5000 structures have been damaged and 13,000 people affected in a city with a population of 98,000.

With only about 24 minutes notice, the population of Tuscaloosa had little time to prepare for the tornado and once it was over, they were left with over 5,000 structures (homes, businesses, and buildings) destroyed, 41 deaths, with 60 people still missing.

According to today’s guest, the Tuscaloosa Red Cross and Salvation Army Headquarters were destroyed as well as the Boys and Girls club.

Here is the video of the Arial view of the damage!

Valuable Links:

• Tuscaloosa Morning Rotary
• The Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa
• www.Rotary.org/EndPolio
• Red Cross of Alabama
• Salvation Army of Tuscaloosa, AL
• United Way of Western Alabama

Opportunity to Give!

United Way of Western Alabama
c/o – Tornado Relief
PO Box 2291
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

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To contact the host of this program with questions, show ideas, or any other reason, email him at: kirk@rotaryclubradio.com.  Rotary Club Radio is produced with the support of Rotary District 5960 and Rotary International.

Copyright 2011

Rotary Club Radio Blog
January 25, 2010

Fading hope was restored as NYPD and FDNY rescued more earthquake victims, 7 days after the quake struck. Beating the odds, a brother and sister were rescue after their father flagged down a Haitian police office who sent for the New York City Rescue Team. That father was feeding his children through a tube and communicating with them until help arrived.

Watch the child expressions of joy as he is pulled from the wreckage, it is truly heart warming.

Haiti will face years of difficult recovery and with the death toll surpassing 150,000 people and climbing, the shattered government is trying to bury the dead and provide for the survivors. With the help of some world governments and countless organizations like Rotary and Shelter Box, Haiti has received much needed relief and supplies, but because of the chaotic scene, many still haven’t received assistance.

As more help arrives and supplies like medicine, food and clean water are delivered, the short term mission to save lives will turn into a long term mission to sustain and rebuild a nation.

Millions are now homeless and unable to contemplate the steps necessary to begin such a rebuilding task. They will need shelter, food, water, and support to begin the process. If you would like to help, you can donate money to provide a shelter box that will help give shelter and needed supplies to an extended family of 10 people.

There are many wonderful relief agencies working in Haiti right now and support from individuals and businesses are necessary for humanitarian efforts to continue.

To Donate:

• Rotary
• Shelter Box
• RedCross
• Salvation Army