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SOMETHING NEW |
What Paul Harris Said
“When it was thus made known
to the world that Rotary was an
ethical movement, the true
significance of the
classification system was
realized as it had not been
before. We had a piece of
machinery of which at first, we
had not foreseen what would be
the ultimate use. Now we saw it
– that the classified (person)
of Rotary should be he
interpreter of the ideal of
service above self, in business
and the professions. We sought,
thereupon, to widen our area in
every direction, not only to get
the largest number of members in
each Club…but to get as many
Clubs in the country as we could
organize. We went ahead with
Rotary organization, because we
knew it was capable of doing
something really for the good of
the community.”
-extract from the minutes of
‘History of Chicago Rotary
Committee’ (April 16 1931)
quoted in PRIVP Frank Lamb in
“The Meaning of Rotary”
As we begin a new Rotary year on
July 1st, it seems
obvious to me that our new
President, Wilf Wilkinson, sees
the Rotary movement in much the
same terms as his predecessor
did, decades before. Wilf
emphasised that our Rotary
movement is an ETHICAL movement
during his address to the RI
Convention last week. Business,
Professional and Community
leaders will be attracted to our
movement because of our ethical
values. Our classification
system can and does allow
Rotarians to become better
leaders in business, the
professions and community
through our Four Way test,
community service and through
our ethical code.
Wilf notes that:
"Our commitment to vocational
service has always been an
important part of Rotary too.
And, through my presidential
year in 2007-08, it will become
even more important. Rotary
connects people who share these
special values."
And if this teaches us anything,
it teaches us that Rotarians
care because Rotary Shares.
What would you like to add to the Calendar? Programs for our
club are listed in the Calendar below.
| July 2007 |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
Vocational Talk
Dudley Frost
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7 |
| 8 |
9 |
10 |
11
Board Meeting
11:45 AM Tequilla Grill |
12 |
13
District Governor
David Jay
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14
The Oregon Wine and Art Auction in Carlton. |
| 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20
Woody Biomass: The
Triple Win by Mike Cloughesy
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21 |
| 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27
Vocational Talk
Brandon Malloy |
28 |
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August 2007 |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1 |
2 |
3
Vocational Talk Leslie
Van Blaricom |
4 |
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opening |
Chuck Pattishall,
selected to be MC for the evening largely because of his
fish-laden shirt, opened our evening affair with an alleged call
to the ambulance crew to stand by for some likely physical
mayhem.
Dave Pfendler
provided the inspirational moment, and
John Larsen led
the pledge to the flag.
Following a tasty buffet dinner
MC Chuck regaled
us with such fascinating trivia as, for example, in North
Carolina it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight. From
that moment on he delivered the infamous "skyscraper
introduction" -- one story on top of another.
Moving to more serious matters,
Gary Rueter, on
behalf of the Art and Wine Auction, reminded members to fill out
the work sheets on the tables indicating when they would be
available to work. Everyone is needed, he said.
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MAIN EVENT |
  Ray
Fields,
celebrating 44 years in Rotary while stylishly dressed in black
with an array of Foundation pins on his chest, provided an
inspirational message on Rotary's impact on him. It wasn't
until 1988 that the world-wide influence of Rotary International
"finally dawned on me." This led to Ray's presentation
of the Paul Harris Fellow to Nona Larson given by husband
Steve.
And Steve
received a pin for an additional contribution to the Rotary
Foundation of Rotary International.
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Chuck
began reading quotations from the Book of Origins
with barbs aimed at retiring prexy
Art Bradley,
as the laugh-meter continued to ebb. Brent Adams got
matters back into focus with a slide show mixing fact and
fiction entitled "Art
Bradley -- This Is Your Life," or is it
Charles Arthur Bradley IV? It ranged from
Art as band
geek to holding his daughter, which triggered "oohs" from
the audience. Never one to give up,
Chuck
continued to plod through his favorite book looking for that
perfect guffaw.
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Veteran demotion expert
Al Hansen came on and immediately opened the
front door in an apparent attempt to air the place out.
Borrowing liberally from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
Al presented an
oratorical ode to Art's
accomplishments (or were they veiled digs?), concluding with the
elevated phrase "So help me, me."
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Art
finally
got the chance to blow his own horn, listing such
accomplishments as the successful Art and Wine Auction, Rose
Sale, induction of 14 new members for a net gain of 6 or 7,
the dictionary project, and the establishment of the
Rotaract club. He called to the front board members who
were present for their contributions to the club. Gifts
that he planned to give them had not yet arrived. Rumor has
it that they were shipped via Fed Ex.
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  Chuck
Pattishall
(pictured at the right) was recognized and given a plaque for
his work with the Interact Club in the high school and the
establishment of a Rotaract Club at Linfield, and
Ray Fields was
commended and given a plaque for the dictionary project.
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Richard Weed
was honored with the "Rotarian of the Year" award for
his work on the Art and Wine Auction, student exchange,
and other projects.
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  Incoming
president Dan Gardner
received his presidential pin, badge, and gavel from
Art. He thanked
Art
for his year of dedication and inspired service. Outgoing
president Art
received the past-president's pin, badge, and a plaque
with a gavel and the Rotary wheel on it.
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  President
Dan
presented special pins to the new board members present. He
closed the meeting by saying he was overwhelmed by the number of
ideas for club projects that came out of a recent club meeting.
He announced that the Rotary International theme for 2007-2008
is "Rotary Shares."
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Photos by Diane Haugeberg
Meeting text Craig Singletary
Edited for the web by Ray Fields |
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Did
you miss this meeting and need a makeup? Here is
a list of places that you can makeup on the web.
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District model eClubs
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Zone model eClubs
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"When
meeting day comes around, I do not have to decide
whether to attend or not, for that has already been
decided for me . . . it was one of the obligations I
accepted when I joined Rotary." -- A Rotarian |
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