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SOMETHING NEW
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What Paul Harris Said
www.whatpaulharrissaid.org
in his address to the RI Convention in Nice, France 1937
" But behold these are greater wonders: a transformation little short of miraculous has taken place in that supposedly sterile soil, the flower of friendship has taken root. What about the many points of difference between the members of such clubs, have they been removed? No, none of them have been removed. The Mohammedan is still a Mohammedan. The Buddhist still a Buddhist; the Christian still a Christian, but what does that matter? They are friends, all friends. Heretofore they have always thought ill of each other, that is over now. Friendship has spread a mantle of charity and tolerance over all these extreme differences. In common sense and good conscience it no more matters what my friend's religion is than what the color of his hair or eyes."
Read the whole article here http://www.whatpaulharriswrote.org/library/conventions/1937nice.htm
Rotarians and Rotary organizations are welcome to use any material from the RGHF websites, provided that credit is given to the material as part of "Rotary Global History Fellowship" www.rotaryhistoryfellowship.org
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What would you like to add to the Calendar? Programs for our
club are listed in the Calendar below.
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October- Vocational Service
Month |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
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Friday |
Saturday |
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Marv Henberg is professor of philosophy and former
academic
dean and interim president at Linfield College. He has
completed a coffee table book on the history of the
college (we are celebrating our 150th
anniversary this year). He is also a terrific speaker.
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29 |
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31 |
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November - Rotary Foundation
Month |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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2
Tatsuki Kawaguchi, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial
Scholar from Japan |
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opening
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 Greeters:
Lee Means, Bruce Dickson
Sharon Larson provided the
Inspirational Moment
Dan Gardner then led the
Pledge of Allegiance |
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VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
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Craig
Singletary introduced FAE BROWN, who will soon be his wife. |
Ryan Arzner
introduced his guest RUSS PEAK. |
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CHRIS McLAREN, was introduced by
Russ Rainwater |
LARRY BAKER,
a visiting Rotarian, was introduced by Sharon Larson.
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JESSE
GUINOT, our current Inbound Student from France, was introduced
by Ron Benek
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MEMBER RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Skip Huwaldt (known to
some as “Seldom-seen Skip”), was recognized for a wedding
anniversary, his 39th.
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Darrick Price
happily announced his 34th birthday.
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Jeff
Stevenson announced that his son will soon be married in
Florida
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Cory
Graham jubilantly recounted Oregon State’s recent football
victory over the California Bears.
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Without
prompting from the moderator, Dudley Frost stood and paid
a fine to account for the loss of his beloved Bears. He added a
caveat, however, stating that Cal will earn a trip to the Rose
Bowl when they defeat Stanford in December.
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Bruce
Huffman announced his anniversary…...45 MONTHS to his
wife Esther
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Sharon
Larson happily shared successful news about her Boy Scout
and Cub Scout troops, who have been busy earning money through
popcorn sales in the area.
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Jeff
Sargent reminded the club that “Deathtrap” would be opening
on Friday at Gallery Theater, and will continue for four
weekends.
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Ray
Fields announced that the Dictionary Project is ongoing, and
that 10 cases of dictionaries still need plates to be installed
on them. He asked for volunteers to help complete this task on
Tuesday October 24th, 6:00 PM at Izzy's Restaurant
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President Dan Gardner
reminded the membership that our next two meetings will be held
at the Grand Ballroom on 3rd Street
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Walter
Haight then concluded the Brags & Announcements portion of
the meeting by telling a joke which earned him a withering look
from most of the assembled members and guests.
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program
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Ray Fields introduced
Meghan Bromert, who spent two years in Chile as a Rotary
Ambassador Scholarship recipient. Originally from Florida,
Meghan spent two years in China teaching English after earning
her undergraduate degree, and also spent time in Honduras before
being awarded the Ambassador Scholarship.
She cited several important
aspects of the scholarship program:
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studying and developing a
knowledge of cultural differences
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developing interaction with
Rotary Clubs in Chile, of which there are many
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learning to challenge
stereotypes that Chileans have for Americans, and vice versa
While attending school in
Chile, Meghan was involved in several Rotary projects, including
RYLA conference planning, food/clothing/school supply drives, a
project that was Chile’s equivalent to Habitat for Humanity, and
time spent as an interpreter for RI past-president Glen Estes.
Meghan traveled extensively
throughout Chile, from the rainless Atacama Desert in the north
to remote Punta Arenas, the world’s southernmost city. Her
slides showed the incredible diversity of geography that
characterizes Chile. She also visited Peru, Brazil, and
Argentina during her stay.
Meghan earned a Master’s Degree
in International Studies during her time in Chile and her future
plans are to work abroad, and to continue her involvement with
Rotary International.
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CLOSING |
President Dan thanked our speaker and asked her to sign a
book to be presented in her name to McMinnville's Early Reader
Program. She was also presented the McMinnville Rotary pen. |
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Photos by John Triest
Meeting text Walt Haight
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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