Posted by Peter Ewing MD, District Governor - District 5450
October is Vocational Service Month During the month of October, Rotary International honors its commitment to vocational service. Indeed the Object of Rotary is the foundation on which the Rotary house stands. It is a key element of the Rotary International Constitution as stated in Article four:
"to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise" – “and in particular to encourage and foster”:
"the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service” “the promotion of high ethical standards in business and professions, the worthiness of all occupations”
“the application of service in ones life, personal, business and community”
“the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship”
The foundation of Rotary is the business and professional men and women who serve through their vocation. Our service to youth through Interact, YRYLA and RYLA, Youth Exchange and Rotaract, provides us have opportunity to serve as guides and teachers but also as Mentors to our youth looking to grow and learn about themselves. Presentations of our 4-Way Test in schools acquaints youth with our ethical principles that we apply “to a we think, say and do”. Rotarian involvement with YRYLA and RYLA allows senior and junior counselors as well as campers to learn about themselves and become leaders of the future. Interact and Rotaract clubs mentored by Rotary clubs as sponsors and Rotarian advisors learn the power of service to others. Youth Exchange offers the opportunity for youth to become citizens of the world. Finally the formation of satellite clubs and satellite meeting groups attractive to younger Rotarians offers us all the opportunity to share our wisdom and our connections to mentor others.
Indeed everything Rotarians do is a form of Vocational Service and I acknowledge all Rotarians for their devotion to Vocational Service.
Posted by Debi Bush, D5450 Membership Chair and Denver Cherry Creek Rotary membership@rotary5450.org
Satellite Summit Is In Sight
The countdown is on for launching the first ever Satellite Summit in our District and probably in all of Rotary. Due to increased interest and intrigue in this membership growth initiative using the satellite model, the District Membership Team (DMT) and the Satellite Summit task force are delivering a forum (or summit).
Mark your calendars and register now for Monday, November 10th at 7:00pm at the Daniels Fund in Cherry Creek business district in Denver! The Summit will have limited seating capacity of 45 and we plan on filling up the room.
Did you know that Friday, October 24th is World Polio Day. What will you do to make a difference in our fight to eradicate Polio from the face of the Earth and fulfill a promise we made to the children of our world almost 30 years ago? Here’s a great idea: go to www.wgmeal.com and explore the possibilities.
Local Rotary Clubs Kick-Off Peaceful Schools Program!
October is Conflict Resolution Month and Rotary and Interact Clubs are rolling out the Peaceful Schools Program in local schools to promote constructive problem solving and support the healthy social and emotional development of our children. Formed in April 2013, the Peaceful Schools Partnership is a collaboration between Rotary District 5450, The Conflict Center and Operation Respect. This partnership is designed to support local schools in creating and maintaining safe and respectful learning environments by working with teachers and students to modify the perceptions, attitudes and behaviors that often lead to ridicule, bullying and other forms of physical, verbal and emotional violence. The program is multi-dimensional and designed specifically to be delivered in elementary schools by Rotarians and Interact students equipped with the appropriate tools, training, and support.
Zone 21b-27 Institute a HUGE Success! What does one do when it seems a simple THANK YOU will be totally inadequate for the occasion. This is the position in which I find myself as I look back on the events of the week of September 8 through 14, 2014. We were the hosts for the Zone 21b-27 Institute convened by our very own RI Director Greg Podd and Pam. This was an event to remember and the compliments I have received from a huge number of attendees from all over our two Zones makes me proud to be the District Governor of District 5450.
Posted by Steve Werner, Rotary Club of Denver Southeast
Building Business Relationships
The National U.S. – India Chamber of Commerce (NUICC) is based in Denver. This is the only national Chamber of Commerce based in Colorado and considering the importance of India in business and geo-political affairs, it is nice to know that it is in Denver. The founder and president of NUICC is Purnima Voria and she is very positive on Rotary because her four brothers in India are all Rotarians and her daughter was an Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by an Indian Rotary District at Oxford University in England.
Rotary District 5450 will be awarding 3 very significant scholarships in the 2014-2015 year.
The first is the Temple Hoyle Buell Endowed Ambassadorial Scholarship. There is one $30,000 Scholarship Award for graduate level study outside the USA in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning or related subjects.
There are two $30,000 Rotary District 5450 Ambassadorial Scholarship Awards for Graduate Study outside the USA. Eligible applicants will intend to study and have future career plans related to at least one of the following focus areas:
The 2013-14 Rotary year has had exceptional membership increases considering our size. This success can be attributed to a variety of reasons, some of which can be easily defined. First of all, it should be mentioned that we did have losses, but they were not due to reasons of dissatisfaction or lack of involvement. Unfortunately, two were due to deaths, and one attributed to moving out of state.
Rock-A-Belly is a one-day event on October 11th whose mission is to pack 100,000 meals for global hunger relief. The event will be held at the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus. Click here for more information.
Posted by Chris Carruth, christopher.carruth@colorado.edu
Peru Visionaria Team Global Grant Project
Development work often comes to developing nations from a Western perspective: it's done for people, for communities - rarely with them. Through a District 5450 Global Grant, the Visionaria Network challenges the paradigm of traditional development work by promising a sustainable, community-driven, participant-owned model. What we're doing in development isn't nearly as important as how we're doing it - creating a network of confident adolescent women leaders who plan and implement sustainable-development initiatives within their communities.
The Rotary Club of Parker announced at their annual picnic, that they are sponsoring a Rotary Community Corps (RCC) club at Rocky Vista University. The two groups will work together on service projects, international projects and grants. This is an opportunity to partner with RVU and join efforts on international projects that RVU students do each year.
Carlos Abel of Dillon won the 2014 Ford Escape from the Summit Rotary Car Raffle, which was announced at the Summit Rotary/Krystal 93 Festival in the Park event the weekend of August 9, 2014. Abel purchased his 14 tickets online, as he has done over the past several years. He got interested in Rotary when his family hosted a Summit High School student in 1998 at his home in Ecuador. He also had a son who went to Pennsylvania on a Rotary exchange for 12 months from Ecuador.
The attached report shows year-to-date giving to The Rotary Foundation and End Polio by club, and per member. The District 5450 goal is for Every Rotarian to give somethingEvery Year (EREY).
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Development work often comes to developing nations from a Western perspective: it's done for people, for communities - rarely with them. Through a District 5450 Global Grant, the Visionaria Network challenges the paradigm of traditional development work by promising a sustainable, community-driven, participant-owned model. What we're doing in development isn't nearly as important as how we're doing it - creating a network of confident adolescent women leaders who plan and implement sustainable-development initiatives within their communities..jpg)
