["Members of the Rotary Club of Yumbe (from left): Emily Candiru, Rukia Driciru, Christine Oyajiru, and Sumbua Zabibu at a handwashing station their club installed. Centre that empowers rural women and A PATH TO PROSPERITY 5 percent of children about a year later, ac- children. Through those partnerships, cording to a follow-up community survey. the work in Achiba is paying off. The vil- The Rotary Club of Yumbe, Uganda, offers lage was for a long time served by just this advice for using microfinancing and The club has tested for malaria and ad- one water source, a borehole that was not other initiatives to support clubs in areas ministered antimalarial treatment to village centrally located, meaning some people lacking access to basic services: residents by setting up and enlisting the had to walk more than an hour roundtrip help of a Rotary Community Corps, a group to collect water. About 87 percent of \u0007Encourage Rotary clubs to form of non-Rotarians who support Rotary club residents reported accessing water from village savings and loan associations projects. RCC team leader Innocent Buran unprotected sources, according to a com- to pool community savings and offer Ajag\u00e0 says the district health office trained munity baseline survey, conducted in Au- microloans. VSLAs should be business- Rotarians and members of Uganda\u2019s vol- gust 2021 before the Yumbe club started focused. unteer Village Health Teams to carry out its work there. With the help of the club rapid malaria diagnostic tests. \u201cSince we and its partners, a second borehole was P\u0007 romote the idea of required saving received medicines for malaria treatment, made available, connecting the entire vil- by every member of the loan group. the number of people referred to hospital lage to protected water. for malaria has reduced from about two E\u0007 nsure proper record keeping to track dozen to two or three a week,\u201d says Salila The club constructed more than 40 members\u2019 contributions. Pirio, a Village Health Team worker. latrines and installed tippy taps, simple hands-free hand washing stations made S\u0007 uggest that individual members With access to basic services closer to with a large jug and operated by a foot maintain ledgers of contributions the community, Driciru says women can pedal. Access to clean water and sanita- to the savings group. engage in other income-earning activi- tion has dramatically reduced cases of ties. \u201cIn the coming years, we want to see waterborne ailments such as diarrhea, a \u0007Support projects from the interest a community of economically empowered problem that affected about half of chil- collected from loans. women who are able to invest in business dren under age 5 in August 2021 but just and purchase their own land,\u201d she says. \t \u0007Encourage Rotary clubs interested \t \u2014 evelyn lirri in establishing VSLAs to open bank accounts as a form of security for members\u2019 savings. \u0007Involve the broader community to assist with Rotary projects to ensure sustainability. This leads to community ownership. \u0007Form a Rotary Community Corps to work with Rotary clubs. The group can involve a broader segment of the community and help guide projects. Photograph by Esther Ruth Mbabazi NOVEMBER 2022\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 49","OUR CLUBS Ten years ago, the Peace Corps WHERE ARE THEY NOW? assigned Terrance Stevenson to serve in Armenia as a volunteer At the crossroads of community development specialist. peace and commerce While teaching English and cross- cultural education, he gained a deep A Rotary Peace Fellow guides businesses understanding of the country\u2019s con- to become catalysts for social good flict with neighboring Azerbaijan \u2014 one that had been going on since 50\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 NOVEMBER 2022 before the collapse of the Soviet Union. The conflict impacted the lives of everyone he met there dur- ing his two-year stay. The experience changed Steven- son\u2019s life, too. \u201cIt pushed me to want to learn and understand more about the roots of violence,\u201d says Steven- son, who was a 2019-20 Rotary Peace Fellow. \u201cHow do you get to a place where you\u2019re going to war? And then how do you solve some- thing like a war or a conflict?\u201d After one of his English students was killed during required military service in Armenia, Stevenson began researching conflict resolu- tion and innovative pathways to peace. In particular, he wondered how the private sector might be en- gaged in peace efforts. That eventu- ally led to his startup, PeaceAtlas, which he founded in 2021 to help organizations understand the im- pact of their actions and how to make a positive difference. \u201cIt\u2019s essentially a consulting com- pany where I work with nonprofit organizations and businesses to help develop strategies for them to utilize a Positive Peace framework in their social impact work,\u201d the 34-year-old says. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot in the world that you cannot control; there\u2019s a lot that happens that im- pacts your business. But one thing that you can control is your impact. What is the impact that you\u2019re hav- ing on your workforce, your employ- ees? What\u2019s the impact that you\u2019re having on your community \u2014 the communities that you work in, the communities that you engage?\u201d Companies are increasingly tak- ing action on this front, he says, pointing out those that are address- ing the war in Ukraine or divesting from Russia. Corporations includ- ing Wells Fargo, Ford Motor Co., and Neiman Marcus, for instance, Photograph by Mike Kane","announced corporate giving cam- major, a clarinet player, before what to do,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd that kind paigns or increased giving commit- changing his focus. ments to address the humanitarian of isolated experience of the pan- crisis in that part of the world. Courses on international rela- tions and human rights, particularly demic, for the first time, gave me an Organizations are also giving one that discussed the genocide in more thought to employees\u2019 inner Rwanda, captured his attention. opportunity where I could actually peace, he says. \u201cA lot of employees He went on to start a chapter of are burned out. A lot of employees Amnesty International at the uni- focus on this social enterprise.\u201d are struggling right now. And busi- versity. \u201cThat kind of propelled me nesses have historically looked at into this world of understanding in- While developing PeaceAtlas in it as, \u2018Well, that\u2019s the nature of the ternational relations, violence, and work, you know, stress happens,\u2019\u201d conflict,\u201d he says. his spare time, Stevenson recently he says. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen now what happens when you don\u2019t address He interned at the Woodrow Wil- took a full-time position as social that. There\u2019s a backlash,\u201d he adds, son International Center for Schol- referring to the many employees ars in Washington, D.C., where he impact manager for Givewith, a com- who have left their jobs during the assisted scholars including John Great Resignation. Hewko, who was studying foreign pany that helps businesses increase aid assistance and development. Stevenson\u2019s journey began in Ar- Hewko, now the general secretary their sales and profits while advanc- kansas. He went to Little Rock Cen- and CEO of Rotary International tral High School, which made na- and The Rotary Foundation, be- ing corporate responsibility plans. tional news for its racial integration came a trusted mentor. in the years after the U.S. Supreme He is also active in Partnering for Court\u2019s ruling in Brown v. Board of Stevenson began his Rotary Peace Education. The nine Black students Fellowship in 2019 with studies at Peace, a nonprofit organization sup- who started at the school in 1957 the University of Bradford in the had to be escorted past protesters United Kingdom. The COVID-19 porting the service partnership be- by federal troops. \u201cThat pretty much pandemic that began soon after got changed a lot about the country, al- in the way of his plans to work at a tween Rotary and the Peace Corps. lowing opportunities for Black stu- development bank in China. Instead, dents like me to be able to get that he entered an accelerated student en- Many organizations acknowledge kind of an equal education,\u201d he says. trepreneurship program at the uni- versity, which he describes as an in- that not addressing social issues is That history also proved inspi- cubator of sorts for social enterprises rational for him: It provided real that helped him develop PeaceAtlas. no longer an adequate strategy for examples of people who took risks to ensure equality and equal access. \u201cI had been wanting to create a business success and growth, Ste- And yet, Stevenson didn\u2019t originally business that focuses on working plan a career focused on peace. In at the intersection of peace in the venson says. Younger generations fact, he entered the University of private sector, to help businesses Memphis as a music performance contribute more to peace and peace in particular are interested in social processes, but I didn\u2019t really know progress, he notes, and strive to hold companies accountable, their voices amplified on social media. \u201cIt\u2019s not utopian to think that we can have a workforce where we are inclusive and helping do social good \u2014 and actually spending resources and money on it,\u201d he says, adding that companies are realizing that social activism doesn\u2019t hurt their bottom line and can instead help it. At a minimum, this dynamic is causing many companies to examine their impact on society, Stevenson says, and at best, the companies can become \u201ccatalysts for social progress \u2026 and contribute to making the world a better place.\u201d\t \u2014 amy hoak PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF TERRANCE STEVENSON Terrance Stevenson \u0007Peace Corps, Armenia 2012-14 R\u0007 otary Peace Fellow, 2019-20 \u0007Founded PeaceAtlas, 2021 \u0007Member of the Rotary Club of Seattle-International District From left: Stevenson visits the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and he gathers with his Rotary Peace Fellow cohort at the University of Bradford, England. NOVEMBER 2022\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 51","OUR CLUBS ROTARY IN THE NEWS Getting your Rotary club\u2019s story in the news Race against polio: motorcycles, rickshaws, To secure media coverage of your club\u2019s impact in the community, start and tandem bikes by asking the following questions to develop your approach: Rotary members will stop at nothing to And the journey continued \u2026 PHOTOGRAPH: FRANK ISHMAN \/ ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 1.\t Is your pitch related to an upcoming, raise money for polio eradication. Using Rotary International President Jennifer ongoing, or recently completed club creative modes of transport has proved to Jones inaugurated her presidential term event or project? be an effective fundraising tool. The ap- with an epic tour of her native land, the proach also attracts attention from news Imagine Rotary Canada Tour, to draw at- 2.\t Does your story correspond outlets, and Rotary\u2019s Media Relations team tention to the positive effects Rotary clubs with current events, trends, or is taking advantage of these opportunities. are having in communities there. From observances? Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador, On his way to the 2022 Rotary Interna- Jones visited 11 hubs. Throughout the 3.\t Is your story relevant to people in your tional Convention, Ralph Zuke (pictured tour, Jones generated media coverage from community? right), a retired high school teacher and outlets including local CBC Radio (Cana- member of the Rotary Club of St. Louis dian Broadcasting Corp.) programs, the 4.\t Does your story involve local Civilians (a satellite club of the Rotary Windsor Star newspaper, Global Winnipeg public figures, including elected Club of St. Louis), cycled his homemade TV, and CTV Windsor. During these media officials, business leaders, or media lounge-chair rickshaw nearly 1,000 miles appearances, Jones addressed pressing so- personalities? from St. Louis to Houston in 31 days to cial and humanitarian issues that Rotary raise awareness and money to end polio. clubs in Canada are tackling, such as food 5.\t Are there dramatic, action-oriented TV stations such as KIAH and KPRC in insecurity, plastic and litter in waterways, images that visually tell the story? Houston interviewed Zuke, who shared reconciliation with Indigenous people, stories about his trip and promoted Rotary. and the safety of seasonal guest workers. 6.\t Are there statistics and research that support your story and demonstrate Meanwhile, BBC World Service, CNN, your project\u2019s benefit to the and SABC News (South African Broad- community? casting Corp.) featured Nigerian executive Kunle Adeyanju, president of the Rotary The second step is to frame your story Club of Ikoyi Metro A.M., who rode his in a compelling way so that it is timely, motorbike from London to Lagos (41 days, relevant, and unique. The People of 11 countries, and 31 cities) as a fundraiser Action story framework is a great way for Rotary\u2019s polio program. For Adeyanju, to start. the cause is personal because a child- hood friend had the illness. Document- PROBLEM: Describe the problem or ing his travels on social media, Adeyanju attracted fans and well-wishers, including challenge in your community that the then-prime minister of Mali, Choguel your club wants to help solve. Include Kokalla Ma\u00efga. relevant statistics and research that support your story. What are you or In Australia, the Mercury, a daily news- your club trying to accomplish? paper in Hobart, Tasmania, and local ABC Radio (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) ROTARY: How did the club identify the covered Phil and Joyce Ogden, a husband- and-wife team from Tasmania who tan- issue? What prompted your club dem cycled some 1,700 miles from Perth to address it? Why did this issue to Adelaide, across the Nullarbor Plain. resonate with members of your club? The Ogdens, members of the Rotary Club Does any member have a personal of South Launceston, harnessed their pas- connection to the issue? sion for cycling to raise awareness and funds to end polio. ACTION: How did the club gather the resources, expertise, and partners to take action? What obstacles did your club face as you worked on this project? Where possible, add elements that elicit sympathy or emotional response, or provoke tension and suspense. IMPACT: What is the result? How many people has the project benefited? Any quotes from a beneficiary or an expert in your press release? How has this project transformed you? To learn more about how to secure local media coverage of your club\u2019s impact, take the interactive course \u201cPublic Relations and Your Club,\u201d available on the Learning Center at rotary.org\/learn. 52\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 NOVEMBER 2022","CALENDAR November events COMMENDING COURAGE TURKEY DAY TWOFER Event: Flags for Heroes Event: Turkey Trot 5K Run and Turkey Shoot Host: Rotary Club of Lewes-Rehoboth Host: Rotary Club of LaBelle, Florida Beach, Delaware What it benefits: Local projects and End Polio Now Date: 12 November\u202f What it benefits: Local and This event, at a park in LaBelle, starts with a 5K run and 1K run\/walk. international projects Afterward, participants are invited to shoot at a paper target marked Dates:\u202f30 October-13 November\u202f For two weeks, hundreds of U.S. flags with crosshairs. The first 100 registered runners will receive a shirt, on poles will stand outside the Cape and the shooting contest winner gets a certificate for a Thanksgiving Henlopen School District office. Through turkey from a local supermarket. sponsorships sold by the club, each flag honors a veteran, health care worker, teacher, or other hero, and its pole is adorned with a medallion. A ceremony on Veterans Day, 11 November, includes Junior ROTC color guards, local politi- cians, and other community leaders. PHOTOGRAPH: GETTY IMAGES TRIPLE THE TIPPLE ROLL OUT THE BLUE CARPET EARN YOUR DESSERT Event: Wild West Brew Fest Event: Mayors Ball Event: Pilgrim Pie Run Host: Rotary Club of Katy, Texas Host: Rotary Club of Boca Raton Host: Rotary Club of\u202fLa Grange, Illinois What it benefits: Local and Downtown, Florida What it benefits: Local projects international projects Date: 24 November Dates: 3-5 November What it benefits: Local projects focused A November tradition for 22 years, this This three-day festival at the Typhoon on health and wellness Texas Waterpark starts Thursday night 5K run welcomes serious runners as with the K-Town Throwdown, featuring Date: 12\u202fNovember\u202f\u202f beer, food trucks, and music. A smaller In its seventh year, this black-tie gala has well as people looking to balance their exclusive tasting event takes place Friday night, followed by the capstone Brew become a signature fundraiser for the Thanksgiving meal with a morning Fest on Saturday, where people can choose from more than 500 craft beers club, which rolls out a blue carpet to rep- workout. Organizers expect more than from 80 brewers. resent Rotary. This year\u2019s event features 3,000 people to move through the HOLIDAY KICKSTARTER a tropical paradise theme and includes streets of La Grange or participate vir- Event: Arts and Crafts Christmas Show Host: Rotary Club of Stratford, Ontario an elegant reception, dinner, dancing to a tually. In a change of pace, the dessert What it benefits: Local projects Dates:\u202f11-13 November live band, and a silent auction, as well as pie that has motivated runners to cross Instead of scrambling to find holiday gifts at the last minute, start shopping the club\u2019s annual presentation of awards the finish line has been replaced this early at this Christmas-themed arts and crafts show at a recreation center. The to exemplary individuals and organiza- year with a 12-inch frozen cheese pizza event boasts more than 100 vendors of- fering unique and beautiful wares, with a tions in Boca Raton. for all in-person registrants. dash of holiday spirit to inspire shoppers to get some names crossed off their lists. NOVEMBER 2022\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 53","OUR CLUBS DISPATCHES FROM Rotary and the royal family OUR SISTER MAGAZINES ROTARY GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND A hearse carrying Judith Diment, a member of the the RI Award of Honor to mark the RI President Jennifer Jones was the queen\u2019s coffin Rotary Club of London, remem- 60th anniversary of her coronation. in Uganda showcasing some of Ro- travels up the bers watching Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s Diment took the award to Bucking- tary\u2019s humanitarian projects and Royal Mile to St coronation at her aunt\u2019s house on a ham Palace with then-RI Director had just met with the Makerere Uni- Giles\u2019 Cathedral in 12-inch black-and-white television. Mike Webb. The queen graciously versity Rotary Peace Center fellows Edinburgh. She never dreamed that one day she accepted the prestigious honor, when she heard of the queen\u2019s death. would meet her. applauding Rotary for its polio eradication program and advocacy \u201cI felt deep sadness for her pass- But in 1981, while working at the efforts. \u201cHer Majesty Queen Eliza- ing,\u201d she says. \u201cQueen Elizabeth II Natural History Museum in Lon- beth II has been a steadfast, inspi- was an inspiration to many Rotary don, she met the queen and her hus- rational presence throughout my members around the globe, es- band, Prince Philip, who were there entire life,\u201d Diment says. pecially those in Commonwealth to celebrate the museum\u2019s 100th countries. She was dedicated to anniversary. And after Diment was While Diment\u2019s experience with numerous humanitarian causes that appointed Rotary representative the queen is unique among Rotary align with Rotary\u2019s work around the to the Commonwealth in 2013, members, many share her sentiment world, including polio eradication.\u201d she met every year with the queen, and gratitude following Elizabeth\u2019s Prince Philip, and in recent years death on 8 September. Many people Jones, who is Canadian, re- Prince Charles (now King Charles waited for hours in line to pay hom- called as a young girl joining the III) on Commonwealth Day. age at the coffin of the queen, who crowd along the streets of Windsor, lay in state in London\u2019s Westmin- Ontario, when the queen toured In December 2013, Rotary Inter- ster Hall before her funeral. Canada. \u201cThe streets were lined by national recognized the queen with thousands of people hoping to see 54\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 NOVEMBER 2022 Photography by Peter Croan","PHOTOGRAPH: (CENTER) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION a glimpse of Her Majesty passing During COP26, the United Nations Top: Flowers and by,\u201d she recalls. \u201cIt brought joy to climate summit held in Glasgow last tributes are left so many, and the queen had a tre- November, Mehta emphasized the at the gates of mendous impact on Canada. I ad- critical role that mangroves play in Balmoral Castle mired Queen Elizabeth because she mitigating and adapting to climate in Scotland in shared the same guiding principles change. \u201cThis work is of great inter- memory of the of unselfish volunteer service and est to King Charles III,\u201d says Diment. queen. acting ethically towards others as Center: Then- Rotary members. Her actions were in Rotary has been a keen supporter Prince Charles line with Rotary\u2019s motto of Service of the Prince\u2019s Trust, founded in visits a polio Above Self and our Four-Way Test.\u201d 1976 by Charles to make a practi- vaccination site cal difference for young people who on the outskirts of Rotary has enjoyed a close con- lack opportunities. New Delhi, India. nection with the royal family, espe- Bottom: The flag cially with Prince Philip, before he In addition to Charles, Princess flies at half-staff died in 2021. He was an honorary Anne, who is an honorary member on the clock tower member of the Rotary clubs of Lon- of the Rotary Club of Elgin, Scot- above the Balmoral don, Edinburgh, and King\u2019s Lynn, land, addressed the 2018 Rotary In- Hotel in Edinburgh. along with Windsor St. George and ternational Convention in Toronto, Windsor & Eton, where he would bringing global awareness to Ro- NOVEMBER 2022\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 55 occasionally drop in to their meet- tary\u2019s work and inspiring attendees. ings, and he strongly supported Ro- tary\u2019s community initiatives. Jones hopes the reign of King Charles will further strengthen Ro- Like his father, Charles shares an tary\u2019s bonds with the royal family. \u201cI interest in Rotary and has been seen do hope that King Charles III will wearing a Rotary pin on the lapel of continue supporting humanitarian his jacket as an honorary member causes that both he and Her Maj- of the Rotary Club of Banchory- esty Queen Elizabeth II have his- Ternan in Scotland. torically advanced. Given that King Charles has long been an advocate Alan Lilley, president of the club for environmental causes, we an- in Aberdeenshire, says the new king ticipate Rotary\u2019s work to support has been an honorary member since the environment might align with 1992. This followed an invitation his, and we\u2019d be honored to have his after he had opened Scolty Tower, support.\u201d\t \u2014 dave king a landmark overlooking the town of Banchory that was restored by the Rotary club. The group is raising funds for a further refurbishment. \u201cWe hope this restoration project will be completed next year, when we would love to invite King Charles to mark the occasion,\u201d says Lilley. In June, Diment arranged a pri- vate audience with Charles for then- RI President Shekhar Mehta at the Commonwealth Heads of Govern- ment conference in Rwanda. Mehta presented Charles with the Rotary Award of Honor. He noted Rotary and Charles\u2019 shared commitment to protect the environment.","OUR CLUBS HANDBOOK Yours for the asking There\u2019s a right way to make a request of someone In 2016, Linda Morrow, a workforce Recognize that most people want to say yes. development director at an Ontario Morrow and Gallagher learned that people grossly hospital, received an alarming late-night underestimate the likelihood of others agreeing to their email from her administrative assis- requests. This is true for re- quests made of friends and of tant, Christine Duval. Duval\u2019s daughter, strangers. When it comes to asking, our lens is distorted. Jessie, had fallen ill while traveling in The bi gest mistake people may make is not asking at all. Peru and wound up in a hospital in the Illustration by Maxim Usik remote mountain city of Huaraz. Duval received a digital image of Jessie holding up a sign with the hospital\u2019s name, but she was unable to reach her daughter and was frantic. A member of the Rotary Club of Wind- sor-Roseland, Morrow contacted other club members. One of them, Mary Jean Gallagher, an educator who had been to Peru several times and visited Huaraz, reached out to someone she knew there. Within minutes, Morrow received an email saying that a good Samaritan was heading to the hospital to make sure Jes- sie was OK. A second email arrived soon after: Jessie was su ering from a gastro- intestinal issue and needed medication and to be rehydrated. Someone was with her and would remain until she recovered. On Monday morning, Duval came into Morrow\u2019s o ce at Windsor Regional Hos- pital with tears of gratitude in her eyes. For Morrow, the episode is a striking example of Rotary connections in action \u2014 and a lesson in the power of asking for help, something Rotarians do a lot. Morrow and Gallagher love research and decided to look more deeply into the available information on the psychology of asking for help. They presented their \ufb01ndings at the 2018 Rotary International Convention during a breakout session called \u201cThe Power of Asking: Setting the Rotary Network in Motion.\u201d Here are their tips. \u2014 56 ROTARY NOVEMBER 2022","Acknowledge a real Asking is a process, risk of asking. not a one-time thing. One insight Morrow and Too many people take a now- Gallagher found about the or-never approach, hearing psychology of asking is that anything other than yes as a rejection hurts \u2014 literally. One permanent no. Morrow and study shows that it activates Gallagher counsel patience the same regions of the brain and follow-ups. Circum- that register physical pain. stances can change, and a soft Rejection also has a social no can sometimes become a cost: feeling shame in addition de\ufb01nite yes. to disappointment. So telling people that \u201cit can\u2019t hurt to Advocate for someone ask\u201d may not be helpful. else as you would for your loved ones. Know the why behind If you\u2019re stru gling to ask for your ask. help, Morrow and Gallagher If you understand why you\u2019re urge you to think about how asking, you can articulate much easier it is to request as- your request in a manner that sistance when it\u2019s for a loved allows your passion to shine one. In general, people don\u2019t through. People connect most think twice about advocating to what inspired you to ask, for their kids or a sick parent. rather than the particulars of what you\u2019re asking, say Remember your own Morrow and Gallagher. It also responses to requests. helps to specify why you\u2019re You might be a Rotary mem- asking a particular person for ber because someone asked help \u2014 point out the special you to attend an event or qualities or talents the indi- participate in a project. That vidual has that made you go opportunity likely has been to the person. a gift. Asking others for help could provide them that same Ask, don\u2019t tell \u2014 kind of gift. or coerce. Rotary members sometimes sound like they are telling peo- ple to help, rather than asking for their help, Morrow says. Recipients of requests need to feel that they can say no in order to o er an authentic yes. NOVEMBER 2022 ROTARY 57","OUR CLUBS TRUSTEE CHAIR\u2019S MESSAGE SERVICE ABOVE SELF From trees to a forest THE OBJECT OF ROTARY Many of you will recall my challenge to helping reduce cases of wild poliovirus The Object of Rotary is to Rotary clubs when I was RI president in by 99.9 percent. Seven Rotary Peace encourage and foster the ideal 2017-18: to plant one tree per member to Centers around the world have also of service as a basis of worthy help the environment. Thanks to you, we taken root and are now bearing fruit as enterprise and, in particular, to estimate over 4 million trees went into scores of peacebuilders and community encourage and foster: the ground \u2014 quite a forest indeed. leaders go forth with the skills to make First The development of the world more safe and secure. acquaintance as an opportunity This month, as we celebrate The for service; Rotary Foundation, let\u2019s remember that Charity Navigator, an independent Second High ethical standards each Foundation project is much like agency, has given The Rotary Founda- in business and professions, the planting a tree. With each sapling of tion its highest ranking for more than recognition of the worthiness hope, health, and peace, we make an in- a decade. Why? Our overhead expense of all useful occupations, and vestment in the future that will one day level is much lower than most similar the dignifying of each Rotarian\u2019s grow into something even greater. organizations \u2014 89 percent of gifts occupation as an opportunity to to the Foundation went to programs serve society; Such a tree was planted by Rotary and operations in Rotary year 2021-22. Third The application of in Sri Lanka, where more than 2,000 Not only are we e cient stewards, but the ideal of service in each children born annually with a congeni- Rotary\u2019s requirement of a community- Rotarian\u2019s personal, business, tal heart defect can now get corrective needs assessment for global grants helps and community life; surgery allowing them to survive to ensure the sustainability of our projects. Fourth The advancement of adulthood. Local Rotarians saw a need And the Foundation, run by your fellow international understanding, to make the surgery more accessible, and Rotarians, is a charity you can trust. goodwill, and peace through a rallied 17 Rotary districts to contribute world fellowship of business and District Designated Funds. After the However, only about 38 percent of professional persons united in Foundation matched those funds, a total members actively support our own the ideal of service. global grant of $365,000 was used to organization\u2019s great charity. We can create the \ufb01rst human heart-valve tissue and should do better. Just as I chal- THE FOUR WAY TEST bank in Sri Lanka, with the government lenged you to plant trees as president, providing the building, sta ng, and sup- as Foundation trustee chair I would like Of the things we think, say, or do: plies to ensure its sustainability. to challenge each club to make a giving 1. Is it the truth? plan for our Rotary Foundation this year. 2. Is it fair to all concerned? Visiting this life-saving facility in 2017 3. Will it build goodwill and was an unforgettable experience for me. Imagine our impact \u2014 Rotary\u2019s great But I have seen countless other great forest of hope and peace that will \ufb02our- better friendships? \u201ctrees\u201d planted across our seven areas ish \u2014 and please give today. 4. Will it be beneficial to all of focus. We planted PolioPlus in 1985 and it has grown into one of the great- IAN H.S. RISELEY concerned? est public health initiatives in history, Foundation trustee chair ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT 58 ROTARY NOVEMBER 2022 The following code of conduct has been adopted for the use of Rotarians: As a Rotarian, I will 1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to: mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people\u2019s quality of life in my community and in the world 4. Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians 5. Help maintain a harassment- free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment. Illustration by Viktor Miller Gausa","IN BRIEF Stephanie A. Urchick selected as 2024-25 Rotary president PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF STEPHANIE URCHICK Stephanie A. Urchick of the Rotary Club Making regionalization a \u0007Former partner and of McMurray, Pennsylvania, has been se- priority is crucial, says Urchick. chief operating officer lected as president of Rotary International \u201cBecause Rotary operates in of Doctors at Work LLC, for 2024-25. The decision will make her more than 200 countries and a consulting and training only the second woman to hold the posi- geographical areas, it is vital to company in Pennsylvania tion since Rotary\u2019s founding in 1905. recognize that the organiza- tion can become more efficient \u0007Doctorate in leadership \u201cI am overwhelmed and excited,\u201d says and effective by understanding studies from Indiana Urchick. \u201cI look forward to this new chapter regional differences. Such dif- University of Pennsylvania, in my Rotary experience and to leading the ferences affect the way Ro- bachelor\u2019s degree from the organization by continuing to inspire Ro- tary members work together University of Pennsylvania tary members around the world. The magic to provide service, promote of Rotary happens at the club level, where integrity, and advance world R\u0007 otary International the people are serving their communities.\u201d understanding, goodwill, and director (2019-21) peace,\u201d she says. With the world facing challenges like R\u0007 otary Foundation trustee the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, Urchick has participated (2012-14) and international conflict, Urchick says, in a variety of international Rotary\u2019s leaders can turn threats into op- service projects, including \u0007Past member of Rotary\u2019s portunities and ease despair by offering a National Immunization Days Election Review Committee vision, narrative, and plans of action. in India and Nigeria. She trav- and the Operations Review eled to Vietnam to help build Committee \u201cMeasures taken by Rotary leader- a primary school and to the ship to resolve critical challenges make Dominican Republic to install \u0007Foundation Major Donor our organization stronger and more re- water filters. She studies sev- and Bequest Society silient,\u201d she says. \u201cThis kind of essential eral Slavic languages, has men- member leadership also creates new levels of co- tored new Rotary members in operation, even among rivals, when Rotary Ukraine, and coordinated a Ro- NOVEMBER 2022\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 59 members pull together as people of action tary Foundation grant project in Poland. to serve, and to solve a crisis.\u201d Rotary\u2019s presidential selection occurred A Rotary member since 1991, Urchick on 8 August, and Urchick was declared has served Rotary International in leader- president-nominee on 16 September when ship roles at every level, from club presi- no challenging candidates came forward. dent and district governor to RI director and trustee for The Rotary Foundation. Every year, the presidential nominating \u201cThese experiences have served me well committee, which consists of past RI direc- because they have given me the depth of tors from half of Rotary\u2019s zones, selects the knowledge and understanding about Ro- president. The zones alternate each year. tary,\u201d says Urchick, who describes herself as a \u201crolling up your sleeves and getting Only past RI directors are eligible to things done leader.\u201d \u201cEvery organization serve as president, and most presidents needs a right leader at the right time. I am have held additional leadership roles, in- the right leader at the right time because cluding serving on committees that offer of these skill sets and knowledge.\u201d international experience. We want people to feel that there\u2019s value in getting involved in Rotary to create changes in themselves, in their communities, and in the world.","OUR CLUBS *Levels as of 30 June THE ROTARY FOUNDATION FOUNDATION CIRCLE (Contributions of $1,000,000-$2,499,999) Arch Klumph Society M. Albin and Nancy T. Jubitz, 2021-22 honorees United States Rotary Club of Portland, Oregon Named for the founder of The Rotary Foundation, the Arch Klumph Society was established to recognize the Foundation\u2019s highest tier Douglas and Nora MacLellan, of donors \u2014 those who have contributed $250,000 or more. United States Rotary Club of Palm Desert, California This distinguished society includes supporters from more than Rotary Club of Playa Venice, California 50 countries and geographical areas. Their generosity enables the Foundation to continue its mission of advancing world CHAIR\u2019S CIRCLE understanding, goodwill, and peace through the alleviation of (Contributions of $500,000-$999,999) poverty, the support of education, and the eradication of polio. Ron and Glenys Geary, Australia The members listed below were recognized in the 2021-22 Rotary Club of Belmont Rotary year through a formal induction or elevation ceremony. Rajesh and Seema Gupta, India Rotary Club of Delhi Rajdhani Annick and Herv\u00e9 Hacard, France Rotary Club of Dinan John C. Hanson and Ann G. Westerman, United States Rotary Club of Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Maryland Urs and Marl\u00e8ne Herzog, Switzerland Rotary Club of Allschwil-Regio Basel Suzi and Bill Howe, United States Rotary Club of Space Center (Houston), Texas Suresh and Usha Jain, India Rotary Club of Delhi South East Belvai Vinayak and Radha V. Kudva, PHOTOGRAPHS: TRISH BADGER \/ ROTARY INTERNATIONAL United States Rotary Club of New Tampa Noon, Florida Vinay and Rashmi Kulkarni, India Rotary Club of Pune Parvati J.C. and Pam McKenzie, United States Rotary Club of Concord, North Carolina Aziz Memon and Samina Aziz, Pakistan Rotary Club of Karachi Guests mingle at Arch Klumph Society events during the 2022 Rotary International Convention in Houston. Suguru and Kazuyo Omuro, Japan Rotary Club of Takarazuka Mukogawa 60\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 NOVEMBER 2022","Suresh Kumar and Kiran Poddar, Gloria Ann and Carl C. Evans, Brent J. and Trudy L. Patmos, India United States United States Rotary Club of Jaipur Mid Town Rotary Club of Charlotte International, Rotary Club of Chandler-Horizon, Arizona North Carolina Ila and Vinod Shah, United States Firoz and Sheila Peera, United States Rotary Club of Charlotte Hall, Maryland Yuichi and Keiko Fukuhara, Japan Rotary Club of Global Impact (7680), Rotary Club of Tokyo Ginza North Carolina Jafer and Banoo Jafer Sura, United Arab Emirates Archie Francisco F and Paul and Carol Reinert, United States Rotary Club of Dubai Rozanne C Gamboa, Philippines Rotary Club of Springfield, Missouri Rotary Club of Downtown Davao Claudio H. Takata and Marie, Brazil Maria Vital da Rocha and Rotary Club of S\u00e3o Paulo-Aeroporto Karen Greenberg and Agerson Tabosa Pinto, Brazil David Henseler, United States Rotary Club of Fortaleza-Alagadi\u00e7o Joe Ueffing and Susan Ueffing, Rotary Club of South Bay Canada Sunrise-Torrance, California Yoshio and Kyoko Sato, Japan Rotary Club of Kentville, Nova Scotia Rotary Club of Okayama-South John S. Hathaway and Tom Walker, United States Nancy E. Hathaway, United States Dilara and Muhammad Ajaz Saya, Rotary Club of Albuquerque, New Mexico Rotary Club of The Woodlands, Texas Pakistan Rotary Club of Karachi Kevin and Jennifer Weist, Shinichi and Satoko Iimura, United States Japan Rashmi and Rajiv Sharma, India Rotary Club of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Rotary Club of Utsunomiya 90 Rotary Club of Bhusawal Tapti Valley TRUSTEES CIRCLE Kanan and Nikunj Jhaveri, India Thomas J and Paula J Smith, (Contributions of $250,000-$499,999) Rotary Club of Queen\u2019s Necklace United States Rotary Club of Charlotte-South, Ambalavanan M and Greg and Brenda Jones, North Carolina Geetharani A, India United States Rotary Club of Waxhaw-Weddington, Rotary Club of Madras Mid-Town Rotary Club of Salem, Illinois North Carolina Helge Andersen, Denmark Rich and Diana Kaye, N. Sundaravadivelu and Rotary Club of Br\u00f8nsh\u00f8j United States S. V. Murugambal, India Rotary Club of Temple-South, Texas Rotary Club of Coimbatore Dato\u2019 Dr Mir Anisuzzaman and Datin Shereen Bon, Bangladesh Lindsey Kroll and Irene Hickey, Katsuhiko Tatsuno and Rotary Club of Agrabad United States Shigemi Tatsuno, Japan Rotary Club of Dhaka Royal Rotary Club of Memorial-Spring Rotary Club of Tokyo-West Branch (Houston), Texas Kelly C. Atkinson and Ed and Fran Thurmond, United States Penny T. Atkinson, United States Marjorie F. Mancuso, United States Rotary Club of Lexington, Mississippi Rotary Club of West Jordan, Utah Rotary Club of Cupertino, California S V Veerramani and Radha, India Rick and Totney Benson, United States Greg Marlow, Australia Rotary Club of Adyar Rotary Club of Westport, Connecticut Rotary E-Club of Outback Australia Bhaskar Ram V and Suchitra V, India Lawrence Cohen, United States Santiago Martin and Rotary Club of Rajahmundry River City Rotary Club of New York, New York Leema Rose Martin, India Rotary Club of Coimbatore Central Douglas and Sue Whinnery, Rotary Club of Coimbatore Aakruthi United States Rotary Club of Kerrville, Texas Mickey and Suellen Dubberly, Nitinratilal and Harsha Nitin Mehta, United States India David T. Wolcott, United States Rotary Club of Coral Springs, Florida Rotary Club of Bombay Airport Rotary Club of Mid-Bay Bridge (Choctawhatchee Bay), Florida Tom and Jill Duerig, United States V.R. Muthu and Malarvizhi Muthu, Rotary Club of The Livermore Valley, India Masatoshi and Maya Yoshida, Japan California Rotary Club of Virudhunagar Rotary Club of Tokyo Shintoshin NOVEMBER 2022\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 61","OUR CLUBS By foot, tram, boat, or even waterbike, point for exploring the city. Board a river 2023 CONVENTION there are plenty of ways to tour Melbourne cruise at Southbank. There are tours for all while you\u2019re in town for the 2023 Rotary The grand International Convention 27-31 May. Each tastes, including sightseeing, photography, tour mode offers a unique perspective on the city\u2019s architecture, culture, history, and cocktail, dinner, and sunset cruises. Or you hidden places. could tour the river on a waterbike, which Get in some extra steps and check out one of Melbourne\u2019s walking tours. A com- is a pedal bike set on pontoons. Coastal pany called I\u2019m Free Tours offers (you guessed it) free walking tours guided by cruises let you take in the skyline, beaches, local artists, musicians, and travel aficiona- dos. Its tours cover the city\u2019s architecture, coves, rock formations, and wildlife \u2014 pos- gardens, best-kept secrets, and more. Along the way, you\u2019ll learn about the rich history sibly including dolphins and seals. of Melbourne, including its Indigenous beginnings and its path to become the vi- The City Circle Tram in Melbourne\u2019s brant, multicultural metropolis of today. business district is a free hop-on hop-off Running through the heart of down- town, the Yarra River offers another vantage ride popular with tourists. Making about two dozen stops, the tram lets you move easily between landmarks. Notable high- lights include the historic Flinders Street train station, State Library Victoria, and the Melbourne Museum of cultural and natural history. The tram provides audio informa- tion on each attraction\u2019s significance and background.\t \u2014 eva remijan-toba Learn more and register at convention.rotary.org. 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Promote your club. Inspire your community. Visit the Brand Center to access promotional materials and resources to share your club\u2019s stories of impact and show your community we\u2019re people of action. You\u2019ll find: Templates to create Ads, photos, and \u0007Guidance to apply club logos and videos that show Rotary colors and custom promotions Rotary in action design elements Use these tools to update your website, social media accounts, and community outreach materials. Get started at rotary.org\/brandcenter.","LAST BIT Sardinia\u2019s comfort food Whether you serve the cherished fain\u00e8 plain or add sausage or vegetables, get it to the table hot When hosting visitors on the Italian island of Sardinia, MAKE IT: Combine chickpea flour and water and set it locals insist they try fain\u00e8. A chickpea pancake or flatbread crisped in the oven, fain\u00e8 is a local varia- aside to rest for a few hours. Mix in extra virgin olive tion on farinata di ceci, which originated centuries oil, salt, pepper, and any add-ins you choose, then ago in Genoa. It has become one of Sardinia\u2019s most place it in the oven for a tasty flatbread. \u201cIt is easy- treasured foods. But not everyone is familiar with this peasy to make,\u201d Dettori says. dish, even within Italy itself, explains Marco Dettori, a member of the Rotaract Club of Sassari. EAT IT: Fain\u00e8 is often sliced into triangles and eaten like People typically have fain\u00e8 during Sardinia\u2019s pizza. You can hold it in your hand or use a knife and cooler season, from late autumn to early spring. \u201cIt\u2019s fork \u2014 both are equally acceptable. Share the dish as served on a plate that\u2019s really hot,\u201d says Dettori, a law an appetizer or serve it as an individual meal. student. \u201cYou want to eat it and enjoy it in the cooler months. You won\u2019t enjoy it in the summer.\u201d While MIX IT UP: To add more flavor, locals like to include a va- fain\u00e8 is simple to make at home, Dettori likes to go to a restaurant on the weekends and share the dish with riety of meats, vegetables, and spices. \u201cMy favorite is his friends, because it takes a long time to prepare. Marco Dettori with sausage,\u201d Dettori says. Onions and rosemary are Rotaract Club of Sassari, Italy popular additions, and less frequently, it comes with sliced carrots on top.\t \u2014 eva remijan-toba 64\u2003 ROTARY\u2003 NOVEMBER 2022 Illustration by Alice Pattullo","Our dreams become reality Take action to: when we engage and build \u2014 Imagine DEI. Expanding Our Reach: partnerships that can Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion change the world \u2014 Imagine a Welcoming Club Experience: Comfort and Care \u2014 Imagine Impact: Expanding Rotary\u2019s Reach Media Tour \u2014 Empower Girls Learn more: rotary.org\/initiatives22-23","IMAGINE TRANSFORMATION Renew your connections, perspective, and imagination in Melbourne, Australia, and carry the energy home to light up your community and communities around the world. You\u2019ll be transformed as you Imagine What\u2019s Next. 2023 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 27-31 MAY 2023 Register today at convention.rotary.org"]
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