D-2452 DG's Newsletter September 2014

District 2452 Service Above Self Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 Rtn. Gary C K Huang Rtn. Khalil Alsharif RI President District Governor Light Up Rotary “Every Rotarian an Example to Youth.” As a Rotarian leading by example, it is our duty to encourage young people to join any of the Rotary International’s structured youth and young adult programs like Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) and Rotary Youth Exchange be- cause younger generations are the future Rotarians. Through these programs, young generation gets the opportunity to develop leadership skills, increase self-confidence, gain exposure to a variety of issues and people, make new friends, obtain career information and skills and meet community leaders and mentors. And Rotary clubs gain because these programs are featured to strengthen Rotary by providing Rotarians the chance to share valuable experience and expertise with the younger members and bridge the generation gap. Active Youth Force is one of my main district goals during 2014-15. Through programs like Rotaract, Interact and RYLA, I look forward to a united approach to district projects, where we all share trust, generosity, and fellowship to make ourselves as well as the younger generation capable of serving our community and communities beyond. Khalil Alsharif District Governor ROTARY’S FUTURE TOOK CENTER STAGE Rotary Scholar Kelsi Lopatecki Cox inspired thousands at the ON LAST DAY OF SYDNEY CONVENTION Sydney Convention with her passion for community work. Gertrude Adzo Akpalo walked out of the Rotary Scholar Kelsi Lopatecki Cox is a Allphones Arena in Sydney more inspired prime example of what can happen when than ever to do her part to inject youth and you nurture young people. energy into Rotary, helping to secure its future. During her speech to the convention audi- ence, she championed innovative technol- \"This was by far the best plenary session ogy and education as a way to address of the convention,\" said Akpalo, who is poverty and under-development in rural the director of youth activities for the Ro- communities. She is program coordinator tary Club of Accra East, Ghana. \"All the for the Digital Learning Room, a project speakers on New Generations gave us a that brings technology to schools in the clear message that engaging young minds South Pacific. will keep Rotary alive. I'm young myself, so this was the perfect message to take By Ryan Hyland home,\" she added. Rotary News, 4-JUN-2014 Photo Credit: RI/Monika Lozinska “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” 1 - Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE GARY C.K. HUANG PRESIDENT 2014-15 SEPTEMBER 2014 One of the great privileges of being president of Rotary International is having the chance to visit so many parts of the Rotary world. Usually I travel to participate in Rotary events; speak at Rotary clubs, conferences, and institutes; and encourage Rotarians in their service. But as president, I am responsible for all branches of the Rotary family. This means that it is also my privilege to support the service of Rotary's youngest generations: our Rotaractors, Interactors, Rotary Youth Exchange students, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants. When I see the work Rotarians do, I am always impressed, always excited, and always inspired. When I see the work of our New Generations, I am all of this – and frequently I am surprised as well. Not by the quality of their work – for I have learned to expect great things from them – but by the creativity and ingenuity of their thinking. I look at what they have done and think not just \"What a great job!\" but \"What a great idea!\" Because every generation sees the world in a unique way, and every individual has a unique point of view. Faced with the same problems, we arrive at dif- ferent solutions. This is why, in Rotary, our diversity – of culture, language, expertise, gender, and age – is our strength. In Rotary, we try to take the long view in our service. We aspire to serve in ways that will make a lasting differ- ence, that will continue to have an impact after our participation ends. Our younger generations, in my experi- ence, share this sentiment, and apply it globally, by focusing on environmental issues in new and innovative ways. When I became a Rotarian, environmental issues were barely on our radar. To young people today, these concerns are front and center. Their perspective is a valuable contribution to the world of Rotary ser- vice, and it is one that we should all encourage and support. Just as they are learning from us, so should we be learning from them. The young people who are serving in Rotaract and Interact, and participating in Youth Exchange and RYLA today, are the Rotarians of tomorrow. When we support them, we are supporting the future of our entire or- ganization. We are helping to train the men and women who will be the club presidents, district governors, RI directors, and RI presidents of tomorrow. SÃO PAULO CONVEN- TION DATES CHANGED The 2015 Rotary Convention will run Saturday, 6 June, through Tuesday, 9 June – starting and ending one day earlier than originally scheduled. 2

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE JOHN KENNY TRUSTEE CHAIR 2014-15 SEPTEMBER 2014 Help us reach our goal. Rotarians are generous people. They give to many good, charitable causes in their communities but in many instances do not support their own charity: The Rotary Foundation. This Rotary year, I would like to see every Rotary club make a contribution to our Rotary Foundation. Remember that the good we do in the world is limited only by the contributions we receive. And when we give to our Foundation, we are not sending cash to Evanston – we are helping a blind man to see, a polio victim to walk, a child to grow to adulthood healthily, a student to become better educated, and a family to have food to eat. Each year, the trustees of The Rotary Foundation set a goal for the Annual Fund – the fund that feeds the World Fund. This year, the goal is US$123 million, with each Rotarian being asked to contribute a minimum of $100. I am conscious that this figure would mean more in some countries than others. But Rotarians should give according to their means. The slogan Every Rotarian, Every Year means exactly that. Every Rotarian should make a contribution to our Foundation every year. Make it a priority this year to impress on your club the importance of every club sup- porting our Foundation in some way. As I said at the outset, Rotarians are generous people. I am sure you will translate that generosity into giving to our Rotary Foundation. It is up to each and every one of us to do so. World Polio Day: 24 October 2014 (Message from John F. Germ Day- 24 October 2014—at 18:30pm CDT and will be streamed live at endpolionow.org. I encourage your club/ Chair, International PolioPlus Committee) district to have a viewing party of the event, or incorporate it into your existing World Polio Day plans. The archived vid- World Polio Day is quickly approaching on October 24th. eo will be available following the live program. Additional This is a chance for Rotarians, clubs, and districts across the event details may be found at endpolionow.org. world to come together to fight polio. There are many ways you could mark the day. Dedicate your club meeting to fo- Resources available cus on Rotary’s work to end polio that week. Community To help you with your planning for World Polio Day events, fundraisers on/around World Polio Day are great a way to a toolkit is being developed and will be posted on endpo- raise awareness of our cause in the general public. lionow.org by 25 August. A message will be sent to all of you letting you know when it is available. You could take the opportunity to remind government offi- cials to support the global commitment to a polio free world- I encourage you to spread the word about your World Polio Rotary’s top priority. On World Polio Day, wear your End Day activities. Please visit http://www.endpolio.org/ Polio Now pin and encourage your friends and family to do storytelling to submit your stories and photos. the same. We promised the children of the world that we would This year, a End Polio Now: Make History Today eradicate polio, and Rotarians keep their word. Livestream event, including a global update on the current status of polio eradication, will take place on World Polio We are this close, End Polio Now. 3

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 N E W G What Does New Generations Mean? E New Generations refers to the youngest generation in the fami- ly of Rotary. Many are participants in Rotary’s youth and young adult programs: Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and Rotary Youth Exchange. Other s ar e New Generations Service r ecognizes the positive change im- plemented by youth and young adults through leadership devel- N service-minded young people involved in Rotary club and district opment activities, involvement in community and international activities. E service projects, and exchange programs that enrich and foster R world peace and cultural understanding. Rotary clubs should be committed to involving youth and young A adults in their vocational, community, and international service projects, and to providing programs and resources that support T them. I O N Past RI President Luis Vicente Giay coined the term New Gener- New Generations and the Avenues of Service ations when he shared his belief that the future of Rotary relied on involving young people in the organization’s programs and Rotarians have long been committed to serving youth in their communities. The RI Strategic Plan encourages clubs to balance activities in all five Avenues of Service, but some fall under more than one. The New Generations Avenue of Service acknowledges the exceptional work that Rotarians do with youth and young adults while encouraging clubs to spread their reach even further. It also encompasses a fundamental idea: that every Rotarian has a responsibility to support the personal and profes- sional success of young people while recognizing the diversity of their needs. activities. At the 1996 RI Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Cana- da, he said: “Our vision for the future, now more than ever, is the difference between success and failure. The New Generations are our in- vestment in the future. Let us begin to build that future today.” New Generations Service became Rotary’s fifth Avenue of Ser- vice in 2010. It is defined in article 5 of the Standard Rotary Club Constitution: 4

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 D Annual Rotary Suhour & Handover Ceremony I RC Dubai , UAE, 19th July 2014 S T R I C T N E W S U A E 5

‫‪District 2452‬‬ ‫‪Governor’s Newsletter‬‬ ‫‪September 2014‬‬ ‫‪D Eid al-Fitr with the children from‬‬ ‫‪Rotary Club ofAmman Jerash organized Iftar‬‬ ‫‪I SOS Children Village, RC Aqaba‬‬ ‫‪for orphans‬‬ ‫‪S‬‬ ‫‪T‬‬ ‫‪Rotary Club of Amman Jerash (RCAJ) organized‬‬ ‫‪another of its annual young orphans Iftar events.‬‬ ‫‪There were 110 orphan youngsters from the Gaza‬‬ ‫‪refugee camp in Jersash in attendance.‬‬ ‫‪R‬‬ ‫‪I‬‬ ‫‪C‬‬ ‫‪T On the 28th of July 2014 the RC Aqaba, Jordan, cel-‬‬ ‫‪ebrated Eidal-Fitr with the children from SOS Chil-‬‬ ‫‪dren Village. The members distributing gifts and‬‬ ‫‪donations to them.‬‬ ‫‪N Rotary Club of Amman‬‬ ‫‪The event included games and parting gifts for each‬‬ ‫‪E Community Service Projects‬‬ ‫‪child. Also in attendance were guest students from‬‬ ‫‪W‬‬ ‫‪RCAJ Scholarship Program which the club is exe-‬‬ ‫‪S‬‬ ‫‪cuting in association with Al Aman Fund. Through‬‬ ‫‪this program, RCAJ sponsors and covers the cost of‬‬ ‫‪2 university students and 2 vocational students on‬‬ ‫‪annual basis. Members of Al Aman Fund’s man-‬‬ ‫‪agement were also invited to our Iftar event. The‬‬ ‫‪event provided a good synergy that can be further‬‬ ‫‪developed and built upon to execute more projects‬‬ ‫‪J in the future.‬‬ ‫‪O‬‬ ‫طـرود اﻟﺧﯾر ‪R‬‬ ‫ﻗـﺎم ﻋـدد ﻣن اﻟزﻣﻼء اﻟروﺗﺎرﯾﯾن وﻋﻠﻰ رأﺳﮭم رﺋﯾس اﻟﻧﺎدي اﻟزﻣﯾل واﺋل ﻋﻛﻠوك ﺑﺗوزﯾﻊ «طرود اﻟﺧﯾر» إﻟﻰ ﻣﺟﻣوﻋﺔ ﻣن اﻟﻣﺣﺗﺎﺟﯾن ﻓﻲ ﻣرﻛز ‪D‬‬ ‫اﻟﺣﺳﯾن ﻟﻠﺳرطﺎن ﯾوم اﻻرﺑﻌـﺎء اﻟﻣواﻓق ‪A .16/7/2014‬‬ ‫اﻟﺗﺑرع ﻷھل ﻏـزة ‪N‬‬ ‫ﻗﺎم ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻣـﺎن ﺑﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ‪ 27/7/2014‬ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺑرع ﺑﻣﺑﻠﻎ )‪ 500‬دﯾﻧﺎر( ﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋدة أھل ﻏـزة اﻟذﯾن ﺗﻌرﺿوا ﻟﻠﻌدوان اﻹﺳراﺋﯾﻠﻲ اﻟﻐﺎﺷم ‪ .‬وﻗـد ﺗم‬ ‫دﻓﻊ اﻟﻣﺑﻠﻎ إﻟﻰ اﻟزﻣﯾل ﺷوﻛت ﺗﺎدروس ﻣﻣﺛل اﻟﻣﺣﺎﻓظ اﻟذي ﻗﺎم ﺑﺈﺳﺗﻼم ﺗﺑرﻋﺎت ﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻷﻧدﯾﺔ اﻟروﺗﺎرﯾﺔ ﻟﯾﻘـوم ﺑﻌدھﺎ ﺑدﻓﻊ اﻟﻣﺑﻠﻎ اﻟذي ﺗم ﺟﻣﻌﮫ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﻷﻧروا )‪ . (UNRWA‬ھـذا وﻗد ﻗﺎم ﻋدد ﻣن اﻟزﻣﻼء ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺑرع ﺑﺷﻛل ﻓردي ﺣﯾث ﺑﻠﻐت ﺣﺻﯾﻠﺔ ﺗﺑرﻋﺎت اﻟزﻣﻼء ﻣﻊ ﺗﺑرع اﻟﻧﺎدي ﻣﺑﻠﻎ وﻗدره‬ ‫)‪ 2500‬دﯾﻧﺎر(‬ ‫ﺗطوﯾر ﺷﺑﻛﺎت اﻟﻣﯾﺎه ﻓﻲ ﻋدد ﻣن اﻟﻣدارس اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﯾﺔ‬ ‫وﻗﻌت أﻧدﯾﺔ اﻟروﺗﺎري ﻓﻲ اﻷردن ﻣﺳﺎء ﯾوم اﻟﺟﻣﻌﺔ ﺑﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ‪ 25/07/2014‬إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯾﺔ ﺗﻌﺎون ﻹطﻼق وﺗﻣوﯾل ﻣﺷروع اﻟﻣﺣﺎﻓظﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧظﺎﻓﺔ ﻣﯾﺎه‬ ‫اﻟﺷرب ﻓﻲ ﻋدد ﻣن اﻟﻣدارس اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﯾﺔ ﺑﻣﺣﺎﻓظﺎت اﻟﻣﻣﻠﻛﺔ ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻗﺎل رﺋﯾس ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻣﺎن اﻟﻣﮭﻧدس واﺋل ﻋﻛﻠوك إن ﻓﻛرة اﻟﻣﺷروع ﺟﺎءت ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻣﺎﺷﻲ ﻣﻊ أھداف أﻧدﯾﺔ اﻟروﺗﺎري اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺳﻌﻰ اﻟﻰ اﻟﺗﻐﯾﯾر‬ ‫اﻹﯾﺟﺎﺑﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻌﺎت ﻣن ﺧﻼل اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋدة ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺣﺳﯾن اﻟواﻗﻊ واﻟﻣﺳﺎھﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ إﯾﺟﺎد ﻣﺳﺗﻘﺑل أﻓﺿل ﻟﻠﺷﺑﺎب ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻛﻣﺎ أﺿﺎف ﺧﻼل اﻷﻣﺳﯾﺔ اﻟرﻣﺿﺎﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ أﻗﯾﻣت ﻋﻠﻰ ھﺎﻣش اﻹﺗﻔﺎﻗﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣطﻌم دار ﺷﻘﯾر ﻟﻠﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ‪ ،‬إن اﻟﻣﺷروع ﺳﯾﻧﻔذ ﻓﻲ ﻋدد ﻣن اﻟﻣدارس‬ ‫اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﯾﺔ ﺣﯾث ﯾﻘوم ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻐﯾﯾر ﺷﺑﻛﺎت اﻟﻣﯾﺎه اﻟﺣﺎﻟﯾﺔ واﻹﺳﺗﻐﻧﺎء ﻋن اﻟﺧزاﻧﺎت اﻟﻘدﯾﻣﺔ اﻟﻣﺧﺻﺻﺔ ﻟﻠﺷرب وإﺳﺗﺑداﻟﮭﺎ ﺑﺧزاﻧﺎت ﺟدﯾدة ﺗﺣﻔظ اﻟﻣﯾﺎه‬ ‫ﻣن اﻟﺑﻛﺗﯾرﯾﺎ اﻟﺗﻲ ﻗد ﺗﺗﺳﺑب ﺑﻧﻘل اﻷﻣراض إﻟﻰ اﻟطﻠﺑﺔ‬ ‫وأﺷﺎر إﻟﻰ إن اﻹﺗﻔﺎﻗﯾﺔ ﺗﻧص ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗوﻓﯾر اﻟﻣﺑﺎﻟﻎ اﻟﻣﺎﻟﯾﺔ ﻟﺗﻧﻔﯾذ ھذا اﻟﻣﺷروع اﻟذي ﯾﻘوم أﯾﺿﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ إﺟراء ﺻﯾﺎﻧﺔ ﻟﻠﻣراﻓق اﻟﺗﻲ ﯾﺳﺗﺧدﻣﮭﺎ اﻟطﻠﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﺷرب اﻟﻣﯾﺎه ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻌﺎون ﻣﻊ وزارة اﻟﺗرﺑﯾﺔ واﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾم ‪.‬‬ ‫‪6‬‬

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 D Grant Management Seminar, Beirut, Lebanon, 9th August 2014 I The Grant Management Seminar was held on the 9th of August 2014 in Beirut, Lebanon. 21 clubs out of 25 clubs attended and the total participants were 51 members. S T R I C T N E W S L Armenia & Georgia e b a n o n 2nd District 2452 Conference Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain From 19th to 22nd March 2015 To register please visit http://www.rotaryd2452.org/ or contact us at: Tel.: +973 17180688, Fax: +973 17740346, E-mail: [email protected] 7

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter September 2014 R Taking Rotary into the had an actual meeting space). With the support of our sponsor O next generation club, the Rotary club of Montevideo, we received our official charter about three weeks ago and became the Rotary Club of Posted on August 4, 2014 (Rotar y News) Plaza Matriz in Montevideo, Uruguay. T By Erin Mills, Rotary Scholar and char- The energy and enthusiasm this club has for Rotary and its mis- ter member of the Rotary Club of Plaza sion is producing quite the momentum for change in our local Matriz in Montevideo, Uruguay A A little over six years ago, I packed and global community. We are already involved in supporting a local non-profit that works with Leukemia patients. Other R my luggage and boarded a plane for Montevideo, Uruguay, as members are putting together workshops to get Rotary mem- an Ambassadorial Scholar from Arizona, USA, to that tiny cor- bers up to speed on how to use social networks to their ad- ner of the world I now call home. It’s where I teach future Eng- vantage. Y lish language educators at the University of Montevideo, where I teach middle school children from around the world at the We are also very excited about organizing a fundraising event American International School, and where 24 young profes- we coordinated as Rotaract members. The event is an Oscars for Rotary, we call it, “La Rueda de Oro” or the “Golden sionals and I are taking Rotary into the next generation. Wheel.” Clubs that enter have the chance to win a Golden N On a breezy, Saturday afternoon in March, surrounded by fa- Wheel in categories such as best outreach program for new miliar faces and scrumptious Uruguayan masitas (small cakes), members, best service project, etc. Even clubs from other coun- E those young professionals and I began hashing out the dos and tries have a chance to enter the international category. It’s a don’ts of starting a Rotary club. Many of us had been members great way to simultaneously raise money for a good cause and W of Rotaract (Rotary’s program for people ages 18-30), or even create awareness about the projects that the various Rotary Rotary clubs, but we couldn’t find a club that fit until we decid- clubs in Uruguay, and around the world, are carrying out. S ed to start our own. We’re a new club, in a small country of three million people, We didn’t have a place to meet, so we rotated meetings among but we’re here to make a change and carry Rotary’s mission of the houses of the founding members (reminiscent of Paul Har- service into the next generation. ris and the founders of Rotary who rotated offices before they Interactor says Youth Exchange I allowed myself to explore different ideas and behaviors, and is unforgettable they helped shape my character. The year helped define who I am. By Augusto La Colla, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Villa Because I belonged to an Interact club back home, I spent Regina, Argentina, to Muenster, Germany time with Rotaract in my host country, and took part in many enriching activities. It even confirmed my choice of profession. In Argentina, I go to a technical school with a speciality in ar- chitecture. During the last month of my exchange, I spent two weeks learning from German architects and engineers, visiting their work. In October, I traveled around Germany for two weeks with 50 other exchange students, and spent three weeks in Europe in April. I enjoyed Christmas in Germany with my host family, and a wonderful New Years in Switzerland. Youth Exchange students in Europe. One of my newfound German brothers accompanied me on my return trip to Argentina, and I spent time together with both Through my Interact club in Argentina, I learned of an oppor- my German and Argentinian families in Buenos Aires. tunity last year to go on a Rotary Youth Exchange to Muen- Because of all these experiences, I am more confident in my ster, Germany. I want to echo what others have said onthis ability to make a difference in the world and I believe we can blog, that Youth Exchange is an unforgettable experience. build peace. Anything is possible, if we work for it. I had the pleasure of staying with two families in Germany — I thank Rotary for this incredible experience. If you have an the Kirchhoffs and Beikers — and I consider both part of my opportunity, go on a Rotary Youth Exchange. It will change family. Getting to know the German culture, to be a part of it, your life. and to be immersed in it, I developed a new appreciation for my home country, and the world beyond. It made me realize From left, Tobias Kirchhoff, my host fa- just how amazing this world is, and gave me a desire to work ther in Germany, me, and my host broth- to make the world a better place. ers Philipp and Julian during a trip to Switzerland. I grew so much during the year. I experienced different life- Learn about Rotary Youth Exchanges styles, a different language, and a great deal of new emotions. (https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take- action/empower-leaders/start-exchange) 8