District 2452 Service Above Self Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 Mr. Gary C K Huang Light Up Rotary Mr. Khalil Alsharif RI President District Governor JANUARY - ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH Rotary Awareness to us and to the people around us becomes important because it increase our capacity to serve more to our communities. Awareness of service is reflected in our motto ‘Service Above Self’, through which we can create better clubs, better district and better communities. January being Rotary Awareness month is a great time to reflect on what it means to be a Rotarian. We should be aware of our actions and commitments and realize the power of the Rotary of which we are the members. We should seek those powers within ourselves to bring change to the lives of people we serve. I encourage all clubs in the district to conduct a joint Rotary/Rotaract/Interact project to increase awareness of Rotary in the communities and work with schools and community groups, to raise awareness and develop programs that address water, health & hunger and literacy issues. I wish all Rotarian friends and families of Rotary, a happy, successful and prosperous New Year 2015. Good Luck & Light Up Rotary. Khalil Alsharif District Governor “What is Rotary? What is it all about? … Beneath Rotary’s many and varied activities, there is unchanging undertones of goodwill, goodwill and goodwill.” – Paul Harris 1
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE GARY C.K. HUANG PRESIDENT 2014-15 JANUARY 2015 At the beginning of this Rotary year, I asked Rotarians everywhere to Light Up Rotary by holding a Rotary Day. How you do this is something I'm leaving up to you: It can be a full day or just a few hours. It can be organized by your club, by your district, or even across your entire country. It can be a service project, a festival, or any kind of event you want. As long as it's open to the community, embraces the whole family of Rotary, and is fun, it's a Rotary Day. The goal of a Rotary Day is to shine a light on Rotary. For many years, we in Rotary felt that it wasn't appro- priate to boast about our good work. We felt it was best to serve quietly and let our work speak for itself. But today, in many communities, people aren't even aware that they have a local Rotary club. Not because the clubs aren't strong, or because they aren't serving well. They are. But if Rotarians don't talk about their work, people will never know about it. It is time for us to Light Up Rotary and let people know what we are doing. In the first half of this Rotary year, I've been thrilled to see how many Rotarians have taken up my Rotary Day challenge. I've attended Rotary Days in so many places, including the Philippines, Korea, China, the United States, Turkey, India, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Every one has been different, and every one has met the challenge to Light Up Rota- ry in its own way. If you've organized a Rotary Day in your community, tell us about it: Email details and photos of your event to [email protected], with \"Rotary Day\" as your subject line. We'll do our best to feature as many Rotary Days as possible in the coming months. And if you haven't planned a Rotary Day yet, why not? It's a great way to share your love for Rotary with your community. When we tell others about Rotary and let them know how membership can enrich their lives, we share a gift that was given to us when we were invited to join our clubs. By passing that gift on, we help ensure that Rotary, and its service, will endure for generations to come. 2
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE JOHN KENNY TRUSTEE CHAIR 2014-15 JANUARY 2015 January: In Roman times, this was symbolized by the two-headed god Janus – one head looking back and one head looking forward. This is the time for us to take stock and see, of the goals we set for ourselves at the start of the year, how many we have achieved, and how we can fully realize all of them by the end of this Rotary year. How are we meeting our goal of polio eradication? Did we encourage our district to give 20 percent of its District Designated Fund toward the eradication of this terrible disease? Are we supporting National Immunization Days? There is still much to do. The number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2014 far exceeded the number in 2013. Have you made your contribution to our charity – our only charity – our Rotary Foundation? Have we impressed on those Rotarians who have not made a contribution the need to do so? The number of Rotarians who have not given to our Foundation far exceeds the number who have given, and we need to reverse that statistic. Our target for the Annual Fund is US$123 million. Let us ensure that we reach it. Have you considered taking advantage of the new grants program by using district or global grants? Last year, 858 district grants and 492 global grants were awarded. Have you nominated a Rotary Peace Fellow candidate? Have you sought out a Major Donor to help fund the pro- gram? Have you registered for the Rotary Peace Symposium, just prior to the Rotary International Convention in São Paulo, Brazil, in June? I have always held the belief that if the message of Rotary does not get to the Rotarian and the club, it loses its thrust. The Rotary club is the heartbeat of Rotary. What you make of the remaining months of the year, as you en- deavor to Light Up Rotary, is up to you. My New Year best wishes. “It is well to know ourselves if only so that we may know wherein we may improve ourselves.” - Paul P. Harris 3
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 District Governor’s Visit - Jordan 22nd to 30th November 2014 إﺟﺘﻤﺎع ﻧﺎدي ﻋﻤﺎن اﻹﺳﺒﻮﻋﻲ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ ﻋﺸﺮ إﺟﺘﻤﺎع اﻟﮫﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ – زﻳﺎرة اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻘﺪ ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻤﺎن إﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻪ اﻻﺳﺒﻮﻋﻲ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻟﻠﻌﺎم اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري 2014/2015ﺑﻌﺪ ظﮫﺮ ﻳﻮم اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺎء اﻟﻤﻮاﻓﻖ 25/11/2014ﻓﻲ ﻓﻨﺪق اﻻردن إﻧﺘﺮﻛﻮﻧﺘﯿﻨﻨﺘﺎل ﺣﯿﺚ ﻛﺎن إﺟﺘﻤﺎع اﻟﮫﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻟﻠﻨﺎدي واﻟﻤﺨﺼﺺ ﻟﻠﺰﻳﺎرة اﻟﺮﺳﻤﯿﺔ ﻟﻤﺤﺎﻗﻆ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﺧﻠﯿﻞ آل ﺷﺮﻳﻒ واﻟﺴﯿﺪة ﻋﻘﯿﻠﺘﻪ. ﻓﻲ ﺑﺪاﻳﺔ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎع رﺣﺐ اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ واﺋﻞ ﻋﻜﻠﻮك رﺋﯿﺲ اﻟﻨﺎدي ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ واﻟﺴﯿﺪة \"ﺷﮫﺮه\" ﻋﻘﯿﻠﺘﻪ وﺑﻨﺎﺋﺐ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﺷﻮﻛﺖ ﺗﺎدروس واﻟﺴﯿﺪة \"اﻳﻨﺎس\" ﻋﻘﯿﻠﺘﻪ ،ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎم اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ر.س .ﻣﻨﯿﺮ رﻳﺤﺎﻧﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺮﺣﯿﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻀﯿﻮف ﻓﺮداً ﻓﺮداً وﻋﻠﻰ رأﺳﮫﻢ اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ وﻧﺎﺋﺒﻪ وزوﺟﺘﯿﮫﻤﺎ. ﺛﻢ ﺗﺤﺪث اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﺷﻮﻛﺖ ﻧﺎﺋﺐ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺸﺮوع ﺗﻤﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﯿﺎه اﻟﺸﺮب ﻟﻠﻤﺪارس اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻷردن وھﻮ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻟﺬي ﻗﺎم ﺑﺘﻨﻔﯿﺬه ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻤﺎن ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺪة ﺳﻨﻮات وﻛﺎن اﻟﻨﺎدي اﻟﺮاﺋﺪ ﻟﮫﺬا اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻟﺬي اﺻﺒﺢ اﻻن ﻣﺸﺘﺮﻛﺎً ﻣﻊ ﻋﺪد ﻛﺒﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻮادي اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﻳﺔ اﻻﺧﺮى. ﻛﻤﺎ أﻋﻠﻦ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺲ واﺋﻞ ﻋﻦ ﻗﺒﻮل ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﯿﺪة ﻧﻮرﻳﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﯿﻦ ود .دﻧﯿﺎ اﻻﻋﻈﻤﻲ أﻋﻀﺎء ﺟﺪد ﻓﻲ ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻤﺎن ﺣﯿﺚ طﻠﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﺗﻘﻠﯿﺪ ﺷﺎرة ااﻟﺮوﺗﺎري اﻟﺪوﻟﻲ )اﻟﺪﺑﻮس( ﻟﻠﺰﻣﯿﻠﺘﯿﻦ . وﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ أﻋﻠﻦ رﺋﯿﺲ اﻟﻨﺎدي ﻋﻦ ﺗﺒﺮع ﺳﺘﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻋﻀﺎء اﻟﻨﺎدي ﻟﻠﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري اﻟﺪوﻟﻲ وإﻧﻀﻤﺎﻣﮫﻢ إﻟﻰ زﻣﺎﻟﺔ ﺑﻮل ھﺎرﻳﺲ وﻗﺪ ﻗﺎم اﻟﺴﯿﺪ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﺑﺘﻘﻠﯿﺪ ﺷﺎرة ﺑﻮل ھﺎرﻳﺲ ﻟﻠﺰﻣﻼء اﻟﺤﺎﺿﺮﻳﻦ وھﻢ : .1اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﺗﯿﺴﯿﺮ اﻟﺰاﻣﻞ – ﻟﻠﻤﺮة اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ .2اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﺧﻠﯿﻞ ﻧﺼﺮ .3اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ د .اﻳﺎد ﻓﺮح .4اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ واﺋﻞ ﻋﻜﻠﻮك – ﻟﻠﻤﺮة اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺜﺔ ﻋﻠﻤﺎً ﺑﺄن اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﻋﻠﻲ اﻟﻮزﻧﻲ واﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﻟﺆي ﺣﺪاد ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻀﻮر إﺟﺘﻤﺎع اﻟﻨﺎدي ﻟﮫﺬا اﻟﯿﻮم . أﻋﻠﻦ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺲ ﺑﺄن إﺟﺘﻤﺎع ﻳﻮم اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺎء ﻓﻲ 9/12/2014ﺳﯿﻜﻮن ﻓﻲ ﻓﻨﺪق اﻷردن اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻣﺴﺎ ًء وﺑﺄﺷﺘﺮاك ﻋﺸﺮة أﻧﺪﻳﺔ روﺗﺎرﻳﺔ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺳﯿﻜﻮن ﺿﯿﻒ اﻟﺸﺮف واﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪث اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﻲ اﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮر ﻣﺮوان اﻟﻤﻌﺸﺮ. ﺛﻢ اﻋﻄﯿﺖ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﻟﻠﺴﯿﺪة ﺷﮫﺮه ﻋﻘﯿﻠﺔ ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﺪﺛﺖ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺆﺗﻤﺮ اﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﻮي ﻋﻘﺪه ﻣﻦ 22/3/2015-19ﺗﺤﺖ رﻋﺎﻳﺔ وﻟﻲ اﻟﻌﮫﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﻦ .ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﺤﺪﺛﺖ ﺑﺈﺳﮫﺎب ﻋﻦ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻟﻤﺆﺗﻤﺮ وﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻟﺴﯿﺪات وھﻮ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺣﺎﻓﻞ ﻳﺸﻤﻞ زﻳﺎرة ﻋﺪة ﻣﻮاﻗﻊ ﻣﻌﺮوﻓﺔ ﻣﺜﻞ اﻟﻤﺤﺮق وأﻣﺎﻛﻦ اﺧﺮى ھﺎﻣﺔ وﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻣﻮاﻗﻊ ﻟﻠﺘﺴﻮق ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺸﻤﻞ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻟﻤﺆﺗﻤﺮ \"اﻣﺴﯿﺔ ﺛﻘﺎﻓﯿﺔ Cultural Nightﺣﯿﺚ ﺳﺘﻘﻮم اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺎت ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﯿﺪات ﺑﺄرﺗﺪاء أزﻳﺎﺋﮫﻦ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ. ﺛﻢ ﺗﺤﺪث اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﺧﻠﯿﻞ آل ﺷﺮﻳﻒ ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻓﺄﺛﻨﻰ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻠﻤﺘﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺸﺮوع اﻟﻤﯿﺎه اﻟﺬي ﻗﺎم ﺑﺰﻳﺎرﺗﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺻﺒﺎح ﻳﻮم اﻹﺟﺘﻤﺎع وأﺑﺪى اﺳﺘﻌﺪاده ﻟﺪﻋﻢ ھﺬ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﺤﺪث ﻋﻦ زﻳﺎراﺗﻪ ﻟﻸﻧﺪﻳﺔ اﻻﺧﺮى وأﻛﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ أھﻤﯿﺔ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري واﻷﺟﯿﺎل اﻟﺼﺎﻋﺪة: ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎم اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ ﻋﺜﻤﺎن اﻟﻨﺸﺎﺷﯿﺒﻲ ﻧﺎﺋﺐ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﺑﺸﻜﺮ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻠﻤﺘﻪ اﻟﻘﯿﻤﺔ ,ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎم اﻟﺰﻣﯿﻞ واﺋﻞ ﺑﺘﻘﺪﻳﻢ درع ﺗﺬﻛﺎري ﻟﻠﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ وأﺧﺘﺘﻢ اﻹﺟﺘﻤﺎع ﺑﺄﺧﺬ ﺻﻮرة ﺟﻤﺎﻋﯿﺔ ﺗﺬﻛﺎرﻳﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ. RC Amman 4
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 District Governor’s Visit - Jordan 22nd to 30th November 2014 RC Amman Capital RC Amman Jordan River RC Amman West RC Amman Philadelphia RC Amman Jerash 5
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 District Governor’s Visit - Jordan 22nd to 30th November 2014 RC Amman Ammon RC Amman Some Glimpses from the RC Yerevan's Life D - By DDG Margarit Piliposyan, RC Yerevan, Armenia I S 1. The Rotary Club of Yerevan continues the series of communi- T ty service projects to improve the lives of disadvantaged popula- R tion. The rural community of Rind is one of the villages RC Ye- I revan is a frequent guest to. The C Club is discussing the project to restore the irrigation system in T the village to increase crop and develop wine production there. N Meanwhile, there are people in E the community, who need assis- W tance in very simple but so vital S for themselves things. To mark one of the RC Yerevan project sites - a preschool day care center the International Day of the in the town of Echmiadzin. The RC Yerevan' project to renovate, equip and furnish the kitchen that serves meals to 150 children Disabled, the RC Yerevan, in was in full swing. Thanks to the trip participants, the kindergar- A partnership with the Armenian ten, along with a clean and modern kitchen, have a new piano. R Association of the Disabled \"Pyunic\", delivered 9 wheel chairs RC Yerevan thanks Bahrain Rotarians for the generous and the M to elderly in the community who'd trouble moving around. The most amazing New E wheelchairs were a pleasant surprise for Rind elderly with spinal Year gift - a new N injuries. This small, but indeed, a very important project car- piano. Today, the I ries a message that everyone has a right to live a dignified life. children enjoy safe A Thanks to the partnership between the RC Yerevan and the Ar- and nutritious meals menian Association of the Disabled \"Pyunic, nine people from cook at the state of the art kitchen and the village are integrated into and are full right members of the enjoy the resumed music and dance society. lessons. 2. In September 2014, a delegation of Bahrain Rotarians headed 6 by the DG Khalil Alsharif, was on an official visit to Armenia and Georgia. During their stay in Armenia, the delegation visited
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 D Christmas Initiatives - RC Beirut Cedars - I S “On behalf of DG Khalil Alsharif and myself, I congratulated President Christine Sabiyeh and all the members of RC Beirut Cedars T for organizing dinner, gifts and singing for the elderly people at Amour et Partage and orphans at Al Awlad Orphanage as well as R providing 1500 ltrs of heating fuel each to both the organizations. Their action will definitely Light Up Rotary.” - DDG May Monla Chmaytelly I C T N E W S L E B Orphan’s Day - RC Baabda, Lebanon, 13th December 2014: A “On behalf of DG Khalil Alsharif and myself, I would like to congratulate President Henri Aoun and all members of RC Baabda for N organizing yet another Christmas with the orphan children.” - DDG May Monla Chmaytelly, Lebanon O N “The Orphan Day is our RC Baabda’s yearly activity, we hold this event for more than 16 years, since the foundation of Rotary Baabda, The number of the kids can reach 460, like this year we had a wonderful day at Dune Verdun. These kids are from different areas and different communities and religions.” - President Henri Aoun, RC Baabda, Lebanon Christmas Recital to Light Up Rotary by RC Zahle-Bekaa, Lebanon 7
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 Christmas Concert to Light Up Rotary - RC Saida, Lebanon D I On the occasion of Christmas Season and under the auspices of the Distinguished Bishop Eli Bechara Haddad , Rotary Club of Saida S in collaboration with the Women's Committee of the St Nicolas Cathedral in Saida rejoiced with the Tenor Edgard Aoun a Christmas T Concert with a full house attendance gathering many officials, Rotarians, and friends at St Nicolas Cathedral in Saida. - DDG May R Monla Chmaytelly, Lebanon I C T N E W S L E B A N O N RC Sahel Metn shared the Joy of Christmas with the orphans at McDonald's. A small gesture draws a big smile on every child’s face and grows a great joy in his/her heart… As RC Sahel Metn is committed to its ritual event with the orphans during the Christmas season, they shared again this year the best moments of Joy and Jolly with around 230 orphans at McDonald's – Le Mall in Dbayeh and McDonald's – Dora branch. Children’s happiness and enjoyment during this fun day, are reflected in some photos that we would like to share. - RC Sahel Metn 8
District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter January 2015 ROTARY AWARENESS - PUBLIC RELATIONS & PROMOTION OF ROTARY: as wearing Rotary pin or as elaborate as organizing an lic's understanding of Rotary, Rotarians are strengthen- The goal of Rotary's \"This Close\" and Humanity in Mo- Rotary is and does – including its long-standing commit- around the world. ment to ending polio worldwide. They also aim to en- courage qualified candidates to learn more about mem- Visit Rotary Media Center (www.rotary.org/ bership in Rotary. mediacenter), where there is a variety of media- of Rotary. All resources are free to download and are designed to help promote Rotary and its commitment to providing humanitarian service around the world. Public Service Announcements age campaign To encourage public support for the effort to eradicate increases awareness of what Rotary does and gives to and other notable figures to join a new public aware- society. This series offers professionally produced ness campaign: \"This Close.\" Rotary's This Close ads, as ments, include pre-produced television, radio, print, tools that clubs and districts can Internet, and billboard materials that focus on Rotari- customize to reflect local and regional needs. He who whispers in a well About the things he has to sell Will never earn as many dollars As he who climbs a tree and hollers. - Anonymous TheWorld’sGreatest Meal (WGM) As of December 23rd 2014: World’s There have been 880 events registered in 55 countries. Greatest Meal 1. Plan an event - a meal or dinner More than 43,200 participants worldwide to raise money for USD $759,718.91 has been raised (a total of USD $2,279,156.73 with matching funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) 2. Fill out the “Before” form on the This translates to enough funds to buy more than 3,790,000 WGM web site polio vaccinations!! 3. Have your event, enjoy, have fun, ‘Greatest Meal’ events have ranged from: take pictures, raise funds and send them to The Rotary Foun small (two people having lunch) to large lavish dinners WGM web site a street BBQ to a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day special collections at frugal meals in place of a Rotary Club’s regu- lar meals meal time raffles and auctions The idea is so simple. Your Club can Events have brought in small amounts of $10 up to $10,000. ing together in a world-wide event Events have been registered by Interact, Rotaract, Rotary and Inner many have greatly enjoyed interna- Wheel Clubs, as well as by individual Rotarians and non-Rotarians. Let’s join together to help eradicate polio. monies collected go straight to The This funding initiative is the Joint Project of the Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise, D.9550, Australia and the Rotary Club of Hounslow, D.1140, account with full credit going to England. PDG Mukesh Malhotra and PP Susanne Rea set up this idea to your Club. help end polio around food, fun and fundraising… Please visit: Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5njYIJ7mGPE&sns=em 9
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