If you have not done this yet, please do so by the 15th. So far only 7 people have participated.
The surveys are very short and should not take long to complete. Please do these by May 15. When you have finished all, you can mark this in as a makeup. I had to separate them because Survey Monkey limits what and how you can ask in each survey.
Meeting day and time.
There are two questions. Please choose whatever times work for you. You can also comment or give suggestions.
If there are other items that you want discussed at the meeting, please send them to Ariane.
Camp Cleanup
By Len Goddard
Camp Sonshine was too difficult to reach because of the flooding. June 1st a small two person team to go to the Cove to prep for the following weekend.
June 7th – 9th We hope to have a larger team of volunteers on hand. If you can come for some it the time it would be appreciated. We will be cleaning (raking the grounds, leaves);cleaning the beach.. debris from winter, cleaning all water craft, installing docks and still a bit more cleaning inside the main building.
Let me know if you can help on any of the days on June 7-9. When I know the numbers and who we will work out the details, contact Len Goddard. Several club members from the meeting on Tuesday, April 30 indicated they were interested.
WEEK 46 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
WHAT CAN YOUR $500.00 DONATION TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION DO? Your $500 donation to The Rotary Foundation can help provide a watch repair business for six disabled workers in the Philippines, purchase safety equipment for a boat providing public health services to isolated river villages in Peru, provide prosthetic limbs for 12 disable people in Thailand/Cambodia, or buy five small sewing businesses to give poor mothers in Mexico a better ability to lead self-sufficient lives.
CAN YOU COMMIT TODAY TO DONATING $500 PER YEAR TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND START MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES. WILL YOU?
Foundation Walk 2019
Three of us made it to Kingston for the Walk. Thank you to those who gave pledges. I have not mailed the pledge sheet yet so if you want to contribute, let me know.
Rotary ABC’s - Membership in Rotary International
If you asked a Rotarian if he or she belonged to Rotary International, the individual probably would look puzzled and answer, “Of course, I’m a member of Rotary International.” But in this instance, the confident Rotarian would be technically wrong. No Rotarian can be a member of Rotary International!
The explanation of this apparent contradiction is simple. The constitutional documents of RI state that membership in Rotary International is limited to Rotary clubs. More than 32,000 Rotary clubs belong to the organization we call Rotary International.
A Rotary club is composed of persons with the appropriate qualifications of good character and reputation and a business or professional classification and who serve in an executive or managerial capacity. The Rotarian belongs to a club; the club belongs to Rotary International. This technical distinction is not obvious or even known to most Rotarians and seldom does it create any problems or complications. It does explain, however, why the RI Board of Directors places expectations on and extends privileges to Rotary clubs, rather than to individual Rotarians.
If someone asks if you belong to Rotary International, your most accurate answer would be, “No, I belong to a Rotary club.” But it is doubtful anyone would understand — or, in fact, care about — the difference.
Back to the Future
We will be changing our online meetings to Zoom. Below is the information from Chris Cochrane, PE.
Below is a Zoom link and recurring invite, Just change the date as required. My account can handle any length of time (up to 24 hours continuous) My account allows for a max of 100 participants and it can be upgraded as needed to handle 1000 participants.
People can join from any device that connects to the internet. I suggest all members download the free Zoom app available in the Apple, Android and other app stores. It allows on-the-go participation. With it I can host or join a meeting from anywhere. In fact, this invite and communication is being done 100%from my iPhone through the Zoom app.
The invite:
Rotary D7040 Passport Club Monthly meeting
Topic: Passport Club Monthly meeting
Time: May 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm Eastern Time
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/713311209
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+17207072699,713311209# US
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+1 720 707 2699 US
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Meeting ID: 713 311 209
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/a3YKl26RG
In addition, a participant can join by old school landline telephone or cell phone too
Hamburg Accommodations
If anyone is still looking for Hamburg accommodations, contact Terry Forth. He is unable to cancel his reservation.