Cast of players: CLUB EXECUTIVES

Secretary Samantha HoshidaTreasurer Drew Houghton

Executive Secretary George DanielsPWRC Foundation Michael Cendro

Club Information Officer Samantha Hoshida

CLUB DIRECTORSClub Service 1 Tim Maliepaard

Club Service 2 Tom Engwer

Club Service 3 Paul Snyder

Vocational Service Jeniece Thomas

Community Service 1 Brad McDowell

Community Service 2 Drew Reisinger

International Service Paul Friedrich

Youth Services Mike Garcia

Membership Venita Sivamani

Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Knox

Assistance Sgt At Arms Kathleen McNabb Monte Watson Steve Morrow

President Elect Carl Naake

Past President Desirée Willson

Grant Review Committee Chairman

Russ Fujii

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Submitted by: Tom Engwer

The CurTain risesThe meeting was started early at 7:10 with a quick introduction from the infamous Tom Knox, welcome “pour answer to Sponge Bob Square Pants, Mr. Rick Bixler. Rick rang the bell, stating he was starting the meeting early since he had a lengthy agenda for the day.

Jim Fritzsche was called on to recite the 4-Way Test, and did a wonderful job.

Rick asked anybody to start the Pledge of Allegance. Lee Holmes steal-ing the show and starting the pledge, and completing it with his normal “comma” during his rendition.

Next up the coin toss, with Heads coming up, and Rick needing to remind Lee again that Heads means My Country Tis of Thee. Like always, Lee had the volume on “10”.

Po in t West Rota r y – w i th the co l lec t ive energy and power of our members, we d o g o o d t h i n g s , c h a n g e lives, make an impact, help the community be a bet ter place to live, leave a legacy.

It is through our combined passion, talents, skills, abil-ities and generosity that we make a difference in our world.

GuesT sTars Our speakers

May 11, 2018 International Giving DaySpeaker TBA

May 18, 2018Chief Daniel HahnSacramento Police Chief

May 25, 2018Sean RaganSpecial Agent FBI

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Please join us next week as we continue Point West Rotary Foundation month.

Your Prez,Ricky B

Issue 33 – Volume 40 May 4, 2018

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

invOCaTiOnCraig Evans was next with the invocation, which was “Attitude of Gratitude”. His message was for everyone to focus on what’s good in life, every day. Start your day out with Gratitude each day and make a positive difference in the world. Good messages, of course the “Old Guy” table in the back of the room broke out into a rendition of Kumbaya!

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PWR Golf TournamentMather Golf Course

Chair: William Dunk Assist: Bob Porter

Sep 15, 2018

BixFixVol 39 April 27, 2018

Vol 38 April 20, 2018

Vol 37 April 13, 2018

Vol 36 April 6, 2018

Vol 35 March 30, 2018

CluB phOTOs33rd Term Meeting 40

33rd Term Meeting 39

33rd Term Meeting 38

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33rd Term Meeting 36

By Tamara Lechner

You are thankful. You recognize the benefit that gratitude gives you. You feel a sense of reverence, a sense of connection, or a sense of joy for the people and things that surround you.

You're ready to go to the next level and develop a grateful way of life. You don't need to overhaul your attitude. A few simple steps, including learning how to steer clear of negativity, will help you amp up your gratitude attitude.

Change It UpPrioritizing gratitude through a daily practice such as journaling or creating a list of what you're grateful for are two effective activities. Unfortunately, our brains adapt and over time the efficacy of your gratitude practice diminishes.

Think back to when you learned a skill like driving. At first, you had to think about which pedal was the brake and which one was the accelerator. You had to learn how far before a stop sign to begin slowing down and the difference between turn signal and the windshield wiper indicators. Over time, you memorize these skills and the control center for these actions moves to a different region of the brain.

Changing your gratitude practice so that it isn’t always the same will actually make it more effective in the long run. For example, whenever we eat at the dining room table as a family, we all take a turn saying the best thing that happened that day and what we're grateful for. When I go to bed, I write three things down that I'm grateful for from that day.

To change it up, I' ll try to choose things I've never said before. I might challenge myself to only cite something I'm grateful for—instead of listing something I'm grateful "not" to have such as cold.

Taking time to ensure you don’t adapt will keep it a priority and increase your experience of gratitude.

Don’t Get Caught In the Negativity BiasThe headwinds /tailwinds asymmetry is another "enemy of gratitude," according to Cornell psychologist Thomas Gilovich. This is our tendency to see the obstacles more clearly than the solutions—a concept known elsewhere in psychology as “negativity bias.”

Telling a story about overcoming headwinds, which fosters gratitude, will increase your experience, according to Gilovich. By making it part of your unique personal story, you can turn tragedy into triumph. People who are able to see the good that has come out of a potentially negative situation are able to tap into a fresh source of gratitude.

What You're Thankful for MattersIn an attempt to understand why materialism undermines the pursuit of happiness, scientists Marsha Richins and Scott Dawson discovered that materialistic people report par-ticularly low levels of gratitude. A related study by Todd Kashdan and William Breen, published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, found that materialistic people ex-perience more negative emotion such as fear and sadness, and less positive emotion.

How can you use this knowledge to give your gratitude practices a boost? Think about the experiences you enjoy. Focus on your adventures, relaxing moments, and connections. By associating your gratitude with experiences and relationships over mate-rial things, you ensure your gratitude attitude will continue even when you don’t get that new car, chocolate dessert, or a new pair of shoes.

Align Your Intentions with Your GratitudeTake a week (maybe this week!) and be a student of your grat-itude. Develop a hyper-awareness of when you are thankful, how you express your thanks, and how your physical body feels when you're experiencing and expressing this emotion. Here are a few pitfalls to avoid:

1. Don’t overdose—use gratitude like a spice, not a meal

2. Don’t let gratitude prevent you from seeing your role or value. Sometimes we belittle our own involvement in successful ventures by applauding others around us.

3. Don’t let gratitude mask insecurity in romantic rela-tionships. Using thanks as a way to endear yourself to a partner when you aren’t confident about the relationship is avoiding, not embracing reality.

4. Don’t let power dynamics get in the way. At work, too much gratitude to a “superior” could be a bad if it's seen as a tactic rather than genuine act.

5. Don’t apply it to the wrong person. If someone is abusive to you, don't act grateful in return.

6. Do receive gratitude from others gracefully. Practice enjoying the experience of being thanked without down-playing your role.

Be SpecificPhrasing your gratitude in an “I” statement that includes what you are thankful for, why you're thankful for it, and how it makes you feel is the perfect equation for amping up your gratitude attitude.

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PWR Foundation Month – Tom Harvey – Incoming President Elect of the PWR Foundation, Tom Harvey, kicked off foundation month which will go all through May. He said the reason he was doing the announcement was because Mike Cendro couldn’t make the meeting, so he was the “Substitute Teacher” for the day. A paper air-plane proceeded to fly by his head, so obviously some-one in the crowd took that comment literally. Tom re-minded us that May is the month to make your $100

contribution to the foundation, and started out by ringing the bell himself. Please remember that 3-5% of the foundation assets, which are currently at $1,268,458 as of March 31, goes back to the GRC for funding charities in our community. Please send in your check, or step up and ring the bell at one of the May meetings.

Brewfest – Doug Yoakum – Quick announcement to let the membership know that preliminary meetings for Brewfest will star on May 16th, 6 p.m., at Brad McDowell’s office. Come and get involved.

Satellite Fund Raiser - Mike Bede – The Satellite Club is putting on a garage sale on June 9th as their very first fund raiser. If you have anything in your garage that you want to get rid of, please bring it to a meeting or contact Mike to make arrangements to have it picked up. Someone asked if we need to take back or stuff if it doesn’t sell. Post meeting Mike states that whatever doesn’t sell will be given to charity.

Eagles Golf – Russ Fuji – Tuesday was the first night of Eagle Golf, and the club had 10 people out participating. Next week starts with golfing on the course, so if you have some time on Tuesday nights to come out to Haggin Oaks please attend, they can use all the volunteers they can get.

Cocktail Party – Kathy Copeland via Mark Copeland – Reminder that May 19th is the cocktail party at Jerry Reguera’s house. $35 per person, please bring your money next week as they need to pay the caterer. Mark also reminded us to put June 29th on the calendar as that is the night of Rick’s Demotion Party.

Tree Planting – Ricky Bixler – Gave us an update on the tree planting. Looks like we hit our goal of 1 tree for every member. Great job Club!!!

District Conference – Ricky Bixler – May 11-13 – Rick put up his list again this week of the people that are attending the District Conference on May 11-13. It’s still not too late, so let Rick know if you want to attend.

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foundation boaRd meetingMay 17, 2018; 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

PWR CoCktail PaRtyJerry Reguera's house

May 19, 2018; 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Tour of Biz – Jeniece Thomas – Jeniece announced that the final Tour of Biz for this term will be at the California State Library on Friday May 11th. She asked for a raise of hands on whoever had a library card, and of course our Fearless Leader doesn’t own one, that’s odd. Rick was remind-ed that the libraries do have books on tape now, the ability to read is no longer a requirement.

Golf Tournament – Bob Porter - Our annual golf tournament will be held on June 8th this year at Mather Golf Course. The Sign-Up board is at the back of the room, so please sign up with the names of your foursome. There are still some sponsorship opportunities available, so please con-tact Bob of Bill Dunk if you are interested.

Lunar Lunacy – Tom Slagle – “Tommy Lunatic” came up to the podium to give his Lunar announcement. The annual event will be held on June 23rd, so please go online and sign up. He also talked about ringing the bell for the foundation and designating “Lunar” as your charity, or sponsoring the event at any level, and you will get a “personalized donation letter, signed by Greta Gerwig……………………………………….’S Father!!! He also had pre-packaged, “Baker Sleeves” of balls, (meaning 4 balls), with a 4-pack of car washes. Tom didn’t give a value, but the value has to be at least $100, so donate $50 can take a “Baker Sleeve” home from the next meet-

ing. He also announced that the Club Ride will be held on May 26th, and proceeded to ring the bell for the Foundation!!!

Scholarships – Mark Woollgar – Mark stated that the scholarship selec-tions have been delayed as they have been waiting for the USPS to deliver the rest of the applications via snail mail. They are back on track and his committee is reviewing 10 submissions that they have received so far.

Bowling Bash – Drew Houghton – Drew gave a recap of last weekend’s Bowling Bash. Seems that they played a different version of bowling from last year, and went with the “8 No Tap” format, which means if you knock down 8 pins on your first ball, it’s a strike. Carl and Drew had made a bet that Carl could beat Drew in a two games series, with Drew giving Carl 20 pins a game. Well, not only did Carl beat Drew, but apparently Carl’s wife did as well. But that’s not all, reviewing the stats from the day, Gary Pevey and Ann Osborn’s husband also beat Drew. Carl rolled a “300” game, and backed that up with a 285, so Drew got schooled. It’s about time!!!

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Robert and Lori

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Greeters: Bea, Mike and Dorthe

Credit Card: ChristineCash Box: Rob Tickets: Mark

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(Side note: Rick stated the rea-son Christine was wearing a hat to-day was that she didn’t have time to do her hair. The crowd booed! Rick’s response, “that’s why I’m on #3) Priceless!!!

Lyndsay Burch is the Associate Artistic Director at B Street Theatre where she

specializes in the development and produc-tion of new works and contemporary plays. In her time at B Street, Lyndsay has directed ten Equity productions, directed and written for four touring productions, recruited three full-time intern companies, produced a three-city International Tour to India, cast over 50 pro-ductions, and cultivated B Street’s relationship with the National New Play Network, resulting

in three Rolling World Premieres. At B Street, she recently directed Constellations which was named the Best Overall Production in 2016 by the Sacramento Bee. As a director and as-sistant director, Lyndsay has developed new plays with B Street Theatre, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, the National Showcase of New Plays, Sacramento Theatre Company, the Dramatist Guild Footlight Series, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Hangar Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Group, among others. She is the recipient of a generous grant from the Point West Rotary which enabled her to trav-el to Mumbai, India where she served as an Artist in Residence for the National Theatre Performing Arts Centre’s production of Gandhi: The Musical. Upon her return, Lyndsay wrote and directed Gandhi ! an original musical about the life of Mahatma Gandhi through the eyes of a modern American teenager for B Street Theatre’s Family Series. Her production of Gandhi! was seen by over 8,000 students and families in Sacramento and the surrounding area. She was honored as one of Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 under 40 in 2017. Lyndsay is an alum of Lincoln Center’s Directors Lab West and Elon University’s BFA Acting Program. She is a graduate of Theatre Bay Area's ATLAS Program for Directors. SDC Associate Member.

new memBers!

For all of the Rotarians unsure about how they feel about the networking process, we have news for you: net-working is the necessary beast on which the Rotary Message depends. So instead of seeing networking as an emotional job interview, shift your perspective to see networking for what it really is: a chance to bring yourself to meeting new members, to share what you love in front of an attentive audience, and to possibly make some friends.

Whether it’s breaking into the business or landing a spot at a reputable act-ing school, like it or not, this strange gathering of folks in a room where one must lay bare their soul is here to stay. So now is the time to gain new insights and brush up on the knowl-edge you already have! Here to help is the official Rotarian International Welcome New Member page.

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Brian Moore is a native Californian, born and raised in Tulare County. He attend-

ed Chico State College (now California State University, Chico) and graduated with a Degree in Civil Engineering. While in college, Brian served as Vice President of the Student Engineering Association and President of the Eta Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity. The service fraternity was Brian’s first exposure to community projects and he found great satisfaction in participating and planning events.

Brian’s wife, Jo Ann, is also a native Californian, being born in Watsonville. Jo Ann is a member of Alpha Nu, a local chapter of the national women’s non-collegic service sorority, Epsilon Sigma Alpha. She is a Past President of the chapter and has served in many capacities on the Board. Jo Ann is a Certified Public Accountant. They were married in Chico where both have many longtime friends. They

established residence in Sacramento, CA. in the late 70’s. Brian and Jo Ann have a daugh-ter, Lindsay, who is employed as a Senior Interior Designer at Douglas Durkin Design in San Francisco.

A Rotarian since 1995, Brian is a Charter mem-ber of the Rotary Club of Natomas, sometimes referred as the Mc Rotary Club since the club initially met at McDonald’s Restaurant. Both he and JoAnn are Paul Harris Fellows. Brian is also a benefactor. (Brian was awarded his first Paul Harris Fellow from Ronald Mc Donald). Prior to having the title, District Governor, he had been called the “Mc Governor- Elect”. However that title soon changed when Brian became the District Governor. Brian had a district theme during his year as Governor. It was “A Vintage Year” based on his interest in wine. He became known as the “Chief Grape” in the Rotary circles and to this day, is con-sidered to be the District’s Official Wine Guy. He has served as the annual Rotary Wine Bar Chair since its beginning, managing 128 Rotary volunteers pouring wine to the general public at the California State Fair.

Brian’s past positions in his club include Secretary, Bulletin Editor, Rotary Foundation Rep, and President. At the District level he has served as a Group Study Exchange (GSE) Leader, an Assistant Governor, GSE Committee Chair (4 years), Midyear President’s Retreat Chair and hosted the District’s first RYE student from Russia. He has also served on the District’s Rotary Youth Exchange committee, chief reg-istrar for Success Through Rotary Seminars (STRS) and as Polio Plus Chair for three years on the District Rotary Foundation committee. He served five years on the District’s Finance

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Drew Houghton – Rang the bell to pay his bet against Carl after Carl wiped up the bowling alley with him. Oh, Drew, by the way, bowling is not a sport

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Winner of $10 & the card draw: The Duke, No Joker.

and Advisory committee and two years on the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards committee. He also served as a 2008 District Conference Chair, 2012 District Conference Chair, 2016 District Conference Facility Chair, and advisor to the District Governor at 2017 District Conference. He is currently serving as an advisor for the 2019 District Conference.

Outside of the district, he has served on the Far West PETS (FWP) committee since 2003 being the General Chair in 2011. In 2010, JoAnn and he served as personal aides to PRIP Bill Boyd and his wife, Lona at FWP. He is current-ly serving his 9th year as the 2018 – 19 FWP Master Sergeant At Arms directing a team of 18 Rotarians.

At the Zone level, he was the Zone 25 Polio Plus Coordinator from 2010 thru 2013 promoting do-nations from and special events with 10 Rotary Districts. He served as the Operations Assistant Chair on the 2012 Zone Institute Committee. And he has continued to serve on the 2015 and 2016 Zone 25/26 Institute Planning committee

as the Meal Content Coordinator working with the hotel creating meals for the institute. He also served as house manager coordinating the hotel service during the meal sessions to insure the program remained on schedule. He was specifically requested by the RID to plan and arrange special Rotary VIP dining events preceding both 2015 and 2016 Zone Institutes.

Brian is now retired. He enjoys growing ca-mellias; muscle cars, classic autos and wine tasting. The last interest is particularly unique in that he judges wine at commercial and home wine competitions. He is a Past President of the Sacramento Home Winemakers Club. He is one of the longest serving wine judges at the California State Fair Commercial wine Competition having judged at the event for over 30 years. He is one of 250 California State Certified Wine Judges. He has become a wine educator in his retirement and per-forms entertaining presentations on wine. He enjoys assisting people in developing their own wine appreciation.

Statement of Financial Position

March 31, 2018 Current Assets Total Bank Accounts $ 30,962.19 Investments – Baird $ 1,237,495.97_____ Total Assets $ 1,268,458.16 Liabilities & Equities Restricted Net Assets:

2017/2018 Current Fund $ 47,500.81 2018/2019 Current Fund $ 73,579.20 Brian Kraft Fund $ 6,136.00 Guy Heilman Fund $ 5,675.00

Unrestricted Net Assets $ 1,135,567.15 Total Liabilities & Equity $ 1,268,458.16

Easy Ways To Donate 1. Sign up for "Amazon Smile"

On your first visit to AmazonSmile.com (smile.amazon.com), you are prompted to select a charitable organization from the dropdown list. Select Point West Rotary Foundation. Every purchase you make will credit a donation from Amazon to the Foundation. Just sign into AmazonSmile.com for your future purchases and help our fund grow.

2. Be a Bellringer and designate your contribution to PWRC Foundation.

3. Make a Legacy Gift by: a. Adding PWRC Foundation as a

beneficiary on your Life Insurance, Will, or Living Trust.

b. Make a Memorial Gift in the name of a family member or friend.

May is PWR Club Foundation Annual Campaign Month Every May we celebrate the achievements of the Point West Rotary Club Foundation and hold our Annual Giving Campaign. At each Friday meeting this month the Foundation Board trustees will be sharing information on the Foundation's operations and the positive affect we are having on the community. This is a great time for you to learn how your contributions are impacting those in need throughout our community. You will have the opportunity to ask any Foundation-related questions.

The Foundation would like to thank you for your generous contributions. Your gifts are changing peoples' lives. We look forward to your continued support as we achieve 100% Club Member participation.

Foundation Receives Highest Rating From

Charity NavigatorFor the 10th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S.

In the most recent rat ings, the Foundation earned the maximum of 100 points for demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency.

In a letter to the Foundation, Charity Navigator notes that "only 1 percent of the charities we evaluate have re-ceived at least 10 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that The Rotary Foundation outperforms other chari-ties in America. This exceptional des-ignation from Charity Navigator sets The Rotary Foundation apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness."

The rating reflects Charity Navigator's assessment of how the Foundation uses donations, sustains its programs and services, and practices good governance and openness.

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ANNUAL POINT WEST ROTARY GOLF TOURNAMENT June 8th 2018

Mather Golf Course, Home of the Navigators

11:30 - Registration, Putting Contest, Range Balls

1pm - 18 hole Shotgun

6pm - BBQ dinner, featuring Tri-Tip, Chicken and Smoked Salmon, plus 2 drink tickets

Raffle and Awards

All this for $100 per player

Dinner only $25

Limited to the first 144 players Put together a foursome and Register Today

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SPONSORSHIPS NEEDED! Beverage Carts $250 each

Closest to the Pin $100

Longest Drive (men) $100

Longest Drive (women) $100

Putting Contest $250

Sponsorship Contact Information

Bob Porter

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Presented by Point West Rotary Foundation, tax id #94-3337623 profits to California Eagles Golf Program.

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ouR missionThe Rotary Club of Point West Sacramento is a vibrant community service organization promoting service to those in need, good-will, peace, and fellowship

ouR VisionBe a major contributor to children’s charities and support other local and global charitable opportunities and to be recognized for such

ouR CoRe ValuesService, Fellowship, Respect, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership

ouR bRandGreat people doing extraordinary things and having fun while doing it!

ouR goals1. Develop and maintain a strong pub-

lic relations/outreach campaign that will effectively drive membership and support fundraising efforts.

2. Increase overall membership by a net of 9 new members by the end of the 2019/2020 Rotary year by fo-cusing in three areas: y o u n g e r members (20-40), diverse popula-tions, women.

3. Increase the Permanent Fund of the Point West Rotary Club Foundation to $1.5 million by the end of the 2019/2020 Rotary year.

4. Maintain a strong presence and participation in District and Rotary International events and programs.

In the early 1930s Herbert J. Taylor set out to save the Club Aluminum Products distribution company from bankruptcy. He believed himself to be the only person in the company with 250 employees who had hope. His recovery plan started with changing the ethical climate of the company. He explained:

The first job was to set policies for the company that would reflect the high ethics and morals God would want in any business. If the people who worked for Club Aluminum were to think right, I knew they would do right. What we needed was a simple, easily remembered guide to right conduct - a sort of ethical yardstick- which all of us in the company could memorize and apply to what we thought, said and did.

I searched through many books for the answer to our need, but the right phrases eluded me, so I did what I often do when I have a problem I can’t answer myself: I turn to the One who has all the answers. I leaned over my desk, rested my head in my hands and prayed. After a few moments, I looked up and reached for a white paper card. Then I wrote down the twenty-four words that had come to me.

I called it "The Four-Way Test" of the things we think, say or do.

Adoption Of The Test By Rotary

In the 1940s, when Taylor was an international director of Rotary, he offered the Four-Way Test to the organization, and it was adopted by Rotary for its internal and promotional use. Never changed, the twenty four word test remains today a central part of the permanent Rotary structure throughout the world, and is held as the standard by which all behavior should be measured.

The test has been promoted around the world and is used in myriad forms to encourage personal and business ethical practices. Taylor gave Rotary International the right to use the test in the 1940s and the copyright in 1954.

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Anne Osborn – RYE – Anne has been a Rotarian for 20 years. Several years ago she got involved with RYE and was a host family for one of the inbound students. She is currently hosting Machiko. Anne and her husband have truly enjoyed the experience. Some facts on RYE – it was established in 1929, over 9,000 students have been served from 100+ countries. They work off of the 6 D’s while the student is in country, Drinking, Drugs, Dating, Driving, Disrespect, and Dis-figuration. If the kids are caught doing any of the 6 D’s they are sent home. If you want to get involved please contact Ann and she will connect you to the right people. It will be a life changing experience and you will build life-long friends in the process.

inTernaTiOnal ryla 2014 FaCT sheeTI n t e r n a t i o n a l RY L A 2 0 14 i s R o t a r y International’s global leadership event in Sydney, Australia, that will connect more than 100 young leaders with Rotarian teach-ers, mentors, and facilitators worldwide. International RYLA begins 26 May 2014 and ends 29 May 2014, but the experience con-tinues as International RYLA leaders join the Rotaract Preconvention and engage with the global community of Rotary at our annual International Convention.

Our International Ryla 2014 CohortInternational RYLA participants are lead-ers—committed to their local communities, passionate about taking action, and eager to connect with emerging leaders worldwide. International RYLA participants are insightful; they see the challenges that face our cities, our countries, and our world. They arrive at International RYLA with stories to tell of the positive change that they have already cre-ated. And they come to International RYLA with the conviction that there is even more they can accomplish. International RYLA participants are practical leaders who lead by doing and whose positive example inspires and mobilizes others. They understand that, through International RYLA and through

Rotary, they can look at old challenges in bold, new ways—connect with leaders of all ages—and discover lasting solutions to some of the world's greatest challenges.

all aPPliCants must• Be between the ages of 19-30 at the start

of International RYLA (26 May 2014)

• Be able to respond promptly to all com-munications from Rotary, the 2013-14 RYLA Committee, and/or the 2012-14 International RYLA Operations Team

• Demonstrate proficiency in English, hav-ing the ability to speak and write English as well as to understand spoken and written English, in order to fully partici-pate in this event

• Identify a Rotarian Mentor within their com-munity such as a Rotary club president, Rotaract adviser, district RYLA chair, or other Rotarian by 17 January 2014

• Secure the endorsement of their district governor by 17 January 2014

• Commit to attend the International RYLA event (26-29 May 2013) and the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia (1-4 June 2014)

• Submit all registration costs by 31 March 2014:• Emerging leaders: US$960 (This fee in-

cludes International RYLA, a meal pack-age for 26-29 May, hotel accommodation between 25 May-4 June 2014, and reg-istration for the Rotaract Preconvention and the Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia)

• Young Rotarian leaders: US$1240 (Per RI policy for Rotarians, this fee includes International RYLA, a meal package for 26-29 May, hotel accommodation between 25 May-4 June 2014, and reg-istration for the Rotaract Preconvention and the Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia. The higher fee is due to higher Rotarian registration costs for the International Convention.)

suCCessful Candidates may be

• Young professionals, community leaders, or global citizens without a current affiliation to Rotary but who possess a commitment to Rotary's values of vocational expertise, service, and leadership

• RYLA participants, Rotaractors, former Rotary program participants, Alumni of The Rotary Foundation, or Rotarians, between the ages of 19-30

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And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.

suBmerGeD Tree planTinGPhotos by Alyce Henson

Rotary members and Rotaractors in the Bahamas are taking Rotary President’s Ian H.S. Riseley’s tree planting challenge to the sea. In December, the group planted 50 red mangroves seedlings at Bonefish Pond National Park on the southern coast of New Providence Island. The tropical plants have roots that form a tangle that protects the shoreline against storm surges by trapping sediment the wave carries in. Members also dug a channel so the tidewater can flow to the plants.

“When the sea levels go down, you’ll see our work,” says Adrian White of the Rotary Club of East Nassau. “When the sea levels go up, our will still be there, protecting our country.”The club is planting more mangroves this month.

The tangled roots of red mangrove build soil that protects the shoreline against storm

surges. Rotarians are working with the Bahamas National Trust to rejuvenate the mangrove

ecosystem at Bonefish Pond National Park, on the southern coast of New Providence Island.

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