The Object of Rotary is to encourage and fosterthe ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Guest speaker at this week's meeting was Mrs. Rumelia Dalphinis-King.
Counsellor/co-parenting and divorce coach at Therapeutic Intervention Services.
Experienced Counselor with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Group Therapy, Coaching, and Adolescent Therapy. Strong community and social services professional graduated from Middlesex University.
Is a Court Appointed mediator, Family Mediator. In addition is a skilled and experienced Critical Incident Stress Debriefer.
Rumelia spoke to us on conflict resolution issues, primarily in relation to parents and children. She spends considerable time as a court appointed mediator where fractured families adversely impact the children. Her talk touched on many of the classic issues giving rise to conflict and the human response thereto. Fight, Flight and Negotiate are three responses to conflict and Rumelia was able to bring these to life with real life experiences. So interesting was her talk that unfortunately members asked so many questions that our gues did not get a chance to eat her lunch! We owe her one!!
Peace
President Lenita Thanking Rumelia for her talk and she took the opportunity to pin her with a Rotary Peace Pin
"Peace is not something you wish for;
It is something you make,
Something you do,
Something you are &,
something you give away"
Robert Fulghum
We once again welcomed PP Malcolm Charles, seen here next to PE Joel Crocker, listening intently to Rumelia on Conflict Resolution
Thankfully Hurricane Isaac did not have any significant impact on our Region.
Spare a thought and if you can, a donation toward the plight of those affected by Typhoon Mangkhut and Hurricane Florence
Extracted from Rotary District 5630 (Central & Western Nebraska) Website
The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation have identified six areas of focus for the new grant structure. These areas reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians are addressing worldwide. They will align Rotary with other international development efforts and will strategically further the Foundation’s mission.
Each of the six areas of focus begins with a statement of purpose, followed by a list of specific goals. The Foundation will use the goals to establish
·Projects and activities for packaged global grants
·Possible strategic partners for packaged global grants
·Evaluation criteria for club- and district-developed global grants
·A system for measuring outcome for all global grants
Statements of purpose and goals
The Rotary Foundation promotes education and literacy for all by:
·Ensuring that children have access to quality basic education
·Reducing gender disparity in education
·Increasing adult literacy
·Strengthening the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy
·Supporting studies related to basic education and literacy
It’s the 10th annual Interact Video Awards! Interactors, create a short video to show how your club in having fun while making a difference in your school and community! The “Best Video” will be awarded US$1000 for the club’s next service project.
The following has been extracted from an article that I found. We are charged with this year and although we are all leaders in our own right, we are always open top learning. I thought the seven characteristics of an inspirational leader to be on point. The article has been adapted to a volunteer organization for ease of reference.
Effective leaders inspire movements that exist only when people choose to move in the same direction. Without a leader, movements fragment and get nowhere. The leader's job is to inspire people to work together in the service of something greater than themselves.
Unfortunately, there are a great many bosses out there, and not enough leaders. The title of “boss” only signifies power over others. To be called a leader, your must inspire your team through your actions and words to believe in a common vision. The mark of a true leader is the ability to encourage volunteers commitment and engagement that is the foundation for continued success. To start leading and stop bossing, emulating the habits of inspiring leaders.
1. They express unerring positivity.
Truly inspiring leaders can find the bright side of any issue. They know that doom and gloom accomplishes nothing, so they remain beacons of positivity in the face of challenges and failures. Of course, problems happen and troubleshooting is inevitable. But if you want to be a truly inspirational, show others the silver lining.
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this year and although we are all leaders in our own right, we are always open top learning. I thought the seven characteristics of an inspirational leader to be on point. The article has been adapted to a volunteer organization for ease of reference.