Vol. 9 No. 6 - 26 August 2009

* President Patricia:

- warmly welcomed the Members and Visitors.

- noted apologies from Rtns. Cathryn, Ray, Tricia, Raphael, Mari, PAG Kamal, PP Sarita, PP Anita, Johannes, Agnes, and Alex.

- THANKED the following members for inviting some Guests to our 19 August meeting:

Rtn. Detlev for inviting Robert Rollings and Angelika Tischendorf.

- invited Rtn. Detlev to read the 4 WAY TEST.

- invited Rtn. Ivan to do the "Keyhole into Rotary."  Rtn. Ivan read the following from the Club's Bylaws:

Article XI:   Method of Electing Members

Section 1 - The name of a prospective member, proposed by an active member of the club, shall be submitted to the board in writing, through the club secretary. A transferring or former member of another club may be proposed to active membership by the former club. The proposal for the time being shall be kept confidential, except as otherwise provided in this procedure.

Section 2 - The board shall ensure that the proposal meets all the classification and membership requirements of the club constitution. Section 3 - The board shall approve or disapprove the proposal within 30 days of its submission, and shall notify the proposer, through the club secretary, of its decision.

Section 4 - If the decision of the board is favorable, the prospective member shall be informed of the purposes of Rotary and of the privileges and responsibilities of membership, following which the prospective member shall be requested to sign the membership proposal form and to permit his or her name and proposed classification to be published to the club.

Section 5 - If no written objection to the proposal, stating reasons, is received by the board from any member (other than honorary) of the club within seven (7) days following publication of information about the prospective member, that person, upon payment of the admission fee (if not honorary membership), as prescribed in these bylaws, shall be considered to be elected to membership. If any such objection has been filed with the board, it shall vote on this matter at its next meeting. If approved despite the objection, the proposed member, upon payment of the admission fee (if not honorary membership), shall be considered to be elected to membership.

Section 6 - Following the election, the president shall arrange for the induction of the new member; the club secretary shall issue a membership card and shall report the new member to RI; and the Rotary information committee shall provide appropriate literature for presentation at the induction and assign a member to assist in the assimilation of the new member.

- following on from last week's Rotary Acronym Lesson , asked if any member knew what "YIR" stands for. Rtn. Andrew answered correctly and said it means - "YOURS IN ROTARY."  He further explained that when Rtns. finish their Letters/Emails, they often use this acronym as a closing.

- at the previous luncheon, encouraged members to festoon themselves with Rotary Pins , as she would be wearing all of hers at today's Lunch.

Shown (l to r) with their proud PIN Collect are: P Patricia, IPP Urs, CP Patrick, PR Chair Robert E.

- thanked the following members for their GREAT contributions:

Rtn. Ivan for hosting the weekly Cocktail hour at the Anantara Resort last week and again this week. Members/family/guests/ POTENTIAL Members are welcome to watch the Sunset and enjoy some relaxing Rotary Fellowship chatter .......

VP Handy and Rtn. Gareth for joining CP Patrick in working with our Rotaractors.

Rtn. Detlev and friends for once again raising Rp. 1.7 Million at their weekly Sunday lunch. Rp. 33.5 million has been raised to date for the Club Cleft Lip/Palate Operations.

PAG Kamal and PP Anita for attending the Rotary "FUTURE VISION PLAN" Orientation and TRF information session on Saturday, 15 August. PAG Kamal has been requested to share what transpired at this meeting with the Club in September.

Rtn. Chris for trying to sell the District's Avoidable Blindness Program Poetry Book (English/Indonesian) written by IPDG Keliek . Books are still available for Rp. 100,000 each.

Rtn. Barb for filling in and taking Meeting Minutes for Secretary Tricia .

CP Patrick for organizing the new magnetic name tags for the Lady Members - enthusiastically appreciated .......

- reported that the Members' Handbook is nearly finished.

- announced that the next Fellowship Evening will be a film night at the Canggu Club with pre-dinner drinks at her home. Details below:

WHEN:           Monday, 31 August.

SHOWING:        "Island of Demons" - A vintage 1930's film about Balinese Life. (Free of Charge)

SCHEDULE:       18:00 - Pre-film Drinks at P Patricia's home in Batu Belig. (Map to follow)
             19:00 - Depart for Canggu Club.
             19:30 - Film begins in the "Snug Theatre."             
21:15 - Bali Bakery Dinner at the Canggu Club. Optional for those who would like to partake (set menu details/price TBA)

RSVP:           P Patricia ...... very limited seating.

- told the Club that the Fundraising Committee URGENTLY needs much more "hands-on" support. Chair Barb will give a brief report about her Committee's Activities on Wednesday, 2 September.

- mentioned that the Australian International School (AIS) was presenting "The KING and I" from 14 - 17 September.   If members are interested in attending this production, please see P Patricia for further information .....

* Club Service Project Chair Muriel took a moment and mentioned that a couple of Clubs in Australia wish to work with the RCBS on matching grants. P Patricia anxious to get various programs off the ground, looks forward to discussions with Chair Muriel and her team in the VERY NEAR Future ......

* CP Patrick:

- told the members that the NEW Rotary Polo Shirts were READY and to see him about payment and collection.

- asked the members if they had been studying their Rotary Basics taken from the August "Rotarian"  Magazine (pp. 57 - 64) ?  There's a QUIZ just around the corner !!!

- said that he was putting together a "Visiting Rotarian Travel Packet" for members who will be Visiting Rotary Clubs while they are on Business or Holiday - round the world. The packet will include a Club Banner, Club Profile and the CD that PP Anita made last year - outlining the Club Projects / Programs / Fundraising Activities.   If a member would like one of these Travel Packets, please see him TODAY .......

- distributed a copy of the Members' List (Club Website) and told the members that if they wanted to access ALL the Club Members' contact info, to please contact him or Secretary Tricia for the Login and Password INFO ..... Photos have recently been added - so members can get to KNOW each other a little faster / easier ........

- informed the members that he would be doing a "mini" info session after the meeting regarding using the RI Website to LOCATE Clubs around the world.

- announced that he would AGAIN this year be organizing the club's annual BIKE-A-FUND in October. The FUNDS raised will be donated to the RI End Polio Now Program . The GOAL this year will be US$ 1,000 +.  More details will be forthcoming ........ stay tuned and start getting in SHAPE .......

P Patricia and IPP Urs were the "Special" Guest Speakers last week.   They showed a very informative Slide Show presentation about the 100th RI Convention held in Birmingham, UK . They started their brief talk by saying they had NEVER EVER SEEN so many Rotarians in one place - over 19,000 individuals attended the four-day experience. For the program details, pls go to the following link:

http://www. rotaryconvention2009.com/ programme.html

One of the main "meeting places" was the House of Friendship where Rotarians mixed and shared info about their Club/District Projects.  Many Clubs from around the world even took the time/energy to display their project involvement. IPP Urs said he was especially impressed with the two types of Fellowship Global Networking Groups: Rotary Fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups. IPP Urs observed soooooooo many different GROUPS: from wine-tasting to camping/skiing/stamp collecting, but all based on the Rotary Principals. Maybe something to consider here in Bali ....... For further details about this program, pls go to the following link:

http://www.rotary.org/en/ ServiceAndFellowship/ Fellowship/GlobalNetworkingGro ups/Pages/ridefault.aspx

The Convention Theme was 'EAST MEETS WEST,' because the 08-09 RI President, Dong Kurn Lee, was from Korea. To celebrate this "FIRST" for RI, there was a Tae Kwon Do exhibition during the opening ceremony. Also, a group of very young singers, "The Little Angles," displayed a very international flavor of Rotary during their performance. And a HUGH surprise for the attendees was a speech by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

Other highlights were speeches by Desmond Tutu , archbishop emeritus and Nobel Prize laureate, Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder, Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation, and United Nations Messenger of Peace, and Mia Farrow , United Nations Goodwill Ambassador,

http://www. rotaryconvention2009.com/ assets/downloads/ 2009ConvProgram_web.pdf

And on the FUN side of the Convention, there were a number of well-known European entertainers along with Helen Kuan a famous opera singer from Korea.

After the Convention finished, both P Patricia and IPP Urs needed some "Tourist" time. While visiting the sites in Birmingham, IPP Urs discovered that it has more canals than Venice. After seeing the LIGHTS of the BIG City he and his family headed to Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare's birthplace.

In concluding their talk, both P Patricia and IPP Urs said that each of the FOUR days were PACKED FULL of EXCELLENT seminars/symposiums speakers/events/entertainment.   Completed exhausted when they left ....... but energized for the NEW Rotary year ahead ......

Next year's Convention will be Montreal, Quebec, Canada followed by New Orleans, LA, USA and then Bangkok. P Patricia said she was already planning her trip to New Orleans and recommended that
ALL our members consider attending an RI Convention at least once in their ROTARY LIFE .........

September 2009
My fellow Rotarians:

Lord Byron wrote, "The days of our youth are the days of our glory." For me, that is the line that springs to mind whenever Rotary's youth programs are mentioned. In Rotary, September is New Generations Month - a time to focus our attention on our programs for youth and the role they play in shaping the Rotarians of tomorrow.

Our youth programs - Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and Rotary Youth Exchange - are some of the most important programs of Rotary. I say this because of the unparalleled potential they have to influence young minds and souls toward peace, goodwill, and harmony. That potential is the greatest in youth because the experiences of our early years never leave us; they shape who we later become. In the words often attributed to St. Francis Xavier, "Give me a boy until he is seven, and I will give you the man." For myself, I would give it a bit longer than that - but there is no doubt that the experiences of our youth have a greater formative power, and a greater ability to shape character, than any we may have in our adulthood.

When a teenager from the United States has the chance to travel to India to participate in a National Immunization Day, or when a student from Brazil spends a year studying in Japan, that person will be forever changed. These young people will have formed connections and affections that will endure. They will never think about their own country, or the world, in the same way again. Their perspective, their priorities, and their values will have been permanently shaped by that experience in a way that no later experiences will have the power to do. Your hard work ensures that these experiences continue to be possible - that these programs continue to be available, to be well run, and to earn the trust of the participants and their families.

The impressions of youth are strong, and they are lasting. There is never a second chance at them. We may grow and change as we get older, and we are surely changed by all of our experiences. But there is never another chance to build who we are. That happens only once: in our youth.

The days of our youth truly are the days of our glory - but through Rotary's youth programs, those days become the glory of all of Rotary.

John Kenny
President, Rotary International

TOTAL: Rp. 490,000 (Raffle: 490,000   Fines: Rp. 0 Misc. Rp. 0)
The Raffle Prize,  a SPA Treatment Voucher from Bvillas , was won by Rtn. Detlev and donated by SAA Mari .