Member News is a new section in the weekly newsletter. Have news you want to share with Parkville Rotary members? Email Dalyn at dnovak@wskfarch.com to have your news added.
Steven Youngblood recently accepted a new job.
Dear colleagues:
I have some news to share.
Late last week, I was offered and accepted a full time job as media programs coordinator for the East West Center organizing and running exchange and educational programs for journalists from throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (See https://www.eastwestcenter.org/professional-development/seminars-journalism for details on the kinds of programs I will organize). The East West center, and my job, are in Honolulu, Hawaii. I’ll report for work in a month or so. My family will follow me next year.
This is a perfect job for me, doing exactly what I want. I’ll still be working with journalists and traveling. In fact, my first trip will be to Manila and then Taipei.
This means that I will no longer be a Parkville Rotarian, a fact that saddens me. I will have great memories of the impactful work we did together, and I wish you all nothing but the best moving forward.
Please distribute this club-wide, if you would. Thank you.
Service above self,
Steven Youngblood
Kristen Gillette of Park University recently went to Waterton - Glacier International Peace Park in Alberta, Canada.
Rotary Fact of the Week!
50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know about Rotary
by Steve Garret, District Governor 1994-95, District 5300
#9 - International Responsibilities of a Rotarian
As an international organization, Rotary offers each member unique opportunities and responsibilities. Although each Rotarian has first responsibility to uphold the obligations of citizenship of his or her own country, membership in Rotary enables Rotarians to take a somewhat different view of international affairs. In the early 1950s a Rotary philosophy was adopted to describe how a Rotarian may think on a global basis. Here is what it said:
"A world-minded Rotarian:
looks beyond national patriotism and considers himself as sharing responsibility for the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace;
resists any tendency to act in terms of national or racial superiority;
seeks and develops common grounds for agreement with peoples of other lands;
defends the rule of law and order to preserve the liberty of the individual so that he may enjoy freedom of thought, speech and assembly, and freedom from persecution, aggression, want and fear;
supports action directed toward improving standards of living for all peoples, realizing that poverty anywhere endangers prosperity everywhere;
upholds the principles of justice for mankind;
strives always to promote peace between nations and prepares to make personal sacrifices for that ideal;
urges and practices a spirit of understanding of every other man's beliefs as a step toward international goodwill, recognizing that there are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life."
That is quite an assignment for any Rotarian to practice in thoughts and actions!
The Membership Committee has been hard at work putting together new membership forms! All members can `access the forms by clicking on the blue box below which will take members to a dropbox link with the forms. Give these to potential members! The new spouse forms can be found here as well.
The following forms can be found in the link:
Standard Rotarian Membership Packet
Corporate Membership Packet
Spouse Membership Packet
Please submit the forms filled out to Dalyn Novak (dnovak@wskfarch.com) so she can get new member information added to ClubRunner after the board's approval!
When you have a speaker scheduled please make sure to provide the following information to Sandy Knoernschild, SandyKnoe@outlook.com, who is managing our events calendar.
Speaker Name
Speaker Bio
Speaker Topic
Any other information you think members would like to know about your speaker, photos are welcomed too!
This information is included in this weekly newsletter and can really get people excited to come listen to our weekly speakers!
