weekly newsletter april 26 2011

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Social Networks April 26, 2011 Club News Last week we had a Club Assembly. This week we do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. Next week we do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. Club Coming Events April 26: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. May 2: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. May 9: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. May 16: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. May 22-25: Rotary International Convention, New Orleans, LA May 23: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. May 30: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions. June 10-11: District 6890 Conference, T. Pepin Hospitality Centre, Tampa. Registration is open in the http://www.directory-online.com/Rotary/Calendar/Event.cfm?EventID=77147219 If you have any suggestions for programs, please communicate with David or José to schedule them. RI President: Ray Klinginsmith – Kirksville, Missouri, USA District 6890 Governor Ed Odom, Riverview, FL www.tampawestrotary.org

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Weekly Newsletter April 26 2011

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Social Networks

April 26, 2011

Club News

Last week we had a Club Assembly.

This week we do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

Next week we do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

Club Coming Events

April 26: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

May 2: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

May 9: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

May 16: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

May 22-25: Rotary International Convention, New Orleans, LA

May 23: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

May 30: We do not have a program. Please contact President Bill or David for suggestions.

June 10-11: District 6890 Conference, T. Pepin Hospitality Centre, Tampa. Registration is open in the http://www.directory-online.com/Rotary/Calendar/Event.cfm?EventID=77147219

If you have any suggestions for programs, please communicate with David or José to schedule them.

RI President: Ray Klinginsmith – Kirksville, Missouri, USA District 6890 Governor Ed Odom, Riverview, FL

www.tampawestrotary.org

What if we could prevent just ONE child

from suffering from POLIO?

How much would that be worth?

Click below and contact Dennis or José to learn more.

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/

Polio/HelpEradicatePolio/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Food for Ronald MacDonald’s Home: For at least 20 persons. It can be bought or home cooked and delivered NLT 6pm. David is your contact. *If you can’t make it, please call him.

Irving – Sat., May 7 David – Sun., Jun. 19

Food for thought

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life. - Isaac Bashevis Singer

A little humor to brighten your day!

A man walking down the street noticed a small boy trying to reach the doorbell of a house. Even when he jumped up, he couldn't quite reach it. The man decided to help the boy, walked up on to the porch and pushed the doorbell. He looked down at the boy, smiled and asked, "What now?" The boy answered, "Now we run like crazy!"

Birthday/Anniversary

Birthdays Anniversaries April 15: Ray Anderson April 1st: Ray and Gloria Anderson April 25: Iraida Contreras April 1st: Frank and Carmen Irizarry

Quote of the Month: No strangers at a convention Rotary International News -- 21 April 2011

Each month, RI highlights a piece of Rotary history and share an inspirational quote from

past Rotary leaders. April’s quote:

"I commend to you the opportunity for a rare fellowship with men and women from many

lands. There are no strangers in a Rotary Convention. Introductions are unnecessary. To

participate in friendship, show yourself friendly. Your personal enthusiasm imparted to others

will make of this the greatest convention for you that Rotary has ever held."

— Arthur H. Sapp, 1927-28 RI president, address to the 1928 convention in Minneapolis,

Minnesota, USA

Use the comments section below to tell us how attending a convention strengthens your

Rotary spirit.

Visit the Gallery of Past Presidents

See Rotary History and Archives

Learn about the 2011 RI Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, or take a look back at past conventions

Clubs make plans for Rotarians At Work Day By Arnold R. Grahl - Rotary International News -- 25 April 2011

The Rotary clubs of Truckee and Truckee Sunrise, California, USA, will be teaming up to

build an exercise course for elementary school students on Rotarians At Work Day, 30 April.

Dozens of volunteers are expected to help create a looping path through the woods behind

Truckee Elementary School. Steps and ramps will help students navigate between the

course’s two levels.

Started in 2006 by the late Bob Watson, past governor of District 5340 (California), Rotarians

At Work Day happens the last Saturday in April each year and challenges clubs around the

world to carry out hands-on service efforts in their community.

Watson hoped that by 2014, every club and Rotarian would participate.

"We're really starting to see the impact of Rotarians At Work Day as more Rotary clubs

around the world perform community service projects on the same day," says Pamela Russell,

chair of the District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee. "It provides a great opportunity to

revitalize your club, attract new members, and generate publicity for Rotary."

Other projects planned for Rotarians At Work Day include:

The Rotary Club of Pôrto Alegre-Bom Fim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, plans to collect fresh fruits and vegetables at a

street market to give to patients with mental disabilities.

More than 65 members of the Rotary Club of Carson City, Nevada, USA, are expected to help tidy up the landscaping

around the Brewery Arts Center, a community theater, media, and entertainment facility. Afterward, the club will celebrate

with a barbecue.

Members of the Rotary Club of Hooghly, West Bengal, India, will visit the ophthalmology department of a hospital where

the club is supporting an ongoing project to provide intraocular lens implants for people with cataracts.

The Rotary Club of Napanee, Ontario, Canada, will pick up garbage and recyclables from a 1-mile stretch of highway in

the community.

Rotarians in District 9200 (Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda), in conjunction with Rotarians for Fighting AIDS:

A Rotarian Action Group, will be helping with HIV testing and counseling throughout the district.

Check out what other clubs are doing, and learn how your club or district can participate in this year's Rotarians At Work Day.

RI and the Foundation are on solid financial ground Rotary International News -- 25 April 2011

While serving as your general secretary over the past decade, I've watched Rotary International and The Rotary

Foundation grow considerably in terms of size, effectiveness, public prominence, and financial assets. During that time,

we also experienced some very challenging financial situations, most recently the economic crisis of 2008. As I write to

you in the final quarter of fiscal year 2011, I'm happy to report that both RI and our Foundation are now on solid

financial ground.

Due to strong performance of the financial markets during the past two years, Rotary International has more than

recovered its investment losses of fiscal 2008 and 2009. With investment returns of 22 percent for the first nine months

in fiscal 2011, our reserves now stand at US$134 million. The Rotary Foundation is also experiencing healthy

investment returns this fiscal year and has recovered about 80 percent of its fiscal 2008 and 2009 losses. RI and

Foundation investment performance has exceeded market performance during the nine months ended 31 March 2011.

As a result of actions taken last June by the RI Board and the Foundation Trustees, RI's General Fund and the

Foundation's Annual Programs Fund have been restructured to mitigate the impact of large losses in the financial

markets and to provide protection against inflation.

The generosity of Rotarians also helps ensure our financial stability. Through 31 March, contributions totaled $69

million to the Annual Programs Fund and $11 million to the Permanent Fund, increases of $6 million and $3 million,

respectively, over the previous year.

These figures are especially heartening when you consider that Rotarians have also been providing tremendous support

to Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge. Since its inception, contributions to the challenge have totaled $166 million

through 31 March, illustrating Rotarians' unwavering commitment to achieving a polio-free world. Equally encouraging

is the significant progress being made in our fight to eradicate polio in the four endemic countries, particularly India

and Nigeria.

The Foundation's improved financial outlook ensures that Rotarians will have substantial resources to help support their

vital work. Having previously restored the current year's Matching Grants budget, the Foundation Trustees recently

approved a comparable budget for 2011-12. In addition, the budget for the Future Vision pilot will enable pilot districts

to adequately test the new grant model before it launches for all districts on 1 July 2013.

A crucial piece of any financial picture is spending. The Secretariat staff is constantly considering how we can keep

costs down while meeting Rotarians' wide-ranging expectations for service. By aligning our resources more closely to

the strategic plan, taking full advantage of available technology, and closely monitoring our budgets, we have

consistently kept expenses at or under budget.

More information about Rotary’s financial position is available online at www.rotary.org/financials. And on 23 May,

the RI treasurer's report to the convention will be posted as part of our 2011 RI Convention coverage.

As you may know, I am retiring as general secretary on 30 June. Thanks to the vigorous efforts of the volunteer

leadership and the Secretariat staff, I will be leaving Rotary in a strong financial position. My successor, John Hewko,

brings a wealth of experience to the job. With the help of our senior leaders and our staff, he will continue to provide

the level of careful financial stewardship that Rotarians so rightly expect.

I leave wishing you all the best as you continue in Rotary service.

Sincerely,

Ed Futa

General Secretary