First of all, thankyou for your trust in us to serve the Rotary Club of Stirling as President’s.
We would like to start this presentation with a simple two-part quiz.
Name the last five winners of the Miss Canada contest.
Name the last three Academy Award winners for best actor or actress.
Name the last three teams to win the Grey Cup.
How did you do?
The point of this quiz is that none of us really remember the headliners of yesterday. These people are not second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten.
The second part of this quiz.
Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
Think of a three people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
Name three heroes whose stories have inspired you.
Was this easier? The point in this?
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. The people who make a difference in your life are the people that care.
In 1912 Paul Harris the founder of Rotary wrote in The Rotarian, “Friendship is a natural and willing servant. It will contribute to your success. There is no reason, ethical or otherwise, why the great power of friendship should not be harnessed to do its part in the worlds work.”
Rotary International President. Gordon R. McInally called for members to capture the world's attention and lead the way toward possibilities far beyond our current expectations and Create Hope in the World.
"The goal is to restore hope — to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and, in turn, to help us achieve lasting change for ourselves," McInally said.
A significant way to bring hope to the world is to put a greater emphasis on peace, McInally said. He cited the action Rotary members have taken in the past year to support the people of Ukraine after the invasion by Russia. Rotary has made humanitarian relief a priority, attracting more Ukrainian members in the process. But McInally noted that true relief won't come without peace — not just in Ukraine, but in Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, and dozens of other places around the globe.
"Peace is the soil where hope takes root," McInally said.
McInally also emphasized the power of continuity, calling for Rotary members to continue the work of some past leaders. He pledged to maintain the Empowering Girls initiative launched by 2021-22 President Mehta and uphold the emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout Rotary. He also noted recent events that underscore the importance of Rotary's continuing focus on polio. In the past year, polio cases have emerged in many areas around the world, making it more crucial than ever for Rotary members to lead the fight against the disease.
To do that, McInally said, Rotary must continue to raise at least US$50 million each year to receive the full 2-to-1 funding match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In addition, McInally said, Rotary members should offer hope to those affected by mental health challenges — a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people have lost family members, many more have found their social networks uprooted, and young people especially have had their educational and developmental paths interrupted. As a result, more people around the world are facing mental health issues. And yet, seeking assistance is often perceived as a sign of weakness.
"Nothing could be further from the truth," McInally said. "Reaching out for help is courageous — and continuing on a path toward wellness is even more so."
"Rotary helps create the conditions for peace, opportunity, and a future worth living," he said. "By continuing what we do best, by remaining open and willing to change, and by keeping our focus on building peace in the world and within ourselves, Rotary helps create a more peaceful world — a more hopeful world." Rotary can Create Hope in the World.
Rotary has seven pillars or area of focus that help guide our goal setting.
More than 79.5 million people fled war, persecution, and conflict in 2019, according to the United Nations — the highest number the organization had ever recorded. Although the solutions that will end violent conflict are complex, Rotary believes that when groups of dedicated people work to create peace in their communities, their efforts can have a global effect.
In developing countries, 1 in 45 women is at risk of dying from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care compared with 1 in 5,400 in developed countries, according to the WHO.
Peace has a unique status in Rotary. We approach peace not as an abstract concept, but as a living, dynamic expression of human development. As a humanitarian service organization, we hold it as both a cornerstone of our mission and an area of focus — one of the main ways in which our members strengthen communities. Rotary’s peacebuilding initiatives seek to create environments where lasting peace is possible.
Noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, dementia and cancer, accounted for seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. Each year, more than 15 million people aged 30 to 69 die prematurely as a result of noncommunicable diseases, with 85% of those premature deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
Nearly 2 billion people lacked access to basic sanitation facilities in 2020, according to UNICEF figures. Poor sanitation is linked to the transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and polio. It can also undermine the growth and development of children.
Global environmental issues represent some of the defining challenges facing humanity, and solutions that account for our relationship with nature and natural resources connect us both locally and globally. More than half of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 are closely linked to environmental sustainability.
Global extreme poverty rose in 2020 for the first time in more than 20 years, the World Bank said, as the COVID-19 pandemic compounded the effects of conflict and climate change — which were already slowing the progress in reducing poverty. The World Bank expected about 150 million additional people to be living in poverty by the end of 2021 as a result of the pandemic. In 2018, 4 out of 5 people below the international poverty line lived in rural areas.
Half of the poor are children.
Women are a majority of the poor in most regions and in some age groups.
Climate change could drive 68 million to 132 million people into poverty by 2030. The issue is a particular threat in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia, where most of the global poor are concentrated.
The Goal Center is where you choose and set the goals your club will focus on, and track progress.
Reviewed previous years goals and achievements.
Took input from the surveys and from meetings from Club Rotarians to determine what’s important to our Club and members.
Goals were selected from the five categories.
Members & Engagement
Rotary Foundation Giving
Service
Young Leaders
Public Image
Without goals, and plans to reach them, we are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.
Your input identified these areas that could be addressed so that we could build on our previous successes and enable our future success.
Increase active participating.
More members involved with ongoing projects.
Be more visible in community.
More helpful volunteering as a club
Succession planning
Making our guests feel welcome.
Promoting our operations, objectives & accomplishments
Finding new members
Select more & specific needs to address.
When clubs offer their members a club experience based on their members’ ideas, interests, and input, we can and will be a stronger club. The month of August is Membership and at our August 2 meeting we will have a workshop on developing some strategies on adding our goal of net 6 new members for the year.
Best Practices for Engaging Members available from the Learning Center course to develop strategies for engaging people at all stages of membership.
Connect for Good — Encourage members to get involved in their club, community, and the Rotary world for a more meaningful experience.
Recognize members for their dedication and service to the club, community and to our organization. That’s why, this year we will recognize a Rotarian from our club every two months for contributions that advance the ideals of Rotary and help Create Hope in the World. Our first recognition will happen in August.
Service participation 17 members – previous high was 17 based on 35 club members so we’ve set the goal of 17 based on our current 29 members.
New member sponsorship x 4 previously 1
Rotary Action Group participation x 2 but has not been a goal Areas include Promoting peace, Fighting disease, Providing clean water and sanitation, Saving mothers and children, Supporting education, Growing local economies and Protecting the environment.
Leadership development participation x 3 Rotary Learning Centre, Conference, Assemblies International Conventions
Rotary Fellowship participation groups include:
4x4 vehicles
Antique Automobiles
Astrology
Badminton
Bee
Beer
Bird Watching
Bowling
Camping and that’s just the start.
Consider a review and update of Club Bylaws and the Club Constitution
The Rotary Foundation transforms our gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
With our help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
$50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
$500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.
Over the last 5 years our goals have ranged from $913 to a high of 1739. Our goal this year is $2000. Our PolioPlus goal of $1000, has the potential of immunizing over 1600 children.
Service Projects
Our Goal is 6 and with our current calendar, these events are already a part of our year ahead.
Friends of Stirling Golf Tournament
Yard sale at Station
Shop My Closet
Christmas Parade
Toys for Children
Reverse Advent
Food Bank
Diners & Duffers
Rotary Park Cleanup & Gardening
Knitting pneumonia sweaters
RYLA (known as Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium in 7070) send 1 canidate
Public Image
We will continue to update website & online presence x 12
5 social activities
Media stories x 4 published in our local media.
Official Rotary material, logo’s etc.
Add greeter to front desk.
Club Business meeting once a month
Guest Speaker to reflect the Rotary theme for the month.
In closing, the people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. The people who make a difference in your life are the people that care.
We believe that the people that care are like the Rotarians that are in this room and in other rooms and meetings just like this one around the district, and around the world. We should all take pride in being a Rotarian and in belonging to an organization that is making the world a better place.
We can Create Hope in the World. Working together, ready and willing to help when needed, one hand can become many and there is no limit to what the helping hands of Rotary can accomplish.