Rotary District 7030 - August Newsletter by Rotchelle Dionne

contents Ways to Increase Membership

Dyslexia Basics

Applying for District Grants

Is Your Family Ready For A Disaster?

Let Us Talk About Rotary Peace Centers

News Release

RLI Cruise Information

Nigeria Goes One Year Without Polio

RYLA “Save the Date” Announcment

DG Official Visits

Ways to Boost Club Membership Here are some simple, proven ideas to help your club grow. If your Rotary Club is like most, membership growth is a constant challenge. One month, you pick up one or two new members and the next month, you may lose one. Even if your club is active and successful, some members will leave due to job transfers, career changes or for a variety of other reasons. That is why every club must be continually on the lookout for prospective new members. Not only does increased membership add to your club’s ability to conduct effective service projects, but additional new members bring fresh ideas and different perspectives. New members will expand opportunities for service both locally and internationally. It is not always easy to attract new members. But the benefits they can provide are worth the effort. Following are a few simple, proven methods for boosting your club’s membership. 1. Take turns inviting guests. Members should take turns inviting prospective members to club meetings. At least one member should be expected to bring a guest every week. This effort could be conducted in alphabetical order, based on the members’ first or last names. After the last member in the order brings a guest, go back to the member who started the order and do it again. It’s a sure bet that some of those guests will want to come back and join. In addition, this consistent approach to growth helps get members in the habit of identifying prospects and asking them to join.

New members will expand opportunities for service both locally and internationally. 2. Organize teams. Organize teams of 4 or 5 club members. The goal of each team is to recruit one new member within 3 or 4 months. Each team needs one member who is active in the community, one knowledgeable about Rotary and one who is prepared to make cold calls to sell Rotary. 3. Feature great programs. Once you succeed in getting guests to a meeting, make sure they like what they see. Organize interesting club meeting programs that will make those guests want to come back for more. 4. Educate members. The more your members know about Rotary, the better they will be able to sell Rotary to prospective members. Make sure your club meetings feature regular Rotary education segments. One program every month should be on a Rotary topic. 5. Look up old friends. Pull out some of your club’s old membership rosters and circle the names of those who have left the club. Give those members a call, their situations may have changed since they left and they may be ready to return to your club. If for some reason they are unable to rejoin, ask them for the names of some people they think would make good members.

6. I ncrease your circulation. Does your club send a bulletin to members before every meeting? Why not increase its circulation? Send copies to prospective members, to media professionals and to former members. Add a personal note on each, inviting the recipient to attend the next meeting. 7. Recognize recruiters. When a member successfully recruits a member, publicly thank and recognize him or her for a job well done. Do something special to show that member (and everyone else) just how important it is to bring in new members. You could ask both the recruiter and new member to sit at the head table, send a hand written thank you card to their home and recognize their work in the club newsletter. 8. R oll out the welcome mat. Whenever guests come to a meeting, make them feel right at home. Encourage your members to introduce themselves and talk up the club. Many clubs assign one or two longtime members to accompany the prospect and make sure he or she gets a good introduction to your Rotary Club. First impressions are important.

9. P ut prospects to work. If your club is planning an upcoming service project, ask several prospective members to get involved. Why wait until they join the club? Perhaps hands-on involvement in a service project may be just the thing to prod some good prospects into making a commitment to Rotary. 10. Plan a fun event. Not sure you want to put prospects to work before they join? Then how about organizing a party or other fun event? Invite as many prospective members as possible, along with all members and their spouses or significant others. While having a good time is the main objective of the get-together, you can also work in some Rotary education and even a soft-sell invitation to join.

Extracted from â&#x20AC;&#x153;20 Ways to Boost Club Membershipâ&#x20AC;? written by PDG Chris Offer, RRIMC Zone 22

Dyslexia Basics DISTRICT SPECIAL FOCUS ON DYSLEXIA What are the signs of dyslexia?

How is dyslexia treated?

The problems displayed by individuals with dyslexia involve difficulties in acquiring and using written language. It is a myth that individuals with dyslexia “read backwards,” although spelling can look quite jumbled at times because students have trouble remembering letter symbols for sounds and forming memories for words. Other problems experienced by people with dyslexia include the following:

Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multi-sensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time.

• Learning to speak • Learning letters and their sounds • Organizing written and spoken language • Memorizing number facts • Reading quickly enough to comprehend • P ersisting with and comprehending longer reading assignments • Spelling • Learning a foreign language • Correctly doing math operations Not all students who have difficulties with these skills have dyslexia. Formal testing of reading, language, and writing skills is the only way to confirm a diagnosis of suspected dyslexia.

Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.

given extra time to complete tasks, help with taking notes, and work assignments that are modified appropriately. Teachers can give taped tests or allow students with dyslexia to use alternative means of assessment. Students can benefit from listening to books on tape and using text reading and word processing computer programs. Students may also need help with emotional issues that sometimes arise as a consequence of difficulties in school. Mental health specialists can help students cope with their struggles.

Information provided by The International Dyslexia Association

Schools can implement academic accommodations and modifications to help students with dyslexia succeed. For example, a student with dyslexia can be

Applying For A District Grant District grants fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community and communities abroad. grant supports the mission of The Rotary Foundation, includes active Rotarian participation, adheres to stewardship guidelines, is less than US$15,000 and demonstrates cultural sensitivity.

You can use a District Grant to fund a variety of club projects and activities, and your club has a lot of freedom to customize your service projects. There aren’t many restrictions, as long as your

District grant lifecycle and deadlines Application Phase

Payment Phase

Reporting Phase

Applications are accepted during the planning and implementation years. Applications must be received before May 15 of the Rotary year for which the funds are requested (implementation year).

Payment information is due by May 15 of implementation year. Funds will be released after July 1 of the implementation year once all payment requirements are fulfilled and the previous Rotary year’s district grant is closed.

Final report documenting the disbursement of funds must be submitted to TRF within 12 months of receiving the payment, or within 2 months of the grant’s total disbursement.

Grant application submitted online

Staff reviews application

TRF approves/ disapproves application

Sponsors receive notification of grant approval/ disapproval

Grant payment is processed

District distributes funds to participating clubs

District submits final report on distribution of funds

Staff reviews report

Final report is approved and grant is closed

Missing information is supplied to staff

Legend = Rotarian action = TRF action

REMINDER – The deadline for the application for grants to our District Foundation Committee is September 30, 2015.

How they’re funded District grants are funded by the Rotary Foundation solely with allocations from the District Designated Fund (DDF). A district

may apply for a single grant each Rotary year to support 1 or more projects using up to 50% of the district’s SHARE allocation, which represents 50% of its annual giving from 3 years’ prior plus any Permanent Fund-SHARE earnings.

How clubs apply Go to www.rotary.org â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MY ROTARY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to apply.

Grants cannot Grants cannot be used to unfairly discriminate against any group; promote a particular political or religious viewpoint; support purely religious functions; support activities that involve abortion or that are undertaken solely for sex determination; fund the purchase of arms or ammunition; or serve as a new contribution to the Foundation or another Rotary Foundation grant. In addition, grants cannot fund:

5. Expenses related to Rotary events such as district conferences, conventions, institutes, anniversary celebrations, or entertainment activities 6. Public relations initiatives, unless they are essential to project implementation 8. Operating, administrative, or indirect program expenses of another organization with the exception of expenses allowed within the project management allocation for global grants. 9. Unrestricted cash donations to a beneficiary or cooperating organization

2. Establishment of a foundation, permanent trust, or long-term interestbearing account. Grant funds can be used to establish a microcredit fund if the sponsors comply with the requirements given by RI

10. Activities for which the expense has already been incurred (i.e. reimbursements)

4. Fundraising activities

14. Study at a Rotary Peace Center partner university in the same or similar academic program as those pursued by Rotary Peace Fellows.

7. Project signage in excess of $500

1. Continuous or excessive support of any one beneficiary, entity, or community

3. Purchase of land or buildings

13. Immunizations that consist solely of the polio vaccine

11. Transportation of vaccines by hand over national borders 12. Travel to National Immunization Days (NIDs)

Is your club qualified? Your club can apply for a District Grant once you have signed the Memorandum of Understanding for 2015-2016 and meet the criteria outlined in our District grant protocol.

If your club is interested in applying for a District Grant, please liaise with our 2015-2016 District Grants Chair PDG Lara Quentrall-Thomas. lara@regencytrinidad.com/ 868 678 2181

Is Your Family Ready For A Disaster? Many people are concerned about the possibility of a public health emergency such as a natural disaster, act of terrorism or disease outbreak. However, families can cope with disasters by preparing in advance and working together as a team. If something were to happen, how would you contact one another, how would you get to a safe place, and what would you do in different emergency situations? Planning what to do before a disaster strikes provides the best protection for you and your family. Because you and your family may not be together when a disaster hits, it’s important to create a family communication plan to help you and your loved ones connect and get help. Complete a contact card for each family member and have them keep these cards handy in a wallet, purse, or backpack. Different disasters may require you to go to different places, so make sure you identify a meeting place in your neighbourhood, a meeting place just outside your neighbourhood, and a meeting place out of town. Review these plans with all members of your family and don’t forget to consider what you would do with your pets who may not be allowed in emergency shelters. To help keep you up-to-date on disaster preparedness conferences, training and issues, as well as timely reports on regional and international disasters and how Rotary clubs can help, the Rotarians of the Caribbean, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas invite you to join our Disaster Network of Assistance Rotary Action Group – DNA RAG.

The DNA RAG will work to develop an interactive network of Rotarians, Rotaractors, and their spouses, and affiliated Rotarian and other groups to assist with disaster preparedness, communication, and recovery on a worldwide basis. Its primary focus will be on disaster preparedness with an emphasis on communication between the affected area and potential assistance for long term recovery.

Benefits of Membership include: • A ccess to the latest information on Rotary disaster response requirements and needs throughout the world • S ourcing funding and response needs in real-time to disasters • C ontinuing to build and maintain this website • H elping optimize Rotary response to disasters worldwide • R esources to help your family and club develop communications and disaster preparation plans • S haring lessons learned and best practices. Please visit our website at www.dna-rag.com to sign up and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DNA.RAG?fref=ts

Different disasters may require you to go to different places, so make sure you identify a meeting place in your neighbourhood...

Let Us Talk About Rotary Peace Centers My fellow Rotarians, As Peace Fellow Chair for 2015/2016, it’s my pleasure to give to you awareness of the Rotary Peace Centers.

quantities. When you check out the cost will revert to zero. Please let me know if you need any assistance with this.

I would be happy to provide you with resources and I look for to receiving application from your club during next year’s application cycle!

You can find information regarding program eligibility, academic program offerings, and recruitment ideas on www.rotary.org.

As a reference, some general information about the centers is available on the following page of the My Rotary website: www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take-action/ empower-leaders/support-peace-centers You can order Rotary Peace Fellowships Brochures and the Rotary Peace Centers Program Guide for Rotarians free of charge on www.shop.rotary.org in English and French. Once you put the items in your shopping cart you can adjust and increase

A new application checklist video provides an overview of the application process and is a great resource to share with Rotarians and potential applicants in your country. Finally, the application page provides a wealth of information and resources for applicants and Rotarians. The application for 2017–18 academic year will go to live on December 1, 2015 but it is never too soon to promote the program and search for potential applications.

Remember that nominating and endorsing applicants does not cost your club and District 7030 anything, you can nominate as many individuals as you deem qualified, and you can even endorse applicants from other countries. If you would like more information on Peace Grants, feel free to contact me. I hope these resources are helpful and please don’t hesitate to contact me for further assistance.

Yours in Rotary Service

News Release CDEMA participates in Rotary Clubs of Barbados and UNDP Model United Nations Program Bridgetown Barbados, July 16, 2015 (CDEMA) - The Deputy Executive Director (DED) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ms. Elizabeth Riley, hosted two secondary school students at the regional body’s Coordinating Unit (CU) on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 as part of the Agency’s contribution to this year’s Mini Model United Nations (Mini MUN). For the past three years, the Rotary Clubs of Barbados in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have been hosting the Mini MUN initiative at the start of the July/August vacation as part of Rotary’s International Service program.

CDEMA contributed to these sessions by providing a presentation on Comprehensive Disaster Management and the CDEMA system, delivered by Ms. Gayle Drakes, Education and Training Specialist at the CDEMA Coordinating Unit.

the Deputy Executive Director). Ms. Riley spent some time providing the students with an overview of the regional Disaster Management organization, including the role and function of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit.

Following these sessions, the students were invited to select one of the participating agencies to visit for a more in depth orientation to its operations. Florence Fields and Emma Sealy selected CDEMA as their agency of choice and met with

This was followed by a tour of the facilities led by the Education and Training Specialist who also briefed them on the operations of the Regional Response Mechanism during disaster events.

The program ran from July 13 to July 16 and was hosted at the United Nations House, Balmoral Gap, Christ Church. During that time the students participated in a number of educational and information sessions with different agencies where they learnt of the work carried out by International and Humanitarian agencies along with the work of other regional bodies. The primary role of the presentations was to demonstrate to the students the synergistic relationship between development agencies along with that of philanthropic entities such as Rotary International.

RLI Sunshine Cruise Information Come join us for 5 days/4 nights on the big, beautiful Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas as we sail to Cozumel, Mexico. On the way there and back, while at sea, join us for the Caribbean Partnershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Celebration Meeting. Also, you have the opportunity to attend RLI at sea. RLI will offer two sessions during the cruise as well as Discussion Leader Training and the new Rotary Foundation Graduate Course. Or, you can just relax and enjoy the experience and fellowship of cruising with a couple hundred Rotarians from all over the United States and the entire Caribbean! There will also be organized social events for Rotarians and we will have our own Rotary section in the main dining room each night for dinner so you can dine with different Rotarians each night. The Caribbean Partnershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core purpose is to provide opportunities for Rotarians throughout our Zones 33 and 34, to develop relationships, share knowledge, ideas and interests that would result in partnered clubs and then lead to projects that fill a specific need in the area. The registration fee for the Caribbean Partnership Celebration is $45.00 (normally $150.00) and is separate from the cruise fare. The registration fee for the RLI sessions will be $45.00 per Part (day), which is less than half the normal fee. RLI registration is separate from the cruise fare and must be completed at www.rlitraining.org, same as any other RLI session registration.

For more information about RLI at sea, contact Randy Rawiszer, RLI Sunshine Division Chairman, at rotarytailor@aol.com. For more information about The Caribbean Partnership Celebration at sea, contact Vance Lewis, Caribbean Partnership Chairman, at vancel@surfbvi.com. The costs listed below include the cruise fare, taxes, fees, port charges and gratuities. In addition, they include full use of the conference facilities on the ship. There are no additional up charges or fees added for the group. If you need a pre-cruise hotel night in Fort Lauderdale, a block of hotel rooms are available on a first come first serve basis. They will include airport shuttles, cruise port shuttles, parking for the cruise duration and breakfast. Prices will vary by hotel. Book early for best cabin selection. Contact PSL Travel for more information.

To book your cabin today or for more information call: Steve Leichner Travel Consultant PSL Travel 908-346-0140 steve@psltravel.com rlicruise.psltravel.com

4 Night RLI Western Caribbean Cruise Ship Name: Independence of the Seas Destination: Caribbean Departure Port: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Port of Call: Cozumel, Mexico Sail Date: December 10, 2015

Cabin Type

Cost Per Person *

Insurance

Junior Suite

$736.66

$59.00

Balcony $536.66 $29.00 Ocean View $436.66 $29.00 Promenade View

$406.66

$29.00

Inside $386.66 $29.00

*Prices are based on Double Occupancy and includes cruise, taxes, fees, port charges and gratuities. Deposit is $200 per cabin with final payment due 8/10/2015. Pricing is based on availability and subject to change until deposited. Cancellations will incur a $50 fee. Cancellations after 6/13 will incur a $100 fee. Cancellations after 8/13 will incur a $200 fee. No refunds after 9/1. Price does not include Caribbean Partnership Celebration Registration Fee or RLI Course Fees.

Nigeria Goes One Year Without Polio Dear Fellow Rotarians, We’re delighted to report that [today] Nigeria has passed one year with no new cases of the wild polio virus. This is the longest the country has ever gone without a case of polio and a critical step on the path toward a polio-free Africa. We’ve come a long way since the bleak years when the virus reached its peak. It was only a decade ago that polio struck 12,631 people in Africa- three quarters of all cases in the world.

We congratulate Rotarians who have donated $688.5 million to fight polio throughout Africa, including more than $200 million to Nigeria. We congratulate Rotarians from Africa and around the world who have also devoted countless hours to immunize the children who now have the opportunity for healthier, happier lives. With the ambitious scope of Rotary’s PolioPlus program, our efforts are having

a far-reaching, transformative impact beyond the eradication of polio. With the infrastructure put in place by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Nigeria not only reduced its polio caseload by 90% in 2014, but it also successfully thwarted the world’s most lethal Ebola outbreak to date, in only 90 days, a response faster than even the U.S., and rightly praised by the World Health Organization as ‘world-class’. In Nigeria and elsewhere, the initiative provides a blueprint to reach all children with a package of lifesaving vaccines and health interventions. This is a vital step on the path to human development, as we know that with improved public health, more resources can be channeled towards education and economic growth. If the stringent World Health Organization testing criteria are met, then Nigeria could be removed from the list of polio-endemic countries in September of this year. However, our work is not done. We know that polio can easily return, with devastating consequences, if we don’t stamp it out now. We must act, as Rotarians do, to build on the progress made and stop polio once and for all. We have a narrow window of opportunity to achieve this, and if we fail, we could witness up to 200,000 cases a year in the near future. So how can we finally make history and end polio now?

...Nigeria ... also successfully thwarted the world’s most lethal Ebola outbreak to date, in only 90 days...

Today, we must protect the progress made in Nigeria, and support Pakistan and Afghanistan, the other two remaining polioendemic countries. Protecting progress means enhancing surveillance, routine immunization, and community engagement in Nigeria and other countries where transmission has been stopped. Supporting Pakistan and Afghanistan means full political and financial commitment to eradicating polio; vaccination of all children in these countries; high quality surveillance, and the accomplishment of all the expert recommendations as part of the GPEI’s Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan.

Visit endpolio.org to download a toolkit of materials to help you share this progress – and the need for continued commitment in the coming years – with your Rotary club, your communities and your elected officials. This all requires time, energy and investment. Pakistan’s budget requirements for polio eradication activities from 2016-2018 amounts to $305.7 million, and if we can raise this sum now, a polio-free world will reap financial savings of US$50 billion over the next 20 years and prove what’s possible when the global community comes together to improve children’s lives.

Your donation to PolioPlus will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tripling your contribution. Thirty years ago we told the world what Rotary believes: that we can achieve the eradication of only the second human disease in history. Our belief is becoming reality. For every child, let’s make sure that reality is a bright one. Warm Regards, Rotary International President, K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran and Rotary Foundation Chair, Ray Klinginsmith

DG Official Visits AUGUST 2015 17th - 21th – Trinidad North 24th - 28th – Guyana

SEPTEMBER 2015 1st - 3rd – Dominica 7th - 11th – Trinidad Central 16th – Montserrat 17th – 18th – Antigua 19th – 20th – Pres. Meeting 22nd – 24th – Tobago 28th – 30th – Martinique

OCTOBER 2015 2nd - 4th – Martinique 4th - 10th – French Guiana 18th – 25th – ZONE

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