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December 6, 2011




QB SUNRISE


SCUTTLEBUTT




QB Sunrise Scuttlebutt is a weekly publication that highlights the activities of the Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise.


Service Above SelfThe Four-Way Test
Of the things we think, say or do ............
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?





The Gannon's
President Allan
and
First Lady Lauren
The "A" Team - Our 2011-12 Sunrise Officers and Directors

















Announcements

  1. Tuesday December 14, 5 pm – Annual Christmas Party
  2. Friday December 17, 10 am – 5 pm, Salvation Army Kettle, Qualicum Foods
  3. Tuesday December 21, Final Sunrise meeting of 2011 will feature a Champagne Breakfast

Next Weeks Activity Roster

  1. Greeter – Ed Fougner
  2. Raffle – Debbe Patterson
  3. Invocation – George Venner
  4. Sign In Desk – Ron Stothers
  5. Rotary Moment – John Medd






Around Rotary’s World


New strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.



Rotary partners with world's largest postgraduate water education institution


Rotary clubs will be helping train engineers and scientists to solve problems in water and sanitation, particularly in developing countries, through a new strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.
Through the partnership, the Foundation will offer packaged grants that Rotary clubs may use to select and sponsor scholarships for professionals in the water sector. Up to eight students a year may be chosen for any of three Master of Science programs at the institute in Delft, the Netherlands.
Both the institute and Rotary share a vision of making water and sanitation more accessible and more sustainable for all people, particularly the poor. The partnership directly supports Rotary's water and sanitation area of focus.
"This strategic partnership with UNESCO-IHE enables Rotary to work with a globally recognized leader in the training of water professionals at a time when such experts are desperately needed in many parts of the world," said Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair William B. Boyd. "By identifying high-quality, high-potential candidates for these scholarships, Rotary clubs will play an important role in addressing a serious global problem.”
"Eighty percent of diseases in the developing world are caused by the lack of water and appropriate sanitation," said UNESCO-IHE rector András Szöllösi-Nagy. "The cooperation with Rotary is an important milestone in the large-scale, global capacity building required to tackle this crisis.”
Since 1957 UNESCO-IHE, the world's largest postgraduate water education facility, has provided master of science degrees and promoted PhDs to more than 14,500 water professionals from over 160 countries. The institute also promotes research and capacity building projects, manages a worldwide network of educational institutions and organizations in the water sector, provides professional expertise on water education, and plays a role in setting international standards for postgraduate water education and continuing professional training.

Sustainability
By focusing on postgraduate degree programs, The Rotary Foundation is making a long-term investment in water and sanitation, helping equip students with the research, managerial, and technical skills they will need to solve domestic problems by thinking globally. Working with the institute is a particularly good investment for the Foundation: most of the institute's students are from developing and emerging countries where the need is the greatest, and 87 percent of the program's graduates are still active in the field a decade later.
Rotary Foundation packaged global grants support large, international projects with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. Because the initial work of finding a strategic partner and designing the general framework of the project has already been done, Rotarians can focus their talents and energies on the implementation.
(Article from R I Weekly Update – A Roundup of Rotary News)





December 6th Meeting

Guests




Our newest Rotarians Bob and Dennis fill Barry Lohman in on the terrors and challenges of the Induction Ceremony which Barry will experience on Dec 20; Welcome Barry




Pat Deb and Guest Diana Matsuda pose for the Scuttlebutt centerfold; Welcome Diana

Rotary Moment




After just completing the online survey to Help Strengthen Rotary Worldwide Deb got to thinking about how she has benefited from being a Rotarian?

Her first contact with Rotary was while she was still in Fort McMurray, her agency received funding for a literacy program they ran in the rural area. In addition she liked the work Rotary did as a service group so she “joined Rotary because I had to find out more!”

“So today I will share with you how I have benefited from Rotary:”

  1. Rotary has allowed me to develop some wonderful friendships
  2. Rotary has allowed me the opportunity to become more involved in our community, network with agencies in the community, and to be participate in projects I would not have maybe even known were there.
  3. Rotary has opened my eyes to issues world wide, nationally, and in our own community through our speaker program, rotary magazines and rotary experiences shared by members.
  4. Rotary has allowed me be one of 1.2 million members helping make, a difference in our busy world today.
  5. Thank you to all my fellow Rotarians and Rotary International - I feel lucky to be a Rotarian.






President Allan’s Spotlight on Sunrise Rotarians




Well done Doug Arbo for organizing a Christmas Home Tour that by all reports got rave reviews from the nearly 300 Oceansiders that took the Tour through the seven beautifully decorated homes last Saturday. Doug, thanks to your vision, we’ve established a Qualicum Beach Christmas Tradition – “The Sunrise Rotary Qualicum Beach Christmas Home Tour”.










































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Program




President Allan presided over our 2011 Annual General Meeting and the 5 item Agenda.

Election of President Elect Nominee for 2013/2014 Rotary year.




Our President Elect Nominee is Deb Martin-Cox and when she takes office on July 1, 2013 she will become our first woman President since 2004-05.


This uniquely Rotarian custom of naming our President so long in advance of actually taking office will provide Deb with the time to learn more about Rotary and reflect on the things she would like to see happen during her year in office. Congratulations Deb

Election of Officers and Directors for the 2012/2013 Rotary year



























Our Officers include President Peter Kellas, past President Allan Gannon, Secretary Ken Walker, Treasurer Hugh Gordon and of course Deb will serve as our President elect.

























































































Returning to Peter’s leadership team for next Rotary year are Directors, Larry Mix, Ron Stothers, Bob Brown, and Mike Haas and newcomers Derek Jay and Blake Whaley.

Proposed changes to the Club Bylaws; Article 3: Election of the President Elect Nominee; Section 1; sub section 1.3


sub section 1.3 prior to amendment read: The past-president shall present and publish the name of the Nominating Committee choice for president-elect nominee and call for nominations at three consecutive regular meetings of the club prior to the annual meeting.


sub section 1.3 was amended to read: The past-president shall present and publish the name(s) of the Nominating Committee recommendation(s) at least seven days prior to the annual meeting.