Tomorrow:
6:45 a.m.
Jodie Olenick
McHenry County Site Coordinator
GiGi's Playhouse
Down Syndrome Achievement Center
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 374 951 1833
Passcode: BeeGees
NEXT WEEK:
SLEEP IN!
NO MORNING MEETING
Heather is planning a fun Zocial for us at 5:30 p.m.
TONIGHT:
7:00
Toastmaster Demo Meeting
Early last year an alliance was formed between
Rotary International and Toastmasters.
COVID hit before we could find out: WHAT? WHY?
From Rotary.org:
To help you achieve your personal and professional goals, Rotary International is working with Toastmasters International to provide opportunities to grow your networks, your leadership and communication skills, and your impact within the community.
This alliance with Toastmasters is different from Rotary International's relationships with other organizations: It enhances your membership experience through professional development opportunities and making connections beyond your club.
From Rotarian Terry Beard's blog:
Toastmasters can benefit a Rotary club in a number of ways.
- It can improve the quality of your weekly programs by creating a pool of people who can deliver a better talk. Often clubs invite someone to give a program because of their topic, regardless of their skills as a speaker. Imagine having a built in means of training people to deliver better programs.
- It can enhance your leadership training. One of our members joined when he was selected as president-elect of his alumni advisory council. He knew he would have several speaking engagements and joined Toastmasters to practice. Toastmasters members also learn skills in running meetings.
- It can teach your members how to better share their Rotary story with the public. We have developed some great storytellers, and Rotarians have amazing stories to tell.
- It can introduce people to Rotary and show them why they should join. Often, when non-Rotarians join our Toastmasters club, they inevitably hear about Rotary and end up joining.
Register for tonight's meeting at:
If you're willing to chair the Sponsorship Committee for
Rotary Rocks the Raue
Nov. 6th
please email Cliff at
cjack1@sbcglobal.net
WEEK 37 FOUNDATION MINUTE
CLEAN WATERWAYS-CLEAN WATER
Many Rotarians have had opportunities to travel to communities throughout the US and in countries around the world. When done by car, the disparity between the clean, leafy suburbs of large cities contrasts starkly with debris-filled backyards and vacant lots of communities whose residents struggle to make a living. Priorities are different – and having a tidy garden isn’t one of them. In some communities, public funds aren’t available for garbage pick-up and residents aren’t in the habit of safely dealing with trash.
What really jolts the viewer driving through many areas is the proliferation of trash and debris alongside riverbanks. As spring rains and snowmelt combine into rivers in flood, the inevitable happens – the trash ends up in the river – and taints the water supply. In some overseas communities, residents get their drinking water from the same dirty stream which in the dry season was concentrated into a toxic brew. The rainy season brings not only flooding, but water tainted with whatever ended up in the river – a dangerous situation with the potential to spread disease to those who drink it.
What can Rotarians do to assist communities to clean up their communities, their waterways, and eventually their water sources? How about starting with simple trash cleanup projects – engaging Rotarians, Interact Students and local residents to help nearby communities who might need help dealing with a problem their residents cannot address. Sometimes the example we set is enough to change minds and make a change for the better.
