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Doug Thompson, from Toastmasters, which is an official Partner Organization of Rotary, helped our club to understand how Toastmasters operates, and what it has to offer to benefit individual Rotarians. He pointed out that the fear of public speaking is one of the greatest limiters preventing individuals from reaching their full potential in their careers. Doug explained that Toastmasters is designed to help individuals overcome that fear of speaking, and that it enables, over a period of time, its members to become proficient at both delivering planned speeches, and handling those situations which require impromptu speaking. Among other things, he walked us through how a Toastmasters meeting is organized, and told us what its different elements and exercises are designed to do to help the members, as a group, to help each other become comfortable as speakers under different kinds of circumstances they may encounter.. While the average time a member remains in a Toastmasters club is usually 2-3 years, according to Doug, he has continued on as a member and a leader in the organization now for 30 years. He says the reason he is still in Toastmasters is the thrill he gets from being able to help with the process, and to witness the changes which successfully enable the participants in the program to overcome their initial fear, and to become confident, proficient speakers — and to see how those changes have positively affected their personal lives and their careers.. CLUB SERVICE Pictured Above: Pres. Laura Vanderberg, Melanie Berry, Jon Berry, Sarah Van Bourgondien, and Jane Anne Shimizu WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! We were excited to welcome, at last week's meeting, two more new members to our growing Prescott Sunup Rotary Club. Melanie Berry is being sponsored by her proud husband, Jon Berry, Her classification is Senior Healthcare. Sarah Van Bourgondien is being sponsored by Jane Anne Shimizu. Her classification is Hair Salon. Both of these ladies are already working on our Sunup Duck Derby fundraiser, will will be happening on May 5 at Watson Lake. Speaking of our 2024 Prescott Sunup Duck Derby, expect Pres. Laura to be working on getting all of her ducks in a row at this week's club meeting.  Rotary Governance
PDG Ray Sanford
San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club
Let's chat about how Rotary makes decisions and plans for the future, focusing on two important meetings: the Council on Resolutions and the Council on Legislation.
First up, the Council on Resolutions. This is an online meeting that happens every year, where Rotary members vote on big ideas and suggestions for action. These aren't just any ideas, though. They're ones that could really make a difference in the Rotary world, beyond just local or day-to-day stuff. Also, if something really important comes up that can't wait, they talk about urgent changes that might need to be made to Rotary's big rule book.
Who gets to vote? Well, every Rotary district sends representatives to weigh in on these ideas, which can come from local clubs, the districts themselves, the Rotary International (RI) Board, and even the RIBI (Rotary in Britain and Ireland) general council or conference. If an idea gets the thumbs up, it's then up to the RI Board or The Rotary Foundation Trustees to decide what to do next. And if an urgent change is approved, it becomes official just one month after the meeting summary is sent out.
Now, the Council on Legislation is a bit different. Every three years, Rotarians gather to discuss and vote on changes to the rules and policies that guide everything Rotary does. They look at proposed changes (called enactments) and the RI Board's suggestions. Each Rotary district picks someone to represent them at these meetings for three years. These reps get to participate in all the Council on Resolutions meetings during their term, as well as the big triennial Council on Legislation.
Want to put forward a change or a big idea? Clubs, districts, the RI Board, and the RIBI can all submit their proposals. For the Council on Resolutions, get your ideas in by June 30 each year. And for the Council on Legislation, the deadline for the 2025 meeting was December 31, 2023.
It's all about making sure Rotary stays relevant and effective, with input from members all around the world. YOUTH SERVICE IT'S HAPPENING this Saturday, Feb. 24, at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem — the 11th Annual Interact District Conference. This is Interact's biggest event of the year. Approximately 200 Interact Club members and their Advisors will be gathering for an exciting, fast-moving and fun-filled day. The event is planned and led by the student members of the Interact District Council.  You may have heard recently of the Frenchman in Paris who nearly got away with stealing several paintings from the Louvre. After planning the crime and getting in and out and past security, he was captured only two blocks away when his Econoline ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied, “I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh!” __ Every time a little boy went to a playmate's house, he found the friend's grandmother deeply engrossed in her Bible. Finally his curiosity got the better of him.
"Why do you suppose your grandmother reads the Bible so much?" he asked.
"I'm not sure," said his friend, "but I think she's cramming for finals."
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Do twins realize that at least one of them is unplanned? __ A pastor and two of his deacons are out on the river fishing in their rowboat. Twelve o'clock rolls around, and one of the deacons notices a nice spot on the bank to have lunch. So they head over to the bank to eat.
The deacon stands up in the boat, steps out onto the river and walks over to the bank. The pastor looks on with amazement, and thinks to himself, if his deacon is holy enough to walk on water, surely he can.
The other deacon stands up, picks up the picnic basket, steps out of the boat, and walks over to the bank and sits with the first deacon. Again, to his amazement, the pastor thinks again, if his second deacon is holy enough to walk on water, surely he can.
The pastor stands up, steps out of the boat, and sinks into the water. The first deacon turns to the second and says, "Think we should have told him where the rocks are?" __ Fifteen minutes into flight, the pilot announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, one of our engines has failed. There is nothing to worry about. Our flight will take an hour longer than scheduled, but we still have three engines left." Thirty minutes later the pilot announced: "One more engine has failed and the flight will take an additional two hours. But don't worry, we can fly just fine on two engines." An hour later the pilot announced: "One more engine has failed and our arrival will be delayed another three hours. But don't worry, we still have one engine left." The guy in seat 17A turned to me and said, "If we lose one more engine, we'll be up here all day!" __ |
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