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www.roti.org J AN UAR Y 2019
Tom Telfer
ROTI Chair, 2019-21
ROTI is about the first Object of Rotary:
the development of acquaintance as an
opportunity for service.
ROTI members are in a special position to
www.roti.org develop acquaintances. With members
from around 100 countries, friendship
Madhumita Bishnu, Chair and acquaintance has taken on a whole
E-club of Melbourne, D9800 new meaning and concept. ROTI
Tris Tristram, Vice Chair members are in a position to further
RC Four Marks and Medstead, D1110, UK world understanding in a way none have
Reinaldo Viccini, Secretary ever experienced before.
RC Cucuta III, D4270, Colombia
Eugene Beil, Treasurer The mission of ROTI is to apply modern
RC Hudson, D6950, Fl, USA information technology to enhance
Jesse Tanchanco, Sgt at Arms Rotary service, fellowship and
RC Loyola Heights, D3789, The Philippines knowledge, and to use Internet
communications to further world
DIRECTORS
understanding and peace.
Mike Barr, Membership
RC Metairie Sunrise, D6840, USA
John Buchanan, Boardlist moderator Rotary International recommends that
RC South St.Paul/Inver Grove Heights, D5960, USA every District to have a web site to
Don Higgins, ROTI FB improve communications between clubs,
RC Pinellas Park, D6950, Florida, USA DGs, DG staff and Rotary International.
Chris Sweeney, Webmaster ROTI members worldwide have
RC Conwy, D1180, North Wales contributed to this over the past 10
years.
BOARD MEMBERS
Patrick Coleman At the start of the 21st century, ROTI is
RC Luanshya, D9210, Zambia conscious of our responsibility to ensure
Deborah Perrone-Guelfi that new technologies are used
RC Estancia Centro, D4420, Brazil effectively to help our organization. At
James Kalassery the same time, we need to remember the
RC Cochin Sunrise, D3201, India old adage "If if isn't broken, don't fix it".
Marco Kappenberger
Eclub of Apia/Samoa/Polynesia, D9920, Samoa ROTI members have led the way
Subhash Saraf (see history) in showing the rest of Rotary
Rotary Aundh Pune, D3131, India how Internet communication has
Tom Telfer increased the speed and efficiency of our
RC London North, D6330, Canada all our programs.
COUNCIL OF ADVISERS: All past chairs
Come join us at ROTI and be a part of this
new adventure!
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Western Australia
Dear ROTI Friends
Madhumita Bishnu, ROTI Chair Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and may 2019
E-club of Melbourne, D9800 bring good health and prosperity to all!
Congratulations to Tom Telfer for being elected ROTI
Chair for 2019-2021. Kudos to Nominating
Committee Chair Mike Barr for his exceptional work
in helping to run a smooth election. All appreciation
to his team of members, too, for extending all help.
Thank you Mike and Team!
Friends, we have booked an 18-seater room for one
hour for our Annual General Meeting in Hamburg and
we have been given the dates as Wednesday, June 5,
2019, between 12:30pm-1:30pm.
I am currently in Taichung, Central Taiwan for 45
days as a volunteer, teaching English in Elementary
and Junior High School in Dadu District of Taichung. I
will share stories with photos. Enjoying a lot and
doing for the second time.
I urge our friends to register for RI Convention in
Hamburg in large numbers. The hotel that we had
previously reserved for our registered members to
stay in is now fully booked as our members didn’t
pay on date and the hotel didn’t want to keep the
rooms anymore; hence, we now have a booking at
Novum Hotel Norddeutscher Hof (https://
www.novum-hotels.com/hotel-norddeutscher-hof-
hamburg). We have our ROTI dinner planned on
Sunday, June 2, 2019, close to the Convention centre
(details will be posted in Jan)
I wish our members the very best at all times and look
forward to be a Inspiration to all in our community
Yours in ROTI
Madu Bishnu
Chair 2017-19
Lessons from a new club in Nuremberg
By Kerstin Dolde, Rotary Club of Hof-Bayerisches Vogtland, Germany
I
t is beyond question that Rotary club charters are something special. The fact that the latest
Nuremberg addition to the Rotary family was personally welcomed by RI President-elect Mark
Maloney is even more memorable for the new members. But the composition of the club is also
extraordinary: It consists of 42 committed members – 24 women and 18 men, with an average age of
42 years. Sixteen of them are former Rotaractors. The aim of the club is to connect people, hence the
name: Rotary Club Nürnberg-Connect.
Helmut Rauscher, a past district governor and member of the Rotary Club of Nürnberg-Sebald led the effort
to found the new club and has done real pioneering work for the extension of Rotary in the Nuremberg
region over the past three years. Although there are twelve clubs with about 850 members in the region,
there is a need for additional clubs to take advantage of the growing number of professionals in this
booming region.
The idea of the new club is to put
commitment to projects before
meeting attendance – in line with the
new international guidelines of
Rotary. Participation in projects is
counted toward attendance.
Members may also attend meetings
online. But don’t get the new
members wrong: As flexible as the
club may be in terms of presence, the
focus on joint implementation of
social projects is paramount.
Although other clubs in the region
initially were unsure they liked the
idea of a new club, Helmut Rauscher
was able to get a great deal of
acceptance by convincing them of the
President-elect Mark Maloney, third from right, at the club charter night value of creating new Rotary clubs as
a starting point for professionals who
are enthusiastic and committed to the Rotary idea. The new club is now well received, not in the least
because the Nürnberg-Connect club takes an active part in the other clubs’ efforts to positively influence
the public perception about Rotary in the region.
After a first meeting in April, the club received its charter in September, on the same weekend the
International Rotary Institute took place in town. Maloney and his wife, Gay, who joined the club charter
ceremony after the first day of the conference, congratulated each member of the new club and personally
attached their member badges. Maloney also emphasized the club’s status as a role model:
“Rotary Nürnberg-Connect stands for a new generation of Rotary clubs – the kind of
clubs I consider necessary so that Rotary can continue to grow.”
In her thanks to Helmut Rauscher, new club president Sandra Bührke-Olbrich clarified the future path of
the club:
“Together we will interpret the Rotary idea in new ways, design and start new projects
and make new friends. In this process, we will be guided by our Rotary values and the
idea that is expressed in our club name.”
After an entertaining and humorous evening with good conversations among friends and families, the
ceremony continued at the institute the next day. In front of about 400 Rotarians from all over Europe, the
club was awarded the official charter certificate – another special moment.
After all the words of praise, it is time now to grow together as a club, to get the first projects off the
ground, to get active in the region, and to contribute to the development of the Rotary family – both
internally and externally. All in the spirit of the club name: Rotary Club Nürnberg-Connect.
2018-19 ROTARACT OUTSTANDING PROJECT AWARDS Purpose The purpose of the Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards is to recognize exceptional community or international service projects that further focus and increase the humanitarian service goals of Rotary International. Selection Process Each online nomination form must be submitted by 1 February 2019. Awards will be granted to one winner in each of the designated regions. Awards will also be granted to international winners for projects submitted by a single club, projects submitted by more than one club or an entire Rotary district, and multi- district projects. We encourage clubs, districts, and multi-districts to work together to maximize their impact and increase collaboration, however each Rotaract club, district, or multi-district may submit only one project for consideration each year. Winners will be announced at the Rotaract Preconvention. Projects that took place from 1 February 2018 through 31 January 2019 are eligible for consideration. Rotaract clubs that have received an award in previous years are still eligible to receive an award again. Criteria Project submissions will be evaluated in the following areas and judges will weight each category as follows: Sustainability (25%) Sustainability means different things to different organizations. For Rotary, sustainability means providing long-term solutions to community problems that community members themselves can support after your intervention ends. Learn more about how to make your project sustainable. Download the Make a Sustainable Impact Guide: EN.pdf Impact in Rotary's six areas of focus and promotion of Rotary's commitment to change lives locally and globally (25%) To focus Rotary's efforts, Rotary has identified areas where Rotary can contribute to lasting change. Outstanding projects start with setting a high-level goal within a chosen area of focus, thinking about the impact they want to make, and not necessarily the activity they want to do. For example, a high-level goal would be to save mothers and children, we need to make sure that more women can deliver their babies safely. Then, determine a project that will achieve the goal. Learn more about types of projects aligned with areas of focus. Download Areas of Focus project ideas: EN.pdf Innovation (25%) Innovation begins with listening and understanding. To implement a new idea, first understand the needs and strengths you are working with by completing a community assessment. Collaboration with Rotarians and local experts to enhance effectiveness (15%) Utilize Rotary’s Project Lifecycle Kit, which provides resources to maximize the success of your service project and builds stronger connections within the Rotary community. Percentage of Rotaract club members involved in development and implementation of project (10%) Optional Supporting Materials Project submissions may include links to online photographs, videos, blogs, social media sites, local media coverage, and other information that demonstrate the reach and impact of the project submission. Members of the award panel will consider this information as they review your nomination. Only information submitted on this nomination form will be considered; information submitted directly to Rotary International by email or by post will not be reviewed by the award panel.
A glimpse from my Travel Diary
I
n continuation to my
volunteering work —
teaching English for the
second time in Taichung in
Central Taiwan, I am sharing
some more from my travel
diaries. I had done this
volunteer work for 45 days in
2018 November and end
December and the students and
teachers of Dadu Elementary
school, Da-Dau Junior High
School, Chui Fien Elementaary Principal of Da-Dau Junior High presenting a calligraphy
School were so impressed and
happy that I have volunteered. writing mentioning my good heart and soul to do a worthy job
The sharing was cultural and
communicative English.
The Taiwanese children in school are
very shy and even if they know English,
they are hesitant to make mistakes and
hence keep quiet. I sing, teach poetry,
make the students play games like
Kabaddi which is a national game of
India and teach in their English class. I
shared the rice pudding which is a
traditional Indian dessert and the
students loved it.
The students enjoy the interaction and
Students of Grade 6 and are very keen to know about India a lot.
their music teacher They have many questions. I stay with
presenting farewell gift
host families who are sometimes Rotarians and sometimes Non
Rotarians. The Non Rotarians are either Chairman or President
of Parent-Teacher Association. My highlight of this year’s stay
had been with a family where a single person didn’t know
English and we did fine with Google translator.
During weekends I visit touristy places like Sun Moon Lake,
Qingjing Farm, Formosa Aboriginal Cultural Village and being on
the Gondola. I stayed at a resort with Rotary Dadu members and
their families and visited the Nantou District to see the hill range
and the beauty is spectacular
The volunteer work had been very fulfilling.
Rtn Madhumita Bishnu
PE & International Service Chair
E Club of Melbourne
RID 9800, Australia Rotary Dadu’s Christmas Party
and with my friend Nancy Lien
Your favorite stories from 2018
By Rotary Service and Engagement Staff
T
aking a look back, here are 2018’s top five posts (based on number of views)
from:
During Rotary’s Water and Sanitation Month in March, we posted five ways
to provide clean water and sanitation in your communities.
In August, Sean O’Hara, founder of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Rotarians and Friends Fellowship, told us how attending his first Rotary
International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in 2017, inspired him to form the
group.
In March, Rotaract celebrated its 50th anniversary. We offered four ways to take
action and celebrate the historic milestone.
During Vocational Service Month in January, we suggested five ways you can
incorporate vocational service in your club activities by using your unique skills and
expertise to address community needs and empower others to discover new
professional opportunities and interests.
In July, we listed ideas for honoring RI President Barry Rassin’s theme and Be the
Inspiration for positive change, motivating clubs and communities to face today’s
challenges with courage, optimism, and creativity.
Tell your Rotary story: add completed projects to Rotary Showcase, share
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and submit a blog post.
Happy New Year!
Five V
ocational Service calls on us to empower others by
using our unique skills and expertise to address
community needs and help others discover new
professional opportunities and interests. January is
Rotary’s Vocational Service Month, a great time to leverage
ways
vocational service in your club projects and activities.
Here are five ways you can incorporate vocational service
in your club activities:
1. Host a club meeting at your work place and share about
to
your profession; take time to learn about fellow members’
occupations.
2. Use your skills and expertise to serve a community.
3. Practice your profession with integrity, and inspire others
inspire
to behave ethically through your words and actions.
4. Work with local businesses to create mentorship,
internship, or practicum opportunities to help young
people achieve their career goals.
through
5. Guide and encourage others in their professional
development.
Below are some examples of clubs taking action around the
world:
Members from the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park in
Australia come from a variety of vocational backgrounds.
Not only do they utilize their skills within the club, but they
also have something to offer to a wider audience. They
started the ‘Rotary Skillshare’ series with their Past
President Jason Reynolds, who owns a financial advisory
business and offered to conduct a series of presentations
designed to help club members make smart choices when
confronted with financial decisions. The club hopes to
continue the series, highlighting a different club member’s
profession to learn from their expertise.
The Rotary Club of Kakuri-Kaduna in Nigeria organized a
career guidance and entrepreneur workshop for students
from their local secondary school. Students were surveyed
beforehand for insight on their future career goals. Various
speakers from different walks of life met with students to
discuss their future plans.
The Front Royal Rotary Club in the United States partners
with the local Chamber of Commerce to put together an
ethics workshop for high school seniors in which they are
presented seven ethical dilemmas and have to determine
the best route to solve each of issue.
The Rotary Club of Bangalore Vijayanagar in India started a
vocational training center offering computer training and
tailored classes to help low income and unemployed men
and women gain skills to become independent and self-
sufficient.
Read more stories about vocational service and gain
inspiration for club and district service projects. Post your
club’s vocational service project on Rotary Showcase and join
the conversation in the Vocational Service discussion group.
3
Ways Google’s In-app
Search Will Influence
Android App Development
Technology Articles | November 21, 2018
Google announced the new “In-Apps” application
for Android that is a search tab for locating
content within applications.
To be concise, the search mode will henceforth be named “In Apps” and can be used by users to search
contacts, notes or music on their device applications. Currently, the applications activities are limited to
Google applications that are YouTube, Spotify and Gmail, and will shortly extend to popular
applications such as LinekedIn and Facebook Messenger.
• How does it work?
In App is an offline feature as it conducts search across the Android device, and not the internet or
cloud storage. It is similar to Apple’s Spotlight that allows user to find data directly on the phone.
Until now, Google used the Firebase App Indexing to help app developers to facilitate search on
Google for online information and be redirected to the application. This type of search allows the
user to view app content directly. With In App search, user’s search becomes more focused, as they
will only find relevant app information that is stored in their device.
We discuss 4 ways Google’s In-app search will influence Android app development.
• Direct app access
When a user inputs relevant search keyword into In App search, all the offline data that is stored on
their device in the application is shown in results. This not only makes the results more concise, it
also enables user to open the application and go directly to the feature they are seeking without
making multiple inputs.
• Finding Relevant content where it is stored
Often, the content that is being sought is saved in mobile applications and it is unnecessary for user
to make a search of the web to find it. In the past Google has made indexing apps for search on the
web, with In Apps, this feature has been brought to the limited field of user device. User can search
for tasks, messages, multimedia, contacts and other specific app related information at a single
point and get faster results. For instance, just like the search feature on WhatsApp, if the user is
looking for some specific information, like information shared with a friend on FaceBook
Messenger or specific passage of note stored in Evernote, they can find it directly on In- App.
• Deciding which apps In Apps will work on
User has the choice to decide which applications the In App feature will work on. Users also have
the choice to add which apps they would like the search feature to extend to by toggling the various
apps on or off on the Google App’s Settings. Since, the app will be working offline; user is protected
from sharing their data with Google as private information will not be sent to their server. This gives
the user more effective control over their personal data and lets them decide what information
they would like to share and what they won’t. This is crucial especially in case of sensitive
applications such as payment gateways, mCommerce apps and banking applications where user
may safely save their finance related details.
• Concentrated Search Efforts
In the past Google has provided a host of Search indexing options that were largely web-
dependant. With the new In App search option, they have finally entered a more concentrated
search spectrum that gives users greater control over the data. Currently, In App is only available
on specific Android devices , but it will soon be rolled out on a larger scale.
Android developers can leverage the benefits of In App search by integrating this Google device
feature to their application directly rather than create a separate search feature within their
applications. this will create easier access for the user too and help the application to organically
blend with the device.
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have been more specific. - Lily TomlinCompiled by Tom Telfer, RC London North D6330, Canada
UNDER HIS WING
In the early 1980's, my mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. A few months
later my stepfather passed away. Ma's condition was already becoming debilitating,
and now she was heartbroken by the loss of her beloved husband.
My husband and I lived in British Columbia, Canada, and Ma lived thousands of miles
away in her native Greece. We begged her to come visit us for Christmas, so she could
be with her three grandchildren who adored her, and meet our friends. She agreed to
make her first trip to Canada, and we were overjoyed.
My husband worked for Canadian Pacific Airlines at the time. He was in Greece on
business, so he was able to pick her up and accompany her on her flights to British
Columbia. We had a wonderful Christmas, and even took her to a neurologist here
who changed her medication. We were delighted to see her condition improve right
away.
Many of our friends met Ma and loved her instantly, including Max, a casual
acquaintance who worked with my husband at CP Air.
When the time came for Ma to go back home to Greece, she would have to travel on
her own. She had to fly to Amsterdam and change planes for Athens. We were
concerned for her, but there seemed to be no other choice.
Then Max told us HE was going to Amsterdam the very same day. He promised to take
her under his wing for the plane change and anything else she might need. Our relief
was immense. We hugged and kissed tearfully and handed her over to Max. After Ma
got home, we talked on the phone and heard the story of her journey.
When her flight landed in Amsterdam, the plane from Athens hadn't arrived yet,
because there was a big storm in Athens. Ma would have to wait until her plane
arrived and hope that her flight to Athens would not be canceled. This is where Max
took over.
He sat her down and went around the airport making inquiries about the flight's
arrival and departure times. He stayed with Ma, missing his own flight out of
Amsterdam, until her plane arrived many hours later. He stayed by her side until he
had her safely on board. Hers was the last plane to land in Athens that day because of
the storm. Max had to spend the night in Amsterdam.
Although my darling Ma has been gone for many years now, I'm still amazed at the
goodness of this man. Max did so much for my mother and for us, even though he
was only our acquaintance. I don't know how many people would have done what
Max did; I'll never forget his kindness.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.
– Margaret Mead (1901-1978), American Anthropologist(NewsUSA) – One might not think that someone with
no arms and no legs could swim, much less scuba
dive, but with the help of one non-profit organization
based in the Chicagoland area, children, veterans and
people of all abilities around the world can benefit
from zero gravity and scuba therapy.
The Downers Grove-based Diveheart Foundation has
been serving individuals with everything from spinal
cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries to those on
the autism spectrum and with post-traumatic stress
disorder.
Since 2001, this 501 C3, volunteer-driven charity has
done everything from helping to facilitate cutting-edge
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scuba instructors, dive buddies and adaptive divers
(Diveheart refers to people with disabilities as
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“It’s not about scuba diving,” according to Tinamarie Hernandez, Diveheart Executive Director.
“Diveheart’s ultimate goal is to take the unrealized human potential that exists with individuals with
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“We take Chris in the wheelchair and help him or her become Chris the scuba diver. Now Chris is no
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“Diveheart then helps direct them to activities like coral reef restoration, marine biology and
oceanography, giving them focus, purpose and helping them to feel valued while they are learning to
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Diveheart’s free scuba experience programs reach from coast to coast in the U.S. and are replicated
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produces an extra output of serotonin once divers reach 66 feet underwater. However, those with
developmental and physical disabilities can benefit from the very first pool session.
Diveheart’s ultimate goal is to secure funding to build a deep warm-water research and training
facility so that the benefits of scuba therapy can be replicated in a safe, confined, warm-water
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More information on Diveheart and scuba therapy can be found at www.diveheart.orgCAPTURE THE MOMENT IN Madu Bishnu ROTI Chair, 2017-19
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Cat. BA Twin Balcony 210 sq. ft. $3,430.68
Cat. BB Twin Balcony 210 sq. ft. $3,298.68
Cat. CA French Balcony 170 sq. ft. $2,968.68
Cat. CB French Balcony 155 sq. ft. $2,770.68
Cat. D* Fixed Window 160 sq. ft. $2,572.68
Melissa Taylor Cat. E* Fixed Window 160 sq. ft. $2,375.34
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above. Unless explicitly stated that single supplement is waived, solo travelers in a double occupancy stateroom must pay an additional
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