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TABLE OF CONTENT

NO 5 VOLUME 14

EDITORIAL

It’s the beginning of another new Rotary month; August is designated as

Membership and Extension month in the Rotary calendar. This is another oppor-

tunity to carry out membership audit to enable us fill the unfiled classifications

with a view to grow our membership by inviting quality members. By Extension

we are expected to charter new clubs that is to increase the number of viable and

vibrant club in our district.

How often do you wear your”ROTARY PIN”?. Enjoy our article on “The im-

portance of wearing the Rotary PIN” Written by Past Rotary International Presi-

dent Sakuji Tanaka.

Our gift of a “Sick Bay” to Community Secondary school, Wasimi is still in the

news and this project is serving its purpose.

On August 1, 2015, our club in partnership with some reputable organizations

provided free Medical outreach to members of the public at YABA LCDA tagged

‘’Doctors on air medical mission’’. This event took place at the Secretariat of Yaba

Local Council Development Area, over 790 beneficiaries benefited from this

scheme.

Be our guest at the Installation ceremony of the 14th HOPE President, the date

is Saturday August 22, 2015. See you all there!

Editor in Chief

PUBLISHER’S NOTE Kindly note that the articles and discussion published do not necessararily reflects the views of the Editorial board of the Rotary Club of Maryland and neither does the Editorial board nor the Rotary Club of Maryland take responsibility for errors that may be expressed by the writer.

Published by: Rotary Club of Maryland Tel: 0023996673, 08023187026

Facebook: www.facebook.com/rotamaryikeja Twitter: @rc_Maryland Email: fasholatala@gmail.com, femiakodu@hotmail.com

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Publisher: Rotarian (Dr) Femi Akodu

Editorial Chairman-Olatunbosun Ajayi Editor-in-Chief—Fashola Olajide Asst Editor-Bamidele Onalaja

Members: Toun Oladimeji; Kehinde Bello; George Ikpekhia; Victor Anosike; Fatai Bello; Chiemeze Okoro

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD– NELSON MANDELA.

DATE: 4th August , 2015

EDITORIAL 1

BEHIND THE GAVEL 2

FROM THE

SECRETARY DESK

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CLUB WEEKLY MINDER

AND ROTARY DISTRICT NEWS

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SUDOKU GAMES/ RI NEWS

AND BRAIN TEASER

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ANSWER TO THE BRAIN TEASER / JOKES 6

PHOTO SPEAK 7

ATTENDANCE 8

BEHIND THE GAVEL

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Fellow Rotarian,

I welcome you to the month of August designated as Membership and Extension month. It is a time to redefine our membership in

Rotary, the prospects and challenges. The membership committee at club and district level have lined up several activities to mark

the month and I want to encourage us all to key into all these activities. Be reminded that membership represents the pivot on

which the core values of Rotary stands.

On the first day of August our club in partnership with other corporate organizations again made a difference in our community

through a well executed free medical mission which have a total of seven hundred and ninety (790) beneficiaries attended to (free

consultations, free medical examinations & tests, free drugs and other medical supplies). Thanks to all members for this success

story.

My dear Rotarian the countdown to the induction of the 14th Hope president continues. I want to request that we should all assist

and cooperate with the induction committee. I wish to remind us that the induction ceremony is that of all members of Rotary Club

of Maryland, let us all join hands in making the day successful in terms of attendance and income.

Let us continue to BE A GIFT.

Rotn (Dr) Femi AKODU

Best Class President.

VOLUME 14 NO 5 DATE: 4th August, 2015

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VOLUME 14 NO 5 DATE: 4th August, 2015

FROM THE SECRETARY DESK

Correspondence

DISTRICT/CLUB CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Request for list of those to be enlisted as Major Donors, Paul Harris Fellows and Paul Harris Society Members. 2. Review of Meeting Hall Rate-Café Hall by Planet One Entertainment Group. 3. Letter of Request for Support/ Sponsorship from the Rotaract Club of Isolo.

INDUCTION! INDUCTION!! INDUCTION!!! The long awaited induction of the 14th Presi-dent of Rotary club of Maryland is around the corner, the details are captured below: DATE: August 22nd 2015 VENUE: The Event Centre Alausa Ikeja Lagos TIME: 12 Noon for 12.30 PM Don’t be left out!!!!! Induction Committee.

Birthday Celebrants For The Week

DATE NAME RELATIONSHIP

August 3rd Mrs Temitayo Olubajo Spouse

August 8th Oyinkansola Alao Kidiractor

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

DATE NAME

August 3rd Rot & Rot(Ann) Akintunde Olawale

MINUTES OF WEEKLY MEETING OF RC MARYLAND JULY 28TH 2015. The call to order was made by the World Class President at 7.40pm Rotary Grace - PP Sidney Osaebu 4 Way Test - Rotarian Kunle Adeniyi Object of Rotary - Rotarian Samuel Ayeni

RI Code of Conduct - PAG Bola Oyebade The President welcomes all to the meeting being the celebration fellowship

and he said today’s celebration goes beyond celebrating our family, as Rota-ry is also celebrating one year of polio free Nigeria and he encouraged mem-bers to always put on their “End Polio Now” lapel pin.

Decoration of PP Yemi Arigbabu as SAA by Rotarian Kunle Adeniyi.

Donation of songs by Rotarian Kunle Adeniyi and Rotarian Fatai Bello. The Chair Rotary Foundation was mandated to compile the list of prospec-

tive Major Donors, PHFs and PHS members for onward transmission to the District.

MEETING VENUE HALL REVIEW: The letter from the Planet One manage-ment was extensively discussed and it was concluded that the Secretary should acknowledge the receipt of the letter and a 3-man committee com-

prising of PP Sidney Osaebu, Rotarian Kehinde Bello and Rotarian Victor Anosike were mandated to discuss with the Hotel management.

14TH HOPE PRESIDENT INSTALLATION: The Chair; Installation Committee Rotarian Tunde Ojo briefed members on the arrangement being made to-wards having the best Installation and Fund Raising Ceremony for the Club.

The Invitation Card was shown and given to members. The Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday 22nd August 2015 at The Event

Centre, Plot 1, Block B, Hakeem Balogun Street, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja. DOCTORS ON AIR FREE MEDICAL MISSION: Members were briefed on

this forthcoming programme of which Rotary Club of Maryland is a partner, the Chair Community Service in his briefing said the programme will be hold-ing this Saturday 1st August 2015 at Yaba LCDA and volunteering club mem-

bers will be in charge of the logistics whilst our President Rotarian Femi Akodu and Rotarian Fatai Bello will be part of the medical personnel.

Rotarian Fatai Bello in his own briefing further highlighted the essence of the programme which is to give indigent people within the society the opportunity to access free medical services.

The Committee has made provision for club branded face cap to volunteer members for proper identification and the Committee Chair Rotarian Demola

Ariyibi donated welcoming banner whilst Rotarian Fatai Bello donated de-worming drugs on behalf of the club for children. Members’ contributions were solicited so as to make the club buy more of the deworming drugs.

Amount realised: Song Donation N1,000.00

SAA N31,500.00 & 50 Kenya Shillings Toast was done by PP Tunde Olaniyan

The meeting ended at 9:42pm

Rotarian Lekan Olubajo

Secretary

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VOLUME 14 NO 5

CLUB WEEKLY MINDER

ROTARY DISTRICT NEWS AND INFORMATION

Akpos Jokes Corner:

Flight 633 to Lagos

“This is Captain Akpos speaking, on behalf of my crew and I. I’d like to welcome you on board flight

633 from New York to Lagos.“We are on the air above 36,000 feet across the Atlantic Ocean. If you

look outside the window, you will see that the wing has fallen off and the engine is on fire. “If you

look down the window, you will see a little yellow boat on the ocean. Inside the boat are 3 people

waving at you, that’s me, the Co-pilot and your Air hostess. This is a recorded message. Have a

good flight!” -http://funnyakposjokes.com

DATE EVENT VENUE ATTENDEES

August

3rd

Wedding anniversary of PP Akitunde Olawale and spouse To be communicated All

August

3rd

Birthday Party of Rotary Ann Temitayo Olubajo To be communicated All

August

4th

Business fellowship of Rotary Club of Maryland Planet one All

August

8th

Induction ceremony of Rotary club of Abule Egba Metro NECA House All

August

8th

Birthday celebration of Kidiractor Oyinkansola Alao To be communicated All

August

22nd

ROTARY CLUB OF MARYLAND INDUCTION Event centre Alausa

IKEJA

All

Any other event to be shared on club Whatsapp To be communicated All

DATE EVENT VENUE ATTENDEES

August 6th District Membership and Extension Seminar District centre All

DATE: 4th August, 2015

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Presidential message

K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran President 2015-16

August 2015

In the 1930s, Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter, had a wood-en sign hanging on his wall that read, Det bedste er ikke for godt: "Only the best is good enough." Today, Christiansen is remembered as the inventor of Lego, the colorful plastic bricks beloved by children around the world. But in the early days of the Lego company, its sig-nature product was a wooden duck – one built to the highest stand-ards, out of aged beech, with three coats of clear varnish. Lego's com-pany history tells how Christiansen used his ducks to teach a lesson in quality to his son, Godtfred Kirk:

One evening, when I came into the office, I said to my father: "It's been a good day today, Dad. We've earned a little more." "Oh," said Dad, "what do you mean?" "Well, I've just been to the station with two boxes of our toy ducks for the Danish Co op. Normally they get three coats of varnish, but since it's for the Co-op, I only gave them two. So I saved the business a bit of money." He looked at me in dis-may. "Godtfred, fetch those boxes back. Unpack them and give the ducks another coat of varnish. You're not going to bed until the work's done – and you'll do it all on your own." There was no arguing with Dad. And it was a lesson for me about what quality meant.

Today, Lego's quality standards are legendary, and its products are the most popular toys in the world: Lego pieces outnumber humans 86 to 1.We all recognize that this success stems directly from Lego's busi-ness practices – its insistence on quality, efficiency, and innovation. I compare this with our efforts in governance and accountability in Rotary, and realize that sometimes we fall short of the standards ex-pected. TO BE CONTINUED.......

VOLUME 14 NO 5

SUDOKU GAMES

Rules Sudoku is fun and easy to play. There is no mathematics or arithmetic involved but ordinary logic and reasoning. Fill in the grid such that every row, every column and every 3x3

box contains digits from 1 through 9

Skill Level: Medium

Skill Level: Medium

4 7 9

3 8 6

8 4 1 5

5 9 8 6

2 4

1 5 7 3

1 5 4 2

6 7 1

7 3 4

6 9 8

4 2

1 2 8

7 1 5

2 3 1 5

6 3 9

1 3 7

4 7

5 8 4

BRAIN TEASER

1. What is the RI theme for the year 2015-16? 2. In what year and event was an official flag adopted by RI?

3. What is the month of August designated as by RI? 4. Where was the first Rotary convention held and in what month and year

5. Was Paul Harris the first president of a Rotary Club? 6. Was Paul Harris the first president of Rotary International?

7. Who was the first president of the first Rotary Club? 8. Paul Harris fellow recognition was established in what year?

9. Can a Rotarian belong to Rotary International?

10. What is the name of the President RC of Maryland and the RI theme for the year 2012-13?

DATE: 4th August, 2015

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ANSWER TO BRAIN TEASER

PARENTAL GUIDANCE .

School holiday is here again, the children want to travel outside their domain, they want to have fun, play around and exhaust parents’ reserve fund, hmmmm!

For some parents the school holidays are a respite time with a relaxed routine. However, it can be a nightmare for others and so requires a lot of planning and management. As par-ents we learn quickly that when raising children it is im-portant to have as many options and resources as you can possibly gather. Managing childcare over the summer months can be a challenge and early planning is the key. Below are 10 ways to manage school holiday.

1. The arrival of the holidays doesn’t mean learning has to stop. Encourage your children to study during holiday

2. Please let the safe and sound of our children during holi-day be paramount interest

3. Research what summer class are running in your area. What are their price ranges? Children love to engage with their peers. These interactions help them to develop their confidence and learn new skills. They may need a little sup-port to attend at first.

4. Co-ordinate with other parents to find out if any of your child’s friends are attending summer class. It is always nice to know somebody.

5. Monitor their movements during holiday, don’t send them

THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING THE ROTARY PIN BY Sakuji Tanaka, PAST, Rotary International

President

I am a Japanese businessman, and I wear a suit almost every day. The Rotary

pin is always on my lapel. It is there because I am proud to be a Rotarian.

Anywhere I go, people will see the pin and know who I am. Other Rotarians

will see it and know that I am a friend, and people who are not Rotarians will

see it as well. I want to be sure that all of them also understand the meaning

of this pin. This is why I am asking all of you to wear your Rotary pin and to

raise awareness of what the pin means. I believe having that pin on your

lapel changes you. It makes you think more before you speak and before you

act. It makes you remember, all the time, that you are a Rotarian – and that

as Rotarians, we are here to help.

All of us should be ready to talk about Rotary. When someone asks you

about that pin, you should be ready to answer them. What is Rotary? What

does Rotary do? These are questions that each of us should always be pre-

pared to answer.

We cannot go to prospective members and ask them to join Rotary only be-

cause we want more members. We have to show them that Rotary is a won-

derful organization, and that they will be happier because they belong to a

Rotary club.

When we ask people to join Rotary, we are doing this to help them as well. I

think all of us are grateful to the person who asked us to join. I know that my

life is much happier, and has been much more productive, because of Rotary.

It is clear to me that the day I joined the Rotary Club of Yashio was a day

when I took my first step down a different path in life – a path of greater

connection, greater satisfaction, and a deeper sense of fulfillment and peace.

This is a feeling that I want to share with others. And I know that one way to

do that is through bringing in new members. But we must also do it by raising

awareness of Rotary and Rotary’s work, by focusing on our public image and

wearing our Rotary pins every day.

DATE: 4th August, 2015

1. Be a gift to the world

2. In 1929 at RI Convention in Dallas, Texas USA

3. Membership and Extension Month

4. Chicago, August 1910

5. No

6. Yes

7. Silvester Schiele.

8. 1957

9. NO. This is because the constitutional documents of

RI state that membership in RI is limited to Rotary

Clubs.

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PHOTO SPEAKS

DATE: 4th August, 2015

L-R Demola, Tunde, Victor, Fatai, Femi & spouse, Lekan @ Doctors on Air program. Austin, Femi,Taiwo, Toun and Kidiractors @ Drs on

Dr Fatai Bello attending to a sick beneficiary of Doctors on air A cross section of people seeking medical attn @Drs on Air

Drugs and medical consumables donated by Rotamary @Dr on air Dr Femi Akodu flanked by Rotaractors @Doctors on Air August 1st

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ATTENDANCE REPORT

NO5VOLUM 14 DATE: 4th August, 2015

S/N NAMES CALL NAME WK 1 WK 2 WK 3 WK 4 WK 5

1 Akintunde Olawale OMO -AKIN AB AB AB

2 Austine Eneduwa-George AUSTINE P P P

3 Bamidele Onalaja BAMIDELE P P P

4 Bola Oyebade BOLA P P P

5 Chimezie Okoro OKORO AB AB AB

6 Dapo Ogunlola DAPO P P P

7 Demola Ariyibi DEMOLA P P P

8 Doyin Adebayo DIDII LA LA LA

9 Fatai Bello FATAI P AB P

10 Femi Akodu FEMI P P P

11 Femi Obadina OBADY P P AB

12 George Ikpekhia GEORGE P P P

13 Henry Akinyele HENRY P P AB

14 Jide Ogunjimi JIDKAZ P P P

15 Kayode Jamgbadi KAY JAMS LA LA LA

16 Kehinde Bello KB P P P

17 Ken Olubor KEN P AB AB

18 Kunle Adeniyi KAD P P P

19 Kunle Akinlade OTUNBA P AB AB

20 Lanre Ajegbomogun LAHRI AB AB AB

21 Lekan Olubajo LEKAN P P P

22 Mallinson Ukatu AFAM AB AB AB

23 Moshood Runsewe MOSHOOD AB AB AB

24 Muftau Adekunle KUNLE P P AB

25 Ola Atinsola OLA LA LA LA

26 Olajide Fashola FASH P P AB

27 Olatunbosun Ajayi O.J P P AB

28 Olumide Arimoro ARI LA P P

29 Rissy Taiwo-Bisiriyu RISSY P P AB

30 Rita Osuagwu RITA AB AB AB

31 Rosemary Ifeonye ROSSY P P P

32 Samuel Ayeni AYENI P P AB

33 Segun Alao SEGGEY P P P

34 Seyi Ayodele SHEYMAN AB AB AB

35 Seyi Dada SHYDAD AB AB AB

36 Sidney Osaebu SIDNEY P P P

37 Sunday Akintunde COMRADE LA LA LA

38 Taiwo Adenekan MAMA TEE AB AB AB

39 Taiwo Sodipe GREAT TEE P P P

40 Toun Oladimeji TOUN P P AB

41 Toyin Musah OLUWATOYIN AB P AB

42 Tunde Ojo TUNDE P P P

43 Tunde Olaniyan TUNDE P P P

44 Victor Anosike VICTOR P P P

45 Wale Sanni WALE P P P

46 Yemi Amujo AMUDANCE P P P

47 Yemi Arigbabu ARRY P P P