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herbert taylor:creator 4-way testPage 8 & 9

polio immunization

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indialanticPage 14

January is a ri’s

Vocational servicePage 11

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Fellow rotarians,

December has arrived. At the

end of this month we will have

completed half of our Rotary

year. December is also the

month that we must look toward

the leadership of our clubs be-

ginning July 1. Each club should by the end of this

month have a clear succession plan in place. But

what should be in place? Each club should by the

end of December have a President Elect, and all

July 1, 2016 incoming officers and committee chairs

selected. Additionally, each club should have a

President Elect Designate identified as well. This is

critical to ensure the continuity of leadership in our

clubs.

At the District level we currently have our District

Governor Elect, Eric Gordon; our District Governor

Nominee, Dave Freudenberg; and our newly select-

ed District Governor Nominee Designate, Julia Bab-

bitt. By identifying these key leadership positions

well in advance we are able to ensure a smooth

transition from year-to-year.

international convention – seoul, KoreaEarly registration for the International Convention

ends December 15. The convention will be held

from May 28 to June 1, 2016. There are many op-

portunities for tours and committee host events

that will enrich your convention experience. United

States citizens with a valid passport are not required

to have a VISA to visit Korea. I encourage all clubs

to consider sending (or provide at least some assis-

tance) their incoming president to the international

convention. The inspiration, motivation and con-

tacts made by attending the convention will greatly

enhance his or her ability to serve as club president.

polio awarenessIn September, the World Health Organization an-

nounced that Nigeria had been officially removed

from the list of polio-endemic countries after going a

year without a reported case of the wild poliovirus. It

has also been more than a year since the last case

of the wild poliovirus anywhere on the African con-

tinent. Before Africa can be deemed polio-free, all

countries must pass two more years without a case

of polio. This leaves only Pakistan and Afghanistan

as the remaining polio-endemic countries.

As of June Rotary members had donated $688.5

million to fight polio in Africa. Through 2018 the Bill

& Melinda Gates Foundation is matching 2-to-1 ev-

ery dollar that Rotary commits for polio, up to $35

million a year. Our support is more critical now than

ever as we race toward the end of Polio.

I encourage every club to continue to support our

effort toward Polio eradication through fundraising

events like the World’s Greatest Meal to help end

polio. Visit http://wgmeal.com/ for more information

on how to register and report your event. And don’t

forget to “feed” you polio pigs given to you at the

Foundation Grant Seminar, by Betsy Owen, our Po-

lioPlus Chair.

Editorial

Governor,Eugene Burkett

December 2015 • Quest4


December - Disease Prevention and Treatment Month

Sun Dec 06, 15

10:00A IX Annual Rotary Carousel Day

Mon Dec 07,

15 12:00A

Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ Chanukha

Mon Dec 07, 15

08:00P Boca Raton West

The Glamour Holiday Nigth

Tue Dec 08,

15 12:00A

Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ Chanukha

Tue Dec 08, 15

06:00P Eau Gallie Holiday Celebration Cuizine Restaurant & lounge

Wed Dec 09, 15

12:00A Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ Chanukha

Thu Dec 10, 15


Fri Dec 11, 15 12:00A Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ Chanukha

Sat Dec 12, 15


Sat Dec 12, 15

06:00P Cocoa Beach

Cocoa Beach Rotary Christmas Boat Parade

Cocoa Beach canal marker 101 in front of Cape Canaveral Hospital

Sun Dec 13, 15


Mon Dec 14, 15


Fri Dec 18, 15 12:15P Singer Island

DG Official Visit - Singer Island

Sailfish Marina 98 Lake Drive

Sat Dec 19, 15

06:00P Royal Palm Beach

Holiday Party (click to view a list of registrants)

Keith & Lois Jordano's Home 12751 Orange Boulevard Royal Palm Beach, FL 33412

Thu Dec 24, 15

12:00A Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ Christmas Eve

Fri Dec 25, 15 12:00A Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ Christmas Day

Thu Dec 31, 15

12:00A Royal Palm Beach Holiday ~ New Years Eve

December - Disease preVention anD treatment month


my dear friends,

As this year comes to an end, we have the opportunity to reflect on what we’ve accomplished so far and what else we hope to do. As I said in my message in the December issue of The Rotarian, this is also a time for giving. I would ask

that you continue to Be a Gift to the World by giving the gift of Rotary. By giving to our Foundation, you help provide the means to address the needs of our local and global communities. No gift is too small: just $15 can pay for polio vaccines, and gifts of up to $200 can pay for much needed medical equipment in a rural hospital. With your support, we can continue to accomplish much more.

You can even give to a specific area of focus that has become important to you. Learn more about what your gift could support.

Rotary’s six areas of focus have helped us channel our efforts so that we can better meet the needs of com-munities around the world — to provide clean water, to educate children, to help bring peace and hope to areas of conflict. Together with Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith, I am sponsoring a series of five presidential conferences between January and March to highlight our areas of focus, beginning with the Rotary World Peace Conference 2016. Local Rotary districts will serve as hosts, and the conferences will be open to both Rotary members and the general public. They will feature engaging speakers, informa-tive general sessions, and hands-on workshops. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with fellow leaders and take away new ideas and strategies. Visit the conference websites to learn more about each program and to register.

This is a good time to remind you that our convention is fast approaching. I attended my first convention nearly 30 years ago in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Each convention is special, but they get better and better every year. I enjoy seeing old friends, making new ones, and sharing my passion for Rotary. The Seoul con-vention, 28 May-1 June, is sure to be the best yet.

I invite you to join me — whether it’s your first convention or your 10th — to connect with new friends and new ideas, and to be inspired to Be A Gift to the World.

As leaders, we all have a responsibility to extend the invitation to our fellow Rotarians, and to encourage them to experience the best event of the Rotary year. Please spread the word that the convention is for all Rotarians, and consider sharing this great Rotary tradition by sponsoring the attendance of a district Rotaract representative, Rotaract club president, or other Rotaract leader.

Remember to take advantage of early registration savings and register today. I look forward to seeing you in Seoul.

warm regards,K.R. Ravindran2015-16 President, Rotary International



herbert taylor: creator oF the 4-way test anD

an obJect oF rotary role moDelHerbert Taylor created the Four-Way Test in 1932. He used it as a tool to save a struggling cookware com-pany named Club Aluminum. He gave the copyright to Rotary International during his year as the organi-zation’s president, 1954-1955. By then the test had already become Rotary’s de facto ethics statement. It was memorized and applied by Rotarians throughout the world. Taylor’s life is worthy of study for a better understanding of the origin of the Four-Way Test and as an example of the practical application of the Ob-ject of Rotary. Here is a brief summary of that story.

1. Herbert Taylor was born on April 18, 1893 in the small town of Pickford, Michigan. His father and uncles were local businesspersons and community leaders. By the time Taylor was ready for college he had developed a deep belief that service above self should be the meaning of his adult life. The family role models and his deep Methodist faith explain that philosophy.2. Taylor graduated from Northwestern Universi-ty in Chicago in 1917 and took a job with the Y.M.C.A. in France. When the United States entered the war he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve (later commis-sioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade). He was as-signed to the U.S. naval base in Brest where he was in charge of distributing food and clothing to Navy personnel. 3. Taylor’s work with the Navy acquainted him with three senior officers who were to have major im-pacts on his future. All were business leaders in civil-ian life. After the war one arranged a job offer from the Sinclair Oil Company; a second, George Perkins, helped him choose between that job and another very appealing offer from the YMCA; and the third would later offer him a job leading to the presidency of a major grocery chain headquartered in Chicago.4. With respect to the two job offers, Taylor

leaned toward the YMCA job because it fit so well with his meaning of life goal of community service focusing on youth. But he first asked George Perkins for advice and Perkins suggested a three part life plan which Taylor eventually chose. Part one was to work for Sinclair while engaging in community work in his free time. Part two was to eventually start his own business for the purpose of becoming wealthy enough to retire. Part three was to retire and devote himself to community work full time.5. Taylor joined Sinclair in Paul’s Valley, Okla-homa. He worked as assistant to the general man-ager on the construction of a pipeline station. Sinclair planned to move him to a new assignment after one year, but an oil discovery boom broke out in the Paul’s Valley area and Taylor decided to go into business for himself as an oilfield lease broker. That was how part two of his life plan began. And as envisioned in the plan, he combined running his small business with a plethora of community service activities …… leader-ship in his church, the local chamber of commerce, the local Boy Scouts of America, and…..the local Ro-tary club.6. When Taylor married Chicagoan Gloria For-brich in 1919 he promised her that they would even-tually return to Chicago. And so, after almost five years in Paul’s Valley, he looked for a job in the Chi-cago area. One of his contacts was the president of the Jewel Tea Company, Maurice Sarkar. Karkar had been Taylor’s commanding officer in the Navy and was quite impressed by Taylor’s administrative talent. He hired Taylor as an office manager and pro-moted him frequently. By 1930 Taylor was executive vice president in line to succeed Karkar. 7. During those years while he was advancing at Jewel Tea Taylor continued his involvement in com-munity affairs, including a membership in the Rotary Club of Chicago. He and his wife were particularly


active in a variety of volunteer youth work projects. 8. In 1930 Taylor’s local business reputation led one of Chicago’s leading banks to ask Karkar to re-lease Taylor to work half-time to attempt the rescue of an insolvent Chicago-based cookware company named Club Aluminum. Taylor would continue to work as Jewel’s executive vice president at a salary of $32,000 a year.9. The Great Depression continued to deepen, jeopardizing the turnaround effort. In 1932 Karkar and the bank gave up the rescue effort and asked Taylor to return to Jewel full time. Taylor objectively agreed with them but intuitively felt that a turnaround was still possible. So he resigned from Jewel, bought a controlling interest in Club Aluminum by borrowing against his holding of Jewel Stock, and redoubled his efforts to save the Club. He cut his pay to $6,000.10. Miraculously he succeeded. By 1941 Club had become a very profitable company, and contin-ued to be so into the 1960s. How was that possible? Many factors were responsible including a change in marketing strategy. But Taylor always cited The Four-Way Test as perhaps the most important factor. 11. Here is Taylor’s summary of that story – He decided to find a code of ethics which would raise em-ployee commitment and improve customer and deal-er relations. One day, in July of 1932, while he was praying, the words for the Four-Way Test popped into his mind and he immediately wrote them down ….(1) Is it the Truth? (2) Is it Fair to all concerned? (3) Will it build good will and better friendships? (4) Will it be beneficial to all concerned? He tried using it himself for a few months. Then he asked his four top manag-ers, men of four different faiths, if it was consistent with their religious beliefs. It was. Taylor proceeded to ask all employees to memorize the test and use it daily at work. In subsequent years Taylor shared the test with the broader community. It began to show up in corporate offices, schools, legislative offices and even a few courtrooms. Rotary International board adopted it in 1943 and spread it worldwide.12. Once the company returned to solid profitabil-ity, Taylor was en route to becoming a wealthy man. So, following his original life plan, he cut back on the

time he spent on company matters and devoted the time thus freed up to youth work and other commu-nity involvements. ( He also cut his Club Aluminum pay in proportion to the time he took off). Day-to-day management was turned over to his loyal and talent-ed assistant Ken Johnston.13. With respect to youth work Taylor focused on character building. He and his wife established a foundation, the Christian Workers Foundation, to support Christian character building projects which worked with youth of all ages. They spent the rest of their lives becoming acquainted with Christian youth organizations worthy of their financial support and management mentoring.14. With respect to other community work, Ro-tary International evolved into Taylor’s passion. He became president of the Chicago club in 1938 and president of Rotary International in 1954-55. While president he transferred the ownership rights for the 4-Way Test to Rotary. 15. After World War II Taylor remained active in Club’s strategizing work and in maintenance of the 4-Way Test culture. But day-to-day management was handled by Ken Johnston and later Taylor’s son-in-law Allan Mathis. As Taylor moved up the ranks in Rotary, he spent less and less time on Club Alumi-num. However, in order to protect the company cul-ture Taylor retained majority control until 1967 when he sold the company to Standard International.16. Herbert Taylor suffered a stroke in 1975 and died in 1978. He is survived by the Four-Way Test17. The responsibility and opportunity to spread use of the 4-Way Test he leaves to ROTARY

REFERENCES1. Paul H. Heidenbrecht. God’s Man in the Mar-ketplace: The Story of Herbert J. Taylor. Intervarsity Press, 1968.2. Herbert J. Taylor. The Herbert J. Taylor Story. Intervarsity Press, 1968.

******For a downloadable short story of Taylor’s creation of the 4-Way Test visit the 4-Way Test Association web site.


what is Vocational serVice literacy? a one minute eleVator speech to KicK

oFF rotary’s Vocational serVice month (JANUARY, 2016)

1. Rotary’s vocational service manual says,“Vocational service is the very essence of Rotary. It is what sets Rotary apart from other service organizations.”2. “ The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object (of the Object of Rotary).”3. The manual says, “ The Object of Rotary is a phil-osophical statement of Rotary’s purpose”4. That philosophy is summarized by Rotary’s two mottos --- “Service Above Self” and “One profits most who serves the best.”5. Vocational Service Literacy involves creating awareness and application of this philosophy among

club members, among local youth, and among mem-bers of the business and professional community.6. Individual Rotarians have a responsibility to pro-mote vocational literacy individually at work, at home and in the community. 7. Rotary clubs have a responsibility to educate and support their members in this respect AND to facili-tate member vocational service actions in all 5 AV-ENUES OF SERVICE -------through club vocational service projects IN the CLUB , IN the SCHOLS, IN the adult community and IN the world.

william c. Van enGelenburG3/10/1932 – 11/26/2015

TITUSVILLEE ROTARY CLUBBill was born in the city of Rhenen, Utrecht, Nether-lands. He moved to the United States in 1965. Throughout his life, Bill was always involved with humanitarian aid and was a member of various ser-vice clubs. As a Kiwanis

Ambassador and member of the Kiwanis Club in Hill-sdale, MI he was able to travel overseas. He worked tirelessly on endless fundraisers for many different causes. He joined the Rotary Club in 1995 and has

since been a very active member of the Titusville Ro-tary Club.Rotary International has recognized both, Bill and his wife Els, with the Service Above Self Award. Despite leading very busy lives, they have devoted time to strengthening International Relations, broadening horizons through personal interchange and commu-nications, while promoting a better understanding of people and their cultures throughout the globe. Bill is survived by his wife Els, three children; Bill, Carol and Diane, 5 grandchildren; Bryant, , Kelsey, Brandon, Nicole and Ryan as well as 7 great-grand-children.

William C. van Engelenburg 3/10/1932 – 11/26/2015

Titusvillee Rotary Club

Bill was born in the city of Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands. He moved to the United States in 1965. Throughout his life, Bill was always involved with humanitarian aid and was a member of various service clubs. As a Kiwanis

Ambassador and member of the Kiwanis Club in Hillsdale, MI he was able to travel overseas. He worked tirelessly on endless fundraisers for many different causes. He joined the Rotary Club in 1995 and has since been a very active member of the Titusville Rotary Club. Rotary International has recognized both, Bill and his wife Els, with the Service Above Self Award. Despite leading very busy lives, they have devoted time to strengthening International Relations, broadening horizons through personal interchange and communications, while promoting a better understanding of people and their cultures throughout the globe. Bill is survived by his wife Els, three children; Bill, Carol and Diane, 5 grandchildren; Bryant, , Kelsey, Brandon, Nicole and Ryan as well as 7 great-grandchildren.


January is ri’s Vocational serVice month MAKE YOUR CLUB’S PLANS IN DECEMBER

The D6930 Literacy Committee encourages all club presidents to take full advantage of Rotary Interna-tional’s monthly theme for January ………VOCA-TIONAL SERVICE.

Doing that, of course, requires some advanced plan-ning and scheduling.

With that in mind the committee has asked the edi-tor of QUEST to publish the following VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH PLANNING TOOLS in the De-cember issue of QUEST.

1. A list of the requirements for a club to earn the

Vocational Service Literacy Award2. A list of the clubs which earned that award last year. ( If your club earned it last year you will certainly want to keep up that tradition. If your club did not earn the award last year you might want to make it the club’s goal to earn it in your presidential year).3. A kick-off statement which you can use at the first meeting of your club in January.4. A short version of THE HERBERT TAYLOR STO-RY which an eloquent member of your club could present at one of your club’s meetings in January.

You will find those four articles elsewhere in this De-cember issue of QUEST.

clubs earninGthe Vocational serVice literacy awarD: 2014-2015

rotary District 69301. Rotary Club of Boca Raton

2. Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunset

3. Rotary Club of Boca Raton West

4. Rotary Club of Boynton Beach – Lantana

5. Rotary Club of Cocoa

6. Rotary Club of Cocoa Beach Daybreak

7. Rotary Club of Delray

8. Rotary Club of Downtown Boca Raton

9. Rotary Club of Eau Gallie

10. Rotary Club of Hobe Sound

11. Rotary Club of Indialantic

12. Rotary Club of Lake Worth

13. Rotary Club of Merritt Island

14. Rotary Club of Merritt Island Breakfast

15. Rotary Club of Northern Palm Beaches

16. Rotary Club of Okeechobee

17. Rotary Club of Pahokee

18. Rotary Club of Palm Beach/Flagler

19. Rotary Club of Port St. Lucie Sunset

20. Rotary Club of Royal Palm Beach

21. Rotary Club of Sebastian

22. Rotary Club of Singer Island

23. Rotary Club of Stuart

24. Rotary Club of Stuart Sunrise

25. Rotary Club of Titusville

26. Rotary Club of Vero Beach Sunrise

27. Rotary Club of Wellington

28. Rotary Club of West Palm Beach



aK’tenamit presentation at rotary worlD peace concert

Just want to thank you all for your quick response in getting me photos and infor-mation to put together a presentation on The Rotary Foundation Global Grant to Ak’Tenamit and Carlos Diaz at the Rotary World Peace Concert on Saturday.The concert was quite poignant given the barrage of attacks in Paris the previous evening. At the start of the evening, I took the stage before a crowd of more than 600 people (see attached photos) and explained that we were gathered in the Herbst Theater where the United Nations Charter was signed in 1945, with 49 Rotarians present, establishing an organization dedicated to maintaining international peace and se-curity. Yet, our world remains vulnerable to attacks

of terror and violence. I asked for a moment of si-lence to remember those who lost their lives in the Paris attacks, and then said: “In light of last night’s events, there is no better time to unite and focus on World Peace.” Between the two performers, Past RI Director Blount, Rotary Foundation Coordinator Wyn Spiller, and a friend of mine did a presentation on The Rotary Foundation, with the focus on funding to Ak’Tenamit. It was outstanding! After the concert, several young people came up to me and said they had no idea how much Rotary does in the world. That made it all worthwhile. Raising awareness about Ro-tary – that was one of my key goals.I have attached the script we put together and a few scattered photos. Suzanne, the power point you sent was incredibly helpful and, Steve, the information you sent on Carlos was perfect. We are just going through video clips and photos now. When we find more, I’ll send it. best to all,Leah LambrechtDistrict Governor, 2015-2016Rotary District 5150

ak'tenamit presentation at rotary world peace concert

Just want to thank you all for your quick response in getting me photos and information to put together a presentation on The Rotary Foundation Global Grant to Ak’Tenamit and Carlos Diaz at the Rotary World Peace Concert on Saturday. The concert was quite poignant given the barrage of attacks in Paris the previous evening. At the start of the evening, I took the stage before a crowd of more than 600 people (see attached photos) and explained that we were gathered in the Herbst Theater where the United Nations Charter was signed in 1945, with 49 Rotarians present, establishing an organization dedicated to maintaining

international peace and security. Yet, our world remains vulnerable to attacks of terror and violence. I asked for a moment of silence to remember those who lost their lives in the Paris attacks, and then said: “In light of last night’s events, there is no better time to unite and focus on World Peace.” Between the two performers, Past RI Director Blount, Rotary Foundation Coordinator Wyn Spiller, and a friend of mine did a presentation on The Rotary Foundation, with the focus on funding to Ak’Tenamit. It was outstanding! After the concert, several young people came up to me and said they had no idea how much Rotary does in the world. That made it all worthwhile. Raising awareness about Rotary – that was one of my key goals. I have attached the script we put together and a few scattered photos. Suzanne, the power point you sent was incredibly helpful and, Steve, the information you sent on Carlos was perfect. We are just going through video clips and photos now. When we find more, I’ll send it. Best to all, Leah Lambrecht District Governor, 2015-2016 Rotary District 5150

Leah & Steve D

Leah on Stage-Light

SF City Hall for Paris

SF City Hall for Paris

Leah on Stage-Light

Leah & Steve DAkTinamit


rotary club oF inDialanticThe Rotary Club of Indi-

alantic was chosen as a

2015 JCMF Rotary Water

Safety Advocacy Award

winner! With nearly 300

clubs involved in the pro-

gram, it is truly wonder-

ful to highlight our club’s

amazing contribution to

the Rotary Josh the Otter

Water Safety and Litera-

cy Project.

The letter that was sent to

the nominating committee, and the picture that was

sent along with the award and crystal.

the rotary club of indialantic had a very special “Josh the otter” presentation at the brevard Zoo in melbourne, Fl in november of 2014. we were also joined by the zoo staff for a very meaning-

ful and hands-on presentation for the attendees. indialantic rotary has presented many Josh pro-grams to school children over the years. how-ever, this particular program stands out as a tool to teach water safety using the Zoo environment for children and their parents. the beautiful loca-tion aside, participants were rotarians from the rotary club of indialantic, some of our local in-teract students from satellite high school, and our rotary youth exchange student from lyon, France, making this a multi-cultural experience. our exchange student looks forward bringing the program home to her rotary club in lyon, France adding yet another country to this amazing pro-gram. we look forward to scheduling another program at, and in conjunction with, the brevard Zoo again this year.

- Julia babbitt Melbourne

ROTARY CLUB OF INDIALANTIC

The Rotary Club of Indialantic was chosen as a 2015 JCMF Rotary Water Safety Advocacy Award winner! With nearly 300 clubs involved in the program, it is truly wonderful to highlight our club’s amazing contribution to the Rotary Josh the Otter Water Safety and Literacy Project. The letter that was sent to the nominating committee, and the picture that was sent along with the award and crystal. the rotary club of indialantic had a very special "Josh the otter" presentation at the brevard Zoo in melbourne, Fl in november of 2014. we were also joined by the zoo staff for a very meaningful and hands-on presentation for the attendees. indialantic rotary has presented many Josh programs to school children over the years. however, this particular program stands out as a tool to teach water safety using the Zoo environment for children and their parents. the beautiful location aside, participants were rotarians from the rotary club of indialantic, some of our local interact students from satellite high school, and our rotary youth exchange student from lyon, France, making this a multi-cultural experience. our exchange student looks forward bringing the program home to her rotary club in lyon, France adding yet another country to this amazing program. we look forward to scheduling another program at, and in conjunction with, the brevard Zoo again this year. Julia Babbitt Melbourne


September 8, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

First Annual ShrimpFest Festival To Benefit North Indian River Youth Athletics

Satisfy your seafood cravings at ShrimpFest 2016, the first annual festival that celebrates America’s most loved seafood while raising funds to support youth sports organizations throughout North Indian River County. This fun family event, held in historic Fellsmere, Florida, is possible through a unique community partnership by the Rotary Club of Sebastian, the Exchange Club of Fellsmere and the Florida Aquaculture Foundation. ShrimpFest is a weekend-long festival that will be held on Saturday, February 27th from 10 am – 8 pm and Sunday, February 28th from 10 am – 5 pm.

ShrimpFest will feature Fresh from Florida succulent shrimp grown locally by Florida Organic Aquaculture, LLC at their sustainable, land-based farm in Fellsmere. Select restaurants throughout Indian River County will each prepare a mouth-watering recipe, and festival attendees can enjoy full meals or sample each dish to vote for their favorite!

ShrimpFest features FREE entry and parking, live music, exciting kids’ activities and more. Festival goers can sample a variety of locally brewed craft beer on Saturday, and return on Sunday to taste the creations of Indian River County’s finest Home Brewers. Each seafood plate comes complete with a wine or beer recommendation to accent the unique flavors of the dish.

Net proceeds raised from ShrimpFest will benefit local youth sports teams and participating non-profit organizations throughout North Indian River County. To apply as a beneficiary of the event, visit www.shrimpfestfl.com.

Event sponsorships are still available, starting at just $100! Help us improve the lives of North Indian River County youths by supporting this beneficial community event. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, volunteer positions, or to donate to the cause, visit www.shrimpfestfl.com or find us on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/shrimpfest2016 .

For more information please contact:

Marc Gingras 772-321-3916 [email protected] Website: www.shrimpfestfl.com Email: [email protected]






TellYourStoryMy name is Angelica Blakely and I will be at service as Public Image team in our District. As part of Rotary’s new strategy we are trying to strengthen our image so that everyone will understand what Rotary stands for, how we’re different, and why it matters.I encourage all Public Image Chairs for each club to download from Rotary Brand Center the Messaging Guidelines Brochure, subtitled The Voice, and Visual Rotary Guidelines, to share with club members. In this brochure you will find powerful tools to do “What we need to do”, which is to tell our great story in a way that ensures our actions and supports our words. And if your club doesn’t have Public Image Chairs please ask your president to appoint someone.

One of the best ways to bring our story to life is to simply tell about it. With this in mind we will have a space in the District newsletter called “Telling You Story”. It will be a forum for individuals to tell about the day they became a true Rotarian. Submissions will need to be no more than 400 words and, if possible, should include the author’s picture. Stories like these can inspire others and help to connect people to one another.Please, send to me at: [email protected]

- angelica blakelyRotary Club of Boca Raton WestDistrict Public Image Team

Telling You Story

My name is Angelica Blakely and I will be at service as Public Image team in our District.

As part of Rotary’s new strategy we are trying to strengthen our image so that everyone will understand what Rotary stands for, how we’re different, and why it matters.

I encourage all Public Image Chairs for each club to download from Rotary Brand Center the Messaging Guidelines Brochure, subtitled The Voice, and Visual Rotary Guidelines, to share with club members. In this brochure you will find powerful tools to do “What we need to do”, which is to tell our great story in a way that ensures our actions and supports our words. And if your club doesn’t have Public Image Chairs please ask your president to appoint someone. One of the best ways to bring our story to life is to simply tell about it. With this in mind we will have a space in the District newsletter called “Telling You Story”. It will be a forum for individuals to tell about the day they became a true Rotarian. Submissions will need to be no more than 400 words and, if possible, should include the author’s picture. Stories like these can inspire others and help to connect people to one another.

Please, send to me at: [email protected]

Angelica Blakely Rotary Club of Boca Raton West District Public Image Team


About six years ago, I received an invitation from Mr Douglas Heizer to have breakfast and to discuss the creation of a Rotary Club for Brazilians.

It was a nice surprise to meet this Rotarian, who passed on to me all his excite-ment of what it is to be a Rotarian and how one can change the life of many people.

On my fifth year as a Rotarian, I was elected President of the Rotary Club Boca West, and as the President for the Club, while visiting my home country, I had the

opportunity to participate in more than a dozen Brazilian Rotary Clubs and confirm that the excitement about it, its action was as large or even larger than what I had seen here.

However, one fact was remarkable during one of my trips to Brazil: to get to know “Rotarianos e Negócios”, a program which has been very successful in Brazil, with more than 1000 members. During a single meeting, in which I was invited to deliver a lecture, there were over 500 people. At that moment, I learned that one good way to increase and rejuvenate Rotary membership would be to create an opportunity, beyond the Club boundaries, in order for the Rotarians to do business between themselves based on the ethical approach of The Four-Way Test.

After obtaining more information with the Rotary International, we were aware that the movement already existed in the US, based on the Fellowship called Rotary Means Business (RMB).

When I then brought the idea to the past Governor, he was enchanted by it, even opening some time at the District Meeting to have it presented to the interested Rotarians. With the enthusiasm and support of Frank Feiler and Gustavo Couto, the idea became a reality and today we are already moving to our sixth meeting.

For now, we are more geared towards matchmaking, but securely the idea will move forward towards even more interesting opportunities for the Rotarians: the ability not only to meet with their fellow Rotarians from different clubs, but to develop new business and to have more possibilities and interest in contributing to the Rotary causes.

What I learned from that is that the Rotarian Spirit within each of us and each of us finds within Rotary a dif-ferent or additional way to help the entity’s development.

In our particular case, the greatest joy is to bring business and service opportunities from Rotarians in other countries to our fellow Rotarians in Florida. “

- carlo barbieri Rotary Club Boca Raton Sunrise

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Dear rotarian,It is very great speaking to you!

You probably have noticed that every month, you would get an e-mail of the District

Quest Magazine. Quest is our monthly district newsletter transformed into a maga-

zine to get all the district information out to Rotarians in a more modern, efficient,

and exciting way!

Through this letter, I want to encourage you to send me information, flyers, and

photos of the events that your club holds so that we can promote it throughout the

whole district. That way, you will be letting other clubs know what yours is up to and encourage them to do

the same!

We wanted to show support for our entire district, so we created a print version of the magazine. This was

dream come true for us! It was an absolute success, and it was distributed to everyone at the District 6930

Conference!

Now, we want to be able to continue printing every month and send out the magazine to all the clubs in our

district so that each member can be handed a copy. This will be a fast, easy, and pleasant way for all mem-

bers in our district to be up to date on the happenings of every club.

This is also a great way to recruit future Rotarians. Distributing these magazines throughout our workplaces,

we can let others in our community learn what being a Rotarian is all about. They will see the wonderful ser-

vices we do for our communities, along with the fun time we have while doing it! I encourage all your mem-

bers to use this magazine as a recruitment tool for your clubs.

So that we can keep Quest printing every month, I ask you to share this letter with each member of your club

and incentivize them to buy advertisement space for their businesses. With the support of your members, we

will be able to cover the cost of printing and stay on track with our goal of having a print version of Quest. We

hope that all Rotarians show their support and promote their business through our magazine.

For more information, here is the contact who is responsible for handling the advertising of the magazine:

Contact andre heizer at (561) 807-6304 or [email protected]

Kind regards,Dini [email protected] Quest Magazine 2014-2016Public Relations 2015-2016

why print the quest maGaZine?

Let’s Keep printing!

ContaCt us at (561) 807-6300 or fax (561) 208-6008

QuestRotary District 6930

Documents

Rotary International - District 6930 - 005 Quest Magazine - December 2015