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D-4370

Caracas. November 6, 2014

Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao y Venezuela

No 4 LEONE ROSSI OCTOBER 2014

Governor 2014-2015

GOVERNOR MESSAGE

"Rotarianism" is the magic

word that day after day is

transformed into reality and

increases quality and

dimension.

We have seen that in these

last few weeks where we did

the rotary district 4370 and

the 4380 two

commemorative activities of the 88 years of Rotary in Venezuela: a floral offering

to the “Father of the Homeland” Simón Bolívar in the Plaza El Hatillo in Caracas

city, accompanied by a solemn mass of thanksgiving celebrated in the church of the

same town and a week later a Seminar of Membership, Image and Rotary

Foundation in San Cristobal city.

The seminar was attended by a large number of Rotarians in 4380 (approximately

250 enrolled) of our (50 registered) and forged, the organizers of the event, a

phrase that remain for years. "We are not two districts, we are a family".

Indeed, we are a family and we are moving together toward a single goal. There

was an exchange of ideas with Governor Guillermo Soto and the basis for future

activities and development projects together were laid.

Connection of the organizers of the Rotaplast Program of RC

Cumanagoto with medical Rotarians from San Cristobal to transmit

knowledge and promote successful activity that performs there.

The Rotary Foundation for education and prevention of diabetes, under

development in our district and in formation of regional chapters, got so

popular that Dr. Angel Gonzalo Medina, Rotarian and President of

Sofitasa, the largest banking institution in the Táchira State, offered the

full support of his bank.

The agreement between the Government of the 4370 District and

Banplus on the use of credit cards for the last financial return

proportional expenditure that was accepted and requested that it

implemented in the 4380 District.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

President: Gary C.K. Huang

President-Elect: R.K “Ravi” Ravindran

ZONE 21A

Director: Celia Cruz de Giay

DISTRICT 4370

Governor: Leone Rossi

Governor-Elect: Germán Martínez Medina 2015-

2016

Governor-Proposed: Juan Bautista Abrante 2016-

2017

District Instructor: Thomas Hacker

Secretary: Ceneida Sánchez García

Treasurer: Jesús Mora

Legal Counselors: Lucy Bracho / Leandro Rossi

Bravo

Mace Bearer: Robiro Terán Moreno

COMMITTEES

Membership Development:

Oswald Carvajal / Delvia Graterol

Extension: César González / Carmelo Sarli

RYLA: Rasghill Guerrero de Villaseca

TRF: Thomas Hacker

Image and Public Relations: Miriam de Villanueva/

Lufrido Croes/ Alfredo Pérez Vivas

2015 RI Convention: Germán Martínez Medina

2015 District Conference: Jesús González

Youth Service: Angélica Lunar Somoza /

Manfredo González

“Education for a healthy life” Program:

Ceneida Sánchez García

Interact: Emil Sucre Gamboa / Rafael Salavert

Rotaract: Maritza Mago Martínez

Youth Exchange Program: Patrizia Rossi

Executive Secretary: Judith Hamilton

Monthly Newsletter: Ricci Prieto G.

ricciprietog@gmail.com

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Other initiatives proposed by Governor Soto on bi-districts events were taken as necessary to enrich

knowledge and increase the Rotary fellowship of Venezuela near the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

The Community Radio program, masterfully led by fellow Roxanys Paredes, this government hired to

disseminate concepts and Rotary activities is running a weekly hour: provides information on events of the two

districts through interviews and comments.

Let us then, the undertaken way, supplement and let’s make history in moments where the Rotarianism became in "Family".

Yours in Rotary,

Leone Rossi

ALREADY ASKED YOUR CREDIT CARD?

Now it’s easier and less requirements:

1) Fill out the application bringing printed the logos of Agreement between Banplus and

Rotary

2) After several meetings, we were able to minimize the documents to be delivered, as

details to

continuation:

+Form filled with the data

+ Income certification signed by a public accountant or employment letter

+ Photocopy of the identity card

+ Photocopy of an invoice for a public service (electricity, water, phone, etc.) + and Statement of account bank

OCTOBER Vocational Service Month

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The table of exchange rates sent by Rotary International force

for the month of November 2014, Venezuela will be of VEF

12.00 per US$1 dollar.

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Within the framework of 88 years of Rotarianism in

Venezuela as has been reported, was successfully celebrated

the anniversary week in the two districts with varied

activities.

The first, in the village of El Hatillo where a Mass of

thanksgiving was held in the Church of Santa Rosalia

Palermo celebrated by Monsignor Carlos Rodriguez and

Pastor Numa Rivero, honorary members of Rotary La

Lagunita - El Hatillo. I thank the choral group "The Acerita"

surprise they offered to interpret a "High Mass" of great

spirituality and beauty.

We continue with the wreath at Father of the Nation, with the

participation of the Municipal Band of Hatillo;

We deliver post mortem acknowledgments music teacher

Jorge Serrano and our dear "Juancho" Navarrete RC Caracas

and had the animation of the "zanqueros" Municipal School

Armando Reveron.

Moreover, at the close of the second activity that consisted in

carrying of a bi-district seminar, the governors of districts

4370 and 4380 delivered during the closing plenary post-

mortem acknowledgments former governors Raul Lara,

Margarita Kattan, Saverio Bertolino and Olga Naranjo.

Because this October the Professional Service, I congratulate

to the different personalities awarded as public servants of

the year in each club and the organizers and feted at a

similar event in San Cristobal called "Rotary Prestige".

In another vein, I must thank the exquisite hospitality

received in our almost completed official visits, which missed,

and the wonderful experiences in the celebrations on the

Friendship Cup. In each issue, the clubs tried very hard to

offer the most native to their regions.

Let us follow united lighting up Rotary.

Love,

Chela

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MESSAGE

Graciela (Chela) Rossi

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ANNIVERSARIES

On October 4, ROTARY

CARACAS celebrated its

88th years of founded.

Congratulations to all clubs who celebrated their Anniversaries in OCTOBER:

On October 19, we celebrated the 88 years of begin of Rotarianism in Venezuela with a “Mass of Thanksgiving” at Church of El

Hatillo. Seguido por el acto protocolar en la plaza Bolívar de El Hatillo .

Choral Group “La Acerita”

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ANNIVERSARIES

The first official meeting to establish a club Rotary in Venezuela,

was on October 4, 1926, in the Restaurant Montmartre, lo-

cated in the theatre Ayacucho (newly opened in 1925), in such

a meeting is reflected the Act of Constitution of the ROTARY

CARACAS.

Theatre Ayacucho 1926

Municipal Band of El Hatillo

Formal ceremony at Bolivar

Square El Hatillo.

Theatre Ayacucho 2014

Congratulations to all clubs who celebrated their Anniversaries in OCTOBER:

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ANNIVERSARIES

On October 18, Rotary Upata-Villa de

Yocoima celebrated its 8 years of founded.

On October 25, Rotary Chacao celebrated its 63

years of founded.

On October 6, Rotary Puerto Ordaz

celebrated its 59 years of founded.

Congratulations to all clubs who celebrated their Anniversaries in OCTOBER:

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SCHEDULE OFFICIAL VISITS – OCTOBER- 2014

SCHEDULLE OFFICIAL VISITS— NOVEMBER 2014

Date President / Secretary Asistant

Monday 6 P: Rufino Santana A: José Castro Costa ( R. Cachamay

R. Upata Villa de Yocoima S: Luis Carlos Henao Nuevas Generaciones)

Tuesday 7 P: Edwin Esquivel A: José Rivas ( R. Orinoco)

R. Cachamay Nuevas Generaciones S: Yemara Guaramato

Wednesday 8 P: Rider José Ferreira A: José Castro Costa ( R. Cachamay

R. Caroni S: Leonor Gailvis Nuevas Generaciones)

Thursday 9 P: José G. Rojas A: José Castro Costa ( R. Cachamay

R. San Felix S: Edgar Triton Nuevas Generaciones)

Friday 10 P: Daniel Navarro A: José Castro Costa ( R. Cachamay

R. Puerto Ordaz S: José R. Blanca Nuevas Generaciones)

Tuesday 28 P: Rafael Amundaray A: Jorge Baladi Nagas ( R. Guarapiche)

R. Maturín S: Julio Cesar Sale

Wednesday 29 P: Cesar Deghirmandjian Besereni A: Jorge Baladi Nagas ( R. Guarapiche)

R. Juanico-Maturín S: Muselli Chelli Gelzia

Thursday 30 P: Omar Luna Millan A: Jorge Baladi Nagas ( R. Guarapiche)

Asociación Civil Guarapiche S: Carmen Almida Lopez de Perez

Friday 30 P: Juan Marichal A: Jorge Baladi Nagas ( R. Guarapiche)

R. Maturín - San Simón S: Jose Rodriguez

Date President / Secretary Asistant

Friday 7 P: José Manuel Leotaud A: Manuel Pedras ( R. Anaco)

R. It Che Me S: Ogilbie Acuña

Monday 10 P: Gladys Vela A: Manuel Pedras ( R. Anaco)

R. Chamariapa Cantaura S: Bestalia Catanaima de Reyes

Tuesday 11 P: Ramona Sandoval de Larez A: Manuel Pedras ( R. Anaco)

R. El Tigre S: Ricardo Díaz Centeno

Wednesday 12 P: Tibisay Castro A: Manuel Pedras ( R. Anaco)

R. Guanipa S: Gustavo Piñero

Thursday 13 P: Yamelis Cova de Gómez A: Manuel Pedras ( R. Anaco)

R. Anaco S: Ana María Díaz de Mendoza

Monday 17 P: Oscar Peña A: Lucas Riestra ( R. Antimano)

R. Valle De Caracas S: Miriam Velázquez Navarro

Thursday 20 P: Nino Carbone A: Beatriz Savino ( R. Caracas)

R. Chacao S: Lucy Bracho

Wednesday 26 P: Maritza Mago Martínez A: Oscar Salcedo ( R. Antímano)

R. La Lagunita- El Hatillo S: Ceneida Sánchez García

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OFFICIALS VISITS October 2014

On October 7, OV to Rotary Cachamay Nuevas Generaciones

On October 6, OV to Rotary Upata-Villa Yocoima

On October 8, OV to

Rotary Caroní

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OFFICIALS VISITS October 2014

On October 9, OV to

Rotary San Félix

On October 10, OV to Rotary Puerto Ordáz

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OFFICIALS VISITS October 2014

On October 28, OV to Rotary

MATURIN

On October 29, OV to Rotary

JUANICO-MATURIN, with its

Program “Cataract Operation”.

On October 30, OV to

Rotary GUARAPICHE

On October 31, OV to Rotary

MATURIN-SAN SIMON

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On October 4, 2014, the Cup

of Friendship came to Rotary

clubs in Guayana city.

The Friendship Cup Route

4.- Fourth Group:

Rotary Puerto Ordaz, Cachamay Nuevas Generaciones, Caroní and San

Félix

Date: Saturday, October 04nd, 2014

Coordinator: Assia Navas

5.– Fifth Group:

El Tigre, It Che Me, Guanipa

Date: Saturday, October 18nd, 2014

Coordinator: Paul Méndez

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REVIEW RECEIVED

The next two pages are for reporting ASSISTANCE. Congratulations Rotary Clubs SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, AL-

TAMIRA-METROPOLITANO, ALTO PRADO, EL PEÑÓN, GUANIPA and LAGUNITA-EL HATILLO for being the first to

do so through ClubRunner, on October 30, 2014.

We apologize for the inconvenience presented by the ClubRunner 1 to November 4 negatively affected the at-

tendance report.

We invite all club secretaries to perform this task, maximum within 5 days after the end of the month, when the

MONTHLY LETTER with the received data is sent. Also we invite you to make the report either directly the

District Secretary as through ClubRunner.

It would be great to have information on the number of partners at the end of each month, and check the in-

crease of the number of partners and not lose sight of this important parameter for our district.

On Sunday, October 19, Rotary Caroní

organized the fifth edition of the Walk

5K “Senos Saludables” which had the

participation of more than 1200 people

and under the tutelage of Assia

Marggorie Navas. Photos: Alfredo Elías

Pérez Vivas who received the surprise

to listen his “Happy birthday” sung by

the 1,200 attendees.

Last September, as part of the celebration of 500 years of

Cumana, Rotary Nueva Toledo held its “VIII Cup Swim-

ming Open Water”, with a massive participation of about

1,000 swimmers from 7-70 years.

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POS ROTARY CLUB

No. Partners

Differen-ce

Mee-tings

%

Start End Assistance

CENTRAL ZONE oct-14

1 Altamira - Metropolitano 13 4 65

1 Alto Prado 24 4 85

Antimano 29 5 80

Aruba

Baruta

Bonaire

Cafetal 21 21 5 85

Caracas 28 5 65

Caracas Casco Histórico

Chacao 23 5 57

1 El Peñón 16 16 4 81

Guarenas

1 La Lagunita-El Hatillo 15 5 75

La Victoria 44 44 5 70

2 Las Delicias 13 13 5 92

Las Mercedes

Los Teques

Macaracuay

Maracay

Petare

Prados del Este

RC Curacao 83 5 44

1 San Antonio de los Altos 12 12 4 75

San Juan de los Morros

Valle de Caracas

Willemstad

TOTAL ZONE VARIATION

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POS ROTARY CLUB

No. de Partners

Differen-ce Meetings

%

Start End Assistance

EASTER ZONE oct-14

Anaco 25 5 63

Angostura

Barcelona 26 4 58

Cachamay N.G.

Caroní de Puerto Ordaz

Carupano Bermúdez

Chamariapa-Cantaura 19 19 4 65

Ciudad Bolívar

Cumana 23 23 4 82

Cumanagoto

Cumana-Manzanares 26 4 47

El Tigre 25 27 .+2 4 83

1 Guanipa 16 3 79

Guarapiche

It Che Me

Juanico-Maturín 20 5 61

Lechería-El Morro

Maneiro 23 5 59

Maturín

Maturín-San Simón 14 5 85

Nueva Toledo-Cumana 17 4 88

Orinoco

Puerto La Cruz 34 5 80

Puerto Ordaz 26 26 5 75

San Félix 16 5 63

Upata-Villa de Yocoima

TOTAL ZONE VARIATION

TOTAL DISTRICT VARIATION 1205 (+)

TOTAL CLUBES 52

AUMENTO NETO DE SOCIOS (+)

No. CLUBES INFORMARON 26 50% CLUB QUE NO INFORMO

No. CLUBES SIN INFORMAR 26 50%

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Recognitions vocational

servers by

ROTARY CAFETAL

October 24, 2014

On the occasion of celebrating the Voca-

tional Service Month,

ROTARY CUMANA

opted for the choice of eleven (11) profes-

sionals’ persons in different categories, and

so the night of October 28, 2014 It gave

them such a solemn awards ceremony.

On October 27, the ROTARY CHAMARIAPA-

CANTAURA paid tribute to two very special

people of the community.

RECONIGTION TO VOCATIONAL SERVER

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THE ROTARY PETARE selected and gave recogni-

tion Vocational Server to the President of the “Fundación Amigos

de Niños con Cáncer”.

RECONIGTION TO VOCATIONAL SERVER

Governor Leone, ask me recognize the valuable and self-

less help, it is currently difficult to find in very few people,

but they exist, and an example is our dear fellow JUDITH

HAMILTON for her great dedication and time bound for

the recovery of our Rotarian friend ITZHAK MISRAHI,

who suffered a serious accident car, which forced him to

be initially in intensive therapy and hospitalized after a

very long process recovery; thankfully Itzhak has been

improving and already he can walk. See him in the photo

at our meeting on October 30, Rotary Cafetal. This men-

tion of Judith in the "Governor Letter", I agree totally.

After talking with Gisela Mendez, wife of PGD Oscar

Mendez, she commented that she received from Judith a

similar level of care, when she was hospitalized in Cara-

cas, with a broken hip, and told me that “she felt embar-

rassed for the care and attention by Judith that one as-

sumes or wait close relatives, but that is not common find

it a friend, with the level of dedication that Judith made”.

She’s our friend Judith, our respect and consideration.

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On October 25, 2014, THE

STRENGTHENING OF RO-

TARY SEMINAR Bi-District

4370&4380- was held in San Cris-

tobal city (Táchira State). At this

meeting, the conferees discussed

the following topics: Development

of Rotary - The Rotary Foundation

and the Rotary Public Image. The

seminar had the participation of 240

Rotarians from both districts.

THANK Governors Leone Rossi

and Guillermo Soto Luzardo for

being our hosts.

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Information Strategic Alliance between Sofitasa Bank, FUREPREDI and Rotary Districts 4370 and 4380, to the opening

of Chapter Táchira under the Rotary philosophy and Sofitasa, service and execution of programs to contribute to the

welfare and quality of life of our community. Commitment to the region and its future prospects in Venezuela. Article

in the newspaper "La Nación", San Cristobal, October 26, 2014

From left to right: Leone Rossi, District Governor 4370; Gonzalo Angel

Medina, President Sofitasa Bank and Guillermo Soto, District Governor

4380. Photo: article in the newspaper "La Nación", October 26, 2014.

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On Monday October 27, the International team of Rotaplast arrived in Caracas coming from San Francisco, USA. In the photo, they are next to

Venezuelan military plane that transfer to the XV Days Rotaplast Cumana in the Sucre State to be held until Friday, November 7, 2014

El Gobernador Leone, visito las jornadas

Rotaplast

On Monday October 27 there was a re-

ception at Cumaná team of specialists

Rotaplast volunteers, who on Tuesday 28,

the clinic began entering patients who will

be operated free to correct their birth

defect of cleft lip / cleft palate

ROTAPLAST CUMANA PROGRAM

Rotary Cumanagoto

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Cumana, Venezuela 2014 - Day 2 - Oct 28 - Clinic Day

Up at 6 am for breakfast, bus to Hospital Julio Rodriguez for the new patient Clinic at 7 am. Our task for the day is to regis-

ter and examine all waiting potential patients. We've been informed by our Rotary Club Cumanagoto partners that there

may be as many as 300 patients waiting to be examined. Wow, an all-time-record. After the bus ride to the Hospital we

posed momentarily for a group photo. A great photo for a group racing (at 7:30 am) to get started for the first clinic day.

The lines of patients were long all

day and wrapped around much of the

building. This presented great pressu-

re on all of the clinic stations: patient

registration, photography, PACU for

weight and vital signs, doctors and

anesthesiologist for close examina-

tion and surgical decisions, pediatri-

cians, and finally speech pathology

and dental examination.

ROTAPLAST CUMANA PROGRAM

Rotary Cumanagoto

In Venezuela the first Rotaplast program was in the city of Cumaná in March 1998. Since then there have been 14

Rotaplast program in Sucre State and has expanded the program to Caracas, Los Teques, Barquisimeto and Ma-

racaibo. In total, to date have been conducted 33 Rotaplast programs in Venezuela and has treated over 7,000

patients.

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Leaving the bus with the first group of

patients selected for be operated

freely by specialist physicians from

Rotaplast.

THE MAGIC OF ROTAPLAST

Monday was a very busy day and culminated with a

bilateral cleft lip surgery on a very cute young lady.

This beautiful surgical work was performed by Dr.

Oksana Jackson and her surgical team shown below.

The team includes Kathleen Dunleavy (OR Nurse);

Dr. Jesus Rondon (Surgeon, Cumana, Venezuela);

Dr. Oksana Jackson (Surgeon); Pedro Tovar (OR

Nurse); Dr. Denis Jablonka (Anesthesiology); Dr.

Tim Conahan Anesthesiology)

With pride, excitement and satisfaction, Rotary

Cumanagoto reports that have successfully con-

cluded the XV Rotaplast Programs of the Sucre

State. We were treated 248 patients with cleft

lip/cleft palate. There were 156 surgical interven-

tions, 330 procedures in dentistry and orthodon-

tics and 156 treatments of speech therapy.

CONGRATULATIONS to the team of inter-

national specialists and Venezuelans who dedi-

cated their time, efforts and resources to attend

free to our children!! Roberto Saettone, Ro-

tary Cumanagoto, November 2014.

DONATIONS PAYABLE TO :

FUNDACION ROTARY CUMANAGOTO,

RIF: J-30327486-2

BANCO MERCANTIL.

CURRENT ACCOUNT :

0105-0068-15-1068343419

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED

THE CALL

ROTAPLAST CUMANA PROGRAM

Rotary Cumanagoto

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4370 DISTRICT OF OUR PRESENCE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

GOVERNMENT 2014-2015

LEONE MARI0 ROSSI TOSIN

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