ROTARY DISTRICT 6950 • ZONE 34 • FLORIDA • USA

RI President 2015- 2016: K.R. Ravindran

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TheGovernor’s

NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

March is WATER & SANITATION MONTH

WATER: “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” (Coleridge – 1798 “Rime of the Ancient Mariner). The Earth has more water than we will ever need: 97% or 333 million cubic miles is ocean salt-

water; 2% is frozen in glaciers and ice caps; less than 1% is fresh water, and not all of that is potable (“clean” drink-ing water). We don’t appreciate our precious potable water enough….until we don’t have it. Just ask the inhab-itants of Aswan, Egypt with only 1mm of rain annually (or ask the people of Flint, Michigan). We also waste more water in the USA, just by leaving the tap running while brushing our teeth, than each person in Aswan gets in total an-nual rainfall. In the USA, we each use an average of 100 gallons of water daily. In Africa, the average is 5 gallons.

Could we fund solar-p o w e r e d water desal-inization / purification projects to

turn sea-water into safe, potable drink-ing water? Rotarians can do anything!

We can also fund low-cost home bio-sand-filters that poor families can use to purify local polluted water, using no pump or electricity. Rotarians can help.

SANITATION: Clean drinking water

alone isn’t enough. One must also have sanitary living con-ditions. 2 ½ billion people lack adequate sanitation facilities. Neither children nor adults can remain dis-ease-free with clean water alone. Sanita-tion is also key to re-ducing school absenteeism in emerging economies.

There is great need for low-tech sani-tation solutions like safe, sanitary, la-

trines or micro-flush toi-lets. There is also a lack of sanitation & hygiene education. Rotarians are helping, but the need is still great. Only 50% of all schools in least-devel-oped countries have ad-equate water & sanitation

facilities. 3,000 children die daily from poor sanitation & lack of safe drinking water.

Can we afford all of this? What can you do? Every $1 invested in water & sanitation, nets a $4.30 ROI because of reduced health care costs and increased productivity & raises Global GDP by 1.5%. Clean water & sanitation via Ro-tary’s Global & District Grants pays BIG dividends for society.

Become involved in the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (WAS-RAG). Support a Global Grant for wa-ter & sanitation. Sponsor a Vocational Training Team (VTT). Be engaged!

Rotarians tackle the most difficult world problems…and solve them! Be a Gift to the World!

Awards & Presentations: It has been my great honor to make numerous presentations to your Clubs in the past month: New Paul Harris Society mem-bers, new Paul Harris Fellows, and new Rotarians! I also recently presented the prestigious Rotary International “Service Above Self Award” to Clearwater’s, PDG Jared Brown, and the RI “Vocational Service Leadership Award” to Pinellas Park’s, Gerry Krauss. Congratulations to all! We recognize and honor your ser-vice!

April 1st is the DEADLINE for Presi-dential Citation data entries. Beat the rush! Don’t wait!

Membership Update: We now have1885 Rotarians in the District (+47 from 1 July). Keep up the good work, and continue attracting the best busi-ness leaders with the “3-T’s”: Time, Tal-ent, and Treasure – and the desire to give back to Local and International commu-nities. Make the World a Better Place. Embrace Rotary Continuing Education: Know Rotary – Grow Rotary!

District Conference/Cruise – 14-18 April: You are going to LOVE this Con-ference! Dynamic speakers, exquisite food, world-class entertainment, sun & fun time with your family, and fun, fel-lowship & service with Cozumel Rotar-ians. The ship and cabins are beautiful and world-class. Sea, Sun, Service, and lots of FUN! We’ve booked 102 cab-ins! Space is still available at prevailing rates. Call Rotarian Kris Gray at Ships n’ Trips: 727-736-1318 to be in our group.

Best regards, and much success in the remaining 4 months of the Rotary Year!

DG Will

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

Will Miller, District Governor 2015-2016727-581-2452 • novaeng@tampabay.rr.com

District Governor Elect Mike ChapmanC 727-415-3181mjc6950rotary@gmail.com

District Governor Nominee Perry Bean727-207-2090perry@perrybean.com

Chief of StaffCiff SnedekerC 727-515-4449cliffsrotary@earthlink.net

District Secretary Brenda WendtO/H 352-249-7302 brenwendt@gmail.com

District Treasurer Mitch HernandezO 727-235-0074mitchhcpa@aol.com

District Rotary Foundation ChairCarl Treleaven, PDGO 727-388-3511 ctreleaven.rotary@gmail.com

Membership ChairEric JohnsonC 727-772-3265ericjohnson@wesleychapeltoyota.com

Public Relations ChairTekoa Bean C 727-743-1531tekoa.bean@yahoo.com

District TrainerTom Feeney III C 352-201-2520 tfeeney@chronicleonline.com

Assistant Governor Area 1 Allen Ray CollinsC 727-423-0311ACollins@AllenCollinsRE.com

Assistant Governor Area 2 Jonathan BrewerC 727-479-5176jonathan@earthworksusa.com

Assistant Governor Area 3 Jocelyn ChapmanC 727-415-0087jchapman3290@gmail.com

Assistant Governor Area 4 Seth NewtonC 727-238-7384 seth@buteosoftware.com

Assistant Governor Area 5Kelly MothersheadC 813-843-2354jonesk296@gmail.com

Assistant Governor Area 6Gary CoilC 727-420-6965gary_coil1@verizon.net

Assistant Governor Area 7 Karen Van SickleC 352-279-1530broker.karen@gmail.com

Assistant Governor Area 8 Eloy NunezH 352-419-4006 elnuez@tampabay.rr.com

District Sergeant at ArmsFin VargasH 813-509-9240fintanvargas@gmail.com

Meet Your Assistant Governors! Seth Newton – Assistant Governor

Area – 4

(Dunedin, Dunedin North, Dunedin Waterside, Eastlake Sunrise, Oldsmar East Lake, Palm Harbor)

Beginning life as a farm boy with too much time on his hands, Seth began

working with computers when he was 12 years old. Raised with a “can do” attitude, he became an entrepreneur at a young age… starting a string of companies in niches such as car audio installation, real estate software services, and out-sourced billing, among others. These experiences, along with his education at Kent State University in Ohio, have earned him a seat at the table with many CEO’s and Fortune 500 companies from across the country. His insight has helped the successful launch of many businesses and products, includ-ing such household names as TMZ, Disney, Progressive Insur-ance, and Activision, to name a few.

Of particular note, he helped design and create the com-puter system which supported 3.5 million simultaneous users playing the popular video game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” which grossed $500 million dollars in sales over the first 24 hours after its launch.

Seth joined Rotary in 2009 during his Rotary club’s charter year, served as his club’s secretary in 2010, and was hand-ed the gavel as his club’s president in 2011. He was also the founder of one of Dunedin Waterside’s main fundraisers, which is responsible for a good portion of his club’s total rev-enue. He is currently serving his first year of a 3-year term as Assistant Governor, Area-4, District 6950.

Seth is “ridiculously happy” to be married to his lovely wife, Taylor Newton. Together they are raising two future Rotarians...a daughter of 4 years and a baby boy born in Sep-tember of 2015... with plans for many more to come!

Paul Harris on what Rotary will be in 100 years

By Rotary Heritage Communications staff

Rotary founder Paul Harris was a semi-regular contributor to The Rotarian maga-zine, and the February issue often includ-ed an anniversary message from him.

In 1915, he wrote, “We are passing our tenth milestone now. May our happi-ness increase with our usefulness. What Rotary will be one hundred years hence, none living can imagine. There is nothing

impossible to Rotary now.”

Harris noted that Rotary had demonstrated its ability to “contribute toward the world’s supply of happiness” in terms

of promoting ethical business practices within vocations. He felt that same idea would extend beyond the walls of the of-fices and shops, and imagined Rotary as “the harbinger of a general world-wide philosophy of business and of life, with happiness as its goal.”

While conceding that he couldn’t see into the future, Harris did predict that Rotary would become increasingly necessary for its ability to make the impossible happen.

On its tenth anniversary, Rotary had been an international organization for almost three years. There were 141 clubs in only a few countries. Today, there are more than 35,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographic areas.

Photo: Paul Harris, soon after he started practicing law in Chicago in 1896.

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

District Calendar

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Roya l e !!

Armed Forces Museum 2050$34th$Way$North,$Largo,$Florida$

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6:00810:00pm$Saturday$

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Please visit: www.stpetersburgwestrotary.org for details and ticket information

Tickets $75 Each

St$Petersburg$West$Charities$(501c3),$proudly$supports$the$following$through$our$fund$raising$and$

donations$that$helps$to$eradicate$Polio$worldwide;$benefit$hundreds$of$local$students$with$scholarship$

assistance,$Light$House$for$the$Blind,$Vincent$House,$Boys$&$Girls$Club$of$Pinellas,$veterans$assistance$

programs,$and$many$other$non$profit$organizations.!

“To$alleviate$Pinellas$County$veteran$

homelessness$by$providing$quality,$

low$cost,$safe$living$spaces$for$

veterans$in$need”!

“is$an$organization$dedicated$to$providing$

combat$veterans$assistance$during$times$of$

transition$and$hardship.$CDF$supports$projects$

addressing$all$aspects$of$recovery$and$transition$

from$military$service$and/or$combat$related$

injuries”!

Proceeds Benefit:

Door$Prize$$

3$day,$2$night$stay$Sirata$Beach$Resort$

Live$Auction$$

African$Safari$St.$Pete$Beach$Vacations$and$other$great$prizes!$

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March 3 - 5 – PETS Orlando Buena Vista Hotel

March 5 – 8am -11amEnd Polio Now Pancake BreakfastKing of Kings Lutheran Church10337 U.S. Hwy 19, Port Richey

March 7 – AG & Executive Board TELECONF

March 12 – Rotary Goes to the RacesTampa Bay Downs

March 12 – 7:30amArmadillo Run Register online at ACTIVE.COM

March 12 – 7:30amCorks, Forks and Craft Brew Party! To buy tickets, call, Peggy at 727-487-0059 or email peggymarie@aol.com

March 19 – 9amShrimpapalooza 20165530 S Mason Creek Rd, Homosassa

March 19 – 9th Annual Golf Tournament - Dune-din Waterside & Safety Harbor

March 19 – Casino RoyaleSee Flyer to the right

31 March – DEADLINE: “Rotary Has Heart” Award

1 April - DEADLINE: Presidential Citation Data Entry

14-18 April - Rotary District 6950 Conference/Cruise

22 April - Earth Day

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

Pack-a-Sack Program

Foundation Grant Project Highlight

Rotary Club of Seven Springs, with the help of a District 6950 District Grant, puts shelf stable, nutritious foods in sacks for local students.

Many children who were receiving free breakfast and lunch at school did not have anything to eat for dinner or on the weekends. The schools Break-fast/Lunch programs were the children’s main source of food.

Classroom Teacher—Speaker AwardsRotarians Janet Waddell and Don

Vauiso from the Rotary Club of Pinel-las Park presented $25 checks to four teachers this week. Each week, the club gives $25 to a teacher at one of the five Pinellas Park Elementary Schools, to be used for classroom supplies, in lieu of a speaker gift at their meetings.

Congratulations this month to: Mar-jorie Kinnan Rawling Elementary’s 4th grade teacher, Sara Bouknecht; Pinellas

Last year the ro-tary club distributed approximately five hundred sacks of food to fifty of the neediest children who participate in the free school lunch program at Anclote Elementary.

Anclote has 85% partici-pation in the free/reduced breakfast/lunch program. An-

clote administration select the children and collect permission forms from the parents for their children to participate in the program. The Sacks are delivered to Anclote Elementary and distributed on Fridays.

These sacks contain foods such as fruit cups, oatmeal packets, rice din-ners, peanut butter, cheese snacks, fruit juices, raisins, etc.

The club meets at the Ref-uge Church the first Monday of each month to pack food for a four week period.

It is a very popular and appreciated program and helps prepare and make kids more alert for Monday morning learning.

This is part of an ongoing project to help feed food insecure chil-dren in our community.

Park Elementary’s 5th grade teacher, Re-becca Garrabrant; Cross Bayou Elemen-tary’s 2nd grade teacher, Ann Fields and Pre-K to 5th Speech Therapy Teacher, Amy Kuespert.

Photos from left to right: Janet Wad-dell with Sara Bouknecht. Don Vauiso with Michelle Digman & Rebecca Gar-rabrant. Janet Waddell with Ann Fields & Principal Kathy Wickett accepting for Amy Kuespert

The Five Avenues of ServiceRotary’s commitment to Service Above Self has been

channeled through the Avenues of Service, which form the foundation of club activity.

The Five Avenues of Service are as follows:• Club Service – Club Service focuses on strengthening

fellowship and ensuring the smooth functioning of Rotary clubs.

• Vocational Service – Vocational Service involves club members serving others through their professions and aspiring to high ethical standards. Rotarians, as busi-ness leaders, share skills and expertise through their vocations, and they inspire others in the process.

• Community Service – Community Service is the oppor-tunity Rotary clubs have to implement club projects and activities that improve life in the local community.

• International Service – International Service encom-passes efforts to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the world and to promote world understanding and peace. It includes everything from contributing to PolioPlus to helping Rotary Youth Exchange students adjust to their host countries.

• New Generations Service – New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activi-ties such as RYLA, Rotaract, and Interact club service projects, and creating international understanding with Rotary Youth Exchange.

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

This year there are 181 proposals for consideration by the Coun-cil on Legisla-tion in April in Chicago, 117 of which are Enactments for change to our

constitutional documents. I have posted a spreadsheet with a general description of each proposal on the District 6950 website for everyone’s information and review. DGE Mike has asked his Club Presidents-Elect to take a look at them and be prepared to discuss items of in-terest during PETS in early March.

Of particular note are Proposals 16-21 through 16-26 which, if passed, will take Rotary in a new direction. These proposals are intended to make Rotary more flexible, and by implication more attractive to younger members. They range from allowing the Club Board to set any standard it wants with regard to meeting dates, times, frequency, and attendance requirements, despite the technical recommended standards, to actually changing those standards to re-quire only twice a month meetings, or maintaining the once a week require-ment, but allowing the club to change the date, time, location and structure of the meeting as it deems advisable. One proposal allows clubs to not only cancel a meeting if the meeting date falls on a holiday, but to allow all clubs to cancel a meeting any time during the week of a holiday, regardless of whether the ac-tual holiday is on the club meeting date or not.

Proposals 16-27 to 16-35 deal with attendance, and generally favor the elimination of attendance requirements and reporting beyond the club level. Clubs could still impose any attendance requirement they desired, but none are imposed by RI regulations. One provi-sion allows for banking a make-up for

Council on Legislation

use any time during the year, not just the two weeks before or after a missed meeting at your own club. Others sub-stitute “service” activities for attendance requirements, and yet others allow for attending a meeting “on-line” through any communication device (skype, speaker phone, etc). Another attempts to return the Rule of 85 to a minimum age of 65. The current rule is any combina-tion of age plus years in Rotary.

I am interested in your thoughts and

comments as to whether you see these new proposals as good, bad or indiffer-ent for the future of our organization. I may be reached at 727-398-0011 or at tcs@timschulerlaw.com if you want more information on the proposed leg-islation or the process

More information on the Council and the actual proposals may be found at rotary.org, by typing in “council on leg-islation” in the member access search box in the upper right hand corner.

by PDG Tim Schuler

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

My Cuba VisitBy Ray Ford, Rotary Club of Seven Springs

I was a young teenage boy when Fidel Castro marched into Havana on January 1, 1959 and declared himself Premier of Cuba. A year or so later the US established and enforced a trade embargo on Cuba. We all remember the thirteen days in October 1962 with the blockade and the Cu-ban missile crisis. From that point on until last year when the United States opened trade again with Cuba that the “Dark Ages of Cuba“ was lifted. After fifty-three years, we can again visit Cuba as tourists, entrepreneurs and religious missionaries.

It was last May, when I read in a lo-cal newspaper about the partnership of the Brooksville First United Methodist Church and the La Carlota United Meth-odist Church in Cuba. These partner-ships I understood since I participated in one as a Rotarian.

In the newspaper there was a refer-ence to contact the Church for addition-al information. That was the first step I took leading me to participate with the Cuba Caravan of the Methodist Church. Having participated in humanitarian trips to Haiti, Honduras and Guatemala this seemed to be a logical move.

After numerous delays to acquire a re-ligious visa, it was finally time to arrange a direct flight from Tampa. I boarded a charter flight with two suitcases and a large carry-on with medical supplies and dresses and shorts from my wife, Dee’s, “Sewing2Serve” program.

Her mission with this program is “To provide new dresses and shorts to chil-dren who rarely see something new.” The motto is “Every stitch is an act of love”.

I brought eighty dresses and shorts in one of my suitcases to give to the mem-bers of the La Carlota Church in rural Cuba.

I arrived in Havana on the morning of the 10th of Novem-ber, 2015. I was met by the pastor of the La Carlota Church accom-panied with a translator and driver. I was to be a guest of the pastor and his family for the week.

We drove two and one half hours by car; the last half was on a dirt road. Upon arrival I observed 30 four-story buildings of Russian design, each of the buildings having 32 apartments. I estimated approximately 5000 people lived here.

Pastor Walter, this wife Janet, and their two children wel-comed me with open arms. They offered me a bedroom which they insisted I take.

The apartment had five rooms, with one light in the ceiling of each room and one wall plug. Water was available for six hours a day and the windows had no

glass or shutters. There was no televi-sion, no radio and no newspaper. They knew nothing of the outside world but were anxious to hear my stories about the United States. They could not be-lieve that two people of Cuban decent were running for president of the United States.

I do not know Spanish and rarely had an interpreter. This made communica-tion at times difficult. However, it was not as difficult as I thought it would be.

The church had about sixty members and service was five days during the week. I was asked to preach twice with the assistance of an interpreter. It was an honor to lead a worship service in this town.

The day before I was to leave, the pas-tor and his wife invited the members with their children to their apartment. It was there we distributed the dresses and the shorts I brought in my suitcase. There

are no stores in La Carlota and new clothes are hard to come by in this very rural area. It was an excit-ing afternoon and every child left with a new dress or shorts.

My visit was life changing. There is no other church in this community. We all assume that Cuba is catholic but the Methodist Church is very strong. The members are dedicated and committed to Church’s mission in Cuba.

It was pointed out to me that there are 30,000 members of the Methodist Church in Cuba including a seminary in Havana.

I want to thank the Cuba Methodist Caravan and the Brooksville Church for providing me this opportunity to share fellowship and “koinonia” with our fel-low Christians.

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

We are still in throws of an El Nino weather pattern that can bring severe weather, including tornadoes at any time. In my previous article I encour-aged everyone to stay weather aware and purchase a NOAA weather radio. This month I would like to encourage everyone to identify a “safe room” both in your home and place of work. This is a space you would go to when seeking shelter during severe weather, especial-ly a tornado. It is great to receive alerts, but you need an immediate action plan in place and the time to identify your safe room is not when the the threat is

Identifying a “safe room” both at home and at work!David Banther, Chairman, District 6950 Disaster Response & Recovery Committee

imminent.

Take a moment today and identify a safe room. In your home it will most likely be an interior room with no win-dows such as a closet or a bathroom. Make sure everyone in your house knows where the safe room is. At your place of work, the safe room might al-ready be selected as part of your com-pany’s emergency policy. If you don’t know where it is, ask your supervisor. If one is not established, work with your colleagues to identify where everyone will seek shelter during severe weather, and make sure the company clearly ad-

February 23rd marked Rotary’s 111th Anniversary!

Thanks to all Rotarians for being a Gift to the World each year!

The Original Four - Paul Harris, Gus-tavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hi-ram Shorey came together on Feb 23, 1905 to start the first Rotary Club – the Rotary Club of Chicago IL to create a professional group that shared the same friendly spirit of small towns of Paul Harris’ youth. They rotated their weekly luncheon meetings at each other’s of-fices; hence the name “Rotary”.

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test and was ad-opted by Rotary in 1943 which has been translated into more than 100 languages and asks the following questions:

Happy Anniversary to Rotary!

vertises the safe room to all current and future employees.

There are companies that will in-stall professional safe rooms in your home and at your business, also there are many things you can do yourself to harden a safe room. More information on safe rooms can be found from FEMA at the following link: https://www.fema.gov/safe-rooms

Yours in Rotary Service,David Banther727-204-7698db@banther.com

Of the things we think, say or do:

• Is it the TRUTH?

• Is it FAIR to all con-cerned?

• Will it build GOOD-WILL and BETTER FRIEND-SHIPS?

• Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

The organization’s dedi-cation to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: Service Above Self. There are now 1.2 million Rotarians in 35,000 clubs doing good all over the world!

The Rotary Club of Pinellas Park cel-ebrated this Rotary anniversary with a meeting honoring

Rotarian Jerry Krauss with a Rotary International Vocational Leadership Award for his sharing of Rotary Ideals! Through his work in his Seminole Lanes and Sunrise Lanes bowling centers, Jer-ry has shown his dedication to Pinellas County Schools by sponsoring the Turn-around Award Breakfast and providing an Adopt-a-Schools program of free bowling for students for over 30 years, providing free bowling lessons for the local community for over 50 years and

mentoring many young people through those years. Speakers included: Rotary District Governor Will Miller, Kevin Krauss, Richard Breske, Retired Judge Irene Sullivan, Casey Neubert and Mi-chelle Topping.

In 2003, Casey Neubert was a recipi-ent of the Turnaround Student Award presented by the Krauss/Baschab Fam-ily Trust. She returned in 2010 to the Awards Ceremony as Honored Guest Speaker to share her success and sto-ry. Retired Judge Irene Sullivan practiced trial law for 22 years in St. Petersburg before she was elected as Circuit Court Judge in 1998. She served on the Juve-nile and Family Law bench until 2011 and attended many of the Turnaround Award Breakfasts in that capacity. She also returned as their Honored Guest Speaker in 2012. Michelle Topping is a former Asst. Principal at PPHS and is currently the Director of the Pinellas County Schools Educational Alternative Services Department that coordinates the Turnaround Awards for the School Board. The luncheon was attended by over 60 people who came to celebrate all that Jerry Krauss has done through the years for the local community in his 52 years as a Rotarian.

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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 9 • March 2016

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The Rotary Club of Palm Harbor re-cently raised $1,000 to benefit Shelter-Box, a humanitarian relief charity that assists survivors of disaster and humani-tarian crises around the globe.

ShelterBox provides humanitarian aid, including emergency tented shel-ters and other supplies such as stoves, blankets and water filtration systems to help families rebuild their lives after losing their homes and possessions in a disaster such as earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict.

“The members of more than 33,000 Rotary Clubs around the world place value in service above self,” said Tara Still, president of the Rotary Club of Palm Harbor. “We have a commitment to helping others in need.”

ShelterBox is currently responding to disasters in Tanzania, Nepal, Syria, Ni-ger, and Cameroon.

“You never know when the next disas-ter might strike,” said Kerri Murray, pres-ident of ShelterBox USA. “With gener-ous donations such as this one from the Rotary Club of Palm Harbor, we can continue our mission of providing shel-ter, warmth and dignity to disaster survi-vors around the world.”

Those interested in supporting Shelter-Box can make tax-deductible donations at www.shelterboxusa.org or by mailing a check to ShelterBox, 8374 Market St. #203, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202. For information or to make a contribution by phone, call 941-907-6036.

The Rotary Club also selected 19 local children to receive a bike for Christmas. The club gave away the bikes Dec. 12.

Killing Fields survivor speaker

The Rotary Club of Palm Harbor heard from author Sara Im, a Cambodian refu-

Rotary Club of Palm Harbor donates to ShelterBox Governor Will Miller introduces Lu Hastings into Paul Harris Society

Rotary District Governor Will Miller introduced Rotarian Lu Hastings into the Paul Harris Society (PHS). The PHS has members who have pledged to sup-port the general work of The Rotary Foundation by donating $1000 each year. Lu, the widow of past Rotarian Dudley Hastings, has decided to con-tinue Dudley’s generous support of The Rotary Foundation by joining the PHS.

For more information please visit: www.seminolelakerotary.org or call Gene Stern 727-369-1512

Pictured (L-R) District Governor Will Miller and Lucienne Hastings

Prepared by Gene Stern, Media Chair, Seminole Lake Rotary Club, gene.stern@LFG.com 727-369-1512

gee and Khmer Rouge survivor during the club’s meeting Wednesday, Feb. 3, 12: 15 to 1: 15 p.m., at Leo’s Italian Grill, 33286 U.S. 19 N., Palm Harbor.

Im grew up in Cambodia and lived through the oppressive Khmer Rouge re-gime. In 1980, at age 26, she escaped. She arrived one year later in Connecti-cut. In 1987, she became a U.S. citizen and graduated from Western Connecti-cut State University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

In 2005, she moved to Largo with her husband Sophann. Today she runs a business that enhances people’s life through effective natural nutrition and safe personal care products. She also fa-cilitates a health educational workshop for the benefit of the community and is the co-founder and director of Christian Professional Network of Tampa Bay.

Her book, “How I Survived the Killing Fields: A Story of Hope, Love and Deter-mination,” tells the story of how she was pushed, as with others, into hiding and eventually caught in a horrific and tragic event called The Killing Fields.

The Rotary Club meets every Wednes-day, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., at Leo’s Italian Grill. All meetings are open to the pub-lic.

For information about the club, visit www.facebook.com/PalmHarborRotary or call 727-577-8145.

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One Profits Most Serves Best... Service Above Self

Deadline: March 25, 2016 for next issue

Welcome to our new, returning and

transferring Rotarians!

Meeting locations have been updated.Please refer to this list when checking on club meeting days and locations.

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February 2016

Belleair

Meinck, Bradley

Brooksville

Beldue, Gail A.Van Meter, Lynn

Spencer, Mollie A.Soderquist, Roy

Crystal river

Grady, LauraSweeney, Kevin P.

Johnson, Rob

DaDe City

Resnick, JosephDykes, Ronald

DuneDin

Lenderman, Martha RRead, Barbara A

Gulf BeaChes

Sheehan, Kelly Theresa

huDson

Constantinou, John

safety harBor

Shaluly, Michael

sprinG hill Central

Biba, Mitch

st. petersBurG sunrise

Loving, William F.

suGarmill WooDs-Citrus County

Hayes, Deborah

tarpon sprinGs

Jennings, Joan A.

Wesley Chapel

Behmer, Yvette M.Donovan, Sean T.

District 6950 Attendance & Club Meeting Location for January 2016

Club Members6/30/15

Members Current

Average Attend % Meeting Location

Belleair 29 0 0 Thu. 12:15pm - Belleair Country Club (25 Belleview Rd.)Brooksville 22 24 64 Thu. Noon - Southern Hills CC (State Rd 41 Brooksville)Central Citrus County 25 25 71 Wed. 7:30am -Tuscany on the Meadows (Quality Inn State 486)Central Pinellas 16 14 85 Tue. 5:45pm - Liberty Lanes Bowling (Largo)Clearwater 98 100 68 Wed. 12:15pm - Belleair Country ClubClearwater Beach 27 24 56 Thu. 12:15pm - Carlouel Yacht & Beach Club (Clearwater Beach)Clearwater East 29 29 65 Fri. Noon - St. Petersburg College (2465 Drew Street, ES Building room 111 Clearwater, FL 33765)Crystal River 56 56 77 Mon. 12:15pm - Plantation Inn and Golf ResortDade City 39 41 69 Mon. Noon - Kafe Kokopelli (Citrus Room- 37940 Live Oak Avenue Dade City)Dade City Sunrise 14 14 91 Thu. 7:00am- The Hampton Inn (13215 US Hwy 301, Dade City, FL 33525)Dunedin 50 51 78 Tue. 12:15pm - Church of Good Shepherd (629 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin)Dunedin North 58 61 80 Wed. 7:30am - Dunedin Country Club (1050 Palm Blvd.) Dunedin Waterside 24 28 67 Wed. 6:30pm -Sea Sea Riders (221 Main Street Dunedin, FL 34698)East Lake Sunrise 14 15 60 Thu. 7:30am - Daddy’s Grill (Third Thursday meeting at various locations at 6:30pm)Gulf Beaches 32 36 65 Tue. 12:15pm - Treasure Island Yacht & Tennis Club (400 Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island)Holiday 47 44 78 Tue. Noon - IHOP (U.S. Hwy. 19, New Port Rickey)Homosassa Springs 15 17 78 Thu. 7am - Luigi’s (4538 Suncoast Blvd. - US19)Hudson 17 21 74 Thu. Noon - CARES Enrichment Center (12417 Clock Tower Pkwy. Hudson, Bayonet Pt.)Indian Rocks Beach 32 33 85 Wed. 7:15am Jimmy Guana’s Restaurant, Holiday Inn Harborside (401 2nd St.)Inverness 68 69 82 Tue. Noon - Inverness Golf and Country Club (Inverness)Kings Bay- Crystal River 66 64 77 Wed. 12:15pm - Seminole Club (3rd St., Crystal River)Largo 32 26 75 Mon. Noon - Alfano’s Restaurant (Clearwater)New Port Richey 141 138 90 Wed. 12:15pm - Spartan Manor (6121 Massachusetts Avenue)Oldsmar/East Lake 18 16 58 Thu. 12:15pm - Flamestone Grill (4009 Tampa Rd)Palm Harbor 20 15 58 Wed. 12:15pm - Leo’s Italian Grill (Palm Harbor)Pinellas Park 38 41 79 Thu. 12:15pm - Banquet Masters (13355 49th St N)Port Richey 43 48 73 Fri. Noon - Carrabba’sRotary E-Club of SE USA 26 34 85 Anytime at www.rotaryeclub34.orgSafety Harbor 12 12 96 Fri. 7:30am - Paradise Restaurant (5th and Main Street in Safety Harbor)San Antonio 14 13 82 Tue. 6:30pm - Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club (St. Rd. 52)Seminole 71 62 74 Wed. 12:15pm - Lake Seminole Golf & Country Club (6100 Augusta Blvd.)Seminole Lake 28 33 85 Fri. 7:15am - The Brown Boxer Restaurant (Madeira Beach)Seven Springs 48 51 75 Thu. 7:30am - Seven Springs Country Club (3535 Trophy Blvd.)Spring Hill 13 14 96 Thu. 7:45am - IHOP Restaurant (US19)Spring Hill Central 19 20 56 Thu. 12:15pm - Beef O’Brady’sSt. Petersburg 91 92 69 Fri. Noon - Orange Blossom Catering (220 4th St. N)St. Petersburg Mid-Town 0 0 0 Wed. 12:15pm - Grand Villa (3600 34th St. South, St. Petersburg)St. Petersburg Sunrise 28 26 84 Tue. 7:45 am - St. Petersburg Yacht Club (11 Central Ave)St. Petersburg Sunset 22 20 74 Thu. 6:00 pm - The Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront (333 First St. South St. Petersburg) (4th Thurs. varies)St. Petersburg West 33 34 76 Wed. 7:45am - The Club at Treasure Island (400 Island Causeway, Treasure Island)Sugarmill Woods-Citrus County 26 29 88 Tue. 5:00pm - Sugarmill Woods Country Club (Homosassa)Tarpon Springs 85 98 90 Thu. 12:15pm - Tarpon Springs Yacht Club (350 S. Spring Blvd.)Trinity 79 84 61 Fri. 12:15pm - Heritage Springs Country ClubWesley Chapel 94 95 66 Wed. 12:15pm - Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club (Wesley Chapel)Wesley Chapel Sunrise 14 15 86 Fri. 7:15am - Quail Hollow GolfZephyrhills 38 33 74 Thu. 12:15pm - Zephyrhills Rotary Youth building (Shepard Park)Zephyrhills Daybreak 27 28 81 Wed. 7:00am - First United Methodist Church (38635 Fifth Ave, Zephyrhills)

The Governor’s Newsletter Issue 9 • March 2016

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Bring your coolers and lawn chairs and join us at the big white Rotary tent on the north side of the grandstands.

Presented by Rotary District 6890 and 6950. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/169744576721333/ for more details.

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Adopt A Ducky!

The Wesley Chapel Noon Rotary Club Duck Derby is a fund–raising event to raise funds that will benefit community projects.

The Duck Derby race will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21st, 2016 behind Hungry Harry’s Family BBQ 3116 Land O Lakes Blvd, Land O' Lakes, Florida

But, you can join in the fun starting now.

Make a donation to the Duck Derby and adopt a Ducky— $5.00 for a single Ducky, $20.00 for a five–Ducky “Quack Pack”, $100.00 for a whole “Flock” of 25 Ducky’s!

For each Ducky you sponsor your name be attached to a highly trained, race ready, rubber Ducky.

On race day, the adopted Ducky’s (only Ducky’s that have a sponsor are permitted to race!) will be released into the lake at the same time, and will race with the current for a finish line a few hundred yards downstream.

The more Ducky’s you adopt the greater the chance you will win a prize. There is no limit to the number of Ducky’s you can adopt.

 Contact John Jay for more information

813-298-3232Sponsorship opportunities available!

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