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January 7, 2021 |
With the traditional ringing of the bell we bring this meeting to order!
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Visiting Rotarians may complete a makeup form at the end of this meeting; YOUR donation for making up with us helps fund our service projects!
Visitors are always welcome to browse and register without obligation.
Our club offers the flexibility of ROTARY ON YOUR TIME!
and an opportunity to remain connected with Rotary!
Happy New Year everyone! While reflecting on 2020 might not seem like a good idea, an article in the New York Times struck a chord with me so I asked Bruce to use it for the program this week…check it out! For a Healthier 2021, Keep the Best Habits of a Very Bad Year…
I’m going to keep working on my Gratitude Habit… It can’t hurt and it makes me feel better.
All the best and thanks for all you do for Rotary…
Jean
president@StateOfJeffersonRotary.org
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January is Vocational Service Month 
Vocational Service calls on us to empower others by using our unique skills and expertise to address community needs and help others discover new professional opportunities and interests. January is Rotary’s Vocational Service Month, a great time to leverage vocational service in your club projects and activities.
Here are five ways you can incorporate vocational service in your club activities:
- Host a club meeting at your work place and share about your profession; take time to learn about fellow members’ occupations.
- Use your skills and expertise to serve a community.
- Practice your profession with integrity, and inspire others to behave ethically through your words and actions.
- Work with local businesses to create mentorship, internship, or practicum opportunities to help young people achieve their career goals.
- Guide and encourage others in their professional development.
Join "Voices of Rotary" Podcast Training Series
By Dan Smith
We are looking for volunteers to conduct interviews and compile audio pictures to help tell more Rotary stories.
With more than one million Rotarians world-wide, each of us have memories, experiences and service that have impacted our Rotary lives. Powerful stories of service and accomplishments. Rotary District 5110 is compiling a series of podcasts to capture these stories to share with fellow Rotarians and communities.
Each week in the month of January you can experience a new sample lesson from the interactive training program.This week meet award-winning podcaster Dr. Siobhan McHugh, who teaches podcasting and journalism at the University of Wollongong in Australia. McHugh has generously provided material from her training program for our use.
The training, software and access to equipment are provided by the district, free to the podcasting team. There are a limited number of seats. If you are interested in learning more or joining the team visit the sign-up page or contact team@rotaryvolunteerconnect.org with any questions.
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Top 10 ways to be a peacebuilder in the New Year
By Fergal McCarthy, Peace Programs Manager
Many people use the end of one year to reflect on things they would like to accomplish in the coming year. What better resolution than to sow the seeds of peace in 2021?
Peace underscores much of the work that Rotary members do in improving their communities around the world. Rotary’s peacebuilding initiatives seek to create environments where lasting peace is possible. We do this by continually investing in sustainable and measurable peace programs throughout our communities and across the globe; by creating an extensive network of peacebuilders and community leaders dedicated to peace and conflict prevention; and by providing Rotarians with several avenues in which they can actively participate in peacebuilding processes within their communities.
We believe that if Rotarians and concerned citizens mobilize locally to create peace, change can happen globally. Here are 10 ways you can be an everyday peacebuilder. (Check out an expanded list here).
- Enroll in the Rotary Positive Peace Academy.
- Read the Positive Peace club presentation and facilitator’s guide and share the presentation with your club
- Help recruit and endorse worthy candidates for the Rotary Peace Fellowship
- Seek out any Rotary Peace Fellows who live or work in your district and invite them to collaborate on your club’s next peacebuilding project – they can offer invaluable help on the planning and implementation of the peacebuilding project.
- Check out the Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association website, where you can access the Online Speaker Database to find peace fellows globally who can give a virtual presentation to your club.
- Encourage your district to become a Global Peacebuilder District.
- Start an Inter-Country committee (ICC) or a Rotary Friendship Exchange between your district and a district in another country, or create a Rotary Fellowship.
- Work with young leaders to promote global understanding and peace.
- Engage with a local Rotaract club and implement a service project that fosters understanding within and across cultures.
- Work with one of our peacebuilding partner organizations: Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), ShelterBox, the Peace Corps, and Ashoka.
As we end the year, the COVID crisis continues to severely impact the Navajo Nation. We continue to plan for resuming our project in the spring and summer and will continue to provide updates as we go through the first months of 2021.
The Navajo Nation Continues to Fight COVID-19
On Tuesday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 118 new COVID19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and 15 more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 837 as of Tuesday. Reports indicate that 12,545 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 208,956 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 23,978, including 19 delayed reported cases.
The Navajo Department of Health and Navajo Area Indian Health Service have begun the second phase of vaccinations on the Navajo Nation known as Phase 1B, which includes high-risk individuals, those who are 65 years and older, adults in congregate settings, spiritual leaders, frontline essential workers, first responders, essential infrastructure workers, and essential businesses. The first phase included vaccines for health care workers, residents, and employees of long-term assisted care facilities, under the guidance of the CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The Navajo Department of Health has extended the stay-at-home lockdown that requires everyone to remain home except for essential workers who have to report to work, for cases of emergencies, to pick up medication, to get food and water, and other essential activities.
Indian Health Service hospitals in Gallup and Chinle, Arizona, have limited space because of the latest COVID patient surge. The reservation’s intensive care units are nearing 85% capacity.
The IHS facilities have the option to send critical patients to VA hospitals in Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Tucson.
The Navajo Nation now has an additional year to spend federal CARES Act money on water projects, electricity and internet connections, and COVID-19 relief efforts.
Congress extended the spending deadline to the end of 2021.
For more information or to inquire about how you can help, contact Project Coordinator PP John Allman.
Please visit our project website www.navajosolarlight.org, share it with friends, family, acquaintances, and even strangers. And, of course, think about donating to our cause. Every $300 brings light to another home and family.
NavajoSolarLight.org
NavajoSolar@StateofJeffersonRotary.org
A Final 2020 Salute to Rotarians Featured in the Rotary Business Network
By Bill Grile
Take a quick look? Are any of Rotarians listed below in your club? If so, their business was honored by the Rotary Business Network in 2020. Now, more than ever, it’s time to support the businesses that support the good work Rotary is doing in our communities at home and abroad.
Ann and Bruce Parker* Brian Stalcup* Bruce Garrett* Charlie Eads* Dave Kinder* Dave Reece* Dr. Karl Jernstedt *Emile Amarotico* Emily Groves* Entek International* Eric Oberbeck* Gwen DeBernardi* James F. Wright* Jan Delimont* Jane Scheidecker* Joe Kraus* Kent Neumann* Lee Eckroth* Mark Musgrove* Marla Kasdorf* Mary Reynolds* Meme Tenold* Mike McGowen* Richard Shugar* Bill Richey* Rob Thompson* Steve Schneiderman* Jim Lefeber * Tom Nichols* Tony Halda* Chris Waugh* Thomas DeVere Wolsey * Rick Francona* Alan Underkofler* Deanna Rivera* Joe Krauss* Dan Lofy* Dan Smith (eClub Rotarians in BOLD)
Each of the Rotarians listed above were selected in 2020 as owning or representing a D5110 Business of the Week. In 1905, Paul Harris launched Rotary for like-minded business professionals to amplify their fellowship and through Rotary, to strengthen businesses and to support their communities. Here is a sharp salute to each of them for the support they provide Rotary and our communities. By the way, wouldn’t you rather do business with a Rotarian? Click here to go to the Rotary Business Network!
Every D5110 Rotarian with a business or profession is entitled to a FREE listing in the Rotary Business Network directory. If you have a known business identified through DaCdb, your business is already listed.
If your business is not listed, click on https://rotarybusinessnetwork.org/pricing/ and add your business with either a FREE listing or select one of the upgrade opportunities providing greater visibility. See how it works
Visit the Rotary Business Directory if you have questions.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
Our mission
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
- For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
- $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
- $500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.
