Bulletin for week ofApril 2-8, 2010

 

Past District Governors Wally Brown and Tom Powell.

 

Provo Rotary Club, Inc.
Bulletin for week ofApril 2-8, 2010
2009-2010 Rotary Theme: Moral Literacy for Youth and Adults
   
Upcoming Luncheon Programs and Club Events

April 8: Jeff Herring, Executive Director of Human Resources for the State of Utah, will speak about the advantages of the 4-day work week
April 15: Christina Davis, I-15 Project Communications Manager, and Dave Smith, I-15 CORE Communications Director, will speak on the I-15 expansion project through Utah County
April 22: Vance Checketts will speak on his recent conquest of Alaska's Mt. McKinley
April 29: Field trip to the Provo Library at Academy Square for lunch and a tour
May 6: Derek A. Marquis, Managing Director, BYU Broadcasting
May 13: Annual evening Rotarians and their girls social activity
May 20: Larry Duffin, BYU Director of Special Events, speaking about growing safety concerns in major public assembly facilities
May 27: Jan Scharman, BYU VP of Student Life

Report of the Provo Rotary Club meeting held April 1, 2010

The Rotary luncheon was held at the Provo Marriott Hotel. President Steve Sabins conducted the meeting. Ron Roberts accompanied and Steve Tolley led the singing of the Anthem and the Pledge. Phil Marriott offered an invocation.

Birthdays were celebrated for those with birthdays in April: Carl Belliston, Julie Bolton, Roger Ford, Dean Jackson, Don Jarvis, John Lewis, Phil Marriott and Linda Palmer.

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) camp has been moved from late October to early September and will be held this year at the beautiful Heber Valley Camp. Applications are being accepted through April 19. If you know an active high school sophomore leader who will be a junior next autumn, please contact Kyle Tresner (801-361-4760) for an application.

The annual Utah District Rotary Conference will be held in St. George in May. See the note below.

The club's annual charity golf tournament is scheduled for Monday, June 21 at Riverside Country Club. Reserve your 4-some now. More information below.

Club officers met earlier this week with Mayor John Curtis and Roger Thomas, director of Provo Parks. The city has asked that the club consider involvement in one or two more city parks. The board discussed this today and expressed interest in helping with improvements to the old Rotary Park in Provo Canyon near Bridal Veil Falls, and also at the large city park near Vintage and Georgetown in the riverbottoms area.

President Steve Sabins announced that the Provo Rotary Charitable Foundation will give $250 each to Wasatch School to help purchase books for a Chinese immersion program, and to Canyon Crest School to help with a young authors program.

Andy Anderson served as sergeant with April Fools nonsense and lots of laughter.

Tom Powell introduced Dr. Wally Brown, former district governor, who spoke first about the progress of polio eradication around the world. Despite the best efforts of Rotary International in conjunction with the World Health Organization and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a few areas still have new cases of paralytic polio. Nigeria is the worst. Total worldwide new cases in 2009 were 1,606. So far in 2010 there are 51 new cases.

He also spoke about the Rotary International Council on Legislation which meets every three years. He is the delegate representing Utah this year.

Local, Community Projects

Rotaract - Is still planning a concert to raise the majority of the needed funds for their
humanitarian project benefitting Kenyan school children. This large-scale project will donate all
net proceeds to the Koins for Kenya Project which builds schools and clean water wells for
children in Kenya. Our Club’s support is vital during the fund raising portion of the project. We
will be assisting with prepayments for performers and venues, advertising, and organizing
activities. This project is being pushed back to later in the year.

Provo Rotary Club Charitable Golf Tournament - June 21, 2010 Riverside Country Club
We are beginning the planning for our annual golf tournament that benefits children’s charities.
We will again be teaming with the America’s Freedom Festival at Provo to make our event a
part of the month-long activities of the Festival. Contact Linda Palmer, Committee Chair, for
more information or if you desire to be involved in some way. linda.palmer@byu.edu.

District Conference is in St. George this year on May 13-15, and is called Rendezvous at the
Confluence. We encourage all Provo Rotarians to support our District Leadership, your own
hedonistic tendencies (vacation in St. George), and to increase your knowledge about Rotary to
plan for and attend this conference.

RYLA applications are due to the district by the end of April and we would like our club
members to nominate at least 4 high school sophomores to attend this fantastic leadership
experience.

Provo Rotary Club is teaming with Provo City to be involved in providing needed amenities for
a public park in Provo. Stay tuned as more information is divulged on which park and what kind
of assistance we will provide. Our Club leadership is also proactive in discussions with the City
on the future needs of a proposed new city recreation center.

Upcoming International Projects

Salt Lake Rotary Club is heading to Bolivia for a humanitarian project. The background is that
the Salt Lake Club is actively engaged in a large 3-H Humanitarian Service project near Santa
Cruz, Bolivia and has invited Rotarians, families and friends to join them on this trip to
participate in hands-on service. The project has five components:

* "Simple technologies" = Community bathrooms, water supplies, etc.
* Basic literacy
* Education in how to start and run a business
* Micro-credit
* Education in human rights (the rights of Bolivian citizens under their constitution.

So here it is ...
WHAT: A great opportunity for hands-on, Rotary, international, humanitarian service
WHEN: April 18 - 26, 2010
WHERE: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
WHO: Any interested Rotarians, family or friends
If interested please contact Fred Berthrong: pdg5420@gmail.com or 435-760-2734