North Ridgeville Rotary - Newsletter - Archive (Apr 30, 2010)

President.: Shawn Mueller | Pres. Elect: Carl Commons | Secretary : Kathy LeRoy | Treasurer.: Bob Bunsey |
Sgt.-At-Arms: George Stokes

Club No. 3496 | PO Box 39014 | North Ridgeville, OH 44039 | Chartered April 10, 1981

Newsletter Editor: Traci Purdum | tracipurdum@yahoo.com | 440-353-3235

In This Issue
• President's Message: Rotarian Magazine
• On The Outside: A look at what other clubs are doing
• What's On The YouTube?

• Quotable Paul Harris

President's Message

Fellow Rotarians,

Did you know that the Rotarian magazine began as one of Rotary's oldest traditions in January 1911, as a 12-page tabloid called The National Rotarian. The first issue contained an essay written by Rotary Founder, Paul Harris, called "Rational Rotarianism."

He stated, "The primary purpose of the National Rotarian is to, provide a means for the exchange of ideas between Rotarians throughout the world...These messages are not written merely to fill space; nevertheless we look forward to the day when they will be literally crowded out by surging mobs of virile Rotarian ideas struggling to be heard," (January 1912)

The newsletter also included club news and advertisements and approximately 2,000 copies were published that year. Soon after, the magazine was published monthly.

Later in 1912, the name of the magazine was changed to The Rotarian by a vote at the Rotary International Convention.

The RI Board of Directors designated the month of April as "Magazine Month." The Rotarian is edited at RI headquarters in Evanston, Illinois and has a circulation of about 500,000. Through this broad network of information, The Rotary World Magazine Press consists of 32 magazines from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe that inform, inspire, and entertain in 25 languages. In addition to The Rotarian, Rotary's English-language flagship publication, offers magazines such as Vida Rotaria (Argentina), Rotary in Bulgaria, and the Rotary-no-Tomo (Japan). The total circulation of the Rotary World Magazine Press is 1.25 million!

The RI Bylaws require all club members to subscribe to The Rotarian or a Rotary regional magazine. Rotary leaders, district governors, and club presidents are encouraged to support magazine editors in their country or region by submitting story ideas, promoting readership, encouraging timely subscription payments, and assisting with other communication efforts.

Remember to turn in your pre-enjoyed copies of The Rotarian so that they can be re-distributed to office and professional waiting rooms within our community. This is a wonderful way to spread the “World of Rotary”.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Shawn Mueller

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Rotary DISD Teacher, Employee appreciation
The Dayton, Texas, Rotary hosted the 78th Annual Rotary Teacher and Employee Appreciation Banquet Thurs., April 22 in the Dayton High School Cafeteria, awarding some very deserving educators. Rookies of the Year, Campus Educators of the Year and District Teachers of the Year were all recognized for their outstanding service to the district. To read the full story, click here.

EHC Management, Rotary Send 700 Hospital Beds to Haiti, Jamaica
A joint effort between EHC Management, L.L.C., and Rotary International is delivering nearly 700 hospital beds and other medical equipment to earthquake-ravaged Haiti and nearby Spanish Town, Jamaica.

The collaboration was the brainchild of Lynne Stubblefield, project manager for EHC, and John Eaton, president of the Rotary Club of Shelton, Wa. Both organizations said they will use this operation as a blueprint for future global relief efforts. To read the press release, click here.

The Ridgeville Rotary page also contains songs and speakers. . . so if you missed a meeting, this is a great place to catch up on club events.

Quotable Paul Harris

"Rotary, being invisible, spiritual, is intelligible to the higher order of things. Diamonds cannot comprehend Rotary, but friendship, sympathy, integrity, devotion, idealism can."

Paul P Harris' message to the RI Convention at Salt Lake City, 1919

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