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June 29, 2010
The QB Sunrise Scuttlebutt is a weekly publication that highlights the activities of the Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise.  The impressive Flag Ceremony that opened the Convention featured the flags of 220 countries and regions in Rotary’s world.  Over 19,000 Rotarians were on hand at the Centre Bell, home of the Montreal Canadiens, to hear Rotary President John Kenny give his address to the opening Plenary Session  President Kenny’s address focused on his theme for the year The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands.
 President Elect Ray Klinginsmith, a Californian, address focused on Rotary Clubs;"I believe the way for Rotary to remain viable and vibrant in the next century is to help our clubs to be bigger, better, and bolder, Our clubs are the life and breath of Rotary.”  President Nominee Kalyan Banerjee who is an Indian Rotarian quoted Mahatma Ghandi “You be the change you wish to see in the world.”  Best-selling author Greg Mortenson, (Three Cups of Tea) cofounder of the Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, stressed that Rotarians and clubs have to be careful not to impose their values and ideas of what is needed on another culture, but rather take the time to hear what the communities think is most essential. - the need to engage local leaders in a project and create buy-in from the community. Mortenson also stressed the importance of educating girls – “educate a boy and you impact an individual, educate a girl and you impact a village”  Father Marciano "Rocky" Evangelista, founder of the Tuloy Foundation Inc. and a member of the Rotary Club of Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines, told Rotarians about the urgency of helping street children. "Children in distress cannot wait," he said. "For you or me, what is a day or two? But for a child who is slowly being toughened and hardened by the harsh realities of the school of the streets, waiting is just a luxury that he or she cannot afford."  After greeting the audience by singing her hit song "9 to 5," Parton recited The Four-Way Test, saying she also sought a "short, simple, and powerful" statement to guide the Dollywood Foundation: Dream more, learn more, care more, be more. Parton said she was inspired by her father, who was illiterate but "one of the smartest people" she knew. "He knew it was a crippling thing not to be able to read and to write, so he was proud when people would call me the 'book lady.' And he lived long enough to see my dream come true with the Imagination Library. He was with me all the way."  This Week in Rotary
 June 29th Meeting President Ken presides over his final meeting – “Well Done Ken”  With some relief I’m sure President Ken rang the bell for the last time. It’s been a good year for Ken, lets look at some of the 2009-10 accomplishments:
Birthdays and Anniversaries  Happy Birthday George Guests   Helen Dyck from the Rotary Club of Parksville AM attended to promote CrabFest July 10 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre; Tickets are $30.Bill Duckenfield is our guest for the last time;Welcome Helen and Bill Announcements Show and Shine  This years Show and Shine a best ever reported Allen this morning. $2300 has been deposited into our Charities Account. Add the $1000 from the proceeds that was used to cover the cost of our two new BBQ’s and that was indeed a good days work. At this pace Show and Shine might just exceed Roses as our #1 fundraiser. Well done Allen. Allen also reported that we have opened a QF Points account and he urged members to credit their QF purchases to the Sunrise account. This will enable us to access the prize list in the QF Catalogue and the prizes can then be used for other fundraisers. July 1st Smoothies on sale in Parksvilleadjacent to the sand castle area and near the Boardwalk. Allen would like the set up crew to help load a pick up at Rotary House at 8 am and unload in the Park at 8:30. Additional help is also needed for the pm shift – call Allen if you can help. Vocational Awards  George and Bob were on hand to present the 2010 Sunrise Rotary Bursaries at the KSS Awards Ceremony. Congratulations go to Mikiala Livingston-culinary arts; Jacqueline Greenard-textiles; Thomas Elwood-carpentry; Julian Richter- metalwork The students have been invited to attend one of our breakfast meetings to tell us about there plans for the future. Congratulations Mikiala, Jacqueline, Thomas, and Julian Installation Our June 21st End of Year and Installation Celebration will be covered in our first Scuttlebutt edition of our new Rotary year next week – stay tuned. Membership Prizewinner  Stuart wins the Membership Contest and earns 200 Paul Harris Recognition Points. Stuart proposed 2 new members this Rotary year and in addition invited several other prospective members to one or more of our meetings during this past year. Stuart says “there’s nothing to it, all you have to do is ask” – well done Stuart. Honourary Membership  Ian Lindsay was a Charter Member of our club and served as our second President. On July 19th Ian will be honoured by both of Qualicum’s Rotary Clubs and be named a Honourary Member of both clubs. District Reporting Format  PE David got feedback from club members on reporting requests made by DG Elect Bob Martin. Club members unanimously supported David’s position regarding the reporting of information about hours of Rotary related service performed by members. Club members will not tally and report hours of Rotary related volunteer efforts. Trivia Question Who is Rotary International’s 2010-11 President and what’s the 2010-11 Slogan he has selected? (hint - Ray Klinginsmith & the theme “Building Communities and Bridging Continents”) The Four Way Test  Without any hesitation Kim recited the Four Way Test How To Catch Fish Program Carmen Literacy Project Davao, Phillipines, Island of Mindano  Our Rotary Club contributed $1000 towards the Carmen Literacy Project working in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Davao. Derek emphasized that the Projects focus was to enhance the welfare and sustainability of villagers who have been subject to loss of land, and in the process have becoming more isolated from accessing normal community services such as education.   Spotlight on Bill Duckenfield This morning we welcomed Bill as our 6th new member of this Rotary year; Sponsored by Bob Brown, Bill is a retired Accountant; Since moving to Qualicum Bill has become active in the Community – he is a member of the Chartwell Residents Association and is the Treasurer of Qualicum Beach Newcomers. Bill brings a willingness to reach out and to serve; and he also possesses a sense of humour as evidenced by his email address “theducks@.....ca”. Welcome to our Club Bill  
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Crabfest Cancelled-
Crabfest Cancelled- Parksville AM Rotarians have cancelled Crabfest because of poor ticket sales. If you purchased a ticket contact the seller for return of your money.