It's the report back on the training that Debbie Hodge and Amanda Ferris are giving at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital as the spiritual care component of the Palliative Care Project. There will be much more about this next week. We are expecting a plethora of visitors from District including DG David Grant.
Last Week
It was a Business Meeting with Debbie Hodge and Amanda Ferris straight off the plane from London. They survived remarkably well.
Angela works in watercolour, oil and acrylic. She was the honorary president of the South African Watercolour Society and has painted with such artists as Titta Fasciotti, Errol Boyley and Frans Claerhout. Her work can be found in many corporate and private collections and she has received many prestigious international awards.
I interviewed Wendy many years ago when she was madly in love with Jersey cows and made a completely natural yogurt which was on sale in Johannesburg....apparently she sold the business and now concentrates on her painting. Something to do with not having to get up early in the morning, I would imagine.
Rotary Leadership Institute Course in Vanderbijlpark.
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| Mike, Nicole, Peter & Lenore |
Lenore Terreblanche and Nicole Bilap-Nsegbe completed Part 1, Mike Lamb, Part 2...apparently Mike is a trustee of RLI and did the very first Part 1 course and has never been back since.
Sunday
It was such a lovely day so Jean & I took Debbie Hodge and Amanda Ferris to Jan Smuts' House in Irene where we had lunch and then on to the Union Buildings. It was a great day and we had a lot of fun. After tea chez nous we took them to where they were staying in Melville just in time for their dinner at 7:00pm.
Don't Forget the Anns' request for donations of wine etc as prizes for their Bridge Drive 18th May. Bring a bottle and give to Les Short at Rotary.
Induction Dinner
Traditionally we have our Induction Dinner on the last Friday in June...the 24th.
Please make a note of it in your diaries. More details will follow.
Don't forget to register on My Rotary...go to www.rotary.org
The Article below was in My Rotary.
COUNCIL GRANTS CLUBS GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING, MEMBERSHIP
The 2016 Council on Legislation may well be remembered as one of the most progressive in Rotary history.
Not only did this Council grant clubs more freedom in determining their meeting schedule and membership, it also approved an increase in per capita dues of $4 a year for three years. The increase will be used to enhance Rotary’s website, improve online tools, and add programs and services to help clubs increase membership.
The Council is an essential element of Rotary’s governance. Every three years, members from around the world gather in Chicago to consider proposed changes to the policies that govern the organization and its member clubs. Measures that are adopted take effect 1 July.
The tone for this year was set early, when the RI Board put forth two proposals that increase flexibility. The first measure allows clubs to decide to vary their meeting times, whether to meet online or in person, and when to cancel a meeting, as long as they meet at least twice a month. The second allows clubs flexibility in choosing their membership rules and requirements. Both passed.
Representatives also approved removing six membership criteria from the RI Constitution and replacing them with a simple requirement that a member be a person of good character who has a good reputation in their business or community and is willing to serve the community.
The $4 per year dues increase was based on a five-year financial forecast that predicted that if Rotary didn’t either raise dues or make drastic cuts, its reserves would dip below mandated levels by 2020. The yearly per capita dues that clubs pay to RI will be $60 in 2017-18, $64 in 2018-19, and $68 in 2019-20. The next council will establish the rate after that.
“We are at a moment in time when we must think beyond the status quo,” said RI Vice President Greg E. Podd. “We must think about our future.”
Podd said the dues increase will allow RI to improve My Rotary, develop resources so clubs can offer a better membership experience, simplify club and district reporting, improve website access for Rotaractors, and update systems to keep Rotary in compliance with changing global regulations.
Also because of this Council’s decisions:
- A Council on Resolutions will meet annually online to consider resolutions — recommendations to the RI Board. Council members will be selected for three-year terms. They’ll participate in the Council on Resolution for three years and the Council on Legislation in their final year only. The Council on Resolutions will free the Council on Legislation to concentrate on enactments — changes to Rotary’s governing documents. Proponents predict that the Council on Legislation can then be shortened by a day, saving $300,000.
- Rotaractors will be allowed to become members of Rotary clubs while they are still in Rotaract. Proponents argued that too few Rotaractors (around 5 percent) join Rotary. Sometimes it’s because they don’t want to leave their Rotaract clubs before they have to, upon reaching age 30. It’s hoped that giving them more options will boost the numbers of qualified young leaders in Rotary.
- The distinction between e-clubs and traditional clubs will be eliminated. The council recognized that clubs have been meeting in a number of ways, and given this flexibility, the distinction was no longer meaningful. Clubs that have “e-club” in their names can keep it, however.
- The reference to admission fees will be removed from the bylaws. Proponents argued that the mention of admission fees does not advance a modern image of Rotary.
- A standing committee on membership was established, in recognition that membership is a top priority of the organization, and polio eradication was also reaffirmed to be a goal of the highest order.
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