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MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIACLUB MEMBERS 2012-13 OFFICERS
Archer, Mark, P
Archer, Wendy, P
Ayres, Burton
Barlow, Keith, *, P+2
Baugh, Franklin
Becker, Robin Long
Bell, Lisa
Bentley, Lacy
Black, William, O
Bragg, April
Brooks, Karen, *, P+1
Brown, Scott
Buice, Carl, P
Burke, Hugh
Burner, Terri
Chandler, Lynwood F., *, P+2
Clark, George, O, P, W
Cleveland, Michael
Cooper, John, *, H, P+1, W
Dean, Paul
Dennis, Lee, H, P
Dyer, Tara
Eberhardt, Ken, P
Ennis, Charles, *, H, P+2, W
Eubanks, James A., P+1
Ferguson, John, *, P+2
Fontenot, Renée, P+2
Gandy, Al, H, P+1
Geeter, Shane
Gray, Jeff, *, P+1
Godin, Jr., Fred
Hall, Ed, *, P+8, T, W
Jarrett, Barry
Johnson, Jim, *, P, W
Jones, Justin
Jones, Paul
Kennedy, Terry
Kenyon, Larry
Leavitt, Halsey, P+1
Marcott, Dick, P
Marsh, Deborah
Massey, Merritt, P
Matthews, Billy
McRee, Jerry
Mullis, Larry
Murphey, Jr., Bobby, O, P
Neely, Bill,* P+1, W+1
Oliver, Brad, *, P+1, T, W
Owens, Wes, P
Parker, Ace, P, W
Perrin, Tom, *
Pope, Henry
Poyner, Laura
Probst, David, P
Purvis, Charles, H
Reese, Tom, *, H
Reynolds, Troy
Roberts, Mike, P+1
Schulte, Carlee
Staton, Wendell , O
Stephens, Nolan, P*
Stewart, Randy, *, P+1
Thorn, Claude
Thompson, Laura, P
Tyson, Greg, P
Usery, Melvin, P
Van Horn, Fred, *, P+2, W
Watson, Sam, *, LtGo, P+1, T, W
Whipple, Fielding, *, P
Williams, Bert
Williams, Cameron
CODE REFERENCEPast President, Milledgeville Rotary - *
Past President, Other Club - O
Past Lieutenant Governor - LtGo
Past District Governor - Go
Paul Harris Fellow - P
Will Watt Fellow - WHonorary Member - HHue Thomas Fellow - T
Laura Thompson - President [email protected]
Jeff Gray - Past [email protected]
Bobby Murphey Jr- President [email protected]
Halsey Leavitt - [email protected]
Michael Cleveland - [email protected]
Dick Marcott - MembershipMembership Development • Orientation
Red Badge Program • RetentionVocational Service • Classifications
Mark Archer- Club AdministrationFellowship Activities • Programs • Welcome Desk
Fundraising [email protected]
Renée J. Fontenot - Service ProjectsCommunity Service • Youth Service • GRSP
Wendy Archer - The Rotary FoundationInternational Service • Rotary Foundation GivingRotary Foundation Programs (EREY & CART)
Gary SmithGovernor - District 6920 - Milledgeville
Ron Burton - President - Rotary InternationalOne Rotary Center
1560 Sherman AvenueEvanston, IL 60201-3698
2014-2015Established 1937
P.O. Box 1472Milledgeville, Georgia 31059-1472
www.milledgevillerotary.org
CLUB 4205 • DISTRICT 6920
THE FOUR WAY TEST(1) Is it the TRUTH?
(2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?(3) Will it build GOOD WILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
(4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
TODAY’S MEETINGJanuary 30
ORMC – Jean Aycock–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Feb 6 - Hank Griffeth, CGTCFeb 13 – The Milledgeville Players,
Tom Toney–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
ROTARIAN OF THE DAYPaul Dean
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UPCOMING ROTARIANSOF THE DAY
John FergusonJustin Jones
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JANUARY 23
Last week we learned quite a bitfrom Don Bender about our Atlantic
dolphins and how The DolphinProject works to protect these ani-
mals. Remember never to feed them!–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
VISITINGROTARIANS
Ricky Lord – Dublin
MILLEDGEVILLE ROTARY - January 30, 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS
DEFINITION OF ROTARYRotary is an organization of business andprofessional leaders united worldwide,who provide humanitarian service, encour-age high ethicalstandards in all vocations,and help build goodwill and peace in theworld. There are approximately 1.2 millionRotarians, members of 31,936 Rotary clubsin 166 countries. Rotary is not a politicalorganization, but all Rotarians are vitallyconcerned with everything pertaining togood citizenship and the election of goodmen and women to public office. Rotary isnot a charitable organization, yet its activi-ties exemplify the charity and the sacrificesthat one should expect from people whobelieve that they have a responsibility tohelp others. Rotary is not a religious organ-ization, but it is built on those eternal prin-ciples that have served as the moral com-pass for people throughout the ages.
OBJECT OF ROTARYThe object of Rotary is to encourageand foster the ideal of service as abasis of worthy enterprise throughthe development of acquaintance asthe opportunity for service, the pro-motion of high ethical standards inbusiness and professions, throughservice in one’s personal, business,and community life, and theadvancement of internationalunderstanding, goodwill, and peace.
ROTARY INTERNATIONALMISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Rotary International is to sup-port its member clubs in fulfilling the Object ofRotary by:• Fostering unity among member clubs;• Strengthening and expanding Rotary around
the world;• Communicating worldwide the work of
Rotary; and• Providing a system of international
administration.
ONGOING MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES(1) Sponsoring a new member. (2) Volunteering at a local school. (3) Visiting another Rotary Club. (4) Earn one make-up per quarter by visiting the e-club at www.rotaryeclubone.org and taking the “test.” Print the receipt and give it to Club Secretary Halsey Leavitt. (5) Attend a Rotary Board meeting. (6) Attend monthly breakfast meeting.
ROTARY WEBSITESMilledgeville Rotary: www.milledgevillerotary.org District 6920: www.rotarydistrict6920.net Rotary International: www.rotary.org
GUESTSTim Perrin – Tom Perrin
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RICH BERTOLIMEMORIAL CART FUND
$4030 YTD CART $122166
50/50 CLUBPot: $0
NEW DECK!–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
ABSENTEESAyers 3, Black, Bragg, Buice,
Burke, Burner 2, Chandler, Clark,
Dean, Geeter, Jones, J., Jones, P.
3, Kenyon, Parker, Staton, Thorn,
Van Horn,Watson,
Williams, B., Williams,c. 2
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MAKE UPS: Chandler – Literacy Fair
Dean – Literacy FairGray – Literacy FairJones, J. – Banked
Watson – GMC Reality Check–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
The Swat Valley of northernPakistan, in the highlandsbetween Kashmir and the
Khyber Pass, was once a lush, peacefulplace. It was ruled by Miangul AbdulHaq Jahanzeb — the Wali, or absolutemonarch, of Swat. A modernizer, theWali built schools for his subjects —girls as well as boys — and touredremote regions where no one had everseen an automobile.
"A beautiful, pristine place wheremountains climbed to the clouds," ZebuJilani calls the land of her childhood."People called it the real Shangri-La."The Wali was her grandfather. PrincessZebu, as Swatis still refer to her, recallsplaying with shiny rocks that resembledchunks of green glass. "They wereemeralds from my family's mines."Then, in 1969, Swat relinquished itssovereignty to the government ofPakistan. So began a 40-year period ofdecline that led to the rise of theTaliban in 2008. For two years, thepeople of Swat endured a reign ofterror as the Taliban imposed theirbrutal version of Islamic law. Theyrounded up political opponents,beheaded some, and flogged others.They held public executions, beatwomen, blew up schools.
Jilani moved to the United States in1979. During her yearly visits to herhomeland, she couldn't stand seeing itoverrun. The money from her family'semerald mines was gone, so she raisedmoney from scratch and soon wasopening schools, delivering shelter andmedicine to Swati refugees, andfounding Swat's first Rotary club.Among the first people she asked to joinwas Ziauddin Yousafzai, an educatorand activist who had a teenage
daughter named Malala.You have probably heard of Malala
Yousafzai. Only 15 at the time, Malalawas a star student at the KhushalSchool and College in the Swat Valleytown of Mingora. A voracious reader ofeverything from Pashto poetry to theTwilight saga, she wore a navy blueschool uniform to her classes inscience, math, Islamic studies, English,and Urdu, the language in which shewrote a blog about life under threatfrom the Taliban. She blogged aboutbattles between Pakistan's army and theTaliban ("The night was filled with thenoise of artillery fire"), about helicoptergunships buzzing overhead, about bookshortages, her dreams, her favorite pinkdress, and about the possible end of herschooling:
"The Taliban have issued an edictbanning all girls from attending school."
On her blog, Malala used thepseudonym Gul Makai, the name of aheroine of Pakistani folklore, but heridentity was an open secret. "I will getmy education. And this is our request toall the world: Save our schools. Saveour Swat."
Her father was doing his part tokeep the traditions of Swat alive. In2010, after Pakistan's army restoredpartial order in Mingora, he helped hisRotary club stage the first publicmusical performance in the town sincethe Taliban takeover. "We Rotarianswere proud to arrange such a show. Itwas a brave thing to do, since theTaliban influence was still there," saysYousafzai, a member of the Rotary Clubof Mingora Swat. "Things wereuncertain, with many threats andfrequent assassinations. But we put ona good show."
On a Tuesday in October 2012,Yousafzai was in Mingora, leading arally of more than 300 principals andteachers to promote education for all."My friend Ahmad Shah, a fellowRotarian, spoke before me," he says. "Iwas on my way to the podium when myphone rang. I handed the phone toAhmad. A moment later, he whisperedthe news: The Khushal school bus hadbeen attacked. My heart sank. I couldguess who the target was. 'It must beMalala,' I thought. At that moment, themoderator announced my name. Withsweat on my forehead, I spoke for aboutsix minutes. As I finished, Ahmad said,'We must rush to the hospital.'"
His daughter had been cominghome when a gunman barged onto herschool bus. He threatened to killeveryone unless the students told himwhich one was Malala. "Speak up," hesaid. "Or I will shoot you all." As theterrified schoolgirls looked at theirclassmate, the gunman turned his pistolon her and fired from point-blankrange.
Six days after her shooting, thecomatose patient was flown to ahospital in Birmingham, England, thatspecializes in treating wartimecasualties. It was there that she openedher eyes.
"What country am I in?" she asked.Malala stayed humble. She referred
to Jilani as "Bi Bi Sahiba" (ReveredMadam). And she stayed resolute. "TheTaliban thought they would stop me,"she said from her hospital bed. "Butthey won't."
To her father she said, "Bepeaceful."
To Jilani she said, "God will helpme help people."
In March, Malala reported to herfirst day of school in Birmingham, a citywith the second-largest Pakistanipopulation in Britain. She had acustom-made titanium plate coveringthe hole in her skull and an electronichearing device in her left ear, butotherwise she was like any other teen.She wore a green sweater and a pinkbackpack. "I am one girl among many,"she says. During her first days of classesin England, she gathered signatures fora petition supporting the right of everychild to go to school.
Her father now serves as an adviserto former Prime Minister GordonBrown, the UN special envoy for globaleducation. And while Malala steppedonto the world stage, she kept her focuson Swat and stepped up her day-to-dayefforts to restore some of its formerglory.
Jilani continues to carry out theoften unglamorous task of gettingnecessities — from tents to antibioticsto bulldozers and steamrollers — to thepeople of Swat. "Malala's suffering washorrible, but it made the whole worldlisten to her," Jilani says. "Her famebecame a great gift to her cause. I hopethat one day she can return to her homeand find that our combined efforts havemade a difference."
That's Malala's goal too. The otherday her father, reflecting on his family'sremarkable trajectory, said he hoped togo home someday.
"I dream of a time when we will goback to Swat, our dream valley,"Yousafzai says. "And I will ask Malala tojoin our Rotary club."
MALALA IS ONE OF USSUPER RAFFLEUPDATE
Last week’s winner was Paul
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UPCOMINGEVENTS:
High School Speech Contest –February 20
Joint with Kiwanis Star StudentProgram – February 27
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From the President
We have begun to support the
Blessings Bag program that prepares
food bags to help feed students out-
side of school hours and over the
summer. We have given funds to the
Baldwin Family Connection program
that will disperse the funds equally
to each group preparing the food
bags. We will now honor our pro-
gram speakers each week with a cer-
tificate of donation to the program.