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TABLE OF CONTENT

NO 10 VOLUME 14

EDITORIAL

Fellow Rotarian,

Rotary is doing good all around the world. Torching lives and meeting

the needs of the less privilege in our society. I am proud to be a Rotar-

ian. The Editorial board welcomes you to the month of September

recognized as “Basic Education and Literacy month”.

In this month of September, we are expected to reach out to those that

cannot read or write in our society. When we give people education

we are enriching and building a nation. Transformation does not just

happen by accident, people make it happen. “Be a Gift to the World”

today, encourage someone to read or write and support those that can-

not afford basic education.

Please ware your “ROTARY PIN” confidently and let people ask you

questions, so that you can further promote Rotary.

Our gift of “Sick Bay” to Community Secondary school, Wasimi is

still in the news and this project is serving its purpose.

Editor in Chief

Fashola Olajide

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Kindly note that the articles and discussion published do not necessararily reflects the views of the Editorial board of the Rotary

Club of Maryland and neither does the Editorial board nor the Rotary Club of Maryland take responsibility for errors that may be

expressed by the writer.

Published by: Rotary Club of Maryland

Tel: 0023996673, 08023187026

Facebook: www.facebook.com/rotamaryikeja Twitter: @rc_Maryland

Email: fasholatala@gmail.com, femiakodu@hotmail.com

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Publisher: Rotarian (Dr) Femi Akodu

Editorial Chairman-Olatunbosun Ajayi Editor-in-Chief—Fashola Olajide Asst Editor-Bamidele Onalaja

Members: Toun Oladimeji; Kehinde Bello; George Ikpekhia; Victor Anosike; Fatai Bello; Chiemeze Okoro

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

When people are determined they can overcome anything. By Nelson Mandela

DATE: 8th September,2015

EDITORIAL 1

BEHIND THE GAVEL 2

FROM THE

SECRETARY DESK

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CLUB WEEKLY MINDER

AND ROTARY DISTRICT NEWS

4

SUDOKU GAMES/ RI NEWS

AND BRAIN TEASER

5

ANSWER TO THE BRAIN TEASER / JOKES 6

PHOTO SPEAK 7

ATTENDANCE 8

BEHIND THE GAVEL

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Fellow Rotarian,

I welcome you to the second week in the month of September designated as Basic Education and Literacy

month. Let us continue with the challenge to ensure that all people have sustainable access to basic education

and literacy. The club Basic Education and Literacy Committee have invited a seasoned educationist as guest

speaker during the fellowship. The guest speaker will be talking on the topic: Basic education for sustainable

economy. I encourage all members to key into this and other activities listed by the Basic Education and Lit-

eracy Committee to celebrate the month.

Fellow Rotarians I wish to remind all members who still have outstanding 2014-15 dues and levies to regu-

larize their financial status with the club. Similar appeal also goes to those who are yet to pay their 2015-16

dues as well as the 2015 induction levy. Thank you as we continue to BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD.

World Class President

Rotarian Femi Akodu

VOLUME 14 NO 10 DATE: 8th September,2015

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VOLUME 14 NO 10 DATE: 8th September,2015

FROM THE SECRETARY DESK

CORRESPONDENCE:

1. Invitation Card to the Investiture Ceremony of the

8th President of RC Oto Ijanikin-Central on Saturday

5th September 2015 at Oto-Awori LCDA Hall.

2. Invitation Card to the Investiture Ceremony of the

12th President of RC Ewutuntun on Sunday 6th Sep-

tember 2015 at Rotary Centre, Ikeja GRA.

3. Letter of appeal for support from Rotaract District

9110 for the Basic Education and Literacy Programme

-Reading & Writing Initiative.

Birthday Celebrants For The Week

DATE NAME RELATIONSHIP

September 8th Sharon A. Arimoro Kidiractor

September 12th Ademola Ariyibi Member

September 12th Obafemi Obadina Member

September 12th Lola Akinyele Spouse

September 13th Adedamola Amujo Kidiractor

September 14th Emmanualla Olubor Kidiractor

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

September 9th Rot & Rot (Adam) Oladimeji

September 12th Rot & Rot (Ann) Adedoyin Adebayo

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 25TH AUGUST 2015 AT

PLANET ONE, MARYLAND, IKEJA, LAGOS.

The Call to order was made by the World Class President Ro-

tarian Femi Akodu at 7.35pm

Rotary Grace - Rotarian Segun Alao

4 Way Test - Rotarian Fatai Bello

Object of Rotary - Rotarian Samuel Ayeni

RI Code of Conduct - PAG Bola Oyebade

Decoration of PP Austin Eneduwa-George as SAA by Rotarian

Toun Oladimeji.

Donation of song by Rotarian Kehinde Bello.

The President welcomes all to the meeting and congratulates all

members for the success of the recently held Installation Cere-

mony of the Club.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: PAG Bola Oyebade talked on

the club –in-club grouping done by the Committee and encour-

aged group members to always call themselves up before meet-

ings and through this boost membership attendance at meet-

ings. He said the intention of the club is to have 100% retention

and new members will be inducted soon among the guest pres-

ently attending the meetings.

INSTALLATION COMMITTEE: Rotarian George Ikpekhia

gave a brief recap of the Installation ceremony, he said the pro-

gramme started at about 1:15pm with the usual handing over

and thereafter everybody moved into the main hall for the con-

tinuation of the Ceremony, all the dignitaries(Rotarians and

Non-Rotarians) invited were present and all made handsome

donation/pledges.

Some innovative ideas introduced by the Committee amongst

which is the engagement of a non-rotarian MC went well and

the seating arrangements whereby group members were mixed

with invited guests/non rotarians and this helps in establishing

good communication and rapport with the guests/non Rotarian.

Comprehensive report will be presented at the Business fellow-

ship meeting in September.

PRESENTATION OF AWARD TO ROTARIAN MAL-

LINSON UKATU: The Club President with the support of all

Past Presidents presented the Award plaque to Rotarian Mal-

linson Ukatu who was honoured by the Club for his continuous

support to Club programmes/activities.

In his response, Rotarian Mallinson Ukatu expresses his grati-

tude to the club members for finding him worthy of the award

and said he appreciates it more because it is coming from the

club which he belongs to.

Presentation of gifts to the August celebrants followed by the

cutting of the celebration cake.

Introduction of visiting Rotarians, Rotaractors and Guests.

Amount realised:

Song Donation N1,000.00 SAA N32,500.00

Toast

National Pledge

Rotarian Lekan Olubajo

Secretary

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CLUB WEEKLY MINDER

ROTARY DISTRICT NEWS AND INFORMATION

Akpos Joke: Police Emergency Akpos dialed a police emergency number to report a crime: Akpos: Hello! Respionse: Yes hello… who I’m I speaking to? Akpos: Is t/his the police?! Response: Yes. Any problem? Akpos: Yes! I’m calling to report a case of robbery in my neighborhood. They’re five in numbers and all armed with sub-machine guns and bombs! Response: If you like this ringtone, press one to copy. Akpos: Jesus Christ!!!

DATE EVENT VENUE ATTENDEES

September

1th

Fellowship –business meeting/Rot (Ann) Mary Obadina’s Birthday. Planet one All

September

2nd

Read a novel project To be communicated All

September

3rd

Rot Yemi Arigbabu’s Birthday To be communicated All

September

6th

Kid Azeezat Ogunjimi’s Birthday To be communicated All

September

7th

Rot (Ann) Tolulope Osaebu’s Birthday To be communicated All

September

7th

Rot & Rot (Ann) Adeniyi Adekunle’s Wedding Anniversary To be communicated All

Any other event to be shared on club Whatsapp To be communicated All

DATE EVENT VENUE ATTENDEES

September

3rd

LITERACY SEMINAR Rotary center All

DATE: 8th September,2015

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE. The Continuations

Building self-confidence

Varda Shah’s family was asked by a friend to host an exchange stu-

dent two years ago in Mumbai. At first, family members were reluc-

tant.

“We were like, he’s a boy, he’s German, I don’t know how this is

going to work,” says Shah. “But we decided to take a chance, and I

never would have thought I could grow so close to someone in three

months. We still Skype and connect through social media constantly

and are always in touch.”

Shah decided she wanted her own exchange experience. She stayed

with three host families in New York, learning about camping, tailgat-

ing at sports events, and ice hockey. But the biggest change was to her

self-confidence.

“Before, I would never be able to make a conversation with a person I

didn’t know,” she says. “Now, I can proudly say it isn’t like that any-

more. I can go up to people. I have become more open, more mature.”

Accepting others

Juliana Kinnlof Vienna decided to follow in her older sister’s foot-

steps and take part in a Rotary Youth Exchange. She was hosted by

two families from the Rotary Club of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and

says she learned to be more accepting of other people and their differ-

ences.

“Meeting exchange students from all over the world, I have grown to

accept people for who they are and not to judge them because they are

different,” says Kinnl. “I’ve also grown more confident in my own

abilities and who I am.”

Growing bolder

Minerva Lopez Martinez of Marcia, Spain, spent her exchange in

Canada, hosted by the Rotary Club of Simcoe, Ontario. She said some

of her friends at home chose not to pursue an exchange because they

felt they would be losing a year of schoolwork. But she has a different

perspective on that.

“You have your whole life to go to school and learn. You only have

one opportunity for a youth exchange,” she says. “The reason I came

on the exchange is that I can be shy, and I didn’t want to be like that

anymore. Now, I am trying new things, talking to people I don’t

know. It has changed me a lot.”

Learn more about starting an exchange

Read more experiences of Rotary Youth Exchange students

By Arnold R. Grahl

Rotary News. The End.

VOLUME 14 NO 10

SUDOKU GAMES

Rules Sudoku is fun and easy to play. There is no mathematics or arithmetic involved but ordinary logic and reasoning. Fill in the grid such that every row, every column and every 3x3

box contains digits from 1 through 9

Skill Level: Medium

Skill Level: Medium

4 7 9

3 8 6

8 4 1 5

5 9 8 6

2 4

1 5 7 3

1 5 4 2

6 7 1

7 3 4

6 9 8

4 2

1 2 8

7 1 5

2 3 1 5

6 3 9

1 3 7

4 7

5 8 4

BRAIN TEASER

1. How old was Pual Harris when he died? 2. How many types of memberships are there in Rotary?

3. What is the name of the monthly publication of Rotary D9110 Nig? 4. Who was the ROTARIANS first editor?

5.In which Rotary year did digitalization commence? 6. Suggest correctly the initial name of THE ROTARIAN Magazine?

7. What is the 5th Object of Rotary? 8. Who suggested that Rotary should have a standard emblem?

9. What is the name of the President RC of Maryland and the RI theme for the year 2010-11? 10. Who may pass a Resolution?

DATE: 8th September,2015

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ANSWER TO BRAIN TEASE

We care programme Program is based on the very strong need people have to

know that other people care about them and serves as a

great motivation for all types of people.

The program helps to attract people to join a club, to re-

tain members, to encourage members to participate in

club activities. To stimulate their financial support of club’s

fund raisers.

DATE: 8th September,2015

1. 79 Years.

2. 2(Active and Honorary)

3. The Governor’s News Letter.

4. Chesley Perry

5. 1990/1991

6. The National Rotarian

7. There is None.

8. Chesley Perry

9. Rot.(pp)Babatunde Olaniyan, Building Communities

Bridging Continents.

5. The Council

WHAT IS THE SECRET TO A HAPPY LIFE?

The Continuations

The Source of Our Problems

Why it is so hard to maintain a continually happy and peace-ful mind if we have all this potential for peace and happiness within us? The answer is because we habitually succumb to deluded thoughts that consume our mind and destroy our inner peace.

There is no such thing as an intrinsically bad person. Delusions are distorted, deceptive ways of viewing our own self, others and the world around us. Anger, for example, cor-rupts our view of others so that they appear intrinsically bad. However, there is no such thing as an intrinsically bad per-son. Desirous attachment, on the other hand, sees its object of desire as intrinsically good, beneficial or absolutely neces-sary. If we have a strong desire for chocolate cake, then to us that chocolate cake appears intrinsically, irresistibly good. But after the third piece we begin to feel sick, and then it no longer seems so delicious — we may even find it repulsive! This clearly shows that, like all things, chocolate cake itself is neither delicious nor disgusting. Rather it is the deluded mind of attachment that projects all sorts of attractive qualities onto whatever we behold and then relates to them as if those qualities come from the object itself.

All delusions function in this way, within our mind as well as the minds of others. They project their own distorted version of reality onto the world, and we become convinced that this projection must be true. When delusions arise within us we have lost our grip on reality and cannot see things as they really are. Because our mind is always under the control of, at least, subtle forms of delusion all the time, we should not be sur-prised at our seemingly never ending stress, anxiety and con-fusion. It is as if we are continually chasing mirages, finding only disappointment when they don’t seem to fulfill our de-sires or pacify our frustrations.

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PHOTO SPEAKS

DATE: 8th September,2015

Marching in lead by Rot. (cp) Bola Oyebade and his Spouse. Introduction of The president Rot. Femi Akodu and the first lady.

Council of Past President with their Theme Logo. Donations by Council of President presented by the CP Bola and IPP Dapo

Meet the Rotamary Members. Royal Blessing by the kabiyesi.

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ATTENDANCE REPORT

VOLUM 14 DATE: 8th September,2015

S/N NAMES CALL NAME WK 1 WK 2 WK 3 WK 4 WK 5

1 Akintunde Olawale OMO -AKIN AB AB

2 Austine Eneduwa-George AUSTINE P P

3 Bamidele Onalaja BAMIDELE AB AB

4 Bola Oyebade BOLA P P

5 Chimezie Okoro OKORO AB AB

6 Dapo Ogunlola DAPO AB AB

7 Demola Ariyibi DEMOLA P P

8 Doyin Adebayo DIDII LA LA

9 Fatai Bello FATAI P AB

10 Femi Akodu FEMI P P

11 Femi Obadina OBADY P AB

12 George Ikpekhia GEORGE P P

13 Henry Akinyele HENRY P P

14 Jide Ogunjimi JIDKAZ P AB

15 Kayode Jamgbadi KAY JAMS LA LA

16 Kehinde Bello KB P P

17 Ken Olubor KEN AB AB

18 Kunle Adeniyi KAD P P

19 Kunle Akinlade OTUNBA AB AB

20 Lanre Ajegbomogun LAHRI AB AB

21 Lekan Olubajo LEKAN P P

22 Mallinson Ukatu AFAM P AB

23 Moshood Runsewe MOSHOOD AB AB

24 Muftau Adekunle KUNLE AB AB

25 Ola Atinsola OLA LA LA

26 Olajide Fashola FASH P P

27 Olatunbosun Ajayi O.J AB P

28 Olumide Arimoro ARI LA LA

29 Rissy Taiwo-Bisiriyu RISSY AB AB

30 Rita Osuagwu RITA AB AB

31 Rosemary Ifeonye ROSSY AB AB

32 Samuel Ayeni AYENI P AB

33 Segun Alao SEGGEY P P

34 Seyi Ayodele SHEYMAN AB AB

35 Seyi Dada SHYDAD AB AB

36 Sidney Osaebu SIDNEY P AB

37 Sunday Akintunde COMRADE LA LA

38 Taiwo Adenekan MAMA TEE AB AB

39 Taiwo Sodipe GREAT TEE P AB

40 Toun Oladimeji TOUN P AB

41 Toyin Musah OLUWATOYIN AB AB

42 Tunde Ojo TUNDE P P

43 Tunde Olaniyan TUNDE P P

44 Victor Anosike VICTOR P AB

45 Wale Sanni WALE AB P

46 Yemi Amujo AMUDANCE AB AB

47 Yemi Arigbabu ARRY P P

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