[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 574

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

  Nordic co-hosts kick off historic Rotary convention

  By Joseph Derr
  Rotary International News

  Thousands of Rotarians continue arriving each hour from some 130 
  countries for the capstone event of Rotary's 101st year, the 2006 RI 
  Convention in Malmö, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark. This meeting 
  stands as the first Rotary convention occurring in two countries and 
  two cities. 

  To traverse the two cities, Rotarians crossed the Øresund Bridge - an 
  apt symbol for the convention whose theme is Bridging the World - 
  bringing with them pins, typical national dress, and lots of ideas. 
  Interactive discussions and workshops on topics ranging from literacy 
  to The Rotary Foundation are peppered throughout the meeting's 
  agenda. 

  Special guests will also make this convention an unforgettable 
  experience. Rotary's guests in this global celebration of friendship 
  across borders will include Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his 
  wife, Crown Princess Mary, who will add to the pageantry and color of 
  the opening ceremony. The royal couple also plans to visit some of 
  the dozens of Rotary project booths featured at the convention. 

  Speaking on Monday, 12 June, will be Sister Ethel Normoyle, a 
  Catholic nun and honorary Rotarian, who is acclaimed for her 
  humanitarian work in South Africa. Local Rotary clubs support Sister 
  Ethel's work of helping families in an impoverished community on the 
  outskirts of Port Elizabeth, which is an area ravaged by extreme 
  unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and other problems. 

  Economist and author Jeffrey D. Sachs gives a keynote address on 
  water, health, and hunger, areas that recently have been a prime 
  focus for Rotary International presidents. Sachs directs the United 
  Nations Millennium Project, which is dedicated to finding strategies 
  to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and hunger by the year 2015. 

  Two Rotaractors, from Sweden and Denmark respectively, will address 
  Rotarians on Tuesday, 13 June, sharing their vision for how Rotary 
  builds bridges of understanding, friendship, and peace in a world 
  marked by conflict and fear. 

  Check the Web site for more coverage throughout the convention, 
  starting Sunday, 11 June

  Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


Best Regards

Garry  Krischock

Runaway Bay Qld

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