[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 675

Wed Jun 20 09:00:13 EST 2007

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1.  <outbind://6-00000000CC56DB82CB1B4B40B87B37568E591637A4072300/#1> 1314:
R I Convention Opens From: Sunil K Zachariah 

2.  <outbind://6-00000000CC56DB82CB1B4B40B87B37568E591637A4072300/#2> 1315:
Spectacular Opening Ceremony From: Sunil K Zachariah 

Messages 

1.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eFlash_Rotary/message/1231;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdGI1M
ms0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzI3ODYwNzYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg2BG1zZ0lkAzEyM
zEEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTE4MjI0ODQyOQ--> 1314: R I Convention
Opens 

Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah"  <mailto:sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk?Subject=
Re%3A1314%3A%20R%20I%20Convention%20Opens> sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk
<http://profiles.yahoo.com/sunilkzach> sunilkzach 

Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:26 pm (PST) 

Convention opens, celebrating Rotary's power to realize dreams
By Antoinette Tuscano 
Salt Lake City - A year of traveling as Rotary International 
president has given William B. Boyd perspective on what makes 
projects successful. Both large-scale efforts, like eradicating 
polio, and smaller initiatives, like microcredit projects, start with 
a dream, he said at the convention's opening keynote yesterday, but 
it is dedication and hard work that make dreams reality. 

Quoting Eleanor Roosevelt, Boyd said, "'The future belongs to those 
who believe in the beauty of their dreams.' But I think she should 
have gone further and said, 'and work for their dreams.'"

The strength of Rotary is in its ability to unite so many individuals 
from different parts of the world, giving club members a creative 
power unmatched in other organizations. 

"We talk blindly of 1.2 million Rotarians, but we're all 
individuals," said Boyd. "The strength of Rotary comes from each of 
us dreaming our own dreams, and, when you put it all together, you 
get the greatness and power of Rotary."

Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. welcomed more than 15,000 Rotarians 
from 147 countries to the biggest convention ever to be held in Salt 
Lake City and the first RI Convention in Utah since 1919.

Marked with international flair, the opening also featured Maori 
singers and dancers performing a sacred wero ceremony to honor Boyd, 
a New Zealander whose term as president ends this month. The group 
also performed a thunderous war dance of stomping feet as well as 
other traditional songs and dances. In addition, children marched 
onstage with flags from each Rotary country, and a choir of children 
wearing national dress from many countries sang. 

Other entertainment included singer and native Utahn Donny Osmond, 
who jumped into the audience, dancing with attendees and signing 
autographs as he sang.

Source: Rotary International News
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eFlash_Rotary/message/1232;_ylc=X3oDMTJxZTVjM
DVwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzI3ODYwNzYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg2BG1zZ0lkAzEyM
zIEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTE4MjI0ODQyOQ--> 1315: Spectacular
Opening Ceremony 

Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah"  <mailto:sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk?Subject=
Re%3A1315%3A%20Spectacular%20Opening%20Ceremony> sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk
<http://profiles.yahoo.com/sunilkzach> sunilkzach 

Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:27 pm (PST) 

The Opening ceremony for the SLC convention was as spectacular as
usual. They divide the session into different sessions in order to
accommodate all the attendees. Glo and I were ticketed to attend
the 6:30 session which opened with a Maui Ceremony as a tribute to
outgoing Rotary International President, Bill Boyd of New Zealand.
The ceremony featured dancers and singers for RIP Bill that kept the
audience on the edge of their seats. 

They were followed by the Rotary International Children's Choir in 
their native clothing. It was announced that:
1. The 2011 convention is being negotiated for New Orleans, 
Louisiana.
2. That registration for Salt Lake City is expected to exceed 16,000.
3. Registration included Rotary members from 147 countries; possibly 
the largest number of countries ever in attendance at at RI 
convention.

The flag presentation of all the Rotary countries is a stirring and 
certainly inspirational event. Large projection screens display the 
young flag bearers as they present the flags in alphbetical order, 
with a global map showing that country's location. Special attention 
was given to Laos, the newest country in which a Rotary club may be 
found.

RIP Bill's closing remarks were provided in a power point of Rotary 
programs around the world and exhibited many touching examples. It 
was announced by the Governor of Utah, that the RI convention was the 
largest convention ever held in Salt Lake City.

The final act was by Donnie Osmond, a native of Utah, who got the 
crowd moving with a concert of many of his hits as an entertainer who 
has released 55 CDs in a career that has spanned over 30 years. He 
included Going Round in Circles, Bright Shining Day, You Are So 
Beautiful, and even the hit Osmond made at age 13, Puppy Love? All 
that take you back a few years?

Source: Ron Nethercutt, ROTI Chair 07-09,(RC Clark Centennial D 3790
Angeles City, Philippines)
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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