[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 716

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

 Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 

  1. 1376: Jim and Mary Kay Patmos in the Arch Klump Society From: Sunil K Zachariah 
  2. 1377: Official nominees for RI Directors  2009-11 From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  3. 1378: Clubs respond to Peru earthquake From: Sunil K Zachariah 

Messages 
  1. 1376: Jim and Mary Kay Patmos in the Arch Klump Society 
Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:50 pm (PST) 
Arizona couple inducted into the Arch C. Klumph Society

By Tiffany Woods & Maureen Vaught 
Rotary International News 

Jim and Mary Kay Patmos have made Rotary a part of their lives since 
Jim became a Rotarian in 1967. 

Their commitment to the organization was recognized on 1 October, 
when they were inducted into the Arch C. Klumph Society, which honors 
people who give at least US$250,000 to The Rotary Foundation. The 
ceremony took place at RI World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, 
USA, where their portrait now hangs in the Arch C. Klumph Gallery. 

Over the years the couple has hosted several Rotary Youth Exchange 
students as well as members of Group Study Exchange teams from other 
countries. They've also attended district conferences and the 2007 RI 
Convention. At his former club in New York, Jim implemented a program 
to award college scholarships, and now he helps select candidates in 
Arizona to receive Rotarian-funded scholarships for vocational 
training. 

Rotary is a tradition in the Patmos family. Jim's grandfather Emory 
James Hyde and father, Bernard Patmos, were Rotarians. Jim, who is a 
retired science teacher, first joined the Rotary Club of Grand 
Island, New York, and is now a member of the Rotary Club of Chandler-
Horizon, Arizona. He has 40 years of perfect attendance. The couple's 
son Brent will be inducted into the Chandler-Horizon club later this 
month.

"Things like Service Above Self, the Object of Rotary, The Four-Way 
Test have added an incredible amount of quality to my life, and I 
could not have lived the kind of life I've lived if it had not been 
for Rotary and the principles that go along with it," Jim said at the 
ceremony. 

A defining moment of his Rotary career was when he first received 
Paul Harris Fellow Recognition and realized that the dollars he had 
contributed would immunize hundreds of children against polio. 

Jim was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1938 and earned a master's 
degree from Michigan State University in 1962. He began his teaching 
career in Port Huron, then became a science teacher and science 
department chair in Grand Island. He and Mary Kay, who owned a 
florist shop and was a human relations consultant for 25 years, have 
been married for 45 years. They have two children and six 
grandchildren

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


 2. 1377: Official nominees for RI Directors  2009-11 
Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:53 pm (PST) 
Rotarians chosen to serve on RI Board

By Dean Golemis 
Rotary International News 

Zone committees have nominated eight Rotarians from six countries to 
serve on the RI Board of Directors. If elected at the 2008 RI 
Convention, the director-nominees will take office on 1 July 2009 and 
serve two-year terms. They are: 

Zone 1: Masahiro Kuroda, Hachinohe South, Aomori, Japan

Zone 6: K.R. Ravindran, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Zone 9: Kyu-Hang Lee, Anyang East, Gyeonggi, Korea

Zone 14: Ekkehart Pandel, Bückeburg, Germany

Zone 19: Antonio Hallage, Curitiba-Leste, Paraná, Brazil

Zone 23: John T. Blount, Sebastopol, California, USA

Zone 27: Thomas M. Thorfinnson, Eden Prairie Noon, Minnesota, USA

Zone 29: Frederick W. Hahn Jr., Independence, Missouri, USA

Letters were sent on 15 October from RI World Headquarters to the 
clubs in all the above zones, informing them of the name of the 
person selected by the nominating committee. In each zone, the clubs 
will be reminded of the opportunity they have (and the procedure they 
should follow) to propose challenging candidates for director. Only 
names previously suggested to the zone's nominating committee may be 
submitted.

If clubs do not propose other candidates to the RI general secretary 
by 1 December, the RI president will declare the person selected by 
the nominating committee to be the sole official director-nominee 
from that zone. 

If the general secretary receives one or more challenges from clubs 
in any zone (with the concurrence of at least a majority of the clubs 
in the district) by 1 December, the clubs will then ballot by mail to 
select a director-nominee following the procedures in RI bylaws 
section 12.030. Results of any balloting for director-nominee will 
not be known until shortly after the deadline of 1 March 2008.

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


3. 1378: Clubs respond to Peru earthquake 
Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:56 pm (PST) 
Clubs respond to Peru earthquake
By Joseph Derr 
Rotary International News 

Rotarians are moving into action following a powerful earthquake that 
rocked Peru on 15 August, killing more than 500 and destroying some 
35,000 homes. 

The Coastal cities of Chincha, Pisco, and Ica were the worst hit. The 
destruction of highways and medical facilities in the earthquake has 
complicated rescue operations.

Bruce Dearnley is one of the Rotarians gearing up help. In Peru, he 
will work closely with local Rotarians to distribute ShelterBoxes. A 
member of the Rotary Club of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA, Dearnley 
graduated in April from the ShelterBox Response Team training 
program. He is among the first new U.S. recruits to go on a 
ShelterBox mission. 

The Rotary Club of Chincha has mobilized to meet the immediate needs 
of victims, providing blankets, clothing, food, medicine, vaccines, 
and water. The club is now collecting money to provide community 
education on the proper water and sanitation techniques, public 
latrines, tents and tarpaulins, and other essential items.

In addition, the Rotary Club of Shoreline Breakfast in Seattle, 
Washington, USA, has joined forces with the Consulate General of 
Peru, and the Peruvian community in Seattle to send a 40-foot 
container of emergency supplies to Lima. The club also plans to hold 
a fundraiser to assist the Rotary Club of Pisco with their rebuilding 
efforts. 

If you would like to publicize your club's efforts to help 
communities in Peru, send an e-mail to relief at rotary.org. 

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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