The Rotary Club of Jupiter-Palm Beach Gardens

(District 6930, SE Florida)

  Meets every Tuesday, 7:30am at the Doubletree Hotel (click for directions)

The Gardens Rotary welcomes all Rotarians and Guests to our meetings

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  1. Polio Plus and proposals for succeeding programs:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    68) To endorse and affirm that the eradication of polio is a goal of the highest order of Rotary International
         		 Board proposal - seems okay to me.  

    69) To request the RI Board to consider selecting and advertising a new project that would mobilize Rotarians

         		 Requests the Board to find a new project when Polio-plus ends.  

    70) To request the RI Board to consider focusing on safe drinking water and endorsing the Blue Planet Run Foundation's Blue Planet Run and Water Project Activities Pet project of proposers from Colorado.  
    71) To request the RI Board to consider conducting clean water and sanitation programs after polio eradication
         		 Much better written legislation then #70 above.  Let me know what you think.  

     
    72) To request the RI Board and Trustees to establish water and sanitation as the next major humanitarian project of RI following the eradication of polio
         		  
    73) To request the RI Board to consider supporting a program called "Let's Watch the Water" after polio eradication Pet project of proposers from Mexico.  

    74) To request the RI Board to consider including the issue of hunger and poverty in the strategic plan of its service program
         		 From Argentina, a well written proposal for the next project. Let me know what you think.  
    75) To request the RI Board to consider including the issue of malnutrition in children in Niger under the age of five in the strategic plan of its service program
         		 Pet project of proposers from Argentina.  

    76) To request the Trustees to consider a program to combat the spread of tuberculosis
         		 This is well written as well but we can only do one of these projects.  Which one do you want to do?  

    77) To request the RI Board to consider creating a Rapid Response Task Force
         		  
    78) To request the RI Board to consider a formal relationship with the Audiology Foundation of America .

    		 Pet project of proposers from Montana.  

    79) To request the RI Board to consider supporting a campaign to stop the practice of child slavery Once again, this is well written as well but we can only do one of these projects.  Which one do you want to do?  


  2. Rotary Months Themes:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    80) To request the RI Board to consider dedicating the month of March to water
         		 The month themes are currently chosen by the RI President.  Don't these people have anything else to concern themselves with?  

     

     
    81) To request the RI Board to consider dedicating the month of March to water
         		  
    82) To request the RI Board to consider dedicating the month of March to Humanity and the month of May to Environment
         		  
    83) To request the RI Board to consider dedicating the month of May to Women in Rotary
         		  
    84) To request the RI Board to consider dedicating the month of May to friendship

    		  
    85) To request the RI Board to consider dedicating one day a year to organ donation education This is a good idea!  


  3. Changes in the Avenues of Service:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    86) To request the RI Board to consider encouraging clubs to add a fifth avenue of service: Youth Service
         		 Great Idea!  

     
    87) To request the RI Board to consider encouraging clubs to add a fifth avenue of service: Service to Youth
    88) To request the RI Board to consider adding a fifth avenue of service: Youth Service


  4. Youth Exchange Interact and Rotaract and similar programs:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    89) To request the RI Board to consider raising the Rotaract age limit to 35
         		 I don't believe this has an impact on us, so I'm open to suggestions.  

     

     
    90) To request the RI Board to consider raising the Rotaract age limit to 35
         		  
    91) To request the RI Board to consider raising the Rotaract age limit to 35
         		  
    92) To request the RI Board to consider raising the minimum and maximum age limits for Interact and Rotaract
         		  
    93) To request the RI Board to consider raising the Interact age limit from 18 to 20 and lowering the Rotaract age limit from 30 to 28
         		  
    94) To request the RI Board to consider imposing a fee for Rotaract and Interact clubs
         		 The resolution contains no reasons why they want this done.  

    95) To request the RI Board to consider providing additional support for Youth Exchange
         		 Proposal from Brazil requests hiring additional staff to work on Youth Exchange.  
    96) To request the RI Board to consider changing the name of the New Generations Exchange to the Young Adults Exchange
         		 Name change only, but this does make sense.  

    97) To request the RI Board to consider adopting the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) as a structured program of RI
         		 These two proposals are pet projects of the proposers. We don't need anyone else's programs.  

    98) To request the RI Board to consider adopting the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) as an official RI program
         		  
    99) To request the RI Board to consider implementing Rotakid Clubs for children ages 8­-14 as a structured program of RI

    		 We already have this project in our District, so let's endorse it.  

    100) To request the RI Board to consider recognizing EarlyAct clubs We already have this project in our District, so let's endorse it.  


  5. Programs for families of Rotarians:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    101) To request the RI Board to consider making spouse and family clubs structured programs of RI
         		 Do we really need to recognize these programs?  Let me know.  

     
    102) To request the RI Board to consider formally recognizing the spouses organization "Casa da Amizade" as a structured program of RI
         		  
    103) To request the RI Board to consider implementing spouses committees as a structured program of RI
         		  
    104) To request the RI Board to consider Inner Wheel as an official program of RI
         		  
    105) To request the RI Board to consider recognizing Inner Wheel as a valuable working partner of Rotary

    		  
    106) To request the RI Board to consider including an anti-tobacco campaign as a structured program of RI Pet Project.  



  6. Rotary Themes and Mottos:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    107) To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to mention the Rotary Emblem and Service Above Self in the RI Constitution
         		 Why?  

    108) To request the RI Board to consider including Rotary's secondary motto, "They Profit Most Who Serve Best," in the "1923 Statement on Community Service"
         		 This changes the theme slightly to make it gender neutral.  

    109) To request the RI Board to consider amending the RI secondary motto
         		  
    110) To request the RI Board to consider adopting "Service Above Self' as the motto of the RI president
         		 Would do away with the annual theme.  

     

     
    111) To request the RI Board to consider discontinuing the annual presidential theme and to emphasize the motto "Service Above Self'
         		  
    112) To request the RI Board to consider discontinuing the annual presidential theme and logo
         		  

    113) To request the RI Board to consider organizing a world contest to compose a new Rotary anthem

         		 I guess the French don't like our songs.  
    114) To request the RI Board to consider adopting the bell as a symbol of Rotary
         		 ... and the Brazilians don't like the gear wheel.  

    115) To request the RI Board to consider introducing to Rotarians "A Guide to Daily Living"
         		 ... and the Asians want to replace the four way test.