The Rotary Club

When was the last time you heard a reference to the “Easy Bake Oven”?

Dave — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:13:54 +0000

At our meeting yesterday, Mark Scott of MARK IV Builders used the example of an Easy Bake Oven to bring home how much energy is lost by an incandescent light bulb as heat rather than light. Moreover, Mark shared how a home can be made significantly more Green, in a variety of ways, without costing a lot. Mark separated the practical from the “fad” in a very down-to-earth, informative way.

Today at Rotary

Dave — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:25:46 +0000

This morning we were privileged to welcome Laura Hudson, who shared on the impact and success of the Rotary Four-Way-Test program at Sparks Elementary School, where she serves as Student Counselor.

As Laura puts it, the Four-Way-Test is the measuring stick of ethics used worldwide by Rotary Clubs. The Four-Way-Test is four simple questions that individuals need to ask themselves of the things they think, say and do:

Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Laura is passionate about this program, its heritage, and its effectiveness. One can hardly doubt that through her hard work in implementing the program, the school – not to mention the Sparks community and the world-at-large – is better for it.

For those interested in hearing more, please contact Tom Custance at 410-833-3360 or email: tom /AT/ tomcustance /DOT/ com

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admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:43:48 +0000

Scott Bowers was our guest speaker at this morning’s meeting. It’s amazing how much you realize you don’t know about a subject until someone called a “Master” of his trade comes to visit! Scott, a Master Electrician, educated us this morning about the growing importance of whole-home surge and spike protection, especially given the more prominent and ever-growing presence of pricey electronics in our homes. Thanks to Scott for his eye-opening presentation!

Scott is the owner of Main Street Electric Company here in Reisterstown. His website is www.breakmaster.com.

Rotary Partners with the Chamber on 5k Run

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:34:19 +0000

Next weekend on May 17th Rotarians will unite with the Chamber in their annual fundraiser. This is the second year that Rotarians will partner with the ROMG Chamber of Commerce on their Bloomin’ 5k Run. Rotarians will be at the water station handing out water and cheering on the runners. This is a great cause with proceeds benfitting the cancer and infusion therapy centers at Northwest and Sinai Hospitals. Volunteers needed. Call Tom Custance if you’re interested in volunteering from 7-10am on May 17th: 410-833-3360.

The NFL comes to Rotary!

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:29:19 +0000

Today at Rotary we hosted Bruce Laird, former safety for the Baltimore Colts. He gave Rotarians and guests a great presentation about the current issues facing retired players and how his foundation, Fourth and Goal, helps. What a great speaker! Pictures to follow.

Pssssttt!! Have you heard???

admin — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:35:27 +0000

Bruce Laird, former safety for the Baltimore Colts, will be at this week’s meeting as our guest speaker! He’ll be speaking to us about the history of Pro Football in Baltimore. This is one meeting you won’t want to miss!

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admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:31:02 +0000

Today we had two students from St. Timothy’s school speak about malaria preventative nets. For only $12 per net three people are protected. What a great cause and thanks for a fantastic presentation!

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admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:53:09 +0000

We’ve moved!! In case you hadn’t heard, we’re now meeting at the Gourmet Girls in Owings Mills. The “Girls” performed flawlessly at our first meeting there this morning, serving us fresh fruit, coffee, juices and a full hot breakfast made to order. I think it’s safe to say we’ve found ourselves a new home for the long run.

Our guest speaker this morning was Laurie Duhan of BGE, who spoke to our club about the benefits of taking advantage of choices of electric and gas suppliers. While we can control very little with regard to our electric bills, we can control who we get our electric and gas supply from. Laurie, an Owings Mills resident, also passed out a plethora of information about ways to save on our electricity. She pointed out that a Playstation alone can cost hundreds of dollars per year to run!

Many thanks to Ed Underriner for continuing to book quality guest speakers like Laurie for the benefit of our club members and guests.

I came across this article…

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:58:55 +0000

in this month’s Rotarian magazine that I think was a fantastic look into “Why Rotary?” It was an interview with Bill Gates discussing his reasons for donating more than a third of a billion dollars to Rotary’s efforts to eradicating Polio.

When asked in this interview why he gave the money to Rotary as opposed to the other world health partners in the polio fight, like the World Health Organization, this was part of his answer:

“Giving directly to Rotary is ideal because they’re just dedicated to the polio fight and not subject to the same complexities as a UN organization. It may be that Rotary, in turn, will grant [funds] through UNICEF, or directly to an NGO [nongovernmental organization] in one of the four countries where polio still exists, or to the endemic countries themselves. Rotary might even write a check to a vaccine manufacturer.”

That first sentence is quite telling of what Rotary is. It’s not a bureaucracy. It’s an organization truly committed to local and worldwide service without all the red tape. Join Rotary. It was good enough for Bill.

If you haven’t read the full article, I recommend you take a few minutes now: http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/TheRotarian/Pages/therotarianconversationgates.aspx

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admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:01:02 +0000

Have you heard?? Rotary OMR is growing! At today’s meeting we inducted two new members: Dave Clausen, a former member rejoined us after a short hiatus and Howard Lipman was inducted. We look forward to working with both of these great members of the community!

Club President, Jim Flower, inducts Howard Lipman:

Club President, Jim Flower, inducts Dave Clausen: