Rotary Club of St. Louis – Club 11

Presidential Telegram  

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ESPECIALLY A ROTARIAN IN THE ROTARY CLUB OF ST. LOUIS

As we have consistently done with our Club and our Meetings, we will continue to follow the guidelines set by the City of St. Louis and the Missouri Athletic Club (Our meeting site) while having a safe environment.

We had our last Rotary meeting of 2020 on December 17th and now look forward to 2021. Our Club, City, State, Country and the World has gone through so much during 2020 and we all pray for a much better year in 2021. Our Club has been through a lot in the last several months including having membership drop due to the pandemic. However, it is promising that we just approved 4 new members to our club and have a couple more in the promising prospect status.

As we come out of the COVID 19 next year, let’s try to work adding to our membership. If everyone just asks one close friend or business associate, we will be able to grow in 2021.

Pass on information about our club and about Rotary to your friends

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The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or 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?

Rotary Birthdays December 14th – December 31st

Bill Purcell                                                                December 23rd

Denise Hoxsey                                                         December 26th

Suzanne Schoomer                                                 December 26th

Michele Goad                                                          December 29th

John Guilfoy                                                             December 30th

Clive Musonza                                                         December 31st

Derrick Wendling                                                   December 31st  

Rotary Anniversaries December 14th – December 31st

Dan Scott                                  10 years                December 16th   

Jonathan Soifer                         11 years                December 14th  

Sean Smith                               15 years                December 15th   

Scott Carver                              21 years                December 16th  

Steve Schulte                            23 years                December 31st   

Our December 17th program brought us Jay Grosman, CEO of iAuto Agent. Fascinating program on what to look out for when buying a used car. Look for the link in this Pepperbox for all his ideas of things to be aware of.

The 50:50 drawing will start again in January. Good Luck

NO MEETINGS ON DECEMBER 24TH AND DECEMBER 31ST

Our next meeting will be on Thursday January 7th. We will have our annual Business Meeting. It will be an informational meeting outlining the last 6 months. It will include what committees have accomplished and projects in the works. We will try to make it as fast paced as possible. Be sure to be there either in person or virtually.

Each week I will highlight something about Rotary that all Rotarians should know or be aware of.

FUNCTIONAL LITERACY PROGRAM
It has been estimated that a billion people — one-fourth of the world’s population — are unable to read. Illiteracy of adults and children is global is a concern in both highly industrialized nations and in developing countries. The number of adult illiterates in the world is increasing by 25 million each year! In the United States, one quarter of the entire population is considered functionally illiterate.
The tragedy of illiteracy is that those who cannot read lose personal independence and become victims of unscrupulous manipulation, poverty and the loss of human feelings which give meaning to life. Illiteracy is demeaning. It is a major obstacle for economic, political, social and person development. Illiteracy is a barrier to international understanding, cooperation and peace in the world.
Literacy education was considered a program priority by Rotary’s original Health, Hunger and Humanity Committee in 1978. An early 3-H grant led to the preparation of an excellent source book on the issues of literacy in the world. The Rotary-sponsored publication, The Right to Read, was edited by Rotarian Eve Malmquist, a past district governor from Linkoping, Sweden, and a recognized authority on reading and educational research. The book was the forerunner of a major Rotary program emphasis on literacy promotion.
In 1985 the RI Planning and Research Committee proposed, and the RI board approved, that the Rotary clubs of the world conduct a ten-year emphasis on literacy education. Many Rotary clubs are thoughtfully surveying the needs of their community for literacy training. Some clubs provide basic books for teaching reading. Others establish and support reading and language clinics, provide volunteer tutorial assistance and purchase reading materials. Rotarians can play a vitally important part in their community and in developing countries by promoting projects to open opportunities which come from the ability to read. (29)

 If you missed last week’s meeting or any meeting you can watch the recording of the zoom presentation by clicking on the link in the Pepperbox.

We are continuing to work to make the zoom presentations better every week. Please let Joan know if you have and suggestions and she will pass them on to the MAC who is handling the production of the video.

ZOOM BROADCAST WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2021 FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT MAKE THE MEETINGS IN PERSON.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK AT BEING HEALTHY DURING THESE TRYING TIMES AND ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU THINK IS GOOD FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

BE PROUD TO BE A ROTARIAN

ESPECIALLY A ROTARIAN IN THE ROTARY CLUB OF ST. LOUIS

Finally, if you have questions, concerns, or ideas regarding Club 11 please contact either me or our office.

My e-mail is:  

Kent1055@att.net  

Pepperbox 12-21-2020