Program: Rotary Videos from YouTube
Speaker: various
Our normal program coordinator, Stephen Shearin, has been called away to care for his brother who is in the Intensive Care Unit in a hospital in Hawaii (currently his brother is stable), and Stephen has not been able to help complete uploading the program contents this week - many of our board members send their parts to Stephen to assemble for your viewing pleasure. I have stepped in to put some content online for the week and will be asking our Board to fill in the blanks over the next few days with regards to the President's Corner, Birthday's and Announcements, Sergeant at Arms, and the Rotary Minute.
In the mean time, please visit the four links below, and spend 30 to 60 minutes pondering (Google surfing is a great help there) how they can motivate you to be better Rotary members and how the videos can better your own life.
When you are done, please add a few comments regarding your thoughts of the program links.
We apologize for an abbreviated meeting, but as they say "life happens".
As always, our club is best able to carry out our Service Projects when you, our visitors, graciously donate to the club. Please consider the value of our presentation and consider donating what you would have spent on a meal at your normal club by donating via our Paypal link or sending a check to our postal address. Thank you in advance for your donations!
Darin Wayrynen
Treasurer,
Rotary eClub of the South West USA
Program Materials:
Some of these work great (better sound and video) if you click the HQ (High Quality Link) and your Internet connection supports it.
youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH1vPTVGHOk
youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdSjq-cZk6k
youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIpQCkfORgc
youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJijThnAHY
Program Comments:
This week comments: 225, this week visitors: 75
Thank you for the opportunity to view Rotary on Youtube
Luther R. Bonds
Cape West Rotary
14/May/09, 8:36am
I enjoyed the meeting very much.
Rhonda Harper
Cambell River Daybreak Rotary
11/May/09, 7:17pm
Good clips! We should all post to celebrate our acheivments and spread hope and inspiration to others. Thank you again - great meeting
These are great video clips. It was great to hear Bill Gates and to learn about the founder of Rotary through the radio address.
Love it. I will be back. love the videos
Ronald Bessette
Bow, New Hampshire
06/May/09, 1:01pm
This is my first make up and it was great.
This is my first online meeting, it is certainly a great concept and makes it easier to makeup missed meetings.
Michael Paul
Santa Cruz California
03/May/09, 3:33pm
Works for me
Dawn Davis
Petaluma Valley Rotary
30/Apr/09, 9:52am
I really enjoyed the youtube presentations. A great way to see what has gone on in Rotary around you.
Bob Banzhoff
Mechanicsburg North
29/Apr/09, 11:31am
Ratary and dolly who would have thought it.
Cleve Cox
Rotary Club of Kingstree, SC, USA
29/Apr/09, 4:52am
I found when I clicked on the youtube links, I had to navigate back to this site. Could well be operator error. I believe those might be my first youtube viewings of anything of substance!
Great opportunity having Dolly Parton join forces with Rotary!
Very simple and enjoyable process
Nic Tamburrino
East Dallas #1825
21/Apr/09, 6:39pm
I met Dolly once a few years back and she is superb, her voice, her physique and the worthy deeds she promotes. A great human being in the spirit of Rotary!
Linda Baker
Rotary Club of Tulsa
21/Apr/09, 12:32pm
Bill Gates is an Angel! What a giving man!
I really liked the Gates video!
Doug Emerson
Hollister
20/Apr/09, 4:35pm
These videos were very interesting - much better than reading text.
Thank you. I especially enjoyed the Paul Harris recording.
Neal Butler
North Clackamas Sunrise
19/Apr/09, 8:05pm
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Fred Hughes
Castlegar Sunrise 2000
19/Apr/09, 9:31am
Great all around meeting with lots of good information.
Peggy Dyer
sand springs rotary
17/Apr/09, 12:01pm
I loved the 4 youtube presentations.. Bill Gates & his foundation is giving another $255 million to Rotary International and expects Rotarians to donate another $100 million by 2012. Making Peace is Possible was very good and brought to mind the need for training young people specifically on how to create peace. Third one was D.K. Lee "Make Dreams Real" which is the new Rotary theme focusing on the children of the world. Last, the Rotary song in photos which I totally loved.
PAMELA RIEDEMAN
ARCHBOLD ROTARY
17/Apr/09, 7:17am
I ENJOYED THE YOUTUBE VIDEOWITH BILL GATES. ITS THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE!
Pat Nicholson
Tualatin
15/Apr/09, 11:06am
This was an interesting way to hear different messages--all worth while
Very inspirational! Loved the RVM clips. Found the Zig Ziglar video particularly inspiring.
I think it's great the Gates Foundation is participating with R.I. for PolioPlus. Having been around Rotary since 1984 I've watched this program grow and now can see the light at the end of the tunnel....we've work still to do but it's getting there...
I also found President (now president) Lee's comments to ring very true. With all we do, it's amazing how important water is to sustaining life....
The third video isn't really a video, it's a slide show, a bit out dated and not really a "Rotary" presentation...some nice phrases but a tad boring...
I found the Paul Harris 1933 Speech interesting. Since I'm in the media production business I've made something like 57 videos for Rotary (my club, club beneficiaries, etc) over the past 25 years...nice to see the "animation" touch with the spinning globe, even that long ago!
What great news from Bill Gates
What a great tool to use the Internet's social forums as a means of getting Rotary information out to millions of potential viewers.
Great meeting. As an incoming Vice-President and Program Director is was nice to see the impromptu program. It was refreshing to see others step up and great use of the resources so readily available but seldom used, at least by our club.
William La Barr
Irving Texas
09/Apr/09, 4:27pm
I thought the Bill Gates video was good, but the Paul Harris video was pretty cheeky.
Tom Sorrell
Shelbyville Rotary Club
09/Apr/09, 2:52pm
Thanks for the service
Randall Coburn
Arlington Sunrise
09/Apr/09, 11:40am
Very inspirational.
DK, Paul Harris were interesting.
Wonderful start. The Gares contribution ia appreciated and greatfully needed. Three hundred and fifty-five million-Wow that's a chunk of change! Great job. Proud to be a Rotarian.
Excellent video of Paul Harris giving his speech
Carmen Sinigiani
Rotary Club of Santa Rosa
07/Apr/09, 3:55pm
Our local club showed a youtube video regarding the polio plus program. I thought it was really effective. I posted the same link on my Facebook page and several friends clicked on the link and watched it. It's a great way to spread the word about Rotary's projects.
I was also really suprised to find out just how many videos are out there. Doing a general search on youtube, you'll find so many examples of Rotarians at work. Great PR!
This was a difficult format and probably should not be repeated
Foundational speech helps new members to hear the spirit of Rotary from it's founder.
Exciting to see a disease wiped out... makes me want to buy all of the Microsoft I can. Thanks Bill!
Interesting videos. I particularly enjoyed the video highlighing Paul Harris.
Thank You for an interesting meeting. I am here, because I am looking around in the Rotary world to find ideas and inspiration to my upcoming club presidency. My work makes me sit by a computor a lot, and I thin e-clubs are a very good way of making up and getting deeper in to Rotary. This meetings subject, the youtube videos particulary is interesting because I have not seen much use of it here in Finland. This is one thing I am going to bring to my club as a president.
Enjoyed the U Tube selections. Three recswusa members were in Hawaii at the same time taking care of friends & relatives. Mel & I were on North Shore Oahu with a friend spending time with her in her end of life care. What a gift to do this for a friend of over 50 years. Its always wonderful to go home again to Hawaii after living there. Aloha, Judy
An excellent solution for a program. These videos were especially effective in reminding us all that we are Rotary INTERNATIONAL.
Ron Stanek
Anchorage Hillside
05/Apr/09, 11:00pm
We have been supporting a program named "Raise a Reader" in Anchorage for several years. The parentsof each new born are given a packet that includes a book and information on the importance of raising a reader.
I also added a link to the Bill Gates youtube video to our web site for our members to enjoy.
Tony Guerra
Rotary Club of Superior #40
02/Apr/09, 12:29pm
A great way to get the word out free!
The videos were excellent
John VonDerAu
El Campo
02/Apr/09, 8:36am
I really injoyed the Paul Harris film. It was very interesting.
Sue Rokes
Pemberton
02/Apr/09, 6:40am
I love reading all about things happening in your club. I have been on other eclub sites....yours is most informative!
Paul Lehman
Rotary Club of Naperville, Illinois
02/Apr/09, 5:36am
You tube brings us instantly and conveniently, what we would not get on normal TV broadcast.t
Jinx Oberly
Rotary club of Greenfield
02/Apr/09, 3:41am
thanks for the utube links, it was fun.
Trish Rensink
Flagstaff Rotary
01/Apr/09, 10:10am
Nice selection of videos, very inspirational
james Champlin
ahwatukee Foothills
31/Mar/09, 5:24pm
great videos, look forward to using them in the next year with our club
Thank you for a great meeting! The imagination library sounds like a terrific project. We donate a book to our local school library each week. The youtube videos were wonderful. It was interesting to learn about the Gates increased commitment. I also especially liked the Paul Harris video and emailed a link to our club secretary. It would be a great video to show our club. I was not aware that so many great Rotary videos were on youtube. Thanks!
Trudy Bredthauer
3-29-2009
Video is a great communications element that captures the ideas, information, and emotion content of various presentations. Bill Gates address regarding polio eradication was encouraging and inspiring as he announced a total contribution of $355 million with $100 million being an added challenge grant.
Paul Harris’ 1933 radio address is an excellent opportunity to understand the idea and power of Rotary as explained by the founder himself. This should be made required viewing for all new Rotarians.
Zig Ziglar’s “Words of Wisdom” set to beautiful photos and music all made perfect sense and truly did motivate me to make inspirational quotations a part of each day. Our attitude of “Service Above Self” is inspirational and our commitment can be strengthened with similar positive ideas.
D.K. Lee’s “Make Dreams Real” talk set out Rotary’s theme for 2008-2009. The focus is on providing clean water, sanitation works, mosquito nets, vitamins, and education to help the children of the world.
Thank you.
Unfortunately our computer will not connect to youtube.
Linda A. Fanaras
Bow, NH
29/Mar/09, 3:00pm
great history and inspirational videos.
Ruth Westra
Duluth Club 25
29/Mar/09, 2:30pm
Fantastic way to have a meeting. The videos were well done.
great videos about polio eradication efforts
LYNN GRANT
CALGARY SOUTH
29/Mar/09, 12:08pm
VERY GOOD IT WAS INTERSTING AND INFORMATIVE
THANK YOU
LYNN GRANT
Thanks everyone, the meeting and videos were inspirational and enjoyable.
I enjoyed the you-tube videos
I believe that video is an especially powerful medium for telling our stories, and that it will be the principal medium through which Rotary engages the next generation of Rotarians. I must also give my compliments to Don Kemplen for his work with Paul Harris' speech in the second video.
I hope it is not inappropriate for me to suggest that anyone interested try watching a two-part video (about ten minutes) on my nonprofit's site telling about a young man who decided to see if he might be able to give a water buffalo to a poor family in China. It's a video I'm very proud we are able to show, and one that I'm happy to share with my colleagues in (and out of) RECSWUSA.
See it at: http://www.nextvista.org/four-generations-part-1/
The 1st 2 pieces were excellent. 1st time I've seen a picture of Paul Harris. Great speech.
Don Herbert
Pleasanton North Rotary
27/Mar/09, 3:53pm
Interesting videos
This collage was very interesting. Bill Gates is impressive because he is giving his great wealth to the poor through a variety of initiatives, including these grants to Rotary for polio eradication. I was surprised to hear Paul Harris, as early as 1933, state that, "Rotary stands for tolerance"; and that no racial, religious, or political categories are a barrier to membership. I wonder what he would have thought about Barack Obama's election to the presidency. Zig Ziglar's photos are a reminder to take time to see and appreciate the beauty of creation. D.K. Lee's emphasis on making dreams real for children renews my commitment to work for justice and peace for all marginalized people, especially children.
Dennis Richardson
Camden, Tennessee
27/Mar/09, 9:13am
Thinking positive thoughts always seem to help get me through the day and benefit our clubs
An interesting selection of video clips. I was especially interested in those by Paul Harris, first Rotary president, and D. K. Lee, our current president.
Your apologies about the shortness of the program not withstanding, it took me over one half hour to complete the makeup, time well spent.
I hope that Mr. Shearin's brother is recovered and he is back with the club.
edward adler
Scottsdale Rotary Club
26/Mar/09, 2:52pm
Great program information
Thank you. Very informative and "inspirational"
Thank you. Very informative and "inspirational"
Thank you. Very informative and "inspirational"
The quotes about sucess were great.
good to see how it startde and the future pioneers
Roxann Pixler
Gatlinburg Dist 6780
26/Mar/09, 6:36am
I absolutely loved Zig Zigler motivational slide show. Pictures were awesome and such words of wisdom.
Ken Kaergard
Rotary Club of St. Charles
26/Mar/09, 5:25am
Great way to help get the word out about Rotary. The Paul Harris speech was especially interesting, and ought to be seen by every Rotarian.
Wht a deal, - -
Bill Gates and Rotary
I went to the youtube video but got disconnected from this rotary site when I tried to get back to it.
Patrick Edet
Casselberry
25/Mar/09, 10:57am
It was great
I enjoyed the information on Dolly's support.
lots of great information. Thank you for providing the e-club format for makeups!
The Gates Foundation Announcement was both amazing & inspirational! I have no doubt that Rotarians will be able to meet the challenge of matching the new grant.
The Paul Harris speech of 1933, was also quite inspiring! I am glad to know that this exists! What a way to introduce potential new members to Rotary! Simply invite them to watch this video on YouTube!
I always enjoy doing a makeup with your e club. I especially enjoyed the Sergeants minute about Dolly Parton. Anything we can do to help children learn to love readind will be a great help to them as they grow up.
Bob Lujan. Benson, Az Rotary Club
Lois Chilton
Grand Coulee Dam Area
24/Mar/09, 4:31pm
What an interesting combination for a program presentation. Thank you for sharing.
Rtn.Federico E.Abriam Jr.
Rotary Club of Vizcaya,Solano,Nueva Vizcaya,Philippines
24/Mar/09, 4:01pm
My congratulations to all Rotarians who in one way or the other made these wonderful presentation(youtubes).
God Bless you All!
Many good video updates about Polio and Rotary Peace and Conflict studies programs.
Becky Halstead
Flagstaff Rotary Club
24/Mar/09, 2:40pm
I forwarded the Bill Gates announcement/speech to about 30 of my email list. I LOVED it. I'm reminded of my mother always telling me "to whom much is given, much is expected".
Frank L. Corrigan
Thousand Oaks, CA
24/Mar/09, 12:57pm
Video of BillGAtes was good. Video of the Dental Program in St. Petersburg Russia pointed out the benefits of having health projects throughout the world.
Enjoyed today's meeting.....as a first timer to an E Club.
All you tube videos were interesting and informational. I enjoyed the meeting.
I am so glad that I found your site. It is an excellent source for a make up meeting and I learned from it. I appreciate this service.
Great videos. As always Rotary is at the cutting edge.
I enjoyed the various YouTube presentations: Bill Gates on Polio, Paul Harris 1933, the Rotary International Song, The Four-Way Test in Song, The Four-Way Test, and Zig Ziglar's Inspirational Words. Thank You!
interesting - seen most of them.
David L. Green
Duncanville Sunrise
23/Mar/09, 5:36am
Good meeting - great to hear Paul Harris explain the meaning and unlimited potential of Rotary.
