Speaker: Joe Kagle
The great Blaise Pascal once said something like, "I made this letter very long, because I did not have the leisure to make it shorter." Perhaps our great Joe Kagle, in true Texas spirit, questions whether minimizing quantity is the best path to anything.
Joe introduces us to the talk he gave in Chicago last week with a look at what it takes to take on writing a speech for such an occasion. Those of us who have had the pleasure of talking with Joe know that what he lacks in brevity, he more than makes up in humor and philosophical insight. He is one who has inspired students of art and art history for decades, and I encourage you to sit in his class again today and enjoy his thoughts and words.
This week comments: 89, this week visitors: 70
Thanks for the information.
Good information.
Rotary has raised almost $1 BILLION to wipe out polio! That is indeed noteworthy.
Good meeting. Thank you.
I'm also proud of the work we do every day, in so many diverse ways, to better people lives, to provide clean water and basic sanitation, to repair homes of the elderly or the dispossessed, Intervene surgically sick heart children to give them a better way of life, to respond to human needs in the face of disaster And above all immediately end polio.
Welcome to E-Club Roberto!!!
Wow, I hadn't been aware of this. How exciting!
I always enjoy hearing about what Rotary is up to, past and present.
It was interesting to read how much trouble Joe Kagle had in writing a speech that could encompass all of the accomplishments of Rotary and trying to narrow down 2 extraordinary leaders of Rotary. That must have been quite a challenge!!
Joe, that fact that you could pare down a 27 minute speech to less than 5 minutes inspires me, because I happen to know that that would have to be an extremely difficult task for you. Sometime sthe little things inspire us as much as the bigg stuff.
Very informative.
Thank you for this opportunity to learn more about you and rotary.
Good programs. Thank you.
As I always appreciated Pres. Larry's insights and knowledge on Rotary, so I a admire the Oracular knowledge and sheer intellectuals status of Joe Kagle. This club certainly has it ALL!
I would like to join e-club,
I am Paul Harris Fellow and looking for e-club..
Joe, I'm headed off to Carlsbad Tavern and look forward to seeing you in a couple of hours.
I enjoyed the meeting very much. It was inspirational, thought provoking and very informative. I also found the hints for organizing a brief, but effective speech to be very helpful. As Rotarians we are so fortunate to be able to reach out and learn from our fellow like-minded Rotarians. Thanks.
Dick Wieler, Past President, Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks, California
The "Inspirational Thought" is quite to the contrary. If there were no religion, as John Lennon wanted, the world would be in much worse shape. If there were no heaven, we would have nothing to live for and be no better than a dog.
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Congratulations for the program Joe. All the members of the “Monterrey branch” of Recswusa are very proud that we originally belonged to the Dr. Carlos Canseco club in Monterrey and we had the chance to help him in the beginning of the vaccination campaign in Mexico and in the world. He was my mentor when I joined Rotary in Morelia Michoacan, Mexico1983-1984 and he gave me the welcome in his club in Monterrey in 2002
Thanks for the reminder that each one of us doing projects is what makes Rotary "tick".
Thanks for another great meeting. The nonprofit ngo I work with shares Rotary's message for peace.
I truly enjoyed reading the articles and have learned a lot. Hope to learn more about the ideals and hopes of our fellow Rotarians and their experiences endeavoring to achieve them.
It was good to read about Rotary's early efforts to help peace initiatives. Very interesting articles about peace and the eradication of polio through Rotary's work.
I have no doubt that Polio will soon be gone from the planet. That so many countries already are free of this dreadful disease, is proof that it can be done. It WILL be done!!!
I very much enjoyed this program and the President's Letter. Both underscore the role of the individual in a community dedicated to achievement. The world will not change because of governments, elected or otherwise, but through the efforts of Rotarians in fact and in heart.
Thank you. The program was very interesting and educational.
105 years seems like a long time, yet historically, just a flash in the pan. The accomplishments of Rotary to date continue to impress those with both a short and long view of time. I can only imagine what the next 105 years will bring through the continuing concept of "service above self"...
Really liked the program but must disagree on one point - less is really more (i.E Lincoln v. Everett at Gettysburg)
Well done! Inspiring thoughts.
Inspirational, I also believe there can be peace in the world, and we need to start with the way we parent our children
This was my first e meeting, thanks for being the hosts, I am sorry I will not be paying for my meal
I really enjoyed the meeting. This is my first time making up online. It is nice to see what other clubs are doing.
I enjoyed being a part of this meeting way more than I anticipated! I had never done a make up on line before but I'm sure I'll do them often from now on.
I hope that Dan and his family will be reunited soon.
Your club seems very friendly and I felt welcome as a visitor. Good luck with your service projects and if you're ever in the Northwest look up Lewis River Rotary in Battle Ground WA. We would love to have you visit!
Mae Robertson, Community Service Chair, Lewis River Rotary
Great meeting site.
I just returned from a multi-club & district trip to Caborca, Mexico to adminsiter polio vaccine to children. 55 Rotarians & Rotoacters made the trip. Meeting with the Caborca Rotarians & sharing friendship & service was a great experience.
I am proud to be a member of the International eClub Southwest USA and I am ready to work for Rotary.
Thank you very much.
Rotary One is very impressive!
Rotary One is very impressive!
Nearly $1 billion has been raised for the polio eradication program. Paul Harrs' insight in the early 20th century that the future would be determined by business and professionals.
There were 180 areas of service originally identified.
Joe, Excellent work. You did a tremendous job in summarizing so many ideas and events into a few paragraphs. As Rotarians we have much to celebrate..and much to accomplish. No doubt the history of the second century of Rotary will be as amazing as the first.
Very interesting
As a Rotarian who was involvedd in fund raising since inceptionof Polio-Plus, it is great to see an end within reach. Here is to getting to the "goal-line".
It's interesting to know that Rotary is doing something as important as trying to eradicate polio around.
Very nice presentation and easy to read and follow along. Always nice to see what other Rotary Clubs across the states are doing. Thank you, Gale
Wonderful speech Joe I have learnt so much from this speech that I have kept copy of the points you gave at the start for future referance, Congratulations Joe
Very informative in the way of what is happening around the world. I can see that Rotarian's everywhere are making a difference in their own environments.
What a great mission and vision to bring an end to polio world-wide, and it will happen with the tremendous focus of Rotarians everywhere!
Another interesting program! How are the wars affecting the efforts against polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE "EXTRAS" OF THE MEETING -- ANNOUCEMENTS, ROTARY NEWS (LIKE THE FELLOW WHO'S COME FROM AFRICA UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES) -- AND A BIT OF HUMOR (THE MATCHING WEDDING DRESSES -- CUTE)
THANK YOU FOR A BETTER-THAN-AVERAGE E-CLUB MAKEUP.
This was uplifting and inspirational. Thank you.
Joe always does a great job. And, yes, sometimes it takes a lot of words to really get a point across. I was truly touched immensely by the "End Polio Now" lights on buidings and monuments around the world. Joe's program once more makes me so proud to say, "I am a Rotarian!" What great fun to be at Rotary One on our anniversary.
I enjoyed today's meeting which for me included Joe Kagle, "Not that's an e-club" and "upcoming council on Legislation. I gained insights from each.
Speaker Joe Kagle presents a double feature in this program. He precedes the transcript of his February 23, 2010 speech to the Rotary Club of Chicago (Rotary's oldest club) with an overview of the process he followed to create the speech. The speech preparation steps were: self-examination, review of personally successful systems, obtaining assistance from others, formulating an "interesting" concept, relying on one's personal communication experience and focusing on the message. Kagle then developed his theme from a series of questions, answered in terms of Rotary history, which were molded into vivid analogies to enhance audience appeal. The resulting speech is a pithy, informative, entertaining retrospective of Rotary's 105 year history, which also salutes Rotary/One (Rotary Club of Chicago) for doing "something grand" in starting what has become an incomparable world leader in non-profit civic service and contribution. We all salute Rotary/One for being the "First Penguin" of Rotary!
Wish I had known earlier about the "End Polio Now" lights on the various bldgs and landmarks around the world. WOuld have been fun to try to get Las Vegas to do something.
Every meeting I have attended at the Southwest USA eclub has been informative and very, very interesting. This one included!
GOOD READ
Congratulations to RGHF chairman Joe Kagle. Our April Newsletter will highlight his trip to Chicago. See you all at booth 2425 in the House of Friendship at Montreal.
Great program - I had never heard about this Fellowship
Thank you for the update on the progress Rotary International is making on the eradication of polio.
Larry, loved the passionate promotion of peace! As the mother told the picky-eating child, "Just give peas a chance."
Joe, you made us proud in Chicago!
One more remembrance of my evening at the Hyatt Regency with Rotary/One and their guest on February 23, 2010: It all started with fellowship in a portion of the ballroom where the Navy band was playing. At a given point, all were called to the large window, facing the Wrigley Building, with Jesse Jackson, Gov. Ed Quinn, RI Executive Director Ed Futa and other dignitaries hold a symbolic switch on a make-shift stage. At the given moment, after a count down, the switch was pulled, the sign "Stop Polio Now" was lighted on the side of the Wrigley Building, and we all went back to the fellolwship that led to a special dinner and the speeches.
It was only later, seeing all the photographs of the other lighted places across the world, did I and many others feel the importance of this symbolic moment. The mission of stopping Polio is almost here. Wow! Of course, we still have poverty, illiteracy, war and other things to end. What I felt was that these, too, might be possible. It was a special evening.
