Speaker: Jack Selway
June is Fellowships month. But it's not just a few Rotary Fellowships anymore. . . as eClub member Jack Selway explains, the Rotary Fellowships program belongs to a new parent entity known as Global Networking Groups. The new entity includes groups of individual Rotarians organized to focus on shared topics of interest on an international basis, for fun and fellowship, and for focused action. RAGs and Fellowships -- there's a lot here for all of us to learn!
Jack Selway is not only a member of the Rotary eClub of the Southwest USA, he is also the founder of the now-nearly-ten-years-old Rotary Global History Fellowship. For anyone who values Rotary history, Jack deserves a special place in your heart! With the other founding members of RGHF, he has helped create a veritable museum for Rotary on the web, and you are certainly encouraged to visit this site at http://www.rghf.org when you can.
This week, Jack introduces the wealth and variety of fellowship opportunities available to members of Rotary. Didn't know there was a group for those who love canoeing and another for those who appreciate dolls? You'll know much more after reading this week's program!
SelwayGlobalNetworkingGroups.pdf
This week comments: 59, this week visitors: 43
I didn't know these networking groups existed. Thanks for providing the information.
I never cease to be amazed at all the global groups there are in Rotary. A wonderful way to supplement going to meetings and little else.
WOW! I didn't know there were so many "fellowship" groups in Rotary.
Thank you!
Now that whatever kept me from attending is fixed, I'm checking comments.
I enjoyed the link to Abraham Lincoln's speech, the video link for the Working Group in Monterey, Mexico, and the program on Global Networking Groups of Rotary. I have also spent some time on www.rghf.org.
Great meeting and inspirational message
As a member of a new club, it is always nice to learn new ways we, as Rotarians, can get involved in our communities and, at the same time, fellowship with one another.
I wasn't aware of these action groups, so the program was informative. I noticed that one of them focuses on disaster relief. I am involved in disaster relief and reconstruction in Haiti, so I will definitely look up this group.
Great information. Helpful for so many different kinds of connecting with common cause Rotarians.
Good financial news. It is very important to keep the bulk of the resources of The Rotary Foundation in fixed income securities and not risk investing in shares of stock.
A sincere appreciation for all men and women of the armed forces of the United States who gave their lives for the freedom of their country.
As a member of the RGHF, I think fellowships are a great way to expand involvement in Rotary.
nice jokes
good job
Great Program! I am a lifetime member of the Rotary Wine Fellowship stewarded by CC Heede who will have a booth at the RI conference in Montreal. We get a monthly newsletter on wine and great dinners at the RI Conference. Always sold out even before the conference begins. Wish me luck this weekend when in the HofF I try to explain the joy of Eclubs to Dt. 5300 brick and mortar Rotarioans.
Good Program
I belong to the Fellowship for Motorcyclists and A life member of the Running & Fitness Fellowship. I am a charter member of the RAGM (Microbanking Rotary Action Group). I belong to Room 711 and Save Comely Bank.
As a side note... how do I correct the Club Secretary address each year?
Mr Bill
Rotary Club of Clackamas Oregon (Lew's old club)
Dist 5100
I love the idea that you can use this as a makeup meeting
Interesting program.
I had no idea about the breadth of fellowship and action groups. This was very enlightening.
Have some new ideas to explore with fellowships.
Very informative
6-6-2010Jack Selway’s overview of Rotary Fellowships and Action Groups was excellent. It’s easy to join a Rotary Chapter, attend weekly meetings, develop friendships, and then assume that’s the full extent of Rotary fellowships and activities. Jack’s review of all the good things Rotarians around the world are doing in pursuit of their own interests shows how vibrant Rotary connections can be!Thanks, Jack, for this great reminder of the extent of Rotary friendships!Brooks C. Sackett
Very interesting and informative. Thanks you including the messages from the Sargeant at Arms, etc.
wonderful! am all of us re really glad to know that TRF is ranked 4th in global charities...
Thank u Jack!
thank you for having me enjoyed the meeting. God Bless this USA
Ronald McVay
Although I had difficulty downloading this weeks meeting, I finally was able to get past page one and actually could download the program. I enjoyed learning about the vast number of fellowships available for Rotarians to participate in. Very informative.
Interesting program! There is a Rotary connection for every interest!
THANKS FOR SHARING!!
The financial news from RI and TRF is great! And thanks Jack for the RGHF - it has been very informative and its nice to know who founded it...
Great
Great meetng
Great facts about the financial condition of The Foundation. Good work.
Also great to see an international club in Mexico by email. Great idea.
Excellent and very informative thank you
Thanks, Jack!
Also, I LOVED the video from our Monterey members! Happy birthdays to Carlos (today) and Ryofu (tomorrow, by the time he's likely to read this).
Love your club web site and always enjoy my make-ups here. I have passed this along to my club and have sent out a link to Mr. Futa's letter - quite interesting.
Thank you for this opportunity to visit
I enjoyed reading the poem. It was a great addition to the meeting. While enjoying the day off from work, our thoughts and prayers should be with those serving yesterday and today, and those giving their lives for our freedom. Thanks.
Today is my very first time of trying to make-up online with your club, and I must say I am very impressed with the organisation of the pages. It actually takes you through a proper meeting and I am very delighted to see this.
I will always use this e-clubs when I have to make up for missed meetings.
Thanks
I have been member of ,International Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians since 1993,my wife and I have enjoyed seven cricket tours around the world.two tours to England and India one toeach of the following ,South Africa ,New Zealand,Figi, and to all Capital cities of Australia.
February 2011 we are having a tour to Tasmania to promote and recruit players and supporters to IFCRand to welcome this great sporting state into the known joys of this world wide cricketing organisation.
Past RI President Raja Saboo,Geoffery Pike past RIBI President and Australian President Gordon Fenwick, who started this wonderful Rotary Fellowship,200 Australian members,many more world wide.
Jack Selway introduces the uninformed to the exploding world of Rotary Global Networking Groups, the entire history of which may be found at www.GlobalNetworkingGroups.org. Whether the Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians in 1947, or the Esperanto Fellowship in 1928 was Rotary's first Fellowship, the fact remains Fellowships are hugely popular and appeal to a vast array of interests. Many have themselves spawned independent events and programs. On July 1, 2006, Rotary International introduced another class of networks called the Rotarian Action Groups. These groups target specific issues or needs and unite Rotarians of like minded interest in a particular cause to seek solutions. Rotarians truly live in a world without limit. Great program.
Even though I've been a Rotarian for nearly 7 years, I was completely unaware of fellowship programs--thank you for the heads up!
I'm a charter member of ROTI, but I guess it's time to branch out with so many fellowship opportunities.
A very interesting program, Jack, on an area of Rotary that most of us are unfamiliar with. Thank you!
Jack, thanks for sharing this. It gives us new ideas for fellowship opportunities.
