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1. 1910 : Montréal convention inspires, entertains From: Sunil 


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Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:19 pm (PDT) 


More than 18,000 Rotarians from 154 countries and geographical areas
left the 2010 RI Convention in Montréal , Quebec, Canada, on 23
June after being challenged to finish the job of eradicating polio and
reminded that their efforts are making a difference, even when the
results aren't immediately apparent.

"Your commitment to Rotary service projects is critical, but you may
seldom have the opportunity to hear the details of the impact," said Jo
Luck, president of Heifer International and a member of the Rotary Club
of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. "But always know you have made a
difference."

During four packed days of plenary and breakout sessions, Rotarians
attending the convention were privy to an impressive lineup of speakers,
including Luck; best-selling author Greg Mortenson, cofounder of the
Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in Afghanistan and
Pakistan; Bob Mazzuca, chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of
America; and country music singer and philanthropist Dolly Parton.

Attendees were also dazzled by a variety of entertainment acts,
including the Irish singing group Celtic Thunder, known for its
combination of soloists and ensembles; the daring acrobatics of the
Cirque du Soleil; and the soaring vocals of tenor Russell Watson.

Parton entered the stage singing her hit song "9 to 5," and thanked
Rotary for partnering with her foundation's Imagination Library to
promote children's literacy. She engaged in a comedic
question-and-answer session with Rotary Foundation Trustee Vice Chair
John F. Germ before finishing with a song she wrote for the Imagination
Library called "Try." Read more
<http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june23_plenfour.aspx
> .

Mazzuca noted the long relationship between the Boy Scouts and Rotary,
and stressed the importance of giving children viable and healthy
alternatives amid the array of choices -- many unhealthy and downright
dangerous -- facing young people and families today. He noted the many
similarities between The Four-Way Test and the Scout Law. Read more
http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june23_plenfour.aspx>
.

Queen Noor of Jordan praised Rotarians for their work in promoting world
peace and building global coalitions, and said Rotarians have pioneered
the type of collaborations necessary to make a difference in the world.
She said that the environment and nuclear weapons pose the biggest
threats to world peace, and shared the work of her foundations in
promoting international understanding and goodwill. Read more
<http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june23_plenthree.asp
x> .

Bruce Aylward, director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at
the World Health Organization, encouraged Rotarians to share the
"terrific news" that polio is on the run, and that Rotary's vision
of a polio-free world is within sight. "You have fundamentally changed
the polio eradication game, and you have changed it in your favor." Read
more
<http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june22_polio.aspx> .

Polio survivor Ramesh Ferris, a member of the Rotary Club of Whitehorse,
Yukon, Canada, hand-cycled from the Palais des congr€ ¦ès to Bonsecours
Market in Old Montr€ ¦éal for a ceremony to illuminate the landmark with
En finir avec la polio (End Polio Now), adding it to a growing number of
buildings and monuments that have been lit up with the message.

Mortenson encouraged Rotarians to keep working to make the world a
better place and thanked Rotary for its efforts to eradicate polio in
Afghanistan and Pakistan. He stressed the similarities between how his
organization works and how Rotarians operate -- the importance of
building relationships and involving local leaders.

"All of us here, as Rotarians or honorary Rotarians, we are compelled to
help people," he said. "The real key, and Rotarians do this, is that
it's not about helping, but it's about empowering people. And
when you empower people, then you can make a change in the world." Read more
<http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june22_ideas.aspx> .

Father Marciano "Rocky" Evangelista, founder of the Tuloy Foundation
Inc. and a member of the Rotary Club of Alabang, Metro Manila,
Philippines, told Rotarians about the urgency of helping street
children.

"Children in distress cannot wait," he said. "For you or me, what is a
day or two? But for a child who is slowly being toughened and hardened
by the harsh realities of the school of the streets, waiting is just a
luxury that he or she cannot afford." Read more
<http://www.rotary.org/en/mediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june21_plentwo.aspx>
.

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