DISTRICT 7410 NEWSLETTER

DISTRICT 7410 NEWSLETTER

Issue 63 Volume 7 January 2020.

Welcome to e NEW Century Rotarians!!!!

I pray we all made it here with good health and plans to make the new year a little better than the year behind. And what a year it was! I'm grateful for all the events I attended in December around the district. So many clubs welcome the less fortunate of their communities to parties with dinner and gifts from Santa, or shopping at local department stores for special gifts they might not otherwise receive. It was very humbling to take part with some of you and I thank you for your hospitality and generous giving spirits! Rotarians are People of Action! You see a need, plan how to fulfill it and take action to make it happen. Well done! Our Rotary year has 6 months to go and this is a good time to look at our goals and possible reevaluate or set some new goals to see us to the end of our year. Is your club working towards the Presidential Citation? Keep track of your progress on Rotary Club Central as you still have time to make that achievement. I have been sharing about the need to GROW ROTARY with you on my visits and by now everyone is aware of our membership situation. Our leadership and membership teams are ready to assist anyway we can to help you GROW your club to increase your impact and keep our district together. Please make plans to participate in our "GROW ROTARY" promotion, your club could win a substantial Financial prize to spend any way you wish. e promotional flyer is added to the newsletter. Did you hear that we lowered the District dues for current and new members age 30 and under? Yes those members now pay $25 a year rather than $50. (eir correct date of birth MUST be entered into the District or Club Clubrunner website to qualify) is will begin with the January club invoice. e months ahead are busy with events such as the Penguins for Polio game on January 31st! Share this with your friends and families to continue our awareness and fundraising for the Polio Plus campaign. February is the month we begin our training of the Presidents Elect, please see the events on our website and be sure your PE and Foundation representative are signed up to attend. PETS for all the incoming Presidents is March 19, 20 & 21 in Whippany NJ and PE's also must be signed up to attend. We wish our DGE Joe Loughman and PDG Marcia a safe and wonderful trip to San Diego this month for Joe's final training at International Assembly. It is truly an amazing experience to spend a week with fellow Governors Elect from all parts of the globe! I am very excited about my upcoming trip to India to give life saving drops of Polio vaccine to children that will then NEVER contract this awful disease! Please pray for a safe trip as travel is always uncertain these days and follow me on Facebook to watch my journey! Here's to another great year in Rotary Service my friends!

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Welcome New Members

New Milford--Karen Voigt

Newfoundland--Gregg Moxhay

North Pocono--Katelyn Plunkett

Scranton--Pedro Anes Silvana Benavides Deborah Kennedy

DGND Announced

Congratulations to Rotarian and past President of the Wellsboro Rotary, Craig Devenport for being selected to serve as Governor in the 2022 ~ 2023 Rotary year. Enjoy the Journey District Governor Nominee Designate Craig!

Why wear a Rotary pin?

Reasons for wearing a pin varied: for publicity of Rotary, for pride, for acceptance and recognition, for the start of easy conversation with other Rotarians wherever you go. Wearing a Rotary Fellowship pin shows a Rotarian's vocation, hobby or recreational interest.

Past RI President Bob Barth (1993-94, from the Rotary Club of Aarau, Switzerland) felt that a Rotary pin says this about the wearer: "You can rely on me, I am dependable, I am reliable, I give more than I take, and I am available."

Do you need a new pin? Ask your club secretary or check out Russell Hampton online. If you see DG Karen out and about I'm sure she would be happy to give you a pin or two!

Why do YOU wear a Rotary pin?

Have you had a surprise or interesting experience because you were wearing your Rotary pin? Have you just happened to sit next to a Rotarian on a plane and become fast friends who still chat on Facebook? Have you had a new client introduce you to her boss--only to be invited to a Rotary luncheon with him in a town you've never been to before? I've found that good things happen when wearing a Rotary pin--particularly when travelling.

Share your story in our February newsletter! Email rotary7410pi@.

Looking forward to hearing from you! Laurie Stephen , Public Image Chair/Newsletter Editor

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The Story of the Rotary Pin

and a few reasons WHY you should always wear yours (see page 2).

Paul Harris Fellow and Society pins, Rotary Fellowship pins, Rotary International theme pins, Rotary District pins, Rotaract and Interact pins, and the Rotary Wheel...Each of these pins tells a unique Rotary story!

What is the story behind the Rotary wheel pin?

e first lapel pin in the history of the Rotary was designed and made by New York Rotary Club member, John Frick on October 14, 1909 and worn by the club's first president Bradford Bullock from 1909 until his premature death in 1911 (At the time, he was serving as VP of the National Association of Rotary Clubs). e forerunner of the traditional Rotary pin worn today, it features the Rotary wheel has it appeared in its earliest representation with eight spokes, no cogs, and no keyway.

e wheel itself became the symbol of Rotary in 1906, a year after the club's formation in Chicago. Asked to design a symbol for the new club, Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver, drew a simple wagon wheel with a few lines to show dust and motion (14 spokes, no cogs, no keyway). Paul Harris reasoned that the wheel symbolized "Civilization and Movement." One observant Rotarian pointed out that a wheel would not generate clouds of dust in front of it, so Montague removed the offending cloud and that design remained the emblem for Chicago until 1912.

When new clubs formed, they adopted the wheel in symbols of their own. Our club integrated the New York wheel and an oak tree as our symbol. It appears on the top of our first Live Oak newsletter in 1914.

In 1910, the Rotary Club of Philadelphia added cogs to create a working wheel, symbolizing members working together, literally interlocked with one another to achieve the organization's objectives. ey used 19 cogs in honor of their club, the 19th in Rotary. ey created hundreds of metal pins with this design and successfully pitched it as the new official international wheel in 1912. It didn't hurt that the president of the Philadelphia club [who had designed that club's emblem] became president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs at the 1912 Duluth convention.

In 1918, two Rotarian engineers from the Duluth Club Charles Henry Mackintosh and Oscar Bjorge (formally of Minnesota) petitioned Rotary to amend the design of the wheel. ey argued that a cogwheel with 19 cogs would not work. Also, the emblem had square-cornered teeth of disproportionate size, and the cogs were irregularly spaced. Charles called it, "An anachronism to engineers." Oscar called it "an insult to engineering that only the brain of an artist could conceive." Oscar sketched a new wheel, with 6 spokes (symbolizing the 6 Objects of Rotary at that time) and 24 cogs or teeth. is design was presented to the Rotary world in 1920.

However, there remained many versions of the Rotary wheel in use around the world by the different clubs. e Oakland Club was still using its 1914 wheel and oak tree in 1922. It wasn't until 1922 that the Rotary International Association declared that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design as the exclusive emblem of Rotarians. But, before the approval of Charles and Oscar's gear wheel, the President of Rotary Club of Los Angeles, Will Forker submitted one change: "e `hub' design of the new `wheel' is that of an `idler' wheel or gear, there being no provision for the reception or transmission of power to or from a shaft," he argued. But, he said, incorporating a keyway would make the new wheel "a real worker [LH1]." Oscar and Charles heartily agreed. So, in 1923 the keyway was added and the design, which we see on our pins was formally adopted as the official Rotary International emblem.

Reprinted from

[LH1]Sources for this piece: feb 1938, pp44 "Turns the Wheel Has Taken" by K.K. Krueger; Feb 1955, pp 46, "Turns of the Wheel," Posted 28 September 2010 by Jack M. B. Selway

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