Summer of Commuity & Wellness

 

It's already been an exciting summer in Mequon-Thiensville. Last weekend was Fun Before the Fourth which was a full day of fun starting with a parade. Then, at Thiensville Village Park, there was food, music, and a water show before the sun set. After dark the fund continued with a spectacular fireworks show!

 

TM Rotary programming in July will focus on our community and beyond. 

 

The first program at the park Hearts & Homes: Ronald McDonald House Impact. The Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee opened its doors in 1984 with 25 rooms. Today the house  now boasts 84 private guest rooms, nine kitchens and common spaces for families to gather and play. They strive to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families and promote healing when children need healthcare. Tuesday you will hear more about the Ronald McDonald House from Michelle Bratel and Bonnie Benes.

 

 

1- DEFINITION OF ROTARY
In 1976 the Rotary International Board of Directors turned to Rotary's Public Relation Committee and requested a one-sentence definition of Rotary. The result, "Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.”
Those 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks, "What is a Rotary club?"

2 - THE OFFICIAL ROTARY FLAG
The first official Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City Missouri, in January 1915. An official flag was adopted by Rotary International in 1929. The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field. The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue. The words "Rotary" and "International' printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold. The shaft in the hub and the key way of the wheel are white.

3 - ROTARY'S WHEEL EMBLEM
A wheel in a variety of forms has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. In 1922, it was decided that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design. Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel, with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the "Rotary International Association." A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a "keyway" in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So, in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formally adopted as the official Rotary International emblem.

4 - OBJECT OF ROTARY
The Object of Rotary is "to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise." The statement then lists four areas by which this "ideal of service" is fostered: "through the development of acquaintance as the opportunity for service; the promotion of high ethical standards in business and professions; through service in one's personal, business and community life; and the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace." The "ideal of service" is the key phrase in the Object of Rotary. This ideal is an attitude of being a thoughtful and helpful person in all of one's endeavors. That's what the Object truly means.

5 - ROTARY MOTTOES

In 1989 Rotary's Council on Legislation established "Service Above Self" as the principal motto of Rotary, since it best explains the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service.

6 - THE 4-WAY TEST
The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943. 
"Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"