The Squeaking Wheel
Rotary District 6200
The Governor’s
Newsletter
Volume 2004/05, Issue 9
Pam Daniels, DG
March 2005
The
Squeaking Wheel, The District Governor’s Newsletter, is a monthly publication
of Rotary International, District 6200, edited by the District Secretary, Drake
Stansbury & General Secretary Janice Bradshaw
Table of Contents
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Governor Pam’s Message
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Calendar/ Upcoming Events & Reminders
•
Message from President Glenn E. Estess
Sr.
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In Memoriam
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“Spinning in the District”
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Rotary Clubs of the
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Rotary Club of Welsh Centennial Project
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Let’s Drink a Toast on the
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District 6200 Tsunami Relief Project
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Celebrate Rotary in the City where it all began
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Membership Development
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Rotary Business Directory
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Help Us Save a Part of Rotary History
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PolioPlus
Milestones 1908 to 2005
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Group Study Exchange Team from
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Attendance
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District Foundation Goals
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Oil Drops
Governor Pam
Daniels’ Message
Dear Fellow Rotarians:
The official Centennial Birthday
I wish I could have been able to be in all places at
the same time to dedicate the wonderful array of Centennial Projects that have
taken place throughout our district. From
Permanent “Welcome” markers, street lamps, beautiful water fountains, feeding
the poor, Tsunami donations were just a few examples of District 6200’s
outpouring of our 100th Year Celebration and our hearts.
Now it is time for us to “Celebrate Rotary” even more,
by participating in the International Convention in
Calendar of Events 
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March 5 – Monthly
Attendance Report due to district office
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March 3 & 4 –
Interact Convention in DeRidder at the Exhibit Hall
(2 blocks off Hwy W171)
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March 7 –
Deadline to submit Ambassadorial Scholarship applications to Donna Landry ~
please send original plus one copy to
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March 12 –
2005-06 Assistant Governors Training Seminar
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March 18 –
Deadline for names to be submitted to district office for Necrology Ceremony at
District Conference
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March 18 –
Deadline to submit names for Commitment to Service Award
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March 18 –
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March 18 & 19
– Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS) in Abbeville at the Vermilion Parish
Library
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March 20 –
District 6200
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March 26 –
Ambassadorial Scholarship Interviews in
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April 2 –
Selection of District Governor Serving in 2007-2008
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April 5 – Monthly
Attendance Report due to district office
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April 7-9 –
District Conference in
President Glenn’s Message
In 1905, when Paul
Harris founded the first Rotary club, he probably never imagined that he was
planting the seed for the 1.2 million-member, internationally respected organization
we are part of today. As we look back on
the first 100 years of Rotary, and forward to the next 100, we can’t know for
sure what lies ahead – but we can do a great deal to ensure that Rotary
International continues to grow and thrive.
Programs for young
people are bridges to Rotary membership, and among the most important ways to
keep Rotary’s future bright. The members
of Rotaract
are the cream of their generation – community-minded students and professionals
aged 18-30 who come together for fellowship and service. Every Rotaractor
has the potential to become an outstanding Rotarian, having already
demonstrated an active commitment to Rotary goals and the ideal of Service Above Self.
As I write this
message, the members of a Rotaract club in
Rotaract is flourishing around the world. With over 7,700 clubs and 177,000 members,
there is Rotaract in almost every country where there
is Rotary. World Rotaract
Week, 7-13 March, is an opportunity for all us to reach out and make sure Rotaractors feel that they are part of the Rotary
family. Sponsor joint projects with your
local Rotaract club.
Invite Rotaractors to your club meetings, and
propose them for membership. Rotaract is a path to Rotary, and
it is our responsibility as Rotarians to keep that path clear and inviting.
For my wife, Mary,
and me, family always comes first. And
often, we hear from members or prospective members that they have so little
time to spend with their families, they cannot take on the commitment of
community service. Rotary was never
meant to take members from their families – instead, it should be a force to
bring families together. Encourage your
children or grandchildren to join Rotary, Rotaract or
Interact, and involve them in
your club’s service projects whenever you can. There is no better way to teach service than
by example – and bringing generations together in service is one of the many
ways we continue to Celebrate
Rotary!
U.S. Senate
honors February 23
as Rotary
International Day
The United States Senate
recognized the many contributions of Rotary with a resolution declaring
February 23rd as Rotary International Day in honor of Rotary’s 100th
anniversary. The resolution “recognizes
Rotary International for 100 years of service to improving the human condition
in communities throughout the world,” as reported in the Congressional
Record.
“In recent years, Rotary
International has helped communities around the world to address some of the
critical needs of our day, including disease, hunger, illiteracy, environmental
degradation, and children at risk,” said California’s Barbara Boxer during a
January session discussing the resolution.
“On the occasion of the Rotary Centennial, I send my sincere
appreciation and best wishes to Rotary International and Rotarians everywhere.”
Past RI President James Lacy
was one of the many Rotarians and RI staff members who worked diligently to
have the resolution considered. Lacy
works closely with members of Congress as part of RI’s collaboration with the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and USAID on polio
eradication.
U.S. Representative Jan
Schakowsky, of
In Memoriam
District 6200 has lost
three Past District Governors this Rotary Year.
•
Harold Mires
in August of 2004
Rotary Club of
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Norbert (Nobby) deGravelles in September
of 2004
Rotary Club of
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Eddie Richard
in February of 2005
Rotary Club of
Their Rotary knowledge was always unsurpassed and will
definitely be missed.
Spinning
in the District
Rotary Clubs of the
Celebrate the Centennial
Rotarians from
nine area clubs gathered at the Civic Center in Lake Charles on
Wednesday, February 23rd to dedicate a 100th anniversary memorial wall and
celebrate a century of service.
The wall, says “Welcome to
On the reverse side of the wall is a bronze plaque
that states, “Rotary International,
The cost of the wall was nearly $10,000. Two years ago Rotary International challenged clubs to come up with a significant community project that would involve other civic clubs. Congratulations, job well done!
Rotary Club of Welsh Centennial Project
Welsh Rotary Club Assistant Governor Becky Hudson, from left, President-elect Carla Johnson and President Herschel Bourque present District 6200 Governor Pam Daniels with a proclamation declaring February 23-24 Rotary Centennial Days in Welsh and a framed photo of the town’s new welcome sign. The sign project was a joint venture between the Welsh Rotary Club and the town as a centennial project.
Let’s Drink A Toast On the
District
Governor Pam Daniels invites you to attend
this year’s Rotary
District Conference to be held in
This year’s conference will offer a discount to first time attendees and to
those that register before March 15th.
Laisser Les Bon Temps Rouler!
District 6200 Tsunami Relief Project
District 6200 has
collected $13,684 to date to try and lessen the needs of those whose lives have
been shattered by the Tsunami tragedies.
The Disaster
Committee has agreed to purchase Shelter Boxes and this amount would allow us
to send fifteen (15) units.
Once again, the generous
Rotarians of District 6200 can be proud on being responsive to the needs of others in our world.
Thanks!
Celebrate Rotary in the
city where it all began!
The greatest
celebration in Rotary’s history, the
2005 Rotary
International Convention, commem-orating the
organization’s first one hundred years
of service will take place 18-22 JUNE 2005,
in downtown
This Centennial
Convention will be anything but conventional.
It features an extra day of festivities and a Rotary parade through
downtown
For additional
information about the 2005 Rotary International Convention, please visit Rotary
International’s website (www.rotary.org)
and click on the Centennial Celebration
area.
Membership Development
Have
an Attitude…….of Gratitude
Everyone loves a
compliment. We have an opportunity to display an attitude
of gratitude and thank our members.
Showing club members that they are appreciated and important is a
significant step in members retention.
Pass out the compliments ~ club members who are recognized and appreciated stay in Rotary.
Rotary Business Directory
Let’s do business with other Rotarians! If you are a member of a District 6200 Rotary Club, you can complete a form on the District Website and have your company listed in the online directory. All submissions will be added to the database.
Go to the District Website at www.rotary6200.org and click on District Directory (will be changed to Business Directory in the future), then click on Add your business, Select a Category (there may be a Subcategory as well) and fill in information on the following: Business Description, Services Description, and Additional Notes.
This will enable us to find businesses run by fellow Rotarians in our district ~ what a service!
Help Us Save a Part of 
Rotary History
Dear Family of Rotary:
• There are many Centennial projects underway around the world and I am elated to see so many people helping our Rotary Foundation as well as carrying out Avoidable Blindness projects.
• A very important Centennial project which I am personally supporting through my own contribution as well as through contacts such as this, is the purchase of the Paul & Jean Harris home known as "Comely Bank". Paul and Jean Harris lived in the home from 1912-1947. "Comely Bank" played a very special role in the early history of Rotary and preserving it for future generations of Rotarians as a museum and library is something we should all be supporting.
• After a great deal of work on the part of some very dedicated Rotarians, the Rotary History Fellowship has been able to arrange for the purchase of the house at a very good price. Many of Rotary's senior leaders are coming on board and sending in their personal donations to help with the purchase.
• A new web site has just been launched giving the complete history of "Comely Bank" and making it possible for individual Rotarians, clubs and districts to contribute to the purchase of the house and become part of Rotary history. They have even made it possible to make contributions online via credit card using a service that accepts all international credit cards.
• As a Rotarian and supporter of the Paul and Jean Harris' Home Foundation's purchase of "Comely Bank", I encourage you to become a contributor to the purchase of "Comely Bank".
• Please click on to the following link to learn more about the project and make your contribution. I also urge you to "Create Awareness" of this most worthy project by forwarding this message to all of your fellow Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and district leaders. Then, "Take Action" by contributing to the project. We have a very short window of time in which to raise the funds.
• Your Amigo,
•
Frank J. Devlyn
RI President 2000-2001 / TRF Trustee 2002-2006
PolioPlus Milestones 
1908 to 2005
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The timeline below outlines important dates in the
polio epidemics in the
1350 B.C. Images throughout history have depicted individuals with withered arms
and legs walking with assistance from a staff or crutch.
1908 Karl Landsteiner determines that polio is a virus rather than bacteria.
1916 Thousands of New Yorkers flee the city as one of the largest epidemics of
the century occurs, paralyzing 27,000 people and killing 9,000.
1952 558,000 people contract polio, leaving thousands permanently afflicted.
1954 Nobel Peace Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to John Franklin
Enders, Thomas Huckle Weller, and
discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of
various types of tissue.
1955 First inactivated polio vaccine announced by Dr. Jonas Salk. 1.8 million
school children participate in trials of the Salk vaccine.
1961 Dr. Albert Sabin's oral polio vaccine approved for use by the American
Medical Association.
1974 The World Health Organization begins its Expanded Programme on
Immunization to combat measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus,
tuberculosis, and polio.
1979 Rotary
clubs of
initiatives. World certified free of smallpox, the first disease to be
eradicated by mankind.
1985 Rotary International launches a global health campaign to aid international
agencies in immunizing children in developing countries. PolioPlus is the
first and largest internationally coordinated private- sector support of a
public health initiative.
1988 Rotarians around the world raise more than $246 million in PolioPlus
funds, which will grow to almost $500 million by 1999.
1988 The 160 member countries of the World Health Assembly set the goal of
eradicating polio worldwide by 2000, with certification by 2005. Public
sector partners in the global eradication effort include the World Health
Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the
and Prevention.
Group Study Exchange Team from
Eduardo Sepulveda
Team Leader Ricardo Oyarzo
Fernando Bachmann 
Nitza Luengo Sandra Alvarez
GSE Team from District 4350 in
Eduardo Sepulveda ~ Team Leader
Eduardo is a manager of the
Ricardo Oyarzo
Ricardo worked for a year before entering the University of
the Lakes to study English and become a translator. In 2001 Ricardo was an exchange student and
spent the semester in
Sandra Alvarez
Sandra studied tourism and graduated in 1995 with the title
of Administrator of Companies of Tourism.
After graduating, she returned home to work in the family restaurant
business as Sales Executive. She was
transferred to the city of
Fernando Bachmann
Fernando is an Electronic Civil Engineer. He became a professor of Physical Science and Network Administrator in the in 2002. In 2004 Fernando accepted a position at the Catholic University of Temuco. He is married to Claudia and they have one daughter by the name of Maria Fernando who is seven years olds and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. Fernando enjoys sport fishing, camping and skiing. He would like to visit universities with automation/robotics programs and see tourist venues.
Nitza Luengo
Nitza is a Professor of English. After her education she returned to her hometown, not because of the enchantment of the beautiful region, but because of the values its ancestors instilled in her. She felt the need to return to the same school she had been taught in. The area has many economic deficiencies and education has not been looked upon as a fundamental aspect of life. Nitza is trying to change that. Today, after 11 years of work, she can say with great pride that the young people of Lastarria are embracing the work of teachers such as Nitza and they are understanding that education is an essential step in their lives. She would like to visit technical schools in the areas of electricity, forestry and agriculture.
Rotary District 6200 Attendance for
February 2005
|
Club |
Members as of |
Current Members |
% Attendance |
Rank |
|
GROUP I |
Membership |
To 25 Members |
|
|
|
Baker BR Capital City Denham Springs DeQuincy F River/New Roads Golden Meadow Grand Isle Kaplan Mamou North Ascension |
18 15 21 17 14 17 13 19 21 12 13 23 22 18 20 21 |
21 12 21 18 14 18 11 19 21 11 12 23 28 17 23 21 |
68.00 86.10 52.00 81.95 71.00 86.11 67.39 89.00 66.00 80.00 52.00 92.30 75.00 95.65 |
II I |
|
GROUP II |
Membership |
26 to 50 Members |
|
|
|
Bea Vernon DeRidder Donaldsonville East Ascension Kinder Oakdale Patterson Plaquemine Port Allen St. Martinville Ville Platte Welsh Zachary |
29 30 28 47 46 37 27 47 41 37 46 28 28 49 29 32 49 35 44 |
33 33 28 43 45 32 28 51 51 33 45 28 28 48 29 32 53 34 43 |
89.25 80.00 71.00 69.00 71.90 76.79 81.60 55.56 80.48 71.00 49.00 77.00 72.00 85.00 67.76 |
I II |
Attendance for February 2005 (Continued)
|
Club |
Members as of |
Current Members |
% Attendance |
Rank |
|
GROUP |
Membership |
51 to 75 Members |
|
|
|
Abbeville Eunice Gonzales GrLakeCharles St. Francisville |
55 70 69 59 54 57 71 69 58 56 71 |
54 64 65 60 51 68 70 69 62 50 70 |
75.58 83.00 43.46 64.00 88.44 71.11 83.80 76.00 79.06 65.50 72.32 |
I II |
|
GROUP IV |
Membership |
76 and over Members |
|
|
|
B R |
514 133 155 99 |
506 122 149 93 |
68.30 73.00 80.04 62.50 |
II I |
|
District Totals |
2592 |
2560 |
73.77% |
|
2004-05 Foundation Goals for Clubs of
District 6200
CLUB GOAL 0405 CLUB GOAL 0405
Abbeville 5,600 2,650
Baker 2,000
Baton Rouge
35,000 25,522
BR –
Baton Rouge Sunrise
12,000 10,075
Beauregard-Vernon Sun1,400 100
Denham Springs 1,700 1,016
DeQuincy 1,300 New Iberia 2,000
DeRidder 2,000 North Ascension 1,000
Donaldsonville 1,200 850 Oakdale 4,000
East Ascension 3,000
Eunice 2,200
False River/New Roads1,000 Patterson 1,500
Golden Meadow 600 Port Allen 1,500
Gonzales 4,000 4,325 St. Francisville 5,600 2,190
Grand Isle 400
Greater
Kaplan 1,000 Welsh 2,800
Kinder 3,000 2,700
T O T A L $111,823
Oil Drops
The Squeaking Wheel was immersed in oil drops and will be lubricated for the
Centennial Celebration.
St. Martinville ~ The club dedicated an unveiled a
bust of William Wadsworth Longfellow.
The event was well attended on the banks of the Bayou Teche, with reading performed by Dr. Clay Longfellow, a
distant relative of the renowned author.
Television, newspaper and radio publicity was present and gave excellent
coverage. My highest commendation goes
to the St. Martinville Rotary Club members
responsible for this excellent Centennial event.
