This Week's Speaker: Felipe Nakamura Bassani, GSRP Student from Brazil Felipe Nakamura Bassani was born in Campo Mourão, Brazil, in 1995. He started his degree in Architecture and Urban Planning at the State University of Maringá, in 2014. In the same year, he joined the research office for human settlements and traditional construction (Lapha). For that reason,
Felipe has participated in several competitions, obtaining positive results, with the first place in 4 of these and an honorable mention. The last contest was held to celebrate the 150-year celebration of the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. With this victory, Felipe’s group will represent his home country at the ceremony. Son of Carlos Roberto Bassani, a businessman in the field of the optical lens and jewelry and Natalina Nakamura Bassani, a retired bank manager and the founding member of the Rotary Club Raio de Luz, Felipe has participated in some volunteer work and community leadership roles.
He’s passionate about the arts, music, and film. His willingness to travel and learn different cultures will be maximized by the GRSP’s opportunities and connections and will lead him to both personal and professional growth. His greatest dream is to continue to accomplish all he can for the greater good of helping those in need. After all, one way to make a true impact for others is to live out the term, service above self.
By-law Changes Related to Membership Categories On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, you should receive a formal notice of two proposed changes to our Club's By-laws.
The email will contain the exact wording of each amendment, as well as the procedure for casting an absentee ballot should you plan not to attend the Club's normal Friday, September 8, 2017, at which time the amendments will be voted upon by the Membership. Please keep an eye out for this blast email.
Help Needed: Storage unit Clean up Project
On Saturday, September 9, 2017, the Club will be purging unnecessary items from the Club's storage unit.
After each event a lot of "extra stuff" gets returned to the storage unit, some of which doesn't really need to be saved. Saturday will be the great purge. Anything that doesn't appear to be vital will be tossed. If you know of specific items that are currently being stored in the unit that need to be retained for future use, please contact the relevant person listed below before Saturday, and identify those items along with the reason as to why they are needed.
Club's Survey Results: Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
At last Friday's meeting we took a survey of the members who were present on how much money we as a club want to send for relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey, which has devastated Houston Texas. 80% of the 49 members in attendance indicated the following preferences for the amount of aid we should send.
| Donation Amount: | Votes: | Weighted Dollars: | | $0 | 0 | $0 | | $1,000 | 2 | $2,000 | | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | | $5,000 | 7 | $35,000 | | $10,000 | 14 | $140,000 | | $15,000 | 9 | $135,000 | | $20,000 | 2 | $40,000 | | $25,000 | 2 | $50,000 | | $30,000 | 1 | $30,000 | | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | | | | | TOTAL: | 39 | $485,000 | | Mean: | | $12,436 | | Median: | | $10,000 | | Modal: | | $10,000 |
Our Club By-laws require a vote by the Membership on any "one time" expenditure of $10,000 (or more). The survey indicates a substantial portion of the Club feels we should give at least $10,000. As a result the Board is looking into our options, and will vote on a motion once our options have been identified. At that point we will come to the membership to seek the Membership's approval.
Save the Date: GRSP BBQ Welcome Party On Sunday, October 1, 2017, The Rotary Club of Dunwoody will host a BBQ party from 3PM - 7PM to welcome our GRSP student, Felipe Bassani, from Brazil. All Rotarians will have the opportunity to give a warm personal welcome and celebrate our new GRSP student .
Guests can expect to indulge in some Brazilian wines, BBQ Ribs and Chicken which will be provided by Bill & Les Woulfin, A variety of side dishes and lots of memories are expected to develop soon. Let us hope for great weather, lots of laughs and a big appetite. Do not forget to bring the family to enjoy the pool and marvelous backyard, fit for grand entertainment. The party will be held at the home of Bill & Les Woulfin's home: 5013 Forestglade Court, Stone Mountain, GA 30338 Please do not forget to register and let us know who will attend and what you will be bringing to the Party. Contact: Villard Bastein via email at: ardy11422@yahoo.com
RCD Caring Hands
An oft-quoted maxim says, "No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care". - Theodore Roosevelt The cards for members and their families that circulate during our meetings are one way to express shared joy over good news or shared concern about difficulties experienced. As one of our members recently stated at his return from surgery, getting a card with heartfelt greetings from all the members present helped him feel better and heal sooner. Once we know our friendly breakfast club is also a caring club, our dedication to "Service Above Self" is stronger and we look forward to participating in projects and events with other Rotarians. If we are in need of a service, the first call made will be to a Rotarian. So, if you are aware of an approaching or past event worthy of celebration or concern, please tell Dottie Toney-Ransom at toneydot@me.com. You can also write it on either a yellow card (for joy) or a blue card (for concern) and leave it on the table, or place it in Dottie's hand at the end of the meeting. We ARE a very caring club! Thank you for helping to make it so.
From the desk of the Newsletter Editor Send your Newsletter submission to: rcdnewsletter@yahoo.com
Our Club's Weekly Newsletter typically consists of:
- Speaker bio
- New Member Name(s)
- Featured article(s) (regarding events, service projects, or on-going topics general club administrative items, etc..).
- Foundation initiatives or other topics of interest to Members and with value for our Club archives.
- Announcements (seeking volunteers, advertising service projects, etc.)
- For Your Calendar (Club and other activities we encourage members and/or their spouses to attend, including Family of Rotary events
- Member News (birthdays, anniversaries, accomplishments, Caring Hands)
Please keep in mind key components to include with your submission:
- Title of your article
- Description of the activity
- Dates, Time, Location, deadline, etc... (especially for upcoming events)
- Key Points of Contact Information and/or a link to reference website for details
- Names and/or headcount of Rotarians (and others) participating,
- The reaction of those benefiting and the numbers of those benefiting.
- Picture(s)
Please also tell me the number of weeks would you like the article published.
Finally, the deadline for articles to run in the current week are Mondays by 5 p.m.
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
Thank you!
The RCD Newsletter Editor
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