Vinita Rotary Club Bulletin June 9, 2010

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The Vinitian Chartered 1919 Vinita, Oklahoma District 6110 Club #2502 www.VinitaRotary.org President Dr Bob Green President-Elect Rod Couch President-Nominee Terry Shambles Secretary Amy DeVore Treasurer Linda Scott Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Young Past President Rod Couch Foundation Bud Ronsse Club Service Joe Gardner Public Relations Angela Martin Club Administration Jim Sellers Membership Dr Jimmie Ownbey Webmaster David Elliott Catered by "Pensacola Pizza & Pasta"

Rotarian of the Day . . . Jess Clanton Jess Clanton (Jr.) grew up in Miami, Oklahoma. He graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, OK in 1960, and N.E.O. A&M College in Miami, OK in 1962. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1964. He was commissioned in the U.S.A.F., and served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 as a Special Agent with the A.F.O.S.I.  Upon discharge as a Captain in 1969, he attended law school at Tulsa University, obtaining a Juris Doctor Degree in 1971. Jess left his law practice in Claremore to become a full time Judge in 1975. In 1978, he and his family moved to Vinita, where he was elected as Associate District Judge, serving until his retirement in 1997.  He is currently serving as an Active-Retired Judge, and is on the faculty of the National Judicial College, located on the U.N.R. campus in Reno, NV. He and Denise have two grown children, Valerie and Gregory, and two grandchildren. Jess enjoys sail boating, travel, reading, and history. He joined the Vinita Rotary Club in 1979, and served as President of the club in 1984 -1985. He and Denise are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Vinita. Today's Program Judge Terry H. McBride District Judge Craig, Mayes & Rogers Counties ________________________________

Rotarian of the Day Schedule June 2010 16 Mark Curnutte 23 Gordon Crum 30 Rod Couch

Happy Birthday! John Link, Jun 15

A USA-Mexico Group Study Exchange team stands on the edge of the Barranca Sinforosa during a break from their Group Study Exchange scientific exploration.        Spotlight on Service Group Study Exchange The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.

"What is Rotary?" (Part 1 of 3) Rotary is a global network of community volunteers. Rotary members are business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Some 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 170 countries carry out service projects in their local communities and abroad to address such critical issues as poverty, health, hunger, illiteracy and the environment. 5 P's of Rotary: Projects      Peace      Polio Eradication Progress      People PROJECTS: Rotary Clubs participate in a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational activities designed to improve the human condition. Rotary's humanitarian grants support club projects that provide health care and medical supplies, clean water, food, job training, youth development, and education to millions of people in need‚ particularly in the developing world. In addition, Rotary provides more than 200 grants each year to fund the work of Rotary volunteers, who travel to parts of the world where their technical expertise and knowledge are most needed to alleviate hardship and solve problems. PEACE: Rotary builds understanding through international scholarships, exchange programs, and humanitarian grants. In 2002, Rotary launched the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution, an innovative program designed to educate tomorrow's peacemakers. Hosted at seven leading universities around the globe, the program funds 70 World Peace Scholars each year for graduate studies in international relations, conflict studies, and negotiation‚ providing promising leaders the tools to further the cause of peace. Some 35,000 students from 110 countries have also studied abroad since 1947 as Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars. Rotary's Group Study Exchange has helped more than 45,000 young professionals explore their career fields in other countries. And, each year some 8,000 secondary-school students experience life in another country through Rotary's Youth Exchange program.

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