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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
From Mark Maloney and Gary Huang on Covid19 and Polio
From Mark Maloney and Gary Huang on Covid19 and Polio
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Covid19-Information and more Ideas for Rotary Clubs
As you know the Covid19 virus is dangerous and causing lots
of problems for all of us. Here is some data and information on Covid19.
Data on
Corona Virus
Projections of Peaks for Corona virus outbreak
And an article from the Atlantic on the possible futures with Covid19
Atlantic article on How the Pandemic will End (Covid19)
Projections of Peaks for Corona virus outbreak
And an article from the Atlantic on the possible futures with Covid19
Atlantic article on How the Pandemic will End (Covid19)
Here is an article and a video on how to use Zoom for Rotary meetings. It
includes specific information and advice and a cameo appearance by Jeffry
Cadorette.
Here is an article from National Geographic on the medical aspects of Covid19
National Geographic aricle on medical aspects of Covid19
A quick calculation-We are about 100,000 deaths and an additional 1,000 are dying every day. When you open up the economy the number of cases and deaths will not go down. They may stay the same if you are careful about social distancing and wearing masks. At 1,000 per day by Labor Day there will be 200,000 people dead.
National Geographic aricle on medical aspects of Covid19
A quick calculation-We are about 100,000 deaths and an additional 1,000 are dying every day. When you open up the economy the number of cases and deaths will not go down. They may stay the same if you are careful about social distancing and wearing masks. At 1,000 per day by Labor Day there will be 200,000 people dead.
I have heard that there may be problems getting food to
people who need it in your communities. The availability to individuals or
ability to actually get it may both be a problem. The problems which come up in
our current circumstance can be unusual we need to question our assumptions and
look for ways to help.
You have a relationship with your Food Bank. Most clubs give
money and/or food to the Food Bank throughout the year and particularly at Holiday time. Contact your Food Bank, ask them how things
are going and offer to help in ways that incorporate social distancing. Help
them now, if they need help. Our District is about to announce a District Managed Grant which will let every one of our clubs provide food and supplies to your local Food Bank/Pantry/ .
Here are some suggestions.
1. Support of Food Banks(meant in general, some of these are
churches, some private, some government all are included) is very important.
Most clubs support their Food Bank in the Fall and Liberty Bank matches $.25 on
the $ for many clubs.
a. All
clubs are encouraged to donate to their Food Bank
b. Liberty
Bank will be contacted asking if they would do their matching as they do in the
Fall. Additional not instead of.
c. Rotary
Clubs are encouraged to contact local supermarkets and ask if they will donate
food to the local Food Bank. Rotary Club to move the food.(see below for one
way to do this).
d. Rotary
Clubs are encouraged to provide physical help to their local Food Bank in a
safe manner. "Boots on the Ground for Food"
e. Rotary
Clubs are encouraged to contact local Distributors of Food asking for donations
to the local Food Bank.(Bozzutos?)
f. Provide
gift cards to the food bank. If you normally shop for the food bank and don't
feel comfortable shopping, give some gift cards. Colchester
2. There is a shortage of blood because it is hard for
people to donate. Rotary Clubs will be encouraged to have their members donate
blood.
If you discover a need in your town, a way you can provide
service in your town let me know so that we can inform all the clubs.
Example of Food
Drive
Ridgefield Rotary Club on a Saturday sets up a table(s) at
their local supermarket(s). They handout shopping lists prepared by their local
Food Bank. People go into shopping pick up the shopping list and buy items for
the Food Bank. On their way out they drop off bags of groceries for the Food
Bank.
Obtain permission from the supermarket. This can be adapted
to Covid19 times. Set up the table with signs about what is going on. One
person sits in a car with the table visible to her/him. As people go in they
are directed to pick up a shopping list. On their way out they deposit a
bag of groceries on the table.
Periodically the person in the car puts the bags in the trunk of his car.
She/he then drives the car to the Food Bank after her/his shift.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Four Way Test Speech Contest by Video
With "stay-at-home" and "social-distancing" now a normal part of societal behavior, our work inside Rotary must adjust to ensure activities in the community remain active and relevant. We have been prepping several public Rotary convenes to tell our story and engage on a District level. One of those efforts is the Annual 4-Way Speech Contest. Given our current circumstances, instead of convening a public 4-Way Test Speech Contest, we have developed a new way to continue the Contest in an innovative way.
Welcome to our new Rotary Digital 4-Way Speech Contest. Yes, we are taking it online and I'd like to introduce you to the newly revised program:
THE ROTARY DIGITAL 4-WAY TEST SPEECH CONTEST
Transition to Video Presentation
The District will move to adjudicate the semi-finalists and finalists of the Rotary Digital 4-Way Test Speech Contest based on video presentations that are uploaded to the District 7980 YouTube 4-Way Test Speech Contest Channel. The following will outline the plan to continue the Rotary Digital 4-Way Test Speech Contest as an Online Digital Program to determine the "Best" 4-Way Test Speech in the District.
Semi-Finalists Submission Process
- Each participant of the competition will create a 5 to 7-minute video version of their Rotary Digital 4-Way Test Speech Contest presentation.
- Participants may use a smartphone or video recording device to execute the video presentation, which must be executed in the following manner:
- Video Camera must be no more than 3 to 5 feet from the participant delivering the speech
- The video must be a still single camera continuous video recording. There can be no editing made to the final result. It is recommended that the camera or smartphone be placed on a tripod, set and propped on a table or held still by another individual with no movement whatsoever of the camera during the speech.
- The video must be in horizontal camera mode. Vertical camera presentations will not be accepted.
- Participants may make as many versions as they wish and should submit their best final presentation results.
- Final versions of each participant's video must be submitted and delivered via email as a file attachment (or as a cloud link to the final video submission) to RotaryDistrict7980Video@
Gmail.com in either .MOV or .MP4 formats. - Submissions Due Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - All Videos for the Semi-Final presentation must be emailed and submitted to the above email address by no later than Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
- All 4-Way Test Speech video semi-finalist submissions will then be uploaded to District 7980 Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest YouTube Channel for the semi-finalist judging process.
- The videos will be judged and the participants will be notified of the winning finalists by no later than Friday, April 10, 2020, via phone and email.
- Final Submissions Due Friday, April 17, 2020 - Finalists will have one-week until Friday, April 17, 2020, to either re-submit their existing presentation or re-record and submit a new presentation of their 4-Way Test Speech.
- Submissions should be made via email as a file attachment (or as a cloud link to the final video submission) to RotaryDistrict7980Video@
Gmail.com in either .MOV or .MP4 formats. - All 4-Way Test Speech video finalist submissions will then be uploaded to District 7980 Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest YouTube Channel for judging by all Rotarians in District 7980.
- All Rotarians in District 7980 will receive an email link to the 4-Way Test Speech finalist's videos for review and a link to a SurveyMonkey Digital Survey to vote on the "Best 4-Way Test Speech" submission.
- District 7980 Rotarian voting will commence Sunday, April 19, 2020, and conclude Thursday, April 30, 2020.
- The District will be notified by email and the Finalists will be notified by phone of the final results by Sunday, May 3, 2020.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Rotary Operations during the Corona virus Crisis
Rotary District 7980
Operations During the Corona virus Crisis
During the Crisis there will be no in person meetings: club
meetings, district meetings, none
Recommended Actions
1. Hold virtual club meetings.
Use Zoom
video conferencing or other video or audio conferencing
The
District Zoom account is available-contact Governor Jack at 914-309-3904 or e-mail at
jacksolomon1@gmail.com
Agenda
for meetings
find
a speaker(they just call in, should be easier)
have
members share experiences
talk
about what's going on in town
talk
about Corona
2. The Corona Virus Response Guide for Rotary Clubs
Guidance for Rotary clubs on Corona Virus Response
2. The Corona Virus Response Guide for Rotary Clubs
Guidance for Rotary clubs on Corona Virus Response
3. Talk to town officials and offer help. They may need
people to do tasks where no people interactions are required.
4. If your schools are providing lunches, offer to help with
distribution. Again with no personal interaction.
5. Think of a service project that members could do
individually. Several members involved but done separately. Take pictures and
share collectively. Cleaning up a trail, cleaning up the beach, ....
6. Be creative about what you can do. Share your ideas so
other clubs can do it in their town.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Four Way Test Speech Contest for 2020
2020 4 Way Test Speech Contest
The Four Way test speech Contest has been wrecked by the Corona virus.
Initial contests have been held but the Semi-finals and Finals cannot be held because of the danger of the Corona virus.
What to do?
The contestants can create videos, in their home, no crowds. If they want help they can find a local Rotarian to help with social distancing so no risk.
They can then upload the video to the Rotary District 7980 YouTube channel. The judges can review the videos for the students in their area and the Judges can choose the semifinalists.
Dates
February and March-Contests in your Town, at your club
March 21, 2020-Semi-Final for East at Norwich Free Academy
March 28, 2020-Semi-Final for West at Trumbull Library
April 25, 2020-Finals at Mystic District Conference 1 PM Mystic Marriott
District 7980 Contacts
2019-2020
At the District Conference:
4-Way Final
Contact: Jack Solomon
(914) 309-3904
District 7980 Conference;
Date: Saturday April
25th 2020 at 1PM, Arrival Time: 11:00am
Location: Mystic
Marriot Conference center, Mystic
CT
Prizes: Winner 1st $500, 3 runner ups
$300.00
For semi finals they
are broken down as follows at this time due to an increase in club participation
may affect area semifinal location.
Local Contact: Areas
1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
Mark Davis / Chair Person
203-668-4080 (C)
203-949-8012 (O)
Semi Final: (contact at Library Judy)
March 28th, 2020 9am-12noon Trumbull
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Local Contact: Areas 10/11/12
James (Jim) Troeger
860-823-3745 (W)
860-334-5484 (C)
Semi-Finals:
March 21, 2020 9am-12noon Norwich Free Academy, Slater Hall starts at 10 am
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District 7980’s Four Way Test Speech Competition continues to be successful — and
will be even more so as more clubs participate and sponsor their local high school(s).
The competition is open to every high school student in the district, subject only to a
club sponsoring the student.
The contest requires that each contestant write and present a speech of five to seven
minutes — about 750 to 1,000 words — on a topic of their choice, to which they apply
the Four Way Test. The speech can be personal — a decision the student had to
make, a situation they were involved in (bullying seems a popular topic because schools
are working very hard to eliminate it). Or it can be broader — global warming, capital
punishment, school shootings, gun laws, mental illness, lack of parental role models. All
of these meet the tenets of the Four Way Test. Rotary will not censor talks other than to
assure they are in good taste.
The following are the tasks you will need to complete be successful:
Identify Club Coordinator(s) — Start as soon as you can. This should be a simple
request at a meeting. Seek out a member who is a high school parent, a teacher or
administrator, or even a Board of Education member. Include a new member to assist,
to build engagement. The task of overseeing the process is only intermittently
demanding, and then only for short periods.
Identify an In-School Faculty Adviser — The Club Coordinator should meet with your
best contact(s) — a Principal, Assistant Principal, a senior teacher or administrator. If
you sponsor an Interact club, club members or the Club Adviser could help. While
being a Faculty Adviser also requires only intermittent work, you may want to offer an
honorarium. Invite the Adviser to a meeting at the end of the process as a thank you,
and honor them in front of the club. While Speech, Debate and Language Arts (what we
used to call English) teachers are the most obvious, a previous Staples Advisor is a
Health teacher, and she was excellent. The Wallingford advisers are Social Studies and
English teachers.
Identify sources for potential student participants — The same classes and
activities whose teachers/advisers are the best sources for program leadership are the
best sources of participants — Language Arts, Speech, perhaps Drama classes, and
extra-curricular activities such as the Debate Team, Pre-Law club, and Moot Court
Team.
Recruit Student Participants — Ask the Faculty Adviser to hold in-school meetings to
get the word out as soon as you can, perhaps in the Fall semester, to get activity started
early. Recruiting a student who writes for the student newspaper to publish/post a story
should help (we will help with this if that helps). If your high school has a relevant
Facebook page, a Twitter or Instagram presence or any other active social media
activity — or if your Adviser has a social media presence for his/her role as a teacher —
use that to get the word out (do not seek to use teachers’ personal social media
accounts).
Your objective should to recruit four to six students at the start. Don’t be surprised if
one or more drops out. While the benefits of competing are substantial, more so if
the student wins at any level, researching, writing and practicing is a non-trivial task.
It is essential that every student contemplating participating understands that if (s)he
wins your local competition, (s)he must be able to attend the Semi-Final. And if they
win there, they must be able to represent their school and your club at the Final, so
we are assured of four speakers.
Write, Prepare and Practice Speeches — Students should start research and writing
during the Fall semester to get as much as they can out of the way as soon as possible
(recognizing this runs counter to human nature). They don’t need a finished product
then, but semester exams typically begin after Winter Break.
Let me suggest that as students start to practice their speeches, they use their
phones to video themselves to see how they look and sound, to assure their speech
is between five and seven minutes, and to help them learn their speech. The more of
their speech they memorize, the better their presentation. They’ll figure this out.
Local competition — The number of participants you attract may define how you
select your club finalist. If you have five or fewer competitors you may want to invite
them to speak at one of your meetings, and so allow your entire club to see the
speakers and act as judges.
Staples, which has participated for many years, has had as many as nine competitors.
They hold an in-school competition to select three winners, who then compete to
select a speaker to represent Westport at an off site competition in the Semi-Final.
Most clubs offer cash awards to each of the local finalists.
1 st $150, 2 nd $75, 3 rd $50 and 4 th $50 as examples.
This competition can be judged in several formats. The more informal (or direct) is to
hold the competition at a club meeting and have members choose the winner, (using
either the Judging Form or a simple majority choice). The more formal — a great way
to get some local publicity for your event — is to hold the competition at a location like
a school auditorium or Town Hall and seek out (as many as) five community leaders
— teachers, religious leaders, your mayor or first selectman, School Superintendent,
or the like as judges.
When you judge at the club level, the key points should be how well the student made
their argument, how persuaded were you by that argument, and how well they applied
the Four Way Test.
Semi-Final — The fee for a student who wins the local competition to participate in the
Semi-Final is $150.00, payable by sponsoring club. Students give the same speech,
typically better than before. The Semi-Final for Areas 1-9 will be held at the Trumbull
Library, on March 28, 2020, and at Slater Hall, Norwich Free Academy for Areas 10-12,
on March 21, 2020.
District Final — The winners from each Semi-Final will compete immediately after
lunch at our Mystic District Conference on Saturday April 25, 2020, at The
Mystic Marriott Hotel in Groton, Connecticut. Arrive at 11am. The event may
be video recorded. Rotary will provide lunch for students and parents.
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