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Apr<strong>il</strong>e 2013News7Governors’ Letter - English VersionDear friends,Apr<strong>il</strong> is the month of the rotarian magazine and i would liketo know your thoughts on this topic. Some people, in fact,think that there are too many magazines and that they are tooexpensive: the national magazine “<strong>Rotary</strong>”, the district bullettin,the local magazines edited by several clubs. Some othersthink that the magazine is outmoded and expensive and thatit is time to switch from printed paper to multimedia diffusion.But most of all, there are people who do not read any of thesecommunications media because of “lack of time” or because“they always tell the same things”.Dear friends, if you really want to know what good <strong>Rotary</strong>does around the world, if you want to make a difference inquality and appreciate the spirit of internationality, then makethe best use of all <strong>Rotary</strong>’s information media, visit the R.I.website and the district website as well. Read our magazinesand the news, partecipate to the district meetings and to theinternational meetings as the Lisbon convention.You w<strong>il</strong>l experience a totally different atmosphere than theone you do normally live in your local club. If you feel thatyour club activities are good enough for you, then let me tellyou that you are missing the best part of <strong>Rotary</strong>. In order toenjoy the social life of your own town any local associationcould do, but as you are members of an international club, tryto make the best out of the opportunities which w<strong>il</strong>l surely elevateyou in terms of knowledges and human relationships andlinks that you w<strong>il</strong>l be able to bu<strong>il</strong>d.Most of all the presidents of clubs w<strong>il</strong>l have the opportunityto get, from the magazine and the website, ideas for their activities,sparks for their speechs, news on how the <strong>Rotary</strong> ischanging and on the status of international projects as scholarshipsand the fight against polio. Have you read, for example,the article in the last number of “<strong>Rotary</strong>” on how tointroduce to the public our campaign against the polio? Orthe piece on how to organize fundraising events?I remember reading, in an old number of the magazine, a listof the contemporary artists who had been affected by polio duringtheir ch<strong>il</strong>dhood: the composers Joni Mitchell and Ne<strong>il</strong>Young, the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the saxophonists DavidSanborn and Cokney Rebel, the singers Steve Harley and IanDury, the pop singer Donovan and many others music idols.Besides the personal stories described in the article, it was thetitle that most caught my attention: “the survivors of polio”.This and much more can be found on our magazine and website.I hope this w<strong>il</strong>l convince you not to f<strong>il</strong>e the parcel withouteven removing it from its package, to dedicate some minuteof your time to leaf through the magazine and the bulletin enclosedto this number, to read the article that most catch yourattention in order to give a sense to the costs we face by printingout this magazine.I prossimi appuntamentiAssemblea distrettuale: 17-19 maggio a Campofelice di Roccella al Fiesta hotel GardenBeach: è <strong>il</strong> debutto ufficiale <strong>del</strong> governatore incoming e <strong>del</strong>le sua squadra.Congresso distrettuale: 31 maggio-2 giugno a Palermo; conclude di fatto l’anno rotariano2012-2013 anche se l’avvicendamento ufficiale avverrà l’1 luglio.Convention <strong>Rotary</strong> International: 21-27 giugno a Lisbona.Manifestazione interdistrettuale: 27-29 settembre a Venezia (teatro La Fenice: La Traviata).<strong>Rotary</strong> Foundation Day: 24 ottobre a Palermo, Teatro PoliteamaArea NissenaCome rafforzare l’effettivoUn Forum sul tema <strong>del</strong>l'effettivo ha riunito nel teatro comunale di Serradifalco i <strong>Rotary</strong> club<strong>del</strong>l'area nissena (Caltanissetta, Gela, Niscemi, San Cataldo, Valle <strong>del</strong> Salso) con l'intervento <strong>del</strong>governatore distrettuale Gaetano Lo Cicero e <strong>del</strong> governatore incoming Maurizio Triscari. Larelazione è stata tenuta dal <strong>del</strong>egato d'area Aldo Tullio Scifo, che si è soffermato in particolaresulla spinosa questione <strong>del</strong>le dimissioni, sulle loro cause, su cosa fare per evitarle. "Non v'è dubbio- ha detto tra l'altro Scifo - che una prima causa è da addebitare alla frettolosa ricerca dinuovi soci suggeritaci alcuni anni fa dai nostri vertici rotariani di Evanston; non può essere sottaciutoche la precedente quantità di nuovi soci non è stata sempre di pari qualità, per cui trannequalche caso sporadico l'effetto è stata una costante emorragia di dimissioni. Altra causa è daattribuire alla mancata capacità di alcuni presidenti di coinvolgere i nuovi soci a una partecipazionepiù diretta alle attività <strong>del</strong> club, non rendendoli compartecipi ai programmi <strong>del</strong> club, nonaffidando loro un incarico specifico sia in seno alle commissioni sia nella gestione <strong>del</strong> clubstesso". E' necessario che siano eletti presidenti di alto prof<strong>il</strong>o, che vengano cooptati soci di qualità,e che i club svolgano un'adeguata attività di formazione e di coinvolgimento dei soci anchenelle iniziative distrettuali. E' seguito un vivace dibattito, con testimonianze di proficue azionisvolte o annunciate all'interno dei club, e con alcuni suggerimenti.GaetanoROTARY <strong>2110</strong>

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