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TOHNIA FIELDS
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People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It is never between you and them anyway! An innovative financing program to help eradicate polio (poliomyelitis) worldwide by 2005 was launched April 29,2003 when the World Bank approved a US$28 million no-interest loan for the purchase of oral polio vaccine (OPV) in Nigeria, Africa's most polio endemic country. From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions: "Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?" In nearly 100 years, Rotary grew from a group of four Chicago professionals into a worldwide service organization of more than one million members. Check out the Awesome Web Site centennial.rotary.org 12:30 p.m. at the Alisal River Course May the joy of its song fill your heart. ~ flavia ~ Wednesday, May 07, 2003 @ 12:10 The Ryla Kids from the Santa Ynez High School will present the program. Thursday, May 08, 2003 @ 12:10 PCPA will present a program for all three clubs combined. Wednesday, May 21, 2003 @ 12:10pm TBA |
