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1 Page 1 of 7 Quentin Li From: Quentin Li [lulala@lulala.ca] Sent: Thursday, October 04, :10 PM To: lulala@lulala.ca Subject: Fw: Rotary - ebulletin - Sep Original Message From: Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial To: lulala@lulala.ca Sent: Monday, September 10, :25 PM Subject: Rotary - ebulletin - Sep (604) Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial ebulletin for Quentin Li Monday, September 10, 2007 Club Web Site Hello Quentin! This has been generated just for you as a member of our club. Editor: Quentin Li If you have any comments or questions, the editor. Future Speakers Sep Sunny Sun MA, CGA "How to do your financial planning" Sep DG Dean Official Visit Sep Club Assembly Oct Allan Lamb " Traffic Accidents in our Community - How Serious a Problem and What's Being Done" Upcoming Events Rotary Foundation Dinner Nov Rotary Foundation Seminar Nov District Conference in Richmond May May RI Convention Jun Jun Good News announced at the meeting on September 4, 2007 Albert Tseng's member application has been approved by board.if there is no objection from the other member,abert will be the first new member of the Club in Rotary Year 2007~2008. James Wu committed to making a big donation to the Club. Albert Tseng is the President of the Canadian Inbound Tourism Association Asia Pacific. Formed in 1996, the Association consists of 400 members from various fields with vested interest in the tourism industry. There are hoteliers, restaurant operators, travel agencies, bus companies, tourist attractions operators and travel agencies. The Association believes in the delivery of the best products and the best services to its customers. With an extensive network of relationships, Albert will be a valuable addition to the Club. The Club is running a deficit since the beginning of the Rotary Year. In view of this, James Wu has committed to making a significant donation to the Club. IPP Wells Hsu immediately proposed that this be recognized. More details are to follow. Thanks James. The Four-Way Test means business Rotary's gold standard of ethics builds friendships, attracts customers - and helps club members sleep at night By Nancy Shepherdson The Rotarian September 2007 News TRF of Canada Can Now Accept Credit Card Donation New addresses for sending dues or TRF donations New scam targets Rotarians This ebulletin has been generated with the ClubRunner club communication software. Visit clubrunner.ca for more details Doxess. All Rights Reserved. ClubRunner Sponsors

2 Page 2 of 7 Please visit our Sponsors. To place your ad click here. Club Site Sponsors Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor came up with The Four-Way Test in Read more articles from the latest issue of The Rotarian More Rotary International news At any Walgreens drugstore in the United States, you're likely to see The Four-Way Test hanging on the wall in the manager's office and in the pharmacy. These plaques are tangible evidence of a philosophy that has guided the company's corporate culture for decades, championed by Rotarian Charles R. Walgreen Jr., the son of its founder. A member of the Rotary Club of Chicago, Walgreen, who died in February at age 100, informally used the test as early as 1947 while serving as president of the drugstore chain. Dick Schneider, who started working there that year, recalls getting a copy of the test and being told by Walgreen that "we use it as a compass around here." In speeches, Walgreen often referred to it as "a prescription for living, a new version of the golden rule." The company formally adopted the test in Walgreen first heard of The Four-Way Test from fellow club member Herbert J. Taylor. Taylor came up with the four simple precepts in 1932, when Club Aluminum Company, where he was president, was facing almost certain bankruptcy. In the depths of the Depression, no one was buying much aluminum. But Taylor thought that if he could convince his employees to do the right thing in every situation, they might at least win sales from their competitors. "So one morning," he would often recount, "I leaned over my desk, rested my head in my hands. In a few moments, I reached for a white paper card and wrote down what had come to me - in 24 words." Five years later, Club Aluminum was back in the black. Taylor always credited The Four-Way Test with its resurgence. Rotary International adopted the test in 1943, and Taylor became RI president in At one point, our organization assumed the copyright on his test. Now in the public domain, it has been adopted by scores of companies in the 75 years since he thought up its four principles, which remain relevant today. "The Four-Way Test was ahead of its time as a model of business ethics," notes Paul Bube, a professor of religion at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., USA. Several years ago, Bube spoke at the Rotary Club of Salina, Kan., about business ethics and The Four-Way Test. "Taylor developed it during a time when scandalous business practices contributed to the Great Depression," he says. "The kind of corporate scandals we are seeing today are reminiscent of the scandals Taylor witnessed. I believe The Four-Way Test is a vision which, if followed, can be a powerful force for good in the world." Is it the TRUTH? Please visit our Site Sponsors. To place your ad click here. "You could call it the sleep-at-night test," says Allan Resnick, vice president of the Walgreens legal division. "I always tell people that at Walgreens, you don't need to ask permission to do the right thing. You just do it." For Resnick, though, and many of the people who use it in their daily business dealings, The Four-Way Test is much more than a guide to personal behavior. It's a compelling business model that's actually a powerful workforce management tool. Perhaps the most useful aspect of the test, Resnick says, is its ability to bring ethically minded people together. "People see my plaque as soon as they enter my office. When I interview people and talk about the culture of the company, I'm gauging their reaction. Are they indifferent to it? Excited? You get a feeling about whether people want to work in an ethical culture." Walgreens expends a fair amount of effort to expose as many of its 200,000 employees as possible to The Four-Way Test. And, especially at Walgreens headquarters outside of Chicago, even non-rotarians such as Resnick apply it routinely to ethical dilemmas. He recalls how, after the sale of some property several years ago, the company's real estate division received a "fairly large sum of money" that should have gone to the buyers instead. "[The buyers] wouldn't have even known we had it," he says. "Many companies would have just cashed the check. They were fairly astonished to receive the money from us." Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3 Page 3 of 7 In Texas, USA, Realtor and Rotarian Tony Weissgarber adopted The Four-Way Test and says he greatly prefers it to the National Association of Realtors' nine-page "fine-print ethics statement." Weissgarber even touted the test in a letter that was printed in the association's magazine. The gist of his message was, "If Realtors need that many words to say what we believe in, how can we really know what we believe?" He adds: "I told them that if you use The Four- Way Test faithfully, you never need anything more. When I'm in front of a prospect, I just think, is this fair? That helps in all kinds of situations." Weissgarber believes so strongly in the test that he's urged all his fellow members in the Rotary Club of San Antonio at the Dominion to adopt it in their businesses and post it on their Web sites. At least one member took him up on the challenge: Jim Landers, a photographer with 14 people working for him, who says the test "reinforced what I believed in all along, but it's like a very fine paintbrush you use to paint in the details. It's a philosophy I have in the background of my business all the time, helping me to provide a good role model." Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Kit Lindsay, owner of Lindsay Transmission in Warrensburg, Mo., USA, was 24 years old when he received the Rotary Club of Warrensburg's first Four-Way Test Award, which is given to non-rotarians. He was nominated after a Rotary officer visiting town needed to have his motor home repaired when it broke down. Another local shop had proposed a transmission replacement, but Lindsay fixed the problem for $200. "We have a saying at my business: We do what's right." That was 20 years ago. Now a Rotarian and chair of his club's Four-Way Test Award committee, Lindsay has introduced a great many local people to the test. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? RI Director-elect Lars-Olof Fredriksson encourages the use of The Four-Way Test around the world. A member of the Rotary Club of nekoski, Finland, Fredriksson has tried to apply the test throughout his careers in public relations and the Finnish air force because, he says, it always works. "Making profit is right, but doing it without ethical consciousness, moderation, and without responsibility for the consequences is indefensible," he explains. "The tenets of truth, honesty, decency, and morality are now more complicated than before and create the often-used explanation, It all depends. But The Four-Way Test gives a bright, clear answer in any situation." This article originally appeared in the September 2007 issue of The Rotarian. New member sponsor pins RI President Wilf Wilkinson is encouraging all Rotarians to help strengthen Rotary's membership by bringing at least one new member into Rotary. Members of his leadership team who met this challenge have been recognized with a new member sponsor pin. President Wilf encourages clubs to adopt the same recognition incentive for their members. For Rotarians who sponsor more than one new member, additional recognition can be displayed with a numbered tab that attaches to the pin. Pins and tabs can be ordered from RI official licensees. Celebrating Summer at a Garden Restaurant The August 28, 2007 meeting at the Hart House Restaurant was a new attempt to make meetings more enjoyable. Before the Summer is over, President Kenneth Liu took the weekly meeting to the heritage garden restaurant in Burnaby. The change received warm welcome from members. Some even suggested that this should be regularly repeated at other Greater Vancouver locations. Rotarians returning from vacation and overseas have added a lot of fun to the meeting. Past President Wells Hsu reported on his trip to Taiwan and China.Vice President Joanne Cheng provided an account of her encounter with hurricane in Taiwan. The Board passed several resolutions covering GSE students, donations and fund raising. The meeting ended at 9.30 p.m. Fung Shui in Modern Terms Fung Shui may mean very complex issues. When you dissect it with concerns about health, security and functionality, it may be simple. Mr. Lei Chun-Ming, Principal of Charming Workshop, made Fung Shui very simple in the presentation on August 21, Defining Fung Shui as a study of the harmonious co-existence of energy and resources, sky and land, and men and their surroundings, Mr. Lei examined in to-day's terms about health, security and functionality, the qualities of a good residence for people. A lot of the information seemed to be commonplace, but to hear from Mr. Lei how to relate the bits and pieces together, and apply them to create a comfortable living home, was a real treat and a great appreciation of the ancient philosophy. RI PRESIDENT DECLARES CONFERENCE A SUCCESS

4 Page 4 of 7 Saying it was a fantastic experience; President Wilf Wilkinson closed the Presidential Membership Conference held on August 10-11, 2007, in Richmond. This was the fifth of seven such conferences held around North America focusing on membership growth. President Wilf thanked the more than 400 attendees by saying, "These conferences give me energy because I can see how important membership growth is to all of us. It's a fantastic experience to see so many Rotarians working together for the future of Rotary." Just as he has done in all of the conferences, the president stressed that membership growth is important for Rotary. "The time is past for talking about Rotary membership growth. It's time to begin the work." Rotarians heard from speakers on varied topics such as how different generations see Rotary, why diversity of membership is important, the need for change in Rotary's approach to membership and strategies to start new clubs. DG Dean Rohrs introduced RI President Wilf Wilkinson at the conference banquet and welcomed delegates to District District 5040 took a leadership role in the conference as members of the organizing committee, presenters and aides to the senior Rotary leaders who attended the conference. Conference Chair, PDG Chris Offer said, "The buzz in the room during the round-table discussions was fantastic. The exchange of ideas ensured that everyone when away with strategies that they can implement immediately." In ending the conference President Wilkinson said, "The way each club approaches membership needs to be the right way for that club. There isn't going to be any one approach that works for everyone. "But over the course of this conference, you have gained the tools and the ideas which will help you and your club will decide what's the best way for you." Chris Offer challenged the Rotarians attending to walk the talk and lead by example by personally sponsoring a new member. He said, "This conference's success will be determined over the next few months if every club represented here today has a net increase in membership." President Wilf thanked those who put on the Vancouver conference by saying "Each conference has been unique and has been the result of a great deal of time and effort by the organizing committee. This has been an outstanding conference." President Wilf now moves on to San Jose, California for the next Presidential Membership Conference before ending with the final conference in Fort, Lauderdale, Florida. A History Lesson Simon Tseng talked about the recent history of the Middle East. Where is the Middle East? Why are those countries in the centre of the world called "Middle East"? Are hopes or solutions imminent for the places torn by the turmoil of war and social instability? Simon Tseng from Richmond Library gave a very brief but comprehensive background to the religion, politics and economics of the Middle East. The Middle East is never a simple issue. However, Mr. Tseng has made it easier for many of us to approach the issues from perspectives that we have not thought of before. Thank you, Mr. Tseng. Taiwan Festival & Internatonal Friendship by Quentin Li Lots of fun shared by Rotarians at the Bobolink Park on August 6, 2007.

5 Page 5 of 7 This year's Taiwan Festival was held at the Bobolink Park in Vancouver this past Monday(Aug. 6). Over 30 organizations with connections to Taiwan participated. In the midst of good music, songs, dancing and ethnic foods, our Club took charge of a booth and demonstrated exceptional sales skills. Taiwan Day Festival By 2.00 p.m. we managed to sell out all bakery products and raised $400 for the Club. Special thanks are to Jeffrey Hwang who made this happen. The spirit of the festival continued at our meeting on August 7th. Emma Wu, President of Chung Ho Full May Rotary Club, Regina Lin, Past President of Taipei Fu Jung Rotary Club visited us along with ten Rotarians and family members. The meeting ended with a signing ceremony for Chung Ho Full May and Vancouver Centennial to be matched partners in the coming 3 years. Congratulations to all of us. ROTARY LEADERS SPEAK AT 5040 CLUBS RI President, RI President Elect and RI Board member will speak to District 5040 Rotary Clubs. Senior Rotary Leaders attending the Presidential Membership Conference in Richmond will visit and speak to District 5040 Rotary clubs in the Vancouver area. All Rotarians are invited and encouraged to attend one of these special meetings to meet and hear Rotary's senior leadership. Wednesday, August 8, 2007 RI Director Monty Audenart will speak to: The Rotary Club of Vancouver Chinatown at 12:00 PM Floata Restaurant, 189 Keefer Street, Vancouver RI Director Monty Audenart will speak to: The Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset at 5:45 PM at the Vancouver Airport Marriott, 7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond Thursday, August 9, 2007 RI Director Monty Audenart will speak to: The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen at 7:15 AM, Beach Grove Golf Club, th Ave, Tsawwassen RI President Wilf Wilkinson will speak to: A joint Meeting of the Rotary Club of New Westminster and the Rotary Club of New Westminster Royal City at12:00 PM CHANGE OF VENUE: Laguna Blu, at the New Westminster Quay. RI President Elect D.K. Lee will speak to: The Rotary Club of Vancouver Cambie at 6:00 PM A special meeting will be held at the Point Grey Golf Club, SW Marine Drive, Vancouver - the cost for this special meeting will be $ The presentation will be in Korean Friday, August 10, 2007 RI President Wilf Wilkinson will speak to: The Rotary Club of Vancouver Arbutus at 12:00 PM

6 Page 6 of 7 Arbutus Club, 2001 Nanton (at Arbutus) Vancouver Please attend one of these special meetings. Point of View Is tax reduction good for B.C. - different people may have different answers to this question. Gabriel Yiu, Advisor of the Opposition Party, delivered his point of view at the Club meeting on July 31, Supported by statistics, Mr. Yiu commented on nearly every aspects of our daily lives as affected by tax deductions, directly or indirectly. Examples were drawn from old age services, medical health, social services, and law enforcements - just to mention a few. Whether one agrees with his views or not, Mr. Yiu urged everyone to get involved in these issues that are affecting us. Only by involvement, the values that Canadians treasure could be maintained and developed. International Friendship The story started from an from Taiwan in the begining of the July Emma Wu,President of Rotary Club of Chung Ho Full May, sent an to our IPP Wells Hsu. She gave Wells about the brief introduction of her club and told him they would visit our club on Aug and would like to become our sister club.since Wells and Quentin would fly to Taiwan on the middle of July, they decided to visit Rotary Club of Chung Ho Full May. July 24 Quentin took Taiwan High Speed Rail from Taichung to Taoyuan to meet Wells and went to Chung Ho at Taipei County together. When they arrived the venue, Wells and Quentin received the warmest welcome from all the Rotarians at Full May Club. During the meeting, CP Su-mei gave them a set of her books as gift. She even sent one set to our CP Harrision. Their outbound YEP (Youth Exchange Program) team did a English presentation which they would show at the hosting clubs overseas. That evening President Emma invited Wells and Quentin to Taipei Shangrila Hotel for the dinner with club officers. It's an wonderful evening with great food and good friendship. Quentin had ten-days stay at Taiwan this trip and attended three club's meetings at RC of Taoyuan Bailing,RC of Full May and RC of Taoyuan South. He would like thank all the clubs he visited for their hospitality. IPPWells;President Emma;CP Sumei;Quentin Rotarians we greet you Rotary Club of Full May Dinner with Club officers Rotary International News

7 Page 7 of 7 Rotary ranked among top five NGOs for corporate partnerships. The Financial Times has ranked Rotary International one of the top five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for corporate partnerships. In the newspaper's special supplement, Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy, Rotary came in fifth in the global rankings of 34 finalists. Published in conjunction with the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit held 5-6 July in Geneva, the supplement reached some 1.4 million senior business executives, industry and government leaders, and private/institutional investors across 140 countries. The summit, which was chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, featured an international roster of business leaders, government ministers, and heads of civil society and focused on such key challenges to building future markets as human rights and climate change. RI Director Bernard Rosen of Belgium represented RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson at the event. UN Global Compact and Dalberg Global Development Advisors, who developed the report in preparation for the summit, surveyed 20,000 companies worldwide, identifying 550 NGOs, UN agencies, foundations, and other organizations with which companies had partnered, and profiled 85 of those based on company ratings. Organizations that ranked higher than RI showcased long-standing partnerships with corporations. Because RI's global partnerships include only UN agencies and other nonprofit organizations - and only Rotary clubs and districts have partnered with corporations to date - the organization's ranking should be considered exemplary. RI has a long and distinguished history of collaborating with other organizations in the name of humanitarian service. Learn more about how Rotary works with other groups. Read the special report at The Financial Times Web site. Quentin's Commitments