Page 1 of 9 Quentin Li From: Quentin Li [lulala@lulala.ca] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:09 PM To: lulala@lulala.ca Subject: Fw: Rotary - ebulletin - Sep 27 2007 ----- Original Message ----- From: Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial To: lulala@lulala.ca Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:49 PM Subject: Rotary - ebulletin - Sep 27 2007 www.rcvc.ca (604)817-0366 Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial ebulletin for Quentin Li Thursday, September 27, 2007 Club Web Site Hello Quentin! This email has been generated just for you as a member of our club. Editor: Quentin Li If you have any comments or questions, email the editor. Future Speakers Oct 16 2007 Dr. Steven Wang "The Stretage of Investment and Tax Saving" Oct 30 2007 Allan Lamb " Traffic Accidents in our Community - How Serious a Problem and What's Being Done" Upcoming Events Rotary Foundation Dinner Nov 23 2007 Rotary Foundation Seminar Nov 24 2007 2008 District Conference in Richmond May 15 2008 - May 18 2008 2008 RI Convention Jun 15 2008 - Jun 18 2008 News TRF of Canada Can Now Accept Credit Card Donation New addresses for sending dues or TRF donations New e-mail scam targets Rotarians Kenny is choice for 2009-10 RI president Rotary International News John Kenny, of the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Central, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2009-10. He will become the president-nominee on 1 December if there are no challenging candidates. Kenny is a past dean of his local law faculty, a judge, and a notary. He is active in scouting and earned the Medal of Merit for helping form new scout groups in Eastern Europe. An elder of the Church of Scotland, he's served as session clerk and presbytery elder. Kenny was also appointed deputy lieutenant of his district by Queen Elizabeth II. He is a past president of both the Forth Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Scottish Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is also past general legal counsel of Jaycees International. A Rotarian since 1970, Kenny served Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland as president and vice president. He has served RI as director, executive committee chair, Rotary Foundation trustee, institute moderator, district governor, convention vice chair and group leader, president's representative, and committee member and chair. He's been a delegate, member at large, and parliamentarian at several Councils on Legislation. Kenny is a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation and a Bequest Society member and has received the Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. The nominating committee members are Ray Klinginsmith (chair), USA; G. Kenneth Morgan (secretary), USA; Jacques Berthet, France; John T. Blount, USA; Hee-Byung Chae, Korea; Gerson Gonalves, Brazil; Abraham Gordon, USA; Sushil Gupta, India; Lynn A. Hammond, USA; Rafael G. Hechanova, Philippines; Toshio Itabashi, Japan; Jorma Lampn, Finland; Gerald A. Meigs, USA; David D. Morgan, Wales; Jiichiro Nakajima, Japan; Stan Tempelaars, The Netherlands; and Luis F. Valenzuela, Guatemala. This ebulletin has been generated Deadline extended! Sign up for the 2008 RI convent
Page 2 of 9 with the ClubRunner club communication software. Visit clubrunner.ca for more details. 2002-05 Doxess. All Rights Reserved. Rotary International News ClubRunner Sponsors Sign up for the 2008 Rotary International convention in Los Angeles by 5 October, and you'll receive a special, limited edition, Star Voyager pin. The deadline to sign up has been extended as RI Headquarters will be undergoing a computer server upgrade from 27-30 September. During that time, phone and computer lines will be not be available, including the Member Access portal. For this reason, the deadline has been extended to 5 October. Please visit our Sponsors. To place your ad click here. Club Site Sponsors Register in Member Access DG Gave Recognition to Club Members DG Dean Rohr complimented Club members on her official visit to the Club on September 18, 2007 DG Dean Rohr presented Rotary Share to Rotarian James Wu in recognition of his tributes to Tai Chi, generous donations to the Club, and leading a legacy of three generations of Rotarians. Albert Tseng's membership was officiated by DG Rohr who also complimented Club President Kenneth Liu on his leadership by example by bringing a new member to the Club. Thanks to the hard work of President Liu and his division chairs, DG Rohr reviewd and approved all our reports on membership, finance, vocational, community and international services, RI Foundation, and public relations. In her speech, DG Rohr talked about the changes that Rotary faced and made. Involvement and participation is important to maintain the passion. Watch out, Rotarians, there is a lot of challenges ahead. ROTARY TO RECEIVE UNA-NY HUMANITARIAN AWARD The United Nations Association of New York will honor Rotary International with its 2007 Humanitarian Award on October 25. The UNA-NY 2007 Humanitarian Award is presented each year in observance of United Nations Day. This year the focus is "The Global Water Crisis". Rotary International and its Foundation will be recognized for their important work to provide safe water and sanitation. The other honorees are Antony Burgmans (former Chairman of Unilever), and Cirque du Soleil's One Drop Foundation. The Gala Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at the United Nations Delegates Dining Room. Proceeds benefit organizations and enterprises working to alleviate problems around the world relating to water. In 2003, The United Nations General Assembly declared 2005 to 2015 as the International Decade for Action on "Water for Life," with a primary goal to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015. Here are 10 Reasons why we Should Care About Water, the Essence of Life. Doing Business as an Incorporated Company Profitability is the key word if you are considering whether you are to conduct business in your own name or in the name of a limited company. Ms. K.F. Sun of Sunny Sun & Associates talked about the advantages of using a limited company to conduct business over employment under one's own name. In short, it is inexpensive to incorporate a company. Advantages could be far-reaching. The tax rate for profits up to $400,000 is only 17.6% compared to an average of over 30% for personal tax rates. Losses could be carried forward and off-set against future profits. Profits are spread out to shareholders instead of
Page 3 of 9 converging onto a single individual, and thus would be subject to lower marginal tax rates. Liabilities are limited. The name of a company is automatically branded without a patent application. Delta media reports bring help to Harbin, China Please visit our Site Sponsors. To place your ad click here. A traditional Chinese medicine specialist preparing for a business trip to Harbin, China learned of Jill Moore's Alliance For Smiles trip through the media. When the Vancouver Centennial Rotarian decided to contact her while in China it radically changed his trip. Yesterday (Sept. 10/07), Jill Moore of Tsawwassen Rotary met a Canadian ally in Harbin, China. It happened because Vancouver's Quentin Li learned of the Alliance for Smiles mission from District 5040 Newsletter editor Becky and media reports while preparing for a business trip to the same city. Quentin, a traditional Chinese Medicine Specialist and Vancouver Centennial Rotarian soon found his trip got much more complicated. As a dental hygienist, Jill is well practiced in providing conventional dental care and education including teaching kids and parents how to care for teeth. In Harbin professional lines get blurred as everyone willing to contribute is welcomed to every aspect of patient care. So Jill assists in surgeries as well as recovery and prep work to meet the grueling schedule of over 20 operations a day. In like manner the offer to help from Quentin was eagerly accepted and he was soon pressed into intense service. He is now committing all the time he can spare to the mission using his fluency in Chinese and English as well as his intimate knowledge of both cultures to provide help. In the intense environment his willing hands are called into action for every aspect of the patient care as he assists the 32 person team in many of the 146 planned surgeries. When Jill returns to Tsawwassen a full update will be provided. Accompanying pictures of Jill and Quentin were taken earlier today (Sept 11/07): http://picasaweb.google.com/thiskellyguy/harbinupdatesept112007 Alliance For Smiles update: http://www.allianceforsmiles.org/trip_reports.php (Article contributed by Bryan Kelly of Tsawwassen Rotary Club) (Pictures contributed by Quentin Li of Vancouver Centennial Club) 1. A nurse lovingly holds a child prior to the life changing surgery. 2. The difference they made seems miraculous to many appreciative families. 3. A life changed. 4. Jill tirelessly teaches hospital staff and parents dental care. 5. Jill Moore and Quentin Li with a rewarding smile. 6. A thank you banner to express their gratitute to the volunteers.
Page 4 of 9 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.
Page 5 of 9 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 Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor came up with The Four-Way Test in 1932. 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 1955. 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 -
Page 6 of 9 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 1954. 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? "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? 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
Page 7 of 9 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, 2007. 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.
Page 8 of 9 RI PRESIDENT DECLARES CONFERENCE A SUCCESS 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 5040. 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.
Page 9 of 9 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. Quentin's Commitments