This new feature is aimed to encourage members to learn more about the organization to which they belong. Every fortnight, a new set of questions will be sent out with the bulletin. All answers must be sent via e-mail to the club e-mail account: nbctrotary@yahoo.com [accessible through the club website] within 1 week of receiving the bulletin. During the following club meeting a winner will be picked at random from all the correct entries and a food item will be donated in that person's name to the North Branford Community Food Bank. At the end of the year, the member who has the most donations will be receive a special recognition. You can access the questions and the answers to the previous questions by clicking on the title of this news item.Round 4 Questions (October 28, 2011):
Q1. What are Interact? Rotaract? Youth Exchange?
Q2. When was the first Interact Club chartered and where?
Q3. How many Interact Clubs are in our District as of the beginning of this Rotary year?
Q4. When did our club sponsor an Interact Club? Bonus: Where is it located and approximately how many students joined it at inception?
Q5. Who was our Club President at that time? Bonus: Who is our club's liaison to the NBHS-IC?
Answers to Round 3 (October 8, 2011):
Q1. Name the Avenue of Service upon which Rotarians focus in October 2011. Vocational Service
Q2. List 3 activities that our club does/could do that would qualify for this Avenue of Service. We had the Chair of the State Ethics Board to speak on ethics, we honored a person in the community (Mary Bigelow) for her lifelong service to improve ethics in public service, we help youth prepare for their careers through participation in career days, mentoring programs, working with Interact students, sponsoring students for RYLA and Next Generations programs, etc, etc.
Q3. What is the theme for Rotary International for 2011-2012 under RI President Kalyan Bannerjee? Reach within to embrace humanity
Q4. What is the theme for RI District 7980 for 2011-2012 under DG Kanayo Rupwani? Rotarians Do Right (RDR) through taking care of family, profession, and then Rotary through which we can change lives
Q5. When is World Polio Day? Bonus: what are our club's plans to help eradicate polio? October 24th; we raise funds and donate to Polio Plus; we provide information to the public during club-sponsored events
Answers to Round 2:
Q1. What are the names of the RI president and District 7980 Governor? Kalyan Bannerjee and Kanayo "Rupi" Rupwani
Q2. All positions in Rotary are for 1 year. True/False False; RI Directors' term is for 2 years
Q3. What is the Object of Rotary? The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise [acceptable to this point], and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST, The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND, High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD, The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; and FOURTH, The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Q4. Who founded Rotary and in which year? Paul Harris in 1905
Q5. How many members were at the first meeting? Bonus: Can you name them? There were 4 people at the first meeting convened by Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris on 23 February in Room 711 of the Unity Building in Chicago. Harris envisioned a professional club that brought together men from a variety of vocations. The other 3 who attended were Gustavus Loehr, Hiram Shorey, and Silvester Schiele.
Answers to Round 1
Q1. Approximately how many Rotarians are there in the world? 1.2 million
Q2. What are the avenues of service and what is the focus of each? 5 avenues: Club Service (strengthening fellowship & effective club function); Vocational Service (service through vocation to practice high ethical standards); Community Service (projects and activities to improve life in the community); International Service (projects and activities to improve life around the world and to promote peace and understanding); New Generations Service (positive change implemented by youth through leadership development, service projects, and exchange programs).
Q3. What are our District and Club numbers? District 7980; Club # 6744
Q4. When was the North Branford Club chartered and which club was our sponsor? February 2, 1967 (first organization date) [would have also accepted Febuary 9, 1967 (per District); March 27, 1967 (first official charter date); and June 28, 1967 (per bell and gavel)]; Guilford Club sponsored us.
Q5. What is the preamble to the 4-way test? The preamble is: Of the things we think, say, or do ....