Club Update

Dear Rotarian,

Did you wake up today knowing that you were going to experience something with passion? Was it the “good morning” ritual with your spouse or partner? Was it the bond in caring for your pet? Or was it simply your ritual of your morning coffee and the grinding of the beans and the alchemy that occurs when hot water is added?

Passion is a life skill—a stance—that helps bring vitality to all your engagements, from work, family, to creative, social and spiritual life. And it’s a survival mechanism—critical to health and well-being—because your attachment to life depends on your interest in it. I believe that passion breeds passion, and disinterest breeds disinterest. If you lack passion in your own life, your other relationships will be denied that energy—your partnerships, friendships, family, community, company. And this goes not just for the individual, but also for the collective.

At this week’s meeting I am simply beside myself in anticipation to hear Anne Batzer’s story about her recent travels to Kenya and her involvement, as well as the inspiration behind, the Makena Foundation. When I met Anne for the first time, she was full of passion! I believe her passion will be contagious with this program. Please bring a co-worker, a neighbor, or friend to experience what Rotary is all about and share your passion of our Organization. If you haven’t come to a meeting in a while, we welcome you with open arms and this will be a meeting not to miss!

Let Rotary and Anne’s story ignite that spark of passion in your life this week. That spark can ultimately evolve into something much bigger and better! What are you passionate about today?

Yours in Rotary Service,

Michelle Corradetti, President

P.S. – A sincere thank you going out to the Veterans in our Club and sphere of connection today.

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Dear Rotarian

My first introduction to Quantum (since I am still newish to the Valley) was a group of volunteers at KidSpree wearing Quantum logo’d t-shirts! The first impression made was that this was a company giving back to its community! Then I wondered if this may be a company filled with physicists and inventors, due to the logo on their shirts, before being swept in the moment of school shopping with a friendly young boy. This week we have an amazing program in store for you and Quantum is again on the radar! Norm Kester, the President and CEO of Quantum will be sharing with us what his company does and the culture of his company. My previous curiosity should now be satiated!

In doing a little research on the company’s website, I came across a blog that paralleled many concepts of Rotary. The way the company’s “cult”ure was described, made me feel like they were talking about our Rotary Club! The similarities were uncanny in a kindred spirit kind of way! In this specific blog, it was mentioned that “if you have your culture right, people can feel it. They may not be able to articulate it, but they know it clearly.”

I am going to continue to share word for word some of what was stated in this blog as it is too good not to! Here we go: “When an organization’s culture is strong, an employee needs to feel aligned to the values of the culture to be successful and happy. For some, this is a bridge too far. Others feel right at home. Not all cultures fit all individuals. This is fine. This is normal. This does not speak to a person’s worth or the organization’s worth.” When you joined our Rotary Club, did you feel it was the perfect fit? 

Quantum’s Core Values are Attitude of Servitude, Belief in the Individual, and All in the Same Boat. The blog went on to describe each of these in more detail and made me think of Rotary’s 4 Way Test (Twilight Zone sound effects in the background)… The byproduct of Quantum’s culture is a great group of people who truly, deeply care about each other and those they serve. They have created an environment of safety and trust among a community of people aligned in shared values and connect to their purpose every day. Again, our Rotary family comes to mind!

If Norm is not already a member of Rotary, he really should be! And, he should be a member of our Club!

Yours in Rotary Service,

Michelle Corradetti, President

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One last chance this Tuesday to bring items  to help Ray and his wife when they go to Africa in December.  Or contact me directly at chuckroot1112@gmail.com

Here’s the letter sent the end of September.
Thank you,  Chuck

Dear Fellow Medford Club Members,
Rotary offers lots of ways to assist those who are not as blessed.  Please consider helping with our projects especially with the list of items below.
Thanks to the donations you have made to THE ROTARY FOUNDATION our club has qualified for funds to help three projects this year. These are:

1. Our POWERPACK program to give food for the weekends to deserving children at Washington Elementary.
2. Water filters for rural families on the Baja Peninsula Mexico. And
3. Medicines for villagers in one of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi, in Southern Africa.

THANK YOU!

In addition, we ENCOURAGE YOU TO BECOME INVOLVED with these projects by:

1. Signing up to fill the back packs on Fridays. Here’s the link: https://signup.com/go/zatjOkC
2. Consider participating in the various fun fundraising activities we are doing to raise the match money for these grants. Like bidding on Shakespeare tickets, etc.
3. Consider vacationing in Cabo San Lucas and help deliver the filters and train the families in the importance of clean water and sanitation and
4. Gathering some of the items below. We will have a collection box at our meetings or contact Chuck Root for pickup at: chuckroot1112@gmail.com or 541-840-7777.

ITEMS NEEDED

Our member Ray Kistler and his wife Lucinda Kolo MD will be going to Africa in December and can use:

Toothpaste and toothbrushes

Baby clothes, all sizes (gently used is OKAY!!!)

Reading glasses, all strengths

Sharpies

Zip Lock Bags, quart and gallon sizes

Band-Aids

Hard candy (like suckers, or jolly ranchers) to give to the children.

Soccer balls (deflated with handheld pumps (we try to leave one per village)

Dental floss

Small (hotel sized) soaps

Small Cream lotion, etc.

Tylenol paracetamol, etc.

Cortisone cream, Benadryl

TUMS

ibuprofen

antibiotic ointment

Band-Aids

anti-diarrhea pills, Pepto Bismol, etc.

rehydration crystals

alcohol swabs

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Dear Rotarian,

Behavioral health is the scientific study of the emotions, behaviors and biology relating to a person’s mental well-being, their ability to function in everyday life and their concept of self. It is the connection between the well-being of the body, mind, and spirit.

A few years ago, the definition of behavioral health incorporated “mental health” into the equation. You can think of behavioral health as a blanket term that includes mental health. Your mental health is complex and impacts every area of your life. This includes how you think, the way you feel and the way you act.

The World Health Organization reports that one in four people in the world will be affected by mental disorders at some point in their lives. Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes or heart disease. Oregon has the highest rate of mental illness of any state in the country, according to the Oregon Chapter of The National Alliance on Mental Illness.

This week we have the pleasure of Andrea Reeder, Director of Development at the Asante Foundation, share with us how Asante is addressing this critical need in our region. Please join me and your Rotary friends for an enlightening afternoon of information on this topic and a sneak peek into our Valley’s largest capital campaign to date!

Yours in Rotary Service,

Michelle Corradetti, President

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