Today, Thursday, August 16, 2018:

92 active members

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Vic Russo will speak to us about carrier pigeons Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Evening meeting: 5:30 at :La Bocca, 8 Church Street, White Plains Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Gina Avila, of the Women’s Empowerment Institute,, will speak Tuesday, September 11, 2018 RCWP President Jonathan Schere will discuss our clean water project in Ecuador Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Kathie O'Callaghan, of Hearts and Homes for Refugees, will speak Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Evening meeting: 5:30 PM at La Bocca, 8 Court Street, White Plains

Through our Foundation, we award scholarships every year to students at the three high schools in White Plains. In addition, we make contributions to many community organizations and we support The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International with substantial donations each year. Click here for a summary of contributions made by our club.

Every year, Rotary is a major sponsor and supporter of the Loucks Games, the largest high school track meet on the East Coast. We are proud of our involvement in and support of Loucks.

Insider Tips for Rotarians

• HOW TO INTRODUCE A SPEAKER -- One of the most important jobs for every Rotarian leader, giving a speaker a proper introduction is the most often bungled incident in public speaking. White Plains Member Paul Schwarz gives us this 1-page guideline for how to do it right.
• ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER -- Chart of Motions -- This is an excellent reference chart, a 1-page PDF for those already conversant with Roberts Rules. Main Motions are listed in order of precedence. A motion can be introduced if it is higher on the chart than the pending motion. Incidental Motions have no order of precedence; they arise incidentally and are decided immediately.
• ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER -- Common Errors -- Here are a couple of common errors seen in many meetings...
• ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER -- Our board meetings can be better run if we follow the rules. It's not that hard to learn and follow Roberts Rules of order, and your meetings will be better.

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