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Our guest speakers tomorrow are Dr. Paul Sabin & Janet Queen

They will talk about the Bartow County College & Careeer Academy

The mission of Bartow County College and Career Academy (BCCCA) is to provide educational opportunities for high school students and ensure a viable 21st century workforce for Bartow County and the surrounding area. To accomplish the mission, BCCCA will provide opportunities that include the use of technology, community partners, and rigorous core academics. The BCCCA will be housed at the old Cass High School, now known as the Bartow County Learning Center.

The Academy will take advantage of a non-traditional setting with significant differences from the traditional setting of the Bartow County School System. It will utilize flexible scheduling and multiple exit points in order to motivate students to meet graduation requirements. Schedules will be organized to provide flexibility for students to participate in work-based learning opportunities for credit or to work in an environment that is in the career field of their choice. The expectation will be that all students gain practical skills related to leadership, communication, teamwork, and initiative to move quickly toward being ready for local employment and/or post-secondary education.

This mission was developed through collaboration with more than one hundred partners from business and industry, community support organizations, secondary, and post-secondary institutions. BCCCA will ensure that local human resources are fully developed to meet the growing needs of our community based on continual needs assessment and program evaluation. In order for Bartow County to prosper, every aspect of the community must work together to increase the educational level of its members, to decrease the number of families living in poverty, and to increase opportunities for all.

Presenters:

Dr. Paul Sabin is the CTAE Coordinator and Testing Coordinator for the Bartow County School System. His 22-year education career has included roles as a math teacher, science teacher, assistant principal, and principal at both the middle school and high school levels. His initiative with the BCCCA has been the driving force behind its progress. He has the Academy on track to receive State approval and a substantial grant in time to begin classes in the fall of 2013.

Janet Queen is the Chairperson of the BCCCA advisory committee. She is a lifelong resident of Bartow County, currently working for Georgia Power as the Project Relocation Coordinator for the latest Environmental Construction Project slated to begin at Plant Bowen. She has been with Georgia Power for the last 11 years. Prior to 2001, she worked for the Bartow County Commissioners Office and the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. Her volunteer service in Bartow County has been significant and includes service with the United Way, the Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross, the Bartow County Board of Elections, the Bartow County Disaster Action Team, and the March of Dimes. She is particularly proud of her work in establishing the MAGIC (Mentoring a Girl in Construction) Summer Camp that begins June 18 at Cass High School.

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All members of the Rotary Club of Etowah are Paul Harris Sustaining Members, meaning each gives at least $100 to the Foundation annually. The status of Paul Harris Fellow is earned when your total giving to the Annual Fund or PolioPlus reaches $1000. A Rotarian can continue to earn Multiple Paul Harris Fellow status until reaching the Major Donor level at $10,000.

The Rotary Club of Etowah has eighteen active members who are Paul Harris Fellows: Laura Allgood Russ Hunt Tinsley Cline Daniel Lochridge Ron Dempsey (PHF+1) Stewart Manley (PHF+4) Steve Duvall Dave McFarland Rick Elliott Jeff Osborne Jessica Fleetwood James Potts Gordon Gilley Matt Santini (PHF+1) Candler Ginn Marty Sonenshine Lisa Greeby Barbara Terry

Former member PHFs are Don Korkecki (PHF+1), Rae Weimer, Hugo Ribot , Lisa Cash (PHF+1), and Lori Pruitt. 

Our Club can match an extra contribution you make to the Foundation to move you closer to your first or subsequent Paul Harris Fellowship. Ask Stewart Manley.

as Rotary's mission expanded, the Object of Rotary provides a succinct definition of the organization's purpose as well as the club member's responsibilities.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise 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;

FOURTH The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

1) Consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve;

2) Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country, and to the moral standards of my community;

3) Do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation;

4) Be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a business or professional relationship;

5) Recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society;

6) Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community;

7) Adhere to honesty in my advertising and in all representations to the public concerning my business or profession;

8) Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship.

As you can readily tell, Bob Stubbs was an ethical man.  Throughout his life from a 20 year stint in the Marines, retiring as a Lt. Colonel and serving in WWII, Korea, Japan and Hawaii to his long legal career, Bob exemplified the highest of ethical standards in his business and personal dealings which gained him the long lasting admiration of his peers.  Bob lived by the Rotary 4-Way Test.

With the background of Robert Stubbs as noted above, the person selected for the Robert Stubbs Guardian of Ethics award must always represent the highest Ethical standards in all of their interactions with others. 

Stewart Manley was chosen as the recipient of this award for 2010-2011 because he exemplifies the type of ethical standards expected by Mr. Stubbs.  As a naval officer for 25 years, Stewart led by example in all aspects of his work as a commissioned officer.  He led service groups of the US Navy in areas such as inventory, contract negotiations, cost controls, and production quality.  The Navy will not allow anyone with any type breaches in honor, integrity, or ethical standards to promote to a senior officer.  Stewart did not have any blemishes on his service records, and retired as a US Navy Captain after 25 years of exemplary service.  The day after his retirement from the Navy, he began a new career with the Cobb County Tax Commission offfice.  While he has worked there, he has been recognized statewide as the leader of the most fair, efficient, and service oriented tag/title operation in the state of Georgia.  As a citizen, Stewart has been involved in numerous civic activities; including an Assistant Governor in Rotary District 6900, a board member of the Tommy Nobis Center, and various other groups to provide service to others in the community.

 Please join the Rotary Club of Etowah in recognizing Stewart Manley as the recipient of the Robert Stubbs Guardian of Ethics for 2010-2011. 

For another article from District 6910, please follow:

http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/story/StoryDetail.aspx?accountid=50037&sid=12308&stid=District 

Five Ways To Strengthen Your Rotary Club

1- Club Survey

2- Attractive Club Website

3- Annual outreach project

4- Club long term planning

5- Invite 

By Arnold R. Grahl

Strengthening your club can be easy. Every Rotarian is capable of taking a few simple steps -- such as picking up the phone and inviting a friend or colleague to a meeting -- to help improve member recruitment and retention, a priority of the RI Strategic Plan.

Mark Mann, president of the Rotary Club of Bricktown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is a firm believer in that philosophy. As an assistant to a politician in Oklahoma, Mann had been to plenty of civic group meetings, but joining a Rotary club was the furthest thing from his mind -- until a friend invited him. Mann soon discovered that the club wasn't like other groups.

"I tried it out for a couple of weeks and decided it was a good fit for me," says Mann, who joined Rotary in 2004. "I've been here ever since."

We asked Rotary coordinators for a few simple ways that Rotarians can strengthen their clubs. Their suggestions include:

1. Take a survey of club members to determine what the club does well, what it could do better, and what else it could be doing. Schedule a board meeting to discuss the results and determine a plan of action.

2. Design your club website with public relations in mind. Make sure you provide accurate information, with your club's name and meeting time and place prominently displayed on the home page. Ask yourself: Does this website help visitors understand Rotary?

3. Plan at least one project each year that reaches beyond anything your club has done before. Be sure to promote the event in local media. Join with other clubs in your district and apply for an RI Public Relations Grant to promote Rotary on a larger scale.

4. Create a long-term vision for your club. A strategic plan provides a framework for setting goals and ensures continuity. It can also help your club increase membership, enhance Rotary's public image, and carry out more effective projects.

5. Pick up the phone and invite a friend, colleague, client, or service provider to a meeting. Many people join Rotary only after seeing firsthand the spirit of fellowship at club meetings and the commitment to community service.