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Rotary Club of Amman West

غرب عمان روتاري نادي Registered under Jordanian law with

no. 2012021100036

District 2452 منطقة رقم Club no. 31415 نادي رقم

Zone 20b منطقه رقم

The Gazette

January 1 to January 18, 2014 Issue 21 & 22 Year 2013-14

RI President

Ron D. Burton, District Governor 2452

Jamil Moawad Deputy District Governor

PP Bisher Zureikat Assistant District Governor

PP Mustafa Nasereddin Board 2013/2014

President Diala Al-Alami Vice President- PP Muhsen Mufleh Honorary Secretary – Mutaz Barbour Treasurer – Khaled Zumot Past President – PP Hadi Abou- Soud Incoming President – PP Mohammed Imam

Chairs of

Club Administration Committee – PP Sami Bseiso

Public Relations Committee – PP Sami Bseiso

Membership Committee – PP Hania Kabariti

Rotary Awareness Month

Rotary Club of Amman West

Requests the honor of your attendance to our meeting No. 22

in which our

Guest Speaker Zayna Al-Hamarneh

will talk about

" The importance of Social Media in Marketing"

on Wednesday January 15, 2014

Session starts at 8 00 pm SHARP

Venue: Landmark Hotel

Dress Code : Formal + Rotary Pins

Rotarians & Guests : JOD 20.00

RSVP - Please confirm attendance to the H Secretary

Rotary Foundation Committee – PP Khaldoun Madi

Club Service projects Committee – PP Bashar Asfour

Rotaract President:

Zayna Al Hamarneh

Quote of the week

Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct con-trols the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb

Happy Birthdays

Jan 11- Raghad Khayat wife of Amer Sabha

Jan 12- Mervat Sweiss wife of Ala'a

Haddad Jan 16 – Munqeth Mehyar

Next Meeting : January 22- Speaker will PP Mustafa Nasereddin

Rotary Club of Amman West Newsletter Issue 24 Jan 7 to 18, 2014

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A day of planting On January 11, 2014 … Rotary Club of Amman West & Rotary Club of Wangen Isny Leutkirch launched a project to

plant a forest of Deciduous Oak trees (the Jordanian National Tree) in the Berain Area in Jordan as part Al-Shajarah Association Forest (Jordan).

Rotarians in Jordan are also participating as well as the Rotary Clubs of Jordan : Rotary Club of Amman,

Rotary Club of Amman-Petra

Rotary Club Of Amman Ammon Rotary Club of Amman Jerash

Rotary Club Amman Cosmopolitan Rotary Club of Amman River Jordan

We hope to expand the area as we encourage more people to join from around the world.

The project comes as part of an initiative to counter the act of desertification, reduce the carbon footprint of different Rotarians while promoting international cooperation, understanding & peace. The project idea started over 2 years

ago when Rotary Club of Amman West conducted a project on Carbon footprint with PP Bashar Asfour and on that basis Rotarians PP Hania Kabariti & PP Muhsen Mufleh started to discuss the Project with Al-Shajarah Society and cur-

rently our objective is to plant the trees and insure their survival in the area of Berain.

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The first tree planting was conducted on Saturday January 11 2014 with 500 trees. A special thank you to all who

supported this project including Rotarian Saad Qashu and Pp Sami Bseso Pictures are available on https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.717996798231045.1073741851.199262353437828&type=1

Donate JOD 20 per tree and Join in the Rotary Club of Amman West Forest

Come join Rotary Club of Amman West & Rotary Club of Wangen Isny Leutkirch in planting a forest of Deciduous Oak trees (the Jordanian National Tree) in the Berain Area in Jordan as part Al-

Shajarah Association Forest (Jordan).

Rotary Club of Amman West Newsletter Issue 24 Jan 7 to 18, 2014

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Meeting with Rotary Club of Wangen Isny Leutkirch After an active day of tree planting, Rotary Club of Amman West and Rotary Club of Wangen Isny Leutkirch conduct-

ed Meeting no. 21 at the Landmark Hotel. During the meeting President 2013- 2104 Diala Al-Alami and Dr. Cornelius Wiedemann summarized the project at hand and then P Cornelius and PP Amin Taher presented Amman West with

their contribution to the project in the form of a check. Then PP Nicolas Endres gave a presentation on the Cycle Tour Project and how it has the start of cooperation between the two clubs. Pictures will be shared with next Gazette ..

Our Rotaractors are working on “My right to read” initiative

مناطق شتى في حكوميه مدارس في مكتبات 01 لدعم غرب عمان روتراكت نادي من مبادرة "اقرأ حقي من"

جميع لكن العربية باللغة بكتب التبرع يفضل .. الابتدائية المرحلة أطفال لدى العامة الثقافة و القراءة لدعم المملكة .الأطفال فائدة في التبرعات

Be part of our new cause by Rotaract Club of Amman West; "My right to read" initiative to support 01 libraries in public schools around the kingdom. Donate your kid's books, preferably in Arabic (We don't mind English though!), or any book you come across for elementary school kids' ages.. a book that your kids no longer use could be a new beam of hope for those kids we're aiming to help Contact the Rotaractors

https://www.facebook.com/events/372404986220390

Rotary Club of Amman West Newsletter Issue 24 Jan 7 to 18, 2014

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Interesting topics to read on Rotary International or the District

PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE RON D. BURTON

PRESIDENT 2013-14

JANUARY 2014

We often talk about Rotary as an extended family, with all of its branches and

generations. We value our youth program participants and alumni as important

members of the Rotary family, and we place a special emphasis on service to children

and families. We do this because we know that for any family, the youngest generation is the future. That is

absolutely true for us in Rotary.

We know that it is essential for us to bring in a new generation of younger Rotary members. We've spent a lot of

time talking about how to attract young professionals to Rotary – but perhaps we haven't talked enough about

why they don't stay.

There are plenty of young people, some of them youth program alumni, who do join Rotary. But when they

begin families of their own, many of them leave. It isn't hard to see why: These are young professionals who are

already spending more time than they want to away from their families. No matter how much they love and

value Rotary, they are not going to prioritize their Rotary service over their spouses and children.

Nor should we ever expect them to. This is why it is so important for us to find ways to welcome families into

Rotary, so that Rotary and the family are never in competition for a Rotarian's time. Whether it's by planning

service projects that involve the whole family, or providing child care during meetings, or being flexible about

meeting places and times, we need to make Rotary service a viable option for those with young children.

When you welcome families into Rotary, you're saying: Your family is not an obstacle to your Rotary service.

They're not something that has to be scheduled around. Instead of mom or dad going out to Rotary and leaving

everyone else at home, Rotary goes on the family calendar. The family of Rotary is real. Those children are

going to grow up seeing their parents involved in community service, and being involved in service themselves.

Not only is that a great thing for the family – it's a great thing for the Rotary club, which will be helping to

nurture a new generation of active, service-minded young members.

At every stage of our lives and our careers, Rotary has something for all of us – a way to let us do more, give

more, and be more. Rotary is big enough for us all.

Rotary Club of Amman West Newsletter Issue 24 Jan 7 to 18, 2014

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The 1st District 2452 Conference to be held

in Beirut Lebanon …

Register now before 31 January 2014