'Peace Through Service' is 2012-13 RI theme

Rotary Prescription
by Jeffry Cadorette, PDG
Rotary Club of Media, PA
District 7450

Have you been feeling the urge to serve…do you have an increasing urge to give back to your local and or global community? Do you feel isolated and have an urge to network and be connected to others? Do you have a fellowship deficiency? Do you get frustrated with the situation in the world when you read the morning paper or watch the evening news?? Talk to your doctor about a once weekly dose of Rotary. Taken weekly…Rotary can reverse your fellowship deficiency. Within weeks of the initial dose it can help you to feel more networked and connected to your community. While it will not help with ALL of your urges……………..it will definitely help with your urge to serve others…(your doctor can suggest additional medications for your OTHER urges.) Caution. Rotary can only be taken by adults. There are milder forms under the brand names of Rotaract, Interact, Early Act and Youth Exchange that can be taken by younger people often known as the New generation……...

Rotary should not be taken by those who are taking Kiwanis, Optimists or Lions but you may want to talk with your physician about switching your prescription to Rotary as it has been shown to be faster acting and better tolerated in clinical studies. Rotary should not be taken while operating machinery or driving a car as it may cause drowsiness……. depending on the speaker. It is recommended Rotary be taken with meals although those meals can cause, heartburn, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, peptic ulcers, gastric ulcers, bleeding ulcers, ulcerative gastritis, pancreatitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, encephalitis, myositis, tendonitis, trochanteric bursitis, capsulitis, epicondylitis, appendicitis, conjunctivitis, bronchitis, meningitis, tonsillitis, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, neuritis,  heart attack, stroke, blurred vision, blindness, impaired hearing, deafness, nasal polyps, premature alopecia,  premature delivery, low birth weights, halitosis and diabetic neuropathy…….among others.

For optimal affect Rotary must be taken consistently. While weekly dosing is recommended, 2-3 times a month has been shown in clinical trials to be effective. If you leave home without your Rotary, you will find that people in other communities around the globe will typically be happy to share their Rotary with you so that you don’t miss your weekly dose. From the time it was discovered over 106 years ago until 1988 it was thought that Rotary was unsafe if taken by women. Since that time women have been taking  Rotary in ever increasing numbers and studies have shown that it is very effective now in both men AND women. While no definitive research has been done, anecdotal evidence is that not only is Rotary not unsafe for women….they actually do better on it than men.

Side affects include the tendency to sit in the same seat at the same table every time you take your dose of Rotary. Talk with your physician about ways to overcome this. It may be a sign of deeper issues. Severe cases of this have been known to require aggressive psychiatric treatment. Do not take Rotary if you feel that more people should be disadvantaged or suffer from hunger, poverty, illiteracy and disease as people taking Rotary tend to want to alleviate these conditions. Tell your physician if you have an aversion to world understanding and peace.

If your urge to serve lasts longer than 4 hours…consult your physician immediately. This condition is common in past district governors.  For a free trial of Rotary go to www.rotary.org and find out where it is being dispensed near you. Rotary….helping people for over 106 years with their urge to serve.

Talk to your doctor today.

2011 Community and Vocational Service Awards Presented

The 2011 Community Service and Vocational Service Awards were presented today at the Swarthmore Independence Day Celebrations in Downtown Swarthmore.  These awards recognize the contributions of these exceptional members of our community and in a small way, they are our way of saying thank you for all that you do to strengthen the fabric of our community and make Swarthmore a better place to live and work.

Rotary Club of Swarthmore President Brian Casey presented the Awards to 2 outstanding members of the Community.

Stacy Clements received the 2011 Community Service Award for her tireless work to help improve the lives of those in the Swarthmore Community and beyond over the past 15 years.

Cathy Finley of Finely A Knitting Party received the 2011 Vocational Service Award in recognition commitment to the ideals of Rotary in her professional life.

George Strimel, General Manager of Radnor Studio 21 made a return visit to our Club to build on his July presentation about local Cable Television.

This week he spoke about how the Borough can make money while providing great programming to the  local community.

In other states such as New Jersey, local cable is governed by State Rules.  In Pennsylvania these state rules don’t exist but Local Franchising Authority requires Cable companies to provide up to 3 channels to the communities that want them.

While most communities pay little attention to the Franchising agreements, some, like Pottstown, leverage these agreements to generate revenue in the neighborhood of $750,000 per year.

As George said, everything is negotiable and local government had the opportunity to leverage these channels to not only provide great non-commercial programming, but to also  generate much needed revenue.

On Thursday March 10, Marge Stern , the Youth Services Librarian for the Delco Library System spoke at our club and discussed the "ONE BOOK, EVERY CHILD" program.

The goal of this program is to have every 3 year old in the state be read the same book. Our club was involved in providing 725 copies of this year's book to the Head Start programs in Chester City and Township. The book "Whose Shoes " comes with a family guide to promote the reading and Marge actually read it to us!

The Library System, along with the Delaware County Literacy Council, is facilitating Book Readings at several locations in the coming weeks.

Please see the information below if you are able to participate.