Following the small group breakout session (topic: your favorite exercise) and after President David Hanzlick called the meeting to order, we were led by Charlie Huffman with Carl Bolte on the piano with My Country This of Thy, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by David Hanzlick, and a thoughtful Invocation by Charlie Rogers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: [Report]
Foundation Celebration Event - Saturday (5/22/2021) at the Camp with silent auction & raffle.
Greater Kansas City Day: David McCaughey thanked all the Committee members. It was a real test of the Committee to overcome outside setbacks in January and February with the KC Star and KC Royals lessening their involvements and planning around Covid. The Committee with extra efforts by Suzi Hallas, Tammy Neros, Allison Kelly and Mandy Sheldon we were able to pivot to the Opening Day for the Kansas City Monarchs (f/k/a the T-Bones) and the Negro League Museum (KC’s baseball team was the Monarchs). The various business & personal sponsorship contributions covered our costs of the Monarch’s pennants. Volunteers included:
Tony Andresen, Jan Armstrong, Eric Bubb, Christy Chester, Jerry Cooke, Evie Craig, Lisa Hickok, Ted Higgins, Scott Holsman, Marc Horner, David King, Mary Kingsley, Jane Lee, Lon Lawton, Dennis McKeehan, Matt Meyer, Diane Scott, Tim Tholen, Lainie Wilbur, Tom Woolwine. June 2nd will be GKC Volunteer Game at the Monarchs park.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace: Mandy Sheldon shared with us that volunteers are still needed for the Build Day on June 12th. Volunteers will build beds.
Memorial & Picnic at the Camp. Saturday June 5th with the Memorials commencing at 3 pm and Picnic with box lunches at 4 pm and Trivia night at 6 pm. Cost is $15 per person.
The Virtual Rotary Convention will be June 12th to 16th.
TODAY’S PROGRAM: Barbara Dolci introduced our speaker, Ron Green, with a detailed history of his educational achievements. Ron studied art, poetics, education, coffee and wine before moving to Costa Rica to pursue a multilingual, cultural and ecological education for his family. While there Ron taught English. While there Ron, in partnership with a colleague, Carl Emmons, began the development of a holistic learning environment that challenges students intellectually, creatively, and spiritually with the founding of Amerikanoestudios in 2010. Later back in Colorado Ron developed a program in conjunction with the Colorado Rotary Club in partnership with the Conflict Center and Operation Respect. The program’s centerpiece is Rotary’s guiding principles, enunciated in the Four Way Test, which in conjunction with the multi-cultural literacy materials enhance character development and community.
For over a century, Rotary has presented a model of Relationship development. The program focuses around “4 Awesome Questions” (i.e. the Rotary Four Way Test). I noticed an interesting analysis of the 4 Way Test with the first two questions being more “concrete” with the Principals of Value (Is it the Truth? & Is it Fair to All Concerned?) and the more abstract Principals of Outcome / Consequence (Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships? & Will it be Beneficial to All Concerned?) Referenced as T(truth), F(fair), C(community), and H(helpful).
The program “Epic Ethic for Peaceful School”, an Ethics Based Literacy Program to build character, support social emotional development and foster critical thinking, was partially a response to the Sandy Hooks shooting incident. Ron shared three stories. One in particular was about a Chicago student who was flagged upon responding that she did not have a “community”. That student got crucial mental health support early and it significantly changed her life for the better. The Program started as a 4 day program given one day over 4 times a year. This is referred to as Social & Emotional Learning. The program grew and developed into a complete set of books, booklets and videos, tailored to different grade levels, generally for grade school and junior high. The program starts out as being interpersonal then intra personal then out to the world. These are presented in short lessons by the students’ teachers in their classroom settings.
What does Social & Emotional Learning (S.E.L.)Address / Provide ? (Daily Engagement)
- greater likelihood of high school graduation
- decreased rates of grade retentions
- reduction in criminal activity, violent crime, and substance abuse
- improved health (mental and physical)
- suicide prevention
- reduction in the financial costs of those concerns to communities and institutions.
What are the Economic Benefits of S.E.L. Investment
- for every dollar spent on Social emotional Learning there is an $11 - $37 return on investment
- participants in S.E.L. have a higher average lifetime earning
- improved mental & physical health reduces medical costs
- Greater S.E.L. reduces later workplace turnover (average costs to replace employees is $30,000)
Social & Emotional Learning includes
- Self-Management: Managing emotions and behaviors to achieve one’s goals
- Social Awareness: Showing understanding and empathy for others
- Self – Awareness: Recognizing one’s emotional values as well as others
- Relationship Skills: Forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively
with conflict
It was all very enlightening and interesting. It would be of great value to any school district.
History: Club 13’s First Rotary Meeting was May 16, 1910. Physician Archie A. Johnson is credited with starting the club. Club 13’s founding was probably the result of encouragement from the Rotary Club of St. Louis – Club 11.
Quote of the Week: “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” John F Kennedy, submitted by Dennis McKeehan
President David Hanzlick wrapped up the meeting with the Four Way Test.
Thank you, Rotary Club 13, for supporting the 2021 “Shoes for Orphan Souls” campaign. Due to your generous contributions, the delivery of 1621 pairs of shoes and 1558 pairs of socks will brighten the day of many underprivileged children in our local community and the country of Honduras.
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