The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say & do:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Rotary Club of Boulder Flatirons
Boulder Flatirons Rotary Club is part of ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, a worldwide organization of business and professional men and women dedicated to the principle of SERVICE ABOVE SELF. We are guided in the things we think, say and do by THE 4 WAY TEST. One of Rotary's primary areas of emphasis for more than 25 years has been the eradication of polio on the face of the earth.
We meet every Wednesday morning at 7:15 a.m. at the East Boulder Senior Center, 5660 Sioux Drive in Boulder click here for map. We're ten years old and currently have 40 members. Visit us any Wednesday. We're a small, active and fun-loving group and we love company! For information about becoming a member, click here or call 303-520-6660. And please join us at your earliest convenience. You'll find you're MOST WELCOME!
Tutu says, ‘You and I are created for goodness'
excerpted from an article by Arnold R. Grahl
Rotary International News
18 June 2009
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said Rotary's
dedication to peace in the world makes God smile.
During his keynote address Thursday, 18 June,
at the Rotary World Peace Symposium, Tutu shared how he envisions God looking
down on His creation and crying when He sees all the bad things His children
are doing to each other. But, Tutu said, then God looks again and sees Rotary.
"God begins to smile through His tears,
and the sun shines through. God says that is exactly why I created them, for
goodness," Tutu said. "You and I are created for goodness. You are
helping wipe the tears from God's eyes."
Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient from South
Africa, was the keynote speaker at the second Rotary World Peace Symposium in
Birmingham, England. For two days, attendees will take part in discussion
groups to share ideas and strategies for enhancing peace in the world. The
event also builds stronger bonds between Rotary World Peace Fellows, Rotarians,
and alumni through social events and networking.
Tutu also addressed terrorism, asserting that
labeling groups as terrorists sometimes does more to hinder peace then help it.
"One person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter," he
said. "When you
negotiate, you are not negotiating with your friends. You are negotiating with
your enemy -- and often, with the most loathsome enemy," he said.
"You don't get to pick who represents the enemy."
This is Boulder Flatirons Rotary
Each club dedicates itself to use all funds raised for service projects within the local community as well as participating in projects around the world. There are 1.25 million Rotarians in 33,000 clubs - each club setting its own goals and completing them in its own style.
In addition to specific club projects, Boulder Flatirons Rotary supports The Rotary Foundation, which funds projects to promote world peace and understanding, such as: Youth Exchange, Ambassadorial Scholarships, Group Study Exchanges, Peace and Conflict Resolution Fellowship, and PolioPlus.
We focus our service activities in three main areas: community service, internationalservice, and vocational service. [Click here for details of current projects.]
The Rotary Club of
Boulder Flatirons is a
family of Rotarians
united in service to the community,
locally, nationally and globally.
Current & Upcoming Events
07/08:NO REGULAR MEETING ... attend the KidLinks Pancake Breakfast on
07/09
07/09:KidLinks check presentation/appreciation pancake breakfast 7:30
pm on the bricks in front of the County Courthouse (Pearl Street Mall).
07/15:Costa
Rica update from TJ Cole
07/22:Regular club meeting
07/29:More on recycling and composting from Holly Platte as we aim to
make our meetings "Zero Waste"
