Prayer. Having found our way to this familiar place,
O God, and to the familiar format of the fellowship
we cherish, we are grateful that amid change and
uncertainty in life, there is also a comforting same-
ness about much in human experience. For that we
give thanks.
Strengthen us for service by food now provided.
Enrich our togetherness by reminders of our mutual
identity and responsibility as servants in the world.
In the name of the greatest Servant of all. Amen.
Club Announcements
Billy Brumfield House. The Rotary Club of
North Jackson is serving supper once a month at
The Billy Brumfield House, a Stewpot Community
Services ministry. Our club serves on the 1st
Tuesday of each month. Interested members
need to meet @ Baker Donelson located at
the corner of Meadowbrook and the I-55
North Frontage Road
@ 5:15 PM and then travel together to Billy
Brumfield. Also, if you are interested in spon-
soring a month, the est. cost is $180 for the
food. Mike Dawkins is project chair and can be
reached @ 601-351-2428or mdawkins@bakerdonelson.com. Contact Mike
if you are able to help.
Between the Lions.There is still time to
sign up for our Between the Lions out-
reach program. We read weekly October
- May to pre-Kindergarteners at William
Walton Elementary School on Bailey Ave.
Please consider signing up to read this
year. It is a wondrful experience! The child-
ren are truly information sponges and are very
willing learners. Contact Clinton Smith
(601) 668-2366 for more information.
Member Care Committee reminder: For anyone
who needs assistance getting to a meeting, please
call Luther Munford at (601) 985-4418.
Thinking of Proposing a New Member?
First, discuss with Classification Committee (Paul Miller
or Julian Carroll). They will provide a membership appli-
cation, check classification availability, and discuss oc-
cupational qualifications.
· A Professional (Attorney, CPA, Physician.
Engineer, Architect, etc)
· A Proprietor
· An Agent of a reputable company
· A Manager or Supervisor of a de-
partment or section of a business
Rotarians, don't forget to like the club's Facebook page to stay
up to date on the latest happenings. Search us out at Rotary
Club of North Jackson or click the link:
This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about effective leadership and is by K.R. RAVINDRAN, rotary international PRESIDENT 2015-16
Some years ago, I was asked to speak at an
Interact club in my home city of Colombo, Sri
Lanka. I have always taken my interactions
with Rotary youth very seriously, so I prepar-
ed my remarks carefully and put the same ef-
fort into my presentation that I would for any
other event. After the meeting, I stayed to
chat with a few of the Interactors, answering
their questions and wishing them well.
I came out of the classroom where we had
met into the autumn afternoon. The bright
sun was shining directly into my eyes, so I
found a bit of shade behind a pillar where
I could wait for my ride.
As I stood there, hidden from view, I over-
heard a group of the very Interactors who
had just listened to my speech. Naturally
I was curious: What would they be saying?
What had they taken away from my present-
ation? I quickly realized that what they had
taken away was not at all what I had intend-
ed.
They were not talking about what I had said,
the stories I had told, or the lessons I had
come to their school to impart. To my aston-
ishment, the major topic of conversation was
my tie! I listened with amusement as they
chattered about my Western clothes, my back-
ground, my business; every aspect of my ap-
pearance and behavior was dissected and dis-
cussed. Just as they began to speculate about
what car I drove, my ride arrived and I step-
ped out into view. They were perhaps a bit em-
barrassed, but I just smiled, got into the car,
and drove off with a wave.
Whatever they learned from me that day, I
learned far more. I learned that the lessons
we teach with our examples are far more
powerful than those we teach with words. I
realized that as a Rotary leader, and a prom-
inent person in the community, I had, for bet-
ter or worse, become a role model for these
young people. Their eyes were on me in a way
that I had never before appreciated. If they
chose to emulate me, they would model them-
selves on what they saw, not what I told them.
All of us in Rotary are leaders, in one way or an-
other, in our communities. All of us bear the res-
ponsibility that comes with that. Our Rotary val-
ues, our Rotary ideals, cannot be left within the
confines of our Rotary clubs. They must be carri-
ed with us every day. Wherever we are, whoever
we are with, whether we are involved in Rotary
work – we are always representing Rotary. We
must conduct ourselves accordingly: in what we
think, what we say, what we do, and how we do
it. Our communities, and our children, deserve
no less.
Today’s Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Birthdays
Katie Lightsey March 13
Wedding Anniversaries
David & Jolynn Nicholas March 12
Sara & Brandon White March 14
Membership Anniversaries
None
“Service above self; they profit most who serve best."
P. O. B O X 9 5 2 8, J A C K S O N, MS 3 9 2 8 6 - 9 5 2 8
WWW.N O R T H J A C K S O N R O T A R Y . O R G
Member-
ship Minute
February 2016 | Ideas for strength-
ening membership
New tools for the membership tool
belt
Looking to enhance your club member-
ship experience? Do you want to find
opportunities for growth in your club?
Club and district leaders now have a
set of updated Membership Assess-
ment Tools (formerly Club Assess-
ment Tools) to help them strength-
en club membership and add value
to your club membership experience,
so that more people will join and few-
er members will leave.
For your convenience, you can down-
load the entire publication, or just the
individual assessments that are most
relevant to your club.
The individual assessments, which
walk users through evaluation and de-
velopment of an action plan, include:
Historical trends show that there’s an in-
crease in membership soon after the new
year, so this is the perfect time to consid-
er how you welcome new members into
your club. Read how one club is using our New Member Welcome Kits to enhance
their welcome and orientation.
Crafting conversations
Unique venue spurs vibrant discus-
sion
How are you initiating dialogue in
your club or district? Are you look-
ing for new ideas to fuel construc-
tive conversations? John Anderson,
governor of District 5040 (British
Columbia, Canada) envisioned a
day when Rotarians, Rotaractors,
and Interactors in his district would
have an opportunity to explore is-
sues, challenge their thinking, and
exchange ideas.
Instead of a traditional meeting
structure with lecturers and present-
ers, the event featured 10 initiators,
each of whom had just five minutes
to spark the discussion. A moderator
served as a timekeeper and kept the
discussion on topic.
Chris Offer, one of the organizers of
this Day of Dialog, credits the event’s
success in part to its venue: Simon
Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue,
in Vancouver. Designed for discussion
and interaction, the space seats approx-
imately 150 participants, with micro-
phones at each seat to enable every par-
ticipant to add his or her voice to the con-
versation.
The bulletin is available on this site
every Friday if you prefer to view it
online. You will, of course, have to
log in to see your personal information.
Kenneth Townsend, Special Assistant to the President of Millsaps
College and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Erika Whe-
eler, a Senior History Major, both of whom are Rhodes Scholars,
spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its March 1, 2016
meeting. Mr. Townsend graduated from Millsaps in 2004, Oxford
University (UK) in 2006, and Yale Law School and Yale Divinity
School in 2012. Ms. Wheeler will attend Oxford beginning in Sep-
tember 2016. Her ultimate goal is to become a physician like her
parents. She is the first female African-American Rhodes Scholar
from Mississippi and the fourth Millsaps Rhodes Scholar.
The topic of their presentation was the process for becoming a
Rhodes Scholar. They are shown in the accompanying photo
with North Jackson Rotarian, Dot Anderson (center). We thank
both Professor Townsend and Ms. Wheeler for their very interesting
presentation and in particular wish Ms. Wheeler an excellent study
period in the U.K.
The members of the rotary Club of Jackson and the Rotary Club of
North Jackson held a joint food packing party with Stop Hunger
Now on Saturday, February 20 at the Sparkman Auditorium of the
Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum. The two clubs were
joined by Rotaract Club members and independent volunteers.
The group packaged 30,000 healthful, nutritious meals in slightly
over two hours. Stop Hunger Now distributes these meals to starv-
ing people throughout the world, primarily in developing nations.
Pictures form the event are on the North Jackson Webpage. Mem-
bers of the two clubs are eagerly anticipating a second joint event
in 2017. Special thanks to all who participated.
Dr. Richard Bush, an Emergency Room Physician at St. Dominic
Hospital spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its Feb-
ruary 23, 2016 meeting. The topic of Dr. Bush's talk was "Cardio
-Pulmonary Resuscitation or How to save a LIFE". The talk includ-
ed steps and principles of CPR. He emphasized that the first step
is to call 911. Dr. Bush also presented survival statistics for heart
attack victims in various situations. He is shown on the left in the
accompanying photo with Club President Tom Parry following his
talk. We thank Dr. Bush for his very interesting, informative,
and useful presentation.
Entrepreneur, lawyer, businessman Ray Harrigil spoke to the
Rotary club of North Jackson at its February 16, 2016 meeting.
The subject of his talk was pivoting. The analogy that he used
to describe pivoting is of a basketball play going down the court
and stops to pivot and pass the ball to another player without
disrupting the game. This is exactly what has to happen in busi-
ness when unexpected head winds are encountered and the busi-
ness plan has to be adjusted and redone. Mr. Harigil described how
he has done this several time in his businesses. He started with a
Bumpers Drive-in Franchise in Flowood, MS. Soon thereafter a Sonic
built adjacent drawing away his traffic. He then took on a Bloick
Buster franchise that he successfully operated for several years
until he exited profitably liquidating his inventory of DVDs. He now
has 5 Hampton Inn hotels in Louisiana that are operating success-
fully. The accompanying photo shows Mr. Harrigil (second from right)
with club members John Sewell (left), Dr. Suman Das (second from
left), and visitor Dr. Rob Alexander (right), VP Enrollment and Com-
munications at Millsaps College. We thank Mr. Harrigil for his interest-
ing and enlightening presentation.
Dr. Bo Scales, forensic DNA expert, spoke to the Rotary Club of
North Jackson at its February 9, 2016 meeting.Dr. Scales talk-
ed about collecting and testing DNA samples from crime scenes,
suspects and victims to prepare for trials. Dr. Scales also inform-
ed members about paternity testing. Dr. Scales (Left) is shown
in the accompanying photo with Club President Tom Parry.
We thank Dr. Scales for his very interesting presentation.
The Rotary Club of North Jackson welcomed 5 new members at
its February 9, 2016 meeting.Shown in the accompanying photo
(from left) Matt Monsour, Erin Halford, Larry Anderson, Dot Ander-
son and Jeff Broome.
We are delighted to have these new members in our club.
