Barry Rassin, of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2018-19. Barry replaces the late Sam Owori. Rassin’s nomination follows Sam F. Owori’s death in July, just two weeks into his term as Rotary International president-elect.
Barry Rassin, of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2018-19. He will be declared the president-elect on 1 September if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
As president, Rassin aims to strengthen our public image and our use of digital tools to maximize Rotary’s reach.
“Those who know what good Rotary clubs do will want to be a part of it, and we must find new models for membership that allow all interested in our mission to participate,” he says. “With Rotary more in the public eye, we will attract more individuals who want to be part of and support a membership organization that accomplishes so much good around the world.”
Rassin earned an MBA in health and hospital administration from the University of Florida and is the first fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in the Bahamas. He recently retired after 37 years as president of Doctors Hospital Health System, where he continues to serve as an adviser. He is a lifetime member of the American Hospital Association and has served on several boards, including the Quality Council of the Bahamas, Health Education Council, and Employer’s Confederation.
A Rotarian since 1980, Rassin has served Rotary as director and is vice chair of The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees. He was an RI training leader and the aide to 2015-16 RI President K.R. Ravindran.
Rassin received Rotary's highest honor, the Service Above Self Award, as well as other humanitarian awards for his work leading Rotary’s relief efforts in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake there. He and his wife, Esther, are Major Donors and Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation.
Barry, along with RI General Secretary John Hewko, will be a Keynote Speaker at the All Club Luncheon on Friday, September 15th, 2017. District 5890 is hosting the Rotary Zone Institute the week of September 14th-17th. WE NEED TO SHOW WHY WE ARE THE BEST DISTRICT IN OUR PAIRED ZONES BY HAVING EACH OF OUR CLUBS RESERVE A TABLE FOR THE ALL CLUB LUNCHEON AT THE NRG CROWNE PLAZA AT NOON ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH. Table sponsorship levels are $750.00 and $1,000.00. There are a limited number of individual seats available at $58.90 each. Please go to our district website and reserve a table for your club today! THE FUTURE IS NOW for District 5890.
Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.
A universal pop song and the universe are about to align.
Guests aboard the Royal Caribbean's Total Eclipse Cruise have an extra surprise in store for their once-in-a-lifetime viewing experience: Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh songstress of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" fame, will be on board to perform her 1983 hit just as the moon sails across the sun. (The cruise ship will be positioned in the path of totality for this critical moment. “Bonnie Tyler was a natural choice for this once-in-a-lifetime moment," said the president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley.)
Tyler's song launched her to stardom and remains a classic today, especially as a karaoke favorite. But this is the first time she'll be performing it during this highly anticipated astronomical event.
" It’s going to be so exciting," Tyler told TIME, speaking from a brief stopover in Wales. "It doesn't happen very often, does it?"
About the Speaker: David Baron writes about science in books, magazines, newspapers and for public radio. He formerly served as science correspondent for NPR and science editor for PRI’s The World.
On August 21, 2017, the moon's shadow will race from Oregon to South Carolina in what some consider to be the most awe-inspiring spectacle in all of nature: a total solar eclipse. Umbraphile David Baron chases these rare events across the globe, and in this ode to the bliss of seeing the solar corona, he explains why you owe it to yourself to witness one, too.
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMileHigh, an independent event. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page.
If you are making the effort to capture this experience, please share your location and experience with the newsletter editor for publication later this month. Send your comments to Robin Charlesworth at charlesworth@stresscontrol.com. Thank you!
Kick Polio Out! Tickets are $33 and $5 goes to support the End Polio Now Commitment to protect and prevent our children all around the world and future generations from suffering the paralysis and debilitating effects of polio.
The first annual Flights and Bites was a huge success it Served Humanity and the Rotary Firefighters home. Again this year half the net proceeds will go to the Rotary Firefighters home.
This home provides our First Responders a place to live while undergoing treatment for cancer. Rotary’s motto is Service Above Self - what better way to emulate this by giving back to our very own first responders who by nature in their job description put “Service Above Self”
So we are going to do it again October 14 in the Flemings City Center Private Dining Room. This will sell out so we are offering to all our fellow Rotarians first.
Ignore the save the date. The eventbrite registration should be live so sign up before it sells out.
Enjoy an exclusive evening with some of the top brewers in the country while enjoying a 5 course meal prepared by Flemings Prime Steakhouse - Town and Country.
This will be an evening that you will remember, enjoy this exquisite setting in a private dining room of Flemings Prime Steakhouse - Town and Country. We are working with our partners in brewing to bring special cellar aged very hard to find (or impossible to find) beers which will compliment each course prepared by Flemings.
We are limiting this event to 110 guests only and we will sell it out, grab your tickets today! As always, with any WWBF event, we we will donate 100% of the net proceeds to charities. Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flights-bites-2017-tickets-35459453179
See you there, Cheers from the WWBF crew!
**expected menu**
Course 1 - Appetizer course which will be an amazing mushroom ravioli with a porcini butter sauce.
Course 2 - Salad course - spinach salad with fruit / goat cheese hand made it's amazing with great creaminess.
Course 3 - Seafood course – Grilled Scallops with risotto, with a very small glaze such that it will not overpower the seafood.
Course 4 - STEAK! grilled whole tenderloins, with an amazing Kona Coffee rub. Not only does it impart great rich flavor and crust, but it also makes for perfect pairing with just about any dark beer, porter, etc.
Course 5 - Dessert – will be a surprise!
Remember, if you attend this fundraiser or another which is sponsored by a Rotary club, it does count as a make-up for a meeting.
Great! Now click on the Membership Application in the bar above which is a Google online document. Complete the application and press send, it will arrive to our club Membership Chairman as shown below.
On the membership application you will be asked if you have attended two Rotary e-Club of Houston meetings on-line. Look for the Weekly Program and either view the video or read the article, then go to the tab for Weekly Meeting beneath the banner of the page and submit the attendance form to receive credit.
If you have any questions, please email Tiffany Cady at tiffany@angelpetshouston.com . We look forward to getting to know you and working together on service projects wolrdwide as we live our Rotary Motto of "Service Above Self".
Tiffany Cady
Membership Chair 2017-18 Rotary e-Club of Houston, Texas, USA
To pay your membership dues: By credit card, please click on the PayNow yellow link on the left side of the home page. By check: Please mail it to Alexis Campestre, Club Treasurer 2017-18,(address TBA soon) and just submit your application from our online blue button here on top of our website!
Rotarians...Here's a 40-second video with half of the 620 elementary students reciting Rotary's Four-Way Test at one of our six EarlyAct FirstKnight (EAFK) Knighting Ceremony held each school year. 100% of the 620 K-5th graders recite it each school day, and their daily, 10-minute EAFK curriculum teaches them strong morals and ethics like honesty, responsibility, service, tolerance, etc. In Rotary District 5890, we have 15 EAFK campuses with nearly 13,000 students, and more schools will be added for 2015-2016!
