September  30,  2012  

Opening  of  McMurchy  House  [Date]  

Rotary  was  invited  by  the  Oxford  House  Society  of  Regina  to  attend  the  official  opening  of  “McMurchy”  House.    Oxford  House  Society  of  Regina  is  a  non-­‐profit  foundation  that  offers  help  for  those  recovering  from  drug  and  alcohol  addictions.    The  house  offers  six  men  a  safe,  sober  living  zone  where  peers  help  them  transition  from  a  treatment  environment  back  into  society  at  their  own  pace.    Residents  must  gain  full-­‐time  employment,  go  to  school,  or  volunteer  each  day  to  stay  there.  (In  Calgary,  their  success  rate  is  80-­‐85  %.).    Their  current  two  houses  were  completely  funded  and  furnished  through  partnerships  with  at  least  four  groups  –  an  excellent  example  of  collaboration.  This  is  a  group  worth  watching  –  they  have  a  third  &  fourth  house  planned,  (one  for  women).      

 L-­‐R:    Gordon  Braun  (President),  Adele  Neil  (outreach  worker),  Blair  Pope  (Executive  Director),  Joanna  Alexander  (Rotary)  

 

The  Four-­‐Way  Test:  1. Is  it  the  TRUTH?  2. Is  it  FAIR  to  all  concerned?  3. Will  it  build  GOODWILL  and  

BETTER  FRIENDSHIPS?  4. Will  it  be  BENEFICIAL  to  all  

concerned?  

 

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September  11  Bingo    

Provided  the  payout  will  be  11%  on  gross  sales  of  $7,220.00  less  a  very  modest  shortage  of  $23.70  our  contribution  to  Rotary  will  be  $770.50.    And  the  winner  of  our  in-­‐house  best  guess  lottery  is  Doug  Alexander  with  an  educated  guess  of  $780.00  taking  home  $17.00  if  he  reminds  Floyd.      Congratulations  and  a  big  Thank  you  to  all,  Floyd  

− Carol  Bryant  − Al  Schreiner  − Shelly  Sundolm  − Ian  Toms  and  his  partner  Leslie  − Floyd  Manz  − Rollie  Hardy  − Nick  Kaufman  − Joanna  Alexander  − Doug  Alexander  − Doug  Cuddington  − Frank  Proto  − Tom  Atkinson  − Stewart  Graham  − David  Stewart  − Deb  Jordan  − Art  Wakabayasha  − Gordon  Brooker  − Jack  Poliszczuk  

   

 

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History  of  Rotary’s  4-­‐Way  Test    All  Rotarians  are  aware  that  our  4-­‐Way  Test  was  the  work  of  Rotarian  Herbert  J.  Taylor.    But  Herb  didn’t  invent  it  for  Rotary.    The  test  was  primarily  written  for  the  near  bankrupt  Club  Aluminum  in  1932.    He even invested $6,100 of his own money in the company to give it some operating capital.    Herb  actually  gave  up  his  job  in  packaged  groceries,  house-­‐to-­‐house  sales,  (his  classification  in  the  #  1  club)  to  join  250  other  employees  onboard  the  so-­‐called  sinking  ship.    Herb  said  he  realized  that  he  needed  some  sort  of  ethical  yardstick  that  everybody  in  the  company  could  memorize  and  apply  to  what  he  thought,  said  and  did  In  their  relations  with  others.    One  morning,  he  leaned  over  his  desk  with  his  head  in  his  hands  and  in  a  moment,  wrote  down  what  had  come  to  him  in  24  words  -­‐  The  4  Way  Test.    An  early  practical  example  of  the  test  in  action  concerned  an  incident  involving  a  printing  contract.    One  local  printer  won  an  order  from  Herb’s  company  but  he  soon  realized  that  he  had  under-­‐estimated  his  quote  by  $500.    Herb  asked  his  board  to  re-­‐consider  and  pay  the  contractor  the  extras  $500.  He  reminded  his  board  of  the  2nd  line  of  the  test….”Is  it  fair  to  all  concerned”?    Club  Aluminums  future  grew  brighter  and  brighter  and  in  five  years  had  pulled  itself  out  of  the  red.    Herb  gave  Rotary  the  right  to  use  his  famous  4-­‐way  test  in  1942  and  gave  Rotary  International  the  copyright  in  1954,  the  year  he  himself  was  International  President.    

The  Old  Philosopher    Past  President  Doug  

 

 

 

October  1  -­‐  ShelterBox  CEO  

October  15  -­‐  A/Prof  Britt  Hall  -­‐    The  Need  for  Science  in  the  Public  Realm  

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