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Welcome to the Fowler Rotary Club website! We are located in Benton County, Indiana, the "Soybean Capitol of the World", and the "Home of Indiana's First Wind Farm Project"!

Fowler

"Service Above Self"

We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Fowler United Methodist Church
908 East 12th Street
Fowler, IN  47944
United States
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RI President's Message -
Posted on Sep 01, 2019

September, 2019

Here in the United States, another summer is winding down. And for the Maloney family, every summer ends with a return to my hometown of Ridgway, Illinois, for the annual Popcorn Day festival, where I am honored to serve as the “Popcorn King,” the master of ceremonies for the day’s events.
 
Regardless of the season, every family has its own traditions. I would like to suggest a new one for yours: Find an opportunity to introduce your family to Rotary. One of my family’s traditions is to take our daughters and grandsons to the Rotary International Convention. The 2020 convention in Honolulu will be a wonderful way to introduce your children and grandchildren to the internationality of Rotary. We are planning many family-oriented events for everyone to enjoy.
 
Any time is a fabulous time to bring family members on a Rotary service project or to a fundraising event. But perhaps you have not seen many family-friendly events at your club. That is precisely why one of my top priorities this year is to make most Rotary events welcoming to family members.
We must foster a culture where Rotary does not compete with family, but complements it. We should never expect our members to choose between the two. That means being realistic in our expectations, considerate in our scheduling, and welcoming of children at Rotary events on every level.
 
Often, the young professionals that Rotary needs to attract in order to remain a dynamic 21st-century service organization are the very people who have the greatest family responsibilities. We must not keep these prospective young members away from their families by holding events on evenings and weekends at which their children are not welcome.
 
For too long, we have closed the doors of many Rotary events to children and sometimes even spouses. What wasted opportunities these are! Every chance we have to pass on the gift of Rotary to young people is one we must take if we are going to grow Rotary and ensure that the next generation is fully engaged in our mission.
 
So let us open our doors and do it in a fun way, with opportunities that make our children and grandchildren want to learn more about Interact, Rotaract, and Rotary membership. Start small if you must — perhaps by holding some of your meetings at more family-friendly times — but think about how you can continue these kinds of events for years to come.
 
Bringing children to Rotary events is not just fun; it also exposes them to the world! Make this a memorable year for your family — and an unforgettable year for the ever-expanding family of Rotary as Rotary Connects the World.
There was once a strong young man who was offered a job as a woodcutter. He set about his task with energy: The first week, he turned 18 trees into firewood. The second week, he worked just as hard, but was surprised to find he had chopped only 11 trees. The third week, despite working nonstop from morning till night, the number was six, and he went despairingly to the foreman to offer his resignation. "I am losing my strength. I can no longer cut as many trees as I once could." - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50034#sthash.Q6bH4k37.dpuf
There was once a strong young man who was offered a job as a woodcutter. He set about his task with energy: The first week, he turned 18 trees into firewood. The second week, he worked just as hard, but was surprised to find he had chopped only 11 trees. The third week, despite working nonstop from morning till night, the number was six, and he went despairingly to the foreman to offer his resignation. "I am losing my strength. I can no longer cut as many trees as I once could." - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50034#sthash.Q6bH4k37.dpuf

Mark Daniel Maloney
President 2019-2020
Rotary International

 

Do Good With Us:  The Rotary Foundation
Since 1917, The Rotary Foundation has spent more than $3.7 billion helping people and communities here at home and around the world.
 
 
Give Me Five, A High Five
Posted on Sep 01, 2019

September, 2019

Ni hao, Rotarians!
 
I hope you are making plans for the upcoming Rotary International Convention. Rotarians who live near the Pacific Ocean are especially excited! Next year’s event is in beautiful Hawaii, and I know everyone is eager to make the journey to that island paradise.
 
So “give me five” by signing up right now for the Honolulu convention if you haven’t already — and make a plan for how you are going to help The Rotary Foundation reach new heights in 2019. We are transforming lives everywhere, and it’s all because of you.
 
We remind you often about the importance of giving to the Annual Fund. These donations are making the world a better place, not just by helping to end polio now and forever. Your donations make every type of Rotary grant around the world possible.
 
But many of you don’t know something just as important: Contributing to the Rotary Endowment ensures our future. I hope you will consider creating your own legacy by making a gift to the endowment. The idea behind it is simple and very powerful. Rotary’s Endowment supports Foundation programs today and into the future.
 
We have a goal of $2.025 billion by 2025. We will reach that goal with your support. And once we do, amazing things will be possible. Just by drawing from the annual investment earnings, the Foundation will have about $100 million every year — year after year — for all kinds of life-changing and lifesaving projects. This will be an amazing accomplishment and will truly secure our Foundation long into the future.
 
This month, I want to give out two very special high-fives. The first goes to the Rotary Club of Taipei Roundtable. Members collected and donated $10,000 to End Polio Now during the installation ceremony for Club President Jeff Lin. Then, during a changeover ceremony a few days later, District 3750 in Korea inducted six new Arch Klumph Society members, bringing their total to eight. Congratulations for the outstanding job by new District Governor Yun Young-Jung!
 
The generosity of Rotarians continues to give my life great joy and purpose, and I hope it does for you as well.
Gary C.K. Huang
Foundation Trustee Chair 2019 - 2020
 
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Fowler Rotary Club on Facebook - Like Us

That's right folks!  Fowler Rotary is now on Facebook.  An invitation was sent out to each Fowler Rotarian to join Facebook, if they were not already members, to then check on the Fowler Rotary Club Facebook page.  You can set up a Facebook personal account on your computer, then search for Fowler Rotary Club.  After you see the Rotary info available, we hope you will click on the Like us button at the top of the page.  You will then receive our club and important district updates, as well as those from your friends that you decide to choose, on your own Facebook personal page to keep you up to date with great information available with this social networking opportunity.

You can also get in touch with your many friends, as well as other Rotary clubs and Rotarians from around the world.  Our good friends at the Boswell Rotary, Otterbein Rotary and Kentland Rotary Clubs also have a Facebook page, as well as Rotary International and Rotary District 6540.  Check them out today, and become a friend on Facebook!

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What will Your Rotary Legacy Be?

Have you thought about what your Rotary legacy will be?

The Permanent Fund builds long-term stability for the future of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International by providing an extra stream of income to meet an increasing demand for the Foundation's educational, humanitarian, and cultural programs.  We invite you to invest in tomorrow by joining Rotarians around the world, and throughout District 6540 in their efforts to improve and enrich lives of people around the globe.

A Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation is anyone who informs The Rotary Foundation in writing that he or she has made a provision in his or her will or other estate plan, naming the Foundation's Permanent Fund as a beneficiary; or by making an outright gift of $1,000 or more to the Permanent Fund.  Benefactor recognition consists of a certificate and insignia (Angel Wings) to be worn with a Rotary pin.

The Rotary Foundation also recognizes those couples or individuals who have made commitments in their estate plans totaling $10,000 or more, as a Bequest Society Member.  Donors may elect to receive an engraved crystal recognition piece and a Diamond Circle pin commemorating the commitment.

This support goes above and beyond your current Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) annual contributions to The Rotary Foundation.  It is a commitment to the future in your estate planning.  

If you would like to receive a gift commitment card to complete, please contact any member of the Rotary District 6540 Foundation Committee or any member of the District Leadership Team.  Your legacy will make a lasting difference in the world!  Thank you for your consideration.

 

Do You Wear Your Rotary Pin Everyday?

By Arnold Grahl, Rotary International News –

 

Luanne Triolo was several weeks into a challenge to wear her Rotary pin for 60 days straight when she realized she had missed a day.

 

So the 2009-10 president of the Rotary Club of Carol Stream, Illinois, USA, started all over again to meet the challenge William Ferreira, governor of District 6440, had set before all his club presidents.

 

"You get used to it. It's something that is really good to do," says Triolo. "Different pins do catch people's eye in different ways."

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Share Your Passion for Rotary!
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How You Can Get More Involved in Rotary

Are you a new Rotarian looking for more ways to get involved in your club? Or maybe you're a club leader trying to get your members more involved.

Take the new e-learning module on how to get involved in Rotary to learn how Rotarians all over the world have become more involved and have encouraged others to participate.

This interactive module features personal examples and ideas from Rotarians from every continent. Some mention using their skills, while others suggest taking on a leadership role. Navigate the module by choosing the part of the world you want to read about.

You can also learn more about getting involved in Rotary by visiting the Rotary E-Learning Center.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is in Benton County!

That's right, all preschool children (birth until their fifth birthday) living in Benton County are eligible to participate.  There is no cost to you thanks to the Benton County Imagination Library, the Benton Community Foundation and the many organizations, businesses and individuals who support this excellent program.

Each month a new carefully selected book will be mailed to your child's name, directly to your home.  They can look forward to new and exciting reading adventures from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library until they turn five years old, as long as you remain a resident of Benton County.

Register your child today by calling (765) 884-0541 for more information, or you can visit your nearest public library in Benton County to get a registration brochure.

The Fowler Rotary Club is proud to be an annual sponsor of this excellent program to benefit the pre-school age children of Benton County.

Rotary Clubs have Water Projects on Tap

By Arnold Grahl and Ryan Hyland - Rotary International News

Billions of people lack access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Rotarians are involved in projects worldwide, from building mechanized water systems to teaching better personal hygiene.

Villages in four regions of Ghana are being equipped with ventilated pit latrines, showers, and boreholes featuring hand pumps and mechanized pipes through the efforts of dozens of Rotary clubs in Latin America, North America, and Ghana.

The effort is part of the International H2O Collaboration, an alliance between Rotary International and USAID. Launched in 2009, it works to implement long-term, sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in the developing world. The first phase of the partnership has focused on three countries: Ghana, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic.

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This is Rotary!
Rotary is an opportunity to build lifelong friendships and experience the personal fulfillment of providing volunteer service to others.
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Rotary International Credit Card Application
All U.S. Rotarians can earn $50 for your Rotary club by applying online for the Rotary International Platinum Plus MasterCard credit card at the web link below and make qualifying purchases with your new card. At the same time, you will be supporting Rotary's $200 Million Challenge to eradicate Polio from the face of the earth.
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Historic Moments: Paul Harris Fellow Recognition
By Susan Hanf, Rotary International News - November 16, 2010

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.

It was established in 1957 to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation's only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.
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Fowler Rotary Club Service Projects

The Rotary Club of Fowler serves the community of Fowler, IN, the surrounding area in Benton County, and international projects, by providing direct monetary support. Some of the organizations and projects that we have supported in recent years include:

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More About Fowler, IN - "The Heart of the Prairie"
Fowler, Indiana is a town of about 2,400 people located in Benton County in rural Northwest Indiana. Fowler is an agricultural community known for its rich fertile soil that produces near record crops of corn and soybeans every year. Thus, the self proclaimed title for Benton County - the "Soybean Capitol of the World."
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The Benton County, Indiana Website

If you have the opportunity, go check out the new Benton County, Indiana website.  It will be a great resource to promote what we have to offer as a county-wide community.  To view the website, click on the Benton County Website in the left toolbar area of this page.

Time is Right to End Polio

By Arnold R. Grahl, Rotary International News - 

New tools, new tactics, and increased support from political leaders have put Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative  in the best position ever to finish the job of ridding the world of polio.

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What does it mean to be a Rotarian?
Do you truly appreciate the significance of being a part of this glorious past and present? As Rotarians, you are special people and millions around the world would be happy to confirm that fact.

What is a Rotarian?

• A Rotarian is a person who digs wells from which they will never drink,

• A person who vaccinates children they will never meet,

• Who restores sight for those they will never see,

• Who builds houses they will never live in,

• Who educates children they will never know,

• Who plants trees they will never sit under,

• Who feeds hungry people, regardless of race, religion or politics,

• Who makes crawlers walk half a world away,

• Who knows real happiness, which as Albert Schweitser said, can only be found by serving others.

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Inside A ShelterBox USA

The need exists, the need persists.

Shelterboxes are being sent to the people of Haiti and Chile on a regular basis from the donations of individual citizens including many Rotarians, Rotary Clubs, other service & community groups, schools, church groups, businesses, corporations, and small private foundations.  The following will explain what is a Shelterbox, and the contents of them, depending on the disaster they serve.

Materials are ordered from a range of suppliers selected for general use, long-life, quality and price. Shelterboxes are prepared and packed using all new materials as delivered from manufacturers, at the Shelterbox warehouse based in Helston, Cornwall. The standard Shelterbox weighs 110 lbs. and has approximate dimensions 2'3" x 1'4" x 11". They are sealed and banded for transit and security. Box contents vary depending on the nature of the disaster requiring their use.

The price of a complete Shelter Box is $1,000 (US). This includes the purchase of new Box items, assembly, warehousing and their subsequent delivery to the site location, (covering transportation, handling, insurance) and standard administrative costs.

Smaller donations are also gratefully accepted. ShelterBox USA will combine partial donations and distribute a complete box when funds equal the cost of an entire box. All donations submitted with a mailing address will be sent a tax-deductible receipt, noting the Box number their contribution funded.

For more information on how you can help by making a donation, go to www.shelterboxusa.org

Boxes are sometimes packed with two 10-person tents in them, (to the exclusion of some smaller items, to maximize shelter capacity. Some of the selected Box items that are available for inclusion in the Box are:

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How We Choose To Live and Conduct Our Daily Lives

One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary International 4-Way Test. It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24 word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy.

Herb Taylor became president of Rotary International in 1954-55. The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways.

THE FOUR- WAY TEST

Of the things we think, say or do:

First: Is it the TRUTH?

Second: Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Third: Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Fourth: Will it be BENEFICAL to all concerned?

The Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
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