Our guest speaker this past Tuesday was Suzanne Leonard with Toastmasters. Suzanne provided an insightful presentation about effective communication and conflict resolution. She discussed seven steps to resolve conflict: (1) acknowledge conflict and make a plan, (2) check and articulate emotions, (3) clarify and understand the issue, (4) set a positive intention, (5) explore win-win options, (6) share and communicate your projected outcome, and (7) begin with the end in mind. Suzanne included some audience participation from club members making this an interactive experience for everyone in attendance. Thank you Darcy McNaboe for inviting Suzanne to attend our meeting. We also enjoyed a presentation by Larry Asmus and an encore presentation by Ladd Seekins in which we learned about Rotary club banners and the tradition of exchanging banners when visiting another club. Larry and Ladd showcased some of the banners they received while visiting countries in South America and Asia. We enjoyed a moment of living vicariously though them as they highlighted their world travels!
No Meeting This Week
Our regular Tuesday noon meeting will not be held this week as we celebrate Independence Day. We will gather once again on Tuesday, July 9 at noon for our next meeting at the Elks Lodge. Our guest speaker will be Dee Goins from Youth Build. See you there!
Happy Independence Day!
On Independence Day we celebrate our freedom and the ideals and values that are the foundation of our great nation. It is also a day to remember the sacrifices that have been made by so many so that we may enjoy the freedoms and opportunities we have as Americans. To those of you in our club who have served our country, we thank you and honor you. This day is also an important reminder for us all to treat one another with respect and to work each day to be the best Rotarians and citizens we can be to support and serve our community and country.
I hope each and every one of you, your families, and your friends have a wonderful Fourth of July. Enjoy the parties, parades, neighborhood gatherings, barbeques, beach trips, and of course the fireworks! Whatever you choose to do this holiday, please be safe and remember to pause for a moment and reflect on the importance and meaning of this day.
A Brief History of Independence Day – History.Com
When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radical. By the middle of the following year, however, many more colonists had come to favor independence, thanks to growing hostility against Britain and the spread of revolutionary sentiments such as those expressed in the bestselling pamphlet “Common Sense,” published by Thomas Paine in early 1776.
On June 7, when the Continental Congress met at the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, the Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion calling for the colonies’ independence. Amid heated debate, Congress postponed the vote on Lee’s resolution but appointed a five-man committee—including Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Robert R. Livingston of New York—to draft a formal statement justifying the break with Great Britain.
On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of Lee’s resolution for independence in a near-unanimous vote (the New York delegation abstained, but later voted affirmatively). On that day, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2 “will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival” and that the celebration should include “Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.”
On July 4th, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson. Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence.
President, Brian Pellis 2023-2024
Rotary Club of Downtown San Bernardino
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Our guest speaker this past Tuesday was Suzanne Leonard with Toastmasters. Suzanne provided an insightful presentation about effective communication and conflict resolution. She discussed seven steps to resolve conflict: (1) acknowledge conflict and make a plan, (2) check and articulate emotions, (3) clarify and understand the issue, (4) set a positive intention, (5) explore win-win options, (6) share and communicate your projected outcome, and (7) begin with the end in mind. Suzanne included some audience participation from club members making this an interactive experience for everyone in attendance. Thank you Darcy McNaboe for inviting Suzanne to attend our meeting. We also enjoyed a presentation by Larry Asmus and an encore presentation by Ladd Seekins in which we learned about Rotary club banners and the tradition of exchanging banners when visiting another club. Larry and Ladd showcased some of the banners they received while visiting countries in South America and Asia. We enjoyed a moment of living vicariously though them as they highlighted their world travels!
Our regular Tuesday noon meeting will not be held this week as we celebrate Independence Day. We will gather once again on Tuesday, July 9 at noon for our next meeting at the Elks Lodge. Our guest speaker will be Dee Goins from Youth Build. See you there!
On Independence Day we celebrate our freedom and the ideals and values that are the foundation of our great nation. It is also a day to remember the sacrifices that have been made by so many so that we may enjoy the freedoms and opportunities we have as Americans. To those of you in our club who have served our country, we thank you and honor you. This day is also an important reminder for us all to treat one another with respect and to work each day to be the best Rotarians and citizens we can be to support and serve our community and country.
