We are honored to welcome Dr. Anne Viricel who is the longtime Executive Director of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. She also holds elected office on the San Bernardino Community Board of Trustees. Her excellent PowerPoint presentation was very well received. Thanks are extended to our Club Secretary Darcy McNaboe for her comprehensive introduction.
Member Dr. Shirley Jean will be introducing Daisy Nguyen, a reporter, and producer at KQED-FM, a Bay Area public radio station. She will share information about early childhood education and care. Let’s give Daisy a warm welcome.
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The 4-Way Test
One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary “4-Way Test.” It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago-based Club Aluminum Company, which 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 was credited to this simple philosophy.
Herb Taylor became president of Rotary International from 1954 to 55. The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways. The message should be known and followed by all Rotarians.
“Of the things we think, say or do:
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?”
President, Dr. Bill Orr 2021-22
Rotary Club of Downtown San Bernardino
Inspirational Quote of the Week
Featured Program
Daisy Nguyen
Daisy Nguyen works as a reporter and producer with the Bay Area public radio station KQED to report on early childhood education and care throughout the state of California. Her program is titled “The Early Childhood Beat”.
Daisy comes from The Associated Press, where she worked as a reporter and editor for 21 years. She spent 15 of those years in Los Angeles, covering a number of major stories from wildfires to mass shootings. She moved to the Bay Area almost six years ago, where she ventured into climate and nature reporting, writing about how Wine Country is adapting to wildfires, how warming temperatures are killing salmon, and, most recently, about beekeepers using tracking devices to thwart thieves.
A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Daisy has a sociology degree from UC Davis.
When she's not working, Daisy enjoys hiking, gardening, and cooking with her children, Nico and Melina, and her husband, Brian Watt.
Rotary Club Website
Attention San Bernardino Rotarians,
You can now access the Rotary Club of San Bernardino website by entering the domain name: rotarysb.org and rcsb.net.
We will also be online on Tuesday at the following Link:
