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Ravishankar “Ravi” became a member of the Rotary Club of Dharwad, India at a very young age in January 1980. He held various positions in Rotary before becoming Governor, and is the first Indian origin to become Governor in New York. Under his leadership 17 countries have benefitted from many humanitarian projects and were able to get over 1.7 million dollars in grants through Rotary and other organizations. In 2001, he founded Gift Of Life India project which helps to operate children for heart surgeries free of charge. So far they are able to save over 1400 children under 14 years. Ravi is recipient of “Meritorious Service Award” and also a recipient of Rotary’s highest recognition “Service Above Self” in 2006. Rotary Foundation also recognized with ”Distinguished Service Award in 2008“. Ravishankar is married to Jayasheela and lives in Syosset New York. They have two children Manali who is a Medical student and son Amogh studying in middle school.
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Ed Futa led a diverse and educated staff of more than 650 at Rotary’s World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA and international offices in Sao Paula, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Zurich, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Korea; New Delhi, India; and Parramatta (Sydney), Australia. Nearly 40 languages are spoken at Rotary’s World Headquarters. Ed was in the position of Rotary's General Secretary for 12 years (1999-2011), making him the 3rd longest serving GS in our history. Futa comes from Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was president of an international marketing consulting firm. He has served on the Board of Governors of the YMCA and as a mediator in the Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu. He is one of the five representative of Rotary International to the United Nations in New York City. Presently, he is the Dean of the Rotary International Representative Corps. He is a member of the Arch C. Klumph society of the Rotary Foundation. As an "outside activity" Ed serves on the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
On a warm spring day in June during a family gathering at their home, Joshua Collingsworth slipped out of sight for just a few short moments. He was quickly discovered in the backyard pool, unconscious and unresponsive. Family immediately started CPR and he was life flighted to Children’s Hospital in Omaha. After three days of lying by his side in the hospital Joshua was taken off life support and passed away shortly there after. The Collingsworth famiy decided to create the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation in his honor and from that day forward they committed to solving the problem of drowning. Joshua’s legacy will continue through the education of parents and children to keep them safe in and around water with new, innovative, safety education training programs and water awareness campaigns. “Too Brief Here On Earth, But His Impact Will Last Forever…” Visit the website
Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency that has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger for more than 15 years. Since 1998, the organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other lifesaving aid to children and families in countries all over the world. Stop Hunger Now created its meal packaging program, in 2005. The program perfected the assembly process that combines rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix including 21 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packets. The food stores easily, has a shelf-life of two years and transports quickly. The packaging operation is mobile enough to go wherever volunteers are located, and can be adapted to accommodate as few as 25 and as many as 500 volunteers at a time. The use of volunteers for product packaging has resulted in an extremely cost-effective operation while, at the same time, increasing awareness of global hunger and food insecurity issues across the world. Visit the website.
SPEAKERS.
Ravishankar Bhooplapur.
Rotary International
President's Representative
Ed
Futa.
Rotary International
Past General Secretary
Robert L. Menconi has been a Rotarian since 1979 joining the Ft. Lauderdale South Rotary Club. He was President of that club during the 1984-85 Rotary year. Later Bob became a charter member of the Weston, Florida Rotary Club. He has now belonged to the Davie-Cooper City Rotary Club since 1994. Robert served District 6990 in many capacities. He was District Governor in 1992-1993. Additionally, he chaired the District Finance Committee, Nominating Committee and was Rotary Foundation Chair for three years. Robert continues to serve his club and district in various capacities. He also represented his district at the 1995 and 2001 Council on Legislations. He has been selected to represent his home district again at the 2010 Council on Legislation being held in Chicago in April, 2010 and has been asked to Chair the Credentials Committee for that meeting. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Rotary International in 1997, serving as a Board member from 1998-2000. As a member of the Board of Directors, he Vice Chaired the Finance Committee and Chaired the Audit Committees. Also, he was a member of the New Generations Sub Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and Permanent Fund Leadership Team. Robert and Monica have been married 43 years. They have two children. Christian is a Senior Computer Systems Engineer with Royal Caribbean International and Megan a nationally accredited paralegal. They are all Paul Harris Fellows. He is also a recipient of the Rotary Foundation Award for Meritorious Service.
