Rotary’s official mottoes, Service Above Self and One Profits Most Who Serves Best, trace back to the early days of the organization.
In 1911, He Profits Most Who Serves Best was approved as the Rotary motto at the second convention of the National Association of Rotary Clubs of America, in Portland, Oregon. It was adapted from a speech made by Rotarian Arthur Frederick Sheldon to the first convention, held in Chicago the previous year. Sheldon declared that "only the science of right conduct toward others pays. Business is the science of human services. He profits most who serves his fellows best."
The Portland convention also inspired the motto Service Above Self. During a convention outing on the Columbia River, Ben Collins, president of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, talked with Seattle Rotarian J.E. Pinkham about the proper way to organize a Rotary club, offering the principle his club had adopted: Service, Not Self. Pinkham invited Paul P. Harris, who also was on the boat trip, to join their conversation. Harris asked Collins to address the convention, and the phrase Service, Not Self was met with great enthusiasm.
At the 1950 RI Convention in Detroit, slightly modified versions of the two slogans were formally approved as the official mottoes of Rotary: He Profits Most Who Serves Best and Service Above Self. The 1989 Council on Legislation established Service Above Self as the principal motto of Rotary, because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service. He Profits Most Who Serves Best was modified by the 2004 Council to They Profit Most Who Serve Best and by the 2010 Council to its current wording, One Profits Most Who Serves Best.
Rotary Club of Indianola's February Board Meeting was held on Thursday February 1, 2018 at Crouse Cafe, beginning at 7 a.m.
Present were Laura D., Jennifer Mc., Kelly W., Dave T., Mckinley S., Ron H., Todd K., Terry P.
Schedule:
April 21 - Art Show to raise funds for playground equipment.
April 20 - Foundation Dinner at Annelise Winery
April 14 - District 6000 Conference - WDM
April 7 - Rotary Facilitation Planning
March 22 - Rotaract "Meals From the Heartland"
Feb. 13 - PR Committee Meeting
Ron is working with Warren County Conservation to locate a place that our club can plant trees to honor this Rotary Year's goal.
The Board is asking for volunteer(s) as contact liaison between our club and the Interact Club at the High School and the Rotaract Club at Simpson. Contact Dave if you are interested.
PR Committee is developing a format that committee chairs can submit to advertise activities.
Interact Club is going to have the Bicycle at the last two home basketball games to raise additional funds.
Rotaract Club is planning a "Meals From the Heartland" event on March 22nd. Our Club will ask for volunteer teams to help package meals during one or both of the scheduled periods. Watch for more details.
Ron is working with District 6000 to sponsor a "Facilitation
The Art Sale, scheduled for April 21st, has two sponsors, KAdvise and Your Clear Next Step. Two more sponsors are needed to cover the costs of the Art Sale setup. Contact Ron or Todd is your business or someone you know would be willing to sponsor the event.
The Indianola Library is working with Page Turners to dispose of books this year. This is cutting down on the number and quality of books that are being saved for the Annual Book Sale. Halfway through the year, we only have twenty boxes of books for the sale. The Board is questioning the success of our Book Sale with limited quantity and quality. More discussion at next month's meeting is planned.
Other topics discussed briefly included Nomination of Next Year's Officers, Rotary Leadership Institute Conference, and New Aprons for Parking.