ould Rotary Clubs meet two, rather than four, times a month?  Should Rotary clubs have only one type of membership-Active?  Are district conferences really necessary?  Is 60-percent attendance an obsolete policy of Rotary?  Should Rotary International takes on a new international project to follow the completion of Polio Plus?  Should "new generation" Rotary clubs be created to attract members all under the age of 40?

These and dozens of other questions will undoubtedly be discussed and acted upon to the 2001 Council on Legislation.  In just 12 months (23-27 April 2001) delegates from 530 districts will convene in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. to conduct Rotary's triennial "convention for change."

The Council on Legislation will bring together voting representatives, selected by the clubs and districts of RI, to consider and act upon proposed enactment to change the constitutional documents of Rotary.  These documents include the Constitution and By-laws of Rotary International and the Standard Club Constitution.  At the same time, the Council will review recommendations to the R.I. Board of Directors.  All Rotary clubs are invited to submit proposals which they believe will enhance the Rotary organization.  All such proposals must be received by the General Secretary at R.I. World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. no later than 30 June 2000.

All clubs will receive resumes of proposed legislation.  Copies of the complete proposed enactment and resolutions will be sent to district governors and Council delegates and to any club that requests one no later than 31 December 2000.

The 2001 Council on Legislation will be Rotary's agent for change.  If Rotary is to prepare for the future, it will first depend upon well-prepared and thoughtful proposed enactment and resolutions being submitted for Council consideration. Equally important will be the desire and experience of the delegates selected to go to Chicago for five days to forge new directions for Rotary.   RI PP Clifford L. Dochterman is Chairman of the 2001 Council on Legislation.

you know what that six letter word that no one wants but everyone 
gets is ?  S-T-R-E-S-S !  My motto in life is "Hard work never killed
anybody, but why take a chance ?"  And still stress gets to me at times!
You know what the symptoms are; restlessness, lack of sleep, being
irritable all the time...  Of course the ideal solution's goin' off on
your own to someplace "far from the madding crowd" ( I did that once just by driving alone to Subic-White Rocks and watched the sun set.) but then it ain't
always possible.  So at times like these, what you gotta do is just put
your feet up, listen to some cool music and share a little nonsense with
your Rotarian friends.  And we've taken the trouble of finding the right jokes for
you.  So you don't even have to tax your brains to find something
suitable to write!  Just send some fun text message to your friends way, visit some interesting web page or simply chat with some acquaintances and watch
stress disappear!  In fact, I do that even when I'm not stressed because as
they say, prevention is better than cure!!

Better yet, as the Rotary year closes to an end, lets maximize our time participating to some left projects for this year.

Though how stressful and quite tedious, as they are, that's how Rotary works.  It is why Rotary wheels evolves and rotates.  Most thinking is, as the year ends...execution of activities slows down. That shouldn't be the case.  Our club knows no condition in serving the community, not even the ending of any year or years to come.

Did you know that primroses signify everlasting love?  Well me being
the unromantic fellow I am, I really didn't know.  But now that you know, I can now share my viewpoint with you, as the primrose parallels my affection towards the Rotary Club of San Fernando, LU, Inc.  Easier said than done, as the old adage goes.  Well, I simply state, as a true blue Rotarian, what I presently feel towards the club from which I belong.  Ask me why?  My answer would be...I don't know.  I, myself can't even give enough justification to this claim.  Its maybe the same magic I have seen - why most of our SENIOR Active Rotarians, still around.  One thing is certain and definite...we are here for a specific purpose and that purpose binds us to meet a common club objective.