Welcome to the Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay - Celebrating Over 34 Years Serving Homer and the World
Four Way Test: True, Fair, Goodwill & Beneficial to All
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Best Western Bidarka Inn
Best Western Bidarka Inn
575 Sterling Hwy
PO Box 377
Homer, AK 99603
United States of America
PO Box 377
Homer, AK 99603
United States of America
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District 5010 is proud to host the 26th annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Alaska’s End of the Road City, Homer, AK, USA – March 5-8, 2020.
RYLA is a program for teens that are high school sophomores and juniors/in grade 10 and 11.
RYLA Alumni and Rebound Rotary Exchange students (on a space available basis) are also welcome to apply. There is no cost to youth who are selected, as the local Rotary Club pays for the RYLA participants.
RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship and personal growth, as participants learn about their own qualities/skills as a leader and the qualities of effective leaders and effective teams. The RYLA program consists of a combination of icebreaker, team building, and experiential problem-solving activities as well as group discussions and personal reflection. Participants are introduced to practical leadership topics and issues; presentations from Rotary and community leaders. Opportunities are provided to allow RYLA participants to apply their emerging leadership skills in a variety of challenging activities. We also want the RYLA experience to be memorable with other activities which might include a barbeque, dance and/or recreational activities.
The event is co-planned by both RYLA Alumni and Rotarians. RYLA Alumni make sure that the program is fun and relevant to their peers. Alumni have innovative ideas that make sure the days are as interactive as possible and that the adults do not talk for too long. They serve as Alumni Leaders and Facilitators at the event - an opportunity some of the 2020 RYLA participants will have in 2021. We believe that the large number of teens that want to return as RYLA Alumni is an excellent indicator that the program holds the right balance of fun and skill building.
For information about RYLA, check out our Frequently Asked Questions FAQs under Downloads. If you have any additional questions, contact one of the Rotarians below.
Thank you for supporting RYLA!
Sincerely,
Marcus Mueller, District 5010 RYLA Chair, (907) 398-1122 mmueller@borough.kenai.ak.us
Brenda Shelden, District 5010 RYLA Chair-Elect, (907) 841-8942, brendaptatc@yahoo.com
Beth Trowbridge, District 5010 RYLA 2019 Event Chair, (907) 399-6756 swertia82@gmail.com
Peggy Pollen, Fairbanks, RYLA 2020 Event Registrar, (907) 388-2283 peggy.pollen@gm
Rotary Club of Downtown Franklin, Tennessee
Chartered: 2017
Original membership: 61
Membership: 145
Boom town: Franklin, Tennessee, was ranked the eighth-fastest growing community in the United States in 2017, the same year the Nashville suburb of 80,000 people added its fourth Rotary club. A network of old acquaintances — golf buddies and families who knew one another through their children’s sporting events — formed the nucleus of the Rotary Club of Downtown Franklin, devoted to cultivating friendship in a convivial, service-minded, and welcoming atmosphere.
Club innovation: “Happy time” sessions, which run 30 minutes before evening meetings begin, allow for networking and encourage mingling. Appetizers and drinks mixed by club members who have been certified as servers offer a low-cost alternative to a full meal and keep dues to $400 a year.
Club members Kyle Lo Porto (from left), C.J. Monte, Kathy Reynolds, and Lorrie Graves participate in a Habitat for Humanity project.
For decades, the Rotary clubs of Franklin, Franklin At Breakfast, and Cool Springs have been a vital part of the fabric of the city. But many people who wanted to serve their community couldn’t make those clubs’ noon or morning meetings. So Lawrence Sullivan, a longtime noon club member, approached Mike Alday, who had dropped out of that club. “He knew there were people like me,” says Alday. “With my business, I couldn’t commit to the noon club.” The group of people Sullivan contacted already had some connection to one another. “We weren’t good friends, necessarily, but we all knew each other,” says Alday, who became charter president of the club. “We thought we’d have 40 people and move around to bars and restaurants in town.” But membership quickly more than doubled, growing to the point that tavern-hopping wouldn’t be feasible. Although the group now meets at the Williamson County Enrichment Center, a parks department facility, an open bar and hors d’oeuvres remain an integral part of the program.
Tapping existing social networks led to a club with many couples joining together. Candida Cleve-Bannister, a longtime Rotary spouse whose work obligations prevented her from joining one of the daytime clubs, joined with her husband, Jerome Bannister. For Jerome, a past governor of District 6760 who had to leave the breakfast club because of a job change, the forming of the new club was fortuitous.
Kathy Reynolds gets to work.
“We try to keep our dues low, bearing in mind that a lot of our members are couples,” says Cleve-Bannister. “We’re a fun club. There’s no problem with somebody getting up and getting food or drink. We’re casual.” And because some committee work is undertaken during meetings, she notes, “we don’t burden our members with extra time outside of the meeting.”
The club helps out at events including a chili cook-off held in conjunction with Pumpkinfest, a local institution with a nearly four-decade history. The club’s Jockeys & Juleps party netted about $100,000 in its first two years, with part of the proceeds going toward My Friend’s House, a transitional home for at-risk teenage boys. The Rotarians play a role in the boys’ lives through activities including bowling and “chef’s nights,” at which they all share a meal they have prepared together.
A key ingredient in the club’s high level of project participation has been cooperation with other clubs. “All the clubs in town are supportive of each other,” says Alday. “At the end of the day, we’re all part of Rotary. We just meet at different times.”
He adds: “When we do The Four-Way Test, we actually add a fifth element: We yell, ‘Cheers!’ The social aspect can’t be overlooked.”
— BRAD WEBBER
• Are you looking for more ideas on how your club can reinvent itself? Go to rotary.org/flexibility.
• To share your ideas with us, email club.innovations@rotary.org.
• This story originally appeared in the February 2020 issue of The Rotarian magazine.
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This is some very important information, and very timely. Recently one of the subject fire extinguishers discharged itself, and spread a white powder into the owner's house. The powder MUST be vacuumed up, as it can be quite corrosive, and definitely shortens the life of moving parts as it is also very abrasive. The extinguishers can self-discharge or not discharge at all! Please check. Please note that there are several different brand names included in this recall.
Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Due to Failure to Discharge and Nozzle Detachment: One Death Reported
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Name of product:
Kidde fire extinguishers with plastic handles
Hazard:
The fire extinguishers can become clogged or require excessive force to discharge and can fail to activate during a fire emergency. In addition, the nozzle can detach with enough force to pose an impact hazard.
Remedy:
Replace
Recall date:
November 2, 2017
Recall number:
18-022
Consumer Contact:
Kidde toll-free at 855-271-0773 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday, or online at www.kidde.com and click on “Product Safety Recall” for more information.
Recall Details
In Conjunction With:
Description:
This recall involves two styles of Kidde fire extinguishers: plastic handle fire extinguishers and push-button Pindicator fire extinguishers.
Plastic handle fire extinguishers: The recall involves 134 models of Kidde fire extinguishers manufactured between January 1, 1973 and August 15, 2017, including models that were previously recalled in March 2009 and February 2015. The extinguishers were sold in red, white and silver, and are either ABC- or BC-rated. The model number is printed on the fire extinguisher label. For units produced in 2007 and beyond, the date of manufacture is a 10-digit date code printed on the side of the cylinder, near the bottom. Digits five through nine represent the day and year of manufacture in DDDYY format. Date codes for recalled models manufactured from January 2, 2012 through August 15, 2017 are 00212 through 22717. For units produced before 2007, a date code is not printed on the fire extinguisher.
Plastic-handle models produced between January 1, 1973 and October 25, 2015 | ||
2A40BC | Gillette TPS-1 1A10BC | Sams SM 340 |
6 RAP | Home 10BC | Sanford 1A10BC |
6 TAP | Home 1A10BC | Sanford 2A40BC |
Ademco 720 1A10BC | Home 2A40BC | Sanford TPS-1 1A10BC |
Ademco 722 2A40BC | Home H-10 10BC | Sanford TPS-1 2A40BC |
ADT 3A40BC | Home H-110 1A10BC | Sears 2RPS 5BC |
All Purpose 2A40BC | Home H-240 2A-40BC | Sears 58033 10BC |
Bicentenial RPS-2 10BC | Honeywell 1A10BC | Sears 58043 1A10BC |
Bicentenial TPS-2 1A-10BC | Honeywell TPS-1 1A10BC | Sears 5805 2A40BC |
Costco 340 | J.L. 2A40BC | Sears 958034 |
FA 340HD | J.L. TPS-1 2A40BC | Sears 958044 |
FA240HD | Kadet 2RPS-1 5BC | Sears 958054 |
FC 340Z | Kidde 10BC | Sears 958075 |
FC Super | Kidde 1A10BC | Sears RPS-1 10BC |
FC210R-C8S | Kidde 2A40BC | Sears TPS-1 1A10BC |
Fire Away 10BC Spanish | Kidde 40BC | Sears TPS-1 2A40BC |
Fire Away 1A10BC Spanish | Kidde RPS-1 10BC | Traveler 10BC |
Fire Away 2A40BC Spanish | Kidde RPS-1 40BC | Traveler 1A10BC |
Fireaway 10 (F-10) | Kidde TPS-1 1A10BC | Traveler 2A40BC |
Fireaway 10BC | Kidde TPS-1 2A40BC | Traveler T-10 10BC |
Fireaway 110 (F-110) | KX 2-1/2 TCZ | Traveler T-110 1A10BC |
Fireaway 1A10BC | Mariner 10BC | Traveler T-240 2A40BC |
Fireaway 240 (F-240) | Mariner 1A10BC | Volunteer 1A10BC |
Fireaway 2A40BC | Mariner 2A40BC | Volunteer TPS-V 1A10BC |
Force 9 2A40BC | Mariner M-10 10BC | XL 2.5 TCZ |
FS 340Z | Mariner M-110 1A10BC | XL 2.5 TCZ-3 |
Fuller 420 1A10BC | Mariner M-240 2A40BC | XL 2.5 TCZ-4 |
Fuller Brush 420 1A10BC | Master Protection 2A40BC | XL 2.75 RZ |
FX210 | Montgomery Ward 10BC | XL 2.75 RZ-3 |
FX210R | Montgomery Ward 1A-10BC | XL 2-3/4 RZ |
FX210W | Montgomery Ward 8627 1A10BC | XL 340HD |
FX340GW | Montgomery Ward 8637 10BC | XL 4 TXZ |
FX340GW-2 | Quell 10BC | XL 5 PK |
FX340H | Quell 1A10BC | XL 5 TCZ |
FX340SC | Quell RPS-1 10BC | XL 5 TCZ-1 |
FX340SC-2 | Quell TPS-1 1A10BC | XL5 MR |
Gillette 1A10BC | Quell ZRPS 5BC | XL 6 RZ |
Plastic-handle models with date codes between January 2, 2012 and August 15, 2017 | ||
AUTO FX5 II-1 | FC5 | M10G |
FA10G | FS10 | M10GM |
FA10T | FS110 | M110G |
FA110G | FS5 | M110GM |
FA5-1 | FX10K | M5G |
FA5G | FX5 II | M5GM |
FC10 | H110G | RESSP |
FC110 | H5G | |
Push-button Pindicator fire extinguishers: The recall involves eight models of Kidde Pindicator fire extinguishers manufactured between August 11, 1995 and September 22, 2017. The no-gauge push-button extinguishers were sold in red and white, and with a red or black nozzle. These models were sold primarily for kitchen and personal watercraft applications.
Push Button Pindicator Models manufactured between August 11, 1995 and September 22, 2017 | |
KK2 | M5PM |
100D | AUTO 5FX |
210D | AUTO 5FX-1 |
M5P | FF 210D-1 |
Remedy:
Consumers should immediately contact Kidde to request a free replacement fire extinguisher and for instructions on returning the recalled unit, as it may not work properly in a fire emergency.
Note: This recall includes fire extinguisher models that were previously recalled in March 2009 and February 2015. Kidde branded fire extinguishers included in these previously announced recalls should also be replaced. All affected model numbers are listed in the charts above.
Recall information for fire extinguishers used in RVs and motor vehicles can be found on NHTSA’s website.
Incidents/Injuries:
The firm is aware of a 2014 death involving a car fire following a crash. Emergency responders could not get the recalled Kidde fire extinguishers to work. There have been approximately 391 reports of failed or limited activation or nozzle detachment, including the fatality, approximately 16 injuries, including smoke inhalation and minor burns, and approximately 91 reports of property damage.
Sold At:
Menards, Montgomery Ward, Sears, The Home Depot, Walmart and other department, home and hardware stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com, ShopKidde.com and other online retailers for between $12 and $50 and for about $200 for model XL 5MR. These fire extinguishers were also sold with commercial trucks, recreational vehicles, personal watercraft and boats.
Importer(s):
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc., of Mebane, N.C.
Manufactured In:
United States and Mexico
Units:
About 37.8 million (in addition, 2.7 million in Canada and 6,730 in Mexico)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
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