I moved to Massachusetts in the fall of 2015 and became a Rotarian a few months later. I was fortunate enough to become President of the Lynnfield Rotary, District Grant Subcommittee chair and an Assistant Governor. It became clear that for a Rotarian, public speaking was going to be an essential skill. I had been giving presentations in a variety of roles for many years.  While feeling comfortable in front of a group, I did not have was the ability to get a focused evaluation of a speech. When Rotary announced an alliance with Toastmasters, I saw an opportunity to learn more about the art of public speaking and improve my overall technique. After a bit of research I joined The North Shore Toastmasters Club in Peabody.

At a recent virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Lynn, some of the Skills USA team from the Lynn Vocational Technical Institute presented a workshop to the members. The workshop presentation was entitled Building Tolerance and Inclusivity. The presenting team members were: Juan Cubides-Ramirez, Nyssa Lewis, Brian Lopez-Mejia, assisted by Alexandra Rodriquez and Ambar Rodriquez. SkillsUSA is a national partnership, with over 20,000 chapters all over the country, formed by students, teachers and industries working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. . The Lynn chapter creates dozens of programs every school year.

 

In this time of racial divide and the issue of White Privilege the team of students led by faculty advisor Jason McCuish and co-advisor Claire Price decided on a presentation of Building Tolerance and Inclusivity. The objectives were as follows:

1. Grow in your understanding of empathy.

2. Define: marginalization ,micro aggression, implicit bias, and privilege.

3. Engage in reflections that will support your progression toward more tolerance and inclusivity.

 

Has your club recently hosted an event or project or are you planning something in the near future that you would like to share with your fellow District 7930 Rotarians?

 

The weekly eBulletin depends on the content provided by clubs, so please submit your stories and we will publish them on the district website and in the next eBulletin. Stories that showcase your club or event should be submitted via the website portal at this link.

 

The deadline for submitting items for the weekly District 7930 eBulletin is Friday morning in order to be included in the following Monday's edition.  If the eBulletin being prepared is getting to be too long and the story submitted is not time-sensitive, we may choose to delay including it until the following week.

 

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