I write this month’s message with the warm memories of RYLA Uganda at Nabinoonya Beach, Entebbe. It was a great experience especially the Life Skills session by Rtn Ssebagala and the various Team Building events by the DEPOT team. I feel invigorated and very eager to face the 2nd Half of this Rota year based on that experience. February is the month in which we start submitting our Presidents Elects names for acknowledgement in the R.I Directory 2008-09 and have them initiate their planning of their various Boards and objectives. Kindly ensure that your Club has undertaken its Elections of Officers for 2008-09. February is also World Understanding month. It is encouraged that Clubs organise activities that open up thinking and acknowledgement of happenings around us, our cities, countries and continents. This is a good opportunity to take stock of our International Service initiatives. Have you achieved any impact or desirable outcomes? If not, use this month to polish them up. Remember you only have upto mid March before you are required to submit such an initiative for Presidential citation

1. “Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your
destiny.”
Drr Column 1
Goals of Rotaract 2
Up Front 4
A Bulletin of the Rotaract District
D9200 Newsletter
issue 8 february 2008
More than Words 3
RYLA Central 6
20th Rotaract DCA 5
I
write this month’s message with the warm memories
of RYLA Uganda at Nabinoonya Beach, Entebbe.
It was a great experience especially the Life Skills
session by Rtn Ssebagala and the various Team Building
events by the DEPOT team. I feel invigorated and very
eager to face the 2nd
Half of this Rota year based on that
experience.
February is the month in which we start submitting our
Presidents Elects names for acknowledgement in the R.I
Directory 2008-09 and have them initiate their planning
of their various Boards and objectives. Kindly ensure that
your Club has undertaken its Elections of Officers for
2008-09.
February is also World Understanding month. It is
encouraged that Clubs organise activities that open up
thinking and acknowledgement of happenings around
us, our cities, countries and continents. This is a good
opportunity to take stock of our International Service
initiatives. Have you achieved any impact or desirable
outcomes? If not, use this month to polish them up.
Remember you only have upto mid March before you
are required to submit such an initiative for Presidential
citation (deadline 1st
April).
The District Conference is here with us and I urge you
to continue saving for this memorable event. We are
hopeful that the situation in Kenya will be calm to enable
us transit through to Dar-es-salaam. Already there are
improvements in the political goodwill and this should work
to our benefit. This morning I attended a meeting with the
On-to Conference Chair and his team together with the
Akamba Bus Service officials. Discussions were centred
on a special rate for those travelling to the Conference.
We should be getting some positive results on this end.
Transport incentives will be given to early registrants as
soon as they mature, so ensure that you take advantage
of this by sending in your registration forms and fees now.
See page 5 of this Bulletin for details or contact Nakilo
Mugurusi nakilom@yahoo.co.uk, Eve Githehu egithehu@
yahoo.com or Anne Kibanya awkibanya@gmail.com.
To the Club Presidents…..There has been a delay in the
review of the 2nd
Quarter Club Reports but soon enough we
shall be preparing the Rankings. Kindly ensure that your
Club has submitted the Reports as per the Template sent
out by the District Secretary dsec9200@gmail.com. Also
ensure that your Club has paid your dues as this impacts
upon your average performance.
Finally, do join the D9200 forum on Facebook.com to
have a glimpse of the photos of Rotaractors from across
the District. Feel free to upload photos as well. This will
help each one to start putting faces to the emails we
receive on the D9200 group and also break the ice as
seek to meet at the District Conference.
- DRR Lawi
Funniest Date Ever! 8
Rotary News 7

2. The Goals of Rotaract were amended in February 2004 by the RI Board of Directors, upon
recommendation by the 2003-04 Rotaract Committee.
The new Goals of Rotaract are:
To develop professional and leadership skills;
To emphasize respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each
individual, and to promote ethical standards and the dignity of all useful occupations;
To provide opportunities for young people to address the needs and concerns of the
community and our world;
To provide opportunities for working in cooperation with sponsoring Rotary clubs; and
To motivate young people for eventual membership in Rotary.
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5.
The Goals of Rotaract
1: Rotaract Nairobi Central Thank God It’s Friday! *
2: Rotaract Nairobi Central Eighth Executive Meeting
5: Rotaract Kampala City Guest fellowship. Showtime Magazine Hostess - Barbara Yata
Rotaract Nairobi Central Ordinary Meeting Grand Regency Hotel 6.00 pm
11: Rotaract Nairobi Central Joint Rotaract Meeting with DG*
12: Rotaract Kampala City Joint Fellowship with Institution Based Clubs: Kyambogo, Bugolobi, Nakawa, K.I.U,
K.U, Makerere University. Immigration: Mr. Marshal Alenyo
16: Rotaract Kampala City Visit to Mbalwa Project
Rotaract Nairobi Central MCEDO Phase III *
19: Rotaract Kampala City Housing Projects: National Housing Official
Rotaract Nairobi Central Ordinary Meeting Grand Regency Hotel 6.00 pm
23: Rotaract Kampala City Charity Walk: organised by Rotary Kampala North
26: Rotaract Kampala City Champion of the month
* Items marked with an asterisk are tentative, dependent upon prevailing security factors.
Habari .. Amawulire .. Zena
Rotaract Calendar for February 2008
New Country Coordinator for Western Kenya
Congratulations to Dickens Omondi, Vice President for Rotaract
Kisumu City, who has been appointed to serve as the Rotaract
Country Coordinator for the Western Kenyan Region, further to
Karyna Okwaro’s, former CC-for Western Kenya, re-location to
Mombasa.
The District wishes you success in your future
endeavours.
Training Tool
Have participants (working individually) write on a piece of
paper two things that are true about themselves and one thing
that is false. Once everyone has finished writing, ask each
person to stand up and read his or her three items. The rest of
the group must try to guess which item is false. This activity is
helpful when participants are getting to know one another.

3. Each year, outstanding Rotaract projects are recognized
at the Rotaract Pre-Convention Meeting. We are expecting
that RI President Wilf Wilkinson may be on hand to present
these awards. Be sure to submit your projects for this
award! The project can involve community, international,
or vocational service.
Through RotaractNET and other online sources, I see many,
many projects that are worthy of this award. However,
last year only 110 clubs submitted an application for this
award. Remember, if you don’t
submit an application you can
guarantee you have no chance
of winning! By applying, you
can show Rotary International
what Rotaractors are capable of, you can help to inspire
Rotaractors, and your club can receive the recognition it
deserves!
Application form available at: http://www.rotary.org/
RIdocuments/en_pdf/rotaract_outstanding_projects.pdf
View the 2007 Outstanding Projects: http://www.rotary.
org/en/StudentsAndYouth/YouthPrograms/Rotaract/Pages/
OutstandingProjects.aspx
Criteria For Project Selection:
1. Degree of collaboration between Rotaractors and
Rotarians (20%);
2. Level of project promotion of Rotaract - positive impact
on the
Rotary/Rotaract image (10%);
3. Percentage of club members involved in development
and in implementation
of project (25%);
4. Quantitative and qualitative results of project (25%);
5. Project innovation (20%).
Forms must be
received by 1 March
2008
Outstanding Rotaract Project
World Understanding Month
Understanding and goodwill are essential for world peace.
To observe World Understanding Month in February, consider
helping club members learn more about Rotary. Invite an
international scholar, a Rotary Youth Exchange student,
or a speaker from abroad to your club meeting. Consider
discussing international issues or presenting entertainment
with a cultural theme.
“Social fabric” ... “a country bleeding”
... “civil war”.
Phrases like these are being bandied
around by politicians and the media
about the country that we live in, a country that has
housed our hopes, our dreams and our identities
since our birth and indeed even before then.
Because we are not individuals, we represent a
family, a community of people that have called
Kenya their home for decades past and who will
continue to for decades to come.
And so the loss of Kenyan lives is tragic, it is
devastating, it is heart wrenching. It is cutting us
to the very core. Innocent lives. Women. Children.
Families torn apart. Homes destroyed.An economy
brought to its knees. Let no platitudes be uttered to
mask the sheer enormity of disaster that we as a
people may be on the brink of. Future generations
will continue to look back at this time and mourn
these moments.
Homes and business will be rebuilt inshallah but
the children who have witnessed this violence first
hand will grow into adults who will continue to be
tormented with the images, with the memories and
who may one day turn to violence as an answer to
whatever challenges they face.
I ask myself: what can I do? There must be
something I can do ... something more than laying a
wreath on a pavement or signing an email petition.
How do I make fellow Kenyans understand that
violence is not the answer. That leadership comes
and goes but a life taken is forever. That what
unites us as a nation, as the human race, is greater
than any surface differences that supposedly
divide us.
What is the answer? Dialogue, they say. But
maybe it is much simpler than that. Maybe it starts
with one person: me, you. With living our lives in
such a way that we are an example to others.
So: Be true to the Rotaract 4-way test. Give
service; what we do for others counts most in life.
We never know whose life we may touch with a
simple act of kindness or what the repercussions of
that one act may be. Learn to understand first and
to be understood second. If more people thought
of others before they thought of themselves, then
terror and fear would never reign.
There is a lot happening in the Rotaract District
in the coming months. Don’t miss out on any of it;
Improve yourself so that you may help others.
And above all, stay safe.
More than words ...
A column by DBO Aamena

4. UP FRONT
Up Front is a monthly feature in the D9200 Rotaract Newsletter, which will recognise Rotaractors in
the District who have made outstanding contributions to the Rotaract community.
This month, we feature Sarah Keino, Country Coordinator - Kenya Central .
My proudest achievement: participating in last year’s Greatest
Race on Earth.
My most humbling moment: when I was asked by the DRR
to serve as the Country Coordinator.
My life won’t be complete until: I walk on the Great Wall of
China.
The book currently on my night stand: “Bringing down the
House” by Ben Mezrich.
My favorite part of every Rotaract meeting: Introductions and
Interaction.
When I tell people am in Rotaract, they: ask what Rotaract
is
No body in my club knows that I: play professional
basketball.
A famous person, living or dead, I’d like to meet: David
Robinson
My friends think I’m: quiet
If I could be any animal, I’d be: a horse
My earliest memory: going to school barefoot
The three things I would want with me on a deserted island:
a novel, a PC with wireless connection and a telephone.
The most impulsive thing I have ever done: misreading an exam timetable
The disc currently in my CD player: Brian McKnight
Three words that best describe me: humble, jovial and ambitious
How did you first become involved in Rotaract: when I was invited by a friend to a community service
project in campus.
How do you view your role as a Rotaractor: Rotaract has grown greatly over the last 40 years and
I believe that the future of Rotaract lies in the hands of its current members. Growth and retention of
members in every club determines its continuity and I try and talk to as many people as possible about
Rotaract and the opportunities it offers the youth.
How does Rotaract inspire you: to be a citizen of the world and to have fun.
Who have been your greatest influence: my parents.
What do you feel are Rotaract’s greatest strengths? Its diverse membership in terms of professions,
personalities and characters.
Sarah Keino, Country Coordinator - Kenya Central
(above)

5. Step 1: Register
Make the Registration payment of $75 as per the instructions on www.rotary9200dca.org/.
Remember to accompany the transfer of funds with sufficient personal details about yourself and
your registration.
Fill in the Registration form (available on www.rotary9200dca.org) and send it either by fax
to +255 22 2180623 / 2181133 or email it to register@rotary9200dca.org with a copy of your
deposit slip.
Step 2: Save for accomodation.
Accommodation is charged at $30 per person per night (3 people sharing).
The $30 caters for Bed and Breakfast. The Registration fee caters for the rest of
your meals.
Step 3: Make transport arrangements
To Dar es Salaam (where you will be collected by Rotaract representatives)
or directly to Bagamoyo from your respective country.
Step 4: Save for entertainment and miscellaneous expenses.
Step 5: Karibuni Bagamoyo!
20th Rotaract
District Conference Assembly
Hosted by Rotaract Kwanza, Rotaract Dar City and Rotaract Milimani.
Paradise Holiday Resort, Bagamoyo
14th -17th May, 2008

6. Training Tip
On occasion you may be asked to cofacilitate
or work with another trainer. Here are some
tips to consider when training alongside a
fellow Rotaractor.
Meet before the session. Reviewing the schedule and
content of session together is essential. Discuss logistics
of the session, such as room set-up and number of
participants attending. Rehearse the content to be clear
who is responsible for each aspect of the training.
Make each other look good during the session. It’s
important to be supportive and encouraging. Assist each
other during small group activities or charting while the
other is leading a discussion.
Give each other feedback after the session. Provide
constructive critiques that include positive comments
and areas for improvement.
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About RYLA:
RYLA is a Rotary Programme aimed at developing
the qualities of leadership and good citizenship in
young people of ages 14-30.
The objectives of the Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards programme are:
a. To demonstrate further Rotary’s respect and
concern for youth;
b. To encourage and assist selected youth leaders
and potential leaders in responsible and effective
voluntary youth leadership by providing them with a
training experience;
c. To encourage continued and stronger leadership
of youth.
d. To publicly recognize the high qualities of many
young people who are rendering service to their
communities as youth leaders.
ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIPAWARDS SEMINAR
Are you 14-30 years of age?
Are you interested in:
Gaining exposure to issues and exchanging ideas with people like you?
Debating issues of professional responsibility and human relations?
Improving leadership and communication skills?
Improving career skills and knowledge?
Meeting community leaders and mentors?
Meeting Rotarians and Rotaractors while having fun and making new friends?
Then come and join Rotaract club members from across the country as they celebrate 40 years of
Rotaract at the above seminar with the theme:
“TRANSFORMING YOUTH TO LEADERS”
Date: 15th March 2008
Venue: YMCA Central, Nairobi
Time: 8.00am-6.00pm
Registration fees: Rotaractors and Interactors: sh 600
Rotarians and Rotaractors seeking accomodation : sh 1000
Registration deadline: 15th February 2008
For more information please contact Sarah Keino-Rotaract Country Coordinator on
0721519564/3293216

7. RI President-elect Dong Kurn Lee announces the 2008-09 RI theme, Make Dreams Real, to incoming district
governors at the 2008 International Assembly.
Rotary International President-elect Dong Kurn Lee addressed incoming district governors today at the 2008
International Assembly, urging them to use their resources to help curb child mortality. Lee said he was in
disbelief when he learned that 30,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable diseases
such as pneumonia, measles, and malaria.
“Once I understood the issues behind that terrible number, I knew what I needed to do,” Lee said. He told the
incoming governors that Rotary will keep the service emphases of recent years -- water, health and hunger,
and literacy -- but asked them to focus their efforts in each of these areas on children.
“In 2008-09, I will ask you all to Make Dreams Real for the world’s children,” he said. “This will be our theme,
and my challenge to all of you.”
“Children are killed by illnesses that become deadly in combination with poor sanitation and malnutrition,”
Lee said. In addition, families stricken by extreme poverty are trapped in a cycle that only leads to more
unnecessary deaths. “It’s a cycle that is not interrupted because there is no access to education.”
He challenged the audience to do their part to give children “hope and a chance at a future” by reducing
the rate of child mortality in the world. “We will bring clean water to their communities and create sanitation
projects that keep children healthy,” Lee said.
As the incoming governors begin preparing for the year ahead with the training and inspiration they receive at
the InternationalAssembly, Lee reminded them of Rotary’s power and encouraged them to use their resources
efficiently to maximize the good done around the world.
Governor-elect Geoffrey Mathis, of District 9930 in New Zealand, thinks the upcoming RI theme allows Rotary
to dream big. “Make Dreams Real will be an easy theme to sell around the world. We all like challenges; Lee
has allowed us to put our dreams to practice.”
Rotarians can improve children’s health, Lee said, even in small ways, such as delivering mosquito nets,
rehydration salts, vitamins, and vaccines. “So much more can be done with just a little more: a trained birth
attendant, a simple clinic, a school feeding program, a visiting nurse,” he continued. “These are
simple and direct ways to save children’s lives.”
In 2008-09, Rotarians will be asked to open their eyes to the needs of children in communities near and
far, Lee said. “Children die not because nobody can help them, but because too often, nobody does. But you
and I, here in this room, are Rotarians, and helping is what we do best,” he said, adding that “our job is to
Make Dreams Real for children. If every one of us does this, at the end of our year, we will all have achieved
something wonderful.”
By Ryan Hyland, Rotary International News - 14 January 2008
News from Rotary
RI Lee asks Rotarians to ‘Make Dreams Real’ for world’s children
Source: Rotary.org
Happy birthday, Rotary!
On 23 February, Rotary celebrates its 103rd
anniversary. This day also marks the anniversary of the
first mass polio vaccination effort for children, which
started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1954 and
expanded across the United States. Commemorate this
day with Rotarians by discussing the history of Rotary
and all that has been accomplished by Rotarians.

8. Source: PersonalityBudgeting.com/More_Fun.html
This is probably the funniest date story ever, first date or not!!! We have all had bad dates but this takes the cake.
Jay Leno went into the audience during one of his shows to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever
had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took
the prize!
She said it was midwinter... Snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt
Lake City, Utah. It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing
was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon. They were driving back down the
mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They were about an hour
away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which
she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him
that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.
They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she
didn’t have good footing, so she let her butt restagainst the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the
side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think
about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation. Upon finishing however, she soon
became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were
firmly glued against the car’s fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted
to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem. Due to the extreme
cold. Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date’s concerns about “what
is taking so long” with a reply that indeed, she was “freezing her butt off” and in need of some assistance!
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes,
he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed
her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both agreed it
would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten
her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her
free. So, as she looked the other way, her firsttime date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee
her butt off the fender. As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight
Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be “pants down. “And you
thought your first date was embarrassing. Jay Leno’s comment...”This
gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off.”
And how did the first date turn out? He became
her husband and was sitting next to her
on the Leno show.
THE FUNNIEST DATE STORY EVER