Action 2 Impact Podcast with Gwen Jones

Action 2 Impact Podcast with Gwen Jones

Time to turn “actions into impact” With the Action 2 Impact Podcast. From right down the street to all around the world, get to know the amazing people and what they are doing to make this world a better place. Have them inspire you to get out there and have your “actions” make an “impact” everywhere you go!

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October 8, 2025 47 mins

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This week is part ! of a 2 part Conversation about Conversations. 

Friend of the show Brian Rusch joins me to talk about some of the conversations that are causing some real controversies. Mainly Dubai and the walk out on a speaker at this years convention in Calgary. 

Are Rotarians loosing their skill of "Hearing Both Sides" Is the political climate just getting so hard to navigate that we can't just hea...

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Well first you met dad, Micheal Lapina. Now his son takes center stage. Meet Alex Lapina, a musician, a Rotarian, a Rotaracter, and also the founder of the E-club of Rotary Musicians. We take music, the Arts in Rotary and more!

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ENCORE SHOW: Meet the world renowned painter Darren Jones, who happens to be the younger brother of PE Jenifer Jones. We are talking art, and life with the Jones family this week on the podcast.
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This week I'm talking "The Arts" in Rotary with the "Happiest Man In Rotary" Micheal Lapina. Ok, "the happiest" title I gave Micheal, but once you meet him I'm sure you will agree. We are talking the arts in Rotary, and in the next few weeks we will talk to Micheal's Roteract son Alex, who is bringing the arts to the world as well.

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Get ready for RYLA Done Right with Christine Pinney, Michael Woo, and Katherine Pinney. Time to take a look at a new way to run a RYLA weekend, right down to changing the name. "Rotary Youth Leadership Awards" is out, and "Rotary Youth Leadership Academy" is in. Check it out in the links below.


LINKS:

www.ryla7910.org

https://www.youtube.com/@RYLA-nm3zr

https://ryla7910.slack.com/archives/D88USEUR...

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Today we are talking Rotary and the law. Is the Law black and white? How, if you are a Rotarian and a lawyer do the two mix. I have this an a lot more to talk about with my DGE, lawyer, and friend Tim Kelly today on the show.

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WINTER ENCORE SHOW:
Time to think warm thoughts, and time to help kids stay warm too. Today we meet Richard Lalley and Operation Warm, a non-profit that was started by Rotarians to bring smiles and new warm jackets to kids who need them all over the USA.
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There has never been a better time to check back in with our friend and Rotary Peace Builder Dennis Wong. Peace in the world and in ourselves can be hard to find, and we all need to work PEACE is our job in Rotary.

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Where heading back to Pasadena CA to chat with Ray Bushnell as they get ready for The Tournament of Roses Parade. Rotary has been a part of the New Year event since 1978, and you and your club can be a part of it too.

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Time to get to know our new Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo, and his aid John De Giorgio. Find out what it's like to drop your whole life, move, quit your job, and become the RIP in less then 72hrs.

WOW what a story, and BTW he brought his best friend John and his family with him too.

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ENCORE SHOW:

JOIN ME AS I RE-INTRODUCE YOU TO AN AMAZING ROTARIAN THAT IS ON LOCATION IN TAXAS AS WE SPEAK! WAYNE BEAUMIER.

Meet Wayne Beaumier and his home grown Rotary disaster force that is helping folks all over the USA and beyond effected by climate change and disasters

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 DG 7890 April Beston has a world wide Challenge to End Polio , by you and your club joining the Polio Plus Society! Join in on the competition!

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Time to meet my new friend Corey Kerkela a new Rotary member that in making a Inpact right from the start. He wants to join together Rotary clubs from all over the world to plant 1 billion trees, and you and your club can help.

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Today I'm talking to Annual Giving Officer for Zone 32 Rebecca Silber.

Yes we will be talking a bit about the Rotary Foundation, but mostly we are talking about the money we all give to the foundation. Where dose it go? Who gets it? What projects get the money first? And how can your club can get some of these funds to help you bring that "Rotary Magic" to the world. 

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Well the title says it all. Today I'm talking to Susan Bower about her wonderful group of ladies (a few men too) all over 70+ The Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage. They are cleaning up the lesser known but amazing underwater worlds of ponds all over Cape Cod and beyond. And get this, they work for cookies!!!!!

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Encore Show for May is a real sipper: Happy Season 9 everyone. And there is no better way to kick off the season then meeting Ted Faigle and the Rotary Fellowship of Gin. Grab a glass and sit back as we head off to Hawaii to talk Gin, and even a bit about the 2027 convention.

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Join me for the last EP. of the "I'm A Rotarian Podcast" before my big name change in July:

How can we help stop the War on Vaccines, well RI Polio Plus Committee Chair Michael McGovern is here to talk about the problem and how big this "No to all Vaccine" hysteria really is.


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Time to take a fresh new look at ClubRunner. 

Did you know it was started and is run by Rotarians? Did you know it's one of the safest websites your club can use? Did you know that it can do much, much more then just email, and a club website? 

Well join me as we break the myths with ClubRunner founders and CEOs Halle and Sara.

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So, Rotary’s supposed to be politics and religion-free, right? But is God popping up too much in meetings? Met a new friend from Canada (no names this week)  who’s wondering if it’s making her wanna stay or leave. Do we need to say "under God" should we pray? Is it against the rules?


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We are asking all the questions you were always to scared to ask a transgender person. My friend Teri from Canada is willing to talk about anything Trans and I am so happy to ask , and learn and understand the world of transgender people.

I love this show, but parents check it out first, see the language, and slang that we use so nothing in surprising and you can talk to your kids about it. Trans is "ok" and ...

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