I’d like to use this farewell message to share something important – the good works we all do through participation in The Rotary Foundation (TRF). I could write a thousand words many times over to describe the multitudinous things we set out to do – and accomplish – but I’m going to sprinkle in a
It’s May. We’re nearing the end of a Rotary year and the DGs around the world are getting squirrely. You see, we’re within two months of the end of the Rotary year and there are many thousands of dollars yet to come in to The Rotary Foundation. In District 6080, we need nearly $90,000 to
The 2013-14 district governors, district Rotary Foundation chairs and club presidents have contributed more than $2.6 million for the life-changing grants and activities of our Foundation.
There is so much going on in YOUR Rotary district that I truly don’t know where to begin.
Here are the clubs that have registered completion of the 2012-13 Presidential Citation objectives. Congratulations!
In the mid 1980s, Polio was virtually eliminated from the United States and several other “First World” nations; but the virus still infected an estimated 338,000 people annually, leaving death, disfigurement and permanent disability in its wake. It was about that time that Rotary International and individual Rotary clubs around the world took on the bold task of eliminating Polio from the face of the Earth.
Rotary clubs the world over are annually invited to participate in a recognition program that provides initiative, identity and direction for the global organization; this is the Presidential Citation process. For Rotary year 2012-13, RI President Sakuji Tanaka challenges clubs to brand the theme – Peace Through Service – by conducting a peace event or
A wise old sage once told me that to make Rotary successful you gotta have fun. No matter what your compassions are, or what your hobbies and interests are, with a little searching and reaching out, you can find a group within Rotary that can keep you engaged in the things you love to do
The district’s nominating committee met Saturday morning, January 26, 2013, and selected Stephen M. (Steve) Dulle* as District Governor Nominee-designate. The progressive designation means that Steve will progress through the governors line over the next two years to officially assume the role of Governor on July 1, 2015.
I am proud to have the privilege to introduce to you our District Governor Nominee, Mike Beahon; though Mike has been visiting so many clubs and attending so many Rotary special events over the past year, most of you probably already know him.
