Category: District Governor

June 2025 District 6080 Newsletter
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June 2025 District 6080 Newsletter

As the Rotary Year 2024–25 draws to a close, the June 2025 newsletter from Rotary District 6080 is a testament to community dedication, youth empowerment, and service above self. District Governor Rowland Geddie reflects on a year of impactful work and calls for a final push toward achieving club goals, growing membership, and supporting the Rotary Foundation before the year ends.

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May 2025 District 6080 Newsletter
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May 2025 District 6080 Newsletter

This month’s District 6080 newsletter celebrates Rotary’s Youth Services initiatives and a wide range of inspiring community projects. Clubs are encouraged to strengthen Interact and Rotaract programs, plan ahead for youth exchange opportunities, and support leadership development through Missouri RYLA Academy.

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April 2025 District 6080 Newsletter
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April 2025 District 6080 Newsletter

The Show Me Rotary President-Elect Training Seminar for District 6080 was held last Friday and Saturday, bringing together Presidents-Elect, Presidents-Nominee, district leaders, and zone leaders. A key highlight was the address by Rotary International President-Elect Mário César Martins de Camargo, who emphasized that members are Rotary’s greatest asset and stressed the need to reverse the decline in U.S. membership.

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March 2025 District 6080 Newsletter
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March 2025 District 6080 Newsletter

Rotary projects around the world, including in District 6080, are making a lasting impact by improving access to clean water and sanitation. From small club-funded projects to large-scale initiatives supported by The Rotary Foundation, we’re changing lives!

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February 2025 District 6080 Newsletter
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February 2025 District 6080 Newsletter

February’s Rotary theme, Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention, aligns seamlessly with Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick’s vision for positive peace—a concept championed by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Positive peace is more than the absence of conflict; it is built on eight essential pillars, including good governance, economic stability, and the free flow of information.

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January 2025 District 6080 Newsletter
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January 2025 District 6080 Newsletter

Happy New Year! The new year offers us a chance to think and consider the coming year—our goals, what we want to accomplish, where we want to go.

The start of the calendar year also means that the Rotary Year 2024-25 is half over. We should take time to reflect on the accomplishments achieved and the progress made during the first half of the year. Then, consider what your club needs or wants to do during the remainder of the Rotary Year.

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December 2024 District 6080 Newsletter
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December 2024 District 6080 Newsletter

Rotary’s monthly theme for December is Disease Prevention and Treatment. Rotary’s campaign against polio has long been our largest focus in this area, and we continue to work to eradicate this disease.

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November 2024 District 6080 Newsletter

For Rotarians, November is Foundation Month. The Rotary Foundation provides the funds that enable Rotary clubs to create The Magic of Rotary. We celebrate the projects that Rotary clubs have been able to complete in The Rotary Foundation s Seven Areas of Focus large projects of scale, global grant projects, global scholarships, funding polio eradication, responding to disasters, district grants and more. District 6080 and its clubs use funds from The Rotary Foundation for district grants, global grants, disaster response grants, scholarships and more.

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October 2024 District 6080 Newsletter
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October 2024 District 6080 Newsletter

World Polio Day, Oct. 24, is fast approaching. I hope that every club in District 6080 is planning some event to raise awareness of the drive to eradicate polio or to raise money for the Polio Plus Fund of The Rotary Foundation. Polio remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with 40 cases reported by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as of Sept. 28. That’s an increase from last year, so we have to continue our efforts to vaccinate children across the world to prevent this crippling disease.

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September 2024 District 6080 Newsletter
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September 2024 District 6080 Newsletter

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month for Rotary International. I’m glad that our clubs support many projects in this area of focus, from local projects requiring minimal or small amounts of funding to the recently approved global grant titled, “Arraiján District of Oeste Panama Schools Literacy.” The Rotary Club of Jefferson City Breakfast is the international club for this project. The Rotary Club of Panamá is the host club. I hope the Rotary Clubs of District 6080 will continue to plan and complete basic education and literacy projects.

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