Rotary District 6920 September Newsletter

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ROTARY DISTRICT 6920

Central, South Central, Southeast, & Coastal Georgia

THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Fellow Rotarians:

We are in contact with DGs in Texas, as well as District & Zone Disaster Chairmen. There are several districts affected by this disaster, and each has its own disaster relief/charitable fund set up and ready to receive donations. Please CLICK HERE for a list of Rotary District relief programs and addresses.

To Learn More About ROTARY based Relief Efforts in Texas Click here:

September is: Basic Education & Illiteracy Month

Our Area of Focus: Basic Education and Literacy

Clubs Develop literacy projects, focus attention on RI eradicating Illiteracy

Click HERE to see DG Hamsa’s Message

What is MOST Important THIS Month?

Here are Your September TOP 5 R-MADs

“Rotarians Making a Difference”

1. September 15 Group Study Exchange Application Deadline

For Info: see Article Sec.A-2 (below) and/or Click Here

2. September is Basic Education & Literacy Month -

YOUR All Clubs Challenge:

Present a Club Program focused on Literacy in your Community.

3. Contribute a suggestion to the Dist. Website RESOURCES page

To Add YOUR Club Project or a great Speaker etc :

CLICK HERE

4. Check out the Celebration Citations for 2017-18

For Rotary Members: Click HERE For Rotary Clubs: Click Here

5. Sponsor a New Member (or 2) in YOUR Club

(Complete one or more Citation Award Goals)

In This Newsletter: Your Table of Contents

Sec. A. Top Priority: District News & Upcoming Events

1. Important Reminders for September & October

2. GSE Experience: India - Update

3. Rotary Leadership Institute: Highlights & Photos

4. DG Hamsa’s August Club Visits: Highlights & Photos

Sec. B. DISTRICT PROJECTS: Initiatives & Plans

1. Entrepreneurship Partnerships - DUBLIN Rotary 1st in District!

2. Saving Lives with Medicine - Rolling out at HIGH SPEED!

Sec. C. CLUBS & MEMBERS: Club News & Events

1. Global Grants Projects

2. Club News & Press Releases:

Global Grant: Perry, Macon N & Metter Clubs

Valdosta, Hinesville, Waycross, Ocilla & Fitzgerald Clubs

Sec. D. YOUTH: GRSP, RYLA, Rotaract, Interact

1. GRSP: Our 2017-18 Students have arrived!

2. Rotaract & Interact News

Sec. E. TOOLS: Citations, Resources, Contact Us, Calendar

1. Resources

2. Facebook

3. Citation Brochures

4. DG Hamsa’s September Schedule of Official Club Visits

5. Rotary International News (links)

6. Contact US - Our District Contact Info -

7. Social Media Links

A. Top Priority: District News/Events

Important Reminders: District Events & Deadlines

September & October

District 6920 Rotarians:

It is time to start the District Governor Nominee Designate (DGND) selection process for the District Governor to serve during the years 2020-21 (to follow Mike Muldowney). The Guidelines call for the College of Governors to interview candidates the Friday before Thanksgiving, so the deadline for submission of applications is November 8, 2017.

Please be thinking of good candidates, and encourage qualified 6920 Rotarians to apply. If you are thinking of applying, I suggest you talk it over with any Past District Governor. It is an opportunity to see our district, own zone and our Rotary world from a ‘view’ unlike any other position within Rotary. You will have the opportunity to leave a legacy based on how you plan the Rotary year!

Please see the attached DGN application form, which should be submitted to me as iPDG, by Wednesday, November 8^th. Note that the application requires your club’s endorsement. I look forward to receiving your application. Pamela Lightsey, iPDG

To Review, Download and print the Application Form Click HERE

September 15: Deadline to apply to join the Group Study Exchange

GSE 2018 Team: India

Click to : See info and Application HERE

September 8-10: GRSP STUDENT WEEKEND

– Maynard Knestrick Memorial Weekend at Clayton County International Park

Rotary Clubs of Griffin, Henry County, Lake Spivey/ Clayton County

October 13-14: GRSP STUDENT WEEKEND

Savannah Area Rotary Clubs –“Hue Thomas Jr. Weekend”

Group Study Exchange: LAST CALL!!

Join the 2018 TEAM

Discover & LEARN in India !

CLICK HERE to view Andy Lohn’s Personal Video Invitation.

Team Member Application Deadline: Sept. 15

-Info & Applications for

4 Team Members* - are available NOW

To Read More about the GSE Experience

and view the Application:

Click HERE

*Team members can be Rotarians or non-Rotarians, 25-40 yrs of age.

Check out the GSE Team photos & fun on their Facebook Page Click on: Facebook

We’ll Say It One Last Time:

If you’re between the ages of 25 & 40, - or know someone who is - listen up!

We are looking for young professionals to travel abroad in early 2018 on a Group Study Exchange trip to India. Participants will observe Rotarians’ work in the area and visit various cultural sites. Travel expenses are covered by Rotary District 6920, and participants will stay with local host families. Sept 15, 5pm Deadline!

2017 Rotary Leadership Institute

Congratulations and a huge THANK YOU to all those who participated, attended and contributed their talent to the District 6920 Sunshine Division - RLI Session I .

CLICK on the RLI Logo (left) for photos & highlights!

DG Hamsa’s August

Club Visit Highlights!

DG Hamsa’s Official Club Visit Schedule continued at a breathtaking Pace in August - with visits to 12 Clubs!

These included (by date): Nashville-Berrien, Claxton, Reidsville, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Tifton, Ashburn, Waycross, Hazlehurst, Douglas, Downtown Macon & Sylvania.

CLICK HERE AND HERE to see all the events, photos & fun on Hamsa’s 2 Facebook Pages. (we’re ‘transitioning' to his official public FB page: "DG Hamsa Thota" this month)

B. DISTRICT Projects, Initiatives, & Plans

Dublin Rotary Announces

First 2017-18 District Entrepreneureship Partnership

The Dublin Rotary club will lend resources and members to the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) program at Susie Dasher Elementary School in the coming year - with the goal of leveraging relationships with business people in the community to further success within Susie Dasher’s STEAM program.”

CLICK HERE to read more about this exciting project

Saving Lives with Medicine is launching NOW – with two clinics officially ‘on line’ and the first medication shipments set for September 15. The Task Force –including Rotarians, MAP International Personnel, and Community Clinic Personnel - is now over 50 members Strong!

The first two Clinics on board are CMAP (Coastal Medical Access Project) in Brunswick, and Partners in Health in Valdosta. These two clinics therefore also represent a critical partnership between District 6920, the Rotary Clubs in each community, MAP International, and the Clinics.

CLICK HERE to READ the EXCITING Details of this HUGE District 6920 Project

C. CLUB & MEMBERS Top News & Events

Perry, Macon North & Metter Rotary Clubs GLOBAL GRANT

Here is a wonderful & Fascinating example of a Global Grant Project - shared by 3 Rotary Clubs in our District. The three Clubs, Perry, Macon North, and Metter, of Rotary District 6920, are partners and sponsors with the Global Grant 1641456 - the Community Cardiac Center in Karkala India ! Click Here to Read the Full Story

Valdosta Rotary helps Teacher’s Harvest

Members of the Valdosta Rotary clubs joined together to support Teacher’s Harvest, a program sponsored by Second Harvest of South Georgia by stuffing more than 300 bags with school supplies.

CLICK HERE to Read The Full Story

Hinesville Rotary: Together We Empower !

Hinesville Rotary Club is LIVING it - starting with their very motivated Leadership team. Determined to help Club members achieve Individual Rotarian Citations in 2017-18, they not only sent 12 Club members to District Assembly - they issued a great Press Release afterward. They ‘grabbed’ a great opportunity for PR & wrote it to also promote MANY of their best projects. CLICK HERE to See what they did!

Waycross Teddybears Share Love

The Rotary Club of Waycross found a special way to say ‘You are Loved’ – to patients – of ALL ages – at a local hospital in August. The club bought and donated over 100 Teddy Bears – to Memorial Satilla Health (Hospital) for distribution to patients.

(Read Story & See Photos. CLICK HERE)

Ocilla and Fitzgerald Clubs Launch Football Relay

With Fall Approaching and a new school year under way, it is THAT time of year: High School Football Season has returned! And with it - renewed talk of “what could have been” and “what is going to be!” Now, to ‘set the stage’ – understand that the Fitzgerald and Irwin County High Schools are located 10 miles apart and are staunch rivals, and have played each other 76 times since 1922…. (To Read the Full Story: Click HERE )

Waycross Rotary Club DANCES for BIG BUCKS!

Waycross Club found a way to support a local Domestic Violence Shelter – by ‘drafting’ a member of their club to the Dancing with the Stars event in their community! Richard Sowell and his partner Carol Clarke placed fourth with the Community Choice Award raising over $10,000 for their team!

(To Read the Story: Click HERE)

D. YOUTH: GRSP, RYLA, Rotaract, Interact

Our Georgia Rotary Students Have Arrived

CLICK HERE to see & read more

(want to know more about GRSP? Here’s a great video: LINK )

Here’s one more GREAT Highlight from GRSP Conclave CLICK HERE

Armstrong State Rotaract Club

‘Rocks the House’

The Rotaract year got off to a terrific start in Savannah recently - with Armstrong Rotaract's kickoff meeting. These College students know how to use Social Media for all its worth - especially to publicize their organization, their meetings and their events.

CLICK HERE to read & see more about them