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IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: The Rotarian Citation Tutorial (link above) will download to your computer to view (or save). You must have the POWERPOINT program/application to be able to see it.
Once downloaded, click on the file to open. THEN SELECT: “View Slideshow” - it will open in full screen and begin. (When finished, tap “ESC” key on your keyboard, upper left corner.
You should hear Dr. Fontenot’s voice. Be sure to turn on your speaker.
This Powerpoint Presentation runs about 10 minutes & it is GREAT to show at a club meeting.
 
 
 
  
 

 

 

ROTARY DISTRICT 6920

Central, South Central, Southeast, & Coastal Georgia

 

 
 
 
THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S
 
 
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
January is: Vocational Service Month
Highlighting the Importance of Business & Professional Work
 
 
 
 
  
 
 

Your 5 January "R-MAD” Goals:

“Rotarians Making a Difference”
 
 
 
 

1. January is Vocational Service Month.

Consider the professions represented in your club - and find new ways to share them with young people - inspire & encourage them to work toward a profession for their future.

 
 
 
 

2. ALL ROTARIANS & CLUBS: BEGIN NOW -

Look up the Rotarian & Club Citation Trackers on the District Website

& Begin filling them out NOW

 
 
 
 
 

3. Volunteer to Host, or Attend a -Polio Fireside Chat -All Clubs in our District are asked to focus on the Ending Polio Campaign and to reach out to your communtity for participation.

Fireside Chats are receptions designed for potential major donors.

Contact DGE Margaret Jacobs for more info: margaretdg6920@gmail.com

 
 
 
 
 
4. Host a Friendship Exchange (India) Team Member (Visiting GA in March-April). CLICK HERE to see bios for each team member.
Contact Andy Lohn at alohn@bartmeyerlaw.com for hosting info.
 
 
 
 

5. REGISTER for the All Clubs Celebration Conference!

Top Five Reasons You want to be there:

5: The NEW Jekyll Island is a true paradise to enjoy with friends & family

4: It WILLLLL be warm by the end of April. Register now and your’ll begin to feel it the love….

3: Great Food, Great Hotels, Great place for a weekend get-away with spouse & family, Rotarians are GREAT to hang out with - and you’ll LEARN a TON & head home excited & charged up.

2: Your Distirct Governor has criss-crossed half the state for the past 10 months to visit YOU- -

NOW its your turn! -

Come to Jekyll & Share a GREAT weekend with DG Hamsa & Rotarians from all over the District.

1: Come ONCE and you’ll KNOW why people come year after year…….

Start Planning NOW: Click HERE for more info and to Register
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
In This Newsletter: Your Table of Contents
 
 
 
Sec. A. Top Priority: District News & Upcoming Events
1. February 1 Deadline to Report 2018-2019 Club Officers
2. February 3 - RLI
3. DG Hamsa’s Homecoming Visit to SSI - Truly impressive!
4. DG Hamsa’s December Club Visits: Highlights & Photos
 
Sec. B. DISTRICT PROJECTS: Initiatives & Plans
1. Entrepreneurship Partnerships -
2. Saving Lives with Medicine -
 
Sec. C. CLUBS & MEMBERS: Club News & Events
1. Focus on December Club Service Projects around the District
2. Skidaway Club partners with Haiti to Save Lives!
3. Milledgeville Club Recognized with Special Honor
4. Augusta West Leads Zone 34 on Giving Tuesday
 
Sec. D. YOUTH: GRSP, RYLA, Rotaract, Interact
1. Two Hinesville area Interact Clubs Join with Area Rotary Clubs to Host Party
2. GRSP 2018 Calendar Announced
3. RLYA dates for 2018 Announced
 
Sec. E. TOOLS: Citations, Resources, Contact Us, Calendar
1. Resources
2. Facebook
3. Citation Brochures
4. DG Hamsa’s January 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 Upcoming District Events & Deadlines
January & February
 
 

 

DON’T FORGET:

February 1 is the Deadline to report newly elected Club Officers to RI.

Current Club Officers can submit this information via:

Club Administration Section of My Rotary approved Vendors (DACbd, Club Runner etc)

or by sending the information to data@rotary.org

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
FEB 3 - - RLI comes to Savannah!
 
 
Greetings District 6920 Rotarians. May you have a Happy and bountiful New Year!
 
Lets get started on the right foot and register for the February 3rd RLI session in Beautiful Savannah. We hope to offer Parts One, Two and Three, however we need you to register ASAP in order to ensure we have enough participants and Discussion Leaders.
We need twenty for a successful Part One and at least Fifteen for Parts Two and Three.
Please go to the following link to register.:
 
http://www.ismyrotaryclub.org/Register/RegisterMe.cfm?EventID=77348673
 
The sessions will be held on the Georgia Tech Campus in Pooler, GA, exit 106 off I-95. There are many hotels to choose from and we are certain your spouse or partner will love having a day in Historic Savannah.
 
Your is Rotary Service
Bill Jahn and your D-6920 RLI committee
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
DG Hamsa celebrated His Homecoming visit to
St Simons Island Club with Rotary Friends & Family
 
 
 
The Governor’s official Homecoming visit to his own club - St Simons Island - was just in time for Christmas and it was a truly amazing day! Club members finally had the opportunity to Hear directly from Hamsa - about all of his travels and adventures around the District - the goals and early success stories at both District & Club level - and frankly, they had the opportunity to hear their friend of many years speak in a ‘different light’ - - - It was an astounding, joyful meeting in every way!
 
The Club honored Hamsa’s wife, Dr. Sindu Thota, with an Honorary Membership - and then set about celebrating the success of an amazing Rotary Foundation effort - by awarding 29 new Paul Harris Fellows and 28 new multilevel PHF’s. Of special note the Club awarded a PHF to Oni McCoy, Immediate past president of Rotaract Club at the College of Coastal Georgia (CCGA) for her organizational and leadership success. The Rotaract Club under Oni’s leadership was named the “Club of the Year” at the CCGA In Sum, there were SO MANY PHF awards to give out - that rather than call recipients to the front - - the committee members passed out the awards as recipients were recognized. In addition, the Board is now 100% PHF and Sustaining Members and are100% participants in the Polio Plus Campaign.
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
DG Hamsa’s December
Club Visit Highlights!
 
 
He didn’t travel by Sleigh & Reindeer power - but DG Hamsa’s Official Club Visit Schedule rivaled Santa’s as he continued his visits at top speed in December - to 9 Clubs!
 
 
These included (by date): Savannah East, Swainsboro, Hawkinsville, Richmond Hill, Blackshear, Kings Bay, Golden Isles-Glynn County, Camden County and St. Simons Island,
by which time he was humming:
 
“I’ll be home for Christmas, you can plan on me.”
 
Seriously - his SSI Homecoming was very special - (Enjoy the full story above)
In Addition:
to see all the events, photos & fun in December on Hamsa’s 2 Facebook Pages.
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
B. DISTRICT Projects, Initiatives, & Plans
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Attention all Clubs!
 
 
We are looking for YOUR STORIES of Entrepreneurship Projects - - Partnerships Your Club has undertaken with Young People in your Community to foster future goals and professionalism. If you have a story to tell and perhaps inspire others - please let us know.
Email Stories & Photos to: LeslieDMattingly27@gmail.com
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
Calendar Year-End Update from DG Hamsa:
 
Dear Rotary Saving Lives with Medicine Taskforce members, and ALL Rotarians:
Thanks to your exemplary work in 2017, we began our pilot test to “Save Lives with Medicine in Georgia” in October. CMAP clinic in Brunswick and Partners for Health clinic in Valdosta are partnering with local Rotary Clubs and MAP International to supply free medicines to indigent patients in four classes of diseases: hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, and asthma.

 

The clinics in the project serve approximately 1,500 uninsured or underinsured low-income adults, families, and pregnant women.

 

The goal of this community partnership (Rotary and MAP) is to find a sustainable solution to meet the healthcare needs of people falling through the cracks of the current health system in southeast Georgia.

 

If you or your club knows of a health clinic in your community which might benefit through a partnership between MAP and Rotary please contact me or your AG.
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
C. CLUB & MEMBERS Top News & Events
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
Holiday Service Abounds Across 6920 !
 
 
 
 
 
Click HERE to enjoy Highlights & Photos of Service throughout December from Clubs around our District
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
Skidaway Island Club: 12 years Serving Haiti
 
 
The Skidaway Island Club has raised over $200,000 in 3 global grants and additional donations over the past 12 years in support of education in the village of Matenwa on the island of LaGonave, Haiti. As part of their commitment to Haiti, following Hurricane Mathew, the club helped one family rebuild their home -
Click HERE to read the full article and see photos of the house in Matenwa Haiti
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
Milledgeville Club Honored for Local Effort
 
 

 

With the assistance of the Rotary Club of Milledgeville members, Williams Funeral Home, and Eagle Scout Troop 87, and with grant money provided by the Knight Foundation and the Community Foundation of Georgia, the outdoor space in front of the Mary Vinson Memorial Library was transformed
 
 
 
The Rotary Club of Milledgeville has been granted a special honor by the IFSR
(the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians). The IFSR is a Rotary Fellowship promoting service to Youth through Scouting and Guilding. The organization searches (though the internet and other database options) for reports of Rotary-Scout interaction - then commemorates clubs for their service in partnership or furtherance of Scouting - as a way to encourage OTHER Rotary Clubs to promote Scouting. The Milledgeville Rotary Club was ‘discovered’ and recognized with the Youth Service Award simply as a result of an article published in the August 12, 2017, Union-Recorder.
The IFSR is composed of over a thousand Rotarians in 45 countries - identified for their work to promote Scouting and Guilding through their membership in Rotary.
You can learn more at their website: http://ifsr-net.org and on their Facebook page.
 
To Read the Article as it first appeared in the Union-Recorder: CLICK HERE
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
Augusta West Rotary Club
LEADS the Spirit of Giving
on Giving Tuesday
 
 
 
Zone 34 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Ivan Johnson sent word of GREAT success in District - and other Districts in Zone 34.
 
Congratulations to the Augusta-West Rotary Club:
the STANDOUT Trailblazer for our Zone!
 
Here is the note from Ivan:
Hello, District Governors and Rotary Foundation Chairs!
 
As we wrap up the first half of the Rotary year, I want to send my sincere congratulations to our Zone 34 districts for an outstanding performance on Giving Tuesday. As you know, Giving Tuesday is a day to celebrate generosity and encourage donors to make an online gift to the Rotary Foundation. This year, Zone 34 ranked #2 worldwide! On a single day, 140 donors gave $8,400 to our Foundation!
 
I am pleased to share that 9 of our 14 districts participated in Giving Tuesday: 6900, 6920, 6940, 6950, 6960, 6970, 6990, 7020 and 7030. In particular, I'd like to recognize District 7020 (the Caribbean) which ranked #3 worldwide with 80 donors who gave on Giving Tuesday. District 7020 will be recognized on My Rotary, along with Districts 7670 (North Carolina) and 7610 (Virginia) for their outstanding show of generosity.
 
I'd also like to highlight a few outstanding clubs in our Zone that truly embraced the spirit of Giving Tuesday. The following clubs had the highest participation in our Zone and among the highest worldwide:
 
● Augusta-West Rotary Club (D6920 - Georgia): 34 donors
● Rotary Club of Eleuthera (D7020 - Bahamas): 27 donors
● Rotary Club of Cayes (D7020) - Haiti): 25 donors
● Rotary Club of May Pen (D7020 - Jamaica): 24 donors
Thank you for your continued support of our Foundation on Giving Tuesday,
as well as throughout the year.
Here's wishing you and your families a very merry Christmas and a happy 2018!
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
D. YOUTH: GRSP, RYLA, Rotaract, Interact
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
Hinesville Area Interactors SHINE
 
 

2 Hinesville area Interact Clubs (FPCA & BI) joined Rotarians to host the annual Dodd Brown Christmas Party. In service, club Rotarians purchased and delivered 79 gifts for foster families in the community. The children were provided gifts by Santa. McDonalds offered meals for the children and interact students who volunteered at the event.

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
Everyone Please Take Note:
GRSP Calendar of Events for 2018
 
 

 

 

January

January 12-14, Leadership Weekend, Oglethorpe University

January 19-20 Trustee Meeting & Student Selection, Savannah

January 20 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Savannah

 

March

March 22-25, Pelham Student weekend, Pelham

 

April

April 12-15, Camden County Weekend, St. Mary’s

April 27-29, All Clubs Celebration, Jekyll Island

 

July

July 20-21, Summer Trustee Meeting, Amelia Island

 

August

August 24-26, Conclave, Brasstown Bald

 

September

September 7-9, Clayton County Weekend, Date tentative

 

October

Savannah Weekend, Date to be determined

 

November

November 3, Directors Meeting, Alpharetta

November 2-4, Sandy Springs Weekend, Roswell Date tentative

 

 

 

Rob Kellner

District Chair

Georgia Rotary Student Program

Rotary District 6920

4700 Misty Valley Circle, Valdosta, GA 31602

P 229.244.4334 C 229.563-1651

rob@kellner.com

http://grsp.org

 

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
Rotary Youth Leadership Academy Dates:
 
 
The 2018 RYLA dates have been announced - - June 21-24 of 2018.
For more info please contact:
Dr. Charles W. Johnson
Dean School of Sciences
Professor of Physics
South Georgia State College Douglas Campus
100 West College Park Drive
Douglas, GA
31533912-260-4338
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
E. TOOLS & RESOURCES:
Citations, Resources, Contact Us, DG’s Calendar of Club Visits
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
This is how the Resources Page looks!
Click HERE to check it out NOW.
 
Share RESOURCES & Knowledge!
 
Find a WORLD of information, inspiration, help and great ideas shared between Clubs and Rotarians in our District.
 
Our District RESOURCES page is ONLY as great as WE make it.
 
Every Rotarian, every Club - YOU -
can add info right now - -
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Have You Visited our District Facebook Page?
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
2017-2018 Citation GOALS
for Every Rotarian
 
1. Bring in a new member.
2. Take Part in a Global Grant Project or in a Community Service Project
3. Take Action to promote Rotary’s Public Image & Community Awareness.
4. Contribute to the Rotary Foundation and/or the GRSP Endowment.
5. Earn the “Rotarian Celebration Citation”.
 
(For details - Click Here:
 
Attn: Club Presidents:
2017-2018 GOALS for CLUBS
 
1. Participate in doing more good with Parntership Projects.
2. Publicize the good your club is doing locally & Globally.
3. Achieve a net gain in members & infcrease diversity.
4. Give to the RI Foundation/GRSP at least 10% more than 2016-17
5. Qualify for District “All Clubs Celebration Citation” recognition.
 
(For details - Click Here:
 
 
 
 
  
 
DG Hamsa’s - JANUARY - Club Visits
 
 
 
 
  
 
Want to read more?
Click on the link below for Rotary International News Online -
news, feature stories from Clubs and Rotarians around the world & our District
- BE INSPIRED -
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Connect with YOUR District!
 
 
 
 
Your District WEB Site: http://www.rotarydistrict6920.net
Your ‘House of Friendship' on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Rotary6920

Share a TWEET on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Rotary6920

Add our HASHTAG to all posts everywhere: #DGHamsa (it helps connect us all).

 

Contact your District Officers & AGs and District Committee Chairs:

http://www.rotarydistrict6920.net/2017-18%20District_Team.php

 

RESOURCES PAGE EDITOR: http://www.rotaryresources.net/contact

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Leslie Mattingly Leslie@rotary6920.org

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