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ROTARY DISTRICT 6920
Central, South Central, Southeast, & Coastal Georgia
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ALL CLUBS CONFERENCE CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS EDITION
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MAY is New Generations Month
Special Emphasis on Rotary Programs serving & encouraging Children & Young People - including Youth Exchange.
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Your 5 May "R-MAD¡¨ Goals:
¡§Rotarians Making a Difference¡¨
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1. MAKE THE DECISION:
Find a new Rotary Committee
or Project YOU will support, lead, or contribute to - in the coming 2018-19 year!
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2. EVERYONE - CELEBRATE YOUR CLUBS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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3. BEGIN NOW TO PLAN FOR 2018-2019 GOALS
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4. COMMIT TO Participate MORE in Rotary THIS MONTH
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5. MAY is
New Generations Month - Focus on YOUTH in your Club
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Sec. A. Top Priority: District News & Upcoming Events
1. Important Reminders for May & June
2. All Clubs ConferenceHighlights
3. A special Message from DG Hamsa
4. New Fundrasing Brochure Unveiled
5. Foundation Dinner Kicks Off Conference
6. Atlanta Convention Funds returned to Clubs
7. Jim Bruce Honored
8. CART Fund Successes Announced & Alzheimers news
9. Friendship Exchange Incoming Team Highlights
10. PRIP Frank Devlyn Charms at Conference
Sec. B. DISTRICT PROJECTS:
Initiatives & Plans
1. Entrepreneurship Partnerships -
Highlights from COnference Presentations
2018 Gray¡¦s Reef Southeast MATE ROV Competition
2. Saving Lives with Medicine -
Sec. C. CLUBS & MEMBERS: Club News & Events
1. Marion Curry - My Rotary Experience in Uganda
2. Macon Party with a Cause
3. Milledgeville Oconee Clean-up
Sec. D. YOUTH: GRSP, RYLA, Rotaract, Interact
1. Waynesboro Charters new Interact Club
2. Focus on Scouting and Rotary
3. GRSP Students Charm at Conference
4. Oconee Fall Line Rotaract Club
5. Preston Johnson Speech Contest
Sec. E. TOOLS: Citations, Resources, Facebook, RI News, Contact Us, & Links
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Citation Brochures
2. Resources
3. Facebook
4. Rotary International News (links)
5. Contact US - Our District Contact Info -
6.Social Media & Website Links
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A. Top Priority: District News/Events
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Important Reminders:
District Events & Deadlines in May
& June
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May 15: Grants Final Report Deadline 2017-2018
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June 1: MOU Deadline 2018-2019
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June 8: Zone 34 District Membership Chairs Meeting
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June 15: Grant Application Deadline 2018-2019
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June 23-27: RI Convention - TORONTO!
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All Clubs Conference Highlights:
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ALL Clubs Conference a FABULOUS Success!
The Conference was an incredible success - with a record setting attendance and much fun, fundraising, celebrating and ROTARY to go around. Much of the weekend was shared LIVE - as an on-line broadcast via FACEBOOK. Here are links to some of those broadcasts:
The Opening Luncheon on Friday - Focused on Alzheimer¡¦s Research and CART:
CLICK HERE
Saturday Morning - with PRI President Frank Devlyn - talking about Making a Difference:
CLICK HERE
Saturday Evening Banquet and an extraordinary Message by RI President¡¦s Representative GregPodd:
CLICK HERE
Sunday Morning - Panel Discussion with RI Dignitaries & Friends:
CLICK HERE
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A Special Message from DG Hamsa:
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Dear Rotarians, Family and friends.
It is an honor and privilege to serve as your District Governor in the 2017 ¡V 18 Rotary year. I learned much about Georgia and the communities we live in. I also witnessed cross-District differences
in prosperity and its impact on club membership. Independent of prosperity, we are people of action. We are a Rotary family - 3115 strong in D6920 and making a differnece every day in south and central Georgia communities! We have much to celebrate and Thank
You!
Our Achievements:
Our 62 Rotary Clubs are enhancing their public image and building Rotary Aareness in tehir communities. Interact & Rotaract Clubs are active and growing in nubmers with increased focus on youth.
Across the District we are making adiffernce through collaborations between Rotary Clubs and Partner orgnaizations such as the MAP International and medical clinics in the saving Lives with Medicine
project. In the Entrepreneurship project, we are supporting the MATE ROV competition, STEM schools, Young Entrepreneur Academies and 3 Day Start Up Program of Georgia Southern University.
Exploring collaboration with Scouts, Future Farmers of America, 4-H, SCORE and Junior Achievement programs to cultivate young leaders and entrepreneurs in Georgia.
Internationally we are making adifference with global grant projects in Brazil, India, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and other countries.
We Planted over 8,000 trees in Claxton, Hinesville, Jekyll Island, Macon, Perry, Reidsville Richmond Hill and Valdosta in response to RI president Ian Riseley¡¦s 1.2 million Tree Challenge.
Our support to the Rotary Foundation remains strong! Year to date we achieved following recognition and endowment measured:
- 280 new PHF, 20 Benefactor, 3 Beequeth Society, 1 Major Donor, 27 PHS members and 777 Sustaining members.
- July 2017- April 2018 total contribution is $337,375 (includes $259,733 Annual Fund giving and $69,242 PolioPlus).
- Year to date, we hae 10 non-giving clubs to the Annual Fund and 20 non-giving clubs to Polio Plus. I encourage all non-giving clubs to support the Foundation. Become part of a legacy - eradicate Polio.
I am¡K. We are ¡K. ROTARY
Hamsa Thota
District Governor 2017-18
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District Unveils new Foundation Fundraising Brochure - Focusing on Projects and Partnerships Between District 6920 and INDIA
Rotarians in District 3150 have parnered with other ROtary Districts around the world through The ROtary Foundations Global Grant program. Funds from local clubs, private individuals and the ROtary Foundation
are combined with Indian Rotarians¡¦ donations to pay for a multitide of projects focused on education, hygiene and other projects and improvements changing lives daily. Over the past 6 years, Rotarians in our District have partnered with District 3150 to provide
18,765 school benches, at a total project cost of $781,336. In addition we have supported WASH facilities in 10 schools, provided 500 tricycles for the handicapped, and distributed 678 sewing machines, at a cost of $183,848. This totals close to $1 million
in humnaitarian projects through D6920 and D3150 Rotary Foundation Partnerships.
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Special Campaign for RI END POLIO Foundation Dinner offers special moments at Jekyll Island Hotel.
MC¡¦d by Past RI Director Robert Hall, a group of distinguished and generous District 6920 Rotarians and guests were treated to a very special Foundation Dinner on the Eve of the All Clubs Conference
- held at the beautiful and Historic Jekyll Island Hotel. With this special campaign - District 6920 Rotarians gave the following:
Annual Fund $19,045.00
Polio Plus $15,755.00
Total $34,800.00
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$341,873.17 Returned to 62 D 6920 Clubs at All Clubs Conference from their support of the Atlanta RI Convention!
The Amount to be returned to each club was calculated by PDGs Gary Smith and Bruce Montgomery and approved by the District Finance Committee - according
to money given by clubs and members during the planning staged of the International Convention. These funds were carried throughout the planning stages as a ¡¥liability¡¦ and earmarked for return to the Clubs following the (Incredibly Successful) convention.
Checks were Distributed at the All Clubs Conference. Deep gratitude to all who supported this effort.
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Jim Bruce Honored for Years of Service as Webmaster and Support of District Efforts
In Recognition of, and deepest Gratitude for his countless years of Dedicated Service to Rotary District 6920, particularly as Webmaster, St Simons Island Rotarian Jim Bruce
was honored during the All Clubs Celebration by DG Hamsa. In addition to receiving a commemorative award, DG Hamsa awarded Jim his ¡§+7¡¨ PHF, by making a gift in his honor. THANK YOU JIM!
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Focus on CART:
Coins for Alzheimer Research Trust
CART was a very special focus of effort at All Clubs Conference. On Saturday morning - wife of PRID Robert Hall, Charlene Hall,
made an impassioned request for continued, dedicated support of CART - speaking very personally of the toll on both the patient - and the caregiving family members . Roger Ackerman - Co-founder of CART, spoke as well - inspiring
all, and Dr. Allan Levey ¡V Alzheimer Researcher from Emery University gave a fascinating discourse on the frightening prospects of numbers of affected people over the next few decades, the state of current research and
the promise of future treatments for Alzheimer¡¦s. By the end of the weekend - Conference attendees had raised over $10,000 in additional donations! BRAVO
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Top Fundraising Honors in D6920
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TOP CART CONTRIBUTIONS BY CLUB
#1 Augusta Club: $15,323,28
#2 Macon: $9,334.38
#3 Augusta West: $6,155.82
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TOP PER CAPITA/MEMBER
CART CONTRIBUTIONS BY CLUB
#1 Augusta West: $181
#2 Augusta: $90
#2 Glennville: $90
#3 Macon $59
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In Total - District 6920 raised over $90K for CART
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Friendship Exchange Team from India Charms all as they Trek across our District, proclaimed Honorary Citizens of Georgia(GEORGIA) The Rotary Friendship Exchange Team from India have been proclaimed as the Honorary Citizens of
Georgia by The Honorable Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State. This headline highlights the extraordinary journey of our incoming Team from India as they enjoyed exposure to life in Georgia and the US. Medicine, Agriculture, Business, the Ports, Art, Food
and of course FRIENDSHIP abounded during their visit - which was capped by their attendance at the ALL CLUBS CONFERENCE!
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Highlights from All Clubs Conference:Ravi Vadlamani talks about Happy Schools
CLICK HERE TO WATCH
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B. DISTRICT Projects, Initiatives, & Plans
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Georgia Power Partners as a Silver level corporate sponsor for the Rotary Entrepreneurship Showcase at the Rotary All Clubs Conference.
DG Hamsa and District 6920 are grateful to GA Power for their generous Silver Sponsorship in support of our Entrepreneurship Showcase at the All Clubs Conference.
Student Entrepreneur Teams from Central and Southeast Georgia displayed and presented their company ideas at the Rotary All
Clubs Conference on April 28. Winning student entrepreneurs received scholarships funded by Georgia corporate sponsors.
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Highlights from All Clubs Conference:
All Clubs Conference Celebrated Entrepreneurship around the District during the Saturday Session:
DG Hamsa was pleased and rightfully proud to serve as host as Students from around our District offered 11-3 minute presentations and 2 videos showcasing their efforts this
past year. This is a tremendous achievement for our D6920 clubs.
DG Hamsa also awarded the following scholarships:
Partner organizations (4 X $500)
$2,000 (Georgia Power sponsor funds)
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3 Day Startup Program at Georgia Southern University
2. Gray¡¦s Reef National MATE ROV competition
3. YEA in Macon
4. YEA in Valdosta
Schools (6 X $250)
$1,500 (Rotary District 6920 funds-budgeted)
1. Augusta
2. Camden
3. Dublin
4. Hinesville
5. Macon
6. Milledgeville
Click Here to view Video
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District 6920 Clubs Partner with the 2018 Gray¡¦s Reef Southeast MATE ROV Competition
Rotary-Gray's Reef NMS Foundation joined hands in April to increase participation in ROV competition. With support from Savannah area Rotary Clubs - The Metro Savannah Club hepled organize the Engineering
Interview Panel, the District offered a $500 Scholarship toward Professional Development, and a MATE ROV kit for two regional schools. Presentations were made by the students at the All Clubs Conference
Goals
¡P Rotary D6920 Goal: Cultivate young leaders and entrepreneurs in Georgia
¡P Gray¡¦s Reef NMFS Foundation Goal: Increase participation of students from South and South Central Georgia schools in the ROV competition
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North Paulding HS Team wins Competition
for the 3rd straight year!
The photo at left was taken at the 2018 Gray¡¦s Reef Southeast MATE ROV competition on Saturday, April 21. The students are from the North Paulding High School in Dallas,
GA. Their sponsor is the Dallas Rotary Club (Greater Atlanta area). The team will travel to the International Competition in Seattle.
District 6920 extends special congratulations to this very strong Team (and their coach, Nicole Lee) from Dallas, GA. Their coach reports they would not be able to compete
without Rotary Support!
To read more, in the local Press: Click HERE and HERE
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C. CLUB & MEMBERS Top News & Events
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Uganda; 21 Days that Changed My View of the World
by Marion Curry
When my friend and fellow Rotarian, Larry Rhodes, Ph.D. from Eugene, Oregon (Eugene Airport Rotary Club) asked me to travel to Uganda as part of a Rotary
team, I thought it a once in a lifetime opportunity. Little did I know that it would be the beginning of a journey that would grab my heart and imagination. The trip to Uganda was not my first visiting a country deeply challenged by poverty as I had previously
visited Peru. The difference in this trip was¡K MORE
HERE
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A Party With A Cause: Downtown Macon Rotarians Engage the Entire Community
We can¡¦t resist highlighting a wonderful event of the past 8 years
in Macon. The Macon Beer Fest
is a signature event created and put on by the
Rotary Club of Downtown Macon. The
Macon Beer Fest serves around 60 different craft beers from around the country, but it is also a
party with a cause: a health fair disguised as beer festival for the promotion and education of prostate cancer and the need for testing. Every year at the festival men are offered free PSA blood tests. This past year the Rotary Club of Downtown Macon gave
away about $35,000 in free blood tests. MORE
HERE
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Milledgeville Rotary Focuses on Clean up at
the Oconee River Greenway.
Milledgeville Rotary joined forces in April with Keep Milledgeville Baldwin Beautiful to participate in a river clean-up at the Oconee River Greenway. Local
support was rallied from various organizations and businesses including the Young Professionals Group and Oconee Outfitters. With feet on the ground and boats in the water, a plethora of attention was paid towards this much loved resource and asset in the
community. The efforts put forth helped raise much needed awareness to the issues lesser advantaged country¡¦s face with unclean water.
See
More HERE
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D. YOUTH: GRSP, RYLA, Rotaract, Interact
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Waynesboro Club Charter Sponsors of NEW Interact Club - of Edmund Burke Academy
Congratulations to the Waynesboro Club on successfully establishing a new Interact Club at Edmunch Burke Academy! Everyone in District 6920 wishes you,
your fellow Rotarians, and new Interact members much success as you work together to inspire positive change in your community.
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Focus on Rotary & Scouting
by Blair Train
Scouting, both Girls and Boys, represents a large segment of the Rotary mission- Service above Self. It is important for girls and boys to have a focus- Scouting gives them that. Rotary¡¦s emphasis
on Youth Entrepreneurship blends extremely well with both Girl and Boy Scouting¡¦s emphasis on leadership. Rotary, Rotaracts, Interacts, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts can form a strong collaborative while maintaining their individual brands. Meetings with youth
representatives from each organization can provide a preliminary path for success, and partnerships between Rotary & Scout Troops can promote each organization¡¦s leadership development. (at left is an example of how Rotary Clubs can partner with Scout Troups).
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Rotary and Scouting
(note: This document finalizes our District 6920 Taskforce¡¦s recommendations for areas of cooperation between D6920 Rotary Clubs and local Scout troops.)
Scouting, both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, represents a large segment of the Rotary mission- service above self. It is important for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts to have a focus- Scouting gives them that. Rotary¡¦s emphasis on Youth
Entrepreneurship blends extremely well with both Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting¡¦s emphasis on leadership. Rotary, Rotaracts, Interacts, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts can form a strong collaborative while maintaining their individual brands. Meetings with youth
representatives from each organization can provide a preliminary path for success, possibly during the Rotary All Clubs Conference. Exciting displays by all of these youth organizations at the Rotary All Clubs Conference can promote each organization¡¦s leadership
development.
Opportunities for Rotary Clubs and Scouts to cultivate young leaders & entrepreneurs in Georgia
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Invite both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to display in the ¡§House of Friendship¡¨ at the All Clubs Conference in Jekyll (April 27-28, 2018) |
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Display materials from International Scout and Guide Fellowship (ISGF) |
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Increase visibility of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts |
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Invite Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts leaders to speak at regular Rotary Club meetings |
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Invite Scouts to participate in Rotary Club service projects |
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Invite Scouts to participate in the Flag ceremony at major Rotary events |
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Cooperate in youth leadership and entrepreneurship |
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Rotary Clubs support joint Exploring Programs for Interact students, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts |
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Rotaractors serve as mentor/guide to Interact students, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts during the college application process, admission and transition
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Rotarian Jay Torbert adds his thoughts on Scouting and Rotary:
I appreciate the opportunity to learn and share ideas on this subject. I think there is a natural fit between Scouting and Rotary. For example, my Troop (Troop 248) and
Rotary Club (Golden Isles) have interacted many times in recent years. Since I have been the Scoutmaster for Troop 248, scouts from Troop 248 have volunteered to help with 3 annual Rotary events on St. Simons Island: the Golden Isles Rotary Chili Cook-off;
the St. Simons Rotary McGladrey PGA Tournament¡¦s Meet the Pros Event; and the St. Simons Rotary Taps at Twilight Memorial Day service. Through my involvement in Rotary, I have learned of other opportunities for our scouts to help in the community. For example,
our scouts helped Glynn Visual Arts to prepare a new kids¡¦ outdoor creative/painting area, and my son performed his Eagle Scout project to help Safe harbor Children¡¦s Center in Brunswick. The relationship between these two great international humanitarian
organizations is tremendous.
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Highlights from All Clubs Conference:
STUDENTS from all over the world talk about their GRSP experience this year -
(Georgia Rotary Student Program)
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Oconee Fall Line Technical College¡¦s Rotaract Club - Sponsored by the Dublin Rotary Club - reaches out to local 5th Graders
Oconee Fall Line Technical College Rotaract Club is - for the second year, giving away the book written by Ben Carson, ¡§Gifted Hands.¡¨ Dublin Rotary Club
sponsors this worthwhile project. This year, the Dublin Rotary Club and the OFTC Rotaract Club gave out 750 of the "Gifted Hands" books to all 5th grade students in the city, county and private schools of our service area. This year they were able to also
give 25 of the books to their own Adult Literacy Program at OFTC. This has been a wonderful way for the Rotaract Club members to encourage students and share a positive message. READ
MORE HERE
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District Speech Chair Jan Horadan Announces Preston Johnson Winners:
Dear Rotarians: we have finished our three Zone level contests for the Preston Johnson High School Speech Contest.
Eastern Zone:
1st place: Darius Scott sponsored by Effingham/Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club
2nd place: Alastair Campbell sponsored by St. Simons Rotary Club
3rd place: Katie Marchese sponsored by Effingham/Effingham Sunrise Club
Western Zone:
1st place: Patrick Childress sponsored by Valdosta Rotary Club
2nd place: Annie Eilders sponsored by Valdosta Rotary Club
3rd place: Caroline O'Cain sponsored by Warner Robins Rotary Club
Northern Zone:
1st Place: Hannah Hodges sponsored by Sandersville/Tennille Rotary Club
2nd Place: Ethan Fields sponsored by Wrightsville Rotary Club
3rd Place: Claire Boland sponsored by Macon Rotary Club
Congratulations to all of these wonderfully talented Students and their Sponsoring Clubs!
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E. TOOLS & RESOURCES:
Resources, Facebook, Contact Us
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Share the BEST of Your Club on Our District 6920 RESOURCES page:
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 can add info right now.
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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
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