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Rotary District 6920 Newsletter - August 2016
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All Star Tidbits
Pam Lightsey, District Governor
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WOW! If you didn’t attend the All Star Seminar on Saturday you missed a GREAT day in our district. I want to say THANK YOU to Lloyd Horadan for everything he did to pull things together and make our All Star Seminar a memorable event
for those in attendance. And THANK YOU to all the clubs that participated in bringing car loads of items to pack the truck! All the items were delivered to Broken Shackle Ranch!
There are two events coming up in August for our district. Rotary Leadership Institute on August 13, and the Georgia Rotary Student Conclave on August 26-28! Please visit the webpage to register for both events,
www.rotary6920.org and select the link on the calendar!
Don’t forget to check the spreadsheet at
http://www.rotary6920.org/award_system.php for the points your club can earn.
Information about the Centennial Million Dollar Dinner will be coming to you soon. Thank you to Frank Seaton for being our first Bequest Society new level to go toward our goal! And thank you to Todd Freesemann for being our first Major Donor to go toward
our goal! It was an amazing weekend to be a Rotarian!
We also raised a little money for CART at the seminar! The District Governor string (DG, DGE & DGN) matched the donations collected at lunch, bringing our total collected for CART this weekend to $824! Thank you for everyone who contributed to the CART buckets
on Saturday!
See you soon and don’t forget you can make a difference!
Pam
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Join Rotary International President John Germ and Vice-President Jennifer
Jones for a Facebook Live chat on 11 August, 10:00 a.m. Chicago time to find out what they are excited about this Rotary year.
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Rotary Leadership Institute
Sign up today for Rotary Leadership Institute – August 13th in Augusta at Augusta University
In addition to preparing members for leadership, attendance at RLI also earns clubs points towards the annual awards:
- A President- Elect that attends RLI will earn 100 points per section attended, up to 300 points
(1.07)
- A Club sponsored a member attending Rotary Leadership Institute will earn points (Points/member/RLI
section for club sized: S = 60, M = 40, L=30, XL = 20) up to 100 points (1.08)
- Members (not sponsored) who attend Rotary Leadership Institute will earn points (Points/member/RLI
section for club sized: S = 60, M = 40, L=30, XL = 20) up to 100 points (1.09)
Imagine, your medium size club earning 260 points in one day by having five members represented
at RLI (1 PE + 2 sponsored members + 2 not sponsored members)!
The deadline for registering for RLI is fast approaching. Please register now at
http://www.rlitraining.org/registration/
For more information about RLI, visit
http://www.rlitraining.org/?doing_wp_cron=1470112070.8832480907440185546875
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Georgia Rotary Student Program
The Georgia Rotary Student Program will meet in Augusta August 26th-28th. Register now by going to
http://www.rotarydistrict6920.net/ and clicking the calendar link in the middle of the page.
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August is 'Bring A Friend' Month
August is Membership Month in Rotary and this year it's also "Bring a Friend" Month in all Districts in Zones 33/34. Zone Director Joe Mullkerrin asks all clubs to organize a "Bring
a Friend" to your meeting or a special social event, with appropriate programs to inspire and introduce the friends to your fellowship and what your club is, does and stands for. Let's fill Facebook and social media with out events. If your club has already
planned an event, then now it has a dual purpose. HAVE FUN - LET'S CONNECT!
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100% Paul Harris Clubs
Congratulations to the Rotary Club of Valdosta North for achieving 100% Paul Harris Club status!
What a GREAT accomplishment for clubs!! Clubs that have reached 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club: Augusta, Augusta West, Augusta South, Blackshear, Brunswick, Camden County, Centerville, Dublin, Effingham County Sunrise, Glennville, Hawkinsville, Jesup, Kings Bay,
Nashville-Berrien, Perry, Sandersville, Savannah East, Savannah South, Savannah Sunrise, Skidaway Island, Tennille, Valdosta, Valdosta North, Vidalia, Warner Robbins, West Chatham-Pooler and Wrightsville.
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Sign up for Rotary Direct
Support our efforts year round by making a recurring gift. You choose how much and how often
you want to give— it's a simple and secure way to make a big impact. Online contributions can be made monthly, quarterly, or annually. If you prefer, you may return the completed Rotary Direct enrollment form or enroll by phone at +1-866-976-8279.
To update your existing recurring giving, contact us at
rotarydirect@rotary.org or call 1-866-976-8279. For security reasons, changes to your credit card information should be made by phone.
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Coppola Inducted as Savannah Sunrise President
Rotary Assistant Governor Doug Foran inducted Carol Coppola as the 19th president of the Rotary
Club of Savannah Sunrise. Ms. Coppola is First Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager with SunTrust Bank. She is a native of Savannah and a graduate of the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business and currently serves on the board of the
Savannah Community Development Corporation. Ms. Coppola is a member of The Propeller Club of Savannah, CFO Council, and has been a member of the Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club for ten years.
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Camden County Surprises Member with Will Watt
The Rotary Club of Camden County surprised and honored club member Deborah Maner as a Will Watt
Fellow in recognition of her meritorious service as host “mom” for Georgia Rotary Student Program students sponsored by the club over the past four years. She will soon begin her fifth year as a host family. The Brunswick, Camden, and St. Simons Island Clubs
join together to sponsor a student each year to attend Coastal Georgia College in Brunswick. Rotarian Terry Adkins is pictured reading the Will Watt citation to Deborah.
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Savannah East Recognizes Major Donors
At the July 22 meeting of The Rotary Club of Savannah East, DG Pam & President Beth present IPP Ed Donoghue and his wife
Judy with their pins in recognition for their support of the Rotary Foundation. They are the newest Major Donors in District 6920 to be presented for the 2016-17 year!
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Waycross Supports Local Camp
Rusty Hall, CEO of the local YMCA in Waycross recently received a donation from Richard Sowell, president of the Waycross Rotary Club, to support
Camp Reveille, a summer camp sponsored by the "Y". Club members also provided food and spent two evenings at the camp serving the campers and staff. Making the presentation are Dr. David Morton, 2015-2016 club president; Rusty Hall, Richard Sowell and Bryant
Wiggins, club treasurer.
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DG Visits with McIntosh Club
District Governor Pamela Lightsey made her official visit to the Rotary Club of McIntosh recently. She was passionate about the "Power of One" as she shared the remarkable story of how
her mother encouraged her to get involved with the community through their local Rotary Club of Augusta at an early age.
Pictured left to right are McIntosh County Rotary members Pastor Grice, Lloyd Flanders, President Michael Heiser, Marian Owens, District Governor Pamela Lightsey, Wally Orrel, District Assistant Governor Glenda Kessler, Diane Martin, Dr. Diane J Richardson,
Jackie Mull and Michelle Walczak.
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Centerville Inducts New Members
Two of Centerville’s top city officials, Mayor John Harley and Chief of Police Ronald Rodgers, were recently inducted into Rotary by PDG Bob
Griggers and Centerville Club President Jack Steed during the club’s first meeting of the 2016-2017 year. Pictured are Steed, Mayor Harley, Chief Rodgers and PDG Griggers.
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