Rotary District 6920 Newsletter - September 2016 |
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All Star TidbitsPam Lightsey, District Governor |
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| September brings lots of GREAT news for District 6920!!
The approval for District Grants has been received. Club Presidents should be receiving information from Gena Taylor, District Grants Chair, in the coming weeks. Please make sure all the documentation is kept for your project. This includes photos and receipts for your project.
District Conference registration is up and there are deadlines, so make sure to visit the District Conference webpage - http://www.rotary6920.org/District_Conference/2017/conference_home.php - for all details.There is an early registration rate, so take advantage of this. The agenda for District Conference is going to be finalized soon. District Conference 2017 will be including the Foundations Seminar/Grants Training in the plenary sessions on Saturday, so make sure to sign up to enjoy this EPIC conference! This will eliminate another travel date for clubs to attend on a weekend. There will be much to celebrate this year! A well informed district is a successful district.
Excitement is building as I visit clubs! September is Literacy/Education month and is a GREAT month to do a literacy project. You can do something as simple as reading to a group of daycare or elementary school students. We will also be preparing to celebrate World Polio Day on October 24th. And many clubs are already getting contributions in place to celebrate Foundation month in November. There is so much to do over the next few months!
Applications are now being accepted for District Governor 2018-2019. Applications are due to Past District Governor John Neely by November 9th. Check the district webpage at http://www.rotary6920.org/ for more details.
If your club hasn’t selected your President Elect/Nominee, please do so soon. Preparations are being made for the President Elect Training Seminar to be held in Atlanta. The online registration will open in November, so begin thinking about next year's club leadership now. It is so important to have clubs plan because failure to plan may lead to planning to fail. We have so much to celebrate this year and so many clubs have really started to communicate about next year.
The details are being finalized with a possible Group Study Exchange Team to Brazil. Watch the blog and website for details that will be shared as soon as they are available.
What an amazing start to September!!
Remember you have the power to change one life!
Pam
http://rotarypamlightseysjourney.blogspot.com/ |
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| View Last Month's Webinar
View the webinar from last month at https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/learning-reference/webinars/on-demand. To access the webinar, click on English and Beginner from the drop down menu options.
This webinar features District Governor Haresh Ramchandani (District 7020) as he relates ways your club can create an engaging and rewarding member experience that you will want to share with others. Many clubs are already embracing new rules and flexibility for their members, so now is the perfect time to revitalize and rethink your Rotary Club and breathe new life into your club's membership! |
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Million Dollar Dinner Set for June 9, 2017
Georgia Rotary Districts 6920, 6910 and 6900 are raising $3 million for The Rotary Foundation in celebration of The Rotary Foundation’s Centennial Celebration, and you can be a part of this special milestone.
All Rotarians and spouses who make new gifts of $10K or more - either outright cash gifts or new bequest commitments - to The Rotary Foundation during the Foundation’s Centennial Year, 2016-2017, will be invited to attend a Million Dollar Dinner with Rotary International President John Germ at the Georgia Aquarium on the eve of the Rotary International 2017 Convention.
You can help The Rotary Foundation continue to improve the lives of others at the local level all around the world, and you can decide how you want your gift to be used.
Making a Bequest Society Commitment to the Rotary Foundation
You can be a part of this Centennial Celebration by increasing your existing Bequest Society commitment or becoming a new member of The Bequest Society with a minimum commitment of $10,000. Bequests are gifts committed in your will, or by including The Rotary Foundation as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Becoming a member of The Bequest Society of our Rotary Foundation is simple.
Making a Major Gift to the Rotary Foundation
Outright gifts to our Foundation may be made by cash, check, credit card, publicly traded securities, or IRA Charitable Rollovers.
In December 2015, Congress passed a law the permanently allows individuals 70.5 years or older to transfer funds directly from an IRA to a qualified charity without increasing federal taxable income. Charitable Gift Annuities are another way to make a major gift to The Rotary Foundation. With this method you can receive tax benefits and fixed payments for life. If you are interested in learning more, please contact District Governor Pam Lightsey.
A major gift to our Rotary Foundation in the amount of $10,000 or greater can be pledged and gifted over a 2 year period with recognition awarded upon the initial gift installment.
Don’t miss this special opportunity to be recognized for your generosity by our Rotary International President John Germ, make history in our Zone 34 and ensure “Rotary Serving Humanity”. For more information, visit www.milliondollardinner.org. |
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| GRSP Conclave Held in Augusta
Over 230 Rotarians/students gathered in Augusta at the end of August. A total of 51 International students representing 18 countries studying at 24 Georgia universities met each other for the first time in Augusta. Augusta Rotarian and Augusta University President Brooks Keel welcomed students to campus. |
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Don’t forget to hashtag your photos!
#TRF100 #100ActsofGood #RotaryAllStars #Rotary6920 |
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| Speech Contest Information 2016-2017 The District is divided into three zones: Northern, Western and Eastern.
Each Club’s first and second place winners may attend the zone contest. Third place winners may attend ONLY if the first and/or second place winner cannot attend.
There is a $100.00 entry fee for EACH club contestant sent to the zone contest. For example, if the 1st and 2nd place contestants compete at zone, the fee would be $200.00.
All high school students, including home schooled, are eligible to participate. Any student who has won at the club or zone level previously is eligible to compete again as long as they remain a high school student.
The theme this year is “Rotary Serving Humanity”. Contestants may also use the “4 way test" or Rotary Foundation Theme “Doing Good in the World."
Due to District Conference being held early, the Zone level dates are a month earlier than usual. Zone level contests will be held Feb. 11, Feb. 18 and March 4, 2017.
The District Conference will be March 24-25, 2017 at Jekyll Island. The winner from each zone MUST present their speech at District Conference to receive the scholarship money. There are no exceptions to this rule!
Speech contest guidelines and forms are posted on the website at www.rotarydistrict6920.net. At the top of the page, click on District Activities. Drop down boxes appear; click on Speech Contest That link should bring you to all the information you should need. It includes the guidelines, contact information for the District Chair and Zone Coordinators, the zone each club is assigned to and the Judges form and Club contest finalist form (needs to be sent to the appropriate zone coordinator and District Chair). This page will also list the dates and venues for the zone level contest once they have been determined.
Please feel free to call the District Chair or Zone Coordinators for any questions. The chair and zone coordinators are:
District Chair: Jan Horadan 478-804-3192 jhoradan@gmail.com
Northern Zone: Jan Horadan 478-804-3192 jhoradan@gmail.com
Western Zone: Heather Kellen 478-244-1714
Eastern Zone: Rafe Semmes 912-234-5052, ext 115
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Metro Savannah Club Announces Service Partner
The Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club is proud to announce it has selected Tybee Island-based Fresh Air Home as its 2016-17 Annual Service Partner. Since 1939, Fresh Air Home has provided an overnight beach camp experience to at-risk Chatham County children ages 4-11. While on Tybee, the children experience the beach twice daily, field trips, picnics, arts/crafts, music, sports, talent shows, dance and movies. The nonprofit provides the children with all they need except a bathing suit and tennis shoes. Fresh Air Home was chosen as Metro's Service Partner by a vote of club membership after receiving applications from 15 local nonprofits. "Service is at the core of Metro Savannah's mission, and is something our members take seriously," said immediate past President Suzanne Kirk. "They voted Fresh Air Home as our service partner because they felt it allowed our Club to make a direct impact on the children of our community." Over the next year, Metro Savannah expects to raise more than $10,000 for Fresh Air Home, and volunteer many hours making improvements to Fresh Air's property and helping to organize events. In addition to Service Partner activities, Metro Savannah will participate in monthly service projects with a dozen other nonprofits over the next 12 months. Over the past year, Metro Rotarians completed 17 service projects, volunteering more than 400 hours with worthy causes across Savannah. |
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| Packing the Semi for Broken Shackle Ranch Rotary District Governor 6920 Pam Lightsey selected the Broken Shackle Ranch to receive a “semi” packed with supplies of daily living – paper products, soap, toothpaste, laundry detergent, sheets, pillows, socks, etc., all courtesy of the various Rotary Clubs in her district.
The Rotary Clubs from South Central Georgia including the Valdosta North Rotary Club, the Nashville-Berrien Rotary Club, the Valdosta Rotary Club and the Fitzgerald Rotary Club all stepped up to the challenge and encouraged each of their individual club members to bring some of the needed items.
According to the Broken Shackle Ranch website, BSR is a Christian-based youth home for young men ages 16-20 who are having difficulties adapting to the demands of adult life. As a ministry, a youth home, an educational facility, and a place for spiritual growth, BSR equips young men to develop their character and become responsible adults.
“Rotary Clubs, through the service motto ‘Service Above Self,’ give freely and often to help service organizations around the world with humanitarian resources,” said Valdosta Rotary President Molly Deese.
Valdosta North Rotary President Denise McKenzie said, “It is an honor to join together with other Rotarians in the District to impact the lives of these vulnerable young men. We salute the leadership of Broken Shackle Ranch and pledge our continued support.” |
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| District Governor Visits McIntosh Rotary Club
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| Savannah South Golf Tournament Set for October 26th
The Rotary Club of Savannah South will host its fundraising golf tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Southbridge Golf Course with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
The four-person scramble tournament proceeds will support community projects such as the Savannah Early Childhood Foundation’s Early Learning College for Parents, a project to provide dictionaries to all third grade students in Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and more.
Along with the tournament, there will be a putting contest, hole-in-one contest, and team prizes. In addition, prior to the tournament will be a boxed lunch and following the tournament there will be a catered dinner; both are included in the registration fee.
Sponsorship packages range from $100 and up. Corporate teams, which includes a hole sponsorship, is $600. Individual teams are $500. Individual players are $125. To get in the game and help make a difference in our community, visit www.rcssgolf.com.
The Rotary Club of Savannah South founded in 1981 is a proud supporter of the Savannah Early Childhood Foundation, the Georgia Rotary Student Program, The Dictionary Project and other projects that improve lives in our community and around the globe. To learn more visit, www.rotaryclubofsavannahsouth.com.
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| DG Visits Waycross Rotarians
Pamela Lightsey, District Governor of Rotary Clubs in Southeast Georgia, recently spoke to the Waycross Rotary Club on the upcoming events for the Georgia Rotary Student Program, Rotary in Southeast Georgia and the 2017 Worldwide Rotary International Convention in Atlanta. |
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