Ingrid wrote:

As we begin a new Rotary year, we have exciting opportunities ahead for us in 2009-2010. Over twenty five thousand children ages five and younger are still dying every day around the world from preventable causes, including poor nutrition, lack of clean water, adequate medical care, and literacy. We have a chance to make a difference, one person at a time, one club at a time, one district at a time, to improve the lives of others.

2009-2010 Rotary International President John Kenny has asked that this year we continue our focus to improve Heath & Hunger, Literacy and Clean Water. We can accomplish this service by exploring the vast opportunities available to us in partnering with a club or clubs in our district or somewhere in the world, to identify and complete worthy projects that will help attain these goals. Once a project is identified in one of these three areas, I have asked that these clubs apply for a District Matching Grant though our Foundation Grants Committee, and use the District Designated Funds (DDF) that the district has awarded in 2009-2010, as a result of the generous Annual Giving from our Rotarians in  2006-2007. I'm also asking for your continued support in the End Polio Now campaign. Rotary International has taken on the Gates Foundation additional challenge, so we can finely eradicate this disease in the world. Did you know it only takes a $34. annual commitment from each Rotarian in our District, over the next 3 ½ years, to accomplish this goal?

As I make my Official Governor's Visit to your club, in the near future, I look forward to meeting you and working with all Rotarians in the forty six clubs that make up our District 7930 in 2009-2010. Remember...The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands!