District Governor Don Bryan
2011 RI Convention Host
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Upcoming Events
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17th Milltown Classic 5k - Bogalusa
May 25, 2013 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Zone 31 Success Seminar
West Monroe Community Center
Jun 01, 2013 08:30 AM - 03:00 PM
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International Convention
Lisbon Portugal
Jun 22, 2013 08:00 AM - Jun 26, 2013 05:00 PM
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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
Pearl River Community College
Jul 21, 2013 08:00 AM - Jul 26, 2013 05:00 PM
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Foundation, Membership & Public Relations Seminar
Pearl River Community College
Aug 17, 2013 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Zone 30/31 Institute
Griffin Gate Marriott
Sep 17, 2013 - Sep 22, 2013
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| Posted by Ken Thompson
Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 34,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self. Pictured are the 2013-2014 Club Presidents and District Officers in a group photo from the 2013 President-Elect Training Seminar. | | Posted by Ken Thompson
District Trainer Janice McKellar has compiled a video that combines all of the submissions made by Rotary District 6840 Clubs for the 2013 Mid-Year Checkup in January. Go to the dropdown menu under "Club/District Data" to "Club and District Information" and click on that. To the left under Links, click on "2013 Mid Year Checkup Video". Enjoy the video. | | Posted by Ken Thompson
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) has moved locations this year. It will be held in the Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi, from July 21-26. Clubs can guarantee a spot in the program by submitting a reservation form with check ($600 per student) to Hope Thibodeaux. More information can be found under District Programs > Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, including application forms, documents concerning club responsibilities, and form letters for high school counselors. | | Posted by Ken Thompson
GSE Team Leader Mark Spicer and his GSE Team have returned from India. They will speak at the District 6840 Conference April 18-20. The trip covered four weeks - February 9 to March 9th. A Photo Album from their trip can be found under News/Photos > Photo Albums.In the above photo (left to right) are team members:
Matt Dorback
Jaimee Goad - Pascagoula Club Ruhul Amin - Stennis Club Meghan Harwell - New Orleans Riverbend Club Mark Spicer, Team Leader - Ocean Springs Click on More for team biographies: | | Posted by Ken Thompson on Feb 16, 2013
Visiting District 7780 Rotarians from Maine completed the Friendship Exchange begun last summer when District 6840 Rotarians visited Maine. Led by District 7780 Governor Marty Peak Helman, the visitors are shown here eating lunch on Friday, February 15, in the Mount Olive Food Ministry, Slidell, Louisiana, that Marty and her husband Frank helped restore to service after Hurricane Katrina. The lunch was hosted by the Rotary Club of Slidell, Ron Davis, President. Following lunch at Mount Olive, the group toured the Infinity Space Center adjacent to Stennis Space Center, and had dinner at the 200 North Beach Restaurant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. PDG Karen Babin, Metairie, was the organizer of the tour. More photos under News/Photos > Photo Albums. | | Posted by Ken Thompson on Feb 16, 2013
The third retreat of this year's Rotary Leadership Academy was held at the Long Beach Recreational Facility on February 16. ADG Vicky Magas gave a promotion for the upcoming District Conference. The two project teams did a reality check on their program to date. Trainer Gail Kelley-Webb led the group through an "artifacts" session. The retreat topic for discussion was "Storytelling/Trust/Delegation: Rotary is no longer Committees of One!" |
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