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 We are reprinting an article from the Rotary Club of Canfield's newsletter. This was the President's Corner article written by Sieglinde Warren. It introduced not only the District Governor and his visit to the Canfield Club, but also the office of district governor. Doug Simpson has asked that we reprint this article in the hopes that it will inspire one or more of the outstanding leaders of the Rotary Clubs of District 6650 to consider taking a leadership role beyond their local community as the governor of our great district.
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 Rotary International is working on its strategic planning and it is seeking feedback from Rotarians and clubs through its online survey. Information about this survey is reproduced here. If you are concerned about the future of Rotary and want to have your opinions heard, take the time to complete the survey.
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 Former District Governor Donald J. "Ducky" McTigue passed away last week. He served as district governor in 1981-1982. John N. Billock of the Rotary Club of Cortland prepared the memorial that we have reprinted here, which captures nicely the spirit of Ducky.
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You can download District Governor Doug Simpson's October Newsletter from the Site Pages section, District Governor's Newsletters - October Newsletter (column 1 of home page).
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 This year's District Governor is Doug Simpson. He assumed the role of District Governor officially on July 1, 2009 and is spending the early part of his year as District Governor visiting each club. However, he started his work well before July 1, working closely with the incoming presidents, helping train them and developing close working relationships.
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 The District Assembly was held on Saturday, May 9th, at the Salem Community Center. The meeting covered several topics of interest to incoming presidents and secretaries. We have posted several critical forms and handouts from the meeting on the website, where they will be readily accessible to clubs throughout the upcoming year.
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 It will not be long before the incoming GSE team arrives in Ohio for their month-long visit. Hub clubs throughout the district are making last-minute preparations for their visit. The five-person team from Sweden has been named, and their backgrounds are listed below. Headed by Rotarian Jan Eriksson, the team includes two men and three women. We will post more information about their schedule soon.
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 As part of the redoubled efforts to End Polio Now, the district is asking each club to raise $3000 over the next three years. We are asking that clubs not simply donate the money, but rather put together program to raise the money from the community. Such programs not only raise money for Polio Plus, but will also raise awareness of the program and Rotary's role in fighting polio.
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 The Rotary Foundation will be making some substantial changes to the accounting practices effective July 1, 2009, which will restrict the ability of clubs to transfer Foundation credit from one person to another. These changes might well affect individual clubs that routinely pool the credits from members who have left the club or died to currently active members. Club Foundation Chairs might wish to act in the next few months before the changes take place.
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 Just a year ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation issued a challenge grant for $100 million to Polio Plus. In less than a year, Rotary has raised over half of our $100 million. With that success and the prospect that Polio could be wiped out in just a few years, Bill Gates, Jr. has just pledged another $255 million to Polio Plus. And that is only part of the good news. More... |
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 The president-elect of Rotary International, John Kenny, unveiled his theme for his presidential year at the annual training event for incoming district governors in San Diego. The theme for 2009-2010 is, The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands. [We have reprinted the article that discusses John Kenny's address and expands on his theme.] More... |
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 We are excited to launch our new website using the ClubRunner communication system. This site will serve as a launch pad for all resources, information and communication pertaining to the District. More... |
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