rotary international district 7890 · i have posted a one page downloadable flow chart outlining...

In 2010, an earthquake delivered devastating damage to Haiti, killing thousands and destroying the homes of many more (Rotary 2011). Rotarians have played a big part in the providing aid to those affected by the earthquake and the overall recovery from such destruction.

2010 was a big year for Rotarians worldwide and rotary.org is recognizing the top ten stories for the year. Visit www.rotary.org to read these stories and more.

Stories include: the fight against Polio, progress on the challenge, the RI theme, the Palestinian club charter and more.

Rotary International District 7890

HOT DATES IN THE DISTRICT

PRE-PETSFebruary 10, 2011

NE PETSMarch 10-12, 2011

Nashua, Nh

DISTRICT CONFERENCEapril 15-17, 2011

WestFord, Ma

SAVE THE DATEROTARY

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

May 21-25, 2011NeW orleaNs, la

For More iNForMatioNcoNtact:

sue KlocK, [email protected]

Message from Governor PrasadJanuary 2011No. 7

“Dear fellow Rotarians,I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday with your loved ones. I also hope you had a chance to do something special for the needy in your own community either through your club or on your own.

January is Rotary Awareness Month. It is a good time to renew our awareness of Rotary’s various Humanitarian and Educational programs and also to promote community’s awareness of Rotary’s programs. The best way to do that is through our community programs and projects. I am pleased that you are all doing your best in this area.

Chris Moyer and Clark Mason from the Broad Brook Rotary Club continue to produce various Rotary Awareness Programs called “Service Above Self” Series at their Community Television Station. These Program discs are available free of charge to any Rotary Club in our District for airing at your Community Television stations. Some of these include Clark’s interview with RI President Ray Klinginsmith, and an interview on Polio Eradication. Please contact Chris at [email protected] to obtain a free copy.

Karen Osbrey, our Publicity Chair from Putnam Club, is successful again in obtaining Rotary’s $10,000 Public Relations Grant for promoting Rotary awareness in our communities. Several PSAs are planned at selected radio stations in the coming months.

I have posted a one page downloadable flow chart outlining the Rotary International Structure to show how we all fit into this global service organization, in very simple terms, on our District Website. You also have The Rotary Foundation Structure on the Website, to show how the Rotary Foundation programs are funded by you and how the monies are coming back to you through various Humanitarian and Educational programs.

I promised to send “Dream Cards” to all Rotarians when I visited you as part of my official visits to your clubs. These Dream Cards will allow you to choose the number of children you like to help save at $1 a child. They will be arriving at your mail boxes in the next several days. Please be kind and generous when choosing the number of children. The Dream Number is 240,000 children. As our District is 2,400 Rotarians strong, I am positive that this Dream will come true.

Based upon your support at our previous events, I am certain that we will have a very successful District conference on April 15 and 16. Registration Forms will be sent out in the next few days. It will also be posted on our District Website. This event is moderately priced compared to previous years to make it easy for you to attend. Very interesting and non-traditional programs are being planned and the Presidents and Presidents-elect will have their special Reception with the RI President-elect Kalyan Banerjee.

I want to conclude by wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

PrasadDistrict Governor

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CHANGING YOUR EMAIL??When you move or change emails you lose your monthly newsletter

UNLESS you send me the changes. PLEASE let me know! Thank you.

Karen Andrews, Editor - [email protected]

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Email submissions with graphics, photos or files as attachments to:

PDG Karen Andrews3 Sarah Anne LaneWindsor, CT 06095

860 683-1710

e-mail: [email protected]

District Website-www.rotarydistrict7890.org

Information must be in our hands by the 10th of the month to be

included in the next issue.

Please respect the deadline.Thank You.

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“Page 15, Article 10, Amendments to the Bylaws, Section B - Allproposed bylaw amendments must be submitted to said chair no later thanJanuary 31st in order to be considered at the Annual District Conference.”

All proposals must be mailed and postmarked by January 31, 2011 andsent to PDG Raymond J. Cheltle, D7890 Bylaws Chair, 309 MontcalmStreet, Chicopee, MA 02010 or sent via email to [email protected]

VACATION RENTALS AVAILABLEOne and Two Bedroom Suites in New Orleans during the

Rotary International Convention 5/20/11-5/27/11. For more information call 203 768-0851

or [email protected]

...Rotary International and our local Bloomfield

Rotary

A proud supporter of ...

21 Old Windsor Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002860-242-0303 www.sirspeedy.com/bloomfield

Name:_______________________________________ Club Name : _____________ Rotary Title:_________

After February 15, 2011 One Person $440 Couple or Two Person Sharing $620 Hospitality Room Only $300/ night

NEW MEETING PLACEBloomfield Rotary Club has officially moved their meeting location to St. Thomas Seminary, 467 Bloomfield Avenue,

Bloomfield,CT. Their meeting time and day remain the same - Tuesdays at 12:15PM.

WINSTED, CT 32 65%

Please report attendance to District SecretaryCarole Laliberte’s e-mail: [email protected]

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wELCOmE NEw mEmbERSaMherst ciNdi stoNe

broad brooK paul delsKey Gus larGe seaN McGuire

chicopee toM Foley christopher rivers

easthaMptoN seth eicheNlaub

eNField GeNa FitzGerald paMela thorNtoN

FarMiNGtoN Mechael haMiltoN

KeNsiNGtoN-berliN caNdace curreN rayMoNd Jalbert

North adaMs JaNice esoldi

plaiNville Michael hart debra vazquez

putNaM paul dery KatheriNe parKer

torriNGtoN edWard WeiberG

WatertoWN debra FiaNNetto viNceNt GiaNNetto

West hartFord Kove schWartz

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When was the last time youbrought a guest to Rotary?When was the last time yousponsored a new Rotarian?

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ROTARY AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLAR 2012-2013

The Ambassadorial Scholarship Program is one of Rotary’s outstanding educational programs. It provides an opportu-nity for a year of study in a foreign land for a deserving scholar. The program also allows Rotary Clubs to be active as a Hosting or Sponsoring Club to the scholars involved. Rotary Clubs should be proud to serve in these capacities as host-ing and sponsoring scholars are roles that only a few Clubs have the opportunity to participate in.

Hosting means that the scholar will be located in your area for the academic year. This provides unlimited opportuni-ties for the hosting club to involve their scholar in activities that could benefit both the area and the scholar. Scholars are anxious to share their knowledge and experience of home with others and learn about other parts of the world. This sharing could be done in any number of ways. The scholar may already have a planned presentation or may be working on a video presentation to cover all of the magical moments included in this once in a lifetime experience. In either case, meeting the scholar and hearing their presentation provides an excellent opportunity for world understanding to move forward in the hearts and minds of Rotarians and all who come in contact with the scholar.

Sponsoring a scholar provides similar opportunities but on a somewhat limited basis. The scholar that is being sponsored may be currently enrolled at a distant location and not as readily available for daily contact. It would still be possible to schedule time for the scholar to make visits to area Rotary Clubs and spend time with the Scholarship Committee to ensure a smooth transition when the exchange takes place. All of the Rotary Clubs in the District have contributed to the funding of the scholarship so providing time for as many clubs to meet the scholar is always a good idea. It gives them a chance to gain more knowledge about Rotary and greater understanding of Rotarians.

Most clubs look forward to hosting or sponsoring a scholar. Serving in these roles can only make your club more in-volved in the Rotary World and perhaps even make the world seem smaller. Over the years many scholars have become leaders in their home countries. Five years ago Francis Malloy of South Africa was attending Harvard University as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Today he is the South African Ambassador to India. This is only one example of the potential of an Ambassadorial Scholar.

District 7890 applications for the 2012-2013 Scholarship will soon be available. If your club has an interest in sponsoring someone for this $26,000 scholarship, please read the application carefully, find a qualified candidate, help them through the application process and submit it to PDG Everett A. Watson, 6 Longview Drive, Storrs, CT 06268. Completed ap-plications must be received by June 1, 2011. Candidates will appear before the Scholarship Committee to support their application by a date to be selected in the summer of 2011.

For more information contact PDG Everett A Watson, Chair at [email protected]

IN mEmORIAmour coNdoleNces aNd syMpathies to the FaMily aNd FrieNds oF:

JeaN claude trudelchicopee

david JohNsoNcharter MeMber-suFField

23 YearsWashington

Chartered January 11, 1988

51 YearsNew Milford

Chartered January 12, 1960 85 Years

DanielsonChartered January 13, 1926

Happy Anniversary To:

59 YearsWest Hartford


83 YearsWare


39 Years Bloomfield


69 YearsStafford


47 YearsSomers


71 YearsManchester


FOuNDATION NEwS

62 YearsSalisbury


From left: Ernie Varga, Alesia Corso, Susan Gore By simply collecting a dollar or two from members each week over several months, the Tri-Town Rotary Club was privileged to present a check in the amount of $700 to Susan Gore of the Lee Food Pantry. At their December 7th luncheon meeting, members Alesia Corso and Ernie Varga who spearheaded the intiative thanked the Club for their generosity and turned the microphone over to Susan. Ms. Gore spoke about the history of the Food Pantry, its mission and its successes. “We provide food for people of all ages and families of all sizes. This time of year our shelves are well stocked, so donations such as this are vital to keeping this program running throughout the year.” Tri~Town President Michael Diaz recognized Ernie and Alecia for their leadership. The Tri~Town Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 12:15 at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge.

HAPPENINgS ‘ROuND THE DISTRICT...

On November 18 the ROCKVILLE ROTARY CLUB funded and served, along with the Rockville High School Peer Advocate Group, a Thanksgiving dinner to almost 100 seniors at the Senior Center in Rockville. Among the dinner guests were several veterans and Elva Lunn who celebrated her 101st birthday this year.

MANCHESTER ROTARY CLUB donates to families in need – The club provided 12 needy Manchester families with holiday baskets and a frozen turkey and sufficient groceries to last a week.

From left: Ernie Varga, Alesia Corso, Susan Gore

By simply collecting a dollar or two from members each week over several months, the TRI-TOWN ROTARY CLUB was privileged to present a check in the amount of $700 to Susan Gore of the Lee Food Pantry.

The GLASTONBURY ROTARY INTERACT CLUB was presented with the Rotary International Interact Presidential Citation in honor of their hard work and achievements this past year. Pictures l to r - Brendan Ristaino, Glastonbury Rotary Club Interact Advisor, Molly Chiffer, Interact Member, Chris Fraleigh, Glastonbury Club President, Kelly Horton, Erica Goldman, Interact Members and Debra Eisenberg, Glastonbury Rotary Club Interact Advisor

Pictured are several of the International students with Club President Art Schaller and PDG Herb Toback.

International students at Central Connecticut State University were the guests of the NEW BRITAIN-BERLIN CLUB where they enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The event was held on campus in a private dining room. Members of the club played host/hostess to students from Asia, Europe and Africa. The purpose of the evening was to show the International students how the people of the US celebrate one of their most popular holidays.

Pictured l to r - Joane Mueller-London with her son Martin and Rotarian Ed Silverstein

The ROTARY CLUB OF NEWINGTON held its annual food drive at the Stop & Shop in Newington. They collected enough items to fill three pick-up trucks to capacity as well as over $450 in cash for the Newington Food Bank.

From left: Ernie Varga, Alesia Corso, Susan Gore By simply collecting a dollar or two from members each week over several months, the Tri-Town Rotary Club was privileged to present a check in the amount of $700 to Susan Gore of the Lee Food Pantry. At their December 7th luncheon meeting, members Alesia Corso and Ernie Varga who spearheaded the intiative thanked the Club for their generosity and turned the microphone over to Susan. Ms. Gore spoke about the history of the Food Pantry, its mission and its successes. “We provide food for people of all ages and families of all sizes. This time of year our shelves are well stocked, so donations such as this are vital to keeping this program running throughout the year.” Tri~Town President Michael Diaz recognized Ernie and Alecia for their leadership. The Tri~Town Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 12:15 at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge.

The ROTARY CLUB OF BRISTOL held one of their recent meetings at Bristol Hospital. Kurt Barwis, the Hospital’s President and CEO attended the meeting. The club heard a great presentation from Dr. Fawad Kazi, a Cardiologist who recently joined the medial staff at the hospital. BRISTOL ROTARY CLUB has a long and strong relationship with Bristol Hospital and since 1992 have donated over $40,000 to support various projects and programs at the hospital.

Pictured l to r - Dr. Kazi, Club President Julius Aboagye, Rotarian Les Kish, CEO Kurt Barwis, Rotarians Eva Wickwire, Bob Williamson and Dave Rackcliffe.

The SIMSBURY-GRANBY ROTARY CLUB of District 7890 and the PHRAPATOMCHEDI ROTARY CLUB of District 3330 in Thailand partnered on a Rotary International Matching Grant to provide much needed dental equipment to Prongmaduer Health Centre in Nakornpatom Province, Thailand. A total of $10,000 was raised by both Rotary Clubs.

Pictured are Rotarians and Health Care professionals from the Prong Madeu Public Health Center where the new dental equipment was placed into service.

The sign reads:

The Rotary FoundationRotary Club of Phrapatomchedi, District 3330 ThailandRotary Club of Simsbury-Granby, District 7890 USA

The GLASTONBURY ROTARY INTERACT CLUB was presented with the Rotary International Interact Presidential Citation in honor of their hard work and achievements this past year. Pictures l to r - Brendan Ristaino, Glastonbury Rotary Club Interact Advisor, Molly Chiffer, Interact Member, Chris Fraleigh, Glastonbury Club President, Kelly Horton, Erica Goldman, Interact Members and Debra Eisenberg, Glastonbury Rotary Club Interact Advisor

Pictured are several of the International students with Club President Art Schaller and PDG Herb Toback.

International students at Central Connecticut State University were the guests of the NEW BRITAIN-BERLIN CLUB where they enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The event was held on campus in a private dining room. Members of the club played host/hostess to students from Asia, Europe and Africa. The purpose of the evening was to show the International students how the people of the US celebrate one of their most popular holidays.

SOUTH WINDSOR ROTARY celebrated their 50th Anniversary on December 8 at the Mill on the River. Over 130 guests celebrated 50 years of changing lives in the community and the world.

Pictured l to r - Charter Members Jack Woodcock, John Casey and Ken Jackson, SW President John Ruocco, District Governor Prasad Menon.Photo by John Marinelli, Marinelli Photography

DISTRICT ATTENDANCEFOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

Memb. NOVAGAWAM, MA 37 84%AMHERST, MA 84 85%AVON/CANTON, CT 67 85%BLOOMFIELD, CT 72%BRISTOL, CT 39 61%BROADBROOK, CT 19 91%CHICOPEE, MA 35 79%DALTON, MA 18 89%DANIELSON, CT 22E-CLUB 9 83%EAST HARTFORD, CT 71 75%E. LONGMEADOW, MA 33EAST WINDSOR, CT EASTHAMPTON, MA 26 63%ENFIELD, CT 70 68%FARMINGTON, CT 52FRANKLIN COUNTY, MA 28 64%GLASTONBURY, CT 71 81%GREAT BARRINGTON, MA 50 61%HARTFORD, CT 30 68%HOLYOKE, MA 76 84%KENSINGSTN/BER, CT 15 85%LITCHFIELD/MORRIS, CT 29 53%LUDLOW, MA 16 58%MANCHESTER, CT 43 62%MONSON, MA 11 100%NEW BRITAIN/BERLIN, CTNEW MILFORD, CT 61 61%NEWINGTON, CTNORTH ADAMS, MA 16 72%NORTHAMPTON 45PALMER, MA 32 75%PITTSFIELD, MA 73 83%PLAINFIELD, CT 26 85%PLAINVILLE, CT 35 83%PUTNAM, CT 63 72%ROCKVILLE, CT 24 75%SALISBURY, CT 63 48%SIMSBURY, CT 65 79%SOMERS, CT 35 68%SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 67 68%SOUTHINGTON, CT 35 71%SOUTHWICK, MA 14 80%SPRINGFIELD, MASTAFFORD, CT 22 49%SUFFIELD, CTTERRYVILLE, CT 11 71%THOMASTON, CTTORRINGTON, CTTRI-TOWN, MA 22 81%WARE, MA 12 78%WASHINGTON, CTWATERTOWN, CT 44 75%WEST HARTFORD, CT 69 64%WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 65 82%WESTFIELD, MAWETHRSFIELD/RCKY HILL, CT 14 75%WILBRHAM/HAMPDEN, MA 32 70%WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 21 71%WILLIMANTIC, CTWINDSOR/WNDSRLOCKS, CT 39 82%WINSTED, CT 32 65%

Please report attendance to District SecretaryCarole Laliberte’s e-mail: [email protected]

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wELCOmE NEw mEmbERSaMherst ciNdi stoNe

broad brooK paul delsKey Gus larGe seaN McGuire

chicopee toM Foley christopher rivers

easthaMptoN seth eicheNlaub

eNField GeNa FitzGerald paMela thorNtoN

FarMiNGtoN Mechael haMiltoN

KeNsiNGtoN-berliN caNdace curreN rayMoNd Jalbert

North adaMs JaNice esoldi

plaiNville Michael hart debra vazquez

putNaM paul dery KatheriNe parKer

torriNGtoN edWard WeiberG

WatertoWN debra FiaNNetto viNceNt GiaNNetto

West hartFord Kove schWartz

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When was the last time youbrought a guest to Rotary?When was the last time yousponsored a new Rotarian?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ROTARY AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLAR 2012-2013

The Ambassadorial Scholarship Program is one of Rotary’s outstanding educational programs. It provides an opportu-nity for a year of study in a foreign land for a deserving scholar. The program also allows Rotary Clubs to be active as a Hosting or Sponsoring Club to the scholars involved. Rotary Clubs should be proud to serve in these capacities as host-ing and sponsoring scholars are roles that only a few Clubs have the opportunity to participate in.

Hosting means that the scholar will be located in your area for the academic year. This provides unlimited opportuni-ties for the hosting club to involve their scholar in activities that could benefit both the area and the scholar. Scholars are anxious to share their knowledge and experience of home with others and learn about other parts of the world. This sharing could be done in any number of ways. The scholar may already have a planned presentation or may be working on a video presentation to cover all of the magical moments included in this once in a lifetime experience. In either case, meeting the scholar and hearing their presentation provides an excellent opportunity for world understanding to move forward in the hearts and minds of Rotarians and all who come in contact with the scholar.

Sponsoring a scholar provides similar opportunities but on a somewhat limited basis. The scholar that is being sponsored may be currently enrolled at a distant location and not as readily available for daily contact. It would still be possible to schedule time for the scholar to make visits to area Rotary Clubs and spend time with the Scholarship Committee to ensure a smooth transition when the exchange takes place. All of the Rotary Clubs in the District have contributed to the funding of the scholarship so providing time for as many clubs to meet the scholar is always a good idea. It gives them a chance to gain more knowledge about Rotary and greater understanding of Rotarians.

Most clubs look forward to hosting or sponsoring a scholar. Serving in these roles can only make your club more in-volved in the Rotary World and perhaps even make the world seem smaller. Over the years many scholars have become leaders in their home countries. Five years ago Francis Malloy of South Africa was attending Harvard University as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Today he is the South African Ambassador to India. This is only one example of the potential of an Ambassadorial Scholar.

District 7890 applications for the 2012-2013 Scholarship will soon be available. If your club has an interest in sponsoring someone for this $26,000 scholarship, please read the application carefully, find a qualified candidate, help them through the application process and submit it to PDG Everett A. Watson, 6 Longview Drive, Storrs, CT 06268. Completed ap-plications must be received by June 1, 2011. Candidates will appear before the Scholarship Committee to support their application by a date to be selected in the summer of 2011.

For more information contact PDG Everett A Watson, Chair at [email protected]

IN mEmORIAmour coNdoleNces aNd syMpathies to the FaMily aNd FrieNds oF:

JeaN claude trudelchicopee

david JohNsoNcharter MeMber-suFField

23 YearsWashington


51 YearsNew Milford

Chartered January 12, 1960 85 Years

DanielsonChartered January 13, 1926

Happy Anniversary To:

59 YearsWest Hartford


83 YearsWare


39 Years Bloomfield


69 YearsStafford


47 YearsSomers


71 YearsManchester


FOuNDATION NEwS

62 YearsSalisbury


District Conference Registration Form 1:30 PM April 15 to 10:30 AM April 17, 2011

Mail To: Carole Laliberte, Registration Chair, 43 Briggs Street, Easthampton, MA 01027 with your check made out to Rotary Dist. 7890 Or

E-Mail to: [email protected] with your Credit Card information.

Name:_______________________________________ Club Name : _____________ Rotary Title:_________ Address: __________________________________ ______________________________________________E-Mail: _____________________ (for confirmation)Tel. No. ______________________

Governor Prasad invites you to join RI President - Elect Kalyan Banerjee

for our District Conference At Westford Regency Conference Center

219 Littleton Road, Westford MA 01886 (Exit 32 from I-495)

In addition to exciting and informative sessions and great fellowship opportunities, we will have a Brewery Visit, A Focus Group Session on Post 1988 Women Leadership In Rotary, A Workshop for non-Rotarian Spouses and fabulous Entertainment Programs.

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Name:_______________________________________ Club Name : _____________ Rotary Title:_________ Address: __________________________________ ______________________________________________E-Mail: _____________________ (for confirmation)Tel. No. ______________________

Indicate if you are a Vegetarian or have any food restrictions____________________________________

Check enclosed $_______Or Credit Card No.________________________Exp. ____/____/____ Sec.Code:______ (VISA or MC Only)

Get Inspired! Learn! Celebrate!District 7890 Conference

All Inclusive Package (from Friday 1:30PM to Sunday 10:30AM) includes Room for two nights, Friday Dinner/ Refreshments at Breaks, Saturday B/L/D, Hors D’oeuvres at Receptions and Sunday Brunch

Early Bird Prices until February 15, 2011 One Person $420 Couple or Two Person sharing $590 Hospitality Room Only $275/ night. Please Send your Registration with $100 Deposit toReserve your place now and the balance by Febrary15

After February 15, 2011 One Person $440 Couple or Two Person Sharing $620 Hospitality Room Only $300/ nightContact Reg. Chair Carole Laliberte if you have questions by Tel. at 413-527-2073 or by E-mail.

1:30 PM April 15 to 10:30 AM April 17, 2011

Saturday Afternoon Golf __ Brewery Visit__ Yoga ___ Saturday Afternoon Golf __ Brewery Visit___Yoga___

In 2010, an earthquake delivered devastating damage to Haiti, killing thousands and destroying the homes of many more (Rotary 2011). Rotarians have played a big part in the providing aid to those affected by the earthquake and the overall recovery from such destruction.

2010 was a big year for Rotarians worldwide and rotary.org is recognizing the top ten stories for the year. Visit www.rotary.org to read these stories and more.

Stories include: the fight against Polio, progress on the challenge, the RI theme, the Palestinian club charter and more.

DID YOu KNOw?

www.ROTARY.ORg

Rotary District 78903 Sarah Anne LaneWindsor, CT

“Dear fellow Rotarians,I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday with your loved ones. I also hope you had a chance to do something special for the needy in your own community either through your club or on your own.

January is Rotary Awareness Month. It is a good time to renew our awareness of Rotary’s various Humanitarian and Educational programs and also to promote community’s awareness of Rotary’s programs. The best way to do that is through our community programs and projects. I am pleased that you are all doing your best in this area.

Chris Moyer and Clark Mason from the Broad Brook Rotary Club continue to produce various Rotary Awareness Programs called “Service Above Self” Series at their Community Television Station. These Program discs are available free of charge to any Rotary Club in our District for airing at your Community Television stations. Some of these include Clark’s interview with RI President Ray Klinginsmith, and an interview on Polio Eradication. Please contact Chris at [email protected] to obtain a free copy.

Karen Osbrey, our Publicity Chair from Putnam Club, is successful again in obtaining Rotary’s $10,000 Public Relations Grant for promoting Rotary awareness in our communities. Several PSAs are planned at selected radio stations in the coming months.

I have posted a one page downloadable flow chart outlining the Rotary International Structure to show how we all fit into this global service organization, in very simple terms, on our District Website. You also have The Rotary Foundation Structure on the Website, to show how the Rotary Foundation programs are funded by you and how the monies are coming back to you through various Humanitarian and Educational programs.

I promised to send “Dream Cards” to all Rotarians when I visited you as part of my official visits to your clubs. These Dream Cards will allow you to choose the number of children you like to help save at $1 a child. They will be arriving at your mail boxes in the next several days. Please be kind and generous when choosing the number of children. The Dream Number is 240,000 children. As our District is 2,400 Rotarians strong, I am positive that this Dream will come true.

Based upon your support at our previous events, I am certain that we will have a very successful District conference on April 15 and 16. Registration Forms will be sent out in the next few days. It will also be posted on our District Website. This event is moderately priced compared to previous years to make it easy for you to attend. Very interesting and non-traditional programs are being planned and the Presidents and Presidents-elect will have their special Reception with the RI President-elect Kalyan Banerjee.

I want to conclude by wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

PrasadDistrict Governor

(rotary.org)

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