|
 Freda Sue and I are really enjoying
ourselves with the District’s work. We have been
visiting clubs for the last three weeks. We have been
welcomed with open arms, and we have been made to feel so very
welcome. All the clubs seem to be so positive and
enthusiastic. Clubs are also very different in several
ways, and what works for one club may or may not work for
another. We are eagerly looking forward to our visits at
the remainder of the clubs.
Most of the committees have begun their work in their
areas. Youth Exchange, Group Study Exchange, and Rotary Leadership Academy
are just a few of the areas that are
making plans and getting ready to make a
difference.
Oh, one word about the International Convention in Salt Lake City
during the period 14-20 June 2007:
rooms are going fast. One Rotarian from our district, a
PDG, received his third choice of hotels. Registration form and hotel reservations can
be downloaded from the website, or it can be accomplished
online. If you have problems with registrations, contact
me for hard copy forms.
Lead The Way! -
Slick
Sent: Tue Aug 01 18:35:52
2006
Subject: Ruth
McGinnis
Excerpt from Brentwood
Newsletter:
Many of you will remember
Ruth from District Conferences, playing the Star Spangled
Banner on the Violin.
As many of you know, "our
own" Ruth McGinnis, Paul Harris Fellow and outstanding
violinist, underwent very serious surgery last Friday.
It has been determined that Ruth is quite ill with
cancer. Many of us feel very close to her because of the
many appearances for special occasions she has made before our
club. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and
prayers. If you would like to send her a note to let her
know we are thinking of her, the address is: Ruth McGinnis,
905 Cantrell Avenue, Nashville, TN 37215.
Tom Andrews
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Aug
5 |
President-Elect Training
Seminar (PETS) Committee meeting at 9:00 am at the Music
City Sheraton in Nashville |
|
Aug
5 |
Rotary Leadership Academy
Committee meeting immediately after the PETS
meeting |
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Aug 12 |
Youth Exchange
District Training
Seminar
Saturday, August 12,
2006
Renaissance Center in Dickson,
TN
9:00am
- 4:00pm
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Each club
is asked to send their club Youth Exchange
Officer (YEO) or a representative. You
will not want to miss this day of youth exchange
activities. We will hear from our two returning
Tennessee students,
Kacey Rice and Kaitlyn Hamilton, who have spent
the last 11 months in the Netherlands and Germany,
respectively. Kacey is sponsored by the Lewisburg
RC: Kaitlyn is sponsored by the Columbia Noon
Rotary Club. This will also be an opportunity to
meet our new international in-bound students. It
appears that District 6760 will host up
to seven students for the coming year, beginning
in August, 2006.
In
addition, Alan Wylie, our friend and long-time
youth exchange officer from Houston, Texas will be
present to train all attending Rotarians on recent
changes in the Rotary International youth exchange
program. Please mark your calendar for
August 12, 2006 for this district-wide
event.
Contact our District 6760 YEO
Officer, Tommy Martin with any
questions or to RSVP so he can reserve your lunch
at tmartin@pbbanking.com or
call 931-676-3311. Anyone interested in
participating with either a short-term or
long-term student exchange should
attend. | |
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Aug 19 |
District Foundation & Membership Development
Seminars
August 19th, 9am-3pm
Union University in JACKSON, TN
August 26th, 9am-3pm
COOL SPRINGS, TN
You will learn to EDUCATE your fellow Rotarians,
implement a TRF and Membership Development
CAMPAIGN, learn about BEST PRACTICES across the
Rotary World. Attend one or
both.
ALL
ROTARIANS INVITED!
ALL ROTARIANS ENCOURAGED TO
ATTEND!
More information
soon. |
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Aug 26 |
See above. More
information soon. Club Committee Chairs and Club
Officers should attend, and anyone else is certainly
invited. |
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Sep
5-7 |
Governor-Elect Training
Seminar (GETS) Columbus, OH |
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Sep
7-10 |
Rotary Institute -
Columbus, OH |
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Oct 9 |
College of Governors Fall
Retreat at Renaissance Center in
Dickson. |
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Oct 28-30 |
RI World HQ visit.
Everyone invited. Contact PDG Glen Vanderford at
731-616-3970 |
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Oct
31 |
Group Study Exchange
application deadline. Contact Frank McGinley at
731-925-2366 or bingha@bellsouth.net |
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Nov 4 |
Group Study Exchange
interview |
Governor's August Club visit
schedule
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DATE |
DAY |
CLUB |
CLUB |
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Aug
1 |
TUE |
Ripley |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
2 |
WED |
Dyersburg
Breakfast |
6:45
AM |
|
Aug
3 |
THUR |
Dyersburg
Noon |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
4 |
FRI |
Union
City |
12:00
PM |
|
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Aug
7 |
MON |
Greenfield |
6:00
PM |
|
Aug
8 |
TUE |
Dresden |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
10 |
THUR |
Martin |
12:00
PM |
|
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Aug
14 |
MON |
Jackson Old
Hickory |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
15 |
TUE |
Dickson
Evening |
6:30
PM |
|
Aug
16 |
WED |
Bellevue |
7:15
AM |
|
Aug
16 |
WED |
Dickson High
Noon |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
17 |
THUR |
Dickson Good
Morning |
7:00
AM |
|
Aug
17 |
THUR |
Camden |
12:00
PM |
|
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Aug
21 |
MON |
Gleason |
6:00
PM |
|
Aug
22 |
TUE |
McKenzie |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
24 |
THUR |
Huntingdon |
12:00
PM |
|
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Aug
28 |
MON |
Somerville |
12:00
PM |
|
Aug
29 |
TUE |
Brownsville |
12:00
PM |
District
Membership, Attendance
& Foundation
Giving -- Report YOUR CLUB's Statistics
to Melissa
Barron. All reports due by
the 6th of the following month. Next club reports
due on AUGUST 6,
2006
Important! Please submit
your SEMIANNUAL REPORT (SAR)
to Rotary International with the
appropriate remittance as soon as
possible!
Club Presidents and
Secretaries: Did You Know….?
Information Resources for New Club
Officers
Did you know that the
Club and District Support (CDS) staff at Rotary International
serves as your primary contact at the RI Headquarters?
They are ready to answer almost any question you may have
about Rotary, and can provide you with advice on such topics
as club elections, constitutional matters, club traditions and
customs, club operations, and RI Board
policy.
Do you know who your
CDS representative is?
Click here to find
out.
Have you seen some of
our web resources that will make it easier for you to
administer your club?
Helpful resources have been
designed specifically for club presidents and secretaries, and
can be found on the web by clicking here.
- Learn how you can make online
changes to your club’s membership records, reference various
Rotary Foundation reports, pay your club's dues online, and
report next year's club officers using Member Access.
Click here for
full instructions and helpful
suggestions.
- You can find a selection of
informative club administration publications including audiovisual
programs, club software, forms and supplies on the web by
simply clicking here.
- The Club President's
Checklist is a month-to-month calendar, for the club
president and president-elect, with reminders about
important club and district functions, as well as RI and
Rotary Foundation program due dates. Find it quickly
by clicking here.
- The Club Leadership Plan is a great new way to
invigorate stagnant clubs, based on the best practices of
effective Rotary clubs. You can find this plan on the
web by clicking here.
- Important information for Rotary
clubs located in the USA is
provided here
regarding your club’s tax status and mandatory reports to
the I.R.S.
The
RI Secretariat staff looks forward to working with you and
supporting your club’s service efforts in the year
ahead. Be sure to contact your CDS representative
whenever you may need help from RI Headquarters!
- Club Projects -
NOTE: Submit your Club's project
information and photos to Ken
Ivey for publication.
First Annual Dickson County Civil
War Costume Ball September 23,
2006
Place: Old Spencer
Mill, 399 Old Spencer Mill Road in
Burns, Tennessee
Time: 6:00pm (Social) •
6:30pm (Grand March)
-
Music provided by
“The Old South” --
“The Most Entertaining Dance Band in
Civil War Re-enacting”
-
Dance Lessons Given
before Dance at 5:30 (almost as fun as the
Ball!)
-
Refreshment
provided
-
Short & Entertaining
Speeches given by Local Historians
-
Best Costume Awards
-
Door
Prizes
What do we
wear to the Ball?
19th Century period
dressy attire is encouraged. BUT EVERYONE WELCOME,
COSTUMED OR NOT! Gentlemen are encouraged to dress in
the uniforms of either side. Victorian etiquette states
that white gloves should be worn for evening, hoop skirts for
the ladies. Rent or Buy your Uniforms and Ball Gowns at
Old Spencer Mill -- Blockade Runner, Wartrace, TN - West End
Consignment, Dickson -- EBay, etc.
Buy
your Tickets Now from a Dickson Rotary Club
member. For More Information Call Dale
Qualls @ 615-446-8939; Email: dalesquickprint@bellsouth.net or
Phil Tummins @ 615 446-2808 or tfh1909@worldnet.att.net. Sponsored by the Dickson Rotary Club
and Capt. W.H. McCauley Camp 260.
Proceeds
to St. Paul Church Restoration Fund and the Dickson Rotary
Club Projects. Subject to Change without
Notice
Jul 28, 2006
Rotary bares it all for cause
Members hope
'naked' calendar will raise money for
charity
By
Sharon Nesbit
For August, attorneys
Patton Echols, Scott Leibenguth and Eric Young posed in a
courtroom for the charity calendar.
Rotary took on a new
spin this week with the debut of a calendar showing 19 Gresham
business leaders grinning and baring it. Read more...
Published: 07/31/2006 12:00
AM (UAE)
Unicef and Rotary launch appeal
By Siham Al Najami, Staff
Reporter
Dubai: With an estimated 800,000 people now
displaced in Lebanon, the United Nations Children's Fund and
the Rotary Club of Dubai yesterday launched a joint 'Appeal
for Lebanon.'
"We are deeply concerned by
the rising numbers of children being affected by the ongoing
violence," Read More....
Around Annapolis: Rotary Club fund-raiser will
benefit Afghan village
By
MARY P. FELTER, Community News Editor
Ken Henry, publicity
chairman, has an update on the Annapolis Rotary Club's
last-minute fund-raiser on May 25 to help build a well in
Afghanistan - at the same time the club was raising money for
its Black Tie and Diamonds gala. It was an amazing effort that
produced $10,000 in short order. Read more...
Monday, July 31,
2006
Adam Stewart cops Rotary International's highest
honour
MARK CUMMINGS, Observer staff reporter
MONTEGO BAY, St James -
Adam Stewart, the son of hotel mogul Gordon "Butch" Stewart on
Saturday night received Rotary International's hightest
honour, Read More...
July 31, 2006
Club has 7,000 lbs of antlers for new arches
By Noah Brenner
The Jackson Rotary Club has
gathered 7,000 lbs. of antlers to help replace the four antler
arches at the corners of the town square, according to
Rotary’s Pete Karns. Read more...
Rotary District 7910, Habitat for Humanity to join
forces
FITCHBURG -- Rotary District 7910
and Habitat for Humanity are partnering to build a house on
Essex Street. The project led by District Governor Suzanne
Comer will involve Rotarians from 54 clubs. Read more...
Article Last Updated: 07/28/2006
05:08:01 AM PDT
Lucky lady wins Rotary raffle
DENA Grimm is one happy lady!
Thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club of Redwood City
and its sponsors — and Grimm's own $15 donation to her
favorite charity — this Redwood City native just won her
choice of a 2006 Volkswagen Beetle or $15,000.
"I never
thought I'd win," said the 34-year-old, stay-at-home mother of
a 2-year-old and 10-month-old. "I've never won anything. I
just bought the tickets to support Family Connections. This is
super exciting." Read more...
The next issue of the Rotary
Blast goes out August 16 - The deadline for inclusion
in this issue is Friday, August 11
at 6:00 pm. Please send your
material to Ken Ivey. |
