Subscriber, it's
2007! Ok, not exactly news... but did you know
that it's also
Rotary Awareness Month? Last
year, then RI President
Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar emphasized Rotary goals
and Public Relations in
this article. This year, Bill Boyd speaks
about relationships in his
message. Are you "aware" ? Do you promote
your club? If so, share
what works for you so we can all benefit!
-- Ken Ivey
P.S. --
Thanks for the survey feedback - we'll talk
about the results in the next Blast!
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Governor's
Notes
As I write this message, Freda
Sue and I are still in Germany,
visiting with our children and
enjoying our granddaughter's cute
and amazing antics. We have had
limited access to the internet, and
we have missed hearing from you. We
will be back home this Thursday,
January 4.
For anyone who is interested in
attending the North American Rotary
Disaster Relief Workshop to be held
January 11 - 13 in New Orleans, you
can register online at
www.rotary6200.org. They have
developed an amazing program
focusing on preparedness, response,
and rebuilding, which will be
emotional, traumatic, hard-hitting,
and loaded with qualified speakers
and panelists. Attending will be RI
President Bill Boyd, President-elect
Wilf Wilkinson, and Trustee Chair
Luis Giay. I cannot emphasize
enough the value this workshop can
be to our district. Please inform
me if you plan to register.
DGE Rufus Clifford and Suzie
Lindsey, along with their committee,
have planned an outstanding
Foundation Banquet to be held on 18
January in Columbia. Everyone is
invited to attend on a first-come
first-served basis (see below).
Those who have received a Paul
Harris Fellow packet or who are
multiple-level donors for the 2006
calendar year are especially
encouraged to attend. I am looking
forward to seeing everyone at the
Foundation Banquet.
I hope you have included in
your New Year's resolutions:
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to become EREY (every Rotarian
donating $100 to The Rotary
Foundation every year)
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to become a Paul Harris Fellow or
multiple-level donor
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to become a member of the Paul
Harris Society
-
each club become a STAR Club
(averaging $100 per member donation
to TRF)
each club attain the Presidential
Citation
-
attend the District 6760 Conference
in Murfreesboro on 4 - 5 May
-
attend the Rotary International
Convention in Salt Lake City in June
I am looking forward to the
second half of this Rotary year with
expectations of success for all the
clubs in District 6760. I am amazed
and thrilled with your commitment to
making this a better world through
Service above Self. I am confident
you will continue your many
excellent programs and your
dedicated work as you Lead the Way
in 2007.
Glückliches Neujahr! Happy New
Year!
Slick
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Family of Rotary
Nothing to report at this time.
Editor's
note: You can also view or submit
Family of Rotary information, prayer requests,
etc., in the Rotary Blast!
Family of Rotary
Forum.
Events
January 2007 -
Rotary Awareness Month
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TBA |
District Leadership mid-year
meetings |
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6 |
Youth
Exchange long-term interviews |
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18 |
District Rotary Foundation Banquet |
Columbia |
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27 |
59th
Anniversary of Paul Harris' death |
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28-3
Feb |
International Assembly |
San
Diego, CA |
February 2007 -
World Understanding Month
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17 |
District Team Training Seminar |
Dickson |
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23 |
Rotary's 102th
Anniversary |
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28 |
Youth
Exchange short-term application
deadline |
March 2007
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TBA |
College of Governors' mid-year
meetings |
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TBA |
Rotary
Foundation Recognition Banquet |
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1 |
Will
R. Manier, Jr. Scholarship
application deadline |
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12-18 |
World Rotaract Week |
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22 |
Assistant Governor training |
Nashville |
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23-24 |
Presidents Elect Training Seminar |
Music
City Sheraton, Nashville |
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31 |
Leadership Academy graduation |
TBA |
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Salt
Lake City Convention
pre-registration ends |
News
Annual Rotary Foundation Banquet
You are cordially invited to
attend the
Annual Rotary Foundation
Banquet
January 18, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Memorial Building
308 West 7th Street
Columbia, Tennessee
Entertainment by Metro
Nashville Chorus
Cost is $25 per person
Please send check (payable
to Rotary District 6760)
with reservation form to:
Suzie Lindsey
6944 Scarlet Ridge Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027
Questions, call 615.941.5053
Dress is Business
Attire - Hosted by Columbia
Noon Rotary Club
Rotarians who received a
Paul Harris or
multiple-level Paul Harris
Fellow award during calendar
year 2006, are encouraged to
attend (please bring your
award with you to the
event). The banquet will
feature special guests from
The Rotary Foundation to
present the awards.
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS
JANUARY 11
(Space is limited.)
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RESERVATION FORM
Rotary Foundation Banquet
January 18, 2007
(Reservation deadline is January
11. Checks must be included
with reservation form.)
Rotarian Name
__________________________________________
($25 fee)
Guest
_________________________________________________
($25 fee)
Club Name
_______________________________________________
E-mail address
__________________________ Phone
______________
___ Check here if you have a
Paul Harris Fellow to be awarded
on Jan. 18. Please bring
your Foundation certificate, pin
and medallion to the banquet.
___ Check here if you have a
multiple level Paul Harris
Fellow to be awarded on Jan.
18. Please bring your pin to
the banquet.
___ Check here if you have a
major donor to be awarded on
Jan. 18. Please bring your pin
and crystal to the banquet.
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District 6760 WCS Teams
Deploy to Honduras
Choluteca, Honduras January
07. Over twenty-two
Rotary clubs from Middle and
West Tennessee and Madison,
Alabama will be
participating in
humanitarian relief efforts
this year in Honduras. “This
is the largest World
Community Service
undertaking that we have
done to date,” says Ronnie
Strickland, District 6760
WCS Committee Chairman.
Housekeeping
District Membership,
Attendance & Foundation Giving Reports
or
FAX to 615-893-7447. (Call First ! -- Email is
preferred.)
Next club reports due on January
10, 2007.
District 6760 September
Foundation Giving Report -Download
here
Did you know?
Editor's Corner
Excerpt from
Rotary
Global History
Fellowship
Authorized by Rotary International
“We are here on earth and we are
here to stay during our respectively
allotted periods. How much of happiness
and how much of misery shall be our
share remains with us almost entirely to
determine. If we possess a modicum of
reason, it will be apparent to us that
it is the part of wisdom to cheerfully
make the best of the situation and to
harmonize our own lives with nature's
inexorable laws. We are entitled to the
maximum of happiness; and may we be sane
enough to observe that the route to a
life full of happiness does not lie in
intemperate indulgence.
We need and the world needs an
optimistic, rational philosophy of
life."
As we move into the next year of our
lives, it is always a time of
reflection with the past and
excitement for the future. In
today’s uncertain world, let your
own lives be full of happiness for
2007 and based on our simple but
straightforward Rotary way of life.
For many of us, it is customary to
sing the song "Auld Lang Syne"
tomorrow. I close by copying down
the first and last verses (in the
original) for your enjoyment.
"Should Auld Acquaintance be
forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should Auld Acquaintance be
forgot,
And Auld Lang Syne!
...And there's a hand, my trusty
fiere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak a right
gude-willie-waught,
For Auld Lang Syne"
Calum Thomson
RGHF Chairman
RC Longniddry & District,
D-1020, Scotland.
- Club
Projects -
NOTE: Submit your
Club announcement information or photos to Ken
Ivey
for publication.
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This just
in....
Club uses area past to fund
future
Ventura County Star
(subscription) - Ventura
county,CA,USA
The Rotary Club of Ventura
transplanted historic county
citrus labels from old-time
crates to new year calendars
and made a mint off lemons.
...
Welcome to the Rotary Club
of New York
By
Rotary Club of New York
The International Division
of the New York Rotary Club
is delighted to present this
newsletter in order to
demonstrate the commitment
and continuing support of
Rotary to the United Nations
and its Millennium
Development Goals. ...
Editor's note:
I think the REAL story here
is... the New York Rotary
(at UN) uses a Blog for
their newsletter!
For more headlines,
visit "This just in"
news at the Rotary
Blast website.
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The next issue:
Wednesday
January
17,
2007
The deadline is
Friday
January
12,
2007 at 6:00 pm.
Please send your
news to
Ken Ivey. If
you are sending
LARGE FILES,
please
send a separate
email to verify
receipt!
(Your email
provider may
limit the size
of files you can
send.)
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