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[fname],
this was my first District
Conference, also qualifying it for
me as the best one ever! :) Ok,
seriously - it was a great time of
fellowship, awe, inspiration, fun,
rejuvenation and
reflection. Everyone put a great
deal of themselves into their
presentations, and it showed. We
Rotarians have accomplished much and
touched the lives of many. That's
something we should all be very
proud of. -- Ken Ivey
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Governor's
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Freda Sue and I want to
say a big "thank you" to
all the people who made
the District Conference
a success, including
Alex and Marie Broussard
(Bill Boyd's very
personable
representatives who are
obviously passionate
about Rotary), Becci
Bookner and her super
hard-working, dedicated
conference committee,
and the Doubletree
staff, who always smiled
and made their tasks
look easy. If you
attended the Conference,
you understand why Becci
told you in advance that
you would never feel the
same about Rotary
again. If you did not
attend, you missed a
wonderful week-end of
Rotary fellowship,
frivolity, and even a
few tears. Starting
with a welcome from
Charlie Daniels filmed
especially for the
Conference and ending
with a visit from Dolly
Parton (?), excellent
programs were presented
on Young Generations,
The Rotary Foundation,
and World Community
Projects, with special
emphasis throughout on
literacy. The key-note
speaker, Byron Trauger,
was, in a word,
FANTASTIC. A Rotarian
and former Rotary
Ambassadorial Scholar,
Byron serves as Chairman
of the Board of Governor
Bredesen's Books from
Birth Foundation. He
was introduced by Lady
Bird, a Rotarian,
Assistant District
Governor for Rotary
District 6760, and
Executive Director of
the Books from Birth
Program throughout the
state. Byron's talk was
informative,
inspirational, clever,
and moving. We knew we
were fortunate to have
him set the tone for the
Conference, but we
didn't know HOW
fortunate until after he
spoke. My home club,
Murfreesboro, made a
ten-thousand-dollar
($10,000) donation to
Byron for Books from
Birth, joining over half
the other clubs in the
District in support of
this very worthwhile
program. Our district
is definitely "Jazzed
about Literacy."
Space and time
constraints prevent me
from telling you about
all the other wonderful
things that happened at
the Conference. If you
were there, you know.
If you were not, then
you need to plan on
going next year. This
district is on the move,
as evidenced by the
awards given at the
Conference:
- Service above Self
Award (only 150 were
given in the 530
districts of the Rotary
world this year) was
given to Ronnie
Strickland for his
service in Honduras.
- Rotarian of the Year
in District 6760 was
presented to Neal Beard
of the Lawrenceburg
Club. Under his
leadership, Neal's club
this year had almost 90%
attendance, became a
100% Paul Harris Fellow
Club, and grossed over
$450,000 through
fund-raisers to be used
for community and
international projects.
- A special Governor's
award to the Most
Outstanding Club in
District 6760 went to
Lawrenceburg for their
exceptional
accomplishments during
the Rotary year.
- Club of the Year
Small - Clifton
- Club of the Year
Medium - Spring Hill
- Club of the Year
Large - Brentwood
- Most Improved
Club Murfreesboro
Breakfast
- Conference
Attendance Small -
Spring Hill
- Conference
Attendance Large -
Lawrenceburg
- Best Bulletin
Small - Dickson
- Best Bulletin
Medium - Dickson High
Noon
- Best Bulletin
Large - Columbia Noon
- Outstanding
Achievement Small -
Clarksville Sunrise
- Outstanding
Achievement Large -
Smyrna
- Best New Project
Dickson
- Best Continuing
Project Clarksville
Sunrise
- Club Service
Lawrenceburg
- Community
Service Halls-Gates
- Vocational
Service Dickson High
Noon
- International
Service Brentwood
- Club Attendance
Lawrenceburg (86.6%)
- Membership Net
Increase Nashville
(net 15)
- Percentage
Membership Increase
Clifton (40%)
- Twenty-five clubs
and one Rotaract Club
(UT Martin) received the
Presidential Citation.
- Eleven clubs are
charter STAR Clubs, and
nine more are on track
to receive their STARs
by the end of the Rotary
year.
- Fourteen Rotarians
became charter members
of the Paul Harris
Society, pledging to
give one thousand
dollars ($1000) to The
Rotary Foundation Annual
Programs Fund each
year. (You can also
become a charter member
if you sign your
commitment before the
end of the Rotary
year.....more about that
later).
The District Conference
was the celebration of a
year of projects, service,
and hard work, particularly
by those who want to put
Service above Self. Thank
you for all you have done to
contribute to the many
successes in District 6760.
We still have two months
left in this Rotary year, so
we aren't finished yet.!
Continue to Lead the
Way.
Slick
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Family of
Rotary
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
Presidential Conference
One of seven Rotary International
Presidential Conferences in North
America during this coming July and
August will be at the Franklin
Marriott in Cool Springs on Friday
afternoon and Saturday, July 20 and
21. All of these conferences will
focus on Rotary Club Membership.
Most of the information and
registration information is now on a
special Zone web-site:
http://membership.RIZones29-30.com,
and the remainder will be posted in
the near future. The conference will
be conducted primarily by incoming
R.I. President Wilf Wilkinson.
This will be a great opportunity for
all club officers, and chairs of
membership related committees to
obtain the latest policies and
information on this vital topic.
Save the date, or better yet, go
ahead and register. The registration
fee has been held to $110. - - PDG
John Miles
Editor's Note:
Sam W. Hummelstein, Co-Registrar &
Web Editor
 Rotary
Presidential Membership Conference -
Nashville, TN July 20-21, 2007 is
asking for our help in maintaining a
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"To keep the site
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engines we need the site to be included
on the “links” pages of as many web
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News
Group
Study
Exchange
for 2008
Group Study Exchange for 2008
The 2008 exchange will be a fall/spring travel schedule with District 1030 in the Yorkshire section of England. The 6760 group will travel to British soil September 18, 2007, and return October 18, 2007. The 1030 group will arrive April 15, 2008, and they will depart approximately May 15, 2008. Their District Conference will be October 5- 7, 2007. It will take place on a ferry in the North Sea traveling to Amsterdam. They will have the added opportunity to tour Amsterdam in the exchange.
We will be having to recruit a team in May and June for the outgoing leg of the exchange. We are asking that all applications for Team Leader and Team Member be received by the GSE committee by June 23, 2007. The interviews will take place on July 7th. Applications can be downloaded from the Rotary Download Center.
The ages for team members are 25-39. They cannot have a lineal kinship with a Rotary member and have to be employed in the district. They must be able to leave their employment for approximately one month.
All applications should be mailed to:
Frank McGinley, GSE Chairman
155 Williams Street
Savannah, TN 38372.
Help in finding good team member applicants and potential Rotarian team leaders is requested from all Rotarians in the district. This should be one of the more interesting and enjoyable exchanges in recent years.
Australian Rotarians Invade Middle Tennessee
By Judith Hodges
If the group of friendly persons assembled on the bucolic grounds of the home of Gary and Leslie Benmark in Joelton for a wonderful noontime cookout one Tuesday noon in mid-April did not sound like Middle Tennesseans, that is because many of them were Western Australians. Nine couples representing Rotary clubs in the Perth, Australia area have been guests of Middle Tennessee Rotarians during the second half of April under the auspices of a Rotary Friendship Exchange. This program gives participants an opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians. Rotary Clubs have been very receptive with members of six middle Tennessee Rotary clubs hosting the eighteen Australian visitors. The aim is to advance international understanding and peace through personal contact across borders.
 Officially a meeting of the Madison-Goodlettsville Rotary Club, the event was attended by several of the Rotarians from other local clubs who were hosting the enthusiastic Australians. Enthusiastic in some cases because they had just had five days in New York during the record-breaking northeast snowstorm! Middle Tennessee Rotarians were in a payback mode because last October, three couples from our local clubs were the grateful guests of the Western Australian Rotarians.
In addition to the cookout, members of the group have been kept very busy with trips to Cheekwood, the new Symphony Hall, the Jack Daniels Distillery, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and other sites of particular interest to individual visitors. They will return to Australia with a very positive impression of our country and its hospitable citizens.
The Madison-Goodlettsville Rotary Club normally meets every Tuesday noon at Hometown Buffet, 2151 Gallatin Pike at Rivergate. For additional information, contact President Gary Benmark at 615-876-7258.
Housekeeping
District Membership, Attendance & Foundation Giving Reports
Email Rotary6760@Gmail.com or FAX to 615-893-7447. (Call First ! -- Email is preferred.)
Next club
reports due on May
10, 2007 (That's' Tomorrow!).
District 6760
March Attendance
Report - Click
Here.
District 6760
March Foundation
Giving Report -Click
here
Did you
know?
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The Rotary Foundation has it's
own newsletter? Click
here for the March issue.
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Dickson Club
wins awards
I am pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Dickson won an award for "Best New Project" (1st Annual Dickson County Blue & Gray Civil War Costume Ball) at the District Conference this past weekend in Murfreesboro. District 6760 is all Rotary Clubs in Tennessee west of I-24. Dickson High Noon received an award for "Vocational Service".
Also, Rotary Club of Dickson received "Best Bulletin for Small Club". Whitney Qualls is the club's Bulletin Editor. Dickson High Noon received an award for "Best Bulletin for Medium Club".
YOS
Dale
- Club Announcements - NOTE: Submit your Club announcement information or photos to Ken Ivey for publication.
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The next issue: Wednesday May 23, 2007
The deadline is Friday May 18, 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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