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Subscriber, as the
District Conference draws near, we're asking for
your help with pictures or video of club
projects to be used in the presentations.
Thanks! -- Ken Ivey
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Governor's
Notes
Freda Sue and I hope that you
and your family had a wonderful
Easter break. We know for a fact
that your district had committees at
work. Columbia was a busy Rotary
town on Saturday, April 7. PDG
Jimmy Couch held the preliminary
4-Way Test Speech Contest and
selected three excellent candidates
that you will have the pleasure of
hearing in the final competition at
the District Conference. PDG James
Johnston met with his Group Study
Exchange Team on Saturday
morning, and they continued to
prepare to represent District 6760
as they visit Rotary clubs in the
Provence area of France during the
15 May - 15 June time period. PDG
Jim Johnston then chaired the Awards
Selection Committee that afternoon.
This selection process was a
difficult task because of the
reports on good work that many of
the clubs did throughout the year.
Much initiative and creativity were
displayed by the clubs that
participated in this selection
process.
The preceding week-end was
also a busy one for District
6760, as the members of this
year's Leadership Academy met
together for the first time at
the Renaissance Center in
Dickson for their final segment
of instruction under the very
able leadership of PDG Linda
Rudolph. We enjoyed the
opportunity of meeting with the
new graduates and many of their
faculty members for lunch. It
was a distinct pleasure to shake
the hands of 26 graduates and
hand them their graduation
certificates. Their graduation
brings to over one hundred (100)
the number of District 6760
Rotarians that have completed
the Leadership Academy since its
inception. I hope that we will
be able to boast twice that
number in the near future. I
sincerely believe that anyone
who has completed the Leadership
Academy will tell you that it
has changed the way they look at
Rotary.
Another busy group of
Rotarians last week-end were
Rich Hommrich and the Will R.
Manier, Jr. Scholarship
Committee, who met at the
Hermitage in Nashville and
evaluated applications from over
fifty outstanding high school
students in our district. They
selected four young men and four
young women to receive a fifteen
hundred dollar ($1500)
scholarship each to use at an
accredited college or university
for the freshman year. Thanks
so much to the clubs who
sponsored these young people.
Winners are:
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Leigh
Katherine Andrews
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Hendersonville
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Samantha Michelle
Hoover
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Smyrna
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Brittany Leigh
Justice
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Gallatin Noon
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Rachel René Romeo
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Brentwood
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Aaron Roth
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Savannah
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Keith Alan Waters
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Camden
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Justin Morris
Stroud
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Union City
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Chase David Sanders
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Huntingdon
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I really appreciate the
clubs that submitted applications
for the Presidential Citation and
STAR Clubs. We have nineteen
(19) Presidential Citation clubs and
twenty (20) STAR Clubs. Thanks for
the super job this year!!! These
clubs will be recognized by name at
the
District Conference. We would
truly appreciate it if these
outstanding clubs would have
representation at the District
Conference.
While we are talking about
the District Conference, please
remember that the last
day for early registration is
Friday, April 13 (your lucky day!).
After that date you will not be
guaranteed hotel rooms at the
special Rotary reduced rate.
Remember that everyone is
invited to participate in the
District Conference. Urge your
fellow Rotarians to attend with
you. Freda Sue has planned some
very nice activities for our
spouses/guests, and I hope you
will urge their participation
also. You can, of course, mail
in your applications or (more
conveniently) register online at
http://www.district-conference.com/conferencereg.htm
with your credit card at our
secure site.
Please be sure that you
have the District Assembly on
your calendar for 21 April. It
will be in Dickson at the
Renaissance Center. DGE Rufus
Clifford is expecting you!
Thank you for a great
Rotary year, and continue to
Lead the Way.
Slick
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Family of Rotary
PLEASE HELP US TO
REMEMBER!!!
At the
District 6760 Annual Conference (May
4-5) we will have a memorial service
remembering Rotarians from this district
who have died during this past year.
(June,2006-May, 2007) Please send a list
from your club to Gerald Noffsinger,
District Chaplain at
e-mail...
Noffsing@realtracs.com
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
Heart Of America
Breakfast
If you are going to Salt Lake to the RI
Convention you will want tickets to the Heart of
America Breakfast on Tuesday 7:00 am to 9:00 am
at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center. I have 20
tickets. They are $30.00 each and the check
should be made to "Rotary Zones 29 & 30". Mail
me the check and I will mail you the tickets,
first come, first serve.
Rufus DGE
District
Assembly
WHEN? APRIL 21, 2007, 9:30 to 3:00
WHO? President Elects, Club committee chairs,
incoming Club Secretary and Treasurer, District
Officers and Committee Chairs, AG’s, PDG’s, any
interested Rotarian.
WHERE? Renaissance Center, Dickson, Tn,
731-616-3970 PE’s report number attending from
your club to PDG Glen.
President Elects are required to attend PETS and
the
District Assembly. Please announce at club
meeting.
Rufus DGE
News
Five Rotary Clubs partner with
Health Department on grant
By wherald
news@williamsonherald.com
Williamson County’s five
Rotary Clubs and the
Williamson County Health
Department have developed a
partnership and received a
$10,000 grant to
increase the level of
immunizations of children
under the age of 2 in
the county.
The clubs — Brentwood,
Brentwood Morning, Cool
Springs, Franklin
Breakfast and Franklin Noon
— each contributed $1,000,
which was then
matched with $5,000 from the
Blane Immunization Grant
program of Rotary
International’s Foundation,
named in honor of Jack
Blane, a former
district governor from
Illinois. Under the program,
Rotary clubs must
initiate or work as part of
a diverse coalition in their
community to
educate and assist
underserved and
under-immunized people of
all ages.
“Because of our strong
program of infant
immunization in the United
States, Americans over the
last century have seen at
least a 98 percent
decrease in the number of
cases of measles, mumps,
polio, tetanus,
diphtheria, rubella and
birth defects cause by
rubella and HiB
meningitis,” Health
Commissioner Susan Cooper
said. “However, our
current victories are not
permanent, and the promises
of the new
vaccines are not assured.
They can only be secured by
continuing efforts
to ensure that all newborns
and toddlers are properly
immunized on time.”
The program will kick off on
April 21 with an Infant
Immunization Day at
the Health Department at
1324 W. Main St. from 10
a.m. until 2 p.m.
County residents who visit
the Health Department that
day will be able
to visit a variety of booths
set up by area human
services agencies and
organizations such as the
Governor’s Books from Birth
Foundation and the
AT&T Telecom Pioneers, which
will provide immunized
children a handmade
bear from their program, Shots, Bears and Books.
"Rotary's motto is ‘Service
Above Self,’ and securing
the Blane grant to
provide immunizations to
children in our community
was just another
opportunity to bring
Rotary's motto to life,”
said Mindy Tate, district
secretary for Rotary
District 6760, which
includes Middle and West
Tennessee with the exception
of Shelby County. “By
banding together as a
group, the five clubs in
Williamson County will
undoubtedly be able to
accomplish more than as
individual clubs or members.
As a service club
made up of business men and
women, Rotarians are able to
focus their
efforts on local issues, but
also to respond to
international health
concerns, such as the
eradication of polio. We
believe that continued
attention to immunizations
will stop the spread the
disease around the
world, creating greater
peace and prosperity."
After meeting with Health
Department officials about
the health needs of
county residents, the Rotary
clubs asked to concentrate
their efforts on
increasing the level of
fully immunized children
under the age of 2.
“The state’s goal is to
immunize at least 90 percent
of children under 2
on time. We monitor on-time
immunization of children
against 10 diseases
with an annual survey of
24-month-old children,” said
Williamson County
Health Director Becky
Brumley. “Our 2006 survey
showed that 82.4 percent
of 24-month-olds statewide
and 81.8 percent in the
Mid-Cumberland Region
that includes Williamson
County had been fully
vaccinated on time
against all 10 diseases.”
Transportation will be
provided to the Health
Department to residents
inside the Franklin city
limits in cooperating with
the Franklin
Trolleys and special vans,
while Rotarians will
transport residents from
outlying areas to the Health
Department from
predetermined locations in
advance of the patient’s
scheduled appointment time.
The local program is being coordinated by Rotarians Tom Andrews
and
Mindy Tate of the Cool
Springs Club. Additional
sponsors are being
solicited for participation
in the April 21 event.
Vendors interested in
participating can call (615)
799-2389, ext.112 for more
information. To
schedule an appointment for
immunizations, call the
Williamson County
Health Department at (615)
794-1542.
In addition to providing
primary care for uninsured
adults, which began
in January 2006, the
Williamson County Health
Department offers the
following services: for
children – immunizations,
Well Child/EPSDT
screens, WIC nutrition
services, children’s special
services care
coordination, prenatal and
child care coordination and
clinical dental
services; for adults –
prenatal and child care
coordination, breast and
cervical cancer screening,
family planning services,
HIV counseling and
testing and sexually
transmitted disease control.
Basic medical services
for uninsured adults are
offered on a sliding fee
scale based on income,
with a $5 minimum fee for
each visit.
For more information about
the Tennessee Department of
Health visit the
Web site at
http://tennessee.gov/health/.
District
Conference Update
Dear Rotarian
leaders,
This is going to
be an exciting
District
Conference.
Early
indications are
that attendance
will be better
than ever! This
District is
going places!
By now you
should have
received the
first of several
pieces of mail
regarding the
Annual 6760
District
Conference
scheduled for
May 4-5, 2007.
Please
share this
information with
all the members
of your Club.
Thanks!
Becci Bookner
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.
District 6760 February
Attendance Report - Click
Here.
District 6760 February
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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"Day
Against Diabetes" Golf Tournament
District 6760 Officers, Club Presidents, and
Club Secretaries:
The Jackson Good Morning! Rotary Club is
holding its “Day Against Diabetes”
Golf Tournament on May 4, 2007. The
tournament will have a 4-person scramble
format again this year.
I want to personally invite you and members
of your club to participate in
this year’s tournament, either by forming a
team (or teams) to play in the
tournament, by becoming a sponsor, or by
making a donation to “Day Against Diabetes.”
I have attached a registration form to this
email message. Editor's note:
Please visit the Rotary Blast
website to download the form.
If your club wants to enter a team (or
teams), please print the attachment, fill in
the required information, and send the form,
along with the entry fee, to Hal Freeman.
His address and phone number is at the
bottom of the form.
Again, please join us at our golf tournament
and help make it a success.
Cordially,
Jerry Cole,
Immediate Past President
Jack Good Morning! Rotary Club
Dickson Evening Club venue change
Just a quick update on the Dickson
(Evening) Club meeting venue. Effective next
Tuesday evening, Apil 3rd, they will be
meeting at the following:
Dickson Evening – Tuesday’s = 6:30 p.m. -
Meets @ Renaissance Center
855 Highway 46 S, Dickson, TN 37055
(615) 446-4450
Philip indicated they would
probably be meeting there for the
next year.
- Club
Projects -
NOTE: Submit your
Club announcement information or photos to Ken
Ivey
for publication.
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