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Governor's
Notes
June
28, 2007 at the Graymere Country
Club in Columbia, Tennessee, I was
installed as District Governor of
District 6760 by PDG Jimmy Couch. I
want to thank Jimmy and all who
attended. Also, I want to thank my
club (Columbia Noon) for their help,
especially the Rotarians responsible
for the Installation Banquet (Cindy,
Charlotte, Joan, and Betty). Joe
Kelley, who 19 years ago ask me to
be a Rotarian, made an entertaining
after dinner talk and I certainly
thank him. I really appreciate the
support that was manifested and look
forward to "SHARING THE MAGIC OF
ROTARY" with you this year.
June 30 I attended The Rotary
Foundation/Membership Seminar in
Decatur, Alabama. Ken Schuppert,
Regional Foundation Coordinator and
Mark Maloney (Foundation Trustee)
reported to us on TRF. Our
Foundation took in over 92 million
dollars in 2006/7 and are planning
on over 100 million for 2007/8.
Investment income for TRF was 98
million making the total close to
200 million dollars. This money
and more is needed to fund the
educational and grants programs of
TRF as well as Polio Plus. We are
almost there in Polio eradication
with less than 200 cases so far this
year, however $540 million is needed
to go through 2008. This tells why
President Wilkinson and I are
requesting "Every Rotarian Every
Year $100.00" and every club to
average $100.00 per member in its
giving. Having diagnosed and
treated patients with Polio, some
with "iron lungs", I am passionate
about eradicating this disease.
Let's "SHARE THE MAGIC OF ROTARY".
John W. "Bo" Porter, Jr. Regional
Rotary International Membership
Coordinator for Zone 30 was also in
Decatur and talked about
membership. Next month is
"Membership
Month" and I will have more to say
then. President Wilf is having a
Membership Seminar at the Cool
Springs Marriott July 20,21. I
strongly encourage every club
President and Membership Chair to
attend (club should pay for
registration) as it should be very
informative.
RYLA took place July 6-8 at Austin
Peay Univ. There were 33 students
and was a great event. I attended
the banquet on Sunday, July 8 and
helped hand out the diplomas. PDG
James Vandiver delivered the keynote
address and as usual was
outstanding. I want to thank Dr.
Tom Dueker and staff for a job well
done
July is listed as "Literacy Month"
in Rotary. One of our district
goals is for every club to be
involved in Literacy in some way.
It's easy because every county has
the "Books For Kids Program", the
Imagination Library started by
Dollie Parton. Have a fund raiser,
get a grant, support the program in
some way. There is also the
Dictionary Program or your club
could adopt a class at a school and
read to the kids regularly, Your
club could collect Kids Books and
Ronnie Strickland will be glad to
take them to Honduras. Just get
involved in Literacy and "SHARE THE
MAGIC OF ROTARY".
Rufus DG
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Family of Rotary
Editor's note: You can
view or submit Family of Rotary
information, prayer requests, etc., in
the Rotary Blast!
Family of Rotary Forum.
Events
Reminder to Williamson County
Clubs
(Brentwood,
Brentwood Morning, Cool Springs, Franklin @
Breakfast, Franklin Noon)
Joint Lunch Meeting with DG
Rufus, August 3, Embassy
Suites, Cool Springs. Please make reservations
through your club ASAP. Let's have the biggest
crowd ever for DG Rufus!
(Presidents and Officers meet with DG Rufus @
10:00 a.m.)
District Youth
Exchange Training
There will be a
district-wide training seminar for youth
exchange on
Saturday, August 11,
2007 at the Renaissance Center in
Dickson. Meeting will begin at 9:30 AM.
Lunch will be provided, meeting will end
by 3:00 PM. This meeting is for all
clubs. Every club in the district is
urged to send a
representative.
We will also have an opportunity to meet
our new long term exchange students that
will be living in District 6760 for the
next year. Also, past long term and
short term students will be there to
tell us of their adventures.
July 2007 -
Literacy Month
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6-8 |
RYLA –Rotary
Youth Leadership Academy |
Clarksville |
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7 |
Group Study
Exchange Interviews |
Dickson |
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UN International
Day of Cooperatives |
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11 |
World Population
Day |
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13-14 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
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20-21 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
Franklin Marriott
Cool Springs |
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27-28 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
South Bend,
IN |
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30-Aug 1 |
RI Rotaract and
Youth Exchange committees meet |
Evanston, IL |
August 2007 -
Membership and Extension
Month
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3-4 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
Denver, Colorado |
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10-11 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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11
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Youth
Exchange Training Seminar
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Dickson
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17-18 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
San Jose, California |
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24-25 |
RI Presidential
Conference |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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25 |
The Rotary
Foundation/Membership Seminar |
Dickson |
September 2007
- New Generations Month
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18-20 |
GETS & GNATS Zone Training |
Springfield, MO |
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19-20 |
District Governor Workshop -
Zone Training |
Springfield, MO |
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20-23 |
Zone Institute |
Springfield, MO |
News
RI in Top Five NGO's
submitted by Mike
Thompson
Presidential Membership Conference
 Click
here to download the registration
form for the R.I. Presidential
Membership Conf. to at the Cool Springs
Marriott July 20,21. Please e-mail me
if you are attending as I need a count.
DG Rufus
Housekeeping
District Membership, Attendance
& Foundation Giving Reports
Next club reports due on
August 10, 2007.
District 6760 June
Attendance Report - Click
Here.
District 6760 May
Foundation Giving Report -Click
here
Did you know?
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Did you ever
remember reading something in the Blast!,
but couldn't remember which issue? Simply
go to the
archives and enter a keyword into the
search box. You'll be served any issue that
includes that word or phrase.
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You can also
search the entire
Rotary Blast website. The searchbox is
located on the right-hand side. You may
need to scroll down a bit.
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Murfreesboro Rotary Club
In a move designed to facilitate Sharing between club members and leadership, President Becci Bookner initiated the "Murfreesboro Rotary Coffee Club".
Interested members can meet to discuss club business, make suggestions, and share in the process of making Rotary better. The "Coffee Club" meets at 10 a.m. at Stones River Country Club
- Club Announcements - NOTE: Submit your Club announcement information or photos to Ken Ivey for publication.
The next issue: Wednesday August 1, 2007
The deadline is Friday July 27, 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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