Subscriber, it's
hard not to be inspired by Rotarians. This
issue was already completed, and I was ready to
retire for the evening when I received an email
from Lawrenceburg President Neal Beard. I might
have saved it for later - but I was hooked. His
story speaks mainly to the project, but more
importantly - to the character of the Rotarians
who participated.
Click here to get started. (but come back
for the rest) -- Ken Ivey
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Governor's
Notes
Where has it gone? Where has
the Rotary year gone? We have four
more months of the Rotary year
left. What have we accomplished?
Has your club accomplished enough to
be recognized for its achievement at
the District Conference? I will try
to help explain some of these awards
that you may qualify for.
First of all, we have several
awards that are broken down into
Foundation awards, general
awards, and individual awards.
Yes, size does matter. There
are three size categories and
they are:
- 0 - 25 Small
- 26 - 55 Medium
- 56 + Large
Please, when you submit your
club for awards, prioritize the
Presidential Citation and the
STAR Awards. My goal is for
100% of the clubs in District
6760 to receive both of these
awards. That is a very
achievable goal.
The one non-negotiable criterion
for the Presidential Citation is
that your club must have a net
increase of one (1) member from
1 July 2006 to 1 April 2007.
For information on the other
four (4) activities that will
qualify your club for this
award, go to
www.rotary.org/programs/awards
/club/presidential.html. You will also find there the Presidential
Citation Certification Form
which you will fill out, sign,
and have in my hands NLT 1
April.
My mailing address is:
S. J. (Slick) Frazer
11777 Big Springs Road
Christiana, TN 37037.
I have to submit this
information so that RI receives
it NLT 15 April 2007.
The STAR Award is simply
recognition for your club's
contributions. It is a
Foundation award. Based upon
your 1 July 2006 membership
figures, if your club averages
one hundred dollars ($100) per
member donation to The Rotary
Foundation by 1 April 2007, it
has qualified for the STAR Award
and has achieved the
Foundation's goal of EREY (Every
Rotarian Every Year). Please
send this information to me NLT
1 April.
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The most
pressing
deadline is the
one for
submitting your
application for
the Significant
Achievement
Award. Since I
have to submit
my nomination
and supporting
materials to RI
by 15 March, I
need to receive
applications NLT
10 March 2007.
Interested clubs
should
submit applications
as soon as
possible. I am
permitted
only one
nomination from
this district,
which will be
considered by
the RI selection
committee.
The purpose of
the RI
Significant
Achievement
Award is to
recognize a club
activity that
addresses a
community
problem or need,
to encourage new
projects on the
part of every
club, and to
promote
increased
awareness of the
importance of
exemplary club
efforts.
The projects
must also
involve most
club members, be
easily copied by
other clubs, and
must be current
or have ended
during the
2006-07 Rotary
year.
For further
information on
eligibility
requirements and
the nomination
form, visit the
Significant
Achievement
Award page on
www.rotary.org/programs/awards/club/significant.html.
This award
recognizes
outstanding club
service
projects. To be
eligible,
projects must:
-
address a
significant
problem or
need in the
local
community
-
involve most
or all of
the club
members in
personal
rather than
monetary
service
-
be
commensurate
with the
club's size
and
resources
-
be capable
of emulation
by other
Rotary clubs
-
be currently
active or
reach a
conclusion
during the
Rotary year
for which
the award is
given
-
be carried
out by a
single
Rotary club
No club may
receive the
award more than
once for the
same project.
I am looking
forward to
seeing your
accomplishments
recognized as
this Rotary year
draws to a
close. You are
to be commended
for Leading the
Way in making
your club,
community, and
the world a
better place
through your
Service above
Self. |
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Editor's note:
Follow
DG
Frazer's Club Visits
at his
blog.
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Family of Rotary
One of our most active Past District
Governors (PDGs), Howard Ezell of Milan,
fell and broke his hip last week. He
had surgery on Friday, 23 February. You
may send cards to 2031 Verdell Drive,
Milan, TN 38358. Please keep Howard and
his wonderful wife, Katrina, in your
thoughts and prayers.
PLEASE HELP US TO
REMEMBER!!!
At the
District 6760 Annual Conference, May 3-5
we will have a service of 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
Include name, club and any other
information you want to share.
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
TEAM TRAINING
SEMINAR -
RESCHEDULED
Where -
Renaissance Center, Dickson, Tn.
When - March 7,
2007 - 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Who - Assistant Governors, Committee Chairs and
Members, District Officers, interested PDG's and
other Rotarians
Why - Help develop a cohesive team of district
leaders to support the clubs of the district.
Lunch
provided-------
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
G'day
The Aussies are coming....
What a Great Opportunity to taste the
International flavor of Rotary. If anyone in
you Rotary Club would like to host a Rotary
Couple from our Sister District in Western
Australia please consider being a host. At this
time we are trying to finalize our
arrangements.
You will find attached an agenda, hints to those
who may host and a form to submit your
willingness to host. Please look this over
and consider this great opportunity to show
"Rotary Shares". As I've experienced in many
years in Rotary I find being involved with the
International aspect of our programs is so
rewarding. If you can't personally open your
home consider allowing and encouraging others in
your club to do so.
As you'll see we have many side trips planned
while they will be in West Tennessee April 23-28
to entertain them. The host may join in these
events if they wish or just allow our guest to
attend allowing the host not to feel that they
are responsible in entertaining our guest for 5
days. The couple may be shared by others in
your club if needed, but we suggest not to move
them more than once (two hosts) 2-3 day stay so
they don't have to move a lot for that is
inconvenient.
Please considering this great opportunity. If
you have any questions please feel free to
contact me, 731-668-9851.
Thanks,
Glen Vanderford
DG 6760
2005-2006
News
District Awards for 2006-2007
District Conference
Several awards will be
presented at the District
Conference to be held at the
Doubletree Hotel in
Murfreesboro, TN on May 3-5,
2007. Awards will be given
in the following areas:
-
Best bulletin for small,
medium, and large clubs
-
Outstanding achievement for
small, medium, and large
clubs
-
Best new project, one award
-
Best continuation project,
one award
-
Four Avenues of Service, one
award each for Club,
Community, Vocational,
and International
service.
In
addition, three awards each
(based on size of club),
calculated from the monthly
attendance and membership
reports, will recognize the
highest:
-
Club attendance
-
Membership net increase
-
Percentage membership
increase.
Finally, there will be two
District Conference
Attendance awards presented
which will be based on the
percentage of membership of
the club attending the
conference and adding bonus
points for the mileage
traveled. One award will be
presented to a club with
less than 40 members and
another to a club with 40 or
more members.
Please
submit your bulletins, club
reports, and description of
any project you wish to be
considered for an award.
Please put each project and
each avenue of service
project on a separate sheet
of paper for easy judging.
Send
entries to:
PDG
Jim Johnston, District
Awards Chair
3010
Glenstone Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
Deadline has been set for
April 6, 2007. The awards
committee will be making
selections on April 7, 2007
District Conference
Request
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.
It is going to be
terrific and our
hope is that new
Rotarians will be so
thrilled to learn
about all that is
going on in our
District that they
will never feel the
same about Rotary.
Mark your calendar!
We look forward to
receiving your
registration
information.
Remember to check
the District website
for the latest
information and
details!
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 March
10, 2007.
District 6760 January
Attendance Report - Click
Here.
District 6760 January
Foundation Giving Report
-Click
here
From Mike Thompson:
WILL R. MANIER
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS --"Each Local Club
shall submit applications of their selected
choices of one boy and one girl to be in
the hands of Chairman of the Selection committee
By March 21, 2007."
Did you know?
-
The Rotary
Foundation has it's own newsletter? Click
here for the March issue.
-
-
DG
Frazer is updating his
blogging of
club visits (with a little help from Freda
Sue)
- Club
Projects -
NOTE: Submit your
Club announcement information or photos to Ken
Ivey
for publication.
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This just
in....
Honduras Update
Please
visit The Rotary Blast!
website to read the latest
Updates!
Honduras Team Returns Home
Ten members of the
Lawrenceburg Rotary Club
just returned from a
three-week humanitarian
project in Southern
Honduras. The Lawrenceburg
club brought electricity to
a small remote mountain
village trapped in a jungle
forest that time had
forgotten.
Click Here to read this
amazing story!
The next
issue:
Wednesday
March 14,
2007
The
deadline is
Friday
March 9,
2007 at 6:00
pm.
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your news to
Ken Ivey. If
you are
sending
LARGE FILES,
please send
a separate
email to
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receipt!
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