|
|
|
The Polio Challenge now at $117.5 million as of March 31,
2010. More.
|
|
Future Vision Pilot begins
June
30, 2010. More.
Five of our districts are participating in the pilot.
From Zone 34:
6900 in Georgia
6970 in Florida
From Zone 33:
7620 in the District of Columbia and part of Maryland
7630 in Delaware and part of Maryland
7690 in North Carolina
|
|
Registerand make your hotel reservations now for
the 2010 Convention in Montreal. See your DGE to get your ticket to the
Southland Brunch on Sunday.
|
|
2009-10 Executive Committee
|
|
Director: Eric Adamson
Chair: Johnny Robertson
Leadership Seminar: John Smarge
Registration and Marketing: Sue Poss
Programs: Fran Milberg
Operations: Rick Borgstrom
Arrangements: Dave Moreman
Treasurer: Barbara Hargroves
|
|
|
|
Dear Rotarians:
It has been some time since my last newsletter, not because there has
been no news, but my schedule of traveling, to International Assembly,
Zone Institutes, Board meetings and now PETS have made it very
difficult. For that I apologize.
Our Zone website has posted new items of interest and news
since our last newsletter, but that requires you to go to the site,
and the newsletter is sent directly to you.
There are many things happening in Rotary, mostly through the efforts
of your clubs and Districts activities and service projects. One week
last month was Rotaract week, and I had the pleasure of attending a
charter ceremony for the Rotaract club of Virginia Commonwealth
University.
I attended New England PETS, Chesapeake PETS, West Virginia PETS and
7570 PETS, all of which were excellent. Director Elect John Smarge
attended Georgia PETS, Florida PETS, Chesapeake PETS and Carolinas PETS.
The District Conference high season is now upon us and all Districts
are finalizing their plans for a year end celebration of this Rotary
year. I know that they will be wonderful opportunities to learn, get
motivated and have fun with Rotary friends and family.
 The COL begins April
26, and our delegates I know are well prepared for their
participation. As usual, there will be some changes in the
"Rules of Rotary," which the COL feels will make Rotary
better, more efficient, more relevant to todays world. Read the proposed COL legislation.
I want to thank all those who made the Zone Institute held in
December, 2009 at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, such
a great success...and especially thank Sue Poss, our newsletter
editor and web site editor....she is such a treat...
Warm regards to all,
Eric E. Adamson, RIVP
|
|
|
|
Haiti Relief Fund
Director Eric Adamson, PRID Barry Rassin, RIDE John Smarge, and PRID
Bob Stuart are all going to Haiti on June 6 to meet with local Rotarian
leaders in Haiti, and see the projects for the RI Haiti Earthquake
DAF. Applications for matching projects can be
found on the Zone website. Eric, Barry, John, and Bob are the four
account holders on the Rotary DAF account which now stands at more
than $1.4 million. Donate now. US Rotarians can
easily contribute $5 to the Haiti DAF via text
message (just text ROTARY to 90999).
|
|
Eric and Linda visit with Peace Fellow Chad Shipmaker, one of nine
first-year students in the Duke-UNC program from British
Columbia. The 10 graduating Fellows presented their masters projects
to about 200 Rotarians and other guests on April 10 at UNC. Learn
more about the Duke-UNC Rotary Center.
|
|
 Director Elect John Smarge
On July 1, John Smarge of Naples, Fla., becomes the RI director from
Zones 33-34. John has been an active Rotarian and has numerous plans
already in place to help Rotary International and our zones move
forward.
Read more about John.
Mark your calendars for the 2010 Rotary Institute to be held at the Naples Grand
Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
|
|
 Use your cell phone to make a donation of $5 to help
End Polio Now. Proceeds will go toward Rotary's $200 Million Challenge.
From the USA, text POLIO to 90999.
|
Giving Russian leaders a look at democracy
The Open World Program was originally established as a
Library of Congress-administered pilot project in 1999 to give emerging
Russian leaders firsthand exposure to the American system of
democracy through visits to local governments and communities in the
United States. Today, Open World also encompasses exchanges for
political and civic leaders from other post-Soviet states, including
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan,
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan and
Rotary has been involved with the program. The overall program
now focuses primarily on developing a network of leaders who have an
understanding of how American communities deal with contemporary
issues and who want to maintain contact with their new American
contacts and other counterparts. Download more information. Download a hosting request form.
|
|
|
|
