District Governor Message - May 2016
Posted
on May 05, 2016
(from the May 2016 issue of "The Bridge" - District 6330's monthly newsletter - read the full issue here)
District Governor Nancy’s Message - May 2016
It has been said that “April showers bring May flowers”.
While this past month of April has also brought snow as well as rain showers - we know that the month of May will bring some spring flowers for all of us to enjoy!
Plus an opportunity to celebrate our Mothers on Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day!
And Welcome to Youth Services month! Rotary District 6330 has a long history of supporting youth programs in our District and around the world. As we look around our District we see Rotarians in our clubs involved and engaged with Youth.
In our Clubs we can find them: sponsoring students in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program; involved with an Interact or Rotaract Club; sponsoring a Rotary Speech Contest; supporting students to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Program such as seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders & Adventures in Citizenship; sponsoring a Scholarship Program; or simply inviting their younger family members to join the club in a service or fellowship event. Our clubs are engaged in numerous projects devoted to mentoring young people and encouraging and fostering the ideals of Rotary service with this younger audience.
We can see that most Rotarians are very involved in this Rotary Avenue of Service. How gratifying to be such an important part of a young person's life! We can encourage, inspire, mentor, and provide financial support to give young people the opportunity to become leaders and give back to their communities. And we as Rotarians gain as well. Our involvement offers incredible opportunities to all Rotarians and their Clubs to be more energized and engaged because of our interactions with these young people. We are supporting our future!
Foundation & Polio: As we approach the end of our Rotary year, please review and consider your Foundation Annual Giving and Polio pledges. Clubs - If there is an amount outstanding please make this a priority and submit to RI this month.
District Membership: - is still on the front burner. Some Clubs are making progress in Growing their members - Yay! It is important to have a plan and to ensure all members are engaged and involved. Consider doing meeting make ups; or gathering a group together to participate in Inter- Club visits to get to know your fellow Rotarians. The First Objective of Rotary: ‘The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for Service’ is a good place to start. In Rotary, membership is at the core of everything and a Gift we can share.
Yours in Rotary Service and Friendship,
Nancy