Watch Holger Knaack's personal talk at our District Zoom meeting from Germany. (Starts at about the 20 minute mark).Watch the District change over meeting.
The District 6330 website is getting a makeover! The changes will help make the website more user-friendly and easier to navigate. Over the next few months, you will notice changes to the menus, layout, and format of the website and subpages. Please be patient as we work through completing these. If you have suggestions for changes you'd like to see, please let us know by contacting d6330@gmail.com.Watch Holger Knaack's personal talk at our District Zoom meeting from Germany. (Starts at about the 20 minute mark).
I have recently received a number of questions from across the District on how best to respond over diversity and racism in these uncertain times.
At the RI Virtual Conference last week President Mark Maloney Rotary’s reminded all Rotarians that our core values are the bedrock of our organization:
- Fellowship
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Service
- Diversity
He went to say “we must become better listeners and be more openminded learners” and he urged “all clubs to hold a mirror to ourselves and ask if our membership and club experience reflects the diversity of our communities…. where ever we come up short we must be willing to correct our course and face the challenge without fear or hesitation”
From the founding members in Helston-Lizard, to our partnership with Rotary International, to the individual Rotarians who passionately support us both personally and through their clubs – the passion, trust, and dedication from Rotarians all around the world, is an important part of ShelterBox’s past, and our future.
If your looking for new Fund Raising Ideas, have a look at our NEW IDEAS PAGE!
Some of the suggestions we have and if you have a great idea you would like to share with other clubs all the better! Feel free to share them here!
Make sure you check out the Google spreadsheet at the bottom of the page with 30 more fundraising ideas for you!
PolioPlus Responding to the Covid-19 Challenge
Rotary's worldwide Polio Plus program has not only nearly eradicated the disease, it has created an infrastructure which is now being utilized to fight Covid-19. Read what Mike McGovern, Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee and John Germ, Past Rotary International President and Chair of the Polio Countdown to History Committee report about Rotary's Covid-19 response.
Finding yourself with extra time on your hands? Why not brush up on your Rotary knowledge and skills from the comfort and safety of your own home.
Check it out at https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference
By Elizabeth Davis, Annual Giving Officer, Zone 24 East & Zone 32, Elizabeth.Davis@rotary.orgAs time goes on, I will continue to do my best to keep you all up to date on how COVID-19 is affecting operations for the Foundation and donor giving.
As you all probably know by now, the majority of Rotary staff have been working remotely from home since last week. As of Saturday evening, a statewide shelter-in-place order went into effect across Illinois meaning that residents may only leave their places of residence to carry out essential activities (such as going to the grocery store, seeking medical attention, etc.). This means that until the order is lifted, no personnel are now being permitted to enter Rotary’s One Rotary Center build-ing.
(from Rotary Voices - May 29, 2019) - By Joe Otin, governor-elect of Rotary District 9212 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan)
I gravitate naturally to statistics despite the negative feelings some people have about them. I think that information is the fuel that our world runs on and without it our systems will sputter, stall, and shut down. That is because statistics are significant in decision making.
When I joined the Rotary Club of Nairobi East, Kenya, 19 years ago, I was told that good Rotarians were defined by the regularity of their attendance, the frequency of their gifts to The Rotary Foundation, and most importantly by their ability to introduce new members to the club.
But that is not what attracts people to Rotary ... to learn more - Read the rest of this post
The Council On Legislation (COL) is held once every three years with the 2019 cycle recently concluded in Chicago, Illinois from April 14 through April 18, 2019. 116 proposed enactments plus one RI board proposed position statement were presented, 47 were adopted, 55 were rejected and 15 were withdrawn. Of the 47 pieces of adopted legislation 6 items were of direct consequence to clubs.
Are you unsure where to start with your new member orientation? Have members learn more about Rotary and even test their knowledge with the new Rotary Basics course in the Learning Center. They’ll read about Rotarians from around the world, learn about our values and causes, and deepen their understanding of Rotary through this interactive course.
The Rotary Basics course was designed for new Rotarians, but it’s also a great refresher for other members — and even nonmembers — who want to know more about Rotary.
To take the class, use the link above. Anyone who isn’t signed in to My Rotary will be prompted to do so before going to the Learning Center.
The Rotary Basics course was designed for new Rotarians, but it’s also a great refresher for other members — and even nonmembers — who want to know more about Rotary.
To take the class, use the link above. Anyone who isn’t signed in to My Rotary will be prompted to do so before going to the Learning Center.
5 questions about environmental projects with Karen Kendrick-Hands
The Rotarian magazine talks with Karen Kendrick-Hands, Communications director, Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG).
The Rotarian Conversation: Marc Freedman
The Rotarian Conversation:Marc FreedmanThis longevity expert has found that both younger and older people thrive when they work together with a common purpose — something
Supporting the environment becomes a new area of focus
The Rotary Foundation Trustees and RI Board of Directors have added a new area of focus: supporting the environment.
Philippine club mobilizes transportation for frontline coronavirus health workers
COVID-19 forces lockdown on public transportation in Manila. Members bring vans, accommodations for hospital and lab workers.
Better together
A need to connect with different age groups is woven into our genes.
