M I C R O S O F T Rotary District 6110 D A N N Y M I T C H E L L 2 0 1 1-2 0 1 2 D I S T R I C TD EG CO EV ME BR EN RO R2 0 1 1 District Governor Danny Mitchell Contact Information: http://www.rotarydistrict6110.org/ THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT WEBSITE January 2012 GSE Team to India February 2-4, 2012 AG/Leadership Training February 18, 2012 Facilitator/Evaluator Training for MAPETS, Ft Smith March 16-17, 2012 MAPETS, Ft. Smith March 29-April 1, 2012 R.Y.L.A., Heart of the Hills April 28, 2012 District Assembly, Springdale May 6-9 2012 Rotary International Convention Bangkok, Thailand June 30, 2012 District Governor Installation September 27, 2012 District Conference Golf Tournament September 28-30, 2012 District Conference, Rogers,AR 6110 Membership Drive Contest Your club s weekly meetings are an opportunity to share something positive in your life, that s Rotary. Your guests will have the opportunity to enjoy the fellowship, enrich their professional and personal knowledge, and meet others within the community. Share your Rotary experience! The object of this Membership Contest is to bring new Rotary members into our clubs and make our presence known to those who are not familiar with Rotary. The membership drive will begin on January 1, 2012 and end on June 30, 2012. Each participating club will keep a record of Every Potential Member Guest at a club s meeting, which will count as one point with a maximum of 4 visits per individual guest. (A potential member guests is a guest that has an interest in becoming a member and not just a visitor.) Each month these points are to be submitted to District Membership Co- Chair Herb Orr from the club s attendance keeper with the following information: 1. Beginning club s current membership January 1, 2012 2. Potential Member Guest total for the month. 3. The number of new members inducted in the club The DEADLINE for each submission will be the 15 th of the following month. This allows a club 15 days to submit data which corresponds to District attendance submissions. The total points plus the number of inductees (which have a value of 10 points each) are then divided by the total number of members as of January 1. Each month the top 20 clubs will be published within the District Website and District Newsletter. In the July report to Herb Orr include a total count of every new member inducted from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011. The number of Potential Member Guests and include the ending club s total membership as of June 30, 2012 The Grand Prize Winning Club will be announced in the August Rotary District 6110 Newsletter and Website. The winning Rotary club will also be recognized at District Conference. **The Grand Prize - is a Traveling Membership Trophy with the club s name and year engraved on the trophy, plus a dinner for two at a local restaurant. **Runner-up Prize will be announced but it will be nice! Any questions contact - Herb Orr at herborr@sbcglobal.net or 918-232-1045
Polio Plus $ 200 Million Challenge November 19th I road my bicycle in the El Tour de Tucson to raise money for Rotary International s Polio Plus Challenge in an effort to meet Bill Gates challenge grant. You might have read about this terrific Tucson Rotary program in a recent copy of the Rotarian. I committed to the 109 mile course, and trained hard, putting in more than 200 miles a week. I hope that you will sponsor me in my efforts. Any funds that you give will count toward YOUR Paul Harris Fellow recognition, and our club was recognized during the ride. So far, we have raised over $14,000. My goal is to raise $45,000. That is just $100 per member. We ve come so far in the fight against polio. Just consider when Rotary started PolioPlus in 1985, the world saw 350,000 cases of this crippling disease each year (that s almost 1,000 EVERY DAY). And now 443 cases worldwide have been reported so far this year 708 cases worldwide were reported as of this date last year That means we are on track to see less than 1,000 cases in this entire year. You can be part of a huge undertaking. You have an opportunity to help the worldwide eradication of polio. We will reach this goal, it will be only the second time in history that a disease has been eradicated. Smallpox was the first. Thanks for your support! Please join me in this important race, you may send your check to our Rotary office payable to: Bob McKenzie & District Governor Danny Mitchell The Rotary Foundation/PolioPlus c/o Rotary Club of Tulsa 616 South Boston Avenue STE 410 Tulsa, OK 74119 In the Best Bonds, Bob McKenzie Past President of The Rotary Club of Tulsa
RI 2012 Convention Bangkok May 6-9, 2012 Register now for the 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9 May, and enjoy an unforgettable experience in the Land of a Thousand Smiles! Enjoy Thai hospitality. Make friends with fellow Rotarians from around the world. Take in spectacular sights. Taste delicious Thai cuisine. Experience a vibrant culture. Renew your commitment to Service Above Self. And have fun in a world class city. Register by December 1 for Best Discount! http://www.rotary.org/en/members/events/convention/ Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead Here are some great reasons to attend a convention: Service projects. Find out how fellow Rotarians developed their service projects by visiting club and district project booths. You can also partner with other Rotarians in an international project or exchange. The Rotary Foundation. Learn more about PolioPlus and other Foundation programs during plenary sessions and workshops that show how Rotarians take humanitarian action and promote peace and understanding throughout the world. Development of future club leaders. Expand your network of international contacts by getting to know Rotary leaders and members from your own district, and become more involved in district plans. Club administration. Attend a special workshop for incoming presidents and the Presidents-Elect Luncheon, where you can meet and exchange ideas with fellow leaders. Family fun. With so much to do around the event, you and your family can plan a memorable vacation around the convention. Rotary District 6110 Website/Newsletter Feature your community on the District 6110 website. If you have noticed the changing images in the upper right hand corner of our district website, then this is your chance to feature your Rotary community. Photos need to be in landscape orientation, as high resolution as possible and with border space for potential cropping and fitting within the parameters required by the website. Please submit both a vintage photo of your community as well as a modern photo. Modern photos should show others something distinctive about your community or something distinctive about Rotary in your community. The vintage photo should have the date supplied either as the image file name or somewhere on the image. Submit images to: cathywebster@gmail.com Are you inspired by Rotary? Are you inspired to write about your feelings and emotions regarding something your club is doing to provide service to others? Do you just absolutely love being involved in Rotary? Are most of your friends Rotarians? What do you do for others within our district and in your community? This is YOUR opportunity to express yourself within a distribution of almost 5000 Rotarians in District 6110 with 81 clubs in four states. District 6110 has a forum for your ideas and club activities, the newsletter and website. Please send to herborr@sbcglobal.net and make sure to place within the subject line: Rotary News. Your editor Herb Orr
The extreme devastation of Joplin is illustrated in this photo of the Joplin High School where no clean-up has yet occurred. The row of Habitat Houses was about three blocks west of the high school. The Joplin experience has been a very worthwhile way to serve, but some have gone to even greater efforts than the Rotarians in District 6110. In the house where we worked one Thursday, we met a couple from Portland, OR, Jeremy and Holly Anderson. They felt that they wanted to do something to help Joplin, found the Habitat 10 in 10 program described on a website, and came to Joplin on their vacation for a week. Impressive! We Rotarians were substantially above the median age. Many of the workers were in their 20s and 30s, which is a good sign for volunteerism. My wife asked how me many other homes needed to built and if our work is enough to make a difference. I replied that there are thousands of homes to be constructed. What we did was very much like the boy walking along the seashore who was throwing stranded starfish back into the water. Just as he said, "The ones I throw in will have a life," at least a few people we helped will have new homes. We made a difference. The Habitat people were very organized from our arrival until we departed, and we planned to return on Saturday the 12th. Here are some shots of our Daybreak Rotary Support of 10 houses in 10 Days in Joplin on November 10, 2011. by Harris McKee
New Generations Programs: A Closer Look Register for the New Generations webinar on Tuesday December 13 http://www.rotary.org/en/mediaandnews/multimedia/webinars/pages/ridefault.aspx?tw Subscribe to Rotary s New Generations e-newsletter. As a subscriber to Rotary's New Generations e-newsletter, you see Rotary's youth and young adult programs in action. Every month, you read about Interactors, Rotaractors, RYLA participants, and Youth Exchange students who make a difference in their communities. And you are an important part of that success. Through Rotaract, Interact, RYLA, and Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary clubs help the next generation learn leadership skills, develop a global perspective, and serve the needs of their communities. These four New Generations programs are designed to fit together seamlessly. That gives emerging young leaders who complete a Rotary Youth Exchange, return from a RYLA event, or outgrow their Interact or Rotaract club the chance to develop through other programs. By connecting them with these new opportunities, you help them stay connected to Rotary's global network of friendship, engagement, and service. The first step is to ensure that all four New Generations programs are active in your school or community. Work with your local Rotary club to start a New Generations program or to find out what opportunities are available in your district. Then help your young leaders take their next step toward a lifetime of service. Ask school administrators to promote RYLA and Rotary Youth Exchange to Interactors and other students Invite Rotaractors from a local university to volunteer at your next RYLA event Encourage Youth Exchange students to share their experiences with your Interact club Start a community-based Rotaract club for young professionals Recognize school leaders and New Generations program participants at your next Rotary club meeting Invite your colleagues or fellow club members to join you on this webinar with an e-mail that links to our new video http:// vimeo.com/28457109 and some basic information http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/ YOUTHPROGRAMS/Pages/ridefault.aspx about New Generations programs. Rotary also provides tips http:// www.rotary.org/ridocuments/en_pdf/new_generations_postcards_en.pdf (PDF) to help you guide students and young professionals to their next Rotary opportunity. By keeping youth and young adults connected to Rotary, you instill a commitment to service in tomorrow's community, professional, and business leaders. The world's young people are our future. With your help, we can prepare them for lives of service and turn New Generations into the next generation of Rotarians. www.rotarydistrict6110.org/ THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT WEBSITE