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JANUARY
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ROTARY
AWARENESS
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LOOKING
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JANUARY 24, 2006
District Foundation
Banquet
Stones River Country Club in Murfreesboro, TN
MAY 4-6, 2006
District Conference
DoubleTree Hotel in
Jackson, TN
JUNE 11-14, 2006
RI International Convention
Malmo-Copenhagen
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Show Your
Rotary Pride
Remember to visit
the RI Website for
Licensed Vendors of Rotary Merchandise
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GOVERNOR'S NOTES
January 4, 2006
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What's your Club's Public Image?
Share your Club's good works with your community & prospective
members often, and where appropriate. Building upon the Public Image
of Rotary is a priority for all Rotarians during the current Rotary Year.
JANUARY 2006 IS
ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH
(Reprinted from Last Issue)
This month is a wonderful opportunity to share your club's story with your community, its leaders and prospective Rotarians. Here are a few steps to take to jump-start your public relations efforts for this key month in our Rotary year:
First, refer back to previous issues in the Rotary BLAST! Archive for the series on public relations. Specifically available is the series of articles published surrounding newspaper, on-line, radio and television tips and tools.
Second, visit the Rotary International website's Effective Public Relations pages for downloads, tips, sample letters to the editor, logos and other information. Also available are RI contacts to support your efforts or answer questions.
Third, invite members of your local media to a meeting in January, or ask them to present a program. You can also ask them to join your club - now that's building relationships with the media!
Fourth, if you have not yet done so, contact Bill Smith, D-6760 public relations chair to schedule your radio PSA taping at Thomas Media in Jackson, TN. It's FREE! Then contact your local radio stations to air that PSA specifically in the month of January.
Fifth, issue a quick press release to members of your local media that re-iterates the principles and goals of Rotary, as well as notes that February 23, 2006 will be the 101st anniversary of Rotary International. Not sure what to say? Here are key Rotary messages to use in your Rotary PR efforts:
- Rotary works to improve the quality of life for all people.
- Rotary exists to do good in the world.
- Rotary is an international service organization of 1.2 million business and professional men and women who, as volunteers, address needs of their home and international communities. There are more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries.
- Rotary initiates local and global service projects to promote world understanding and peace and improve the life conditions for people of all ages and cultures. An example is PolioPlus through which Rotary is working to eradicate polio.
- Rotary's strength lies in the volunteer service of its membership, an international network of business and professional leaders implementing a wide range of programs to meet human needs.
- Rotarians are men and women of integrity who represent a cross-section of business and professional backgrounds. As volunteers of all ages, they work to meet community and international concerns.
Sixth, send out copies of the "Humanity in Motion" PSA to local television stations and play it at an upcoming club meeting. If you have not yet seen it, you can view theRotary International "Humanity in Motion" PSA online by clicking the banner logo below:
Click Above to View Online
Smithsonian Institution
Website & Exhibit Provide Information to
Polio-free Generations of Americans
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The website, Whatever Happened to Polio? was created in conjunction with a temporary gallery exhibition, installed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The exhibition opened on April 12, 2005, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the announcement that Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was safe and effective. The exhibition is scheduled to close on April 12, 2006. Learn more and share it with your children and grandchildren by visiting the website at http://americanhistory.si.edu/polio/index.htm. The site also provides a link to Rotary International's own website for further information about Polio eradication efforts.
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WHAT'S YOUR CLUB'S TEMP?
Attached to the e-mail announcing this issue
is November Attendance Report.
Don't forget to report each month!
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SERVICE ABOVE SELF
- Club Projects -
NOTE: Submit your Club's project information and photos
to Kevin Barron for publication
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WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE
OPPORTUNITY STILL AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR D-6760 CLUBS!
As chairman of District 6760 World Community Service (WCS) Avenue of Service, I would like to take this opportunity to discuss your club’s commitment. As you know, each club must have a WCS project in order to receive their Presidential Citation. Many clubs in our district have chosen innovative and outstanding service projects in other countries desperately needing assistance. However, many clubs are at a loss when it comes to finding and initiating a program in this area of service. Part of my job as WCS chairman is not only to help clubs in finding projects but also to assist as much as possible in initiating them.
By now you have heard District Governor Vanderford endorse the project undertaken in Honduras by the Franklin Noon Club. Each year it has gotten larger and more aggressive in addressing basic needs in the second poorest nation in this hemisphere. If your club has not already dedicated itself to a WCS project, the Honduras Project might be an opportunity for you. In this, we have a historic Rotary opportunity to leave a huge District 6760 “footprint” in an area of the world that currently has little more to look forward to than a miserable, daily survival. To this end, 100% of any funds entrusted to this project are used solely in the project.
An additional benefit, beyond helping the people of Honduras and meeting your WCS goal, is promoting your club and the objectives of Rotary within your community. To this end, I will submit a press release to the local news media that you designate, documenting your club’s involvement in this international project on two occasions. First, prior to initiating the project, outlining your contribution and second, upon completion of that year’s project, giving the results of the total effort, including pictures. By committing your club, you can create community awareness of Rotary’s international involvement, enhance your image within your community and spark interest in Rotary. Being an active, vibrant club will promote opportunities to recruit new members as well as retain your present membership.
The project for this Rotary year is providing both water and electricity to forty houses, 240 people, of the La Libretad neighborhood in the city of El Triunfo on the Nicaraguan border. A budget has been firmed to accomplish this goal. However, the desire is to make this a model project by adding latrines to most of the homes and providing an above ground cistern called a “pila”.
For more information contact any of the following Rotarians:
Ronnie Strickland, Franklin Noon Club ( honduron@yahoo.com)
Dan Florida, Franklin Noon Club ( dflorida@mtemc.com)
Harrison Crabtree, Franklin Noon Club ( hcrabtree@fidata.com)
David Hartley, Spring Hill Club ( dhartley@mtemc.com)
Mike Woods, Smyrna Club ( ezstore@bellsouth.net)
Neal Beard, Lawrenceburg Club ( nbeard@lorettotel.net)
Yours in Rotary,
Ronnie Strickland
Chairman, World Community Service
District 6760
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CLARKSVILLE ROTARY CLUB
SETS AUCTION DATE
Members of the Clarksville Rotary Club have begun soliciting donations from area businesses for the annual Clarksville Rotary Auction, to be held January 28 at the Clarksville Country Club. Proceeds from the auction will be used for the construction of a Habitat for Humanity House to be sponsored by the club, according to Ed Adkins, club president.
"This auction is our biggest fundraising project of the year which is used to support various Clarksville Rotary community projects," said Ed Adkins, club president. Tickets to the auction, which includes a fabulous dinner, are available from any club member for $75. Entertainment will be provided by comedian Jim Gossett, a former Clarksville resident who makes his living as a corporate entertainer and voice-over artist. Rotarians are calling on business prospects who have made donations to previous auctions, but the club is accepting donations of any unused items of value for the auction.
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
- Supporting Our Foundation -
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District 6760 Rotary Foundation Banquet
January 24, 2006 in Murfreesboro, TN
Who: Rotarians who received a Paul Harris or multiple level Paul Harris award during calendar year 2005 – be sure to bring your award with you to the event.
When: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 6 p.m.; dress in business attire
Where: Stones River Country Club, 1830 NW Broad Street, Murfreesboro
The banquet will feature special guests from The Rotary Foundation to present awards.
Space is limited! The cost is $25/person and paid reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please complete the bottom of this form and return with your check to the address below. RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 16, 2006.
Your hosts for the evening will be the Rotary Clubs of LaVergne, Murfreesboro Breakfast, Murfreesboro Noon, Shelbyville and Smyrna.
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District 6760 Foundation Banquet
Reservation Form
Rotarian Name ________________________________________ ($25 fee)
Guest _______________________________________________ ($25 fee)
Club Name ___________________________________________
E-mail address ___________________ Phone ______________________
___ Paul Harris Fellow to be awarded on Jan. 24; bring your Foundation certificate, pin and medallion
___ Multiple level Paul Harris Fellow to be awarded on Jan. 24; bring your pin
___ Major donor to be awarded on Jan. 24; bring you pin and crystal
Please send check (payable to Rotary District 6760) with reservation to:
Suzie Lindsey
Annual Campaign Chair
6944 Scarlet Ridge Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027
Questions? Call (615) 941-5053
RESERVATIONS DUE JANUARY 16, 2005
It's 2006, Have You Made Your Annual EREY
Contribution Yet?
Do it now, through the secure server link below:
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If you would like to contribute photos, articles or other information to the District 6760 Rotary BLAST!, contact us .
If you have any questions or comments contact
Glen Vanderford or Kevin Barron
© 2006 RI District 6760. All Rights Reserved
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