JUNE 2006

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Malmo-Copenhagen 2006 Follow the Proceedings Online View Additional Photos   Follow the proceedings via the Rotary International website, including news releases at www.Rotary.org       Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program Now Accepting Applications   Dear Rotarians:   The deadline for district-endorsed applications for the January 2007 Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program session to be submitted to The Rotary Foundation is July 1, 2006.  For more program information, please see the website at http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/rpcsp/index.html.   More about the application process: General eligibility criteria Application process Application timeline Availability of program seats and fellowships Program structure and curriculum Please contact Jenn Weidman, Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program Coordinator, at jennifer.weidman@rotary.org or 847-866-3374 with any questions or for more information.   Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program and the Rotary Foundation.   Best regards. Judy Gibson, Manager Jenn Weidman, Coordinator Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Avenue Evanston, IL 60201-3698 USA Phone: 847-866-3374 Fax: 847-866-0934 www.rotary.org       District Training Seminar Saturday, August 12, 2006 Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN 9:00am - 4:00pm   Each club is asked to send their club Youth Exchange Officer (YEO) or a representative. You will not want to miss this day of youth exchange activities. We will hear from our two returning Tennessee students, Kacey Rice and Kaitlyn Hamilton, who have spent the last 11 months in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Kacey is sponsored by the Lewisburg RC: Kaitlyn is sponsored by the Columbia Noon Rotary Club. This will also be an opportunity to meet our new international in-bound students. It appears that District 6760 will host up to seven students for the coming year, beginning in August, 2006.   In addition, Alan Wylie, our friend and long-time youth exchange officer from Houston, Texas will be present to train all attending Rotarians on recent changes in the Rotary International youth exchange program. Please mark your calendar for August 12, 2006 for this district-wide event. Contact our District 6760 YEO Officer, Tommy Martin with any questions at tmartin@pbbanking.com       First District RYLA Scheduled: Student Nominations now Accepted   It’s time to get ready for District 6760’s first ever Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) experience. It will be held July 9, 10, & 11 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.   This is a three-day experiential leadership course that is only available to incoming (Fall 2006) high school sophomores and juniors(10th and 11th grades). It is indeed an honor to be selected for this award and it should be promoted in that manner. Participants should be screened competitively and selected based on merit and leadership potential. Each club can set their own parameters in this regard.     The Program   Award winners will stay in APSU dorms and eat in their food service courts during their stay. A variety of exciting activities directed at this age group to enhance leadership traits and provide team-building experiences will be undertaken. The scheduled events for the program are being developed by a Vanderbilt University professor who teaches leadership full-time. He is a District 6760 Rotarian, as well. There is a banquet at the end of the program for the award recipients and their families on Tuesday evening. At that time they will be formally presented their awards. Those selected for the program need only agree to stay for the entire period of time to be accepted. The program will be more than adequately chaperoned and staffed by Rotarians from our District.   The Search   So where do you go to find qualified applicants for RYLA consideration? Your local high schools are the obvious place. Current members of an Interact club may make great candidates. I have found that hoping to have guidance counselors take up your cause and spread the word may be wishful thinking. This is a busy time of the year for them and this may look like a lower priority item. If you can find a “crusader” in the school to assist in the form of a principle, teacher, or staff person, more power to you. Otherwise, you need to take charge of this yourself and seek out the interested and qualified folks personally.   Get the flyers out and look around your own club first. There is no restriction regarding relationship to a Rotarian for this event. Qualified children and grandchildren of Rotarians are eligible. Planning demands you get going soon as there is not much time left in the school year. Your RYLA selections need to be accomplished by June 1st and forwarded to me to allow us to prepare as great an event as possible for these young people.   More Information   Download the RYLA Brochure (.pdf)   Download the RYLA Handbook (.pdf)   Questions/Forms? Call me at 931-552-1414 (Work) or 931-216-7010 (Cell) or email at drdueker@hotmail.com. Thanks for your commitment to the next generation!   Dr. Tom Dueker Chair, District 6760 RYLA Committee       Disaster Relief Project Builds Momentum and Gains Additional Sponsors   Brentwood Breakfast Rotary Clarksville Rotary Club Clarksville Sunrise Rotary Club Columbia Breakfast Rotary Club  Dickson Good Morning Dickson High Noon Rotary Club Dickson Morning Rotary Club Franklin Breakfast Rotary Club  Franklin Noon Rotary Club Halls-Gates Rotary Club Hendersonville Rotary Club Jackson Old Hickory Rotary Club Milan Rotary Club Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club Murfreesboro Breakfast Rotary  Murfreesboro Rotary Club Pulaski Rotary Club Smyrna Rotary Club  Waynesboro Rotary Club   Over $7,000.00 has been raised through donations from these Rotary Clubs.  Join these clubs in planning for future needs both within and outside our District.  A suggested contribution of $3.00 per capita from each D6760 Rotary Club is requested, but please consider contributing what you can, wheter it be financially or through supplies and/or equipment.    Contact DG Glen Vanderford at gv6760@bellsouth.net for more information or to arrange for the Disaster Relief Trailer to visit your area for a festival, parade event or other public relations opporunity.  The trailer is not only a resource in time of crisis, but also movable billboard for Rotary International.  Thank you.

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It's simple.  It contains your copy of PDG Charlie Laine's  25 minute presentation of his inspirational and humorous stories. 

This DVD is for sale for $20.00 with proceeds going to The Rotary
Foundation.  Contact Glen Vanderford at gv6760@bellsouth.net

to obtain your copy.  It'll be a collector's item!

Rotary Foundation Seminar & Workshops

@ The Zones 29 & 30 Institute
        
Columbus Renaissance Hotel

Columbus, Ohio

September 9, 2006 (Morning)

The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Seminar will be held on Saturday morning, September 9, 2006.  All Institute participants, local Club Presidents, Foundation Chairpersons, Assistant Governors, and any other interested Rotarians and guests are invited to attend the Foundation Seminar.  This TRF Seminar is included in the registration fee for Institute registrants. 

Following the plenary session there will be separate Rotary Foundation workshop sessions.  These workshops are essential for current District Governors, District Governors-Elect, and District Governors-Nominee.  Trustee K. R. “Ravi” Ravindran of the Rotary Foundation will be present to update participants on the status and outlook for The Rotary Foundation.

The morning will include The Rotary Foundation Champagne Breakfast, The Rotary Foundation Plenary Session with Q&A, Foundation Workshops, and The Rotary Foundation Workshop Luncheon w/Trustee “Ravi”.

If any Assistant Governor, Club President, Foundation Chairperson, or other interested Rotarian is interested in attending The Foundation Seminar please contact PDG Jim Johnston for registration information and forms.

Jim Johnston, PDG

jjohnston4540@hotmail.com

(H) 931-380-3646

(C) 931-212-9226

(931) 380-3646 (H)

Imagine sitting under the stars, enjoying a delicious gourmet meal, and hearing wonderful symphonic music-  all on the beautiful grounds of a historic plantation.  This is the Sunset Symphony in Columbia, Tennessee!

The Sunset Symphony is a wonderful evening of great family fun with superb food and impeccable music.  This year, the event will be held on the grounds of historic Elm Springs Plantation on Saturday July 15, 2006.  Individual dinners as well as entire tables are available for your enjoyment.  Admission to the Sunset Symphony is FREE (parking $2.00 - benefiting the Boy Scouts of America).  If you choose not to buy a dinner, be sure to bring chairs or blankets to enjoy the evening on the lawn.  Music is provided by the Maury County Community Band and Paul Tobias & The Continental Strings.

The gates open at 5:00pm with dinner served at 6:00pm.  The Maury County Community Band performs at 6:30pm, followed by a brief intermission, and finishing out the evening will be Paul Tobias & The Continental Strings at 8:00pm.  It's a great evening for just you and that special someone or for the entire family!

All proceeds from the Sunset Symphony go to various projects and organizations supported by the good works of the Columbia Breakfast Rotary Club.  Thanks for your time and support!

To order a table, call Mike Sharpton

at (931) 388-0117