DG Doings for March 2015
Posted
on Mar 03, 2015
Diversity certainly describes the activities in our district. Check out some of the recent club happenings:DG Doings – March 2015
By Michael Procter
Diversity certainly describes the activities in our district. Check out some of the recent club happenings:
The Rotary Club of Ladysmith launched 110 balloons into the night sky to celebrate the Rotary International February birthday.
The Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. lights up to promote PolioPlus on February 23rd.
Tacoma Narrows Rotary President Robert Rummell accepts Banner from AG Scott Seitz and DG Michael Procter In recognition of being the only club to achieve 100% Paul Harris Sustaining Member status, which means each club member made a contribution to the Rotary Foundation.
Sequim Sunrise Club presents Paul Harris Fellowships during the Governor’s visit in late January.
Ten members of Strathcoma Rotary Club receive Paul HarrisFellowship in February.
The Poulsbo Rotary Club introduces two new members with their sponsors.
Spotlight on Literacy
In the world of Rotary, March is LITERACY MONTH. I have asked Leah Tremaine, our District Literacy Chair, to prepare the message. Leah has been our District 5020 Literacy Chairperson for a number of years, and has done a wonderful job during her tenure.
Literacy – A Cornerstone of Our Modern Society
By Leah Tremaine
If you are reading this - it means you can communicate by the typed and written word, you can decipher instructions for a prescription, fill out forms, take tests and look things up on your smart phones. Most of us read, much like we breathe – it is an inherent part of our nature – of our every day, every hour, and sometimes every minute way of being. We read so naturally it almost goes unnoticed.
It is hard to imagine what life would be like if we could not read and write. But as Rotarians – we attempt to understand that pain and that moves us to action – and we help. The month is RI Literacy Month. District #5020 has been incredibly strong in the area of literacy. Each year the number of literacy awards that are given to our district grows because the number of literacy projects we take on multiplies. What I’ve noticed from my years of processing literacy award applications is that our Rotary literacy activities fall into three areas:
1. Club Literacy – Literacy projects that take place within our clubs
2. Funding Focused – Where clubs fund a literacy project that another group, outside of Rotary, implements
3. Front-line Literacy – Where our clubs volunteer in the community, or in the world, in a literacy capacity
To read about projects that have been done in our district – under these three avenues - be sure to visit this sampling on the District #5020 website. http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/SitePages/SitePage.aspx?accountid=50092&pid=95214
It’s important that as a club, and as individuals, we move forward in literacy projects in a way that resonates with our personality. All three of these avenues of literacy service are valuable so that we can help in a way that best suits our club.
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Take the time this month to look at some of the District 5020 club literacy projects highlighted on our website and draw inspiration and ideas from there.
Then do what we as Rotarians do best – “Take action on behalf of literacy.”