Boards, Incoming Boards, ALL Presidents-Elect and others interested in learning what makes Rotary so great will want to be at this weekend's District Training Assembly!

 

Clubs are pre-paid for three to attend ... and the more the merrier! Great training ground for future leadership, too. See you at Kish on Saturday, April 8.

 

 

 

Sign up today for GOLF on Friday, Jazz & Foundation Dinner Friday night, Literacy Breakfast Saturday, YOUTH LEADERSHIP Saturday, Presidents' Dinner and ZYDECO Saturday night, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMIT and Resolutions on Sunday, and lots of FUN in between! 

 

And bring your Exchange Students and Interactors on Saturday -- no charge!

 

Many clubs are working on attaining this year's Presidential Citation. New this year: The requirements need not be met until June 30 so your club has the WHOLE Rotary year to get there!  

 

Meanwhile, every club that reports to DG Scott that it is working toward a President's Citation will be eligible for a GOVERNOR'S CITATION to be presented at the District Conference! 

 

One club is on board. Are there more? Let DG Scott know by April 10.

 

 

The COL determines changes to be made in Rotary bylaws and procedures governing the entire Rotary world.

 

Voting will take place at the Rotary 6420 District Conference April 28-30, specifically at 10:30 am Saturday, April 29th, per Rotary Bylaws. 

 

Candidates for the 2017-2020 term, covering the 2019 Council on Legislation, are (alphabetically): PDG Elise Cadigan, Rockford Rotary; PDG Bob Hammon, Sycamore Rotary; and PDG Shannon Scheffel, Loves Park Rotary. 

 

 

 

The deadline has passed, but there's still room on the roster of ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS for your club to sponsor a future leader to attend!

 

WHEN: May 5-7, 2017

WHERE: Laredo-Taft Campus, Lowden State Park, Oregon

COST: Just $175 per student

REWARD: Future leaders within your local school, your community, and tomorrow's world! 

 

Here are the links to the RYLA Brochure, Application and Schedule!

 

For those heading to Atlanta for the RI Convention and Foundation Centennial -- or thinking about it:

 

We are invited by Rotary District 6450 (Chicago area) to gather for cocktails and heavy appetizers from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 26 at Parkers' Restaurant, 1000 31^st St., Downers Grove -- just off Interstate 88. Cost is $15; register now.

 

Not yet registered for Atlanta? Here's your link! 

 

 

Join us … and VP Jennifer Jones … as we celebrate WOMEN IN ROTARY on June 13 during the RI Convention!

 

Speakers include Jennifer and Nick (who will be at OUR Conference too!) ... and the amazing SYLVIA WITLOCK, whose Rotary membership in Duarte California began it all! 

 

Register for International Convention AND for WOMEN IN ROTARY (flyer here, too)!

 

 

 

District 5450’s Peace Corps/Rotary Committee, centered in Denver, is sponsoring a Peace Corps Connect Conference Aug. 4-6 in Denver.  

 

All current and former members of the Peace Corps are invited.  

 

This conference is designed to help partnership benefits and opportunities between Rotary districts and Peace Corps volunteers. For more information, contact DGE Steve Kuhn.

 

Congrats to those clubs that have actively invited new members into our Rotary family of friends, neighbors, business associates and volunteers!

 

Numbers this month tell us there's still work to be done. District-wide we started the year with 1,755 Rotarians and today we have 1,720 -- but there's still time to shift from "REVERSE" to "DRIVE!" 

 

Spring is in the air -- a great time to hold an "open house" event, or to begin planning a June picnic. 

 

Many clubs sponsor scholarships and RYLA students, too -- a perfect time to invite parents to help "pay it forward" for future students and families! 

 

 

 

We are invited to join Rotary Districts 6440 and 6450 (Chicago and suburbs) for this year's Rotary Road Trip to Miller Park in Milwaukee on July 29 to see the World Series winners in action!  

 

Time: AMAZING pre-game Rotary tailgate party beginning at 3:10 p.m. Game begins at 6:10.

Price: $85 ($95 after May 1) includes the tailgate party + $11 parking 

Cause: Honoring Our Veterans, Promoting Service Above Self ... and having a whole bunch of fun

Optional: Sponsor one or more veterans to attend @ $85 each

 

 

Putnam County's Junior High Interact Club completed a project this past month, collecting and donating food, bedding blankets, towels, leashes and treats for guests of IVAR, Illinois Valley Animal Rescue in Peru, Illinois.

 

Club members set boxes up in hallways with posters all over school, raising awareness for the cause in the course of collecting needed items.

 

Chartered in 2013, the club has 23 members and meets at noon on the first and third Thursdays.

 

The project is one of several local and international projects in which they participate each year. Putnam County Rotary also sponsors a High School Interact Club, which was chartered in 2008.