At last week's meeting, we heard from Rob Gaudet of Ground Force Humanitarian Aid, who has partnered with our Rotary District 6840 to create a simple way for Rotarians—and their friends and families—to be alerted to volunteer opportunities after a disaster.
The process has been greatly simplified. Any Rotary member, spouse, partner, friend, or relative can register. Each District 6840 Club has its own team within the platform.
How it works:
After registering, you’ll be notified (by email and/or text) of volunteer opportunities when disasters occur.
Opportunities may range from manual labor to phone support, organizing people, or providing resources.
You can choose to accept or decline each opportunity—there’s no obligation.
Hopefully, we won’t face a disaster this year—but if we do, this platform will help mobilize us quickly and effectively.
As we end the summer vacation season, we return to the club events and usual efforts of “Doing Good” for the community and our world. Since my last update, I have accepted the duties of Rotary Foundation Chairman. As chair, there are a few items that I want to work to establish. One of them is an active Foundation Committee. several members have already joined and I encourage to be part of the effort.
The District Grants committee has awarded our club three grants with increased amounts over last two years. The grants will assist our local projects: the fall backpack/ school supplies project, the Thanksgiving meals giveaway and additional funding to increase the books donated the library at Warren Easton High School. These funds will assist us in increasing the numbers of recipients and in cooperation with funds donated by NORFI and our members, we can impact more lives.
Once more we are asking members to participate in the Paul Harris wheel program. You can join a wheel by donating $100, $200 or a $250 amount. I will provide forms at the club meetings or you can make a direct donation with Tara at the check-in table. We have been successful in the last year to donate more funds by having more members join the Paul Harris wheel.
Once more if you have Foundation points that you wish to donate, we can put them to good use, just let me know and I will help you transfer them over to another member so they can receive a Paul Harris Award.
As part of our continuing effort to strengthen connections within our Club, we have launched a new Pairing/Buddy System, where each member is assigned to a small group of fellow Rotarians. The goal is simple: stay in touch regularly, whether by text, phone, email, or in person. Just a quick check-in every week or two can go a long way in building stronger bonds and ensuring we’re supporting each other like the Rotary family we are.
Each member should have received an email from John Olinde with your group assignment and contact details for your group members. If you didn’t receive the email, please:
Check your spam folder, or
Reach out to John directly at johnfolinde@gmail.com
We encourage you to take a moment each week to connect with your group members. This is a simple but meaningful way to engage more deeply with fellow Rotarians and foster our core value of fellowship.
Thank you for your participation in this initiative, and let’s continue to make our Club a place where strong connections thrive.
Our club is seeking input from members on what kind of speakers you would like to see going forward. Please forward all suggestions to Seth Nehrbass, SNehrbass@gmail.com.
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings: Of the things we think, say or do:
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