A Message from Governor Don Riddel
Posted
on Jul 29, 2014
A Message from Governor Don Riddel
George's vision, dreams and goals are now my vision, dreams and goals for our great District.
They include:
Increased membership and a more diversified membership.
Literacy - every club to take part in a literacy project.
Increased awareness of our Rotary Foundation and reaching George's goal of $225,000 for the Annual fund. (We have been raising between $140,000 and $180,000 in recent years).
George's planned activities will go on as planned, including:
August 23rd - District staff meeting in Chatham, Ontario. This will be coordinated by PDGs Keith Koke and Jeff Litchy. Every Club President is invited. It's your chance to learn more about how the District works, and works for you, the Clubs.
September 21st - Rotary Day at the Detroit Zoo. It will be a day of fun and fellowship, with Rotary awareness. We will all be wearing End Polio Now shirts, which will be distributed at the event. Please plan on bringing club members, family and friends. John Mucha, Birmingham, AG Karen Gabrys, Ypsilanti and AG Nick Casteel, Sterling Heights are planning a great day for us. Please be sure to invite Youth Exchange,Interact and Rotaract members as well.
April 24th, 25th and 26th - Our District Conference at the Motor City Casino chaired by Birmingham Rotarians Christine Winans and Wendee Haugh.
CLUB VISITS - I will visit about half of the clubs and have asked PDG Jim Gilmore, PDG Steve Youtz and PDG Jeff Litchy to assist me in this. They will split the remaining clubs. We will have a unified message for all our great Rotarians. This will allow all of the club visits to be completed by the third week of October. Every year it is important, but this year, I think it more important than ever to get out George's vision, dream and goals as early as possible.
PDG Jim Gilmore will be visiting the Ann Arbor North club on October 23. There will be a board meeting at 10:30 am on that day.
I am asking all of you, our Club leaders, and all 1,750 D6380 Rotarians to LIGHT UP ROTARY - GEORGE'S WAY!!!