Service Clubs Update

Well done Orange Daybreak who recently presented $80,000 to the Orange District Early Education Program, the proceeds of their Orange Daybreak Rotary Ball. Of course service work is not just about fund raising but isn't it great to see several District Clubs conducting very successful activities like this. Orange, Blayney and Wollundry Wagga are among other recent examples.

 

Did you know that there are eleven Service Project Committees in our District responsible for projects such as RAWCS, Shelterbox, Interplast, ROMAC and Vocational Service? You can see a full list and get more information by clicking on the Service Tab at the top of the District website homepage at www.rotary9700.org.au  At the bottom you’ll see a list of Service Committee contacts. Use those contacts to learn more about the opportunities to be involved or just to ask a question or arrange a guest speaker for one of your club meetings.

 

We don’t currently have a District Committee or contact (other than myself) for Disaster Aid Australia. Let me know if you are interested or have any suggestions.  

 

Thank you to those Clubs who have added me pgissing@y7mail.com to your Club Bulletin mailing list. They make very interesting reading and it’s a great help to me as District Service Projects Director to better understand the fantastic service work Rotary is involved with throughout the District.

 

As in previous years District 9700 is again asking Clubs to indicate the number of service hours undertaken to help promote the great work done by Rotary in our communities. I’ve attached a recent article organised by District PR Chair, John Egan. Similar local articles appeared in a number of local newspapers throughout the district and we’d like to do more of this sort of promotion in the future. I’ll be asking for first half year service hours in early February 2015 and second half year service hours in early June 2015.

 

Promotion of activities is often a very important part of their success. Let me know if you’d like your activities included with the District website home page stories or the DG’s Newsletter. We can also arrange for your major activities to be included in the District Events Calendar on the home page. Utilise your own local media contacts and District PR Chair, John Egan, johnandmariaegan@gmail.com will also have lots of ideas to assist.

 

We're not "from the Government" but we are here to help! Use the Service Committee contacts mentioned above or send me an email or give me a call at any time. 

 

Yours in Rotary service,

 

Peter 

 

Peter Gissing

Rotary District 9700 Service Projects Director

PO Box 8481

Wagga Wagga

NSW 2650

Australia