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A Note From the Governor
Greetings!
Well, it certainly is the Dog Days of Summer this year with all the record heat and Rotary is also hot with all its many programs and Service Above Self.
August is Membership and Extension month for Rotary and we all must remember our obligation to recruit new members for our clubs. Membership is Rotary's Present & Future; without new members we will not be able to carry out the Objectives of Rotary.
As President Elects each of you were asked to complete the Planning Guides for Effective Rotary Clubs. I would ask each of you to review those guides and the club goals for membership. There are many tools available to you to help with membership recruitment and retention. One simple tool is the 25 minute membership survey. This tool gets your whole club membership involved as it asks them to submit 30 names of professional colleagues, community leaders, and acquaintances who might qualify as potential Rotarians.
You can also log on to Member Access at Rotary International web site for other ideas for Membership Recruitment and Retention.
Don't forget our District Conference is set for October 7-8 at the Galt House in Louisville, KY. We will have several sessions that will give you information for making Bigger, Better, and Bolder Clubs, ideas for your clubs, and great speakers. RI will be sending a President Rep for our Friday night dinner, so plan now to attend, and mark your calendar. Can't wait to see you there.
Yours in Rotary,
Rick O. Baumgardner
District 6710 Governor
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August is Membership and Extension Month
Recruiting new members and starting new clubs are important to Rotary. Membership is always a hot topic at any Rotary gathering. August is Membership and Extension Month and a perfect time for your club to examine its membership practices. Are you, as a club leader, encouraging your club members to each take responsibility for recruiting new members? Do you provide your members with tips, ideas, and tools to recruit new members? Visit the RI website and browse the membership resources, and be sure to share the resources with your fellow Rotarians. Consider purchasing Rotary Basics (available from shop.rotary.org) to give out to prospective members. Create new member packets or implement a new member orientation program. Organize a recruitment competition among members. There is no end to the ideas for membership recruitment. The resources are out there, so make sure you are taking advantage of them and putting them to use. 
Browse www.rotary.org for resources, or contact the District Membership Chair John Wade at John.Wade@goodwillky.org. Club extension - chartering of new Rotary Clubs - is also important. While we have 58 clubs in District 6710, there are still areas in our district where no Rotary clubs have been established. Take a look at a map of our district to see where we have room to grow. Do you have acquaintances in a community in our District where no Rotary club yet exists? Contact District Extension Chair Kevin Mays at kmays@hollandcpas.com to discuss the possibilities. Learn more about starting new clubs. |
RI President Kalyan Banerjee Talks About Membership
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Rock Around the Clock at the 2011-12 Rotary District Conference!
For the 2011-12 Annual District Conference, District 6710 is trying something new. For the first time, we will hold our annual district conference in the fall rather than the spring. And, we've also got lots of new conference features this year! Check out the highlights:
 Friday joint lunch with the Rotary Club of Louisville- Rockin' 50s dinner on Friday evening with live entertainment. Get your 50s outfit ready!
- Saturday morning service project in Louisville
- Trade show/exhibit spaces available to Rotarians to showcase a hobby, charity, or business
- Successful project showcase
- Choice of three workshop tracks
October 7-8, 2011
The Galt House Hotel in Louisville
Watch for more details and registration information coming very soon!
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Rotary Leadership Institute - August 27
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of leadership courses offered in 3 full-day parts. The courses are designed to provide Rotary knowledge and to develop leadership skills for voluntary organizations.
It is recommended that each club identify Rotarians who appear to have the potential for Club Leadership. Consider nominating 2 Rotarians each year to begin RLI and support prior attendees continuation of the Parts II and III.
The next RLI will take place: Saturday, August 27 - 8:00am until 3:00pm Four Points Sheraton in Lexington, KY Cost: $85 per student, includes lunch and materials
The registration deadline is August 17.
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 $10,000 Available for District Simplified Grants Start making plans now for your club to cash in on the $10,000 available for 2011-12! T he Application forms for 2011-12 District Simplified Grants are now on the District Website . The deadline for applications is September 30 2011; early submission is recommended to allow the applications to be checked for completeness and for conformity to RI Terms and Conditions. Contact Grants Chair Rick Harned at r.harned@insightbb.com or 502-897-2485 with questions. |
Get Ready for RYLA
It is time to start recruiting for RYLA 2011! Registration packets were mailed out to Club Presidents and Secretaries the first week in July. Please feel free to contact Kay Sharon if you have questions or need more information. If your club would like more information on the RYLA program, Kay or another member of the Planning Committee would be glad to come and do a program for your club on RYLA.
RYLA will be held September 15-18 at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville. The theme is again "Leadership the Cowboy Way" and will feature the ten principles of The Code of the West. The cost for a club to sponsor a student is $175 if the registration fee is received by August 22 and $200 after that. The deadline for registration is Friday, September 2. You can find all the details for RYLA 2011 on the district website .
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Interact and Rotary's $200 Million Challenge
Congratulations go out this month to The Trigg County High School Interact Club. On July 29-30 The Trigg County High School Interact Club held a Rock A Thon to raise money for the US$200 Million Challenge. The group of 13 Interactors gathered to rock the night away and to rock polio off the face of the earth.
 The event was kicked off by three lead-up Saturdays at local grocery stores. The students had the Eradicate Polio Challenge brochure and the Beat Polio Comic Books to hand out and posted the Beat Polio Posters on display. They went to the radio air waves twice to make sure the public knew what was going on and asking for pledges for each hour they rocked. On Friday, July 29th they met up at 7 PM with rocking chairs and rocking horses and began to "Rock" the night away. There were definitely some sleepy Interactors by 8 A.M. on Saturday morning, but they all made it and raised over $1400.00 in the process for Rotary's US $200 Million Challenge!
If your club has done something for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge please let me know about it. Share your efforts with everyone! For advisors if you didn't know there is a new Interact Contribution Form designated for Interact Clubs who give to the US$200 Million Challenge. It is found at here.
Note this form is only to be used for contributions crediting an Interact club it is not for individual donations. According to Rotary International Foundation, Special Certificates of Appreciation will be sent out in the October 2011 time frame. Appropriate address is included on the form and all checks should be made out to Rotary Foundation. The form shows amounts of US100, US200, US300, and other. What a great opportunity to recognize our Interactors for the work they are doing to eradicate polio from the face of the earth!
If you have any question about the program or anything else please give me a call at 270-522-5565 or email your success story to myers.sandra@mchsi.com.
-Sandra Myers, Interact Chair, District 6710
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Rotary Day at the UN 2011
Bill Miller, PDG from Frankfort, KY and RI Alternate Representative to the UN, would like to invite you to the 2011 Rotary Day on November 5 at the UN. Rotary and the United Nations have a long history of working together and sharing similar visions for a more peaceful world. Each year at Rotary UN Day, more than 1600 Rotarians including many Rotary International Directors, Foundation Trustees, past Senior Leaders, and guests come together at UN Headquarters in New York. The program is designed to inspire and educate all participants as well as provide insight into the relationship between Rotary and the United Nations. In the past, the day has been very successful and has sold out.
For more information and to register visit http://riunday.org/
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Paducah Rotaract Wins Grant for Charity
The Paducah Rotaract club was recently featured in the Rotary New Generations Newsletter and in The Paducah Sun newspaper for receiving a $1,000 Ventures award from MetLife Foundation. The money will go to support Child Watch Children's Advocacy Center, which provides child abuse protection and prevention services to the eight counties of the Purchase.
Each year, MetLife encourages its employees to submit videos that feature a charitable organization they care about. MetLife chooses the best videos and award grants ranging from $250 to $7,500. This year, the company accepted 35 video submissions.
Child Watch's video was shot in Paducah and features organization spokespeople and local leaders, including Mayor Bill Paxton and Police Chief James Berry.
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Paducah Rotaract Vice President Sheloa Nichols said that she was inspired making this video.
"It practically made itself," she said. "Child Watch CAC works so quietly and so diligently, the public is largely unaware of the incredible impact they have on this community. I was so proud to be a part of bringing awareness to such a deserving non-profit organization."
To see Child Watch's video and learn more about services and volunteer opportunities, visit childwatchcac.org.
Excerpts from The Paducah Sun.
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Rotary Peace Initiative: 2013-14 Rotary World Peace Fellows Program
Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn either a master's degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution.  This is the call by the Rotary District 6710 World Peace Committee for applications for these programs of study which take place in 2013-14. The deadline for receipt by the committee of complete applications for these programs is: April 1, 2012.
Note: A complete application includes a sponsoring Rotary Club endorsement.
Submission of application materials and requests for information should be made to: Tom Diener PDG- Chair, District 6710 World Peace Committee 1824 Knollwood Road Louisville, KY 40207 - (502) 893-8436 Additional information about these programs and 2012 application forms may be found at www.rotary.org.
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| Apply for the 2010-11 Governor's Club of Distinction
The 2010-11 Rotary Year may have come to an end, but clubs still have the chance to be recognized for accomplishments in the past Rotary year. The Governor's Club of Distinction Award will be presented by Immediate PDG Woody at the October 2011 District Conference to recognize the clubs that achieved a high level of excellence in 2010-11.
Other awards to be given out at the October conference for 2010-11 accomplishments include: Greatest Net Increase in Membership, Greatest Net Increase in Membership, Greatest Percentage Increase in Membership, Highest Giving to the Rotary Foundation Average per Member, Largest increase in giving to the Rotary Foundation per Member, and STAR Club for Annual Giving to the Rotary Foundation.
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| 2011-12 District Directories Available
The 2011-12 District Directories are now available. Copies will be mailed over the coming weeks to all district chairpersons and leaders, past district governors, club presidents, and club secretaries. DG Rick will also provide additional copies during his club visit. If DG Rick has already visited your club, please contact Mary Kathryn DeLodder to receive additional copies.
You can download a PDF of the new directory or an Excel master file at any time from our District Website. You must be logged in to the site to access the District Directory. If you do not have a user name and password for the website, you can register for one easily. Note that your log-in information for the website is not necessarily the same as for DacDb.
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September is New Generations Month
We've all heard it said that today's youth and young adults are the future, the next generation, a new generation. This is true for Rotary as well. Today's youth and young adults are tomorrow's community and business leaders, parents, and Rotarians. That's why we underscore the importance of of Rotary involvement in shaping the lives of youth and young adults with September as New Generations Month. Now that New Generations is the 5th Avenue of Service, Rotary's commitment to youth and young adults has even more emphasis. The Rotary Manual of Procedure says, "It is the responsibility of each Rotarian to prepare the New Generations - all young people up to the age of 30 - by improving their life skills to ensure a better future, while recognizing the diversity of their needs. All clubs and districts are encouraged to undertake projects that support the fundamental needs of the New Generations: health, human values, education, and self-development." In District 6710 we support youth and young adults through programs such as Rotaract for our young professionals and college students, Interact, RYLA, and the Speech Contest for our high school students, District and local scholarships, and the many, many projects of individual clubs. How does your club support youth and young adults? How can you highlight New Generations Month? Check out some of the resources below. New Generations Video | Rotaract Resources | Interact Resources | RYLA Resources | District Speech Contest Resources | District Scholarships |
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Don't Forget...
 Mark your calendar for these important deadlines and events:
- August 20 - RYLA Counselor Training in Elizabethtown, KY
- August 22 - RYLA Early Registration Deadline
- August 27 - Rotary Leadership Institute in Lexington, KY
- August 31 - Deadline to Apply for 2010-11 Governor's Club of Distinction
- September - New Generations Month
- September 15-18 - RYLA in Greenville, KY
- September 30 - District Simplified Grant Application Deadline
- October - Rotary Vocational Service Month
- October 7-8 - Rotary District Conference in Louisville, KY
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