2015-16 Theme
President Elect Gary C.K. Huang's them for Rotary Year 2015-16.
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March, 2014
Spring brings rebirth and new creation. In Rotary the arrival of spring can be a time of rebirth and creation as well. There can be new club community service projects in which most of your club members are involved. Your club could undertake a new fundraising activity in support of and in partnership with a worthwhile social service organization in your community. Springtime really is a time of new opportunities.
The renewal of spring may even be a time of renewing our Rotary spirit. What about our Rotary experience brings the satisfaction of knowing that our service to others is of real benefit to them and that their lives may be changed as a result? Is that really what motivates us as Rotarians to attend club meetings and participate in club projects and activities?
Another aspect of spring that reminds me of Rotary is the Spring Meet of thoroughbred racing at Keeneland in Lexington. How can that be? Well, at a racetrack "poles" are used to mark distance to the end of the race. The ¼ pole, in a one mile long race, is ¼ mile from the finish line. When a horse reaches that pole they have completed ¾ of the race and have only ¼ left to go.
What does that have to do with Rotary? Well, we have reached the ¾ "pole" of our Rotary year. How is our club doing in this "race"? Are we where we want to be at this point in the year? Have we completed the community service projects we planned? Have we raised sufficient funds to support scholarships or for other contributions we planned to make to community organizations? Have we added new members to our club to meet or membership goal? Have we made donations to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund or to the Polio Eradication initiative? How will our club finish the "race"? Will we meet our membership or fundraising or Rotary Foundation goals before we cross the "finish line"? I hope so. This is what our Rotary calling challenges us to do.
Engage Rotary, Change Lives
Jack McAllister
Rotary Club of Lexington, KY USA
District 6740, Governor 2013-14
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Foundation Giving
 Contributions to The Rotary Foundation in District 6740 are summarized monthly. From July 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 individual Rotarians and 26 clubs have donated $57,793.56 to the ANNUAL (SHARE) FUND. Our GOAL for 2013-14 for contributions to the ANNUAL (SHARE) FUND is $85,000. Contributions totaling $21,918.13 to the POLIO PLUS FUND have been made by individual Rotarians and 16 clubs in District 6740 since July 1, 2013. Our GOAL for 2013-14 for contributions to the POLIO PLUS FUND is $50,000. Individual Rotarians can access reports of their contributions at www.rotary.org .
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Cynthiana Rotary Club
On February 21, 2014 the Club held its 12th annual Bean Soup and Cornbread luncheon. This event is always well attended and the public looks forward to this event. Member Avi Bear cooks the beans, cornbread and provides the desserts. Add some relish, hot sauce, and 75% of the Club's members working the event while selling over 500 bowls of soup: a recipe for a great event!
Proceeds from the Bean Souper are dedicated to International projects including the Orange Tree Atelye project.
Above pictures by Josh Shepherd @ The Cynthiana Democrat
On February 22, 2014 the Cynthiana Rotary club served meals at the Cynthiana Presbyterian church End of the Month meal. Food items served included bean soup, cornbread, cold drinks and Avi's desserts that were not used during the Bean Soup luncheon the day before.
This project allows the Club to help those in need and work toward our Vision goal of working more with other local organizations.
Cynthiana Rotarian Jack Sifford led the effort.
Pictures below are some of the participating Rotarians.
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Kenton County Rotary Club
Below is an update from our Notre Dame Academy InterAct Club! As we enter into the new year, we are proud to look at all we have accomplished during the 1st semester. We have continued to collect Box Tops for Education ($80+), Coke Rewards which go to our own school and the Notre Dame Academy Urban Education Center, and a record number of Soup Labels for Education which we then donate to St. Augustine Grade School. At each meeting, we make cards of all sorts, from "Get Well" to "Happy Holidays", which are given to local hospitals across Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. At the beginning of the year, we held a lemonade sale to raise money for clean drinking water efforts in Nepal and in October, we visited the Sisters of Notre Dame in the infirmary to play a fun game of bingo.This past month, girls have been knitting furiously for the Scarf It Up Project as well as collecting hundreds of shoes to raise money for a replacement water tank for our Sister school in Uganda. Also, many Interact members volunteered for a sandwich making project held at NDA for local food banks. Over the span of this year, we have donated $125 to the Polio Plus Program. Looking towards the future, we are currently planing a volunteer weekend trip to the Appalachian region and initiating contact with a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana and another Interact Club in Tavistock Devon, Great Britain. We are excited to see what this new year will bring!
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DISTRICT 6740 WELCOMES
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT ELECT TO NASHVILLE
District Governor Elect John Salyers and his wife Connie spent time with Rotary International President Elect Gary C. K. Huang in Nashville during the recent Mid-South PETS and AGI Training Sessions. President Elect Huang's theme for Rotary Year 2015-2016 is Light Up Rotary, and DGE John will continue that theme throughout District 6740 in the coming year.Subheading
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