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 Connie and I are very excited about our opportunity to serve District 6740 as the 2014-2015 District Governor. We have started our club visits and have been energized by the Rotarians that we have met and by the many different types of projects and service opportunities that they are undertaking in their communities. Our International President for 2014-2015 Gary Huang's theme, "Light Up Rotary", challenges us to let our light shine throughout the world! He shares this quote, "IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT ONE CANDLE THAN IT IS TO SIT AND CURSE THE DARKNESS". We have all been in some type of candlelight service, when a dark room begins to light up from the glow of many candles, lit one at a time. That is our mission-to "Light Up Rotary" one Rotarian at a time-- Doing Good in the World! Cliff Dochterman, Past International President 92-93, who has been very active in teaching and writing with great wisdom about Rotary's history, shared an inspiring testimony that exemplifies how to "Light Up Rotary" through our efforts in polio eradication. Below is an excerpt from that article: "At that time, in 1988, you could find polio in 125 nations of the world, and it was estimated that there were 350,000 cases of polio in the world every year. But we took on the project, one country at a time. Rotary Clubs became "Polio Plus Partners" to raise funds for National Immunization Days. We had gone to some of the most poverty stricken areas of the Philippines, Ethiopia, Turkey and other nations to assist in National Immunization Days. The project is an amazing but complicated one. Rotarians and health workers had to go to the most remote areas of the world by canoe, camels, elephants, horseback, motorbikes and every other conceivable vehicle to reach all of the world's children. Even in China, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Myanmar and other areas where there is no Rotary, we worked freely to distribute the vaccine. An interesting experience occurred in China. There was reluctance by Chinese officials to accept vaccine from Western nations. We said, use Chinese made vaccine! But there was no polio vaccine in China. So Rotary said, "We will build a pharmaceutical plant in China and made a grant of $18 million dollars to construct a factory in China. As soon as the project was underway, China said, 'NOW we will take the vaccine from the West!' Immediately, they said all the children of China will be immunized, and in the first two days, 100 million Chinese youngsters received the polio vaccine! The amazing thing is that the pharmaceutical plant has never produced one dose of polio vaccine; and the Chinese officials went ahead and immunized their children, WHEN THEY SAW THAT ROTARY INTERNATIONAL WAS SERIOUS ABOUT THIS MISSION!" The lives of the children of the world's most populace nation were changed forever because Rotary, in 1988, was serious about its mission! Are we today, Rotarians of 2014, serious about our mission? The children of a chaotic world await our answer! Wishing you a life changing Rotary year, John Salyers, District Governor, 2014-2015 D6740, Florence Rotary Club |
John was born on November 24, 1947 in Independence, Kentucky. He lives in Erlanger, Kentucky with his wife, Connie, a retired teacher. He grew up in Grant County, Kentucky and joined the United States Army in 1967, serving in Vietnam as a Combat Engineer during the Tet offensive in 1968. He returned from Vietnam in January
1969 and met his wife, Connie. They were married in July of 1969. After leaving the Army, John became a member of the Erlanger, Kentucky Police Department where he served for 16 years. During his tenure with the Police Department John reached the rank of Lieutenant and served as a supervisor and shift commander.
In 1986 John left the police department and joined the campaign of Senator Jim Bunning for his first campaign for the United States Congress. During this campaign, John was the campaign's political director. After winning the election, John served for 12 years as Bunning's Field Representative in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District of the United States House of Representatives. After Congressman Bunning was elected to the United States Senate in 1998, John continued to serve as a field representative and military liaison. He retired from this staff position on December 31, 2010.
In May 2005, John joined the Florence, Kentucky Rotary Club. He is a past president of the Florence club, serving in the 2009-2010 Rotary year. John and his spouse Connie are Rotary Foundation Major Donors and members of The Rotary Foundation Bequest Society. John is also a Paul Harris Society member and Benefactor. He was selected as the Florence Rotary Club's Rotarianof the year in 2006 and 2007. On June 9, 2014 John was inducted as the 15th member of the Florence Rotary Heritage Hall of Fame. John has had perfect attendance since joining Rotary in 2005 and is a graduate of the District Leadership Academy. He served as Assistant Governor in Area 1 of District 6740 for three years. John presently serves on the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force for the United States. He is the District Polio Chairman for District 6740. In April of 2013 John traveled with the United Nations Foundation and Congressional Staff members to Cameroon, Africa. While there he participated in Polio Immunization and observed HIV and Mal Nutrition treatment and care, ALL ROTARY MOMENTS!
John and Connie are active members of Lakeside Christian Church located in Lakeside Park, Kentucky. They have two daughters, Beth Barker (Don) and Meredith Lewis (Jeremy) and five grandchildren.
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 Rotary District 6740 Governor Installation
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Outgoing District Governor, Jack McAllister pins incoming DG John Salyers
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Past District Governors who attended the installation. Back row LtoR: Ron Coffman, Lexington 1996-97, Tom Ashford, Lexington 2007-08, Gary Stewart, Florence 1989-90, Kathryn Hardman, London 2012-13, Front row LtoR: Jerry Hodges, Florence, Jack McAllister, Lexington 2013-14, Julie Boudousquie, Covington 2003-04, Dale Elifrits, Kenton County, 1998-1990, Dennis McEvoy, Florence 2009-10 and PDG and Rotary Regional Foundation Coordinator Floyd Lancia, Fort Wayne, IN Anthony Wayne.
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Council on Legislation
How to Propose Legislation
Every three years Rotary International's Council on Legislation meets to debate and vote on legislation submitted by clubs, districts, the RI Board, and the general council or conference of RIBI. The Council has the authority to amend RI's constitutional documents, as well as adopt resolutions. The Council gives us a voice in how our organization is governed. Every district sends one representative to the Council, and every club and district may propose legislation. If your club or district is considering proposing legislation for the Council, please follow these guidelines:
- All proposed legislation should be submitted on the 2016 Council Legislation online form. As part of the form, a Word version of the constitutional document with the proposed changes will need to be uploaded. The Word documents can be found on the governance documents page of the Rotary website.
- Clubs, districts, the RI Board, and the general council or conference of RIBI may propose legislation. However, legislation proposed by a club must first be endorsed by the clubs of the district in order to be presented to the Council.
- Legislation from clubs and districts for the 2016 Council must be received by Rotary International on or before 31 December 2014. There are no exceptions to this deadline. Legislation received after the deadline will not be considered.
- The submission must include the following items to be complete:
1) Name of the proposer
2) Confirmation from the district governor that legislation was proposed or endorsed by the district
3) The proposer's statement of purpose and effect
4) Word document with the proposed changes
- For a club to propose legislation:
1) The club's board of directors must first submit proposed legislation to the club members
for adoption at a regular club meeting.
2) If adopted, the proposal must then be forwarded to the district with a letter signed by the club president and secretary certifying that it has been adopted by the club.
3) The proposal must be endorsed by the club's district at a district conference, at a district
resolutions meeting, or through a ballot-by-mail; otherwise it will not be considered by the Council.
4) Once endorsed, submit the proposal to Rotary through the online form and have the district
governor confirm the district's endorsement by 31 December 2014.
The RI Bylaws encourage districts to submit no more than five items of proposed legislation. Districts should submit a separate 2016 Council on Legislation online form for each.
When submitting legislation to RI, the proposer must provide a statement of purpose and effect, 300 words or less, in order for the proposal to be considered duly proposed. If a statement is not provided, it will not be considered duly proposed and will not be transmitted to the Council for consideration. This statement should identify the issue or problem that the proposed legislation seeks to address and explain how the proposal addresses or resolves the problem or issue.
There are two types of legislation:
1) Proposed enactments seek to change RI's constitutional documents (the RI Constitution, RI Bylaws, and the Standard Rotary Club Constitution),
2) Proposed resolutions seek actions by the Council
Proposed legislation will be deemed defective if
1) it is subject to two or more inconsistent meanings;
2) it fails to amend all affected parts of the constitutional documents;
3) its adoption would violate governing law;
4) it is in the form of a resolution but would require an action, or express an opinion that is in
conflict with the letter or spirit of the constitutional documents;
5) it would amend the Standard Rotary Club Constitution in a way that would conflict with the
RI Bylaws or the RI Constitution or it would amend the RI Bylaws in a way that would conflict with the RI Constitution; or
6) it would be impossible to administer or enforce.
Additional information can be found in the following locations:
* Article 10 of the RI Constitution
* Articles 7 and 8 of the RI Bylaws
* Article 59 of the RI Code of Policies
* Chapter 17 of the 2013 Manual of Procedure
If you have questions about RI's legislative process, please email me at Rotarytom6740@comcast.net.
Tom Ashford, PDG
District 6740 2007-08
Council on Legislation Delegate
2016
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Ashland Rotary Club
The latest happenings in Ashland from club president Jay Whitlatch... 
- We implemented a new membership challenge for our Club. I challenged everyone to bring one new member to the club this year and we have implemented a $50 incentive to be paid towards dues or to the Foundation in that members name. We have already added 1 new member already and we have 2 more in process. I am bringing in my wife as a new member this month.
- We are working on an ongoing group Civic Club project for a new hiking trail in downtown Ashland. We are working with the Lyons, Kiwanis, Ashland Cycling Enthusiasts and the Boy Scouts to complete a 5K trail to promote fitness in the area. Hope to have the grand opening first part of September.
- We are also preparing for our annual fundraiser which will be the "Rotary Roundup". We decided to team with a local service agency the Neighborhood that consists of 5 agencies all under one roof. We plan to donate the proceeds to this agency. This event will be Saturday, October 4th and it will be a western theme dinner with entertainment and dancing.
- We are sponsoring the United Way 3K and plan to have Rotary members racing and volunteering at the event on 8/23.
- We will be conducting our annual Dictionary Drive for 3rd graders in the Boyd County area in September. We service 6 grade schools with this program and are looking to expand. We have applied for a grant to help us with this program and hope to have it approved.
- We have a fundraiser in plan for October that will take in proceeds from ticket sales for the Club to the Keeneland horse racing track event.
We have a lot of activity in process and we will continue to complete our other scheduled service projects as well!
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Augusta Rotary Club
Augusta Rotary Club will sponsor Augusta Heritage Days on Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, August 30 and 31.
Augusta Heritage Days features crafts, games, raffles, petting zoo and kids zone, history exhibit, music, car show, beauty pageant, baby show, Frog Derby, and much more. Most events and activities will be located around the City Park located at 2nd and Parkview.
World-Famous Augusta Rotary Burgers will be on sale during the entire two-day festival.
Augusta Rotary Club President Tay Kelsch said, "We're particularly excited about organizing an Augusta History Exhibition with Indian artifacts and civil war pieces from the local area, plus a variety of memorabilia from Augusta's 217 year history."
The Chapel on the River on Parkview Street will be the site of the Augusta History Exhibit on Saturday afternoon. In addition, there will be free Trolley Tours to various sites of the Underground Railroad and the Battle of Augusta.
The Miss Heritage Days Beauty Pageant will be held at the Gazebo in the Park at 7:00 p.m., preceded by Bluegrass Music played by the Diamond Head Mountain Boys.
On Sunday morning there will be a Church Service in the Park followed by Gospel Music. The annual Baby Show starts at 2:00.
Meanwhile, the largest custom car show in the region, with over 300 cars on display, will be at the Boat Dock. The Trolley will provide free transportation from Main Street to the Boat Dock.
The 42nd running of the Frog Derby brings the festival to a close at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Up to as many as 100 frogs are expected to compete to see which is the quickest to jump out of a large circle drawn at the intersection of Main and Second Streets.
The City of Augusta has been identified by Dr. Thomas Clark, Kentucky's most famous historian, as one of the top eleven places where visitors can experience Kentucky's finest cultural heritage. Augusta was founded in 1797 and our riverfront area has long been acknowledged for its unsurpassed beauty and view of the Ohio River. We recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Augusta and have organized Augusta Heritage Days annually for over 40 years. Augusta Heritage Days provides an excellent opportunity during the Labor Day weekend to visit historic Augusta, either for the first time or to see old friends. Augusta's interesting shops and excellent restaurants will be open and the ferry boat will be running.
The Augusta Rotary Club invites all Rotary members in District 6740 to come and enjoy Labor Day weekend in historic Augusta, Kentucky and help us to celebrate our 85th year of community service!
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Boone County Interact Club
 Early in 2013 our Interact club, the Interact Club of Boone County was offered the opportunity to serve Dominican children while staying at the Rawlings Foundation Tierra Alta Dominican Republic. The Rawlings Foundation is a locally based foundation started by Dr. John Rawlings. Dr. John's dream was to give disadvantaged children a chance to attend a sports camp and be exposed to positive influences. The Rawlings Foundation now has 13 sports camps around the world. We were given a choice between the two closest camps. We chose the Dominican and then asked our Rotary president, Billy Santos, to accompany us on the trip. He grew up there, and, it was definitely the right decision! He was our translator, tour guide, liaison and chaperon, all rolled in one. The rest of our chaperons were Steve, Melody and Kaitlyn Rawlings from the Rawlings Foundation, Caitlin Romick, Sharon Almquist, Marsha Blank and me, Barbara Rahn. Of the fourteen youth that went on the trip, four were Interactors, eight were associated with Rotary in some way and two were videographers.County, was offered an opportunity to serve The highlights of this trip were the two visits to a preschool, playing with the children at the orphanage, painting the homes of two elderly ladies in a village in the countryside, touring the colonial city and attending the Bella Vista Rotary and Interact meetings. Our videographers have produced a documentary about our trip that we will be glad to share with any of our fellow Rotarians. Also, if anyone would like to see more photos of our trip, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BooneCoInteractClub
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The Cynthiana Rotary Club inducted new officers on the last Thursday of June. District Governor John Salyers congratulated incoming President James Custard during the ceremony.
The following Cynthiana Rotarians were named Paul Harris Fellows during the past Rotary year:
Alex Barnett
Roger Brill
Sheila Currans
Charlotte Custard
James Custard
Mary Ann Lee
Amanda Morris
Bill Probus
Wayland Quisenberry
Assistant Governor Mike Babb was presented with a Paul Harris +1 pin at the ceremony by District Governor John Salyers.
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