Rotary District 6650 August 2010 Newsletter
November 1, 2018 / Volume 1, Number 2Effective Rotary clubs:
Sustain or increase their membership base
Implement successful projects that address the needs of their community and communities in other countries
Support The Rotary Foundation through both program participation and financial contributions
Develop leaders capable of serving in Rotary beyond the club level
“Rotary has changed the world, and Rotarians will continue to change it in a positive way. The formula is simple: For us to succeed, all we need to do is to focus our best efforts on doing what Rotarians are passionate about and what Rotarians are the best in the world at doing, which is Building Communities – Bridging Continents.”
Ray Klinginsmith
Force Multipliers:
*Providing vitamin A supplements during polio National Immunization Days has averted an estimated 1.5 million childhood deaths since 1998 – testimony to the “plus” in PolioPlus.
*Rotarians have established a host of organizations dedicated to various humanitarian causes, including ShelterBox, HungerPlus, and Gift of Life.
*Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship is the world’s largest, privately funded scholarship program.
*The Rotary Foundation has contributed more than US$2.3 billion in program awards and operations since 1947.
The Four-Way Test:
Followed by Rotarians worldwide in their business and professional lives, The Four Way Test was created by Rotarian J. Taylor in 1932. It has since been translated into more than 100 languages and is used by organizations and individuals throughout the world.
Of the things we think, say or do
1) Is it the TRUTH?
2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professionals, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Getting to know our District:
In the future we would like to use this space to print interesting historic or fun facts about the clubs and communities in our District. Please submit items for consideration to the District office.
District Office Contact Info:
217 Second St. NW Canton, Oh 44702 (330) 452-2882 F (330) 452-8614 /
Greetings from District Governor Jim Russell
Thank you to all the clubs who have welcomed me to their meeting for my “official” visit. I have been touched by your friendliness and hospitality. I still have a few to visit, but it is clear that each and every club is committed to the ideals of Rotary and all are working hard to better their communities. Rotary clubs in District 6650 are making the Rotary machine turn! I’m more excited than ever about the 2010-11 Rotary year and the potential for great things to happen as our clubs become “Bigger, Better, and Bolder” in their work!We are working to identify a District Governor Nominee to serve as District Governor in 2013 – 14. This is a wonderful opportunity for your club to provide leadership and a great opportunity for an individual to “grow” personally and professionally.
We are also looking for GSE Team Leader candidates to take our Group Study Exchange team to District 3820 in the Philippines. Group Study Exchange is a Rotary Foundation program designed to promote understanding between disparate parts of the world. Contributions given to the Annual Programs Fund are used to pay for this valuable opportunity. Expenses are paid and Rotarians in District 3820 will host you during your visit. This is a tremendous opportunity to travel and to build relationships while “Bridging Continents”. Details follow later in this newsletter.
The Youth Exchange Committee has welcomed some new members. We currently have Area Administrators for each of the countries with which we exchange students, have conducted an excellent Host Family Training and are busy preparing to receive 18 inbounds. If you are interested in helping with Youth Exchange, please let us know.
Don’t forget to consider sponsoring some “Lit Kits” so we can exemplify “Building Communities – Bridging Continents” with this literacy project.
Thanks for the positive feedback on our first newsletter. I hope you’ll make sure all your club members get a copy.
Jim
The Rotary Foundation Celebration
We are hoping to see you at the District 6650 Celebration of the Rotary Foundation. The event will occur on September 10, 2010 beginning at 5:30 PM at Courtney’s Banquet Center in Alliance. Partners and guests are welcome as we come together to celebrate the great work our District has accomplished by using the Foundation as a “force multiplier”.In the spirit of this year’s theme we will hear from clubs who have used District Simplified Grants in “Building Communities” and Matching Grants, GSE, Ambassadorial Scholar, Polio Plus, and Annual Giving in “Bridging Continents.
This should be an exciting program as we get first hand feedback from the individuals directly involved in each of these areas. We will also take this opportunity to recognize clubs and individuals for their contributions to The Rotary Foundation.
Please RSVP your attendance to DRFC Meena Patel or DGE George W.S. Hays.
District 6650 of Rotary International Seeks Area Professionals for Goodwill Exchange to the Philippines
Rotarians of District 6650 in northeast Ohio are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit the Philippines in mid-March through mid-April 2011 as part of the Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation.Through the program, teams of professionals exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. The award involves a four week visit, during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience the customs, vocations, and lifestyles of another.
The purpose of a Group Study Exchange is to promote international understanding and goodwill through person-to-person contact. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians’ homes and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They will also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country. The Rotary Foundation provides a round-trip air ticket, and local Rotarians in the host country provide meals, lodging, and group travel in their district. Team members pay for personal and incidental expenses.
People interested in applying should be employed full-time in a recognized business or profession. Young professionals within the age range of 25 to 40 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 6650, which extends from Kinsman to Steubenville and west to Wooster and Millersburg. Applicants must be sponsored by a local Rotary club.
For an application, download the Word file at For more information, please contact GSE coordinator, Mary Womble, at (330) 759-6891 or by email at . Applications should be sent to Mary Womble, 108 Fairway Dr., Youngstown, OH 44505 by September 19, 2010. Interviews are scheduled for Sunday, September 26, 2010.
Job Opening at Rotary International
Ed Futa is retiring as the RI General Secretary on 30 June 2011, and an international search for a new General Secretary is now underway with the assistance of Korn/Ferry International, which is the largest executive search firm in the world. It is important for all interested Rotarians to be made aware of the search, and I hope you will ask your clubs to publicize it to their members.Expressions of interest, and nominations of potential candidates, should be sent to the project manager, Blair Ashley Bennett, atRotary International strategic plan, 1 July 2010
Three strategic priorities supported by 16 goals:
1) Support and Strengthen Clubs
Foster club innovation and flexibility Balance activities in all Avenues of Service Promote membership diversity Improve member recruitment and retention Develop leaders Extend Rotary Encourage strategic planning at club and district levels2) Focus and Increase Humanitarian Service
Eradicate polio Increase sustainable service focused on:-New Generations Service programs
-Our six areas of focus Expand strategic partnerships and cooperative relationships Create significant projects both locally and internationally
3) Enhance Public Image and Awareness
Unify image and brand awareness Publicize action-oriented service Promote core values Emphasize vocational service Encourage clubs to promote their networking opportunities and signature activitiesPoorest of the Poor
During my “Official Visit” to the Girard-Liberty club, I had the opportunity to hear from S.P. Wright about the status of the “Poorest of the Poor” program. S.P. is the International Coordinator for this worthwhile project that aims to deliver new and nearly new clothing to thousands of Appalachians, Native Americans, and area disaster victims. He is currently making arrangements for a shipment to the Dominican Republic that will find its way to poor in that country and in Haiti. This “Poorest of the Poor” program has been in place for 23 consecutive years without a paid staff (all volunteers), supplied and funded solely from individual contributions. Local student groups provide much of the labor for packing and loading clothing, the local airbase assists with air transportation and financial contributions are used to pay for storage and other transportation needs. The Rotary club of Girard-Liberty coordinates the contributions of Rotary Clubs in our District. This is a very worthwhile program and S.P. will be happy to work with your club to make it part of the “Poorest of the Poor” initiative. He can be contacted through the Girard-Liberty club. Financial contributions can be sent to: Girard-Liberty Rotary, Poorest of the Poor, Box 141, Girard, OH 44420.News from the frontline:
Sieglinde Warren, Division I-A
International efforts seem to be the focus for Division 1A this month.Youth Exchange Orientation
The Rotary Club of Boardman is finalizing preparations for its annual Youth Exchange Orientation on Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 August at Camp Stambaugh in Boardman. This overnighter is the first time that many of the inbounds have the opportunity to meet one another. This year, a total of five exchange students will be hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Boardman, Canfield and Youngstown.
As in past years, some students will still be in transit or perhaps waiting to finalize their travel and/or State Department documents. Those who have arrived will be welcomed by Boardman Rotarians who will provide fun, food and fellowship for the 2010-1011 inbound students. For directions to Camp Stambaugh click here:
El Salvador
In a collaborative effort, the Rotary Clubs in Division 1 A are planning an outreach project for an orphanage in El Salvador. (Because not all the boards of the Rotary clubs in the division have met to determine their participation, the number of clubs involved is not set.) In addition to focusing on items and funds needed at the orphanage, the goal is to have 20 Rotarians traveling to El Salvador in January. Rotarians will paint and doother needed work at the orphanage as well astransport the supplies collected. Sheryl Figliano, International Co-Chair from Boardman, and Penny May, International Chair from the Salem Club are spearheading the project.
According to Sheryl Figliano, Love and Hope Children's Home is located in Nejapa, El Salvador. It is about an hour driving distance from the airport in San Salvador. The home is for abused, neglected and abandoned children. There are 28 children right now under the age of 14 who reside there. Most are not adopted because they still have families with legal rights; however, the families are not capable of providing for their needs so they give them over to stay at the home full time.
Kelly Moore, a teacher in Ohio, has taken a leave of absence from her teaching position in order to meet the immediate needs of administrative leadership. According to Kelly, she “… is serving as someone who will create and implement new policy, safety rules for children, network with community resources and create an NGO board. I will also be a house parent to 5 children. My heart is led to help out my 28 year old friend, Rachel, who is an American that lives at the home and guides the children. She needs someone who she can trust to come and help with those roles. “
You can visit this website for additional information about the children and the mission of the orphanage
Taking advantage of another nice summer day to learn about the El Salvador project are (from left to right):
Bruce Laraway, International Chair, Austintown Rotary; Matt Maxwell, President of Poland Rotary; Sheryl Figliano, Co-International Chair Boardman Rotary; and standing, Penny May, International Chair, Salem Rotary. Not pictured is Sieglinde Warren, Canfield Rotary.
Phil Mariola, Division III-A
The Wooster Rotary Club will partner along with Main Street Wooster and the Arts Department of Wooster City Schools on September 19th for the Wooster Arts Jazz Fest on the Square in Downtown Wooster. Admission is free and there will be three jazz bands this year.Mark Flake, Division IV-A
The East Palestine Rotary Club will hold its fifth annual Community Yard Sale on Saturday, September 18, 2010, from 8:00 o'clock A.M. until 4:00 o'clock P.M. at the EastPalestineCityPark with a rain date of Saturday, September 25, 2010.Admission and parking are free. Generous sized spaces are available for $10.00. Setup begins at 6:00 A.M. and Sellers must bring their own tables or other setup materials.
The East Palestine Rotary Club will have its food trailer at the event. The club will also sponsor an auction and a 50/50 raffle.
You can contact Bonnie Davis 330/426-4545, Sondra Feezle 330/426-1122, or any Rotarian for a contract or more information or download the contract from the Rotary's website:
East Palestine Rotary Club Bi-Annual 12 HourScrapbooking Event: Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 9:00 o'clock A.M. to 9:00 o'clock P.M. at the First United Presbyterian Church, East Palestine. $35.00 registration fee due by 9/4/10, $40.00 after 9/4/10. Snacks, water, tea, coffee will be available all day. Lunch and Dinner provided (included with registration fee). Auction,Fall make and takes,lots of ideas and fellowship. Earn tickets for chances to win a basket of over $100.00 of Creative Memories Products. Contact Kerri Stewart with any questions 330/397-2086.
Mark Waltz, Division III-B
The Annual Swiss Festival is September 30, October 1, October 2, 2010, with the Sugarcreek Rotary present in several activities.A new fundraiser is being launched for September 30, October 1 and 2nd. A 12 x 20 food tent with the Rotary Wheel will bepresent with a rotating large grill inside and used by Sugarcreek Rotarians to makegrilledSwiss Cheese sandwiches on white, whole wheator rye toasted bread browned with butter, large Kosher dill pickles. bottled water and lemonade. The Club hopes to make thisa yearly tradition at the Swiss Festival. Our goal is to make money for our projects and to make the festival more Swiss oriented.
The entire club and the Interact Club will help with this project. We hope to have music playing (live if possible) to helpstress the Swiss Theme. District Rotarians are encouraged to attend and help if possible.
The District Youth Exchange overnighter is in the Garaway Gym with Saturday's Big Parade having ExchangeStudents riding the District Float. Bob/Sally Eckert and George/Sally Windate are the leaders of this project. Sugarcreek Rotarians furnish cookies. District Rotarians are invited to ride with the students.
The Newcomerstown club recently held a car show and earned enough to meet it’s $1,000 polio eradication pledge.
Rotary District 6650 “Lit Kits”
The Project Committee, working with Berk Enterprises, has developed a “Lit Kit” that is being made available to all clubs in our District. The details of the kit follow in this newsletter. We are currently inviting clubs to sponsor as many kits as they would like for distribution to students in our GSE partner District 3820 Philippines and to students served by the “Poorest of the Poor” program. Clubs may also purchase “Lit Kits” for use in their own communities. Rob Berk has generously agreed to match the first 1000 kits 1 for 1! This project will exemplify the 2010-11 theme “Building Communities-Bridging Continents”. Please consider sponsoring “Lit Kits”. We will ask for commitments in the next month or two.