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Marilyn M. Hummelstein
Governor 2005-06
In this issue:
Polio Eradication Update
Chuck Frazier, Regional Rotary
Foundation Coordinator for
Zone 29
The number of wild polio virus endemic countries has now been officially REDUCED TO 4. Egypt is polio free and Niger only has imported cases of polio reported. While four countries are certainly too many, we are definitely making progress and we must not give up now.
Read the complete press release here.
BE SURE TO SHARE this good news with Rotarians in your district and clubs.
Click map to view larger image that includes all cases of the wild polio virus worldwide.
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WWW Student Art Contest
Have you ever thought of entering an art contest in New Zealand? How about winning a free trip to New Zealand? Well, here's your chance!
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Otorohanga, New Zealand, entries will be submitted by digital image.
Learn more about this unique international art event
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Calendar
2006
March
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Mar 9-12 - USA/Canada YE meeting
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Mar 11 - Outbound GSE team returns home
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Mar 17-18 - Mid-America PETS - Peabody, Little Rock
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Mar 20-24 - Lacombe Village of Hope work days
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Mar 27 - District trip to RI Headquarters in Evanston, IL - open to all D6150 Rotarians
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Mar 30 - Apr 2 - RYLA
April
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Apr 3 - Deadline to submit club for district awards
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Apr 3 - Deadline to submit Presidential Citation forms
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Apr 8 - District Assembly & Secretary-Elect Training - Beebe
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Apr 16-20 - Lacombe Village of Hope work days
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Apr 21 - Inbound GSE Team arrives
May
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May 5-6 - District Conference - Jonesboro
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May 6 - Fairfield Bay Golf Tournament
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May 6 - Pocahontas Radio Auction
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Quick links
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Lead the Way
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2006-07 Rotary Theme Logo
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Rotary International President 2006-07, Bill Boyd, of New Zealand, urged next year’s District Governors attending the International Assembly in San Diego, California to Lead the Way. This will be the theme for the coming Rotary year. The theme logo shown here will help communicate the important role Rotarians around the world have in addressing needs both locally and globally.
Learn more about RIPE Bill Boyd and his theme and emphasis
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Rotary Foundation News
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Click image to view larger version.
Honduran water purification project funded by Rotarians |
Grants Subcommittee Reports
By P.Vasudevan MD,
District 6150 Grants Subcommittee Chairman
Your District 6150 Rotary Foundation Grants Subcommittee works to assist local clubs utilize the funds donated to the Rotary Foundation by our local Rotarians. This is accomplished through our Grants Subcommittee. Click the link below to read the complete report of this subcommittee along with the awards made over the past several Rotary years.
Learn more about District Grants
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Group Study Exchange Team
By Lynn Robert, District GSE Committee Chair
Our GSE Team currently in District 1030 (Northeast England) departed Sunday, February 11, from the Memphis International Airport. Follow the team through reports and photos on the District web site.
View reports and photos here
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Rotary Foundation Regional Training Seminar
On June 24, 2006, join Rotary club and district leaders from around our Zone 29 districts (12 districts in total) to learn more about the Rotary Foundation.
Intended for all Rotarians wanting to know more about TRF, the seminar will also target District Governors (past, present and future), Assistant Governors, Foundation Committee and Subcommittee members and chairs, district trainers and district membership committee members.
Read additional information here
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DGE Judy Sims attends South Central Rotary Youth Exchange Meeting in Tulsa
The purpose of South Central Rotary Youth Exchange, Inc. (SCRYE, Inc.) is to assist member districts with participation in the Youth Exchange Program of Rotary International (RI).
The SCRYE Winter Meeting was held February 4 & 5, 2006 and was attended by YE students from Rotary Districts in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
Visit the S.C.R.Y.E. web site.
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Club and District Events
Rotary Club of Little Rock (99) Lacombe Village of Hope
Two additional opportunities to participate in Club 99's Katrina Relief Project are March 20 - 24 or April 16 - 20. Contact PDG Sam Chaffin for additional information - sam@samchaffin.com
District 6150 Rotarians to visit RI HQ March 27
Only four more weeks to make plans to participate in the District 6150 visit to Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.
Please join us! We will have fun and learn a lot about Rotary and our fellow District 6150 Rotarians. For Information call/email DGN Bob Warner-870.935.1242 dg0708@Rotary6150.org or DG Marilyn – 870-932-8361 x 118 – dg0506@Rotary6150.org
The British are coming, the British are coming!
(to District Conference)
Mark your calendar and be in Jonesboro for the Rotary District 6150 District Conference - May 5 & 6, 2006. Additional information will be on the district web site soon.
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 Rotary International 2006 Convention June 11-14, 2006
Lots of information is available about the 2006 RI Convention that will be the first one held in two countries at the same time. A few rooms are still left in the District 6150 room block. Contact DG Marilyn Hummelstein - (w) 870-932-8361 x 118 - dg0506@Rotary6150.org if you are interested.
Read more and register online here.
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Promote your Rotary Club Fund Raisers and Social Events
The District Calendar and the Governor's Monthly eLetter are great ways to promote your club's fund raisers and social events that are open to Rotarians around the district. Use the form on the Secretary's page of the district web site to submit items for publication.
Submit an item for the District Calendar
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Membership and Attendance Reports
Each month the District 6150 Membership and Attendance reports will be available on the district web site. You can find the reports on the Newsletter page along with previous issues of the District Newsletter.
Membership and Attendance Reports
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