This is the 9th of a weekly communication entitled "Governor's Weekly Communiqué". It is named in honor of our 2007-2008 Group Study Exchange with France. You are receiving this late due to Labor Day!
This past week we visited The Rotary Clubs of Batesville and Helena. Thanks to Presidents Tim and Johnny Mac and Assistant Governor Sheridan Cole and Henry Newby.
HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!
SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH!!
Official Visits continue this week at these Rotary Clubs: Osceola (12 NOON-Tuesday, September 4) and Dewitt (12 NOON-Wednesday, September 5).
A reminder about Official Club Visits: Their are 2 meetings prior to the usual club meeting either at 10 am or the afternoon/evening before the meeting. The 1st meeting is usually with the club president, president elect, secretary, and treasurer. Any other club members are also welcome. The second meeting includes the addition of the club board members and committee chairs.
If you need assistance in preparing for this visit please contact me or your Assistant Governor.If you have not submitted your planning guide to your AG please do so at once(these were due on July 1). Ask your committee chairs to prepare a short report on their committees plans/activities.
The 2nd Presidents Forum was held inBatesville at The Course at Eagle Mountain Club House. All club presidents, presidents-elects, and president-nominees are invited. 30 Rotarians participated. Topics included Club Recognition Strategies, Membership Ideas, Matching Grants, and Service Projects.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL FORUM HAS CHANGED TO OCTOBER 9 AT 6:30 PM. IT WILL BE HELD IN DEWITT AND LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM SEPTEMBER 5.
The Governor's Official Visit Literacy Project
has been recognized in the Zone 29-30 LITERACY RESOURCE NEWSLETTER. The project has accounted for 2241 books given to our district's children! Thanks to each club that has participated thus far.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEPTEMBER 8 IS INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY. Our Zone Literacy Coordinator PDG Becky Askew has asked each club to celebrate this important day during the week of September 10! Please share your plans with me so we can highlight them across the district.
The District Calendar
is now active and in a new format that is user friendly. If your club is having an event, fund-raiser, project or any other occasion to SHARE with your fellow Rotarians in the district, please put the date and details on the calendar. This can be done by submitting the following form:
This will encourage all of us to share in each others successes and to have fun as we bring our clubs closer together.
The District Newsletter Editor is looking for news from your club! was sent to over 1000 District 6150 Rotarians this month. If you have news that you want to share in the newsletter contact our district newsletter editor Paul Holmes:
paulholmes@neabusinesstoday.com
Every Rotarian in the district can receive the monthly newsletter by email. if you have members who do not receive email, please copy the newsletter and send it to them. Subscribe to the newsletter on the district website:
You can still register for the first Foundation/Membership/ Service/ Youth Seminar being held TODAY on September 4, 2007 at the Holiday Inn in Jonesboro at 6:30 pm.
The fee for this seminar is $15.00 per attendee and can be paid at the door. Dinner is included.
Please remember to send at least 4 representatives of your club to attend. Ideally the club Foundation, Membership, Service and Youth Committee Chairs should all attend. The seminar is open to all Rotarians-Please encourage attendance.
Remember there will be only 3 more opportunities for this seminar:
Marianna-Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Little Rock- Monday, September 24, 2007
Heber Springs- Thursday, September 27, 2007
Plans for the District 6150 Foundation Golf Tournament are well under way. Information is now on the website:
The Tournament Committee is seeking additional corporate sponsors for the tournament they will be contacting you soon. Please help us identify potential sponsors for our annual golf event. Your support will make this a great success.
District dues are $22.00 per club member as of June 30, 2007. Your club's President- elect is required to attend PETS. This costs $175.00. Your club's President- nominee is encouraged to attend for $175.00.
You can send this by mail if you wish or have checks ready at your official visit.
Make checks payable to:
Rotary District 6150
Jesse Stafford, District Treasurer
P.O. Box 1536
Jonesboro, AR 72403-1536
District 6150 Shares useful tips for your club!
Leadership matters. Your efforts will help your club to be more successful! Ask yourself these questions:
1. Do you speak positively at meetings. Are all club challenges and concerns discussed at board meetings?
2. Do you make the rules the same for everyone? "If so many do not attend why should I?"
3. What is your meeting room set up? Are banners straight, impressive, and neat? Is the facility pleasant for your members and their guests?
4.Are your programs interesting, diverse, informative? Do you have someone designated as a "greeter" to welcome the members and the guests?
5.Do you instill pride, wear your pin and speak about Rotary with enthusiasm
and knowledge?
6. Have you reviewed your Club President's Manual lately? Remember what
you learned at PETS, the fundamentals are important.
--from the Presidential Membership Conference, Fort Lauderdale.
Have a Great Week!!
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WEEKLY COMMUNICATION TO ANYONE YOU THINK MAY BENEFIT FROM THIS INFORMATION!
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