We had a wonderful District Conference Part 1 with capacity attendance. The social media components and the panel discussion on Diversity were the highlights of the day. As I have emphasized during my visits to our Clubs, we must make extra efforts to restore our public image. We aren't visible enough and the world doesn't know what we are doing. Thank you for attending. Those of you who missed it be sure to join in for the District Conference Part 2 on 18 April 2020..
Our District has gone through sad moments last month as we unexpectedly lost our Co-Chair of the District PolioPlus Committee and President of the Yonkers-East Yonkers Club Shahid Latif. Shahid was a relentless champion in the fight to eradicate Polio. When we reach our goal, polio will become only the second human disease eradicated on the planet, and Rotary will receive international acclaim. But what matters most is the children who will never again have to face this terrible, disabling virus. Rotary must continue to connect the world in the effort toward polio eradication. It is up to us. Let us finish the job.
November is Rotary Foundation month. We need to renew our commitment to our communities by supporting the best organization - our Rotary Foundation – It is through the Foundation that our Clubs can leverage their resources for the greatest impact, in our communities and across the globe. Your support is what keeps our Foundation great.
Saturday, 9 November 2019 at 7:30 am kicked off the Rotary Day at the UN 2019. This year the celebration was in conjunction with the preparations for the 75th anniversary of the signing of the UN charter. In a message, Rotary President Mark Maloney said Rotary helped influence the formation of the UN. " Rotary educated members about plans to create the UN through numerous articles in The Rotarian and through a booklet titled From Here On! When the time came to write the UN charter, Rotary was one of 42 organizations the United States invited to serve as consultants to its delegation at the San Francisco Conference.
1. Hasina Rahman, Rotary Club of Dhaka Mavericks, Bangladesh for Nutrition services for Rohingya children in Bangladesh;
Through a series of flash talks and plenary speeches, this event offered the energetic 470 attendees from 23 countries an inspiring day of Connecting for Good and to learn about and support projects in refugee settlements and beyond. Guests heard first-hand experiences of resettled refugees, humanitarian actors and individuals creating community-based solutions that empower refugees, leverage their talents and connect them to opportunities. Here you can view the presentations.
The 2019-2020 Rotary People of Action: Connectors Beyond Borders recognition honored five Rotarians, and one Peace Fellow, all of who are working, as volunteers, with displaced people (refugees or internally displaced persons) in their own communities or around the world.
1. Hasina Rahman, Rotary Club of Dhaka Mavericks, Bangladesh for Nutrition services for Rohingya children in Bangladesh;
2. Lucienne Heyworth, Rotary Peace Fellow (Uppsala University, 2015-17), for Education curriculum in times of emergency, focused on the Middle East;
3. Ace Robin, Rotary Club of Mataram Lombok, Mataram, Indonesia, for Disaster relief and housing for people displaced by earthquakes;
4. Vanderlei Lima Santana, Rotary Club of Boa Vista-Caçari, Roraima, Brazil, for Humanitarian aid to Venezuelan refugees;
5. Bernd Fischer, Rotary Club of Berlin, Germany, for Integration of refugee women into German society;
6. Ilge Karancak-Splane, Rotary Club of Monterey Cannery Row, California, USA, for Education and integration project in Turkey for Syrian refugee children.
The Yonkers-East Yonkers Club's Global Grant project of building a Basketball court and organizing the Anti-bullying program for underprivileged kids secured the cover story and a 6-page center story of the November issue of the Rotarian Magazine. The story is also featured in the RSS Feed from MyRotary.
This is only the second time a project from a Club in our District is featured as a cover story in the magazine, which is sent out to all Rotarians either in print form or in digital form. Read the entire story and see the pictures
A quarter of this Rotary year has gone by. We are slowly but surely, beginning to turn our District, on to a positive course. We now have an active multi-year leadership group, looking at elements of our district, which will require sustained efforts, over a number of years. Substantial improvements will begin to be felt, in Membership efforts, Club Management, Club performance, Club Technology, and of course, Public Image. All of this, will have a positive impact on Club morale, as we energize ourselves into dynamic action.
With this as our goal, we’ve arranged a dynamite District Conference Part I for you. As you must have seen from the emails, and website and Facebook postings, Saturday 26 October will be all about you, your Clubs, and what you have asked for, by way of District help and support. We will address Membership issues, Club Management, Public Image, and Technology. Click here for Conference Program If there are any particular elements you’d like addressed, please send them on, and we’ll try to weave them in. (send to 7230rotary@gmail.com) The sessions will be interactive, and we’ll have a general Q & A, at the end of the day. Register Now to join.
Unveiling the new Rotary theme for 2019-20 - "Rotary Connects the World". Rotary International President Mark Maloney has emphasized 4 points of emphasis during the year.
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