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Host Families and Host Clubs Still needed For Youth Exchange
Hi, my name is Yan Ju Yu , and you can call me Eric . I am friendly. nice and easygoing, I won’t be mad unless the joke too far. I consider myself a good person to get along with. MORE>>
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Strong Passwords - How to Create and Use
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Information Resources for 2009-10 Club Presidents and Secretaries
Are you aware that Club and District Support (CDS) staff serve as your primary contact at Rotary? MORE>>
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Bentonville Placing 500 flags
As you may know, the major fund raising project for the Bentonville/Bella Vista Daybreak Rotary is a Flag Program. We now place well over 400 flags on seven patriotic days during the year. Bill Powell, one of our members and a Vietnam vet, wrote the poem that is attached and also viewable at the link: Powell at the Wall inspired by his visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.
From A. C. ...
The full impact of this poem is best felt in a quiet setting, maybe with a cup of early morning coffee. Great literature has been defined as "what is often thought, but seldom so well expressed." Bill Powell is a United State Hero for his service to our country and this special presentation of his personal and the Bentonville-Bella Vista Club's Service Above Self will leave a lasting impression on every Rotarian.
----A.C.Moncrief
Dist.6110 Gov. 2009-10
Have YOU wished you could be a better leader? Do you yearn for better communications skills? Have you sometimes thought motivating volunteers was like herding cats? Would you find it beneficial to improve your leadership skills in Rotary and in your career?
You NEED "Frank Talk on Leadership"! MORE>>
TRF Budget Reductions
At their April 2009 meeting, the Trustees made difficult budget decisions in light of the current financial situation. MORE>>
Rotary and the IRS
On 13 May 1958, the Internal Revenue Service declared that Rotary International (RI) and its clubs and districts are entitled to exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. MORE>>
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District 5440 (Wyoming) GSE to Chile
District 5440 (Wyoming +) had a GSE team in Chile's District 4350. They flew to Punta Arenas to start and you can follow their blog about their trip if you would like to. Just click on the following link:
http://gseteam5440.blogspot.com/
Get your bids in to host the GSE Team from Chile
GSE Chair Jim Spears reports he is going to start recruiting in the spring for the Chile trip. MORE>
| Rotary Club of North Tulsa: Ed Lacy Scholarship Awards Banquet
This special evening will honored the memory and accomplishments of the late Coach Ed Lacy, Booker T. Washington High School football coach and former Tulsa Public Schools Athletic Director. Nolan Richardson, former University of Arkansas and University of Tulsa basketball coach... MORE>> Eureka Springs RotaryThe Eureka Springs Rotary Club presented ten scholarship checks at the Eureka Springs High School Awards ceremony. MORE>> More Eureka News! Reveille Rotary Donates Toys Ron has a very special Reunion Vinita Dictionary Project Gov. Ron visits Vinita Will Rogers Day Parade Claremore Reveille Celebrates Ten Years of Service Saturday Morning News at the Joplin Conference Friday Morning News at the Joplin Conference Bixby Rotary Shoes for Orphan Soles Story Ron Visits Eureka Springs Ron Visits Cassville Rotary Club Per Capita Ranking 2007–2008 Governor Ron Visits Claremore Reveille Japan GSE Team Chosen |
Watch the Groundbreaking of the Alma Rotary Community Center VIDEO Ambassordorial Scholar The Muskogee Daily Phoenix Sunday edition did a special on the next generation of leaders in our community. One of those is Bill Shelby, an Ambassadorial Scholar that we sent to Sydney. I thought you might want to use the article in the district news. MORE> --------------------------------- Claremore ReveilleMembers of the Reveille Rotary club, led by President Steve Walker and sponsor Dan Schiedel, recently welcomed Roger Evans, Vice President RCB Bank as a new Rotarian. Reveille Rotary is an energized international service organization that meets at 6:45 a.m. every Thursday at the First United Methodist Church MORE>>
Friday, January 30th, 2009 at noon, the Pryor Rotary Club ... celebrated, along with members of Harold Hirzel’s family, 50 years of membership and 50 years of perfect attendance in the Pryor Rotary Club. Harold joined the Pryor Rotary Club on January 30, 1959. MORE>> |
How Do You Measure “Worth It”? Rotarians David Peterson and Ben Windham have measured and determined that drilling water wells in Nicaragua is “worth it.” We have just returned from the annual trip to Nicaragua. MORE>>
FayRo Girls Softball Tournament The Rotary Club of Fayetteville (AR) is hosting our 9th annual FayRo Charity Classic Girls Softball Tournament on June 19-21, 2009. This USSSA-sanctioned fast-pitch tournament includes team divisions 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, and 18 and under. Entry fee is $225 per team. All net proceeds from the tournament will go to charity. Eureka Rotary Overlook Things are looking up in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, thanks to the local Rotary Club. MORE>> Tulsa Midtown Literacy Project Attached is the report on our club’s international project. We have been a part of this Literacy Project since 2001-2002. District 6110 has matched our contributions each year, which results in $3,000 dollars going to Guatemala Literacy just from our District 6110 each year. Bentonville Daybreak Scrabble Wars Daybreak Club has sponsored a table at the Literacy Council of Benton County Scrabble Wars last year and this year. A year ago our team won 2nd prize. This year we were first. MORE>>
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Governor’s July Message
By A.C. Moncrief
JULY 1, 2009
DIST. 6110 NEWSLETTER
AND THEY’RE OFF….
In my mind, I often visualize horses “out-of-the-gate,” or athletes exploding forward following the starter’s pistol, as I think of our new year in Rotary District 6110.
To reach worthy goals requires focus. What is your image of your role in Rotary for yourself and for your club this year? What contributions will you make to help further the community and worldwide programs of Rotary?
In the next 90 days, please focus on new members. Our District goal is 6110 members by September 31st, 2009. We will maintain a “scoreboard” on our District Web Site. Some will get out of the gate quickly, others will trail, but gain ground. All clubs will grow.
In every single community there are so many good people who would make outstanding Rotarians. The key is to “invite” them to come as your guest, “introduce” them to your friends and the concepts of Rotary, and after the second visit, “install” them. The process itself is very important.
ROTARY has suggested Newsletters be no more than one page that will help the district focus on current priority. News and feature items will be found on the District Web site: 6110times.org
Weekly reports on my club visits will also be found on our WEB. We encourage you to send in photos and articles that promote your club’s activities.
Go for your Goals, achieve the Presidential Citation. We’ll tell your story.
THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS!
AN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT TO REPAIR CLEFT LIP AND PALATE ANOMALIES AND ESTABLISH POST-OPERATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS
(Designed to build partnerships with small, medium, and large Rotary Clubs throughout the world)
Final Philippines Journal 2009
Photos from Fall 2008 China Trip
OVERVIEW
Alliance for Smiles (AfS) was founded in October of 2004 by five members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco who
had been involved for ten years previously with cleft lip and palate reconstructive surgery. The desire on the part of the Founders was to create a two-tiered program that not only send medical teams to sites to perform free reconstructive surgery but to also create Treatment Centers where the protocol of cleft treatment found in Centers in the United States could be replicated. Since most cleft patients require multiple surgeries, follow up surgeries and post-operative treatment in AfS established Treatment Centers conducted by local medical personnel is both empowering and cost effective.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALLIANCE FOR SMILES AND ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
AFS has as its philosophical base the Rotary principle of service above self so as to create international understanding and goodwill. In order to put its philosophy into action, AFS will partner with Rotary Clubs and Districts and provide a vehicle for Rotarians to be involved in a hands-on world community service project. AFS will actively promote Rotary while on site by giving recognition to Clubs and Districts that support the mission in the following ways:
- Names of sponsoring clubs and districts will be placed on T-Shirts, highlighted in the AfS newsletter, and listed on the AfS website.
- Sponsors will also receive before and after pictures of children changed by surgery, as well as receive pictures of club members who participated as volunteers on missions on DVD’s.
Currently, AfS has working partnerships in more than 19 Rotary Districts in the U.S., Taiwan and Hong Kong.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since its first mission in 2005, AfS has completed more than 1,450 corrective surgeries in a total of 15 medical missions to China. The first Treatment Center was dedicated in Jiujiang, China in April of 2007 and is functioning with over 150 children enrolled. Discussions are under way to establish two more Treatment Centers in China. Alliance for Smiles subsidized the training of the leader of the first Center by inviting him to the United States and UCSF for a period of four months during which time he learned the team approach which includes the services of not only the surgeon but also speech pathologists, dentists, orthodontists, and psychologists. AfS continues to subsidize treatment of patients and pay for patient/parent travel costs to the Center.
In 2009, six missions will take place. Three new countries will be added to the current missions in China –
The Philippines, Bangladesh and Ghana, Africa. All three of the new sites are collaborations between AfS and Rotary Clubs in the host country.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH ROTARY CLUBS & DISTRICTS
Alliance for Smiles provides hands on service opportunities for Rotarians from areas supporting its work. Some non-medical volunteer positions involve specific skills and training (e.g. Medical Photographer, Record Keeper). Non-medical Rotarians are encouraged to build relationships with hosts to create further service opportunities with a site. The more support a Club or District gives to Alliance for Smiles, the greater the opportunity for acceptance as a non-medical volunteer. The Direct Cost of a mission is approximately $80,000 per mission. Rotary Clubs can participate in supporting this world community service project by sponsoring surgeries. Suggested levels of support are as follows:
Small Rotary Clubs – Sponsor one child at $1,000 per surgery (Sponsorship range = $500 to $1,000)
Medium Size Rotary Clubs – Sponsor 2 -5 children at $1,000 per child (Sponsorship range = $2,000 to $5,000)
Large Rotary Clubs – Sponsor 5 or more children at $1,000 per child (Sponsorship range = $ 5,100 and above)
District Sponsorship of an entire AfS mission = $80,000
Alliance for Smiles also works with schools and Interact Clubs by encouraging them to sponsor one child and hold activities to raise the funds to cover the surgery. Alliance for Smiles will follow up with pictures of the child treated so as to create awareness of the results of the donation and of the need to be involved in the broader world community.
CHANGE FOREVER THE LIFE OF A CHILD, A FAMILY, AND AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
Build a Rotary Partnership with Alliance for Smiles
For additional information, please visit the AfS website at: www.allianceforsmiles.org and
Contact:
Mary Alice Rathbun Maryalice@allianceforsmiles.org
Director of External Relations, Alliance for Smiles, (415) 647-4481