Although it was hard to tell with our weather last week, Spring is finally here. As we get back out and start planning those spring yard projects, think about what we do as Rotarians to protect the environment worldwide.
April is Environmental Month. As one of Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus, we are committed to Protecting the Environment. We support the activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability and foster harmony between communities and the environment.
How do we help achieve this? We tackle these issues the way we always do: coming up with and supporting projects, using connections to change policy and planning for the future. We are empowering communities by providing access to grants and other available resources to embrace local solutions and encourage innovation to address the causes of climate change and environmental degradation.
Over the last five years, Rotary has provided $18.4 million in global grant funding to environment-related causes through our support of community economic development and water, sanitation, and hygiene projects.
Click here to learn more about how we are having an impact on protecting the environment https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/protecting-environment
On the district level, we just recently completed the President-Elect training for our new group of Club Presidents who will lead their clubs during Robert Rapp’s year as District Governor. I was honored to attend the training and can tell you the future looks bright for our district with this new crop of leaders.
Hopefully, clubs have identified their delegates for the upcoming District Annual Meeting that will take place on May 8th. Our District Treasurer, Gary Bren, will be sending out our district budget this week for you to review in advance of the meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to myself or your District Assistant Governors. We are here to support your efforts to make sure your club members are getting the best Rotary experience possible
Yours in Rotary,
Tom Kerfoot, District Governor
Rotary District 5650
Omaha Suburban Rotary
tkerfoot5650@gmail.com