I have enjoyed getting out to visit our clubs in District 5650. Thank you so much for the warm welcome. I look forward to visiting more clubs in the coming weeks.
Consider honoring a member of your club for their service by nominating them for the Rotary District 5650 Cadwallader Award - the highest award for service presented by our District. Nominations are due August 15, 2024.
One of the best ways to share reliable information with your friends and colleagues is through Linkedin. Our Rotary District has a Linkedin page and we encourage you to connect and like the page so you can stay in touch with Rotary activities in our District and around the world.
If you are a travel agent and an active member of a Rotary Club in District 5650, we would like to give you the opportunity to advertise your Rotary International Convention trips on the District 5650 website.
Rotary's Service Above Self Award honors members who help others by volunteering their time and talents. The District Governor will submit one nomination to Rotary International after receiving initial nominations from the Clubs.
For the 2024-25 Rotary Year, there were 21 District Grant Projects. Total grant funds paid to the clubs = $49,399 for projects valued at a total of $84,731. With some grants involving multiple clubs, there are 23 clubs involved in the projects.
The Zone 29 nominating committee will meet to nominate the next RI director from Zone 29 who will serve on the RI Board in 2026-28. You can submit possible nominees to the Zone Nominating Committee. Letters were sent to Club Presidents asking for submissions. Deadline is September 1, 2024.
Active U.S. Rotary clubs and districts and Rotaract clubs are provided with general liability ("GL") and directors & officers/employment practices liability ("D&O/EPL") insurance through the U.S. Rotary Club and District Liability Insurance Program ("Program").
It is a new Rotary Year - and time to use the new theme logo. There are other versions available at Rotary.org (click here). And for those that have a ClubRunner subscription, the image is in your image library.
Rotary has created a calendar that includes a monthly focus. This provides a guide for Clubs to use to help members understand the programs of Rotary and the Areas of Focus for our causes.
We periodically hear about events that may be of interest to Rotarians that are not coordinated by our District or a Club in our District. These could be from anywhere in the world. We will share their invitations and ideas here. Stories without specific dates are listed at the end of the article.
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