- Join Michelle Bell for her installation as District Governor. Register here.
- RYLA Board chooses Head Counselors for 2019 RYLA click here for full story
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Do something great in your community or around the world with the help of a district matching grant. All clubs in district 5970 are encouraged to apply for a district matching grant. Your club Could receive $1500-$5000 in funds from the Rotary foundation to do a variety of projects. We have substantially more money to award to clubs this year thanks to the giving of district Rotarians during the 2016-17 Rotary year.
Your club does need to have a member who has completed the district grant training process in the past year. Check here for grant application guidelines and the forms you will need to complete to submit your grant request. Deadline for grant applications is June 15.
Jim Coloff, District Grant Chair
#flatpaulharris watches Chief Strategy officer, Tom Thorfinson of Rotary International talk about Rotary's Vision Statement.
District 5970 revealed Flat Paul Harris at North Central President Elect Training this past weekend in Ames, Iowa. Flat Paul Harris is a public image project based on the popular children's books about Flat Stanley. Flat Stanley has been entertaining young readers for generations ever since being flattened by a bulletin board in his bedroom in 1964. He maintains his popularity by traveling around the world, having friends log his travels with photos from places near and far.
District 5970 has given each club a Flat Paul and we want to see where you take him! Please honor Paul Harris' legacy and celebrate the accomplishments of Rotary by including him in photos with your club! Post the photos on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) and use the hashtag: #flatpaulharris. Please also tag District 5970! Click here to download your own #flatpaulharris to take with you on your travels and post on social media!
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Don Meyer, District 5970 Foundation Chair.png){kind=logo}
Dear Rotarians,
Despite the inclement weather last Saturday spirits were high at the District Conference in Clear Lake! I am thankful for all the opportunities the conference provides to highlight the work of the Rotary Foundation, and to provide much-needed training to help your clubs strengthen your support for the Foundation. Lots of excitement is being generated in our District for Global and District Grants. That’s great! Our District Foundation Team is here to help you turn that excitement into reality.
(Read more in the Newsletter. Click the link above)
May stories in the Foundation Newsletter:
- Individuals recognized at the District Conference for their Foundation giving
- The Duck Race and Auction bring in $7,972 for PolioPlus
- Mary Beth Growney Selene speaks at the District Conference about the good things the Foundation accomplishes
- June 30 is the deadline for donations to the Annual Fund and PolioPlus for 2018-2019
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nternational is launching a campaign called, “Countdown to History.” Goals were set and pledges were made, the and we can’t do it without you, as Rotarians. We are asking for Rotarians across District 5970 to give a minimum of $40 to End Polio Now. This will get our District to the goal set by Rotary International.A New Polio Banner is available for Club Events! See it here. Contact foundationchair@district5970.com to borrow it!
See District Governor Neil Fell's March Newsletter here.
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March, 2019
Greetings!
What would you, your community, and the world be missing if Rotary never existed...Lots!
Every day, you can see the good Rotary does..even if you do not realize it. Be sure to take a minute sometime and consider the projects and service your Club and you have done for the community and the world!
It is so gratifying to be part of an organization that “does good” and continues to innovate to remain relevant today and into the future. Sometimes, innovation is challenging and frightening...fortunately you accept the challenge and change to ensure your Club remains relevant in your community. Thank you!
CONNECT WITH FELLOW ROTARIANS AT THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL CELEBRATION!!!
The April 26th and April 27th District Conference and Celebration at Clear Lake is designed to provide ideas and information for taking you and your Club to the next level. Here is a link to a flyer that tells you all about the conference. Register by clicking here.
(Read more in the newsletter here.)
Each month a new message from 2018-2019 RI President Barry Rassen will be available...
Visit the office of the president to:
- Read the president’s monthly message
- Learn about his background
- Find other RI information
Barry Rassin
President 2018-19
Rotary Club of East Nassau
New Providence, Bahamas
Barry Rassin earned an MBA in health and hospital administration from the University of Florida, and is the first fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in the Bahamas. He recently retired after 37 years as president of Doctors Hospital Health System and continues as an adviser. He is a lifetime member of the American Hospital Association and has served on several boards, including the Quality Council of the Bahamas, Health Education Council, and Employer’s Confederation.
A Rotarian since 1980, Rassin has served Rotary as director and is vice chair of The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees. He was an RI training leader and the aide to 2015-16 RI President K.R. Ravindran.
Rassin received Rotary's highest honor, the Service Above Self Award, as well as other humanitarian awards for his work leading Rotary’s relief efforts in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake there. He and his wife, Esther, are Major Donors and Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation.
