Youth Exchange Fall Interview Conference November 7 - 9 at Kettunen Center, Tustin, Michigan
Our District 6290 Youth Exchange Outbound Candidates will have their final interview prior to learning if they've been accepted to the program. Their parents are in attendance on Sunday. Our Inbound Exchange students run a 'country fair' where they work to convince our prospective outbounds to choose their home country.
Deadline for District Governor 2017-2018 Nominations
Please submit nomination form to PDG Jim White no later than November 15th
Youth Exchange Winter Conference February 5 - 8 in Blind River, ONT
Winter Orientation and “Current Events” Conference for all District 6290 Rotary Youth Exchange Inbound and Outbound Students. The Outbound students find out which country they will be going to.
For Assistant Governors, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Club Committee Chairs for Foundation, Membership and Public Image. Open to all Rotarians, especially current/future committee/club leaders.
January 31, 2015 - Elk Rapids February 14, 2015 - Sault Ste. Marie, ONT February 21, 2015 - Cedar Springs
Traverse City -- Friday, May 1 at 8:30am (District Conference)
Grand Rapids -- Saturday, May 9 at 10:00am
Muskegon -- Thursday, May 14 at 5:30pm
Sault Ste. Marie, ON -- Wednesday, June 17 at 5:30pm
Seventy Rotarians from thirty seven clubs invested Saturday, October 18th at the 2014 District 6290 Membership Summit and 95% said this event should be repeated in the future and that they would recommend it to others. In fact, when the evaluations were tallied, the overall value was rated at 4.5 (out of 5). The common theme in the free-format responses underscored the value of connecting with other Rotarians and the resulting dialog and exchange of ideas that made for a productive day.
Three sessions in particular topped the charts:
Future of Rotary
Characteristics of a strong/weak club
What is Rotary
If you were unable to attend you can still take advantage of the materials and participant input by reviewing the Membership Summit page at our website. Continue reading for some tips on how you might use one of these topics at a future club program.
How will Rotarians take $750 and turn it into $18,000 to fight hunger in their community? Just ask any member of the Lowell Rotary Club! By working their magic, the Club plans to turn just $750 in member donations into $18,000 worth of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, and other perishable foods for their neighbors in need.
Read more … to learn how the Club will be able to make such a positive impact on their community.
Some students get to meet the governor. Others might even meet the president. Hayden Sutton will meet the world.
The Lowell High School junior has been chosen to address the United Nations General Assembly Saturday, Nov. 1. Hayden is representing the Lowell chapter of Interact, a teen version of Rotary International, at the U.N.’s annual Rotary Day.
Doug Mealey, the Interact coordinator for Rotary District 6290, asked Lowell Interact adviser R.J. Boudro if he would select a speaker after attending a statewide conference hosted by the Lowell chapter. Boudro tapped Hayden, with his 4.23 GPA, Student Council experience and good speaking skills.
“We just don’t want someone to be overwhelmed. I thought he was the best person to handle it,” said Boudro, a counselor who helped start the 86-member club. “I have a lot of confidence in Hayden.”
Hayden will deliver a 15- to 20-minute speech on community service and meet the Rotary International president.
Continue reading to learn more about Rotary Day at the United Nations
I’m in a position of leadership. Clearly or faintly I heard these messages: “You can do it!” “You are the person to lead this club.” “It’s only a year of commitment!” And some other declarations about my ability to lead!
The fact is, you are a leader and now is the time to be as effective as possible.
The following are 14 leadership traits from Leadership Institute of Arlington, Virginia that I took the liberty to summarize.
Our District Facebook page has seen a 40% increase in 'Likes' compared to same time last year. Many of our District 6290 clubs have seen similar growth. Who cares?
The greater the number of people that like our pages, the greater the chance that our stories will be shared by others. In fact, those are the more important statistics we monitor e.g. how many 'impressions' have we made (people seeing our content) and how many people 'engaged' with our page (commented, liked, shared story). Most of the people who have liked our District and Club pages aren't necessarily Rotarians . . . so there's our potential!!
What strategies have we used (Clubs and District) to increase our reach?
Be interesting! Posts should include relevant and fun photos or graphics. If you don't have something to spice up your post a simple search "images for xxx" will typically yield something you can use.
Be regular! Clubs that have seen the greatest increase in activity have become more active e.g. at least 2 - 3 posts per week if not daily. If you think that takes too much time, try this strategy: Acting as the administrator, 'like' neighboring Rotary Clubs and community-based non-profits that you routinely support in addition to 'liking' Rotary International, the District, EndPolioNow etc. By doing this the posts from all those organizations automatically appear in the club's 'newsfeed' providing loads of excellent material that is easily shared.
Be fun! Posts don't have to be all about Rotary. If you've seen a great video, an inspirational message, a terrific news story . . . share that.
Be concise! Short and sweet gets the job done.
Want to learn more? Check out the Social Media videos we have on YouTube and Vimeo.
November is Rotary Foundation Month – but you knew that already, didn’t you?
But did you know that virtually every dollar you donate to Rotary Foundation Annual Fund is used to match club projects to leverage them from good to great. Club projects become 2, 3 and even 3 ½ times bigger because of the donations you and I make to Rotary Foundation Annual Fund.
Donations to the Annual Fund are actually the same as donating to your own clubs service projects, but they cover a broader piece of geography. Club projects build dugouts for high school baseball fields, purchase tents for the Boy scouts and help the local food pantry store and distribute more healthy fresh food. These are really good projects and they are important because they change lives in your own community.
Donations to the Annual Fund also change lives because they are ONLY used to match club projects through the matching grant system to the district and to Rotary Foundation for Global Grants. It is a great way for you to leverage your donation to be more than what you give. These projects are not better; they are just different, for two important reasons:
Because of the donations from Rotarians like you and me, funds are available every year to match club projects and grow them from good to great.
Because of the matching grant program, the club funds are doubled, tripled or even 3 ½ times greater because of how the matching works for various types of grants. If you are not requesting these matching funds you are leaving money on the table because they are available.
Joan and I give to Rotary Foundation every year because we believe contributing to club projects from clubs anywhere in the world is one of the most significant ways we have to spend our family charitable funds. The $100 per year we have chosen to give changes lives more significantly than any of the other charities we give to each year.
I would ask you to consider the same thing. Compare the value of any club projects you know about and see if they do not change lives more significantly than any of your other charitable gifts. I don’t suggest you not give to the others, just compare the impact of a Rotary Club project to any other charity. I think you will find donations to the Rotary Foundation Annual fund to be very competitive.
Thanks for all you do for Rotary. Together, we are lighting up Rotary in our communities and the world!
During the upcoming year, the District newsletter will be released on the 1st of each month. The deadline to submit materials is the 20th of each month. If you have an example of a 'best practice' or have other great news to share, please complete our 'Club News' submission form (found at www.ridistrict6290.org under Public Image, or in the FAQ section in our monthly newsletter). Electronic photos are encouraged. Please try to limit your submission to 300 words or less.
Seventy Rotarians from thirty seven clubs invested Saturday, October 18th at the 2014 District 6290 Membership Summit and 95% said this event should be repeated in the future and that they would recommend it to others. In fact, when the evaluations were tallied, the overall value was rated at 4.5 (out of 5). The common theme in the free-format responses underscored the value of connecting with other Rotarians and the resulting dialog and exchange of ideas that made for a productive day.
<reprinted from Lowell Area Schools>
I’m in a position of leadership. Clearly or faintly I heard these messages: “You can do it!” “You are the person to lead this club.” “It’s only a year of commitment!” And some other declarations about my ability to lead!
Our District Facebook page has seen a 40% increase in 'Likes' compared to same time last year. Many of our District 6290 clubs have seen similar growth. Who cares?
