District Governor Gary Chenoweth and his wife Mary
February D6290 Newsletter
Greetings D6290 Rotarians,
Spring is in the air! Here in Elk Rapids, it was 45 F earlier this month. Speaking of Spring, Elk Rapids Rotarians, with Kathy Hegedus’s assistance, are planning the “live” District Conference scheduled for May 12-14, 2022. Registration for this event is live on D6290’s website home page (https://www.ridistrict6290.org). It’s going to be an awesome and fun Conference. Please come!
Reminder: February 23 will be Rotary International’s 117th anniversary! In the last Rotarian magazine, RI President Shekhar Mehta challenged every club to host a practical and action-oriented Rotary Day of Service. How about D6290 clubs meeting the President’s challenge by initiating a local service project in recognition of our organization’s anniversary? I love founder Paul Harris’s quote, “Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by results it achieves.” If your club is planning a Rotary Day of Service in February and/or future months, please let me know about it.
Rotary International made Protecting the Environment the 7th key focus area last year, but Polio remains our #1 priority. We learned in January that there were only five new wild cases (1 in Pakistan and 4 in Afghanistan) reported in 2021. Now that is a WOW to me after 140 cases were reported in 2020. D6290 needs to continue supporting this key initiative through our financial gifts until the dreaded disease is totally eradicated. I am now “imagining” the future when Polio is only referred to in history books!
Thanks again for being Rotarians…. The world and our communities need Rotarians now more than ever!
Sincerely,
Gary
D6290 Governor 2021-2022
