Rotary District 7730

District Conference at Wrightsville Beach

Deadline Extended for FREE Shrimparoo and Saturday Luncheon to April 22^nd

Presidents of two Rotary clubs asked for an extension on the deadline
until the end of this week. After some consideration, we extended the
deadline for their clubs. To be fair to all concerned, we are
extending the deadline for the free Shrimparoo and the free lunch on
Saturday for all Rotarians and families in the District. The new
deadline is April 22, 2007.

District Conference Treasurer and Registration Chair Jeff Newman tells
me that the registrations are pouring in. We are going to have a
great turn-out! Join the fun and celebrate Rotary with us May 3 – 6.

~REGISTER NOW!
~ “SURF’S UP! SERVING ROTARY!”

On-line District Conference registration is available at:
http://www.wilmingtonrotaryclub.org/new_page_43.htm

You can copy the District Conference registration and mail it by linking to:

… or on the District Website: www.rotary7730.org

Rotary Club Presidents, Presidents-elect, and District leaders, you
are invited to attend the Business meeting of the District Conference,
Friday, May 4^th, 10:30 am.

District Conference Memorial Service

Rotary Presidents, We want to Remember our Departed Rotarians on
Sunday Morning, May 6th

Please send in the names of those Rotarians who passed away since the
last district conference. We want to memorialize them Sunday morning.
You are welcome to join us and say a few words about the departed
Rotarian.

Buy your Southland Breakfast Tickets Now!

Rotary International Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah

June 17 - 20 is the date for his year’s Rotary International
Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Don’t miss this opportunity to
join family, friends, and Rotarians from around the world at this
Rocky Mountain Rendezvous!

Also, tickets for the world famous Southland Breakfast hosted for Zone
33-34 convention attendees are going fast and must be purchased ahead
of time–no tickets for this event will be sold at the door.
Breakfast tickets are just $35.00 each. Hurry and get this taken care
of. Contact Governor-Elect Wilson at 910-843-4277 or E-mail
bronco549@aol.com for breakfast tickets or for information regarding
the convention.

Group Study Exchange from Japan

Our Group Study Exchange Team from District 2690 in Japan will be
touring Duke Medical Center and Chapel Hill for the next few days and
will enjoy the hospitality of Area 6 for the remainder of the week.
The team will be touring Washington DC next weekend.

District Calendar

Inbound GSE Team from Japan, April 10 – May 8

“Surf’s Up! Servin’ Rotary” District Conference, May 3-6, Holiday Inn
Sunspree, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Rotary Foundation Thought of the Week

Brought to you each week by PDG Bevin Wall, District Rotary Foundation
Chair; and reproduced courtesy of http://www.rotary.org

This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about Avoidable Blindness projects.

Realizing the urgency of the problem, Rotary clubs and districts
around the world have endeavored to develop Matching Grant projects
designed to combat avoidable blindness and assist those suffering from
vision loss. Thousands of cataract surgeries have been performed as a
result of Matching Grants involving numerous countries including
Mexico, South Africa, USA, Lebanon, India and Turkey. Rotary clubs in
Uruguay and Argentina partnered to provide equipment for a library for
the blind in Montevideo, Uruguay. And, as a result of a matching grant
obtained by Rotary clubs in Nepal and the USA, funds were provided to
offer vision screenings, glasses and corrective surgeries for children
in Kathmandu, Nepal. Isn’t it nice to know that Rotarians are
restoring eyesight to so many?

For more information on giving or program participation, contact PDG
Bevin Wall District 7730 Rotary Foundation Chair at Bevin@RLI33.org.

Lead the Way!