Rotary District 7730

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

Business Meeting Agenda, District Conference

· Call to order – DG Jay Kapner

· Presentation of minutes of 2005-06 meeting – Secretary Dave Baggett

· Finance report to date – Treasurer Joe Pascal

· Proposals for District Leadership Plan – PDG Johnny Robertson filling in for DLP Chair PDG Phil Crawford

· Council on Legislation report – COL delegate PDG Bevin Wall

· Ratification of 2007-08 District Governor Wilson Ray, District Governor-elect Lee Dixon, and District Governor-nominee Nancy
Barbee

· Presentation of 2007-08 budget – DGE Wilson Ray

· Adjourn

FOUR Days to Go Until the District Conference!

It’s Still Not Too Late To Register
On-line District Conference registration is available at:
http://www.wilmingtonrotaryclub.org/new_page_43.htm

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

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

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM R.I.

RI Audit of Youth Exchange – for District Certification

Club Presidents, We need to know the names of the students who are currently on Youth Exchange and the students who you intend to send on Youth Exchange in the coming year. We also need the names of your Club Youth Officers. In order for our District to receive RI Certification, this information must be sent immediately. Please e-mail this information to me ASAP. Thank you!

Group Study Exchange from Japan

The GSE Team from District 2690, Japan, is in Morehead City, Area 1, right now. They will be heading down to Brunswick County, Area 4, early this week and will be in Wilmington in time for the reception and tree planting at the Japanese Garden, New Hanover County Arboretum, 4pm, on Thursday, May 3rd. All Rotarians and Rotary family are invited to the reception.

Send your CART Contributions to:

District CART Chair Brian Garrett

1721 W. Sandridge Ct. SW

Ocean Isle Beach NC 28469

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 www.rotary.org

This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about how Rotary helps communities impacted by disasters long after many relief agencies have moved on.

Shortly after the deadly tsunami struck south Asia on 26 December 2004, The Rotary
Foundation established the Solidarity in South Asia fund to assist Rotarians in supporting long-term recovery efforts in affected communities. In addition to $4.8 million in contributions from Rotarians around the world, more than 75 Rotary districts allocated over US$700,000 in District Designated Funds (DDF) for rebuilding efforts. This DDF was a result of Annual Programs Fund contributions made three years ago, in which the districts had not yet allocated to a specific TRF program. As a result, Rotarians were able to respond quickly to the disaster, and provide much needed financial support, through The Rotary Foundation. Rotary Sri Lanka set the pace for the massive rebuilding effort of schools destroyed by the tsunami; with 25 schools spread across the country allocated to Rotary for rebuilding. The first batch of schools is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2005. Rotarians can expect equally worthy projects in Indonesia, India and Thailand and in areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

We can all be proud to be a part of an organization that is so responsive to needs in our own country and those around the world.

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

Lead the Way!