Monday Morning - February 5
February 12th, 2007 in Monday Morning“Polio Plus” National Immunization Day (NID) in India
This installment of “Monday Morning” will be my last until March 5th. Our NID Team is leaving for India on Friday, Feb. 9th, and will be back on Monday, Feb. 26th. I am excited about the opportunity to bring the oral polio vaccine to the children and to help build the water project. This is what Rotary is truly about. Thank you to Dave and Magda Baggett and to Jo Barrow for joining the NID. Thank you to the Swansboro Rotary Club for your leadership and generosity in your sponsorship of Jo Barrow. We will have pictures and stories for you upon our return. Be sure to invite us to your Rotary clubs!
Riegelwood Tornado
I just received a check for $1,500.00 from the Southport Rotary Club for Riegelwood tornado fund. The Southport Rotary Club has given a total of $2,000.00 bringing us to a total of $34,933.32 in our support of the Riegelwood tornado victims. Thank you, Southport Rotary Club and all the Rotary clubs who participated!
Top per capita Club Contributors to The Rotary Foundation 2005-06
Congratulations the Top Contributing Rotary Clubs for 2005-06:
- #1 Newport Rotary Club (18 members) – per capita $305.43
- #2 Swansboro Rotary Club (73 members) – per capita $195.83
- #3 Wilmington Rotary Club (190 members) –per capita $129.83
- 100% Sustaining Members - Jacksonville South Rotary Club (19 members)
- 100% Sustaining Members - La Grange Rotary Club (18 members)
I encourage all of our Rotary Clubs to become 100% Sustaining Member Clubs and to give generously to The Rotary Foundation!
Ambassadorial Scholar Jamie Fumo
Jamie Fumo is leaving to study at the University of Wollongong in Australia on February 6th. Jamie can be reached at jamief_away@yahoo.com. Go to http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/jamie_fumo/ for Jamie’s journal.
Rotary Day at the Boys and Girls Home
Sunday, February 11, 2007
10:45 a.m. Arrival
11 a.m. Worship Service – Boys and Girls Homes Chapel
12 noon Lunch and Rotary Cottage Rededication Program in Chapel
Fellowship Hall
1:30 p.m. Open House at the Rotary Cottage and Tours of the Campus
Cost for lunch: $7.00 per person
Please R.S.V.P. by TODAY – Monday, February 5, 2007 to
Tom Lamont, Director of Civic Club Development
(910) 646-3083 ext: 241 (phone)
tom.lamont@boysandgirlshomesofnc.org
Boys & Girls Home Benefit Performance
Come out and support The Ocean Ridge Singers & Friends performance to benefit The Boys & Girls Homes of NC, February 24, 2007, 7:30pm, at the Odell Williamson Auditorium, Brunswick Community College, Hwy 17, Supply, NC.
- Tickets: Adults $20.00 Children (2-11) $10.00
- Credit Card Orders - Call 910-755-7416
- Payment by Check - Call 910-575-3575
This concert is produced by Marjorie Edwards, a member of the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club and The Ocean Ridge Singers.
Clips, Info & Online Orders – Visit:
http://www.marjorieedwards.com/custom10.shtml
Rotary Against Drugs (RAD) Speech Contest
I’ve been asked to provide clarification on the District RAD Contest to be held at James Sprunt CC on Feb. 25th, 1:30pm. The process is as follows:
- Rotary clubs in some areas are collectively recruiting students and holding Area wide contests.
- Some clubs hold their own contests.
Both are acceptable; however, in the latter case, the club winners must then compete in the Area-wide contest. To be fair to all concerned, only the top three candidates from each Area are eligible to compete in the district-wide contest on 2/25. I am asking Assistant Governors to certify the eligibility for the top three candidates from each area.
District Calendar
Rotary Day at Boys & Girls Home, rededication of Rotary Cottage, Sunday, 2/11, 10:45 am
Benefit for Boys & Girls Home, Ocean Ridge Singers, Saturday, 2/24, 7:30pm, Odell Williamson Auditorium, Brunswick Community College, Supply, NC
RAD Speech Contest, Sunday, 2/25, 1:30pm, James Sprunt Community College, Kenansville, NC
“Surf’s Up! Servin’ Rotary” District Conference, May 3-6, Holiday Inn Sunspree, Wrightsville Beach, NC – REGISTRATION MATERIALS AVAILABLE SOON!
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 Rotarian efforts to alleviate hunger through World Community Service.
Rotarians have rallied to the aid of nearly 3.5 million people affected by famine in Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries. The West African country is, at the best of times, prone to severe food shortages resulting from insufficient rains. The two Rotary clubs of Niger, both based in the capital of Niamey, have set up a crisis committee and a bank account to coordinate and facilitate relief efforts. In addition to contributing approximately US$1,000 toward a disaster fund, the Niamey clubs are helping with
the collection and distribution of emergency relief, including bags of rice from Rotary clubs in Côte d’Ivoire, and mosquito nets from Dakar, Senegal. The crisis committee is also working on procurement and transportation of food items, creation of cereal banks and a food exchange program and the purchase of life-saving medicine. Rotary Volunteers are also sought to help promote vegetable gardening and the growing of off-season crops by irrigation. This is a long-term effort aimed at improving food security, diversifying food sources, and creating income-generating opportunities for farmers.
We need to remember that even small gifts make a huge difference to people in need. World Community Service, and the support of Every Rotarian, Every Year is a way for our club to make a real and lasting difference.
For more information on giving or program participation, contact PDG Bevin Wall District 7730 Rotary Foundation Chair at Bevin@RLI33.org.