Rotary District 7730

District Nominates Nancy Barbee for District Governor 2009-10

On Saturday, Jan. 20, the District Governor Nominating Committee, led by DGE Wilson Ray, nominated Nancy Barbee to be the District Governor Nominee Designate for the Rotary year 2009-10. A member of the Rotary Club of Maysville, Nancy is in her second year serving as Assistant Governor for Area 8. This year, she also serves as Rotary Foundation Annual Funds Chair and Webmaster. A member of the District 7730 Speakers Bureau, Nancy regularly speaks with Rotary clubs on The Rotary Foundation. Nancy served two consecutive terms as President of her Rotary club, and during her years of service, led her club in the development of a Literacy project in Dhanbad, India. An educator by profession, Nancy is the Media Specialist for the Maysville Elementary School and owns and operates MindMaker Solutions, a web design company.

District 7730 Rotary Clubs Ratify Decision to Join ESSEX

Thank you to the Morehead City Lookout Rotary Club for helping us turn the corner on the 2/3 majority vote needed to ratify our decision to join Rotary International’s Eastern States Student Exchange Program (ESSEX). Our district’s membership in ESSEX will earn us Certification with Rotary International and will greatly improve the quality of our District Youth Exchange Program.

Maysville Rotary Joins Many Clubs in Support of the Riegelwood Tornado Disaster

Thank you to the Maysville Rotary Club for your $250.00 contribution to the Wesley UMC Tornado Relief Fund. Maysville Rotary joins Bladenboro, Cape Fear, Duplin, Fayetteville, Fayetteville LaFayette, Jacksonville, Red Springs, Richlands, Shallotte, Sneads Ferry, South Brunswick Island, Southport, Swansboro, Wallace, Wilmington, Wilmington East and Wilmington West. Thank you all for your support.

District Emergency Fund

Congratulations to newly appointed members of the District 7730 Emergency Fund, AG Mark Lynch and PDG Bevin Wall. The District appreciates your service to Rotary.

RYLA

Get ready for RYLA! – January 26 – 28 at the Trinity Center, Pine Knoll Shores, NC. Thank you, Rotary clubs, for your support of RYLA!

PETS (President Elect Training Seminar)

Presidents, encourage your president-elect to register for PETS ASAP –
March 15-17, 2007, Sheraton Greensboro Four Seasons.

The registration can be found at:
http://www.carolinaspets.org/PETS_2007_Registration_Form.pdf

District Calendar

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 why there continues to be growing support among Rotarians for The Annual Programs Fund.

I’m sure that you share my pride in the wonderful programs of our Foundation, such as
PolioPlus, Group Study Exchange and Matching Grants. Did you know that:

1. Your gift is wisely invested, so the full amount is directed to support the programs of your Rotary Foundation. Only a portion of the investment earnings pays for administration.
2. After a three-year investment cycle, half of your contribution comes back to our district to be spent on programs identified by Rotarians in our community, and a portion can be spent locally.
3. For those who live in countries with favorable charitable tax laws, sending in your gift before December 30th will ensure you receive a tax receipt for the current year and qualify you for year-end tax benefits.
4. Most important, our continuing support of The Rotary Foundation and our continuing involvement in the Foundation’s programs is an investment in our children’s future by making the world a safer and healthier place.

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

Lead the Way!