Rotary District 7730

Skip Fry is the New Rotary Foundation Alumni Chair

Welcome and Congratulations to Skip Fry of the Wilmington West Rotary Club who has stepped up to chair the District Rotary Foundation Alumni Committee.  Skip’s job is to maintain a database of our current and past Rotary Foundation Alumni, stay in touch with our alumni and encourage them to do programs for Rotary clubs and to join Rotary, and coordinate reunions and activities for the alumni in our district.  Skip can be reached at skipfry@wilmingtonmarine.com or 910-395-5055.  Thank you, Skip, for your dedicated service to Rotary!

Who are the Alumni of the Rotary Foundation?  — Group Study Exchange Team members, Ambassadorial Scholars, Peace Scholars, and recipients of Rotary Volunteer Service Grants.   These are all people who are knowledgeable of Rotary here and abroad and who understand the benefit of the Rotary Foundation.  In fact, their lives have changed because of Rotary and they are ready to give back.  So why not ask them to become Rotarians?  If you sponsored an alumnus, consider inviting him or her into Rotary.

November is Rotary Foundation Month

Come to the Area Rotary Foundation Event!

Everyone is invited! Rotarians and Rotary partners.

• Areas 1 & 2 – Monday, November 13, Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant, Morehead City NC, 6pm
• Area 4 – Tuesday, November 14, Brunswick Community College Cafeteria, , Building A, Supply, NC, 5:30 pm social hour, 6:30 pm dinner and program
• Area 3 – Wednesday, November 15, The Balcony at Dock, 33 So. Front St. (same building as Roudabush’s), Wilmington, NC, 6:30 pm
• Areas 7 & 8 – Thursday, November 16, Country Squire, Warsaw, NC, 6 pm
• Areas 5 & 6 - Tuesday, November 7, Highland Country Club, Fayetteville NC, 6pm

Please note the updates for Areas 5/6 and 7/8.

Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies – Call for Applications

The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies (RPCS) Program announces a call for applications for the July 2007 program session.  The deadline for district-endorsed applications to be submitted to The Rotary Foundation for this session is 1 December 2006.  Program materials and participant profiles are available on our webpage at http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/rpcsp/index.html.

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 becoming a Benefactor.

A Rotary Foundation Benefactor is a person who has notified The Rotary Foundation that he/she has made provisions in their final estate plans, or made an outright gift of US$1000 or more to The Rotary Foundation’s Permanent Fund. Benefactors receive a commemorative certificate, a letter of appreciation and a blue and gold recognition insignia to attach to their Rotary or Paul Harris Fellow pin. A US$1000 gift to The Foundation creates a legacy of helping people lead better lives around the world.

There are over 68,000 Benefactors in the Rotary world today. Are you one?

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

Important Information from Rotary International

Effective October 1, 2006:
Lockbox Addresses are changing for Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation for Rotarians and clubs that remit payments and contributions:

Send membership dues and payments to Rotary International:
Rotary International
14255 Collections Center Drive
Chicago, IL 60693

Send contributions to The Rotary Foundation:
The Rotary Foundation
14280 Collections Center Drive
Chicago, IL 60693

Please note that through March 31, 2007, payments sent to the former lockbox addresses are automatically forwarded to the new lockbox in an effort to ease the transition. After April 1, payments sent to the old address will be returned to sender.

NEW TOLL-FREE ROTARY FOUNDATION CONTACT CENTER

In October, The Rotary Foundation Contact Center will begin taking general inquiry calls and emails for The Rotary Foundation and its programs from Rotarians, clubs and districts in the United States and Canada.

Call 1-866-9ROTARY (1-866-976-8279) or email: contact.center@rotary.org to check on your donations and recognition points, deadlines for grants and applications, contact names for your applications, and more.

Lead the Way!