Rotary District 7730

UPDATE

30,000 children die each day from preventable causes
November 10, 2008

Notice!!!

There are Matching Paul Harris Funds Available!!
We will begin by making District “points” available to individuals within our
district to encourage them to give “new dollars” to The Annual Programs Fund.
The intent of this program is to make new Paul Harris Fellows in our clubs!
To be considered for this match the individual must send their check (made
payable to: The Rotary Foundation; with their TRF account # on the face of
the check) to District Foundation Chair Johnny Robertson at 211 North Main St.
Red Springs, NC 28377 by Dec. 31st of 2008.

This match will be a 50/50 match with the maximum granted per individual of
500 district “points”. However, we will not limit this to persons with no PHF
funds – if the individual has $300.00 in their account then the district will match
50/50 on the remaining balance to make a new Paul Harris Fellow.
The District will make 15,000 “points” available for this matching period…
please encourage anyone who is interested in your club to take advantage of
this opportunity.
First Priority will be given to those that are fulfilling their first initial PHF.

The Rotary Foundation Banquet

At our Foundation Banquet as our District celebrated
our recent success and made a $25,000.00 donation to
the Peace Center.
Peace costume winner was
David Pearson of Swansboro.
Thanks to all who “Dressed UP”.
We had a blast!

RYLA Application Deadline

Deadline for RYLA Applications is December 31, 2008. RYLA is
January 23 to 25, 2009 at the Trinity Center.

9 more club visits…but I’m not counting !!

Tues. Dec. 2 Wilmington 12:30 pm
Wed. Nov. 12 Southport 6:30 pm
Thurs. Dec. 4 Pollocksville
Tues. Nov. 18 Jacksonville 1:00 pm Tues.
Dec. 9 LaGrange 6:30 pm
Thur. Nov. 20 West Fayetteville 1:00 pm
Wed. Dec. 17 Wilmington Central 12:30 pm
Mon. Nov. 24 Bladenboro 6:30 pm
Thurs. Dec. 18 Kinston 1:00 pm

The $200 Discount Opportunity expires December 15, 2008

Contact District Cruise Chair, Bevin Wall at bevinwall@bizec.rr.com for more info.

MEMBERSHIP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

Hold a businesspersons luncheon/dinner/breakfast and honor the local business
people in your town. Show them what Rotary is all about…
and invite them to Rotary.
Contact Rotary Membership Chair, John Eller at jeller@marinefederal.org
for membership assistance.

FOUNDATION THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

November is Foundation Month… Concentrate your Rotary Club Programs this
month on The Rotary Foundation.
Contact District Rotary Foundation Chair Johnny Robertson at
johnsfuel@embarqmail.com
for ideas and assistance.

Youth Exchange

Short Term Exchange: Lasts from three to six weeks during the summer.
The American student travels to a foreign country and stays with the host
family. The host family includes a student who will travel back with the
American student to stay with his family. Deadline for applying is January, 15, 2009

Long Term Exchange: Lasts for an entire academic year. The student will stay with
three different host families and attend school. Deadline for applying is December 15,
2008.
Sponsoring Inbound Students:
A club sponsoring an inbound student will be
responsible for lining up the host families the student will stay with; will insure
the student attends Rotary club meeting; and will supply the student with a monthly
allowance (approximately $100.00 per month). The deadline for notifying ESSEX
how many inbound students clubs in our district will host is upon us.
For more information, contact District Youth Exchange Chair, Vanessa Ervin at
vj.ervin@att.net