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October is Positive Attitude Month. That is perfect for fundraising for our BEERnardo festival. We're well on our way to reaching our goals, and tomorrow's program is devoted toward propelling us toward the finish line.
Program for Tuesday, Oct 3, 2017
The scheduled program for Tuesday, Oct 3 is a club assembly for our RanchoBEERnardo fundraising event.
Meeting Assignments
Date
Who am I
Rotary Minute
Oct 3, 2017
Trudy Armstrong
Klint LeBlang
Oct 10, 2017
Bob Davie
Lee Haney
Oct 17, 2017
Jim Dunny
Pete Jackson
The member assigned to Who Am I is also responsible for providing the positive thought for the day st the beginning of the meeting. During the meeting the Who Am I assignment the task of introducing visiting Rotarians and guests.
The member assigned to provide the Rotary Minute is also to be a Greeter for the day and also sell opportunity drawing tickets.
Rotary International's website has a new look. The theme for the website is the same as our district's recent foundation seminar - People of Action. As was illustrated so effectively in the foundation seminar, the RI website has a video that illustrates the many ways that Rotarians are People of Action.
When you scroll down the page, a visitor to the site can see how Rotary Connects People and then How Rotary Transforms Communities. Then there is a section about Rotary's Causes. Finally as you scroll down the Home page, you get to a Feature Stories area.
new story on the Rotary International website tells us about "The 5 things you might not know about ending polio." The signature program of Rotary is one that every Rotarian should know about and be ready to tell the story to anyone who wants to know "What's Rotary?"
This is a message from 2017-2018 District 5340 Governor Scott Carr.
Our neighbors toe the east are facing a natural disaster of epic proportions right now. Some experts have estimated that Harvey could be the single costliest storm this country has ever faced. Thousands of residents are waking up this morning huddled in storm shelters, not sure what (if anything) remains for the go home to.
Members of Rotary are often the first to ask, "How can I help?" It warms my heart to have heard from so many of you wanting to know how best you could make a difference in these devastated areas.
We have just launched a new web portal to provide ways to support Harvey relief efforts. I am also very pleased to announce the launch of the Rotary District 5340 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization designed specifically to support disaster relief efforts like those taking place in Texas and Louisiana. Starting today, the 5340 Foundation is collecting donations that will support the American Red Cross, and ShelterBoss. Donations you make to the 5340 Foundation can be earmarked for the charity of your choice (e.g. 100% to one or 50% to each) or they can be used to help fund our response to future disasters. All this will be done while keeping future fundraising solicitations to an absolute minimum.
Several Rotary Districts have also mobilized and have provided information on emergency relief funds that they have set up. Our new web portal can help sort through the options to support these individual efforts directly. Please check harvey.rotary5340.org often, as we will be posting updates there on how Rotarians are supporting the relief efforts that are just now beginning.
While Harvey has been downgradd as a storm, it still remains a threat. The cleanup has not even begun in many parts of the region. Just this morning, new reports emerged of a chemical plant exploding due to loss of power and oil storage tanks toppling over from the floodwaters, releasing thousands of gallons of oil into the environment. The for help is great. I am heartened by the outpouring of support out District has shown. Rotarians are truly People of Action. Let's put our words into action and start helping these victims beging to reclaim their lives.
Thank you very much
Scott Carr
District Governor 2017-18
P.S. Many Rotarians have also asked how they can help provide donations of item such as necessities like clothing, blankets and more. Many of the highways right now resemble lakes. (click here to see how bad it really is). When those roads dry out, our challenge will be the logistics of transporting those goods to the areas where they are needed most. If you have ideas or leads on how we could transport these items, please email directly at scarr@rotary5340.org.
