Rotary Conyers

Club of Rotary Conyers

This Week....Rotary will meet upstairs in the Student Center for this week only. Birthdays William Brunton High School Basketball Coaches November 7th Rockdale County Public School Basketball Coaches Bios (2019-20) Angela Worthey Heritage November 8th Eric Spivey- Girls Basketball Dorothy Bala November 11th Coach Eric Spivey received a basketball scholarship to South Georgia Jr. College before later transferring to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Upon Clarence Cuthpert graduating and leaving his legacy in the history books at UTC, Coach Spivey begin his coaching career at a local parks and recreational center. It would be more November 29th than a decade later before he would start his career in high school athletics. He began as a volunteer coach assisting with the Heritage High School Boys basketball team. After a few years, he switched over to the girls side and last year completed his first as Head Coach of the Lady Patriots who won the Region Championship. Wedding Anniversaries Brian Anderson- Boys Basketball Coach Brian Anderson played collegiate basketball at Truett-McConnell College and Toccoa Falls College where he was inducted into the school�s Hall of Fame. Al A. Myers Jr. He began his coaching career in the collegiate ranks at his alma mater Truett-McConnell College. Through his career Coach Anderson had stops in Habersham November 25th and Gwinnett Counties before returning closer to his hometown of Augusta where he coached at Cross Creek High School. Before coming to Heritage this year, Coach Anderson coached at Social Circle High School. For over a decade, Coach Anderson has hosted an All-Star game that benefits Diabetes Awareness. st Years of Entering his 21 year of coaching, this year will be his first with the Heritage Patriots. Service Rockdale Sean Turley- Girls Basketball A. Fred Hedrick Jr. 12-01-1991 Coach Sean Turley attended Howard University and majored in Health and Physical Education but took a nontraditional route to coaching. Prior to teaching, he 28 Years worked in corporate, as a Personal Trainer and with the Howard University Athletics Department. He began his teaching and coaching career in Washington, DC. Wales F. Barksdale Upon coming to RCPS, Coach Turley coached and held several other positions within the Athletics Department at Conyers Middle School. Last year was Coach 12-01-2015 Turley�s first year as the Head Coach at Rockdale High School after previously serving as an assistant on the staff. Coach Turley and his Lady Bulldogs made it 4 Years to the Elite 8 in last years� state tournament. Andrew M. Brown Tyrone King- Boys Basketball 12-01-2015 4 Years Coach Tyrone King was a standout basketball players at North Miami High School and went on to attend Alabama A & M University. Prior to coming to RCPS, Coach King worked as a Head Basketball Coach in DeKalb County. He had served as an assistant varsity coach at Rockdale County High School before William L. Daniel 11-10-2016 eventually being named the Head Coach of the Bulldogs. In addition to coaching, he�s entered his 22nd year teaching mathematics. This will be Coach King�s 3 Years 6th year as the leader of the boys basketball program. Wilson F. Mathews Salem Jr. 11-10-2016 Shalisha Davis- Girls Basketball 3 Years Coach Shalisha Davis played collegiate basketball at Butler Community College and Fairmont State University. She has always had love for working with young athletes since her early years working as a summer camp director and recreational leader. She began her coaching career in APS coaching elementary Club Leaders basketball and football. Her foundation in high school basketball started in Henry County followed by a return to APS where she served as an assistant coach. Prior to coming to Salem this year, she served as Head Girls Basketball Coach at Central Gwinnett High School. Coach Davis is no stranger to the competition in Thua G. Rockdale as she also served on the head coach of the Flag Football Team this season. Barlay Inglis Hunter- Boys Basketball President Coach Inglis Hunter was a 4 year student athlete at Vorhees College and served 9 years in the US Army & Reserves. He began his coaching career in Clayton Scott G. County at the middle school level serving as a Head Basketball Coach. He was later called to advocate and provide assistance for individuals with disabilities and Slaughter worked as an administrator and coordinator for the Department of Human Services. Coach Hunter returned to coaching with stops in Dekalb, Henry and Atlanta President- Public Schools serving as Head Basketball, Baseball and Softball coaches during his previous stops. Coach Hunter came to RCPS in year and has already Elect completed a season as a head coach as he served as the softball head coach this year as well. Sandra Cowan Etheredge Next Week.... Secretary Bernard Bill Strickland - Rotary Foundation Speaker Stanford Treasurer Bill was born and grew up in Cartersville, Georgia. He is a graduate of Cartersville High School. He continued his education at the University of Georgia, and Shane graduated with a degree in Economics. He began his career in the Lighting Business with E. Sam Jones Distributing. He developed an interest in finance and Persaud joined the Bartow Financial Center. Bill went on to join the family business in property management. He is now the owner of WSF Properties LLC. Membership Chair Bill enjoys volunteering for the Atlanta Track Club helping with races. He is on two race committees. The Atlanta 10 Miler and the Atlanta � Marathon. He has been volunteering with the ATC for 31 years. Bill also enjoys playing golf, traveling and watching his Georgia Bulldogs. Dave Benson Bill joined the Rotary Club of Bartow County in 1995. He has served in numerous positions including President in 2000-2001. In 2001, he was the Governor�s Family of Special Representative to start the Rotary Club of Etowah, and in 2004-2007 he served as an Assistant Governor. In 2014-2015 he served as District Governor Rotary for District 6910, and completed his second three-year term as a GRSP Trustee. Bill is a Will Watt Fellow, Hue Thomas Fellow, Kendall Weisiger Fellow, Jake Ermel E Cheatham Fellow, and a Ronnie Waller Fellow of the Georgia Rotary Student Program. He was honored by his club in 1998 with the �Four Avenues of Service Forrester Citation�. He is a Major Donor, Paul Harris Society member, Rotary Foundation Benefactor and a Bequest Society member. In 2011, he was presented with The Rotary Rotary Foundation District Service Award. Foundation Chair Bill realized his passion for volunteering during his scouting career, where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout with three palms and God and Country. He has Al A. Myers since been very active in his community. He joined the Smyrna Housing Authority in 2002 and has since become the Vice-Chairman. He is also known on the Jr. Downtown Development Task Force. In 2013, he was selected as Road Race Volunteer of the Year for the Atlanta Track Club. Bill was a member of GRSP Chair Host Organization Committee for the Rotary International 2017 Atlanta Convention. Bill has gone on two NIDs (National Immunization Day). He will be going William T. back to India this January to give Polio drops to the Indian children under 5 to keep Polio out of India. He represented District 6910 at the Rotary International Rogers Council on Legislation. Bill was awarded Rotary International highest honor �Service Above Self�. Only up to 150 are given a year. Some years not even 150 Bulletin are given. Editor Tisa Smart- Washington Greeters for the Coming Weeks Public Relations November 7...... Dave Benson & Dotti Bala Chair November 14 ...... Beth Andersen & Suchet Loois Walter Neal November 21...... Bryan Hilburn & Charles Cooksey Stanford If you cannot be at Rotary on your Greeter Day, please secure a replacement. GRSP Host Family Chair Beth Andersen Upcoming Dates To Remember Literacy / Past November 21 - Dr. Angelo Rizzo (Therapeutic Solutions) President December 5 - District Governor - Don Martin James A. December 10 - 6:00 - 8:00PM - Christmas Party: Judge David Irwin at Cherokee Run Golf Club Maxwell December 12 - Rockdale Career Academy Vocational Tour Sergeant- December 19 - Alzheimer's Focus at-Arms December 26 - no meeting Wayne January 2 - no meeting Robinson January 9 - Stock Market Challenge Sergeant- at-Arms Angela 10 Million Meals Challenge Worthey Service As part of the 10 Million Meals Challenge, our chair, Bethany Lavigno, is asking members to sign up to place bins at their workplace to collect canned goods for Projects Rockdale Emergency Relief. There are two size of bins. Please contact Bethany at [email protected] to request a bin. Chair Bruce C. Ahlstrand Membership Roster 2019 Community Service Conyers Roster - 2019 Chair First Member Last Name Email Participation Data Classification Code Participation Vince G. Name Type Evans PHF,B,PP,PAS 2005,ROTY 2003, Two Way Radio Active- Ahlstrand Bruce [email protected] ALU ALUMNI or Rotary Club 2010,PHFn,4106,4107 Industry R85 Fundraising PHF,PP,PAS 2005,ROTY Insurance-Life & Andersen Beth [email protected] Active BS Bequest Society Chair 2007,PHFn,4106 Health Michael PHF,BS,PP,PAS 2012,ROTY Bala Dorothy [email protected] Printing Services Active CM Charter Member Hutcheson 2014,4106 Club Distinguished Service Barlay Thua [email protected] PHF,B,PP,PHFn,4106 Attorney Active DSA Programs Award Chair Double Sustaining Bear Wendy [email protected] PHF Insurance Active DSM Martin Jones Member Club Service Georgia Rotary Student Benson Dave [email protected] Religion-Methodist Active GRSP Chair Program(GRSP)+ Education Public High GRSP Hue Thomas Michael Bloodworth Tonya [email protected] PHF,4106 Active 4107 School Fellow Jr. Macchione Active- GRSP Ronnie Waller Club Bowen Mark [email protected] PHF,4106,4107 Cemetary 4108 R85 Fellow Programs NonProfit-Community Past District Gov / Chair Cooksey Charles [email protected] Active PDG Education District Served: Laura Active- Sistrunk Cowan Edward [email protected] PHF,PP,PHFn,4106,4107 Hardware-Retailing PP Past President R85 Club Active- Programs Crowe Sam [email protected] PHF,4106 Attorney - Trial PDRI Past RI Director LOA Chair Attorney - General Paul Harris Fellow Moses G. Cuthpert Clarence [email protected] Active PHFn Practice (PHF)+ Kabia Active- Perfect Attendance International Daniel William [email protected] PHF,PP,PHFn,4106 Banking PAS R85 Since: Service Chair Digby Daniel [email protected] PHF,PP,PHFn,4106 Military - Reserve Active PHF PHF - Paul Harris Fellow Previous Rotary Years Suchet L. Etheredge Sandra [email protected] PHF,4106 Hardware-Retailing Active PRY in other Clubs: Loois International Evans Vince PHF,4106 Pharmacy - Retail Active ROTY Rotarian of the Year: Service Religion-Cooperative Service Above Self Forrester Ermel [email protected] Active SAS Chair Baptist Fellowship Award Bennett E Banking - Gaylord Kenneth [email protected] PHF,SM Active SM Sustaining Member McCumber Commercial Vocational Human Resource Glaze Kim [email protected] PHF Active Service Management Chair Active- Harper John [email protected] PHF,4106 Airline Pilot Bryan R85 Hilburn Active- Hedrick A. PHF,4106,4107 Dentistry Youth R85 Services Hedrick Aubrey [email protected] PHF Dentistry - Sedation Active Chair Private School - Hilburn Bryan [email protected] Active Michael W. Headmaster Lassiter Non-Profit Children & Hutcheson Michael [email protected] Active iPast Families President Economic Active- Jones Martin [email protected] PHF,4106,4107 Dorothy Development R85 Bala Kabia Moses Banker Active Assistant PHF,PP,PAS 1980,ROTY Insurance - Active- Governor Lassiter Michael [email protected] 2013,PHFn,4106,4107 Retirement Planning R85 Lavigno Bethany [email protected] Attorney Active Active- Loois Suchet [email protected] PHF,ROTY 2009, 2015,4106 Sustainable Dev. R85 Lucas Tony [email protected] PHF,4107 Municipal Director Active Macchione Michael [email protected] PHF,SM Investment Broker Active Active- Mathews Wilson PHF,PP Insurance Medical R85 Active- Maxwell James [email protected] PHF,4106 Electrical engineer R85 Government- Active- McCarthy Fox PHF Conversation R85 Education - CEO, McCumber Bennett [email protected] Rockdale Career Active Academy PHF,PHFS,SM,B,BS,MD,PP,DSA,PDG Moore Garland [email protected] Attorney-Judicial Active 6910,SAS,PHFn,4106,4107 Active- Moorman Thomas [email protected] PHF,4106 Dentistry R85 Public Safety-Fire and Morgan Dan [email protected] Active Rescue Public Safety - Fire Active- Morgan Tommy [email protected] PHF,PP,4106,4107 Consultant R85 PHF,PP,PAS 1993,GRSP Active- Myers Al Pastor-Presbyterian 5,4106,4107,4108 R85 Attorney - Family Myers Albert [email protected] PHF,PP,PAS 2000,4106 Active Law Superintendent Oatts Terry [email protected] Active Rockdale Co Schools United Way - Persaud Shane [email protected] Active Regional Direct IT-Information Active- Robinson Wayne [email protected] PHF,ROTY 2018,4106 Technology R85 Insurance-Wholesale Active- Rogers William [email protected] PHF,PAS 1984,4106,4107 Student R85 Executive Director - Siebert Shelli [email protected] PHF,ROTY 2016 Active Arts Council Plumbing - Simpson Brian Active Commercial Director of Sistrunk Laura [email protected] Active Community Relations Slaughter Scott [email protected] PHF,4106 Accounting - Tax Active Smart- Local Government - Tisa [email protected] Active Washington Taxes Banking - Stanford Bernard [email protected] Active Commercial Stanford Walter [email protected] PHF,PP,4106 Food Safety Active Wilson Ruth [email protected] PHF,PAS 2014,4106 Court Admin. Active Family Resource- Worthey Angela [email protected] Active Executive Director

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Rotations - October 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019

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Rotary Family Vacation Regsitration is NOW OPEN

By Donald W. Martin (District Governor) on Monday, October 14, 2019

Registration is Open for Your Rotary Family Vacation

� A "Save the Date" is great when you need to bookmark an upcoming event on your calendar before the official invitation arrives. But there's no need for a "Save the Date" for Your Rotary Family Vacation a/k/a Rotary District 6910 Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort in Asheville, North Carolina on April 23-26, 2020! Registration is now open to register for this "be-there-or-be-square" family vacation experience! Go to rotarydistrict6910.org and register for this never-before Conference chock full of unique events for your kids and you! There's a separate link to make your hotel reservations. Don't put it off another day! We'll see you there

National Immunization Day in India 2019

By Bill Strickland on Monday, October 14, 2019

If you are thinking about wanting to go on an NID (National Day of Immunization) I would highly recommend the Howard Tour Group. I took my first NID with Howard Tours and I really enjoyed it. You will get to go see Indian Rotary Club projects, meet with Indian Rotarians and see New Delhi. the Taj Mahal, and Jaipur. You will get the best day of your life when you get to give Polio Drops to the children of India. This trip will be a trip of a lifetime. So when Gov. Don asked me if I would recommend the Howard Tour NID trip I said YES.

Here is the information from Howard Tours: We just received word from the Government of India that they are planning to hold a polio National Immunization Day (NID) January 19, 2020. We will be organizing a group program to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to participate in the NID and house-to-house activities. This will be the 32nd such trip we have organized to take North American Rotarians to participate in a polio NID. Frequently, we hear the comment, �I would like to participate in an NID, but I don�t know how to find out about these trips.� You now have the information to share with your Rotarians. Along with participation in the polio immunization activities, we will meet with the World Health Organization and local Rotary clubs in Delhi and Jaipur. We will also take a couple of days to travel to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and Jaipur to see the Pink City. Tentatively, our group will depart on Friday, 10 January from North America and return on January 21, 2020. We are working with the Indian Rotary leadership to finalize the itinerary, Rotary programs and accommodations. We hope to have specific information available the week of October 28, 2019, if not earlier. You will receive the material as soon as it is available. Jolene R. Bortz Manager Howard Tours 516 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 (510) 834-2260 voice (510) 834-1019 fax [email protected] www.HowardTours.net "We look forward to traveling with you"

Over The Transom #4

By Donald W. Martin (District Governor) on Monday, October 14, 2019 Over The Transom #4 Greetings and Salutations on Columbus Day, 2019,

I hope that you have had a great fall so far and that you are enjoying the very first weather that actually feels like Fall. I hope you will have an opportunitye sometime this evening or tomorrow to take a few minutes and review this issue of Rotations. We have a wealth of news coming out of the Rotary nternational, The Rotary Foundation, Rotary Clubs within our District, and the organizations we support. I hope that by now all of you have found our new District website www.rotarydistrict6910.org and started taking advantage of all the great information that has been consolidated there. Thanks again to Leo Lawrenson for his amazing efforts in taking our District to World Class on our website.

The number one priority for the next 10 days is to prepare for and execute our club events in support of World Polio Day on October 24th. I am personally attending two of the events and will be doing exactly what I am asking you to do that day � posting, sharing, liking and reposting- all of the great events centered around our efforts to End Polio Now. There is an article below with information on how to post your event on the World-Wide Polio calendar and links to resources for your event if you still need any. The 24th is going to be a very exciting day. I will look forward to seeing a lot of you online that day.

It doesn�t seem possible, but my calendar says that I will be going on my 53rd visit tomorrow. Being your Governor has been an amazing experience and one for which I will always be grateful. The breadth and scope of what you as Rotarians and as Rotary Clubs do in support of your communities is mind-boggling. No brief series of words could begin to give you a true picture of just how valuable you are to the communities that you live in. I am humbled and honored just to be able to sit and listen to your stories. At this point, if I have one regret about this year it is in discovering that for many of our Clubs, I alone am privy to all the amazing things you are doing. If you are a Club President this year, I want to encourage you in the strongest possible terms to go online to Rotary Club Central and enter your club service projects as Goals and then return when they are completed and update them with the number of Rotarians who participated, the hours that were given, the in-kind and cash donations that were made, and the results of your efforts. I would encourage Club Boards and members to inquire if your club activities are properly reported on-line. At the end of the Rotary year, I will report back to you on what you have accomplished as a District � the numbers will amaze you!

In the main part of the newsletter are great articles on Laws of Life, Polio, Rotary Family Vacation, a possibility to go on a NID trip, and some of the awards we will be presenting at Rotary Family Vacation. In the Short Takes section there are links to even more great stories from GRSP, to Dorian Relief, RLI, and Global Grant opportunities. There is so much information coming in that we are considering publishing additional issues of Rotations each month. Keep up the Great Work!! Let�s Go Do Rotary, Don Martin District Governor, 2019-2020

World Polio Day 2019

By Donald W. Martin (District Governor) on Monday, October 14, 2019

World Polio Day is October 24, 2019 and District 6910 Clubs and Rotarians are participating in special events all over the District from October 17th through October 24th (and maybe a few outside those dates.) We are asking participating clubs and Rotarians to Post/Like/Share your events and all other events that show up on your timeline or that you can find - especially on October 24th. . Our intent is to light up Social Media all over the northern third of Georgia with information about Rotary and its leadership in the fight to End Polio Now. Please make sure your Club leadership has entered your event on the District Calendar and registered it with EndPolio.org

The Link below has all the information you need.

Here is How You Can Celebrate

If you need ideas or materials for your marketing of the event here is your direct link: End Polio Now Marketing Materials

Laws of Life

By Elizabeth Harden McIntyre on Monday, October 14, 2019

Over the past two school years, 85,000 cases of assault, self-harm, suicide and drug overdose were reported in Georgia. Today�s youth are making tough decisions without a well-formed ethical foundation. Research shows Social Emotional and Character Learning is most successful when repeated and supported by a broad network of family, community and social reinforcements. This perfectly describes the community network of Georgia Laws of Life.

The Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest is a character education and creative writing program for high school students, grades 9-12. Students are asked to select a saying, or �Law of Life�, and to show how the quote applies to their everyday life. The contest challenges students to reflect upon and write their own life experiences and values such as loyalty, generosity, courage, compassion, and perseverance. Through their writings, students have discovered meaning in simple everyday acts, recognized their own inner strengths, and learned to value relationships they once took for granted. The essays give students confidence in their potential to live meaningful and purposeful lives and help students discover the power of the written word.

For the 2018-2019 contest, 44,185 students from 69 high schools wrote a Laws of Life essay partnering with 53 local Rotary Clubs. More than 100 community volunteers selected the 193 school and state-level student winners and the contest presented $21,100 in student awards and teacher honoraria. While these are impressive numbers, less than 15% of Georgia�s high school students participated.

The contest is owned and operated by Georgia Rotary Clubs, and it relies on your support! As a Contest Sponsor, your support provides a statewide life-changing program for educators and students which encourages students to reflect on values such as those in the Four-Way Test. Contest Sponsors may also serve as a School Partner, working directly with a school(s) in your local area. Clubs throughout the state are encouraged to sponsor the contest with or without being a School Partner.

Contest Sponsors enjoy the following benefits:

Recognition in the annual essay publication, on the Georgia Laws of Life website and social media sites. Club member volunteer opportunities such as serving as an essay judge, a school liaison, or a Laws of Life Board Committee member Points towards the Governor�s Citation Award

Rotary Club School Partners gain:

The opportunity to host a Student Recognition Event. This can be great for the public image of your club and exposes students, teachers and parents to Rotary. A character education and literacy program ready to implement in your local community, with statewide coordination and administration provided by the Laws of Life contest

School Benefits

The contest provides each participating school with:

A valuable but cost-free writing program that meets the State of Georgia�s mandated character education requirement for grades 9 through 12 Student prize money, medallions and honorable mention certificates for each qualifying grade level winner Teacher honoraria and awards Contest materials such as a Teacher Contest Manual and sample lesson plans

The opportunity to participate in a statewide educational program with significant teacher and student and recognition

Sponsor Levels

$5,000 - Presenting Sponsor* $2,500 - Platinum Sponsor $1,500 - Gold Sponsor $1,000 -Silver Sponsor $500 - Bronze Sponsor Other -You are welcome to donate at any level at any time. You are also welcome to become a School Partner at any time.

* Presenting sponsors have special naming opportunities and have their club listed as a Presenting Sponsor on all contest materials including the annual Essay Booklet, student bookmarks & posters

Become a Contest Sponsor. Partner with a local school.

Together we can do more!

It is easy to register online.

Go to the ROTARY tab at: www.georgialawsoflife.org

Lots of Awards Scheduled for Rotary Family Vacation

By Gerry Taylor on Monday, October 14, 2019 The District 6910 Conference is a celebration of the Rotary Year. Besides Bronze, Silver, Gold and Club of The Year awards, the conference highlights other individual and club awards. This year�s District Conference in Asheville will honor outstanding efforts of individuals and clubs in many categories throughout the conference. Let�s look at a number of highlighted awards that will be celebrated. Please remember that many of these awards need to not only be achieved but reported to the district prior to the conference. Refer to the district website and to the Governor�s Citation and Points spreadsheet on the district website for details and deadlines.

Club with the highest percentage of attendance at Conference Club Membership Awards Club Public Image awards Assistant Governor of the Year award District 6910 Club Service award/s RL Panyik Leadership award/s Rotary International Significant Service award Lee Arrendale Vocational award Robert Stubbs Guardian of Ethics Award Club Bronze, Silver and Gold awards Club of the Year awards Service Above Self award

As you can see, there is a lot of outstanding awards to be celebrated. So plan to aim high for your club and your members. The Stubbs and Arrendale awards require nominations be submitted to the district by January 31, 2020. The RL Panyik award/s will be determined by our District Governor, as will the Assistant Governor of the Year award. Again, to find out about the other district awards, refer to the District Awards tab on the District website at www.rotarydistrict6910.org. For Rotary International awards, refer to www.rotary.org. We hope everyone will have a great Rotary Year and plan on attending the District Conference in Asheville North Carolina April 23 � 26, 2020. Register early and come help us celebrate all the great achievements!

Short Takes # 4

By Donald W. Martin (District Governor) on Monday, October 14, 2019 Lots of outstanding opportunities going on around our District. If you would like your activity listed in Short Takes please send the information [email protected]

Here are this week's Stories in Short Takes: GRSP Student Newsletter Update On Hurricane Dorian Relief Rotary Leadership Institute Global Grant - Nunna Toilets HANWASH GRSP Newsletter If you support GRSP or you just want to know more about it, you must read this newsletter created by one of the GRSP students!

GRSP Student Newsletter

Update On Hurricane Dorian Relief

Your Board of Directors has voted to match up to $10,000 in Rotarian and Club Donations to the Hurricane Dorian Relief Funds. To date, we do not quite have that total, so please email the District Office and let them know how much you or your club has donated. Here is the latest article from District 7020.

Dorian Report #9

Rotary Leadership Institute

District 6910 RLI Chair Tammy Gilland organized and led a GREAT RLI event on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Northwest Georgia Tech campus in Calhoun. These Part 1 Grads and Facilitators look forward to you joining us on March 28, 2020 in Watkinsville. We expect to have all 3 Parts and a Grad Course available. Registration is open on the DACdb Calendar.

Global Grant - Nunna Toilets Global Grant � Lanier and South Forsyth The Rotary Clubs of Lanier-Forsyth and South Forsyth are cooperating on a new Global Grant with the Rotary Club of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India to build a new toilet complex at a High School in the nearby village of Nunna. The school provides education from 6th to 10th grade for a surrounding distance of 10km. The current conditions have 5 dilapidated toilets for 606 students and 27 staff. These conditions prevent many students, especially girls, from attending school and is causing a higher than average dropout rate. Improvements in sanitation through this grant are expected not only to improve school attendance and increase graduation rates but will also improve health conditions through improved hygiene training. The grant is currently in the budgetary assessment stage but is expected to have a budget of $30-$35K. District 6910 is supporting this grant with District Designated Funds, but additional funding is needed. To find out more about how your club can help in this worthwhile project, please contact Chuck Pugh ([email protected]) at the Lanier-Forsyth Rotary Club or John Salter ([email protected]) at the South Forsyth Rotary Club. (Governor's Note: We have approved $12,000 in District Global Grant Funds to support this project.)

HANWASH

Several Clubs and individuals are anxious to contribute to the new Rotary initiative to rebuild the water system in Haiti and we are just about ready for you to do that. Immediate Past District Governor, and Foundation Chair Elect, Bruce Azevedo has crafted new giving procedures, which will allow clubs and individuals to receive Paul Harris points for their contributions. That process is currently at RI being staffed. In the meantime District Chair Suchet Loois is ready and willing to talk to your club about this great opportunity. (Governor's Note: We have approved $15,000 in District Global Grant Funds to support this project.)

2020 District Conference/Family Vacation Registration is OPEN!

By Leo J. Lawrenson on Monday, September 16, 2019 To register, go HERE! For more info, go HERE.

Rotary Family Vacation Regsitration is NOW OPEN

By Donald W. Martin (District Governor) on Sunday, September 15, 2019 Registration is now open for Rotary Family Vacation - aka 2020 District Conferennce - just follow the link on the right hand sidebar of the Home Page and you can register for the conference and reserve your your room at the Crowne Plaza Resort. Then just start packing the stationwagon!

Rotary -UGA Literacy Project

By Richard E. Hyer Jr. on Sunday, August 18, 2019

Rotary-UGA Literacy Pilot Project

The University of Georgia and Rotary District 6910 are coordinating a pilot project to provide books for elementary and secondary students. The activities are being coordinated by Richard E Hyer who is a Rotary 6920 PDG and UGA graduate. Hyer currently serves on the UGA College of Education Alumni Board. He has spearheaded several literacy projects with Mercer University in Macon, the National Accreditation Council for agencies serving the visually handicapped,and the Council of Executives serving residential schools for the disabled. The purpose of the project is to honor Rotary club program presenters with a book donated in their honor to libraries and schools throughout District 6910. If successful, the program will be extended to districts 6900 and 6920 which will cover the state. Each volume will display a book plate with the speakers name, date of presentation, and indicate Rotary and the UGA College of Education as sponsors. Initially the books will be presented by club presidents to speakers at weekly meetings and then given to Georgia PINES library or local schools. The 2019-20 Rotary year could yield as many as 3500 volumes, later years could provide over 10,000 books annually to Georgia students. Coming years could expand reading materials across subject lines or pleasure reading for educationally challenged students or Chapter l funded classrooms. It is also hoped that the presentations will cause collaboration between business leaders and educators throughout Georgia. Creating taxpayers through literacy will be a central theme. Please encourage your club leadership to participate and supplement educational opportunities for elementary and secondary learners. Contact Richard E. Hyer at [email protected] or 478.361.2772 for further information. Club Presidents...one way to make your club and this project successful is to appoint a member coordinator for the year as an avenue of service leader. Literate students make better employees, taxpayers, and enhance America.

Rotary Clubs and Districts Liability Insurance Program

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

The U.S. Rotary Clubs and Districts Liability Insurance Program provides all U.S. Rotary clubs and districts and Rotaract clubs with general liability (GL) and directors' and officers'/employment practices liability (D&O/EPL) insurance.

The Program�s insurance policies have been renewed for the policy term 1 July 2019-2020. The U.S. Rotary Clubs and Districts Liability Insurance Program ("Program") provides all U.S. Rotary clubs and districts and Rotaract clubs with general liability (GL) and directors' and officers'/employment practices liability (D&O/EPL) insurance.

The Program�s insurance policies have been renewed for the policy term 1 July 2019-2020. The 2019-20 Certificate of Insurance is posted on the broker website, Gallagher Insight. Rotary July Club Invoice includes insurance assessments (for general liability and D&O/EPL), which pay for this Program.

General liability insurance coverage remains the same, with exception of the changes noted in this letter and on the Gallagher Insight broker website. There are no changes to D&O/EPL insurance coverage.

Please visit Gallagher Insight website to learn about the insurance policies and coverage changes https://insight.ajg.com

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2019-20 Changes:

Aircraft. There is no coverage for aircraft, which includes drones and hot air balloons. If your club's fundraiser or other event includes aircraft your club will need to purchase appropriate insurance locally. Construction. If your club is considering or is involved in a construction project please note that if the materials (whether purchased or donated) for the project are $50,000 or more, your club will need to purchase primary general liability insurance.

Review the 2019-20 GL Policy Changes document under Quick Links on Gallagher Insight for more information.

Other Reminders:

Events with more than 25,000 attendees. Rotary clubs that organize events exceeding 25,000 attendees over the entire period are required to purchase a primary general liability policy. Fireworks. If your Rotary club enters into a contract with a pyrotechnic firm or other company hired to detonate fireworks, your club or district is required to purchase a primary general liability policy. Copyright Infringement. In the past year, several clubs and districts have received a request for payment from a law firm claiming the club or district did not have permission to use a copyrighted photo or image on their website. If you do not own it, do not print or post it without receiving permission from the owner. If your club has received a demand for payment relating to copyright infringement, notify [email protected].

Review the Insurance Policy Summaries document under Quick Links on Gallagher Insight for more information.

Future underwriting survey notice: The insurance providers require underwriting information from Rotary clubs and districts to continue to provide the Program's insurance policies. In order to comply, Rotary's Risk Management will be sending a survey to all U.S. Rotary clubs and districts in the Fall of 2019 asking for required information.

It is important that each club and district respond to the survey, to ensure complete underwriting is provided to the insurance providers. An email to U.S. club and district officers will precede the survey, advising how to access the survey. Thank you in advance.

Incident Reporting: Immediately report all incidents and/or losses to Risk Management. Insurance coverage will be jeopardized if you voluntarily promise insurance coverage, make payments, or assume any financial obligation, other than providing first-aid, without the insurance company's consent.

An Incident Report is notice of an occurrence/loss that may or may not lead to a compensable claim. The Incident Report form is on Gallagher Insight. Submit the Incident Report form to Risk Management by email: [email protected] or by fax (847) 556-2147.

Insurance Resources: All Program insurance resources, including copies of insurance policies, summaries, loss prevention strategies, certificate of insurance, and incident reports can be found on Gallagher Insight, the dedicated Program insurance website for U.S. Rotarians.

https://insight.ajg.com Username: [email protected] Password: rotarian1

This website is for U.S. Rotary clubs and districts and Rotaract clubs use only. Please share this link and log-in with your club.

Regards, Risk Management

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Coins for Alzheimer's Research - CART

By Gene H. Windham on Sunday, August 18, 2019

What is CART?

CART is Coins for Alzheimer�s Research Trust, an organization founded by Rotarians and operated by Rotarians. One hundred percent (100%) of donated funds go to cutting edge Alzheimer�s disease research. As of May 2018, the CART Fund has awarded $8.2 million dollars in 50 grants to recognized US research institutions.

The CART Fund is dedicated to raising funds to provide �seed� money for cutting edge, high impact research in hopes of finding a cure/prevention for Alzheimer�s disease.

The goal of the Fund is to encourage exploratory and developmental AD research projects within the United States. This is accomplished by providing financial support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. These projects should be distinct from those designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area unless they intend to extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications.

Starting in one SC Rotary club and by one Rotarian (Roger Ackerman) in district 7770 in 1995, CART has been adopted to date by 22 Rotary districts in the United States. Assistance from the American Federation of Aging Research was invaluable in validating CART as a legitimate funding source for Alzheimer�s research.

The CART Fund Board of Directors is made up of representatives from the sponsoring Rotary Districts, where both the district governor nominee and the district CART Chair are voting members. The Executive committee, chaired by the CART Board president, provides the leadership for the organization.

CART is currently supported by Rotarians in Rotary Districts: 6900, 6910, 6920, 6930, 6940, 6960, 6970, 6980, 6990, 7570, 7670, 7680, 7690, 7710, 7720, 7730, 7750 and 7770 within the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Florida. Individual Rotary clubs across North America have chosen to support The CART Fund as a one-time project as well as an ongoing project.

CART is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID # is 31-1466051. For information on how your Rotary Club or you as an individual can join the fight against Alzheimer�s disease, please contact the District 6910 CART Chair, Gene Windham, at [email protected] or 706/781-8176.

Credits: CART Website (www.cartfund.org)

10 Million Meal Challenge

By Donald W. Martin (District Governor) on Sunday, August 18, 2019

Complete Club Toolkit Register Your Club to Participate

RI Club Flexibility FAQs By Leo J. Lawrenson on Monday, July 29, 2019

Rotary International has provided some very interesting and helpful information about the various new aspects of Rotary Clubs, including meeting format, attendance, membership types (including corporate and family memberships), and club models. Get the facts HERE!

Tips on Triaining

By Rich Panyik on Sunday, August 18, 2019

ROTARY DISTRICT 6910 TRAINING TIPS

AUGUST 2019 NEWSLETTER

Now that the new Rotary Year has started, here are a few TRAINING TIPS to help continue to Build Your Team!

PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION?

Make sure your club members have the tools, resources, and information they need to achieve the goals of your club and of Rotary. A designated club trainer can help members with topics including new member orientation, youth protection, and leadership development. Have your club trainer work closely with club and district leaders to develop programs and activities that are relevant and informative! Members can take courses in the Learning Center to improve their Rotary knowledge. Encourage new and long-time members to explore the courses available for all members. TIP: Have a new member provide a �Rotary Minute� on a topic of the month!

KEEPING MEMBERS MOTIVATED

Common motivators for members include: � Belief that goals will benefit their community and club � Provide Social opportunities to connect with other volunteers � Create career networking opportunities � Report milestones showing progress

� Recognition members for their efforts

Tip: Be Energetic and Enthusiastic in recognition of club accomplishments! TRAINING DATES

RLI � Calhoun, GA on Saturday, October 5, 2019 President-elects Training Seminar (PETS) - February 28-March 2, 2020 at the Atlanta Airport Renaissance Hotel RLI � Athens, GA on Saturday, March 28, 2020 District Assembly � Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, GA

Apr 2019 Council on Legislation Report

By Leo J. Lawrenson on Saturday, June 22, 2019

2017-2020 COUNCIL CYCLE

Dear Rotarians,

The Council on Legislation (COL) met 14-18 April 2019 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The English revised constitutional documents, that incorporate all the enactments adopted by the COL, are now available. The following three documents have been updated:

Constitution of Rotary International Bylaws of Rotary International Standard Rotary Club Constitution

They have been posted on the Governance documents page of My Rotary and language versions will be posted as they become available. The Report of Action, sent in May 2019, can also be found on the Councils page of My Rotary.

The revised documents will also be included in the 2019 Manual of Procedure, which will be ready for distribution by October 2019.

If you have questions about policies adopted by the Council, please contact your Club and District Support representative.

If you have questions about the 2019 Council or future Councils, please contact Council Services at [email protected].

Best regards,

Sarah Christensen

Sarah Christensen Council Services Supervisor ONE ROTARY CENTER 1560 SHERMAN AVENUE EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201-3698 USA

A short summary, 2019 Council on Legislation Essential Changes for Clubs and Districts, can be viewed HERE.

2019-20 District Directory Published!

By Leo J. Lawrenson on Monday, May 20, 2019 The *NEW* 2019-20 District 6910 Directory has been published and can be viewed and downloaded (after logging in to DACdb) at 2019-20 District 6910 Directory (REV Jun 2019) Governor's Citation and Points

By Gerry Taylor on Sunday, August 18, 2019

Governor�s Citation and Points 2019-20

The Governor�s Citation and Points is not a top down mandated set of requirements for clubs. It is designed to provide assistance to club presidents to successfully lead effective clubs. The points system is a tool that guides clubs in a number of areas of club business that will enhance the club�s effectiveness during the Rotary Year. Yes, there are bronze, silver and gold awards presented at the District Conference to those clubs that accomplish the most points, but each club�s president and other leaders need to study the points spreadsheet and determine what recommendations they want to accomplish. It is important to get started early in the Rotary Year. In past years, when the Points deadline approached, many clubs had difficulty going back through the Rotary Year in their minds to recapture their club�s activities and not knowing what points they achieved. In fact, many clubs found it too hard to know what points they achieved and decided not to make a submission at all. This past year, too many clubs did not submit because they waited too long! Here are some tips to get started early and to update the Points Spreadsheet throughout the Rotary Year:

Your Club Trainer is a good member to update the club points throughout the year. Besides reminding club members of upcoming District and RLI training dates and recruiting appropriate members to attend these trainings, the Club Trainer can be the point person to update club points.

Your President Elect is another good person to keep track of activities and update club points. This would provide great knowledge of the points system for their upcoming year as President. And because, there are several points available in the last half of the President Elect�s Rotary Year for club members attending PETS and District Assembly, the President Elect is now on the clock for points available for their year as President prior to the start of their year as President.

Since the Governor�s Citation and Points is divided up into categories that represent activities within your club committees, your Committee Chairs are another good option to update the club points within their committee activities. This also provides a good built in agenda for reports from each Committee Chair for each of your monthly Board Meetings.

The Governor�s Citation and Points can be found at www.rotarydistrict6910.org. Click on the AG and President�s tab at the top and scroll down to 2019-20 Club Points/Objectives Worksheet. And remember, before sending in the final submission, please be sure to read the directions at the top and make sure that your club�s name is entered at the top so we will know which submission belongs to what club. Here�s hoping your club�s Rotary Year is effective and successful!

Why is Education So Important?

By Peter A. Gleichman on Sunday, August 18, 2019 (This Article is from a Blog Post by My Linh Vo who is a Rotary Peace Scholar and will be our guest for the entire Rotary Family Vacation in April.)

A few weeks ago, I went to a barbershop. The girl who washed my hair is just 14 years old. She is the oldest one in the family of five children. Her father is a house painter and her mother is a housewife. I asked if the barber girl wanted to go back to school so that I could find a way to help. She shook her head. She was happy with the job. She could make money to support her family. Going to school would not help her at the moment. And of course, I could not force someone to go to school if he or she did not want to. Twenty years ago, I was just a normal girl like her. My dream at that time was just as simple as any woman in my village. I wanted to grow up, get a husband then settle down. Unfortunately, life did not wait for me to grow up. When I was 6, my family went bankrupt, my father went from the richest man in the village to a bomb sawyer, which almost killed him in a bomb accident. Later, he immigrated to the South to start a new life. He took my mother, my older brother and my younger sister with him, but not me. I was considered the smartest kid in the family and there was no future for me in the new area which did not even have a primary school. My relatives looked after me. They were poor though and taking me into their families was like taking a bag of weed which just caused them trouble. I wanted to get out of that situation and I knew that the only way was through education. Over the years, I was always the best student in the school in my hometown. When I was 14, I moved to the South to reunite with my family. I soon found out that my parents were not in a good relationship. I suffered from depression. I stopped talking to my father as I hated the way he treated my mother. I hated my mother too because she became a coward and depended so much on my father. I asked my teacher to help me settle in a dorm, where I could be away from my parents to focus on my study. School became my friend, my home, and my hiding place. When I graduated from college and got a good job, I returned home and told my mother that I could take responsibility for her if she wanted to divorce. She said no. I then decided to quit my job to travel the world, to enjoy a life that I had never experienced. I was moved to do things that women in my country didn�t normally do. Travel gave me a chance to see many countries, learn about different cultures, encounter many types of people and to ultimately understand the world that I was living in. The first time I applied for this fellowship, I failed. I had not known why I had wanted to go back to college until one day I sat among my backpacker fellows hearing them talking about boy and girl stuff and I questioned myself: �Is that all about life?�. No, I did not want to live a life that is boring. I did not want to live a life that is all crazy either. I wanted to live a life that is meaningful so that other young people can look up on me and know how to change theirs. That was when I decided to apply for the scholarship again. And now I want to express my sincere thanks to Rotary. Thank you for failing me the first time to teach me the lesson of being persistent and helping me find my true passion. Thank you for accepting me the second time to make me believe that hard work always pays off in the end. Especially thanks to Lyn Kenny and David Warren, the two amazing Rotarians who never gave up on me during the last two years. And thank you to my great mentor � Roger for guiding me and having been together with me through thick and thin. During my last Tet holiday, I traveled back to my hometown to visit my relatives. My aunt was making food to serve my uncle and his friends. I was the only woman who was invited to sit at the table with the men. My uncle was proud of me, and he wanted to introduce me to others. He did not know for sure what I am going to study. But he knew about America, the country he fought against in the past and now the country he wishes to live in. I put my cup of beer down, walked to the kitchen and told my aunt to stop making food to come and join us. She said that she did not drink, she did not know what to say with other men, so she refused to join. She did not realize that I did not need her to drink or talk. All I needed from her was to get out of the kitchen, to prove that women do not belong to it, to tell men that women also have the right to sit at the same table with them. Some said that I should stop studying and start doing my own business because schools do not help much. But blaming schools for not teaching you well is just like blaming life for not being easy. I do not think life should be easy. In contrast, life should give you lemons to teach you how to fight the good fight to truly live in it. And therefore, it is not school�s job to make me successful. It is my job to take the advantage of what school gives me to create my own opportunities. And I know that I am going to prove it during the next two years at Duke University.

More Than a District Conference: Your Rotary Family Vacation

By Peter Gleichman on Sunday, July 28, 2019 Maybe you've been to our Rotary District 6910 Conference before, but have you ever been on a Rotary Family Vacation? Well, this year we're offering you that opportunity for something completely different -- your Rotary Family Vacation in Asheville, North Carolina April 23-26, 2020. The Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort will be the site of our Conference, and it's the perfect venue for you to experience the Family of Rotary in vacation mode! On Thursday night, all Rotarians, spouses and significant others, children, and guests will be part of an evening of BBQ buffet, club-run games, story-telling, and Rotary fellowship! Friday morning starts with a First-Time Conference Attendees Welcome Overview before breakfast and the morning general session where nationally-recognized storyteller Connie Regan-Blake returns to talk about how to tell your Rotary story! The keynote address will be given by Rotary International Zone 33-34 Director and new RI Treasurer, our own David Stovall. Then, a ceremonious ribbon-cutting will officially open the House of Friendship where clubs will feature their signature service project or fundraiser. Our Rotary Foundation Luncheon will feature Rotary Peace Fellow Linh Vo Thi My talking about her peace-building training and worldwide experience, including her foundation to teach Vietnamese girls and young women how to speak English as a vehicle for improving their lives. A new District Conference feature, Linh will be participating throughout the Conference with a table in the House of Friendship. Friday afternoon features our on-site community service project: A 50,000 Meals Build to provide nutritious packaged meals to a local food pantry! There will then be plenty of time afterwards to explore the many on-site outdoor activities -- adult or kid's zip line, mountain biking, swimming, tennis, golf, and so much more -- or in downtown Asheville before an early club dinner. We will then reconvene for our Rotary's Got Talent Show, featuring the best club performances from District Governor Don's official club visits . . . and you will help judge the winners! Before retiring for the night after a very busy day, there will be more after-hours Rotary fellowship in our House of Friendship. Saturday will be just as jam-packed! The morning begins with an Interfaith Service and Memorial to Departed Rotarians before a buffet breakfast and our next general session featuring Retired Brigadier General Stewart Rodeheaver's amazing holographic presentation that will astound you! The entire afternoon is yours for more family vacation fun, from visiting the Biltmore Estate to experiencing the countless on-site or Asheville area activities. Our Saturday night banquet, as always, will feature our Club of the Year and major District Awards and keynote speaker renowned business leader Michael Coles (of Kennesaw State University's Coles College of Business fame) before District Governor Elect Tina Fischlin's leadership parade, Governor-line pinning, and traditional signing of Auld Lang Syne (followed by final after-hours Rotary fellowship in the House of Friendship) to close out our Rotary Family Vacation. You will have all day on Sunday to continue your personal family vacation before returning to Georgia! Unlike some District Conferences in the past, children and youth will be an integral part of our 2020 Rotary Family Vacation. Stay tuned for more details about that and other specific components of the weekend happening, as well as hotel reservations and event registration opening soon! Mark your calendars for April 23-26, 2020 in Asheville! You won't want to miss it!

DACdb App for Smartphones

By Leo J. Lawrenson on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

See this training topic (and others) now at http://www.rotarydistrict6910.org/training-main-page.php!

New DACdb User Interface

By Leo J. Lawrenson on Friday, August 10, 2018 DACdb reports that the Classsic User Interface will be discontinued "after the first of the calendar year", so be sure to switch to the New Interface ASAP, as described below! DACdb�s new user interface provides an innovative and intuitive way to navigate, customize and interact with your DACdb functions and modules. The pages where you actually process your data with all of the rich features and powerful functionality remain the same, there is just a new layout to access them.

You will see a link in the upper right-hand corner labelled �Switch to New Interface�. Click the link to begin using the new interface. You can also switch back to the Classic Interface the same way, but that interface will be discontinued at some point. The new interface can help with certain display problems encountered by some users with the home page.

For more information, login to DACdb, click the "Help" tab and select "New User Interface" from list at left.