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David Stovall saves the day

12 Thursday Oct 2017

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We get wildly excited when corrections or suggestions are communicated to us.  We mistakenly referred to David Stovall as the Rotary International Director Nominee.  Well, that all changed on July 1 after his election at the International Convention in Atlanta. So we correct yesterday’s blog to incorporate that correction.   We are so delighted to have RIDE (Rotary International Director – Elect as our keynoter on November 9th!

Who is David Stovall?

David Stovall, of the Rotary Club of Hall County, Georgia, is the Rotary International Director-Elect (RIDE) elected at the Convention in Atlanta to represent Zone 34 on the Rotary International Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 term.

David Stovall

 

How has David Stovall saved the Day?

RIDE David has stepped in to serve as our keynote speaker at our District 7600 Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet, replacing Rotary International Director (RID) from Zone 33, Ron Ferrill.  Poor RID Ron was tasked to represent Rotary International in Geneva, Switzerland at the International United Nations Day occurring during the same week as our banquet.

Your help needed to help David feel welcome!

Please register now for the banquet which is on November 9 at the at the Colonial Heritage Golf Club in Williamsburg.  Be sure to register your spouse and/or one of your younger or newer club members as your guests.  This is a great opportunity for a Rotary Family and Rotary Fellowship event.  Where do you register?  Why, on dacdb.com calendar, of course!

Hashtag for the event is #TRF7600

When you have registered for the banquet be sure to announce it on facebook and twitter and use the hashtag #TRF7600 to grab attention. Don’t know what all this hashtag stuff means?  Ask anyone under 30.

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Register for the Foundation Banquet

05 Thursday Oct 2017

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Recognition of Clubs for support of The Rotary Foundation.

November 9, 2017, is the date of the 2017 Foundation Banquet.  It is at this event that clubs are recognized for various levels of support for The Rotary Foundation (“TRF”).  It is both heart-warming and educational.  It is also a chance to invite spouses to an elegant Rotary dinner where they will see the results of their loved one’s Rotary efforts.  It is a great sharing evening.

 

We are honored this year to have Ron Ferrill, Rotary International Director for Zones 33 and 34, as our keynote speaker.  If you haven’t heard him speak before, you are in for a treat.  Of course, he knows so much about Rotary, but he is also a world-class raconteur and joke teller.  You’ll want to jot down some of his stories.  We’ll provide more details about his biography in the next few weeks, just to whet your appetite.

This year there will be a number of awards presented considering that we broke records last year in TRF giving.

As part of Rotary’s year-long centennial celebration of The Rotary Foundation during the 2016-17 year – the global membership organization’s charitable arm, Rotary clubs raised $304 million to support positive, lasting change in communities around the world.

DRFC Report Jun 2017-PicWe set our own records during the Centennial Year.  The members of District 7600 established a new high in Per Capita Giving of $229.40, which is an 8.5 percent increase over our previous high of $211.44.  That places the members of our district in the top 5 percent of giving Rotarians worldwide.  We also set new highs in Annual Fund giving of $632,444 and Total Giving of $791,292, placing District 7600 at second in Zone 33.  What an awesome accomplishment!

So, please register before November 2 for this fabulous event.  The registration is open on dacdb.com calendar.  The cut-off date for registration is November 2.  It is necessary to have a cut-off date because planning food for an audience of that size requires lead time.  We know you understand.

Publisher’s Note:  The usual publication day for our weekly blog will now be on Thursdays.  For years we have called it the Tuesday blog, but schedules change from time to time.  Hope you are still on board.

Peace & Quiet … for a bit

28 Thursday Sep 2017

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Speaking of Peace …

One of the speakers at District Conference was a Peace Fellow, Patricia Schafer.  She spoke eloquently of how conflict resolution and leadership skills being learned at an early age can contribute exponentially to the cause of peace.  Many of our 7600 Rotarians have attended the annual peace conference at the UNC-Duke Peace Center held each spring.  We are fortunate that District 7610, directly to our North, has an active Peace and Peacebuilders initiative ongoing in its District.  Their annual Fall Peace Conference will be held on October 28 in Fredericksburg.  One of Patricia’s special interests is the NewGen Peacebuilders initiative wherein young folk ages 14 to 24 receive training in conflict resolution and solutions building.

Unfortunately, the 28th is also the date of our District’s Interact-Rotaract Training Conference.  This is a very hard choice for many, but please see what you can do to attend or support either the Peace Conference or the Interact – Rotaract Training Conference.  Every club with either an Interact or Rotaract Club should plan on helping its students participate.  If not engaged in the Interact or Rotaract program in your club, perhaps you would consider attending the Peace Conference.

Registration for both conferences is available on our District 7600 dacdb.com calendar.

Speaking of Quiet …

Most of us survived the Spirit of 7600 District Conference in good order.  Though there were lots of learning opportunities, there was also a lot of fun going on.  Some wee drinks of a special draft beer, or a few sips or two of wine were had, and then there was that 70s party.  Oh, my.  Many of us need to rest up and get ready for the Foundation Awards Banquet on November 9, 2017.  We had a banner year in the 2016-2017 Rotary year, so we expect a lot of interest in attending the Award Banquet at the Colonial Heritage Golf Club in Williamsburg on November 9th.  Registration on the dacdb.com calendar for that event will be available during the week of October 2, but get November 9th penciled into your and your spouse’s calendar now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

60-day outlook for Rotary 7600

19 Tuesday Sep 2017

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First, an update on Irma & Harvey relief

Those hurricanes just keep coming.  See this updated relief message from the District Rotary Foundation Chair, Chuck Arnason:

“With the devastating results of Hurricane Irma to the Caribbean and Florida, the District 7600 leadership has decided to send the funds collected in our current hurricane disaster relief drive to both areas. The Rotary Foundation has two Donor Advised Funds to support the hurricane relief efforts for Harvey and Irma. District 7600 funds collected through the month of September will be divided between the two areas.

Please continue to make checks payable to “Rotary 7600 DAF” and mail them to:

PDG Bill Pollard
4140 Duke of Gloucester Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23321

If you would like information about a specific Rotary district’s efforts, please contact me.”

Yours in Rotary Service, Chuck

Tweak calendars for the 60-day outlook

September 22 – 24.  District Conference Conference.  Sure hope you are attending. It just wouldn’t be the same without you.  If you haven’t registered yet and you want to, contact Maryann Tetreault at the District Office. 757,603.6277. Office Hours 8:30 am -12:30 pm.

October 24.  World Polio Day.  Great opportunity to help your clubs’ Interact & Rotaract Clubs plan Polio Plus fundraisers and Polio Awareness activities. Purple Pinkie and Polio Plus Crocus sales are always fun and fundraising activities.

October 28. Interact – Rotaract Fall Training Conference. Christopher Newport University.  Clubs are urged to sponsor their Interact & Rotaract Clubs so they can send members to this excellent leadership training adventure.

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Want more info?  Contact one of the Interact Co-Chairs … Charlie Firestone or Maureen Patterson or the Rotaract Chair Alexandria Ritchie.  We prefer to not post their personal contact information on a public platform, but you know where you can find them … on dacdb.com … “Find a Member”.

November 9.  Foundation Awards Banquet. Colonial Heritage Golf Club. Williamsburg. Registration for this world-class event will be available on dacdb.com calendar during the week of September 25.  Who will be awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award and the James PIerce Foundation Leadership Award?  This is also a great event to bring your spouse or significant other.  Let’s see … is “spice” the plural of spouse?

 

Hurricane Harvey Relief Update

12 Tuesday Sep 2017

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Update published by Chuck Arnason on Hurricane Harvey Relief

Some of you may have already seen this, but many probably have not.  It is republished here to convey the latest update on Harvey Relief suggestions for Rotarians.  In light of the impacts of Hurricane Irma over the last few days, there may be additional updates as the damage reports from Irma are known.  Many of our Rotary Clubs in Zones 33 & 34 have been severely affected by Harvey & Irma.  The need will be great and long-lived.

 

“Hurricane Harvey Update
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
By Charles A. Arnason 

The devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey cut across four Rotary districts in South Texas and Western Louisiana. District 5930 (South Texas) saw the initial land fall, Followed by District 5890 covering the Houston area and District 5910 where Beaumont, Galveston and Port Arthur are located. It also raised havoc in Western Louisiana, home of District 6200. We felt that the best way to address the widespread nature of this disaster is to collect contributions in our District 7600 Donor Advised Fund (DAF) for distribution across the whole area.

We know that a disaster of this magnitude will require our financial assistance for months into the future,” says District 5930 Governor Betty Ramirez-Lara. The district disaster relief committees in the affected areas are in the best position to provide support where they believe it can best be used. District 7600 will collect disaster relief contributions throughout the month of September and make an equitable distribution to the four districts mentioned above.

Make checks payable to “Rotary 7600 DAF” and mail them to:

4140 Duke of Gloucester Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23321

shelterboxIf you are interested in immediate support of the hurricane victims, Rotary’s partner “ShelterBox” has a response team on the ground in Texas to assess the need for emergency shelter in Houston and other impacted areas. “ShelterBox” is positioning tents, school kits, blankets, groundsheets and solar lights near the hurricane-devastated region as it communicates with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state agencies to determine urgent shelter and aid needs. They are also providing tents for use as ‘privacy tents’ to be pitched within the convention centers housing families that have been evacuated.

If you have questions or need further information, don’t hesitate to contact me. We are “Rotary: Making a Difference.

Yours in Rotary Service,

PDG CHUCK Arnason”

Fall is upon us … Upcoming Events

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

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District Conference – Sept 22 – 24:

There is still time to register on the dacdb.com Calendar.  Come for the entire conference or pick a day or a dinner.  There is a lot offered this year.  You can learn more on www.rotary7600, including this nifty schedule of events.  Remember that registration is on dacdb.com Calendar.

Silent Auction at Conference to benefit Polio Plus- Sept 23:

 

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Colleen Bonadonna (L) And Diana M. Waters on 2017 National Immunization Day in India.

Colleen Bonadonna of the New Kent Club and the District Polio Plus Chairs shares this information on the silent auction. Silent Auction at District Conference to Benefit Polio Plus,

Round 2 ($25,000) of District Grant Deadline Oct 2:

The first round of District Grant applications has been approved and there is $25,000.00 remaining in the block grant allocation. Round 2 opened on September 2 with a closing deadline of Monday, 2 October 2017. If you plan to submit an application, please read the directions closely as incomplete submissions will not be considered.

Help is available through your Area Governor, Grant committee members or me. We will review draft applications for procedural deficiencies. Your grant will be evaluated by the committee based on the checklist (2017-18) Final and the selectees will be announced on or about 16 October 2017.

Yours in Rotary Service,
Chuck
District Rotary Foundation Chair

Save the date for the District Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet – Nov 9:

The Banquet will be at the Colonial Heritage Golf Club in Williamsburg on November 9 with light pre-dinner refreshments, music, and a cash bar.  Registration for the Banquet will be available on dacdb.calendar on September 25, 2017.  More details to follow soon. Carol Woodward may be contacted for more details as the details are available.

 

Assisting Coastal Texas

29 Tuesday Aug 2017

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The need to help

Chuck Arnason, our District 7600 Rotary Foundation Committee Chair (DRFC), sent an email to club presidents and club Rotary Foundation chairs on Monday, August 28, 2017, to advise as to providing assistance to the residents of the coastal Texas area hit by the winds and rains of Harvey.

We hope that publishing the email will be of benefit to all of the 7600 Rotarians, many of whom hail from or have family and friends in the storm pummeled area.

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“Dear Club Presidents & Foundation Chairs,

Many of us have experienced increasing concern over the images streaming out of the Texas Gulf coast which depict perhaps the most damaging flooding in this area in modern times. If you’re like me, you may feel compelled to do something, and do it NOW.

We have been in touch with many of our Rotarian friends who live in the area. They have cautioned us not to act in haste, as most of us are not first responders. Our role will be to help rebuild after the storm, which may take months or even years. We are currently assessing how, as D7600 Rotarians, we might be most effective in our response.

For those of us who want to help provide immediate assistance, the most effective thing we can do is to provide financial support. To facilitate that, Rotary District 5930 (South Texas) has set up a Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund:

McAllen North Rotary FUND – 501(c)(3)
Fed Tax ID #27-3855943
c/o Rotary District 5930
501 W. Nolana
McAllen, TX 78504

Of course, there are other organizations such as Shelter Box and the American Red Cross who are already responding, and I am sure they would welcome your financial support as well.

District Governor Betty Ramirez-Lara, from South Texas, has also asked for prayers for the safety and well being of all those affected – many of which are in her District.

Your Foundation team will coordinate the D7600 relief effort for District Governor John and will keep you posted. We are and will be, Rotary Making a Difference as we deal with the aftermath of this devastating event.

Yours in Rotary Service,

CHUCK
DRFC”

Meeting Paul Harris

22 Tuesday Aug 2017

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Rotarians meet Paul Harris every day:

As the header photo above indicates, in July a number of District 7600 Rotarians visited Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston to learn more about Rotary operations, The Rotary Foundation, and membership status in Rotary International.  Dana Rieves, the District Communication Officer, took some notes during the visit and composed this short article below.

I had the pleasure of visiting Rotary International Headquarters with the District 7600 delegation in July.  We had a lot of fun and fellowship, but we also leaned a great deal about Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation in the briefings given to is by the Rotary International staff.  

The Rotary Foundation:

Only 7% of Rotarians belong to the Paul Harris Society, but these proud Rotary Donors contribute 44% of the total giving to The Rotary Foundation.  Grants are a growing component of the Foundation and of all of the global grants submitted to the Foundation only 11% are declined.

Membership:

Membership:  There are 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide in over 35,000 clubs.  Female membership is at 21 – 22%.  Overall, there is a member retention rate of 88 – 90%.  Satellite clubs are a growing concept in Rotary and it requires only 8 members to start a satellite club which is affiliated with a home club.

Rotary International Operations:

Dana & Paul HarrisRotary International:  Headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, RI employs 520 staff members, many of whom are Rotarians, themselves.  RI has been hard at work revamping some features of rotary.org and now if you visit My Rotary, you will find an updated, more user-friendly interface.  There is an updated club brochure template and an updated club ad template.  Also, what was previously known as the Presidential Citation is now known as the Rotary Citation. There are also lots of goodies to buy at shop.rotary.org.

And how did I meet Paul Harris?  Well, he didn’t move fast enough!

 

 

 

Time for D7600 to celebrate

15 Tuesday Aug 2017

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District Conference … heading into a great Rotary year!

DGE John Padgett and Al Rossendaal2District 7600 is riding high this year!  We have a committed leadership team lead by District Governor John Padgett, who is a terrific guy, even if a bit sartorially adventurous. Past District Governor and District Rotary Foundation Chair, Chuck Arnason, is in a celebration mode with three Rotary Foundation giving records having been broken in 2016-17 under his and Past District Governor Diane Hagemann’s leadership.

How can you be part of the celebration?

District Conference: Attend the District Conference September 22-24 in Norfolk.  Can’t Beegeesattend the entire conference? There is a one-day ticket registration available. Prefer social activities well, there is a commemorative special draft beer, ‘Spirit of 7600’, a wine tasting, a river cruise, and just lots of fun at the House of Friendship which will showcase club activities, projects, and fundraisers. You can register now at dacdb.com calendar.  Don’t wait … ‘Just Do It!’

Foundation Awards Banquet: Most of you know about this event from having attended before.  It is one of our 7600’s favorite dining events.  This year on November 9,  in Williamsburg,  a few things are being ramped up, so be prepared for an evening that is a tad shorter and for some other surprises to make it a memorable evening.  Along with clubs receiving awards for outstanding giving, the district will also be awarding the Outstanding Alumni Award, and the James Pierce Foundation Leadership Award. Registration and further details will be available beginning on September 25, you got it, on dacdb.com calendar.

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Don’t forget to peek at live videos from the 2017 Foundation Workshop.  Click on documents & videos at the top of the page.

And while you are at it, please subscribe to this weekly update by email.  Just put your email into the window provided.

 

Facebook live video and learning

08 Tuesday Aug 2017

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The attendees at the Foundation Workshop had an adventure:

The 45 or so attendees at the Foundation Workshop who had brought their smartphones, Rotarians Facebooktablets, or laptops got the chance to engage with live videoing of the topics presented by the superior Foundation leaders on August 5. After turning their volume down on their devices they were invited to join the live videos, adding comments, and posting “#rotary7600”  periodically.  There were a few amusing discoveries, e.g., one must have a Facebook account to join in, but a couple of folks signed up that day.   Others were delighted to see how easy it was to join in on the fun on their smartphones.

None of this would have been possible without the able phone camera work by Sarah Hanbury and Shel Douglas of the Prince George Club, who served as the mentors and videographers at the workshop.  These videos are about 15 minutes or so in length and were videoed by topic.  They can all be seen by scrolling down the District Foundation’s Facebook page, clicking on the big arrow in the middle of the image, and turning the sound up on your device.  OR you can view all of the videos on the ‘Documents & Videos’ tab on this website.

We are also exploring how to upload them to YouTube and to the District Website, but did you know that you can share the videos from Facebook to your own club’s Facebook page or at least the administrators or editors for your club’s page can.  Talk with them about it.

For the moment … here we share one of the videos.  This is Joy Kline Annual Fund Chair for the District Foundation Committee extolling how well the District did this last year in exceeding our giving goals.

A favor please … if you are reading this page and have not done so already … navigate to the top of the page and subscribe by email.  That way you will get a weekly email from this page with the update for the week.  How easy is that?

 

 

Rotarians at work in Atlanta

14 Wednesday Jun 2017

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Must comment on the $1.2b pledge

By now the whole world must know that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, many countries, companies, nonprofits, and nongovernmental organizations have pledged up to $1.2 billion to continue the work of eradicating the transmission of polio.

This pledge was unveiled in Atlanta and there is live video of the announcement on the Facebook pages of Rudy Lee Garcia, our district development chair, and on the Rotary District 7600 page.  Enjoy.

Upon their return please commend our hard -working district Rotarians who served in Atlanta

It’s a tough role but somebody has to do it and if anyone knows who took the photo, please advise so we can give credit to the photographer.

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The Rotary Foundation, our heart

23 Tuesday May 2017

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A total shout out to the Foundation break out at the District Training Assembly

Thirty plus Rotarians attended the Foundation Breakout at the District Assembly.  They

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Denya Hankerson (Prince George) & Triton

were Club Foundation Chairs, Presidents-Elect, generous donors, district leaders, rank and file club members, and, of course, Triton.  The input and questions ranged from the very newbie and valuable questions to the experienced, nuanced questions.  All of these questions and insight are important.  It is a learning experience for all … for the attendees as well as the presenters.

 

Thank you for your commitment and interest.

Another total shout out to Stan & Debbie Wall and to David Mansfield as we navigate to the End Polio Now Baseball Games

July 13 is the date for Rotary Night at the Diamond in Richmond and July 24 is the Norfolk Tides Game.  Both games begin at 7:05 pm and a portion of each rotary game ticket sold will be donated by the teams to End Polio Now.

The WallsRTEE7 have red ‘End Polio Now’ t-shirts for sale, $10 for most shirts and $12 for the fulsome 2x and 3x sizes.  A dollar from each shirt sale goes back to End Polio Now.

With this shirt, we can turn the stadium bleachers red and really ramp up the Rotary and End Polio Now profile.

 

And one more total shout out to District Governor Diane and District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair Chuck Arnason for approving Rotary Giving Tuesday on May 30, 2017.

On Tuesday, May 30, every online Rotary donation by a District 7600 Rotarian of $100 or prouddonormore to the Annual Fund will be matched dollar for dollar with district recognition points.  This is only on Tuesday. Not Monday. Not Wednesday.  Tuesday!

GMS, DTA, and COL, oh my

25 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Oh, forgive me, Bill Billings, let me atone

GMS:  Grant Management Seminar; DTA: District Training Assembly, and COL, Change of Leadership …

GMS:  April 26 is the last day to register for the GMS

This last session of the Grant Management Seminar for the 2017 -18 year is this Saturday and qualifies for certification of attendance via webinar or in person at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton VA.  This is a free training and those are hard to come by.  If your club isn’t certified yet to participate in a district or local grant, this is your chance to fix that.  Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for district grant application submission is May 15 & and another friendly reminder … it is a totally electronic submission process.

DTA: Register now for this May 13 training

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2016 DTA

This fabulous event will also be held at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton VA.  This event will train club leaders how to lead their clubs to greatness.  Presidents-Elect, President Nominees, Secretaries, Treasurers, Club Membership Chairs, Club Rotary Foundation Chairs, and all others in the club should plan to attend.  You will not regret it.  There will also be information about social media and everyone needs that!

COL: District Change of Leadership & District Awards Change of Date

The date for this event has been changed to July 22 so pull out your phone and change the date for this event in your calendar app.

And the place to register for all district events is on dacdb.com calendar.

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Club giving status through February

04 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Tips on the removal of facial hair were nixed, but … do you want to know where your club’s giving stands?

chuckheadshavingRemoval of facial hair just didn’t arouse any interest, though Chuck lost quite a bit of hair a couple of years ago on a bet. Instead of hirsute matters, we will give all an update on the status of District 7600 club giving for the 2016-17 Rotary year.  These figures are as of the end of February and in a couple of weeks, we will have the end of March figures.  You can find more up to date figures for your club in Rotary Club Central under Club Giving Reports.

Today we will give all an update on the status of District 7600 club giving for the 2016-17 Rotary year.  These figures are as of the end of February and in a couple of weeks, we will have the end of March figures.  You can find more up to date figures for your club in Rotary Club Central in your club giving reports.

For now, if your club is in the 66% range of club giving at this time according to the Annual Fund Goals FEB 2017,  otherwise known as the ‘Joy Report’, then your club is pretty much on track.  We know that some clubs save all of the donations up until the very last possible moment before forwarding to The Rotary Foundation, but we always hope they will change their ways.

The Joy Report is prepared by Joy Kline to assist clubs quickly understand the status of their giving as compared to the goals set for the 2016-17 year.  Joy is the District Rotary Joy KlineFoundation Committee Annual Fund Chair and a member of the Goochland Club.   When you see her in the future, please express some gratitude, please.