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3 Freshmen Foundation Advocates Joining 7600 Team

13 Monday Apr 2015

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Three new Foundation Advocates will officially begin their duties on July 1 upon the commencement of the 2015-2016 year. in preparation for their tenure, however,  they will be contacting existing and/or incoming Club Foundation Chairs well in advance of that date to introduce themselves and assist those Club Foundation Chairs in developing club Rotary Foundation Giving Goals and inputting them into Rotary Club Central. Kevin

Kevin of the Rotary Club of Goochland will take the helm as the Foundation Advocate for Area 2 from Charles Moncure. Area 2 is comprised of the Innsbrook, Goochland, Short Pump , and Fluvanna Clubs. Bonnie Field of the Fluvanna Club will be the Area Governor for Area 2.  They will be colleagues in assisting the clubs plan and execute their fabulous plans for the 2015 -2016 Rotary year.  Keven is an accountant so knows how to analyze numbers.  Kevin’s email is kkelly@hunton.com and is best contact number is 804-788-8653.

Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly

The incoming Foundation Advocate for Area 7 is Stan Wall.  Stan is a past-president of the Colonial Heights Club.  His area includes Colonial Heights, Petersburg, and Petersburg Breakfast.  He takes the Foundation Advocates role from Jeff Jacobs.  Stan’s Area Governor colleague will be Sam Parham of the Petersburg Breakfast Club.  It may be incorrect to refer to Stan as a freshman Foundation Advocate in that he has extensive experience in Rotary Foundation duties in other districts.  Stan is very knowledgeable about the district database (dacdb.com) and the Rotary International digital resources My Rotary and Rotary Club Central.  His email address is stan.debbie.rotary@comcast.net.  His best phone number is 804-836-1962.

Stan Wall

Stan Wall

Heather Martin of the Oyster Point (Newport News) Club is the incoming Foundation Advocate for Area 17.  She will be succeeding Wendell Barbour.  The Area 17 clubs are City Center Newport News, Newport News, Oyster Point Newport News, and Yorktown.  Her colleague Area Governor will be Stuart Goodman from her own Oyster Point Club. Heather is an event planner and is the Venue Chair for Chesapeake Pets, so she  knows how to organize things and people.  Her email is address is hmartin@helmsbriscoe.com and her best phone number is 757-930-0089.

Heather Martin

Heather Martin

This is a congratulatory welcome to our incoming Foundation Advocates, but also a shout out to continuing or incoming Club Foundation Chairs to reach out to their respective Foundation Advocates, including Kevin, Stan, and Heather and welcome them.  Start the conversation!

Grant Management Seminar … Packed House

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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There are almost 60 Rotarians from across the District getting their clubs qualified to participate in a global grant.

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30 Day Recommendations for Advocates

02 Monday Mar 2015

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The Presidents-Elect (PEs) have returned from PETS.  When they recover from the shock of traveling through a snow storm and from being inundated with Rotary leadership materials, many will be reaching out to their Club Foundation Chairs (CFCs) , to their Assistant Governors, and to you for assistance with getting their leadership plans and goals developed and documented.

Status of Foundation Giving :  Find out what each club in your area has achieved to date toward their 2014-2015 Foundation Giving Goals.  You can ask the CFC in each club in your area to provide that information. With that information you can be encouraging when needed or complimentary if the clubs are making significant progress on meeting their goals.  Should it be of assistance you may click ClubFundraisingAnalysis Jan 15 (64)75%.  Each page is the club fundraising analysis for a specific club.  The clubs pages are in alphabetical order so you need only to scroll down to the clubs by name in your area to see how your clubs stacked up as of January 15.  It is only a snapshot through that date, but it may be helpful.

Setting 2015-2016 Club Giving Goals:  PEs received the 64 Club Fundraising Analysis mentioned  above and a worksheet for setting their Foundation giving goals.  They were instructed to use the worksheet to develop their goals prior to going to My Rotary to enter them into the RI database at rotary.org.  The The Rotary Foundation Recommendations which they received at PETS even provided information on how to enter to enter those goals on My Rotary.

Grants/Grants Management Seminar:  The PEs were informed that the deadline for applying for District Grants is May 15.  They know each club must send a representative(s) to a Grants Management Seminar (GMS)  to be eligible to receive a Global Grant but that there is district grant information provided at the GMS as well.  The first GMS is scheduled for March 21 at Colonial Heritage Country Club in Williamsburg. The registration is now available on the calendar tab of dacdb.com.  I plan to attend and I hope you will as well.  It is a great way to learn what your clubs are learning and to interact with them.  If you come I will buy you a drink afterwards.  If you need assistance registering just give me a whistle.  I can walk you through it.  Here is the 2015 GMS Flyer for the GMS.

Don’t forget to check out the Advocates page on www.rotary7600.org for tons of info.

What questions do you have for us.  Carol Woodward at woodwardcd@aol.com, woodward739@gmail.com, 804-691-8486.

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A Quick Update From DTTS (District Team Training Seminar)

09 Monday Feb 2015

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The District Team Training Seminar (DTTS) –

Many thanks to the seven intrepid Advocates who came and participated at the DTTS.  DRFC Team at 2015 DTTSLou Tayon, Jan Rowley, Heather Martin, Suzanne Luna, Stan Wall, Cynthia Gregg, and Carl Duffey joined Bruce Settle and Carol Woodward from the Advocates Resources Committee in an hour long breakout to meet each other and share information about the role of Advocates and the resources available. The Advocates later joined in a joint meeting with the Area Governors to learn more about downloading and using the Club Foundation Reports, priorities throughout the Rotary year, and how the Area Advocates and Area Assistant Governors can be mutually supportive.

More information will follow during the week as draft documents from the DTTS are finalized.  Check the Advocates page at www.rotary7600.org or www.7600Advocates.wordpress.com for additional information and finalized documents as they are posted.  If you follow 7600Advocates.wordpress.com you will get an email alert when there has been a new posting.  Depending on which browser you use the follow button will either be at the top of the page (Chrome, Firefox) or at the bottom right (Internet Explorer).  I am not sure where the follow button is on Safari, but I am sure you can find it if you are smart enough to use a Mac.  Practice tip:  invite your Club Foundation Chairs to visit and follow www.7600Advocates.wordpress.com.  It may make your duties as an Advocate so much easier.

Remember to reach out if you have any questions or needs in your Advocate’s role.  I can be reached at woodwardcd@aol.com, woodward739@gmail.com, or at 804-691-8486.