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Bill Pollard, Bob Preston, Bob Stallworth, Chuck Arnason, District Rotary Foundation Committee, DRFC, Jim Probsdorfer, Joe Mulkerrin, John Nelson
What is a DRFC?
Out of curiosity, do you know what the acronym DRFC stands for? Not to belabor the point, DRFC refers to the District Rotary Foundation Committee. It is also used as the acronym to identify the Chair of a district’s DRFC.
Do you know who currently holds the DRFC title in District 7600? Do you know how long a DRFC serves? Has there ever been a woman DRFC in District 7600? What does the DRFC (committee) do? For that matter, what does the DRFC (Chair) do?
Assuming you know anything about the DRFC, who has been your favorite DRFC? Why? Who have been the most recent DRFCs?
An informal poll was taken of recent Past District Governors to assist in reconstructing the list of prior DRFCs and the years they served. The past DRFCs relied on their memories or referred to treasured souvenir district directories so accuracy may be suspect.
- Bob Stallworth (2000-2001),
- John Nelson (2001-2002),
- Joe Mulkerrin (2002-2007),
- Bob Preston (2007-2010),
- Bill Pollard (2010-2013),
- Jim Probsdorfer (2013-2016),
- and currently, Chuck Arnason (2016-2019).
It appears that before 2007 the term for a DRFC was one year. Past Rotary International Director Joe Mulkerrin served for five years, and after that, the DRFCs have served for three years.
Now who will be our DRFC when Past District Governor Chuck completes his term in June?
Chuck’s tenure as the District Rotary Foundation Chair (“DRFC”) ends on June 30, 2019, but our banquet on November 8th will be his last Foundation Awards Banquet as the DRFC.
-2018. Past District Governor ({DG) John D. Padgett and DRFC Chuck Arnason want to celebrate the clubs and devoted Rotarians responsible for this stellar year of generosity. As PDG John’s theme stated “Rotary: Making a Difference.”
The takeaway, oft repeated in the plenary sessions was “Membership, it’s the only thing.” 35+ Rotarians in the Membership seminar were led capably by District Membership Co-Chairs, Mike Jallo, and Shel Douglas. LaShonda Delivuk also spoke in this session about the synergy between membership and public image. No one will know our Rotary stories unless we have members to share their stories and unless our members share them.
vitality … send as many club members as possible to be exposed to and ride the rockets that will send your club to the #STARS.
District 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.
attend 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!’
tablets, 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.
Foundation Committee Annual Fund Chair and a member of the Goochland Club. When you see her in the future, please express some gratitude, please.
