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District training assembly & change

26 Tuesday Apr 2016

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Clubs will have more autonomy in fashioning the timing and nature of club meetings and member engagement goals under new provisions out of the Council on Legislation this past week in Evanston …

New Rotary Year ushering in changes:

Zone 33-34 Director-Elect, Joe Mulkerrin,  on changes in Rotary meetings, engagement levels, and attraction methods as a result of the Council on Legislation meeting.  More details to follow soon.  Then Joe made the rounds of the breakouts.

Joe & Chuck DTA withnamesChuck Arnason,  incoming District Rotary Foundation Chair, introduced his team and goals in the Foundation breakout. It was well attended and included a number of club foundation chairs who asked incisive questions and offered practical suggestions for communication and process.  PDG/Director-Elect Joe also attended a portion of the meeting and encouraged us to stay committed to our goal of eradicating polio.  We’re in the last and hardest stages of eradication. Help that effort …

Attend the End Polio Now Baseball games:

July 7 – 2016 Rotary Night Flyer Richmond Flying Squirrels, headed by Co-Chair Stan Wall (Colonial Heights), and

July 27 – 2016 Polio Plus Tides Baseball  headed by Co-Chair Dave Mansfield.

Dave invited Riptide to attend the Assembly and he did drop by.  He had a great time.

Shel & Riptide

Shel Douglas (Prince George)  Riptide

 

Will the web classes below on dacdb.com will fit into your schedule?  Free and informative. Login to dacdb.com, Click on Calendar, scroll down and register.

 

 

Happy New Year! Rotary Year 2015 – 2016!

06 Monday Jul 2015

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As we dive into the new Rotary year, here are suggestions to help you perform your volunteer roles as Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs.

What to do now

Foundation Advocates … reach out to your Club Foundation Chairs and your partner Area Governors … discuss how you are going to communicate and work together in assisting your clubs

encourage Club Foundation Chairs

     to register for a ‘My Rotary’ account on http://www.rotary.org

     to logon to http://www.7600advocates.wordpress.com and click on subscribe by email.

      to visit the Advocates page on http://www.rotary7600.org from time to time

Check on your areas and clubs to insure that each club has entered 2015 -2016 Foundation Giving Goals including Polio Plus funds.  14 clubs have not entered any giving goals on Rotary Club Central and an additional 9 have not entered Polio Plus goals. Here is a spreadsheet date July 3, 2015 to check which of your areas and clubs need assistance  2015-16 TRF Club Goals 1.1 (4)

Attend the End Polio Now baseball games in your area by contacting your club ticket master and reserving tickets … July 9 in Richmond and July 20 in Norfolk

Register now for the Foundation workshop on August 1 in Williamsburg by logging on to dacdb.com, selecting Calendar, and scrolling down to the event

And a special request to Club Foundation Chairs …

Coordinate with your President so that a few minutes of each meeting can be devoted in some way to The Rotary Foundation

Try to be nice to the Foundation Advocates … they are a misunderstood, but caring lot

Time is of the essence …

22 Monday Jun 2015

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Clubs are in the last stretch

Giving 2014-15get-attachment

Many clubs are going full bore to be sure that they get their clubs’ and their members’ donations into The Rotary Foundation in advance of the June 30 deadline so that it counts towards their 2014 -2015 giving goals.  Checks mailed in with a postmark of June 30 will count towards the 2014-15 year as will any contribution made online by midnight by midnight on that date.

This banner report was released by our District Foundation Chair on June 15 so is a week old, but it may provide information that is helpful.  The data is changing daily. Banner Rpt – 11 June 15 (3)

Club Foundation Goals 2015-16

Club Foundation Chairs and Foundation Advocates should do a check this week on their respective clubs to confirm that the Foundation Giving Goals have been entered into Rotary Club Central at http://www.rotary.org.

In case you missed it 

Each club has designated a club member to be the Polio Plus Ballgame Coordinator to take ticket reservations for the July 9 Richmond Squirrels Game and the July 20 Norfolk Tides game. Consider contacting your club rep now to reserve your tickets.  It is a fun, fun evening.

Rotarians can now register for the August 1 Foundation & Membership Workshop.  Cost is only $25 per person and dress is casual.  Great morning of training and information. Logon to dacdb.com, click on ‘Calendar’, scroll down to the event on August 1, click on “Register Now’ and then all you need is your credit or debit card to register.

FounMemWkshp 15The registration interface on dacdb.com has been tweaked and works like a charm, but if you have  trouble, just contact Maryann Tetreault, the District Executive Secretary at office@rotary7600.org,

43 days and counting … will your clubs meet their giving goals?

18 Monday May 2015

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On June 30 the barn door closes. Foundation giving for the 2014 -2015 year will be over.  The amount given this year will govern the amount of money available for grant awards for District 7600 clubs in 2017 -2018. During that three years the 2014-15 club giving will be earning its keep, so to speak.

Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs (CFCs) are urged to communicate with their clubs NOW to remind club leaders and members of the importance of achieving club giving goals to The Rotary Foundation and to assist clubs in their efforts to meet those goals.  Club Foundation Chairs are the front-line leaders in their clubs on behalf of The Rotary Foundation.  Foundation Advocates are the CFCs support team.

During the last two weeks the Foundation Advocates have been following up with the Club Foundation Chairs in their areas to get assessments on club giving status.  This is important to our District Foundation Committee leaders so they can accurately forecast final giving and to have one last chance to help clubs with strategies to meet club goals.

Many of the Advocates have already provided their updates, but we still need a few more follow ups.  Everyone knows that this is the time of year when clubs and club leaders are doing double duty — wrapping up the 2014-15 year and implementing plans for the 2015-16 year.

If you are a Foundation Advocate, pick up the phone and check in with  your Club Foundation Chairs.  Club Foundation Chairs … don’t wait for a call … reach out to the Foundation Advocates for your areas.

Bill Henn-CFC Petersburg Breakfast

Bill Henn-CFC Petersburg Breakfast

Club Foundation Chairs don’t just serve as club leaders.  Bill Henn, white tee shirt above, got his hands dirty on May 16 working on the largest district grant awarded in 2014-2015.  The grant for $25,000 was awarded to 6 clubs to make improvements to the Appomattox River Regional Park.  The clubs were Petersburg Breakfast, Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights (lead club), Chester, and Prince George.

Thank you for all you do!

District Training Assembly on April 25th

06 Monday Apr 2015

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Encourage Club Foundation Chairs to register and attend the District Training Assembly.

Foundation Advocates are smart people!  Here is the smartest things you can do in the next week or so —

1.  Encourage the Club Foundation Chairs (particularly incoming Club Foundation Chairs) to register and attend the District Training Assembly on April 25.  Why ….. because it will make your role as a Foundation Advocate easier and it will make the work of the Club Foundation Chairs much, much easier.  At the District Training Assembly incoming club leaders will get role specific instruction that will make the fulfillment of their duties for the incoming year so much clearer.

2.  Register yourself for the District Training Assembly.  Why … you are leading by example and giving yourself the opportunity to connect with your Club Foundation Chairs and others in one fell swoop.  

How to register.  Log on to dacdb.com (dacdb stands for District And Club Database). Click on ‘Calendar’. Scroll down to District Training Assembly on April 25. Click on ‘Register Now’. Pull out that credit or debit card and do the deed.

3.  Encourage your Club Foundation Chairs to log onto 7600advocates.wordpress.com and ‘Follow.’  That way they and you (if you have ‘followed’) will receive this weekly message by email.  Talk about making your role easier.  The blog is open to anyone, but is most helpful to Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs.

Thank you for all you do  …

End Polio Now Games Soon

End Polio Now Games Soon