RC Lexington Rotary Day at the Toyota Bluegrass Miracle League

The Rotary Club of Lexington had Rotary Day at the Toyota Bluegrass Miracle League, Saturday September 22. The Miracle League program in Lexington was made possible with the efforts of the Lexington Rotary Club, YMCA of Central KY and Toyota. The Miracle League is a baseball program for children 5-19 with any type of physical or mental disability. Many volunteers support the league providing, "buddies" for each child, umpires, coaches, announcers and food during the games. September 22, the Kentucky baseball team came out to help buddy with the players and Chick-fil-a provided lunch. "Everybody plays -everybody wins" is the motto of the league and that goes for all involved! The Lexington club is proud to have a long standing relationship and continues to support the league every fall and spring season.

 

KY Head baseball coach Gary Henderson with Rotarian Chris Stevenson,
President of the Board for the Toyota Bluegrass Miracle League.

 

 

 



Rotarian Dave Williams, umpiring

 

Players practicing while Cow looks on

Rotarian Darrell Ishmael, on-field commentator with Rotarian Chris

Stevenson and Exec. Dir. of the Miracle League, Kevin Haury.



Kentucky baseball team with Miracle League team


 

 



DG Kathryn Hardman visits RC Stanford

DG Kathryn Hardman visited RC Stanford on November 12, 2012.

Polio's End Game

POLIO'S END GAME

OCTOBER 2012 ROTARIAN

Question: What might cause you to change strategy?

Thomas R. Friedman: The basic strategy is to provide multiple doses of effective vaccines to large numbers of children, with efforts guided by precise virologic surveillance. Refinements in that strategy have occurred during the last decade when it was clear that many more doses of vaccine were needed in some areas, or that some at risk groups were being missed. All of the partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are open to innovative suggestions for getting the job done faster. Continuous innovation - such as bivalent vaccine and vial monitors that change colors if the cold chain has been broken - is an integral part of the strategy to get over the finish line.

* Tom Friedman is the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

 

WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 14, 2012

TOTAL CASES 2011: 650

TOTAL CASES 2012: 187

AFGHANISTAN 2012 27 CASES

NIGERIA 2012: 101 CASES

PAKISTAN 2012: 54 CASES

 

PS: Remember Certification is our ultimate goal. Thanks for all of your efforts over the years on behalf of Polio Eradication and Certification.

John Salyers

Polio Chair D6740

Call for District Governor Nominations

 

November 1, 2013

The purpose of this correspondence to make the formal invitation to District 6740 Rotary Clubs to suggest one of its Rotary club members for consideration by the District Nominating Committee for Selection of the Nominee-Designate for the office District Governor for Rotary Program Year 2015-16. The deadline for submission of the suggestion by Governor-Nominee Data form (see below) is January 16, 2013.

To suggest a member for consideration by the Nominating Committee a club must:

1. Adopt a Resolution of the Rotary Club which suggests one of its eligible members to the District Nominating Committee for consideration to be the committee’s designate nominee. Clubs may nominate only one of its own club members. The Resolution must be made at a regular club meeting and the Club Secretary should witness the adoption of the resolution.

A "suggested” motion by a club member (other than the Rotarian to be suggested): "Madame or Mister President (or other person presiding), I rise at this club meeting to make the motion for a Resolution of the Rotary Club of __name of club___ to suggest the District Nominating Committee to consider our fellow member ____name of member__ for selection as District Governor Nominee Designate for the Rotary Year 2015-16." Then the presiding officer should ask and take a "Second to the Motion” by another club member, and then a vote of the members.

2. The Suggested Member must then complete Pages 1-3 the "Governor-Nominee Data Form” including the photo request and spouse/partner information request. (Note: The form is available digitally and can be completed via word processing which is highly recommended. If you are reading the invitation via e-mail it should be attached. If you are reading hardcopy or if the form is not attached then please e-mail me at mkhardman@aol.com)

3. The Suggested Member must then read and faithfully execute "the Candidate’s Statement” on the top of page 4 of the Governor Nominee Data Form.

4. The Club Secretary then faithfully executes the "Club’s Statement of Candidate’s Qualifications” middle of page 4 of the of the Governor Nominee Data Form. In doing so the club’s secretary certifies the following: 1. The suggested member is a club member in good standing, 2. That the suggested member has been suggested by resolution of the club, 3. That the suggested member meets the Qualification of Membership and the membership information is accurate. (Note: the club secretary does not have to send a copy of a written resolution with the Governor-Nominee Data Form - the execution of the "Club Statement of Candidates Qualification is sufficient.)

5. Send the form to DG Kathryn Hardman via e-mail: mkhardman@aol.com (please call me at (606) 309-4761 to confirm receipt) or USPS: Kathryn Hardman, 90 Bennett Circle, London, KY 40741 (again, please call confirm receipt.)

The forgoing steps are a summary of Rotary International Bylaw 13.020.4.

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 Eligibility Requirements for District Governor

To be eligible for the position of District Governor, a Rotarian must:

(1) Be a member in good standing of a functioning Rotary Club in the District;

(2) Have served as President of a Club for a full term, or as President of a charter club from the date of the charter until June 30^th, for a period of at least six months;

(3) Demonstrate the knowledge of and the ability to fulfill the duties outlined in the RI Bylaws, Section 15.090 (a summary is found below); and

(4) Have completed seven years of membership at the time of taking office.

Summary of the District Governor’s Duties

A summary of Governor’s duties includes strengthening existing Rotary Clubs, organizing new Clubs and promoting membership growth, issuing a monthly letter to each Club President and Secretary in the District, supporting the Rotary Foundation in service as a District and RI spokesperson, when appropriate, hold the District Conference and other District meetings, and insure the District nominations and elections are conducted according to the RI Constitution and Bylaws. The Governor is also responsible for visiting all the clubs in the District.

Before taking office on July 1, 2015, the candidate must be willing to participate in the District’s activities, plan for his or her year of service, select a site for the District Conference, set District goals, and conduct District training meetings (including District Training Team Seminar, PETS and the District Assembly). The District Governor Elect must attend Zone GETS training (fall) and the International Assembly (mid January).

Summary of the District 6740 Governor Nomination

Process and "No Campaigning” Guidelines

District 6740 follows RI's "Nomination Committee" format or plan for selecting its District Governor. The clubs "suggest" candidates to the Nomination Committee and the suggestion is accomplished by a completed Governor-Nominee Data Form. All Governor Nominee Data forms are due to the District Governor Kathryn Hardman on January 16^th 2013. Those persons selected by the clubs shall be interview by the Nominating Committee on February 2, 2013 in Lexington, Kentucky and on that date the Nominating Committee will select a single Nominee Designate. The Nominee Designate will then be announced and published on February 4, 2013 by email to all clubs. Those suggested by a club, but not selected by the committee may submit their names within 14 days of the publish date as a "Challenge Candidate” If there are no challenge candidates, the committee’s nominee-designate is presumed to be the district’s selected Nominee for District Governor 2015-16. The formal nomination by election of the District Governor 2014-15 shall be at the District Conference May 17-19, 2013. The District Governor Nominee is then formally elected at the 2014 International Convention and then assumes the role and title of District Governor-Elect taking office as District Governor on July 1, 2015.

 

Please be aware that Rotary International and the District have guidelines against "lobbying” "canvassing” and "campaigning” for Rotary Offices. Before taking any action beyond suggesting a candidate or completing the Governor-Nominee Data Form, please review the guidelines.

Closing

If you need additional information, do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your time and attention to this invitation. Strong leadership of our District is vital to our success in serving others.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Kathryn Hardman
District Governor
Email: mkhardman@aol.com
HPhone: 606-878-2263
OPhone: 606-878-9134

Editor's Note: Please contact Kathryn for a copy of the form if needed. It would not format properly in this template.

District Governor's Letter to the District

Dear Fellow Rotarians:

With the changing of the leaves, October also brings Vocational Service Month.  This is an opportunity to spotlight Rotarians and Rotary projects that serve others through their vocation. 

How are you using your professional skills to serve others?  Perhaps you have mentored a young person to help them succeed in your vocation or taught other club members about your own vocation through a program for a club meeting or participated in a club net-working event to introduce non-Rotarians to Rotary.  These are just a few examples of how we can pursue the Avenue of Vocational Service. 

The opportunity to use our professional skills and expertise to serve our communities and our clubs combined with our emphasis on high ethical standards is a hallmark of Rotary.

Peace through Service,

Kathryn Hardman

District Governor

District Governor Visit Schedule

10/23/12	Mt. Sterling	12 noon	Jerry’s Restaurant
10/25/12	Carlisle	6:30 p.m.	Garrett’s Restaurant
10/29/12	Ashland	12 noon	The Elk’s Lodge
10/30/12	Fleming County	12 noon	Fleming County Hospital
11/8/12 11/13/12	West Liberty Maysville	12 noon 11:45 am	The Tea Room Rotary Club House, Rotary Park
11/15/12	Lexington	12 noon	Fasig-Tipton

Upcoming events

November
1 RC Paris Seafood Dinner and Cake/Pie Auction, 1833 S. Main Street, Paris, 6 p.m.


December
RC Paris Salvation Army Bell Ringing (holiday season)
RC Paris Coat and Blanket Drive (holiday season)
1  5th Paintsville Kiwanis/Rotary Half Marathon, 10k, 5k and "Sleep In", Paintsville, KY 8 am
4 RC Paris Christmas Concert, Paris Presbyterian Church,7 p.m.
5  RC Paris Paris High School Choir
6 RC Paris Coat and Blanket Drive
8 RC Maysville, Purses for a Purpose purse sale, 2nd and Sutton, Maysville, KY, 9:30 am - 4:00 p.m.
12  RC Paris, Bourbon County High School Choir




March
2 - RC Somerset-Pulaski County International Dinner
21 - 24 Presidents Elect Training (PETS) in Nashville, Tennessee


May
2 RC Paris Run for the Roses


June
23 -26 International Convention, Lisbon, Portugal

RC Georgetown honors Bruce Gordon as Rotarian of the Year

 

President Nancy Walker with Bruce Gordon, Secretary, as he receives the club's  Rotarian of the Year Award

 

DG visits and club events

RC Whitesburg's President Joe DePriest welcomes DG Kathryn on August 14

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President Howard Roberts of RC Pikeville, DG Kathryn, and AG Seema Sachdeeva at the official visit on August 15.

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President David Hellmich of the RC Lexington Sunrise gave DG Kathryn Hardman the honor of assisting in the induction of four new members during the official visit on August 28. New members Michael Quillen, Kirsten Kegley, DG Gridley and Seth Lawless were joined by their sponsoring members Keith Key, Donna Sloan and Dale Torok. The membership drive was assisted by a successful after-hours social event hosted by the club earlier in the month.

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President Chris Jobes accepts an award on behalf of

RC Louisa for membership development.

 

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At the Heart of America Zone Institute in Huntsville, Al October 4-7, 2012 District Governor Kathryn Hardman and John enjoyed an evening with Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka.

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DG Kathryn, Youth Exchange host parent Harry Chestnut and Youth Exchange student Guilherme Messon Messari (Brazil) were invited to ring the World Peace Bell following the multi-club meeting of Florence, Kenton, Covington and Campbell in Covington on September 18.

 

 

Rotary To Commit $75 Million to End Polio

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Wayne Hearn at (847) 866-3386

                        wayne.hearn@rotary.org

 

Rotary to commit $75 million to end polio

 

Funding announcement to come during special UN General Assembly session to rally support for global eradication of crippling childhood disease

 

 

EVANSTON, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2012) — Rotary International plans to contribute US $75 million over three years to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as part of a worldwide effort to close a $945 million funding gap that threatens to derail the 24 year-old global health effort, even as new polio cases are at an all-time low.

 

Rotary, which already has contributed $1.2 billion to stop this crippling childhood disease, will announce its new funding commitment in New York City on Sept. 27 during a special side-event on polio eradication convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the 67^th Session of the UN General Assembly.

 

Secretary-General Ban, who has made polio eradication a top priority of his second term, is expected to issue a strong call urging UN member states to ramp up their support for the polio eradication initiative, launched in 1988 by Rotary, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The partnership now includes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Nations Foundation.

 

The New York event will include  two panel sessions which will include remarks by Wilf Wilkinson, chair of The Rotary Foundation; Bill Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation; and top leaders and heads of state from the remaining polio-endemic countries and key donor countries.  The wild poliovirus is now endemic only to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria, although other countries remain at risk for re-established cases imported from the endemics.

 

“It is imperative that governments step up and honor their commitments to polio eradication if we are to achieve our goal of a polio-free world,” said Wilkinson. “We are at a true tipping point, with success never closer than it is right now. We must seize the advantage by acting immediately, or risk breaking our pledge to the world’s children.”

 

The urgency at the UN follows action taken in May by the World Health Assembly, which declared polio eradication to be a “programmatic emergency for global public health.” Although new polio cases are at an all-time low – fewer than 140 worldwide so far this year – the $945 million shortfall has already affected several scheduled immunization activities in polio-affected countries and could derail the entire program unless the gap is bridged. If eradication fails and polio rebounds, up to 200,000 children a year could be paralyzed.

 

 

Polio cases have plummeted by more than 99 percent since 1988, when the disease infected about 350,000 children a year. Fewer than 700 new cases were reported in 2011. Rotary and its partners have reached more than 2.5 billion children with the oral polio vaccine, preventing more than five million cases of paralysis and hundreds of thousands of pediatric deaths.

 

Rotary’s chief responsibilities in the initiative are fundraising and advocacy, a role of increasing importance as the end game draws near. In early September, Rotary launched a new, interactive website -- endpolionow.org – intended to educate, activate and inspire visitors to actively support the polio eradication effort. Visitors are encouraged to sign a petition calling for world leaders to commit additional resources to close the funding gap. The e-signatures will be presented to Secretary-General Ban in New York. Site visitors can also estimate the potential dollar value they can generate by sharing the polio eradication message through social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter.

 

Earlier this year, Rotary raised $228 million in new money for polio eradication in response to a $355 million challenge grant from the Gates Foundation, which promptly contributed an additional $50 million in recognition of Rotary’s commitment.

 

Rotary is a global humanitarian organization with more than 1.2 million members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary members are men and women who are business, professional and community leaders with a shared commitment to make the world a better place through humanitarian service. To access broadcast quality video footage and still images of Rotary members immunizing children against polio available go to: Media Center.

 

 

RC Georgetown mourns loss of Rotarian Rod Guerdan

RC Georgetown sadly sends on the news of the passing of Rod Guerdan, a long time member and Paul Harris Fellow. Rotarian Guerdan passed away in his Georgetown home on August 14, 2012 and will be missed. The Club and the District offer condolences to his family, friends and fellow Rotarians.

RC Bluegrass Richmond volunteers at the Teen Center

For the fall school year, our club members have signed up to volunteer at the Teen Center, which has an after school program for junior high and high school teens. Each individual will bring their expertise /hobbies/etc to the group. We are very excited about this service  project and it has encouraged each member to be involved. We will have 1 or 2 members there each week during the fall school year.

New Interact Club in Boone County

Local Students Establish New Rotary Club

An enthusiastic group of Northern Kentucky teens met September 18th at the Schebin branch of the Boone County Library for the inaugural meeting of the new Interact Club of Boone County.  It is a community-based organization which provides leadership opportunities to all youth ages 12 – 18 who live in any of the communities in Northern Kentucky, not only Boone County.   Rotary District Governor Kathryn Hardman joined with Florence Rotary President Bradley Shipe as well as local Rotarians for the official ceremony. 

Governor Hardman presented “Peace Through Service” pins to each of the new Interact members in turn as she challenged the members to continue to grow in service to the community. Brad Shipe presented Inga Almquist with the official Rotary bell and gavel to mark the beginning of her term as Interact Club President.

The Interact Club of Boone County is the first Interact Club to be sponsored by the Florence Rotary Club. Rotarians Barbara Rahn and Sharon Almquist worked diligently throughout the summer to prepare the students and consult with Rotary on the formation of the Interact Club. Both Barb and Sharon will continue to act as advisors and liaison between Florence Rotary and the Interact Club of Boone County.

Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 12 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.

Club membership varies greatly. Clubs can be single gender or mixed, large or small. They can draw from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools in the same community.  
Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of

• Developing leadership skills and personal integrity
• Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
• Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
• Advancing international understanding and goodwill

As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 10,700 clubs in 109 countries and geographical areas, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. Almost 200,000 young people are involved in Interact.

Rotary Youth Exchange - opportunities with Brazil

Dear President Elects and interested Rotarians,

Your year in office as President can have added excitement if one of the members of your club takes advantage of BRAZIL EXCHANGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH in the Summer of 2013 and the Winter of 2014. Because of contacts I have been able to make with Brazil, I am able to send ten high school age youth to Brazil for six weeks this coming summer. They will stay with a screened Brazilian family for the six weeks and have opportunities to tour Brazil and take advantage of many cultural and language opportunities. Then, in the Winter of 2014, a youth member of the Brazilian family will come to spend six weeks in the home of the American family.

Sounds great!! It is. There is a $550 fee that covers insurance and at this time our best estimate of air travel is about $3000.00. Think about it. Six weeks in Rio. Wouldn't you be excited to go there? And, knowing that your son and daughter will be staying with a Rotarian family that has been screened and that a Rotary Club will be taking care of them--wouldn't you be excited to give that opportunity.

I am holding ten reservations for Rotary applications until December 1. Act now. Call me to get directions for the Rotary Application process.



Yours in Rotary Service,

Jack T Lundy

Email: jlundy_8450@fuse.net
HPhone: 859.586.4801
Don't hesitate to call.

RI President Tanaka's letter about Polio

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL	SAKUJI TANAKA President, 2012-13
	TEL 1.847.866.3235 FAX 1.847.866.3390
One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201-3698 USATEL 847.866.3235FAX 847.328.3390www.rotary.org	September 2012 Dear District Governors, In May 2012, the World Health Assembly declared polio eradication a global health emergency. Thanks to the generous contributions of Rotarians, the number of polio cases is declining, but the current funding shortfall of US$945 million and uneven political commitment puts the program at risk. Rotarians made a promise to the world’s children that no child ever again would suffer the crippling effects of polio and we must increase our efforts in collaboration with our partners WHO, UNICEF, US CDC and the Gates Foundation to realize our dream. I am asking each district governor to encourage clubs to do the following: Advocate for political and financial support of polio eradication efforts with governments. Communicate to Rotarians and the public the status of polio eradication and Rotary’s role in the effort. Fundraise for PolioPlus by engaging Rotarians and the corporate sector. Call upon your End Polio Now Zone Coordinator for more information or e-mail PolioPlus@rotary.org. Encourage Rotarians to visit the interactive www.endpolionow.org website where they can sign a petition encouraging world leaders who will attend the UN General Assembly to support global polio eradication and learn more about the global effort to eradicate polio. These signatures will be presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a show of solidarity and support at a special polio event during the UN General Assembly. Thank you, Sakuji Tanaka President, Rotary International

RC Bluegrass Richmond Wins Second Place in Pops in the Park Table Decoration Theme

By: Darlene G. Snyder

Realizing the importance of being involved in our community, we chose the annual "Pops in the Park" as our summer outing. With the mansion at White Hall as our backdrop and the overall theme of the night being The Yellow Brick Road, we chose as our table theme, Toto's Birthday Party.  We decorated our table in birthday balloons and tablecloth, added matching napkins and seated Toto's doggy friends in all the chairs. All of our finger foods were made with the pups in mind.  As the judges arrived at our table, we uncovered the doggy-bone shaped birthday cake made by Meijer, and began singing Happy Birthday to Toto.  The judges really liked it and awarded our group with second place for theme. Toto was 73 years old this year. Our group enjoyed the evening visiting with one another, listening to EKU's Orchestra, and greeting friends.

 

                        

 

 

                        

 

                     

 

 

 

                     

 

 

RC Kenton County makes donation to eradicate Polio

Kenton County Rotary Club PE Jeff Simpson presents John Salyers

with a  check for $2000.00 for Polio. Great work!