Rotarians from one District visit Clubs in a distant District, staying with Rotarian families and getting a feel for life in another culture. Recently our District 6250 has hosted a group from Latvia and Sweden.
Jim went to Nepal in 2016 with the goal of helping local Clubs better their chances of getting RI grants. And he survived the world’s most dangerous road. Jim also went to Australia in 2015.
Mary Van Hout talked of her 2011 Friendship Exchange to England, with interesting scenics. She also sent to Lagos Nigeria in 2014, a land filled with bright colors. They visited a number of schools and talked about Climate Change. In 2017, she visited India on another Friendship Exchange, staying in three different communities. There they addressed the issue of safe housing for girls.
Dean Ryerson was in India with Mary and spoke about the impact of Polio Plus.
Mary Van Hout, Jeannine Desautels, and Dean Ryerson on registration day at the 2018 Rotary International Convention in Toronto.
Mary Beth Growney Selene moderated Breakout sessions and fullfilled the duties of her office as a Rotary Foundation Director at the 2018 Tronto Convention.
Mary Dunn and Glen Blumhorst, CEO, Peace Corps Connect listen to a Rotarian and RPCV in the house of Friendship.
10,000 miles antique car trek to End Polio on display at the House of Friendship, Toronto 2018.
Mary Feldt took a seat in the antique car to trek to End Polio.
Posted by Dwight Heaney, District Foundation Committee Chair 2018-19 on Jul 05, 2018
District 6250 Rotarians and Clubs contributed $422,946.92 to our Rotary Foundation's Annual Fund SHARE program in 2017-18. Together, we exceeded our $325,000 goal by 30%. In addition, District 6250 Rotarians contributed an additional $200,315 to other annual funds such as Polio Plus and endowments. Please share this achievement with your clubs and pass along the appreciation of every District 6250 leader. The final Monthly Contributions Report for 2017-18 is attached.
This year our District Foundation Committee's Annual Fund will be lead by Dave Warren, who served as District Foundation Chair the last two years. We are swapping roles as I become the District Foundation Committee Chair.
We look forward to working with our Clubs to continue the tradition of generosity from District 6250 Rotarians. Your support for the Annual Fund SHARE program is the starting point to make our Rotary Foundation one of the highest impact organizations on earth. Your leadership makes a world of difference!
Posted by Ryan Hyland, Rotary International on Jun 30, 2018
Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio worldwide won Best Nonprofit Act in the Hero Awards of the One Billion Acts of Peace campaign, an international global citizens’ movement to tackle the world’s most important issues.
Our club has been participating in Rotary Youth Exchange for a long time. I'm not sure exactly how long we have been involved. I joined the club on 2-14-14. Shortly after that, at my first district conference, I told Toni Pabon that I would help her out temporarily while she looked for someone else to take her place as YEC. Needless to say, I fell in love with Youth Exchange and have been doing it ever since.
Please let me know of any events or special situations in our fellow Rotarians' lives where a card, flowers, or a plant would be appropriate for their situation.
District 6250 is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for all participants in Rotary activities. It is the duty of all Rotarians; spouses, or partners of Rotarians; and any other volunteers to safeguard to the best of their ability the welfare of and to prevent the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of children and youth with whom they come into contact. Entire Youth Protection Policy
If you are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc... You must have an annual background check completed. This only applies if you are working with youth one-on-one. If you are in a group more than 2 people, you don't need a background check. CLICK HERE for details.
