JANUARY 2017 UPDATE

OUR DISTRICT

It was very exciting to have  4 Westchester Area Meetings in January  and each one included a gathering of 6-7 clubs. A picture from the last gathering at the Crabtree's Kittle House organized by the Bedford-Armonk club is shown with: Bedford/Armonk President Abbott Fleur, me, Assistant Governor JT McFadden - Elmsford, Mt. Kisco Past President Anthony Monteleone, Tarrytown Past President Margaret Black, Yorktown Past President Dave Bowers, Chappaqua President Dave Shields. Not Shown but present was Northeast Westchester-Somers President Kathi Casella. Many thanks to the other Assistant Governors- Mary Ciamarra and Vinny Coakley and the other host clubs, Bronx and Harrison-Mammaroneck for also having great meetings at Sammy's Shrimp Box, Ciao's and Emilio's. 

RI UPDATES

February "Rotarian" Highlights - Article on p. 13 - Boosting membership with enthusiasm - Try different things. Try to make things fun. 

p. 57 -Message from The Rotary Foundation Chair, Kalyan Banerjee- Long commitment to peace: International understanding develops through personal relationships. Foundation allocates millions of dollars for projects that attack the root cause of conflict - lack of education, health care, economic opportunity, clean water and adequate sanitation.  Global grants moves the needle on peace. 

P. 58 - Rotary Ideas help clubs find volunteers, partnerships, and in-kind donations, as well as funding. More than 1,220 projects posted since it launched in August 2013. 

DISTRICT UPDATES

Coming Soon:

 Multi-District PETS - March 24-25, 2017 for Incoming Club Presidents and Assistant Governors

 District 7230Conference - One  Day - April 8, 2017  - Annual Meeting, Annual Awards, Paul Harris Lunch, Club Presentations, RI  Representative Presentations

 District Training Assembly - April 29, 2017 for Incoming Club Officers in Bermuda & NY, respectively

 District Centennial Celebration - May 17, 2017 for all Rotarians - 100 years 1917-2017 Doing Good in the World

 Rotary Int'l Convention - June 10-14, 2017, Bill Gates scheduled to be there!

Quarterly Standings on District 7230 Rotary Cup Challenge @ 1/31/17: 

 Membership- Harlem, Yonkers-East Yonkers, Northeast Westchester, Mid-Island

 Annual Fund (EREY)- Northeast Westchester, Chinatown, Pleasantville

 Event Participation By Area (Estimate) - Area 7 (Bermuda), Area 5 (NYC), Area 3 (Sound Shore)

District Communications:

Remember, please send events, articles, photos to Cecily to post in District Mid-month Newsletter of Club Happenings and on the District Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/rotary7230 Send email with info to: rotary7230pr@gmail.com 

Lora Hugelmeyer, District Governor 2016-17