Saturday, April 16, 2011
Reach Within to Embrace Humanity
Rotary District Assembly, Tidewater Community College- New Portsmouth Campus
Baljit, Jim and I attended the District Assembly last week. We enjoyed learning from Jim Bynum (District Governor -elect); Chuck Arnason (District Governor- nominee Designate); Kenneth I. Wright (Mayor, City of Portsmouth) who encouraged us to be the change we want to see in the world; Dr. Deborah DiCroce (President, Tidewater Community College); Jayne Sullivan (District Governor); Kalyan Banerjee (Rotary International President - elect); Jim Pierce (past District Governor); Bill Pollard (District Rotary Foundation Chair), Jim Probsdorfer (terrific presentation Jim!) and many others.
The program started with a Presentation of Colors given by the Girl Scouts of America; continued with a set of presentations on America, Pledge & Invocation, Reach Within to Embrace Humanity, Building Community, Bridging Continents, this year's Group Study Exchange Team and other humanitarian themes.
The foundation's goals for this year:
1. Increase service above self
2. Increase Rotary public image
3. Presidential citation
4. Increase membership
5. Increase foundation and polio giving
Following this set of presentations, the participants attended breakout sessions to learn more about their area of expertise and share best practices with fellow Rotarians. I thought the sessions were good. I liked the fact that we were given an opportunity to meet others with similar challenges and discuss ways to help us grow as an organization.
The event ended with an inspirational message to remind us that we joined Rotary to serve our community, to serve the world, and to serve our people.
Announcements:
-Polio Challenge Grant fundraisers (ongoing) present End Polio Baseball Game on July 30th, DC Nationals vs. NY Mets at 7:05 PM, Nationals Park, $30. If you are interested, contact chair Jerry Fields at jfields49@aol.com or 757-220-2692
- Foundation & Membership Workshop: August 13, District Office, Williamsburg
- Foundation Banquet- November 16th, Colonial Heritage, Williamsburg
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