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The RotaryReviewDistrict 6880October 2019
From the Desk of DG SkipCan you believe it is October? We are 4 months into the clubyear, and I am amazed at the projects and fund raisers that are being executed across the district. YOU are AMAZING!I would like to share a few words about our District Grantawards for this year.We had 25 clubs make application for a grant and we were ableto fund each one. This is up from the 14 applicants we had last year. Forthe PEs reading this, the District Grant is funded from your contributions in preceding years. This is YOUR MONEY coming back to YOU!More about this at Mid-Year (Jan. 10-11, Fairhope). Requests rangedfrom a “Buddy Bench” to a Disaster Preparedness Van. Grant amountsranged from 1,000.00 to 8,500.00, nearly 80,000.00!This is a testimony to the clubs in the district as they sought out needs around their community and found a way to meet that need. Meeting the needs of the community through Service iswhat brought me to Rotary, and I believe it is what will define your Rotary experience as well. Itis what we do for others that sets us apart as both individuals and as an organization. How is yourclub meeting the challenge of “Service above Self”?Speaking of clubs, Rotary International has openly addressed one of the more soberingtopics: membership. While we continue attract new members, we also continue to lose and equalor greater number. The new membership model is being worked in our District by the Membership Chair and committee, but more must be done. As you have heard me say, it’s about retention,not accessions.I am asking that each club hold a club assembly in the next month (November) anddiscuss their own membership issues and brainstorm to see what activities or actions theycan take to help stem the tide of Rotarians leaving the club. Every club in the district facesthis issue and I believe solutions to this problem can be found within the clubs.Zambia Water Project Update: On October 6, 2019 the first district sponsored water wellwas dug and is now fully operational. The link here shows the impact this well will have on thisvillage and school in Wachema, AACemItzP5aF0KUU4qNKBe1da?dl 0I want to say thank you to each member and club that has provided financial assistance tothe District to make this dream a reality. We have approximately 4,000.00 in the account for asecond well but are 4500.00 short.Elsewhere, you will read of our efforts in the Beauregard community of Lee County withtornado relief and the ongoing efforts along the Gulf Coast to assist in the hurricane cleanup efforts.Looking forward to hearing from you .DG Skip
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2019-2020 District OfficersDistrict GovernorJames Edward Dotherow III(Skip & Terry)3618 Bankhead AvenueMontgomery, AL 36111Email: dgskip6880@yahoo.comHome: 334-284-2513Cell: 334-313-1543District Governor ElectJerry Blacklaw (Cynthia)371 Azalea StreetFairhope, AL 36532-1701Email: Blacklaw6880@gmail.comCell: 850-910-0990District Governor NomineeBruce McNeal (Angela)601 Royal ParkwayDothan, AL 36305Email: dgmcneal2022@gmail.comHome: 334-794-7116Cell: 334-791-8921Immediate Past District GovernorSamuel Adams (Mary Virginia)3225 Boxwood DriveMontgomery, AL 36111Email: dgsam@6880@gmail.comHome: 334-263-9430Office: 334-356-6700Cell: 334-301-0597Vice GovernorPDG Bill Trant1500 Frederick RoadOpelika, AL 36801Email: billopelika@yahoo.comWork: 334-749-8700Cell: 334-728-9700Rotary FoundationPDG Linda Mong (Dave)28359 Bay Branch DriveDaphne, AL 36526Email: lgmong@msn.comCell:251-599-2290District TreasurerBob Mills (Dianne)411 Country Club RoadTroy, AL 36079-2905Email: bmills@troycable.netHome: 334-566-2153Cell: 334-372-2318District SecretaryDell Goodwin (Tim)226 Stewart LaneMidland City, Alabama 36350Email: goodwind226@yahoo.comCell: 334-714-2258Communications OfficerEric Lewis (Wendi)507 Forest Edge PlaceMontgomery, AL 36117Email: eric@rotarywebservices.comHome: 334-409-9147Cell: 334-221-0066Communications OfficerJimmy Hill2026 Gorgas StreetMontgomery, AL 36106Email: jhill@rruw.orgCell: 334-399-4866
With the help of each Rotarian, Our District’s goal for The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund is certainly obtainable.Rotarians around the world give generously to their Foundation to accomplish a wide range of educational, cultural, and humanitarian programs.These gifts ensure that dreams of a better life become reality for thousands ofdeserving people throughout the world.The cornerstone of The Rotary Foundation is the Annual Programs Fund.Without the continuing annual commitments from Rotarians, there would beno Ambassadorial Scholars, no Youth Exchanges, no Matching Grants, no 3H Grants. The Annual Programs Fund allows the Foundation to support apredictable level of recurring programming.Contributions to the Annual Programs Fund through the Every Rotarian,Every Year (EREY) initiative are the primary source of funding for Foundation programs, which cover more than 160 countries and geographical areason seven continentsAll contributions to the Annual Programs Fund are spent wisely on qualityRotary projects. Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) is a reminder to ALLRotarians to contribute at least 100 every yearPlease be part of this very important initiative.Yours in RotaryBruce McNealDistrict 6880Annual Funds Chair
The Rotary ReviewThe Rotary Review welcomes news from all District 6880 Rotary Clubs. Here are a fewguidelines to follow: Deadline for articles is the 5th of each month. Any news coming inafter that may be put in the next month’s issue. Pictures should be in jpeg or pdf. Pleasesend captions with pictures. All news/pictures may be sent to Kathy Hughes atkhugs67@gmail.comIMPORTANT ROTARY DATES(Also in DACdb)Oct. 24thWORLD POLIO DAYDec.14thCamp ASCCA Jingle Jump for Camper ScholarshipJan. 10-11Mid-Year Conference, Hampton Inn, Fairhope, ALFeb 20-23Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Camp ASCCA, ALApril 30th-3May Alabama Annual Conference Districts 68606880 Orange Beach, The Wharf, Springhill Inns andSuites, Orange Beach ALLook for added dates and changes in each newsletter!October- World Polio Month-Is your club planning an event to highlight Rotary's fight to end Polio around the world? Ifso, please make sure you take lots of photos and send them to the editor of thenewsletter.For Example, the Montgomery Sunrise Rotary Club is hosting a lunch andlearn event on the 24th. It will show the film Breathe and have polio survivors onhand to share their personal story. The venue is Capitol Heights Baptist Church inMontgomery, cost is 20.00 for lunch. Donations will be accepted to help with thefight.Mail in the "Good-Bye Polio, Thanks Rotary card found in this month’s Rotarymagazine.
Rotary Helps Rebuild Beauregard
Along the Journey . . .with DGE JerryABUSE & HARASSMENTRotary International is taking a no-nonsense attitude toward any kind of Abuse and Harassment within Rotary. There is simply no place for it."All members and individuals attending or participating in Rotary events or activitiesshould expect an environment free of harassment, including unwelcome physical contact, advances, or inappropriate comments. Rotary participants shall maintain a climate that promotessafety, courtesy, dignity, and respect for all."Furthermore, at our 6880 Mid-Year Conference in Fairhope, anyone involved withyoung people will be required to read and agree in writing with the contents of a short paper onAbuse and Harassment written by Montgomery Sunrise Club Member and Attorney, Dana Butler. They will also be asked to sign a permission slip for District Leadership to run backgroundchecks.Let's take care of the people involved with our organization.Sincerely,DGE Jerry
Effective LeadershipGetting People To Do StuffAn EXCITING Training Event Open To The PublicDate:Thursday, January 16, 2020Time:8:00 AM until 12:00 Noon (Registration – Networking 8am-9am)LocationRotary Hall – Wiregrass Rehab Center795 Ross Clark Circle – Dothan, ALCost: 50.00Proceeds:Rotary Miracle Field Foundation , Rotary International Foundation AnnualFund, Rotary PolioPlusRegistration:Mailing: 601 Royal Parkway, Dothan, AL 36305Phone: 334-791-8921Email: dgmcneal2022@gmail.comMichael Angelo Caruso is coming to Dothan to share a program on “leadership” that he has presented around the world. Aunique opportunity for those of us in the Wiregrass Area to hear Michael’s true understanding on important leadership skills thatwill inspire and motivate us into a new way of thinking in the areas of how to:Motivate themselves and othersInspire whoever they're leadingLead during difficult challengesCope with changeHave the courage to innovateGive better presentations that improve and communicate changeSee more at -to-do-stuffYou don’t want to miss this!Michael Angelo Caruso has delivered over 2,000 presentations and keynote speeches on the subjects of leadership, selling, and presentation skills. He has spoken on five continents and 49 of the 50 states. His clients include Bank of America, Citgo, Rayovac, Hallmark, The National Institutes of Health, Verizon Wireless, and the United States Navy. He is author of the 5 Cool Ideas books, an audio book on legacy titled Dear Michael Angelo—A Father’s Life Letters To His Sonand the Present Like a Pro DVD. For more info, visit www.MichaelAngeloCaruso.com.Proceeds to Rotary Miracle Field / Rotary Annual Fund / Rotary PolioPlusHosted by Dothan Rotary and Dothan Tuesday Rotary Clubs
Robertsdale Rotary ClubThe Balloon Guymade a visit to theRobertsdale RotaryClub on 9/17/19. Hepresented Sylvia Matting ly a beautiful corsage, Linda Buck apumpkin, Jamie Hardy a birthday hat andcreated alovely penguin while the club showed offour new t-shirts. A good time was had byall.Max Hansen with Hemp-Tek educated us on the hempplant. He shared how it is grown, the many different usesthe plant has as well as the uses for CBD oil.Baldwin County District AttorneyRobert Wilters gave an update onthe crisis in the Alabama PrisonSystem at our 9/24/19meeting. Attached is a photo ofDA Wilters.
FairHope Rotary ClubFairhope Rotary Club traveled toLee County to assist in rebuildinghomes for those who lost everything in the March tornado.Point Clear Rotary ClubPoint Clear Rotarian Chesley Allegri, center,was host to polo enthusiast Hutch Radcliff and2019 Polo at the Point official Linda Lou Parsons. Radcliff explained the game and thePoint Clear polo organization while Parsonsgave details of the October charity eventwhich raises funds this year for the ThomasHospital Foundation. The Point Clear RotaryClub provides assistance for the annual event.
Troy Rotary ClubBenny Pinckard and David Price hosted the September 17th meeting of the Troy Rotary Club. Theyinvited author and Vietnam veteran Jimmy Lawrence to speak to the Club about his experiences inthe Ia Drang Valley during the Vietnam conflict.Lawrence is a Troy native and graduated from TroyHigh School in 1959. He graduated from the Citadel in 1963 and then joined the Army. He served inthe 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army, thoughinstead of riding horses, they flew helicopters. Hewent to Vietnam at age 24 and said that is one of thegreat tragedies of war--that wars are fought byyoung people. The book We Were SoldiersOnce.and Young is based on the Battle of the IaDrang.Pictured are Rotary President MaggieHammond, Jimmy Lawrence, andBenny PinckardThe September 10th meeting of the Troy RotaryClub was hosted by Michael Precise and JohnRamage. They invited Alabama Secretary ofState John H. Merrill to speak to the club. Secretary Merrill told the club what he has accomplished in the past few years since he took office.Since January 2015, more than 1.3 million newvoters have registered, and more than 800,000ineligible voters have been removed from therolls. He said that 94% of all eligible Alabamiansare now registered to vote. The Vote for Alabama app allows people to register to vote orchange registration information from a mobiledevice. Secretary Merrill said that in recent elections, his office has seen several voter participationrecords broken. Pictured are Troy Rotary President Maggie Hammond, Secretary of State JohnMerrill, and John Ramage.We are excited to announcethat we are sponsoring a newInteract Club at Pike LiberalArts School! Pictured are Rotary President Maggie Hammond, Alabama Secretary ofState John Merrill, and PikeLib Interact charter members.
Troy ContinuedThe September 24th meeting of the Troy Rotary Club washosted by Jason Reeves and Debbie Rogers. They invited Colonel Charles Ward, Director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, to speak to the club. ColonelWard was appointed Acting Director of the ALEA Department of Public Safety in November 2016, and thenDirector in May 2017. He has served as a member ofALEA/DPS since 1985. He has worked the Troy University Football Detail for many years, traveling across thecountry to Troy football games. He is also over the DriverLicense Department, and said that one of the department'sgoals is to have all offices open on Saturday so that peopledon't have to take off from work or miss school to obtain adriver's license. Currently there are three offices in the state that are open on Saturday. Colonel Wardalso discussed the new Star ID requirements, and said that there is no cost for the Star ID, but if youare in between license renewals, you will have to pay for a duplicate. A Star ID or a valid passport willbe required for air travel and rail travel next year. In order to obtain a Star ID, you will need your social security card, birth certificate, and two other pieces of identifying information that include yourmailing address, such as a power bill.Pictured are Rotary President Maggie Hammond, Mayor Jason Reeves, Colonel Charles Ward, andDebbie Rogers.ElbaElbaRotaryRotaryClubCoffee County Extension CoordinatorGavin Mauldin spoke to the Elba RotaryClub on Tuesday, October 8. Mauldin provided an update on programs offeredthrough the Extension Office, and discussed the current drought conditionsacross Alabama. The topic of industrialhemp farming generated the most attentionand the most questions from thegroup. Mauldin is a graduate of Elba HighSchool and Tusculum College, where heattended on a football scholarship. He ispictured with Bill Brunson and Justin Maddox, Elba Rotary Club President.The longtime publisher of TheElba Clipper, Ferrin Cox, spoketo members of the Elba RotaryClub at their noon meeting onTuesday, October 1. Cox sharedmemories and stories of his 57years in the newspaper business,including the transition from linotype to computers. He becameeditor of The Elba Clipper in1964 and purchased the paper in1971. With offices in downtownElba, the Clipper survived 3floods in the 1990s without missing a single edition. Cox is apast president of the Alabama Press Association and was serving in that capacity when the Alabama Open Meetings Actpassed in 2005. Cox is shown on the right in the photo alongwith Rotarian Jack Brunson.
Demopolis Rotary ClubAt our meeting on September 18, we heard from Ms. Karen Braxton’sLeadership Class at the University of West Alabama. As part of theirclass project, students were grouped into two teams and were taskedwith forming a team name and logo. As part of their presentation to ourclub, they had to discuss how Rotary leadership principals applied toleadership in a business setting. Bothteams did an excellentjob of presenting. Rotarians helped providescoring on presentations as today’s teampresentations are partof their overall grade inthe class. The studentswere also able to network with Rotarians.Rotarians Jan McDonald and Jay Shows were alsorecognized with a Paul Harris Fellow because oftheir contributions as Assistant District Governors.At our meeting on October 2, we heard from Mr. Jesse Johnson, an Alabama Power employee at our local Greene County Steam Plant. Jessespoke on the upcoming clean up event for Renew our City/Renew ourRivers in Demopolis on October 4-5.Renew our Rivers began in 2000 as a community river cleanup organizedby Alabama Power employees from Plant Gadsden concerned about litterfound along the Coosa River. Today, Renew our Rivers is one of the nation’s largest river cleanups. This year more than 30 cleanups areplanned through November to promote conservation and environmentalstewardship in communities across the state. So far this year, volunteershave removed more than 164,000 pounds of trash and debris from Alabama lakes and rivers.
Central Baldwin Sunset ClubThe Central Baldwin SunsetRotary Club hosted its annualAlligator's and Ale 5k andCornhole tournament on October 5th. The event raised 30,000 to help build a Miracle League park for BaldwinCounty. To date the Sunset Rotarians have raised over 60,000 to help build the parkthat will allow kids of ages andabilities the chance to playbaseball.Randy Younce, a member ofThe Central Baldwin SunsetRotary Club was inducted inthe the Foley High SchoolFootball Hall of Fame. We areall very proud of Randy.The Central Baldwin Sunset Grillers helped outthe Robertsdale High School SGA with somepre-game concessions at a home game. It wasgreat to help out the local school and have somefun at the same time.
Phenix City ClubSeptember was Literacy Month and the PhenixCity Rotary Club read to students at Westview Elementary School. The Phenix City Rotary Clubknows that reading is fundamental to a child’s education. These Rotary Readers are committed to theyouth in their community.
Brundidge Rotary ClubDistrict Governor 6880, James "Skip" Dotherow visited the Brundidge Rotary Club on October 2nd, 2019. The Club inducted BrianMcDaniels as a new member. Brian is ownerof Jackson Hardware, Inc. of Brundidge, Alabama. Pictured Left to Right are:Marv Jackson, Club President, Cookie Graham, Brian McDaniels, and DG James "Skip"Dotherow. Cookie Graham was the sponsorRotarian for Brian McDaniels.The Brundidge Rotary Club is small in size,but large in Community Service. Projectsplanned for the remainder of the year are: Alabama/Auburn ticket raffle; Delivery of Community Thanksgiving plates to homebound,Christmas Celebration, and Silent Auction to benefit local charities. The Club will announce anotherscholarship on October 9th, which will make 9 Annual Scholarships to be awarded to local seniors in2020.Dr. Danny R Ellis, Pastor of Richland BaptistChurch is the newest member to the BrundidgeRotary Club. He was sponsored by Lamar Steed,the oldest member of our club. Pictured L toR: Club President, Marv Jackson, Dr. Danny REllis, and Lamar Steed.
Oct 01, 2019 · (Also in DACdb) Oct. 24th WORLD POLIO DAY Dec.14th Camp ASCCA Jingle Jump for Camper Scholarship Jan. 10-11 Mid-Year Conference, Hampton Inn, Fairhope, AL Feb 20-23 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Camp ASCCA, AL April 30th-3 May Alabama Annual Conference District
