Week 30, January 19, 2020

1.CONNECT.    2.DISCOVER.   3.IMPACT.

Those are the things we do as Rotarians. We CONNECT with each other. We DISCOVER what’s going on in our world. And we have an IMPACT, where there are needs.

Those three words are the themes of our 2020 District Conference at World Golf Village on Friday & Saturday, April 24-25, where you’ll be able to explore all three themes. 

Friday night, we have a speaker from Rotary International, then celebrate with music and food.

Saturday, we learn from some great speakers how to increase our IMPACT.  Here’s one example:  Nina Waters, one of the most respected philanthropic minds in Northeast Florida, will talk to us about “How to Unlock Your Philanthropic Potential”.  (Spoiler alert:  money is just one piece of the picture.) 

We’ll give more details in the next few weeks. 

And don’t miss Saturday night, when we give Awards to top Rotarians and Clubs, and then we party. 

Sign up for everything or just part.  Go to RotaryDistrict6970.org for more details.

I’m taking just a bit more time this week because we lost a great Rotarian at the beginning of this  month:  Past District Governor Bob Shircliff.  He “constantly strived to make life better for those in need”.  Bob had a way with words, and two quotes stand out for Rotarians.  Long ago, he said: “Philanthropy not only changes the life of the recipient, it changes the life of the giver.”

Then three years ago, when he was interviewed about his huge impact on Northeast Florida, he said, with the famous Shircliff grin: “Well, I’ve given far less than anybody thinks, and more than my wife thinks,”

….May we all strive to live a life like Bob.

​Mike Darragh
2019-20 District Governor
mikehdarragh@gmail.com

Hurricane Dorian Rebuilding-How You Can Assist

January 2020

Long-Term Recovery: Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands

If you have access to construction supplies & tools, logistics, farm & transportation equipment (such as tractors, school vans and buses, etc.) to be utilized by the Leadership Teams of local Rotary Clubs in the Bahamas in order to rebuild and assist in the recovery of certain devastated areas surrounding their Clubs (especially for the rebuilding of homes, orphanages, small farms, local schools and community centers) please immediately contact District 6970 Disaster Committee Co-Chair, Pat Mulvihill, at pem@axisp.com

Click HERE to donate:  PayPal/Credit Card  All funds donated are dedicated solely for post-hurricane Dorian recovery & rebuilding initiatives

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