District 6970 Call to Action!!

 Fellow Rotarians, the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent, which is a part of our own RI Zone 34, is experiencing a Major Volcano Disaster since early April of this year.   St. Vincent is home to the Rotary Club of St. Vincent, the Rotary Club of St. Vincent South, and the Rotaract Club of Kingstown.

Additional information is below, but suffice it to say the needs are great!  We are asking all Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Rotary Clubs to consider sending contributions to our York Fund (a 501c3 charitable entity).  And in turn, District 6970 will MATCH the first $5,000 in contributions at a 1:1 rate!! Donate now and have your dollars doubled!!

Thank you for considering a monetary donation to help our Caribbean / Rotary neighbors; remember we are People of Action!!
(read more: Rotary District 7030 Report)

Yours in Rotary Service,
District Governor Rich Turnbull

April 2021 Caribbean Volcano Relief

Please make checks to:
District 6970 York Foundation
and send to:
PO Box 47195, Jacksonville, FL  32247

(Please note ‘VOLCANO’ in the memo space)

Or!!  Save time and use the convenient ‘Donate’ button below!

By: Kelly Altosino-Sastre, Ponte Vedra Rotary Club (Nocatee) May 31, 2021

For some reason or another, I never attended RLI or Rotary Leadership Institute. With all my kids playing soccer somewhere in the USA for years and years and other weekend obligations, I couldn’t attend the all-day Saturday sessions. Then COVID happened.

Just like everything else, the RLI classes moved to a ZOOM format. Finally, I could make it work. Sessions were offered at various days and times. I have to admit, I knew a lot of the material and led a lot of the discussion in the sessions, but I learned so much more about Rotary. I also met amazing Rotarians all over the eastern part of the US, Canada and the Islands. It was a very valuable experience and I encourage all Rotarians (new ones and old ones alike) to attend RLI. I am even graduating on June 26 in a ZOOM ceremony as one of the first group of RLI ZOOM graduates. Hey, that sounds like a good excuse for a party.

RLI provides quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills to Rotarians interested in developing their Rotary participation and to those identified by Rotary Clubs as having a potential in club leadership. These educational opportunities will teach skills that will benefit the members in their lives and in their volunteer service. The curriculum is up-to-date, practical, and user-friendly. Classes are generally one hour, but a few are 90 minutes and the content is divided in to three parts: Part 1-The Rotarian (5 sessions), Part 2–The Rotary Club (6 sessions), and Part 3–The Rotary Journey (5 sessions). Each session comes with a study guide and involves discussion-based training.

RLI – Sunshine Division – Building better Rotarians, one session at a time. (rlitraining.org)

Mission

Rotary Works is an initiative provided for Rotarians and Rotaractors within Zones 33 & 34 experiencing career transition.  This initiative is comprised of three distinct programs, providing education, networking, and/or financial resources for participants, providing mentorship opportunities for personal and professional development.

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