October is Vocational Service Month in Rotary. Our district has an exceptional program of vocational scholarships. Has your club identified candidates yet? These scholarships are an ideal way to promote Rotary in your community while offering significant help to someone who is pursuing training on a non-baccalaureate track. Rotary clubs are ideally suited for job shadowing activities with high schoolers. We can also find creative ways to honor all professions. Please look for something you can do to observe this avenue of service during October.
October is also our District Conference and ABCs of Rotary month. The 3rd, 4th and 5th of this month offer you the chance to learn more about Rotary in a fun atmosphere. You'll have the opportunity to meet the terrific GSE team from New Zealand visiting our area now (they'll make a presentation Friday afternoon), to participate in training sessions, and to hear more about district-wide activities. The District Conference is next weekend. Why not make it a date? Come for the meetings, visit the House of Friendship, stay for a great dinner, wander through the hospitality suites for some fabulous dancing, and then go upstairs to your own hotel room. A perfect Rotary weekend of fellowship and fun that even your spouse will appreciate! Register today at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=126731. Remember, registration is free and the conference is at the convenient Marriott Lincolnshire Resort.
Also at the conference, you'll have a chance to donate old computer equipment, including peripherals, to Pass on Your PC. The program erases all information from the equipment, refurbishes it, and gets it to people and organizations in need. Feel free to bring along equipment donated by your neighbors and coworkers as well. See http://rotary6440.blogspot.com/2008/09/pass-on-your-pc.html for more details.
One of our clubs, Evanston Lighthouse, has been working for many months on a terrific program to improve life for 200,000 people in Nigeria. The program has been approved for a Rotary Foundation 3-H grant but is now in jeopardy. Funding changes mean that an additional $25,000 is needed before the end of February or the project will be cancelled. Please consider contributing. It's an excellent way for your club to get involved in international service or for you to help out as an individual. More information is available at http://rotary6440.blogspot.com/2008/09/3-h-grant-funding-urgently-needed.html.
Our district is applying for a Rotary International PR Grant. Public relations successes bring results, as the increased awareness of ShelterBox shows. Please send your success stories to District PR Chair Judy Hughes at jjhugs@comcast.net.
Public relations will play a big role in this month's observance of World Polio Day on October 24th. Rotary clubs around the world will observe the day in a variety of ways. PDG Dave Waring is chairing our district's End Polio Now committee. Please contact him (rotary@waring.net) for ideas or to commit your club's support. Eradicating polio depends on all of us supporting the program.
See you at the conference!
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