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"This is the largest, quickest, and most complex deployment in our history," says John Leach, head of operations for ShelterBox. "We organized across four countries to get ShelterBoxes to the people of Haiti quickly."

Each box contains a tent that houses 10 people as well as a stove, blankets, and other essential items.

Doctors have been using supplies from the containers to treat the injured. Hospitals in the capital city are using the tents to provide emergency shelter for postoperative patients.

"There's hundreds of thousands of people that are injured. The walking wounded are everywhere," says Mark Pearson, one of three ShelterBox response team members in Haiti. "People are getting taken to hospital now, eight, nine days later."

ShelterBox

Since its inception in 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter and dignity following over 100 disasters in more than 60 countries, bringing the organization to the forefront of international disaster relief. ShelterBox instantly responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. In many cases "ShelterBoxes" have made the difference between life and death.

Each "ShelterBox" supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value. Highly trained ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organizations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide.

ShelterBox has become the largest Rotary club project in the world, with affiliates in eight countries.

District 6740 Responds

In the true spirit of Rotary the clubs in District 6740 have gone above and beyond to provide shelter for thousands in Haiti. The following clubs have reported in thus far:

Lexington-Sunrise - $1065

Somerset-Pulaski - $1000

Special Thanks to PDG Ron Coffman

PDG Ron Coffman has been in Florida arranging flights for aid to Haiti. The website for the efforts of Ron and his wife Doris is www.christianflights.org . They have been committed to this cause for 20+ years.

Polio Message From RI President

Dear Clubs,

I have enclosed an e-mail from our president, John Kenny, requesting all clubs to do their part in informing the public concerning Rotary's all out effort in the eradication of Polio. Please make every effort to let your community know of the various projects that your club has either been or will be involved with in the "Polio Battle".

Thanks for all your help.
Dennis McEvoy, DG 6740

January 2009

Dear District Governor,

I am writing to ask for your support for a major Public Image project

which is taking place on 23 February 2010. Various Public Image
initiatives will be happening around the world from 16 February until

2 March 2010.

These will include the now successful lighting up of iconic buildings

with the message End Polio Now. Leaders of governments will also receive from Rotary an End Polio Now postcard.

I would appreciate if you would ask each of the clubs in your district to be seen doing something visible to promote the End Polio Now campaign.

It can be anything from spending an hour one day handing out

leaflets about Rotary and polio to having a booth at your local

shopping mall collecting money to help pay for polio immunization

for the children.

It really is up to each club's imagination to do what they can to

support this project.

I do hope you will take this challenge to your clubs. Imagine the

impact of every club in the world taking part to help End Polio Now

around our organization's 105th anniversary.

For ideas and outreach materials to highlight 23 February, please

visit:

http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/Rotaryleadership/RIpresident/ Pages/PublicImage.aspx

I wish you success as we celebrate Rotary's anniversary confident that each club will recognize The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands.

Sincerely,
John Kenny
President 2009-2010
Rotary International

Rotary International Assembly 2010

This year's International Assembly was held January 18^th - 24^th in San Diego, California. Attended by over 530 District Governor-elects from around the world, the Assembly is designed to broaden attendees' experience of Rotary's internationality and deepen their Rotary knowledge.

Hosted by Rotary International President, John Kenny (Scotland) and President-elect, Ray Klinginsmith (Kirksville, Mo.), the Assembly included eleven plenary sessions and nine Group Discussions, covering a wide range of topics, including Polio Plus, the Rotary Foundation and its Future Vision Plan, leadership, vocational service, the value of publicity, Rotaract and Rotary Youth Programs. Also covered were Rotary's increased internet and social networking presence and heightened emphasis on attracting and retaining new and younger members.

Unfortunately, usually sunny California was inundated with driving rain storms, colder temperatures and even hail! However, Rotarians were treated to the International Fellowship Dinner and Dance on Wednesday evening, a Cultural Exchange on Thursday and the International Festival Talent Night, hosted by Rotary General Secretary, Ed Futa.

The District Governors-elect and spouses enjoyed some wonderful speakers who spoke on how to tell our Rotary Story and attract generation Y members, New Generations Clubs and a touching Polio Plus update. Spouses attended very informative seminars and panel discussions addressing the Family of Rotary, Service Opportunities, South Asia, Africa, understanding generation Y and networking.

President-elect Ray unveiled his 2010-11 annual theme: "Building Communities - Bridging Continents", which is designed to emphasize the importance of both local and international service. President-elect Ray's wish for our Rotary Clubs is to be "Bigger, Better and Bolder" in our communities during his 2010-11 Rotary year.

Robert Ryan

District Governor-Elect

How To Start An Interact Club In Your Area

I am Cindy Legg, ADG for Area 10, as well as the Rotary Sponsor Chair for the Paintsville Interact Club. The Paintsville Rotary Club was able to establish an INTERACT club at the Paintsville High School in 2008 and is currently in the process of getting a club ready to charter at the Johnson Central High School. In addition, the West Liberty Club has a newly established club at the Morgan County High School that is set to be chartered by February 11^thand the Martin County Club is in the very beginning stages of trying to start a club at Sheldon Clark High School.

I would like to share with you our approach. With the Paintsville HS, (which is a small Jr/Sr HS), we were able to have a presentation to the entire senior high. We planned an assembly of sorts, and four Rotarians, along with the School Superintendent (who is also a Rotarian) TALKED to them and included a brief synopsis of WHAT IS INTERACT and WHAT IS ROTARY. We had brochures available, as well as membership applications printed, and urged the kids to take the information home with them and talk to their parents.The next step was to plan a meeting with 3 school sponsors (teachers).

It was funny that after the initial presentation to the school, several Rotarians were approached by local Kiwanians with a jovial "I've been in Kiwanis for YEARS, and my kid comes home today wanting to be a Rotarian!!".

To get them started our Rotary club donated an INTERACT flag as well as the initial cost of T-shirts (chosen by the students instead of pins). I'm proud to say that we've kept about 14 members and they've really done some great projects.

I'm elated to hear that we've got such interest throughout the district. I have readily available the INTERACT HANDBOOK as well as some of my notes regarding our initial presentation to the High Schools. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in receiving copies of this information. The Rotary website is also a great resource.

Cindy K. Legg

(606) 789-8119 (606) 789-5414 fax

Rotary District 6740 - 2009/2010 Asst. Governor Area 10

Rotary Leadership Institute

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of fast-paced, interactive, one-day courses offered to refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase their base of knowledge in Rotary.

Courses are fun, topical, interactive and geared toward busy business and professional Rotarians who want to be more effective leaders in their vocations and their clubs. It is recommended that clubs nominate 2 Rotarians each year to begin RLI and support prior attendees' continuation of the Parts II and III.

Rotary clubs need a constant influx of new leadership as club officers, board and committee leaders change every year. It is difficult at the club level to learn enough about the exciting world of Rotary with its 1.4 million members in 166 countries. Furthermore, leadership skills in a voluntary organization are often different from business leadership skills. It is important that club leaders have every opportunity for education because the success or failure of our clubs depends in large part on the quality of their leaders. This is an outstanding opportunity for each club to improve the Rotary knowledge of its key people, who will also be exposed to new ideas of leadership. Just the interaction with other Rotarians makes the courses worthwhile.

WE NOW HAVE THE ABILITY FOR ATTENDEES TO REGISTER ONLINE:

http://www.hoa-rli.org/main.sc

P.S. We're encouraging you to recruit a future leader to represent your club at RLI and have them register today!!!

PART I Topics

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Leadership Characteristics (What makes a good leader?)

Rotary Beyond the Club (The purpose of Rotary and the structure of Rotary)

Membership Retention (We need to retain our members - learn how)

Introduction to the Rotary Foundation (Programs, value to clubs, how to participate)

Leadership Team Building (Engaging members, Effective committees)

Service Projects (Planning a new project, identify community needs, creative solutions)

PART II Topics

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Leadership / Goals (Setting Goals that are adopted by all club members)

Vocational Service (Understanding Vocational service and its ethical underpinnings)

Membership Recruitment (Effective recruiting models, creative approaches)

The Rotary Foundation/SHARE (How the dollars contributed are apportioned and spent)

Leadership / Communication Skills (Public speaking and oral communication skills in leadership

roles)

Analyzing a Rotary Club (A detailed checklist to help a club member assess their club and

adopt best practices from other clubs)

PART III Topics

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International Service ( A Case Study driven examination of World Community Service)

Effective Leadership Strategies

Rotary Opportunities (Interactive discussion of RI recreational, vocational and service

opportunities)

Effective Leadership Strategies (continued)

Leadership / Public Relations (Getting media coverage of your Rotary club activities)

Making A Difference

The next RLI will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2010 in Lexington at the Four Points Sheraton on Stanton Way off Newtown Pike near Exit 115 of I75 / I64. For more information contact Jack McAllister at mrjackmac@insightbb.com.

Rotary Speech Contest Update

Robert Hall, District speech contest coordinator, is working to put in place 3 regional speech contests leading to the finals to be held at the District Conference on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the Hilton Hotel in Florence, Kentucky.

Each club that chooses to participate, needs to conduct their own speech contest at the club level. Once the club winner is chosen, the winner is invited to compete at the regional level. The 3 regional winners will compete at the District finals on May 15.

One regional contest is already set for Saturday, April 10 at 1:00PM in Versailles (location forthcoming).
It is planned to have a regional contest in Whitesburg and another in Lexington (details currently being made).

Please appoint your club's speech contest coordinator and have them identify themselves with contact information to Robert Hall.

Hall, Robert
E-Mail: rmhall203@roadrunner.com

Phone: 859-873-3399
203 Tweed Street
Versailles, KY 40383

Thank you for involving students from your community in this contest.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 6740

SPEECH CONTEST RULES AND PROCEDURES

2010

THE CONTEST offers high school students an opportunity to speak on a meaningful topic, to sharpen their speaking skills, and to gain recognition in addition to possible monetary rewards. The student will learn about Rotary and be presented with a potential of a more involved relationship with Rotary through Interact or one of our other youth oriented programs. The Rotarians, of course, become the beneficiaries of all the stimulating and satisfying feelings that come from a service project with the youth. Someone will earn a total of $ 1,000.00.

ELIGIBILITY: Any high school student (freshman through senior) is eligible. Both private and public high schools as well as home schooled are included. A student may enter the contest of one or more Rotary Clubs in an area.

BECOMING A CONTESTANT: A student may enter the Speech Contest of a Rotary Club in his/her area by:

1) Completing an application form for the contest, which is available in the high school office, or from the local Rotary Club;

2) Speaking WITHOUT NOTES on the topic "Service Above Self" at a meeting of the Rotary Club or at a special session arranged by the Speech Contest Chairperson of the Club.

COMPOSING THE SPEECH: Students are expected to do research on the topic, and may consult teachers, parents, or others about their speech. Students should inform themselves on the basis of judging. Time limits for the speech: 5 to 8 minutes. The students will deliver their speeches without notes at all levels of competition.

CONDUCTING THE CONTEST: Speech Contest Chairperson of a Rotary Club is responsible for contacting schools, gathering applications, and enforcing contest rules. He/She will be in charge of the contest held at a regular or special club meeting (it is best to schedule no more than 3 to 4 contestants at a meeting).

At least three Judges, two Timekeepers, and two Tellers should be on hand for each round of the Speech Contest. Judges may be Rotarians at the club level or others invited to act as such, e.g., teachers. Contestants may ask that their parents be on hand at the club contest or at later levels. If contestants use notes at any level, there will be a deduction of 25 points. Podium and microphone can be used at the discretion of the contestant.

Judges shall weigh each speech on basis of 1 to 100 points using these criteria:

1-30 for Delivery.

1-35 for Originality.

1-35 for Content.

Timekeepers will time speeches, and Tellers will deduct 5 points from a contestant's score for each minute or fraction thereof for a speech less than 5 minutes or more than 8 minutes.

For fairness, contestants should be introduced by numbers, which they draw, not by names or schools. After the speeches, while Judges, Timekeepers, and Tellers are at work, each contestant can introduce himself/herself, saying a few words about his/her background and what he/she has gotten from the contest.

No person should be allowed to enter or leave the room during a speech. No speech should be applauded, as this may influence scoring. Applause can take place after all have spoken and each contestant has introduced himself/herself.

PUBLICITY: The Club Speech Contest Chairperson, in contacting high schools, will supply them with notice of the contest and forms for entrants. Assistance from the principal, speech teacher, debate coach, or other faculty of the school could assist. Local news notices are encouraged.

New Members

Welcome...

Kevin Hatchett- Carlisle Rotary Club

Brenda Mattox - Carlisle Rotary Club

Kevin Zachary - Carlisle Rotary Club

Chris Carle - Florence Rotary Club

St. Elizabeth Medical Center

Jim Woolums - Florence Rotery Club

Associate Pastor, Burlington Baptist Church

Club Birthdays

Happy Birthday...

Augusta Rotary Club - February 2, 1929

81 Years Old

Lancaster Rotary Club - February 12, 1924

86 Years Old

Prestonsburg Rotary Club - February 19, 1986

24 Years Old

Rotary International News

Message From RI President

John Kenny

February 2010

My Fellow Rotarians,

Each of us has, at one time or another, been asked the question, what is Rotary? There are many ways to answer, depending on the questioner, the context, and the time available. The shortest and simplest answer is that Rotary is the world's oldest service club organization. This is, of course, an accurate but necessarily incomplete response, for any true understanding of Rotary must include an explanation of how we in Rotary strive through our service to achieve more than the goal of each individual project. By working together in our clubs, our districts, and internationally, we strive to establish the simple foundations of a better society: friendship, trust, honesty, and hope.

The structure of Rotary, along with our international club projects, helps make friendly connections between Rotarians in different countries. Our emphasis on ethical and honest behavior works to build strong and open relationships between people and nations. Our service projects in water, health and hunger, and literacy help eliminate many of the practical obstacles to peace. And our Rotary Foundation and Rotary Youth Exchange programs go a step beyond by training the leaders of tomorrow to be active builders of a more peaceful world.

These programs help shape responsible citizens of better communities -- people who will have a broad and nuanced perspective, enhanced by opened eyes and open minds. They will be indelibly marked by their experiences, and throughout their lives -- both now and in their later careers -- they will not keep the benefits of these experiences to themselves. These are the people who will help build the kind of future that we as Rotarians strive to create through our every action.

What is Rotary? It is a network of people who care -- people who are both realists and optimists. We recognize the challenges before us and our own limitations; we also recognize our abilities and our responsibility to use them to the fullest. If we are ever to realize Paul Harris' vision for Rotary as an organization that promotes goodwill among nations, then, as he wrote, "the hearts of men must be so touched and molded that mutual understanding and goodwill will take the place of fear and hatred." In this, World Understanding Month, we do well to remember these words -- and to remember as well that in all of our service, we reach for the larger goal of fellowship, understanding, and peace.

John Kenny
President, Rotary International

United Nations Global Compact

December 2009

Dear Rotary District Governors,

Rotary International's more than 32,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographic regions draw on wide range of volunteer talent and expertise to improve the quality of life for all people. Rotary's humanitarian efforts are complimented by its emphases on high ethical standards in business and all the professions. Rotary upholds such ethical standards in its "Four Way Test" and in the practical application of "Service Above Self" through countless humanitarian endeavors around the world.

In a like manner, the United Nations Global Compact is a public-private initiative for businesses worldwide committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. The United Nations Global Compact emphasizes that business, as a primary agent driving globalization, can influence and ensure that markets, commerce, technology and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere.

The United Nations Global Compact exists to assist the private sector in the management of increasingly complex risks and opportunities in the environmental, social and governance realms. By working with private companies and leveraging the expertise and capacities of a range of other stakeholders, the United Nations Global Compact's more than 5,200 corporate participants and stakeholders from over 130 countries seek to build a more sustainable and inclusive global economy and catalyze actions in support of broader United Nations goals -including the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The United Nations Global Compact and Rotary International share the ideals of high ethical business practices, sustainable humanitarian action, and world peace and understanding. Recognizing that such similar missions can lead to fruitful collaboration, Rotary International and the United Nations Global Compact encourage:

1. Education and information sharing between Rotary clubs and districts and Global Compact Local Networks through attendance or invitations to speak at key meetings;

2. As appropriate, individual Rotary members coordinate or facilitate their own businesses to commit to the United Nations Global Compact or invite Global Compact Local Network participants to join a local Rotary club;

3. Local project implementation or collaboration - particularly those addressing the Millennium Development Goals - between Rotary clubs and districts and Global Compact Local Networks; and

4. Joint collaborative efforts promoting the best of corporate social responsibility practices and volunteer leadership and action at the local, district or national level.

Working with the United Nations Global Compact, Rotary clubs and district can expand their impact by better understanding how high ethical standards in business, industry and society can address humanitarian concerns and enhance community development worldwide. We therefore urge you to inform clubs in your district that such opportunities exist and to encourage them to contact their Global Compact Local Network with a view to developing dialogue and mutually beneficial collaboration.

Information on the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles can be found at the following website:

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/TheTenPrinciples/index.html. In addition, information on Global Compact Local Networks can be found at http://www.unglobalcompact.org/NetworksAroundTheWorld/index.html.

In a letter similar to this one, the UN Global Compact will also encourage its Global Compact Local Networks to contact local Rotary clubs and the appropriate district governor.

Through discussion, collaboration and joint cooperation, Rotary clubs and the United Nations Global Compact can foster high ethical standards, universal principles, humanitarian values and tangible humanitarian successes. Together, we can work for the benefit of all.

Yours sincerely,

Edwin H. Futa Georg Kell

General Secretary Executive Director

Rotary International United Nations Global Compact Office

Message From The Chair

Building bridges through service

February 2010

Glenn E. Estess Sr.

On 23 February, Rotary will celebrate its 105th anniversary. On that day, we also mark World Understanding and Peace Day, for in Rotary, part of our mission is working for peace - not through military might, but through our humanitarian work. Rotarians understand very well that the causes of war and strife are often the same: poverty, inequality, deprivation, and a lack of hope.

Rotary works to restore that hope by bringing health, education, and the promise of a better future. We do this through the locally based club and district projects for which we are known, and through larger projects run internationally and with the support of our Rotary Foundation - projects that support schools, build wells, improve quality of life, and bring us ever closer to our goal of a polio-free world.

The years that we have been working together through PolioPlus have been years of steady determination, of lessons learned, of confidence built. Where government representatives and health organizations have been refused entry, Rotary has been allowed in, because our local service and our international reputation have earned us the trust of others. Through our work, we have helped build bridges of cooperation between governments and communities. With every one of those bridges, and with every drop of polio vaccine, we come closer to the better, healthier, and more peaceful world that we know is possible to build.

Glenn E. Estess Sr.
Foundation Trustee Chair

Club News

Ashland Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

Ashland Rotary Club

Here's a summary of our first part of the Rotary year.

Polio: We raised $2000 for the Polio Challenge fund. This was raised with a raffle fundraising event. This was a first for our club.

Foundation: We have about 25 sustaining/contributing members at this time. We plan on using some of our PHF points from the Polio Challenge and International Project to hopefully encourage/spur several others to give. My hope is at least 5 new PHF.

International: We have worked with the Ironton, Ohio Rotary Club the past year on an Matching Grant project to build a community center/library in Belize. Our club has contributed $1000 to this project and may contribute more to help place books in the library. The matching grant # of this project is 72093.

Community Service: Our club members contributed over $600 to fund a new community project. We partnered with the Dictionary Project to give all third graders in the Boyd County school system (300+) a new dictionary. My hope is this will be an annual project by our club.

We have participated in a number of other local projects including Back Packs for needy students, providing Halloween candy at the city-wide event, bell ringing for the Salvation Army, adoption of needy families and children at Christmas, and the KTCS Career Day at Ashland Community Technical College. We will be planning our involvement in the city-wide Repair Affair for the spring and hope to have the majority of our club members assist with this.

Membership: We have inducted six new members so far this year for a net gain of two. We have several other potential members invited and/or proposed.

We also conducted our first ever Club Assembly at a meeting. This involved presentation by all officers and board members. The actual presentation overlapped two meetings and helped educate many of our newer and older members on the purpose and history of Rotary. I believe this assembly helped motivate the members. Attendance at our weekly meetings is at an all time high (as a percentage) and members truly seem to be excited about Rotary.

I hope this summary is sufficient. Several members will be at the training next month and at the District Conference in May.

Bernard O'Nan

Augusta Rotary Club

Bill Teegarden

Bracken County Adult Education visit Augusta Rotary Club

During the regular business meeting the club welcome Mr. Bill Teegarden, Program Manager for the Adult Education Program at the Maysville Community College in Maysville which serves Augusta and Brooksville. The members were enlighted with a powerpoint presentation on the number of people seeking a GED and improving their reading skills.

Berea Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

BEREA ROTARY

The Berea Club is having a productive year and to date we have accomplished

the following:

-Inducted 3 net new members bringing our membership to 29

-Reached 75% of our Gates Challenge eradicate polio goal

-Celebrated our 50th Anniversary at a gala dinner with John Adams

future/proposed DG as speaker

-Initiated a weekly club bulletin to keep membership informed

-Initiated college scholarships to a senior at each of our local high

schools

-Received word that our partnership international computer project for

students in India is being implemented

-Conducted a successful Election Day Pancake Breakfast, with another

planned in the spring which has enabled us to increase our commitment to

several local service projects

-Enjoyed fellowship at a well attended Christmas Dinner

Regards, Lou

Lou DeLuca & Victoria Faoro

Florence Rotary Club

Dr. Herb Booth named to the Florence Rotary Club's Heritage Hall of Fame

DG Dennis McEvoy and Dr. Herb Booth

District Governor Dennis McEvoy inducting Dr. Herb Booth into the Heritage Hall of Fame

Booth named to Rotary hall

By Justin B. Duke

Community Press

A new member has been added to Florence's history.

Dr. Herb Booth was inducted into the Florence Rotary Club's Heritage Hall of Fame Jan. 4.

The hall honors Rotary members who have demonstrated a lifetime pattern of service.

Booth, a member of Rotary since 1988, founded Florence Medical Arts Center and is a veteran of the Korean War.

"No one is more deserving in this club," said membership chair Mike Crane.

In his life, Booth has gone on 13 medical mission trips to countries like Haiti, India and Kenya. While on a trip, Booth came across an orphanage that was supported by Rotary International. That led him to getting involved with Rotary at home.

"We should share with the needy as a moral imperative," Booth said.

Currently Booth, 77, serves on the board of several colleges and is a member of Burlington Baptist Church.

"I've been blessed beyond measure," Booth said.

In his years, Booth has made a point of choosing to be the person he wants to become and learns from others.

"I've never met a person who didn't teach me something," Booth said.

With his induction to the hall, Booth has remained humble. "I've never deserved it less or enjoyed it more," he said.

While Booth remained modest, Rotary members heaped praise on him.

"If you Google the words 'integrity' and 'preseverance' you'll find a video of the life of Dr. Booth," said Rotary team coordinator Gary Griesser.

Currently Booth serves as chairman of the club's community service committee and said he plans to continue to help others as long as he's able.

"To one who is given much, much is expected," Booth said.

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Mid Year Report

Florence Rotary Club Mid Year Report To District Governor

The first half of the year has been very exciting and busy for the Florence Club:

1. Membership: Starting the year the Club had 98 active members and 4 honorary ones. We presently have 100 active and 6 honorary members. We have actually

added 10 new members, but the numbers have stayed close to the original due to job transfers, resignations, etc. I had set a goal for a membership increase of seven

and we continue to work toward that number.

2. Club Activities: Our club membership is divided into 9 teams. Each team has committed to a team project and they are working on them throughout the year.

A. Raising funds for the Navajo Indians.

B. Funds raised for the Ronald McDonald House.

C. Developing a Teacher of the Year program for teachers in Boone County.

D. Collecting food items for Erlanger/Elsmere United Ministries and Lifeline Ministries. This included a large and very successful food drive, in cooperation with Lifeline Ministries during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

E. Water project in Kenya. I will talk about this more in Club projects.

F. Collecting used and old cell phones for the Northern Kentucky Womens Crisis Center.

3. Club Projects:

A. Water project for the Masai Tribe in Kenya. Florence Rotary has a member, Ed Colina, on the ground in Kenya, near Nairobi, working with the Masai Tribe.

There has been very little rain in that area over a long period of time, and Ed asked the Club for help in bringing water to this location. One of the Club teams took on this project and developed a raffle, and over two months the Club raised funds for this project. At the end of the raffle a check for $10,000.00 dollars was presented to the Ed Colina Foundation, www.edcolinafoundation.org . With these funds a new 3000 gallon water tank and classroom were constructed in Kenya.

B. Polio Plus--The Club has been constantly keeping Polio Plus before the membership and raising funds for this very important Rotary mission. On November 30, 2009 the Club held a Christmas Concert at Lakeside Christian Church to raise funds for Polio Plus. That evening approximately $5,000.00 dollars was raised for Polio Plus.

C. Christmas at Maplewood--Maplewood Children's Home houses 25 teenage boys and girls who face many challenges. We had a pass the hat project among members and raised $1,200.00. Each child was presented with a $50.00 gift card for Christmas.

D. Golf Outing--In October we held a Golf Outing to raise funds for the two $2,000.00 scholarships that we give each year to two Boone County students. The day of the outing it rained, but many members and guests still participated and we raised $6,000.00 for the Scholarship Committee.

4. Community Projects:

A. Members participated in the annual City of Florence Halloween Walk, handing out goodies to hundreds of children and getting great publicity for Rotary.

B. Members participated with the City of Florence in the Veterans Day Program--a great opportunity to say thank you to our nation's veterans and for community support.

C. Presented Crystal Hurtle of Saint Henry High School with a $500.00 check for her winning written essay. This is an annual competition between schools promoted by Florence Rotary.

D. HONK--Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky, Members participated in this project cleaning, painting, mowing and general rehabing of old homes, getting them ready to be occupied for low income families.

5. District Activities:

A. Ambassador Scholar--Florence Rotary nominated Robert Works from Northern Kentucky and a student at the University of Louisville for an Ambassador Scholarship. Robert was selected by the District Committee to receive this prestigious Rotary Scholarship and will study in Mexico City for a year. Robert attended the Ambassador Scholar orientation in Nashville in December along with Jerry and Joy Hodges as club representatives. Robert was the first Ambassador Scholar for Florence Rotary and the first from Northern Kentucky.

B. Florence Rotary, including the District Governor, has 11 members serving in some capacity at the Ditrict level.

C. Florence Rotary will host the District Conference at the Florence Airport Hilton on May 14, 15, 16, 2010. PDG Gary Stewart is the Chairman for this event.

6. Fundraising Goals:

A. The Club has met and exceeded our goal and committment for Polio Plus.

B. I set an over all goal for the Club of $10,000.00 to be donated to TRF in the 2009-2010 Rotary Year. This will cover our EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) $100.00 per member goal. We have scheduled a Foundation fudraising dinner in April. With this dinner I feel like that we will reach the $10,000.00 goal and increase the number of Paul Harris Fellows in the Club.

As you can see we have been very busy and I have considered it a pleasure and have been humbled by serving as President of the Florence Rotary Club. Thank you for this opportunity to share the work of this outstanding group of men and women.

John Salyers

Hazard County Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

Hazard County Rotary Club

Here is a list of some of the things we have accomplished so far.

We raised approximately $23,000.00 during our Bluegrass for Better Health Gala.

We gave $10,000 to the Rotary Free Clinic in Hazard for the Denture Program.

We provided almost 450 multiplication flash card sets to all third grade students in Perry County.

We provided funding for our performing arts program and Civil War Re-enactment.

We hosted Rotary Day at our local community college (approximately $3,000) and provided lunch and fuel reimbursement for surrounding students.

During our annual Christmas Party, we collected books for the children of participants of the Lifelong Learning Center.

We are continuing to give $100.00 per Rotarian to the Rotary Foundation.

We are planning our Polio Plus fundraiser for February or March. We are looking at February 23rd right now. We are still committed to our $2,000 pledge.

As for as membership, we have lost two members and gained two members, so we are presently a net 0.

One correction. We raised approximately $33,000 instead of $23,000. $23,000 was after our $10,000 donation to the Denture program. Sorry.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you need anything further.

Melissa Vermillion

Kenton County Rotary Club

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The Rotary Club

of Kenton County

Weekly Meeting.

We would like to invite you to attend our meeting

and hear our speakers. Please see the list below and

choose which speaker(s) and topic you are interested in.

This is our way of providing you an opportunity to learn

more about local issues, organizations and various businesses in

Northern Kentucky. The Kenton County Rotary Club is a service organization, affiliated with Rotary International www.rotary.org

that promotes health and well being initiatives in local as well as

global communities. Children and young adults are the primary

beneficiaries or our programs.

IMPORTANT NOTICE...

PLEASE VISIT US ON OUR NEW WEB SITE!

kentoncountyrotary.org

February Schedule

2/4/10 CLUB ASSEMBLY MEETING

We will have a board meeting at 11:00 am followed

by a meeting to discuss current business and projects.

2/11/10 Beth Schwebler

Care Net Pregnancy Center

Care Net pregnancy centers have been featured in the likes of Time magazine, Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune. Why? We promote a refreshingly apolitical and practical approach to reducing abortions in North America.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, 3 out of 4 women have an abortion because they can't afford a child or because a child would interfere with work, school, or other responsibilities. Care Net and our network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers offer women the practical and emotional help they need to carry their pregnancy to term.

2/18/10 Sr. Rita Brink

A.C.U.E.

Alliance for Urban Catholic Education

The Urban Schools are a vital mission of the Catholic Church in the
Diocese of Covington. These Schools provide an exemplary Christ-centered
moral and academic education to the young, and provide a foundation that contributes to present and future solidarity and quality of life in the urban
areas of northern Kentucky.

ACUE was formed in 1997. It includes six elementary schools: Holy Cross, Holy Family, Holy Trinity, Prince of Peace, St. Anthony and St. Augustine, and three high schools: Covington Latin, Holy Cross, and Newport Central Catholic. The principals formed the alliance in order to meet monthly to discuss similar problems and to find solutions. In 2007, Bishop Foys linked the six elementary schools under the A.C.U.E. Consortium, directed by Sr. Rita Brink. The Consortium performs administrative and financial functions in order to prevent duplication of expenses, to produce greater efficiency and to study and recommend best educational practices.

2/25/10 Jeff Lauch

American Sleep Medicine

American Sleep Medicine (ASM) is a provider of high quality Sleep Diagnostic Testing Centers. ASM was established in 2002 and designed from ground up to provide the latest in sleep medicine. Our objective is to provide the highest level of patient care possible in both diagnosis and treatment of sleep related disorders.

With over 240 bedrooms and 30,000 studies a year, we are one of the largest providers in our industry. These numbers are expected to grow as we grow our organization and establish new centers in additional cities across the nation.

Our facilities are conveniently located and operate around the clock. Our Board Certified Sleep physicians and registered technologists are committed to providing our patients with the best care possible in diagnosing and treating their sleep related disorders.

American Sleep Medicine employs the latest technologies and most experienced staff. Our objective is to provide the best quality of service possible so that we may contribute to improving the quality of life for those we serve.

Lexington Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

Lexington Rotary Club

Polio and Foundation giving: We continue to emphasize both on a regular basis. Robert Ryan is working with the WEG folks about Rotary involvement. Out donations to the foundation to date are at $450.

Membership (number of net gain or loss): At this point, I have failed to bring home the bacon membership wise. We continue to experience net loss, despite strong effort on my part and our committee to correct the problem. As of the end of February we will have cut the net loss to one. We budgeted for a 40 member increase. Ain't gonna happen. A "come to Jesus" discussion is planned for our 1/26 board meeting.

Special projects: We were very successful with this years Santa project beating last years income by over $2,000. We saved enough in the cost of pictures to pay for the new camera and related equipment. In addition, we have a You Tube site which features special speakers, projects and Rotary involvement. It also gives contact information about joining our club. We continue our involvement with Cardinal Hill Hospital, Bluegrass Miracle League, KET, Boy and Girl Scouts and many other areas of involvement too numerous to mention. Out big fundraiser (The Sweetheart Soiree) will be held on February 12th and will benefit out charities with the bulk of the money going to Surgery on Sunday. We were able to give them something like $30,000 last year and hope we can do as well this year.

Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

LEXINGTON

SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB

The first six-months of our year have been busy.

In September, the Sunrise Club took over 100 students from Lexington's Arlington Elementary School on a fishing trip. Leaving Lexington's Applebee's Park (where the Legends play in the South Atlantic League) the kids, some volunteer Boy Scouts, parents who chaperoned and Club members journeyed to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife's Salato Wildlife Center just outside Frankfort. There the kids were handed fishing poles, given some instruction, baited their hooks and surrounded one of two lakes on the property. Some caught fish (and released them), others tried hard, but all seem to have a good time. At noon the crowd consumed over 10 dozen hot dogs and hamburgers along with chips and cookies. After lunch they were treated to some entertainment before boarding the buses provided by Fayette County Schools for the trip back to Lexington. When they got off the buses, they were given t-shirts to remind them of their adventure. Later in the fall at the school, the Club was presented a giant "Thank You" card from the kids. This was the eighth fishing trip for the Club.

In October, the Club went back to the school to present fifth graders with dictionaries in support of the school's reading program. More that eighty dictionaries were presented by the Club. Arlington's music teacher had several youngsters entertain the visiting Club members with a musical presentation. A former University of Kentucky Wildcat mascot also spoke to the kids; even allowing one to try on his Wildcat head!

In November, the Sunrise Rotary joined with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and Bluegrass Community and Technical College in hosting over 200 high school students from the five Fayette County public high schools for an Access to Careers Week event at the BCTC Campus on Leestown Road. Fayette County Schools transported the high school students to the campus where they spent several hours touring the facility and learning about their post-secondary education options. The students were selected by their guidance counselors as perhaps being among students not really aware of their options after high school. The BCTC staff gave them information about courses, financial aid, etc., plus the possibility of pursuing a four-year degree after a two-year stint at the community and technical school level. This program was started by Sunrise Rotary and has spread throughout the Commonwealth. Over 3,500 students were served by Rotary clubs in the state. The clubs provided the transportation and lunch for the students and the KCTCS locations provided the program. The program - "Access to Careers Week" - has been honored each year for the past nine years with a Governor's Proclamation.

In December, the Sunrise Club held its first Gospel Christmas Concert for the benefit of the Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation. Featuring the top-ranked gospel group The Hoppers, the concert drew a crowd of over 450 to Tates Creek Christian Church in Lexington. Although the final tally is not in, preliminary estimates indicate the event will raise over $4,000 for the Foundation. The proceeds will go to support Club activities, including completion of the Club's giving to the Polio Eradication program. Quite an achievement for a first-time effort!

Besides raising money for our Foundation, we are at a "NET ONE" increase in membership for the year and have prospects for meeting our president's goal of a NET THREE new members before June 30.

That's the news from Lexington Sunrise. We are looking forward to a productive next six months.

David Bondurant, President

Louisa Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

The Louisa Rotary Club have just finished a great calendar year. Here are a few things of note.

1) We hosted our first international Exchange with the Bangalor India Region of Rotary this past summer.

2) We have increase by 1, net member since this last summer.

3) We have agreed and financed the Every Member Every Year Campaign.

4) Our Goal for the balance of this year is to focus on 2 primary areas

a) Membership Expansion(a net gain of 2 for the next 6 months)

b) Membership Participation and Attendance(we did much better in December 2009 than in previous years)

5) We have instituted a new form of split the pot to add excitement, encouragement and fun as of our first meeting in January. 1/2 of the pot each week goes to polio-plus.

6) Leadership changes...Bill England will serve as the Secretary for, at least the balance of this year and Carl Gullick will serve as the President Elect and he and I will attend the SE PETS conference later this year.

7) David McKenzie(our regional Assistant Governor) would have some information on the International Project Completed recently, he is now semi-retired and lives, most of the time, near London KY. I'm sure you are in contact with him. In fact, I think he is considering attending the International Conference in June in Montreal.

I hope this information helps.

Sincerely,

Ric Frazier

Paris Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

Paris Rotary Club

The Paris Club has raised 1/2 of the polio giving for the year by having 2 new fundraisers. One was in conjuntion with our annual cake and pie auction. Two (very willing) participants, one male and one female, collected money for the other in an attempt at getting a "pie in the face" for him/her at the cake auction. The winner (the one who got the most money) was then auctioned off as the last auction of the night for whoever wanted to throw the pie. It raised about 300.00.

The second fundraiser was the first annual Christmas Concert held at one of the churches in Paris. Despite a downpour all evening, we had a decent crowd and collected around 600.00 for polioplus. We feel this can only grow and look forward to next year.

The plans for the remainder of the polio funds are to be done through dues from the members.

As far as members, we have had 2 new members and 2 member resign. Net of zero with a hugh push to get potential new members in for this year!

Angela G. Forsythe

Paris Rotary Club President 09-10

Richmond Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

The Richmond Rotary Club

In Richmond, we have had an extremely busy 6 months to start. We have completed to brand new fund raising projects. We had our first Chili Cookoff and raised about $800 for Habitat for Humanity. We then put on what we called "Denim & Diamonds, A Rotary Ball" and raised nearly $6000 for Polio Plus. This was a combined effort with the Bluegrass Club. We had a 17 piece band, dining and dancing and also an auction from donated items. It was a marvelous event, and hopefully one we can build upon for years to come.

In December, we delivered a room full of gifts to the Homeless Shelter for families that would have had no gifts for the children.

We are planning our next event, our International Dinner, which will hopefully continue to big a success.

We have three new members inducted and three more to induct. We are planning a Rotary Celebration day in March with invitations to several prospective members. At this event, we plan to re-introduce Rotary to our community in an effort to educate more folks on what we are and what we do.

I have learned a great deal in the short time I have been privileged to be President. It is an honor to be involved with such a wonderful organization.

Jeremy Rigney

President
Richmond Rotary Club.

Somerset Morning Rotary Club

10^th Annual

International Dinner

Date: March 6^th, 2010

Time: 6:00 PM

Place: The Center for Rural Development

Somerset, Kentucky

The International Dinner, an annual benefit sponsored by the Morning Rotary Club of Somerset, raises funds for international humanitarian projects that provide fresh water, medical supplies, and educational materials to international communities in need. Each year international cooks in the Somerset area tie on their aprons to prepare exotic dishes from their home countries to share with our community.

Please join us in support of this event as a corporate sponsor. Sponsorship includes reservations for a half or a full table with recognition in the program. Due to the popularity of this event, tickets sell out quickly. Because sponsorship tables are available on a first come, first serve basis, please return the enclosed sponsorship form immediately to ensure your sponsorship.

Send sponsorship forms to:

International Dinner Sponsorship

c/o Lisa Mullins

P. O. Box 1309

Somerset, KY 42502

For questions, contact Lisa Mullins at (606) 679-5090.

Note: If club members wish to attend they can send a check to Lisa Mullins. Individual ticket sales will be open to the public on Feb. 7. Individual tickets will be $60 each.

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10^th Annual

International Dinner Sponsorship

March 6, 2010

Forms of Sponsorship

Half Table $540 ($300 Sponsorship + 4 Tickets)

Whole Table $850 ($400 Sponsorship + 8 Tickets)

Sponsorship Only ($300 Minimum)

(For those who would like to sponsor but do not need tickets)

Company Name: _________________________________________________________

Contact Name: ___________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________Email Address: __________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________ State: ____________ Zip: ______________

Please check as applies:

O Half Table $540 O Full Table $850 O Sponsorship Only $_____________

O Cannot attend event, please keep me on the sponsorship list for next year.

Please include check payable to Somerset Pulaski County Rotary. Please do not send cash.

Return to: International Dinner Sponsorship

c/o Lisa Mullins

P.O. Box 1309

Somerset, KY 42502

For questions, please call Lisa Mullins at (606) 6790in

West Liberty Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

West Liberty Rotary Club

We have had a good year with our members putting in a lot of work. I am

proud of our members and their spirit of "Service above self".

1 Proceeds from our 3-K Run last July were set aside for the challenge by Governor Dennis and President Kenny for the Polio fund. We were able to go beyond the requested $2000.

2 Our members headed up a blanket/throw drive in November. We were able to donate throws and blankets to the Morgan County Senior Citizen Program, Morehead Homeless Shelter, West Liberty Nursing Home and Morgan County

Christian Social Services.

3 Under the guidance of Assistant District Governor Cindy Legg we have organized an Interact Club at Morgan County High School. They have held their election and have 30 members. Plans are being finalized to apply for their charter. They have several fund raisers planned for this spring.

4 We have increased our membership by two since last summer.

5 We have started using the Humanity in Motion programs about Rotary's efforts to rid the world of polio. Information spots have been used in our local newspaper and will be aired on our local radio station beginning next week.

6 Our members provided and served a Christmas dinner in December to residents of West Liberty Manor, our local nursing facility.

Sincerely

Tony Adkins

Whitesburg Rotary Club

Mid Year Report

The Whitesburg Rotary Club is rolling along.

1. We are at +2 for membership.

2. We elected exciting new leadership for 2010-2011 and an outstanding future president for 2011-2012

3. We completed our long planned dictionary project with the Letcher County Public Schools

4. Our pancake breakfast in November raised more than $2000 for the Letcher County Food Pantry

5. We celebrated out 75th birthday one day late on December first

6. We inducted a new Paul Harris Fellow, Barbara Ison

7. A club assembly about the Rotary Foundation organized by Josephine Richardson raised more than $1100 on the spot

8. We are well more than half way to our goal for polio eradication

9. The club took a big role as volunteers for the Remote Area Medical center in Jenkins, KY in September. Rotary Club of Whitesburg members, led by Bessie Shepherd, assisted folks with parking and getting on the shuttle buses for free medical and dental attention

Art

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Need a Rotary Club Speaker?

A Message from District Chair of Rotary Volunteer Committee

I am happy to serve as your District Chair for the Rotary Volunteer Program. Personally, ever since my retirement in 1998 from a very busy surgical practice in a small remote town of Banner, KY, I have participated in over 48 surgical expeditions and performed over 3500 free surgical procedures all over the world. I had opportunilties to serve the victims of Tsunami in India and also Katrina in Loiusiana. Only some of these were sponsored by Rotary International.

I am willing to attend any Rotary Club meeting and present on the Volunteer program using a Power Point Presentation and adding some of the pleasant experiences during my ongoing surgical volunteerism. If you would like me to share this knowledge at your club meeting, please contact me at ganmad@rocketmail.com, or call 606-874-9946. I am at your service and will assist you with project Link and also help you register as a TRI volunteer.

I am leading a general surgical team to Arunachal Pradesh India on Feb 8th to the 20th 2010. We are always in need of volunteers.

One may access this info from www.rotary.org/volunteers and also download registration form 284-EN

Have a nice day, and plan on looking at a smile on a face of a suffering individual by your personal help.

Rtn Gan Maddiwar, MD

Need a Rotary Club Speaker?

Past District Governor Bill Crawford, Team Leader, and the 4 team members who traveled to India for a month in January 2008, sit on the steps of an ancient temple in India.

PDG Bill has shared his trip with 26 clubs and would like to share his visit to India with your club. Contact Bill at 859-749-4406 or e mail billcrawford4918@aol.com .

Need a Rotary Club Speaker?

Rotarians never stop! Past President of the Rotary Club of Louisville, Wayne Perkey (2004-2005), has a new passion - Early Childhood Education.

Perkey, the Louisville Club's Rotarian of the Year in 2002, is speaking on behalf of "Strong Start Kentucky", an initiative of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and its partners, who hope to convince the next session of the legislature to increase funding for quality early childhood education and care.

Perkey says it is choice of 'pay me now or pay me later!' For every dollar invested in pre-K we will see a return of between $2 and $16, according to 40 years of study by organizations such as the Federal Reserve Bank.

Perkey has spoken to several Rotary Clubs across Kentucky, and is eager to speak to Rotarians. Perkey says, "Rotarians are the leaders of their communities, and make things happen. I want to enlist their enthusiasm."

You may contact Wayne at 502-426-9093, or wayne@wayneperkey.com.

2010 RI Convention

Dear Rotarians,

We hope you enjoy reading the Rotary District Newletter each month, and we look forward to hearing about your club projects and other newsworthy information.

Club Presidents, be sure to forward each newsletter on to your fellow Rotary Club Members.

Please submit articles and pictures (JPEG format) for publication by the 21st of each month to s.chesnut@insightbb.com.

Yours in Service,

Sue Chesnut

Newsletter Editor
Kentucky District 6740

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