District Governor
2009-2010

DG Dennis McEvoy
and Myra
District Governor
Elect
2010-2011

Robert Ryan
Lexington Rotary
Club
Secretary
2009-2010
Carol Wilcher
Lexington Rotary
Club
Treasurer
2009-2010
Samuel B. Smith
Lexington Rotary
Club
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District 6740 Rotary News
Rakesh Sachdeva, District
Governor
June 2009 -
Volume 1 Number 10
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Farewell
Message from DG Sachdeva
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Dear Rotarian,
As we enter the last few days of
this Rotary year and I fully
realize that my year as district
governor is coming to an end, I
become a little melancholy.
However, I can tell you that
the kindnesses that were
extended to me as I visited your
clubs will never be forgotten as
well as the many new Rotary
friends I have made along the
way.
We live in such a changing world
now. There are so many
opportunities for us to make a
difference in the lives of
others who are struggling just
to exist with dignity. My
travels throughout the district
this past year have only
strengthened my belief in the
ultimate goodness of mankind,
especially Rotarians. Whatever
I have asked of each club, each
Rotarian, I know that a
wholehearted attempt, most often
with success, was made to
accomplish the task. For this,
I am very grateful and most
proud.
Seema and I want to thank all of
you for helping make our vision
of what Rotary can do an
actuality. We tried, with much
determination, to make our year
in Rotary one of value, one that
made a significant difference
both at home and abroad. We are
most proud of our affiliation
with RI and of all of you who
continue to do the right thing,
by "Making Dreams Real".
So, we bid you a fond farewell,
and, of course, the best of luck
to our dear friend and fellow
Rotarian, your next district
governor, Dennis McEvoy. We look
forward to continuing our work
with Rotary and DG McEvoy in one
of the best districts in the
world - 6740!
Yours in Rotary,
DG Rakesh Sachdeva
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The 2009-9010
Rotary Theme Logo |
Please note that this
official RI logo
should not be
used
until July 1, 2009.
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Ambassadorial
Scholarship Opportunity |
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District Governor Elect
Dennis McEvoy and the
Rotary District 6740 College of
Governors announce that this year
Rotary District 6740 will offer an
Ambassadorial Scholarship to be
awarded for study abroad during the
academic year of 2010-11.
This process starts with the
receipt of applications from
qualified scholar candidates by 01
July 2009. The completed
application, including the fully
completed sponsoring Rotary Club's
endorsement page, should be sent to
C. Dale Elifrits, PDG, 19
Brandywine Court, Highland Heights,
Kentucky 41076.
Applicant interviews will
be scheduled during August and
September in order to select the
award recipient and notify The
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial
Scholarship program office by 15
October 2009. The approved
scholar's travel will then occur
during 2010-11 as dictated by the
academic year plan of the
institution where the scholar will
study.
Applicants must have permanent
residence in District 6740 and
be endorsed and sponsored by a
Rotary Club in District 6740. An
applicant may currently be
attending college outside of the
District as long as the person's
permanent address is within the
District.
This is an award of US$23,000
for either a twelve month period
or a twenty-four month period of
study at an institution of
higher education with which The
Rotary Foundation has or will
establish a program for
Ambassadorial Scholar study and
is located in a foreign
country. The scholar is not
assured of receiving a degree
via this program. The scholar
is expected to be an ambassador
from District 6740 to the Rotary
Clubs in the area of the chosen
college or university and to the
area's communities. This may
include being an ambassador to
the Rotary International
District in which the college or
university is located.
Additionally, the scholar is
expected to participate in
District 6740 programming after
the study abroad in order to
complete the cultural exchange
back from the foreign locale to
this District.
For further information, visit
these sites on the Rotary
International World Wide Web
site,
www.rotary.org:
The Rotary Foundation
Educational Programs Information
for Rotary Clubs, Club Officers,
and Rotarians:
http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/
ages/ridefault.aspx
Ambassadorial Scholar
Program Guide for Rotarians and
Applicants:
This site provides a wide range
of information about the
Ambassadorial Scholarship.
Ambassadorial Scholar
Program Applications form
download for applicants
including Club President's
endorsement page:
This site contains what the
scholar applicant needs for
completion of the application.
Notes to Sponsoring
Rotary Clubs: Please
note that the sponsoring Rotary
Club is fully expected to
identify a Rotarian who will
serve as the scholar's
"Sponsor/Counselor" before the
club endorsement form is
completed. Sponsoring Rotary
clubs should screen applicants
with respect to their
backgrounds and their academic
records regarding the
applicant's expectations for
admission to their target
colleges or universities while
studying abroad. If the
applicant anticipates entering
the college or university at the
graduate level, this generally
requires at least a 3.000 (4.000
scale) grade point average for
all previous college-level
credit.
Also, please note the
date of 01 July 2009 as the last
day for submitting the completed
application.
The completion of the
application is largely the
responsibility of the
applicant. However, assistance
by the sponsor/counselor is
encouraged.
The work of the District
selection committee is
facilitated by receipt of the
entire packet in one mailing
from the sponsoring club
representative or the applicant,
except for the official college
transcripts. These must either
be sent directly to PDG Elifrits
from the respective college or
university Registrar's office(s)
or included in a sealed official
university or college
Registrar's Office envelope(s)
with the application materials.
Should
any person have questions please
contact C. Dale Elifrits at
home/eveining telephone
859.441.9997.
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Berea Rotary
Celebrates 50th Anniversary! |
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The
Berea Rotary Club would like to
invite all of its sister clubs in
District 6740 to celebrate their
50th year milestone on September 4
at 6 pm in Fellowship Hall of the
Berea Baptist Church at 310 Chestnut
St. Entertainment for the evening
is the fabulous
nationally-recognized "Penny
Loafers" who will provide musical
entertainment and comedy. The price
is $20 per person which includes a
deluxe catered meal.
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June is Rotary
Fellowships Month |
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"Fellowship is wonderful; it
illuminates life's pathway, spreads
good cheer, and is worth high
price." - Paul Harris
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Conference Clips |
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Here are a few more images from our
District Conference in Pikeville.
We hope that those of you in
attendance have fond memories of
"The Party in Pikeville", and those
of you who were unable to attend
will get a sense of the fun and
fellowship that pervaded the event.
The planning committee included
(l-r) Chair Jerry
Kanney,Christi Adams, Betty
Francisco, Pam Howard, Paula
Halm, DG Rakesh Sachdeva, Gerrie
Clark, Janice King, John Adams,
Cindi Legg, Gerri Kinder, James
Glass, Seema Sachdeva, Rita
Pratt, David McKenzie, Jeanne
Clark, Josephine Richardson, and
Wes Stedtefeld. Not
pictured Steve St. John,
Charity Sowards, and
Mike Vance.

Entertainment included the
Carriere Family (right) and
bluegrass band Five Miles From
Nowhere (below) who had a bit of
help with "In the Pines" from
the "windy" foursome of
PDG Tom Ashford, RI Rep Bill
Bradfield, DG Sachdeva,
and DGE Dennis McEvoy.

Gagan Singh (right), one of
the GSE Team Members, was
responsible for one of the
most memorable moments, as
he performed a traditional
Indian dance from Punjab,
inciting some on stage to
join him.
The infamous "CSC" trio of
Jeanne Clark, Seema
Sachdeva, and
Gerrie
Clark (left) was
recognized several times
during the conference for
their hard work on and
support of the conference.
Rotarians Jerry
Johnson and
Thelma
Vinson (below),
both administrators from
Pikeville Medical Center,
accepted special thanks on
behalf of the hospital for
being the platinum sponsor
of the conference.
DG Sachdeva
and Seema
(above left) formally
recognized and
thanked 2007-08
PDG Tom
Ashford and his
wife Polky
for their spirit of
dedication to the
district. While
dispensing door prizes,
fun-loving Rotarian
Jack McAllister
(above right) added a
note of laughter to the
conference with his
witty comments.
Pikeville Rotary
President Pam
Howard (left)
accepts the Governor's
Citation for her club's
No. 1 ranking in raising
money for PolioPlus.
DG Rakesh, Seema,
and PolioPlus Co-chair
James
Glass,
all members of the
Pikeville club, join in
the special moment.
Paintsville Rotary
President Wes
Stedtefeld
(right) proudly
displays his club's
honors as having the
largest increase in
membership this year,
a whopping 27%.
AG John Adams
and his wife
Christie
(left)accept the All
Paul Harris Fellows Club
award on behalf of
Somerset/Pulaski
ClubPresident
Michael Noftsger.
DG
Sachdeva
(right) wrapped up a
successful district
conference by
challenging Rotarians to
continue to
grow their clubs and be
strong advocates for the
vision of Rotary
International.
PLEASE NOTE
THAT MORE PICTURES FROM
THE CONFERENCE MAY BE
VIEWED ON THE DISTRICT
WEBSITE.
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Prestonsburg
Rotarian on RAM Team to India |
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Gan Maddiwar, a
Prestonsburg Rotarian, completed his
third RAM surgical expedition to
India in February. For a week, Gan
and his wife Surekha, along with
volunteer doctors Vinayak and
Anuradha Kulkarni of
Cincinnati, Krishna and and Sandhya
Deshpande of Cleveland, Harish
Pariani of Houston and Mohini
Genhani of Washington DC, set up RAM
services at Coal-India Hospital
Marghareta Assam in Arunachal
Pradesh where they attended the
tribal poor in four eastern-most
rural districts. They saw 78
patients for surgical evaluations
and performed 38 specific
surgeries. The camp was co-sponsored
by Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari.

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Georgetown Rotary
Club News |
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On May 5, Rotarian
Cherie Thomson
introduced Cary Williams and
Wanda Chiles, volunteers from
"Friends with Flowers" as guest
speakers. Cary read about a
retired florist who gathered
used flowers from weddings,
funerals and such and gave them
to Hospice patients. Cary
decided to do something similar
for Scott County so she started
the project in May of 2007 with
two volunteers. She now has 30
volunteers and delivers 55 to 60
vases of flowers a week. Her
group has delivered over 3500
arrangements since the beginning
of the program.
The First Christian Church
provides "Friends with Flowers"
with space and a cold room for
storage. Every Friday or
Saturday, the group takes
donated flowers and arranges
them in 55-60 small vases with
tags, ready for distribution.
They then travel to Hospice
patients, most of whom are at
homes but some are in nursing
homes or pediatrics. They try
to visit with each patient and
caregiver for a few minutes.
Then they pick up the old flower
vases and provde new ones with
fresh arrangements.
A brief business meeting was
chaired by Eric Ward.
The club voted to try to give
$3400 ($100 per member) to the
Rotary Foundation. The money
will be raised from profits from
the basketball tournament this
fall. In addition $2,000 was
budgeted toward scholarships and
$2,000 to the PolioPlus
challenge grant.
Cary Williams and Wanda Chiles

(right) from "Friends with
Flowers".
The five members of the GSE team
from Rotary District 3070 visited
Georgetown from May 12 to 15. They
came to Georgetown after visiting
Lexington, PIkeville, Whitesburg,
Somerset, Maysville and Covington.
The team attended the Georgetown
Rotary Club on May 12 and the
Cynthiana Rotary on May 14 where
they talked about the Indian views
on everything from the caste system
to how elderly Americans can stay
productive for so long. India does
not have a "disabilities act" and
few faciilities have been modified
to accommodate the handicapoped or
aged citizens. Most Indian
marriages are still arranged by the
families, and the people like it
that way. In addition, the divorce
rate in India is considerably lower
than in the US. Other reflections
on our culture included the
observation that Americans are
punctual, while even important
meetings in India usually begin
late. The team members expressed
little fear of the situations in
Pakistan and China.
Keith and Leslie Flanders,
Bruce and Midge Gordon, and
Frank and Barbara Mason were the
host families in Georgetown.
All the host families greatly
enjoyed their Indian guests.
Special thanks to
Tony Zembrodt of the
Covington Rotary and
Dinesh Mistry for their
help in organizing and hosting
the GSE team members.
GSE
Team Members include
Gagan Singh, Sanju Dua,
Mridula Singh, Team Leader
Prem Thakur,
and Surender Soni.
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Green Day - June
5 |
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Climate change is the focus of this
year's World Environment Day,
established by the UN General
Assembly in 1972. What can your club
do to draw attention to the issue?
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GSE team visits
Maysville |
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Jackie Sue Wright,
Maysville Rotarian and member of the
2009 GSE team to India, submitted
these photos of the GSE team as it
visited that beautiful river town.
GSE Team Leader Prem
Thakur pins Maysville
Rotary President David
Lawrence.
(left) Rotarian John
Penrose treats the GSE
team to a Mexican
feast at Mi Camino Real.
(below) The GSE team gets its
last look at Maysville on the
day of their departure.
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Rotary Leadership
Institute Date Set |
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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 two Rotarians each year
to begin RLI and support prior
attendees' continuation of 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.
The next RLI will take place on
Saturday, August 22, 2009 in
Lexington at the Ramada Inn on
US 27/US68 North (Paris Pike)
near the intersection of
I75/I64. For more informatioin
contact Jack McAllister at
mrjackmac@insightbb.com.
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Dear
Rotarians,
This year,
we have worked diligently to
forward, via our
district newsletter, club
information and newsworthy items
from Rotary International for your
consideration and enjoyment.
It has
been a pleasure to hear from so
many of you and to learn of the
continued good work in which you
and your clubs are involved.
Starting
the third week of June, please
send your artlcles and pictures
for the July newsletter to Sue
Chesnut at sue.chesnut@columbialife.com
Yours
in the spirit of Rotary,
Jeanne W. Clark
2008-09 Newsletter
Editor
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