DG Howard Templin's March Message

Rotary is busy this month! This is Water and Sanitation Month. International Women's Day is March 8th. I hope you are planning something special for this week's club meeting! World Rotaract week is March 13-19. Plan an event with your Rotaract Clubs. Read more in the Rotary Magazine. Here’s the link (note you need to log in at MyRotary 1^st, then click the link to  Magazines | My Rotary

There are only 4 months left in the Rotary year.  Presidents, I suggest you have a meeting of the board and measure where you are versus where you planned to be on June 30^th. Review the goals you set in Rotary Club Central and the progress you’ve made.  Work with your board and members to plan the rest of the year to complete your goals.

 

Haven’t set your goals yet?  There is still time. Log into My Rotary | My Rotary, click on Rotary Club Central on the left side of the landing page, then click on Goal Center under Tools. Once there, click on Goals and select a minimum of 13 and input them in each category.  Also, checkout the Strategic Planning Materials for Clubs on our District website.

 

Here are some interesting stats:

Total Grant Funding to date: $ 526,270

Club participation: 33 clubs

Locations: Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua & Zimbabwe

            July 1 to March 1: 59 Net positive, 2,529 members

            9 clubs gave $0 to date

            18 clubs gave less than $1,000 to date

38 clubs gave between $1,000 and $23,300 to date

35 Clubs gave $0 to date

53 clubs gave less than $1,000 to date

38 clubs gave between $1,000 and $35,654 to date

 

Please, step up and increase giving! Go to MyRotary.org and click Donate!  Better yet, set up Rotary direct for regular monthly giving. 

 

If you are planning on attending the RI Convention, be aware that discount registration rates expire on March 31^st.  Also, hotel and airline reservations availabilities are getting tight.

 

I hope you have a productive March!