Thank you for observing International Literacy Day (officially Saturday, September 8) at your Rotary Club meetings in the first two weeks of this month.  It's one of the many ways that you can raise awareness of this vital subject.  Check out the "Literacy Now!" article to learn what the Denham Springs Rotary Club is doing for literacy!

September is also New Generations Month, a time when Rotary clubs are encouraged to support Earlyact, Youthact, Interact, Rotaract, RYLA and Youth Exchange. What better way to cultivate new Rotarians than to "grow" them?   Follow the example highlighted in "District Currents" of the Rotarians in Thibodaux, who have started an Earlyact Club, a Youthact Club (our first!) and are restarting an Interact Club.

Our recent District Membership Seminar conducted by Chairman Joe Hidalgo was an outstanding success.  Ron Brooks of the Houma-Terrebonne Rotary Club shared his proven strategies on recruiting and PDG Pete Snider added many great pointers. Learn some of their tips in the "Membership Matters" article included below. 

Read also about the magic of Matching Grants, how to join the Paul Harris Society, creating a new club training position, a stained-glass window in Jennings, Family of Rotary activities in Morgan City and Patterson and important upcoming dates.  This issue is full of helpful information.

You'll notice a new and improved style of writing as you read through this issue thanks to the skill of  Rotarian Julie Baxter, who has become our  District Newsletter Editor. She is a lawyer, experienced journalist and former TV news reporter and weekend anchor.  Julie cares deeply about social issues and is making a positive difference for others in our world.  Please send her information, articles and pictures about your club's activities at jbaxter@mwtlaw.net to include in future issues.

Why Rotary means you can double your money and help someone halfway around the world at the same time

How can a Rotary Club in Lake Charles clean up the unsanitary sewage problem in India?  Or how do two Rotary Clubs in Lafayette help provide clean water, and other Rotarians deliver hearty maize meal, to children in Zimbabwe?  They, and many clubs in our District and elsewhere, do it -- and much more -- with Matching Grants,  happening through....

 

 

So why is this letter just one note of thanks from voices all around the world who are saying "thank you" to Rotarians?

 

 

Read more to find out why Rotarians just like you are changing the face of the world...

The Rotary Foundation

Inviting you and your Club members to join them in forming The Paul Harris Society of District 6200 (PHS) to help build a stronger Rotary Foundation are District Governor Charles Spencer, District Rotary Foundation Chair and PDG Lance Linscombe, District Paul Harris Society Chair and PDG Frank Bradshaw and District Annual Fund Chair and PDG Big Rich Churchman. Read more …

District Currents

Starting out young......EarlyAct, YouthAct, InterAct

District 6200's Interact Officers for 2007-2008 are pictured attending the District Interact Conference in St. Francisville earlier this year. In the front row (3rd from right) is Interact Governor Debra Odo of East Ascension High School. District 6200 has 16 active Interact clubs, with 4 more starting up. Read More about how Louisiana teens go to Africa...

Membership Matters   

Knowledge is Power

When's the last time you read a book?

Do you know that 780 million adults around the world can't do that? 780 million adults cannot read or write, and, according to Rotary International, between 94 and 115 million children have no access to education.

Rotary is working hard to change those facts, and now a big part of that effort is coming from the Denham Springs Rotary Club. Club President Jim Brown says one of the most important parts of winning Louisiana's battle with literacy is simply getting out there and interacting with young students--modelling how important to success reading is. Read More …

Training for Success   

Improve Your Club Through Training

Have you appointed your Club Trainer?

 To foster the development of leadership skills and increase awareness about Rotary at the club level, the RI Board recently created a new optional Club Trainer position.
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Action Clubs

Jennings Club Opens a Window on the World...

The Jennings Rotary Club generously commissioned this stunning stained-glass window for the Chapel of the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, which is located in their community, to benefit the veterans who live there, their families and the staff.

Read More on how Jennings Rotarians join with veterans...