Last Week at Rotary, August 18, 2022

District 6290 Governor Paul Heroman

Our district governor is passionate about getting the Rotary story told. He said that you can history to life by telling a story. Sometimes we Rotarians lose track that we are 1.2 million people doing good. The goals for this Rotary year are
  • Increase our impact
  • Expand our reach
  • Enhance participant engagement
  • Increase our ability to adapt
 

Governor Paul talked about the stories he heard at our jump for polio fundraiser. The goal of telling our stories is to ensure that we have leadership for tomorrow. He told a story of meeting a man at the Rotary Club of Sault Ste Marie Ontario fundraiser who said "I just love to volunteer". So, Paul told him the story of our volunteer organization.

Rotary has more opportunities than the traditional clubs. Rotaract, cause based clubs, and underserved population clubs are new opportunities to serve.

Last fiscal year the Rotary Foundation awarded $440 million in Global Grants. Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to real community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships.

Rotary's HANWASH program (Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) pairs our district with the Rotary Club of Gonaives to work on water projects in their town.