HELLO TEAM!

I cannot believe this season is coming to an end. I had the pleasure of working with so many great TEAMS – our Clubs, the District Leadership TEAM including AGs, and the dream TEAM Conference Committee this year! I also had the privilege of working with so many amazing Coaches – my Presidents, my Chairs, and YOU! I cannot tell you how proud I am of everything the District accomplished this year.

Some of the “highlights” or “victories” of this year for me were: my “official” Club visits with the tours of your community projects, participating in the M.E.S.A. Bike Ride; Piggy for Polio and the Pizza for Polio Day, going “live” on Facebook, surpassing the tree challenge, presenting Paul Harris Awards or inducting new members, 4 Way Speech Contest and STRIVE Interviews, the International Convention in Atlanta and Water Conferences on the Road, several Interact and Rotaract Clubs, the Youth Peace Conference and Youth Development Conference. Most of all, I’m grateful for all the “Rotary” friends I made!

From the bottom of my heart, I can’t thank you all enough for everything each of you did to make District 6600 victorious! It has been an honor and an amazing experience to be your District Governor. I am truly humbled by all your support, appreciation, and affection. Thank you so much for “Making a Difference” and may you “Be the Inspiration” now and in the future!

Yours in Service!

Deb

Message from Governor Deb Cheney

PLAYBOOKDISTRICT 6600

JUNE 2018

Rotarian Spotlight: District Conference Committee

THE JUNE “ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH” IS THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE! THE 2017-18 CONFERENCE “DREAM” TEAM COMMITTEE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB EXECUTING THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN DOWNTOWN TOLEDO AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL!

The Coach of the Committee was Waterville Rotarian Brad Toft! The Committee members were Dave Perkins, LeeAnn Perkins, Alison Frye, Michele Free, Sarah Schnurr, Jeremiah Wagner, Tim Oser, Jeff Baden, Steve Shives, Kathy Winters, Kathy Tate, Wes Grudzien, Aly Glover, Christy Gordon, Matt Skotynsky, Bill Haupricht, Kim Engle, and Carolyn Huston.

Thanks to the Waterville Rotarians for “refereeing” as Sergeants of Arms, the Maumee Rotarians who worked on the decoration and registration committees, the Toledo Rotary for spearheading the Food Build, and the District and Foundation Treasurers Doug Welch and Jim Page.

We also want to thank our generous sponsors: The YMCA of Greater Toledo, 2-SCALE, Holland Springfield Rotary, Waterville Rotary, Waterville Rotary Foundation, Perrysburg Rotary, Maumee Rotary, Mercy Health, St. Luke’s, ProMedica, O-I, RCO Law, Dana, Walt Churchill’s Market, Edward Jones – Michelle of Waterville, Key Bank, Ohio Living Swan Creek, Andrew Stuart, William Vaughan Company, and Welch Publishing.

MembershipOur membership is up 48 for a total of 3530 District 6600 Rotarians!

Polio Giving: $141,070

Our total giving to The Rotary Foundation is $628,381

THANK YOU FOR BEING SO GENEROUS!

GivingTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION GIVING AS OF JUNE 1ST:

Congratulations to the 4 Way Speech winner, Anna Little, from Norwalk!

RYE at the District Conference!

Anna gave her speech at the District Conference and she was amazing!

Congratulations to the UNOH Rotaract Club sponsored by the Lima Rotary Club for a successful Color Run! The proceeds will benefit homelessness and the opiate initiative of Rotary Club of Lima!

Our Team In ActionCHECK OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TEAM ROTARY!

Service Above Self! The youth participated in a Food Build during the District Conference!

The Youth Development Conference at the District Conference was a HUGE success!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS:

Club Builder Award recipients are Alison Frye, Jerry Peacock, PDG Jim Hunt, and Ellen Hunt. This award honors deserving Rotarians in District 6600 who have significantly supported and strengthened their Rotary Clubs. They have recruited at least five members, participated in Rotary training in their club, participated in at least one meaningful club-level vocational service project, and attended at least two district meetings.

The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service Award winner is Ron Stoner of Bowling Green Rotary Club. This award is to honor members who have been actively involved in service activities related to The Rotary Foundation, such as serving on a Foundation committee, participating in a grant-funded project, leading a GSE Team, or supporting a Rotary Peace Fellow. One is awarded each year.

The Rotary Foundation District Service Award was created to recognize Rotarians’ efforts to serve humanity and work toward world understanding and peace through Foundation programs. Up to 20 may be awarded annually. This year’s winners included Pam Brumbaugh, Liz Muether, Amber Fisher, Dean Niese, Chris Vogel, Clarence Wills, Robert Demby, Janet Long, Roger Skelley Watts, PDG Chuck Stocking, Aly Glover, Wes Grudzien, Tim Ryan, Ron Stoner, PDG Do Nguyen, John Hill, Ken Robinson, Greg Fish, Kathy Altman, DGN Carolyn Huston, and Bob Ruehl.

The Rotary Club of Lima earned the Significant Achievement Award. This award recognizes a Club in our District whose local project has addressed a significant problem or need in their community. Only one Club per District can be recognized each year! President Tracie and the Rotary Club of Lima wanted to do a project this year to “make a difference” in their community. They created a plan that addresses homelessness and the opiate issue. Their goal is to eliminate homelessness in Lima.

Jim Page, Janina Douglas, and Melanie Satterfield earned the 2017-18 District Environmental Awards for our District water monitoring programs and for surpassing RI President Ian Riseley’s Tree Planting Challenge. Our District planted OVER 7500 trees!

The following 11 Clubs are on track to receive the Presidential Citation to date: Lima Rotary, Toledo Rotary, Tiffin Rotary, Waterville Rotary, St. Mary’s Rotary, Grand Lake Rotary, Ada Rotary, Celina Rotary, North Coast Rotary, Vermilion Rotary, and Oberlin Rotary.

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A Reflection on Deb Cheney’s Year as District Governor

THE M.E.S.A. BIKE TOUR WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

Check out Facebook for the daily updates! Thank you, Coach Randy and the following riders and drivers: Keith Lehman, Randy Box, Angela Hersh, Mark Mathes, Kurt Anderson, David Langendorfer, Melissa Tansey, John Hill, Sam Speck, Tim Broud, Dave Auridial, Angelica Rinehart, Paul Smith, Dave Weldy, Rebecca Waggamon, Jeff Waggamon, Doug Maurer, Jim Paine, Tom Roepke, Pete Sandrev, Allen Porter, and Robert DiNardo! Thank you for your dedication to THE Ride!

M.E.S.A. RECEIVES ATTENTION FROM RI PRESIDENT IAN RISELEY!

Contact Scott 419.348.7719 (cell) salyersscott@yahoo.com if you and/or your Club are able to volunteer!

The Water Monitoring Committee has a new program and new kits. If you are interested contact Eric Anderson or Jim Page.

DEADLY VOLCANIC ERUPTION DISPLACES THOUSANDS IN GUATEMALA

Guatemala has been left reeling by the most violent volcanic eruption in 44 years.

The Fuego volcano spewed lava, ash, rocks and deadly hot gas onto hillside villages, killing at least 65 people. More than 3,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, while the entire community of El Rodeo is said to be buried.

A ShelterBox Team is On the Way and Working with Local Rotarian Leaders.

ShelterBox has aid pre-positioned in Guatemala and Panama and we are sending an assessment team including longtime Rotarian Jeff Deatherage and ShelterBox Rotary Liaison Tim Hedges to see how we might be able to help families who’ve lost everything in the most devastating volcanic eruption in Guatemala since 1974.

We are in contact with local Rotarian leadership in Guatemala to understand whether and how we can help. ShelterBox has deployed to Guatemala on four previous occasions. The first response was a flood in 2005, then another flood and a tropical storm in 2010, and an earthquake in 2012.

How You Can Help

Any donation you can give today will help families in desperate need. We need your support now to reach more families without shelter. At any given time, 365 days a year, ShelterBox Response Teams are on the ground, supporting families to recover after disaster and conflict all over the world. Rotary is with us every step of the way.

Thank you – your support will help us change lives.

We will keep you posted as the response evolves. For more information click here.

To learn more about our ShelterBox Response Team and our partnership with Rotary, click here.

Medical Equipment Supplies Abroad (MESA)

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Spotlight on a Grant: Findlay, OH

provide more choices for books, especially those at risk who may not have as much access (the partial funding of this program is expected to reach 330 children) .

$800 toward Youtheatre puppet show to fund a teaching artist that would help youth build their own puppet and conduct story telling sessions with their creation, (the partial funding of this program is expected to reach 1000 children) and

$2500 toward “Leaders Polo Shirts” to support an elementary school district with a high free/reduced lunch population with “Project/Problem Based Learning Mondays” designed to incorporate critical thinking and problem solving skills as many students experience trauma over the weekends. The Polo shirts are designed to level the playing field and set the tone to begin the week through their dress (the partial funding of this program is expected to reach 265 children in a local elementary school with a large population of at-risk youth).

LEADER IN ME FINDLAY/HANCOCK SCHOOL FUNDING

Findlay Rotary Club Youth Committee has received multiple requests falling under the same umbrella. Findlay City and Hancock County Schools have implemented Franklin Covey’s “The Leader in Me” program which utilizes content from “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” to instill habits to youth inside school districts. The program has been implemented in over 3000 schools in 50 countries.

Given the limited resources of our committee and the large number of requests we are trying to fill for “at-risk” youth, we are asking that District 6600 consider our grant request. To date 3 of the grant requests that have been sent to our youth committee have involved various projects in Hancock County that have been inspired by “The Leader in Me” initiative.

The requests total $4300 as follows:

$1000 toward the purchase of books for “DEAR” (Drop Everything and Read) an initiative where the whole school would stop for 20 minutes of reading. This funding would

Grants

HERE IS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CLUB:

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The Mayor of Toledo Wade Kapszukiewicz, proclaimed May 18-20 as Rotary Weekend in Toledo for the 2017-18 District Conference!

Motorcycling Rotarians eClub

ATTENTION ROTARIAN MOTORCYCLISTS The Motorcycling Rotarian eClub is seeking members to join its eClub. Please consider joining or sharing with friends who come from all over the U.S. and Canada.

If you are a motorcyclist enthusiast with a desire to make a positive difference in your community and the world, this club is the place for you!

We “meet” online with a great casual format every Tuesday evening at 7PM Eastern. By the way, you can become an Associate Member of this motorcycling eClub and re-main an Active Member of your existing Club! That’s what many have done!

Two to three rides per year (or more) are organized. Recent rides include: West Virginia, Gettysburg area, the Smokies (Tail of the Dragon, the Snake, The Sidewinder, & The Moonshiner Highway), Canada, Michigan and along the Mississippi River in Iowa. Future rides are being planned.

Motorcycle ownership is not mandatory; just being an established, upstanding member of your community with a desire to serve with like-minded people is all that is required. Our members ride everything from BMW’s to Honda’s to Harleys!

Feel free to check us out on any Tuesday by joining us on “ZOOM” below:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/237350826 Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +14086380968,237350826# or +16465588656,237350826# Or Telephone: Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 237 350 826 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=glATEb0cVmLtl5XRGhPdZqfH1W-lxAo5

If interested in additional information or if you have questions, contact:

PDG David Daugherty, ddaugherty6@gmail.com