September, 2009

Rotary International
District 7530
September, 2009
“The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands”
Polio goals for the year.
DG Jody Light
Official club visits continue
to provide a glimpse into the
many exciting activities and
projects being planned and
produced throughout the region.
Clubs are becoming quite
creative with new and unique
programs to raise funds for
club projects in the local community, to support their club’s
international efforts, and to
help fulfill their Foundation and
The Fairmont Rotary
Club is gearing up for a
unique auction on Saturday,
Sept. 26th featuring overstocked items from the top
television and online auction
site (they informed me we’re
not supposed to mention
QVC specifically). Details
available thru the district
database calendar link or
our District website at
www.rotary7530.org. A
portion of the proceeds will
benefit the club’s Polio efforts as well as various club
projects. The gavel drops at
5 PM at East Fairmont High
School.
The Weirton Rotary Club is
finalizing plans for their first
Oktoberfest at Milton Park in
Weirton … also on Saturday,
September 26th with the fun
beginning at 3 PM. The
festivities include authentic
German food, entertainment,
and activities for the entire
family … with a portion of
the proceeds going toward
their Polio Plus goal.
There are so many great
things occurring in our District … we just need to
“share” the information with
fellow clubs. If you have an
event, fundraiser, etc. that
you’d like promoted within
the District, PLEASE send
the basic info. to Clark
Reese, District webmaster,
for inclusion on our website.
The calendar on our District Database is also an
excellent resource for
“spreading the word”. Club
Presidents and Secretaries
can easily add an event to
the calendar—or contact
Rich Clemens for assistance
at: [email protected]
September, 2009
** Inside this issue **
GSE Team to Puerto Rico
to be finalized soon …
2
WVU President Visits
Morgantown North Club
2
Tracking District Polio Plus
Contributions
2
Attendance Q & A’s
2
New Membership Slogan
3
Club Attendance— Sept.
3
2009-2010 Club Presidents
4
Get to know our 2009-2010
Youth Exchange Students
4
We’re in this together, so
let’s share the good works!!!
2009-2010 Youth Exchange Students
Begin their Journey in District 7530
Six of our seven YE Students
recently participated in their inbound orientation in Clarksburg,
hosted by the Harrison County
Club. Two additional students
from South Korea, from another
exchange program, joined our
group and met some new friends.
Special thanks to the Harrison
County Rotary Club for providing
the site for this special weekend
event, and for preparing a delicious luncheon for everyone on
Saturday. Several club members
were also on hand to meet our
new guests.
2009-2010
Rotary International President
John Kenny (Scotland)
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Tracking District Polio
Plus Contributions
Clubs in District 7530 are busy making
plans for a variety of fundraising events
to fulfill their $2,000 annual goal for RI’s
Polio Plus campaign, and we want to
make sure we track our progress in a
timely basis.
Since it often takes several weeks for
contributions to display in the Rotary
Foundation’s reports, please send all
Polio Plus donations, or a copy of the
check and applicable paperwork,
directly to our District Polio Plus
Chairman, Ron LaNeve.
Rotary International
If you have already submitted some
Polio Plus contributions directly to the
Foundation, please contact Ron with that
information to [email protected] or
contact him directly at 304 / 636-6105
(home).
Although Rotary International has reduced
a member’s attendance requirement to
50%, there are still some questions regarding proper reporting and accountability,
such as make-up meetings, excused absences, etc., so hopefully the following will
With Ron’s personal background receiving his own polio vaccine in the early help clarify these issues. It is important for
all clubs to follow the same procedure when
1950”s from Dr. Jonas Salks’ team in
Pittsburgh, he is a great resource for your reporting club members’ attendance:
questions or ideas for fundraising pro1. How long can a “make-up” meeting be
grams, and will gladly visit your club—
used for a missed meeting?
give him a call or email him today!
With only 4 countries (P.A.I.N.—
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Nigeria)
with reported cases of polio, together we
can win this battle and finally create a
“Polio Free World”!
Please send actual contributions, with
the appropriate paperwork, directly to
Ron at:
c) Attendance at informal gatherings held
on a ship
d) Addressing another service club
GSE Team to Puerto Rico
to be finalized soon …
e) Military service or National Guard Duty
WVU President Visits
Morgantown North
Rotary Club
GSE Chair Bobby Brown announced
that Team Leader interviews will be begin
at 10:00 AM on October 1st at Robert C.
Byrd High School in Nutter Fort.
A: NO, there is no provision for granting
attendance credit for the above
3. Do we include attendance for our
“honorary members”?
A: No
4. How does the “rule of 85” apply to attendance?
A: If a member’s age and number of
years as a Rotary member equals “85”, their
attendance is not included in monthly club
attendance reports.
Applicants are also being sought for the
four team member slots with those interviews being held on October 21st at
Robert C. Byrd High School beginning at
12:30 PM.
5. Where can I find more information
regarding RI’s attendance policy?
Young professionals from 25—40 years
of age are encouraged to consider this
outstanding cultural and vocational opportunity. Applicants should be employed
full-time, in good physical health, and able
to be away from their workplace for the
four week period.
NOTE: Clubs wishing to host our GSE
Inbound Team, tentatively scheduled for
April 4—May 4, 2010, should submit their
GSE Host Club Request Form asap to
Bobby Brown or DG Jody Light.
2. Can attendance be granted for the folllowing reasons?
a) Jury Duty
Elkins, WV 26241
Team Leader applications (Rotarians)
should be submitted by September 28th,
and team member applications should be
submitted by October 15th to Bobby
Brown via email at: bobbydg2003.com
or US mail to: 4 Vail Drive
Ripley, WV 25271
A: A make-up meeting is valid for a
missed meeting at your home club for “2
weeks prior to and 2 weeks following” the
missed meeting only. Make-ups cannot be
carried forward, or used “whenever”.
b) Req’d attendance at sessions of a
state legislature
100 Maple Street
Final plans are underway to select a
Team Leader and four team members to
travel to District 7000 in Puerto Rico from
approx. April 4—May 4, 2010.
Club Attendance Q & A
A. Pages 16 & 17 of Rotary International’s “Manual of Procedure”
Dr. Jim Clements, WVU President,
poses with Allen Sharp, Morgantown
North Rotary Club President at the WVU
Erickson Alumni Center on Wednesday,
September 23.
Dr. Clements spoke at the club’s
weekly meeting giving an update on his
first few months at West Virginia University and his vision for the future.
In an effort to further promote one of
Rotary International’s main goals, a new
slogan for our membership
efforts was recently unveiled …
Each Rotarian …
Reach One, Keep One
For great membership tips and ideas,
check out our Zone 33 Membership Blog
at:
http://membership33-34.blogspot.com
September, 2009
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Monthly Club Attendance:
The following attendance reports for August, 2009 were received by September 15, 2009.
Club secretaries are strongly encouraged to submit attendance directly thru the District database by the 10th of each month
to be included in the District newsletter. For more information, contact Rich Clemens at [email protected].
Attendance - August 2009
District 7530
Club
Braxton County
Bridgeport
Brooke County
Buckhannon
Cheat Lake
Clarksburg
Elkins
Fairmont WV
Grafton
Harrison County
Kingwood
Morgantown
Morgantown North
Moundsville
New Martinsville
Newburg
Northern Hancock County
Ohio County
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Ripley
South Fairmont
Spencer
Tucker County
Weirton
Weirton Heights
Weston
Westover
Wheeling
Wood County
Totals:
26 of 30 clubs reporting
(as of Sept. 23, 2009)
# Members
#
Meetings
Average
Attend%
31
18
12
71
53
42
64
55
24
19
28
81
25
34
48
15
18
13
107
24
40
51
25
16
30
25
39
(missing)
123
27
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
0
4
4
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
0
0
5
69.25
75
67.5
62
77.88
56.9
64.4
47.8
86
77.63
72
58.49
0
71.3
75
86.15
28.75
59.6
51
90
81.4
67
0
85.9
93
62
45
0
0
59.92
1158
68.11%
2009-2010 Club Presidents
DG Jody Light
20 Factory Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Home: 304 / 472-6566
Work: 304 / 472-3033
Email: [email protected]
“Everything begins and ends with the clubs”
2009-2010 RI President John Kenney
Check other District news at
www.rotary7530.org
Braxton County
Bridgeport
Brooke County
Buckhannon
Cheat Lake
Clarksburg
Elkins
Fairmont
Grafton
Harrison Co.
Kingwood
Morgantown
Morgantown North
Moundsville
New Martinsville
Newburg
Northern Hancock
Ohio County
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Ripley
South Fairmont
Spencer
Tucker County
Weirton
Weirton Heights
Weston
Westover
Wheeling
Wood County
Arlene Herndon
Bob Morris
Michael DiDomenico
Dave Long
Mike Kirkpatrick
Bob Rector
John L. Henning
Brad Merrifield
Mark Zeck
Larry Cottrill
Robert "Bob" Meissner
Richard "Rich" Gutmann
Allen Sharp
Mary Ellen Rich
Whitney Clegg
Steve Moran
Michael Palmer
Dave Taylor
Michael Seely
Steven Littlepage
Jane Winters
Bruce McDaniel
Chuck Ricks
Lois Nelson
Lynne Ros
Barb Owens
James "Jim" Oldaker
Travis Fitzwater
Michael "Mike" Barickman
Arthur "Art" Hall
Let’s Get to Know Our
2009-2010 Youth Exchange Students
We are pleased to welcome seven s
udents from around the world to our District to spend a year learning our culture
and sharing theirs with us. I hope many
of you have the opportunity to meet these
exceptional young people sometime during the year.
Students, host families and counselors
recently participated in an orientation
program allowing students to meet each
other for the first time while host families
and club counselors received training and
instructions on what to expect in the coming months.
District Youth Exchange Chair Suzie
Steele of the Braxton Rotary Club reports
that all students are now in our District
and have already enjoyed a couple special activities including their initial Orientation, with assistance from the Harrison
County Club, and just returned from a fun
weekend getaway at AG Greg Smith’s
farm, sponsored by the Parkersburg Rotary Club. Another outing in Canaan
Valley, sponsored by the Tucker County
Rotary Club, will be held soon.
As a quick introduction to our group …
Julieta Rojos is a 16 yr. old student
from Toluca, Mexico and is being hosted
by the Clarksburg Rotary Club. She likes
to sing, read, and write, and has been
dancing since she was 3 yrs. Old. She
hopes to become a psychologist or nutriologist.
Naoki Matsumoto, from Shimonoseki,
Yamaguchi, Japan, is being hosted by
the Morgantown North Rotary Club.
Naoki is 18 yrs., enjoys reading, listening
to music, and playing sports. He would
like to pursue a career abroad that would
teach about Japan to become a bridge
between Japan and other countries.
Franziska Jansche travels to our District from Sinshein, Baden-Wurttemberg,
Germany. At 16 yrs. Old, Franzi likes to
play keyboards, draw, participate in theatre, and walk her dogs. She is being
hosted by the Harrison County Rotary
Club.
Aline Campo’s home is St. Martin
D’Heres, France and is being hosted by
the Parkersburg Rotary Club. Aline is 18
yrs. Old and enjoys synchronized swim-
ming, shopping, skiing, snowboarding,
and spending time with friends. She
hopes to pursue a career in a foreign
country.
Maija Pynssi is a 17 yr. old student
from Villahde, Finland and is sponsored
by the Spencer Rotary Club. She enjoys
shopping, playing piano, jogging, and
scounting, and is considering a career
that would allow her to work with people,
such as a doctor or teacher.
Manoel Melo is being hosted by the
Braxton County Club after travelling from
his home in Garanhuns, Pernambuco,
Brazil. He enjoys reading, playing guitar
and piano, and spending time on the
computer, and is considering a career in
law or medicine.
Nitipon Saenhchairat “Tah” is from
Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, Thailand and is
being hosted by the Wheeling Rotary
Club. At 16 yrs. Old, Tah plays his Thai
classical flute and enjoys reading comics,
swimming, and listening to pop music.
He hopes to become a scientist.