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April 2022 Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT GOVERNOR ANDY
I hope everyone enjoyed a great Passover and Easter with family and friends. This marks a
transitional time in Florida as many Snowtarians depart and we look forward to their return in the
fall. It’s always a great experience to engage with these Rotarians over the winter months. We are
grateful to have them in our Rotary family.
UKRAINE RELEF EFFORTS My heart continues to break as I follow the war in Ukraine. As District Governor, I am flooded
with requests to support projects and fundraisers for relief efforts. Many clubs have established partners in Ukraine and
surrounding regions to work together on projects. These international relationships are what make Rotary such a
wonderful organization, and I fully support the resources invested in these projects. I also encourage you to consider
giving to Rotary International’s Disaster Response Fund and applying for the grants available to enhance your efforts.
The distribution of money for these grants is being expedited, and the sooner requests get submitted, the faster these
projects can be executed.
THANK YOU I am pleased to announce that District 6960 has sent a significant amount of support to the people of
Ukraine. We are currently the top-ranked district in Zone 34 in giving to the Disaster Response Fund. Thank you! On
behalf of all of those affected by this tragedy, those who cannot speak the words to you directly, thank you for your
generosity. The District Foundation team is ready to assist you and your global partners in getting grant funds to
enhance your efforts. Please reach out to me or another district leader for help in getting grant money from the Disaster
Response Fund to support Ukraine.
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is a catalyst for making projects around the world a financial
reality. First and foremost, TRF could not operate without the generous gifts made by Rotarians. Again, thank you, for
what you do to help change the world. One core reason I give to our Foundation is the knowledge that Rotarians are
stewards of the money I give and they will ensure it reaches the right place to have the greatest impact. We should give
special attention to the Annual Programs Fund. Fifty percent of our donations to the Annual Fund will come back to our
district in three years to be used for Global and District Grants. This is the power of TRF at work and we are an essential
part of the process. District 6960 continues to lead by example. District Foundation Chair Alfred Current praised
Rotarians in our district at the recent District Assembly for helping us surpass the $1 million threshold in giving to TRF
for the fifth year in a row. Thank you for your generosity.
ROTRY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLI) Part of being a great leader is being agile, and we have had many opportunities
recently to hone in on this skill. After losing several core venues, we have adapted our resources, and it is with great
excitement I announce a new location for RLI. Bob Bedford, principal of Lemon Bay High School in Englewood and
member of the Rotary Club of Englewood Sunset, deserves a big shout-out for securing the school and supporting our
efforts to offer training to Rotarians. Look for more details soon on the DACdb calendar for our first RLI event to be held
at the new venue on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The RLI training team is working hard to bring more frequent opportunities
in a variety of locations throughout the coming year.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Andy Lyman
Andy Lyman
District 6960 Governor 2021-22
BABCOCK RANCH
There's a new club forming!
The proposed Rotary Club of The couple has worked tirelessly to generate interest
Babcock Ranch is well on its among residents about Rotary and the new club. From
way to becoming the newest reaching out on social media to arranging for District
club in District 6960. The Governor Andy to speak at the local Business Alliance,
formation of the new club is they are connecting with the community members and
being spearheaded by Peter leaders to promote Rotary. Peter and Laurie even set
and Laurie Widmark, up a Rotary inflatable and table with information on
longtime Rotarians from the the new club at the corner of the main intersection of
Rotary Club of Dover in New the community. Their efforts are paying off as they
Hampshire. already have 35 applications for membership. Laurie
says she has even received several applications from
Peter, a 42-year Rotarian (with perfect attendance!),
people out-of-state who are waiting on their homes to
and his wife, Laurie, a 22-year Rotarian, have been
be built in Babcock Ranch.
recruiting prospective members to join the Rotary
club that’s forming in the planned community of
A meeting will be held in late April for interested
Babcock Ranch, located in southeastern Charlotte
members to determine the club’s meeting schedule. An
County.
initial survey showed a consensus of the group holding
Photo above: Peter and Laurie, an official meeting twice a month and one service
Rotarians leading the formation of project per month.
the new club in Babcock Ranch.
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to them with a non-intimidating layout that spreads the
Babcock Ranch residents.
content evenly for an easygoing experience. It should invite
them to continue from where they left off. Also, don’t forget
to double-check your sources! Credibility is crucial.
In April, Rotary celebrates Maternal & Child Health Month,
recognizing how The Rotary Foundation helps mothers and
children in need by giving communities resources and
support to take control of their own maternal and infant
health care.
Rotary makes high-quality health care available to
vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and
grow stronger.
Rotary provides education, immunizations, birth kits and
mobile health clinics. Women are taught how to prevent
mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed and
how to protect themselves and their children from disease.
Helping
UKRAINE
Rotarians are People of Action. When there is a need, we step up and offer assistance. That's exactly what
District 6960 Rotary clubs are doing in response to the deepening humanitarian crisis caused by the war in
Ukraine. Here are a few of the projects in which southwest Florida clubs are participating:
MEDICAL CARE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Rotary Clubs in Area 3 are partnering with the
Rotary Club of Wroclaw (Poland) to support medical
clinics providing immediate care to women and
children refugees in the region who are suffering
from chronic illnesses such as hypertension, heart
and/or kidney defects, hearing loss, depression and
other conditions. Click here for more details.
THE GIVING CHALLENGE taking place from noon
to noon April 26-27 will match donations to the A HANDMADE QUILT IS BEING RAFFLED on May
Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay Foundation. Click here 16, the International Day of Living Together in
to donate during this time period. Additionally, the Peace. The Rotary Club of Englewood is seeking to
club's Foundation will also match certain donations raise at least $5,000 by selling tickets for the raffle.
and award Paul Harris Fellow points. All money will go to the Rotary Disaster Response
Donate Patterson Match Club Match PHF Points Fund to directly support Ukraine relief. Click here to
$50 $50 $0 100 purchase tickets via PayPal for $20 each. The blue
$100 $100 $0 200 and yellow quilt colors represent Rotary and
$200 $100 $100 500 Ukraine, and the center squares have a sunflower,
$500 $100 $100 1000 which is the flower of Ukraine.
ROTARY CLUB OF LVIV, UKRAINE, WORKS WITH
LOCAL CLUB. The Rotary Club of Venice-Nokomis DISASTER RESPONSE FUND donations received
hosted Past President Alexey Gusev of Lviv via through April 30, 2022, will be directed to Ukrainian
Zoom during a recent meeting. Gusev spoke about relief efforts. The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs gave
the horrific situation where he lived in the western $12,950 to strengthen the fund using donations
city of Lviv. Clubs in Poland are working with many from the club and its generous members.
other clubs to send help to the region, from much-
needed medical equipment to sleeping bags for SUPPLIES SENT TO KYIV arrived recently after the
families who are now homeless and other Rotary Club of Czestochowa, Poland, and Rotary
consignments. The presentation was organized by Club of Punta Gorda joined forces to coordinate
David Pankiw, President-Elect for the Rotary Club of materials such as first aid kits, medications and
Venice-Nokomis, himself a Ukrainian who has been surgical instruments to support refugees arriving in
working with Rotary clubs in Western Ukraine for the region. To date, the club has raised $31,000 and
more than three years. Click here to read more. efforts are still under way. Click here to read more.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT
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RE GIST
Past District Governor Cyndi Doragh and
the Rotary Zones 33-34 Rotary Works
team have put together an amazing
lineup of speakers for Rotary Works
Encore, a virtual Zoom event happening
April 22-23. All Rotarians and Rotaractors
are invited to attend and to bring any
non-Rotarian friends and family
members to enjoy the sessions.
District 6960's own John Smarge is one of
the keynote speakers on Saturday,
invited to speak about the professional
skills developed in Rotary that aren't
taught in school.
Other speakers include Past RI President Barry Rassin, RI President Nominee Gordon McInally,
George "The WaterMan" Lewis, Mark Miller, VP of Leadership Development at Chick-fil-A, and others.
Click here to download the full speaker lineup and schedule. Click here to register.
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PDG Pamela Akins Attends
Council on Legislation Meeting
Rotary’s triennial Council on Legislation met April 10-14, 2022,
in Chicago to address 94 proposed changes to Rotary
Rotarian George Lewis has painted hundreds of International’s Constitution, Bylaws and the Standard Club
pet portraits to raise money to support Rotary Constitution. A huge thank you to PDG Pamela Akins for
Global Grant projects. He has given over $70,000 attending as our District 6960 representative. A big thing
to clean water and sanitation projects, and is announced was that $9 million has been raised for Ukraine
Disaster Response. Both Ukrainian and Russian reps were at
now switching his focus to cleft lip/cleft palate
COL. They publicly recognized the Ukraine rep who stood and
surgeries, selling pet portraits to raise money. waved a blue and yellow flag. There were a few blue and
Click here to check out a video to learn more. yellow pocket kerchiefs as well. Click here to read a report.
LITERACY MATTERS
Tools for Learning – Partnering to Change Lives Through Literacy
Area II Rotary Clubs and the Literacy Council Gulf Coast Partnership
The groups are gathering these items for the bags:
Pencils
Pens
One-subject notebooks
Side by Side adult curriculum books, levels 1-4
The Literacy Council Gulf Coast (LCGC) has provided
Oxford Picture dictionaries
literacy services for family literacy, adult literacy and
U.S. Citizenship book and study guide
worksite literacy for over 33 years. The mission
Spanish/English dictionaries
statement is “To assist adults and children to
Books for preschool children
acquire the English literacy skills and education
Children’s scissors and crayons
necessary to improve their quality of life and
Construction paper
enhance the entire community.”
Visit www.literacygulfcoast.org for information
To support furthering this mission, the Area Two
about the LCGC.
Rotary clubs, including the Rotary clubs of Bonita
Springs, Bonita Naples, Bonita Beach Sunset and To learn more about this partnership, contact Dee
Estero, are partnering with the LCGC to assemble Fabry, District 6960 Literacy Committee Chair, at
gift/goodie bags filled with materials to help deefabry@comcast.net, or Eileen Tasso, president-
students reach their literacy goals. elect of the Rotary Club of Bonita Springs.
Aligning Read Aloud Books to Build Books For Kids Gives Out its
Goodwill and Better Friendships 100,000th Book
One of the goals of the Rotary Club of Bonita Naples Books For Kids began nine years ago when
Books For Kids Program is to develop a strong members of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch
partnership with the third-grade classroom distributed two books to every child in two schools.
teachers at Bonita Springs Charter School. Read That was a total of 600 books. The program quickly
aloud books are selected in collaboration with the developed, and this year over 30,000 books were
teachers to align with their school’s curriculum, as distributed to more than 4,000 students in 181
well as Stephen Covey’s "7 Habits of Highly Effective classes at 12 schools across two counties. Now, nine
Students." clubs in District 6960 participate in the program.
March was Women in History Month and the The Manatee County School District recently
selected book was "Michelle’s Garden: How the First recognized the literacy program volunteers for the
Lady Planted Seeds of Change," written by Sharee significant impact they are making and celebrated
Miller. The habit of focus was number seven, the distribution of the 100,000th book last month.
“Sharpen the Saw.”
Melissa Armitage, one of the third-grade teachers,
commented on the book. “I loved last week’s story,
it tied in great with science, women in history
month, and habit seven, sharpen the saw, take care
of your mind, body and soul,” she said. Armitage
also thanked Dee Fabry, District 6960 Literacy Chair
and volunteer for the program, saying, “Thanks so
much for Books For Kids! They love their books.”
ROTARY EVENTS
DISTRICT & ANNOUNCEMENTS
APRIL 21 @7PM - DEEPER DIVE INTO TRF
Zoom forum to learn more about the workings of
CONFERENCE
Global and District Grants. Register on DACdb.
APRIL 22-23 - ENCORE, ROTARY WORKS
Rotary Remains Relevant Zoom event with speakers
CRUISE
from around the Rotary World. Register here.
APRIL 23@1PM - MASTERS CHARITY GOLF TOURNEY
RC North Fort Myers four-person scramble,
$75/person.
APRIL 30 @1PM - GOLF FOR WELLNESS
RC of Naples is enhancing prevention and increasing
treatment capacity. Click here for details.
APRIL 30 @3PM - MINI GOLF FUNDRAISER
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South mini golf tourney.
APRIL 30 @6PM - HAVANA NIGHTS
RC of North Port Central fundraising event.
MAY 7 @12PM - ROCK BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL
RC of Lehigh Acres hosts festival with food, drinks, live
music and more. Free admission.
Contact Paige at MAD Travel to book stateroom.
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239-263-4433 paige@madtravel.com MAY 7 @4PM - RUN FOR THE ROSES
RC of Charlotte Harbor Sunset derby watch party.
MAY 7 @5PM - GET DOWN & DERBY PARTY
RC of Bonita Beach Sunset derby watch party.
MAY 14 @5PM - 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
RC of Fort Myers celebrates 100-year anniversary.
MAY 20-23 - DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas Cruise.
JULY 9 - DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TURNOVER
Luminary Hotel, Fort Myers. Details to be announced.
Additional details for above events can be found on
DACdb. Don't see your event? Email details to Susan at
susan.r.courter@gmail.com to be published next month.
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