TriCon begins in 80 days! We're so excited to feature a great times, great food and a great lineup of speakers! I hope you and your clubs are gearing up to send members for an event full of inspiration and opportunity for connection. Attached is a slide deck that you can use to help promote TriCon. All members are encouraged to be there.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Several clubs have DEI initiatives started or implemented and wherever you might be on that journey, there is always an opportunity to learn. Speaking of learning, a great resource for any Rotarian, or any club trying to make an impact through DEI work would benefit from this course in the Rotary Learning Center. Feel free to share with your clubs. You need a My Rotary account to log in but Rotarians would benefit from having one anyway.
Support for Ukraine: The people of Ukraine are continually challenged with uncertainty and incredibly challenging times. Many 6250 clubs have supported Ukraine and others continue to do so. If you're looking for a way to support Ukraine, here are two of many opportunities:
Rotary Friendship Exchange: District 6250 has a very active Rotary Friendship Exchange program (with a group in India as I type this message)! There are 2 more Friendship Exchange opportunities on the Horizon. Please share these life-changing opportunities with your clubs:
You can help promote peace in the world by encouraging peace and development leaders in your community to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship.
Each year, Rotary awards fully funded fellowships for peacebuilders from diverse backgrounds to study at one of our peace centers located at premier universities around the world. This year, we’ll select 50 peace fellows to study in our master’s degree programs and 40 fellows to earn a professional development certificate.
Rotary Peace Fellows use their training to amplify their work at the local, regional, or global level. Clubs and districts can partner with them on peacebuilding initiatives before, during, and after their fellowships.
But we need your help finding candidates. Rotary and Rotaract members can get involved by:
Taking the All About the Rotary Peace Fellowship course to learn about the qualification criteria, eligibility restrictions, the application process, and more
Forwarding the fellowship announcement to your contacts and including it in club and district communications
Using our referral form to tell us about potential candidates so we can contact them
Sharing a PowerPoint presentation about the fellowships with your club members and community
Candidates have until 15 May to submit applications to The Rotary Foundation.
Thanks to generous support from donors and the dedicated participation of Rotary members, the peace fellowship program has more than 1,600 alumni working to make positive change in more than 140 countries.
To learn more about how you can recruit the next generation of peace fellows, contact your district Rotary Peace Fellowship subcommittee chair or write to rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org.
Our Family Health La Clinica (FHLC) project to raise $11,000 for supplies for monitoring diabetes is off and running. We have already received gifts from Changemakers Rotarians, Past District Governors as well as from our friends and family networks. So far we have raised approximately $1,633, of which $1,593 will be matched by the district, resulting in over $3,200 raised so far! We have three in person presentations to Rotary clubs on the calendar for February and March, and are hoping to get another five. Next week we'll be emailing templates to Changemaker Rotarians to use in emailing your family and friends--people who you think will be interested in supporting this appeal. Please be thinking about those people you know who love to give, and who will respond to an appeal to help the people who put the food on our tables! This is an important project and will make a terrific difference in many lives. Let's do this! As always, let me know if you have questions.
Cheryl
P.S. Congrats to Service Committee member Peter Groth and his wife Sammi on the birth of their new baby boy!!
Upcoming opportunities for travel to Guatemala with Jennifer Demar! Maybe you or someone else might be interested?
You would get to experience the delivery of water filters exactly like the ones Rotarians funded last year, as well as have a wonderful week of service experiencing many other things too!
The next trip is from March 25 - April 2nd.
The other two this year will be July 8-16 and October 28 - November 5th.
Anyone with an interest in considering it to reach out to Jennifer by email or by phone/text.
The District 6250 RFE committee would like to announce a new Friendship Exchange to Budapest Hungary, from April 9 to the 19th of 2023. Up to 10 team members.
Probably staying in a central Hotel in Budapest, some homestays possible.
9 Rotary clubs in Budapest will be taking turns showing us the city and important historical Stories and locations. 10 maximum team members.
The cost will be Airfare, probably hotel, meals, and incidentals. We would coordinate the flights with the team members if possible, so if you are a bit nervous don’t be, the team will take care of you!
If you have not been on one of these they are an amazing experience of seeing the sights, experiencing local culture and making real Rotarian friends
Group Leader will be Mark Etrheim, mark@mchlax.com, 608-769-7200. Any questions, please contact me directly. mark@mchlax.com,
Upcoming opportunities for travel to Guatemala with Jennifer Demar! Maybe you or someone else might be interested?
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