April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship

District 6440 Histories 2005
communication with (70) Club Presidents and the general membership and subscribing to the theory
that an informed Rotarian is a better Rotarian; training sessions for all Rotarians included:
1. PRE-PETS 1/9/99
2. Assistant Governor Training 3/18/99
3. PETS 3/20/99
4. District Assembly and Expo 5/22/99
5. The ABC’s of Rotary 8/26/99
6. Zone Institute 9/15/99
7. Avenues of Service Workshop 10/28/99
8. Foundation Seminar 11/17/99
9. International Assembly 2/4/00
10. The Millennium District Conference 4/28/00
11. International Convention (Buenos Aires) 6/4/00
Extension, Membership and Retention efforts were strong in the District. With the Chartering of the
Huntley Club, we grew to (71) clubs and approached a total membership of 3,000.
Other world-class highlights of the year included: Awarding (10) major donor recognitions for a total of
33; awarding at least (12) benefactors for a total of more than 100; awarding the first Bequest Society
awards for a total of more than 10; awarding a George R. Means scholarship (Scotland); a successful
Group Study Exchange with Poland; sponsoring five 1999-2000 Ambassadorial Scholars; hosting
Ambassadorial Scholars from Taiwan, Japan, and Germany; hosting the fourth annual Link weekend in
Evanston; thirty inbound and outbound students participating in the International Youth Exchange
Program with (28) clubs sponsoring; organizing (2) new Interact clubs for a total of 25; reorganizing the
Short Term Youth Exchange Program; organizing the “ Midwest Rotary Districts, Gift of Life
Program;” 120 young leaders attending our RYLA weekend; endowment and implementation of the
Blane National Immunization Program; Jack Blane selected as District 6440 representative to the
Council on Legislation, 2001; submitting a Proposal to the Council on Legislation for a 5 th Avenue of
Service; Literacy; awarding (224) Paul Harris Fellows including sustaining members, with a potential of
(400) new Paul Harris Fellows providing more than $250,000 in Paul Harris credits to match annual
foundation giving. (District 6440, PHF Credit Bank); earning- The Rotary 2000 District Conference
Award; contributions totaling more than $180,000 from (70) clubs for our Polio Plus Partners in
Districts 9100, 9110-9140, West Africa; meeting the Polio Plus Partners Matching Grant Challenge
(same project). 100% of our (70) clubs contributed to the Polio Plus Partners Matching Grant for a total
of more than $360,000; awarding all clubs (70) in the District the – Polio Plus Partners, 100% Club –
patch.
Meeting the Matching Grant Challenge (various projects) for a total of more than $590,000.
Exceeding the $6 million mark in total, all time Rotary Foundation giving in the district; annual
Foundation Giving of more than $293,000; total Foundation Giving to date, of more than $750,000;
My hope is that every Governor following me will dedicate a major part of his or her year to continue to
battle polio until the war has been won. Only time will tell. Do not forget the personal inspirational
messages we have received from our Rotary World Leaders.
“Your goal is to eradicate polio and certify the fact. You will be expected to set the standards by which
Rotarians who follow you will be judged”.
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