Rotary Foundation Celebration Dinner- South
Saturday, September 24 2011
Hyatt - Vineyard Creek Hotel and Spa
170 Railroad Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Theme: Hearts on FIRE!
Black Tie Optimal
$75 per person
6:00pm doors open - no host cocktails
Contact Chris Parr-Feldman for registration-email: parrevents@aol.com
Encourage your members to attend the celebration dinner.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Rotary Membership
Message from RI President Benerjee:
The new Rotary year—our Rotary year—has begun. Now is the time for us to set to work in earnest; now is the time for our plans and preparation to be turned into action.
As we begin the tasks we have set for ourselves, I remind you all that part of our goal is also to leave Rotary better at the end of the year than it was at the beginning, which means bringing in new members and working to keep the ones we have. For that reason, I have asked the RI Membership Development & Retention Committee, chaired by Past RI Vice-President Monty Audenart, to develop a three-year membership plan that includes the following elements:
Recognition of varying regional opportunities and challenges
A focus on diversity to bring in more young professionals and women and expand the range of professional backgrounds in our clubs
Improved retention efforts in all regions
More appealing, inviting, and flexible clubs
Please click on one of the links to view a personal message from me to you, our club leaders, on this most important issue.
I send my best wishes to you, my fellow officers, for a wonderful beginning to this Rotary year—as we Reach Within to Embrace Humanity together.
Thank you.
(taken from the RI president's letter/video message to all the club presidents. Links are below in different languages)
http://tinyurl.com/3z5snbl (EN)
http://tinyurl.com/3ql5bwb (ES)
http://tinyurl.com/3m2oe2a (FR)
The new Rotary year—our Rotary year—has begun. Now is the time for us to set to work in earnest; now is the time for our plans and preparation to be turned into action.
As we begin the tasks we have set for ourselves, I remind you all that part of our goal is also to leave Rotary better at the end of the year than it was at the beginning, which means bringing in new members and working to keep the ones we have. For that reason, I have asked the RI Membership Development & Retention Committee, chaired by Past RI Vice-President Monty Audenart, to develop a three-year membership plan that includes the following elements:
Recognition of varying regional opportunities and challenges
A focus on diversity to bring in more young professionals and women and expand the range of professional backgrounds in our clubs
More appealing, inviting, and flexible clubs
Please click on one of the links to view a personal message from me to you, our club leaders, on this most important issue.
I send my best wishes to you, my fellow officers, for a wonderful beginning to this Rotary year—as we Reach Within to Embrace Humanity together.
Thank you.
(taken from the RI president's letter/video message to all the club presidents. Links are below in different languages)
http://tinyurl.com/3z5snbl (EN)
http://tinyurl.com/3ql5bwb (ES)
http://tinyurl.com/3m2oe2a (FR)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
RI President 2013-2014
Burton is choice for 2013-14 RI president
By Ryan Hyland
Rotary International News -- 8 August 2011
Ron D. Burton, a member of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2013-14
Ron D. Burton, a member of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2013-14. Burton will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.
Burton retired as president of the University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc. in 2007. He is a member of the American Bar Association, as well as the bar associations of Cleveland County and the state of Oklahoma. He is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
"This is an exciting time to be a Rotarian," Burton says. "I believe we are well poised to capitalize on our strengths as we embrace the [RI] Strategic Plan and the Future Vision Plan. My vision is to have every Rotarian appreciate what it means to be a Rotarian. With these two tools, we can make that happen."
Active in his community, Burton is a founder and past president of the Norman Public School Foundation, and founder and past board member of the Norman Community Foundation. A recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, he is a past vice president of the Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Burton believes that Rotary's promotion of high ethical standards is one of the qualities that sets it apart from other organizations.
"It assures those dealing with us that we can be trusted," he says. "Most of us are in a business or profession that already has a code of ethics. Vocational service in Rotary just adds to that responsibility. We have an obligation to go above and beyond to make sure that all our actions are above reproach."
A Rotarian since 1979, Burton is vice chair of the Future Vision Committee and a member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force for the United States. He has served RI as director; Rotary Foundation trustee and trustee vice chair; International Assembly moderator, assistant moderator, and group discussion leader; and district governor.
His other service to Rotary includes chair of the 2011 New Orleans Convention Committee, vice chair of the Investment Advisory Committee, liaison trustee of the Vocational Service Committee, Permanent Fund national adviser, and regional Rotary Foundation coordinator. He was aide to 2006-07 RI President William B. Boyd.
Burton has received the RI Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, Distinguished Service Award, and International Service Award for a Polio-Free World.
Burton and his wife, Jetta, have two children and three grandchildren.
(from RI website: www.rotary.org)
By Ryan Hyland
Rotary International News -- 8 August 2011
Ron D. Burton, a member of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2013-14
Ron D. Burton, a member of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2013-14. Burton will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.
Burton retired as president of the University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc. in 2007. He is a member of the American Bar Association, as well as the bar associations of Cleveland County and the state of Oklahoma. He is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
"This is an exciting time to be a Rotarian," Burton says. "I believe we are well poised to capitalize on our strengths as we embrace the [RI] Strategic Plan and the Future Vision Plan. My vision is to have every Rotarian appreciate what it means to be a Rotarian. With these two tools, we can make that happen."
Active in his community, Burton is a founder and past president of the Norman Public School Foundation, and founder and past board member of the Norman Community Foundation. A recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, he is a past vice president of the Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Burton believes that Rotary's promotion of high ethical standards is one of the qualities that sets it apart from other organizations.
"It assures those dealing with us that we can be trusted," he says. "Most of us are in a business or profession that already has a code of ethics. Vocational service in Rotary just adds to that responsibility. We have an obligation to go above and beyond to make sure that all our actions are above reproach."
A Rotarian since 1979, Burton is vice chair of the Future Vision Committee and a member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force for the United States. He has served RI as director; Rotary Foundation trustee and trustee vice chair; International Assembly moderator, assistant moderator, and group discussion leader; and district governor.
His other service to Rotary includes chair of the 2011 New Orleans Convention Committee, vice chair of the Investment Advisory Committee, liaison trustee of the Vocational Service Committee, Permanent Fund national adviser, and regional Rotary Foundation coordinator. He was aide to 2006-07 RI President William B. Boyd.
Burton has received the RI Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, Distinguished Service Award, and International Service Award for a Polio-Free World.
Burton and his wife, Jetta, have two children and three grandchildren.
(from RI website: www.rotary.org)
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