Rotary Acronyms Explained!
Every industry is subject to its own set of acronyms and Rotary really excels at it with a truly amazing array of its own. Sometimes we forget that new members don’t know what we are talking about, so here are a few of the main ones that may help next time someone mentions the DG or the PDG or a PHF. For a more extensive explanation, please log onto the RI website : www.rotary.org AG – Assistant Governor – they look after each group of clubs in the district to help the District Governor. For instance, Sam Graham from the Rotary Club of Seaford-Carrum Downs is Assistant Governor for the Nepean Group, which consists of the Rotary Clubs of Frankston, Frankston Long Island, Frankston Sunrise, Frankston North, Langwarrin, Seaford-Carrum Downs and...
Read MoreRotaract – January 2010
Laura Bird, our Rotex Student has been working like mad over the last month or so to contact people to start up a Rotaract Club in our area. So far, she has about 15 people interested and is well on the way to us needing to organise the Chartering of the Nepean Group Rotaract Club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Frankston Long Island. Our congratulations to Laura – she really is one in a million! Rotaract is an international program for adults ages 18 to 30 who want to make a difference. It was founded in 1968 by Rotary International, an association of clubs made up of service-minded business and professional leaders. Today, there are more than 7,300 Rotary club- sponsored Rotaract clubs with some 170,000 members —known as Rotaractors — in over 150...
Read MoreConference Update
An update from the District Governor Jan 09 Over 600 registrations have been received for the District Conference to be held over the last weekend in February. The Committee and I are looking forward to welcoming you to Sale and to providing a good program and opportunities to meet old friends and to make new ones. If you haven’t registered yet there is still time. As we move into the second half of the Rotary year I encourage all Rotarians to focus on the plans and objectives set at the beginning of the year. There is six months to go and a lot can be achieved in that time. …and remember the future of Rotary is in yours and my hands.
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