President’s Welcome
Welcome to the Findlay Rotary Club website. We are pleased that you are visiting and look forward to sharing with you all the stellar initiatives, projects, and goals that we Rotarians will be supporting during our 2010-2011 Rotary year. Findlay Rotary will continue to celebrate its 90th year as a club and hope you were able to join our celebration, “Rock ‘n’ Rotary Downtown Tour and Concert” that took place on Saturday night, July 24, 2010.
In addition, during our 2010-2011 Rotary year, our Club will continue to support the local, regional, national, and international work of Rotary. Our Rotary International (RI) theme provided by President Ray Klinginsmith of Kirkville, Missouri, for this Rotary year is “Building Communities, Bridging Continents.” This theme fits the work of all Rotarians as shown by highlights of our past and current projects:
* Members of our Findlay Rotary Club started MESA – Medical Equipment & Supplies Abroad – which has sent and continues to send medical, educational, and household supplies to less fortunate nations. MESA is now a district-wide initiative supported by a manager and a 10,000 square foot warehouse in Findlay.
* Support of the “End Polio Now” campaign which is one of the main focuses of all 33,000 Rotary Clubs which comprise over 1,200,000 Rotarians throughout the world.
* Our signature program, The Golden Apple, is our Club’s effort to recognize and reward outstanding teachers in Findlay and in Hancock County.
* Our Youth Exchange Committee, Youth Committee, and Scholarship Committee support a diverse range of initiatives and projects that assist with funding while recognizing the fine efforts of the youth of our community. Our Rotaract Club located at The University of Findlay also shows our commitment to youth.
* Fundraising initiatives like Rock ‘n’ Rotary that supports two local non-profits as well as other past fundraising initiatives that have helped to build ball diamonds and soccer fields, assisted with flood recovery efforts, and enhanced the work of many of our fine charitable organizations.
Our Findlay Rotary Club may be very proud of its past accomplishments and will continue to strive to meet the expectations and challenges that are established not only by RI but also by our community and our own membership. “Building Communities, Bridging Continents” through the efforts of each of our Findlay Rotarians remains a focus and one that we wholeheartedly embrace through our commitment to local and world-wide initiatives. For more information, please review our website and consider becoming a Rotarian. We welcome an inquiry and look forward to considering you as a member of The Findlay Rotary Club, #3474.
Lynn R. Child - President, Findlay Rotary Club
“Every Day is a Present. Embrace and Enjoy being a Rotarian!”
Rock 'n' Rotary
Thanks to all who participated in this year's fundraising event. Special thanks goes out to Sharon Rooney, the coordinator and her committee members--Jim Darrach, Tony Iriti, Dave Healy, and Kolleen Kirk Rill.
Schedule changes
Please mark your calendars -- There will be TWO Monday meetings moving to Tuesdays in 2010.
August 3 (next meeting)
September 14
There will be NO meetings on the following Mondays in observance of holidays.
September 6 (Labor Day)
"GO DEVIL" - Weekly Club
Newsletter
August 3, 2010 Edition
