- Save the date - the All Iowa District Conference will be held in Coralville on April 22 and 23, 2022. Registration is now open. Register here before March 22, 2022 to receive the early bird rate. Hotel registration is now open as well. Click here.
- NCPETS will be held virtually again this year on February 24 and 25, 2022. Register here.
- One Rotary Summit will be held in person January 8, 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cedar Falls. Register here. A virtual One Rotary Summit will be held on January 15, 2022. Register here.
- Do you want to run a hybrid meeting and need some help? Click here to get information from Minnesota District 5950's website.
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January, 2022
Happy New Year!
Half way through the Rotary year already and I hope your Rotary year is going well. This being the Foundation newsletter I want to emphasize the fund raising efforts going on. Rotary Rush is going on through February. Please consider donating to reach a Paul Harris Fellow recognition level (or the next level of Paul Harris recognition) we have an anonymous donor that would like to help. If you will donate half way the donor will match your gift and help you achieve the next PHF recognition. For details (and restrictions) please click here.
Click on "read more" for more about -
- Rotary Rush is on through February
- Instructions on how you can check your Rotary Foundation donor level
- This year's goal for donations to the Rotary Foundation
- Register for the All Iowa District Conference on April 22 and 23, 2022
Yours in Rotary,
John Wasta
District 5970 Foundation Chair
New cell phone number 319-440-5959
John.wasta@gmail.com
ROTARY RUSH IS HERE! $1 for 1 Points to Dollars Match - District 5970 has just approved the District Grants submitted from our clubs. Know that our local communities will benefit through more than $52,000.00 of District funding through matching grants for the 2021–2022 Rotary year. Remember, money for these grants is only available to our District through your donations to The Rotary Foundation – Annual Fund. Donors are recognized for each $1,000 they give by being named a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) or a Paul Harris Fellow Plus member. We have a very generous donor this year in District 5970 who would like to help you achieve your Paul Harris Fellow or add an additional Plus. District 5970’s “ROTARY RUSH” is on! For the months of December 2021, January 2022 and February 2022 the District is offering an AMAZING incentive to all Rotarians who give to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund. Our generous Donor has offered their points as an incentive to help other Rotarians easily reach their first or multiple Paul Harris Fellow level. This is true “Service Above Self.” Click on "Read More" for details! |
District 5970 and District 6000 are joining together for a joint All Iowa Rotary Conference on April 22 and 23, 2022 in Coralville. It may seem a long way off, but by registering before March 22, 2022 you will receive the early bird discount. Register here. A registration form is here, if you would like to send it to me and have me register for you. Either email it to des@district5970.org, or send it to District 5970, PO Box 445, New Hampton, IA 50659. For more information on the Conference, click on the link on the menu bar at www.district5970.org.
One Rotary Summit will be offered on two different dates with an in-person option and a virtual option.
- One Rotary Summit - In person will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 7213 Nordic Drive, Cedar Falls Iowa, on January 8, 2022. The session begins at 10:00 a.m. and concludes at noon. The $25 registration fee includes lunch. Register here.
- One Rotary Summit - Virtual will be held on January 15, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Register here. A Zoom link will be sent the week prior to the event.
On Saturday, June 26, 2021 District Governor Lowell Stoolman passed the torch to 2021-2022 District Governor Jeff Hassman. The installation was held virtually. If you would like to see the video of the installation, click here.
Shannon Duncan of the Decorah Rotary Club has been selected as the District Governor for the 2024-2025 Rotary Year. Congratulations, Shannon!
Shekhar Mehta
President 2021-22
President 2021-22
January 2022
One of Rotary’s founding principles was to use your vocation — whether as a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or another profession — to do good in the world. As we attempt to overcome and recover from the pandemic, this principle is vital in retraining people who have lost their jobs. In response, the Rotary E-Club of Tamar Hong Kong organized seminars for young people, with the aim of preparing them for the changing world of work.
This type of training must happen on a large scale. According to the United Nations, global unemployment is expected to exceed 200 million people in 2022. Women and youths are likely to be disproportionately affected.
This is why I’ve placed such a strong emphasis this year on projects that empower girls, and I’ve been delighted to see some of these projects in action. Of course, access to education and the path to employment can be blocked by a lack of water and sanitation infrastructure.
Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.
Jones will officially become president-nominee on 1 October if no other candidates challenge her.
Read more here.
RI President-Elect Shekhar Mehta theme for 2021-22 - "Serve to Change Lives"
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