Good afternoon and Happy New Year, Rotary baseball fans. We’re now nearing the half way point in our first annual World Series of Giving competition, having completed 4 innings of play. And despite other holiday commitments, our clubs have truly stepped it up a notch in terms of giving to the Rotary Foundation.
The Rochelle Rotary Club is sponsoring another edition of the "From the Heart Drawing" in February, 2022. Please see flyer below with more information. Download the flyer and form in the left-hand navigation pane.
The Oregon Rotary Foundation presented $6,000 to Oregon Elementary School on December 21st. The funds have been donated to assist in enhancing the existing libraries in each classroom. Classroom libraries provide continual access to books and promote literacy. The Oregon Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports the efforts of achieving world understanding and peace through humanitarian and educational programs.
District Governor David Bills and Governor-Elect Laura Kann have released the District 6420 Strategic Plan. From their introductory message, "We are pleased to share with you Rotary District 6420’s new 2021 Strategic Plan. This is our blueprint for moving forward together during the next five years and for taking our Rotary District from good to great. This Strategic Plan strengthens our shared commitment to Rotary’s core values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership and is consistent with our Four-Way Test." Please click through to read their message and Strategic Plan.
Want to jump straight to the Plan? Click here: Link to the District 6420 Strategic Plan
Three Local Rotary Clubs Support LIFE Literacy Program in Whiteside County.
Three Rotary Club Presidents and Grant Chairs presented a check for $8,000.00 to the L.I.F.E. literacy program of Whiteside County which distributes a book/month to children aged birth through age 5 through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
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