Recently the RI Board adopted a new certificate program designed to stimulate growth in the 22 percent of clubs that have
Fewer than 20 members. More information on The Recognition of Smaller Club Membership Growth can be found on
page 56 of the August ROTARIAN. While you have the magazine open please also read the article on page 57 dealing with the
schedule for dues increase that begins in 2008 -09.

August is Membership and Extension Month. A good source of information to help with membership retention is a
PowerPoint found in the Rotary e-learning module at: <http://www.rotary.org/training/elearning/membership_retention_files/frames.htm>www.rotary.org/training/elearning/membership_retention_files/frames.htm.
The ROTARIAN has two very informative articles beginning on page 34 focusing on ROTARY BASICS which should be shared
With every prospective members. Please ask your Membership committee to review this material.

International Literacy Day is September 8th. Please consider a club program that week about illiteracy and how to combat it.
Clubs should strive for five literacy activities this year.

Please remind your club members of the many ways to have perfect attendance.  Rotarians are on the summer vacation road.
Check with your club Secretary to locate clubs in the area. These are often unique experiences to be remembered and shared
with home club members. Go to <http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/>www.rotaryeclubone.org  to participate in the eCLUB ONE program. This provides an easy
make-up opportunities to assure attendance requirements are met. Rotarians will need their club ID # and the
District ID #: 6580. Finally, attendance at Rotary Board or committee meetings also qualifies.

PolioPlus – FIRST AUSTRALIAN POLIO CASE IN 21 YEARS! If you have thought that polio was gone from the world, it is
not. A national health alert has been issued, particularly for airline passengers, after a 22 year-old Pakistani man was
diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in Australia since 1986. The student, who suffered poliomyelitis symptoms after
holidaying in Pakistan last month, has recovered from the debilitating disease but he is being isolated from the Melbourne
community. Polio symptoms include fever, vomiting and muscle stiffness and if it progresses to a major illness, severe muscle
pain and stiffness of the neck and back with flaccid paralysis.

Please make PolioPlus Partners checks payable to The Rotary Foundation and indicate on the check that it is for POLIOPLUS
PARTNERS. Mail them to: The Rotary Foundation 14280 collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693. Again, thank you
for your support of POLIOPLUS PARTNERS.

DATES TO REMEMBER

 August 10 – Attendance Report due
 August 13 – Commitment forms and checks for RYLA to Chair Pam Blasdel
 August 25 – NEW -RYE Inbound Orientation (YEO REQUIRED Meeting) Bloomington Monroe Library
 August 26 – Hoosier Ambassadorial Scholars Orientation – IUPUI. For info.Yolanda Trevino
August 31 – Ambassadorial Scholar recommendations due to Yolanda Trevino
August 31 – RYLA Registration materials will be sent to clubs
September 8 – International Literacy Day
September 16 – Ambassadorial Scholar/GSE team picnic – Bloomington
September 29 – Membership and Foundation Seminar – Comfort Inn – Bedford
March 7-8 – President’s Elect Training Seminar (PETS) REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
April 25- 27 - Joint Ohio/Indiana District Conference at Belterra near VeVay, IN
May – TBA – District Assembly
June 14 – 18 – Rotary International Convention in Los Angelos

OFFICIAL VISIT SCHEDULE

August 6 – Rotary Club of Rising Sun
August 13 – Rotary Club of Greenwood
August 14 – Rotary Club of Vincennes
August 15 – Rotary Club of Washington Board meeting
August 16 – Rotary Club of Bedford
August 20 – Rotary Club of Salem
August 21 – Rotary Club of Terre Haute
August 22 – Rotary Club of Clarksville
August 23 – Rotary Club of Brown County and Rotary Club of Madison
August 27 – Rotary Club of Columbus
August 28 – Rotary Club of Sullivan

Judy Witt
District Governor 2007-08
Rotary International District 6580
800 East First Street
Bloomington, IN 47401
Home 812 339 4273
Cell 812 340 3182
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