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In This Issue
5 Ways to Inspire Through Vocational Service
CALLING ALL PRESIDENTS-ELECT!
2023 Speech Contest Start of Season
Leadership Opportunities to Serve the District
New District Youth Protection Officer: Kelly Gates
MID-YEAR ANNUAL FUND REPORT
RLI Registration is Open-Henderson 2/25
District Announces New Polio Plus Society
NEW FEATURE: DID YOU KNOW?
Frankfort Hits Centennial Mark
Rotary Fellowships - Join Today
South Oldham Hosts Rotary Book Club
Bowling Green Clubs Receive Disaster Recovery Grants
Annual Area 5 Rotary Christmas Dinner
South Oldham Gives to Area Schools
Louisville Suburban Update
What is the Job of the District Parliamentarian?
Submitting Newsletter Articles
CALLING ALL PRESIDENTS-ELECT!
2023 Speech Contest Start of Season
Leadership Opportunities to Serve the District
New District Youth Protection Officer: Kelly Gates
MID-YEAR ANNUAL FUND REPORT
RLI Registration is Open-Henderson 2/25
District Announces New Polio Plus Society
NEW FEATURE: DID YOU KNOW?
Frankfort Hits Centennial Mark
Rotary Fellowships - Join Today
South Oldham Hosts Rotary Book Club
Bowling Green Clubs Receive Disaster Recovery Grants
Annual Area 5 Rotary Christmas Dinner
South Oldham Gives to Area Schools
Louisville Suburban Update
What is the Job of the District Parliamentarian?
Submitting Newsletter Articles
January is Rotary’s Vocational Service Month, a great time to leverage vocational service in your club projects and activities. Vocational Service calls on us to empower others by using our unique skills and expertise to address community needs and help others discover new professional opportunities and interests..png)
CALLING ALL PRESIDENTS-ELECT!
2023 is here and excitement is building for our District 6710 Speech Contest club events. Now is the time to reach out to your students, teachers and advisors and be sure they are properly prepared for the contest. We will be updating the website shortly with the latest schedule and rules. As stated earlier, all club contests must be completed before March 10, 2023.
Rotary International and District 6710, strive to create and maintain a safe environment for all youth who participate in Rotary activities. To foster safe operations across all D6710 youth programs, District Governor Nancy Stearman has appointed Ms. Kelly Gates, from the Rotary Club of Hopkinsville, as our District Youth Protection Officer.
As of December 31, we had an average of $42.69 per District Rotarian contributed to the Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund. This is the source of our District Matching Grants, Global Scholarships, and Global Grants. The Rotary Foundation is different from most charities in that 50% comes back to the District for local and global projects, and the remaining 50% is available to use for global projects..png)
Registration for the next in person District 6710 Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is now open. D6710 is
continuing to rotate locations around the district with the next event scheduled in Henderson on February 25, 2023..jpg){kind=logo}
Participate in the Countdown to History as a charter member! You can join the NEW Polio Plus Society of District 6710 for an annual commitment of $100. This is a new program to recognize your gifts and pledges to support Polio Plus at a minimum of $100 per year. Those who make this pledge to join the PolioPlus Society will receive a special membership lapel pin. Your contributions also qualify for Paul Harris Fellows Recognition Points credit and will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
This will be a new section of the Spectrum to highlight ideas and tools and clubs in our district. If you have something you’d like to share but don’t want to submit a whole article, let me know! I’d be glad to highlight it here for you. Simply email me at melissa.earnest77@gmail.com.
The Frankfort Rotary Club has reached a major milestone in its illustrious history: 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of an outstanding service club that has been involved in a wide variety of local and international projects. In an effort to achieve the “Service Above Self” motto of Rotary International, the club is working on local projects to assist the Salvation Army, conduct literacy programs and provide student scholarships in the community. Internationally, the club has donated to clean water projects in El Salvador, friendship exchanges and supported the unique Polioplus Program that brought together Rotary International, the United Nations and the Centers for Disease Control to eliminate the scourge of polio worldwide. Additionally, in 1988, the club was an integral player in encouraging Rotary International to establish the Rotary Day at the UN Program, which convened Rotary and UN leaders to identify humanitarian projects for future cooperation. Please 
Do you like being with others who share the same interests as you? Would you like to learn about something new? If so, a Rotary Fellowship might just the group you’ve been wanting to join! If there isn’t one established already for your passion or interest, you can always start one.
The South Oldham Rotary Club (SORC) invites you to participate in its first ever Book Club. Our inaugural book is, Leaders Eat Last; Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't, by Simon Sinek. The SORC Book Club is open to members and non-members alike, so feel free to share the information. The first group discussion, covering the first two sections of the book, will be on Wednesday, January 11th at 7PM. You can join in-person at 6001 Claymont Village Dr, Suite 12, Crestwood, or virtually. Email Stephen Davis at stbidoc@gmail.com to sign up or for more information.
The two Rotary Clubs of Bowling Green have received generous support from District 6710 in response to the tornado disasters of December 2021. The grants awarded a total of $67,500 to the Bowling Green community. Grants include:
The Annual Area 5 Rotary Christmas Dinner was held December 8, 2022 at the Rosewood Grill. The Lebanon Club is in the central location, so they oversaw getting reservations from the other 4 participating clubs: Greensburg, Campbellsville, Springfield and Bardstown. District Governor Nancy Stearman and husband Otha Ray, attended and spoke about the Rose Bowl Parade on January 2, encouraging Rotary members to watch for Nancy riding/walking along the side of the Rotary float down the 6-mile route. Governor-Elect Tom Reed also attended the dinner. This highly anticipated event is well attended because it gives all of the Rotarians in the Area 5 clubs the opportunity to meet and greet Rotarians in the area, outside their home clubs.
The South Oldham Rotary Club is proud to be a longtime supporter of our area schools. Each December, we make a $500 donation each to Camden Station Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, Kenwood Station Elementary, South Oldham Middle School and South Oldham High School. The school staff has the discretion to use the funds for students as necessary--coats, shoes, food, field trips and other needs. #givingback #forthekids
The Rotary Club of Louisville Suburban is now preparing for the second half of the current Rotary Year. A lot has been done, however there is still a lot to do before the year ends. The Club officers and board members had their monthly business meeting to determine the status of the Club, reviewed the selected yearly goals, and set the priorities for the next six months. While many goals have been met, some very important goals still need to be addressed. The priorities include membership recruiting, fundraising and donations to Rotary International. One of our successes for the year...
According to the District Operations Manual, “The Parliamentarian is responsible for proper interpretation and application of the RI Manual of Procedure and the District Operations Manual and is expected to render decisions based on these documents when called upon by the District Governor and all other Rotarians requesting such information.” A Parliamentarian can also assist club members in conducting the business of their club..jpg)
The deadline to submit articles for The Spectrum, the Governor's Newsletter for District 6710 is the 1st of the month.