Sign-up to Attend the District Rotary Foundation Dinner - Friday Evening, September 28th
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Please join us for an evening of Rotary fellowship and fun at the 2012 Rotary District 6540 Foundation Dinner on Friday, September 28, 2012, at The Lerner Crystal Ballroom, located at 410 South Main Street in Elkhart, IN. The cost is $110 per person, which includes a $45 donation to The Rotary Foundation in your name. Business attire is recommended.
PDG Deepa Willingham, Rotary District 5240, who resides in Solvang, CA, will be our keynote speaker. A naturalized citizen of the United States, she was born and brought up in Calcutta, India where she obtained her primary secondary and undergraduate education, followed by graduate degrees in the U.S. Prior to her entrepreneurial endeavors in the energy sector, Governor Deepa served as the Administrative Director of Ancillary Services in the hospital industry.
As a Rotarian, PDG Deepa has participated in many local and international projects - building Pisos (cement floors) on Mexico; participating in NID trips to India; supporting girls' education in the Philippines; escorting US high school kids for humanitarian educational trips; chairing the District's Annual Poverty Conference in 2007 and 2008, and initiating District 5240's 5 - Point Poverty Eradication Plan. She was Past RI President Bill Boyd's selection to represent Rotary International at the 51st Commission on Status of Women at the UN in February of 2006; Past RI President D.K. Lee's selection to be the keynote speaker at the spouses' Plenary Session in 2008 & 2009 International Assemblies, she served as the Vice Chair of Operations for the 2008 LA International Convention and she was one of the keynote speakers at Rotary International's 100th year Convention in Birmingham. She has become one of the sought after speakers for the Rotary world and many universities.
Don't miss a special opportunity like this. This is the only District fundraising effort for our Rotary Foundation. There will also be a silent and live auction to raise money for The Rotary Foundation, and each club is asked to provide a quality auction item with a minimum value of $100 or donate a least that same amount in the form of a check to support our efforts.
All clubs who have at least 10% of their total club membership in attendance that evening, will be awarded $500 in a District Simplified Grant or $1,000 Matching Grant. An additional $500 in a DSG or an additional $1,000 in a Matching Grant will be awarded to the clubs with the greatest percentage of attendance based on club size. There will also be a limited time period to identify the type of grant by December 31, and one year to complete the project.
So, plan now to join us on Friday evening, September 28th, at the Lerner Crystal Ballroom in Elkhart, IN. The great Rotary fellowship that our District is known for begins at 5:30 pm EDT. We look forward to seeing you there!
PDG Deepa Willingham, Rotary District 5240, who resides in Solvang, CA, will be our keynote speaker. A naturalized citizen of the United States, she was born and brought up in Calcutta, India where she obtained her primary secondary and undergraduate education, followed by graduate degrees in the U.S. Prior to her entrepreneurial endeavors in the energy sector, Governor Deepa served as the Administrative Director of Ancillary Services in the hospital industry.
As a Rotarian, PDG Deepa has participated in many local and international projects - building Pisos (cement floors) on Mexico; participating in NID trips to India; supporting girls' education in the Philippines; escorting US high school kids for humanitarian educational trips; chairing the District's Annual Poverty Conference in 2007 and 2008, and initiating District 5240's 5 - Point Poverty Eradication Plan. She was Past RI President Bill Boyd's selection to represent Rotary International at the 51st Commission on Status of Women at the UN in February of 2006; Past RI President D.K. Lee's selection to be the keynote speaker at the spouses' Plenary Session in 2008 & 2009 International Assemblies, she served as the Vice Chair of Operations for the 2008 LA International Convention and she was one of the keynote speakers at Rotary International's 100th year Convention in Birmingham. She has become one of the sought after speakers for the Rotary world and many universities.
Don't miss a special opportunity like this. This is the only District fundraising effort for our Rotary Foundation. There will also be a silent and live auction to raise money for The Rotary Foundation, and each club is asked to provide a quality auction item with a minimum value of $100 or donate a least that same amount in the form of a check to support our efforts.
All clubs who have at least 10% of their total club membership in attendance that evening, will be awarded $500 in a District Simplified Grant or $1,000 Matching Grant. An additional $500 in a DSG or an additional $1,000 in a Matching Grant will be awarded to the clubs with the greatest percentage of attendance based on club size. There will also be a limited time period to identify the type of grant by December 31, and one year to complete the project.
So, plan now to join us on Friday evening, September 28th, at the Lerner Crystal Ballroom in Elkhart, IN. The great Rotary fellowship that our District is known for begins at 5:30 pm EDT. We look forward to seeing you there!