Rotary Day

On 23rd February 1905, Rotary International was founded by Chicago-based lawyer, Paul Harris. This year, ‘Rotary Day’ will celebrate 116 years of our incredible organisation! 
During that time, Rotary has united people in a common purpose – making connections and making a difference.

That ethos is happening right now in District 1200 in a variety of ways. Despite the ongoing challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have found ways to stay connected and serve our communities when they need us most.

In particular I am most grateful for the wonderful support for the vaccination project given by volunteers helping at vaccination hubs. I do realise that many of us have been unable to help because they themselves are at risk but nevertheless it looks like approx 200 Rotarians and partners have been volunteering in the District and while still awaiting a response from some of my fellow DGs I have counted at least one thousand from just a few Districts.

Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland President, Tom Griffin, has recorded a special Rotary Day message, which I encourage you to watch here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AdS1oUp8CQ

Days such as Rotary Day are a wonderful opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to all the members in our District for your continued dedication and commitment to Rotary. Our impact truly does start with you.

I hope that those hosting events or activities today have a great time. Rotary Day is also a great opportunity to promote what you’re doing in the community. There are a number of resources available for clubs – social media posts, graphics and a press release template can be downloaded here – http://www.rotarygbi.org/rd2021

Conference 27th March

Registrations are coming in mainly from Rotarians so please remember to spread the word among your non – Rotarian friends and colleagues. Watch out for the social media on District Facebook and Circa 1200 and if you have not already registered please remember to do so. I promise you a fun and interesting day.

Rory O’Donnell

Then think again – meet our Tyrannosaurus!

Blood and gore will delight (some!) adults and budding palaeontologists alike. (Phew – do you know how many times it took to type that correctly?)

Caring for our World

Up to 2000 extinctions still occur annually: let’s look at the causation of the loss of animals who will sadly never roam our world again.
(Though we may feel grateful we’re not face-to-face with flesh-eating dinosaurs.)

Film-maker Paul Wooding brings you his totally unique T REX AUTOPSY. Do you have the stomach for it?

Join our Rotary District 1200 Virtual Conference on Sat March 27th. Free of charge but booking essential.

http://district1200.co.uk

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Caring for our World: 2020 District 1200 Rotary Conference

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Caring for our World – book now

MARS: 1
Africa: 0

But Rotary helps many countries score in sourcing water.

Funding/practical help eg WASH water/sanitation/hygiene/Shelterbox/Aquabox/Water Survival Box/Shelterbox/Busoga Trust in Uganda.

Check into Project & Friendship Zones, District 1200 Virtual Conference, March 27. https://district1200.co.uk

#busogatrust#countdowntoMars#Rotary#WASH#shelterbox#watersurvivalbox#aquabox

No, we didn’t believe Rory’s excuse either! But you might learn the truth about coffee from ‘Mr Miles’ in the Entertainment Zone of our District 1200 Virtual Conference.

And you could WIN​ a luxury Mr Miles Tea Rooms hamper https://www.mr-miles.co.uk/ – just for attending virtually. (Ts & Cs apply)

Mr Miles Tea and Coffee – Tea & Coffee, Shop, Taunton, Somerset, Devon, Avon – Mr Miles Tea Rooms, Tea and Coffee

Mr Miles is a hark back to traditional english tearooms, when time was taken to enjoy a good cup of tea. Mr Miles is a Taunton based Coffee Shop.
http://www.mr-miles.co.uk

Join our Rotary District 1200 Virtual Conference, Sat March 27th. Free of charge, but booking essential.     Register now!

Think drug crime isn’t going on under your nose? Well, it’s not just in city centres…

Meet Simeon Moore, the ex-gun-carrying, drug-dealing gang member who turned around his life and now dedicates his time to trying to prevent young people following in his previous footsteps.

Through his music, poetry and YouTube channel DatsTV he is on a mission to steer others away from what he sees as glamorised violence in our media and arts.

“Don’t be the product of your environment – let your environment be the product of you.” Simeon Moore

What inspired Simeon to leave behind his old life? What has he had to overcome? What’s his plan for the future?

Lessons to be learned – and a must-see for young people, parents, teachers, any youth worker, and Rotarians alike.

You must have some burning questions for this young man – you have a unique opportunity to ask him, live, on Saturday March 27th.

Rotary District 1200 Virtual Conference – 100% free-of-charge to attend.

Caring for our World: 2020 District 1200 Rotary Conference

http://district1200.co.uk

Booking essential. Please do share this post and invite others, including non-Rotarians, to attend.

WELL, YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, IS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE!

ROTARY – THE WELL-KEPT SECRET?

Rotary is still a well-kept secret for too many people, so I’m hoping that you will take up the challenge of spreading the word about our outward-facing conference – a one-day event on Saturday March 27th.

Showcasing Rotary in Action and featuring many of our projects, it’s a great opportunity to encourage our non-Rotarian friends and contacts to see what we do – and, hopefully, grow our membership.

USE THE LATEST TECH GADGETS!

OK – maybe email and social media is ‘old-hat’ nowadays, the nearest I have to the newest tech gadget is zoom, and I’m still a novice on social media platforms!

But every week leading up to conference we will be sending out promotional snippets which will feature on CIRCA 1200 and District FACEBOOK pages and TWITTER – WHICH YOU CAN SHARE.

ACTION!

We’re busy collating and filming contributions to our conference, ready to shout ‘Action!’ on March 27th, with a blend of pre-recorded and live presentations. One thing’s for sure: we don’t want this to remain under-cover!

PLEASE do your bit as a Rotary ambassador: please share the posts, as outlined above, with your own social media network (and/or email your social and work-related contacts) and make this one-off FREE virtual conference your opportunity to grow your membership.

WHY KEEP WHAT WE DO A SECRET?!

Good luck in your mission

Rory

Code name: District Governor


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With apologies to anyone who has never watched Mission Impossible!

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: https://district1200.co.uk