It is Grant application time through March 31, 2024 for the Rotary Year 2024-2025.
In order to apply for grants:
Clubs must sign the 2024-2025 MOU and return to Grant Stewardship Chair Peter Clayton in order to be able to enter your grant application.
Clubs must have at least one Rotarian in your club trained (should have at least three) and certified to enter the grants. Certification lasts three years.
There will be two opportunities for grant certification. You can register at the RotaryDistrict7430.org website by clicking on the home page calendar dates and attending one of the sessions.
If you need help at any time or have questions, please contact Cindy Hornaman, District 7430 Foundation Chair at: hornamca@ptd.net, (610) 360-4875 or Bonnie Eckenrode, District 7430 Grants Chair at: bonnieeckenrode@gmail.com
Our Projects utilizing our Foundation dollars
Our District Support of Ukraine Disaster Response Grant
Our District is pleased to be a part of a $125,000 multi-district Disaster Response Grant to Ukraine.
Along with four other districts we have now supplied over 3000 sets of thermal clothing and numerous medical supplies. In addition we are in process of installing water purification trailers in numerous areas in central Ukraine.
Our Club Foundation Projects
Our North Penn Rotary and Warrington Rotary Clubs are supporting foster children with needed supplies like warm blankets and kits to help as they transition to new homes.
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Our major initiative: End Polio Now. Where are we?
This song from the Michael Caine movie of 1966 reflects the social and political changes of the 60’s. It reminds me of the current chatter about artificial intelligence. You can’t listen to or read the news today without bumping into questions or comments about AI. What is it? Will it take my job? Will it endanger us?
The definition of AI according to Oxford is “the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.”
Can AI be a valuable ally in your quest to enhance your club’s public image?
Please join us on March 4 at 6 P.M. to attend the next Public Image Forum. We will explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence to optimize your club’s operations. In this session, you will discover practical applications of AI that can help you save time and enhance your overall efficiency.
In addition, we will uncover the latest trends and tricks of social media to ensure that your club stands out in the crowded digital landscape.
You can register for the Public Image Forum on the District 7430 website. Just go to March 4th on the District Calendar.
Rotary International Assembly Governor Training for 2024-2025
In January, I had the honor of attending the Rotary International Assembly in Orlando Florida as the last part of the training to serve as our Rotary District 7430 Governor next year.
All District Governor Elects from around the world (535) attend the Assembly. The experience is absolutely remarkable – meeting, learning, interacting and exchanging ideas with hundreds of future Rotarian leaders from every continent.
Our Rotary International President- Elect Stephanie Urchick introduced the 2024-2025 Rotary Theme:
We truly will see the Magic of Rotary come through as we grow our District and expand for next year.
A key focus of the Assembly were the four priorities of The Rotary Action Plan: Increasing Our Impact Expanding Our Reach Enhancing Participant Engagement Increasing Our Ability to Adapt
RIPE Stephanie discussed at length the necessity of balancing continuity and staying true to the principles of Rotary while also changing to meet the needs of a younger and more diverse membership pool.
Over the next year we will train club leaders on the details of The Rotary Action Plan, the drivers to its success, and the tools and tips to get us there so Rotary remains strong in our District.
I hope you are as excited as I am to be part of “The Magic of Rotary!”
Katie Farrell District Governor Elect District 7430
This coming June, Rotary’s Camp Neidig will proudly celebrate its 75th year of youth leadership development with a four-day weekend program, June 14-17 at Camp Manatawny, located between Douglassville and Boyertown in Berks County. We encourage your Club to sponsor students who have exhibited leadership skills and potential in their schools and communities. The students must be current high school juniors who will be entering senior year this fall.
Camp Neidig employs problem-solving activities, workshops, and team building exercises to further develop the leadership abilities of the campers. Camp Neidig also boasts an impressive lineup of guest speakers each year. These speakers are professionals who impart advice and experiences around leadership and encourage the campers to explore what it means to be an effective and impactful leader.
The Camp Neidig staff volunteers who mentor the campers over the course of the program come from diverse professional backgrounds, including K-16 education, engineering, information technology, medicine, consulting, and law enforcement. The staff always includes numerous proud Camp Neidig alumni.
On the Camp Neidig Club registration form Club Registration 2024 we ask that you indicate how many students you anticipate sponsoring for the 2024 camp experience. New this year, our committee is willing to assist you in securing student nominations from the high school(s) in your Club’s area. If you are interested in assistance, you can indicate this on the Club registration form.
There will be two virtual Camp Neidig informational sessions this year. The first one will be held during the District President’s meeting on February 5, and the second one is designed specifically for your club’s Camp Neidig Chairperson on February 12. Once your club is registered for camp, we will send an invitation directly to your club’s Neidig chairperson to attend the February 12 session.
The entire Camp Neidig experience is designed to hone students’ leadership skills and to encourage them to take what they learned and apply those skills to their school and community activities in the future. The program is offered at no cost to the students or their families, thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Rotary Clubs of District 7430. Learn more at www.campneidig.com or contact Camp Neidig Committee Co-Chairs Wendy Body at wgbody@yahoo.com or Charlie Incalcaterra at cjidmd@ptd.net with any questions.
The Rotary Day of Service is right around the corner. On Saturday, April 20, for the third straight year, Rotarians across the District will be going to work for the environment. In the past two years, over 40 District clubs did an environmental project on the Rotary Day of Service or some other time during April. We hope your club is planning to do it again. If you need some ideas on what do, here is a sampling.
Environmental Cleanup Projects
A very rewarding club project where Rotarians can get their hands dirty could be cleaning up a highway or road, a stream flowing through your community, a local hiking trail, or even sprucing up your local park or playground.
This is what most clubs do on the Rotary Day of Service. But here are some other ideas.
Pollinator Projects
You all probably have heard that there has been a major decline in native bee populations as well as other pollinator insects. Pollinating insects are responsible for pollinating farm crops as well as other important flowers. Crop yields and ultimately nutrition are impacted by fewer pollinators in the environment.
You can get your club involved in building a pollinator garden in your community. Members of our District Environmental Sustainability Team have experience with creating and maintaining pollinator gardens. Over the past few years, individual clubs created gardens in their communities and, most recently, the District environmental team created a pilot garden at Camp Edmar, a Scout camp near Kutztown. Talk to your local municipality or county about the idea. And ask us for help in planning the garden and the construction of bee boxes.
Stream and Waterway Projects
Not only can your club sponsor or help with a stream cleanup day, but you can also dig into meatier stream projects. The planting of riparian buffers along waterways helps to preserve water quality and fisheries. They keep the water cooler and prevent erosion of stream banks and the washing away of soils from agricultural lands into the streams. They help to protect drinking water supplies and delicate fisheries.
Volunteers can help with monitoring water quality in local creeks and rivers, as well. There are formal programs established to train and manage monitors, or you can start your own program. Rotary clubs, partnering with watershed associations, Trout Unlimited chapters, and fishing clubs can bring big, positive changes to local waterways.
The District theme for the month of February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution,which focuses on the need for peace in the world. February is also National Black History Month, the primary objective of which is to draw attention to the struggles of African American people for freedom and equality and to highlight the contributions that African Americans have made, and still make, to society and the world.
Black History Month had its initial orgins in 1915 when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded what is known today as the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other peoples of African descent who had been forgotten or left out.
In 1926, Dr. Woodson pioneered the first celebration of Negro History Week in February. This month was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of two particular men, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, both widely celebrated in the black communities. Woodson wanted to change the world’s perception of African Americans and recognize their contribution to American society and culture. Woodson said, “We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.”
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, District 7430 is hosting The Rotary Leadership Institute. The cost is $100, and a lot of clubs help their members attend by either reimbursing the full price of Level 1 or even reimbursing all attending members 50 percent of the fee. Be sure to ask your board what your club does. The event will be held at DeSales University, Gambet Center, not to be confused with the Gambet dorm rooms.
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions throughout the world. RLI conducts a series of quality leadership development courses for potential club officers and all other club members, including those who have recently joined a Rotary Club. The courses emphasize both leadership skills and knowledge of Rotary around the world. All course sessions are completely interactive. RLI believes that leadership education has a positive impact on membership retention by creating enthusiasm and furthering engagement for Rotary.
To register for RLI, please visit www.rlinea.org and scroll down for our district event on Saturday, March 23, at DeSales. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mary Cook, District 7430 Site Chair, at marycook7430@gmail.com
contributions that African Americans have made, and still make, to society and the world.
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, District 7430 is hosting The Rotary Leadership Institute. The cost is $100, and a lot of clubs help their members attend by either reimbursing the full price of Level 1 or even reimbursing all attending members 50 percent of the fee. Be sure to ask your board what your club does. The event will be held at DeSales University, Gambet Center, not to be confused with the Gambet dorm rooms. 
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