Region 32 Leaders Announced

Celebrate Rotary! Our partner Region (Zone 25A) to our south has great leaders ready to serve.  Congratulations Rotarian friends.

Estoy orgullosa de anunciar a nuestro Equipo Regional de Liderazgo 2021-2022 y felicitarlos por el nombramiento. Estos fantásticos individuos son elementos clave para los clubes y distritos de nuestra región y trabajarán duro para elevar a Rotary en el año que viene.  Director Suzi 

Zone 25B RMDTI
 
RMDTI exists to provide a stellar training experience for upcoming District Leadership Team Members with a centrally located event serving 9 Rotary Districts of Texas & Oklahoma:
5730 | 5770 | 5790 | 5810 | 5840 | 5870 | 5890 | 5910 | 5930
 

RMDTI 2021 LIVE!!

SAVE THE DATE 

Saturday, July 31, 2021

8:30 am - 8:30 pm
$135.00 Registration Fee
 
 
Zone 25A Institute in Columbia
Zone 25A Rotary Institute – Cartagena, Colombia – September 23-25
by Gladys Maldonado, Institute Chair
 
This year’s Zone 25 Institute in Columbia will be an exciting event!  The institute will offer information, education, socializing and fun!  By being part of this great event, you will have the opportunity to meet our RI Director Suzi Howe, all Zone 25A District Governors and District Rotary Foundation, Public Image and Membership Chairs.  This is an opportunity you will not find anywhere else.   Join us as we share the joy of reuniting with each other after a very long wait.  We’ll update and reinforce our knowledge of Rotary, plan the future together and, of course, make friends with common goals. Our Institute will be honored with the presence of RI President Shekhar Mehta, his wife, Rashi, and many Rotary leaders from around the world.
 
The location for this event is unique and amazing.   Cartagena de Indias is one of the most important tourist destinations in Colombia and Latin America.  It is a city with a special charm and magic, located on a very strategic coast of Colombia.  It has a historic walled city in its center, declared as National Patrimony of Colombia in 1959 and World Heritage by UNESCO in 1984. Cartagena with its charm, its paradisiac beaches and its important ports of the world will host the Zone 25A Rotary Institute on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of September 2021.
 
If you are interested in receiving more information about the Zone 25A Institute you can complete the form at this link: 2021 RI Institute Cartagena. There will be English translation for key speakers.  You can also follow us on Instagram at @InstitutoZona25A, on Facebook at @InstitutoRotarioZona25A2021 and of course our website ircartagena2021.com. 
 

 
What is Rotaract?
Clare Richards from Zone 29 describes Rotaract in a powerful way.  Please share!
 
 
 
 
A Year Into the Pandemic... Offering Hybrid Rotary Meetings
 
One of the most significant impacts on Rotary membership growth, engagement and retention during 2021 will be the way every Rotary club shifts from primarily virtual club meetings to Hybrid Meetings (a combination of members meeting in-person and virtually).  Just as clubs effectively pivoted to virtual meetings, the next opportunity is to prepare for the in-person/virtual hybrid experience. As the pandemic declines, and more are vaccinated, many members will want to gather again. The Hybrid Meeting model honors and serves both groups … those who wish to meet in person and members most comfortable attending virtually.
 
All resources associated with planning effective hybrid club meetings are located on our website's Hybrid Club Meetings page.  That page is being updated frequently as our Region 36 Hybrid Club Meeting Planning Committee is identifying new and/or updated best practice resources.  It is listed on our home page menu under Other Resources.
 
 
RI President Nominee Jennifer Jones
Great things are happening in our Region - and in District 6440 in Northern Illinois.  The Elgin Breakfast Leadership Speaker Series recently hosted RI President Nominee Jennifer Jones to talk about the future of Rotary. 
 
 
 
5950 DG Tom Gump Shares "New Beginnings" in Rotary Magazine Article
Starting a new club takes a mix of inspiration and good planning. Tom Gump, District 5950 DG, has been hands on with the chartering of four new clubs in his District and has served as a presenter and consultant to launch new Rotary clubs throughout the US and all over the world.  Read a summary of the 6 steps for New Beginnings from the April 2021 edition of Rotary Magazine. "By breaking the process down into steps, you can start a new club that has the strong sense of purpose and solid basis that will allow it to thrive."  Are you ready for a New Beginning?
 
 
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Rotary Monitors COVID-19

For the health and safety of all participants, Zone 25B & 29 has cancelled all in-person events until otherwise advised. Virtual meetings will be scheduled in lieu of in-person Zone gatherings. Rotary is closely monitoring updates and recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure the safest and most appropriate actions are taken for our members. Read the latest.

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