INCREASE THE MOMENTUM TOWARDS ENDING POLIO NOW: COME TO THE POLIO SUMMIT IN ABUJA NIGERIA.

The dramatic reduction in the number of polio cases in Nigeria during the past year has received world-wide attention.
Rotary International is hosting a Summit in Abuja Nigeria from 20 -22 September, 2010 to x-ray those factors that have produced the heart-warming results and generate additional and sustainable momentum towards the interruption of the transmission of the wild polio virus in Nigeria this year.
We believe that the experience of Nigeria will make an applicable case study for nailing the coffin on polio in the remaining few endemic countries.

Please visit the Summit web site at http:/www.rotarypolioplussummitnigeria2010.org to view addional information and register.

REGIONAL ROTARY COORDINATOR SEMINAR IN KAMPALA, UGANDA

A Regional Rotary Coordinator will hold in Kampala on 16 September 2010, a day before the start of the Zone Intitute. The Seminar, which is open to all Rotarians, begins at 08:30 and will end promptly at 13:00.

Following an Opening plenary, we will devote sessions to discuss the following:

• Support and Strengthen Clubs


• Focus and Increase Service


• Enhance Public Image and Awareness


• Programs For the New Generations

Please join us to generate best practices for making our clubs better, bigger and bolder.

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP MONTH

During this month, let us keep it simple. It is an old message. It worked very well when the RI Board first approved it. It is still quite effective today. My dear friends, let's go for it ...with enthusiasm.

ANOTHER ROTARY COORDINATOR APPOINTED

We welcome Past District Governor Emmanuel B. E. Nwankpa to our Rotary Coordinator team, which is now complete. Emmanuel is a member of the Rotary Club of New Haven, Enugu in District 9140.

PDG Emma served his District as Governor and is a Global Quest world award winner. He has recieved the RI Service Above Self Award as well as The Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award. Emma will bring to our team very valuable experience in Membership Development as well as Public Relations.

He will assist us primarily with District 9100 in helping that District develop better, bolder and bigger clubs.

HAPPY ROTARY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to the new Rotary year!

Let us now steadfastly work the beautiful plans we prepared. Let us by our daily activities write a memorable history of Rotary for 2010-2011.

Please remember that teamwork makes Rotary work more efficiently. Therefore, whatever our individual instruments are in the ochestra of service, let us play in harmony with other members of the ochestra. We will make very good music.

With the Assistant Rotary Coordinators PDG Varinder and PDG Richard, we are ready to assist you in all possible ways to excel.

Please report succeses and difficulties on this our blog. Let us get the conversation going towards generating best practices for producing bigger, bolder and better clubs.

Enjoy Rotary!

LET YOUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT ROTARY DOES

A very bold and highly creative strategy to make Rotary better-known in the community is represented by the pictures above.
Think of some of the inexpensive things you can do to promote Rotary in your community. Please share these ideas with us on this blog. Let our conversation begin.

ASSISTANT ROTARY COORDINATORS APPOINTED

Two Assistant Rotary Coordinators have been appointed for our zone. The are PDG Richard Giwa-Osagie and PDG Dr. Varinder Sur.

ARC Richard is a member of the Rotary Club of Festac Town, Lagos Nigeria and served as District Governor of RI District 9110 during 2008 – 2009. He also served as Rotary International Asst. Fiscal Agent, Nigeria (2002 to 2008). Richard will be assisting with the Districts in Nigeria, namely: 9110, 9125 and 9140.

ARC Dr.Varinder is a member of the Rotary Club of Bahari-Mombasa. He served two consecutive terms as District Governor District 9200 (2002-2003 & 2003-2004). He has also served as Permanent Fund Coordinator and Zone Challenge Coordinator (Zone 10A). Varinder will be assisting with District 9200.

We welcome Richard and Varinder to these exciting service opportunities and look foward to drawing from their vast experiences to help their districts to help their clubs to become better, bolder and bigger.

2010 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR D9140 ENDS

Attended the District 9140 District Assembly in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State of Nigeria on 23 & 24 April 2010. Delivered an address entitled: "Planning For A Better, Bolder, Bigger Club: An Effective Rotary Club". It became necessary for me to re-define the elements of an effective Rotary Club to include a fifth pillar: create and sustain a good image in the community, in addition to the usual four dealing with membership, projects, The Rotary Foundation and Leadership Development.
Told the audience that "giving a good speech is much less difficult than doing a good deed" and challenged them to do the difficult deed. The paper was the basis for a group discussion.
RRFC Joshua Hassan was also present to talk on the Rotary Foundation.
D9140 should be commended for showing continuity in leadership planning, for, the immediate PDG, DG and DGE were all there and participated actively.

Rotary Coordinator Institute Ends

The inaugural Rotary Coordinator Institute has now ended in Chicago. I thank God that I had the opportunity to participate in that very exciting meeting of 41 highly talented and experienced Rotary Leaders from all over the world.
I am now better equipped to work with District Governors and other leaders to make our clubs better, bolder and bigger.

NEW BLOG IS HERE FOR RI ZONE 20A(E)

This blog is still being designed as a forum for sharing information on Rotary, especially among RI Director, District Governors, District Governor-Elects, District Governor-Nominees, District Trainers, Past District Governors and District Leaders all over RI Districts 9100, 9110, 9125, 9140 and 9200.
Please watch out as we move towards 2010-2011 Rotary year.