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January Rotary Area of Focus – Vocational Service
Vocational Services gives Rotarians the opportunity to help others escape poverty and gain a measure of self-respect. As business and professional leaders, we have a duty to lead and encourage good ethics through vocation.” Carlos Frum, Past District Governor D-6440
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2/23 – GOLDEN PIN TOURNAMENT
4/19 & 4/20 – BARRY ROUBAIX BEER TENT
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Link to interview WMUK | By Michael Symonds | Published November 28, 2023
News
November is Foundation Month
Rotary Foundation receives the highest rating from Charity Navigator for 15th consecutive year“We are delighted to provide the Rotary Foundation with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence,” said Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator. “The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work that Rotary is able to accomplish in the years ahead.”
Charity Navigator assesses nonprofit performance based on four key indicators, including the impact of the charity’s program relative to cost; the organization’s governance and financial health including its transparency, efficiency, and sustainability; a charity’s leadership capacity, strategic development, and ability to adapt to internal and external changes; and its overall culture and connectedness to its constituents and the communities they serve.
– Oct 2023
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact......
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2023-24 District Governor
Sharalyn Davis, BM, MT, MBA has been a Rotarian for 16 years. Her journey started at Climax Rotary Club when she was on the school board and she soon served as Club President, Assistant Governor, and on various club and district committees. She was attracted to Rotary’s Purity of Purpose and fell in love with the theme the year she joined “Sow the Seeds of Love.” She has since been a member of Cereal City Sunrise and currently serves with Union City Rotary.
With Rotary she joined two Bio-Sand Water filter trips to Dominican Republic and in 2018 traveled to India to build a dam with The Dream Team, a Rotary International group.
She’s attended four International Conventions and encourages all Rotarians to join her for the next one in Singapore May 25-29, 2024. The incredible comradery of 30,000 Rotarians from 200 Nations is an experience that is absolutely exhilarating! Everyone with dreams and passions for world peace through Rotary, together in one place, is life changing!
What also drew her to Rotary was the opportunity for international service. The strength of the Rotary Foundation makes dreams happen through international project partnerships that offer hope and build prosperity in developing nations.
Sharalyn’s international interest has taken her to over 30 countries, not just with Rotary, but as a clarinetist with the National Medical Orchestra (Washington DC), and most recently with Agape Community Transformation (Lansing) teaching music in Uganda.
She intends to pursue international service through a new Peace Corp-Rotary partnership after serving as District Governor. Rotary is expanding every day in every way to create service opportunities for every stage of life.
Sharalyn worked for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center as a music therapist for 30 years and brings her passion for creative expression in healing, relationship and resiliency building to Rotary this year. Our new International President Gordon McInally is asking Rotarians to CREATE HOPE IN THE WORLD with special emphasis on deeply caring for our fellow members and communities this year! Mental Health is at the forefront of his HOPE campaign. It’s the perfect message for encouraging Rotarians to imagine new approaches for building peace and healing our communities, and our District is on it!
Her degrees are through WMU (Music/Music Therapy), Davenport University (MBA) and she completed a Political Leadership Fellowship (MSU). She has led United Way campaigns, National Veterans festivals, political candidate forums and trainings, 4-H animal agricultural projects, township government commissions, and currently serves on the boards of The Music Center, AAUW, and Magenta Girls (Uganda). She has an adult son Christopher and wife Christa who live nearby.
Joys include ARTS, musical performance, tap dancing, community activism, hairdressing, and exploring our amazing planet and all the incredible life forms!
Let’s have an awesome year celebrating Rotary together! Download the District Governor Club visit schedule
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Rotary District 6360 Conference 2024
Key Event Details
- Fruit tree planting - Edison Neighborhood Urban Garden
- Louisa Horne - Strategic "Doing"
- Jennifer Montgomery - Uganda Peace Scholar Magenta Girls
- Frank Mumford - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Walk to Ministry with Community
- Interact Student Conference
- Art Hop Kalamazoo (Friday evening)
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District Conference Highlights (2023)
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) | July 12-14, 2024
Registration will begin in Spring 2024. More details to follow | Download the brochure HERE
Recap from RYLA Camp 2023
Four groups of RYLA Campers created as possible campaigns for addressing important world issues.
- - Pop-Cans for Afghanistan - Increasing Educational Access for all youth!
- - UGLY PRODUCE - Solutions for addressing FOOD INSECURITY!
- - The importance of Education in the Dominican Republic!
- - STUDENT Academic Stressors (mental health challenges) and possible solutions!
Watch the presentation video below
District Governor Line
Sharalyn Davis, District Governor | 2023-2024Sharalyn Davis, BM, MT, MBA has been a Rotarian for 16 years. Her journey started at Climax Rotary Club when she was on the school board and she soon served as Club President, Assistant Governor, and on various club and district committees. She was attracted to Rotary’s Purity of Purpose and fell in love with the theme the year she joined “Sow the Seeds of Love.” She has since been a member of Cereal City Sunrise and currently serves with Union City Rotary. With Rotary she joined two Bio-Sand Water filter trips to Dominican Republic and in 2018 traveled to India to build a dam with The Dream Team, a Rotary International group. She’s attended four International Conventions and encourages all Rotarians to join her for the next one in Singapore May 25-29, 2024. The incredible comradery of 30,000 Rotarians from 200 Nations is an experience that is absolutely exhilarating! Everyone with dreams and passions for world peace through Rotary, together in one place, is life changing! What also drew her to Rotary was the opportunity for international service. The strength of the Rotary Foundation makes dreams happen through international project partnerships that offer hope and build prosperity in developing nations. Sharalyn’s international interest has taken her to over 30 countries, not just with Rotary, but as a clarinetist with the National Medical Orchestra (Washington DC), and most recently with Agape Community Transformation (Lansing) teaching music in Uganda. She intends to pursue international service through a new Peace Corp-Rotary partnership after serving as District Governor. Rotary is expanding every day in every way to create service opportunities for every stage of life. Sharalyn worked for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center as a music therapist for 30 years and brings her passion for creative expression in healing, relationship and resiliency building to Rotary this year. Our new International President Gordon McInally is asking Rotarians to CREATE HOPE IN THE WORLD with special emphasis on deeply caring for our fellow members and communities this year! Mental Health is at the forefront of his HOPE campaign. It’s the perfect message for encouraging Rotarians to imagine new approaches for building peace and healing our communities, and our District is on it! Her degrees are through WMU (Music/Music Therapy), Davenport University (MBA) and she completed a Political Leadership Fellowship (MSU). She has led United Way campaigns, National Veterans festivals, political candidate forums and trainings, 4-H animal agricultural projects, township government commissions, and currently serves on the boards of The Music Center, AAUW, and Magenta Girls (Uganda). She has an adult son Christopher and wife Christa who live nearby. Joys include ARTS, musical performance, tap dancing, community activism, hairdressing, and exploring our amazing planet and all the incredible life forms! Let’s have an awesome year celebrating Rotary together! Download the District Governor Club visit schedule |
Mark Odland, District Governor Elect | 2024-2025As a community, non-profit and business leader, Mark Odland has a long-term pattern of success in balancing the goals of his organization with the needs of its employees, constituents, customers, and the communities where they serve. Throughout his professional career, Mark has been a leader who always promotes positive change by challenging the conventional and looking for every opportunity to improve outcomes. Mark is a graduate of Augustana University with a degree in Political Science and Economics. He completed graduate studies at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia where he earned a Certificate in Management. Throughout his career, he worked tirelessly to identify and develop talented employees, and is proud of the network of leaders he mentored and introduced to leadership opportunities. He is most proud of his 50 years of marriage to LaRae and the accomplishments of his sons, Paul, and Peter, who hold leadership positions at State Farm Insurance Companies. Mark and LaRae have five happy healthy grandchildren in Illinois and North Carolina. Mark has been a member of the South Haven Rotary since 2013 and served as President for two consecutive terms during Rotary Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. During he tenure as President, the club grew by over 25%; achieved the Gold Citation; Earned the Every Rotarian Every Year Award (EREY) for contributions to the Rotary Foundation; contributed at the 100% level to the District 6360 Foundation; significantly improved its public image; aggressively pursued social media and press activity; developed successful new fund raising avenues while improving the existing Pancake Breakfast operations; dramatically improved the age and gender diversity of the club, and eliminated many of what was considered offensive traditions of the club. The Rotary of South Haven was recognized as the Non-Profit of the Year by the South Haven Chamber of Commerce in 2019. He was named Rotarian of the Year in 2020 and led his club to initiate ZOOM meetings during the pandemic in March 2020. He also hosted a weekly ZOOM coffee hour every Thursday just to keep his club engaged and active. He serves as Chair of the District 6360 Membership Committee, a member of the Visioning Committee, and as Assistant District Governor for Area 2. |
Jackie Huie, District Governor Nominee | 2025-2026Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Past President (2012-13), Jackie Huie, will be the District 6360 District Governor in 2025-26! Since joining Rotary in 1994, Jackie has been an advocate for mentoring young people and featured in the Rotary magazine, on Rotary.org and at three Rotary International Conventions. In 2007, Jackie launched the Rotary Student Program, which matches high school students with professionals in dream careers. The pilot ignited a 60-member Southwest Michigan Interact Club in two weeks, growing into seven Interact Clubs, 1800 participants, annual mission trips to the Dominican Republic and website traffic from 169 countries, with 28,000 unique visitors (www.rotarystudentprogram.org). A Rotary International Convention Breakout Speaker in Lisbon, Portugal (2013) and São Paulo, Brazil (2015), Jackie has been a Keynote Speaker at Rotary Great Lakes President-Elect Training, Rotary District Conferences for 6360, 6380, and 6400 and has given presentations to clubs within our District and around the world. Current District roles include Public Image Chair, Rotary Student Program Chair, and Membership Committee. Club roles include Youth Services Chair, Rotary Student Program Chair and International, Membership, and Public Image Committees. A 2013 “Passionate Trailblazer” Rotary Hero, Jackie is also a 2015 “Rotary International Global Women of Action” nominee. In her professional career, Jackie is CEO of JohnsonRauhoff, a nationally ranked creative content agency with global clients. A member of CHIEF and YPO, Jackie is a 2022 Moody On The Market’s “Bold Women of Business Award” recipient, a United Way of 2022 Southwest Michigan “Margaret B. Upton Volunteer Leadership Award” nominee and a 2023 MOSAIC CCDA “Community Impact Hero.” In 1998, Jackie received the City of St. Joseph “Outstanding Citizen Award.” After attending Western Michigan University, Jackie graduated from The American Academy of Art, Chicago and holds Creative Management Certification from the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business. In 1997, Jackie married Mike Huie, a former Whirlpool Global Director who in 2005 became JR President. Together, Mike and Jackie have three children, Taylor, Grant and Rhett. The Huie family has hosted Rotary Youth Exchange students from Brazil and Poland, Rotary Group Study Exchange India and a student from France. Ask Jackie about mentoring, world travel, rescuing pitbulls or about how to grow Rotary connecting the dots between Rotary, Rotaract, Interact and family. |
District Action Groups
Diabetes
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Contact: Thomas R. Shaw Jr. Diabetes Chair |
Learn and Get Involved. Join Us. Together, Let’s End Diabetes.
Empowering Girls
- Prioritize girls in one or more areas of focus to improve their well-being and allow them to make greater contributions to their communities.
- Raise awareness of the need to empower girls and work to close the youth gender gap in Rotary activities.
- Inspire clubs and districts to carry out service projects that aim to empower girls.
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Contact: Wendy Weaver Empowering Girls Chair |
Environmental Team
Purpose:
The purpose of Rotary’s 6360 District Environmental Team is to support its member clubs in their efforts to bring about positive change and increase their impact on their community through environmental projects. District 6360 includes approximately 57 clubs in 15 Southwest Michigan counties. These clubs and communities they serve are unique, and the Environmental Team will work to inform, inspire, and support each club as it identifies its environmental efforts.As Rotary’s newest area of focus, Supporting the Environment joins six other area of focus and provides another important way for Rotarians to engage those interested in local and international environmental health. It’s potential, with 1.4 million Rotarians worldwide structured around local clubs that know their community, is exciting.
Rotary’s 6360 District Environmental Team Plan
With a goal of having at least 1 representative from each of the 6360 clubs, Environmental Team members will help recruit team members from other clubs.- We will begin reaching out to clubs at least quarterly with Rotary and general environmental information.
- We will begin gathering information on what clubs are currently doing to share with other clubs.
- We will create an Environmental Advisory Board of 6 – 10 members as a subgroup of the Environmental Team to lead efforts.
Please contact Rotarian Michelle Skedgell to join the Environmental Team and to add your voice to this exciting new effort.
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Contact: Michelle A. Skedgell Environmental Team Chair |
Mental Health
To create and support opportunities for all to improve their mental health and wellness for healthy, happy and productive lives.
Our Mission:
- Break stigma
- Raise awareness
- Increase access to prevention and earlier treatment
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Contact: Jacqueline Blackwell Mental Health Chair |
Membership
Learning your new role as a member
For new members
District membership committee
Who to contact for assistance
Ideas for planning and strengthening your club:
Membership documents folder
Thinking of joining Rotary?
Enquire here
Rotaract
About Global, District and Club grants
Three types of grants are available to Rotary Clubs in District 6360:
- Global Grants and District Community Grants from The Rotary Foundation
- Sandelin Grants from the District 6360 Foundation
- Grants from your local Rotary Club 501(c)(3) Charity (Foundation)
View the Grants Comparison Grid-PDF
Rotary International Grants
Apply for a Global Grant, track and manage your Global Grant.
How To Use The Grant Center Guide (PDF) | Take Action - Apply for Grants on Rotary.org
The Rotary Foundation has a Club Memorandum of Understanding that each club must agree to before applying for a grant. Download the Club MOU from TRF here
The Rotary Foundation requires that your club have a Financial Management Plan to qualify for receiving TRF grants (plus it's always good practice for a club to have a financial plan). The sample plan provided here includes all the points required by TRF. Feel free to model your club's plan on this sample.
Download a sample club Financial Management PlanThe first step in applying for a Global Grant is to complete this Preliminary Authorization Form.
Global Grant Preliminary Authorization Form here**Click here to get the newly updated Community Grants Scoresheet for 2023-2024. This scoresheet is used by our District's Grants Subcommittee when evaluating grant applications.
Download updated Community Grants Scoresheet
You may download the Terms and Conditions for TRF Grants here or on the Rotary website -- www.rotary.org
Download Terms and Conditions here
Click below to download the guidelines for signage associated with a project funded by The Rotary Foundation.
District 6360 Foundation
District 6360 Foundation
- Karl Sandelin Grants Application
- Golden Trowel Award and Annual Recognition Dinner
- District Foundation Youth Credits
Make plans to attend the Rotary District 6360 Foundation Annual Recognition Dinner
and Golden Trowel Award Presentations held in October each year.
District 6360 Foundation Youth Credits
Raffle proceeds are returned to the clubs through District Foundation Youth Credits (DFYC). The Foundation gives each club a credit equal to 20% of their raffle ticket sales. The DFYC for the 2022 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) and other youth projects are based on the sales of the previous three years, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Click this link 2023-2024 DFYC (District Foundation Youth Credits) for Youth Programs.pdf to see the amount of youth credits your club is eligible to receive.
If your club sends young people to the RYLA camp, the District automatically applies your club’s DFYC first and then bills the club for the difference. DFYC may be used for other youth activities from July 1, 2020 through June 1, 2022. You may request reimbursement of expenses related to youth projects by submitting this form. DFYC District Youth Program Reimbursement Form.pdf”
Karl Sandelin Grant Application
The Rotary District 6360 Foundation awards Karl Sandelin grants every June to Rotary Clubs in Rotary District 6360. Rotary Clubs must complete and submit the attached Karl Sandelin grant application by April 30th each year. See the application for eligibility and required criteria for award approval. Please contact any RD6360 Foundation board member with questions or concerns.
Please click this link to download the Application and Criteria PDF
Golden Trowel Award
Do you have someone that has made a significant contribution to your club’s project and is NOT a Rotarian?
How about thanking them by nominating that person(s) for the Rotary District 6360 Foundation Golden Trowel Award? This is a writable form, so you can just save this file to your computer and fill it out and send it to the person showing on the form.
Rotary District 6360 Foundation annually awards up to four (4) Golden Trowel Awards to non-Rotarian individuals or groups who have made a major contribution to a Rotary project.
The award will be presented at the Annual RD6360F Recognition Banquet in October at the Walldroff Brewpub and Bistro
REMEMBER:
- The nominee must be a Non-Rotarian
- The nominee may be a person, non-profit organization, business, church, group of individuals, or government agency
- The nominee must have made a significant contribution to a specific Rotary sponsored project/event
- The nomination application form is attached
Mail or email (email is preferred) a copy of this form no later than the second Saturday in September This is a writable form so you can save it to your computer and email it to the person showing on the form.
Rotary District 6360 Foundation – A History
An Idea Whose Time had Come
Karl Sandelin had an idea. It was 1992 and Karl was the newly installed Governor of Rotary District 6360. He wanted to develop an International Service project that not only did good but involved the whole of District 6360. What could they do? Barb Herrold suggested Belize. What would they do in Belize? The District obtained a Discovery Grant from The Rotary Foundation (TRF) to research that question. Schools were the answer. Belize needed help with their education system, particularly when it came to transportation. School buses were needed to transport students to and from school. Where do you get school buses? Mike Williams knew somebody – he had a connection with a local school – as did other Rotarians and used buses could be obtained. How do you pay for them? Fund raising by local Rotary Clubs, including selling cardboard cutouts of school buses for $20 was the answer. How do we handle the money? The Rotary District 6360 Foundation was born. Thousands of dollars and much planning later a caravan of school buses, other vehicles and Rotarians traveled 2984 miles across the US and Mexico to Belize. The RD 6360 Foundation was one of the many tools District 6360 Rotarians used to make this project work
Rotary - Making a Difference
The Belize project was the reason for the start of the RD6360 Foundation. What a difference it made in the lives of the citizens of Belize and the Rotarians that participated in this project. The RD6360 Foundation helps Rotary Clubs continue to make a difference. A difference in their community, their country and around the world. How can the RD6360 Foundation help your Club make a difference?
Community
Grants from the RD6360 Foundation have helped Clubs with a myriad of local projects in their community. Parks, playgrounds, fire suppression systems, fair grounds wifi, college scholarships, Girls on the Run, school backpack programs and literacy projects are only a few of the examples District Rotary Clubs have been able to complete with the help of RD6360 Foundation grants . Funds for grants are mainly obtained from proceeds of the RD6360 Foundation Raffle Fundraiser. Thank you for supporting the Raffle. Rotarians around District 6360 and the world appreciate your support.
Country
Funds were established for hurricanes Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017 to handle monies for disaster relief in New Orleans and Houston. The RD6360 Foundation, as a 501 c3, served as a tax deductible conduit for District 6360 Rotarians to aid our fellow countryman.
Around the World
Biosand water filters to provide safe drinking water in the Dominican Republic was started by the “water boys”. That project has grown into WASH – safe Water, and Sanitation and Hygiene. Casa Amparo, an orphanage in Mexico, has benefited from donations from District 6360 Rotarians. Again as a 501c3 the RD6360 Foundation serves as a tax deductible conduit for District 6360 Rotarians to fund worthwhile projects.
Celebrate
For over 30 years the RD6360 Foundation has assisted District 6360 Clubs in Making a Difference in their community, country and around the world. We can celebrate that positive difference and the realization that the Rotary Clubs of District 6360 have made a difference in the lives of thousands of people here and abroad. It is not just Rotarians that have made a difference. Many individuals, institutions and businesses have helped District 6360 Rotary Clubs make a difference. The RD6360 Foundation celebrates those who help Rotary through the presentation of the Golden Trowel Award to those deserving individuals and institutions. Public schools, teachers, restaurants, farmers and teenagers are just a few of the individuals and institutions that have recognized the difference Rotary makes. They helped Rotary – Make A Difference.
Past District Governors
OLD NINTH DISTRICT
1918-1919 Fred W. Gage* Battle Creek
1919-1920 Hugh E. VandeWalker* Ypsilanti
1920-1921 Ray W. Davis* St. Joseph
1921-1922 George E. Barnes* Flint
OLD 18TH DISTRICT
1922-1923 John P. Old* Sault Ste. Marie
1923-1924 Paul H. King* Detroit
1924-1925 Grover C. Good* Grand Rapids
THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
1925-1926 Percy V. Dawe* Cadillac
1926-1927 Fred Sherriff* Battle Creek
1927-1928 Fred E. Hill* Hastings
- 1928-1929 Walter Wood* Niles
1929-1930 William Gear Spencer* Hillsdale
- 1930-1931 Glenn Cowell* Coldwater
1931-1932 Eric M. Tasman* Lansing
1932-1933 Paul S. Bond* Charlotte
1933-1934 Harold C. Hunt* St. Johns
- 1934-1935 William Otto* Lansing
1935-1936 Raymond H. Dresser* Sturgis
1936-1937 Frank Barnes* Manistee
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIRST
1937-1938 Kim Sigler* Hastings
1938-1939 James F. Shaw* Sault Ste. Marie
1939-1940 Fred H. Mueller* Grand Rapids
- 1940-1941 Reginald Smith* Albion
- 1941-1942 W. "Stub" Bemer* Muskegon
1942-1943 Samuel M. Oliver* Muskegon
1943-1944 Howard P. Porter* East Jordon
1944-1945 Samuel G. Gorsline* Battle Creek
1945-1946 Elmer Wilds* Kalamazoo
1946-1947 Arthur Frazee* Dowagiac
1946-1947 Kenneth G. Prettie* Hillsdale
1947-1948 Allen G. Miller* Grand Rapids
1948-1949 Guy W. Kirsch* Sturgis
TWO NINETEENTH DISTRICT
1949-1950 Herbert C. Kerlikowske* St. Joseph
1950-1951 Vernon C. Olcott* Allegan
1951-1952 Ralph W. Toaz* Lansing
1952-1953 Glenn Stewart* Kalamazoo
1953-1954 Edgar B. Lincoln* Marshall
- 1954-1955 E. Schmidt, M.D.* Jackson
1955-1956 George F. Dean* Charlotte
DISTRICT 636
1956-57 Frederick Hilbert* Wayland
1957-58 George Dean* Charlotte
1958-59 H. Frank Ritchie* Hastings
1959-60 Clarence A. Neitz* Lansing
1960-61 T. John Reed* Burr Oak
1961-62 Kenneth Beagle* Grand Ledge
1962-63 Dan E. Karn* Jackson
1963-64 Glen D. Clark* Newaygo
1964-65 Donald B. Doubleday* Kalamazoo
1965-66 Richard Bucknell* Sturgis
1966-67 Stuart J. Bearup* Charlotte
1967-68 Wesley Logan* Hastings
1968-69 Bob C. Winkel* South Haven
1969-70 Frederick Keicher* Michigan Center
1970-71 Bert S. Ward* Bronson
1971-72 Ronald E. Weger* Lansing
1972-73 William N. Atkinson* Jackson
1973-74 Rev. Benjamin Lavey* Sturgis
1974-75 Charles H. Yeates* Allegan
1975-76 Glenn A. Converse* Ionia
1976-77 Arthur L. Crampton* Lansing
1977-78 Rev. John Ristow* Dowagiac
1978-79 William F. Galbreath* Lakeshore
1979-80 Donald L. Calkins* Three Rivers
1980-81 William Cheney* Lansing
1981-82 Ivan Stein* South Haven
1982-83 Joseph J. Gross* East Lansing
1983-84 Robert van Blaricom* Kalamazoo
1984-85 Franklin E. Rothfuss* Hastings
1985-86 Thomas B. Sullivan* Marshall
1986-87 Warren E. Holcomb* Grand Ledge
1987-88 Bill J. Menser * Lakeshore
1988-89 John G. Hungerford* Kalamazoo South
1989-90 Frank Traviglia Jr. * Delta Waverly
1990-91 V.M. Mishra* East Lansing
District 6360
1991-92 Karl R. Sandelin Kalamazoo
1992-93 Dick Rosenfeld Jackson
1993-94 Bob Henning* Jackson Breakfast
1994-95 Clyde Carnegie Lansing
1995-96 Len Stuttman* Mason
1996-97 Jim Alden* Delton Area
1997-98 Dave Groner Dowagiac
1998-99 C. Donavon Carl* Jackson
1999-20 Bill Dimond Kalamazoo Sunrise
2000-01 Don Humphreys* Delton Area
2001-02 Mary Brinks (1st Female DG) South Haven
2002-03 Jim Goodwin Jackson Breakfast
2003-04 Ed Foster Charlotte
2004-05 Gayland Tennis Lansing DeWitt Sunrise
2005-06 Gil O'Rourke* Jackson
2006-07 Jay Larson Marshall
2007-08 Dick Sammis Lakeshore
2008-09 Renee Merchant Jackson
2000-10 Kathleen Tosco* Portage
2010-11 Don Frohm Jackson Breakfast
2011-12 Paul McNamara St. Johns
2012-13 Mark Henne East Lansing
2013-14 Terry Allen* Lakeshore
2014-15 Bob Small Portage
2015-16 Rick Briscoe Kalamazoo
2016-17 Bill Smith Climax
2017-18 Teresa Brandell Delta Waverly
2018-19 Jim Cupper Kalamazoo
2019-20 Margie Haas Hastings
2020-21 Nathan Triplett Lansing
2021-22 Rita LaMoraux Delta Waverly
2022-23 Kathy Gallagher Battle Creek
Deceased *
WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) | District 6360
Projects implemented in the Dominican Republic (download the PDF)
- Bio-Sand Water filters
- Hand-washing workshops in Santo Domingo poor neighborhoods, National District
- Water Purification Plant in Chirino, Monte Plata Province
- Latrines treplaced in Santiago Gurabito, Santiago Province
- Mini-aqueducts in rural towns in the Hato Mayor Province
Link to District 6360 WASH committee
The Rotary Club Santiago Rodriguez presented the District 6360 WASH Committee two plaques as appreciation for assisting them with service projects in needy communities. The one in black reads "The center of Mothers "Mirabal Sisters" of the Caimital Community (Caimital, Villa Almacigo, Santiago Rodriguez, Dominican Republic) Acknowledges The Rotary District 6360 WASH Committee in the USA for its Support, Disposition, Willingness and Dedication with our organization in the solicited and implemented projects for the benefit of our community and for always trusting in us." Signed by the President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Women's group. The last line reads "Signed in the Caimital Community, Villa Almacigo, Santiago Rodriguez Province, Dominican Republic on the 15th day of February 2020.Through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, Rotary’s people of action mobilize resources, form partnerships, and invest in infrastructure and training that yields long-term change.
2023 District Conference Highlights
Conference presenters provided inspiration and insight
Download the conference program booklet to view the speakers biographies
Interact Clubs
- About 75 Interactors representing 20 clubs met at the District Interact Conference
- Met each other – speed dating style!
- Shared in small groups ideas for fund raisers and community service projects
- Heard Best Practices for Vibrant Interact Clubs
- Met Inbound Exchange Students from Spain, Finland, and Thailand; and Outgoing student to Thailand.
- Worked together putting together 50 Birthing Kits for pregnant women in Uganda, so they will have a safe and clean environment to deliver their baby!
- Heard Orion Jean at lunch talk about “The World Needs More Kindness!”
Congratulations 2023 Rotary Club Heroes!!
Download the Rotary Heroes book (PDF) and read all of the profiles
- Vivian Davis (Albion)
- Teresa Allen (Battle Creek)
- Jim Gendernalik (Benton Harbor Sunrise)
- George Bratcher (Cereal City Sunrise)
- Gregg Guetschow (Charlotte)
- Tom and Sharon Shenefield (Coldwater Township Sunrise)
- Britt Slocum (Delta Waverly)
- Shawn McFall (Delton Area)
- Jennifer Ray (Dowagiac)
- Ody Norkin (East Lansing)
- Todd Baum (Grand Ledge)
- Mike Gallagher (Gull Lake Area)
- Rita Watson (Harbor Country)
- Chris Silker (Haslett-Okemos)
- Norman Barlow (Hastings)
- Bill Barron (Hillsdale)
- Al Mellinger (Jackson Breakfast)
- Jim Cupper (Kalamazoo)
- Bruce Justin (Kalamazoo Sunrise)
- Jeff Hannan (Lakeshore)
- Kurt Guter (Lansing)
- Harold Mondol (Lansing DeWitt Sunrise)
- Barb Gray (Marshall)
- Joe Lessard (Mason)
- Ric Seager (Paw Paw Lake)
- Angelica Gallegos- Dickerson (South Haven)
- Jaccii Maylee (St. Johns)
- Lynn Kellogg (St. Joseph/Benton Harbor)
- Elena Meadows (Three Rivers)
- Ray Batterson (Union City)
- Jim Bird (Vicksburg)
- Steve Terry (Williamston Sunrise)
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The Zambian Scholarship Initiative a Multi-District Collaboration
The Zambian Scholarship Initiative a Multi-District Collaboration
By Art Ayers, Rotary Club of South Haven
Beginnings:
Rotarian Jackie Huie, from the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club has, for many years, been heavily involved with students and their future plans. She is the District 6360 Chair for Career Mentoring and launched the Rotary Student Program.
Having knowledge of her extensive experience with youth, Dickson Ngoma, a Zambian Rotarian from the Mfuwe Rotary Club (District 9210), contacted Jackie to request financial support for three outstanding students who were graduating from high school and seeking to attend 4-year colleges in Zambia beginning this year.
Dickson is, himself, a recent college graduate who has been involved in YALI (Young African Leadership) as a committee member for youth mobilization under the U.S. Embassy.
Zambian high school students have been receiving financial assistance for several years from Rotary District 7780, located in Maine; however, since they currently are assisting other Zambian students, they knew they couldn’t “go it alone” with this additional request.
As you can imagine, choosing the students is quite a challenge, and the number of students seeking help is incredible. The choice of the students is based upon two criteria: academic performance, and the vulnerability of the person. They are unable to find jobs within their community and have no parental support since each is an orphan.
- In June, our first Zoom meeting was held regarding the project. Those attending were: Dickson Ngoma (District 9210), Steve Wight (District 7780) and, from District 6360, Past District Governor Margie Haas, Sung Lee, Chair of DISC, Art Ayers, vice-Chair, as well as the three students seeking assistance:,
Lenica Zulu 19
Linda Tembo 29
Lazorous Banda 24
- PDG Haas indicated that it is possible to collaborate with the three Districts to achieve the goal of this multi-year project to assist each student with their tuition for four years.
- Each of the students also provided an essay and their photo.
- The total expense for the three students would be $48,000 for their four years of college ($4000 per student/per year). This would include room, board, internet, books, etc. In Zambia, the students don’t have opportunities to engage in work studies or secure scholarships.
- Subsequent Zoom sessions were held, and the collaborative grew including leadership from our district, 7780 District Governor Claudia Frost, 9210 Past District Governor Lucie, 6360 District Foundation Chair Gary Campbell and District 9210 Mfuwe Rotary Club President Mohammad Mulezi.
- Within days, PDG Margie reported that $3200 had been raised within District 6360 and, along with $800 committed from District 9210, we have the $4000 payment for the two of the students who were ready to begin their studies this past July.
- This funding was transferred to Steve Wight in District 7780, who wired the $3200 to the treasurer of the Mfuwe Rotary Club in Zambia.
- The two students are now enrolled in college!
The Zambian Project is a multi-year, multi-District project, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Districts 6360, 7780, and 9210 was developed. This identifies the responsibilities of each District, provides an accounting of the funds, and the management of the scholarships.
The Mfuwe Rotary Club is overseeing the scholarship funds transferred to the universities on behalf of these students. Mfuwe Club President Mohammad Mulezi agreed to develop and monitor the budget and spending to meet the needs for each student, each semester. The funds are being held in a separate bank account earmarked for the Zambian Scholarship Fund.
Copies of invoices, receipts, and other transactions will be kept and presented to the District Governors of 6360, 7780, and 9210, and this committee.
A MOA is signed by each student regarding the expectations of the students who will demonstrate each semester successful academic achievements, with transcripts and activities.
District Governor Lucie from District 9210 is working with the Mfuwe club and assures Districts 6360 and 7780 of successful management of the fund for the next four years.
Steve Wight from District 7780 prepared a MOA for collaboration among our three Districts. The MOA will outline the plans and responsibilities of each District for the next four years.
How can you or your club help?
The District 6360 Foundation has developed a “Restricted Fund” where Rotarians or clubs can contribute toward the Zambian Scholarship Initiative. Contact Karl Kincade at karlkincade@usa.net for information on how your can support this young adults!
If you are interested in learning more:
Our next meeting via Zoom with District Governor Nela Matambo of Mozambique is scheduled for September 30, at 2:00 pm Eastern time/8:00 pm Zambia local time. Please contact Ingrid Nova for the link to the meeting.
Background: Zambia in southern Africa is a landlocked country of rugged terrain and many parks. It borders with Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls. Zambia became independent in 1964 and is considered a stable democratic country with successful elections held every five years. The current President Hakainde Hichilema was elected in August 2021. Zambia is globally known for its high levels of poverty and inequality globally. More than 58% of Zambia's 17.9 million people earn less than $1.90 a day, the international poverty threshold.
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