Gov Sue's Out-and-About

A site page on our District Website, "Gov Sue's out-and-about," is accessible from the homepage of the website, www.rotarydistrict 7890.org.  Just scroll down left side of the home page.  Right now, most useful items on the site page are calendars of my club visits for months of August, September, October and November.  This is updated weekly.

Governor's Visits with Clubs around District 7890 Continue

So far, with August half over, visits with Rotary Clubs of Tri-Town, Bloomfield, Litchfield-Morris, Holyoke, Easthampton, Enfield, and South Windsor have been my inspiration.  The visit to South Windsor was not official  provided an opportunity for me to observe a remarkable annual event at their Rotary Pavilion, a picnic for challenged youngsters with a variety of issues ranging from autism to Down's Syndrome, plus their parents and aides.   All were having fun dunking various Rotary volunteers while I was there.  The steak roast with Easthampton and the South Windsor picnic also were great opportunities to view the pavilions both clubs have renovated recently.  Wow! Really there's no other word for these amazing facilities.  Hope to have photos on our district website before too long.
Believe it or not -- planning for NEPETS 12, our annual eight-district training for all incoming presidents, has begun.  We found out at our first full Saturday session that this year's Governors-elect have a very exciting keynote speaker for Thursday evening, immediate past RI President, Ray Klinginsmith, will be focusing on Rotary's youth programs.  Presidents-elect mark your calendars.  Plan to be at the Presidents-elect Training Seminar on Thursday, March 8, 2012 for the optional afternoon sessions plus the opportunity to hear PRIP Ray.

Governor's Visits with Clubs around District 7890

Well, the best part of this Rotary year, for me, visiting with you at your club meetings, fundraisers and service projects, has begun.  In July, I had the pleasure of visiting West Hartford, Bristol, Danielson, East Longmeadow, Plainville, New Milford and Palmer for "official visits."  Additionally, it was my privilege to participate in the Kensington-Berlin Sunrise Installation on July 12th, enjoy East Hartford's Sergeant-at-Arms event on the Half Moon at Goodwin College, and again to be with my own club when we met Glastonbury for our annual softball challenge, enjoy the GSE Team to Nepal's presentation for PDG Prasad's Simsbury-Granby Club, and last, but not least, spend a few, fun hours helping at New Milford's Fried Dough Booth during a town-wide festival at the very end of the month.  Whew!
To keep track of my meanderings you can visit our district website and check my site page, "Gov Sue's out-and-about."  (Just look on left side of homepage under "SITE PAGES."  Monthly calendars of club visits are also available under "DOWNLOAD FILES."