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Where We MeetWe meet every Wednesday at 12 noon at Harrah's Hotel on Poydras Street, which offers validated parking. An RSVP is not necessary. If you will be bringing a guest or a visiting Rotarian, however, please notify us. Get directions or view a map. This Week's SpeakerMar 3: Jessica White, Executive Director, 504ward (Meeting in Casino) Upcoming Speakers Mar 17: Randy Waeshe, financial analyst Previous SpeakersFeb 16: No Meeting; Mardi Gras Week Feb 24: No Meeting; 100th Birthday Party week Feb 10: Jim Montgomery, CEO of Touro Infirmary Feb 3: Phyllis Jordan, Chairman of the Board, The Green Project. Phyllis Jordan, the founder of PJ's Coffee, comes to Rotary as chairman of the board of The Green Project. The Green Project accepts donated excess paint, surplus building materials and art supplies from individuals, businesses and local governments. Founded in 1994, its mission is to "creatively promote and encourage environmentally sustainable living in New Orleans." Read More in the Feb 3 BOLO. Jan 27: Major General David Mize USMC (RET), President and CEO of the New Orleans Federal Alliance. Maj. Gen. Mize attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated with Distinction (top 5%) in 1969. His first operational assignment was a one year combat tour in Vietnam where he served as a rifle platoon commander, an infantry company commander and a battalion operations officer. Read his full bio in the Jan 27 BOLO. Jan 20: Mtumishi St. Julien Jan 13: Natalie Jayroe, CEO of Second Harvest Dec 23 and Dec 30: No Meeting Dec 16: Jim Letten, US Attorney, New Orleans Dec 9: Howard Schwartz, FBI Assistant Special Agent in charge, New
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Update from HaitiA Donor Advised Fund has been established that is accepting contributions. Complete information is available at www.rotary.org/haiti. Annie Palubicki (annie.palubicki@rotary.org) will be happy to answer additional questions that you might have on the fund. PGD Dick McCombe has a report on Rotary's efforts in Haiti. Read the report. Club CalendarView the calendar online or you can subscribe to the calendar and it will be updated into your Outlook or iCal by clicking this link: Rotary Calendar. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events! Details will be posted as the event dates approach. Urgent! Please respond to our surveyWe are trying to get a rough head count for our 100-year celebration at Antoine's on Saturday, February 27 and the patron party preceding it. If you plan to attend or assist in preparing for the celebrations, please click here to take the survey. Important: An email was sent out this past weekend requesting that you respond to a survey to help us get that head count. If you have already taken that survey, you need not respond to this one - it is the same. Upcoming Events
Feed the Hungry with Warren Easton Interact ClubThe Interact Club is collecting old cell phones which they are recycling to earn money to fund their projects. If you have any old cell phones and wish to contribute to their cause, please bring the cell phones to the Rotary meeting or deliver them to Faun Fenderson's office (700 Camp Street) - call Faun at 528-9500 (ext 319) for more info. Your Bucks for Beans purchased 144 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese which are being distributed via the Feed the Hungry project. Your continued support for this project will ensure that these 144 families receive some protein in their food bags! Thanks! Contact Faun Fenderson, (504) 525-4361 (ext 232), faun@faunfenderson.com Group Study Exchange with ArgentinaOur District will participate with Argentina in a Group Study Exchange for four weeks in April - May, 2010. Through the program, teams of young professionals from Districts 6840 and 4825 will exchange visits. Team members experience the way of life, customs and vocational practices of the two districts, while sharing information about their home countries. The GSE promotes international understanding and goodwill through personal connection. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians' homes and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country. Rotary pays for round-trip airfare, and Rotary club members in the host countries provide meals, lodging and group travel in their district. For information contact Sharron Newton in Slidell at snewton0959@earthlink.net or by telephone at 985.661.0718. |
On April 26, 1910, with a membership of 40, the Rotary Club of New Orleans officially became the 12th Rotary Club organized in the world. The weekly meetings begin at 12:12pm in honor of this. In 1914, the Rotary Club of New Orleans became the 11th club to be admitted into the International Association of Rotary Clubs. More.... Sign Up for the Rotary Newsletter (BOLO)The BOLO is now an online newsletter. Subscribe to the New Orleans Rotary Email Newsletter now: New Orleans Rotary Fund, Inc. (NORFI)The New Orleans Rotary Fund Inc. (NORFI) will be accepting grant applications during the month of January for grants to be awarded in June. How to apply. The New Orleans Rotary Fund, Inc., established in 1970, is funded by fundraising activities of the New Orleans Rotary Club. Once a year, NORFI, as it is known within the club, makes grants to area nonprofit organizations for items ranging from computers to folding chairs. More.... What is Rotary?Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is some 1.2 million service-minded men and women belonging to more than 29,000 Rotary Clubs in virtually every nation in the world. More.... Propose/Become a MemberDownload the application form (PDF). All prospective members must be proposed by a current member. Rotary Convention 2011 Call for Event SponsorsOn Monday evening during the convention conventioneers are invited to attend fellowship events sponsored by Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in the host districts. We need sponsors! If you are interested in sponsoring or co-sponsoring an event, please fill out the preliminary interest form on the online registration page at rotary6840.org. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested. More information (PDF). |
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