Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship.
We'd like you to join us.
Two special opportunities were presented to us this week by our former speakers. Special offers on books and programs from Laura Kriska & Andra Watkins
Do you know a Phoenix? A Phoenix Scholarship candidate is:
a high school graduate who is persevering in spite of life's challenges that have prevented them from taking a "typical" route to a degree or certification?
A person who is using education to reinvent themself.
Someone who is seeking a bachelor's or associate's degree or other post-high school certificate or license
A person who can demonstrate a commitment to education and the ability to succeed, as shown by their grades, work history, and plans for their future?
The Phoenix Scholarship application deadline is fast approaching! If you know someone who is worthy of this scholarship who lives or works in Columbus, please send them this link and encourage them to apply. The application deadline is March1 at midnight. ColumbusRotary.org/page/the-phoenix-scholarship
Recently, 6690 Rotarians should have received an email detailing a PHF District 6690 matching points program. There message; "We’re excited to announce that we are once again conducting a February Matching Points Campaign to increase your points towards your next Paul Harris Fellow recognition or to donate them to another individual. The District will match your contributions to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund (SHARE) or Polio Fund through February 28th with up to 1,000 points (on a one-point-for-each-one-dollar basis).
Soon spring will be here, and fate willing, we can resume in-person meetings. While Rotary is a service organization, let’s face it, we like each other’s company.
Do YOU know a person who could benefit from the Rotary experience, the service, the networking, the comradery, the information? Do YOU know of a person whose skills and talents would benefit our Club, our mission? We bet you do!
The Membership Committee is asking EACH member to give us one name (with company, contact info—phone/email) of someone YOU are willing to contact, and/or we contact mentioning your name. Members generally come through other members, and no one forgets the person who nominated/sponsored them.
Let us ALL spring into action. Your nominee with thank you!
The Columbus Rotary club is engaged in helping students and families of the Windsor STEM Academy, a Columbus public school, in several areas - food for a school families' pantry/clothing donations; reading to students; and installing a washer and dryer in the school for use by student families. This article discusses just the food and clothing drive. A later one will report on the other projects.
Seen here - Geron Tate, Windsor STEM Academy Assistant Principal has been invaluable in coordinating the Rotary food donations
The work of the Student Service Above Self Program (SSASP) Committee continues even though we all recognize the many challenges students, teachers and administrators face this school year. Student projects will come together later than pre-COVID times. We’ll hear more from the schools soon. It’s hard to say how many projects there will be and no doubt they will be smaller in scope but that won’t diminish the lessons learned about service and leadership.
I got interested in Rotary in 1975 from my employer’s board member who came back from a meeting, excited after hearing a good speaker. I finally joined in 1990 after learning that Rotary started accepting women (in 87).When I dislike a product or service, I am very vocal about it; similarly, when I genuinely like an experience such as Rotary, I am equally excited to share it. Thus to-date I have recruited 49 people, to this or other Rotary clubs.
WHY? I love bringing people to Rotary and recruiting them for a variety of reasons
It’s a chance for me to see friends more often;
The speakers get me out of my professional cocoon, and expose me to other ideas, people, and fields;
I get to meet and interact with some truly inspiring people;
Rotary gives me a chance to pay back and serve the community which has been good to me;
The people I nominate will be an asset to the club, and similarly, the club will enrich their lives too;
John Mariotti is recruiting participants for THREE VALUABLE Rotary Programs:
1) VSMC:As continued and NEW mentors in our VSMC — Veteran Students Mentoring & Coaching with Ohio State Veteran Students (8th year)
2) FGMC: First Generation Mentoring & Coaching with Ohio State—A small group of Rotarian Mentors to help with the Creation of a NEW mentoring effort with Ohio State...Helping students who are the First Generation in their family to attend college.
3) “Connectors” to welcome and help engage new members — in the first 4-6 months as they join our club and get involved in MEMBERSHIP.
As our renovation efforts continue, our mobile app infrastructure was next on the list for updates. This update to our mobile backend systems also required changes in how the mobile app communicates with ClubRunner.
Recently, 6690 Rotarians should have received an email detailing a PHF District 6690 matching points program. There message; "We’re excited to announce that we are once again conducting a February Matching Points Campaign to increase your points towards your next Paul Harris Fellow recognition or to donate them to another individual. The District will match your contributions to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund (SHARE) or Polio Fund through February 28th with up to 1,000 points (on a one-point-for-each-one-dollar basis). 
Soon spring will be here, and fate willing, we can resume in-person meetings. While Rotary is a service organization, let’s face it, we like each other’s company.
I got interested in Rotary in 1975 from my employer’s board member who came back from a meeting, excited after hearing a good speaker. I finally joined in 1990 after learning that Rotary started accepting women (in 87).When I dislike a product or service, I am very vocal about it; similarly, when I genuinely like an experience such as Rotary, I am equally excited to share it. Thus to-date I have recruited 49 people, to this or other Rotary clubs.
