Save the Date for Rotary International's
Free Virtual Event
"Now More than Ever, Rotary Connects the World: The 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention"
When: 20-26 June
When: 20-26 June
During this time of uncertainty and the need for social distancing, District Governor Ray Freaney invites all Rotarians in the District to participate in a weekly online Zoom meeting on Tuesdays. Meetings will be on Tuesdays, and alternate one week at 12 noon and the next week at 4 pm. Our goal is to keep Rotarians connected, provide interesting speakers, district updates, share club projects and facilitate service to our communities. Meetings are also open to prospective members who have an interest in learning more about Madison Rotary. For security purposes, advance registration is required for each meeting. Once you register you will receive log on information. Save that information you will need it to log on. Below is the meeting schedule and the registration links.
Meeting Schedule and Registration Links
D7475 Weekly Zoom Mtg - Tuesday, June 2 2020 - 4:00 pm
Speaker - Barry Rassin - Past Rotary International President
To Register - Go to "Event Section" on the left and click on the link to Register
New Date For Raffle Drawing - June 25, 2020
Help Needed, Help Wanted, Help Available
It is a new day and most of our Rotary fund raising events are cancelled. The District 7475 Foundation is trying to help via it's Grant project. But you can also get immediate help, and help us, by committing to selling the equivalent of at least 1 District Wide Raffle ticket per club member... and going electronic with your advertising of this event. Remember, approximately $9.75 of every $20 ticket is coming right back to your charity budget. If we sell this out, over $70,000 will be disbursed. Tickets will be available on a first come first served basis until we sell out. About 50% of the available tickets are currently in play. For additional information contact Bob Button, PDG at rbttn@aol.com.
Rotary District 7475 Foundation has allocated $20,000 for grants to be used by Clubs in the District for Covid related projects. The maximum amount of the grant will be $1000 but may be less depending on how many Clubs in the District apply for a grant. ($20,000 divided by # of clubs). There is a tight timeline for this to happen. Deadline for grant applications is April 21, 2020 and must be emailed to DG Ray Freaney at rayfreaney@gmail.com with a copy emailed to PDG Bob Button at rbttn@aol.com. Clubs must be in good standing i.e. dues paid, etc. to receive a grant. Click link below to access grant application form.
With increased public anxiety regarding COVID-19, we wish to inform Rotarians and members of the public the status of various Rotary Events. Below is a list of events that have been cancelled - many of the events will be rescheduled when the issue of the Corona virus is resolved. Several other event further out on the calendar are still planned to occur as scheduled. The only event still on the Rotary calendar is RYLA scheduled for June 12 - 14, 2020. We are hopeful of things improving. As things unfold in he next few weeks a further determination will be made if RYLA can be held or not.
| Date | Event | Status |
| March 19 - 21, 2020 | PETS | Switched to Online Format |
| March 19, 2020 | RIPE Holger Knaack Dinner | Cancelled |
| March 21, 2020 | End Hunger - College of NJ | Cancelled - will be rescheduled |
| March 28, 2020 | End Hunger - Raritan Valley CC | Cancelled - will be rescheduled |
| April 16, 2020 | Community Connection Initiative | Cancelled - will be rescheduled |
| April 18, 2020 | RLI - West Orange | Cancelled |
| May 7-10, 2020 | District Conference Baltimore | Cancelled |
| May 21, 2020 | District Training Assembly | Cancelled - will be rescheduled |
| June 6 - 10, 2020 | Rotary Interantiona Convention | Cancelled |
| June 12-14, 2020 | RYLA - Drew University | Cancelled |
| June 25, 2020 | Banner Exchange | Cancelled - will be rescheduled |
| June 25-July 16, 2020 | Short Term Youth Exchange - Japan | Cancelled |
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