Hundreds of Rotarians from the United States and Canada gathered in Detroit September 10-13, 2015 for the Zones 28 & 29 Institute. More than 25 District 6600 Rotarians and partners attended the Motor City Zone held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center.
District 6600 was prominently featured for its involvement in the Rollin’ with Rotary project in August. Highlighting activities sponsored by the Perrysburg and Sandusky Rotary Clubs, Rotarians watched a summary video and learned that we literally achieved millions of social media impressions throughout the campaign. Click HERE to watch the Rollin’ with Rotary video!
Our District also received several awards recognizing our support of The Rotary Foundation at the Zone Institute gala on Saturday evening prior to a performance by The Contours and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. Zones 28 and 29 were the number one paired zone in the world for Rotary Giving and District 6600 Rotarians played an important part. In addition to being the number one District for ShelterBox giving last year at a whopping $123,710, we were recognized for the second highest contribution to END POLIO NOW with $155,570 and the third highest donor district in Zone 29 for Rotary Foundation giving at $603,289! In just our polio work alone, when matched by the generosity of the Gates Foundation, nearly 778,000 children will receive life-saving immunizations.
Congratulations to Immediate Past District Governor Rex Engle, District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Joe Ludwig, and the 2014-15 class of Presidents and Foundation Chairs. And a huge thank you to the 1,984 donors to the Every Rotarian, Every Year campaign. To get a head start of your giving for this Rotary Year, click HERE to be directed to The Rotary Foundation.