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Detailed below is information received from RI regarding the new contact person at RI and the Literacy Awards.


New Literacy Resource Group contact person at Rotary
International

My name is David Plater and I am the new Special Projects Coordinator at Rotary
International. I will be working with Sharon Cyr on issues related to the Literacy Resource Group and will be your main point of contact for questions regarding literacy initiatives at
Rotary International.

In addition, I would like to use this opportunity to thank Area Coordinator Richard Hattwick for the wonderful work he has done to promote the club and district literacy awards in North
America. We will be sending English hard copies of the club and district literacy awards
brochures to coordinators in English speaking zones. Attached is an electronic copy of the
brochure that non-English speaking zone coordinators can adapt for use in their districts.

Moreover, I would like to thank all of you for your participation in and promotion of July's
Literacy Month and I encourage you to share with me stories of your zone's Literacy Month projects and celebrations. Also, The Rotarian magazine is researching an upcoming story on second

language learning and they would like to feature Rotary club projects involved in these
activities. Should you know of any projects that focus on learning second languages, please send me a short description of the project and the project contact information prior to 11
August, as this is the editorial deadline for this magazine article.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns

David Plater
Special Projects Coordinator
Rotary International Projects Division

Click here to access Literary Awards Brochure

District 1100 ComVoc Newsletter : July 2005


Hello,

     I would like to start with a belated thank-you to all of last year's chairmen and a warm welcome to all this year.

     I like most of you will have been watching this week's news with great sadness.  We can only try through Rotary to bring peace and understanding in the world and in our community.  That is probably only a dream but there is something we can do in these circumstances.  Those of you who were at District Assembly will have heard me mention Re-action (Rotary Emergency Action).  No, I am not suggesting we get involved at the front line in a disaster.  However, the biggest criticism about the London bombings was from friends and relatives who could not get any information.  I am sure the pressure the hospitals were under made it almost impossible to help but if they had help from dedicated Rotarians registered with the Emergency Planning Officers it might make all the difference.

It might be a case of showing relatives around when they are not familiar with the area.
     Heaven forbid it does not affect us but it is better to be prepared.  Ideally I would like each Club to give me a liaison officer in their club to pass the word on to other members in the event of a disaster.  I will then pass on our willingness to the Emergency Planning Officer in each County and Metropolitan Borough in our district.  Vocational Service so often is just a matter of a little time and very little cost.

     Please give this your careful consideration and let this district once again lead the way.