Rotary International District 6510 - Southern Illinois - A Non Profit Service Organization

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What is Rotary?

Rotary is an organization of business & professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

The FOUR-WAY Test

Of the things we think, say, or do

First - Is it the truth?

Second - It is FAIR to all concerned?

Third - Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Fourth - Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

District Governor Corner

World Headquarters
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(847) 866-3000
FAX (847) 328-8554

Officers of Rotary International
2008-2009

Office

Name

President Dong Kurn (D.K.) Lee
General Secretary Ed Futa
Director, Zones 29 & 30 Tom Branum

Rotary District 6510, within Rotary Zone 29, consists of 28 counties in the southern part of the state of Illinois, USA. The district encompasses a large, mostly rural area of 11,663 square miles, with 841,000 people. Population distribution ranges froma low of 4,000 in Pope County to 265,000 in St. Clair County, which is considered part of the greater St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area.

Geographic boundaries include the Mississippi River to the west, US Highway 50 to the north, and the Indiana state line east along the Wabash River to the southern tip of Illinois. All parts of the district can be reached within three hours traveling by car. There are 48 Rotary Clubs with approximately 1900 members. Clubs range in size from 16 to over 100 Rotarians.

So many people from so many walks of life, all brought together for one purpose -- to make this world a little bit better than the way we found it.

Rotary membership provides the opportunity to:

  • Become connected to your community.
  • Work with others in addressing community needs.
  • Interact with other professionals in your community; assist with RI's international humanitarian service efforts.
  • Establish contacts with an international network of professionals.
  • Develop leadership skills.
  • Involve family in promoting service efforts.

Here are two videos that do a terrific job of conveying why so many men and women of Southern Illinois are Rotarians!!

Video 1 -- 30 sec, 6.4 MB
Video 2 -- 3 min, 27.6 MB

Officers of Rotary District 6510
2007-2008

Office

Name

Club

Governor Mel Weith St. Clair County West
District Governor Elect
2009-2010
Joe Miller, Jr. Metropolis
Past District Governor Harry Henderson Sparta
District Governor Nominee
2010-2011
Debbie Willard Swansea
Deputy Governor Community/Vocational Service
Neil Schoeneberg Sparta
District Governor Youth Jeff Thornton Lebanon
Deputy Governor Foundation Dennis Sparn, Sr. Swansea
Deputy Governor Club Service Lynn Lenker Mt. Vernon
Deputy Governor International Service Marlene Harsin Swansea
Deputy Governor Public Relations Debbie Willard Swansea
Treasurer Ken Diel O'Fallon
District Trainer Catherine Taylor Yank O'Fallon Sunrise

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Past District Governors

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Governor's Trophy Winners

Carl L. Schweinfurth
District Rotarian of the Year

Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

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