The Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club will be sending a $500 check to a Kentucky Rotary club to go toward relief efforts in the wake of devastating tornadoes there.

Any individual Rotarians and friends of Rotary who wish to send checks in any amount large or small are asked to:

(1.) Make checks payable to “Mayfield Rotary Club”

(2.) Enter the phrase “Tornado Relief” in the memo line

(3.) Mail checks to John William Carrico, Administrator, 300 Wexford Court, Paducah, KY 42003

Thanks for all you do.

Each year, Rotary holds a special day at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, and any Rotarian is eligible to participate.

It has been several years since the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club has had representatives attend, so this would be an excellent time to resume our participation. Members’ expenses for the trip are paid for by the home club, which includes registration, transportation, and mid-day lunch in the main U.N. cafeteria.

Why the Rotary-U.N. connection? Rotary International’s ongoing efforts to achieve peace in the world have been part of the organization’s fiber since its inception, and RI has been part of the U.N. fiber since it began. In fact, in 1945 it was one of 42 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the U.S. invited to serve as consultants to the United Nations Conference on International Organization, the fledgling organization’s effort to write a constitution suitable to nations of differing philosophies, races, religions, and often-conflicting histories.

Today, Rotary holds the highest consultative status offered to an NGO by the U.N.’s Economic and Social Council, which oversees many specialized U.N. agencies. The Rotary Representative Network maintains and furthers its relationship with several U.N. bodies, programs, commissions, and agencies. This network consists of Rotary International representatives to the United Nations and other organizations.

“Rotary Day at the United Nations” each year celebrates the organizations’ shared vision for peace and highlights the critical humanitarian activities that Rotary and the United Nations lead around the world.

And, each year a delegation from District 7190 heads to New York to meet with Rotarians from around the world to participate in seminars and workshops on a myriad of topics of particular concern around the globe.

Click here to visit a site containing the complete history of the Rotary-U.N. connection.

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They are putting the finishing touches on signs that will adorn the Rotary International float in the 123rd annual Tournament of Roses Parade, scheduled for Monday, January 2, in Pasadena, CA.

If you want to know about the tremendous effort from scores of volunteers that it took to put together the Rotary float, you can go here for a first-person account from a member of the Pasadena Rotary Club.

And, if you want to see their final product, and lots of other imaginative floats, you can tune in to ABC (WTEN Channel 10 in these parts) beginning at 11 a.m. Monday.

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