ARE YOU READY FOR SOME KINGFISHING?
The 2012 Kingfish Tournament Captains Party and 
Silent Auction will be Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Winter’s Dolphin Tale Adventure at the Harborview Center. The tournament will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012; the weigh-in will take place at Clearwater Harbor Marina at Coachman Park.
DICTIONARY PROJECT
Thanks to the efforts of Glenn Martin and funding by our own Charities, Inc., every third grader in Sandy Lane and Eisenhower Elementary schools has a new Rotary dictionary.
Rotarians (L to R back row) Dennis Eckel, Dewey Williams, Neil Brickfield, Terry Simmons, Jocelyn Chapman and Glenn Martin pose with the 3rd graders at Eisenhower Elementary with their new dictionaries after the presentation last Thursday, November 10.
CLUB PHOTO DIRECTORY
The club plans on printing a basic photo membership directory in the next couple of weeks. We have some copies of the draft at the check-in table, and with Scott Hale. Out of respect for members' individual privacy in a printed directory, we have omitted certain personal information such as birthdays and home addresses. If you would like to review your information as it appears in the draft directory, check with Dewey Williams or Scott Hale. When printed, the directory will be available for the nominal cost of $2.00 to cover the cost of copies.
2012 KINGFISH TOURNAMENT
The 2012 Kingfish Tournament Captains Party and Silent Auction will be Thursday, April 12, 2012 in a joint event with the YMCA "Fishing the Flats" Captains Party. The tournament will be Saturday, April 14, 2012. Kingfish Chairperson, John Woodruff, and Jared Brown are working to create a new and creative partnership with the YMCA.
COMMITTEE LIST FOR DOWNLOAD
The committee chairs for this Rotary Year are listed, along with the Club Directors assigned to oversee each committee and report at monthly board meetings. Download the list. You will need Adobe Reader to view the pdf file.
DISTRICT 6950 MATCHING FOUNDATION POINTS
Thanks to the generousness of Rotarians, our Rotary District has a large block of points available to match contributions of $200 or more to the Rotary Foundation. A contribution of $200-$299 will result in 200 points. A contribution of $300- $399 will result in 300 additional points toward your PHF. A contribution of $400 - $499 will result in 400 additional points and a contribution of $500 or more will result in an additional 500 points. Example: Rotarian X has contributed $300 towards a Paul Harris Fellowship. If he/she contributes $300 this Rotary year, he /she will receive an additional 300 points. This will leave him/her recognized as having contributed $900 towards a PHF. He/She will only have $100 remaining for the PHF.
To become a Paul Harris Fellow a total of 1,000 points is required. For each additional 1,000 points you earn, your recognition level will change to a PHF+1, PHF+2, PHF+3, etc. If you wish to take advantage of this program, you must make your donation check payable to The Rotary Foundation and mail it to PDG Vince Cautero, 584 E. Knightsbridge Place, Lecanto, FL 34461. Previously mailed donations or any donations mailed directly to the Foundation will not be matched. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call District Secretary Brenda Wendt at 352-249-7302.
ROTARY CLUB OF CLEARWATER APPAREL
Get your Rotary Club of Clearwater embroidered shirts now at the back table!! We will maintain a small inventory of shirts, and you can also order from a large selection of other colors and styles! Most styles are $35. The merchandise table will be available at weekly meetings as long as there is interest.
ROTARY RECRUITMENT AND INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES
We have a supply of Rotary recruitment and informational brochures and material that is available to our members for use in recruiting and outreach. The materials will be on the back table each week. Please take what you need and spread the word!
Bill Gates speaks at recent R.I. Convention
"End Polio Now" is a major focus of Rotary International & the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which issued Rotary a challenge: If Rotarians raise $200 million, the Gates Foundation will match $355 million in challenge grants.