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RYLA 2011 Applications and Letters

patels — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:51:44 +0000

RYLA 2011 Application and Letters to parents, students, and club presidents are now available. Please visit the RYLA 2011 page for more details or contact Mrs. Karen Morris, District 6860 RYLA Coordinator, at madisonrotary@gmail.com for further information and assistance if needed. Please include RYLA in the subject line of the email.

Forms and Letters:

RYLA Attendance Policy 2011

RYLA Club Presidents Letter 2011

RYLA Parent Letter 2011

RYLA Parent Permission Rotary approval page 2011

RYLA Release Form 2011

RYLA 2011: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

patels — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:00:48 +0000

5th Annual District 6860

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Program

February 3-5, 2011

U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama

What: RYLA 2011. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Program is an interactive leadership training and conference for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The program will include lectures and discussion periods with skilled and prominent leaders, as well as group activities, good food, fellowship, and of course, MINI-SPACE CAMP. See enclosed, “Suggestions for A Successful Recruiting Campaign.”

Who: Accomplished High school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Participants are selected with assistance from high school principals, guidance counselors and Interact sponsors and are sponsored by the local Rotary Club. NA RYLA is not designed to be a progressive program. Therefore, clubs should select new students each year to permit the maximum number of students to benefit from the NA RYLA experience. To avoid last minute cancellations, Rotary Clubs should select and maintain an alternate list of approved applicants. North Alabama RYLA Committee members, coordinators and volunteers present the Rotary portions of the program while the professionally trained employees and counselors at the U. S. Space & Rocket Center direct, lead and supervise the students overnight and during Space Camp activities.

Where: RYLA will take place at the U. S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Participants will stay at the Center, housed in a “space camp” setting with 24-hour supervision provided by staff counselors/leaders. Visit www.spacecamp.com to see all that the U. S. Space & Rocket Center has to offer.

When: February 3-5, 2011. Participants will arrive on Thursday afternoon for check-in between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. and depart Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. following the graduation ceremony. On Friday, students will focus on leadership training, team-building and Rotary information. Saturday consists of “Mini-Space Camp,” Rotary follow-up activities and graduation at 3:00 p.m., in the Davidson Center Auditoruim.

Why: RYLA 2011 is designed to foster Rotary values through leadership development activities and provide participants an ethical basis for decision making that will last them a lifetime. Young people meet to focus on ethical leadership and decision-making skills based on the Rotary motto, “Service above Self” and the “Four-Way Test.”

How: Parental or guardian permission forms will be required for all participants. The registration cost to each club (see letter to club presidents below) is $260 per student. After October 31, 2010 the cost is $275.00 per student. Payment must accompany the applications. Fees are non refundable.

Forms and Letters:

RYLA Attendance Policy 2011

RYLA Club Presidents Letter 2011

RYLA Parent Letter 2011

RYLA Parent Permission Rotary approval page 2011

RYLA Release Form 2011

RYLA scholar resume page 2011

Please contact Karen Morris, District 6860 RYLA Coordinator, at madisonrotary@gmail.com for further information and assistance if needed. Please include RYLA in the subject line of the email.

Parrots of the Caribbean 2010

patels — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:01:54 +0000

Download a Poster HERE!

The Rotary Club of Madison, Alabama announced they will host their eighth annual Parrots of the Caribbean, an outdoor evening of live music, food, and libations, Saturday, August 21st, 2010 from 6:00 pm until 11:00 pm at #58 Martin Street in Downtown Madison.

Parrotheads and music lovers everywhere are invited to don their grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts, and island wear to enjoy dancing, raffle baskets, and a fabulous island theme – all to be found right in downtown Madison! In its 8th year, this fund raising event has grown from a small gathering of Madison Rotarians in a community clubhouse to a spectacular event attended by over 500 guests from all over the Southeast. This year’s musical guest is Four on the Floor Playing an eclectic blend of music from the golden ages of rock and roll (50′s – 80′s), Four on the Floor is sure to please. Also, joining the party this year is Curtis Jordan, well known and talented steel drum musician.

The smell of Island Burgers and Dogs will “wet” your appetite, with beverages including soft drinks, beer and wine available for purchase as well. All guests must be 21 or older and are encouraged to bring their ID’s, blankets, and lawn chairs. Coolers, pets, strollers, and outside food and drink are not permitted. This event is held rain or shine.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the night of the event and can be purchased from Madison Rotarians or online (http://madisonalrotary.org/parrots) with an additional online ticketing service charge of $2.28 per ticket. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone using a credit card starting 1 month prior to the event. Please call 256-564-2075 and leave your call back number and we will return the call and make the purchase.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Madison Rotary Club’s local community and international projects such as, the Madison YMCA, Boys and Girls Club of Triana, world-wide polio eradication, humanitarian support in Honduras and Haiti, and various other local and international educational projects.

To request further details about the event, ticket sales and promotion contact the Rotary Club of Madison at 256-564-2075, email madisonRotary@gmail.com or visit http://madisonalrotary.org/parrots

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Relay For Life 2010

patels — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:56:27 +0000

Hi Rotarians and Friends!

This is a reminder that we need at least 15 team members to register for the American Cancer Society Relay 4 Life no later than 5 March 2010. Donations are not due until April 15th but we need team members to register as soon as possible to get our allotment of shirts. So far we only have 2 team members and donations are being collected.

Fighting cancer is a team effort.

The impact we can make together is much greater than what any of us could do alone. How can you help? You can join the team with a goal of raising at least $150 for the team and the ACS, or, donate to any team members. No matter what you do all of you are welcome at the event.

Please check out these links:

Eric’s ACS Relaf For Life Page

Team Rotary Parrots ACS Relay for Life Page

Join the Team

Please go to the team’s website and sign-up as a member or donate to the team, or any other team member. The donation is tax deductible. (All this requires is a $10 Shirt Sign-up fee and your effort to collect $150 in donations. If you would rather sign-up in person see Eric at the weekly meetings. Please start early an email friends and family for donations.)

If you cannot participate on a team, please donate money to a Team Member – visit the team website and click on a team member or general team donation. Our Team goal is $3,400 and your efforts and donations are critical to reach that goal.

For more information please contact us by email at madisonrotary@gmail.com.

10th Annual Miles Montgomery Golf Tournament

patels — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:37:08 +0000

Please plan to come out and help Madison Rotary Club support our local Madison community by participating in the

10th Annual Miles Montgomery Golf Tournament

on Friday, April 9, 2010

at the Redstone Arsenal Golf Links.

The tournament will be a “shot-gun” start 8:30AM and will be a 4-Person Scramble format. Local businesses and Corporations are encouraged to sponsor teams and compete for a chance at a trophy which you can proudly display at your business.

The entry fee is $75 per golfer, $300 per team and $400 for a Corporate Team, which also includes a Hole Sponsorship.

This fee includes Range Balls, Cart, Give-away bags and an on-site lunch following the Tournament.

Team prizes will be given away for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Teams (and maybe even a little something for the last place team). The winning Corporate Team will also receive a Trophy. Various contests will occur on the course during the tournament for additional chances to win individual prizes.

Download Entry Forms and Hole Sponsorships information here or please contact us by email at madisonrotary@gmail.com.

Honduras Eco-Stove Project

patels — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:19:06 +0000

The Madison Rotary Club working with the Choluteca Rotary Club of Honduras built 100 total Eco-Stoves in 2009 that provide increased efficiency, improved health, decreased environmental impacts (decreased deforestation and emissions) and long term cost savings over the existing inefficient and essentially open pit wood burning stoves in use today. A major benefit of the Eco-stove is an increased surface area that allows multiple items to be cooked at one time. Existing stoves only allow one or two items, depending on the number of open holes in the stove, to be cooked simultaneously. Eco-Stoves free up significant time from cooking and maintaining fires for the women who typically do all the cooking. The villages of San Juan Ariba and San Juan Cito have a few demonstration stoves built by the Madison Rotary Club last year, and this year we collectively built another 44 stoves in their communities, and 56 in the village of El Jocote, Honduras. All Eco-Stove components were manufactured in Honduras. This project supported the training of Honduras personnel to build these Eco-stoves and promotes the local economy with additional work skills. Our effort supports personal health for women and children, environmental improvements and Rotary International initiatives. This project was performed with the incorporation of the Rotary Club of Choluteca, Honduras. See the recent write-up on the Rotary International website can be found here. For more information please contact us by email at madisonrotary@gmail.com.

Download a version of the instructions for Eco-Stove construction (in Spanish) here.

We are currently working on an English version of the stoves we are currently building , but for now…

A version of the Eco-Stove construction Instructions can be found below. See our video with images of the build process here:

Madison Rotary Ecostove Construction Instructions
1	These instructions assume starting with a clean base. The old stove can be removed, or a new base built.
2	If the back of the stove does not butt up to a wall, additional work must be done to create the back of the stove. The drawings assume a wall.
3	Set up two adobe blocks for the side opposite the clean out.
4	Install the coffee can, full size adobe block and an adobe block cut to size.
5	Build up the back of the stove as illustrated. This requires lots of mud, block (brick) and two 22″ rerod. This includes the clean out area and the wall with a draft hole.
6	Assemble the fire brick into the fire box configuration. Use mud to hold in place. Build the front wall and install a block (brick) at the base behind the firebox.
7	Add enough ash to support the two block (brick) crosswise and fill with ash to the top of the crosswise brick in the front and to the bottom of the draft hole in the back.
8	Use mud to smooth and level the top of the stove.
9	Build the chimney base with block ( brick) and two 8.5″ rerod
10	Install the stove pipe (prior to stove constructing, make sure that the pipe will extend through the roof, does not interfere with windows or other obstructions)
11	Set Planchea in place. Make sure the extra protection welded underneath is over the firebox.
12	Install temporary cardboard or other material around the planchea that when removed would create a gap ~1/8″ between the planchea and cement .
13	Build a wood frame around the top of the stove. The frame should be even with the sides of the stove and the top of the planches. Approximately 1 – 1.5″ thick.
14	Mix cement and poor into and smooth to create the stove top.
15	Use cement to create a teepee from the top of the chimney base to secure the stove pipe.
16	Smooth all sides with mud throughout the construction process.
17	When dry, remove the wood frame and material around the planchea.

Triana Boys and Girls Club Library Destroyed by Fire

patels — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:58:33 +0000

The Triana Library was destroyed, and the Boys & Girls Club of Triana as well, by a fire Sunday evening, (September 20, 2009, initial reports say a lightening strike started the fire). More photos of the terrible damage to the building and it contents can be seen here: Photos on flickr. An article by WHNT can be found here: Article 1

: Fire at Boys and Girls Club of Triana

It is our understanding that the Administration of the Huntsville/Madison County Library has been and will continue to work with the officials in Triana for the good of the kids so affected by this tragedy. I’m sure that we will hear in the coming weeks, how we can help as well. If you would like to contribute in some way to the rebuilding and recovery of the Boys and Girls club, please contact us.

UPDATE: 9/28/2009:

The Town of Triana has opened an account with First Commercial Bank for donations to the Boys and Girls Club. The account is titled Town Of Traina Library- Boys & Girls Club Building Release Fund. Coach Lewis, who said they already have some corporate donors earmarking funds toward a new building!

2009 Madison Rotary Annual Dinner

patels — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:29:01 +0000

The 2009 Annual Rotary Dinner will be held June 25th at 6:00 pm at Main Street Café. The dinner is always a wonderful way for us and our guests to hear about our past Rotary year and our plans for the . . . → Read More: 2009 Madison Rotary Annual Dinner

This is Rotary – Rotary International

patels — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:12:02 +0000

The video This Is Rotary is available on DVD as part of a collection of public service announcements and short videos about Rotary. Share this video with your family and friends.

Madison Employees of the Year

patels — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:39:54 +0000

L to R: Russell Owens, Police Officer of the Year, Kim Lindsey City Employee of the Year, Brandon Burgess, Fire Fighter of the Year, and Madison Rotary President Alex Luttrell

The Rotary Club of Madison honored three Madison city employees at the Madison City Council meeting on Monday, May 11th. Debbie Overcash, chair of our club’s Community Recognition Committee, coordinated the 9th annual event where Brandon Burgess was named Fire Fighter of the Year, Russell Owens was recognized as Police Officer of the Year, and Kim Lindsey was honored as City Employee of the Year. Mayor Paul Finley, Council President Tommy Overcash, and Madison Rotary President Alex Luttrell congratulated the winners and presented each with a plaque and $200 as Debbie read excerpts from their nomination applications. The winners’ names will also appear on perpetual plaques displayed in City Hall. Congratulations to the winners and “Thank You” to all Madison City employees who do a great job in providing services to our citizens.