World Polio Day is October 24th. We are so close to our goal of eradicating Polio and it's important to reaffirm our commitment every year until it's done. I will be in Media to help promote awareness on that day.

Also, please sign up for Rotary Foundation training on November 12th. I'd love to see each club send at least one Rotarian. I'm looking forward to in-person training and conversations about Foundation funds helping our communities.

The Rotary Speech Contest will be named for Past District Governor Roger Taylor as he was the driving force bringing it to our District.
The committee is working out details of the upcoming contest and will soon share information in the District Dispatch.

In the meantime, the District website explains the basics of the contest and why it's good for clubs to participate. If you would like someone from the Speech Contest committee to give a short (5-10 minute) presentation to your club, contact RSC7450@gmail.com.

World Polio Day is a time for Rotary members from all over the world to come together, recognize our progress in our fight to end polio, and talk about the action we need to take in order to end polio for good.

In 1985, Rotary International launched its PolioPlus program, the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass #vaccination of children. Rotary has contributed more than $2 BILLION and countless volunteer hours to immunize more than 3 BILLION children in 122 countries.

Watch highlights of World Polio Day 2021 HERE.

Since 1988, we've seen a worldwide reduction in polio cases of 99.9%. Only two countries remain polio-endemic: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Take action and designate your donation to Polio Plus.


Rotary's partners include UNICEF, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and governments of the world, with the support of many others around the globe. Learn more about Rotary's effort to End Polio Now!

Register now! The District's Foundation Committee is inviting you to a training seminar, Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Bucks County Community College.

Join our friends in our neighboring District 7430 for an exciting and informative presentation featuring first-class speakers and learning sessions:

- Marty Peak Hellman, Rotary Foundation Trustee
- Carolyn Johnson, Chair of Literacy Rotary Action Group, Basic Education & Literacy Rotary Action Group & Vice Chair Cadre of Technical Advisors
- Sedef Bircan, Turkish Rotarian, Cadre of Technical Advisors
- Warren Sell, D7450 District Grants Chair, Chester Rotary Club
- John Douglas, D7450 Stewardship Chair, Wayne Rotary Club
The presentations will include major new developments at The Rotary Foundation and what you can do to help in your community.

After lunch, DACdb District Grant Training will be conducted (bring a laptop computer). $25 pp and includes lunch.

Register NOW for District 7450 Foundation Seminar and District Grant Training

Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.

Think about how many websites you visit in a given day. A business's online presence makes a first impression on you, doesn't it? Well, what kind of impression is your club's website making on prospective members and community partners? If your welcome page isn't all that welcoming, or your site isn't being updated, you might be missing an opportunity to show people what your club is all about.

Consider booking a one-hour consultation with the District's Public Image team. Over Zoom, they can listen to your challenges, answer some questions, and offer some recommendations to help improve how you're communicating to the public via club website and social media. CLICK HERE to book your free public image consultation.

If you want to add a Rotary logo to your club's brochure, website, or social media post, you can download it from our District's website. A variety of colors and formats are available, so bookmark this Public Image Resources page and you'll have easy access to brand-compliant logos. Some other helpful information about Public Image and Rotary branding can be found here as well. By visiting that page, you'll learn the difference between the Rotary Mark of Excellence (wheel) and the Masterbrand Logo which is shown here (Mark of Excellence with the word "Rotary" to the left of it.)







Please do not just "Google" and use the first Rotary logo that shows up. The internet is full of old, outdated, poor quality images that do not follow Rotary International's current brand standards. It's important that brand-compliant, high-resolution logos are used, and that's why we have them on our District website for you.

And remember you can make a brand-compliant logo for your club by using the Logo Template in the Brand Center at Rotary.org. (You do not need to log in.) If you have questions or would like a club logo made for you, please email District Public Image Chair, Lisa Leonard.

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to all our new members who joined us in our District this past month.

Timothy Coen
Oxford

Mark Warren Cole
Greater West Chester Sunrise

Denise Goodson
Langhorne

Frances Grous
Langhorne

Matthew Keys
Philadelphia

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Here's a great chance to expand your knowledge of all things Rotary and enhance your leadership skills: The next Rotary Leadership Institute is happening Saturday, Nov. 5th in Marlton, NJ. All Rotary members are invited to attend.

If you're thinking about or have plans to take a leadership position soon, this training will be extremely worthwhile. Ask anyone who's attended "RLI" before and they're likely to tell you they learned a lot, had fun, and made new connections with Rotarians from all over the area.

District 7505 in Southern New Jersey is hosting this Rotary Leadership Institute on November 5th from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Indian Cultural Center, 820 NJ Rte. 73 in Marlton, NJ 08503. It will offer Parts I, II, III and this year's Graduate Course on Advanced Strategic Planning.

For more information and to register: CLICK HERE.

While the Pandemic certainly challenged everyone, including businesses and organizations, the Rotary District 7450 Gundaker Foundation took advantage of the situation to transform itself. Gundaker leaders say transformation is about looking at creating future possibilities, without restraints from the past.

(Pictured: Rotary Poland providing supplies to Ukrainian refugees funded in part by the Gundaker Foundation)

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We all have unique and wonderful stories about how we first learned about Rotary and who, or what, inspired us to join this wonderful community. District 7450 is proud to show off our "I Belong" video series featuring an array of Rotarians. The segments were produced by a friend of Rotary District 7450, Dan Lievens, and his wife, Stacey.

"As a Rotary Past President and my wife Stacey, a Paul Harris Fellow, we understand the delight in being a member of Rotary International," said Lievens. "It is our pleasure as marketeers to use the power of story to share the unique journeys of Rotarians; to show their heartfelt connection and commitment to Service Above Self."

Each clip is meant to inspire people to consider Rotary membership, so please help us spread the word. The episodes all live on our District 7450 YouTube Channel and they continue to be rolled out on social media. So, when you see an "I Belong" video on Facebook, please like it, make a comment, and share it. Rotary, as you know, is an organization that needs to grow if it's going to continue to do good in our communities and in the world. By sharing the videos, you'll be helping to raise awareness of this organization that we're all proud to belong to.

Stacey and Dan Lievens (l)

Your club works hard on its fundraisers and community events so we're starting something new in District Dispatch. The Community Calendar will provide a quick look at some Rotary events that members of other clubs might want to attend. (Please note this is not a space to promote regular club meetings.) If you'd like your event listed in this monthly Community Calendar, please e-mail DistrictDispatch7450@gmail.com with the following information:

1. Name of the event
2. Date, time, and place of the event
3. One or two sentence description
4. Contact information such as website, hyperlink, or email address

The deadline for inclusion is the 1st of each month.
You can also request to add your event to the District 7450 website calendar HERE.