Register Now! District Conference

May 3-4, 2024

Let’s Create Hope!

 Register NOW for the 2024 District 6360 Conference

“Building Resilient Communities

through Dynamic Rotary Service!”

Rotary District 6360 Conference

May 3-4, 2024

Kalamazoo Radisson Hotel

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Serving with LOVE is at the core of EVERYTHING we do as Rotarians! Join us at this year’s educational and inspirational CONFERENCE to learn, grow, engage, share, energize and CELEBRATE our commitment to serving others with open arms, willing hearts and inviting spirits!

Come Get Rotarized!

From Urban Gardens to Mental Health Walks,

Community Art Hops to Peace Scholar Talks!

Youth, Strategic Doing, Bridge-Building & More,

Unique Projects, Passionate People, Brilliance & Beauty, are in Store!

We’ve planned an Action-Packed Event that features each of Rotary’s Areas of Service in impactful ways! Knowledge is POWER! Rotarians lead best with our full humanity on display. This conference seeks to inform and transform. Building resilient communities begins with our own resiliency. When we get inspired, we rock with sensitivity and strength!

“Together, we can support one another, our loved ones, our clubs, and our communities, to CREATE HOPE IN THE WORLD!” Rotary International President Gordon McInally, 2024

Come get Rotarized!

Join the Stepping Up to Save Lives Mental Health Walk During the District Conference!

Looking to get your blood pumping along with a few extra endorphins while doing something good? We have just the thing. Join us on Saturday, May 4 at 9:30 for "Stepping Up to Save Lives Mental Health Walk."

Showing Rotary solidarity, we will be wearing our Rotary T-shirts as we are led by the Saturday key-note speaker, Mr. Frank Mumford, director of NAMI SW MI. The 1/2 mile route will begin at the conference and end at Ministry with Community. While there, you will be able to have a tour to see all the wonderful services they provide.

The 4 way test will be alive that morning as we come together to help those who need support. Please see the list of items below that we will be collecting to drop off at the end of our walk. So please skip a late breakfast and come join us in friendship, fellowship and service by Stepping Up to Save Lives at our first annual Mental Health Walk.

The following needed essential supplies will support one week of client needs/requests:

        100 Deodorant (travel size)

         280 Shampoo (travel size)

         280 Conditioner (travel size)

         200 Lotion (travel size)

         280 Toothpaste (travel size)

        280 Bar soap (travel size)

        200 Tampons & pads

        150 Two-blade razors

        100 Toothbrushes (individually packaged)

50 Shaving Cream

Gift Basket Donations Needed!

What's Up With District Youth Services?

HELP WANTED: There are openings for YOU to participate in Youth Services!

Rotary Youth Exchange: Assistant Chair and Inbound Coordinator (2 positions)

Be part of our District Rotary Youth Exchange Team! Assist clubs with finding host families, processing the necessary paperwork, assist clubs to find outbound students, plan student orientations, assist host families and student placement. Requirement: Computer database skills. 

     Contact Margie Haas at 269-838-3392; haasmargie@gmail.com.

RYLA Camp is getting ready to open registration for all high school students to attend RYLA Camp 2024. An email for Opening Registration information with the new online application link was sent Friday, March 8.  

• Camp dates: July 12-14, 2024. Registration closes May 31. Let’s have every club send at least two (2) campers!
• Recommended Action: Talk with your high school personnel to find at least two (2) sophomores or juniors that have leadership potential. Give the counselors/high school staff the registration link so students can apply for the camp. Clubs will be notified when a student has completed the application for your approval. 

Interact – plans are underway for a District Interact Conference on Friday, May 3, at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo. This event will be in conjunction with our Rotary District conference. We hope every Interact Club will be represented. Watch for more information from Cindy Igoe, District Interact Chair.

• Recommended Action: Work with your Interact Club to attend the District Interact Conference. Register them at

https://www.dacdb.com/Calendar/Event.cfm?EventID=77734829&CalClubID=0&R=0.4291360359464309

See the flyer below!

Rotary Student Program – This is a real service to our high school students. 

• A Virtual event will be held April 24, from 4:00 – 5:00 pm via Zoom!  We will feature Skilled Trades for this event. We are open to 45-50 students that would like to talk with a person in the Skilled Trades. Students will ask the professional skilled trades person questions about their job – the good, the bad, the challenges AND the path to get into the trade!  Look for more information coming soon. 
• Recommended Action: Talk with your high school staff to get the word out to students that are thinking about the trades as a career. Let them know about the upcoming event on April 24. More information will be coming at the end of the month!

Rotary Youth Exchange – NOW IS THE TIME to commit to hosting a student from another country for 2024-25. We will have four (4) students assigned to District 6360 that we will host. 

• Interested? Not sure what it all will involve?? Find out on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 pm. We will hold a Youth Exchange facilitated session online. We will answer your questions: How to find host families? How much will it cost our club to host? What responsibilities will the club have? And more! Come find out on March 21!  Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83303619097?pwd=UEVkOHlYaTdkZEdTK3BscDFRaUc1QT09

Rotary Float in the Rose Parade

Rotary Raising Funds for South Haven’s

We Care Home Heating

Assistance Program    

The snow and cold that returned to downtown South Haven on Saturday did not deter the South Haven Rotary Club’s fund raising efforts. The Rotary Club of South Haven partnered with We Care and other civic groups to raise funds to assist families who need help with their heating expenses this winter. 



The Rotary Club of South Haven has participated in the “Island Sit” for many years in all types of weather. The friendliness and the generosity of the community provide the warmth to keep us returning each year. That and many layers of clothing.

South Haven Rotary Club members raising funds to help with home heating assistance. (“…to say nothing of the dog.”)

Gull Lake Interact Club Helping the Homeless

Jackson Breakfast Rotary Club

Dine In or Take Out Fundraiser

Mixing Together a Tasty Club Social, Public Image

Positivity, & Fundraising Fun-

All While Celebrating and Supporting our Local Restaurants!

The Jackson Breakfast Club has decided to have a monthly Fundraiser and Social time. The fourth Tuesday of each month they work with different eating establishments who have programs of donating back to charities anywhere from 10%-20%.

Flyers and emails are sent out with details of how to let the server know you are part of that program (every restaurant is a bit different). Most allow both Dine-in and take out to be included in the fundraiser.

Club members are encouraged to share with their family, co-worker, and neighbors the flyers about how part of their dinner will help us with our Rotary projects.

Most of the time many Rotarians are eating at the same time with their families and end up having fun while eating. And the local eateries are getting to know Rotary and a bit more about what we do.

So far, they have been averaging about $150 a month which does not seem like much but when added together adds up for a small club. “It’s not much work for the money earned and who doesn’t like to eat!” states Al Mellinger current Club President.

Gull Lake Rotary Club

Helping the Hungry

Gull Lake Rotarians help out the Michigan Food Bank in Battle Creek the third Thursday of each month from 9 AM to 12 noon. This month we Packed 20,000 lbs of venison in 50lb. boxes for “Hunters For Hunger."

2024 Grant Management Seminars

District Governor Sharalyn Davis (in the sparkly silver suit!) helped lead the excitement of the 2024 Great Lakes President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) in Kalamazoo!