District Secretary's Corner
Alberto Arceo III
RC Bacolod East
District Secretary, RY 2014-15
July 2014
Preparing to Light Up Rotary
When District Governor Jude asked me sometime in 2012 to be his District Secretary, I was literally speechless — I did not say “yes” nor did I decline his request. In the months that followed, he would persistently repeat his request every time we would meet in Rotary club meetings, Rotary events or even in restaurants where we would happen to be having meals with our families. DG Jude must have heard of Woody Hayes, the legendary head coach of the football program of Ohio State University, who once said “Paralyze resistance with persistence”.
The Rotary Year 2014–2015 officially starts on July 1, 2014 but the preparation for the year starts many months before. Aside from identifying prospective assistant governors and district committee chairs and members, one of the key responsibilities of DG Jude even before his term began, was to prepare the district officers, clubs officers and members by conducting district meetings including the Presidents-Elect Training Seminar (PETS), District Team Training Seminar (DTTS), and District Training Assembly (Distas). These district meetings were designed to produce the best-prepared district and club officers and members; in other words, the Best Class.
Please see the complete article on pages 6 and 7 of the July 2014 GML: http://www.rotary3850.org/gml3850online.htm
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