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Please submit your Club’s Activities for Governor Gobbi’sEnvironmental Award & CitationsDeadline is June 15thDistrict 6990 May Activities & Upcoming Plans Virtual BulletinJune 1, 2024
TABLE OFCONTENTS3 MESSAGE FROM ESDAC CHAIR - ROBERT H. BULL4 GOV. GOBBI’S AWARDS & CITATIONS5 FIU ROTARACT FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT6 WESTON’S DANIA BEACH CLEANUP EVENT7 ENDPLASTICSOUP WORLDWIDE ACTION DAY8 ENDPLSTICSOUP INFORMATION9 INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY – SEPT 17th10 REPAIR THE SEA – SEPT. 29th11 TREES THE NATURAL MOOD BOOSTER2
Message from the ESDAC ChairDear Fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors & Friends:June is here and as we approach the end of our fiscal year, it is time email in your Club’s activities to qualify for Gov. Gobbi’sEnvironmental Award and Citations. In the next page you will see the requirement for these. Please have the Club President, Environmental Chair or Community Service Chair send me an email, listing in chronological order the activities that were accomplished this year. Please only one submission fro each Club.June 8this World Oceans Day. Here’s an easy idea to help our Oceans. Do NOT fertilize your lawn between May 15h and October 31. You could also join ENDPLASTICSOUP and support their efforts to remove plastic fromour ocean and waterways. For more informationjoining please see page 8.Thanks for your support and I look forward to hearing from you. Robert H. Bull ESDAC CHAIR3
Governor Gobbi’s Environmental Citations & AwardThis year the Governor’s Citations will have three distinct levels, Bronze, Silver & Gold, to differentiate and recognize Clubs based on their level of achievement.Governor’s Environmental Bronze Citation• Complete 6 or more ESDAC activities Governor’s Environmental Silver Citation• Complete 9 or more ESDAC activitiesGovernor’s Environmental Gold Citation• Complete 12 or more ESDAC activities Governor’s Environmental Award• Club that completes the most activitiesPlease note that the Activities in Monthly Environmental Action Plan are suggestions. Clubs may implement their own environmental actions on any month.4
FIU ROTARACT CLUB, with Food as Medicine and Save Life Community. Participated in a food distribution and nutrition education program on Saturday, May 25th.115
The Weston Rotary Club organized a cleanup at Dania Beach. Rotarians from Sunrise & Cypress Creek also participated. 126
Saturday June 1stwas the 7thannual Worldwide Action Day. Hope you participated and please send me photos. 7
Please visit the EndPlasticEnd site: www.endplasticsoup.orgPlease have your Club consider joining this entity. You can also join on an individual basisENDPLASTICSOUP has a very simple focus, but it’s not easy.Their focus and goal is clear, get plastic out of our waterways and our Oceans. Please join this effort.8Please visit the EndPlasticEnd site: www.endplasticsoup.orgPlease have your Club consider joining this entity. You can also join on an individual basisENDPLASTICSOUP has a very simple focus, but it’s not easy.Their focus and goal is clear, get plastic out of our waterways and our oceans. Please join this effort.
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 17th. Details coming soon.9
REPAIR THE SEA EVENT WILL BE ON SUNDAY, September 27th. Details will be coming in August. Now you have two opportunities to cleanup our coast line.September 29th10
Trees: The Natural Mood BoostersBased on an article from the Arbor Day Foundation, Time spent in nature can improve your mental health. Some say laughter is the best medicine, but according to recent findings, the best medicine for your mental health might just be TREES> Over the years, a growing body of research has proven that regular access to trees makes us happier and healthier.• Spending time in nature reduces levels of a stress hormone called cortisol. It also lowers blood pressure. • Living within 300 feet of a tree can reduce rates of depression• Being among trees (or even climbing them!) enhances cognitive functions such as learning, thinking and reasoning.• Walking through green space with trees can improve memory and attention span.Within our District, will find that lower income areas tend to have fewer trees and green space. We can help address this issue by working within the municipalities and conduct tree planting programs.