June 1, 2008

District Cabinet meeting meetings have been added for the February President's and April Cabinet meeting.  (Please click here to go to the Forms/Publications.)

May 15, 2008

District Crab Feast information added.   (Click here to open the Crab Feast information flyer.)

February 4, 2008

All District and Club Officer information has been updated.

January 20, 2008

Its official!   The American Patriot Conference is moving to Camp Hanover!   (Please click here to go to the American Patriot Conference.)

January 15, 2008

District Officer information has been updated. (Please click here to go to the Cabinet Listing.)

January 15, 2007

The American Patriot Conference Page has been updated with the new documentation for 2007 Conference.    (Please click here to go to the American Patriot Conference.)

January 10, 2007

All the District and Club officer information for 2007 has been updated.   Please review your club information on the Club Links page and contact the Webmaster if any of the information needs updating.

December 15,  2006

ANNOUNCING....A new fundraiser for the District.   The District is sponsoring a 5 night Bermuda Cruise.    Click Here to View a Ruritan District Cruise document (.pdf)

 or Click Here for information from the Travel Agent.

January 24, 2006

Any Ruritan RVer's out there?   Some local club RVers are discussing putting together a Ruritan RVer's Rally!  Interested?   Click here to send an email to the webmaster to put your name on the list!

January 20, 2006

Updated information has been added about the upcoming American Patriot Conference.    Check this out now! Several of these deadlines are fast approaching for the meaningful program. (Click here to link to the American Patriot Conference information.)  Interested in volunteering to help with this event.  (Click here to email the Youth Activities coordinator.)

July 19, 2005

Governor Cleve has provided an update on the District Year to Date.   (Please click here to go to the Governor's Corner.)

June 15, 2005

Photos were added to the American Patriot Conference Page.    (Please click here to go to the American Patriot Conference.)

May 11, 2005

Ruritan is very excited to be producing hospital kits for wounded soldiers from our armed services.  Please read the attached document and consider making this a project for your club.

April 22, 2005

Ready to Jam!   Ruritan National is planning a "Youth Jam" June 23rd for the Ruritan Youth members.   These three documents apply to the JAM!

Registration Form       Registration Letter        Youth Jam Questionnaire

April 15, 2005

An update has been added from the Growth and Development committee.  The report (entitled Growth and Development January 2005) shows the net changes in membership for the District and for each Zone from January 2004-January 2005.   Click here to go Forms/Publications section.

March 25, 2005

Please note a late addition to the District Calendar.   Varina Ruritan Club is hosting a "Car Show Cruise In" on April 10th.  (Please click here for more details.)

March 24, 2005

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM 2005 CHESAPEAKE DISTRICT GOVERNOR, CLEVE WRIGHT:

Cleve has updated the Governor's Corner and has outlined his 2005 "Game Plan" for the District.  (Please click here to go to the Governor's Corner.)

March 3, 2005

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM 2004 NATIONAL PRESIDENT, JOHN HANCOCK:

I know I talked about this at the last Cabinet meeting but I wanted to reiterate a message about a worthwhile effort that is being undertaken by Ruritan National.   Later this year, Ruritan National is sponsoring a Habitat home in Chattanooga and the completion of the house will be integrated into the 2006 Convention.  It is important for all interested Ruritans to understand that any donations they would consider making go straight to the Habitat organization and would therefore be a legal tax deduction for them.   It is going to cost about $50, 000 in donations and a lot of sweat equity to make this a reality for one deserving family.    Please consider making a club or individual donation to this worthy effort.   (Click here for more information about this effort.)

Thanks,

John  

Let's Roll with Ruritan

          because

'WE CARE, AMERICA'

January 8, 2005

Updated information has been added about the upcoming American Patriot Conference.    Check this out now! Several of these deadlines are fast approaching for the meaningful program. (Click here to link to the American Patriot Conference information.)  Interested in volunteering to help with this event.  (Click here to email the Youth Activities coordinator.)

January 4, 2005

Club and District Officer information has been updated.

Club and District Activity information has been updated.   (Click here to link to the District Events Calendar.)

August 9, 2004 

A new training section has been added to the site.  If you have any training materials you feel would benefit others both please forward them to the webmaster.  (Click here to link to the Training Materials page.)

June 16, 2004 

Chat is available again.  Please come out on Sunday nights at 8:00 to discuss what is on your mind!  (Ruritan Chat )

April 21, 2004 

Updated information has been added to the American Patriot Conference page for the delegates your club is sending.    (Click here to go to that page!)

April 19, 2004 

A chat session is scheduled for April 25th at 8:00 PM to discuss methods for attracting new members.  Please come with your ideas.  You can login by clicking on the link in the upper portion of this page.

 March 16, 2004 

The Chesapeake District Ruritans can now "Chat" on the website.   Click on the "Ruritan Chat" link above to go to the registration/entry screen.  

January 16, 2004 

Lloyd Hicks, Youth Activities Coordinator, has provided some great new information about the new American Patriot Conference.  Links to this information has been added to the American Patriot Conference page.  (Click here to visit the American Patriot Conference page.)

January 6, 2004 

The District Officers and Club Officers for 2004 have been added to the site.  Also, the 2004 District Contact Sheet has been added.

January 4, 2004 

The Governor's Corner has been updated with a message from the 2004 District Governor, Tom Watson.  (Click here to read his message.)

December 4, 2003 

The Chesapeake District is pleased to announce the American Patriot Conference planned for April, 2004.  The conference targets high school students throughout Ruritan that want to learn more about our nation's heritage, government and leadership.  (Click here to learn more about this important program.)

November 28, 2003 

Photos and videos from the 2003 District Convention have been added.  (Click here to link to the Photos/Videos Section)

November 19, 2003 

A report has been provided by the Growth and Development Chair.  (Click here to link to Forms/Publications Section)

November 11, 2003 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:   Ruritan National is evaluating Ruritan as a whole and needs your immediate feedback.  They have developed a short survey and request that you complete and return the survey as soon as possible.   (Click here to open the survey for printing.)  If you cannot open this file, please click here to request the document by email.

October 31, 2003 

New photos of "Ruritans in Action!" have been added to the site.  (Click here to view the photos.)

October 21, 2003 

Please send any pictures you may have of "Ruritans in Action".  Email or US Postal Service will be accepted.  (Click here to request mailing information.)

September 15, 2003 

Update was made to the What is Ruritan? section to include taped message.  (Click here to go to the What is Ruritan? section.)

September 12, 2003 

District Convention forms are now available on the convention section of the site.   (Click here to go to Convention Section.)

September 5, 2003 

Changes were made to the September Events Calendar.   Hanover Ruritan Club Flea Market is on the 20th not the 27th.  King William Club is having a Golf Tournament also on the 20th.  

The District Cabinet Meeting is scheduled to meet on Sunday, September 21st.

September 1, 2003 

An update was provided by the Growth and Development Chair.   All clubs should consider a late fall/winter membership drive.  (Click here to link to the report.)

August 20, 2003 

The District Cabinet met on July 13 at Dick Campbell's.  The minutes from this meeting are available online.  (Click here to link to the minutes.)

August 1, 2003

An update was provided by the Growth and Development Chair.   All clubs should consider a late summer/fall membership drive.  The District as a whole has shrunk since the beginning of the year.   (Click here to link to the report.)

July 15, 2003

The District Cabinet met this past weekend to discuss events of the past quarter.   Plans were discussed for the upcoming Crab Feast.   All committee chairs/zone governors gave updates on their areas.   A wonderful meal was prepared for the enjoyment of those attending.   The meeting minutes from the meeting are available online.  

July 1, 2003

Note from Governor Grayson:   

On June 27-28, I attended the Ruritan National Leadership Conference at Ruritan National Home Office in Dublin, Va.   I want to share some information about what Ruritan is doing this year.  The future of Ruritan and other Ruritan activities were discussed for the purposes of improving our organization.   The Chesapeake District Ruritan Clubs have many quality activities being carried out.   The greatest ongoing concern we have is getting new members and retaining old members.

April Cabinet Meeting minutes are available online.  (Click here to link to the minutes).