In the Rotary Bureaucracy, all Districts belong to a Zone. There are 34 zones in the world and the boundaries are adjusted to keep each of them with about the same number of Rotarians. We belong to Zone 33, which includes Delaware, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina. Combined with District 34 (Georgia to the Caribbean), we jointly elect a Director to the Rotary Board. There are 17 Directors and they serve two year terms.
Zones 33 and 34 will meet annually at what is called the Zone Institute. It is held at a location is chosen by the Director. Our Director and RI’s Vice President is Eric Adamson is from Virginia, and this year’s Institute was at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. With Christmas decorations and six inches of snow on Friday night, the place was gorgeous. Attendees include past, current and incoming Governors for the District and Zone officers. There were also four Rotary Directors and the incoming RI President Ray Klinginsmith.
I provide this background because attending the Zone Institute is one of the privileges of being a DG and I would like to relay some of what I learned.
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