First, PETS represents Presidents-Elect Training Seminar. Second, it is Carolinas’ because it serves all of the Rotary Clubs in North Carolina and those in the western half of South Carolina — more than 340 clubs. Including the other club and district officers coming together for this training and fellowship opportunity, there are almost 600 participants.

A premier training event for Rotary leaders, Carolinas’ PETS provides information, inspiration, and fellowship. Structured to meet the needs of incoming Club Presidents and Presidents Nominee, incoming Governors Nominee and Assistant Governors, this one and one-half day training seminar is beyond comparison among Rotary training events.

Using inspiring speakers and experienced discussion leaders, this twenty-four-year-old event is designed to encourage participation. An intensive training seminar, Carolinas’ PETS is structured to enable the participants to extract maximum benefits from the materials presented as well as from each other.

For selected topics, we utilize group sessions based on club size whenever possible. Typically, these are organized into smaller groups of approximately thirty-five participants. We feel that this size is conducive to candid discussion of the materials being presented.

Also, there are opportunities for the individual districts to meet as groups. These are times when the district leadership is presenting district specific goals and objectives for the upcoming Rotary year. This setting is a great opportunity to enhance the relationships among the district and club leaders.

The entire program is designed with a focus on learning, inspiration and fellowship.

The next event is March 19-21, 2009 with a registration deadline of January 20, 2009. On-line registration will be available beginning November 1st.

2008 Event DVD

If you would like a DVD of the 2008 Keynote Speakers (Wilf Wilkinson/Carolyn Jones/David Forward/Frank Devlyn presentations), please contact PDG Don Allred via email. He will need your name, U.S. Postal address, and $5. That’s it!

2008 Event Photos

Thanks to PDG Phil Morris for his energies taking candid snapshots for us during the event. If you want to see the photos, Phil has made them available to us at the following link. rpmorris.net2go.com Thanks again Phil!

2008 Event Keynote Speakers

For our 2008 event, our four keynote speakers were:

Wilf Wilkinson, Rotary International President 2007-2008
Frank Devlyn, Rotary International President 2000-2001
Carolyn Jones, Rotary Foundation Trustee 2005-2009
David Forward, Rotarian & Author of "A Century of Service"

Dates of Other Nearby PETS Events in 2008

March 7-8, 2008 at the Hilton Convention Center in Columbia (SC). Contact mmartin715@aol.com.
March 7-8, 2008 at the Sheraton World Resort in Orlando (FL). Contact Robin Shelley.
March 7-8, 2008 at the Virginia Crossing Resort in Richmond (VA). Contact Sandra Duckworth.
March 8-9, 2008 in Peachtree City (GA). Contact Diane Cammarata.
April 4-5, 2008 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg (VA). Contact Byron Brill.

Future Dates of Carolinas’ PETS

March 18-20, 2010 (Registration deadline January 20, 2010)
March 17-19, 2011 (Registration deadline January 20, 2011)
March 15-17, 2012 (Registration deadline January 20, 2012)