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 Attendance Report Due

Your club is required to report monthly attendance numbers and membership numbers in accordance to Rotary International’s by-laws:

Article 4 Membership in Clubs

4.090. Attendance Reports.

Each club shall forward monthly attendance reports of its meetings to the governor within 15 days of the last meeting of each month.

Club Secretaries, through the District web site, can use the on-line database functions to report their club's attendance for the month by login in and selecting the Attendance option in the Launch Pad or from the Attendance Tab.

• Viewing and family visitation:  Monday evening, March 7, 6-8 pm
• Service in the chapel:  Tuesday afternoon, March 8, 1 pm  (burial at Resthaven will follow, with family present)

January 9, 2021

NO REGISTRATION FEE!

We would like everyone to register so we can adjust our Zoom account for the numbers we expect. Use the link for the entire event and attendees can log in and out from 3-6:30 pm.  The Event will be "open" the entire time!

• 3:00 - 5:00 PM     A time to share project/fundraising ideas, Foundation celebrations in our district, and staying in touch with YOU, through Membership, the Foundation and Public Image! 
• 5:00 PM   Cocktails with our District Governor Bonnie Pendleton
• 5:30 PM   Evening Program to include:
  • Rotary Global Scholar Cora Drozd, Midland: experiences during her studies at the London School of Economics
  • Foundation Awards - Zone Foundation Coordinator Kevin Pedilla from California
  • Featured Speaker - Jim Lewis, Rotary International Rose Float Chairman and Polio Advocate and Survivor

See you at our first virtual Foundation Event!

To Register for Free Click Here.

My Rotary journey began 40 years ago when I joined the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, at the age of 25, and it has brought my family and me many unforgettable moments. But nothing could have prepared me for connecting with the world as president of Rotary International. My individual Rotary journey has become a shared Rotary journey with each of you.

We are having a great Rotary year as we all make new connections. I am about half way through the club visits and have found every club to be active and ready to serve their community and world. Sandy and I just returned from our Zone Institute in Denver. Our new Zone 26 is paired with the other new Zone 27. We are now part of the Zone structure that include the entire western half of the United States and a little bit of Canada. We also have Hawaii in our Zone.

Paul Harris Society

The Paul Harris Society recognizes Rotary members and friends of The Rotary Foundation who elect to contribute $1,000 or more each year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus Fund, or approved global grants.

The purpose of the Paul Harris Society is to honor and thank individuals for their generous, ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary districts often honor new members of the Paul Harris Society by presenting them with a certificate and chevron at a district or club event.

To Join the Society Click Here.

Sandy and I have been on the road the past weeks visiting Rotary Clubs and seeing the wonderful towns in District 5730. We started our club visits with Canadian and were treated to a great lunch and wonderful hospitality from the club. We spent the afternoon visiting the Citadel and the fantastic art on display. We even watched a movie in the restored Art Deco movie house downtown. You have to make a stop in Canadian sometime, maybe when the fall leaves change color. A great Rotary Club doing great things in a great town.

A year after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, local Rotary members continue to rebuild homes and lives. Click here to read the story.

T. Les Gattis, an AG in District 5730 has been chosen (by a drawing) to ride on the Rotary Float in the Rose Bowl Parade! Les has been a Rotarian since 2001 and implements Rotary into his everyday life as a crop insurance salesman, father and husband. Les has served in every capacity in the Plainview Texas Rotary Club and brings to Rotary an infectious smile and personality that lights-up the room. Please give him a wave on New Year's Day, as he will be waving at you first!!!

As First lady Kim and I near the end of our club visits, one thing has become very apparent to us and that is the importance of Public Image. Clubs with a strong, vibrant and current public image in social media such as Facebook are seeing positive results. On three separate occasions when she and I were visiting clubs and inducting new members, I had some most surprising conversations. Purely at random at the end of a few meetings, I simply asked one of the new Rotarians who had asked them to join Rotary. All three, from three different clubs and on three different days all said the same thing: "Nobody." What? I asked!. All three of them coming to Rotary had a common thread; They wanted to become more involved in their respective communities and had done some "Googling" to see where they could volunteer in local service work. Search engines led all three of them to their local Rotary Club's Facebook page. They liked what they saw and simply showed up to a meeting to learn more. I had this same experience with a young engineering professional that came to my home club in Midland. After being transferred to Midland from Houston with an oil company, he wanted to get involved in the community. He liked the Club's Facebook page, joined the club and now is over all of the club's service projects.

Take advantage of Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter etc. to let the World and especially your community know what your Rotary Club is doing.

IMPORTANT DATES TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

May 3rd, 4th and 5th 2019 is our combined District Assembly/Celebration Conference in Ruidoso, NM.

June 1st-5th, 2019, International Convention Hamburg, Germany.

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

• To be included in the District's texting announcements, text the words: district5730news to 33222.
• District FaceBook news and announcements should be emailed to Jean Jones email address: jeanjones5007@gmail.com Cell: 432-557-6400
• District website news and announcements: Cesar Caro, email address cmcaro@live.com Cell: 325-864-3230
• Cesar is also our district's "District Manager". A great source for information and assistance.
• James Durbin for social media development. jamesdurbin555@gmail.com Cell: 314-609-1652
• For Insurance Certificates needed for fundraisers and events, Contact Tiffany Blakely or her manager Lisa at: lisa.tblakely@farmersagency.com
• To utilize the District 5730 Foundation Inc., contact David Elizalde 1-806-681-2418 or email: david.elizalde@att.net
• To participate in the Jerry Johnson Testamentary Trust $ for $ match for a first time PHF, contact Rich Kaye: richkaye@hot.rr.com https://rotarydistrict5870.org/stories/the-jerry-johnson-testamentary-trust-match-program
• Rotary Rewards link to RI: https://my.rotary.org/en/member-center/rotary-global-rewards/offers?#/offers/featured District representative is Rodney Sutton in the Shamrock Club. Email: rdnysutton@gmail.com Cell: 1-330-260-219

On October 16th it was a wet rainy ride to Post Rotary Club. They were planning a social for November 13 at the Community Recovery Center at 6 PM. They are looking forward to pizza and popcorn while watching the movie "The Arroyo". President Linda Puckett was presented with the theme banner and DG Dan inducted new members Kaaren Huffaker & Susan McDonald into the club. Two unique fundraisers that Post Rotary Club host are Cooking On The Square at which members cook hamburgers or brisket during Homecoming festivities, and Smokin in the Park. This event is their major fundraiser and is a state championship cook off sanctioned by Lone Star BBQ Society. They average 30-40 cooking teams and pay out to the top 10 teams in July of each year. Another neat event they have hosted was a pool party to honor 1st responders in their community. What a great idea to honor those that serve and protect us.

After the Post meeting, President Linda Puckett invited DG Dan & Kim to visit the Garza County Historical Museum of which she is the director. A lovely museum...but we were particularly touched by the "hospital room" where a portable iron lung was on display. This iron lung was discovered while renovating the building which was the former hospital. The little girl in the pictures was a victim of polio and was from Post, Texas. Such a poignant reminder of why we keep pushing to rid this world of polio.

October 17, 2018 - Today at 8:13am beloved wife, partner, best friend, soul mate and mother, Ramona Faye Curry Roberts, went to be with the Lord.  My family and I are grateful of the time we had with her and that her suffering is over.  Ramona is now rejoined with her family in Heaven. 

Please join my family in celebrating her life on Saturday, October 20 at 11am at First Baptist Church in Plainview, Texas.

And thank you to all of our friends, family and dear loved ones that have reached out to us over the last several months.  We are so appreciative of your love, thoughts and prayers.

Much love in Christ,

PDG J.B. Roberts

Randall Roberts

Sarah Roberts Westmoreland

Drury Roberts

DG Dan & Kim visited Dalhart Rotary on Thursday, Oct. 4th. This was a busy club! They shared news of the XIT rodeo that the club helps with in August. This is a city wide reunion that celebrates the heritage of the XIT Ranch. Dan & Kim visited the XIT Museum which is something to see. In addition to the spectacular rodeo, live music, and many fun events, the city hosts the World's Largest free BBQ. The pictures of it in the museum are amazing. Rotary of Dalhart has it's hands full during that exciting Dalhart weekend with ticket sales etc. Dan & Kim hope to attend this event in the future.

Additionally, the club participated in packing snacks for kids (Snack Pak 4 Kids) in the school district that need food over the weekend. This was a great project that Dan & Kim got to participate in with members of the club. This was followed by a meet and greet social at the XIT Woodfire Grill.

Dan & Kim visited the club and new member Tami Moore was inducted. DG Dan presented the Rotary theme banner to President Sherri Haschke. Thank you for the southern hospitality Dalhart Rotary!

DG Dan & Kim visited the Levelland Noon Rotary club Tuesday, October 2nd. They enjoyed a wonderful lasagna lunch and Dan presented club president Landon McCormack with the District 5730 banner and the "Be the Inspiration" banner. The second picture is the board with DG Dan & Kim. The Levelland club will be working in a combined effort with the morning club to host a Home for the Holidays Arts and Crafts Show on Nov. 11 & 12. They are also planning for their Chili Supper coming up January 22nd. Most of the proceeds for these fundraisers go to support scholarships and Camp Ryla kids. This is the home club of AG Phelps Blume who was in attendance as well. Keep up the good work Levelland!!

DG Dan & Kim had a great meeting with the Snyder club. They are an energetic club that has both new and long term members. They have a very strong flag distribution program for 6 major holidays which raises money for projects such as Books for Babies, Dictionaries to 3rd graders, and to support other local humanitarian efforts. They were excited to learn about the success of Big Spring's club project "Pints for Polio" and are interested in working on a similar project for Snyder.

Pictured are AG Chris Atkinson, DG Dan and, Snyder club president Josh Ortegon.

It was a cold wet evening when DG Dan & Kim visited the Hereford Rotary club on Tuesday, Oct. 9th, but the fellowship and friendliness of the Hereford club was warm! DG Dan & Kim enjoyed hearing from the Hereford Rotarians during the evening social with spouses. This is a monthly occurrence for this club which they report has been a success for them in terms of getting to know each other. They have numerous projects and fundraisers coming up for their community such as Dictionaries for 3rd Graders, annual shoe give away in November for junior high students, and in January...their Crisis Center fundraiser which is a pulled pork dinner. This year they will also auction off a TV to raise additional funds for this worthy cause. Hereford Rotary also collaborates with other civic groups in town to better their community.

On Monday, Sept 24, DG Dan Linebarger visited the Big Spring Rotary Club.  This was their 90th Year Anniversary. Under Hardy Wilkerson's leadership, the Club is growing! He inducted 7 new members (16 total new members since July 1). One of the new members was Heath Wilkerson. This induction created a unique membership of 3 generations in the same club. Heath's dad (Hardy Wilkerson) is the club president and his grandfather (Homer Wilkerson) is a member as well. There were 2 PHF's + 3 awarded: Cheri Sparks & Delbert Donaldson.

Paul Harris Society

The Paul Harris Society recognizes Rotary members and friends of The Rotary Foundation who elect to contribute $1,000 or more each year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus Fund, or approved global grants.

The purpose of the Paul Harris Society is to honor and thank individuals for their generous, ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary districts often honor new members of the Paul Harris Society by presenting them with a certificate and chevron at a district or club event.

Cordially Invited

The Pampa Rotary Club will have a World Polio Day Proclamation on Wednesday, October 24^th at Pampa City Hall. Here is the information:

Event:                Pampa Rotary Club World Polio Day Proclamation

 Date & Time:    October, 24^th 2018 at 11:45 am

 Location:          City of Pampa

    Commission Chambers – Third Floor

    200 W. Foster Ave

    Pampa, TX, 79065

World Polio Day is just around the corner.  It is recommended by Rotary to have Clubs ask their local civic leaders to proclaim October 24th as World Polio Day.

In my opinion, where there are more than one Rotary Club in a city, it would make a bigger statement for the Clubs to act as one in representing Rotary's message.

I have been distributing the attached sample proclamation to the clubs I have visited but will not cover them all in time.  Therefore, I need for you to contact your club Presidents now and share this request, or for some, t.

Also, our October 27th Foundation Evening at Lubbock Country Club is coming together.  We will have Foundation and membership training beginning at noon on Saturday the 27th, followed by fun and fellowship, wine and beer tasting, soft drinks, hors d'oeuvres followed by an excellent speaker, Art Zeitler.  Art will have a short powerpoint of what our District is doing abroad with global grants and then share an inspiring story of his experiences with Rotary in Action.  Much more information on this is coming soon.

Be the Inspiration!

DG Dan

Our District now offers a texting option for District news events for cell phone users.  The objective here is to send only important announcements via text to Rotarians desiring to stay "in the know" with Rotary news.

The texts will cover news such as Club fundraisers, golf tournaments, sign-up links to conferences, conventions etc.

For Rotarians desiring to be connected all you need to do is text the words:  district5730news to 33222.

Newly Updated Rotary Club Central Now Available

Dear District 5730 Rotarians,

With sadness I share with you a self explanatory email from RIP Ian Risely.

Sincerely,

DG Charles Starnes

My fellow Rotary leaders,

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I need to advise you that the President-elect of Rotary International, Sam Owori, died last night.

Sam had undergone some surgery in Texas that he had been planning for some time, and there were post-operative complications from which he couldn’t recover.   I will provide appropriate details when they are known.

In this time of great loss, I ask you to keep Norah, the Owori family and Sam’s millions of friends around the world in your thoughts.

Sam was a special person in so many ways, and is a huge loss.  We will provide more details on funeral arrangements as they become available.

From the perspective of Rotary administration, we in Evanston are looking at what needs to be done as a result of Sam’s passing.  

With enormous sadness,

Ian

For more information please click here.

Rotary International President-elect Ian H.S. Riseley made the case on Monday that protecting the environment and curbing climate change are essential to Rotary’s goal of sustainable service.

Riseley, a member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, unveiled the 2017-18 presidential theme, Rotary: Making a Difference, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.

At its January 2017 meeting, the Rotary International Board of Directors adopted a new zone structure for Rotary clubs.

Rotary bylaws require the Board to complete a comprehensive review of the 34 Rotary zones no less often than every eight years to ensure that each zone has an approximately equal number of Rotarians. The Board’s previous review of the zones occurred in 2008.

The Board earlier approved the creation of three regional workgroups to develop rezoning proposals for Asia, Europe/Africa, and the Americas. These workgroups comprised one representative (either a current director, incoming director, or immediate past director) from each zone in the region. The regional workgroups submitted their proposals to the Zones Review Committee, chaired by past Rotary Vice President Michael K. McGovern, which consolidated them into a single, worldwide plan for the Board’s consideration. 

“I think the regional workgroups did a great job,” says Rotary President John F. Germ. “Rezoning is always an emotional subject for some Rotarians, but the workgroups and Board acted courageously in an effort to be fair to all concerned.”

The Board will consider other zone-related issues such as sectioning, pairing, and director election rotation at its June 2017 meeting. 

Download the new zone structure and the board decision timeline

Others have designated that their gift be used to support a favorite Rotary Foundation program in the name of a loved one. Sir Angus Mitchell, the first Australian to become president of Rotary (1948-49), helped launch this tradition in 1949, when he established a scholarship for an Australian student in honor of his wife, to be known as the Teenie Robertson Mitchell Memorial Fellowship. Thus began a long tradition that continues to this day.

Bruno Ghigi wanted to honor his father, who had been a member of the Rotary Club of Rimini, Italy. Throughout his childhood, Bruno listened to his father regale the family with wonderful stories of Rotary's work. After leaving school, Bruno joined his father in the family business and he later branched out to form a software company that became one of the most successful in Italy. Bruno joined Rotary and became club president and a Rotary Foundation Major Donor. In 1988, on the 20th anniversary of his father's death, Ghigi donated $350,000 to The Rotary Foundation to establish an endowed fund to benefit refugees, the sick, and street children in Africa and Brazil.

Some recipients of the Foundation's benevolence have later felt inspired to pay back so others could enjoy that same experience. For example, Sadako Ogata, one of the first Rotary Foundation scholars, later donated $10,000 to the Foundation in appreciation for the scholarship it had bestowed on her as a university student. "Rotary set me on a course that I am still continuing. If I had not gone to the United States as an Ambassadorial Scholar," she said, "I don't think I would have pursued the study of international relations."

Richard Illgen, an Ambassadorial Scholar from Mainz, Germany, studied business and economics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA. After graduating, he joined Kraft Foods, where he enjoyed a very successful career. Wanting to provide a similar scholarship opportunity for others, Illgen and his wife, Irene, made a gift — matched by Kraft Foods — that provided $23,000 for a scholar from his home district in Germany to study at Northwestern.

• The training is some of the best you'll ever receive about Rotary.
• The opportunity to meet and develop lifetime friendships with your classmates and trainers.
• A visit to the hospitality room, to visit out vendors and pick up some Rotary materials.
• The opportunity to mix and mingle with International Rotary Leaders , and
• Be inspired and ignite the fire for Rotary by our outstanding speakers!

See you at P.E.T.S.!!

The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.

Strong financial oversight, a stellar charity rating, and a unique funding model mean that we make the very most of your contribution. Give and become a part of Rotary’s life-changing work!

When you give to The Rotary Foundation, you support Rotary's work across the world and help ensure our future. You can choose where to direct your donation and how you wish to give. Recognition is offered at many giving levels.

The first time Noel Jackson jumped out of a plane at 14,000 feet, it had nothing to do with raising money for polio eradication.

The Michigan dentist had received a gift certificate to go skydiving from his staff because they knew he was into adventure.

The Gala is Saturday, October 8 from 6:30pm-11:00pm at the Ward County Coliseum. It will include a steak dinner with entertainment by Howl at the Moon. There is also a Skeet Shoot Saturday Morning. The fundraising efforts is to build a Splash Pad in the new Rotary Park in Monahans. This is by far the most ambitious project the Monahans club has ever attempted.