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1 District 5910 News February 2015 Don Taylor District Governor Rotary Club of Liberty Hello District 5910 Rotarians, As you can tell from the length of this newsletter, District 5910 is strong, active, and continuing to do the good work of Rotary! It's difficult to keep up with the many projects, fundraisers, and events held by our district's 40 clubs. Read about them, take part when you can and you, too, will be impressed with the way you "Light Up Rotary!" SAVE THE DATES OF MAY 1-3, 2015 FOR AN EXCITING 2015 DISTRICT 5910 CONFERENCE! Please plan to attend the District Conference in Beaumont on May 1-3. The Early Registration deadline which allows for a small discount is in just a few days. Register now or register later, but do plan to attend. In Service Above Self, Don Don Taylor District Governor Rotary District 5910

2 To all District 5910 Rotarians Re: DGN The nominating committee met after the MidYear meeting, Two candidates had submitted their names for consideration. During the interview, each answered a set list of questions and other questions posed by committee members to give us better insight into their thoughts, abilities and expectations. The committee carefully considered each candidate. I am pleased to announce the committee selected Rhonda Herrington as our District Governor Nominee Designee. Her term will be Governor-Elect Doris Lockey reminds you to save the date for District Training Assembly/All Club Training meeting on April 11, 2015 at Montgomery High School. More information will be coming soon but mark your calendar so you do not miss it! Please extend your best wishes to Rhonda. Don Taylor District Governor District Global Scholarship Information Areas of Focus 2015 Global Scholarship Application DISTRICT ROLL OF FAME This is nominating season for District 5910 Roll of Fame. The requirements and nominating forms are attached. Kindly select a deserving member for this honor and submit the nomination before March 16th. Attach a picture for the District Conference booklet. Avenues of Service: This is a Rotary International award for individual Rotarians nominated by their clubs. Download the nomination form from the RI website and submit completed form as per instructions. Notify me when you get the Citation and the honoree's name will be published in the Conference booklet. If you have questions about the nominating process, kindly do not hesitate to contact Michael Casey at mcasey4520@att.net. Roll of Fame Nomination Criteria Roll of Fame Nomination Form

3 2015 District Conference Registration The spotlight is turned on and warming up in preparation for your arrival at the 2015 District Conference in Beaumont, TX. We have much in store and exciting plans in place. Register now to receive a discounted rate on one of many registration options available for you and your spouse/guest. General schedule: Friday, May 1 - Pre-Conference activities and tours will start at 1:00 p.m. Sign up for the "Shoot Down Polio!" Clay Shoot with proceeds to benefit the End Polio effort, or tours of local museums and attractions. We flip the switch for the official conference opening at the Beaumont Rotary Centennial Playground; then at dinner in the adjacent Beaumont Event Centre the spotlight will shine on district clubs for the Governor's Spotlight Awards. Saturday, May 2 - The day will be full of presentations and collaborations about the good work being done across the District. There will be time to exchange ideas and share new plans. In the evening, the spotlight will focus on the District leadership at the traditional Governor's Dinner. We have some "top brass" showing up for the "top brass!" (Click on the attachment below for a sneak preview.) You don't want to miss this! Sunday, May 3 - The spotlight will turn this morning to light up the great work being done by Rotarians collectively through the Rotary Foundation. You will be moved, motivated, and inspired. Plan to be here until around 11:00 a.m. when the lights will go dim on the 2015 Conference, but participants take the glow back to their respective clubs to continue to "Light Up Rotary!" across District EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ON RESERVATIONS PRIOR TO MARCH 1! Governor's Spotlight Award Nomination form

4 Rotary District 5910 Global and Community Health Leadership Academy Historically, Rotarians put their energies and efforts into selected community projects building parks, rehabilitating local landmarks, and in countless other endeavors which leaves a community generally a better place when the project is completed. The traditional focus concentrates on a perceived community problem that Rotarians tackle and solve. However, nearly nine centuries ago, Spanish philosopher Maimonides observed, Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Presenting a community with an accomplished project may serve to make the citizens better off in the short-term, but the Rotary contribution frequently ends at that point. The teach a man to fish sentiment guides the new Rotary International Global Grant process. In large measure, the project is the process as envisioned by Rotary International and articulated by General Secretary, John Hewko. This emphasis requires a shift in thinking about international projects. How can you help accomplish this task? The answer lies in creation of a Global and Community Health Leadership Academy to enhance the health infrastructure of a local community using knowledgeable Rotarians and provide service learning opportunities to a new generation of global health practitioners. Guided by Rotary partners both here in Texas and in partner clubs in Guatemala, graduate students from Texas A&M University will lead the local community to establish an infrastructure to identify and prioritize community health needs. This needs assessment will take place this year and is already funded. The process then turns to implementing projects designed to meet the most pressing needs by engaging local citizens in building required structures or facilities. This entire process seeks to leave behind the infrastructure to facilitate future community decision-making. Additionally, the Academy provides valuable experience to public health graduate students and lays the foundation for future Rotary projects. We need your help and support for the Rotary Global Grant application to fund the creation of the Academy. Please consider becoming a partner in this exciting international project! Rotary Club Sponsorship Levels: Lead Partner: $10,000 - $15,000 Associate Partner: $5,000 Partner: $1,000 Yes, my club will be a partner! Club Name I am interested but cannot commit right now. Please contact me in the next month to discuss it further. Club Name Club Contact Name Club Contact Name Telephone Telephone Sponsorship Level Questions? Contact Scott Pool, Rotary Club of Bryan, scott@poolpublicaffairs.com.

5 President Elects and Club Leadership Reminders Governor-Elect Doris Lockey advises that the District Directory will be published based on the names of Officers and Directors listed in ClubRunner. We need club leaders to go onto the district website and update their Club Executives and Directors. Club should be sure to include their Membership Chair and Foundation Chair. President Elects and newly elected President Nominees should register and attend 2015 PETS scheduled for March 5-8, Rotary Lone Star Presidents-Elect Training Seminar (P.E.T.S.) is Rotary's training program for Rotary Club Presidents-elect and President-nominee throughout the State of Texas. The goal of Lone Star PETS, as it is called, is to prepare Presidents-elect and President-nominees for their upcoming roles through provocative plenary speakers, in-depth breakout sessions, and informal fellowship and networking with Rotary peers throughout Texas. Lone Star Presidents- Elect Training Seminar is a joint effort of ten Rotary International districts in the State of Texas. Registration is open at INTERACT AND ROTARACT CLUBS TO MIX-IT UP! New District 5910 Interact Coordinator Sally Andrews recently began planning a mixer for Interacts and Rotaracts in her area, meeting with one of the local Interact sponsors. The event will be held in late March and will give Rotaract chapters, both university and community, the opportunity to share with Interacters how they can continue under the Rotary umbrella after high school graduation. The mixer will feature speakers from Rotaract, a service project started and completed while there, sharing of great Interact projects, and of course...food!

6 Rotarians: Thank you for providing sponsorships that enabled students to attend RYLA It was another huge success and an unforgettable (and life-changing) experience-for students as well as for all the volunteers. Every year, RYLA gives our students a rich and challenging experience involving leadership training and stressing personal growth. And WOW were these students (volunteers) challenged! It was non-stop and fast-paced fro the opening bell until the finale rally. I am looking forward to RYLA And thanks again for all you do for our youth! Rhonda Herrington Rotary Youth Leadership Awards District 5910 RYLA Chairperson District 5910 January 8-10, 2016

7 DISTRICT GRANTS TIMELINE REVISED PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND MAKE NOTE OF NEW DATES. BEAUMONT ROTARCT IN ACTION! Club projects are to be completed by March 15. This message needs to go to the person filling out your grant report or reports. Project reports are due April 1, with photos, receipts, copies of checks and publicity. The report needs to be completed in Clubrunner. If you have not completed it in Clubrunner, please copy and paste it into the site. When completed, simply send Barb Emery an with club name and that it is complete. Members help at the Some Other Place Thanksgiving Store in November. Here are the instructions: 1. To access your project report, sign in to Clubrunner from the District 5910 website. 2. Go to Grants, then District Grants 3. Choose PREVIOUS YEAR, then choose your club's grant. 4. CHANGE: USE TWO TABS FOR COMPLETING YOUR REPORT: a. Use the Documents tab to file a copy of your documentation. We have added two folders in this tab: Expenditures and Photos. Add more folders if you choose and upload important documents that need to be retained here. In the Expenditure folder, add a.pdf of all receipts for project costs. In the Photo folder, you can upload and add pictures of your project in progress and/or completed. b. Use the Individual Project Report tab to respond to all questions on the top portion called Project Description by typing in text. Enter the actual expenses in to the Financial Report section by choosing Edit and adding the amounts. Your total expenses should equal the total income. Ringing the bell for Salvation Army in December. Save often so you do not lose any information entered. If you do, hit update at the completion of each section. Grant Requests for due May 15, Requests must be entered in the Grant module of ClubRunner also. Be sure you are working in the tab for as nothing entered in the current year can be transferred nor can it be considered for funding if in the tab. Barbara Emery Rotary District 5910 Grants Chair 8609 Rosewood Drive College Station, TX Phone: Members Members Members had a had had great a great great time time time helping helping at Beaumont helping at Beaumont Rotary's at Beaumont Rotary's Service Rotary's Service Day in Day February. Service in February. Day in February.

8 Rotary Club of Liberty Polio Plus Committee Chairs Bill Brackin (second from right) and Skeet Raggio (second from left) are pictured with Sergeant-at-Arms Charles Grabein (left) and Rotary Moment Chair John Wright (right) and the very first Polio Plus Liberty Bell. Brackin drove to pick up the first bell to show it off around town. The Rotary Club of Liberty is selling the bells as a fundraiser to benefit Rotary International Polio Plus and also to benefit the Liberty Bell Tower reconstruction fund to rebuild the bell tower at the Liberty Municipal Library. If you would like a Liberty Bell for your residence or your business, contact any Liberty Rotarian. The bell costs $300. To have it custom painted by the Liberty High School Art Department costs just $50 more and delivery is FREE. - photos by Carol Skewes The Orange Rotary Club made a donation of $500 to the LCM Education Foundation in honor of the LCM Band and Team Force making it to state this year. Jennifer Burtsfield presents the check to Pauline Hargrove, Below: Officers of the LCM Band and members of Team Force

9 NEDERLAND ROTARY STAYS BUSY WITH PROJECTS You will find Nederland Rotarians at the Heritage Festival in March, working to raise funds for high school scholarships for our local school. It takes a team effort to pull off this special hometown event. People flock in to taste the delicious fried Oreos, ice cream and pizza. It is a long week but fun for all who participate. More than 10,000 people attend this event. Central's and CO Wilson's 8th graders attended Career Day at Lamar State College - Port Arthur. This annual event is sponsored by Nederland Rotary Club. Dr. Betty Reynard, President of LSC-PA, welcomed the students to the Parker Center. Kent Hutchinson explained who the Rotarians are and encouraged the youth to put service above self. The Nederland Rotary Club hosted the 14th Annual Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Doornbos Park in Nederland. Children from ages 4 to 14 enjoyed the day and won great prizes for their catches.

10 Rotarians pictured this week Tues., Feb. 10, 2015 Rotary Edition Rotary Pocket Park nearly finished... We need you 3:30-5:30 today at the park :) Thank you Ed Pickett The Ruth Canfield Park (Canfield at Grand Streets) Carol Skewes & Stephen Dugger Thank you Tom Guidry, Carl Pickett & Stephen Dugger Thank you Rick Brady, Scouts from Troop 56. Thank you M&M Rent All for the use of the portable auger. KSHN s Bill was there too! Thank you, Randy Hyme & Daniel LaCour

11 Driving for Rotary Golf Tournament Friday, May 1, 2015 Name: Company: Address: City/Zip: Phone: Hardin County Rotary Club PO Box 8745 Lumberton, TX Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors! Format Four person scramble Time Check-in 7:00am 8am Entry Fee Individuals - $75; Team - $300 Fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart, breakfast, lunch & Team picture Add-On Package Available Individual - $25; Team - $100 Each person: 4 Mulligans; 1 8-iron shot; Putting contest, pre-registration drawing; 5 addt l door prize tickets Awards & Prizes Hole in One, Closest to the Pin, Team Awards (1 st, 5 th, 10 th, Last), Door prizes Scoring Scramble format Registration Form + payment is due by April 17 th Location 8am Wildwood Golf Course 2200 Button Willow Dr. Hole Sponsorships Available for $100 1st Team (Please print) Member # 1 Member # 2 Member # 3 Member # 4 2 nd Team (Please Print) Member # 1 Member # 2 Member # 3 Member # 4 Hole Sponsorship Add-On Package Payment Enclosed $ Make check payable to: Hardin County Rotary Mail checks to address above.

12 Bentwater Country Club ROTARY CLUB OF LAKE CONROE ANNUAL LOS COMPADRES GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday, March 22, 2015 Supporting the Many Foundation Projects of the Rotary Club of Lake Conroe Bentwater Golf Club Registration: 11:45 a.m. with a 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Scramble Bentwater Golf Club Awards Dinner: Club Dining Room, Following the Tournament Raffle, Auction, Awards Following Dinner Make the golf event the best ever! Make a beneficial donation to our children and community! Participate as a player/sponsor! Contact: Bobby Morris, Golf Teams Chair Mobile: bobbymorris33@gmail.com Make the Auction event the best ever! Participate as a donor/on-line bidder! Contact: Audrey Blevins Auction Chair Mobile Audrey_pbw@yahoo.com Rotary Club of Lake Conroe Foundation P.O. Box 1252 Montgomery, TX Public, Nonprofit, Charitable 501(c)3 Organization

13 Second Annual SALUTE TO HEROES II A PATRIOT DINNER/CONCERT/DANCE FEATURING Country Legends MOE BANDY & JANIE FRICKE BENEFITING SENTINELS OF FREEDOM & BAHEP CARES SATURDAY APRIL 11, 2015 SOUTH SHORE HARBOUR RESORT CRYSTAL BALLROOM 7:00PM-11:00PM 4 COURSE DINNER/OPEN BAR PROGRAM/CONCERT/LIVE AUCTION/DANCE FOR TICKET AND SPONSORHSIP INFORMATION CONTACT SSHR AT X 2025 ASK FOR JENNY ATTIRE: TEXAS CHIC

14 SALUTE TO HEROES II SATURDAY 4/11/15 7PM-11PM SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES GOLD SPONSOR (1 Available): $10,000 Receives 2 tables of 10 - Front Row Seating Penthouse Suite Room Certificate One-Bedroom Suite Room Certificate 2 Executive King Room Certificates Included in all Advertising/ Promotions Listed on Scrolling Credits with Logo/Recognized from Podium Listed in STH Program with Logo 20 VIP Reception Invites SILVER SPONSOR (2 Available): $7,500 Receives 1 table of 8- Front Row Seating 1 Executive King Room Certificate Listed on Scrolling Credits and in STH Program with Logo 8 VIP Reception Invites BRONZE SPONSOR (4 Available): $4,000 Receives 1 table of 8- Dance Floor Seating, Listed in STH Program Listed on Scrolling Credits, 8 VIP Reception Invites HONOR SPONSOR (14 Available): $2,500 Receives 1 table of 8-Preferred Seating Listed on Scrolling Credits, Listed in STH Program VALOR TABLE SPONSOR (Unlimited): $2,000 Receives Table of 8 and Listed in STH Program DUTY SPONSOR (5): $1,500 Receives 2 tickets, Included in STH Program Individual Tickets are $275 each. Texas Chic Attire Patriot Sponsors are available for a minimum $100 Donation to those Individuals / Businesses that cannot attend. Names listed in STH Program. All Checks Made to Sentinels of Freedom. Program Cutoff date is Friday 4/3/15. FOR TICKET AND SPONSORHSIP INFORMATION CONTACT SSHR AT X 2025 ASK FOR JENNY ATTIRE: TEXAS CHIC

15 Salute to Heroes II Patriot Dinner & Concert Featuring Country Legends Moe Bandy & Janie Fricke Benefitting Sentinels of Freedom Gulf Coast and BAHEP CARES Saturday, April p.m. South Shore Harbour Resort Crystal Ballroom 4-Course Dinner Open Bar Concert Dancing For sponsorship and ticket information call South Shore Harbour Resort (281) , Ext The Sentinels of Freedom Gulf Coast Scholarship Foundation for severely injured soldiers returning home from combat provides life-changing opportunities for men and women of the U.S. Armed Services who need the support of grateful communities to realize their goals and dreams. BAHEP CARES provides executive mentoring for transitioning veterans and their spouses towards rewarding careers and advancement services. For Overnight Accomodations visit