District 5750 News January 2013 District Governor s Letter DISTRICT GOVERNOR Will Beckman 3633 Valley Creek Road Edmond, OK 73034 (H) 405-359-9299 (C) 405-642-9671 pete7374@aol.com DISTRICT GOVERNOR-ELECT Art Bode a-bode@cox.net DISTRICT GOVERNOR-NOMINEE Michelle Schaefer michelle@ michelleschaefer.com DISTRICT TREASURER David Greenwell dgreenwell@ coleandreed.com DISTRICT SECRETARY DISTRICT 5750 OFFICE DISTRICT WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER Megan Elliott melliott@accelfinancial.com DISTRICT 5750 WEBITE www.rotary5750.org ROTARY INTERATIONAL PRESIDENT Sakuji Tanaka Greetings, Wow! How time flies. As we turn the corner on this second half of the Rotary year I am truly in awe as to what great Rotarians we have in our district. We now have been active in at least five of the seven continents and crazy active right here in our district. I do not know of a single club that is not doing great things for their club, their community, and the state. Hardly a day goes by that I do not hear of another project being discussed for this or next year! Keep up the great work! Earlier this month it was an honor to participate in the West Oklahoma City Hal W. Almen Scholarship presentation where 22 scholarships, $4,000.00 each, were awarded to outstanding students throughout our state. This annual award shows just how Rotary will continue changing lives for future generations. That is one reason we discussed individual clubs setting up their own Rotary Trust in addition to the Rotary International Foundation. With that said, I am happy to report that we are closing in on my goal of over 200 new Paul Harris Fellows in our District! The Oklahoma City Rotary Club will have over 125 by themselves! Amazing! We change lives by our actions and our giving! Thank you for doing both! I truly believe that Rotary is probably the best organization in the world that cares not about politics but for the world s well being regardless of race, color, or creed! We have seen some amazing things happen throughout the district and the world! God Bless you all! Keep up your efforts! In service, I am, Will Beckman 2012-2013 Governor District 5750
January 2013 Page 2 Wings of Rotary DISTRICT NEWS Looking for up to eight great students to represent District 5750 in our annual Wings of Rotary Exchange. Your help at the club level is appreciated. How about a RYLA Student this past summer that impressed you and your club or an Interact Student in your community? What a great gift from a parent or grandparent during this Holiday Season! Wings of Rotary applications can be found on our district website under Committees Wings of Rotary Wings Application. Applications are due January 31, 2013 so don t wait! Contact our 2013 Wings of Rotary Team Leader Danna Szymanski at dannasart@yahoo.com / (405) 255-6952 or Wings of Rotary Committee Chair at kjohnson@myqualitywater.com / (580) 762-7555. PETS 2013 PETS 2013 is just around the corner! As a reminder, all Presidents for 2013-14 are required to attend PETS and we highly encourage 2014-15 Presidents to attend as well. Training is free for both. February 28 - March 2, 2013 Oklahoma State University, ConocoPhillips Alumni Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS PETS REGISTRATION (Available Soon) HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS Rotary Foundation Grant Certification Seminar DGE Art Bode has put together a special session on Grants Management in conjunction with the Presidents Elect Training. Grants Management Training is required as part of the Certification Process for Rotary Clubs in District 5750 that want to participate in ANY Rotary Foundation Grant District Grant or Global Grant. District Grants are much like the District Simplified Grant, but more flexible. Global Grants are like Matching Grants, but bigger and more elaborate in scope and life cycle. Unlike the current grant system where The Foundation handles processing and funds disbursal, the new Grant Model makes Clubs and the District responsible for almost all aspects of the grant, from planning to oversight to completion. Hence, the need to specific and detailed training of everyone involved in the Grant Process. In order to be certified as eligible to participate in Grants, a Club MUST have TWO members attend an official Grants Management Seminar. The first Seminar will be held on Saturday morning, March 2, 2013. The Seminar will last ½ day and be completed by noon. Register online here. *Presidents-Elect, this is included in your PETS Registration.
January 2013 Page 3 Bi-District Foundation Banquet Please join districts 5750 & 5770 for the sixteenth annual Bi-District Foundation Banquet! We have two very special guests attending, R.I. President Sakuji Tanaka and R.I. Presidentelect, Ron Burton. What a great opportunity to celebrate The Rotary Foundation! Friday Evening, February 8th, 2013 Cash Bar-6:00 p.m. Dinner-7:00 p.m. Black Tie Optional NCED Conference Center & Hotel, 2801 State Hway 9, Norman, OK 73071 Cost is $50 for Sustaining Rotarians and Guests, $150 for Non-Sustaining Rotarians Click here for a link to the Bi-District Banquet Registration Form. You can download the form for printing. Fill it out and mail it in with your payment. Click on this link to register online: 2013 Bi-District Online Registration. Please note if you complete your registration online, you will not have the option of selecting a District 5750 club from their dropdown menu. Just select that you are a Rotarian in District 5750. Guatemala Water Project Update Dear David, I wanted to take a minute to update you on our work in Guatemala and what we've been able to accomplish with the financial assistance District 5750 provided. Since I last visited with you we have fully completed the two projects we were working on and submitted the evaluation to the Foundation which was approved. However, we had monies left over and I contacted the Foundation requesting we be allowed to spend these funds to develop a new water source for the community of San Juan Maza. We did not have sufficient funds to complete the project, but did have enough to develop the capture system at the spring and begin construction of the pipeline. (the water source is over 5 miles from the community) Amazingly, I received Foundation approval for this project within two days of submission of the request, and after several months of inactivity by our host club we were able to move forward. This project has now been completed to the extent the budget would allow, and I will be going back to Guatemala the last week in February to complete the final evaluation. Due to the generous gift from your District we did not have to expend all the funds we had originally raised and these were kept in a separate International Projects account. We are now using these funds as "seed" money to extend our work and will be applying for a global grant in the spring. Working in partnership with Engineers Without Borders, the Knights of Columbus, other Rotary clubs in Montana, and Rotary District 5390, I'm confident we will raise sufficient funds to qualify for a $15,000 global grant and a $40,000 project. We intend to complete the work at San Juan Maza as well as re-build a water system for a junior/senior high school. I just wanted you to understand the far-reaching impact the generosity of your district has had on the people of Guatemala. If you ever see any of the former District executives responsible for sharing your DDF funds with us please let them know your gift has positively impacted several thousand people and is continuing to make a difference in the lives of these needy people. Your friend in Rotary, George
January 2013 Page 4 CLUB NEWS Edmond Boulevard - Change in meeting location Edmond Boulevard has a new meeting location! Join them for a make-up at Lottinvilles, 801 Signal Ridge Dr in Edmond. Meeting time and day hasn t changed so they ll see you next Monday at 6pm! Guthrie - Annual Spaghetti Feed The Guthrie Rotary Club will have our Annual Spaghetti Feed on Thursday, March 14. It will be in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Presbyterian Church, 102 E. Noble, in Guthrie. We serve from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AND 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The funds we raise goes to our high school scholarship fund. Tickets are $6.00 for adults and $3.00 children under 12. We would love to have members of District 5750 Rotary clubs join us!! East Oklahoma County - Valentines and Wine Dinner The Rotary Club of East Oklahoma County will host the 6th annual Valentines and Wine Dinner at 6:30 on February 11th at Old Germany in Choctaw. The cost for the 5 course dinner is $100 per person and includes wines matched with each of the 5 courses. Also included is a glass of sparkling wine, chocolate and a rose for the female guest. The Rotary Club of EOC is a service organization that participates in projects both locally and globally. On the international front the club has provided mosquito netting for villages in Uganda, and helped build a school in Vietnam. Locally the club participates in the Ready To Learn program by providing one book per month to pre-k students; by providing $500 scholarships to area high school seniors; and by providing dictionaries to 3rd graders in our service area. The Rotary Club of EOC meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Old Germany restaurant in Choctaw. For more information please contact Mike Turek at 405-390-8647 Edmond Boulevard - Kevin Durrant Raffle Boulevard Rotary president Hal Stevens (R) presents the Kevin Durant photograph to the winner of the raffle, John Knight of the North OKC Rotary Club. Thanks to everyone who helped support our first fund raiser!
January 2013 Page 5 Oklahoma City - January Meetings 1-8-13 Teacher of the Month Pres. Marion Paden / Teacher Jodie Martin James L. Dennis Elementary / Steve Kerr / Caroline Gist -Putnam City Schools Foundation 1-8-13 John desteiguer, Marion Paden Yves Iradukunda and Rwandans 1-22-13 President Marion Paden Debbie Forshee - Youth Services of Okla. County Donita Thomas - 2012-13 Project Chair - A Check for $50,000 was presented to Youth Services of Okla. County - proceeds from the annual Rotary Project OKC Midtown - DSG Deliveries Midtown Rotarians recently began deliveries of their 5 District Simplified Grants. Below are delivery days at Herronville Elementary and Stand Watie Elementary.
January 2013 Stillwater Frontier - 17 Paul Harris Fellows! Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club recently recognized seventeen new and repeat Paul Harris Fellows. Pictured are, from left, Freeman Dilbeck, Larry Hoberock, Richard Buchanan, Terri Ventress, Mark Gunkel, Steve Norman, Terry Carpenter, Teresa Hopkins, Ed Long, Doug Starchman and Kevin Clark. Not pictured, Robert Cornell, Roger Gose, Jan Harris, Scott Heddleston, James Hromas and Larry Reece. West Oklahoma City - Hal Almen Scholarship Luncheon Another successful Hal Almen Scholarship Luncheon today! This one makes our 9th year to award scholarships! Special guests included District 5750 Governor Will Beckman, Natalie Bonney (granddaughter of Hal Almen and Past President of the Edmond Rotary Club), and Anna-Faye Rose of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Have a blessed New Year! Page 6
DISTRICT EVENTS January 2013 Page 7 January 31, 2013 Wings of Rotary Applications Due February 8, 2013 Bi-District Foundation Banquet Norman, OK Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013 PETS Stillwater, OK Mar 2, 2013 Rotary Foundation Grant Certification Training Stillwater, OK May 2-3, 2013 Rotary District 5750 District Conference June 23-26, 2013 RI Convention Lisbon, Portugal West Oklahoma City - Hal Almen Scholarships The West Oklahoma City Rotary Club has an excellent scholarship program available to graduating seniors in Oklahoma. Harold (Hal) W. Almen was the Club s charter president. Hal passed away in 2002 and left a sizable gift to the West Oklahoma City Rotary Club to establish this scholarship. The Fund is administered through the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Since the program s inception, the West Oklahoma City Rotary Club has awarded nearly 175 scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Oklahoma! DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2013 Students Eligible to Apply: Students in the current year graduating class of Oklahoma high schools, Students with a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.75 or higher, and, Students who document a family income not exceeding $100,000 (Adjusted Gross Income on Form 1040). Application Process: 1) Applications are submitted to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. 2) A Rotarian committee reviews the essays. 3) A scholarship committee at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation conducts the final evaluation and ranking of all certified applications. Award: Approximately 20 awards will be made for the 2013-14 academic year The value of each scholarship is $4,000. Awards are applicable to the academic year immediately following high school graduation. It is a one-year award only. Awards are applicable to tuition, fees, and book expenses only. Recipients must be enrolled full-time in a course of study leading to a degree, certification or licensure. Educational institutions must be academically accredited, non-proprietary institutions. Basis of Selection: 50% - Essay; 20% - Academic Achievement; 10% - Academic Plan; and, 20% - Community Service Financial need will be considered. Please contact Anna-Faye Rose at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation with specific questions about the scholarship at 405/235-5603 or a.rose@occf.org. For more information, click here.