No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.We are now 3 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - in Pakistan. Intensified efforts continue to be implemented in Pakistan, particularly in the Southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to urgently eradicate the remaining endemic WPV1 transmission.Intensified efforts continue to be implemented in Pakistan, particularly in the Southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to urgently eradicate the remaining endemic WPV1 transmission.
How does the polio landscape look today?
Since the Republic of Congo first confirmed a case of circulating variant poliovirus type 1 in March 2023 (the first such detection in more than two decades), the country has been pioneering the deployment of Geospatial Tracking Systems (GTS) to help curb further transmission.
District Govenor Pat Peters appoints Christina Tang, current President of the Rotaract Club at UNT, as Rotaract Representative for District 5790. Tang is a junior pre-med major at UNT.
District Govenor Pat Peters (left) with Christina Tang
Christina Tang Appointed Rotaract Representative for District 5790
Every year the sitting District Governor recognizes one club in the entire district as the Governor's Cup winner. This year, 2022-2023 District Governor Dan Steele selected the Decatur Rotary Club as the District 5790 Governor's Cup winner.
(L-R) DGE Pat Peters, Jeff Peters, Eileen Cross, DG Dan Steele and Lannie Noble
The actual Governor's Cup trophy will be awarded at the June 29th Decatur RC Installation Dinner. Decatur RC will have the privilege of displaying the cup at all its events for the next 12 months.
Twenty District 5790 Rotary clubs have been recognized for their Vibrant Club efforts this past year.
14 of the 20 Clubs were present at the Vibrant Club awards ceremony at the District Conference Saturday dinner.
Left to Right: Victoria Farrar-Myers_RC Arlington, Kella Price_RC Aledo, Joe Biles_RC Abilene SW, Roger Shady_RC Champions, Sharron Miles_RC Cleburne, Jim Moll_RC Cross Timbers, Eileen Cross_RC Decatur, Rebecca Jackson_RC Denton, Brian Glenn_ RC Denton-Lake Cities, Dan Steele, District Governor, Skip Overdier_RC Granbury, Larry Petrash_RC Iowa Park, Ray Bowens_ RC Lewisville Morning, Sarah Hahs_RC Mineral Wells, Tim Schuetz_RC Southlake
Rotary District 5790 Club Leadership Training to take place at First United Methodist Church, 201 S Locust St, Denton, TX!
Are you ready to lead your Rotary Club for the 2023-24 Rotary Year?
Sessions includ trending topics led by our amazing District Leadership. Topics to include, The Rotary Foundation, Public Image, Membership, Visioning and Strategic Planning, Global Grant Management Training, District Grant Management Training, International Service, Youth Services including Interact, RYLA and Youth Exchange, Promoting Peace, Mental Health Roundtable, Community Services, Vocational Service, Role of the Club Secretary, Role of the Club Treasurer, and Rotary 101.
Register Now!
District Governor Elect Pat Peters announces "5790 Rotarians Assembly" April 15, 2023
Wonderful Times Record News article about the Wichita Falls Rotary Club annual Outstanding Annual Citizen of 2022-2023 selections at their January 12th meeting. One of the two recipients, Dr. Brian Hull shown at left expressing his thank you sentiments. See the full news article including the co-selection Nancy Brown below.
Help save lives by recruiting and serving the community healthcare system by donating blood through Rotary Club Blood Drives!
We have heard the slogan "Everyone Bring One" to encourage us to recruit members. District 5790 Blood Drive Chair and Head Vampire John Pardue has thrown down the gauntlet with the "One Pint per Rotarian Challenge". John is challenging every club in the district to host one or more blood drives so that each club will generate at least one pint of donated blood per club member between now and Jan 30, 2023.
Help our poor District 5790 Blood Drive Committee Chair John Pardue (member of RC of Fort Worth South)
Like the vampires of Transylvania, his passion for blood may cause him to morph into one of those famous vampires. Of course John's passion is in supporting the community healthcare system by encouraging fellow Rotarians and their friends to donate blood! Please read his letter to Rotarians below and work with your clubs blood drive chair to respond to this challenge.
Wishing You a Happy, Healthful, Service Filled, Successful New Year!
Rotary’s World-wide 2022-23 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is $150 Million – Including the Gates Foundation $2 to $1 Match
Our End Polio Now Committed goal for 2022-2023 Rotary year is $75,000. As of Dec 31, 2022 our District 5790 Rotary Clubs have donated $21,855 to End Polio Now. We are at 29% of the committee's goal. Let's finish out the 22-23 Rotary year with a bang and raise the $53,000 needed to make our goal.
The Rotary Club of Wichita Falls Southwest believes in a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe in our communities and in ourselves.
In baseball playoff terms, the RC of Wichita Falls Southwest hit the ball out of the park with the bases loaded, two outs and two strikes in the 7th game of the world series through their October 17th Fentanyl Crises panel discussion.
Shocked by recent deaths of young people in Wichita Falls due to Fentanyl overdoes, members of the Wichita Falls Southwest Rotary Club decided to do something about it by hosting a community panel discussion to create awareness and discuss how members of the community can join in the fight to halt this crises.
Are members of your club alarmed by this crises and want to take action? Click the above image and download the power point file used by our friends at the Rotary Club of Wichita Falls Southwest to get the process started in your community. If you want more details about how to get started, contact member Jack Brown. He will gladly provide the steps their club went through in a fairly short period of time. This event was covered by all the local media outlets.
The Denton Evening Rotary Club is hosting Spinning to End Polio Now on October 22, 2022 at the Denton Spin Company, 608 E. Hickory Street in Denton, Texas.
The event includes vendor tables, raffle tickets and giveaways. Three different half-hour class times are available; 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 am. Click the above QR code to register. Or, click here for registration link.
Denton Evening Rotary club announces Spinner Fundraiser to End Polio
For the last two decades, the prospect of sending 16 visiting polio experts out across the provinces of Afghanistan would have been impossible but from June 6-19, 2022, WHO Afghanistan’s Polio eradication program did just that.
Their mission? To review the country’s polio surveillance system, assess its functionality at all levels and make specific recommendations for maintaining and improving surveillance quality.
The October 15th Imagine Peace Concert to provide financial support for scholarships to TCC students and the humanitarian projects of Arlington Great Southwest Rotary Club and the Fort Worth East Rotary Club.
Make checks payable to the Arlington Great Southwest Rotary Club
Tickets can also be purchased online at Eventbrite via link below
Registration is open for the District 5790 Denim and Pearls set to take place, November 5th at the Granbury Convention Center. Bring your Sunday best cowboy and cowgirl duds to this gala. Party hard with over 300 of your Rotary buds and guests in support of the Rotary Foundation.
Click the image above to learn more about the event and register.
The 2022 Foundation Gala set to be held at the premier Texas vacation getaway, Granbury, TX
Rotary Peace Fellowships Sub-Committee Chair, Jim Quick is inviting all Rotary 5790 members to join him in attending the Rotary Africa Peace Concert - 2nd Edition on September 2, 2022 from 10 AM to 12 PM Texas daylight savings time. This is a hybrid event that we can experience from the comfort of our homes.
To attend this event virtually, make a $100 donation to the Rotary Foundation and register by by clicking here. Follow the donation instructions in the link and register your intent to participate.
All are invited to support the Sept 2nd Rotary Africa Peace Concert - 2nd Edition
Imagine yourself as a 15 year old Rotary Youth Exchange student from Korea on your way to meet your host family in O'Fallon, Illinois. Your coast to coast flight lands in the DFW Airport as expected but late. Then you find out through your limited English skills that you missed your connecting flight to St. Louis.
That is exactly what happened this past Thursday at 8:42 PM in the evening (August 11th) to Kim Yung Piip who goes by the nick name Fredrick. Fredric called his host family, Kim Sabella, from O'Fallen Rotary Club in Southern, Illinois. The quick thinking Kim managed to get Fredrick to quickly get back to the American Airlines gate to put his luggage on the next flight out in morning. Her next task was to find someone near the airport that could provide a place to sleep for the night. This was a task she did not take lightly, this 15 year old was entrusted to her care and now she was tasked with finding someone that she did not know a completely different city to care Fredric for the evening and get him back to the airport in the morning.
The Polio Hot Spot is shrinking to a smaller and smaller area in Pakistan.
A Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!
Calling our District 5790 long distance bicycle riders. Tour de Tucson - Ride To End Polio = Registration is now open for this year's bicycle event and End Polio Now Fundraising effort on November 19, 2022 ! See the ride routes and register to ride in person or virtually here - https://eltourdetucson.org/el-tour-de-tucson/route/
World Polio Day! October 24, 2022 it is not to early to start planning your clubs event.
Rotary’s World-wide 2021-22 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is
$150 Million – Including the Gates Foundation $2 to $1 Match
In Yemen, Dr Mutahar Ahmed leads the country’s acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance efforts, which are vital to tracking Poliovirus transmission. Despite long-running conflict, a critical humanitarian situation and a cVDPV2 outbreak, wide-reaching AFP surveillance in Yemen tells a promising story where health workers are able to detect polio spread and inform response tactics.
Every club is challenged with engaging their local businesses. Particularly the those that are underserved. At the 2022 Vibrant Club Workshop we will be hearing from the team that spoke to a packed house at the RI convention in Houston
We are proud to say that this team happens to be from our District 5790.
The Rotary Club of Fort Worth will share with us their dynamic program idea for creating a more inclusive club and engage historically underutilized businesses while building good will and better friendships for all concerned.
Some courses may not be available until September. Courses that are out of date will be locked until they’re updated, but you will still be able to complete any courses in your learning plans that have not been locked.
You can help other club officers prepare for the year ahead by sharing information with them. If you have questions or comments, please write to learn@rotary.org.
Rotary Learning Center offering updated courses for club executives
The Rotary District 5790 Lonestar Division of the Rotary Leadership Institute launched its first ever RLI - Part I Training Session on July 9, 2022. With completion of Parts II and III to be scheduled later this year, members of this group own the unique distinction of having graduated with the inaugural class of the District 5790 Lonestar Division Rotary Leadership Institute.
Ginger A. Eads, a certified public accountant in Flower Mound and a member of Rotary Club of Cross Timbers, was recently appointed to Rotary International’s Finance Committee. She began her service July 1.
The Finance Committee advises the board on Rotary's finances including budgets, investment policy, and sustainability measures. Members of the committee must have a professional background in a finance-related field; non-profit experience is preferred. Candidates should have experience at the club and district level in financial matters. It is a three-year term with two meetings a year in Evanston, Ill., and virtual meetings as needed.
MINERAL WELLS - The beautiful seventh-floor ballroom of the Crazy Water Hotel & Plaza was the setting on June 25 for the 2022-23 Rotary District 5790 Installation Ceremony.
District Governor Dan Steele, of Rotary Club of Mineral Wells, was installed as district governor. His slate of officers was also installed.
Local musician and Abilene Southwest Rotarian, Kidd Callahan provided special music, including the playing of John Lennon's "Imagine" to help conclude the ceremony.
Outgoing district Governor Kayla Christianson (Abilene) was honored for her past year of service. Pat Peters was recognized as the District 5790 governor-elect. See the complete list of this year's district officers and directors here.
Dan looks forward to a great year of Rotary across the district, keeping us #CrazyAboutRotary.
The inaugural session of Rotary Leadership Institute Part I on July 9, 2022 has been sold out.
Perhaps it is the Imagine Rotary challenge provided by our new RI President Jennifer Jones an our own 22-23 District Governor Dan Steele to imagine what Rotary could be that has inspired aspiring Rotary and Rotaract leaders to take their leadership skills to the next level, that has members excited about the Rotary Leadership Institute course offerings. This 3 part plus graduate course series offers members a Rotary and career enhancement opportunity that is simply not available anywhere else. To learn more about the Rotary Leadership Institute, click here. The District 5790 RLI team will be scheduling additional Part I sessions, followed by Parts II & III during the months to come.
July 9th Rotary Leadership Institute - Part I is SOLD OUT
District 5790 joins the Lonestar Division of the Rotary Leadership Institute. The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world.
Nearly 180 Rotary members representing 47 North Central and Plains area Texas Rotary clubs showed up in Graham, Texas on Saturday April 30th to Imagine Rotary in their communities for the 2022-2023 Rotary Year starting July 1, 2022.
Incoming District Governor Dan Steele kicked of the day of Rotary learning with an emotional discussion about all the various Rotary mentors he had over the years starting with the very church in Graham where the event was being held.
On May 16, the Rotary Club of Fort Worth will host their annual Crazy Pants Golf Tournament also includes a wine and whisky tasting this year, providing the perfect excuse for any team that might receive the dead-ass-last trophy.
The event starts Thursday, May 12th with a "Crazy Pants Social" at The Capital Grill in Fort Worth from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. At the social participants will register, receive their pants and their tee times for the Crazy Pants Open at the Ridglea Country Club on Monday May 16th. Shotgun start at 1:00 pm with dinner and show to follow. Individual registrations are $300. Click here register abd pay online. Click here to download a registration form and pay by mail.
Rotary Club of Fort Worth to host Crazy Pants Golf Open May 16th at Ridglea Country Club
District 5790 Clubs are encouraged to relieve hunger and food insecurity for school-aged children by supporting agencies in their communities. District Assembly attendees can also participate in the Governors Service project by bringing items shown below.
Where two or more Rotarians gather, a service project will break out.
Melissa Dansby will be the 2022-23 Youth Services Chair for District 5790. She will be coordinating services for all Youth Programs, including Interact, RYLA, Youth Exchange, and Youth Protection Officer. She and her Sub-Committee Chairs including RYLA-Clint Ishmael, Youth Exchange-Jim Giffin, and Jack Ormand, Youth Protection Officer will be sharing how your club can add some Rotary zest to your clubs Youth Services projects.
Melissa is a member of Cleburne Rotary Club since June 2017 and immediately became an adult counselor at RYLA. She loved the energy and relational breakthroughs that happened throughout the week and immediately signed up for the next year. She has continued to volunteer as an adult counselor.
Amber Scarboroug, Assist PI Coordinator Region 36 & Patrick Harrison, Region 36 PI Advisor
Amber and Patrick will be joining us to present the acclaimed “Center of Service” presentation which they have developed over the past 7 years of traveling to clubs all across Texas and now the world via zoom.
It takes a team of sage experts to support the efforts of The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
When you give to The Rotary Foundation, you fuel our service projects - projects that eradicate polio, promote peace, and improve developing communities.
Roger Paschal, District Foundation Chair, and his team invite you to join our sessions to learn more about why we support the foundation and the impact our giving has on our community and the world.
The Regional Four Way Test Speech Contests are now complete! And we have winners to announce for our third contest which was in Weatherford.
Participating clubs:
Abilene
Cleburne
Decatur
Eagle Mountain Saginaw
Graham
Keller
Kennedale
Lewisville Noon
Mansfield Sunrise
Stephenville
Weatherford
The proud winners are: *First Place: Sonika Harish, Lewisville High School, sponsored by Lewisville Noon Rotary Club *Second Place: Michel Graham sponsored by Graham Rotary Club Third Place: Madison O'Neal sponsored by Keller Rotary Club Fourth Place: Catherine Hornbuckle, Fellowship Academy, sponsored by Kennedale Rotary Club
An educator, motivator, and mentor whose has led countless individuals to excel their past their expectations and dreams.
He was the first black coach hired at Permian High School in the 80's. Dr. Hearne played a vital part in the lives of those football players who the film “Friday Night Lights” was all about. As Assistant Offensive Line, Defensive Line, and Strength & Condition coach, he instilled a love of honor and sportsmanship in the lives of the young men he coached.
Dr. Kuhn is an avid supporter of meeting the needs of students in the Mineral Wells School District. He is especially passionate about collaborating with community organizations and agencies that relieve hunger and food insecurity for school-aged children.
Exciting News! We have Winners from the 2nd Regional Four Way Test Speech which was held in Decatur today, April 2nd.
The Decatur club hosted the contest and there were 6 contestants. Participating clubs: Arlington Sunrise, Grapevine, Denton Lake Cities, Denton Noon, Western Fort Worth, Wichita Falls North.
On Saturday, March 26th, the Grapevine Rotary Club was gracious enough to host the first of the 3 Regional contests. There were 11 contestants. The winner is Nicole Stancik of Holliday High School in Wichita Falls. Congratulations Nicole!
Participating clubs: Arlington, Arlington North, Burkburnett, Cross Timbers, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Fort Worth South, Golden Triangle, HEB/Mid-Cities Pacesetters (joint club competition), Trophy Club, and Wichita Falls Southwest.
The proud winners are:
*First Place: Nicole (Nikki) Stancik from Holliday High School sponsored by the Wichita Falls Southwest Club
*Second Place: Eve Meade from Young Women's Leadership Academy sponsored by Fort Worth Downtown Club
Third Place: Ligia Souto from Byron Nelson High School sponsored by Trophy Club Club
Fourth Place was a 3 way tie:
Emiliano Gutierrez Lamar High School, Arlington North Club
Lauryn Hobbs Flower Mound High School, Flower Mound Club
Owen Nelson Arlington High School, Arlington Downtown Club
Grapevine Regional 4 Way Test Speech Contest Announced
We celebrate Rotary’s 117th birthday on 23 February and we focus on Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution all February long. Therefore, I invite you to consider two ways of advancing peace and world understanding in these challenging times, globally and domestically. The challenges are great yet our capacity as Rotarians is even greater. So, what can we do?
We have had a nice increase in total clubs participating as compared to last year.
Traditionally the District contest is held during District conference which prior to the pandemic was in May. This year the District conference is at the end of June which is not a good time for high school seniors, in particular, but most high school students in general. So we are now working on an alternative date in May and a venue for this contest.
Rotary International President Elect, Jennifer Jones announced theme for 2022-2023 Rotary Year
According to the Rotary International website. Jennifer Jones imagines Rotary fulfilling big dreams. "Imagine, a world that deserves our best where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference."
For full announcement shown on the Rotary,org website, click here.
Check out this 1.51 minute video, learn about the Rotary Foundation and how you can earn Paul Harris Fellow or PHF+ status through a year end donation and the Rotary District 5790 matching points offer. Act now, offer ends Dec. 31, 2021.
Become a Paul Harris Fellow or PHF+ through the Rotary District 5790 point match opportunity
Below is a YouTube Video of DG Chritianson's visit to the Rotary Club of Fort Worth. To hear her guest speaker speech, her talk begins at the 24 minute mark.
DG Kayla Christianson visits Rotary Club of Fort Worth
Want your club to raise money to End Polio Now but members are not inclined to ride a bike for the minimum 25 mile course, then we have options. Start your own club fundraiser by clicking here.
Your clubs project can be one you choose to do. Just follow the 6 simple steps to participate and start raising funds. Watch the video above with District 5790 End Polio Now Chair Jon Bullock explain how your club can participate.
Participate in the Crazy Kicker to raise End Polio Funds and Awareness
District 5790 was recognized for demonstrating the best Logo Usage in Zone 25 B during Rotary Year 2020-2021. Congratulations to District Governor Roger Paschal and the District 5790 Public Image team.
There is always a danger of being perceived as "logo police" when tasked with roll of district public image staff. In fact, that is exactly what will happen if public image committee members take the wrong approach to helping clubs understand the correct use of our Rotary logo.
District 5790 was recognized for its contributions for Membership Development by achieving the most number of Rotaract Clubs chartered in Zone 25 B during Rotary Year 2020-2021. Congratulations to District Governor Roger Paschal and the District Membership team.
Certainly, the 2020-2021 Rotary year was most unusual as clubs adapted to the safety protocols caused by the pandemic.
District 5790 Awarded Membership Development Award for 2020-2021
Governor Kayla Christianson and the District 5790 Support Leadership team are hosting a Vibrant Club Workshop sponsored by the Rotary Club of Abilene.
Unable to make it to Abilene? Attending via Zoom - Register by emailing: Rotarydavidc@gmail.com
Plenary Session on Diversity Equity and Inclusion, General Sessions on Membership and Public Image.
Come gather your resources for a great Rotary year.Make your club come alive as your members hear about utilizing Membership and Public Image to have a Vibrant Club.
Congratulations to Kayla Christianson, District Governor for the 2021-2022 Rotary Year.
On June 27th 2021, in Abilene Texas, Rotarians from around District 5790 gathered at the National Institute for Children's Literature to attend the installation of Kayla Belle Christianson as District Governor for the 2021/2022 Rotary Year.
June 16th 2021 was a hot day. About 25 people from various parts of the state gathered at Tarleton University in Stephenville Texas to prepare for the 107 juniors and seniors from all parts of Rotary District 5790 that would be arriving the next day. It was time for RYLA 2021.
Theresa Hocker, President of the Fort Worth South RC did what NBC 5 says to do at the end of the Wake Up to Something Good, segment - when seeing something good reach out, send a picture and share.
Our 1st Place Winner for the 2021 District 5790 Four Way Speech Contest was Britton Majure of Keller High School who was sponsored by Keller Rotary Club. Congratulations Britton!
The Four Way Test Speech Contest season is over but not without a wonderful display of the District's finest student speakers on Saturday, May 15th!
Fort Worth Rotary Club has been granted the IFSR Youth Service Award as a result of an article published in the NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.
This interesting story starts with a bunch of Rotarians buying cookies from girl scouts who are raising funds for their nurses and first responders project. To help them reach their goal, Rotary members from the Fort Worth Rotary Club bought out all their cookies. That action resulted in the NBC 5 video clip above that was seen by members of the Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians. The following is a memo from Steve Henning of the fellowship who announced the award.
Did you miss the virtual Public Image Training Assembly on May 10th? Meet Sina Tidwell, our District 5790 Public Image Director for 2021-2033. Here is the video of the event.
2021 Rotary District 5790 Annual Public Image Training Assembly
The Flower Mound Rotary Club is seeking swimmers for its annual Swimarathon Aug 21, 2021 at LISD Westside Aquatic Center in support of Flower Mound Charities and End Polio Now
Join a relay team or put a team together to swim a relay for 55 minutes or swim as an individual for 55 minutes. Skill level is not important. Swimmers will invite friends and family to support them financially per length. This is a fun, friendly competition between teams/individuals.
More details and how to register to swim coming soon.
The registration fee is $25/person. Team members do not have to be Rotarians. All ages accepted, must be able to swim length of pool. Under 18, need parent/guardian present.
Flower Mound Rotary Clubs Annual Swimarathon rescheduled for August 21, 2021
RYLA 2021 is scheduled to take place June 17th - 20th, 2021 at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX (hosted by the Rotary Club of Stephenville).
District 5790 RYLA Chair Clint Ishmael will be speaking at Apr 13 Fireside chat to fill us in on all the details. See specifics for this years RYLA click here.
Clint Ishmael to discuss 2021 RYLA at Tarleton State
The vaccination effort at Denton County's Texas Motor Speedway
were aided March 26th by 11 members from the Cross Timbers Rotary
Club in Flower Mound, Texas
To date members of the 13 Rotary clubs in Denton County have logged over 1500 hours volunteering at over 25 county health department clinics that have provided over 177,000 does as of March 22, 2021. With an estimated 30,000 does this week, the county will have administered over 200,000 vaccine shots.
Every year in the spring, Rotary Clubs across North Texas District 5790 challenge local high school students to tackle a question or problem by applying what is known as the Rotary Four Way Test. THEN they have to give a 5-minute speech in front of club members, family, teachers, and judges!
The RC of FW Endowment Committee has just allocated $5000 in matching funds for any club who would like to contribute to the Tarrant Area Food Bank. As you know, they have been especially busy distributing food to people who were affected during the major ice storm. We actually had the Rotary Club of Verrazano in Brooklyn reach out and donate $1000, of which we’ll match, leaving $4000 left.
We are seeking Rotary partners in this project that will be serving friends and neighbors throughout DFW.
Congratulations to Pat Peters, member and past president of the Decatur Rotary Club. Recently retired, Pat has been serving as the District Secretary for District 5790 through June of 2021.
DG Roger Paschal announces District Governor Nominee Designate
The webpage provides several ways members can help. Volunteering at the mass vaccination hubs. Working to identify individuals that don't have access to register for their shots. Donations that are targeted to pandemic impacted families, Blood Drives, Convalescent Plasmz and others. Webpage is available to Rotary members, their family, neighbors and friends.
Denton County's 14 Rotary Clubs organize to End Covid in Denton County
Click the above 30 second video to learn how Abilene SW Rotary Club used District Grant funds available because of member Rotary Foundation donations to fund a fantastic project right in their home town.
An invitation to the District 5790 January Fireside Chat with Roger Paschal and special guests PDG Gerald Robinson and Rtn. John Purdue.
PDG Gerald Robinson will be sharing opportunities Rotary members have in serving their communities by promoting community Covid 19 safety practices and the availability of Covid 19 vaccine in their communities.
Rtn John Purdue will be sharing how clubs can help the community health systems fighting Covid 19 by sponsoring Blood Drives to obtain badly needed platelets and whole blood.
We had a memorable evening with District Governor Roger Paschal and Denton County Judge Andy Eads providing insight into the disease that has been plaguing the world since last March. Click here for a copy of the presentation slides, If you missed last nights chat, here is the video:
December Fireside Chat delivers an informative Covid 19 Chat
With the pandemic limiting in person Fund Raisers,
EMSRC and FWIRC are partnering for the
Win With Rotary Fund Raiser
Only 1000 tickets will be sold. They will be drawing a winner every day in January except on Sunday. The cost of raffle a ticket is only $30 (or, $100 for 4 tickets). Click here to purchase your tickets or contact Deb Gething or Lillian McLucas. Below are contest rules and the schedule of drawings.
An important message from your District 5790 District Foundation team.
Effective November 1, 2020 through Jan 31, 2021, our District 5790 will match contributions of new cash made to the Annual Fund-SHARE during Rotary Year 2020-21 on a 1-to-1 basis of total amounts donated of at least $250 up to $500 during the 90 days between Nov. 1, 2020 and Jan. 31, 2020. All active Rotary members in District 5790 who is less than a Paul Harris Fellow +8 level are eligible.
Click here for full "PHF Point Match Offer" details.
To view your current contributions to the Rotary Foundation and track your progress toward achieving recognition click here.
When the new window opens you will be requested to provide your MyRotary login information used for your Rotary.org account.
After providing your MyRotary login, a new "Reports" window will open. Select "view report"
From the View Your Contribution History page select " DONOR HISTORY REPORT".
From the Donor History Report, you can find your current PHF Recognition Amount on the right hand side under the Recognition heading.
The subtotal under the gifts heading represents your total cash contributions.
If you have problems accessing your current contribution information, contact your club Foundation Chair or e-mail District 5790 Annual Funds Chair Janice Kane.
Click button below to link to the Rotary International Annual Giving Donation page
Make sure you "sign in" upper right corner of page
I've done a lot of investigation of this format for our Rotary Club - there are a LOT of people who are actively attempting to do this. You start off by clarifying exactly what the goals are:
This months Fireside Chat with DG Roger Paschal will feature Rotary's 35 year fight to end polio worldwide. Starting in 1979 with its first project in the Philippines through to today we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent. But, as most Rotarians will tell you, "we are not done" and will not be done until the final two countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan are declared "polio free" by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. The total elimination of polio is just as important now as it was before Covid 19 changed our world. Why?
Although Covid 19 requires us to protect each other and be safe, we can still celebrate the great District 5790 Leadership team headed up by District Governor Roger Paschal. Economically priced at $30 per person our host is DG Roger's home club the Rotary Club of Fort Worth International have a wonderful event planned. Rotary Members from throughout District 5790 will be there to enjoy fellowship and Joe T's famous Mexican food. Register to join us below. Sponsorship opportunities are available. See separate story.
Mask-up and join us in the courtyard at Joe T. Garcia's
In this time of economic crisis, many Rotary members are finding themselves in an unfortunate state so many Americans are experiencing either unemployment or severe downturns in their business revenues.
We believe Rotarians should help each other, so we are launching the Districts 5790 and 5810 Business & Job Connection.
Click here to provide information about your business or your business job postings or if you are seeking a job, upload your resume.
District Polio Plus Chair Jon Bullock and Team are hard at work preparing for the October 24 PEDALING FOR POLIO Stationary Bike Marathon Ride to End Polio.
I Can Still Shine (ICSS) is an agency that provides multi-faceted services to support to women and their families in DFW. The agency helps women leave abusive homes and assists women coming from substance-abuse programs. Since 1995, ICSS has helped over 500 women and children, each year, escape from violent situations.
Many Rotarians in District 5790 spend much of their New Years Day looking for "our" float to come down the midway in Pasadena. Back a few years ago PDG Paul Geisel was honored to be on the float to represent our District. Below is the press release announcing the disappointing news.
Herbert J. Taylor was a successful, young senior executive
with the Jewel Tea Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr Herbert left his great position at Jewal Tea, to take over the then failing Club Aluminum. Herbert Taylor believed that if the people at Club Aluminum could “think right,” they would “do right” and he set out to find a simple guide to “right conduct” as he described, “a sort of ethical yardstick” - something everyone could apply to what they thought, said and did in their relations with others.
District Governor met with Texas Health Resources Leadership
and City of Arlington leadership to present a check for
Hospital Covid 19 related supplies Thursday morning
Laura Harris will be presenting a story about Rotary's efforts to support healthcare workers and those impacted economically with food during the pandemic during the June 22nd telecast between 7 AM and 11 AM.
RI decision memo on this coming years Youth Exchange
Program. Please direct questions to PDG Jim Giffin
After careful consideration, the Board of Directors of Rotary International has decided to allow some districts to conduct Rotary Youth Exchange under specific safety guidelines during the 2020-21 Rotary year. PDG Jim Giffin is the District 5790 point-of-contact for Youth Exchange.
from all over the world from the comfort of your home.
Click here to see June 20 through June 26th Virtual Convention schedule and register to see to receive e-mail announcements and convention sign up links when they are available. Click here to see the break out sessions schedule.
We had a great district wide meeting with RI President Mark Maloney to talk to us about how Rotary is responding to the Covid 19 Crises both locally and internationally.
Rotary Rises: Rotary District 5790 Response to Covid 19
Campaign for club and member donations an amazing success!
WE ACT
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to spread, more individuals, communities, and entire nations are feeling the impact in their daily lives. Beyond the global health crisis, the coronavirus is having a severe economic impact on individuals, small businesses, and medical organizations. In addition to the impact on business and healthcare, local soup kitchens are serving more folks in our community.
Rise With Us to raise money to help others during this difficult time.
To donate electronically, click green Donate Now button.
If you are a Rotary member that wishes to receive Rotary Foundation recognition points towards the next level of Paul Harris recognition, please add 10% to your donation to cover the cost of the debit/credit card processing fees and the TRF transaction cost.
Help to Local Residents Impacted by the Corona Virus
Provided by The Rotary Club of Fort Worth East
In Conjunction with Iglesia San Miguel
Many have been impacted by the loss of jobs due to the Corona Virus. Rtn. Sergio Diaz, a member of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth East, is the pastor of Iglesia San Miguel.
You are invited to participate in a COVID-19 #RotaryResponds one-hour Telethon to raise critical funds for disaster response. This Facebook Live event will be simulcast on the Rotary International Facebook page. The goal is to raise more than $1 million dollars. (the link is now live)
Join fellow Rotarians throughout the world by volunteering. There is a task for every capability regardless of physical limitations.Click above image for link to website information.
Just days before national and statewide emergencies were called, the Abilene Southwest Rotary Club Board of Directors chose to stop meeting face to face to protect its most vulnerable members.
That invitation could be to a prospective Rotarian
to join in on a Rotary Zoom meeting.
Some clubs may remember the "membership drives the bus" mantra. Without a doubt membership recruitment and retention is still the primary focus of Rotary leadership everywhere. Please know that as this years District 5790 Membership Chair, committee members are available to speak at your Rotary meetings. Contact us at lpetrash5790@gmail.com to arrange a membership committee speaker. In the meantime, please share the following with your members. Congratulations to the 5 clubs mentioned in this story.
Many of our Rotary clubs either have or are having local high school students compete in their annual 4 Way Test Speech Contest. The winners of their club contest are then invited to compete in one of 3 regional competitions in the district. Those Regional Competitions are postponed until further notice as follows:
to host Virtual Club Meetings for members and guests
One hundred Rotary members from throughout Rotary District 5790 participated in virtual forum to discuss ways Rotary can continue to serve their members and the community while observing Covid 19 social distancing and shelter in place mandates.
DG Peter Scott leading District 5790 Leadership Team
in discussion about supporting our 73 clubs
as they develop operational plans for the Covid 10 crises
These are exciting and challenging times for Rotary members. The good news is that we have the technology to help us through this. Together we will learn how to best use that technology and still serving the community while protecting our neighbors and ourselves.
to discuss options for Rotary Clubs for serving our
communities and members during the Corvid 19 crises
Forum is discuss various options Rotary clubs can consider while members are practicing social distances in compliance with government and health guidelines. The forum is designed for club presidents, president elects, community service chairs and public image chairs. Club leaders can obtain the zoom meeting link by clicking District Forum for Club Leadership.
The health and safety of our members are our top priorities. We are closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) and continuously assessing its potential impact on our operations, meetings, trainings, and other events.
We are happy to announce that the Cioppino Night tickets are available for purchase for our event on April 16, 2020at Paradise Cove on Lake Grapevine!!!
We hope you all can join us at the Denton Evening Rotary's Third Annual Winter Warmer, on March 7th, from noon until 5:00 ish at 120 and 200 E. McKinney, Denton, TX. Our hosts, Bearded Monk and Denton County Brewing Company, will offer great beer and food, we'll have music and door prizes, and it's all to raise money to purchase laptops for high school seniors going to college. Purchase available at the door for $10/person.
'Eva' was nominated by the Rotary Club of Grapevine
and won a 2020 Rotary Peace Fellowship
to study at the Rotary Peace Center at
Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
She will finish her 90 day certificate program in early April. That is the same Peace Center where Rotarian and Captain Kirk Driver from the Rotary Club of Fort Worth was assigned for his 2018 Rotary Peace Fellowship. Captain Kirk has spoken to several Clubs and at District event since. Consider inviting Captain Kirk to speak to your Rotary Club about this important Rotary Foundation global initiative."
Funds raised at this years event will support 25 local charities. Sponsorship's are available. Register as an individual for $100 or as a team of 6 for $550. Download a flyer by clicking here.
RYLA 2020 Scheduled for June 25th through June 28th
at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX
Hosted by the Rotary Club of Stephenville
Rotary members responsible for promoting RYLA in their clubs are encouraged to visit RYLA 5790 web page for information about this years event. Deadline for students to apply is May 1, 2020. The 2020 RYLA application process has THREE steps!
In order to determine how our District 5790 Public Image Committee can best serve and support the needs of each of our 73 Chartered and 1 Provincial Rotary Clubs, we surveyed the practices of each club to determine the areas of greatest need.
District 5790 Foundation, a 501-c-3 managed by District 5790 Rotarians.
All contributions contributed through the District 5790 Foundation to the Australia Wildfire Disaster Fund will be matched, up to the first $5000 contributed!
Vine and Dine is the premier wine tasting event in north Texas. This Roaring 20"s themed event includes music, gaming spirits and the now famous Turtle Races.
Please read the announcement letter from RI President Mark Maloney below. This is a wonderful opportunity for our members and that of the members of Toastmasters clubs in the District 5790 areas. While we are very early into our relationship, our members are encouraged to learn about Toastmasters, invite Toastmaster members to our meetings and seek synergies where our clubs working together can make an impact for members and the community.
to be held staring in Feb with District Finals in May
Clubs interested in participating should submit the Speech Contest Participation Form by Dec 31st. Club contests will take place in February and March with 3 regional contests taking place in April. The finals will take place at the District Conference in Arlington on May 30th. Participating clubs can find information and needed forms on the District 5790 website by clicking 4-Way Test Speech Contest. Information is also available on our blog at People of Action Promoting Rotary through a Speech Contest.
The committee would like to recognize our event photographer Glenda Beckwith of the Rotary Club of Mansfield, Texas. For those that would like photo's from the event, you may purchase them by clicking ROTARY GALA by Alexander Portraits. Once website is open, the password to observe proofs is ROTARY (all caps).
Thank you Glenda!
Foundation Gala Committee
Professional Photo's available for 2019 Foundation Gala
Click here to purchase your $7 ticket win one of the participation prizes. Winners will be announced at the Nov 2nd Foundation Gala. To see all the Kindness Challenges, click here.
Willow Park Baptist Church 129 S Ranch House Rd Aledo, TX 76008
Governor Peter Scott and the District 5790 Support Leadership is hosting a Vibrant Club Workshop sponsored by the Rotary Club of Aledo on Aug 17. Hold the date. Spread the word and bring all your Rotary buds. Help for your Foundation-Membership-Public Image committees and our emerging leaders (IFL).
Congratulations to the 4 District 5790 Clubs that have already qualified.
Arlington North
Arlington Sunrise
Grapevine
Lewisville Morning
The deadline for reporting is June 30, 2019 and can be done easily by going to Rotary Club Central (click here) and updating all of your clubs accomplishments for the past year. We have several clubs within a few elements of qualifying for the presidential citation. Please contact your area governor or Training/Technology Team Captain John Pokorny with questions regarding your clubs qualifications.
Rotary Citation Award - Final Reporting Deadline is June 30, 2019
Jimmy Ashby, member for RC of Mineral Wells was a 47 year Rotarian.
Jimmy Ashby, attended the May 1st Mineral Wells RC meeting and was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow for his charitable giving to the Rotary International Foundation. This photo could be the last taken of Jimmy. Sadly, he passed away this evening. Serving as the county attorney, July 1 would have marked Jimmy’s 47th year as a Rotarian. Our hearts and prayers go to he, his wife Linda and their families.
Longest tenured member of the Rotary Club of Mineral Wells passes
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club members to present their Flag Retirement Ceremonies at May 2nd Opening and May 5th Closing Ceremonies. The Wall that Heals will be in Texas only once this year.
A Wonderful day of Rotary Training including keynote
Bring on the Excitement by Kevin Green
This years District Assembly at the Tarrant County College NW campus was a complete success. Club leaders representing 42 clubs attended 18 unique breakout sessions on a variety of Rotary topics that will help them lead their clubs in the coming year. District Governor Elect Peter Scott challenged club leaders to adapt their clubs culture to meet the needs of the community and do even more service through member and community engagement.
Our newly forming ROAM 5790 online Rotary Club is seeking prospective Rotary members that due to business or family commitments cannot participate in a traditional brick and mortar Rotary club. Please share this FB post on your wall.
So, what does it take to launch a new Rotary Club? Simply put, an idea and a few folks committed to the idea of staring a new home grown club. As the club charter club president I have had the privilege of participating in this exciting adventure and look forward to the great things this new club will accomplish in the future.
This session at the District Training Assembly is for you.
Jon Bullock has a wonderful presentation planned that will help you to keep the community and the your membership informed. Several great ideas will be discussed for creating community awareness and promoting donations to End Polio Now.
End Polio Now - Club Leadership Training - Breakout Session 2 Only
Are you on your clubs Membership Committee Next year?
This session is definitely for you. Past district Governor Larry Petrash's "Working the Numbers" presentation has some wonderful insights for engaging members and identifying prospective members that will want to be involved in your club.
This session will cover all facets of Rotary Giving including the Annual Program Fund, End Polio Now, Planned Giving, Rotary Direct and creating your Rotary Legacy through tools such as direct donations, memorials and endowments.
Is your club considering hosting an incoming youth exchange student
or sponsoring an outbound student?
Then this session is definitely for you.
District 5790 Youth Exchange Director, Norm King has a wonderfully informative session planned. Breakout Session 1 will discuss basics. Breakout Session to is training for Youth Exchange families and host families.
Bring your device and your My Rotary login credentials to this "hands-on" session. This session is for you.
We will be covering the use of Rotary Club Central for demonstrating your clubs strategic plan action goals and systematically reporting club achievements.
We also will be covering the Rotary tools available on Rotary. org including the Rotary Learning Center and the Rotary Brand Center.
Finally, we will review all the membership tools available on out District 5790 website.
Is your club considering sponsoring a global scholar or peace fellow this year?
PDG Conrad Heede and Jim Quick are the District 5790 experts in helping scholars and club obtain the scholarship grants available through the Rotary Foundation.
A Technology Tool for Member Growth, Engagement and Public Image
Bring your devices (laptop, i-pad or smart phone) and your login information to this "hands on" session where we will be covering the effective use of ClubRunner technology for enhancing your clubs promotion communications, speaker promotion, events, fund raisers, volunteer management, member engagement, website home page, social media, member recognition, club volunteer hours, document retention, prospective member tracking and funnel, new member orientation, member invoicing and other club administration tools.
This session is definitely for you if your are part of your clubs membership committee
Past district Governor Larry Petrash's "Working the Numbers" presentation has some wonderful insights for engaging members and identifying prospective members that will want to be involved in your club.
This session is for everyone really, but is intended specifically for those tasked with developing an effective community communication strategy and organizing the clubs membership to "Promote what we do" as Rotarian's. We identify problems, exchange ideas and take action.
District Governor Elect Nominee, Kayla Christianson has some wonderful ideas to share for establishing a plan for promoting today's Rotary Club. This ain't your Grandpa's Rotary.
If you are a member of your clubs Foundation Committee with responsibility for your clubs District or Global Grants, this session is for you. This is required training for at least two club members if your club intends to apply for Rotary grants in 2019-2020
Dan Steele, District 5790 District Grant chair will be sharing everything you need to know about managing your clubs district grant.
As a club leader, understanding your Club's Culture does not seem like it would merit a training session. Right?
Wrong. While it important to understand your club culture now, it is even more important to understand how it can improve so that we can serve our communities more effectively and make our clubs the organization that community members want to support and join. Andy Eads will lead this dynamic session
Club Culture - Breakout Sessions 1 & 2 (repeated)
You will definitely want to attend this session. Incoming District Secretary Joyce Stanton has a gained phenomenal depth of experience in the position while serving as club secretary for the Arlington Rotary Club.
Not only is she well versed on the Rotary requirements her ClubRunner experience will be a valuable learning experience for both incoming and returning secretaries.
2018-19 District Governor Gerald Robinson, DGE Peter Scott and DGN Roger Paschal lead January & February district-wide Grow Rotary! Grow Engagement! Grow Impact meetings to launch new 3 year membership initiative throughout District 5790
It has been an exciting 3 months for our district as current District Governor Gerald Robinson has led a team consisting of our DGE Peter Scott, DGN Roger Paschal, District Governor Nominee-Designate Kayla Christianson, current District Membership Team Captain Steve Cox, 2019-20 District Membership Director PDG Larry Petrash, current Club Culture Team Captain PDG Gene Davenport, AG Lori Fickerling and Training and Technology Team Captain John Pokorny in launching the 3 year Grow Rotary! Grow Engagement! Grow Impact membership development initiative.
I am currently studying in Tome City, located in the northern part of the Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. Tome has a population around 80,000; and, while there isn’t much to do here, Sendai City is only a 90-minute bus ride away.
Cross Timber Rotary club presented the Interact charter certificate to the student members of the new Interact club at Liberty Christian High School. They chartered the club with 55 members! Way to go Cross Timbers and the faculty sponsors at Liberty. A special thanks to chief organizers Michael Walker and Peggy Krueger of CT Rotary.
with DG Gerald Robinson, DGE Peter Scott, DGN Roger Paschal and DGN Designate Kayla Christianson
Speaking about the plan for a 3 year Rotary Membership Growth Strategy in District 5790
Tune in on the Rotary District 5790 Facebook Page at 12 noon on Thursday, Feb 21, 2019. The live stream video will also be available on Facebook and the District 5790 Website after the event. Please make sure you share the Rotary District 5790 Facebook post video on your club Facebook page.
Win 2 Round Trip Airline Tickets to anywhere the world that Southwest Airlines Flies
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club announces the raffle to raise funds to provide dental equipment for a Dental Clinic serving the indigent population in San Jose - Curridabat, Costa Rica. This is $55,000 Global Grant project and the club is raising funds for this project through this and other fund raisers and pledges from other Rotary Clubs.
Raffle Tickets are $20 each or $50 for 3 raffle tickets or $100 for 7 raffle tickets.
DGN Roger Paschal, DGE Peter Scott, and I will be introducing a new Three Year GROW Program. This Program will require critical planning and involvement from your Club!!!
We are scheduling 5 Multi-Club/Multi-Area Luncheons in different geographic locations within the District. The schedule for each meeting available is listed below.
We will be asking Clubs to cancel their meetings the week they plan to attend the Multi-Club Luncheon that fits their needs best (if possible). If your Club is unable to change your meeting date or place, we will expect the Leadership, Membership and Public Image Teams from your Club to attend one of the Multi-Club Luncheons.
The Meetings will be Lead by DG Gerald. We are asking members begin checking in at 11:30 AM to allow time for fellowship and getting lunch, so the actual program can begin at Noon.
A detailed program and meeting planning explanation will be available next week.
Here are the date/time/Location for our 5 GROW Presentations. To register, hover your pointer over the desired location and click your mouse to go directly to that locations registration page.
Hosted this year by Fort Worth East and Fort Worth Great Southwest Rotary Clubs at the Tarrant County College South Campus, 5301 Campus Drive in Fort Worth on February 16, 2019. Concert seating starts at 6 pm. Concert starts at 6:30 pm.
VIP tickets are $75 (includes reception), General Admission is $25 and Student admission is $5
Call 817-531-3804 to reserve your tickets
Fort Worth East and Fort Worth Great Southwest Rotary Clubs announce 2019 The Heart of Peace Concert
380 Rotary Club to Charter Jan 5, 2019 from 5 pm to 8 pm
at the
Copeland Center, 1400 FM 424 in Cross Roads, Texas
Kerry Jordan and Sina Tidwell began the journey in February 2018 discovering Rotary at the Little Elm Club. After being warmly welcomed, and embracing Rotary's mission, Kerry and Sina started informal meetings with the help of DeWayne Brawner and members of the Little Elm Rotary in August to build the Chartering Club Members of the new 380 Rotary Club.
Kayla Christianson to serve as District Governor Nominee Designate (RY 2021-2022)
It is my pleasure to announce the selection of Kayla Belle Christianson as District 5790 Governor in Rotary Year 2021-2022! Kayla will serve as the District Governor Nominee Designate until July 1, 2019 when she will become the District Governor Nominee.
Kayla has been a member of the Rotary Club of Abilene since June of 2008 where she served in several capacities including Club President in 2011-2012. She has been very involved with Fundraising and Public Image in and around the Abilene area. In addition, Kayla has served at the district level in several capacities including the current year as Area Assistant Governor for Area 7.
Last November, Governor Gerald Robinson announced two e-club initiatives for District 5790. The intent of these initiatives is to allow the formation of two e-clubs in District 5790. One e-club will focus on former youth program participants and the other e-club will focus on community programs. Both are intended to provide a Rotary service vehicle for those whose travel and business commitments inhibit participation in one of the 71 community based Rotary clubs in our district.
Twelve generous supporters of Rotary's Polio eradication efforts will have the opportunity to play golf with legend (and Polio Survivor) Jack Nicklaus, a Rotary Ambassador for Polio eradication.
Something for our golfing Rotary members to think about:
“ The proper score for a businessman golfer is 90. If he is better than that he is neglecting his business. If he’s worse, he’s neglecting his golf.”
How is your club Progressing toward it's 2018-2019 Goals?
Rotary International President Barry Rassin has asked each of our 36,678 worldwide Rotary Clubs to report and periodically update their 2018-2019 goals in Rotary Club Central. Forty-six of our District 5790 Rotary Clubs have posted their 2018-2018 goals in Rotary Club Central. Our 2018-2019 Rotary year is almost half over. How is your club doing? How many service projects has your club completed thus far? How many volunteer hours have been devoted to your communities? These are all questions easily answered by completing the service activities portion of your clubs Rotary Club Central report for each of the projects you have done thus far. Unsure how to go about updating your goals? Contact your Training/Technology Area Training Officer for guidance.
Grapevine RC invites District 5790 Rotary members to join them in Cuba Jan 13 - 18, 2019
Grapevine Rotary invites fellow District 5790 Rotarians to join the third annual Rotary Wheelchairs to Cuba trip January 13-18. Cost for the tour is $2,650 plus airfare, which is half of what most tour companies are charging. The tour guide will be former Rotary Scholar Dr. Graham Sowa who received his M.D. at the University of Havana last year. Accommodations will be at the renowned Hotel Nationale and bus provided by Experience Cuba LLC. An itinerary is attached of daily activities for your review.
Consider joining 150 plus fellow District 5790 Rotary Members in Guatemala next June
District Governor and the Guatemala Service Project team is hard at work planning a fantastic year end service project that will change lives in the country of Guatemala.
We hope you will join us as we go to GUATEMALA next JUNE to CHANGE LIVES!!!
Please be sure to complete the Indication of Interest SURVEY below so we can continue planning this life-changing trip!
Summer Service Project – June 23-27, 2019
We have an exciting district-wide service project planned for this year. We are seeking 120+ people to help work on a number of different projects in GUATEMALA centered around strengthening schools, providing clean water and improved hygiene. We are looking for both skilled and unskilled volunteers who have experience with:
Plumbing, electrical, tile, and/or carpentry
Painting – including murals and artwork
IT skills for computer lab
Medical / nursing needs
Spanish language (help w/ translation)
Several projects will be focused on strengthening schools and improving the health of students and their families. Some of the projects we will be working on:
Replacing the roof on a school in an earthquake prone region
Repairing bathrooms in several schools
Installing new stoves with chimneys and other appliances in school kitchens
Assisting with hygiene health initiatives to improve hand washing and sanitary habits
Installing a computer lab in school for elementary kids, special needs children, and college age young adults
FASTRACK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Expanding a successful program on the east coast for the past 14 years. At risk students (70% rural and 30% city) are given a comprehensive 3 year long education and apprenticeship. They attend school for 3 hours a day and then intern with a chosen business for 5 hours. Students usually come in with the equivalent of a 6th grade education and leave the program with a high school degree. 80% of these leave with a job.
We will work together with the local technical school constructing desks, tables, etc. and leave the tools behind with the host Rotary club for the school’s use.
Opportunity to connect with other Rotarians:
You will have the opportunity to see first hand how effective Rotary is in meeting needs around the world by working along side Rotarians, Rotoractors, and Interactors from several Rotary clubs in Guatemala.
LODGING, TRANSPORATION AND MEALS
We will be staying in beautiful Antigua. Resort hotels have numerous amenities including spa services and great dining opportunities.
We are striving to keep the cost of the trip below $1,000 per person (double occupancy). At this point, the airfare ranges between $475 and $800. Hotel cost will be in the range of $45 - $100 per night.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
In order to obtain the best pricing, we need to know how many people are planning on going on this service trip. If you have any interest in helping or want to know more, please let us know by filling out this online form (10 questions, about 2-3 minutes) to indicate your interest by September 15th. We will follow up with you as soon as we have additional information regarding costs, etc.
After the projects are completed, you will have the opportunity to explore Antigua and the rest Guatemala on your own. Here are some options available to you:
Take three hour guided walking or bike/cycling tour of Antigua.
Explore colonial buildings around the main plaza.
Visit Central Market.
Visit the many churches and monasteries.
Visit Centro Cultural La Azotea (in Jocotenango)
Go horseback riding (from Ravenscroft Riding Stables)
Climb a dormant volcano (various lengths and difficulty).
Visit a local coffee plantation.
Visit Ciudad Vieja (original capital, 1527-1543)
Visit Lake Atitlan and Panajachel.
Take boat tour of Lake Atitlan.
Visit Chichicastenango market.
Tour ruins of Tikal, time permitting (various tour companies in Antigua – usually a day trip)
QUESTIONS
Additional information about the trip can be found here:
As we start the new 2018 rotary year we have already started looking towards the 2019/20 Youth Exchange Year.
We have re-branded the year YE program as the District 5790 Youth Exchange Scholarship Program. The scholarship brand is being used because what we are able to offer through the YE program is; free room and board, free tuition at a school in a host country and a monthly stipend while in that country. The monetary value of this alone is approximately $15,000. If we add in the value of living abroad for up to a year, learning a new language and developing resume building life skills then the value is incalculable!
We owe it to the students of our district to share this opportunity with them.
If your club sponsors an Interact Club at your local High School I would love the opportunity to come and speak about the Youth Exchange Scholarship Program.
The sooner in the year we can get this information to the students the better to determine if they are candidates. We will conduct district interviews in November and December and students need time to think about their options.
I look forward to hearing from the Interact coordinator at your club!
Become "People of Action"
Norm King District YEO Best "Job" in Rotary 817-781-3327 yeo_5790@yahoo.com
In 2017 TWU chartered it's first Rotaract club thanks to the founding officers familiar to Rotary. The founding president was a former Rotary exchange student from Chile and two other officers were Interact members in high school. Year two looks very promising! twurotaract@gmail.com
Rotarians please remind your RYLA participants and college scholarship recipients about potential Rotaract clubs at the college they are attending or plan on attending. To assist in starting a new Rotaract club go to: https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/rotaract-clubs
As District Governor Gerald Robinson travels the district, you’ll hear him speak about one of District 5790’s goals for this year, which is for every club to be active with an initiative addressing homelessness.
We know that you are community service driven as a natural part of embodying “SERVICE ABOVE SELF”, so you may already have these connections to community providers. IF you need it, as your Community Service Assistance Team, we will help connect your club to organizations in your area that provide services to the homeless and unsheltered.
ATO Club Culture Team members are scheduled for a training session on September 21. In the meantime each will visit their respective clubs with a view of meeting AG for the area and officers of the clubs. Our ultimate goal is to assist clubs in assessing their club culture and doing strategic planning for success.
It's a picture of a child being vaccinated in Papus New Guinea - as the immunization campaigns designed to stop the Vaccine Induced Polio outbreak there continues. Click World Polio Day Event Planning Guide for ideas.
Did you know that District 5790 has a team of volunteers dedicated to helping clubs implement Rotary Technology?
Without a doubt, new technology can be frustrating. That is why District Governor Gerald Robinson and the Training/Technology Team Captain John Pokorny have put together a team of Rotary members from club throughout the district dedicated to helping your club implement Rotary Technology like Rotary Club Central in Rotary.org and ClubRunner in the District and Club websites. The team is made up of past presidents and club secretaries that have successfully applied some or all of these tools in their clubs. Club executives are encouraged to contact a team member to share their experience with these tools.
It's time to complete your Club Goals in Rotary Club Central!
"If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else." Yogi Berra
July is New Rotary Officers Month. In preparation the new club officers have been planning and setting service goals for their club to achieve during the 2018-2019 Rotary year. District Governor Gerald Robinson is asking that clubs record their goals in Rotary Club Central before July 31, 2018.
The districts Training and Technology team is prepared to provide what ever training is needed to assist club leaders in recording their clubs goals in Rotary Club Central. Each of the districts 8 Areas has a Training and Technology Area Training Officer (ATO) assigned that will provide training and assistance when asked. To contact the Training and Technology ATO in your area, click here.
There are two sections in RCC that need to be completed; All the tabs in the Goal Center and the Service Activities section. The District 5790 Website includes some resources to assist clubs including:
Rotary Club Central (you will need your Rotary.org login credentials for this link)
District Governor Elect Gerald Robinson announced a new District 5790 Rotary Awards Recognition program for Rotary Year 2018-2019.
Under the new recognition system, District 5790 clubs will have the opportunity to compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze Recognition's in Community Service, Foundation, International Service, Membership and Public Image. In addition, our 8 Areas will have the opportunity to compete for Recognition's in Club Culture, Events Planning, New Club Development and Training/Technology.
You are cordially invited to attend the installation ceremony for Flower Mound Rotarian Gerald Robinson as he becomes the Rotary International District 5790 Governor for the 2018-2019 Rotary year. We will celebrate current District Governor Chris McLucas's successful Rotary year and welcome Gerald as the new leader of District 5790.
Seats are $50 each. Clubs that register at least 8 members/guests will be recognized a with special close proximity table indicating Clubs Name and special favors for each of the 8 members”. "Club Tables" will be limited to 10 tables. The first 10 clubs that purchase a full table of 8 will receive a table, Table location will be determined by date all 8 seats are purchased.
“All other member seats will be in the open seating area”. To register, click here.
Western attire encouraged including boots, hats, and jeans.
June 30th 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Austin Ranch 2009 Anderson Gibson Rd Grapevine, TX 76051
Czar for Fun, Andy Eads Announces 2018 Induction Dinner Dance June 30th
Posted by John Pokorny and Frank W. Allen on Jun 06, 2018
Congratulations, Trinity High School Interact Club
So, how does a high school Interact Club become an award winner?
By being an Interact Club whose members have a gifts to willingly share with the community. And that are mentored by and engaged with the sponsoring Rotary Club members.
As the webmaster of the District 5790 website, I had requested that all the 2017-2018 District 5790 award winning Rotary clubs send me photo's to include in a website story about the 2018 District Conference All Clubs Celebration district recognition awards. The Mid Cities Pacesetter Rotary Club one two awards including 1st Place in Vocational Service for medium size clubs. So naturally when they sent photo's they sent several photo's of the award winning Trinity High School Interact Club. As I reviewed the photo's I was struck by how engaged the Mid City Pacesetter members were with the members of the club they were sponsoring. At that point, I decided to do a separate story focusing on the Trinity High School Interact Club and their sponsor club Mid Cities Pacesetters RC. Club President Frank Allen was asked to prepare a short article about both clubs and their success. What follows are Franks article and several photo's from their very successful Rotary year.
District 5790, once again, recognized vocations that live the Rotary moto, “Service Above Self.” On Saturday, May 18, 2018, at the annual District Conference, awards were presented to a Teacher, a Veteran, a Police Officer and a Firefighter.
Clubs around the district recognized these professions throughout the year at their weekly meetings. The clubs then submitted a nomination for each profession to the district for recognition at the district level. Each of those nominations, from the various clubs, were compiled and presented to a panel of judges who then selected one person to be recognized for each profession.
“These are some of the best Four-Way Test Speech Contest talks we have ever heard.”
“These kids are really bright and know how to research for their talks.”
These are but a few of the comments heard about the speakers at the District Four-Way Test Speech Contest held on Saturday, May 19, at the District Celebration. There were seven contestants, all in high school inRotary District 5790
*First Place: Nicole (Nikki) Stancik from Holliday High School sponsored by the Wichita Falls Southwest Club
Members of the 14 clubs can go to the END COVID in Denton County Webpage
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secretary for the Arlington Rotary Club.
The Heart of Peace Concert:
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elopment Snapshot 
program on the east coast for the past 14 years. At risk students (70% rural and 30% city) are given a comprehensive 3 year long education and apprenticeship. They attend school for 3 hours a day and then intern with a chosen business for 5 hours. Students usually come in with the equivalent of a 6th grade education and leave the program with a high school degree. 80% of these leave with a job.
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