The culture of a Rotary Club should be determined by the many talented personalities of members all supporting one cause…”Service above self”. Getting the membership pulling together in the same direction, as a unified team, suggests the need for some degree of planning. Significant achievements of clubs result by design, not by chance!
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Rotary District 5790 was well represented among the 42,100 and counting Rotary members from 174 countries. Not only do these folks have the excitement of rubbing elbows with a worldwide cultural smorgasbord of Rotary members, they are absorbing like a sponge all the latest and greatest information that Rotary has to offer. For example, on of the items distributed to the district governors in attendance is Rotary Internationals clarification of the RI policy with regards Club and District Activities related to the use of Guns and Weapons. District Rotary members may review that policy by clicking here. Zone 21b and 27 Zone Director also provided a summation of the policy which can be read here.
We have now gone Nine Weeks with no new Polio cases reported worldwide!
Rotarians have raised $37.8 Million for Global Polio Eradication since 7/1/16. Our Goal is to raise $45 Million by June 30, 2017. One Polio Virus positive environmental sample was reported this week.The Gates Foundation is currently matching all Rotarian Raised Polio Donations $2 for each $1 Contributed (Up to $35Mil/Yr.)
To Donate, click here
If you are a Rotary Member, Click MyRotary with your login information, then click Take Action in Menu Bar, then click End Polio and complete the donation information screen for an on-line donation via your credit or debit card.
If you are not a Rotary Member and wish to donate, please click the Donate Now button in upper right corner of your screen.
Plan to join us on June the 24th for the 2017-18 Governor's Installation Ceremonies and meet Past Rotary International President Ray Klingingsmith. The induction ceremonies for our new District Governor, District Officers and Club Presidents will take place at a banquet to take place at Walnut Creek Country Club, 1151 Country Club Drive in Mansfield, Texas.
Register now for the 2017-18 District 5790 Installation of our District Governors and Officers and Club Presidents. Details are listed below. Please register by clicking registration here.
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Check out the latest Membership Madness Dispatch (Volume I, Issue VIII). Congratulations to the 17 District Rotary Clubs that have achieved the district goal of 10% or greater net growth for the year. With a little over a month left in the Rotary year, lets keep the pedal to the medal, invite guests to join us at meetings and our community service projects.
A Satellite Rotary Club is an officially sanctioned by Rotary International Club under the charter of a parent club. The Satellite Rotary Club will operate under the parent Rotary Club Charter until such time as the satellite is large enough to petition RI for its own charter. The Satellite Rotary Club will have its own community service projects and fund raisers to support the community service initiatives established by the satellite clubs own board.
Satellite club members are listed as Satellite Club members of the parent Rotary club. Instead of a club president, there is a Satellite Club Director who is serving as one of the parent club Board of Directors and working closely with its president and membership committee.
District 5790 now has two officially sanctioned Satellite Rotary Clubs; The Rotary Club of Lewisville Satellite Rotary Club of Little Elm and the Rotary Club of Cleburne Satellite Rotary Club of Cleburne Evening.
It seems there has been a plethora of articles about the millennial generation lately. How are we to include them in the work place, our churches and ultimately our community. As Rotarians we are concerned about inclusion of all members of our community in our Rotary clubs. Perhaps one of the best known proponents of young professionals in Rotary is Evan Burrell. Many of us have seen is super Rotary Man image on various face book posts and articles in Rotary International's Rotary Voices. The following is a summary of a round table discussion moderated by Evan 2 years ago.
Evan Burrell, a member of the Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia participated in Rotaract, RYLA, and Rotary's Group Study Exchange.
Andy Eads is a member of the District 5790 Membership Committee where he helps the district grow through Membership Extension. His primary roll is to work with Rotarian members and Rotarians-to-be in the formation of new clubs. Andy brings is rich experience as a founding member of the hugely successful Cross Timbers Rotary Club. He is the founding president of Cross Timbers Rotary Club and is past president of the Flower Mound Rotary Club.
Rotary District 5790 Membership Committee member Lori Fickling is committed to helping as many of our 69 clubs as possible achieve a 10% net increase in membership. Lori Fickling is a 24-year Rotarian and current president and founding member of the new Cross Timbers Rotary Club in Flower Mound, Texas.
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Lori has 30+ years background in Sales and Sales Management primarily in the Staffing Industry. She spent the last 14 years as an “Agent of Change” working with companies to spur on new growth and profits for their organizations. Currently she is the President and CEO of the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
Lori is incredibly forward thinking with a constant focus on changes ahead and how to adapt to those changes in order to thrive.
Lori has been in Rotary a little over 3 years. She is currently Treasurer for the Mansfield Rotary Club and has served on the District Membership Team the last 2 years.
When asked how she planned to help other Rotary Clubs in District 5790, she said " by Training & Speaking on topics for Membership Growth and Retention". Are you ready for Lori to help your club? Just e-mail Lori Williams now.
RI President John Germs August 1, 2016 Membership Month memo was amended to include the following comments regarding RI's new membership materials being offered to support club membership growth and retention:
Providing you with the materials to help cultivate and maintain membership is something Rotary is striving to do, now more than ever. Clubs can use our new Rotary Club Health Check and Membership Assessment Tools to identify their problem areas and develop strategies to address them. Also available is Impact Begins with You, a regionalized brochure for prospective members available on shop.rotary.org. As part of our Membership Month celebrations, Rotary is offering a 20% discount on orders of this prospective member brochure (up to 20 packs of 5) through August 31.
Here is your Rotary International Calendar including Monthly Rotary Themes
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District 5790 Rotarians, your 2017-2018 District Governor, Christopher J McLucas and his wife Heather, attended Rotary International Assembly January 19-25, 2017 in San Diego California with 543 fellow District Governors from more than 200 countries in the world representing the District Governor Class of 2017-2018.
