BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: DISTRICT 5790 ROTARY FOUNDATION GALA Saturday\, November 5\ , 2022 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Granbury Conference Center Grabury\, Texas Featured Speaker Greg E. Podd Trustee 2022-26 Rotary Clu b of Evergreen Colorado\, USA   Greg is a retired certified public accoun tant and personal financial specialist who opened his own firm in 1979. Du ring his career\, he wrote four professional continuing education accounti ng and finance courses and was a keynote speaker at five national conferen ces. Greg has taught many courses as a guest professor in the master’s d egree in taxation program at Arizona State University and has made present ations to more than 20\,000 CPAs and chartered accountants worldwide. He w as also president and owner of a firm that specialized in metal fabricatio n for the telecommunications industry and of an international health care software development firm. Greg joined Rotary in 1982. He has served Rotar y International as vice president and director. During his time on the Boa rd of Directors\, he chaired committees including the Audit Committee and the Board Council on Legislation Advisory Committee. He also served on the Operations Review Committee and The Rotary Foundation’s Investment Comm ittee\, among others. Other roles he’s held include training leader\, RI president’s representative\, and representative to the Council on Legis lation. As a Rotary Foundation major gifts adviser\, Greg organized his di strict’s Million Dollar Dinner\, which raised more than $3.1 million in one night. He enjoys applying his professional knowledge and skills to hel p Rotary’s club\, district\, and zone leaders resolve funding questions. He says\, “There is an education gap out there dealing with the finance s of Rotary at all levels\, and I’m glad to have served as a go-to perso n for questions.” Greg has also been active in numerous local\, regional \, and national professional organizations\, community groups\, and charit ies\, including as a treasurer and board and committee member. Greg has re ceived the Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service. He and his spouse\, Pam\, are Major Donors and membe rs of the Arch Klumph Society\, Bequest Society\, and Paul Harris Society.   Be A Sponsor DOWNLOARD SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DOWNLOAD SILENT AUCTION INFORMATION  AND FORMS We enc ourage Rotarians throughout the district to review our sponsorship opportu nities. Click here for online purchase of a 2022 Foundation Gala Sponsorsh ip Our Sponsorship Chairman Is: AG Jon Bullock rotaryjon@gmail.com 817-721 -6061 Buy Club Tables Club Tables go pretty quickly so we advise you to talk to your clubs and see if they want a club table. The ta bles seat 8 people and are $1000 each. Click here to purchase a table. Tab les are assigned from the front of the room based on when the payment for the table is received.  The table sponsor chairman is: Andy Eads Andy.Ea ds@dentoncounty.gov LIve Auction At our District Foundation Gala in Granbury on Saturday evening November 5th\, there will be a live a uction. I need your help in acquiring the 5 items to be auctioned off wit h net proceeds going to The Rotary Foundation.    Do you have or know so meone that has something special they would be willing to donate? Possibl y a vacation home or condo in the mountains or coast that the successful b idder could stay in for a week. Or\, a game hunt on a private ranch\, per haps tickets to a professional sporting event. Please use your imaginatio n and help in making this Gala event successful and fun.   If you have su ggestions or questions\, please contact me\, Dan Linebarger (live auction chair) 432-528-3010 dan@linebarger.com Jewelry Raffle PDG Dan Morales is a wonderful Rotarian who is the owner of Diamonds and Designs in Arlington\, Texas. He will design a special piece of jewe lry for the gala. It will be raffled. Tickets will be sold for $100 each a nd the proceeds will go to the Annual Program fund.-SHARE in the name of t he person who buys the tickets.   Register now and plan on attending the Gala. Who knows you might be the lucky winner! Hotels/Motels/Bed & Breakfasts Please book your rooms early\, most of these offers wi ll end on October 18. You will be required to add the name of the hotel a nd number of room nights that you use when you register  Click He re To See all lodging options Click Here to Register DTEND:20221106T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T214604Z DTSTART:20221105T220000Z LOCATION:Lake Granbury Conference Center SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Foundation Gala UID:f8253b57-c573-4dc5-925f-d6f8520ae061 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
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DISTRICT 5790 ROTARY FOU NDATION GALA

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S aturday\, November 5\, 2022

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5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Granbury Conference Center

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Grabury\, Texas

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Featured Speake r

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< span style="font-size:14px\;">Greg E. Podd

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Trustee 2022-26\n\n

Rotary Club of Evergreen

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Colorado\, USA

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Greg is a retired certified public accountant and personal financial specialist who opened his own firm in 1979. During his career\, he wrote four professiona l continuing education accounting and finance courses and was a keynote sp eaker at five national conferences. Greg has taught many courses as a gues t professor in the master&rsquo\;s degree in taxation program at Arizona S tate University and has made presentations to more than 20\,000 CPAs and c hartered accountants worldwide. He was also president and owner of a firm that specialized in metal fabrication for the telecommunications industry and of an international health care software development firm.

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Greg joined Rotary in 1982. He has serv ed Rotary International as vice president and director. During his time on the Board of Directors\, he chaired committees including the Audit Commit tee and the Board Council on Legislation Advisory Committee. He also serve d on the Operations Review Committee and The Rotary Foundation&rsquo\;s In vestment Committee\, among others. Other roles he&rsquo\;s held include tr aining leader\, RI president&rsquo\;s representative\, and representative to the Council on Legislation.

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As a Rotary Foundation major gifts adviser\, Greg organized his distric t&rsquo\;s Million Dollar Dinner\, which raised more than $3.1 million in one night. He enjoys applying his professional knowledge and skills to hel p Rotary&rsquo\;s club\, district\, and zone leaders resolve funding quest ions. He says\, &ldquo\;There is an education gap out there dealing with t he finances of Rotary at all levels\, and I&rsquo\;m glad to have served a s a go-to person for questions.&rdquo\;

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Greg has also been active in numerous local\, regional\, and n ational professional organizations\, community groups\, and charities\, in cluding as a treasurer and board and committee member.

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Greg has received the Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service. He and his spo use\, Pam\, are Major Donors and members of the Arch Klumph Society\, Bequ est Society\, and Paul Harris Society.

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Be A Sponsor

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We encourage Rotarians t hroughout the district to review our sponsorship opportunities.

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Click here for online purchase of a 202 2 Foundation Gala Sponsorship

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Our Sponsorship C hairman Is:

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AG Jon Bullock

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rotaryjon@gmail.com

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817-721-6061

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Club Tables go pretty quickly so we advise you to talk to your clu bs and see if they want a club table. The tables seat 8 people and are $10 00 each. Click here to purc hase a table. Tables are assigned from the front of the room based on when  \;the paym ent for the table is received. \;

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The table sponsor chairman is:

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Andy Eads

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Andy.Eads@dentoncounty.gov

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LI ve Auction

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At our District Foundation Gala in Granbury on Saturday evening November 5th\, there will be a liv e auction. \;I need your help in acquiring the 5 items to be auctioned off with net proceeds going to The Rotary Foundation. \;

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Do you have or know someone that has something special t hey would be willing to donate? \;Possibly a vacation home or condo in the mountains or coast that the successful bidder could stay in for a wee k. \;Or\, a game hunt on a private ranch\, perhaps tickets to a profes sional sporting event. \;Please use your imagination and help in makin g this Gala event successful and fun.

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If you have suggestions or questions\, ple ase contact me\,

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Dan Lineba rger (live auction chair)

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432-528-3010

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dan@lineb arger.com

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Jewelry Raffle

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Registe r now and plan on attending the Gala.

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Who knows you m ight be the lucky winner!

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Please book y our rooms early\, most of these offers will end on \;Octob er 18.

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You will be required to add the name of the hotel and number of room nigh ts that you use when you register \;

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