Foundation Gala - A Legacy of Light! - November 8, 2025
Silent Auction Donations
Live Auction Donations
Cuba Humanitarian Trip – January 9-14
DG Nominations
District Cruise - February 14-19
Speakers Bureau
Upcoming District Events
Upcoming Club Events
DG'S MESSAGE
There's still one month to go!
Don't stop playing! You can still reach your goals!
Did you know that Rotary International makes decisions based in part on our year-end membership numbers? The more members we have, the more say-so we have in those decisions!
Rotary Strong is our District-Wide initiative to help you finish this year and start next year as strong as possible with a three-step process:
CONNECT with and RETAIN your current members!
RE-CONNECT - Bring former Rotarians back into the conversation
GROW - Continue to ATTRACT and bring in New Members!
So, please don't wait until July to bring new members on board! Let's bring on as many as we can this month!
Also - please don't just write off members who have not been active - give them a call and tell them how important their membership is!
Let's finish this year and start next year ROTARY STRONG!
Membership Update
Please make sure your membership numbers are up-to-date in ClubRunner or DACdb!
15% growth has been our target all year long! And many of our clubs have already reached or surpassed 15% growth this year! Here are the clubs that are leading the way in membership:
Top Eleven Clubs in % Growth
Kennedale - 59% (!)
Mineral Wells - 38%
Red River - 37%
Southlake - 27%
380 Rotary Club - 22%
Breckenridge - 21%
Denton Evening - 17%
Highland Village - 15%
Colleyville - 15%
Fort Worth South - 12%
Burleson Area Mid-Day - 12%
Top Eleven Clubs in # Growth
Fort Worth Downtown - 20 (!)
Mineral Wells - 13
Red River - 10
Kennedale - 10
Arlington - 7
Arlington Sunrise - 7
Colleyville - 6
Decatur - 6
Highland Village - 6
Lewisville - 6
Southlake - 6
34 of our clubs have shown a net increase in membership this year!
KEEP THAT FOCUS! IF THESE CLUBS CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW BIRDVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
Birdville (Serving North Richland Hills, Richland Watauga, and Haltom City) submitted their charter in May with 32 Charter Members!
Congratulations to President Greg Gideon and President-Elect Sean McGaughey for leading the effort to form this new club!
ON-GOING NEW CLUB EFFORTS
North Central Texas Salute to Veterans
President-Elect Kevin Sellers is leading the effort to establish a new stand-alone club focused on supporting veterans.
Our goal is to bring in new Rotarians. Reach out to Kevin Sellers at 405-503-6450, or kevins@excelmedstaff.com
The Colony (NEW Club Opportunity)
We are in the initial stages of forming a club in The Colony. If you know of people in this area who would be potential Rotarians, please contact DGE Angie Cox - angiecoxrotary5790@gmail.com.
Denton-Lake Cities (forming a Companion club)
Denton-Lake Cities has updated their Strategic Plan to include starting a companion club!
If you have ideas about expanding your club or launching a new or companion club, contact incoming District Membership Chair Lisa Dyer Lisa.Dyer.Rotary@gmail.com and the District Membership Success Team. They are ready to partner with you to GROW ROTARY!
October is Polio Month!
In 1988 there were 350,000 new cases of wild polio each year in 125 countries. Today, thanks to the combined efforts of Rotary International, the WHO, the CDC, UNICEF, the Gates Foundation and GAVI, this year we have had only 30 cases in two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan! Let’s finish the fight!
This year our district is sponsoring Pedaling for Polio (see below). For a list of club polio events around the district, see Club Events.
PEDALING FOR POLIO
Join us for a an easy-paced 25-mile ride in the Grapevine Lake area to raise money for PolioPlus! There is NO FEE to join the team! Non-Rotarians can join too!
Click on the logo above to DONATE or to JOIN THE TEAM and set up your fundraising page. (It only takes a few seconds, really!) Then share your page with club members, friends and family, and start raising fund for the fight against polio! If you're not a cyclist or can't come that day, join the team anyway and raise money for PolioPlus! Cycle on your own, or have a completely different event!
Rotarians donors automatically get Paul Harris credit! Donations from non-Rotarians count as donations form your club!
And remember - ALL DONATIONS ARE MATCHED 2:1 BY THE GATES FOUNDATION!
2025 FOUNDATION GALA
Our Foundation Gala will be Saturday, November 8 from 6 – 10 pm at the Embassy Suites in Grapevine. The themE will be “A Legacy of Light – Celebrating 120 years of Service”, in commemoration of Rotary’s founding in 1905. Our guest speaker will be Rotary Foundation Trustee Vicki Puliz. The evening will feature dinner, dancing, a silent auction and a live auction. Tickets are $125 each, and may be purchased on the District 5790 website, rotary5790.org. You won’t want to miss it!
Click Here to Buy Your Tickets and be sure to review our sponsorship opportunities!
LIVE AUCTIONS ITEMS NEEDED
For the Foundation Gala Live Auction, we are looking for “auctionable” items, such as flights, trips, vacations, sporting events, or other big ticket items. If you would like to donate a live auction item, please contact Foundation Gala Committee Chair Mary Jennings no later than Friday, October 31.
Questions? Contact Foundation Committee Chair - Mary Jennings
📞 214-878-6618 | 📧 mary.jennings51@verizon.net
SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS REQUESTED
To make things easier on the clubs and on the Gala team, we are requesting that each club donate $200 to the Foundation Gala Silent Auction. This will allow the Foundation Gala team to purchase and package the Silent Auction Items ahead of time and ensure a variety of items. You can donate the $200 on the Foundation Gala Silent Auction If you prefer to donate items or gift cards, please get them to :
Questions? Contact Foundation Committee Chair - Mary Jennings
📞 214-878-6618 | 📧 mary.jennings51@verizon.net
HUMANITARIAN TRIP TO CUBA
Bruce Stacy of the Colleyville Rotary Club will be leading a Humanitarian trip to Havana, Cuba from January 9 – January 14, 2026. The trip will also feature tours of a cigar factory, as well as plenty of opportunities to sample Cuban rum and Cuban cuisine! If you have always wanted to see a Communist country up close, this is your chance! There are only a few slots left!
Nominations are now open for District Governor for 2028-29. If you are interested in becoming a District Governor, or if you know of someone in your club you think would make a good DG please let you Club President know, here are the requirements:
Must have served as a Club President
Must be nominated by your club
There will be District Governor Candidate Information Session on October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Click here to register for the information session.
Questions? Contact District Governor Jon Bullock
📞 817-721-6061 | 📧 rotaryjon@gmail.com
Please join us for a special 5-night Caribbean Cruise on February 14-19 2026.
We will be departing from Galveston and stopping at two ports in Mexico; Progreso in the Yucatan penisula and Progreso and Cozumel.
There are several cabin classes starting at $564 per person.
Phone: 972-643-4935 and 817-233-0386
Email: linda.baird@altour.com
Did you know we have a Speakers Bureau on our District web page? It is currently located under “Services Training/Speakers Bureau”. We are especially excited about our new arrangement with FreeSpeakers.org!
Under “Links”, you will see links to the following:
District Organization Chart – all of our district leaders are available to speak at club meeting
Freespeakers.org – a list of free speakers on a variety of topics in the DFW area.
You also have the ability to register as a speaker! Please do so to share your knowledge, interests and experience with your fellow Rotarians!
