Welcome
message from our District Governor Vic Slaughter
Our RI President, Wilf Wilkinson has given us the theme Rotary
Shares that embodies Rotarians. His message describes that
sharing "is an individual act….but ultimately
determines how much the club as a whole shares with the local
community and the extended world community". I will be
sharing my passion for Rotary this coming year. I want to
challenge all members to Share Rotary so that it is not a
secret. One easy way is to redistribute those well read Rotarian
Magazines to schools, hospitals, and libraries.
It takes time, talent and treasures (TTT) to make a difference.
It would be nice if all the T's were equally dispersed but they
are not. Inventory your assets of what you have to share and
share them. Tell the world what you've done, and let it be good
news in the local papers, radio, and television spots. Because
we are the best service club in the world, we should proudly
wear our Rotary pins.
The children are our future! Get involved early in youth
programs for RYE, RYLA, Interact, and Rotaract. It will
strengthen your club and community. Read to the young and help
expand the Dictionary Project to all of our clubs. We must be
vigilant for the youth of the world. Polio Plus needs some of
your treasures and a lot of your time to see our dream for a
Polio free world. Think about traveling on a National
Immunization Day (NID). It will change your life. In addition to
hunger and the need for clean water, the need to address the
orphans of AIDS in Africa is upon us. Remember, the service
projects we initiate define our clubs. Relevant projects will
help attract new members and will invigorate the existing
membership. Use the resources in the District to help your club
to the next level. I'm excited to help you in this effort.
Every Rotarian Every Year infuses funds to support the annual
programs of Rotary and is the impetus for both large and small
projects. Give generously to the Foundation because Rotarians
are good stewards of the funds. I encourage all Rotarians to
remain or become sustaining members.
If you are a new visitor to our web site you can use the "Site
Map" link to the left to quickly find the information you
want. And be sure to login as a guest (or District or Club
Officer if applicable) so that you can view contact information
for our District and Club Officers.
Please take a few moments to read the important announcements
below.
Thanks for stopping by.
Vic Slaughter
District Governor, 2007 - 2008
Rotary District 5190
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Group
Study Exchange Update
For the 2007-2008 Rotary year our Group Study Exchange will
be with Brazil (District 4520). Our outbound (D5190) team
will travel to Brazil April 10 - May 10, 2008. The inbound
(D4520) team will visit us at the same time. Our outbound
group has set up a Blog
here so that District Rotarians may read about the
trip daily.
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Ambassadorial
and World Peace Scholarships
Now is the time to start looking for candidates for the
2009-10 Ambassadorial and World Peace Scholarships. A fact
sheet about the programs and applications may be found here.
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Speech
and Music Contest Documents now available
The documents for the 2008 Speech and Music contests are
now posted on this web site. You will need to log in as a
club or district officer or as a guest to retrieve the
documents.
Speech contest documents may be found
here.
Music contest documents may be found here.
You may go here
to log in.
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December,
2007 World Community Service Newsletter Available
Here
is a new newsletter with information on existing World
Community Service projects, International projects looking
for sponsors, and answer to questions you may have on how to
do a World Community project.
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Rotary
seeks Young Ambassadors
May 2009 in Italy - four weeks as part of a Rotary goodwill
exchange. Rotary District 5190 is currently accepting
applications for the 2009 Group Study Exchange to Italy.
Young business professionals between 25 and 40 years old are
encouraged to apply. Applications should be submitted by
July 31, 2008. Detailed information is located on our
Foundation GSE web page here.
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Information
Resources for new Club Presidents and Secretaries
Are you aware that Club and District Support (CDS) staff
serve as your primary contact at Rotary? Staff can answer
any question about Rotary as well as provide advice on club
elections, constitutional matters, club traditions and
customs, club operations, and RI Board policy. The PDF
Document here
contains some critical web resources to assist in
leading and supporting your club in the year ahead. Of
particular importance are some new IRS reporting
requirements this year.
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Attention
New Club Secretaries and Presidents
You may retrieve your user id and password from the login
page. Select the link under the blue "sign in"
button that says "email me my user id and password".
Then you may have your user ID and password sent to you
immediately along with login instructions. The login page is
located
here.
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Do
you know a non-Rotarian professional interested in pursuing
a Master’s Degree in peace building, conflict
resolution, and mediation?
If you do, recommend him or her for a Rotary World Peace
Fellowship! Each year, Rotary selects up to 60 Fellows to
study peace and conflict resolution at one of the seven
prestigious universities around the world. Applications for
the 2008-2010 program are being processed by Rotary clubs
now. Application process and eligibility information can be
found at the Rotary International web site here.
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How
to promote your Rotary activities in your local print media
Are you taking advantage of your local print media to
promote your Rotary activities? Here are the e-mail addrsses
for major publications in our District. Good luck!! Let's
see some club-generated articles about what you are doing.
Technology makes it quick and easy to snap a picture, write
an article and send it off. Most of the small town
publications are eager for feature stories. The list of
major publications in our District is here.
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Club
Fundraisers list
The purpose of this list and the brief description of
projects is to provide ideas and information to Club
Officers who are seeking new and improved fundraisers for
their Club. See the list
Here
(Updated, March, 2006).
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Dates |
| June
15-18, 2008 |
International
Convention, Los Angeles
registration fees go up Dec 15 so now is the time to
make reservations. FARWEST breakfast Monday June 16 and
there will be a D5190 social gathering. For more
information, contact
Wyn
Spiller |
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