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Rotary District 5180

October 2018

Rotarians,

October is Economic and Community Development Month. While passions vary and Rotarians find deep meaning in many different causes and projects supporting our 6 areas of focus and beyond, community causes are the #1 reason why most Rotarians join and participate in Rotary activities.

As I travel around the district, I am consistently inspired by our clubs continued commitment to lift up our communities as we continue to raise critical funds to help us serve our communities and do projects that lift them up.

We must continue to 'Be the Inspiration' for everyone else to follow. Our hearts must lead us and fuel our passions to make our communities a better place for everyone by doing more and being more and we must continue to demonstrate we are part of the essential 'fabric of good' that makes this a region of caring through our leadership, innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, empathy, and impact.

On another note, a very important date in our fight to eradicate polio occurs on October 24, which is World Polio Day. The District Foundation Committee has de-cided we would match dollar for dollar, up to $20,000 for all donations made from October 1 - October 24, 2018, so consider making a contribution and use the leverage we have made available!

If you have an event planned, be sure to register and promote it at endpo-lionow.org and if you don't there are lots of ideas on that site too!

Finally, November 3rd is 'Holidays Around the World' at our Foundation Dinner. Rotary International Vice President, John Matthews, will be our keynote speaker and Auburn Road will entertain is with their chart-topping music style. Don't miss it!

Be the Inspiration!

A Message from District Governor

Jack Arney

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Yours In Rotary,

DG Jack

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JOSHUA’S HOUSE

Where the Homeless Can Die With Dignity

The mission of Joshua’s House is “to create a hospice for the homeless

that would provide a safe, secure, comforting environment for those

who are dying.” More than 3.600 people are experiencing homelessness

in Sacramento, and it is estimated that one homeless individual dies on

Sacramento streets every week. The effort to change this statistic was

spearheaded in 2015 by Marlene Von Friederichs-Fitzwater from

the Rotary Club of Sacramento. Marlene’s grandson, Joshua died

on the streets. She is doing this project in his honor, so that others will

not be subject to the tragedy he endured.

Marlene researched her project by interviewing more than 100 homeless

individuals. She found that the homeless can go to emergency rooms for

immediate care, but after they are released they have no where to go.

Marlene learned their greatest fear is to die alone on the streets

The interviews made her more determined than ever to make her

dream of Joshua’s house a reality. She contacted local hospitals as well

as the City of Sacramento and got their commitment to support her vision. She then found an empty

warehouse that is now being renovated into a place people can go to to die with dignity.

When Sacramento Rotary Club President Diane Woodruff

learned about Joshua’s House she thought it was the perfect oppor-

tunity for her club to “do something meaningful.” She asked Mar-

lene to give a her club a list of things Rotary could do to help. Her

club decided to support furnishing the rooms for the occupants.

Each room will have a hospital bed, a dresser of drawers and a com-

fortable chair. Diane reached out to other clubs in our district, and

the Rotary Clubs of Elk Grove and of Midtown stepped up to

help the cause. The clubs applied for a district grant and a total of

$11,656 was raised and donated to Joshua’s House from Rotary. If

any clubs would like to join in support of Joshua’s House, please

contact Marlene at fitz@hcri.com or go to www.thehcri.org

Rotary has received recognition from Sacramento City officials and

was featured in a Sacramento Bee insert.

Click on the link below to watch the KCRA interview with Marlene

Rotarians Margo Fowkes, Ger-

ald Felice, Diane Woodruff,

Gregory VanAcker and Eleanor

Kuechler-VanAcker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHC5n-3lY7Q

Marlene is pictured talking

to a homeless man.

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CLARKSBURG ROTARY ANSWERS A CALL FOR

HELP 2,497 MILES AWAY

When the Fuego volcano erupted on June 3rd it was a story

that captured the attention and sympathy of people around the

world. The ash plume from the volcano reached 33,000 feet

before the flow of hot lava, ash and volcanic gas came down

the slopes of the mountain. It fell at a speed so fast that it was

impossible for those in its path to outrun the death and devas-

tation it caused, The death toll is 300, but there are thousands

who are still missing. The local fire departments were ill

equipped to handle a disaster of this magnitude.

Fuego is 2,497 miles from Sacramento. It is a distance so far away that most people feel there is

nothing they can do to help, but then…”most people” aren’t Rotarians.

One of the Clarksburg Rotarians, Uvaldo Perez, is from Guatemala . He asked if there was

anything the club could do to help the fire department in Fuego. Two days later, a truck was on the

road. The locals in the Fuego area are using the little Toyota as an ambulance.

It took eight days for the truck to reach it’s destination. While the

truck was on the road, Clarksburg Rotary realized the people in the

Fuego area needed more help, so they contacted the Rotary Club of

Rio Vista. They joined the effort and helped collect donated equip-

ment from three fire departments on the Delta.

On June 21st, Katherine Vandiest, past president of Clarks-

burg delivered the items. Before Katherine left, Casa Del Espanol

and ILL Lustrador in Sacramento, held a large Fiesta downtown and

$5000 was raised that night. The truck was delivered the day they of-

ficially sealed off the town.

The Montezuma Fire Departments collected full sets of

turnouts, new helmets, knee pads and elbow pads. Also do-

nated was a radio system , which is the only one they cur-

rently have to stay in touch with the fire fighters working.

When fire departments in the Carr fire area heard of the

effort to help Guatemala fire fighters, donations poured in.

To date, over $78,000 in equipment has been donated.

Katherine Vandiest

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CLARKSBURG and RIO VISA ROTARY CLUBS

HELP VOLCANO VICTIMS (cont.)

The Rotary Clubs of Clarksburg,

Rio Vista and Rotario Cludad de

Guatemala are partnering to raise

$20,000 to purchase and transport a

used fire truck. Two Rotarians are set to

take the truck and more equipment

down in October. They will stay for two

weeks and provide training for local fire-

fighters. More dollars need to be raised.

If you can help, please contact:

No Project Is Too Big When Rotarians Get Involved

Many

essential

items for

the fire

fighters

were col-

lected and

loaded onto

to trucks.

After the first truck was delivered , it

was apparent that more help was need-

ed. Fire departments from all over No.

California donated equipment and two

more truck were filled and delivered.

www.gofundme.com/guatemala-fire-truck-for-fuego

Pocket/Greenhaven Partners with Sac. City PD

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This Could Be The Start Of Something Good

There are children sleeping in comfortable beds tonight because of the Rotary Club of Pocket/

Greenhaven. The club found out that a local family did not have beds for their children which meant

the kids were sleeping on the floor. Club President, Tony Renteria, said the club moved quick-

ly to get the much needed beds. They bought them with donations from the employees of Zoom Im-

aging Solutions. Rotarians helped deliver and assemble the beds to the delight of the entire family.

Problem Oriented Policing (POP)

President Tony said that POP officers serve as the eyes and ears

of the community. POP officers are dedicated to proactively solv-

ing issues in the community through innovative and strategic po-

licing methods. They interact with communities to identify

neighborhood problems. The programs goals are to provide

greater assistance in helping officers address issues in the com-

munity, and to restore the belief that police honestly care.

Rotary is one of the community resources the POP team can rely

on when the problems are non-violent.

Captain Alisa Buckley will soon be joining the club as a cor-

porate member. Having Alissa in the club will strengthen the

Club’s and Sacramento Police Department’s partnership.

CELEBRATE THIS OPPORTINITY

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Glenn Fong, our Past District Governor and District

Foundation Chair, has announced an incredible Founda-

tion promotion:

The District Foundation Committee has pledged to

match contributions to PolioPlus that are received be-

tween October 1st through October 24, 2018 (World

Polio Day) up to $20,000 from District DDF funds.

Your PolioPlus contributions can have twice the impact

in Rotary’s efforts to eradicate Polio in the world.

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The Rotary Club of Roseville Celebrates

80 Years of Service Above Self

On March 21, 1938, the Rotary Club of Roseville received its official charter from Rotary International. The

original club members would be proud to know that Rotarians over the past 80 years have continued their

vision of helping the community. Congratulations Roseville—We wish you 80 more!

(Front Row) Robert Gillespie, Ann Petersen, Christina Dyer, VAL MEBUST, PRESIDENT, Michael Trace-

well, Tanner DiBella (Back Row) Melissa Sisneros, Erich Brashears, Mike Holbert, Amanda Jansen, Bob van

Overbeek, Rob Saxe and Russell Trumm.

Roseville’s Board of Directors and Officers

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I had the pleasure of making a presentation about membership development at a recent Rotary

Brand Seminar. I was joined by PDG Glenn Fong and Zone Rep. Michael Boyer as together we dis-

cussed the three legs of the stool that creates our Rotary Brand.

* Public Image

* Membership

* Foundation

All three areas are intertwined. If your club has a strong Public Image, that alone helps membership

which in turn helps the Foundation.

What is your brand story? How strong are your three legs? Where is there opportuni-ty to improve?

You have a great opportunity to help you en-

hance your membership and club brand at the

District’s Membership Seminar on

October 13th.

Working as a group, we will find fun and ex-

citing ways to engage our members and grow

our clubs.

This will NOT be a PPT presentation. I want

you to come ready to have fun.

CHARLIE’S

MEMBERSHIP MINUTE

Charlie Harrison, District Membership Chair

“The Why” message is a critical first step to addressing membership. Clubs need to be sure it is a

constant theme. I believe we can keep things simple and fun in addressing opportunities to improve

membership. Past RI President John Germ says, “We need more helping hands, caring hearts and

bright minds to move our work forward.”

October 13, 2018

8:30 Check-In, Coffee and

Friendship

9:00 to 11:00 Workshop

Location:

Citrus Heights City Hall

6360 Fountain Square Drive

Citrus Heights 95621

Questions? Contact me:

Charlie Harrison Membership Chair 916-783-9100 Charlie@dgooderham.com

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They’re just changing the name. They’re NOT changing the game.

Blood donation makes a monumental impact on the lives of people across the country. You

know this as you’ve believed in our cause enough to partner with us and help spread our mes-

sage about saving lives through blood donation.

We want to spread that message even further. So, we have joined with other blood centers

across the country to form Vitalant.

It’s all about driving donations and innovations. By joining forces, we can help more people

realize their life-transforming potential., and we can combine resources to develop new inno-

vations that increase the potential in every drop of blood.

Your commitment helps us make every day awesome for patients in need. We're still in the

same place. We’re still the same people you’ve been working with, and now we’re part of

something bigger, in the same way that giving blood connects you to something bigger. This is

an exciting journey. We look forward to sharing it with you.

Learn more about Vitalant https://www.vitalant.org/Home.aspx

BloodSource has a new name:

Ten donation centers have come together collectively under the name “Vitalant.” The name

Vitalant embodies something vital and full of life.

Vitalant will maintain the same community based staff in every donation center, and donors

will experience the personal, professional and comfortable level of service they have come to

trust and respect.

780K 10% 1 in Number of generous blood donors Percent of eligible population People entering the

transforming lives with Vitalant that donates blood hospital needing blood

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PAY IT FORWARD

Skip Lawrence from Elk Grove Rotary, began donating blood in 1972, sixteen years before

becoming a Rotarian. Skip saw it as an easy way to help make a difference to those in need. He has

been helping people through the west because of his frequent donations to Bloodsourse which is

commonly called “The Tank”. Skip noted that back then, “The Tank” offered shots of whiskey after

donations. Skip said the Bloodsourse location was so close to Skip’s office “it made donating con-

venient and easy.” Skip served a six year term on the Board of Bloodsource followed by a year as

the Board’s Chair. He proudly continues to support Bloodsource at Rotary meetings, serving as the

head of the Society of Dracula’s, aka: Rotary Blood Donors.

For decades Skip has been a Whole Blood donor, but after a trip to Mexico, he wasn’t able to do-

nate Whole Blood. During this time he switched to Plasma donations. After retiring in 2002, Skip

became a frequent Plasma donor and commenced donating Plasma on a weekly basis. On a recent

tour of the Bloodsource laboratory, employees jokingly said they had freezers full of Skip’s Plasma.

On December 4, 2017, Skip had a 5 1/2 hour back surgery. After the surgery, the doctor told him that

he had lost so much blood, he had to have a transfusion. Never thinking that he would need blood

himself, he was shocked at the news. Skip received one pint of donated blood. When donor’s blood

saved him during surgery, it brought Skip’s willingness to give blood full circle.

Because of the risk of contamination after surgery, Skip was deferred from all donations for a year,

but that hasn’t stopped him from promoting Bloodsource. Skip says, “ Bloodsource has always been,

and continues to be, the gold standard for non-profit blood collecting and testing.”

Skip is counting the time left until he can walk into Bloodsource (now Vitalant) and offer his arm to

help save lives once again.

THE DRACULA SOCIETY

Skip has donated over 600 Points

of lifetime donations

of Plasma and Whole Blood.

Callie Setzer and

Kathie Nathan

are Members

of the Dracula Team.

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Flex-Ability The Alternative Meeting

By PDG Sandi Sava, Chief Flexibility Officer

Are you accustomed to attending a weekly meeting at the same place with the same members? While

this may be a wonderful experience, consider, for a change, meeting with Rotarians of your same classi-

fication or with similar interests. You never know what you might find there.

A few months ago, I discovered there were 7 separate Rotarians from 6 separate Clubs and 2 separate

Districts bound together in one law firm—Meissner, Joseph and Palley—and that I am part of this

group. I knew there were two Rotarians who, in turn, influenced two others to join, but I didn’t realize

that our numbers had grown and that 70% of our firm’s attorneys are now Rotarians. Imagine the pos-

sibilities! And so did we.

Last week the seven of us held our first joint meeting in our very own office and welcomed District Gov-

ernor Jack Arney. We come from the following clubs: Sacramento Breakfast, Roseville, Point West,

Passport One, Davis and Davis Sunrise which are Districts 5180 and 5160. Our tenure in Rotary spans

from 2 months to 22 years. We have a former Group Study Exchange team member, a second genera-

tion Rotarian, a millennial and a Past District Governor. Although our Clubs are different, our time in

Rotary varies and our personal make-up is separate, we are united by Rotary and our occupation. We

have decided to have more intra-office meetings in the future to improve our individual Rotary experi-

ences, share ideas from our respective Clubs and explore the impact that we, as attorneys, can have on

Rotary and that Rotary can have on our occupation. We also plan to jointly visit each of our Clubs.

Having such a strong Rotary bond in my office is comforting, exciting and filled with opportunities. I

know we all will make the most of it.

(from left to right)

John Palley

Roseville

Amy Ruggles

Sac. Breakfast

John Meissner

Point West

District

Governor

Jack Arney

Roseville

PDG Sandi Sava

Sac. Breakfast

Sasha Collins

Davis

Ulises Pizano-

Diaz

Passport One

Joe Uzarski

Davis Sunrise

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IF THE SHOE FITS...LET A CHILD WEAR IT

What if there was a pair of shoes that could adjust and expand– so kids always had a

pair of shoes that fit?

That was the question Kenton Lee asked himself while walking with children in Kenya. He knew a

pair of shoes could make a big difference to children living in poverty. He also knew that 300 mil-

lion children in the world don’t have a pair of shoes that fit, or have no shoes at all. Kenton

vowed to change that statistic, but he didn’t want to merely hand out shoes to needy children, he

wanted to give them a pair of shoes they would be able to wear for years. He wanted to give them a

“Shoe That Grows.”

The shoe will grow 5 sizes.

WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT!

Poverty exists throughout the world. Approximately 6.5 million children nationwide live in condi-

tions of extreme poverty. It has a devastating impact on them because the young are in an age of

critical brain development.

Right in our own district we have communities and families suffering in these same conditions.

Many children are not able to attend school because of a lack of adequate footwear. No Shoes = No

Education.

Our District Community Service Chair, Roxanne Snyder, has been working with the

“Shoe That Grows” organization. They have agreed to let us use their website to raise

money to purchase these amazing shoes for only $15.00 each and distribute them in

our community.

What we need to move forward is for each club to contact organizations in their area

that work with families living in poverty to access the need. The information should be

communicated to Roxanne at rpsrotary5180@gmail.com to determine the demand

and the size of the campaign. When the campaign is completed, the shoes will be

shipped to the clubs, so you can personally distribute them,

See the next page for a sample flyer that can be used to promote the campaign.

No child should have

to wear shoes that are

ill fitting and worn.

The shoes that grows

will keep them in

shoes that fit for

years.

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This is a SAMPLE of a flyer that could be used to promote the Shoe That Grows campaign.

Please discuss the possibility of your club joining this important effort that will make a difference in the

lives of many local children.

Contact District Community Service Chair, Roxanne Snyder, with questions rpsrotary5180@gmail.com

This is a sample flyer, another one will be designed after we determine the scope

of the campaign.

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CAN YOU IMAGINE A

DELICIOUS MEAL?

“IMAGINARY MEAL MEETINGS”

Now… Can you imagine how much money you could donate to a local

charity if you skipped that meal?

At an “Imaginary Meal Meeting” the members pay the usual amount for the meeting, but the

club serves NO food. Only water, tea and coffee are served. The club then donates the money saved

to a charity of their choice. (Those who need to eat are welcome to bring a snack.)

The Imaginary Meal concept was championed by Roseville Rotarian, Gopal Kapur. Gopal is the

Founder of Roseville based non profit FamilyGreenSurvival. He convinced his club to have a “no-

meal-meal” in 2016. The total saved in 2016 and 2017 was $1,600!

Gopal encourages other clubs in the district to schedule an Imaginary Meal not only to raise money,

but to empathize with the thousands of people who do not have enough to eat. He would like to de-

clare the week of November 5-9; Imaginary Meal Week

For details regarding organizing the Imaginary Meal, contact Gopal Kapur at

kapur@familygreensurvival.org

If you want to watch Roseville Rotarians explain why they enjoy their once a year imaginary meal,

click below for their video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YvStOcoD9M&t=2s

Rotarians Go Hungry By CHOICE

for Those Who Do Not Have A Choice

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South Yuba County Rotary Shoots For The Cure

South Yuba County Rotary is partnering with the Exchange Club of Marysville and

Geweke’s Caring for Woman Foundation in a trapshooting event to raise dollars to find

a cure for breast cancer. Shooters of any skill levels are welcome to participate.

Instructors will be there to make sure you aim at the right target.

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON OCTOBER 20th?

There is an urgent need for Rotarians to help pack meals for malnourished children around the

world. It is estimated that it will take at least 400 volunteers to do the job. This is a project that

needs Rotarians to step-up and do our part to help make this happen. The goal is for Rotary to pack

100,000 meals.

Clubs are being asked to allow 5 minutes at their meetings to talk about this event. It

is hoped that each club will send 10 club members plus their Interact club. Each club is

also asked to donate $500 to the cause.

When you pack a box of food, picture the face on the child who will unpack it.

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF FAIR OAKS PRESENTS:

UNCORKED

The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks invites you to attend their annual

Tasting Event to benefit Childhood Literacy Projects. Come and

enjoy the evening tasting Foothill Wineries. Local Restaurants

and Craft Beer at St. Mel’s Parish.

St. Mel’s Parish

4748 Pennsylvania Ave.

Fair Oaks 95628

Friday, October 12th

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm (PDT)

$45

Questions?

Call or text Marlow Simonetto 916-966-1767

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PDG Glenn Fong says you

don’t want to miss our

Foundation dinner on

November 3rd.

We will recognize the

largest single donor in

our history.

We will be entertained

by the singing group

“Auburn Road.” They are

a local group that is ris-

ing on the charts with

their country pop songs .

Do you dance?

Keeping with the theme

“Holidays Around The

World,” we are encour-

aging you to decorate

your table. It should be

fun to see what Rotari-

ans will create.

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If you are wondering about what International projects clubs are doing

and how your club can be involved, you don’t want to miss this seminar.

You may decide to do a project in your club, or join other clubs in some-

thing they are doing. This is a great seminar at no cost to you.

President Diane Says:

“Bitte Kom mit mir nach Deutschland”

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Berchtesgaden

If you could speak German, you would know the headline

says Sacramento Club President, Diane Woodruff

invites you to join Rotarians on an 11-night pre-

convention tour of Germany.

If you planning on attending the Rotary International con-

vention on June 1-5, this is a perfect way to make it a va-

cation of a lifetime.

The tour is from May 24th to June 4th in conjunction with the RI convention in

Hamburg, Germany.

The pre-convention tour will take you to Munich, the incredible Neuschwanstein

Castle, Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, Berlin, Dresden, Potsdam and Hamburg.

There is also an optional pre-tour where you can visit even more beautiful sites

in Germany.

Diane says that while the tour ends on June 4th, you can easily extend the date

until the end of the convention.

Would you like more information?

You can see the complete tour and

the fees if you

Go to:

www.ehregister.com/rotary

You can register on the site as well if

you decide to accept this great oppor-

tunity. Neuschwanstein Castle

These lovely pictures of Germany pale

in comparison to seeing them in person.

If you have questions please call or

email Diane at:

916-835-4310

dianewoodruff@sbcglobal.net

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DG Jack is stepping out of the box by having a one day district conference on May 18th.

This one day event will allow more Rotarians to attend. There will be a work project the

day before the conference . Click the link below to register now, so you won’t miss the fun

with District Governor Jack and his Caribbean theme for the day.

https://rotary5180.org/Stories/2019-district-

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PDG & District Foundation Advisory Chair Glenn Fong’s

Monthly Update on Foundation Contributions

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PDG & District Foundation Advisory Chair Glenn Fong’s

Monthly Update on Foundation Contributions

(cont.)

THANK YOU FOR YOU SUPPORT OF OUR FOUNDATION

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District Events and

Leadership Development Calendar

OCTOBER—Economic And Community Development

October 1-7 Alumni Reconnect Week

October 1 Service Award for a Polio Free World nominations are due

October 1 Polio Pioneer Award nominations are due

October 15 RYE Applications due for 2019/20 Outbound Students

October 24 World Polio Day

October 27 Presidential Leadership Concepts (PE Required, PEE Suggested)

NOVEMBER—Rotary Foundation Month

November 3 Foundation Dinner

November 5-11 World Interact Week

November 10 Presidential Leadership Concepts

(PE Required, PEE Suggested)

November 10 Rotary Day at the United Nations

November 12-18 GETS and GNATS Training

November 15-17 Rotary Institute

November 15-17 Emerging Rotary Leadership Program

November 15-17 District Resource Leader Program

DECEMBER—Disease Prevention Month

December 1 AG Training

December 15 Early registration discounts ends for the Rotary International

Convention

JANUARY—Vocational Service Month

January 13-19 International Assembly, San Diego

January 27 Mid-Year Retreat

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District Events and

Leadership Development Calendar cont.

FEBRUARY—Peace and Conflict Prevention Resolution

February TBD Pre-PETS (PE and AG required)

February 23 Rotary’s Anniversary

MARCH –Water and Sanitation Month

March 8-10 PETS

March 11-17 World Rotaract Week

APRIL– Maternal and Child Health Month

April TBD District Leadership Assembly

April 30 RI Convention registration and ticket cancellations are due

MAY– Youth Service Month

May 17 Rotarian At Work Day/District Service Project

May 18 One Day District Conference

JUNE—Rotary Fellowship Month

June 1-5 RI Convention, Hamburg, Germany

June 30 Rotary Citation for Rotary Clubs Award nominations are due

Calendar Information is provided by,

Mike Holbert District CIO