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District 5910 News February 2017

Gig Langston District Governor 2016­2017

Rotary District 5910

Rotarians and Rotary Friends: “MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE.” “No, No, my kingdom for some earplugs!” Welcome to RYLA 2017, where the noise levelequals the rear of a jet engine. RYLA is ananagram for Rotary Youth Leadership Award andis a scholarship awarded by Rotary clubs forDistrict 5910 high school juniors at a weekendcamp centered on building self­confidence,gaining exposure to a variety of issues andlearning valuable information and career skills. Queensland. Australia was where RYLAoriginated in 1959 and was officially adopted byRotary International in 1971 and is found inDistricts around the world. Our District 5910RYLA was first organized by PDG MarcusJuneman. Rotary’s Five Avenues of Servicerecognizes RYLA along with Interact, Rotaractand Youth Exchange as an official part of itsstructured programs for youths.

Upcoming EventsWelcome Dinner for Mid­YearMeeting1836 SteakhouseFeb 10, 2017 7:00 PM Mid Year Meeting / Pre­PETSGibbs Conference CenterFeb 11, 2017 8:30 AM RYE Short TermApplicant/Parent InterviewsLone Star College ­ MontgomeryFeb 18, 2017 RYE 1st Long Term OutboundOrientationLone Star College ­ MontgomeryFeb 18, 2017 Rotary International 112thAnniversaryFeb 23, 2017 Lonestar PETSDFW HyattFeb 23, 2017 – Feb 26, 2017 District Governor SelectionInterviewsLone Star College­MontgomeryMar 04, 2017 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM NAYEN ConferenceMar 09, 2017 – Mar 12, 2017 District Roll of FameNominations DueMar 15, 2017 RYE 2nd Long Term OutboundOrientationCamp AllenMar 18, 2017 – Mar 19, 2017

Stories

From the Governor

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Now about that jet engine; imagine close to 300teenagers singing or chanting at the top of theirlungs as they move about with hand and footjive movements. The level of excitement startsat the front gate of the East Texas BaptistEncampment where car loads of RYLAparticipants, as they are dropped off, are met bycounselors dressed in various costumes thatdesignate the group they will lead. Believe me; Iknow firsthand for it took some convincing thatLou and I did not have any teenagers hidden inour car. The boys and girls are separated intotheir dorms, registration takes place, supper isserved and finally all convene in the Tabernaclewhere the official training of the RYLA songs andchants are begun by the counselors. Thesecounselors were themselves RYLA attendees theyear before and are picked to lead the next yearfrom the best of the best. Imagine we have 300juniors being led by seniors and all runs like aclock. It is unfortunate that only the bad youthsmake the TV or newspaper because when youwatch these youngsters at RYLA, you know thatour country’s future is in good shape. After being divided into groups led by thecounselors, the RYLA participants begin theirweekend of listening to motivational speakers,learning about Rotary and its programs,challenging the ropes course (18 degrees,Saturday morning), working out ethicalproblems, building cardboard racers to challengethe other teams a la Ben Hur, enjoying greatmeals cooked by Rotarians and we cannot forgetthe endless supply of ice cream. Very little sleepis had either night as new friendships are formedand when they start pulling out back to theirhomes at three on Sunday many hugs and tearsare displayed. District 5910 had succeeded onceagain in changing lives and providing a weekendall these teenagers will remember. As District 5910 2016­17 Governor and onbehalf of our 2,300 Rotarians, I want to thankour fellow Rotarians that give their time andtalent in order to insure our RYLA excels eachyear in providing leadership training for ourDistrict youths and especially to Michael Perezwho served as RYLA Chair. GigGig LangstonDistrict 5910 Governor 2016­2017

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You are invited to the 2017 Rotary District 5910 Conference

Make Plans toAttend theRotary District5910 Mid­YearMeeting

Our Mid­year Meeting will be held on Saturday,February 11, 2017, in Huntsville at the GibbsConference Center. This meeting and training isprimarily for our 2016­2017 Club Presidents andPresidents­Elect and also Membership and PublicImage Chairs, however, everyone is welcome toattend. To register please click onwww.rotary5910.org and click on the Mid­YearMeeting/Pre­Pets link under Upcoming Events onleft side of front page. If you arrive on Friday evening please plan to joinus for a Dutch Treat dinner at the 1836 Restaurant.You will also need to register for the dinner underUpcoming Events. Hotel information is on the frontpage. The agenda and 836 dinner menu is attachedfor your convenience. Please register as soon as possible so that we canmake preparations for food and setup. Thank you. Emken LintonDistrict Trainer

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2017 District Conference

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District 5910 Roll of Fame Award

Posted by Michael Casey

DISTRICT 5910

ROLL OF FAME

We are well into our Rotary Year and it is 嵘me tobegin thinking about nomina嵘ng a deservingmember in your club for the District 5910 Roll ofFame. Through the links below you will find theNomina嵘on Form and the Requirements fornomina嵘on. Deadline to submit the applica嵘on isMarch 15, 2017. If you have any ques嵘ons about the nomina嵘nggprocess, kindly do not hesitate to contact MichaelCasey at captmjc1@gmail.com. Roll of Fame Nomina嵘on Criteria

Roll of Fame Nomina嵘on Form

LoneStar P.E.T.S.

Rotary Lone StarPresidents­Elect TrainingSeminar (P.E.T.S.) isRotary’s trainingprogram for Rotary ClubPresidents­elect andPresident­nomineethroughout the State ofTexas.

The goal of Lonestar PETS, as it is called, is toprepare Presidents­elect and President­nomineesfor their upcoming roles through provocativeplenary speakers, in­depth breakout sessions,and informal fellowship and networking withRotary peers throughout Texas. Lone StarPresidents­Elect Training Seminar is a jointeffort of ten Rotary International districts in theState of Texas.

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Each year, over 550 Presidents­Elect attend LoneStar PETS and leave well­prepared for theirRotary year. If you are President­Elect orPresident Nominee for your club, register nowat: http://lonestarpets.org/

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5910 RYE at SCRYE Conference in Tulsa

Delegation getting organized. Over the weekend of January 27­29, fourteen (14)Rotarians and all 11 of our inbound Rotary YouthExchange Students represented District 5910 at theannual Winter Conference of South Central RotaryYouth Exchange (SCRYE) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thismultidistrict Rotary organization includes 38 Rotarydistricts in parts of 18 states.

Rotarians attending from our district included DGGig Langston and Lou (Angelina Lufkin), DGN JohnHathaway and Nancy (The Woodlands), District RYECommittee Members PDG Ulli Budelmann(Galveston), PDG Doris Lockey (Lake Conroe), PDGHugh Summers (Palestine), PDG Brenda Walker(Palestine), Chris Turner (Friendswood), AG BirdaGaskin (League City), Marcus and Nisa Gillespie(Huntsville), and PDG Glen and Carol Mattingly(Huntsville). There were lessons on Rotary YouthExchange for Rotarians and fun for students.

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2017 RYLA is Historical!

A total of 273 high school juniors from all overRotary’s District 5910 attended Camp RotaryYouth Leadership Awards (RYLA) January 6­8,2017. The camp took place at Piney WoodsBaptist Camp in Woodlake, Texas, and was led byover 60 Rotarian volunteers from across theDistrict. The three­day program teachesteamwork, leadership, ethics and volunteerservice.

District 5910 students with Rotarians.

Attending the conference were 173 adults and 174students. In the photos you should be able to findthe Rotarians from our district – finding ourstudents is your challenge.

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RYLA 2017

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“This is an excellent opportunity for young peopleto develop their leadership skills,” said DistrictRYLA Director Michael Perez. Activities include ateam­building challenge course, an ethicsscenario program, leadership developmentgames, motivational speakers and informationalsessions about Rotary programs that can helpthem throughout high school, college and theiryoung professional careers.

“These young people get a tremendous boost totheir value system,” said Perez. “When they cometo RYLA, they see that there are other students fromacross the state that also value leadership,character and ethics. You don’t have to look orsound like one another in order to share values andhold each other to high standards. Rotarians reachacross divides to do so every day from all cornersof the globe in order to make the world a betterplace.” Pictures from 2017 RYLA can be enjoyed as a photo album

on the RYLA page of the District website.

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CLUB FUNDRAISER: Vidor

Come Pass a Good Time with VidorRotary!

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CLUB NEWS: East Montgomery County

East Montgomery County Club MarksMilestone

Rotary Club of East Montgomery County

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20th Anniversary CelebrationSaturday, March 25, 2017

11:00 A.M.Tickets: $40 each; $320 for a Table of 8New Caney ISD Stadium Community Room

Make check payable to the Rotary Club of EastMontgomery County. Send check and guest list to P.O. Box 29, Porter, TX 77365. For more information, contact PDG Rose Austin atroseaustin5910@yahoo.com or 713­502­9188.

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CLUB NEWS: Angelina

Angelina Rotary Goes to the Museum

Members held a club meeting at the NaranjoMuseum of Natural History. They were given aprivate tour by Dr. Neal Naranjo, owner of themuseum. Angelina Rotary Club is looking forwardto sharing wonderful exhibits like this in ourcommunity with the Rotarians of District 5910during the District Conference!

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CLUB NEWS: Cleveland

Cleveland Rotary Hears About Upcoming DairyDay EventsMembers of the Cleveland Rotary Club learnedabout the plans for the 2017 Cleveland LivestockShow and Dairy Day. Donny Haltom, local attorneyand Dairy Day Auction and Carnival Chairman,highlighted Dairy Day’s history of supporting theyouth of the community. The growth of the eventand the development along Peach Avenue havemade space tight, causing the group to look atpossible expansion scenarios. Tentative dates areMarch 23 through April 14, with the all­importantYouth Auction on Friday, April 7. The Rodeo willalso return in 2017 as part of the Dairy Dayactivities. Anyone interested in volunteering withthis great cause should visit their website atwww.clevelandlivestockshowdairyday.com. Rotarywas also visited by Shelby Belt, student at SamHouston State University, who talked about hersorority Alpha Delta Pi’s 5K Run on April 22 tobenefit Ronald McDonald House.Pictured (left to right): Rotary President Eisha Jones, DairyDay Auction and Carnival Chairman Donny Haltom,speaker host Rotarian Jennifer Bergman, RotarianErnestine Belt, and Shelby Belt of Alpha Delta Pi at SHSU. Rotary Learns to Ask AgriLife Extension ServiceFirst

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Members of the Cleveland Rotary Club welcomedAlexis Cordova, County Department Head andextension Agent for Family & Consumer Service ofthe Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for LibertyCounty. Everyone knows them as a resource foragriculture and 4­H question, but they also offerinformation in a complete range of topics – health,nutrition, environmental, family and child services,natural resources, as well as community andeconomic development. The AgriLife ExtensionService also fosters leadership development andencourages volunteers to help Liberty County. Formore information, visit them at liberty.agrilife.org. Pictured (left to right): Rotarian and speaker host AmandaBrooks (County Extension Agent for 4­H and YouthDevelopment at AgriLife Extension Service), Rotarian andspeaker Alexis Cordova, and Rotary President Eisha Jones.

* * * * * *Rotary Youth Leadership Award ConferenceInspires Local Teens Students from the 11th Grade at both Cleveland andTarkington High Schools attended the Rotary YouthLeadership Award Conference at the Woodlake,Texas Piney Woods Baptist Encampment the firstweek of January, braving low temperatures to learnleadership skills in a fun environment. Sponsoredby the Cleveland Rotary Club, five students fromeach school – plus a 12th Grade student whoreturned as a counselor – gathered for encouragingand inspiring speeches and projects developed toinstruct students on working together as a group tobuild the future stronger.

Pictured are the students with Rotarian and AttendeeErnestine Belt posed in front of a photo of the bus thattransported them, courtesy of the generosity of Rotarianand Ford Dealership Owner Alfred Anderson.

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Area 5th Graders Encouraged To AvoidMethamphetamines

Cleveland Rotary Club presented their annual “Don’tMeth with Me” program originally developed byLivingston Rotary Club to all 5th grade students atCleveland Eastside and Tarkington IntermediateSchools on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Rotarymembers Ernestine Belt, Jennifer Bergman, andScott Lambert led the students in the slogan “I amthe future – Don’t Meth with Me” and illustratedwhat can happen after using methamphetaminesonly once – it destroys hopes and dreams. Familymembers of drug users gave their personaltestimonials. The students were given t­shirts,wrist bands, pencils, and pledge cards to remindthem to avoid drugs.

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Conroe Club Reports on JanuaryActivities The Rotary Club of Conroe was big into LawEnforcement during the month of January. Wevisited the new facilities of the Conroe PoliceDepartment on January 17th for a two hour tour.

Police Chief Dupris and Rotarian Ed Kellyvisit about Conroe Police.

Police Chief Phil Dupris hosted the Rotary Club ofConroe with a special emphasis on the use of policepersonnel and facilities in leveraging the war oncrime. Rotarians were in awe of the sophisticationof how laws are enforced and the high degree ofeducation each police officer goes through tobecome a police officer.

Rotarians inspecting the SWAT Police Vehicle There’s a new Sheriff in town with Sheriff TommyGage retiring. Sheriff Rand Henderson toldRotarians on January 24th about his re­organizationand updating of the sheriff’s Office. Rotarians wereinvited to go through his jail facilities on June 14thand meet his staff. Perhaps we will have our noonlunch with the inmates in jail.

Tuesday, January 31st, Rotarians heard aboutdomestic abuse and what is being done to decreasethe rising trends of domestic abuse. Even theConroe High School Interact Club is involved bysponsoring a Christmas Party for the moms andtheir children at the Montgomery County Women’sCenter. The Rotary Club of Conroe lost a community pillar.John Wiesner died at age 88, leaving a successfulautomotive business and a family of love. Johnexemplified community involvement and agenerous heart. His business continues in hisfamily’s hand, continuing the Wiesner tradition ofhard work, compassion, and communityinvolvement.

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CLUB NEWS: Conroe

CLUB NEWS: Friendswood

Friendswood Club Welcomes NewMember

The Rotary Club of Friendswood is proud toannounce Keith Shirk as a new member.Celebrating this special day along with Keith are

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Incoming Club President Luis Briones, ClubMember DJ Jacobs and Club MembershipCoordinator Dave Smith.

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CLUB NEWS: Galveston

Rotary Club of Galveston Contributes$100,000 as Club's Centennial Project

Locals and visitors alike enjoying a relaxing sunnyafternoon at the newly­renovated Park. The RotaryClub of Galveston's $100,000 gift to the Lee and JoeJamail Bay Park in celebration of the Club's 100thAnniversary was the catalyst for the JamailFoundation to donate almost $2.5 million towardsthe completion of the project. A city employee putting (literally!) the finishingtouches on the new signage.This is one of two pavilion/picnic areas ­ createdand constructed ­as a result of the Club's generousgift.

~ Robyn R. Bushong, Editor/Advertising DirectorThe American Express Travel Services Newsletter ­

DESTINATIONS

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Each year, during the Rotary Club of Galveston'sAnnual Holiday Luncheon, the membershipparticipates by making monetary contributions tothe Galveston Meals on Wheels program and bybringing un­wrapped toys for the Toys for Totsproject, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corp,stationed in Galveston. This year, during theclub's luncheon meeting, $7,720 was pledgedand collected for Meals on Wheels ­ an all­timerecord! Presenting the check to Ray Pinard(right), Rotarian and executive director for Mealson Wheels, is Club President, John Zendt. (courtesy photo Robyn Bushong.)

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CLUB NEWS: Livingston

Livingston Club in News About R.E.A.D.

~ from the Polk County Enterprise

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