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Will you make a difference?? The Rotary Theme for March is Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Thinking about that Theme for a moment, if you are going to help as Rotarian making a difference in the lives of others, why would you not want to use the Rotary Foundation? |
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DG Karen Maines' March 2024 NewsletterAAAACHOOO! It must be SPRING! And, if it’s spring, it’s SPRING TRAINING TIME. Right now, Major League Baseball teams all across the country are attending Spring Training. Even the Texas Rangers are hard at work training for the upcoming season. But “Why?” you say… “Why do the Rangers need to train? They’re the World Champions, right?” |
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March 2024 is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month |
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Embracing Connection: The Power of Sharing Rotary ExperiencesTiffany Damskov, District 5830 Public Image Chair In a world that has become increasingly digitized and virtual, the importance of in-person interactions cannot be overstated. It is crucial to recognize the significance of connecting with our colleagues, friends, and potential new members. |
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Multi District Conference April 26 - April 28, 2024 in Durant, OK.Have you registered for the "Hope in the Heartland" Joint District Conference with Districts 5750, 5770 & 5830 on April 26 - April 28, 2024? Friday night is optional with live music, fish fry, table games, and lots of visiting with old friends and making new friends. By registering now, it gives the conference committee a better idea of how to plan a successful conference. There is lots of free time for you to explore Durant, Ok.
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DG Karen Maines February 2024 NewsletterHello, February— when we celebrate Valentine’s Day on the 14th and Rotary’s 119th Birthday on the 23rd. February is also Rotary’s Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Month. It’s no surprise that Rotarians are some of the best at finding ways to build peace and understanding between people from very different backgrounds, cultures, traditions, and languages. Rotary is a global peacebuilding team! |
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February is Rotary’s Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Month |
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February 2023 Foundation NewsletterFebruary is Rotary’s Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Month. Thinking about that Theme for a moment, the real question is will our presence in Rotary make a difference?R I President Richard L . Evans (1966-67) put it this way. “It sometimes seems that we live as if we wondered when life was going to begin. It isn’t always clear just what we are waiting for but some of us sometimes persist in waiting so long that life just slips by finding us still waiting for something that has been going on all the time. There is no reason to doubt good intentions, but when in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is it. |
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January 2024 Foundation NewsletterLast Month we discussed the importance of intentional giving and completing what we began with a strong finish. We need your help! The Holidays have passed and we are back to business. What you can do that makes the most difference now is to ask for reports from your Club Foundation Chair and Committee and make certain your President Elect and President Nominee register for and attend Lone Star PETS and/or our 5830 local PETS in Mount Pleasant. |
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DG Karen Maines' January 2024 NewsletterHappy New Year! 2024 is here. A fresh start and endless possibilities. How many of you made resolutions for 2024? Some of my 2024 resolutions are reruns from 2023! I did achieve a few of my 2023 goals, and I realized that those were the ones where I’d gone beyond hoping, and actually made a PLAN. Funny how that works! |
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January 2024 is Vocational Service Month |
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5830 December Foundation NewsletterObservations from 6 months in 2023. It is a pleasure to serve 5830, DG Karen Maines and each of your Clubs. After 6 months have passed, our focus should now be on what has been accomplished with our CPG grants thus far in this Rotary Year and what has been collected for The Rotary Foundation to ensure a continuing source of funds for Grants 3 years from now. |
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Honoring PDG Wayne ArnoldA Memorial Service was held for Thomas Wayne Arnold December 1, 2023 at the First Methodist Church in Gilmer Texas. PDG Wayne served as 2003-2004 District 5830 Governor. |
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DG Karen Maines' December Newsletter“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”… we can expect to hear that holiday song a few times in December. Sometimes, it feels like “the most hectic time of the year”. So many things to do! In addition to all of the things on our personal lists, our Rotary clubs are super busy, as well, with service to our communities through toy drives, food distribution events, bell ringing, gift wrap parties, and dinners for those in need, to name just a few.
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December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month |
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November 5830 Foundation NewsletterAs we think of the Holiday Season with November’s cooler weather, please also remember November is Foundation Month! Our fun with family and friends over the Holidays also needs to consider the good that gifts made to the Rotary Foundation can accomplish. Our active involvement of our time, talent, and treasure through the help of the Rotary Foundation truly changes lives. Jack Welge PDG & D-5830 Foundation Chairman |
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November is Rotary Foundation Month |
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RYLA Sponsorship Deadline is November 29, 2023It is that time again to reserve your student's place at this very important leadership training. Staff Training: Jan 26-28; Session 1: Feb 9-11; Session 2: Feb 23-25 |
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DG Karen Maines' November 2023 NewsletterChange. It seems to be all around us, especially this time of year. Change of seasons. Change in the weather. Changing leaves. Changing sports champions. The time change. Change can be scary, or make us uncomfortable. Maybe it’s the uncertainty of change, the not knowing what is to be. Remember the changes after 9/11, or since Covid. Of course, change is inevitable, and in fact, necessary. We can’t stay unchanged. Imagine always being 6 years old. Forever. Think of the things you’d never experience. |
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2022-23 District Conference ResultsThank you District 5830 for a fantastic Rotary year and thank you Rotary Club of Athens for planning and hosting our District Conference in Athens. Congratulations to Texarkana International Rotary Club under the leadership of Sil Gomez received the Club of the Year Award. Accepting the award was Club President Melvin Fagan. DGN Damon Donnell received the Rotarian of the Year Award. Record number of clubs received the Rotarians Citation Awards, Congratulations to all who received well-deserved awards. |
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DG Karen Maines October 2023 NewsletterDoes this sound familiar? “The cinemas and swimming pools were the first buildings to shut down. Then, the bars. People were asked to social distance and to stay safe. Preventive measures were imposed to arrest the outbreak of a virus without a cure as the cases swelled rapidly across the United States.
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District Conference Hosted by Athens Rotary ClubRegister now to celebrate with IPDG Carolyn Franks a successful 2022-2023 Rotary Year. Awards will be given to clubs and individuals that have done an outstanding job this year. Click here to register as soon as possible. Registration will close on October 6, 2023 to allow us time to plan for the event. |
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October Foundation NewsletterAs we enjoy cooler fall weather and move into October, please remember October 24 th is World Polio Day! The best plans for celebrating World Polio Day are made well in advance, so now is the time to quickly make or review plans and to let your officers know that all this needs to be considered in late August or early September next year.
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Community Economic and Development Month |
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DGND Diane KavanaughCongratulations to Diane Kavanaugh who has been selected as District Governor Nominee Designate. She has been selected to serve during the 2026-2027 Rotary Year.
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September Foundation NewsletterIt is easy to take basic education and literacy for granted, but many are not so fortunate and as with other basic rights we accept as true and assume will always be present, if we do not contribute to and support basic education and literacy, it can disappear. That is one reason our dictionary project is so important to children and the reason for the support many Clubs in our District 5830 show for Club Project Grants placing books in schools and libraries, available to children.
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DG Karen Maines' September NewsletterThe temperatures may not feel like it, but we are rapidly approaching Fall. Schools have started back, football games have begun, and I’m visiting our District Rotary clubs one-by-one. I want to thank the Rotary Clubs of the Atlanta Area, Jacksonville, Longview, Longview Greggton, Troup, Sulphur Springs, Gilmer, Overton, and Lindale for their warm reception and fellowship. My intention this year as I make
the rounds as District Governor is to CELEBRATE our clubs and their many and varied accomplishments. Rotary is Creating Hope in East Texas through these hard-working club members and their partners in their communities. Go, Team, go! |
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September Public Image NewsletterIt's hard to believe that only two months have passed since the start of our Rotary year, but we're already witnessing significant progress and positive changes. Our collective efforts have not gone unnoticed, and I am thrilled to share our achievements so far.
One of the major improvements we've noticed is a surge in engagement on social media platforms. |
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September is Basic Education and Literacy MonthOur goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. |
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DGND Diane KavanaughCongratulations to Diane Kavanaugh, 2020-2021 Past President of the South Tyler Rotary Club, who has been selected by the District 5830 Nominating Committee as District Governor Nominee Designate. She has been selected to serve during the 2026-2027 Rotary Year. Pursuant to the District’s Bylaws, specifically Article II – District 5830 Committees, the Nomination of Diane Kavanaugh will be held until September 30th to permit any challenges or re-nominations and will thereafter become final at midnight on September 30, 2023. |
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DG Karen Maines August 2023 NewsletterIt’s August, and just about everyone is talking about the HEAT, and with good reason, since it affects everyone. August is also the perfect month to talk about ROTARY, and celebrate our Rotary clubs, our members and the good we do in the community and around the world. In the August heat, we can focus on Rotary Membership and New Club Development. |
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August 2023 Foundation NewsletterOur Rotary year is now begun, and Officers are busy working with their respective Rotary Club boards, and Rotarians are engaged in Club Projects.
As each of you guide your clubs this year remember good planning and execution yields great results. That is especially true in Rotary Foundation giving. |
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Membership Minute - August 2023Happy August! We are already one month into the Rotary New Year. I don't think it's an accident that this month's theme is Membership & New Club Development! As Rotarians we should focus on membership early in the year, and often throughout the year. Membership Growth and Retention are what will help drive everything we do! |
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Last call for DGND Application - Deadline August 10th.Last call for DGND applications for DG Nominee Designate who will serve as DG for the 2026-2027 Rotary Year. Our District |
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July 2023 - Foundation NewsletterIt’s great to be back with y’all after a truly superb Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia followed by a unique opportunity to experience the Outback with new as well as old friends traveling with our IFFR (Flying Rotarians) Rotary Fellowship. |
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July 2023 - Membership MinuteCongratulations and WELL DONE to PDG Lee Montgomery. He has served District 5830 well in the position of Membership Chair. I appreciate all he's done and look forward to carrying the torch into the new Rotary year and beyond.
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DG Karen Maines July 2023 NewsletterWow! July 1st is here, and suddenly it’s a new Rotary year. A new beginning. A time to celebrate what our District and clubs have achieved this past year, and to look forward to doing even more to share Rotary within our communities and beyond. Really making a difference! I’m thrilled to be serving District 5830 as Governor for the next 12 months, and I’m looking forward to visiting the clubs and meeting as many 5830 members as I can. |
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District 5830 Public Image ChairI am excited to introduce myself as your new Rotary District 5830 Public Image Director. My name is Tiffany Damskov, and I am thrilled to be joining you on this amazing journey of serving our communities through Rotary. |
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District 5830 Youth Exchange ChairMy name is Jacqueline Meadows and I am your new District Youth Exchange Officer. I wanted to challenge each club to build their youth exchange foundation within their club. So, you may ask why? What does it take to get started? Maybe you have done this before. The good news is that we are part of a multidistrict Rotary Youth Exchange Program called South Central Rotary Youth Exchange (SCRYE). |
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July is New Leadership MonthWhy should you become a rotary leader? Being a Rotary leader provides further experience in learning how to motivate, inspire, and guide others.
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Memorial Service for PDG and Rev. Bill HedgesA service to celebrate the life of PDG and Rev. Bill Hedges will be held in the Quitman First United Methodist Church sanctuary on June 19, 2023, beginning at 1:00 p.m. A reception for family and friends will follow in J.O.Y. Hall.
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June 2023 Membership MinutePassing the Torch - PDG Lee Montgomery, June 2018-June 2023 D-5830 Membership Chair AG Landon Forbes, 2023-2024 D-5830 Membership Chair Some of our members may have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. To them and all connected to any military service, I want to THANK YOU for YOUR SERVICE, as we recently membered Memorial Day. One of the traditions of many service organizations was the “Hail and Farewell” where new folks were heartily greeted and departing members were bid a fond farewell. As outgoing Membership Chair for the District, I want to say a hearty WELCOME to your new DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR LANDON FORBES. |
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Register Now for the 2023-2024 District Officers LuncheonDGE Karen Maines invites you to attend the District 5830 Officers Installation Luncheon on June 24, 2023 at Rowdy Creek Ranch in Gilmer, Texas. The program begins at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Click here for more details about the event and to register. DGE Karen Maines 2023-2024 District Governor
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June 2023 is Rotary Fellowship Month |
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June 2023 Foundation NewsletterRotarians, this note comes to you from 30,000 feet as Ava and I head to Melbourne for the Rotary International Convention. Celebrating life as a Rotarian you truly owe it to yourself to attend one or more R I Conventions to completely immerse yourself in the Rotary Universe. Besides developing new ideas for service, your presence can inspire others to further embrace the service they can provide with you as a mentor. |
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District 5830 4-Way Test Contest WinnersCongratulations to the 2023 Rotary District 5830 4-Way Test Contest Winners From left to right are with winners with the sponsoring Rotary Club: 3rd Place Seth Clark-Mt. Pleasant RC, 1st Place Daryn Merriman- Hugo RC, and 2nd Place Jack Bergfield-South Tyler RC. The students speech topic was, “Imagine a world where everyone followed the Four Way Test”
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DG Carolyn Franks' June 2023 NewsletterRemember the old song “Make new friends and keep the old?” June is Rotary Fellowship Month. What a great way to make new friends from around the world and get your “old” Rotary friends to join you. There are fellowships for just about any interest you can imagine. I personally belong to the International Rotary Fellowship of Musicians and the Rotary Wine Appreciation Fellowship. I know we have members who are part of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. Go to www.rotary.org/fellowships for more information. This would make a great club program! |
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Membership Minute May 2023What’s your LUCKY 13?? MAY 13!! Our District Training Assembly will be LUCK-Y for incoming club officers and members. Zig Ziglar said that LUCK is LABORING UNDER CORRECT KNOWLEDGE. Well, register now for the DTA so you get the knowledge needed for a successful Rotary Year 2023-24. Sign up for TRACK 3: MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLIC IMAGE.
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Register now for District Training Assembly |
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May 2023 is Youth Service MonthRotary believes in developing the next generation of leaders. Our programs help younger leaders build leadership skills, expand education and learn the value of service. |
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May 2023 Foundation NewsletterDistrict 5830 Rotarians, it is a pleasure to serve you as your District Foundation Chair. We are now in the fourth quarter or homestretch for our 2022-23 year and we want to shine! In our District there are currently ten (10) non-giving Clubs. That has reduced our per capita giving to the Foundation Annual Fund to ½ of last year. |
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DG Carolyn Franks' May 2023 NewsletterThe Rotary theme for May is Youth Service. Our district has a long history of empowering youth through Interact, Rotaract, RYLA and Youth Exchange. Our Interact members usually assist with Rotary club projects and get to see adults serving in many ways. The RYLA experience is an amazing weekend of leadership activities. If you have had the pleasure of taking students on Friday and then picking them up on Sunday you immediately see the difference the weekend made. |
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PDG Bill Hedges ReceptionPDG Bill Hedges (2005-06) has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Bill has been an active Rotarian since 1996. Since retiring as a pastor from the United Methodist Church ministry in 2004, he became a resident of Quitman and member of the Quitman Rotary Club.
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International ProjectsMany clubs in D5830 are in the process of choosing their Matching Club Projects for the 2023-2024 Rotary Year. Please consider opportunities to do an International project with your project. You can also do to or more projects with some projects being local and one or more being an International project. There are International projects for as little as $300 all the way up to the $7,000+ range. If your club is interested in doing an International project, or collaborating with other clubs to do one, please contact International Service Chair, PDG Ted Huffhines, and we can discuss options that fit your desires and budget. You may ask, “Why would my club want to an International project?
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April 2023 Membership NewsletterCongratulations to the Rotary Clubs of Kilgore, Lindale and Longview which recently completed Club Visioning events! One of the common themes was the need to have better engagement of new members by having more formalized NEW MEMBER ORIENTATIONS to better onboard, educate, engage and strengthen retention.
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April is Environment MonthRotary shares an interest in protecting our common legacy: the environment. We are committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. |
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Longview PRCA Rodeo - A Project ShowcaseAnnual PRCA Rodeo to be held April 21 and 22 in Longview, Tx. The Longview PRCA Rodeo (Rodeo) began as a cooperative effort between a local radio station, KYKX 105.7 and Andrews Rodeo Company. In 1997 the radio station was sold to a new investment group and could no longer produce the rodeo. Sammy Andrews approached the Longview (Greggton) Rotary Club of Longview, Texas, Inc. (Greggton Rotary) to take over the production of the Rodeo. |
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April is Maternal and Child HealthRotary International's monthly theme for April is Maternal and Child Health! Every day mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes. At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. |
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DG Carolyn Franks' April NewsletterRotary International's monthly theme for April is Environment.
Rotary members are tackling environmental issues the way they always do: coming up with projects, using their connections to change policy and planning for the future. |
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April 2023 Foundation NewsletterEnjoy Rotary and have fun! Practicing our 5th prong of the 4-Way Test, March was a wonderful Rotary experience bracketed by Lone Star President Elect Training (PETS) the end of February (23rd-25th) at the DFW Hyatt and the 5830 Local PETS in Mt. Pleasant on March 25th. Between these bookends in March we celebrated International Women’s Day and many clubs revisited the contributions of the first women invited into our fellowship.
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Opportunity To Help Children In Northern Guatemala!When our Rotary team visited Guatemala in October of last year, we went to a small village in the far north of the country. The village is Uaxactun’, (pronounced WASH-AC-TUN’). The people there are hard working and industrious. They have been taught sustainable agricultural methods and are employing those techniques to earn livelihoods through exported products that are grown in the jungle/forest around their village. |
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March 2023 Foundation NewsletterAs I write this we have completed a most successful District Foundation Banquet and a most successful Lone Star PETS (LSPETS). If you missed either it is truly your loss. The networking at both was incredible, and while they were both different types of events, if you were absent you missed a chance to celebrate your work in Rotary, the successes we have achieved, and the lives we have impacted. |
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March 2023 Membership NewsletterMEMBERSHIP MINUTE PRAYING AND PLANNING…for MEMBERSHIP??? Well, the title might sound a bit out of place, but think about it for a second. Praying takes you to a quiet place…a place to clear out the myriad of daily thoughts—a place to reflect on what matters, what’s important and what you can do about it. Get yourself “right” first and then it’s easier to help others…whether it’s your friend, spouse, children or your Rotary Club. While you’re at it, pray for your club, your members and your club’s health.
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March is Water and Sanitation MonthClean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life.
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DG Carolyn Franks' March 2023 NewsletterI love PETS! I just attended my 9th PETS and came back loving Rotary more. I realized it is like the before and after difference in the students we send to RYLA. They aren’t sure what they are going to be doing or learning when they go and they can’t stop talking about their experience when they get picked up on Sunday. I wish everyone could have that Rotary experience. There are many other Rotary ways to get that feeling such as the Rotary International Convention, Rotary mission trips to another country, serving in our communities with food distribution, wheelchair ramp building and so many others. |
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February is Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention MonthToday, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children. |
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February Rotary Foundation NewsletterJanuary 2023 has truly been a blur as we readied for the Rotary Foundation Banquet. As this goes to press, we have 140 registrants and rising. And reviewing DGND Damon Donnell’s PowerPoint and Video on the Tornado Disaster Relief, and the PowerPoint on Heart 2 Heart, and the Club and Global Grants in Guatemala, all truly underscore a favorite saying by Past RI President John Germ: “What we do is not about the money, it is about the lives we change and the good we do.” Come celebrate with us February 4th in Longview on what we as Rotarians do locally and globally, changing lives, impacting the unborn, and making our world a more loving, peaceful, and safer place for all. |
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February Membership Minute
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DG Carolyn Franks' February 2023 Newsletter“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” We sing this as we close some of our Rotary meetings. It always makes me feel good, but then I don’t think about it after we leave the meeting. Let’s make this our challenge to ourselves and to our Rotary Clubs. Rotary’s focus for February is peacebuilding. |
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Idabel Rotary Receives Foundation GrantIn response to the November tornado, Idabel Rotary has been awarded a grant for $25,000 as a Disaster Relief Grant from the Rotary Foundation. The grant was administered through District 5830 which covers NE Texas and SE Oklahoma. |
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Fresh Out of Fundraising Ideas?Looking for some new fundraising ideas? Click here to see a 5 page list of ideas!!
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January 2023 Foundation ArticleHappy New Year! As we close out 2022 and begin 2023, we are only halfway through our Rotary Year. It’s easy to become distracted after a great beginning, but your focus and intentionality is needed for a great finish. After all we still have our District Rotary 2 for 1 Match Paul Harris Campaign, Rotary International Assembly that DGE Karen Maines will be attending, our Foundation Banquet, and Lone Star PETS all happening within just over a month. Registration in open for the D-5830 Foundation Banquet on February 4th . Click here to register and "Read more" for the basic details. |
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Membership Minute January 2023 NewsletterROTARY HALF TIME!! WHAT’S YOUR MEMBERSHIP SCORE?? Do football teams play without a goal lines or goal posts? Do they take the field without a game plan? Do they remove the yard lines or send the “chain gang” home? Then why do Rotary clubs try to maintain or grow membership without goals, plans or measure their progress?? |
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DG Carolyn Franks' January 2023 Newsletter“Of all the hundred and one ways in which men can make themselves useful to society, undoubtedly the most available and often the most effective are within the spheres of their own occupations.” Paul Harris in The National Rotarian, January 1912. This is the month we focus on Vocational Service. This is the contribution of your vocational talents to solving the problems of society and meeting the needs of the community. |
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December is disease prevention and treatment monthDisease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. |
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DG Carolyn Franks' December 2022 NewsletterDecember is the month we focus on disease prevention and treatment. Of course, Rotary is most known for our efforts to eradicate polio. Our district is pushing hard to raise more money and awareness by holding World Polio Day events and fundraisers and by becoming members of the PolioPlus Society. If you have not yet made this commitment of $100 a year until the World Health Organization declares this disease eradicated, please consider this now! |
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Paul Harris Matching Points CampaignDistrict 5830 Rotarians, you have seen PDG Tom DeWitt is Chairing a Paul Harris 2 for 1 Match Points Campaign December 1st – January 29th. There is more about that under his column in this newsletter. If you are considering donations to charity there are several options to consider, and all are under The Rotary Foundation.
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2021-2022 District 5830 ConferenceAndrea and I wanted to take a few moments to thank Henry Moy, Vickie Smith, and Stephen Ratcliff with the Museum of the Red River along with the members of Idabel Rotary Club for all their work making the conference run smoothly. A special “Thanks” goes to the 2021-2022 District 5830 Conference Committee for assistance in planning the event. The museum is a hidden gem and I encourage you to visit it if you have not toured the museum. It was very disappointing to us that COVID hit our family and we were not able to attend but we left it in good hands with the Event Committee and District Leadership Team. |
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Meet Kathryn Montgomery“Rotary International District 5830 values the unique differences among our leaders and membership and we have a commitment to promoting a welcoming and inclusive culture within the clubs across our district. We believe that our shared commitment to service in an inclusive environment fosters collegiality, advances our central mission, and reinforces the principles conveyed in the 4-Way Test.” |
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November is The Rotary Foundation MonthFor as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio. $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness. $500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children |
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DG Carolyn Franks' November NewsletterNovember is the month we focus on The Rotary Foundation. Our foundation has continually received Charity Navigator’s Four-Star rating, which is its highest rating. Since Arch Klump came up with the idea in 1917 of setting up an endowment that began with a $26.50 donation. It has grown to more than $1.5 billion with a goal of assets and commitments for future gifts to total $2.025 billion by 2025.
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Observations from 4 months as your DRFCIt is a pleasure to serve 5830, DG Carolyn Franks and each of your Clubs. Coming into this position after all (or most of all) the Final Reports from last year’s District Grant Projects were received from 5830 Clubs required our team to scramble a bit as some reports were not signed, a few had information left off the final reports, and some had unused funds not yet returned to the District.
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October is Economic and Development MonthRotary International members and our foundation work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities. We provide training and access to well-paying jobs and financial management institutions. |
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October 2022 Foundation NewsletterHow recently have you thought about positive outcomes with money you go personally invested? How about with money you invested with The Rotary Foundation? We were all asked to join Rotary, but has anyone asked you to give to The Rotary Foundation? If not, please consider this your call to action. Many of us are accustomed to the terms time, talent, and treasure, and they reinforce and summarize the intentional acts required to support what we love and that in which we believe. |
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October 2022 Membership MinuteGreetings from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Zones 30 & 31 Governor training and Zone Institute!!! What an exciting event to learn, update and revisit Rotary friends!! One of the guests was our District’s Membership coordinator at Rotary International, Haris Sofradzija. He shared some updates on your club using Rotary Membership Leads. When any person interested in learning more about Rotary goes to Rotary.org and fills in an inquiry, they become a Rotary Lead. The lead, including their profile, is sent to the District to dissemination to the club officers, assistant governors and district leadership, so we can reach out to the person to give them more information about the club and, most importantly, come visit.
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DG Carolyn Franks' October 2022 Newsletter“As no individual who shirks his community service can lay justifiable claim to being a well-rounded citizen, so no Rotary club of today which is indifferent to the welfare of the city in which it is established measures up to the stature of full-grown Rotary clubs.” A quote from Paul Harris in the November 1915 Rotarian. October is Economic and Community Development. Wouldn’t Paul Harris be amazed at the scope of Rotary’s involvement now focused on this area? As I travel to my club visits, I am delighted by the club activities focused not only locally but in communities all over the world. Even the smallest clubs are making a big difference. Thank you! |
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Youth Exchange ProgramInbound Rotary Youth Exchange students arrived on August 9th and 10th and will be here for the entire school year. They are both being hosted by the Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club and attending Mabank High School. They will be attending the District Conference in Idabel, OK on October 8th and the SCRYE Winter Conference in Tulsa, OK January 27th thru 29th. Cecile and Giorgio will also participate our RYLA program. |
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September Membership MinuteTwo thoughts:
First: A word about GROWTH: Think about the Rotary theme for September and ask potential members to visit your club that are involved in literacy and basic education. In many of our District towns, the school district is the major employer. How many teachers, aides, librarians. Sunday school teachers and parents would be excited to support the causes of literacy and education? IMAGINE the potential candidates for membership!! Second: A word about RETENTION: There is no need to improve on what our RI President Jennifer Jones says, so read or reread her wisdom here: Putting members first |
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Deadline to Register is October 1, 2022 for the 2021-2022 District Conference on Oct. 7 & 8th, 2022Come to the 2021-2022 District 5830 Conference and have fun, celebrate your successful Rotary Year, plus Explore the Museum of the Red River. Click here to learn more. Our keynote speaker is Enrique Garcia, a Heart2Heart Advocate from Guadalajara, Mexico. You do not want to miss all that Idabel, Okahoma has to offer plus visit with old friends and make new Rotary friends. Click Here to Register All, our district conference is fast approaching. Highlights include a wine and cheese social on Friday evening and then a pick and choose slate of events on Saturday morning followed by our typical luncheon at noon. Our planned time to adjourn is Saturday at 2:15.
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September Foundation NewsletterAs the excitement of our new Rotary Year builds and we make plans to attend the Zone Conference in Chattanooga in late September and the 5830 District Conference at the Museum of the Red River in October, it’s time to also renew our commitments to support the service we do through The Rotary Foundation. Our available funding for Club Project Grants this year is $53,637. That’s up from $49,214 last year and it is all due to our generous and can do attitude in supporting The Rotary Foundation and its programs. Tom DeWitt is fond of reminding all of us that the path to ensure the availability of these funds is the Paul Harris Society and all of us can join for less than $3 per day. |
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Damon Donnell DGND 2025-2026Congratulations to Damon Donnell, Past President of the Athens Rotary Club who has been selected by the District 5830 Nominating Committee as District Governor Nominee Designate. He has been selected to serve during the 2025-2026 Rotary Year. Damon joined the Rotary Club of Athens, Texas, in March 2013 by the nomination of late 173rd District Judge, Hon. Jack Holland. Damon is the immediate past 94th president of the Athens Rotary Club and most recently serves as the District 5830 Disaster Recovery Planning Chairman. |
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DG Carolyn Franks' September NewsletterFor everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.” This quote from Kofi Annan speaks to Rotary International’s September theme of basic education and literacy. I am very proud of District 5830’s participation in education and literacy. Every one of our clubs in some way work with their local schools in the 3rd grade dictionary donations, scholarships, backpack giveaways and many other donations to our children. Our district also joins with other districts and Rotary International to improve conditions in our global communities so children there can have a safe and sanitary place to learn. |
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September is Basic Education and Literacy MonthMore than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. |
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Rotary Membership Minute“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” John C Maxwell “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams It’s been said many times that Rotarians are leaders, and I believe it. As leaders, let’s recognize August as Rotary Membership month and lead others to Rotary so they can dream more, learn more, do more and become more! |
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August is Membership & New Club Development MonthNew and different club models will attract diverse leaders to Rotary. |
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Ingrid Self " Rotarian In Action"We in Rotary District 5830 are Blessed in having many unsung heroes who when asked, step into needed leadership positions and quietly perform the service required. Many times, that occurs without fanfare and, sometimes, sadly without thanks and praise. Ingrid Self is such a leader! When asked by PDG Ted Huffhines to assist on the District Foundation Committee, she quietly and expertly stepped into the role and served as a grant writer and sometimes grant creator for our District Rotary Foundation Grants.
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DG Carolyn Franks' August NewsletterAugust is Membership and New Club Development Month, a time for Rotary leaders to focus on the most important part of our organization, our members. We need to attract new members, engage them and retain them. Attract: Think about visiting new businesses, new neighbors and friends. You have to ask! Create a welcoming culture for all to know they are valued. Engage: Ask them what committees or projects interest them. Retain: Remember that if you want responsible Rotarians, you give them responsibilities!
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August International Service NewsletterAngela and I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kenya for a two week trip that combined multiple service opportunities with also touring with local Rotarians to identify potential projects. These projects are wide ranging in size, but each one will be extremely impactful in the lives of some very needy families. The people we met were very warm and friendly. They were grateful for our coming to visit and talk about the needs they have. Kenya is about half the size of Texas, but has roughly twice as many people.
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District 5830 Membership MinuteIn the second year impacted by COVID, District 5830 posted a POSITIVE growth!! Out of 17 districts in our Zone 31, we were one of six districts to post a gain. Congratulations and thanks to all the clubs making the commitment to GROW! Don’t forget to check out the MEMBER tab in MY ROTARY at ROTARY.ORG for resources, ideas and more materials. |
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D-5830 Rotary Foundation Giving5830 Rotarians, we have just finished our Rotary 2021-2022 year! In Hollywood terms it’s almost a wrap! But how it turns out now is completely up to you and your superb generosity!! As club members we are viewed on many levels: the involvement we have serving others in our communities, the nation, and the world; the legacy of service we leave to others; and the ability we have to communicate to others and act as agents of change carrying on our ideals through the Object of Rotary and our Core Values; and, The Rotary Foundation is our ever present partner helping fund the good we do.
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Zones 30 & 31 Virtual Summer Leadership Sessions Recordings AvailableDid you miss the Zone 30 & 31 Virtual Summer Leadership Sessions? Click Here to listen to recorded sessions
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July is New Leadership Month"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often" Winston Churchill |
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DG Carolyn Franks NewsletterWelcome to a new Rotary year! July is New Leadership Month and we have a lot to celebrate in our clubs and our district. I know a lot of Rotarians are keeping their leadership positions, but let’s welcome our new leaders and thank those who have served and those who are still serving. There is so much knowledge in our leadership and I am truly thankful for it!
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June is Rotary Fellowships MonthJune is designated Rotary Fellowships Month to recognize the importance of international fellowship and goodwill among Rotarians with similar recreational and vocational interests, promote increased participation in fellowships, and increase understanding of this program. |
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Zones 30 & 31 Conference - Chattanooga, Tn.Governor line training Sept. 27-29, 2022 - Conference dates are Sept. 29, - October 2, 2022.
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June 15th Deadline: District 5830 Matching Points CampaignMatching Points Campaign Update - It is not too late to double your money! As of May 26th the totals for the matching points campaign are over 21K for the Annual Fund and 15K for Polio Plus. The opportunity will continue thru June 30, but for donations to be included in the year end report for each club and the district we suggest that all donations be processed by 6/15. |
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DG Mike's June 2022 NewsletterRotary June Theme is Fellowships
Paul Harris once wrote, “The foundation upon which Rotary is built is friendship, on no less firm foundation could it have stood.” As I write this, Andrea and I just came back from Memphis, TN where I attended Zone training to be a regional Rotary leader. We made new friends and created new relationships which we both look forward to enjoying and using to do the good work of Rotary. While in Memphis, I made the comment to our group that Rotary is all about relationships at every level of our organization – with these relationships we make things happen to better our world. |
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Life Saving CampaignAs you are now well aware, Zones 30 & 31 are in a middle of a fundraising campaign for Our Rotary Foundation that will impact immediate needs and longer term needs worldwide. Rotarians will long be remembered for the good we are doing and your personal donation will determine the amount of good we can do. The best example of addressing immediate needs is the outpouring of donations for the Ukraine refugees. The Disaster Relief Fund has received over $10.4 million for this purpose. Every district in our two zones has participated. |
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Heart of America Zones 30 & 31 Training |
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DG Mike Groom's May NewsletterMay is Youth Service Month When I think of youth services in Rotary, the first thing that comes to mind are the many wonderful experiences my wife, our children and I have experienced by hosting two foreign exchange students. One was a young man from Brazil that lived with us for a year about 25 years ago. Our children were still at home and Fred became a brother to them. A few years ago, he came back to Texas to officiate at our daughter’s wedding here. He had become an ordained Baptist minister while living in Brazil.
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May 2022 is Youth Service MonthRotarians have always taken a sincere interest in helping to prepare the next generation – with programs and projects that help with health and education and lead the way to world peace and understanding. Beyond this fact, young people are also the future of our organization if we choose for Rotary to survive and thrive beyond our lifetime.
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District 5830 ENGAGEMENT initiative!! April 1 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022!!Are you taking advantage of the Member Engagement Initative? Congratulations to Carthage Rotary Club and Pittsburg Rotary Club for holding a social event for new members, guest, and existing members. District 5830 will give $100 to the first 15 clubs that can forward receipts and a short description of a CLUB ENGAGEMENT activity they hold from APRIL 1 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022!!
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Top three Foundation Giving Clubs ranked Per Capita GivingDuring the District Foundation Banquet, PDG Ted Huffhines congratulated the following Rotary D-5830 Giving Clubs ranked by per capital Giving. President Hannah Luce - Marshall RC received the 1st Place President Mitchell Hancock - Kilgore RC received 2nd Place President Sil Gomez - Texarkana International RC received 3rd Place Go to the D-5830 Website Photo Album see all the event pictures. |
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DG Mike Groom's April 2022 NewsletterOur Rotary theme for April is maternal and child health. Sadly, saving mothers and children has become disturbingly important due to recent events in Ukraine. Current estimates put the number of Ukrainians who have left their country due to the war at 4 million people, with half of them being children. The United Nations estimates that 6.5 million people have been displaced within Ukraine and The International Organization for Migration estimates that more than 12 million people in Ukraine are stranded in areas under attack or cannot leave due to security risks. These numbers total more than 22 million people in a country with a population of over 41 million people. Many Ukrainian cities lie in ruins due to bombing. Another very disturbing fact is that there were 200,000 Ukrainian children scheduled to receive the polio vaccine and those vaccinations were halted due to this war. |
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District Governor of the Year AwardDuring the 2022 D-5830 Foundation Banquet, IPDG Jack Welge presents PDG Ted Huffhines the District Governor of the Year Award. District 5830 is blessed to have extraordinary caring and supportive leadership from the club level through the Past District Governors and Governors Line.
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Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious ServiceDG Mike Goom recognized one of our outstanding leaders in District 5830 and presented PDG Lee Montgomery with the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service.
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March is Water and Sanitation MonthWhen people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mother can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families. Through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, Rotary's people of action mobilize resources, form partnerships, and invest in infrastructure and training that yield long-term change. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Register Now: 2022 Foundation Banquet-March 19, 2022The 2022 Foundation Banquet will be an in-person event held on the eighth floor of the ETBU Marshall Grand in downtown Marshall, Texas. This fabulous location is the new meeting space of the host Marshall Rotary Club and offers amazing views of the area as the highest location in Harrison County. This event will celebrate the amazing generosity and impact of donors from our District, both individually and our clubs. We will have the chance to hear from “American Health Hero,” Dr. Bert Hirschhorn, who is a recognized expert in treating cholera and providing oral rehydration therapy. |
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February Membership MinuteFebruary is the month of Valentines...the month of hearts, flowers, chocolates and LOVE!! Rotarians also show their LOVE of their community by providing many needed service projects. Lone Star PETS, at the end of February, is really about LOVING your community and your Rotary club. Sure, PETS prepares PE's to lead their clubs and deepen their understanding of Rotary, but it is much more. |
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DG Mike's February NewsletterConflict resolution is not necessarily about the answers that you receive but the questions that you ask. Before resolution of any problem can be had, one has to fully understand the issues that are creating the conflict. The starting point in conflict resolution is to understand your antagonist’s position and to clearly inform your antagonist of what your issues are. Analyzing this context of the four-way test reveals the following.
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February is Peace and Conflict Resolution MonthToday, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children.
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Membership Minute January 2022EACH ONE, BRING ONE It’s SOOOO easy to GROW your club….just set a GOAL and encourage each member to introduce one guest to Rotary—per month or per quarter—you WILL grow!!! What is your club’s WHY?
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Houston RI Convention UpdateJune 4 to June 8, 2022 It has been confirmed that the 2022 Rotary International Convention will be an in-person event in Houston, Texas, USA.
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DGE Carolyn Invites PEs/PNs to Lone Star PETSHas your PE and PN registered for Lone Star PETS leadership training February 24, 2022 -February 28, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency DFW Airport, 2334 North International Parkway, Dallas, TX?
REGISTER NOW at www.lonestarpets.org and hotel rooms in the discounted room block are filling fast. |
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January is Vocational Service MonthThrough vocational service we: •Serve others by using our unique skills to address community needs •Empower others through training and skill development •Inspire others to act with integrity by following Rotary’s guiding principles ON VOCATIONAL SERVICE
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DG Mike's January 2022 NewsletterVocational is defined as relating to a vocation, an occupation, or employment. Whereas, service is defined as the action of helping or doing work for someone. For most of us, we spend our adult lives focused on attaining success (however we personally define success) in the employment, profession, or vocation we engage in. Whereas, in Rotary when it comes to vocational service, our focus is on: 1) adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including fair treatment of employers, employees, associates, competitors, and the public; 2) the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, not just those that Rotarians engage in; and 3) using our vocational talents to solve the problems of society and meeting the needs of our communities. So, we as individuals tend to focus on our inner goals whereas in Rotary, we focus more on outer goals which will do good works in the world. In Rotary, we use our expertise, our experience, and knowledge to improve the lives of those not as fortunate as us.
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December Membership Minute by PDG Lee MontgomeryWine and cheese!…Rotary and Fun!…Perfect Pairings!! As we approach the end of year holidays many clubs will have special programs of music, entertainment and other socials. Invite friends, family members and co-workers to enjoy the FUN and fellowship of Rotary. Hey, it’s a “perfect pairing”!! Congratulations to our 24 clubs that have had POSITIVE GROWTH so far this year!! Your district has grown from 1447 members on July 1st to 1500 members at the end of November. A birdie told me today that Pittsburg add 4 new members today! |
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DG Mike Groom December NewsletterTo say we are living in turbulent times would be the understatement of the year, perhaps decade, century? How much of this turbulence is the result of misinformation that is directed towards all of us, seeking to divide us? And what we need now more than ever are institutions upon which we can depend. Our institution of Rotary is now 106-years old and so many of the clubs that I have had the privilege to visit here in District 5830 are now over 75-years old which tells me that our Rotary institutions are VERY DEPENDABLE. I submit we owe our success to our ability to join together, tune out misinformation, enjoy one another’s company, and address problems in our communities and world, such as disease prevention and treatment.
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December is Disease Prevention and Treatment MonthDisease prevention and treatment is one of the Rotary Foundation Areas of Focus. And for good reason. The health and vitality of a person, a family and a community can be seriously impaired by what in many cases is a preventable disease. Disease prevention is really a keystone to progress in other areas as well because of the interplay with other areas of focus like Water and Sanitation and Maternal & Child Health. |
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November Membership MinuteClub membership is CLIMBING in 2021!!! Thanks to numerous clubs having new members join, District 5830 is in the LEAD for Zones 30 and 31 attendance growth. Rotary International shows D5830 growing by 56. According to our numbers, the new member count should be 61, so RI will be catching up with our numbers shortly. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!! Would you like to ENERGIZE your club and find the FORCE to attract new members? Suggest you contact Sam Scroggins, our Visioning coordinator. |
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How to become a District Visioning Facilitator.District 5830 is ramping up its efforts to conduct Rotary Visioning Events for every District Club within the next year. DG Mike Groom has made this one of his prime objectives. To date in 2021, four Visioning Events have been completed. To increase the pace, more trained Facilitators are needed. To help fulfill this need, a Zoom training session on Visioning Facilitation, led by the RI Zone 30/31 Visioning Coordinator, Glen Vanderford, has been scheduled for December 6, 2021. All Assistant District Governors have been invited to participate in the session. An invitation has also been extended as a refresher program for those already trained as a District Visioning Facilitator. |
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December 15, 2021 Deadline for Discounted Registration Fee: 2022 Rotary International Convention2022 Houston International Convention Registration fees from June 17 to December 15, 2021 is $475.00 To register go to convention.rotary.org
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International Service NewsletterNovember always celebrates The Rotary Foundation in the Rotary International World. World Polio Day has just passed, and Rotarians are able to focus on the good they can do through The Rotary Foundation (TRF). TRF is the engine which drives all the good we do. Whether it is giving dictionaries to local third graders, buying bicycles for children for Christmas, supporting your local food bank, or a host of other local projects, Rotarians make a huge difference in their local communities. TRF also allows us to do significant work internationally. In 2020-21, over 2,000 Global Grants valued at $130M were completed around the world. Your support of TRF helped provide clean water, medical care, economic development, education, and promoted peace in places around the globe. |
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Marshall Rotary Club’s New VenueIn 1919, the year the Marshall RC was officially chartered, they began meeting downtown atop the Hotel Marshall when it was constructed in 1929. This was the hub of the vibrant city located just a block from the Harrison County Courthouse. In the late 1960’s the hotel closed and the club was forced to meet in various locations around town. After four decades, the vacant and dilapidated hotel was donated to East Texas Baptist University. ETBU quickly began a Capital campaign and raised funds to renovate the building. It now is called the Marshall Grand and is home to the ETBU College of Nursing which is ranked Number One in the State of Texas. Pictured: Marshall Rotary Club President Hannah Luce. |
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Important message about Lone Star PETS from DGE Carolyn Franks!
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DG Mike Groom November NewsletterRotary’s monthly theme for November is the Rotary Foundation. I will share some outstanding facts about our Foundation. It is now over 100 years old and since it’s formation, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing sustainable projects. It is one of a select group of charities that merits Charity Navigator’s Four-Star rating. Arch Klump, in 1917, proposed setting up an endowment for the purpose of doing good in the world. His idea, and an initial contribution of $26.50 set in motion a powerful force that has transformed millions of lives around the globe. You see, when we give to the Foundation, we give hope to our world – not only abroad but at home as well.
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November is Rotary Foundation Month"If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger." Buzz Aldrin "We can all make a difference in the lives of others in need, because it is the most simple of gestures that make the most significant of differences." Miya Yamanouchi With your help, we can end polio for good. Click here for the "Countdown to the History of Polio." |
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2020-2021 District 5830 ConferenceOur virtual 5830 District Conference held October 16th was an opportunity to learn, grow, and experience the joy 5830 Rotarians have given to others this past 2020-2021 Rotary Year. Go to District 5830 Website's (YouTube Link) or click here to discover an enjoyable 2 1/2 hours of learning, and find out about our new initiatives in Guatemala and Mexico. If you missed Past Rotary International Director, Floyd Lancia's presentation on Eradication of Polio you will want to view the 24 minute video. Celebrate with us as we announced Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club as Club of Year and Past Atlanta Area Rotary Club President, Fern Porter as Rotarian of the 2020-2021 year; and learn about the difference each and everyone of you made as Rotarians with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, and your action this pandemic year.
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Membership MinuteFALL IS HERE! DON’T LET MEMBERS DROP LIKE LEAVES!! Our District membership numbers are up!! RI reports are pending, so I will give you numbers later.Why do members often leave Rotary? A BIG reason is lack of involvement…they don’t feel a sense of purpose. Does your club have an ENGAGEMENT plan?? Hand in hand with getting a new member is getting them involved quickly. Are they assigned to a Service Project? A Fund Raiser? How about being a greeter for a month to get to meet other members? Attend a board meeting? |
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DG Mike's October 2021 NewsletterOctober in Rotary is Community Economic Development month. When I think of community economic development, I reminisce about growing up in Houston, Texas in the 1960’s and 70’s. What a vibrant town and economic juggernaut it was (and still is, I might add). I firmly believe Houston owed its economic success and vibrancy to several things. The first is Houston’s leaders didn’t get in your way in pursuing opportunities.
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Announcing Jeff Johnston as DGNDCongratulations to Jeff Johnston, Past President of the South Tyler Rotary Club who has been selected by the District 5830 Nominating Committee as District Governor Nominee Designate. He has been selected to serve during the 2024-2025 Rotary Year. Pursuant to the District’s Bylaws, specifically Article II – District 5830 Committees, the Nomination of Jeff Johnston was held until September 30th to permit any challenges or re-nominations. No challenges or re-nominations have been received so the nomination was final at midnight on September 30, 2021. |
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October is Economic and Community Development MonthNearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Rotary members are passionate about providing sustainable solutions to poverty.
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Register Now for District 5830 VIRTUAL District ConferenceCalling all Rotarians for a rousing good time!! Our 5830 District Conference on October 16th is a chance to learn, grow, and experience the joy you have given to others this past year. Click Here Now to Sign Up and send in your $25 and kick back for an enjoyable ½ day of learning and interaction with friends. Find out about our new initiatives in Guatemala and Mexico. Celebrate with us as we announce the Club and Rotarian of the 2020-2021 Year. And, learn about the difference you (each and everyone of you) have made with your prayers, presence, gifts and action this pandemic year. IPDG Jack Welge, District Conference Chair |
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Membership MinuteCongratulations on Club Growth!!! The Rotary Clubs of Winnsboro and Henderson led the way for the first two months in member growth! Winnsboro grew by 75%, adding 6 new members. Henderson grew by 64% adding 14 new members from their club’s membership growth plan mentioned last month. Other new members are in the pipeline. As a District, 18 clubs have had growth since July 1!!! Many held steady. Only about 10 clubs saw slight decreases. Overall the District grew from 1,447 to 1,482. |
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September is Basic Education and Literacy Month!Rotary supports activities and training to improve education for all children and literacy for children and adults... The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarian's to ensure that all people have sustainable access to basic education and literacy by: |
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DG Mike's September NewsletterSeptember is basic education and literacy month in Rotary. Following are some interesting statistics retrieved from Wikipedia. The world literacy rate for all males is 90% whereas for females the rate is 82.7%. Developed nations have an overall rate of 99.2%, with south and west Asia having 70.2% and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0%. These statistics are dated 2016 but we can see that, in keeping with President Shekhar’s emphasis on improving the lives of girls and women, we need to increase access to education for females worldwide, especially in Africa. |
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Welcome To Rotary International District 5830!Are you a Business or Professional leader in your community, seeking to make a difference in the world around you? Rotarians are passionate people driven by the ideal of service. As a part of Rotary, you get to network with and give back to communities around the globe. District 5830 is made up of 41 clubs and approximately 1400 members across NE Texas, SE Oklahoma, and SW Arkansas. |
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Why is Facilitated Club Visioning important?South Tyler President, Beth Blaisdell said, “Our club visioning workshop helped us collaborate as a team to define our direction and goals for the next several years. The visioning team of 15 reported to our club members at our weekly meeting, sharing our vision results. The enthusiasm and commitment from our club has South Tyler Rotary on a very positive path for community service.” According to District 5830 Visioning Chair, Sam Scoggins, there are three measures of success for club's that complete a Vision. (Click on read more for details) |
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PDG Shirley Griffin honored!Shirley Griffin, a Polio Survivor and a Past District Governor of Rotary International District 5830 and member of the Rotary Club of Longview, Texas, was awarded the prestigious International Service Award for a Polio-Free World by Rotary International Directongvir Suzi Howe at the Rotary Club of Loew meeting on August 17th. Her award was one of three in the entire world.
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Aaron's Well (Global Service Project)The Mateka Children’s Home Water Well is known as Arron’s Well, in Memoriam of Rotarian and former President Aaron Lemmon of Athens, TX and President Elect of Prosper, TX. Aaron passed away in January. Aaron and Damon Donnell, at the time, PE of Athens Rotary discussed partnering in late 2020 to form an international service project to drill water wells in Kenya as one of Rotary core focus areas: Clean Water and Sanitation. |
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Announcing Jeff Johnston as DGNDMessage from DG Mike Groom and Chair of the District 5830 Nominating Committee, IPDG Jack Welge Congratulations to Jeff Johnston, Past President of the South Tyler Rotary Club who has been selected by the District 5830 Nominating Committee as District Governor Nominee Designate. He has been selected to serve during the 2024-2025 Rotary Year. Pursuant to the District’s Bylaws, specifically Article II – District 5830 Committees, the Nomination of Jeff Johnston will be held until September 30th to permit any challenges or re-nominations and will thereafter become final at midnight on September 30, 2021. |
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Honoring PDG Carroll FletcherDistrict 5830 PDG Carroll G. Fletcher November 24, 1928 - July 24,2021. District Rotarians remembering PDG Carroll as an Outstanding Leader and Friend. |
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DG Mike's August NewsletterAfter having officially visited nine of our clubs in the month of July, my faith, not only in Rotary but also humankind, has been revitalized. There are so many good, good people in this organization who I have had the pleasure to meet and so many more that I look forward to meeting. Click below "Read More" for DG Mike's complete newsletter.
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Successful Membership InitiativeHenderson Rotary Club is excited to welcome 11 new members! They are expecting to induct 3 more new members in the next few weeks. That’s a 50% + increase in membership! Ask PDG & Membership Chair Lee Montgomery for details. (d5830leem1617@gmail.com)
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District 5830 Polio Posse Fundraising CampaignCongratulations, Jacksonville Rotary Club for being the first club for District 5830 to attain 100 percent participation in the Paul Harris Fellow ("PHF") Contest. Tom Trimble, President of Jacksonville Rotary Club presented a check to DG Mike during his official visit on July 21st.
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Invitation to Club VisioningThe Visioning Process has been widely implemented throughout Rotary to help individual clubs to establish long range plans that are in line with Rotary International’s global strategic priorities: “Increase our Impact, Expand Our Reach, Enhance Participant Engagement, and Increase Our Ability to Adapt”.
District Governor Groom, who is himself a trained and experienced Facilitator, is encouraging all District 5830 Clubs to conduct a Visioning Event over the coming year. To do so, please contact the District 5830 Visioning Chair, Sam Scroggins, via email at scroggins789@gmail.com. |
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Congratulation to PDG Tom DeWittPDG Tom DeWitt receives "The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service Award." The Citation for Meritorious Service recognizes individual Rotarians who have demonstrated outstanding, continuing active service to The Rotary Foundation for more than one year. Examples are: •Service on Foundation committees at the club, district, or international level • Participation in Foundation grants or programs •Support of Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotary Peace Fellows, Group Study Exchange teams, or vocational training teams. (Financial contributions, however notable, are not relevant considerations.) |
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Congratulation Shalonda Adams and PDG Carroll GreenwaldtClub members Shalonda Adams and PDG Carroll Greenwaldt were the 2021 Unity Honors award recipients. The Unity Honors award is given by the Longview Unity and Diversity Committee and is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes the humanitarian efforts of those who are working at the forefront of diversity and equality in our community. The late Jimmy Isaac who was also a member of the Rotary Club of Longview was honored for his membership in and work with the Unity and Diversity Committee.
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DG Mike's July NewsletterJuly is new leadership month and as we kick off our new Rotary year, I am mindful of all the wonderful leaders we have and have had here. IPDG Jack Welge and his team had a miraculous year, they carried us through the nightmare of COVID-19 by adapting to earth-shattering events and changing and finding new ways to keep us participating and involved. We cannot thank them enough. Another wonderful leader, PDG Robert J. Thompson from District 6170, inspired us on Saturday at our annual District Officer Installation to UNITE TOGETHER, whosoever and wherever, so that we can serve to better lives. (Pictures taken at the event can be found on the District 5830 Photo Album .) Our theme for the new year given to us by Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta is “Serve to Change Lives”. What an appropriate theme for this moment in time – it gives us inspiration and hope as we carry our Rotary banner forward. |
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Membership Minute July 2021HATS OFF! TO RC HENDERSON!! “HOW TO DOUBLE YOUR CLUB IN 60 MINUTES OR LESS” is the title of Henderson’s PE David Higgs’ pamphlet. My take: How a 20 member club added 20+ members in one fell swoop. At the District Assembly, PE David was inspired to grow his club and took that opportunity to rope in co-conspirators PDG John Henson and PDG Carroll Greenwaldt. They planned and printed invitations for members to hand out to a special meeting, with the luncheon paid by the club. Their officer installation on June 17th was their special meeting, but you can use any meeting for this invitation. The goal was for each member to invite at least 5 guests that would make good members. |
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Congratulation to PDG John JetterThe Rotary Foundation’s recognition of PDG John Jetter with the The Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award comes after PDG John's years of work on Club, District, Zone and International Projects. Time is always inadequate to appropriately thank a Rotarian with a heart for service. Briefly the award recognizes those who have demonstrated exemplary service to the Rotary Foundation and have received the Citation for Meritorious Service at least 4 years prior. On R I Awards requiring 11 areas of achievement, John is in the rarefied air of having achieved more than that required and more than the proposal for the award would allow. Pictured left to right: IPDG Jack Welge, PDG John Jetter, and Freida Jetter
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2021-2022 District Governor Mike and Andrea GroomMike Groom was born in Austin, Texas and was raised in Houston, Texas. He is both a practicing certified public accountant (38 years) and lawyer (32 years). Mike currently resides in Mabank, Texas with his wife of 33 years, Andrea Myntti-Groom. Mike and Andrea have a son and daughter and two grandsons, all of whom they cherish deeply.
Mike has served as President of the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake twice and in his second term, the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake was awarded the Bill Campbell Award as the most outstanding club in District 5830. Mike joined the Rotary International in 1988 He joined Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake in 1997 and has served in virtually every role in his club. Mike is a RI Foundation Major Donor, member of the Paul Harris Society and a Rotary Foundation Benefactor. Mike believes in community service and has served as a director in the North Houston Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake, Cedar Creek Non-Profit Housing, Inc. (Genesis Center), Henderson County HELP Center, the Henderson County Library and as a Trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman. He has also served as an officer and committee member for a number of community organizations. Mike and Andrea enjoy travelling, salt-water fishing, hunting in the Texas hill country, ranching and rooting for the Texas Longhorns. |
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Introducing 2021-2022 District Governor Mike and Andrea GroomMike Groom was born in Austin, Texas and was raised in Houston, Texas. He is both a practicing certified public accountant (38 years) and lawyer (32 years). Mike currently resides in Mabank, Texas with his wife of 33 years, Andrea Myntti-Groom. Mike and Andrea have a son and daughter and two grandsons, all of whom they cherish deeply.
Mike has served as President of the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake twice and in his second term, the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake was awarded the Bill Campbell Award as the most outstanding club in District 5830. Mike joined the Rotary International in 1988. He joined Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake in 1997 and has served in virtually every role in his club. Mike is a RI Foundation Major Donor, member of the Paul Harris Society and a Rotary Foundation Benefactor. Mike believes in community service and has served as a director in the North Houston Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake, Cedar Creek Non-Profit Housing, Inc. (Genesis Center), Henderson County HELP Center, the Henderson County Library and as a Trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman. He has also served as an officer and committee member for a number of community organizations. Mike enjoys travelling, salt-water fishing, hunting in the Texas hill country, ranching and rooting for the Texas Longhorns. |
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Register Now- District Officers InstallationMill Creek Ranch Resort in Historic Canton Texas 1880 N Trade Days Blvd. PDG Robert Thompson- Keynote Speaker and Installer |
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Membership MinuteRotary New Year’s Celebrations are COMING!!! All our 43 clubs in Rotary District 5830 will be saying “Hail and Farewell” as they honor outgoing club presidents and incoming presidents this month. It is our ROTARY NEW YEAR’S!! So, here are a couple of tips to for the Incoming Presidents and Membership Chairs. |
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DG Jack's June Newsletter"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." C. S. Lewis Famous author C. S. Lewis’ gave great advice! Thanks to our incredible 5830 membership and Leadership Team, we finished strong! We gave service to those in need through COVID Food Neediness Grants from The Rotary Foundation secured for us by IPDG Jim Finstrom and PDG Ted Huffhines; we gathered safely to pack and deliver food through Food Banks helped along by PDG Carroll Greenwaldt; we participated in both District and Global Grants and our Clubs continued service projects in their communities. When our Clubs were unable to meet in person, we conducted virtual meetings with many thanks to P.I. Dir. Sarah Fox and our dedicated group of Assistant Governors. Ava and I enjoyed visiting with all of you whenever and wherever we met.
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The Rotary FoundationDistrict 5830 has had a very productive Matching Points Campaign with over $50,000 towards the Annual Fund and $20,000 given towards Polio Plus over the past two months. We have extended the campaign through June 20th. This will allow any Rotarians who wish to make a yearend donation the chance to do so and receive matching points. We are still working towards exceeding $100 per capita, so every donation counts. I encourage every Rotarian and every club to dig deep and be generous as you support the Annual Fund AND Polio Plus! Your donations allow your club to do local projects through our Club Project Grants. They also allow our District to support Global Grants in worthwhile projects around the globe. This is what makes Rotary International the Number One service organization in the world! |
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Rotary Club of Longview, Texas Centennial +1 |
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Welcome To Rotary International District 5830!Are you a Business or Professional leader in your community, seeking to make a difference in the world around you? August is membership and new club development month! Rotarians are passionate people driven by the ideal of service. As a part of Rotary, you get to network with and give back to communities around the globe. District 5830 is made up of 42 clubs and over 1500 members across NE Texas, SE Oklahoma, and SW Arkansas. |
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4-Way Test Speech Contest WinnersCongratulations to the winners of the Rotary District 5830 Four-Way Test Speech Contest that was held in Mt. Pleasant, TX on April 10, 2021. This year's theme was: How does Rotary Open Opportunities with the Rotary 4-Way Test? The top three presenters were awarded $1,000, $750, and $500, respectively. A big "Thank You" goes to Amy Hinton, District 5830 4-Way Test Contest Chairman, for organizing the event. We also appreciate Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club for sponsoring this event for the last few years. Additional "Thanks" goes to Judd Marshall, Bobby Rice, and Larry Cannaday, members of Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club who assisted on the day of the event. Pictured from left to right: DG Jack Welge; Ethan Jones, Longview High School, First Place; Kace Murphy, Kilgore High School, Second Place; and Taryn Thurman, Mt. Pleasant High School, Third Place.
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Carthage Rotary Club at work in Their CommunityKeri Perot Vance, President of Carthage Rotary Club wants to brag on her club a bit! "As my year as president winds down, I just can’t believe all the fun we have had!" On 4/9/21 some of our members helped unload an 11,000 pound food truck to give to local community members in need. On April 24, 2021, they helped orchestrate "Tunes & Tails" a Crawfish Boil and Live Music outside The Esquire Theater. The purpose of that event was to help save Carthage “local arts”.
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21-22 District 5830 Training AssemblyRoundtable Panel Discussion - Rotary Leadership Our District Training Assembly was held May 1st at First United Methodist Church in Longview, Texas. Our 68 attendees were enthusiastic and attentive. DGE Mike Groom expresses his sincere thanks to all of our attendees and our volunteers who made this a very successful event. The roundtable discussion and breakouts were engaging, as shown by the questions posed by Rotarians in attendance. Pictured left to right: DG Jack Welge, DGN Carolyn Franks, PDG Judy Guthrie, PDG Lee Montgomery, IPDG Jim Finstrom, PDG Carroll Greenwaldt, and DGE Mike Groom |
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May Membership MomentApril showers bring May flowers--COVID closedowns bring Rotary renewals! More clubs are opening in-person attendance. Thank goodness! Rotarians, please have your RYLA campers and PARENTS come to a Rotary meeting soon. DGND Karen Maines, an 14-year RYLA leader, reported to the District Training Assembly on the recently completed VIRTUAL RYLA (Part 1). The campers met online and had a great time. By all accounts, they are pumped and can't wait for the live experience this fall. So, NOW is the time to strike while the enthusiasm is high. The parents should be invited to join Rotary!!! Consider having your club pay their first semi-annual dues (giving them 6 months free (trial) membership!) so they can learn what Rotary is all about and especially how we support youth programs like the one their child is enjoying. |
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PDG Carroll Greenwaldt Receives "Service Above Self Award"Congratulations to PDG Carroll Greenwaldt for receiving the Service Above Self Award! DG Jack Welge presented the award at D5830's Training Conference on May 1, 2021. Rotary's highest honor recognizes Rotarians who demonstrate Rotary's motto, Service Above Self, by volunteering their time and talents to help others. The award is internationally competitive and is granted to no more than 150 Rotarians worldwide each year. Pictured: Mary Greenwaldt, PDG Carroll Greenwaldt and DG Jack Welge
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Past District Governors, District Governor and GLinePictured are Rotary District 5830 Council of Governors (PDGs) that were able to attend the District 5830 Training Assembly and the COGs Semi-Annual meeting. Back Row: PDG Lee Montgomery, PDG Carroll Greenwaldt, PDG Ted Huffhines, PDG John Henson, IPDG Jim Finstrom & PDG Phil Bandel. Front Row: PDG Judy Guthrie, PDG Shirley Griffin, PDG John Jetter, and PDG Tom DeWitt Pictured are PDG, DG and GLine that attended the Council of Governor meeting on May 1, 2021. Back Row: PDG Lee Montgomery, DGND Karen Maines, PDG Ted Huffhines, PDG John Henson, IPDG Jim Finstrom, PDG Phil Bandel Middle Row: PDG Carroll Greenwaldt, PDG Judy Guthrie, PDG Shirley Griffin, PDG John Jetter, PDG Tom DeWitt, DGN Carolyn Franks Front Row: DG Jack Welge and DGE Mike Groom The Governor’ s Advisory Committee, also known in R.I. as the Council of Governors, is made up of all active past R.I. officers in the district. The committee meets as often as determined by the Governor, with the suggestion that there be at least two formal meetings in the year. The Council of Governors serve as advisors.
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Clarksville Rotary Club's Celebration Makes the Local NewsOn April 15, 2021, Jack Welge, District Governor of Rotary District 5830, inducted two new members of the Clarksville Rotary Club. Rotarian Rob Rowley sponsored new member, Talisha Alsup, who is the Administrator of Clarksville Nursing Center. Rotarian and club president, Mickey Allen sponsored new member, Catana Yarnell, who is the Director of The Hub Community Center. Shown in the photo are from left: Rob Rowley, Talisha Alsup, Rotary District Governor Jack Welge, Catana Yarnell and Mickey Allen. On April 15, 2021, Jack Welge, District Governor of Rotary District 5830, presented Paul Harris Fellow plus pins to members of the Clarksville Rotary Club who attained an additional recognition level of giving to The Rotary Foundation in 2021. The recognition, named after the founder of Rotary International, recognizes Rotarians for their contributions to The Rotary Foundation. Shown in the photo from left are Paul Hines, Paul Allen, District Governor Jack Welge, Nancy Brem and James Vaughan, Jr. Not shown in photo is Alan Hale.
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Register now for Rotary Club of Tyler CentennialThis is a Special Invitation from Tyler Rotary Club for their Centennial Celebration June 5, 2021! Register from the following link: https://forms.gle/ The Rotary Club of Tyler - Centennial Celebration RSVP Date: June 5, 2021 Time: 5:30 pm - Reception ($75)/6:30 pm - Dinner ($50) Venue: Hollytree Country Club, 6700 Hollytree Drive, Tyler, Texas 75703 Entertainment: UT Tyler's Jazz Ensemble Entrée Choices: (a) Prime Rib or (b) Pecan Crusted Salmon Reception Cost: $75.00 per person with Rotary International Director Suzi Howe (Starts at 5:30 pm) Dinner Cost: $50.00 per person (Starts at 6:30 pm) Please contact Holly Lewis at (903) 714-4472 or tylerrotaryaa@outlook.com to prepay by May 27, 2021. Call Holly Lewis with credit card information or send checks payable to: Rotary Club of Tyler PO Box 131444 Tyler, TX 75713 |
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DG Jack's May Newsletter5830 Rotarians: we are two months away from our new Rotary year! In Hollywood terms, it’s almost a wrap! But, how it turns out now is completely up to you. As Club members, we are viewed on many levels: the involvement we have serving others in our communities, the nation, and the world; the legacy of service we leave to others; and the ability we have to communicate to others and act as agents of change carrying on our ideals through the Object of Rotary and our Core Values. You have all impressed me and our District Team by the work done through your Clubs in each of your communities, but it is now urgent that you record your service and the goals you have achieved in Rotary Club Central. If you do not, it is as though it never happened. Remember President Holger Knaack’s goal was to have all clubs be Citation Clubs. Most, if not all, 5830 Clubs should now qualify. |
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The Rotary FoundationThe last two months of the Rotary year are always jammed with activity. District Training Assemblies, District Conferences, Club Fundraisers, New Governor Installations, and just as importantly, sending in your Club and Personal Donations to The Rotary Foundation before June 30th! Every year, your District Foundation team works diligently to remind Club Presidents and Club Foundation Chairs to make their donations. This is the time for Clubs to make sure each member donates so the Club will be an EREY Club - Every Rotarian, Every Year. This is a distinction that receives recognition from TRF and is a worthy goal for every club. It requires a $25 or more donation to the Annual Fund from each member. The longtime goal for all Rotary Clubs is to be a Sustaining Club: $100 per capita. We have a large number of Clubs who accomplish this goal every year. Many clubs have done this for many years.
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District Happenings (Link to District Facebook Page)District 5830 Rotary Clubs are doing great work in their communities. Click Here to go to the Rotary International District 5830 Facebook Page to see what is happening in our district!
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2021 Rotary Virtual ConventionRegister Now for the 2021 Virtual Convention! Standard price tickets are available for $65 from May 8th through June 16th. |
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Membership Minute April 2021—APRIL SHOWERS!May your club be blessed with Showers of New and Renewed Members in April! It looks like more folks are able to get the various Covid19 vaccines and we will soon be getting back to “normal”, or truly a “NEW normal”. Be ready to capitalize on the OPPORTUNITY to REOPEN your Rotary club. Not sure how to make that happen??—get Membership MOTIVATION by doing a QUICK CHECK of www.rotary.org, then MyRotary, Learning & Reference Tab/Learn by Topic, then Membership. Read more for the 3 EASY steps that you’ll LOVE!
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April 2021 Message from DG JackFull Steam Ahead! We are just a little over 75 days from the end of our 20-21 Rotary Year and from all appearances we are headed for a strong finish. Take a minute and congratulate yourself and the Rotarians next to you for continuing forward in friendship, fellowship, and service against a pandemic and significant adversity. You’ve earned more than congratulations. And now we have just what we need in time to truly make a great contribution, vaccines and States open for business. You can sense the mood change! The Sporting Clays Fundraiser by Texarkana Sunrise last Friday was fun, well attended and raised plenty of money for reinvestment in the Texarkana and Nash communities. Its success is followed by the District 4 -way Speech Contest in Mt. Pleasant, Bullard’s 1st Annual Sporting Clay’s Event, Longview-Greggton’s PRCA Rodeo, South Tyler’s Reed Franklin Spaghetti Supper, and our District PolioPlus “Fun” Raiser on May 22nd at Rowdy Ranch in Gilmer. Come out, have fun, support Rotary, the Foundation, PolioPlus, and your communities. See you there! |
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Register Now: PolioPlus "Fun" Raiser |
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Matching Points Campaign on April 1stDistrict 5830 started their two-month long Matching Points Campaign on April 1st. This is a wonderful opportunity for every Rotarian to gain additional Paul Harris Fellow recognition. I strongly encourage everyone to take part and make a donation of $100 or more! If you have questions about why this is important, please take a look at all the good that is done by Rotarians locally and abroad through The Rotary Foundation. Your generous support helped fund over $300 M in grants during 2019-2020. These grants provide for literacy and education, build local economies, fight disease, save mothers and children, promote peace, and provide clean water. Most of the time these grants help people you and I will never meet, but they also provide coats and shoes for local school children, build parks, provide food to the food insecure, send kids to RYLA, and provide college scholarships in communities across our district. Please be generous in your support for the Annual Fund and Polio Plus. You are making a difference! |
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Save The Date: Saturday, May 1st : District 5830 Training Assembly “Attention: Club Leaders – this year’s district training assembly is scheduled for Saturday, May 1 at First United Methodist Church in Longview, Texas located at 400 North Fredonia ( Fredonia at Whaley Street). It will begin at 8:30 AM and conclude at 2:30 p.m. This will be a LIVE EVENT and all attendees will be requested to take necessary safety precautions including distancing and wearing face masks. Club presidents, secretaries, treasurers, foundation chairs, membership chairs, public image chairs, international service chairs, and Rotaract/Interact chairs are encouraged to attend. Grant certification training will be covered, too and club presidents and foundation chairs are encourage to begin work on their club project grant applications now so that they can be reviewed and completed at this assembly. Cost is $25 which includes lunch. Your district training team looks forward to seeing you there.” |
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Why RotaryTake just a minute and ask yourself why you joined Rotary? Most of us come back with “I was asked”. But why did you respond? Or why did you pursue asking about Rotary until you were proposed for membership? What makes you and all Rotarians so different and driven to perform service? The reason this is so important relates to membership and the sustainability of our organization. If we can not describe why we are here, we are also at a loss to tell others why they should join. And it goes further. If we can not explain why we joined and what makes us who we are, we may also be much less likely to stay, and to support The Rotary Foundation, which is the chief engine driving the global work we perform. |
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Details on the Matching Points Campaign April 1st through June 1stDistrict 5830 was NUMBER ONE in Per Capita Giving and in Polio Plus Giving for 2019-2020! This District and our Rotarians have stepped up and generously supported our Foundation and its programs even during the challenges of the pandemic. This has helped maintain a strong trend that has been in place for several years, and WE NEED IT TO CONTINUE! District Foundation team will be holding a Matching Points Campaign from April 1st through June 1st |
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John Germ, Foundation Celebration Keynote Speaker
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Membership MinuteBe A Vibrant Club (Calling all leaders!) This is the title of one of the best pamphlets that Rotary has produced in recent times. It’s short, to the point and packed with great ideas! Soon, President Elects will be in the first virtual Lone Star PETS and will discuss how their club can be a VIBRANT CLUB. Among many characteristics of a vibrant club, MEMBERSHIP GROWTH is probably the BEST indicator of VIBRANCY. Are your club members “sold” on Rotary? Do members not only accept but BELIEVE in Rotary’s ability to open new opportunities by networking/connecting with other individuals, clubs and districts for doing service? Do they support The Rotary Foundation? Are the members SOLD on YOUR CLUB as THE place for fellowship, meeting community leaders, and growing personally and professionally? |
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February Membership Minute
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Pine Tree High School Club Collects Items for COVID-19 Patients, NursesPine Tree High School Interact Club sponsors Tiffany Caldemeyer and Susan Curtis want their students to learn how it feels to help others without expecting anything in return. Photo by Michael Cavazos |
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2022 Convention will be held---HOUSTON, TEXAS!!!!Message from Rotary District 5830 International Convention Chair, PDG John Henson I am sure that all of you have heard by now that the 2021 Taipei Convention has been changed to a Virtual Convention due to the ongoing challenge with the Covid-19 situation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. “RI will refund Convention Registrations and Hotel Deposits will be returned, so relax and wait for the news.” The 2022 convention will be held---HOUSTON, TEXAS! |
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RYLA 2021 Goes HybridDue to the constraints of COVID-19, our RYLA camp has been postponed and adjusted to a hybrid format for 2021. Campers will attend a virtual session on April 24 where they will meet their teams, hear from engaging speakers, participate in various activities, and getting started on their RYLA journey. During the weekend of Sept 18-19, students will attend a 1-day session in person at Clements Scout Ranch where they will get to meet their teammates face-to-face and enjoy many of the traditional aspects of camp, including low- and high-ropes elements. If you would like to join the RYLA staff, please apply online (even if you already did earlier this year) at ryla5830.com/staff. Questions can be directed to our operations team at info@ryla5830.com.
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RI Convention is now VirtualMessage from District 5830 RI Convention Chair, PDG John Henson It gives me some sadness to report out Taipei Convention will now be virtual. For those of you who looked forward to journeying with Rotary to explore the world and opportunities for Friendship, Fellowship, and Service in the warm hospitality of Taipei, to experience the diverse cultures represented there as Rotarians worldwide gathered, we will need to wait a bit. Next year is the Houston R. I. Convention, and it is followed by Melbourne, Australia.
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New Year's DG MessageHappy New Year!! We Grow or We Shrink! This pointed message from the Convention Speech of Rotary International President Richard L. Evans (1966-67) returned me to reality. You can find reference to it in the August, 1966 The Rotarian, An International Magazine. In preparing for this month, and the new year, and the rest of our 2020-21 Rotary Year, I was drawn back to PRIP Richard Evans remarks from the Niece Rotary Convention: "It sometimes seems that we live as if we wondered when life was going to begin. It isn’t always clear just what we are waiting for but some of us sometimes persist in waiting so long that life just slips by finding us still waiting for something that has been going on all the time. There is no reason to doubt good intentions, but when in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is it. This is life. This is our time, our day, our generation, our one chance to do something for someone else. …What in the world are we waiting for?" "This is all we've got." PRIP Richard L Evans (1966-67) Speech to RI Convention in Nice, France. The message is still accurate, on point, and sums up our current condition. |
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Membership Minute January 2021Good bye, 2020! Hello, 2021! Time for 2021 Resolutions, and from where I perch, my observations and thoughts turn to engagement, retention and flexible meetings. We have lost a number of good Rotarians since July 1, however some clubs have gained membership. Clubs holding onto and growing members are still in service to their community and giving members a purpose for staying with Rotary. If members feel they are wanted, needed and have a purpose, they will stay connected.
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District 5830 Visioning 2021District Governor Welge has made it a priority for all clubs in District 5830 to complete the Visioning process and establish long range plans in keeping with Rotary International’s (RI’s) Strategic Priorities and Objectives:
RI and DG Welge are not asking Club’s to do something that they have not done themselves: RI’s Vision Statement reads “Together we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” The District’s Vision is “District 5830 Leaders promote the Core Values of Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity, and Leadership, resulting in Rotary Clubs that are Growing, Vibrant and Engaged; filled with Rotarians passionate about Service.” |
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PDG James "Jim" FitzgeraldIt is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of PDG James "Jim" Fitzgerald. Jim was born on Monday, October 12, 1936 in Stamford, TX to Ennis and Mary (Lawrence) Fitzgerald. From an early age he was fascinated and loved working with machinery and tools. By the age of 8, he spent his free time learning the skills of carpentry alongside his father. At Abilene High School (in Abilene, TX), he was active in Track & Field and shop. But it was the sassy personality of a certain young red head, by the name of Georganna Lee, that caught his eye and captured his heart. The couple spent many 'dates' riding his Triumph Trophy motorcycle along the open roads of Abilene. On November 24, 1954 Jim and his High School sweetheart, Georganna Lee were married. It was a quintessentially warm and sunny Texas day. Together, they raised three wonderful children: David, Kenneth, and Melody. Life was busy with a young family to support. During the day, while Georganna managed the children and the household, Jim was busy at Bell Helicopter fabricating parts. The evenings were filled with night school at the University of Texas at Arlington. In 1968 he received his BA degree. |
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The Rotary Foundation & Charity NavigatorFor the 12th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. The Foundation earned the recognition for demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. Only one percent of the organizations Charity Navigator evaluates have received 12 consecutive 4-star evaluations. "Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that The Rotary Foundation exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work", says Michael Thatcher, president and chief executive officer of Charity Navigator. "This exceptional designation sets the Foundation apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness." The rating reflects Charity Navigator's assessment of how the Foundation uses donations, sustains its programs and services, and practices good governance and openness. |
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Dec 4, 2020 Current EventsDistrict 5830 has been hard at work!! Find out what has been going on in "The Action District." Click here to submit your latest club fundraiser, event, or service project. Highlights
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Message from DG JackOur Holiday season has officially begun.
As we dodge around COVID-19 with PPEs and full social distancing, it’s important to not forget meaningful family and Club traditions surrounding Christmas, most especially increasing joy in those around you. This is a time to remember angel tree giving, Coats for Kids (even if you missed the original drive before Thanksgiving), bicycle assembly, and gifts from clubs, charitable organizations, or just anonymously from you. One of the most meaningful Christmas gifts Ava and I gave were the 2 bicycles we purchased for some of her students back when she was working for Longview ISD. The kids' moms were really surprised, and we swore them to secrecy, but I can only imagine the joy when Christmas morning arrived. |
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Four Way Test Speech Contest and Theme2020-2021 Theme How does Rotary Open Opportunities with the 4-Way Test? Rotary District 5830 Four - Way Test Speech Contest will be held Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Mt. Pleasant Independent School District, 2230 North Edwards, Mt. Pleasant, Tx. A big " Thank You" goes out to Amy Hinton with Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club for chairing the event again this year. |
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3rd Annual Clay Shoot | March 25, 2024 | Texarkana Sunrise RC |
Spaghetti Supper | April 11, 2024 | South Tyler Rotary Club |
Tour de Cypress 20th Bike Ride | April 20, 2024 | Mt. Vernon Rotary Club |
1st Annual Golf Tournament | April 29, 2024 | Henderson Rotary Club |
Congratulations DGND Karen Maines!
Sept 30, 2020 Current Events
- Rotary Runs for Wheels
- DG Jack's visit to Clarksville Rotary Club
- Pittsburg Rotary Donates Computer Mice
District 5830 Iron Lung
Plan Ahead For World Polio Day
Message from DG Jack
Remember that October is Economic and Community Development Month, October 5 -11 is Rotary Alumni Reconnect Week, and October 24th is World Polio Day. That’s a lot for one month, but it underscores what we can do to change lives when we come together in friendship, fellowship, and service.
Ava and I have now seen over half of our District clubs. We are grateful for the opportunity to share our vision of Rotary, a combination of old and new, where we continue to honor traditions such as perfect attendance yet embrace E-Clubs and Satellite Clubs and other new club models coming together to open opportunities.
October 31, 2020 District 5830 Conference Update
Economic and Community Development Month
Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Rotary members are passionate about providing sustainable solutions to poverty.
Sept 1, 2020 Current Events
- Service projects from Carthage, Winnsboro, Quitman
- Idabel Rotary President Installation
- TXK Sunrise Recognizes First Responders & Teacher of the Month
PDG "One O'Clock" John Childs Exemplified "Service Above Self"
Emerging Rotary Leaders Seminar
As in past years, we encourage you to include members from your District at the EMERGING ROTARY LEADERS SEMINAR. This year this event will be virtual providing a no cost option for those Rotarians considering serving as Governor in the future. Even though there is limited space, please invite up to ten (10) Rotarians from your district.
The Emerging Rotary Leaders Seminar is designed to provide potential leaders in Rotary with a forum to learn about leadership at the district level and beyond and to consider their options for future service including information on serving as District Governor. ERL Seminar participants will gain insights from some of the most effective leaders in Rotary International in an interactive, engaging format that includes networking, idea sharing, Q & A and mentoring with Past District Governors from across Zones 30 and 31.
The event will be held in two (2) sessions on Friday, September 25, 2020 from 2pm till 4pm and Saturday, September 26, 2020 from 9am till 11 am Central Standard Time. Please email Megan Law megan@okrotary.com to register. After registering you will receive the Zoom login for both sessions a few days before the event.
Please contact Ed Hardesty edwinh1313@me.com or Megan Law megan@okrotary.com with questions.
Rotary Foundation at Work in our Communties
Membership Minute
Together We Fund Projects
"Save the Date" October 31, 2020 District 5830 District Virtual Conference:
You will be asked to pre-register and select two breakout sessions you will attend. There will be no fee to attend, but I do request that you make a donation to the Foundation and/or Polio Plus of at least $25.00 or more. Please let Shirley know how much you contributed so we can publish the total donation made. Bring a snack to enjoy as you participate in the conference. You will have plenty of time after the conference for Halloween.
Basic Education and Literacy Month
Announcing Karen Maines as DGND
Message from DG Jack
First, we received news of the selection of Jennifer Jones of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, as the first woman selected for the Presidency of Rotary International. She will serve during the Rotary Year 2022-23.
Next, the Nominating Committee of District 5830, chaired by IPDG Jim Finstrom, selected Karen Maines of the Rotary Club of Longview-Greggton as the DGN Designate, to serve as District Governor during Rotary Year 2023-24.
Public Image: Staying Connected and Remaining Active
Looking Ahead to Visioning 2.0
Rotary International Disaster Grant Approved!
July 30, 2020 Current Events
- Athens Rotary Club Gives Grants to Their Community
- Jefferson Rotary Club “Mini" Service Project
Nuts and Bolts of Managing a “Hybrid” Rotary Meeting
August is Membership Month
August is Membership Month, which means it’s time to celebrate your Rotary club, your members, and the good you do in your community and around the world.
CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP TIPS
Jefferson Rotary Club at Work
Improved Rotary Club Central
DG Jack Welge Visits Marshall Rotary Club
Message from DG Jack
"It isn’t always clear just what we are waiting for but some of us sometimes persist in waiting so long that life just slips by finding us still waiting for something that has been going on all the time."
Join us in the 2020 Series Empowering Women in Rotary
Tips on viewing information on the District Website
Membership Minute
Important Notification: Accepting applications for the District Governor Designee
District 5830 Installation of Officers Brunch
TXK Sunrise Installation & Celebration
Introduction of Sarah Fox - District 5830 Public Image and Social Media Chair
What are you doing next June 12-16, 2021?
2020-2021 Athens Rotary Club Board Members
Act Fast! Book in the Official Housing Block for Rotary 2021
If you haven't booked already, reserve a room in the official Rotary Housing Block! Act fast to book one of the best hotel rooms in Taipei, Taiwan's capital city. | |||||||||
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Tyler Sunrise Rotary Club Year End Celebration
July is Leadership Month
Message from DG Jack
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." C.S. Lewis
Start Planning Now for 2022 Rotary International Convention
Pittsburg Rotary installation of officers on June 24.
Update on the District Matching Points Campaign
Paul Harris Points Match Challenge Update
Canton Rotarians at Work in the Community
A Lifetime of Service
Longview polio survivor works tirelessly to help eradicate disease: By Sherry P. Shephard sshephard@news-journal.com -
PDG Shirley Griffin remembers the tears streaming down her mother’s face in 1951 as she rubbed the legs of Griffin and her older brother, trying to ease the pain brought on by polio.
“The pain was unbelievable — you’ll remember that pain,” said Griffin, who was 9 at the time. “My mother really didn’t know whether she would have two children or not because it was such a bad virus.”
Years later, fighting polio is still a part of Griffin’s life as she works tirelessly to help eradicate the virus. Griffin, a member of the Longview Rotary Club, also is a past district governor.
Kilgore Rotary Club honours Gordon Reed
Texarkana Oaklawn Rotarians at Work in the Community
Longview Rotary Club " People of Action"
Message from DG Jim
June 2020 Membership Minute
In 2020-21, you’ll be able to go into Rotary Club Central and choose goals that are relevant to your club. You’ll need to achieve at least 13 goals out of 25 to receive the citation. While a few of the goals are data-generated, such as membership numbers and Rotary Foundation giving, most of them you can report by marking “Achieved” in Rotary Club Central.
Message from District 5830 Leadership - 2020 Census
June 2020 is Rotary Fellowships Month
Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience.
How do I join a fellowship?
Fellowships are open to Rotarians, family members, and program participants and alumni. You can contact a fellowship directly by using the links below.
https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/more-fellowships
How do I form a fellowship?
Message from DG Jack
2020-2021 District Training Assembly Recap
Longview Rotary Club at Work
Message from DG Jim Finstrom
2019-2020 D5830 TRF Matching Points Campaign
Happy Birthday Longview Rotary Club
Jefferson Texas is Flying American Flags!
Members of Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary Club at Work in the Community
Texarkana Oaklawn RC supports "Frontline Heroes"
Tyler Rotary Club Centennial Celebration on August 8, 2020
May Membership Minute
PDG Tom DeWitts thoughts on being prepared
May 2020 is Youth Service Month
Water summit urges Rotary members to invest in youth
Almost 200 million days of school attendance are lost every year because of the lack of proper sanitation. Many diarrhea cases in children result from transmission of disease in schools rather than at home.
“A school is a place where children should feel safe, not a place where they are susceptible to infection,” says Lizette Burgers, senior adviser of UNICEF’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools program.
But the message at the World Water Summit on 4 June in São Paulo was positive: Rotary members and their clubs can make schools healthier places through programs that provide clean water and better sanitation.
2020-2021 DG Jack's Club Visits Options Available
As we get closer to the new Rotary year beginning July 1st, I wanted to make each of you aware of the various options available for DG Club Visits that were discussed at Lone Star P.E.T.S.
Your Club PE should be receiving an email from me shortly describing the available visits in detail.
Briefly, they are:
1. The Regular Rotary Club Meeting Visit, just like we’ve always done. I will visit your regularly scheduled club meeting and give a presentation after the meal. I will also want to visit with the Board Members prior to or after the meeting.
Message from DGE Jack
BWI & Companies provide breakfast for First Responders
April is Material and Child Health Month
Stay Connected
Lone Star P.E.T.S. Rangers
Marshall Rotary Club at Work in the Community
Past District Governor Charles Tullis, 1978-79
Message from DG Jim
“Membership Minute” by PDG Lee Montgomery
Message from DG Jack Welge to the PEs and PNs
My thanks personally and on behalf of the District to all P. E.s and P. N.s who attended Lone Star P. E. T. S. While possible to train for club leadership outside of P.E.T.S., it is next to impossible to build the type of friendships and relationships and synergy in one-on-one training. If you’ll pardon the sports analogy, it’s the difference between a coach cheering a team on to victory at halftime and talking to one key player at halftime. You now have the tools and know the keys players to assist you in achieving the Club Citation and more during your year.
Our District Leadership exists for you. Please use us when needed, and have a fun and successful year!
Rotary Club of Tyler at work in their Community
2020 Lone Star PETS
Texarkana Oaklawn RYLA Students
Paul Harris Society Awards Presented at PETS
Gilmer Rotary Club Feb. 5th Program
Paris United Rotary Club Partner with Local Dentists
West Bowie County Rotary Club at Work
Message from DG Jim
Longview Rotary Clubs Presidents Honored
2020 Foundation Banquet
March Membership Madness!!!
Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary Club Donates to Local Non-Profits
March 2020 Water and Sanitation Month
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life.
When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families.
Click on the following link for more information: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/providing-clean-water
February 2020 Membership News
February 2020 Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month
Message from DG Jim
Paul Harris Society Blitz! Feb, March, April 2020
Pittsburg Rotary Club Welcomes PDG Ted Huffhines
Rotary Club of Longview Centennial Celebration
Rotarians at work in Kilgore
South Tyler Rotarians At Work in the Community
Clarksville Rotarians At Work
Texarkana Sunrise Rotarians at Work
Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club at Work
Message from: Sarah "Cookie" Jenkins
RYLA Registrar and Webmaster
New Youth Exchange Information
What is Lone Star PETS?
DG Jim's Last Official Visit
Last Call! Register NOW for the 2020 Foundation Banquet
Longview Rotarians at Work
Longview Rotary Club's Rotarians, Colby Dickson and Joni Cobb were on hand to lend a hand at Longview's Homeless Resource Day. Wiley and Colby assisted in the Point-in-Time homeless census and Joni helped at the check in desk.
DGE Jack and Ava Welge at International Assembly
DGE Jack Welge attend International Assembly
District governors-elect say they are ready to make the most of Rotary after learning the 2020-21 presidential theme, Rotary Opens Opportunities, at the International Assembly.
RI President-elect Holger Knaack encouraged the leaders to take advantage of the many options that Rotary provides to create change in the world.
“Rotary is not just a club that you join. It is an invitation to endless opportunities,” Knaack said Monday, 20 January, at the annual training event held in San Diego, California, USA. “It opens opportunities to serve in a project as big and historic as End Polio Now and also in a small community project, where you just plant a tree. ... Everything we do opens another opportunity for someone, somewhere.”
Message from DG Jim
January 2020 Vocational Service Month
The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians. The concept of vocational service is rooted in the second object, which calls on Rotarians to encourage and foster:
• High ethical standards in business and professions
• The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
• The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society
District 5830 Membership Update
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club at Work
Paris Rotarians at Work
Mt. Pleasant Rotarians at Work
Heart 2 Heart Programs Available
Action required for PEs that have not registered for PETS
Lone Star P.E.T.S. ( Feb. 27-March 1, 2020) is the largest multi-district P.E.T.S. in Rotary International. Ten Rotary Districts from Texas and Oklahoma come together to plan, prepare, and present club leadership essentials.
Marshall High School Interact Club
2. In November, the Marshall High School Interact Club celebrated their 2nd Anniversary with over 25 members. During the month of December, member decorated doors at the local nursing home.
Marshall Rotary Club Makes Donation
Oaklawn Rotarian George Moore Honored
Interact Signage Tells the Story
Pittsburg Rotary Choir
Texarkana Wilbur Smith Rotarians at Work
Tyler Christmas Parade
District 5830 Four-Way Test Speech Contest
Register Now for Foundation Dinner on Feb 8, 2020
Tyler Rotary Centennial Celebration
The Tyler Rotarians would like to send you a special invitation to Tyler Rotary Centennial Celebration on May 2, 2020, Hollytree Country Club, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
For additional information, please contact Holly Lewis at tylerrotaryaa@outlook.com or 903-714-4472.
Monthly Membership Article
Message from DG Jim
Mineola Rotary Club's Veteran's Day Parade
Clarksville Rotary Club Supports World Polio Day
October 31, 2019, The Clarksville Times, publicized Clarksville Rotary Club's observance of World Polio Day on October 24.
Texarkana International Rotary Club November Service Project
Texarkana's Four Rotary Clubs honor First Responders
Aloha! Register by December 15, 2019 and save a few dollars.
If you have never attended a convention, this is an excellent choice to be your first. Not only is the convention going to be outstanding, but the location is one of the top go to places in the entire world. So, you can “kill two birds with one stone.”
Lonestar PETS Training: Register Now!
Clarksville Rotary Club received the 2019-2020 CPG Award
Mineola Rotary Veteran's Day Parade
Mineola Rotarians had a wonderful time participating in the Annual Salute to Veterans Parade in Downtown Mineola. Pictured holding the Rotary Banner are: Jim Albritton and Jim BaileyPictured holding the single Rotary Flag is: Steve OgueriDenise Hurst and JP 2 Judge Janae Holland are handing out candy. Greg Hollen was the parade Judge.
December 2019: Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
We believe good health care is everyone’s right. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care.
Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in under served communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.
Longview Thanksgiving Food Drive
Sunrise RC Adopts Nash Resident in need
Quitman Rotarian PDG Bill Hedges
Foundation Magic Show visits Longview Greggton Rotary Club
Message from DG Jim
2018-2019 Citation Award Winners Announced
November 2, 2019 Membership and Foundation Seminar
PDG and District Rotary Foundation Chair Ted Huffhines was joined by PDG Pamela Stewart from Louisiana and PDG Allen Morgan from Arkansas, both Zone officers for The Rotary Foundation, to lead the four Foundation breakouts. PDG Lee Montgomery led the Membership seminar classes with the students teaching each other.
New Interact Club sponsored by Kilgore Rotary Club
November is Rotary Foundation Month
The Rotary Foundation ranked in list of top charities
CNBC has ranked The Rotary Foundation No. 3 in its annual list of Top 10 Charities Changing the World in 2016. The list includes some of the largest and highest-rated charities that help women, children, the poor, and the environment throughout the world, according to Charity Navigator, and that maintain high standards of financial health, accountability, and transparency of reporting.
West Bowie County Rotary Club's Run the Rail Event
Congratulation to Gilmer Rotary Club
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club partners with BWI
Carthage Club's International End Polio Day event
Klothes for Kids
Texarkana International Dictionary Project
Pittsburg Rotary Club
Beginning on the left and around the table is Melissa Sierra, Evelyn Ponce, McKenna Wood, Rachel Miner, Gloria Miner, Fernanda Garcia, Mahiro Itchimura, Madison Moore. The club also donated ear-phones for the reading classes, as there were not enough to go around to all the students.
Remember the Fallen Heroes
REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.
On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM, The Rotary Club of Gilmer Texas (TX0767P) will be Sunset Memorial Park to Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes. Each wreath sponsorship is $15.
https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/160423/Overview/?relatedId=150521
Rotary Club of Wills Point Activities for October
What is an Iron Lung? Written by Karen Maines
Iron Lung still being used " Watch Video"
Rotary Club of Mineola
Message from DG Jim
Wills Point Rotary Club September Highlights
Paris United Rotary Club Girls Night Out Fundraiser
Marshall Rotary Club Supports "Spelling Bee"
Lonestar P.E.T.S "Save the Date"
Bullard Rotary Club 6th Annual Golf Tournament
October is Economic and Community Development Month
Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Rotary members are passionate about providing sustainable solutions to poverty.
Our members and our foundation work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
We provide training and access to well-paying jobs and financial management institutions.
DG Jim visits Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club
Athens Rotary Club's Annual Golf Tournament
Register Now! Saturday, November 2, 2019 Membership and Foundation Seminar
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club's Dictionary Project
Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary Club's Interact Club
Honoring PDG Bill Hedges
All Rotary Clubs must file a tax return by November 15, 2019.
If you have any questions call John Jetter, District Finance Committee chair, at 903-235-6474.
Save The Date " Dec. 10th" Longview Greggton Annual Fundraiser
World Polio Day, October 24, 2019
Message from PDG & District Polio Plus Chair Shirley Griffin, "World Polio Day is October 24, 2019 and I would like to encourage each of the clubs in the District to have some kind of fundraiser for Polio Plus. November is Polio month and this will give us additional opportunity to hold an event or fundraiser for Polio Plus efforts. Our goal is to rid of this disease." The fight is not over we currently have 62 new cases in Pakistan and 16 cases in Afghanistan! It is not too late to make what could be your most important financial contribution to the POLIO ERADICATION campaign!
Message from DG Jim
November 2019: Part 3 Helpful Hints for Rotary Convention
October 2019: More Helpful Convention Hints
"So you have arrived at the airport in Honolulu and low and behold you see a table where you can pick up your name badges for the convention. They have been doing this the past couple of conventions and it works great if you happen to be there when they are open. But just because you have picked up your name badges for you and your group, there is more to do. After checking into your hotel you will still need to go to the convention center, locate the registration room –the sergeant at arms will be more than happy to show you the direction—once at the registration room, you will be able to pick up your HOC tickets as well as a goodie bag for you and your group. This is the only place where you can pick all of this up, so get it done as quickly as possible. If your club has designated you as a voting delegate, you will need to locate that booth and show your credentials and get your badge showing you are a voting delegate."
Helpful Hints For The Honolulu Convention
The very first thing you need to do is REGISTER and do that today!!!!!! CLICK HERE TO GET MORE INFORMATION I am not sure what the break is financially, but do know that it is less expensive today than it will be in a few weeks/months. If you have attended a convention previously, then most of your information will still be in the system, and if you have a ClubRunner account and you have set up your personal account with Rotary International, then all your information will be in the system.
DGND Interview Committee with DGND Carolyn Franks
IPDG Judy Guthrie with Rotary International President
Jefferson Rotary Club Dictionary Project
Carthage Rotary Club's Dictionary Project
The Rotary Foundation: Fundraising Resources & Tips
Rotary Foundation Basics e-learning module
As Rotarians and leaders, you have access to Rotary's online Learning Center which offers several courses to assist you in your leadership role.
Texarkana Sunrise RC and BWI Companies 2nd Year to Sponsor Cub Scout Group
PDG Bill Hedges at Work
September 2019-Basic Education and Literacy Month
More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population.
Rotary's goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.
HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN:
Pittsburg Rotary Members Replace Display Flags
District Leadership at Zone Training
DG Jim's Official visit to Pittsburg RC
Rotarians at work in Tyler
A & M Fish Camp
Fish Camp is led by A&M students who are passionate about making the first year of college a success for freshmen!
Every counselor has valuable personal experience, so they can offer advice about classes, College Station, and anything else you need as you begin your journey as an Aggie!
Rotary Club of Kilgore and Lions Club work together
Congratulation! DGND Carolyn Franks
District Leadership Team at Council of Governors Meeting
Honoring Sulphur Spring Rotarian Stan Kent
Texarkana International RC Community Involvement
Kilgore Rotary Club Shoe Project
Join us in Honolulu June 9, 2020
Tyler Policemen at Bergfeld Park
Membership and New Club Development Month
- Understanding Membership Reports: Getting Started — Learn how to use membership data to determine where to focus your membership efforts.
Iron House Square in Mineola
PDG Ted Huffhines at Zone Meeting
Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary Club's Interact Club
Message from DG Jim
Marshall Rotary Club's 100th Year Celebration
Getting to know your 2019-2020 Governor
After practicing law in Dallas, Texas for many years, in 1985 he moved to Jefferson, Texas where he continues his practice. Jim served as District Attorney from January 1993 to December 2004 in Marion County, Texas. In the summer of 2018 Jim was honored for having practiced law for 50 years.
Marshall Rotary Club Celebrates their 100th Year
2019-2020 District 5830 Leadership Team
District Leadership Change
West Bowie Rotary Club At Work In Their Community
Lindale Rotary Club & Lindale American Legion Joint Project
Oaklawn Rotary Club at work in Texarkana
Longview Midtown Rotarians at work
Congratulation to Carolyn Franks
50 Years of Rotary Service
Message from DG Jim
South Tyler Rotary Club Wins Bill Campbell Award
Club Scout Pack End of Year Celebration
Texarkana Rotarians Salutes our Military
District 5830 Rotarians in Hamburg, Germany
Cedar Creek Lake RC's 23rd Annual Celebrity Waiter Event
Marshall Rotary Club 100th Celebration
2019 Rotary Council on Legislation Actions
Atlanta RC Next Chapter Book Club
District 5830 4 Way Speech Contest
Register NOW for DGE Jim Finstrom and District Officers Installation
Global Scholar
Rotary Fellowships Month
Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience.
How do I join a fellowship?
Fellowships are open to Rotarians, family members, and program participants and alumni. You can contact a fellowship directly by using the links below.
Athens Rotary Club's Scholarship Recipients
2018-2019 DG Judy Guthrie Multi-District Conference Cruise
In June 1945, Marshall RC sponsors Carthage Rotary Club
Marshall Rotary Club sponsors Carthage Rotary Club. Even more relevant than that is the fact that Judy Guthrie is the 2018-2019 District Governor of District 5830. Judy was the first female member of the Rotary Club of Carthage, having joined in February of 2004! Written by: PDG Jim Fitzgerald The flash back into the past requires that the stage be set. World War II had ended May 8, 1945, but the war in Japan was still raging. A little over a month later, in the Sunday, June 17, 1945 edition of the Marshall News Messenger, Marshall club president, Gordon Boone, announced that several members of the Marshall and Center Texas Rotary clubs had met for the first meeting of the new Rotary club in Carthage, Texas, Friday June 15. |
2018-2019 District Governor Judy Guthrie
District 5830 4 Way Speech Contest
A big "Thank You" to Amy Hinton and the Members of Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club for hosting the event. In Rotary Service,
Texarkana Four Rotary Clubs Honor Area Teachers
Rotary women who are leading the fight to end polio
During International Women's Day, Women shared stories of humanitarian service. District 5830 Leadership Team is adding "Our Polio Warrior, PDG Shirley Griffin to list of outstanding women.
PDG Shirley Griffin who was recently honored by our District 5830 for her leadership in raising over $750,000 over the last 10-15 years to eradicate Polio.
Left to right: Dr. John Griffin, PDG Ann Lee Hussey, PDG Shirley Griffin and DG Judy Guthrie
Clink below to read about the other 5 Women that shared their story during International Women's Day. https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-women-inspire-international-womens-day .
Gilmer Interact Club Sponsoring 5 K Run
May is Youth Services Month
Interact club’s winning video highlights scope of youth service in Rotary
For the second time in three years, the Interact Club of Hugh Boyd Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, took the $500 grand prize in the annual Interact video contest, beating 88 entries from 33 countries.
CONGRATULATIONS to IPDG Ted Huffhines and PDG Dr. Phil Bandel
In Rotary Service, DG Judy Guthrie
Texarkana Interact Student Honored
Heart to Heart
2019-2020 District 5830 Training Assembly
Honoring the memory of Cesar Castro and Local Home Town Girl
Three Tornadoes hit Alto, Texas
Congratulation Longview Rotary Club
Rotary Club of Tyler Recognizes Smith County Students and Teachers
Henderson Rotary Club welcomes DG Judy
Girls Night Out Fundraiser
South Tyler RC received "A Proclamation"
Athens' Students of the Month
Local Teacher Benefits from Fundraiser
Oaklawn Rotary Club " A Club of Action"
Oaklawn Rotary Club "Charter First Program"
Congratulation to DGE Jim Finstrom
April is Maternal and Child Health Month
Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
Rotary expands access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented.
2019 Longview Greggton PRCA Rodeo
Wilbur Smith RC Four Way Test Speech Winners
Lindale Rotary Club's Annual Fundraiser
2019-2020 Leadership Team at PETS
2019 District 5830 Foundation Banquet
Paris United RYLA Camp Report
Longview-Greggton Build Day with Beds of Hope
Wilbur Smith Rotary Club Service Above Self
March is Water and Sanitation Month
Every day is World Water Day with Rotary
At least 3,000 children die each day from diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water, a grim reminder for Rotary members who make providing clean water and sanitation an organizational priority. While very few people die of thirst, millions die from preventable waterborne diseases, providing the impetus for our members to provide toilets and latrines and other clean water initiatives in underdeveloped countries. Members also teach these communities to maintain new infrastructure, and organize educational projects to promote hand-washing and other good hygiene habits.
Atlanta Rotary Club Fundraiser March 22, 2019
Hugo, Okla Rotary Club Little Libraries Project
Paris Rotary" Pride Program"
South Tyler RC Member Honored
South Tyler Rotary Club
Texarkana Sunrise Rotarians Honored
Longview Rotarian Honored
In Memory of Mineola RC Member
Thoughts and Prayers are with the Citizens of Athens, Texas
Inbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student
Texarkana Randy Sams receives $600.00 grant
World War II Veteran Mr. James Upchurch honored guest of Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club
February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month
Conflict and violence displaced more than 68 million people in the past year, and half of those are children.
We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.
HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN
Through our service projects, peace fellowships, and scholarships, our members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
RYLA Website is working
2019-2020 RI President and Theme
“The clubs are where Rotary happens,” says Maloney, an attorney. He aims to support and strengthen clubs at the community level, preserve Rotary’s culture as a service-oriented membership organization, and test new regional approaches for growth. "With the eradication of polio, recognition for Rotary will be great and the opportunities will be many,” he says. “We have the potential to become the global powerhouse for doing good.”
Press Release - Invitation to the 2019 Foundation Dinner
The 2019 Foundation Dinner is open to Non-Rotarians and Rotarians. PDG Ann Lee Hussey is our Keynote Speaker and she is traveling from South Berwick, Maine to share an important message about the Eradication of Polio. We want to make sure her message is shared with our community. This is a great time to invite those individual that want to see first hand what Rotary does Internationally and in our Communities.
2019-2020 District 5830 Governor
After practicing law in Dallas, Texas for many years, in 1985 he moved to Jefferson, Texas where he continues his practice. Jim served as District Attorney from January 1993 to December 2004 in Marion County, Texas. In the summer of 2018 Jim was honored for having practiced law for 50 years.
Rotary International Convention
Family of Rotarians
Henderson RC Christmas Service Projects
Idabel RC Serving the Community
New Year Rotary Resolutions
Registration is Open for Feb 23, 2019 Foundation Dinner
Mineola Rotary welcomes four new members
Winner of Festival of Trees Event
Idabel, OK (December 14, 2018)— Idabel Rotary Club's submission to the 2019 Festival of Trees sponsored by the Museum of the Red River, was selected "Best Tree" in the "Civic and Social Clubs" category. Decorations included Rotary banners from clubs around the world. Other categories in the annual competition include businesses, school groups, and non-profits. Judges are chosen from each of the categories but are not associated with organizations who have entered a tree. There is also a "Peoples Choice" award from popular voting.
January 2019 Vocational Service Month
Longview-Greggton Rotary Club is moving
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Tyler Rotary Club host Ken Starr
Former U.S. solicitor general and independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr speaks to Rotarians at a luncheon organized by the Rotary Club of Tyler on Thursday, December 13, 2018. In August 1994, Starr became independent counsel responsible for overseeing several investigations involving the Clinton Administration, including Whitewater and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Marshall Interact Club
Diploma Plus Program
Cedar Creek Lake received the Bill Campbell Club of the Year Award
November is Rotary Foundation Month
District 5830 Club Bulletin Contest
Idabel Rotary and The Sponsors Proudly Support the Eradication of Polio
Four Texarkana Rotary Clubs Honor Public Safety Officers
Tyler Rotary Christmas Parade
Henderson RC World Polio Day Event
Henderson Rotary Club presents The Christmas Trees
South Tyler RC World Polio Day Event
IPDG Ted and Angela Huffhines honored at the October 2018 Zone Meeting
District 5830 Rotarian of the Year
Celebrating World Polio Day with Texas Governor Greg Abbott
DG Judy Guthrie visits Paris United Rotary Club
During the Oct. 4, 2018, meeting of the Rotary Club of Paris United, District Governor, Judy Guthrie was the guest speaker. DG Judy is from the Carthage, Texas, Rotary Club. Excerpts from her speech are provided below.
Pictured from left to right: PDG Dr. Phil Bandel, DG Judy Guthrie, PDG Jo Ann Parkman, Club President Andy Cobb, and AG Susan Chapman.
Clarksville Rotary Club gives back to their Community
Shown in the photo is Rachel Ellsworth, Director of the Red River County Public Library.
Marshall Rotary Club World Polio Day Program
Athens Rotary Club's Students of the Month
Marshall RC participates in the Fire Ant Festival
Tyler Rotary Club Visioning Event
Athens Rotary Club World Polio Day Event
Jefferson Rotary Club World Polio Day Event
PDG A. L. "Archie" Tehan, Jr. November 30, 1924 - October 22, 2018
"I cannot remember how many times I called PDG Archie seeking his wisdom and advice, and every time he listened to my question, gave it some serious thought and then shared his thoughts. They were always straight to the point and always correct even if it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. He was that kind of leader."
October 2018 Economic and Community Development Month
IPDG Ted’s District Conference is on October 19, and 20, 2018 at the event center in the Holiday Inn in Longview, Texas. For those that have not registered for the conference, please register by October 11, 2018 for food and seating preparations. You don't want to miss the fun and fellowship.
Also...remember that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ladies, remember to get your mammogram; Gentlemen, remind your wife, daughter, mother and female friends to do the same!
West Bowie Dictionary Project
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club's Dictionary Project
Athens Rotary Club's Pints for Polio
Texarkana Wilbur Smith RC presents Scholarship
South Tyler RC successfully completed Club Visioning
DGND Mike Groom
Sulphur Springs Rotary Club Welcomes DG Judy Guthrie
West Bowie Rotary Club's Run the Rails
The Third Annual "Run the Rails" is being run from DeKalb, Texas, to New Boston, Texas, on the northeast terminus of the longest (130 miles) hike/bike trail in Texas. This year they will feature two and four person relays in addition to the traditional half marathon.
Idabel Rotary Walking Tacos
Lindale Rotary Club Wild Game Dinner
Clarksville Rotary Club Promoting the Eradication of Polio
Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club Members Welcome DG Judy
Pittsburg Pioneer Days
Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary’s Annual draw down
Come one, come all to Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary’s annual draw down and catfish dinner. Join us on October 23rd at 6pm at the Elks Lodge in Texarkana, AR. Tickets are $100 per couple, which includes 2 catfish dinners and one entry into the draw down. You may choose to purchase “insurance” for an additional $20, which allows your ticket to be thrown back in the mix for a second chance at winning.
September 8, 2018: International Literacy Day
Bulletin Contest Winners
Idabel Rotary Club's Stuff the Bus Project
Tyler Sunrise RC Golf Tournment October 15, 2018
Oaklawn RC honors Mike Richardson
Cedar Creek Lake RC Celebrity Waiter Fundraiser
Joint Project with Gladewater RC and Gladewater Lions Club
Happy 99th Birthday to Marshall RC
District 5830 Rotary Youth Exchange
Hugo Rotary Club Club Visioning Meeting
Council of Governors Meeting Aug. 18, 2018
Front Row: PDG Jim Fitzgerald, AG Barbara Turner, PDG Shirley Griffin, PDG Fay J. Durrant.
3rd Annual Mt. Pleasant Rotary Golf Tournament Sept. 15 2018
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club participates in the " Stuff the Bus"
Longview-Greggton Rotary Club
DG Judy's Official Visit to Pittsburg Rotary Club
Marshall Rotary Club Past President receives State, National, and Regional Awards
August is Membership and New Club Development Month
DG Judy Guthrie Official visit to Jefferson Rotary Club
Who is a Rotarian?
DG Judy's Official Visit with South Tyler RC
Marshall Rotary Club Installation of Officers
DG Judy Guthrie installs Marshall RC 2018-2019 Officers during her Official Club Visit.
Jefferson RC Supports "Imagination Library"
Mineola Club Rotary Club's President elected to City Council
Greg Hollen is the new Mineola City Alderman representing Ward 2, replacing Jack Newman.
Hollen and Allene Doggett were each nominated for the position and Mayor Kevin White had to break a tie vote at the June city council meeting.
Lone Star PETS 2018
2018-2019 District 5830 District Governor Judy Guthrie
Longview Midtown RC
Longview Greggton Installation
South Tyler RC Installation
Jefferson RC Installation
Antlers Rotary Club activate in the Community
Antlers Rotary Club also put together a breakfast homecoming weekend. They raised $1000 for our school’s PTO Door Lock Fund. This project is to add locks to each classroom door that can secure a door within a few seconds.
Marshall RC Installation
IPDG Ted Huffhines was very honored to install Marshall Rotary Club's next club president, Jay Webb, in his home club of Marshall! Jay will do an awesome job and “Be an Inspiration “ to all our members! Thanks to all who came out to support him. Great night for the Marshall Rotary Club!
2nd Annual Joint Texarkana Clubs Installation
Rotary International Convention June 2018
District Installation of New Officers
Paul Harris Fellows Presented
District Governor Nominations
It is that time of year when we look for nominations for emerging leaders in our District to be nominated to serve as District Governor. The new DG Designee will serve as DG for the 2021-2022 Rotary year. As each of you well know, we must have talented and effective leaders for our District to make sure we continue to achieve our goals and grow in our service to the world.
June 2018 is Rotary Fellowship Month
Texarkana Rotary Clubs Joint Flag Project
Message from PDG Carroll Greenwaldt
Oaklawn RC's Annual Picnic for Opportunities, Inc.
Annual Picnic for Opportunities Inc. Adult Residents: The Oaklawn Rotary Club was happy to join with the International Rotary Club (both of Texarkana) to host an annual picnic at Bobby Ferguson Park in Texarkana, Ark. We are so proud of the Interact Clubs (high school clubs sponsored by a local Rotary Club) from Pleasant Grove and Arkansas High! These students played games with about 50 adults who have special needs. We cooked 160 hot dogs and served all the fixins. The weather was pleasant and everyone had a great time! They look forward to next year.
Flying the American Flag
Oaklawn RC Interact Club
Henderson Rotary Club Projects
Graduating with Class: Longview Texas
South Tyler RC Park Clean Up Project
Henderson RC's Vocational Students of the Month
Tyler Rotary Young Citizens Club
Longview Greggton Rodeo
May is Youth Service Month
State of Rotary Membership
The State of Rotary’s Membership -- presentation now available |
Rotary’s members are our greatest assets. When our membership is strong, our clubs are more vibrant, Rotary has greater visibility, and our members have more resources to help communities flourish. |
Marshall RC April Social Event
Rotarian Willie Turlington receives "Service Above Self" Award
South Tyler RC Spaghetti Dinner
Texarkana Oaklawn Rotary Club Supports Education
Gladewater RC Believes In Community Service
District 5830 Training Assembly
District 5830 4 Way Speech Contest
The First Women In Marshall Rotary
Carthage Rotary Club
Interact Club of Mabank High School
First picture shows a student "fishing for rhymes" and the second show members of the Interact Club who helped.
Proud Rotarian Flies Rotary Flag
Friends of Animals Fundraiser
Canton RC Skeet Shoot Fundraiser
Henderson Rotary Club's Student of the Month
Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake
16th Annual Marshall RC Faux Paws Dog Walk
State of Rotary’s Membership --
Rotary’s members are our greatest assets. When our membership is strong, our clubs are more vibrant, Rotary has greater visibility, and our members have more resources to help communities flourish. |
"The Rotary Bench"
April 2018 is Maternal and Child Health Month
Idabel Rotary Club Annual Trash Pick Up Day
Marshall Rotary Club Weekly Speakers
The following week the speaker was Dr. Christopher Medina and a few members of the Wiley College debate team.
Texarkana Rotary Clubs' 25th Annual Cecil Phillips Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
Keynote Speaker, Texas State Representative Gary VanDeaver asked the question to the audience of Educators, " Does what you say matter?" Rep. VanDeaver, told a true story of two young ladies that had the same first name. The rest of the story is yes, what you say does make a difference.
Jefferson Rotary Club's Tree Project
Tyler Rotary Club Honors Local High School Seniors
District 5830 PETS 2018
Quitman Special Olympics Project
Bill Burnett, President of the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake received Excellence in Community Service Award
Clarksville Rotary Club Tree Planting Project March 2018
Honoring the life of Gracie Fletcher
Marshall and Marshall Metro Rotary Clubs Tree Project
Marshall RC distributes 116 dictionaries
2018 District Foundation Banquet
New Level 1 Major Donors ($10,000 in lifetime giving) were Charlie Tidmore from Athens, R. Michael Groom from Cedar Creek Lake, DGN Jack and Ava Welge from Longview, and PDG Lee Montgomery from South Tyler. New Level 2 Major Donors ($25,000 Lifetime giving) were PDG Shirley and Dr. John Griffin from Longview and DG Ted and Angela Huffhines from Marshall. New Level 3 Major Donors ($50,000 Lifetime giving) were PDG Phil and Dee Bandel from Paris United.
Longview Greggton RC 28th Annual PRCA Rodeo
Winnsboro RC and Interact Group receives $6,000.00
Lindale RC Celebrity Waiter Wild Game Dinner
March is Water and Sanitation Month
Cedar Creek Lake RC was named Organization of the Month
Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake Tree Project
Marshall Rotary Club celebrates RI 113th Birthday & Marshall Lions Club tribute 96 year ago
Kilgore RC 2018 Rotary Youth Leadership Award participants
Students coming back from RYLA camp often describe how the weekend helped them overcome their natural shyness.
Kilgore Rotarians at work on President's Day
Marshall RC's Wiley College Rotaract Up And Running
Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club Donates $15,000.00
The Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club donated $15,000 to the Trinity Valley Community College Foundation Friday, February 16 to establish a new scholarship fund for Kemp, Mabank, Eustace and Malakoff high school graduates to attend TVCC.
The Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake General Scholarship Fund will award scholarships of $1,000 per semester for 1 year to new freshman students who graduate in the top 50% of their class. 10 scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing an Associates of Arts degree and 5 scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree or Workforce program. The first 15 scholarships will be awarded for the Fall 2018 semester and recipients may reapply for a second year, provided they maintain a 2.0 GPA and remain enrolled full-time.
Cedar Creek Lake's 15th Annual Rotary Benefit Golf Tournament
Hugo RC invites you to their " Kelly Miller Circus" on April 21st
Hugo Rotary Club wants to invite you to their Annual Fundraiser " Kelly Miller Circus".
Shows are at 2:00 p.m.and 4:30 p.m. April 21, 2018.
Prior to the event the tickets are: Adults $10.00 and Children $7.00
Day of event the tickets are: Adults $13.00 and Children $8.00
The goal is to sell 500 or more tickets. Profits of the event are used for college scholarship. No animals in the circus this year, so it is like the shows in Vegas. While you are in Hugo don't miss the Elephant sanctuary.
Jacksonville Rotary Club Meeting Place Changed
ETMC - Conference Room (Wednesday at 12:00 PM)
Jacksonville TX 75766
Marshal RC's Rotary Dictionary Label Social
District Governor's February Message
Longview Rotary Club Fundraising Event
Lindale RC is hosting a Wild Game Dinner!
Longview Midtown RC " Club Visioning"
Club Visioning events are well underway in District 5830! Five clubs have taken advantage of this fun, interactive and creative strategic planning process and one has agreed to schedule in March/April. We appreciate the leadership of Longview Greggton, Marshall, Cedar Creek Lake, Gilmer, Longview Midtown and Quitman for participating in Club Visioning.Call or email Susan Gill to discuss scheduling and details, so your club can reap the benefits of preparing their road map to the future with Club Visioning. 903-918-2900 smazgill921@gmail.com
Texarkana International Rotary Club February Service Project
Idabel Rotary Club's Student of the Month
Atlanta Area Rotary Club Tree Project
Atlanta Area Rotary began their Tree Planting Project on Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 AM at McNoble Harper Park. Their project has grown to about 50 trees vs. 25 members. They have chosen the Atlanta two City Parks. They were able to get a $250 grant to help pay for the trees and other supplies. Left to right: Fern Porter, David Lester, Marvin Weems, James Stewart, Mr. Stringer, Mandi Stringer. Kneeling is Christy Clements and her two children. Not Pictured is Atlanta President, Jerry Porter who was busy digging the holes for the trees. A big "Thank You" for Mandi's husband and Christy's two girls for helping out!!! ( click "read more" to see Atlanta Rotarians and their family at work ) |
2018-2019 RI President Barry Rassin
2018 District 5830 Foundation Banquet
January 2018 Governor's Newsletter
Quitman Rotary Club's "Stories of Christmas Past Program"
Texarkana Sunrise RC " Tree Planting Project"
The Sunrise Rotary Club of Texarkana recently planted 14 trees, one for each member of the Club, in the Nash Industrial Park in support of this year’s 1.2 million tree planting challenge by Rotary International’s President, Ian Riseley of the Nation of Australia. The Sunrise Rotary Club, which meets on Wednesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. at the Texas Chuck Wagon in Nash, is one of five clubs who meet in the Texarkana and New Boston area. Rotary, whose motto is “Service Above Self” is committed to serving our local community as well as important international community projects.
Marshall Rotary Club's Project " Mission Marshall"
Texarkana Shop with a Cop Day
Marshall RC Interact Christmas Party and Projects
Interact is a service-based club for young people between the ages of 13 and 18. Interact clubs give young people the opportunity to serve their community with meaningful projects, meet new friends, and have fun! Their goals include: developing leadership skills, person integrity, respect for others and ourselves, understanding the value of hard work and service, and fostering fellowship and goodwill throughout the community. Interact Clubs meet these goals by being self-governing and self-supporting. The students have to find ways to fundraiser and plan to ensure their service projects succeeds and has a positive impact on the community. However, they do have some help! Rotarians from local Rotary Clubs mentor Interactors by offering guidance, and donating resources to service projects that clubs take on!
Mineola RC Recycling Project
Cedar Creek Lake RC 30th Anniversary of Women in Rotary
Annual Rotary Bike Build for Salvation Army
December 2017 Governor's Newsletter
Rotary Clubs of Tyler Annual Christmas Parade
Thousands of people flooded downtown Thursday night, November 30, 2017 for the annual Tyler Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Tyler. Families, many wrapped in blankets, lined the streets to watch the parade, standing or sitting on the curbs or in foldout chairs. Over 130 groups and individuals from the community participated in this year’s parade with floats and displays of Christmas cheer.
Marshall Rotary Starts Wiley Rotaract Club
2016-2017 Joint District Conference
2016-2017 District 5830 and District 6190 Joint "I've Got Talent" District Conference was held in Shreveport, La. November 10 & 11, 2017
Texarkana Wilbur Smith Rotary Honors Joel Campsi
November 16th was "Joel Campisi Day'' in the city of Texarkana, USA.
After 17 years the Chairman of the Texarkana USA Flag Project for the Texarkana Rotary Clubs, Joel Campisi, has retired and received a certificate from the cities at the Wilbur Smith Rotary Club meeting last Thursday. Mayor Ruth Penney Bell read a proclamation Thursday afternoon officially naming Joel Campisi Day.
“Campisi as chairman,” Bell said, “has had an indelible impact on the area economically and physically with all the flags he's built and placed around Texarkana. It is beautiful and uplifting to see our streets and homes lined in flags and patriotism 6 times a year. His hugely impactful, behind-the-scenes efforts to make a difference in this community are highly admirable.”
Kilgore Rotary Dictionary Project
Cedar Creek Lake Rotary "Honduras Water Project"
Picture: Rotary President Bill Burnett, center, is shown presenting Jay Eckert, left, and Cesar Caste with club trading banners to present to the local Rotary Club while in Honduras.
Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Annual Klothes for Kids Event
Pictures: Children posing with the bags of clothing they received and a group picture of some of the volunteers.
Marshall Rotary's New Interact Club Holds 1st Meeting
Cedar Creek Lake Rotary "Make-A-Difference Day"
District 5830 PolioPlus Raffle Winners
November is Rotary Foundation month!
The Rotary Club of Tyler Raises Funds to Help Eradicate Polio Worldwide
Marshall's Community Groups United
Quitman Rotary Responds
Texarkana’s 4 Rotary Club’s honors first responders
Longview Greggton Rotary Christmas Concert December 10
Potlatch 2017- Carthage RC Display Iron Lung
Kilgore Rotarians donated $3,300
Kilgore Rotarians donated $3,300 to Rotary District 5830, the local club's part of an international effort to eradicate polio – so far in 2017 there have only been 12 cases reported between two countries in the Middle East.
Helping fund the fight, “That's $100 for each of our members,” club president Terry Booker reported.
Tuesday, Oct. 24, is World Polio Day and the local civic organization is joining other clubs in the region, throughout the state, across the country and around the world in raising funds to fuel the ongoing eradication of the disease.
Rotary Club of Mt Pleasant held its Annual Golf Tournament
October focus is on Economic and Community Development
Rotary Club of CCL Work at Food Pantry
This is part of a program where the club visits activities they donate money or they have the activity come to a meeting to brief how they used a donation.
Picture: Left to right - Bill Burnett, club president. members; Jay Eckert, Sean Medina, Ronnie Davis, and Carter Hallmark were volunteering one of the service days.
West Bowie County RC Annual Dictionary Project
The Hooks High School Rotary Interact Club consist of service minded high school students who serve their community through assisting West Bowie County Rotary with our projects as well as performing their own community service projects. Pictured above are members of the Hooks High School Rotary Interact Club delivering dictionaries to 3rd graders at Red Lick Elementary School.
Cedar Creek Lake RC members participate in "Club Visioning Meeting"
September is Rotary focus on Education and Literacy
West Bowie County Rotary Club Distributes Dictionaries
Miss Texas, Margana Wood, Speaker for Lindale Rotary Club
Peggy Price receives a "Life Time Achievement" Award
Texarkana Sunrise Club Project “Stuff the Bus”
Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake's Celebrity Waiter Fund Raiser
Tyler Rotary Club's Speaker Robin Hood
For the program portion of the meeting, Robin Hood Brians kept us rockin' and rollin' and listening raptly as he sang, played the piano, and told stories of his 50 years in the music business of recording many of the popular artists.
Hawkins, Holly Lake Rotary Hosts Back-to-School Event
Kilgore RC focus on service "Kilgore News Herald"
Terry Booker’s father-in-law was a Rotarian for more than four decades, and Alton Holt lived the Rotary motto: “Service Above Self.”
“Community leaders like him in over 4,000 clubs across America quietly found ways to help mothers and children, support education, promote peace, grow local economies, fight disease and provide clean water,” Booker praised. “I wanted to join the men and women in this area who also valued those issues, and I want to encourage others to join, too.”
In late-June, Booker accepted the Kilgore Rotary Club’s gavel from outgoing president John Lockman. His first month in the post quickly made way for one of the Kilgore Rotary Club’s busiest seasons – last week, the group held their annual August shoe drive in conjunction with Kilgore ISD’s One-Stop Registration.
Marshall RC inducts first African American Female President
DG Ted Huffhines wishes District 5830 Rotarians a "Great Year"
A Vision of Club Visioning
Service Above Self - Dan Carpenter
Dan Carpenter, a member of the South Tyler Rotary Club, has received the Rotary International’s Service Above Self Award. This award is RI’s prestigious honor that recognizes Rotarians who demonstrate Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self,” by volunteering their time and talents to help others. The award is internationally competitive and is granted to no more than 150 Rotarians worldwide. To understand the significance of this award, it is important to note that Rotary International is comprised of 35,000 Rotary Clubs with 1.2 million members.
Oaklawn Rotary Club Celebrates 50 Years of Service
District Speech and Video Contest
District Training Assembly in Paris (TX)
Fabulous February Rotary Foundation Dinner in Marshall
Tri-District Collaboration for International Service
Young Leaders in Action
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I Am Still Here
Iron Lung is Available for Display!
Great News: Our District Has a Global Project Underway!
TRF Global Scholar Micah Clark's Year In London
Follow Global Scholar Micah Clark during his 2015-16 year attending Kings College in London, England.
Membership Tips
Note: D-5830 Members and Website Visitors
Polio Eradication Update
Texas Rotary License Plate Now Available!
After more than four years of effort, the Texas Rotary license plate is finally available!
Rotary Global History Fellowship
Paul Harris was born April nineteenth. He was 36 years and 10 months old when he founded Rotary. He died January 27, 1947. How old was he when he died? To learn more about Rotary's rich history, sign up for the Rotary Global History Fellowship Newsletter.
Books for the World
If your club is looking for an easy service project, "Books for the World" is the project for you!
REMINDER! - New Member Incentive Launched
A "Best Kept Secret" of Rotary - Rotary Fellowships
During a conversation on membership retention and membership increase at a recent Rotary gathering, it became apparent that Rotary Fellowships are one of the best-kept secrets of our organization.
Membership Minute
Rotary, Gates Foundation Partner To Boost Polio Endgame Support
Download the website sponsorship guide