Sp-Rotary 5930 - 9-1-2016 Newsletter (Sep 01, 2016)

A message from DG Debbie High

“September is Basic Education and Literacy Month”

Rotary All Stars, as we enter the end of our first quarter of the Rotary New year, there is a focus on basic education and literacy.

“Every child has the right to go to school, without danger or discrimination. 59 million children around the world don’t have access to basic education. Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Interactors all over the world are taking action to enhance basic education and literacy in their communities.” (Rotary Service Connections)

How is your club making basic education and literacy a priority?

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High Notes from the First Dude

Lead, follow or Get Out the Way!
Or
Bright Shinning Objects

Rotary’s September theme is education. Or as Debbie pointed out it is a time to “Sharpen Your Saw¹ ”. However, it is a bright beautiful day on St. Charles Bay as I sit down to put “profound thoughts²” forward for you to ponder, so I must relate that I do feel like I am suffering the after effects of a “celebration” of the completion of my 60th trip around the Sun. But I don’t remember the party, so it must have been a good one.

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Foundation Notes

It was my great pleasure to assist in handing out the District Grant award checks to several clubs in the Corpus Christi area this month. We are going to Do Good in the World right in our own backyards with many of these grants, which are available because generous Rotarians like you donated to the Foundation!

Saturday, September 23 will be our

Four-Way Test Speech Competition

During the spring semester many Rotary Clubs hold a Four-Way Test Speech Competition. It is a competition offered to high school students where the student must prepare a five to seven minute speech to illustrate the Rotary Four-Way Test.

The student is judged on Content (50%), Organization (30%), and Delivery (20%). The student must follow the Four-Way Test Theme throughout, must relate the speech to his/her own activities, must present a human-interest appeal, and must choose language that is clear, vivid and persuasive. The student must demonstrate organization of thought including an introduction, clear and orderly points and a brief conclusion that drives home the point of application. And finally, the student must be effective in his or her speech delivery including volume, grammar, gestures and attitude toward the audience.

Full information for Assistant Governors and clubs

Calling all Rotaractors and their Sponsors

From the The Rocky Mountain Rotaract Newsletter

5 Fundraising Tips for the Rotaract Summit

So you want to attend the first-ever Rocky Mountain Rotaract Summit this October 29th? Or maybe you'd like to travel to the Rotaract Preconvention? Or North American RYLA? There are so many awesome events available to Rotaractors from all over the world. The only problem is that they all cost a lot of money.

“dig into your historical archives”

and share how your club has used the Foundation dollars to do good in your community (and the world)

For our November 12th Foundation Centennial Dinner we are looking for story boards (think science fair three-panels or PowerPoints) telling the stories of

fundraisers, (can you guess the club that sold manure with all proceeds going to the Foundation?)
grant projects, and (DDF Grants, Global scholars, Health, Hunger and Humanity Grants, please reach back into history)
any story abut your club and The Rotary Foundation. (Remember Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, Discovery Grants, First Paul Harris Fellow in your club, etc.)

Contact Ellison Crider (ellisoncrider@gmail.com) for more Information.

World Polio Day for Clubs

World Polio Day is October 24, 2016

Click here for a toolkit clubs can use to plan activities for World Polio Day.

New Members - Harlingen Sunburst

Two new members have been brought into our club. Charlie Hervey and John Hand.

The Rotary Club of Historic Brownsville will host it's Annual Ride for Rotary Benefit Ride on October 16, 2016. The ride draws participation from cyclists of all levels and ages. Last year, we had participants from Brownsville, Weslaco, Harlingen, San Benito, South Padre Island, McAllen, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Matamoros, and Reynosa.

All proceeds raised by the event will be used to support Rotary’s local projects, which include providing free eye exams and eyeglasses to children, hosting Rotary’s Annual Heart Gallery (an adoption awareness event), funding scholarships for local students, providing Christmas gifts to nursing home residents, and funding for other Rotary humanitarian projects.

Register - schedule - maps

Having Fun with Halingen Sunburst

Harlingen Sunburst Rotary working hard enjoying a little down time. Social hosted by one of our members Lisa Seiser. Gots to have fun with all the work!

Back to School in Mission, TX

Members of the Rotary Club of Mission spent the last three months raising funds for a back to school project which would intended on buying new shoes for children. Although the Rotary Club is small, they have BIG hearts that are willing to give back to the community. Members were able to raise

It was great to meet you. Thank you for speaking to our club. We appreciate your leadership and encouragement and look forward to a great 2016-2017 Rotary year!

National Night Out - Mission Rotary

The Rotary Club of Mission recently participated in the National Night Out event hosted by the City of Mission at which they interacted with the community through creative and fun activities. Rotarians took “selfies” with kids, dressed little girls as princesses and gave out 300 popsicles on this warm day. The Club also set out

Due to the proceeds of our Scholarship Golf Tournament we were able to award Steven Rodriguez a $1000 scholarship the Texas A & M. Go Aggies.

Harlingen Sunburst Rotary also works with other non profits. Check being presented to Jane Boling of the Harlingen Elks Lodge.

Submit stories and pictures of club activities any time during the month to the webmaster - nancy@rockportwebsites.com. Then -

an acknowledgment receipt will be sent,
within 3-5 days story will be posted on the website,
those stories received by the 24th of each month will also be featured in the monthly newsletter.

The newsletter will be published on the first of each month.

Does your club have a fundraiser you would like promoted to the whole district and beyond?

Submit to the webmaster anytime during the month nancy@rockportwebsites.com. Then -

an acknowledgment receipt will be sent,
within 3-5 days story will be posted on the website in the special section for Club Fundraisers.

Visit with the Board Corpus Christi Northwest

The Chicken Shack

Aug 31, 2016
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Club Visit Corpus Christi Northwest

The Chicken Shack

Aug 31, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Visit with the Board of Freer

Dairy Queen

Sep 01, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Club Visit Freer

Dairy Queen

Sep 01, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Visit with Board of Ingleside

Garden Club

Sep 06, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Club Visit Ingleside

Garden Club

Sep 06, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Visit with the Board of Edna

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

Sep 07, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Club Visit Edna

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

Sep 07, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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“September is Basic Education and Literacy Month”

Lead, follow or Get Out the Way! Or Bright Shinning Objects

From the The Rocky Mountain Rotaract Newsletter

5 Fundraising Tips for the Rotaract Summit

“dig into your historical archives”

World Polio Day is October 24, 2016

Register - schedule - maps

Lead, follow or Get Out the Way!
Or
Bright Shinning Objects