Registrations must be paid in advance and with a credit card.
 
or
 
Cost: $50 for each part (Breakfast & lunch included)
 
Time:  8am (Registration and Continental Breakfast) - 4:00pm
 
Space is limited - sign up early
Location:  
Grace United Methodist Church
14521 Northwest Blvd
Corpus Christi TX 78410
 
Parts 1, 2, and 3 must be taken taken in order.
Parts 1, 2, and 3 must be taken before Facilitator.

Nomination of District Governor 2022-2023

Now that your first few Rotary months are out of the way, I’d like to ask you and your club members’ assistance in identifying potential candidates for our District’s 2022 – 2023 Governor.
The deadline for 2022-2023 Nominations for District Governor is December 15, 2019.
Interviews will be conducted on Jan. 11, 2020 at La Quinta in Kingsville.
 

Completed packets need to be delivered to DG Ellison Crider via email at EllisonCrider@Rotary5930.com or postal mail to Rotary District 5930 , P.O. Box 1979, Corpus Christi, TX 78403
 
 

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

February 16 – 22, 2020
 
Rotarians are improving lives in communities around the world every day through thousands of service projects.
Do your members know what you do and why you do it?
One Week. One Focus:
Rotary Showcase Week
share your projects and good work that your Rotary club is doing locally and globally.
 
Just DO IT ! 3 Places
  1. Write your story and use it as your Meeting Program during this week.
  2. Send your story (video, PowerPoint, word doc, list) to the district website (nancy@rockportwebsites.com)
  3. Post your story on RI's Rotary Showcase
 
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RYLA 2020
January 31-February 2, 2020
at Camp Zephyr.
Rotarians can personally sponsor HS sophomore or junior students they know that qualify for this leadership training weekend.
Cost is $300 per camper inclusive of room and board.
Applications must be submitted and paid November 27, 2019.
 
See Christine Wisian 361-779-6190 or Jim Villaume 361-688-1987 or visit http://www.rotarycc.com/youth-service/ryla/ for qualifications and application form.
 
Lone Star P.E.T.S., Inc. (Lone Star PETS or LSPETS) – the premier training event that prepares Rotary Club President Elects for their year of service as President of their Rotary club in Texas and Southern Oklahoma.  P.E.T.S. (PETS) is the acronym for “President Elect Training Seminar”.
 
Lone Star PETS is the combined efforts of ten Rotary International Districts. They all converge on the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the DFW International Airport to jointly provide the best possible training for future Presidents of Rotary clubs.
 
DGE Eddie Bartnesky is planning valuable and exciting training for all President Elects. This is required training before taking office. Please contact DGE Eddie is you are unable to attend.
 
Registration will open some time in November at www.LoneStarPETS.org
 
February 27 - March 1, 2020
 
Important Information from the District
A Member needs our Thoughts
From JD Simpson, member and a Past District Governor:
 
After a long battle with Alzheimer's, my very loving Dad passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon (10/3/2019) at his home in College Station. He was 91 years old. 
As you know he was a dedicated Rotarian for many years.  I'm going to miss him as will others.
 
JAMES H. “JIM” SIMPSON, JR.
January 8, 1928 – November 3, 2019
 
James Hendley “Jim” Simpson, Jr. was born in Hallettsville, Texas on January 8, 1928 to James Hendley Simpson, Sr. and Alma (Carpenter) Simpson.  After completing high school he attended Texas A&M University, where he graduated in 1949 with a B. S. degree in Business.  Jim was a proud member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band during his college years.  After college he served in the US Army and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.  There he met the love of his life, Lois.  They were married in Springfield, Missouri in 1954 and returned to Hallettsville that same year.  Jim joined the First National Bank of Hallettsville, where he ultimately retired as Chairman of the Board in 1983. Jim and Lois moved to College Station in 1984 to become “fulltime Texas Aggies.”  They would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on November 6th.
 
Jim was active in a number of civic organizations throughout his life.  His primary focus was as a member of Rotary International, where he served as President of the Hallettsville Club in 1960-1961 and as Governor of Rotary District 5870 in 1962-1963.  He served for more than 60 years in Rotary, and traveled all over the world participating in Rotary projects, including leading a Group Study Exchange group to Australia in 1993 and traveling to Kenya to help deliver school supplies to local children in 2000.  He was the epitome of the Rotary motto “Service Above Self.”
 
Jim is survived by his wife Lois; his children, Scott (and Stephanie George Simpson) of College Station, JD of Rockport, Texas; and Stephanie McDonald of Buena Vista, Colorado; and his grandchildren, Matthew McDonald of Nashville, Tennessee, and Jamie McDonald (and fiancé Troy Johnson) of Kirkland, Washington.
 
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Hospice Brazos Valley (hospicebrazosvalley.org), the Texas Aggie Band Association (tabaonline.com) or the Bryan Rotary Club (bryan-rotary.org).
 
Visitation will occur between 5 pm and 7pm Sunday, November 10, at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home, in Bryan, Texas.  Funeral service will begin at 11:30am Monday, November 11, also at Callaway-Jones.  Interment will immediately follow at the College Station City Cemetery.
A Leaf to the Tree from the DG - November 2019
Happy November to everyone!
 
Last month we welcomed 7 Russian Rotarians to the District on a Peace Exchange arranged through the Russia-USA Intercountry Committee. Although communication was challenging at times we ended up making new friends from Russia and the Peace Exchange was successful in Connecting the World through Rotary. The reports we have gotten back from Russia from our visitors is that they thoroughly enjoyed their visit to South Texas and have invited a group of us to come over to Russia. I want to thank Alissa Adkins, past president of the Corpus Christi Evening Club, for having the vision to arrange the Peace Exchange and making sure it was successful. Great work!
 
I want to congratulate the San Benito Rotary Club on a wonderful
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LoneStarPETS for 2020
Lone Star P.E.T.S., Inc. (Lone Star PETS or LSPETS) – the premier training event that prepares Rotary Club President Elects for their year of service as President of their Rotary club in Texas and Southern Oklahoma.  P.E.T.S. (PETS) is the acronym for “President Elect Training Seminar”.
 
 
Lone Star PETS is the combined efforts of ten Rotary International Districts. They all converge on the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the DFW International Airport to jointly provide the best possible training for future Presidents of Rotary clubs.
 
DGE Eddie Bartnesky is planning valuable and exciting training for all President Elects. This is required training before taking office. Please contact DGE Eddie is you are unable to attend.
 
Registration will open some time in November at www.LoneStarPETS.org
Nomination of District Governor 2022-2023
Who will be the next in line to be District Governor for Rotary District 5930? 
Will it be a member of your Club? Will it be someone you know? Will it be you?
 
Now that your first few Rotary months are out of the way, I’d like to ask you and your club members’ assistance in identifying potential candidates for our District’s 2022 – 2023 Governor.  I know that seems like a long way into the future but in order to comply with Rotary International’s Manual of Procedure, this is the required protocol.
 
The deadline for 2022-2023 Nominations for District Governor is December 15, 2019.
Interviews will be conducted on Jan. 11, 2020 at La Quinta in Kingsville.
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Change to where/how we can get Printed Materials from RI
Dear Rotarian,

In today’s technology-driven world, members are turning to Rotary.org, our social media accounts, and other online Rotary channels to get the information they need. Fewer and fewer members are using Rotary Shop to order printed materials or to purchase Rotary-branded merchandise. Because of our members’ changing needs, we will cease operating Rotary Shop in April.

Instead, our most popular publications will be available digitally on various Rotary websites. Some publications will even be offered as print-ready files that you can take to a printer to produce locally. Rotary merchandise can be purchased directly from approved, licensed vendors.

More information will be available in the coming months.

If you have any questions, contact rotarysupportcenter@rotary.org.

Michele Berg
Deputy General Secretary
Rotary International

RLI - Rotary leadership Institute

Building Effective Leaders

Join us for a set of seminars on how to effectively build leaders in your club. Facilitators will share experiences and knowledge on how to move beyond simply managing to truly leading your club by building effective leaders. These seminars will provide the basics on powerful strategies you can use to boost morale and energize your club.
Registrations must be paid in advance and with a credit card.
 
or
 
Cost: $50 for each part (Breakfast & lunch included)
 
Time:  8am (Registration and Continental Breakfast) - 4:00pm
 
Space is limited - sign up early
 
Click the Read More link for location and topics covered.
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Want Your Club's Activitiy Listed Here?
The success of the newsletter and our website relies heavily on you – we need content that will inform, inspire and involve our Rotarians. So what are you waiting for? Be the Inspiration!
  • Our District’s People of Action - stories on Club activities and Rotarians from across the District
  • Upcoming events – Clubs can advertise their events, District Events will also be highlighted.
News or Event for the website and newsletter – email to nancy@rockportwebsites.com by the 25th of the month.
Please include story (at least 100 words, 500-600 characters), image (jpg attached, not embedded in email or doc), and pdf, if appropriate.
Pictures sent with no story will be placed in a photo album.
 
Thanks and best wishes to everyone for a great year in 2018/19.
 
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“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
This describes the Rotary that leaders must help build.
 
 

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 5930

South Texas Rotary District 5930 is made up of close to 2,000 members, from 50 clubs, within the southern tip of Texas. We meet regularly to not only form bonds and friendships, but we also strive to improve lives locally and around the world.