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Rotary District 5930 Installation of District Leaders

Rotary District 5930 Installation of District Leaders

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What?
Installation Dinner Honoring 2021-2022 District 5930
Incoming District Governor, Amando Chapa,
Club Presidents and Leadership team

When?
June 26, 2021 - 5:30 Reception and Dinner Served 6:30 pm

Where?
Echo Hotel, 1903 South Closner Blvd, Edinburg, Texas, 78539

Cost?
$45 per person

Other information?
Cash Bar, Attire: Business, RSVP to Trecia Munal, email address: tpmunal@hotmail.com

Why?
Start the New Rotary Year in style with friends and fellow Rotarians.

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Lending A Helping Hand - June 2021
This Rotary Year started on July 01, 2020 and the pandemic was in full swing.  When I attended the Rotary International Assembly in January 2020, our then RI President Elect Holger Knaack spoke to us about the changes we need to make within Rotary and the world.  He also talked about how Rotary opens doors to the opportunity to make change.  But little did we know how much change we were about to experience.  COVID-19 changed how we, as a society, conduct our daily lives.  As Rotary Clubs, we discovered that “online meetings” really do work and they will continue to be a part of our daily lives into the future.
 
June 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.
 
As we approach the end of this Rotary year, Sue and I are thankful and honored to have had the opportunity to serve each of you. I believe we have ignited a lot of momentum and now it is time to un-leash that momentum into positive action as we enter the new Rotary year.  I have made many new friends this year and look forward to continuing working with each of you.  So, I thank you for the opportunity to serve as your District Governor.  My work with Rotary is not over.  Rather, it continues.  And remember to go out into your communities and the world and continue to LEND A HELPING HAND!
 
Eddie
Celebrate World Environment Day

Celebrate World Environment Day

It’s been almost exactly six years since I connected threats to our natural environment to the power of Rotarians to be part of the solution. On a late spring day in 2013, I pondered the future of my six month-old granddaughter Claire.  What would her world would be like in 60 years when she was my age? Would she have the same opportunities to enjoy the beauty of nature? Would she enjoy a finely-tuned ecosystem where the pollinating insects arrived just in time to service the apple blossoms, so there would be fruit in the fall? Would she recognize the calls and plumage of the birds who returned to nest and feed their youth who hatched in perfect sync with their insect food supply? In the past six years, human-caused risks to our ecosystem have accelerated.

Still the power of Rotary offers hope.

Every year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) leads the celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June. This year’s theme is Beat Air Pollution, and UNEP invited Rotary to join their party.

From a story by By Karen D. Kendrick-Hands, Past Chair & Director of Projects for the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG)

Your source for more information about Rotary's newest Area of Focus

ESRAG -Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group https://www.esrag.org/
Negotiating Peace in Iraq - Corpus Christi Rotary Program
 
Who: Retired Colonel Mike Kershaw
 
Topic: The U.S. Institute of Peace honored soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division for their role in achieving a local peace accord in Iraq that offers a model for potential peacemaking and stabilization in the aftermath of ISIS. The peace agreement, in 2007, halted communal fighting in the region of Mahmoudiya, in an area that had been known as the “Triangle of Death.” The accord continues to underpin the relative stability of that area a decade later.
 
When: June 24, 2021, 12:00 – 1:15 pm
 
Where: Solomon P. Ortiz Center, 402 Harbor Drive, Corpus Christi, TX
 
You must pre-pay for your $20 lunch by 6.21.21, http://www.rotarycc.com/pay-online/
 
 
Would you like to attend this presentation virtually? Contact lysa@rotarycc.com for Zoom login information by 6/21/21.
 
 
Presented by the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi
Newest RLI Graduates
We are excited to announce and feature our most recent District 5930 RLI Graduates. These five Rotarians just completed D5930's online virtual course offering of  Rotary Leadership Institute training.  Part one was facilitated by D5930 and RLI Parts 2, & 3 were facilitated by the RLI Lone Star Division.  Congratulations to all 5 of our District Rotarians 
for completing all 3 parts of the Online Virtual Course of RLI.  
 
Please help me congratulate the following Rotarians who have Completed RLI Parts I, II, and III.... (Click the Read More Button)
 
Your RLI Faculty Team, led by Andy Hagan invites all Rotarians to consider signing up for RLI and "Take your Leadership Skills to the Next Level!"   Dates for the next classes are,
RLI Part I - August 17, 19, 24, 26, 2021     5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
 
RLI Part II - September 21, 23, 28, 30        5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
 
RLI Part III - October  19, 21, 26, 28           5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
 
We welcome all Rotarians, New and "Seasoned" to enroll in RLI, and join our multi-Rotary District, grassroots leadership development program.  
 
Contact Andy Hagan, Debbie High, or Kathy Preddy for additional information or check out the District Website and Click on RLI!
 
 
Kathy Preddy
RLI Faculty and Admin TEAM
956-536-7218
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Protecting the Environment - webinars
Rotary 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. We empower communities to access grants and other resources, embrace local solutions, and spur innovation in an effort to address the causes and reduce the effects of climate change and environmental degradation.
Thank you for attending the April 28 webinar on Rotary’s new Area of Focus, Protecting the Environment. If you were unable to attend the webinar you can watch the video on Vimeo. The videos would also make a great presentation for one of your club meetings:
 
1.       Karen Kendrick-Hands - Protecting the Environment – Opportunities for Rotary and the Planet (23-minute presentation) - https://vimeo.com/552537897
 
2.       Ian Riseley – Keynote Speech at Rotary Zones 25B-29 Webinar (15-minute presentation plus 19-minute Q&A) - https://vimeo.com/551717097
 
If you are a member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), thank you.  If you have not yet joined ESRAG please consider doing so.  As a member of ESRAG, you will play a vital role in the mission to promote environmental sustainability, build awareness, and inspire Rotarians to take action for the Environment.  This will be a great way for you to get involved, network with others, and have an even greater impact on Protecting the Environment.
 
You can join ESRAG online at www.esrag.org/join. For more resources and information about ESRAG go to www.esrag.org, or email Membership Director Steve Solbrack at steve@solbrack.com.
 
Thank you.
 
Art Zeitler
 
 
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, Zone 25B and Zone 29
District Representative to Council on Resolutions and Legislation (2017-23)
Governor, Rotary International D5930, 2014-15
Proud Member of the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi (Texas, USA)
P.O. Box 261095
Corpus Christi, TX 78426
361.947.3830 Cell Phone
azeitler@sbcglobal.net E-mail
 
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District Assembly 2021-2022

Files and Videos from the Assembly

May 15, 2021
 
May 22, 2021
 
2021 Virtual Convention: Rotary Opens Opportunities
Registration is open! Don’t miss your chance to connect with Rotary members at the 2021 Virtual Convention: Rotary Opens Opportunities which will take place from 12 through 16 June 2021.

Enjoy a special rate of $49 through 7 May 2021. After that, the registration fee is $65.

You can also join us early at a pre-convention, 10-11 June, for Intercountry Committees, Rotaract, and Rotary Youth Exchange officers. Each pre-convention will cost an additional $20.

The 2021 Virtual Rotary Convention and pr-conventions are open to all Rotary members and participants and include access to the virtual House of Friendship.

Don’t forget to visit the convention event page on Facebook to connect with others and stay up-to-date on event news and program highlights!
 
 
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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.
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