WELCOME TO DISTRICT 5930

South Texas Rotary District 5930 is made up of close to 2,000 members, from 51 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.
 

 
 

Training for 2018-2019

Remember back in September, we had to cancel the 4n1 Training Seminar in Kingsville due to weather.
It's Baaack! The training not the rain!
 
 

Nomination of District Governor 2021-2022

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?
Deadline for 2021-2022 Nominations for District Governor is December 10, 2018.
 
 
 
 
 

Save the Date & Find Your Students

Feb. 1-3, 2019 - different times for 2019
 
 
 
 
 
President-Elect and President-Nominee Training
presented by LoneStar PETS
 
Save the Date
 
Registration and Hotel accommodations will be available November 1.
 
 
 
October - Economic and Community development
Area of Focus : Economic and Community Development
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on the 17th and World Polio Day on the 24th of October.
  • Build the capacity of entrepreneurs, community leaders, local organizations, and community networks
    to support economic development
  • Develop opportunities for productive work
  • Reduce poverty in underserved communities
 
 
 
 
 
SAVE THE DATE!
February 8-9, 2019
Focus: Our PEACE efforts
Guest Speaker at Luncheon on 2/9
Cameron Chisholm, Rotary Peace Fellow Alumnus
More details to come on this exciting program.
 
 
 
 
Important Information from the District
Nomination of District Governor 2021-2022
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 2021 – 2022 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 2021-2022 Nominations for District Governor is December 10, 2018
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE - October 2018
I am happy to report that many Rotary clubs throughout our Rotary District 5930 heeded the call to action during the month of September to support “Education and Literacy” by organizing, starting, and/or strengthening EarlyAct, EarlyAct First Knight, Interact, and Rotaract clubs and other Rotary youth education programs in their communities!  
 
Read more about three areas who have reached out with their hands and hearts and are providing hope.
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Join the Celebration

World Polio Day is 24 October!

 


Now’s the time to start planning your World Polio Day event. Spread the word in your community about the ongoing fight to end polio. Together, we can — and will — make history by ending polio for good. 

You can join our global celebration in many ways:
  • Hold a fundraiser. Consider making virtual reality a part of it so people can see what it’s like to vaccinate a child against polio.
  • Educate your neighbors. Talk with friends, family, and colleagues about Rotary’s work to end polio.
  • Hold a viewing party. Watch the livestream of Rotary’s World Polio Day event as a club or with another Rotary or Rotaract club.
  • Light up your city. Illuminate a local landmark with the End Polio Now logo.

No event is too big or too small. Whatever you’re planning for World Polio Day, be sure to tell us about it.

Find resources to help you plan or promote your event at endpolio.org
 
See the Club News further down the page for Club Activities for World Polio Day.
DGE Crider presented at Zone
DGE Ellison Crider and Faye were presented at the Zone Rotary Institute in Boise, Idaho. Congratulations Ellison.
 
 
 
Did you lose something?
Rotaract Clubs sponsored by our clubs may have been terminated at RI if there was no President listed at at Rotary International by September 30. Please contact Stan Petraitis, Rotaract Chair for D5930 stanpetraitis@sbcglobal.net with the following information:
  • Club Name
  • Rotaract Club Name
  • Rotary Club Contact Name
  • Rotary Club Contact Phone
  • Rotary Club Contact Email
  • Rotaract Club Contact Name
  • Rotaract Club Contact Phone
  • Rotaract Club Contact Email
Stan has lots of good information to share about programs and activities to involve our Rotaract members with our service and training programs. Give him a email to find out more.
Why and how to host a Rotary Day
In an effort to increase membership and highlight Rotary’s inspiring work, RI President Barry Rassin is urging clubs and districts to organize fun, informal community events called Rotary Days.
 
"Rotary Days events will offer you the chance to have an impact in your community, build long-term partnerships, increase interest in membership, and improve Rotary’s image," Rassin said.
 
Any club, big or small, can host a Rotary Day. Neighboring clubs can pool their resources and co-host an event, and entire districts can come together for a large-scale Rotary Day.
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Has Your Club entered goals/milestones yet for 2018-2019?

The highest priority now is for our Rotary clubs to update their Goals in Club Central.  This is critical to ensure that we have a clear vision of where our Rotary clubs and their members intend to accomplish this year and how we as a District team support their initiatives and plans.

Please ensure that we have all Rotary Club Goals updated in Club Central and confirmed by month end.  To date, only 21/50 of our clubs have input their goals.

Ask your club President or a Board member if your club goals are entered at Rotary International > My Rotary > Rotary Club Central > Goal Center - https://rcc.rotary.org/#/goals

 
News from the Clubs of D5930
 
 
District Info
 
Newsletters
 
Next Month's Theme
 
 

November - Rotary Foundation Month

Clubs - Please call attention to the programs of The Rotary Foundation and frequently cultivate additional financial support for the Foundation by promoting contributions for Paul Harris Fellows and Sustaining Members.
 
Give Now To TRF

Through the generosity of people like you, our work has made a difference in the lives of millions around the world. Your gift to The Rotary Foundation allows us to improve communities by promoting peace, preventing disease, bolstering economic development, and providing clean water and sanitation.

I want to support Rotary's current work

Give Now to The Rotary Foundation

 
 
 
 
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.
 
Rotary Vision Statement
Rotary’s new vision statement,
“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.
 
Achieve The Vision
To achieve this vision,
“We are a membership organization first. And if we want to be able to serve, if we want to succeed in our goals — we have to take care of our members first.”
 
Be the Inspiration
“Inspire the club presidents, and all Rotarians in our districts, to want to change. To want to do more. To want to reach their own potential. It’s our job to motivate them — and help them find their own way forward.”