This year 2021 is nearly gone, and we have reached the midpoint of our Rotary year. This is the time to reflect on our accomplishments according to our goals we set for ourselves, and the progress we made towards them.
I am happy to report that I have completed many of my District club visitations with only three clubs remaining. It was an aggressive plan, but one I genuinely enjoyed doing.
Our membership grew by sixty-one new members, and we are now 1,754 strong Rotarians and growing.
We had the most successful Polio Plus District Events supporting the END POLIO NOW campaign and we raised $20,000.00 Dollars with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation match 2:1 will bring our total fundraising dollars to $60,000.00.
Our district grew by one club with the support of the Corpus Christi Evening Club sponsoring the Padre Island Satellite Rotary Club.
These are a few of our achievements through the first half our Rotary year. We have so much more to do, and I am confident we will achieve our District Action Plan goals.
I am a great believer in the importance of setting goals that are challenging, but realistic. A worthwhile goal should be within your reach but still require you to stretch your goal. Step outside your comfort zone to innovative ideas that helps you grow and do more. Remember, if it makes you feel uncomfortable, then you are growing.
November
As we approach December, let us remember to always serve others who have no hope or peace of where their next meal will come from. Remember to serve those who have no shoes to attend school, no backpacks fill with school supplies and snacks.
Thanksgiving is a time of reflection on giving thanks for our prosperity, health, happiness and family and friends. Let us examine our clubs’ compassion and make a meaningful impact changing lives.
As we share the Gift to Rotary to others, we should be reminded how humble we should all be in this world we live in. Our challenge will be delivering value for the people we serve by becoming more focus with our compassion, the Power of One.
Together we can be Leaders of Change and Peace through Rotary is that pathway.
Merry Christmas may your holidays be blessed with Love and happiness. Wishing you a prosperous new year 2022.
Amando J Chapa
District Governor 5930
LoneStar PETS 2022
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.
New Rotaract Club in D5930-Collaboration Past, Present and Future
Opportunities to expand our reach and increase our impact are everywhere. Members of the Rotary Club of Victoria who work at the University of Houston – Victoria (in District 5930) saw an opportunity on campus for students to engage in service projects and make a difference in their community. Read more in the link...
Rotary Clubs of Edinburg and McAllen contributed to TIMS COATS
Alice Rotary Club were Santa’s little helpers at the annual Children’s Christmas Party
'Tis the Season. . . with Rotary Harlingen Club
Rotary Club of San Benito’s 3rd Annual Sock and Toiletries Drive was a hit
The Laredo Rotary Club & St Augustine Interact Club collected 320 toys
Rivera ECHS Interact Club donated meal to Family
Scholarship Project at Los Altos, Guatemala
by Rotary Clubs from D5930
The Rotary Clubs of Harlingen, Harlingen North and Aransas Pass and Rotarians Meg Reese and Art Zeitler provided funding to support the Rotary Club of Los Altos Guatemala’s Ninos Becados Rotarios Estados Unidos Scholarship Project which provides scholarships for elementary students to obtain school supplies, back packs etc.
The students made thank you gifts to thank the Clubs and Rotarians. We do make a difference when we work together on these type of projects.
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Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation’s position statement on COVID-19 vaccination
Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation’s position statement on COVID-19 vaccination
As the first organization to envision a polio-free world through mass immunization of children, Rotary believes the decision to vaccinate is a humanitarian imperative. The Rotary International Board of Directors and Rotary Foundation Trustees believe that:
Head nurse Laxmi Hettiarachchi (left) gathers information from B.M. Tilakalatha before a mammogram at the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9 January 2015. The clinic offers free cancer screening, education, and counseling. It is funded in part by the Rotary Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka; the Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama, USA; and the World Health Organization. Find the story in "The Rotarian," July 2015, pages 28-38.
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