Greetings Rotary Friends!!!

I am indeed very honored and humbled by the opportunity I have been given to serve as your District Governor for the year 2010-2011. It is a great responsibil-ity that I take very seriously knowing that together we can Build Communities and Bridge Continents. It is also my honor to be a member of the Sweetwater Rotary .

Rotary is very fortunate to have an outstanding leader such as Ray Klinginsmith to serve as our Rotary International President for 2010-2011. His theme this year is Building Com-munities - Bridging Continents. A theme that talks about the work of Rotarians. I hope that this theme will encourage your clubs to think outside the box in order to make Rotary, our district, and our clubs Bigger, Better, and Bolder. I hope that each of you will consider in joining with others within and out-side our district to work on new and exciting projects.

I know that as Lucy and I begin our journey in August to visit the clubs in the district we will be amazed by the amount of work you have done on your projects to better your communities and the world in general. I look forward to learn about your projects, your goals, and share in the fellowship that Rotarians in our district are known for. We as Rotarians have the unique opportunity to serve and make a difference in the life of those less fortunate.

As we move into our new rotary year I would like to see a revitalization of our district membership and a record breaking year of giving to our Rotary foundation. Attracting new members is something each and every Rotarian in our district can do to impact the future of our district and Rotary International. It cost nothing to extend our hands in fellowship and share the ideas of Rotary service with those in our com-munities.

When you make a contribution to the Every Rotarian, Every Year program you help change the world. All money raised through EREY goes to the Annual Programs Fund, which supports The Rotary Foundation's humanitarian and educa-tional programs. Become a sustaining member by contribut-ing $100.00 a year to the EREY program. That’s less than $9.00 a month.

We must also strive forward with our promise to the children of the world of eradicating polio. I would like to see each club in our district contribute to this worthy cause and help meet the challenge made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

PDG Jim Cole left Lucy and me with a new high level of standards to follow. I am very appreciative of all the support, guidance, advice , and above all the friendship PDG Jim has given Lucy and me.

I would also like to thank all those PDG’s who encour-aged me with their words of wisdom to follow in their foot-steps. We are so fortunate to have among us great leaders who share the dream to make the world a better place for our future generation.

Best wishes as we begin this Rotary year together building communities and bridging continents.

In the Spirit of Rotary,

July 2010 Volume 1 Issue Num. 1

DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S CORNER

OUR PROMISE TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD

Donors of $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, PolioPlus, or the Humanitarian Grants Program, or people who have that amount con-tributed in their name, can be recog-nized as Paul Harris Fellows. Each new Paul Harris Fellow receives a com-memorative certificate and a pin.

MAKE SOMEONE ELSE A PAUL HARRIS FELLOW

Friends, family, spouses, and colleagues make so many valuable contributions to your life. You can give back by donating $1,000 to the Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund in their honor, which will earn them Paul Harris Fellow Recogni-tion.

You also may give another person recognition points, which are accumulated when Paul Harris Fellows make per-sonal contributions in addition to their initial gift of $1,000. As donors increase their recognition levels through new gifts, they accrue points, which don’t expire and can be transferred to other donors’ accounts. If 1,000 points are transferred to one person, that individual becomes a Paul Harris Fellow.

The points also can be split between multiple ac-counts. For example, if 1,000 recognition points were divided equally between two people who had not previously contrib-uted to the Foundation, each of them would need to contrib-ute only an additional $500 to become Paul Harris Fellows.

As of 1 July 2009, points may only be transferred in transactions of 100 points or more, and individual donors will be the only ones authorized to transfer points from their indi-vidual accounts. Club presidents and district governors may no longer authorize point transfers for other individuals, but they may continue to authorize transfers from their club or district accounts. Also, as of 1 July 2009, individual points will expire upon the death of the donor, or the death of the surviving spouse of a Major Donor. (Major Donors have contributed $10,000 or more to the Foundation.)

Donors who are already Paul Harris Fellows become Multiple Paul Harris Fellows if 1,000 points are added to their account. To transfer points, use the Recognition and Transfer Request form (PDF).

PLAINVIEW CLUB

Congratulations to these Plainview Club Rotarians for this wonderful accomplishment. Their contribution to the Ro-tary Foundation of Rotary International is improving living conditions, and providing educational opportunities for young people somewhere in the world. I encourage you to wear the Paul Harris Fellow Pin to all Rotary events, as a symbol of your appreciation and support of the programs of the Rotary Foun-dation.

Ted Baker Deana Sageser Nancy Stuckey Regan Manning Jeff Featherston Chuck Starnes Anthony Bracato Al Martinez Leslie Pearce Kim Street Shannon Thrasher

NEW PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

NEW ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS

WELCOME!

New members join Rotary Clubs to improve the qual-ity of life in their communities and make a difference in the world. For more than a century, Rotary clubs have been pro-viding vital service within their local communities throughout the world. Their achievements are the result of dedicated member action and participation. Let’s all grow our club mem-bership by a minimum net increase of one member per club.

Amarillo Rotary Club

Michael Callahan

Midland Rotary Club

Joe Wynn

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The Rotary themes mostly speak to Rotarians who understand what to expect. It explains what Rotary does. Some themes did not seek to explain Rotary to non-Rotarians.

The 2010-2011 theme explains to non-Rotarians what rotary is, and what rotary accomplishes. It validates what Ro-tarians have been doing since 1905 to our current rotary mem-bers. The theme expresses the contribution of Rotarians in the local communities and around the world.

Building Communities - Bridging Continents, these four words describe Rotary’s current mission and highlight the achievements. Rotary is best in linking people of goodwill and in gaining their support to make the world a better place.

We need to focus our best efforts on encouraging our clubs to do what we as Rotarians are passionate about, and on what we are good at doing, which is Building Communities and Bridging Continents.

It is my desire to carry out the traditions established by my predecessors of bringing new and innovating ideas to our district. With your commitment to serve I am sure that together we can accomplish the 2010-2011 goals set forth by RI President Ray Klinginsmith. The journey that awaits each and every one of us will be filled with challenges that will help us understand the import role that Rotary plays in our local communities and around the world. Listed are the objectives and goals for 2010-2011: 1. Membership - a minimum net membership increase of one member per club, to maintain retention rate of 80 percent, a n d

to add at least two new clubs. 2. The Rotary Foundation - support our foundation with a per capita giving of $100.00 per Rotarian. Assist in the promise to

eradicate polio. 3. 2010-2011 Presidential Citation - each club in the district to achieve this recognition. 4. Major Emphasis (Water, Hunger, Health, and Literacy) - each club to have a service project on one of these areas of major

emphasis.

THE 2010-2011 ROTARY THEME 2011 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

2011 DISTRICT 5730 CONFERENCE

DISTRICT 5730 2010-2011 OBJECTIVES AND GOALS

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This month’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants.

It is called the Paul Har-ris Memorial Road, a half mile long concrete walkway which helps the villagers of Nabapally, India keep from being isolated during the rainy season. It is also one of the many infrastruc-ture projects supported by a Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grant that has brought pros-perity to a rural corner of India. Sponsored by the Rotary Clubs

of Calcutta Metropolitan, India and Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada the grant has supported schools, micro credit loans, wells, toilets, and a health clinic for several communities.

The road is not just a way out of isolation it is a road to a brighter future – thanks to Rotary.

“Rotary must not content itself with being anything less than a move-ment affecting the lives of all men and women; its requirements are so simple, its doctrines so universally acceptable that its sponsors are not visionary in thinking of Rotary as an all pervading influence.” Paul Harris 1928

I’ve attached to this month’s newsletter a wonderful project idea, Trick or Treat with Pennies for Po-lio, from District 5110 in Oregon involving school children helping in the eradication of polio. Please read and let me know if

your club will participate in a similar program. You may also find additional information about the project on this website: http://penniesforpolio.org.

This is a simple way of getting your community involved in the End Polio Now campaign and in raising the $2,000.00

goal that Rotary International has requested for all the club. It is good Public Relations and it will make your community aware of the work that Rotary clubs do.

ROTARY FOUNDATION THOUGHT WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID

RI STRATEGIC PLAN GOES INTO EFFECT

With the start of the new Rotary year, Rotary Interna-tional’s revised Strategic Plan officially goes into effect.

The plan comprises three priorities, all of equal impor-tance to Rotary's future: support and strengthen clubs, focus and increase humanitarian service, and enhance public image and awareness. These priorities stem from Rotary’s core val-ues of service, leadership, diversity, integrity, and fellowship.

Rotary clubs can use the priorities in the RI Strategic Plan as a basis for developing their own plans, tailored to their size of their club, the skills of their members, and the needs of the communities they serve.

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District Governor DG César M. Caro Governor Elect DGE David Norris Governor Nominee DGN Paul Anderson

Assistant Governor Area 1 AG Neville Buchannan Assistant Governor Area 2 AG Kelly Livingston Assistant Governor Area 3 AG Candance Norris Assistant Governor Area 4 AG Steve Long Assistant Governor Area 5 AG Bill Powell Assistant Governor Area 6 AG Peter Wierzba Assistant Governor Area 7 AG Ken Winkles Assistant Governor Area 8 AG Bob Pase Assistant Governor Area 9 AG Keith Graumann

Foundation Chair PDG Don Shinn Membership Chair Charles Starnes District Trainer Stephen Johns

Rotaract Chair Bonnie Pendleton Interact Chair Richard Sanders RYLA Chair Candance Norris Youth Exchange Chair Jack Campbell Public Relations Chair Joseph Dominey District Conference Chair Doris Reding RI Convention Promotion Janice Payne Group Study Exchange John Kanelis World Peace Fellowship Marla Barbee Polio Plus PDG Ralph McLaughlin Permanent Fund David Walinder Grants Chair PDG Ted Holder Alumni Chair Beth Duke

The 2010 - 2012 Group Study Ex-change will take place with District 4060, the Dominican Republic. Due to Rotary Interna-tional's new policy on GSE's, the exchange will take place over a two year period. The 2010 - 2011 Rotary year will have the incom-ing team from the Dominican Republic visit-ing our district and in the 2011 - 2012 Rotary year we will have the outgoing team from our district visit the Dominican Republic.

Dr. Aura Basilis (pictured here) is looking forward to the exchange.

YOUR 2010-2011 DISTRICT LEADERS Friendship Exchange PDG Michael Graves Annual Fund Chair PDG Howard Mercer Vocational Service Kenneth Hooper Community Corps PDG Brad Bunns Rotary Fellowships Richard Hanna Rotary Volunteers PDG Roger Sepulveda World Community Service Joe Campbell

District Treasurer Rick Riddle Communications Director Steve Dennis District Historian PDG Charles Cotton District Finance Chair Christopher Roberts Paul Harris Fellows Monte Monroe Paul Harris Society Chair PDG Jim Cole Literacy Chair Darlene Mays International Committee PDG Ted Holder PDG Roger Sepulveda District Newsletter DG César M. Caro Nominations Committee PDG Jim Cole Cruise Coordinator PDG Jim Cole Cruise Raffle Chair Richard Hanna Contact Information is available at www.ridistrict5730.org.

2011 GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE

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My first convention and what a wonderful and memorable experience it was. All the speakers were very inspirational. This event makes me realize just how much good Rotary does around the world. The city of Montreal was just amazing with its buildings, people, food, and things to see and do. It was great to see Rotarians from our district. I hope that for next year’s Inter-national Convention we will have more Rotarians from our district than in any past conventions. Enjoy the pictures.

2010 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

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MONTHLY CLUB ATTENDANCE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

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CLUB NAME CLUB MEM-

BERSHIP

AVERAGE ATTEN-

DANCE

NEW MEMBER

(S)

NEW PAUL HARRIS FEL-

LOW(S)

NUMBER OF PAUL HARRIS

FEL-

NUMBER OF BENEFAC-

TORS

NUMBER OF PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY MEM-

BERS

Amarillo East 30 70.14 20 3 1

Amarillo South 16 81 13 0 1

Big Spring 63 54.33 32 2 1

Greater Big Spring 51 50 David Justice 16 5 4

Canadian 27 83.33 8 0 0

Canyon 34 65.3

Butler Cain, Vince Hernan-

dez 26 2 3

Childress 51 27 Brett Parr &

Matt Raney 12 0 0

Colorado City 15 50 4 0 0

Dimmitt 20 75 Max Newman 9 0 9

Dumas 25 53 10 1 1

Hereford 21 60 3 3 0 0

Kermit 21 54 5 1 0

Lamesa 26 52 4 0 0

Lockney 12 73 5 0 0

Lubbock 162 65 Carolyn Selby;

Mike Cochrane 90 8 4

Greater Southwest

Lubbock 123 66 100 6 2

Metropolitan Lub- 42 66.67 26 4 0

Midland Daybreak 9 47 6 0 2

Midland West 46 71 15 New PHF 46 3 3

Monahans 32 46 0 0 0

Odessa 99 49 68 4 0

Pampa 59 57.97

All remaining members who were not PHF. Roy Sparkman

59 0 0

Pecos 34 48 13 0 2

Plainview 65 51 Chris Ross

Separate sub-mission via email to DG

65 5 5

Post 34 80 Lee Norman 4 0 0

Seagraves 8 67 3 0 0

Seminole 14 73 9 0 0

Snyder 49 44.5 Jackie Hack- Jay Kidd 24 2 0

Spearman 21 70 11 0 0

Tulia 20 65 10 0 0

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The July 2010 club attendance report showed that 30 clubs out the 51 in our district submitted their reports as re-quired. Please keep in mind that your club is required by Ro-tary International to submit the attendance information to our district. You can find the form on our district website at www.ridistrcit5730.org. Once you have completed your report please sent it to Steve Dennis to his e-mail address at sdennis@grandecom.net.

All dates are Sub-ject to change. The blue fonts indicate a District 5730 activity. Please mark your calendar so that you may attend those impor-tant and informative func-tions. Membership Month August 2010

New Generation Month September 2010

Zone Institute September 14 - 19, 2010

Vocational Service Month October 2010

Membership Seminar October 30, 2010

Foundation Seminar October 30, 2010

Foundation Month November 2010

Family Month December 2010

Rotary Awareness Month January 2011

International Assembly January 16 - 22, 2011

World Understanding Month February 2011 Lone Star PETS March 18 - 20, 2011

Literacy Month March 2011

Magazine Month April 2011

District Conference April 29 - May 1, 2011

International Convention May 21 - 25, 2011

Rotary Fellowships Month June 2011

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ROTARY CALENDAR

Amarillo www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/home/homeS.asp?cid=5583

Borger www.borgerrc.ridistrict5730.org/

Levelland www.levellandbreakfastrotary.webs.com/

Lubbock www.lubbockrotary.org/

Metropolitan Lubbock www.metrolubbockrotary.org/Events.php

Midland North www.facebook.com/midlandnorthrotary

Odessa www.odessarotaryclub.org/

Snyder www.rotaryofsnyder.com/index.html

Sweetwater www.sweetwaterrotary.org/

Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Interactors who are registered on w w w . f ac eb o ok. c om , w w w . l i n ke di n . c om , a nd www.twitter.com are urged to share their Rotary’s challenge fundraising stories so others can gain ideas for launching fund-raisers in their communities.

DISTRICT CLUB WEBSITES

ROTARY SOCIAL NETWORKING

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2010-2011 CLUB VISITATION ITINERARY

Club Date Club Date

Amarillo 14-Oct-10

Greater Lubbock South-

west 11-Oct-10

Amarillo East 13-Sep-10 Lubbock Metropolitan 12-Nov-10

Amarillo South 14-Oct-10 Midland 10-Feb-11

Amarillo West 12-Nov-10 Midland Daybreak 15-Dec-10

Andrews 8-Sep-10 Midland North 8-Feb-11

Big Spring 3-Aug-10 Midland West 10-Aug-10

Greater Big Spring 6-Aug-10 Monahans 1-Dec-10

Borger 2-Nov-10 Muleshoe 11-Jan-11

Brownfield 21-Jan-11 Odessa 15-Dec-10

Canadian 7-Dec-10 Odessa East 13-Jan-11

Canyon 8-Mar-11 Greater Odessa 10-Aug-10

Childress 5-Jan-11 Pampa 2-Feb-11

Colorado City 4-Aug-10 Panhandle 11-Feb-11

Dalhart 10-Mar-11 Pecos 9-Dec-10

Denver City 6-Oct-10 Perryton 17-Feb-11

Dimmitt 23-Sep-10 Plainview 16-Nov-10

Dumas 19-Jan-11 Post 1-Feb-11

Floydata 2-Mar-11 Seagraves 21-Sep-10

Hereford 4-Oct-10 Seminole 3-Mar-11

Kermit 14-Dec-10 Shamrock 4-Mar-11

Lamesa 18-Aug-10 Snyder 5-Aug-10

Levelland Breakfast 21-Jan-11 Spearman 16-Aug-10

Levelland Noon 4-Jan-11 Sweetwater 2-Aug-10

Littlefield 18-Nov-10 Tahoka 9-Sep-10

Lockney 10-Dec-10 Tulia 9-Feb-11

Lubbock 10-Nov-10

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“Rotary is the best in the world at link-ing people of goodwill around the globe and then gaining their cooperation and support to make the world a much bet-ter place to live and work.”

A member of the Rotary Club of Kirksville and a Rotarian since 1961, Ray has served Rotary as district governor, chair of the 1998 Council on Legislation in New Delhi, and chair of the 2008 Los Angeles Convention Committee. He was a member of the RI Board of Directors from 1985 to 1987 and chaired its executive committee in 1986-87. Ray joined The Rotary Foundation Trus-tees in 2002, serving as vice chair in 2005-06, and was a mem-ber of the Future Vision Committee from 2005 to 2008. Ray is a Major Donor and a recipient of the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award.

Ray’s wife, Judie, is a former elementary school teacher in Macon and Kirksville and a former consultant for the Child Development Assistant program at the Kirksville Area Vocational Center. Ray and Judie have two children, Leigh and Kurt, and three grandchildren, Morgan, Grant, and Sydney Perkins.

President, Rotary International, 2010-11 Vice Chair, The Rotary Foundation 2005-06 Trustee, The Rotary Foundation 2002-06 Director, Rotary International 1985-87 District Governor 1975-76

The District 5730 Newsletter is about the 51 clubs in the district. It’s about the Rotarians and their stories. Therefore, I want this newsletter to be filled with the wonderful and amazing pro-jects that your clubs are involved in around your communities. The District 5730 Newsletter should be the place where you can share your ideas, your goals, and your accomplishments with the other clubs in the district.

I want you to brag about your projects. On how you are using District Simplified Grant funds in your community to make a difference. Is your club involved in a Foundation Matching Grant? If so, sent me a note and tell me about it.

Every time you induct a new member into your club, send me their name. Every time a Rotarian in your club be-comes a Paul Harris Fellow or a Multi-Level Paul Harris Fellow, tell me about it. Major Donors, Benefactors, Bequest Society Members... Let me know of the accomplishments of individual Rotarians. After all, this is your District 5730 Newsletter and it’s about the service of those dedicated to bringing a ray of hope on a dark cloudy day.

Tell about the Youth Exchange, what they are doing in the district; about those that have attended RYLA, about the projects that Rotaract and Interact are involved in. Tell me what the kids involved in Earlyact are learning. Tell me about GSE and the experience of hosting someone from afar.

Does your club want to promote a fund raiser? Golf Tournament, Shrimp Fry, 5k Marathon, Duck Race or just about anything? What better place than the District 5730 Newsletter to inform and promote to other clubs of your ac-tivities to raise funds for Polio, Scholarships, and our Rotary Foundation.

Email me a small summary or a flyer along with any pictures and I will included them in the newsletter. Tell me

about your AMAZING ROTARY STORIES. I must receive your

submissions before the 15th of each month so that it can be included. Help me make the District 5730 Newsletter interest-ing, fun, and full of Rotary activities!!!

2010-2011 RI PRESIDENT RAY KLINGINSMITH

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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

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