Tips For A Zoom Meeting
· Set an agenda · Don’t sit with a window behind you. A little effort of lighting goes a long way · Sit close to the screen. Your face should fill the screen. · When you’re not talking, hit mute · Utilize the chat feature |
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Use Virtual Meetings To Stay Engaged With Members Consider the creative use of technology to host “virtual meeting” experiences for your members until you can resume in-person meetings and events. There are many free and paid options for hosting virtual meetings. See below for some free options: District Zoom account— Clubs may use the District Zoom account to hold their virtual meetings. Each meeting allows for up to 100 participants and no time cap. To access/schedule your Club Meeting using the District Zoom account, contact DG John Hutcherson at 5840dg1920@gmail.com. |
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RI Convention Cancelled
Rotary International just announced that the Rotary International Convention, scheduled for 6-10 June 2020, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, has been canceled in response to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Read more at riconvention.org |
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Rotary’s Role in Battling Coronavirus
The COVID-19 coronavirus is affecting every aspect of our lives in real time, and this puts Rotarians in an unfamiliar place. As People of Action, we are most comfortable when we are fully engaged in the world – moving freely, meeting openly, and offering helping hands. These are very difficult times for people who, like us, are at our best when we are learning, growing, and serving—together. We are also leaders in our communities, and these times call for leadership. In many ways, this also is our time. We have proven abilities to reach out and collaborate to offer immediate help to people in need at a rapid pace. These are precisely the skills needed all over the world today. The global effort against COVID-19 depends on actions taken in every country. Rotary has the unique ability to help improve those efforts in every community and every country. |
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Register for District Conference Warm-Up - April 4th Rotary and Toastmasters working together will enable us to change and impact the world more powerfully! Come join us for our District Conference Warm-Up on Saturday, April 4th at 11:30am for an online Zoom meeting. Lark Doley, the immediate past President of Toastmasters International, will be the keynote speaker for Rotarians and Toastmasters. Please register to receive link. |
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Rotary during the COVID-19 outbreak
Dear fellow Rotarians, The health and safety of our members are our top priorities. We are closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) and continuously assessing its potential impact on our operations, meetings, trainings, and other events. Due to the rapidly changing nature of this situation, I encourage you to use your discretion when it comes to club and district meetings and events, and Rotary programs and activities. |
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New Marketplatz at Wurstfest Wurstfest is a 10-day salute to sausage that is a 59-year tradition in New Braunfels. Each year hundreds of thousands of festival attendees enjoy all the foods, fun, and beer that Wurstfest has to offer. |
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Save the Date - Hill Country Craft Beer Festival The spring fundraiser for the Rotary Club of New Braunfels is the Hill Country Craft Beer Festival, April 18 from 1pm to 6pm, with VIP entrance beginning at 12noon, at Rockin’ R on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Gruene. Tickets will go on sale March 1, |
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Rotary Ribbon Cutting of Basketball Pavillion Fredericksburg Morning Rotary just completed another major project for our community, a basketball pavilion with multiple courts.A group of young adults came to asking for help building these courts. |
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Calling All Veterans!
We are looking at starting a San Antonio Military Rotary Club. First, I would like for you to consider being a member of this special San Antonio Military Rotary Club. Second, In order to do this, I need you to put on your thinking caps and reach out to your military friends/contact list. Our goal is to have 20 members by 15 March, 2020 who are committed to service-above-self. |
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Katoma Water Project Completed The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg is proud to announce the completion of the Katoma Water Project in Africa! It was a very happy and monumental day for the villagers. Jim Harris and the International Services Projects Committee are looking at more ways to participate with District 5840 & Rotary International to bring more clean water to more people that are without it. |
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Blanco County's Brain Fitness Program The program has grown to two times a month going to nursing homes, senior Nursing care and other group centers. The Rotarin team is lead by our amazing project guide, Anne-Maria Morgan. This group of ladies at Johnson City, Texas have been meeting for several months enjoying all the brain fitness activities. |
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Fair Oaks Ranch Hosts Schlotzsky’s CEO
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Canyon Lake's Romantic Rendezvous Canyon Lake's sold-out 12th annual Valentine’s Day event was a tremendous success – again! The 300 plus attendees boot-scooted their way to country western music, dined on succulent beef, purchased silent and live actions items, all for the benefit of the youth fellowships the club supports. Join us next year! |
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Rotary Club of Wimberley’s Teacher of the Month Congratulations to Mrs. Sarah Myers! Mrs. Myers, who teaches Focus Special Education at Wimberley High School, was recognized as the Rotary Club of Wimberley’s Teacher of the Month. |
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San Marcos Celebrates Successful Fundraiser San Marcos Rotary Club raised $7,000 from their Annual Wine Tasting and Casino Night on February 8, 2020. We had a wonderful turn out that exceeded expectations. We are so excited to get things ready for next year when we celebrate our 100th year anniversary! We invite everyone to like us on FaceBook to keep updated on all our news and events! |
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Rotary Exchange Students Attend Rodeo The six Rotary Exchange Youth Exchange Students enjoyed an afternoon at the San Antonio Rodeo on Sunday February 16. The students, from Brazil, Argentina, France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. |
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Blood Drive Battle Jourdanton Rotary hosted a Blood Drive in December challenging the Pleasanton Rotary to a “Blood Drive Battle.” Jourdanton gave 31 units to Pleasanton’s 42 units. Not bad for our first drive. We are looking forward to our next battle. |
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2nd Annual Bikes 4 Kids 4 a Cause Jourdanton Rotary sponsored a Bike Raffle in December. We had the participation of 20+ local businesses, raffled off over 20 bikes, raised over $1,700 which was donated to the newly formed Jourdanton Education Foundation and gave $500 to a lucky winner as a prize. |
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Long Time Rotarian Awarded Honorary Membership
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Join Us For Rotary Day SA 2020 Inviting all San Antonio area Rotarians to the 3rd annual Rotary Day SA on Saturday, March 21, 2020! Join your fellow Rotarians as we come together to make a huge impact in the community. Interact, Rotaract and children 10 and older are welcomed! We will be working at both Elmendorf Lake Park and Martinez Park - doing gardening, litter removal, painting and playground mulching. We are seeking 250 volunteers for Rotary Day SA 2020. Contact director@rotarysa.org to sign-up. |
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Rotarians Host BBQ for Senior Center The 11th Annual Western BBQ Night and Dance was held on Thursday, January 30th at the GRASP (Greater Randolph Area Senior Project) Senior Center. San Antonio Northeast Rotarians teamed up with our fellow Rotarians in the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club for this annual service project to host an evening of fun for the seniors in the community that frequent the GRASP Senior Center. |
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February Rotary Leadership Seminar Rotary District 5840 held a Rotary Leadership Institute seminar on Saturday, February 8th in Boerne, TX. Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world. |
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Newest Members of Arch Klumph Society-Trustees Circle Today, we are excited to announce that Doug and Sue Whinnery are now members of the Arch Klumph Society Trustees Circle! Thank you Doug and Sue for your generosity in support of the Rotary Foundation. And, thank you for your very long term strong support for District 5840. |
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Toys For Children in Mexico Misión de Candelilla, Rotary Club of Fredericksburg-Nimitz, Rotary Club of New Braunfels and Club Rotario Piedras Negras recently shared the miracle of Christmas in Mexico. At 5:20 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in the parking lot of Bridge Church, Santa (Curtis Allerkamp) was there preparing to take a team of his elves to Mexico. |
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Wheelchair Donation Del Rio Rotary Melinda Martinez, RN for the cardiac unit at VVRMC, noticed that Sandra Puente was in need of a replacement for her worn wheelchair. Since Ms. Puente did not qualify for any assistance, Ms. Martinez approached Rotarian Fred Bowers, Fred advised her to reach out to Rotary President, Angela Prather. |
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CC Winn Interact Club Presents Check to DG John Hutcherson
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Eagle Pass Rotary Club Assembles Toiletry Bags for International Project
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Canyon Lake Supports CASA of Central Texas Last month the Canyon Lake Rotary Club gave a $2,000 donation to CASA (Child Appointed Special Advocates) of Central Texas. |
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Make Plans to Attend the 12th Annual Romantic Rendezvous
Canyon Lake Rotary Club is hosting it's 12th Annual Romantic Rendezvous at the Convention Center in New Braunfels on February 15th. Last year, 330 formally-dressed attendees netted the Club over $55,000 for their youth scholarships! There will be live and silent auctions with trips to South Africa, Park City, Utah, deer hunts, custom-made quilts, dinner and dancing to the music of Cactus Country, one of San Antonio’s favorite bands. This event has sold out five years in a row! Tickets are $75 per person. For reservations: 830-542-8270. |
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Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch & Casa del Aguila
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Supports Service Above Self
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary’s main objective is service—in the community, in the workplace and around the globe. The 1.2 million Rotarians who make up more than 35,000 clubs in 350 countries in the world share a dedication to the ideal of SERVICE ABOVE SELF. The Rotary Club of Blanco County is one of those 35,000 clubs. In the short time we have been in existence in Blanco County, our projects follow the guidelines of Rotary International to: |
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District Foundation Dinner Celebrates 1.03 Million “Rotarians are people of action” exclaimed District Governor John Hutcherson to an attentive audience of major donors at what was billed as a Million Dollar Dinner on January 17th. Slightly shy of a million that night, six days later the total topped the goal. |
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"All-In for the Hungry" Texas Hold`em Poker Tournament
Each year, the Downtown Rotary Club of New Braunfels conducts four separate fundraisers including our All In for the Hungry Poker Tournament. These events enable our club to distribute a combined $250,000 annually to deserving area non-profits and to Rotary International. We dedicate all funds from our Poker Tournament to food banks serving our community. What is special about the poker event is the money raised when given to the food banks has a multiplier effect. According to the food banks, each dollar donated can be turned into $8 dollars’ worth of food given to those in need. Last year, we donated approximately $25,000. We need your participation to exceed that number this year! |
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Rotary 2020-21 Theme Revealed “Rotary is not just a club that you join, it is an invitation to endless opportunities. We believe that our acts of service, big and small, create opportunities for people who need our help. Everything we do opens another opportunity for someone, somewhere,” said President-Elect Holger Knaack.Therefore, the theme for year 2020-21 is -- Rotary Opens Opportunities.” |
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Luncheon Texas Governor Greg Abbott addressed the Rotary Club of San Antonio on Wednesday, January 8th. |
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Message from DG John Hutcherson.jpg) As your Rotary District 5840 Governor this weekend was AWESOME! Friday, we celebrated significant gifts to the Rotary International Foundation with our Million Dollar Dinner at the San Antonio Country Club. Our special guest speaker was Ann Lee Hussey from Maine. Ann Lee is a polio survivor and and polio warrior and told her Rotary Story of service around the world to fight polio. Hearing the commitments of Rotarians like Ann Lee inspires all of us to continue our service and our gifts. |
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Kerrville Morning Awards New Paul Harris Fellows The Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning (Kerrville Morning Rotary) President, Jon Tilley, recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellow to Kerrville Morning Rotarian, Katya Sczepanik. |
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Eagle Pass and Interact Clubs Promote Literacy.JPG) Rotarians and Interact Club students will arrived at Ray H. Darr Elementary at noon on Friday, December 13th to read to first, second and third graders with Santa hats, books and candy in tow. |
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Christmas Dinner for Families in Need.jpg) Another success annual Holiday Eve of Giving Dinner. This year our Rotary Club Of San Antonio South sponsored 2 families...The Rodriguez Family from East Central ISD & the Garza Family from Somerset ISD. |
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Seguin Rotary Christmas Party Rotary Club of Seguin Christmas Party was held at the Aumont, in the very room where our clubs first meeting took place in March 1933. |
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Warrior And Family Support Center
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Fredericksburg-Nimitz Volunteers at Walk to End Alzheimer’s November 9, 2019 was the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Lady Bird Johnson Park in Fredericksburg. They made a presentation to the club a couple of weeks before, |
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Fair Oaks Rotary Holiday Party
The Fair Oaks Ranch Club held a festive Holiday Party December 11th at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club. Over 40 Rotarians and their guests enjoyed a wonderful meal and a fun-filled evening that was highlighted by a white elephant gift exchange hosted by Rotarian Tom McKeown. Penny Sawyer and Jane Burton served as event coordinators and went beyond Service Above Self to orchestrate a memorable night of joy and friendship. |
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A Busy Rotary Foundation January
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Katoma, Tanzania - Water Catchment Project The water catchment project initiated by the Rotary Club of Fredericksburg and funded by the Nimitz Rotary Club, Fredericksburg Morning Club, Rotary Club of New Braunfels and Rotary Club of Canyon Lake as well as a District 5840 Grant and individual Rotarian contributions is well under way. |
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Valero Energy Foundation Supports 2020 RYLA The Valero Energy Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant in support of the upcoming 2020 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) conference. The funds will enable additional high school juniors from underprivileged communities throughout the district who otherwise would not have been able to attend the upcoming January 17-20 conference. |
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34th Annual Alamo Heights Night® (AHN) The Alamo Heights Rotary Club will present its 34th Annual Alamo Heights Night® (AHN) on April 17th, 2020, on the University of the Incarnate Word campus.The event is an official San Antonio Fiesta® Commission event. |
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Helps Celebrate Johnson City Light Nights
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Ballinger Rotary Club Toy Drive Donation Ballinger Rotary Club presents a check to Sheriff Carl Squyres for the Runnels County Sheriff's Office Annual Toy Drive. |
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Fair Oaks Rotary Salutes Veterans & Families The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club held a special salute to Veterans at its weekly luncheon on Wednesday, November 13th, at the Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club. |
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Kerrville Rotary Club hosts free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast
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Kerrville Morning Packs Shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child This past week, the Rotary Club of Kerrville - Morning (Morning Rotary) was joined by Past District 5840 Governor Jan Livingston who helped the club members pack shoe boxes with Christmas gifts for boys and girls. |
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Blanco Rotarians Assist with Elementary School’s Homework Center
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You're Invited to the San Antonio Holiday Event All Rotarians are invited to join the San Antonio Club for their Holiday Event, on Thursday December 5th, 2019 for the opening of the Rotary Ice Rink from 6PM-9Pm at the St. Anthony Hotel - Rooftop Bar. Cost is $25 per person. Admission to the ice rink and skate rental included with reservation. Contact assistant@rotarysa.org to RSVP or call 210-222-8242 X11. |
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Successful Morgan's Wonderland "More Delightful Than Frightful" Halloween Eve As one of the Chair's for District 5840's Halloween Event I would like to thank each and everyone of you that participated in "Morgan's Wonderland More Delightful than Frightful 2019" Event. We had over 100 adult volunteers and so many Interactor's I lost count. |
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Fredericksburg Morning's Dictionary Project
The Fredericksburg Elementary School fifth graders again each received their own personal dictionary/thesaurus from the Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club. They are used in the classroom all year and during the STAAR test, and then belong to the students. If you look carefully, Amber LeMaster's class is holding letters to spell out, "Thank you, Morning Rotary!" |
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Hays County Rotary Social The Hays County Rotary Clubs of Kyle, San Marcos and Wimberley gathered together for a social on November 7th at the Hays City Store in Driftwood, Texas. More than 50 were in attendance. The clubs sponsored non-alcoholic drinks, chips, queso, salsa, and guacamole. |
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Blue Santa Program Kerrville Satellite Rotary Club
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Royal Carribean Cruise Raffle 2020
It’s that time of year again to start thinking about the sale of raffle tickets for our district’s annual Rotary Foundation fundraiser. Club President must send a request for tickets from Foundation Chair, Jerry Hardy. |
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Rotary Loves Readers in Wimberley The Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the first Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. This challenge asked Danforth Junior High students to write journal entries based on a recently read novel. |
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Wimberley's Halloween Trick Or Read For the 9th year, the Wimberley Rotarians set up tables on the Wimberley Square and at Deercreek Nursing Center on Halloween to hand out over 1200 new books and magazines to eager kids. |
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District Interact Conference The District Interact Conference was a huge success! 109 Interact members from 10 schools participated in fun activities, shared ideas, and gave an account of projects/activities completed, and their goals for the remainder of the school year. |
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Dwayne Hopkins Selected DG 2022-23 Dwayne Hopkins is the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1,2022. He is a member of the San Antonio West Rotary Club and has been a Rotarian since 2008. He has been active in District activities and served 5 years as Assistant Governor. We welcome Dwayne to our Governor Chain as the District Governor Nominee Designate. One of his first jobs in this capacity is Ranger at Lone Star PETS. Read his biography. |
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Kerrville Morning Supports Christian Women's Job Corps This past week, the Rotary Club of Kerrville - Morning (Morning Rotary) provided lunch for the interns, staff and volunteers at the Christian Women’s Job Corps, Kerr County (CWJC) and joined them for a special time of connecting over the meal. |
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Rotary Acuna Project Rotarians Chris Kailipaka (top left), Genevieve Flores (far left photo, middle) and (photos directly above, from left) Diane Cosgrove, Johnette Dixon and Trinket Milward all of The Rotary Club of Hondo-D’Hanis, traveled to Del Rio and Acuña, Mexico, joining Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club, Fredericksburg Morning Rotary and Rotary Club of Del Rio |
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San Saba's Purple Pinkie Project The Rotary Club of San Saba held their first "Purple Pinkie" Project at their High School football game this past Friday evening. We had a couple of things going in our favor as the game was against our arch rivals, the Goldthwaite Eagles, and our team colors are purple and gold. We did well for a first time event but there was more that went on than just raising a little money and awareness. |
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Rotarian Fred Bowers Speaks at Amistad Dam Celebration
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Speakers Wanted!
Are you seeking dynamic speakers for your Rotary meetings &/or special events? Are YOU a dynamic speaker with an engaging message? Please contact PBlankensee@Rotary5840.org -- to get your (& others') names, contact information & topic(s) onto our Rotary 5840 Speakers' Bureau list. |
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Jourdanton Rotary Participates in National Night Out The Jourdanton Rotary Club participated in our local National Night Out on October 1st, 2019. We had a Festive Fall Bean Bag Toss and gave away assorted colored pencils with ours club’s name engraved on them. We had lots of fun and even let the kids play after our members tried their hand at tossing a few. We are looking forward to participating again next year. |
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Foundation Training
Five members, from the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch, recently participated in the Foundation Training that was given in Kerrville. Pictured below are FOR members, Jackson Moss, Jane Burton, Tom McKeown, Mary Thompson and Bill Fusco with District Governor John Hutcherson and Foundation Chair Jerry Hardy. |
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The Rotary Ice Rink — The Coolest Place in Town! The Rotary Club of San Antonio presents the 2019 Holiday Outdoor Ice Rink located in Travis Park adjacent to the annual Christmas tree. The Rink will open the night of the Christmas tree lighting (Thanksgiving weekend) and continue daily through January 2020. |
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District 5840 Rotary Foundation Recognition Award
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Joint Labor Day Project San Antonio Rotary Club and Alamo Heights Rotary Club worked together for the Snack Pak program. The blue bags are filled with 7064 jars of peanut better collected from local high schools. The clubs job was to sort and place all those jars in the green bins. |
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San Antonio Northeast Holds Diaper Drive The San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club held a Diaper Drive as part of National Diaper Need Awareness Week. This drive helped provide 500 diapers for families in need. For more information on how you can host a diaper drive, please e-mail: procurement@texasdiaperbank.org |
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Kyle Rotary Directs Focus On Homeless Students
The Rotary Club of Kyle aims efforts toward helping homeless students in Hays County over the next year. Hidden homelessness is hard to define; however, it is a reality to 200+ students within Hays County. Students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, who share housing with others due to economic hardships or similar reasons may be identified as homeless. “Although we may not meet the students or their family directly, we are working with Hays CISD representatives to fulfill specific needs” stated Jason Nebgen, President of the Rotary Club of Kyle. “This is an effort that all of our members believe we can make an impact by working together with the entire community.” |
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Kerrville Morning Donates Dictionaries.jpg) Eighteen years ago, Kerrville Rotary – Morning (Morning Rotary) initiated a program to annually distribute dictionaries to Ingram ISD students. For the last several years, Harper ISD was included in the distribution as well. The dictionaries are provided to the students at no cost for their personal use in order to assist them in their studies and to help prepare them for future careers. |
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D5840 Passport Charter Club is Official! On September 13th, we celebrated the official induction of the Rotary District 5840 Passport Club. The Passport Club is a new approach in a new time for Rotary clubs. WELCOME!! |
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September Rotary Leadership Institute This past Saturday we had 35 attendees for our RLI. There were 21 in Part I, 8 in Part II and 6 in Part III. We had 2 attendees from out of our district. Facilitators included 3 Past District Governors and the current District Governor. |
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In Memoriam - David Flack
It is with much sadness we share the loss of David Flack, from the San Antonio Rotary Club . David was a true Rotarian and dedicated his life to service. He was at every meeting (perfect attendance) since 2002 and was always willing to help in a pinch. He was the first to sign up for a service project or a social. He had a kind word for everyone and expressed his appreciation to others for their service. He will be missed. David's memorial service will be Friday, September 20 at 2pm in the Sanctuary at Trinity Baptist Church, 319 E. Mulberry Ave., with a reception following in the Fanning Foyer. Our condolences to his wife Diane and entire family. |
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Blanco Middle School Receives Grant for Computers
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Rotarians deliver school supplies across the border Rotary represntatives from Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis, Fredericksburg Morning Rotary and Rotary Club of Del Rio, Texas joined with the 2 Rotary clubs in Ciudad Acuña to pack and deliver school supplies to 4 elementary and kindergarten schools in C. Acuña . It was a great day of service! |
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Hurricane Dorian Relief This week the Bahamas took a direct hit from category 5 Hurricane Dorian, with winds that reached 180 miles per hour. This storm has battered these islands and the rebuilding process will take years. Grand Bahama island has 5 Rotary clubs and is part of Rotary District 6990. Rotary District 6990 has secured a 181-foot ship and begun the efforts to fill four (4) 20-foot containers with needed supplies to aid in the Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts. The local Rotary Clubs will be collecting items and packing them for the first shipment by this weekend. Click here to see how you can help. |
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SAVE A LIFE KITS just may SAVE YOUR LIFE The Rotary Club of Blanco County in partnership with the Blanco County Emergency Medicals Service (EMS) are providing “Save a Life Kits” for citizens in our community . The population of Blanco County is over 11,000 people and the effort is being made by the Rotary for each family home to have a kit. |
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Bon Voyage to RYE Outbound Student Did you know that Seguin Rotary Club has hosted OVER 76 inbound and outbound exchange students all over the world!? Last week, they said goodbye to the club’s outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student Reid Skinner, as he sets off to the Canary Islands, Spain. Reid’s parents Melissa and Mike have hosted many exchange students here so this is not there first experience with our program! Pictured here is Kathy Meurin who is involved with our youth in Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas and inbound student Melodie from France. A previous exchange student Bibiana Klasz who was in town visiting and Reid our outbound student! |
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Rotarians At Work At Food Bank The Rotary Club of San Antonio ended the month of August with their service project for the Haven for Hope. On Saturday, They made 3,120 sandwiches, served 488 people at lunch and even cracked 800 eggs in preparation for Sunday breakfast. It was a great day of service. |
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Back To School With Rotary The Rotary Club of Greater San Marcos gathered last Friday at the community classroom at CTMC to organize school supplies, prepare 340 individual packets of supplies, and pack them in banana boxes for delivery to 2 isolated villages across the border in Mexico (in partnership with Mision De Candelilla) , as well as to the Hays Caldwell Women's Center and the Crisis Bread Basket. |
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Rotary Club of Kyle's - WHY ROTARY OUR WHY... the Rotary Club of Kyle is happy to report that our focus over the next 12 months will be on helping our homeless students. Stay tuned for for details. Until then, we are sharing our WHY.. here's a message from this years President, Jason Nebgen. |
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Rotary Club of San Antonio Presents "Rotarian Malaria Partners" Project.png) President Brandon Logan would like to invite you and your club to attend this special luncheon on August 21. Mr. Ezra Teshome will be speaking about Rotary International progress on polio and the upcoming new initiative on eradicating malaria. |
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September 14, 2019 Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)Registration is now open for the September 14th Rotary Leadership Institute. For more information and to register, click h  ere. |
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Matching Foundation Contribution Points Offer For This Summer
Want double recognition points for contributions to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation? Our D5840 Past District Governors are offering their personal recognition points as a match for District Rotarian contributions until 30 September 2019. Click here for details. |
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Greetings from District Governor, John Hutcherson.jpeg) ROTARY CONNECTS THE WORLD is our theme for this Rotary year. Service in our communities and across the globe is our focus in District 5840. Through service we build positive relationships around the world and in our communities. |
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A Great Way to Recognize a BirthdayA note from Rotary District 5840 Foundation Chair Jerry Hardy... My sister in Atlanta found out Rotary sends these neat tribute cards when you donate in somebody's name; so she surprised me with one. It is all online, the greeting cards are first-quality and it is a great gift for somebody who (a) already has plenty of stuff and (b) likes Rotary. Click here to find out more information. |
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RI Distinguished Service AwardThe Trus  tees of the Rotary Foundation bestow this honor in recognition of outstanding efforts to promote the Foundation’s many programs dedicated to international understanding. Only 50 are awarded worldwide each year. We are proud to announce our own PDG Sherri Muniz is a 2019 recipient. Sherri's dedication to Rotary is apparent in everything she does. Her leadership in the club, district and beyond is inspiring. Sherri's work with international service projects has made a huge difference in the lives of others. Congratulations, Sherri! |
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New Passport Club has Orientation Meeting Miguel Segura (President Select of new Passport Club) and Jackson Moss (District 5840 Assistant Governor 2019-2020-Passport Club) welcome guests to the first orientation/recruiting “After Work Happy Hour” hosted by the newly forming club. Membership is open to any currently inactive Rotarian in District 5840. |
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Boerne Clubs Join Forces in Mexico.JPG) The Sun met the Moon in the hot waters south of the border. Don Jones and Rusty Meador of Boerne Sunrise Rotary joined Robert Cisneros, Jennica Colvin, Cathy Cisneros Viera, and Ron Cisneros of Boerne Moontime Rotary at the Aguascalientes Rotary Club in Mexico. The Rotarians were there to look at the Banco de Ojos project that has been ongoing for the last twenty years. |
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Dominion Rotary Club Featured in Local MagazineThe Rotary Club of San Antonio at the Dominion was recently featured in a local magazine. To read the article, click here. |
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Zone NewsletterCheck out this month's Zone Newsletter here. |
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Wimberley Rotary Club Presents Student Awards The Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the third Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. This challenge asked students to write an original Greek myth that explains how something in nature came to be. The runner up with her myth about Jacob’s Well and Mount Baldy was 6th grader, Maia Martin. Maia received $50. The winner of a crisp $100 bill was 6th grader, Gus Dussler, with his entry The Myth of Honeybees. |
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Text to 9-1-1 service now available in Atascosa, Bandera, Frio, Gillespie, Karnes, Kendall and Wilson countiesResidents in certain counties can now use text messages to reach help in case of emergencies In the case of an emergency, most people’s primal instinct is to pick up their phones and dial 9-1-1. Although that should still be your first option, certain situations may require your silence in order to maintain your safety. |
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Fun Activities Announced for District Conference Let the Fiesta Fun Continue with These Excursions! Here is a list of activities that you and your spouse may choose to participate in during the Rotary 5840 District Conference weekend in San Antonio! Some are free while others have a cost associated with them. The DC Committee has worked hard to negotiate special pricing for all the “extracurricular” events! Please note that MOST require you sign up in advance. Please adhere to this requirement as the hosts of the event MUST have a head count! Click here for a full list of activities. |
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President Elect Info for PETS LoneStar PETS 2019 is only a couple of days away. Thank you for registering. I look forward to serving with you as we seek to make Rotary even stronger. We have a full program in place to produce the best trained future presidents possible. If you haven't already done so, I invite you to download the mobile app that you will use throughout the event. To download the app follow these instructions - |
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TMI Podcast Highlights RYLA Students Dominion Rotary Club of San Antonio recently sponsored two students for the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Conference. Stephanie Gish, Past President of the Dominion Club hosted a podcast for TMI and featured the two students. To listen to the podcast, click here. |
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33rd Annual Alamo Heights Night at UIW The 33rd Annual Alamo Heights Night will be on Friday April 12, 2019, at the University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway. Come join us as a vendor, to volunteer, or as an attendee. See www.alamoheightsnight.org for details or contact Rick Berchin at 210-824-2462 or info@creativechocolates.com. |
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Rotary International President-Elect Announces ThemeRotary International President Elect, Mark Daniel Maloney, recently announced the theme for his Presidential year, 2019-2020, "Rotary Connects the World." To find out more details, click here.  |
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DISTRICT 5840 PASSPORT CLUB Reconnect with Rotary through the new District 5840 Rotary Passport Club! This is a unique type of Rotary Club with flexible attendance where members participate in meetings and events of multiple clubs of their choice helping in service projects, fundraisers, and most of the things traditional club Rotarians do. The new Club's membership focus is on former Rotarians and Rotarians who are considering leaving a club due to schedule commitments. |
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The Wimberley View Highlights Human Trafficking SymposiumA recent District 5840 symposium on Human Trafficking, presented in San Marcos, was highlighted in The Wimberley View newspaper on November 29th. With permission from the paper, we are including Part 1 of a two part article, "Under Our Noses", written by Lance Winter, the Publisher. |
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Brady Club Warms Up McCulloch County.jpg) Brady Rotary Club had their third successful annual “Warm up with Rotary” project. The club works with Keith’s Ace Hardware to purchase heaters at cost and raise money throughout the community to purchase them. This year they hit their goal of 75 heaters. |
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To Save Lives...Help With Global Grant!Dear Rotary Friend, WE NEED YOUR HELP…we still need USD 6,900 DDF (or cash)… The Rotary E-Club 9920 Francophone will participate as International Primary Partner in another Global grant (GG) project during this Rotary year, focussing on CKD, for a Hospital in Rachaburi province in Thailand, with the Rotary Club of Bangkok Pattanakarn as Host Club…4 Dialysis machines including training for a GG total budget of USD 55,000. |
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Wimberley Club Announces November Teacher of the Month Congratulations to Mrs. Lesley Skrovan at Scudder Primary! Mrs. Skrovan, who teaches Kindergarden, was recognized as the Rotary Club of Wimberley’s November Teacher of the Month. Mrs. Skrovan was selected for this honor for the following reasons: |
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New District Governor Designate AnnouncedDistrict Governor Kathy Hubbard is pleased to announce the selection of Kristy Vandenberg as the District Governor Designate. Past President Kristy will serve as District Governor in 2021-22. She is a valued member of the Rotary Club of Kerrville. |
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Tackling Solid Waste ManagementPDG Judy Hutcherson wanted to make our District members aware of this project, regarding solid waste management. Christtel Cáceres Torres, Secretary 2018 - 2019, Club Rotario Tegucigalpa Sur - Honduras, District 4250, reported that along with fellow Rotarian Carlo Palmese, they created a presentation that they are sharing with clubs. |
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Rotary Service and EngagementRotary recently entered into a service partnership with Habitat for Humanity International to help enhance our service activities. Committed to the belief that every person deserves a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity International began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in Georgia, USA. |
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Rotary Club of Del Rio Makes Donation in Honor of Local ResidentThe Rotary Club of Del Rio gave a donation to the Verde Regional Medical Center's Hope Cancer Resource Room, i memori |
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Rotary Sponsors Human Trafficking SeminarNovember 6, 2018 |
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World Polio Day - October 24, 2018 |
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Rotary Weekly - A Roundup of Rotary NewsCheck out the latest issue of Rotary Weekly to see the latest info from Rotary International. Click here for more info. |
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Great Western Cattle Trail "Drovers Reunion" The International Rotary project to memorialize the Great Western Cattle Trail began in 2006. It was featured as the Cover Article of the “Rotarian Magazine” in the December, 2017 issue. Now, on October 8, 2018, Monday, Columbus Day, one of those posts will be rededicated |
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Rotary Club of San Antonio, at the Dominion, Featured in Local Magazine.png) The Rotary Club of San Antonio, at the Dominion, was recently featured in the August 2018 Dominion Magazine. A nice article on "Service Above Self", showcased information on Rotary as well as the Dominion Club. David Wiechmann, current President of the club, penned the informative piece that describes Rotary and even |
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Membership Award Given to District 5840 At the Zone meeting in Boise, District 5840 won an award for having the most new members for Zone 21b for 2017-2018. Past District Governor Carol Holmes said, after receiving the award, "Thanks to all our presidents and clubs for making this happen and a special thank you to our |
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Project Crayola a Big Success The Rotary Clubs of Del Rio, Boerne Sunrise, Hondo D'Hanis, and the Rotary Club of Cd Acuna, Mexico joined forces to distribute school supplies to several schools in Cd Acuna, on September 7, 2018. |
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Morgan's Wonderland More Delightful than FrightfulOct 31.jpeg) To All District 5840 Members & Friends: It is that time again. Are we ready to help our currently projected attendance of 3500 handicapped children at Morgan's Wonderland on Halloween evening October 31, 2018? Hopefully the answer is - YES WE ARE!! |
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September is Literacy Month |
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DGE John Hutcherson Introduced at Zone Institute.jpg) This past week, DG Kathy Hubbard and her husband Ron, joined a number of district and zone leaders as they gathered in Boise, Idaho for the Zone Institute. |
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Rotary Youth Exchange Have you ever dreamed of...
You must be 15 to 18.5 years of age upon departure... Click here to learn more! For more information on Rotary Youth Exchange, see our webpage here.  |
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Registration Now Open - District Conference 2019 Register today, to join us for the 2019 District 5840 Conference, May 3-4, in San Antonio, Texas. The weekend will be filled with lots of fun activities, to include Wine Country Tours, local shopping, a golf outing, great speakers and breakout sessions. Something for everyone! EACH PERSON ATTENDING MUST REGISTER SEPARATELY. To register, click here. For a schedule of meeting activities, click here. For a list of excursions, click here. |
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Last Chance Discount for 2019 RI Convention Ends March 31 The 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany is 1-5 June 2019. Deadline to get the last discount is March 31. Register here! Arrive early to meet Rotaractors from around the world at the Rotaract Preconvention, 31 May-1 June. |
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Global Scholar Grants for Graduate StudentsInterested in a Global Scholar Grant, or know someone who would be eligible? Application deadline is November 16, 2018. For more information see the |
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Two Brothers, Two Clubs, One Mission! Operation Toothbrush, was a project planned and implemented by Rotarians from the Sunrise Club in Titusville, Florida and from the Fair Oaks Ranch Club in San Antonio, Texas. |
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Member Focus: Barbara BaldwinBarbara Baldwin, a member of the San Antonio Dominion Rotary Club, is passionate about "Safety Whys", a program she developed for training babysitters. So much so, she had a table at the 2017 Atlanta International Convention. |
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2019 Rotary International Convention is in Hamburg, Germany |
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Greetings from District 5840 Governor, Kathy Hubbard.JPG) Welcome to Rotary District 5840, covering 44 counties in beautiful South Central Texas. We now have 2521 Rotarians in 57 clubs and 3 satellite clubs. We began as District 584 in 1912 with The San Antonio Rotary Club organized by Herbert J. Hayes. |
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Human Trafficking VideoDistrict Governor Kathy Hubbard is trying to increase awareness about Human Trafficking. To learn more about this growing issue, take a moment to view this video, from the Texas Attorney General. Click here to view the video. |
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District Governor and Officer Installation District Governor Kathy Hubbard, and her District Officers, were installed into office, June 22, at the Cana Ballroom, St. Peter's Church, in Boerne. Over one hundred Rotarians and guests were in attendance. |
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2018-2019 Rotary International Theme Click here to see President Rassin explain his thoughts behind this theme |
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Advertise Fundraisers on District Website Does your club have a fundraiser this year? If so, why not advertise it on the District Website? |
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60 Years of Rotary Service.jpeg) Congratulations to Bill Fitch for his 60 years of Rotary service. |
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Procedure to Obtain Certificate of InsuranceThe U. S. Rotary Club and District Liability Insurance Program provides general liability (GL) and officers’/employment practices (D&O/EPL) insurance coverage automatically to active U. S. Rotary Clubs, Districts, club and district foundations, Interact clubs, RYLA, PETS, Rotary Youth Exchange, and other organizations on file with Rotary Risk Management. |
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SAVE THE DATE: June 22, 2018 - District 5840 Governor and Officers Installation June 22, 2018 - 2018-2019 District 5840 District Governor and Officers Installation Register Online! Celebrate with us: outgoing District Governor, Carol Holmes, and install our incoming District Governor, Kathy Hubbard, the District Governor Elect, John Hutcherson, and the District Governor Nominee, Xavier Toson. |
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Scholarship for Water and Sanitation ProfessionalsDear district governors, district Rotary Foundation committee chairs, district scholarships subcommittee chairs, and district grants subcommittee chairs: |
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World Peace and Understanding DayGreetings from Rotary Club of Madras Midtown, RI Dist 3232, Chennai, India. On the occasion of 23rd February being World Peace and Understanding Day, it gives us immense pleasure in introducing our Rotary World Peace Project, A global project to effect World Peace. |
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Rotary Foundation Doing Good in the WorldThe Rotary Foundation continues to be a organization that is doing great things around the world. To see some of the projects and programs, check out these videos: |
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DGE Kathryn Hubbard Attends International Assembly in San Diego DGE Kathy Hubbard and her husband, Ron, had the opportunity to meet 2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin, and his wife Esther, at the 2018 Rotary International Assembly. |
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2018 DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT BEAUTIFUL HORSESHOE BAYCELEBR8 SUCCESS 2018 HORSESHOE BAY RESORT! HERE WE COME! DISTRICT CONFERENCE DISTRICT 5840 MAY 4-6, 2018 To receive the Room Block rate you must make your reservation by April 3! TAKE A LOOK AT THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE BROCHURE BELOW AND SIGN UP NOW! Dress code: Business casual except Saturday night: Business/Cocktail/Black Tie optional Youth may now sign up for the Friday dinner and Saturday lunch. Register with the Youth Option. FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER => click here |
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Rotary Club of Greater San Marcos Early Act Program Submitted by Carrie Campbell Last Friday, I attended an Early Act ceremony at Travis Elementary in San Marcos at the invitation of Lisa Brown, the Early Act coordinator for Greater San Marcos Rotary. |
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International Fellowship of Rotarian EducatorsThe International Fellowship of Rotarian Educators is one of RI's newer fellowships. The website address is www.rotarianeducators.org. As you can see from the website, one does NOT have to be an educator or work in the field of education to |
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Happy New Year to All from DG Carol and Doug Holmes! |
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District 5840 Rotarians in Chicago Many Rotarians from District 5840, recently attended events in Chicago, Illinois, including a visit to Rotary International Headquarters. To see pictures, click here. Pictured above are DG Carol Holmes and her husband Doug, at RI Headquarters. |
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Rotary Photo Contest Underway Are you a great photographer or just happened to take a great shot of one of your club's fundraisers or events? Why not submit it to the 2018 Rotarian Photo Contest? Your picture could show up in a future Rotarian Magazine. Find out more here. |
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DGN Hutcherson Rides to End Polio Rotary raises money to eradicate polio in many ways. One way is the "Ride to End Polio" sponsored by Rotary District 5500 and held in Tucson Arizona in November, each year, as part of El Tour de Tucson. |
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Rotary in India Trip PDG Sherri Muniz will be taking a group to India in March, 2018. If you would like more information on this trip, please click here for more information. The offer has been extended to December 15, 2017. |
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Important FYI: Upgrades to Rotary International ServersDear Rotarian, We will be making significant upgrades to our servers on 18 and 19 November. Due to the size of this project, some functions on Rotary.org and My Rotary that require a sign-in will not be available. These include: |
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Successful Year at Morgan’s Wonderland
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San Antonio Downtown Club Builds Blanket Fort The SA Downtown Rotary Club members volunteered to sew blankets for the Autism Treatment Center’s “Autism Uncovered” project. They hope to bring awareness to autism by building a Blanket Fort that is going for a Guinness World Record . The event will be held November 19 at Toyota Field. |
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Rotary Action Group for Peace.jpg) The Rotarian Action Group for Peace is an action-driven group of Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses and Rotaractors working together for the purpose of advancing peace and preventing wars throughout the world. Learn more about the Rotary Action Group for Peace here. |
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NEEDED: Chair for 2018-2019 D5840 At-Large Peace Scholar ProcessDistrict 5840 would like to sponsor an At-Large Peace Scholar, in 2018-19, and are searching for someone to chair the process. |
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Rotary's Rose Bowl Parade Float Holiday Party For more Rose Bowl Parade info, click here. |
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NEW: GULF COAST DONOR ADVISED FUND
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LETTER FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT IAN RISELEY Dear Governor Holmes,Mexico is now on a long road to recovery after two powerful earthquakes earlier this month, followed by aftershocks that occurred over last weekend. |
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Morgan's Wonderland-More Delightful than Frightful
Rotarians around the District will be volunteering their time and talent to help at the 5th Annual Morgan's Wonderland Halloween event. |
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Fredericksburg Rotary Exchange StudentJana Brockmann, Fredericksburg Rotary Club's Exchange Student for 2017-2018, enjoyed her first "muscle car" ride as part of the fun at... |
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Attention Club Newsletter Writers If you are in charge of your Rotary Club's newsletter, there is now an easy to use club newsletter creator that works seamlessly with your club's membership list. |
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Hays County Meet & Greet Huge Success |
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Winston Interact Has Heart |
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Find Speakers For Your Club Meetings The "Speakers’ Bureau" is designed to give Rotary Clubs a broad selection of dynamic, inspiring speakers, who are willing to speak at your club function for no charge. |
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New and Improved Rotary Club CentralThe new and improved Rotary Club Central is finally here! Sign in now to experience the upgraded platform. And don’t forget — you can access Rotary Club Central with a desktop or mobile device. If you need help navigating the new platform, go to the Rotary Learning Center and search for Rotary Club Central to access any of the several guides. |
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ROTARY CLUB OF PAKURANGA TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND.png)    The Rotary Club of Pakuranga invites you to join The Ultimate 17-Day Rotary Tour of New Zealand, April 6-22, 2018. |
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District Governor Club Visit Schedule 2017-18District Governor, Carol Holmes, will be visiting clubs all around the District during the 2017-2018 Rotary year. Here is her schedule as of 1/1/18.
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HELP VISITING ROTARIANS FIND YOUR CLUBIf your Rotary Club has changed their meeting time, date, location or any other pertinent information, please contact the District Website Manager, Terri Politi, as soon as possible, to make the changes on the District website. In addition, it is important that you visit the Rotary International website at Rotary.org to update your meeting information. Thank you! |
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#1DistrictAllHeart Workshop #1DistrictAllHeart Workshop
November 12, 2016
District 5840 is offering a dynamic workshop for your club focusing on
Public Image, Membership and Foundation
Location: Northern Hills United Methodist Church
3703 N Loop 1604 East - Bulverde exit
San Antonio, TX 78247
Time: 9am-3pm (Registration begins at 8:30am)
Cost: $15-lunch included
Here’s what you’ll get when you attend:
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Sign Up Now for Sydney Harbor Dinner Cruise for Zones 21 and 27!
Sydney Harbor Paddle WheelerCowboy Dinner Cruisefor Zones 21 and 27During the RI ConventionSunday, June 1, 20148:00 p. m.Register early as seating is limited!$80.00 per personClick HERE to register online
Contact Al Muniz for a brochure: ermodels@msn.com |
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District Seeking Host Clubs for GSE Team from IndiaOur Rotary District 5840 will be hosting a GSE team from District 3212 in India from April 10 until May 10, 2013. At this time we are taking applications from Rotary Clubs to serve as hosts to this team. What is needed to apply is a tentative agenda including a vocational day and a list of potential host families. If you club is interested in hosting the Team based on the tentative schedule below, please provide the following information NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 17TH 1. Name of Rotary Club, Club President’s contact info and GSE Club Chair’s contact info 2. A brief outline of activities for the team, including Rotary club meetings and/or projects as well as cultural activities 3. A brief outline of at least one day’s activities devoted to the vocations of the team 4. Verification that your club has host families available to meet the needs of the team Send your TENTATIVE ITINERARY by e-mail to: Sherri C Muniz at scmuniz@msn.com Your request to host will be considered and you will be notified at once if your club is selected. At that time, a full itinerary giving names, street addresses and contact information of each host family, a schedule of host families and all planned activities, specific locations of all planned activities, names and contact information for any Rotarians escorting the team, details of at least one day’s activity devoted to the vocation of each member. |
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Interact Students Ready to Change the World Will Gather for Conference Nov. 5Early Saturday morning, November 5, 2011, hundreds of teenagers from a 44-county area will converge on The Winston School San Antonio for a New Generations Conference of leadership training, sharing accomplishments and international community service. High school Interact clubs in central and south Texas have volunteered many week-ends over the past year to better their local communities and the world through hands-on volunteer projects, raising money and collecting items to help those in need. Interact members develop a world-wide network of friendships and learn the importance of:
As one of the most significant and fast-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 10,700 clubs in 109 countries and geographical areas, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. Approximately 200,000 young people are now involved in Interact. For details about the conference, click on District 5840 New Generations Interact Conference in the District Events section of the Home Page.  Pictured with the Winston Interact Club are (back row from left) Past Centennial District Governor John Peterson, Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club President Charlie Wetherbee, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Lebanon, Lamis Lamareddine. Back row right: Rotary Executive Assistant District Governor Dr. Yvonne Soliz-Valdez, Rotary District Governor Elect Lisa Herring, and Professor/Interact Club Sponsor, Mike Canales. The Winston School Interact Club recently received acknowledgment from the White House as five members were awarded Presidential Volunteer Service Awards. Winston Spanish teacher and Interact Club Sponsor, Mike Canales, adds, “Our Interact Club logged over 3,000 community service hours and collected over $7,000 in cash and in-kind donations for nonprofit agencies/organizations last school year. This is an increase of service hours and funds raised compared to the prior year. ” South Texas Money Management is the conference facility sponsor. Other underwriters include the Boerne Sunrise Club. |
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From the Governor's DeskJust before the start of this Rotary year, Rotary International President Kalyan wrote to give all District Governors of our Rotary world a focus for this year of Rotary service. I was certain that the letter would talk about Membership – so critical to being able to increase our service to humanity; and if not talking about membership, he would surely remind us of the importance of support to our Rotary Foundation – the fuel that helps keep our Rotary wheel spinning. How surprised I was when I read his words – “give added emphasis to one important Avenue: Vocational Service. Vocational Service is what makes Rotary unique. It is the foundation of all of Rotary.” |
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PDG Jim Berg Named Regional Rotary Foundation CoordinatorCongratulations to Past District Governor Jim Berg of the Rotary Club of San Antonio on being selected as Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator (RRFC). This role will require a significant commitment of time and energy from PDG Jim.
As RRFC, PDG Jim will work with the district governors and the district Rotary Foundation committees to promote The Rotary Foundation, to train and manage his Zone team and the district leadership, and to ensure district fundraising and program goals are met. Promotion of The Rotary Foundation's Future Vision Plan will also be an important aspect of this position during his term as RRFC.
Please take a moment to email or call Jim and congratulate him on this great achievement. |
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Rotarians rally to help those affected by brush firesDistrict Governor Suresh Pahwa of District 5870, which includes the Austin and Bastrop areas, thanks fellow Rotarians for their concern. Several Rotarians have lost their homes in the Bastrop fire, and one exchange student has lost everything except the clothes on his back and his passport. Among the items he lost were an acoustic and an electric guitar. Fortunately, he and his host family are safe. The following Facebook link is the best source of up-to-the-minute information about how we can help our fellow Rotarians. (This is a public Facebook page; you don't have to be a Facebook member to view the page.)
Follow this link to a Facebook page, Rotary D5870 2011 Brush Fire, to learn the latest news from our Rotarian brothers and sisters:
Fred Hansen is the District's Commander for this disaster. He can be reached at (512) 659-6019 or fredhansen@hotmail.com.
DG Suresh Pahwa can be reached at (512) 458-8855 or D5870dg12@gmail.com. |
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New Generations--5840 Speaks!Check out our monthly video feature, 5840 Speaks. This month features Interact students telling about why they serve--this is the future of Rotary!
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From the Governor's Desk . . . “Teenagers volunteer 2.4 billion hours annually in the United States. Youth volunteering has increased steadily over the past ten years, with 30% of youth participating in volunteer activities at least once a month in 2000. Out of 13.3 million youth, 59.3% volunteer an average of 3.5 hours per week, versus 49% of the adult population who volunteer an average of 4.2 hours. When youth volunteer, adults tend to volunteer also.” Above cited in University of Nevada Reno – Fact Sheet 03-23 http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/cd/2003/fs0323.pdf We find ourselves now in Rotary’s “New Generations” Month – focusing on our Rotary programs: RYLA, Interact, Rotaract, and Rotary Youth Exchange, as well as related programs such as EarlyAct or EarlyAct FirstKnight. Throughout this month’s district newsletter As the Wheel Spins you will find articles about the amazing programs Rotary offers – programs that can change the lives of those who participate. Young people who are active in service organizations are less likely to abuse alcohol, or become pregnant – they are more likely to do well in school and graduate – and through Rotary’s programs they learn about the Four Way Test and develop ethical leadership skills. Each young person involved in Rotary’s New Generations programs has their life changed for the better in some way . . . |
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Winston School Interact Students Receive Presidential Service AwardFive Winston School San Antonio Interact Club students received the President's Volunteer Service Award on Aug. 30, 2011, from Rotarian Dr. Yvonne Soliz-Valdez. Minerva Abrego-Sanchez, representing Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte, read a letter and presented certificates of congratulations to each student.
Cory Weinberg received a gold award and Lauren Rosnack, T. J. Gold, Lisa Luna and Marcos Kauffman received bronze awards.
Pictured with the Winston Interact Club are (back row from left) Past Centennial District Governor John Peterson, Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club President Charlie Wetherbee, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Lebanon, Lamis Lamareddine. Back row right: Rotary Executive Assistant District Governor Dr. Yvonne Soliz-Valdez, Rotary District Governor Elect Lisa Herring, and Professor/Interact Club Sponsor, Mike Canales. |
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Welcome to our new website!Welcome to the new Rotary 5840 District website. Over the coming weeks we will be rolling out new features, new options, and new ways for you to stay in touch with our District Governor and members of her leadership team.
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