Upcoming Events
Rotary Polio Moto 2018 Ride
Mar 24, 2018 – Mar 25, 2018
 
Grants Certification Training - Harlingen ISD Central Office
Mar 24, 2018
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
District 5930 Celebration District Conference
Apr 20, 2018
 
District Conference Registration
Apr 20, 2018 8:00 AM –
Apr 22, 2018 10:00 PM
 
Youth Peace Conference
Apr 21, 2018
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi Celebrates
Apr 25, 2018
12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
ClubRunner
Rotary March Energy Report
March is Water and Sanitation Month
 
SIGN UP NOW!!! DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS—ROOM BLOCK EXPIRES ON MARCH 20TH!!! 
 

D5930 Hurricane Harvey Relief FUND

A Great deal has happened since last month, the Stewardship Reports are coming in from our Rotary Clubs in District 5930.   As of February 24th, a total of 47 Grants were awarded totaling $408,561.74.   Corpus Christi Rotary Club was awarded the highest Grant Award of $53,000. 
On Saturday March 10th, Camp Aranzazu in Rockport received 100 trees to replace the damage in their campground.  Camp Aranzazu is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization in Rockport, Texas, that provides therapeutic recreation programs that are designed to enrich the lives of children and adults with chronic illnesses and special needs. Since 2006, they have served more than 20,000 campers from more than 50 counties in Texas.   Our Disaster Aid USA trailer has been picked up and delivered.  We will be having a Disaster Team Training at our District Conference at the South Padre Island Convention Center. I don’t know about you but I get the warm fuzzies knowing that we made a difference with our D5930 Hurricane Harvey Relief FUND.   Lt. Governor Public Image/Rotary Awareness Aleda Reyes is busy getting together the projects along with Asst. Governor Area 11 Elaine Hernandez for Rotary Showcase.  Please reach out to Aleda Reyes for information regarding the “People of Action” Campaign.  Please feel free to email her -  Aleda.j.reyes@gmail.com

Membership

Lt. Governor Luis Cavazos has recently reported that our Rotary District 5930 has a total number of 1923 Members a +48.  Our Goal is to HIT 2000 by June 30th, 2018.  KUDOS and BIG “TOOT YOUR HORN” to THE Laredo Rotary Club with their NEW Satellite Club with a RECORD Number of 35 NEW Members!!  With Rotary International’s Council of Legislation Member flexibilities, some clubs have opted for this exciting and innovative way to attract younger members at different times and venues.  A “Sprint for Membership” Challenge is in place with a deadline of May 31st, 2018.   Please reach out to Luis Cavazos for further information on HOW to GROW your Membership.  Luis will be sending out updated reports to inspire and motivate our clubs to GROW< GROW<GROW!!    Please feel free to email him – lrcavazos@aol.com

Rotary Foundation

Congratulations to Laredo Gateway Rotary Club for achieving 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club.
I was honored to visit the club for such a Momentous occasion on Monday Feburary 12th.  Every member committed to donate $1000 towards our Rotary Foundation to be named a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club.
 
Grant Certification Dates are posted on the District Website to sign up:
Please send in your committed pledge monies to The Rotary Foundation as soon as possible.  It is recommended to be sent now and not wait until the month of June as it creates a bottleneck and havoc.  You will be able to receive your pins and awards in plenty of time.  Imagine over 35,000 clubs worldwide sending in their monies in June.

RPM Roto Polio Moto Ride 2018

Our District 5930 2nd Annual Polio Moto Ride will take place March 24th and March 25th.  Rotarians and Non-Rotarians will ride our motorcycles 850 miles around our district and raise monies for Polio Plus.
 
BE A RIDER, BE A DONOR, BE A SPONSOR, BE ON THE ROUTE!  
 
For more information:  Contact J M Dickerson
Lt. Governor for Youth Services 2015-2018 District 5930

STUDENT 4-Way Test Speech Competition

Our Annual Competition is chaired by Tim Dowling, Corpus Christi Rotarian.  The plaques and awards have been ordered and we have our 5 Judges ready for the Competition.  Be sure to have your Area Winners ready for Saturday April 21st at the South Padre Island Convention Center.  Our Rotary District will pay for 2 adult and the student participant’s lunch at the ALL CLUB Luncheon.  The Student winners will be announced then.
 
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!  ROTARIAN 4-WAY TEST COMPETITION TOOK PLACE FEBRUARY 24TH IN MISSION – TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE ALL CLUB LUNCHEON.
 
SIGN UP NOW FOR OUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE AND “DISCOVER THE MAGIC” OF ROTARY!!  ROOM BLOCK EXPIRES MARCH 20th!!!
 
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns.  I am a phone call away.
Thank you for Making a Difference and Continue to Be The Inspiration.
 
 
Yours in Rotary Service,
 
Betty Ramirez-Lara
District Governor 2017-2018
PROUD Member of District Premiere Club McAllen South Rotary Club
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