January Newsletter:
Happy New Year!!
We begin a new calendar year this month and half of this Rotary Year is gone. We have much to accomplish in the next 6 months and I know that all of you are busy with accomplishing your club goals and working on your fundraisers.
I know of three fundraisers this month...Southside Corpus Christi is holding their Service Above Self Awards Fundraising Dinner on Thursday, January 21. The Corpus Christi Evening Club is holding their Mardi Gras Casino Night on Saturday, January 30 and the Valley is sponsoring the Vipers Basketball game to End Polio Now also on Saturday, January 30. These are only a few of the events that are happening. Please support your club and other Rotary Clubs as you can with their fundraising projects so we can accomplish great things together.
Some upcoming events that need to be on your radar. The Rotary Foundation Dinner will be held on Saturday, February 20 at the Doubletree Hotel in McAllen. Tickets are $40 per person, social hour at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm. We will be honoring Dr. Shirley Reed for her service as the Founding President of South Texas College.
If you are a President Elect or President Nominee of your Club, you need to register for Lonestar PETS . This is scheduled for Feb. 25-28 in Dallas at the DFW Hyatt. Hotel rooms are going fast so you need to make your reservations ASAP. This is a great training opportunity. What is offered at PETS cannot be gotten by taking an online course which several of our PE's would like to do. This is about inspiration, motivation and networking with the Rotary International and District Leadership, as well as your fellow President Elects.
I recently received a letter from RI President Ravi announcing that His Holiness Pope Francis will officiate at a Mass to Celebrate the Jubilee of Rotarians at St. Peter's Square in Rome on April 30. RI will have 8,000 seats reserved for Rotarians, friends and family. For more information, please visit the Jubilee of Rotarians website. Registration opens on January 18.
Finally, I am looking for a good Rotarian to be District Governor for Rotary Year 2018-2019. I sent an email out to the District regarding this matter. You may not qualify or be interested but you might know of someone who would qualify and want to be a Gift to District 5930 through Service Above Self as District Governor. Check the District Website for further information.
Thank you for all that you do for Rotary and the Gifts you Give to the World.
DG Betty
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