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Greeting to Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, family, and friends. April is designated as Maternal and Child Health month, appropriately so as we prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day in May.
Rotarians worldwide are actively engaged in a multitude of humanitarian efforts to provide a higher quality of healthcare, better living conditions, food security, proper nutrition and education for mothers and children. Rotarians collaborate with local leaders, governmental and nongovernmental health service organizations, and many other partners to help identify and address these most pressing community needs.
With the support of The Rotary Foundation, we seek solutions to address the lack of or inadequate health care services, poor sanitary conditions, hunger and malnutrition. Working together, we can ensure that families live longer and grow stronger with the peace of mind and a renewed hope knowing that they are not alone.
See how Rotary Supports Mothers and Babies by visiting https://youtu.be/6CqI1LhKiVI
I invite all Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, family and friends to our upcoming District 5930 conference beginning May 2-5, 2019 to learn more about Rotary’s impact and share your Rotary stories about ways that we are improving and saving lives through our local and international humanitarian efforts.
Deborah Simon. a member of the Santa Fe Rotary club who is recognized as a Rotary Zone 27’s Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award recipient, will be our keynote speaker on Saturday evening, May 4, 2019 at the Rancho Viejo Conference center, Rancho Viejo, Texas. Deborah Simon will provide an inspirational update about her humanitarian work in collaboration with our Rotary District and hers to improve maternal and child health in some of the most remote villages in Guatemala. I assure you that you will not want to miss it.
Please register online (www.rotary5930.org) today to attend our District Conference and plan to participate in various plenary sessions and activities that we have planned for you, our Rotaractors, and Interactors.
Other District sponsored events include invitations to attend our upcoming District Assembly for all Rotarians assuming or interested in learning more about the various club leadership roles and responsibilities. In addition, we will offer Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) training Part One for the first 20 persons to register online. Both District sponsored events will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Texas A&M University- Kingsville campus in Kingsville, Texas. It promises to be informative, inspirational, and fun. Please refer to our District website (www.rotary5930.org) for more information and online registration(s).
Deborah Simon was raised in Guatemala. She came to the United States and joined Rotary in 1992. She is a Rotary past president and a member of the Rotary club of Santa Fe. In 1996, while participating on medical teams in Uspantan, Guatemala, her assistance was requested in eliminating cholera in the region. She obtained a grant from the Rotary 
Foundation for a clean water project. The project was very successful she has been coordinating Rotary global grants ever since. In 2004 Deborah founded a non-profit called United by Friendship, to better respond to international needs that Rotary does not fund, such as the construction of schools and clinics. The result has been that, between Rotary and United by Friendship, 22 Guatemalan communities now have clean water systems, and many others now have adequate schools and medical care.
District Governor Andy Hagan would again like to recognize the work - you the Rotarians and clubs of 5930 - are doing in the area of Membership this year. Listed below are all the new members to our clubs since the last update. Transferring members are marked with an asterisk - some came from outside our district and some were internal transfers. We're glad they found a home.
