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March 23, 2013 -

Foundation Day of Training and Dinner

with South Texas District 5930

• Districtwide Rotary Foundation Training - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• District 5930 Foundation Dinner - Fellowship 5:30 pm and dinner at 6:15 pm

Both events will be held at the Corpus Christi Town Club. Register NOW for the Dinner and Training Seminar.

Printable flyer with Dinner information.

We have a hotel room block at the Omni, which is right across the street from the Town Club, for that night. The rate is $149 for the night. Please call 1-800-THE-OMNI and ask for the Rotary District #5930 room block.

The training seminar will include completion of the Club Certification component required prior to submission of proposed District Simplified and/or Global grants, Rotary club's administrative responsibilities and recent updates related to RI Future Vision. Each club who wishes to participate in any District Simplified and/or Global grants must have this certification. This is a requirement from RI. Each club in the district should be sending one or more members to receive this training and certification.

The Foundation Dinner will follow the training at the same location. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Monty Audenart, Aide to the President-elect 2013-2014,Trustee of the Rotary Foundation 2013-2014, andPast Rotary International Vice-President 2008-2009. (More information about Dr. Monty Audenart can be read by clicking the More button.

Rotarian Jim Deuser from McAllen is on a fast track with Rotary’s Group Study Exchange, a flagship program of our District here in the Rio Grande Valley and of the Rotary Foundation. The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 23 and 43; in the early years of their professional lives.

We will be posting stories of their travel and experiences as we get them in this space. One of the team members is  Jennifer Pryess, a reporter for the Victoria Advocate in Victoria, Texas. She is chronicling the team's exchange opportunities on this blog - http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/weblogs/kerala-india-land-of-the-gods/. Here is one of her videos from her blog.

Read the first installment by click the More link below.

Lone Star PETS for Incoming Presidents 

It's not too early to save the date and register for Lone Star Presidents-elect training.

Presented for the 27th Year by the 9 Lone Star P.E.T.S. Inc. Rotary Districts of Texas.
February 28 - March 3, 2013

Officers for 2013-2014

Clubs are reminded to elect and appoint officers and committee chairs for the next Rotary Year starting in July of 2013 by December 31, 2012.

Rotary International requests that all reporting for next year's officers be completed and reported by December 31. Clubs in District 5930 are reminded to enter information through your Club's ClubRunner site (if you have one) or through the District website at www.rotary5930.org. The information is then transmitted to RI. Directions can be found by reading more of this story.

Club qualification for Future Vision Projects and Grants 

To be qualified and apply for a global or packaged grant, a club must:

1. Agree to and sign the club memorandum of understanding (MOU) provided by the Foundation. (The 2013-14 club president and president-elect must sign the MOU for the 2013-14 Rotary year.)
2. Send at least one club member to the district's grant management seminar. Held on March 23, 2013 for Rotary District 5930.

Subscribe to the Future Vision newsletter from RI.

Doing good just got easier

RotaryDirect, Rotary's recurring giving program, saves time, money, and lives. Contributions go directly to The Rotary Foundation, resulting in faster processing and quicker achievement of your club and personal charitable goals.

Enrollment is as easy as one, two, three:

1. Select your fund,
2. choose your amount, and
3. indicate how often you wish to contribute.

Sign up once to give continuous support.

Five tips for increasing your club's Foundation giving

Over the past four years, the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset, Hawaii, USA, has averaged $803 in per capita giving. District Annual Giving Subcommittee Chair Richard Zegar offers his top tips for increasing your club's giving:

1. Select committed Rotarians to serve in fundraising positions for several years in a row. This consistency contributes to an "atmosphere of giving."
2. Meet one-on-one with members to discuss The Rotary Foundation's work. Then ask them to join you in supporting the Foundation.
3. Recognize new members by making donations to the Foundation in their names. Not only will you introduce them to individual recognition opportunities, but you'll also encourage their continued support.
4. Use Foundation reports from RI Member Access to inform members of their current recognition levels and encourage them to reach the next level. Acknowledge club members who attain higher giving levels.
5. Explain how effective and efficient The Rotary Foundation is compared with other charities. For example, tell members that 100 percent of their donations fund programs.

Read more about the Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative.

RI - Member Access: Have you logged in recently?

RI - Member Access isn't just a tool for updating your contact information or paying dues. It's an online destination offering a variety of useful information and functions that can enhance your Rotary experience.

If you haven't explored the site for a while, here are three reasons you should log in to Member Access.

1. Track club goals. Launched in July, Rotary Club Central makes it possible for you to monitor your club's progress and achievements in three key areas: membership initiatives, service activities, and Rotary Foundation giving. Once you've entered this data, your club members, district governor, and assistant governor can also follow your accomplishments.
2. Publicize your projects. Through Rotary Showcase, you can promote your club's achievements to other Rotarians and Facebook friends. Add your project or browse the site to see the good work other clubs are doing.
3. Sign up for training. Learn about Rotary's Strategic Plan, six areas of focus, and how to apply for the Foundation's new grants. Each course includes resources and its own online community where you can talk with other participants and course moderators. Go to learn.rotary.org and register for a course today.

New process for submitting your club giving goals 

A new online tool is saving trees and saving time for club and district leaders. Rotary Club Central lets club officers set and submit their club's Foundation giving goals online. The tool replaces The Rotary Foundation Fund Development Club Goal Report Form and offers a clear and simple method for capturing and monitoring Foundation giving goals. District leaders also have access to their clubs' information and can make updates as needed.

The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship program will end in 2013. Beginning in 2013-14, The Foundation will offer scholarship opportunities through district and global grants. This new grant structure gives Rotarians greater flexibility in sponsoring the next generation of leaders.

The 2010-11 class of Ambassadorial Scholars received US$9.6 million through individual grants of $25,000. Since 1947, a total of $532 million has been awarded to 41,000 men and women.

Rotary launches interactive End Polio Now website

Rotary recently launched endpolionow.org, an interactive virtual home where people can come together to finish the fight against polio. The website is currently available only in English, but other languages will follow. Key features of the site:

• Compelling polio eradication stories you can share
• Interactive, dynamic graphics that help you tell the story
• Information about how donations from you and others are used to fight polio
• Tips on how to use your social media status to share Rotary's polio story and calculate your "social worth"
• Links to polio communications resources that will help you educate and inspire others to End Polio Now

It's RYLA time in District 5930!

This year RYLA will be held January 24-27, 2013.

For more information, contact:

• District RYLA  Chair Jim Villaume at 361-688-1987 or [email protected]
• Registration Chair Christine Wisian at 361-882-8858 or [email protected]
• Rotary Club of Corpus Christi office at 361-882-8672 or [email protected]

Clubs are encouraged to sponsor high school junior students from your local high school to attend the RYLA weekend! It is also suggested that the Rotary Clubs select one alternate in case one of the sponsored students cannot attend the weekend. Registration information is required for each student being sponsored for RYLA.

The Rotary Club of Corpus Christi focuses on high school juniors.  These juniors then have the option of requesting to be considered as team counselors for the next year's RYLA.

DEADLINES are:

Friday December 7, 2012 - Club RYLA Contact picks up student applications from high school counselors

Friday December 14, 2012 – Club RYLA contact submits to the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi office completed packets

SEND COMPLETED PACKETS via:

• Scan and email to:  [email protected]
• Mail the packet to:
  Rotary Club of Corpus Christi
  418 Peoples St., Ste. 300
  Corpus Christi, TX 78401
• Fax to: 361-888-5579

Below is a link to the forms that need to be completed and by whom. Click on each form or complete packet to obtain a printable version of the form. http://www.rotarycc.net/ryla-registration-forms/

Club Presidents - Please Read

RI / District Synchronization

Secretaries - Please read.

Secretaries and folks who enter information:

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