May 2016 District Conference In this issue District Conference Club Activities Club Fundraisers District Leadership District Calendar Rotary Times Information Attendance Report Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service Page 1 DISTRICT EVENTS District Conference Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service Page 2 DISTRICT ACTIVITIES District Conference- Awards Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service Page 3 DISTRICT ACTIVITIES DISTRICT ACTIVITIES District 5220 Supports Ecuador Quake Relief The 7.8 earthquake in Ecuador has touched the hearts of District 5220 Rotarians who want to help. Eight Rotary clubs in the Manabi area of Ecuador are affected the most by the devastation. The District 4400 Governor, Manuel Nieto, is requesting assistance in providing drinking water, canned tuna, and insect repellent to victims as part of the immediate emergency relief plan. Canned tuna is available immediately for purchase since it is produced and distributed in Manabi. After the emergency water is supplied, there is a plan to install six purifying water plants in the area of Manabi to lower the costs of drinkable water. If you want to contribute, make checks payable to Rotary District 5220 Disaster Relief Corp, then mail them c/o District Treasurer Don Murphy, 4510 Sun West Drive, Salida, CA, 95368-8007. Or, bring them to the District Conference in Reno and get them to Don Murphy. As questions arise, please email or call PDG Dave Gallagher, who has a connection to DG Nieto in District 4400. Yours in service, Ellen Hancock Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service Page 5 ROTARY DISTRICT 5220 May 21, 2016 Registration 8:00am-8:40am – Sessions 8:40am-1:30pm Breakfast and Lunch included Golden Valley High School, 2121 Childs Ave., Merced Event for ALL Rotarians See Page 2 for Breakout sessions Club Name: _________________ President___________________ Phone: _____________________ E-Mail: ___________________ Participants: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ $30 per person thru April 30; $35 May 1 –May 21 No refunds after May 14, 2016 Please send completed registration form with one club check made payable to District 5220 to: Diana Barden, Registrar, P.O. Box 1208, Madera CA 93639. For questions and information on this event, Email Diana: [email protected] . Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service 1 Page 6 Leadership Assembly Breakout Sessions Topics for ALL Rotarians 1. Ideas for Celebrating 100 Years-The Rotary Foundation: A century of Doing Good in the World! The festivities kick off at the 2016 Convention in Seoul. Attend this breakout session and discover ways to get your club involved. Come away with more ideas and resources for engaging members and your community. 2. How to Promote Your Club with Social Media: Find out how to celebrate your club achievements and promote your activities in your community. Discover news and media resources on the RI website and ways to make social media and press releases relevant, so they work for you. 3. Tips and Tools for Club Treasurers: Club Treasurers will get answers and information on the latest financial tools and risk management from the District 5220 Treasurer. 4. Attracting and Retaining Emerging Rotary Leaders: A panel of Rotarians under the age of 40will share what makes Rotary valuable to them. Find out their ideas on what Rotary clubs do best to attract and retain young professionals 5. My Rotary/Online Tools for Goal Setting: Club presidents, officers and directors can all get involved in helping clubs succeed by setting and tracking measurable goals online. Follow along with the goal setting process in My Rotary. A step x step handout will be provided for future reference. Learn about other resources available on RI’s website. 6. Council on Legislation Update: Our District 5220 representative to the Rotary International Council on Legislation recently held in Chicago, will provide a summary of key decisions made by the COL and the impact they could have on D5220 clubs. 7. Club Grants- Progress and Final Reports: A summary of the key elements of the 2016-17 application process--how the process worked, what we learned, and what will take place as we move forward. In addition, a review of what is needed for a complete final report which will enable clubs to receive their Rotary Foundation funding in a timely manner. 8. What’s new on Rotary Awards and Presidential Citation: Plan ahead! The 2016-17 District award process and the RI Presidential Citation will undergone some changes. Find out about them in advance, so your club can include the criteria in your goals. 9. Participating in Rotary Youth Exchange: Join open discussion on how to make our District 5220 students aware of the Youth Exchange program and what clubs can do to promote exchanges. Youth Exchange is one of the most powerful ways to promote international understanding and peace. Students learn just how small the world is and the ease of communicating with new friends throughout the world. 10. Vocational Service in your community: Great Vocational projects are happening in District 5220! Hear about a variety of projects that can be done in your community regardless of the size of your club. Share some of your own ideas to help build a list of vocational service activities to post on the district website. 11. Water and Sanitation Projects and Ideas: The 2017 World Water Day is March 22nd, but you can start doing water projects now! Get a demonstration of hands-on projects involving clean water and conservation that club members or youth groups can do. Help raise awareness in your community and the international community. 12. What is Rotary?: An entertaining session on Rotary Information that will enlighten new members on Rotary Basics, as well as demonstrate ways to share Rotary Information in our clubs by making it fun and interesting. 13. Satellite Clubs and eClubs: Looking for an alternative to the regular Rotary meeting? Find out what makes Satellite clubs appealing and sustainable in our District. Are you wondering what an eClub is and how it works? Take an online look at fine examples of eClubs and how to access them for attendance make ups, too. CLUB ACTIVITIES “Love Lodi” Shed Built for Needham Elementary The Lodi Rotary Club recently completed the assembly of a storage shed for Needham Elementary School. The Rotarian crew was comprised of the club’s senior building specialist Doug Holck, senior engineer Mike Smith, senior worker bee Chris Littlefield, & Co-Senior Engineer Greg Davis. This answers the age-old question of how many Rotarians does it take to assemble a storage shed? This was a Love Lodi project that have previously been rained out on Saturday, April 9. Submitted by: Paul Mertz, [email protected] Kimberly Boyd inducted into Merced Rotary Kimberly Boyd was inducted into the Merced Rotary on March 30th. Kimberly is a Lieutenant (Pastor and Administrator) with the Salvation Army. She has been a Corps officer for five years. She has been an associate with the Salvation Army since she was a child, as both of her parents were also officers in the Salvation Army. She and her husband Joel work at the Merced location. The Boyds have four children: Hannah, 8; James, 6; Audrey, 4; and Daniel, 2. She joined Rotary as a way to learn more about the community and make the community better. The Merced Rotary club participates (and has won each year) the annual Rotary President John Price inducts Kimberly Boyd into the Merced challenge red kettle bell ringing competition Rotary club as her husband Joel watches. that benefits the Salvation Army. Submitted by Barbara Ward, [email protected] Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service Page 8 CLUB ACTIVITIES Eleven Paul Harris Fellowships Awarded On March 30th, Tom Crawley, Foundation Chair for Merced Rotary presented eleven Merced Rotary club members or family with Paul Harris pins. Congratulations to (from left) Larry Newman, Linda Davis (MPH+1), Carol Dunham, David Dunham (MPH +2), Clark Kellogg (MPH +4), Kathy Andrade (MPH +1), Vinton Thengvall, Tom Wilkins (MPH +1), Hugh Flanagan (MPH +4), Sandy Teague and Jim Marshall (MPH +4). Submitted by Barbara Ward, [email protected] Oakhurst Sierra Recognizes a Crowd of Paul Harris Fellows Oakhurst Sierra Rotary Club had an exciting month! Diana Barden from the Madera noon club joined us to share a little history about the Paul Harris Awards. She even brought the 11th & 12th Anniversary editions of "The Rotarian" magazine dating back as far as 1916, which was fun to see! The Club named Bruce Kennedy, David Linn, and Dennis Jones our newest honorary members. Then members Fern Facchino and Bob Brosi Presented Paul Harris Awards to a huge crowd of people: Dennis Jones (PH+ 3), Bruce Kennedy (PH+ 3), David Linn (PH+ 2), Carole Blandy (PH+ 1), Christy Smith (Her 1st), Victor Weitzel (PH+ 1), Harry Hammerling (PH+ 1), Sheri Lee (PH+ 1), Brian Negley (PH+ 1), Doug Macaulay (PH+ 2), Todd Miller (PH+ 2), Dave Nemeth (PH+ 3), Donna Pride (PH+ 5) And Steve Welch (PH+ 6). Submitted by: Lanie Suderman, [email protected] Great Ideas For Thoughtful Service Page 9 CLUB ACTIVITIES Stockton Rotary’s World Water Day The Rotary Club of Stockton celebrated World Water Day with a series of activities during the Month of March. On March 9 officers and directors visited Puentes Farms at their Boggs Tract community gardens site. We reviewed their drip irrigation systems, water and nutrition learning sites, and the general operation of the urban community farm. Some of these activities had been supported through the Stockton Rotary Endowment. Puentes staff explained how a rainwater harvesting system could amplify the benefits of their water-wise irrigation and enhance their water education programs. At our Club meeting on March 16, Kevin Kauffman, past general manager of Stockton East Water District, presented an extended Thought for the Day on World Water Day.