LONE STAR ROTARY

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WELCOME

• LONE STAR ROTARY
• PRESIDENT-ELECT TRAINING SEMINAR
• 2008

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INTRODUCTIONS OF ONE ANOTHER

• Presidents-elect, find a president-elect you
  dont know.
• Spouses, find a spouse you dont know.
• Take 2 minutes to find out the following, in
  order to introduce your partner
• Name
• Home Town
• If a Rotarian Club, Classification, Number of
  Years in Rotary
• If NOT a Rotarian 3 Other Items of Interest

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2008-2009Mr. Mrs.D. K. Lee, President of
Rotary International
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Learning Objectives for PETS District Meetings

• 2008-09 Presidents theme
• Planning for your year Planning Guide
• District calendar
• Resources to help you succeed
• Governors visits
• District officers
• District budget
• Effective communications
• Presidential Citation
• Foundation giving
• Council on Legislation
• District wide concerns
• Achieving your goals

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Presidential Theme
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Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs Key
Information

• Helps clubs establish goals for the year
• Suggests strategies to attain goals
• Utilized at PETS and the district assembly
• Facilitates club and district interaction at
  district training meetings
• Submitted to the district governor or assistant
  governor by 1 July
• Enables leaders to track club progress
  throughout they year

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District 5930 Calendar

• 2009
• March 27-29 PETS
• April 23 - 26 District Conference
• May 16 District Assembly, Kingsville
• June 21 - 24 International Convention,
  Birmingham, England
• June 27 Governors Installation,
• Corpus Christi
• May 29 Scholarship applications due
• June 6 Scholarship Selections,
• Alice Country Club

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District 5930 Calendar

• 2009
• January 2-3 ASETS, Austin
• January 23-25 RYLA, Camp Zephyr
• March 27-29 PETS, Dallas
• April 23-26 District Conference San
  Antonio
• May 16 District Assembly, Kingsville
• June 21-24 International Convention,
• Birmingham, England
• June 27 Governors Installation,
• Corpus Christi

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District Conference
April 23-26 District Conference San
Antonio
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DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

• May 16, 2005
• Texas A M-Kingsville Student Union
• 9 a.m. 330 p.m.
• ALL officers, directors, and service chairs of
  your clubs should attend
• New Rotarians strongly encouraged to attend!

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Governors official visit

• Schedule of visits
• Care Keeping of Governor

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Resources
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Club-level Resources

• ?Club committees
• ?Club members
• ?Leaders and members of other clubs
• ?Spouses and family members of club members
• ?Past club leaders
• ?Community resources

Draw on your clubs own strengths and experience.
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The District A Definition

• A district shall exist solely to help the
  individual Rotary club advance the Object of
  Rotary.
• Manual of Procedure

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Rotary Leaders Whose Roles Exist to Serve You and
Your Club

• District Leaders
• ?District Governor Russell Cain
• ?D G-Elect Dennis Roberts
• Lt. Governor Gilbert Serna, Jr.
• ?District Committees
• ?Past District Governors
• ?Assistant Governors

All desire to collaborate with clubs whenever
possible.
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District Officers2008-2009

• District Governor- Russell Cain, Port Lavaca
• Governor-Elect- Dennis Roberts, Rockport
• Governor-Nominee- Gilbert Serna Jr.,
• Laredo Gateway
• Secretary-Nancy Ross, CC Sunrise
• Treasurer-Ann Cunningham, Port Lavaca
• Parliamentarian- Billy Settles, Victoria
  Northside

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District CommitteesWorking with Clubs

• ?Monitor club progress offer support as
  appropriate
• ?Encourage support of district goals
• ?Educate clubs about available resources
• ?Identify and recognize outstanding clubs and
  individuals
• Work closely with club leaders
• Can provide speakers for club meetings
• Are looking for club members to serve on
  committees

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Assistant Governors
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Assistant Governor Responsibilities to Clubs

• ?Assist presidents-elect in formulating effective
  club goals.
• ?Monitor clubs performance in respect to
  service.
• ?Develop club leaders for service at the district
  level.
• ?Hold regular meetings with club presidents and
  secretaries to discuss strategies to meet
  club goals.
• ?Identify clubs in need of special attention.
• ?Recognize outstanding projects and Rotarians.

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Memo of Club Visit Key information

• An official record of a clubs progress for the
  year
• Measures a clubs effectiveness
• With the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary
  Clubs, it tracks progress towards club goals
• Helps the assistant governor identify ways to
  best support each club
• Encourages clubs to make practical changes to
  the strategies devised to achieve club goals
• Final version due to district governor by May 15

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• Area 1 (Matagorda) Annette Alonzo
• Calhoun County, Edna, Ganado,
• Port Lavaca, North Side Victoria, Victoria,
  Victoria Sunrise
• Area 2 (Victoria) Joe Truman
• Goliad, Victoria, Victoria Northside,
• Victoria Sunrise
• Area 3 (Northshore) J. D. Simpson
• Port Aransas, Portland, Rockport,
  Sinton, Taft

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• Area 4 (Corpus Christi Bay) Dennis Roberts
• Aransas Pass, CC Sunrise, CC Evening,
  Ingleside
• Area 5 (Southside) Barry Lobel
• Corpus Christi, Padre Island CC
  Southside CC, West CC
• Area 6 (Oil Field) Norman Jenkins
• Alice, Freer, San Diego, Three Rivers

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• Area 7 (Brush Country) Maxie Lynn Houser
• CC Northwest, Falfurrias, Kingsville,
  Kingsville Sunrise
• Area 8 (Lower Valley) Lionel Betancourt
• Harlingen, Harlingen Sunburst, North
  Harlingen, Raymondville, San Benito
• Area 9 (Brownsville) Bob White
• Brownsville, Historic Brownsville, Brownsville
  Sunrise, North Brownsville, Port Isabel

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• Area 10 (Middle Valley) Dolores Salinas
• Donna, Edcouch-Elsa, Edinburgh, Weslaco
• Area 11 (McAllen) Michael Forbes
• McAllen, McAllen Centennial,
• McAllen North, McAllen South

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• Area 12 (Upper Valley) Lauro Solis
• Mission, Pharr, Rio Grande City,
• West Hidalgo County
• Area 13 (Laredo) Javier Compean
• Laredo, Laredo Day Break
• Laredo Gateway, Laredo Under Seven Flags

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Other District-level Resources

• District Directory
• District Web Page www.rotary5930.org

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RI Resources

• ?Official Directory
• ?RI Catalog
• ?Manual of Procedure
• ?THE ROTARIAN or regional Rotary Magazine
• ?Rotary World
• Rotarys Web site at www.rotary.org
• District Web site at www.rotary5930.org
• Zone Web site at www.zones25-26.org

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Model Direct Communication with Clubs

• Governor

DistrictCommittees
Assistant Governor
Club
Be sure to copy other district leaders on
correspondence, as appropriate.
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