Holiday letter 2010

Rotarian,

Thank you for your service this Rotary year.  Your effort, heart, and passion to serve your club, your district, and the world has been truly inspiring.  Your work has facilitated great progress in our district, and no better result has been the installation of over 125 new Rotarians since July first.  My peer in Dallas told me she was in the low 90’s and my peer in Houston just over 100 new Rotarians installed.  Take a look at the population centers they have to draw from and you can see that the ‘tool kit’ we put in place is working.  We are doing great, but can always do better.  Please review the July newsletter and let’s finish this Rotary year STRONG! 

 
May you and your family have a blessed holiday season and I look forward to serving you the second half of this Rotary year.

Key Reminders: 

• ·         Governor’s Challenge begins Jan 1 (review rotary5520.org)

• ·         Who in your club can donate to the incentives of the Governor’s Club?

• ·         Get folks to the District Convention in April.  Registration opens first week Jan.

·         Club donations for District Convention need to be sent to Loren ASAP (and thank you for the help, $100-$500 is what we are asking each club to put in (if possible).  If you have a club member who would like to sponsor, we can accommodate at various levels and exposure, just let me KNOW!  As you remember, the DCon is not in the district budget, has to be self supporting, and all financial arrangements are a personal liability to the Governor).

• ·         Get folks to the International Convention in May.  Registration at www.rotary.org

• ·         February 28^th deadline to have Presidential Citation application to me (the application on http://rotary5520.org/districtadministration/2010-11_leadership/1011PresidentialCitation.pdf   says March 31^st, I say February 28^th for your club to be eligible.  Let’s get them to me to sign. 

•  Keep keeping track of community service hours worked this Rotary year, estimation of last year’s hours, as well as fundraising money this year, and guestimation of last years fundraising.  We will be disclosing the district totals at Convention.  I need your YTD data by March 31^st via email (tparker5520@yahoo.com)