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Club visits are continuing. By the time you read this Sandy and I will have visited 24

Clubs. Each Club has amazing stories of how they help their community and how

they have fun. All of the Clubs do both.

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month. Basic education and literacy are

essential for reducing poverty, improving health, and encouraging community and

economic development. I reviewed a number of projects within our District on Ro-

tary Showcase. The scope and breadth of these projects is truly amazing.

In looking at the issues of Basic Education and Literacy it is important to look be-

yond just the ABC’s to other aspects. These include:

Classroom facilities and equipment including technology

Educational materials

Scope of education

ABC’s

Financial Literacy

Life Skills

Educational options beyond high school

Mentoring

Improving school dropout rates

Adult literacy

Find out now what the educational needs are in your community and what your Club can and is willing to address.

GOVERNOR’S THOUGHTS

John Sullivan * District Governor Issue #2 * August 2016

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AMAZON SMILE

I wanted to share with everyone something I did not know. A percentage of all your Am-

azon purchases can be credited to the Rotary Foundation.

You can choose to have the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International benefit from your

purchases by selecting them under your account profile with Amazon - it is under the

Smiles program.

There are several Rotary Groups listed and I selected the Rotary Foundation in Illinois -

It is 0.5 % of your purchase - that can be a great deal considering how many orders we

place through Amazon!

If you have not selected a non-profit to benefit from this offer please consider Rotary.

Submitted by Jean Sloan

Elko Desert Sunrise

Be among the first to know!

We go along attending meetings each week,

many of us not realizing that Rotary is undergoing

some exciting times. Were you aware that we are no

longer committed to holding meetings once a week?

Clubs can now change their bylaws to determine

how often to meet, as long as they meet at least

twice each month. Also new are kinds of member-

ship, qualification for membership, and that the

treasurer is now considered an officer and board

member of a Rotary club. Other changes include

dues, club board meeting minutes, admission fees,

and more.

You can learn all this and more in ten easy

lessons. The District 5190 Rotary Academy has been

revised and updated to incorporate the changes

made during the 2016 Council on Legislation meet-

ing. Not only that, there will be even more changes

when the 2016 Manual of Procedures is published, ex-

pected in October.

The Rotary Academy is a ten easy, self-paced

course, free to all Rotarians. It is not a pass/fail test but an

opportunity to learn the unique and fascinating process

that has brought the organization to where it is today. The

course provides an outstanding opportunity to understand

all the components of Rotary, making the participants in-

formed and knowledgeable about everything Rotary.

To take advantage of this learning experience, ac-

cess the District 5190 website, click on the training bar,

then Rotary Academy, and follow the steps listed. Com-

plete the registration form and forward it as stated. The

Academy Chair will welcome you, explain a few details and

lead you to your first lesson. You will be glad you made

the decision to expand your Rotary knowledge.

For more information, contact Academy Chair

Carol Sharp at sharphay@frontiernet.net or 530-233-4355;

cell 530-640-4355.

DISTRICT 5190 ROTARY ACADEMY

INTERACTORS ATTEND OUR ROTARY DAY AT THE ACES

PDG Joe Zarachoff posing with the 5 in-

teractors from the New Wooster HS Inter-

act Club (left photo) and the three interac-

tors form the Carson HS Interact Club

(right photo). PDG Joe coordinated ticket

sales and will call pick up for the day’s activ-

ities. Thank you, Joe, for your hard work.

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SAVE THE DATE

February 3, 2017 Grants Manage-ment Training February 4, 2017 Pre-PETS in Reno March 3-5, 2017 PETS in San Jose

March 31, 2017 Grants Manage-ment Training

ROTARY MONTHS

July-New Rotary Year Starts

August-Membership and Extension

Month

September-Basic Education

and Literacy

October-Economic and Community

Development

November-Rotary Foundation Month

December-Disease Prevention and

Treatment

January-Vocational Service Month

February-Peace and Conflict Preven-

tion/Resolution

March-Water and Sanitation

April-Maternal and Child Health

May-New Generations Month

June-Rotary Fellowships Month

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HOST CLUB Country

Alturis Argentina

Auburn Brazil

Bishop Sunrise Spain

Cameron Park Belgium

Carson France

Carson Sunset Thailand

Grass Valley Denmark

Greeneville Belgium

Minden Spain

Nevada City 49er Belgium

Reno Chile

Reno Centennial Sunset Argentina

Reno South Italy

Reno Sunrise Brazil

South Lake Tahoe Switzerland

Sparks Brazil

Susanville Brazil

Tahoe Incline France

Yerington Italy

ROTARY INBOUND OREINTATION

The first RYE inbound orientation was hosted by Minden Rotary on August 12 - 14. We have 19 inbound students this year. Unfortunately 4 of them arrived after the inbound orientation. Below is a list of the clubs that are hosting an inbound student, and the country that their student is from.

QUIET ROTARIAN AWARD

District Governor John pre-senting a Quiet Rotarian Award to Cathy Wilcox-Barnes of the Rotary Club of Nevada City. Cathy is the Club Treasurer and as such is involved in all of the Club's fundraisers and most service projects. She has done this even though she suffered a broken leg and is navigating with it in a cast.

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The Rotary District 5190 newsletter is published monthly by District Governor John Sullivan. Submit stories and photographs

(300 dpi resolution digital images only) to Editor Dirk Wentling at dirk@wentlingstudio.com by the 20th of the month

Rotary & District Officers 2016-2017

Rotary International Non-Voting Advisory Board Members

President: John F. Germ District Governor Nominee: Tina Spencer-Mulhern

President-elect: Ian H.S. Riseley District Governor Nominee Designate: TBD

Vice President: Jennifer Jones District Conference Chairs: Randy Van Tassell & Stacy Graham

Treasurer: Hsiu-Ming District Executive Assistant: Ginny Lewis

Director Zones 25/26: Bradford R. Howard

Rotary District 5190 Advisory Board Assistant Governors

District Governor: John A. Sullivan Area 1: Fred Autenrieb

Immediate Past District Governor: Gail “Virus” Ellingwood Area 2: Pete Hochrein

District Governor Elect: Douglas McDonald Area 3: Sherilyn Laughlin

District Treasurer: Cheryl Zarachoff Area 4: Dennis Geare

District Secretary: Phil Mahoney Area 5: Jim Greenlee

District Administration: Wyn Spiller Area 6: Donna Mullens

Service: Stacy Graham Area 7: Roberta Pickett

Foundation: Vic Slaughter Area 8: Joel Muller & Tina Spencer-Mulhern

Membership: Richard Forster Area 9: Bill Kirby

Youth Service: Bill Boon Area 10: Mel Foremaster

Communication: Oliver Grosz Area 11: Helen Hankins

Club Administration: Larry Harvey Area 12: Edie Asrow

Public Image: Dave Zybert Area 13: Ramona Delmas

MORE PHOTOS FROM THE ROTARY DAY AT THE ACES