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District 5910 NewsNovember 2016

Gig Langston District Governor 2016-2017

Rotary District 5910

Rotarians and Rotary Friends: FOR SALE: SMALL GREEN BUS WHEW!!! All thirty nine clubs have now beenvisited. We have two Monday clubs so I put them atthe end of the visits. This schedule worked out wellbecause all the other clubs meet on Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday. So our weekly life forthree months began by pulling out the driveway inLufkin on Monday and returning late on Thursday.Sometimes I took the shirt off my back at thecleaners on the way home. One of our Monday clubs is Vidor Rotary and theyinvited Lou and me down for a Sunday afternoonsocial on October 9th. Vidor has twenty sevenmembers and President Tim Andrews must havehandpicked those members with the mostenthusiasm for club projects to meet with us. I wishour district could bottle their zeal for Rotary. The main Vidor service project began six years agowhen Rotarians realized that when school was notin session, many children did not access to a libraryor a lunch. They came up with the idea of a schoolbus that would be equipped as a library and driven

Upcoming EventsFall Outing for RYE InboundsCrystal Lake LodgeOct 21, 2016 – Oct 23, 2016 Governor Elect / NomineeTrainingOct 27, 2016 – Oct 30, 2016 Zone InstituteOct 27, 2016 – Oct 30, 2016 Emerging Leaders TrainingOct 27, 2016 – Oct 30, 2016 RYE Long Term 2017/18Applications DueNov 01, 2016 RYE Long Term Applicant/ParentInterviewsLonestar College - MontgomeryNov 12, 2016 Global Grant ScholarshipInterviewsTBDNov 19, 2016 RYE 2017 Short TermsApplications DueDec 01, 2016 College of Governors WinterLuncheon14545 Bay Oaks Country ClubDec 17, 2016 11:00 AM

Bulletin EditorJacque Chapman(If you have any comments orquestions, please contact theeditor)

Stories

From the Governor

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by Rotarians. Vidor ISD was asked to donate a busand after a year, the bus was received. It waspainted green by the prison system in Huntsville,outfitted with colorful cabinets and loaded withdonated books suitable for youths from birth toeighteen years of age. Rotarians then packedlunches and the “Little Green Bus” was off for a fiveyear run. The bus has visited Vidor apartment complexesweekly during the summer and monthly during theschool year. Special and holiday events also find thebus parked with happy youths checking out books.“Thousands of dollars of meals have filled tummiesand thousands of books have fed minds,” says SallyAndrews, Vidor President Elect. You ask, “Why is the bus for sale”? Vidor hasreceived a regular size bus and it is being paintedgreen and outfitted with book cases. In addition tothe regular routes, next summer this bus will startworking with Vidor ISD to deliver meals given by thefederal government to those students who do nothave transportation to the school to eat what isoffered. Of course they will also be able to check outa book. Talk about a “little club that could.” GigGig LangstonDistrict 5910 Governor 2016-2017

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Rotary Zone 21b-27 Institute ParticipantsAccomplish World Class Feat!

Members of Rotary District 5910 are now woven intohistory.  Together with other participants at the ZoneInstitute in Salt Lake City, they created the largest andgreatest human Rotary wheel!  The Zone 21b-27participants are now in the Guinness Book of WorldRecords!   

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Read more about the Zone Institute in the Decemberbulletin.

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Announcement for District Governor 2019-2020Proposals

OFFICIAL NOTICEFOR

2019-2020DISTRICT

GOVERNORPROPOSALS

This is the official notice that District GovernorGig Langston has issued a request for all clubsin the district to propose individuals to serve asthe District Governor-Nominee-Designate (DGN-D) position, which will determine the governorfor our district during the 2019-2020 RotaryYear. As the Immediate Past District Governor,I, Doris Lockey will serve as the Chair of theDistrict Governor-Nominee Committee.

The current Governor succession is as follows: 2016-2017 Gig Langston – Rotary Club of Angelina(Lufkin)2017-2018 Rhonda Herrington – Rotary Club of Palestine2018-2019 John Hathaway –Rotary Club of TheWoodlands2019-2020 – To Be Determined

The application period for District Governorfor the Rotary Year 2019-2020 is now openand will remain so through December 31,2016.Continue reading entire document with qualifications and

procedures delineated by accessing here.

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District Finance Audit

Rotary D5910 Finance Audit 2015-2016

Rotarians:

The Foundation and Membership meetingscheduled for October was canceled. TheDistrict will delay the adoption of the 2015-2016financial report until the Mid Year meetingscheduled in Huntsville on February 11, 2017.

Thank you,

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Doris A. Lockey, IPDGAudit Committee Report2015-16 Charitable Foundation Financial Report2015-16 District Financial Report

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Unclaimed Funds

ATTENTION CLUB LEADERSKent Hutchison hasfound informationthat will be veryimportant to severalof our clubs. It seems that theTexas Comptroller'soffice is reporting that several of the District 5910clubs have unclaimed money in the state coffers. If your club is listed below, the Club's President ortreasurer will want to check out the TexasComptroller's website to claim: https://www.comptroller.texas.gov/programs/claim-it/ Rotary Club of The WoodlandsRotary Club of Bridge City-OrangefieldRotary Club of BeaumontRotary Club of ConroeRotary Club of Lake ConroeRotary Club of LaMarque (Mainland)Rotary Club of LivingstonRotary Club of NacogdochesRotary Club of NederlandRotary Club of Port ArthurRotary Club of Port Neches GrovesRotary Club of Woodville

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RYLA Volunteers

RYLA: the Few, the Proud, ... the VOLUNTEERS!Yes, you too can become one of the importantvolunteers who make this experience happen eachyear! Volunteer registration for RYLA has begun.

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The online registration page can be found on thedistrict website under New Generations / RYLA /2017 Volunteer Registration. More registrationdetails will be sent out by e-mail to all regularattendees as well as Club RYLA Chairs and ClubPresidents. Any questions can be sent to MichaelPerez (perezink@gmail.com).

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Exchange Student Excels

Exchange Student from Hungary Wins CrossCountry Race

District 5910 is hosting11 students this year,and one of thosestudents is an energetic15-year-old fromHungary named FruzsiSzilagyi. She is beinghosted by the RotaryClub of Huntsville and isattending Huntsville HighSchool.

In addition to being an excellent student, Fruzsi hasa passion for physical fitness. Unlike the U.S.,Hungarian schools do not have student athleticorganizations, and so when she is in Hungary shetrains informally on her own doing rigorous exerciseroutines she calls Street Workout training. Apparently it prepared her very well for theHuntsville Hornet Cross Country team, as she camein 1st place this past Friday, September 23rd, in ameet held in Giddings. Fruzsi ran against about 150athletes to win the 2-mile race. Two weeks earlier,she ran against 450 students in another 2-mile raceon a sandy beach in Galveston and came in 2ndplace. So, in her first 5 weeks in Texas, she haswon two medals – quite an accomplishment for ayoung lady who has never competed formally in herhome country! Needless to say, we are all veryproud of her and wish her well on future races!

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New and Exciting ChangesComing for Books for theWorld

Rotary's Books for the World program is workingon changing its focus, and those changes willimpact the way the program can be used byeach clubs. These changes will allow a muchlarger participation from each and every cluband hopefully shine a brighter light on theprogram. Contact Tim Andrews, the programcoordinator for the district, to schedule apresentation and learn how these changes canhelp your club to participate. Tim's emailis timandrews56@yahoo.comand his phone number is 409-656-3549.

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YOU'LL LOVE LUFKIN!

As we approach 2017 we want to prepare for whatwill make our membership embark upon the phrase"You'll Love LUFKIN!" As Conference DirectorNancy Westbury and her team prepare for what willbe a remarkable moment in history, District 5910membership should mark your calendars as we lookforward to seeing you in LUFKIN! Our District 5910Governor is impressed by your phenomenal supportand looks forward to recognizing your service.

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Books for the World

2017 District Conference

CLUB NEWS: Angelina

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October has a been a fun month for AngelinaRotary Club!

We presented grants of $1000 each to two localteachers for projects they will do in their classroomsthis year. Pictured are Becky McKinnley with St.Cyprian’s Episcopal School, Rotarian Carol Shawand Amy Jones with Central High School.

We presented Sharon Shaw with the Angelina Countyand Cities Health District a check for $6000 to fundour grant project of the HPV Immunization Clinics.The Health District matched the grant amount,making this a $9000 project.

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We welcomed two new members, Anna Bonacci andNancy Minton.

We held a club fundraiser at Whataburger and raised$400.

We held a Club Social at Posadas and had a wonderfultime of fellowship together.

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CLUB NEWS: Beaumont

Beaumont Brought Attention to World PolioDay

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World Polio Day is designed to bring attention to theprogress made and the work still ahead to end thisdreaded disease. Nakisha Burns, Public RelationsLane Chair, arranged for the Beaumont Club to havea brief spot on the local television show to spreadthe news on a local level. Zone Polio CoordinatorChuck Mason and President Ted Moor were happy tospeak about Rotary's efforts and the progress of thecooperating organizations to End Polio Now.

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CLUB NEWS: Cleveland

Cleveland Shares About Exciting Programs Cleveland Rotary Club received valuable informationon host hospice services function from Luke Myers,Executive Director of Gentiva Hospice. Mr. Myersemphasized the endo of life care (six months or lessto live) for the patient and up to 12-months supportfor the surviving family. He also covered thedifferences between hospice, nursing home, andhome health services plus the qualifications forMedicaid, Medicare, and private insurance coverage.

Pictured (left to right): Rotarian and Program Host Dr.Darrell Myers; Christina Wood (Hospital Specialist), LukeMyers (Executive Director); Rotary President Eisha Jones. Members of the Cleveland Rotary Club welcomedemployees of Naskila Gaming of Livingston andmembers of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas todiscuss their Gaming Center on the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation in Polk County. Despite legalchallenges by the State of Texas, the Tribe feels thatthey are on firm legal ground in opening a Class 2Gaming Center, which has only several hundredelectronic bingo games and is not a casino. Anotherreservation in Texas has operated a similar gamingcenter for almost 20 years. Over 210 job (190 ofthem full-time) have been created at the GamingCenter, in addition to the trickle down effects of asuccessful business that stimulates economic growthfor the entire area.

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Dayton Rotary Considers Character ProgramBy David Taylor, dtaylor@hcnonline.com; from the HoustonChronicle online; published Friday, October 14, 2016

"It's not often in Daytonthat a meeting has aguest speaker dressed inthe full armor of a knight,but Rotarians in Daytonrecently were treated tosuch an event.

Chevalier James Lehman,Knight of the Temple ofJerusalem, visited theRotarians Oct. 13.

'I'm not just a bald guywearing armor, I'm a realknight,' he said. He wasknighted for the workwith children.

Lehman was at themeeting to present acharacter program calledEarlyAct FirstKnight.

The program is tied to theRotary Club and thefamous Four-Way Test: Isit the truth? Is it fair to allconcerned? Will it buildgood will and betterfriendships? Will it bebeneficial to allconcerned?

Pictured (left to right): Tony Averitt, Chief MarketingDirector of Naskila Gaming; Rotarian and Precinct 6Constable John Joslin; Emma Abbey of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe; Tina Battise and Ian Liscano of NaskilaGaming; Toahani Williams of the Alabama-CoushattaTribe; Rotarian and Program Host Brad Browder; RotaryPresident Eisha Jones.

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CLUB NEWS: Dayton

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Read the newspaper article in its entirety bylinkinghere:http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/dayton/

news/

article/Dayton-Rotary-considers-character-program-9972634.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebookSuccessful Fish Fry

Dayton Rotary Fish Fry was a success! Thanks toeveryone who came out to support our service project.The Interact Club partnered with the Rotarians andworked the event. Over 500 plates were served andaround 600 tickets were sold.

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Lake Conroe Club Shares Rotary withCommunity

CLUB NEWS: Lake Conroe

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Rotary Club Lake Conroe hosted Business ConnectOn October 14th, Rotary Lake Conroe participated ina community event with the Montgomery Chamberof Commerce. We sponsored a table with a tabledecoration of everything about Rotary and servingthe community. It was a fun day participating in themembership appreciation luncheon and promotingRotary.

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CLUB NEWS: Lufkin

Lufkin Welcomes New Members

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The Lufkin Rotary Club is focused on MEMBERSHIP. The club has welcomed 9 new members since July!

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Lufkin Rotary Club made a special check presentationof $6,000 to Wil Stafford, representing BrookhollowElementary School, for playground equipment. Wilmade a campaign promise when running for studentbody President that he would get the playground backin usable condition with safe equipment for thechildren to use. He raised the $10,000 needed torebuild the playground and the Lufkin Rotary Club isproud to partner with Wil to help make his promise areality! Pictured with Wil is Lufkin Rotary Clubpresident Al Ross and Rotary member StarlaBickerstaff.

Lufkin Rotary Club held our first annual golftournament at Crown Colony Country Club onMonday, October 3, and raised $8,000 for variouscivic projects. Rotarians working the tournamentincluded Kate Rudasill, Hilary Walker, Valena Spradley,Starla Bickerstaff, and Emily Corbett.

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Lufkin Rotary Club celebrates 60years of baking waffles Nov 29-Dec 1,2016.

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CLUB NEWS: Magnolia

Magnolia Rotary Enjoys Success with TailgateThe Magnolia Rotary club from District 5910 hostedtheir annual Magnolia Bowl Tailgate on Friday,October 14. The event raised more than $20,000 tosupport the club and Magnolia ISD studentscholarships. This annual community event is a funcelebration of the two high school football teamsplaying against each other. This year approximately2,000 people were in attendance. Local businesses,community leaders, school district administratorsand board members enjoyed listening to live music,food by Chick-fil-A and HEB and meeting with localofficials.

Rotarians having fun under the tent selling foodtickets and t-shirts.

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CLUB NEWS: Nacogdoches

A Variety of Nacogdoches NewsPhoto 1- Rotary Club of Nacogdoches annual SkeetShoot was held October 22. Arthur Speck isChairman. Some of the participants were 4Hstudents sponsored by various Rotarians. On Saturday, October 8, 2016 -- Nacogdoches HighSchool Interact Club members went door-to-door inthe Colonial Hills neighborhood -- placing flyers outfor next week's "Hunger Knows No Season" cannedfood drive. On Saturday, October 15 NHS InteractClub members will return to the neighborhood tocollect donated food items. All food will be donatedto the Harvest House -- a local food pantry. #ServiceAboveSelf

Top Row: Ivan Castro, Lisbeth Escobar, Jose Soto,Paola Villarreal, Abby Franke. 2nd Row: AbhijeetMedtia, Cynthia Duarte, Salma Salazar, AndreaCastro, Gabriela Kilmer, Heiri Roldan, AdrianaCastillo, Maral Katanjian, Diana Lucio, SarahHutchison. 1st Row: Guadalupe Garcia, AnahiLanderos, Emilia TorresEach week, PDG Leon Hallman presents "Get toKnow Rotarians". We began with the most tenuredmembers in order to introduce these long-termmembers to our newest membership. It has been a

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ball! Pictured are: President Francis, PDG LeonHallman, and Rotarian Danny Weaver.

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CLUB NEWS: Nederland

Nederland Focuses on Service AboveSelf Nederland Rotary does so much for the community ofNederland and it is our goal to truly uphold ourmotto at all times, “Service Above Self”.

The Nederland Rotary Club held our AnnualSpaghetti Dinner on Thursday, October 13,2016. We sold out of most everything and thiswonderful fundraiser allows us to providescholarships for Nederland High School Studentswho are graduating. Our goal is to award $8000each year in scholarships. Any left-over foodprepared is donated to the local non-profitkitchens in our community.

Our Rotary Club started the first ever InteractClub this past year at Nederland High School. Theorganization has more than 30 members. Thestudents participate in every event the NederlandRotary Group hosts each year. It is wonderfulwhen our students who are future Rotarianscome out and support the Nederland Rotary Club.

Other upcoming events include:

Nederland Heritage Festival will be held on March14-19, 2017, where we will sale our worldfamous Fried Oreos and Homemade Lemonade.Our pizzas and Klondike Bars are also very good.This is a week-long festival for our communityand just another way we provide support to thecommunity and our school system. I LIKE ME BOOKS will be distributed to everykindergarten student in Nederland ISD. This is a funday where Rotarians deliver personalized books tostudents at each campus. Career Day is a day we host a half day event at oneof our local community colleges and offer to oureighth grade students the opportunity to hear fromindustry experts about possible career choices sowhen they begin high school, they can work withHouse Bill 5 mandates to ensure they follow thecorrect career and educational path to obtain theircareer choice.

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District 5910Website TeamIf you need help with ClubRunner, please contact:

WEBSITE STORIES and DISTRICTNEWSLETTER:

Jacque ChapmanRC of Beaumont admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org DATA INPUT (CHANGE OF PERSONAL DATA,CALENDAR ITEMS, ETC):

Jan Ricketts RC of Lake Conroejericketts@suddenlink.net DISTRICT WEBSITE MANAGER:

INTERACT CLUBS: Fall Mixer

Interact Clubs Plan Mixer with Service The next Rotaract mixer will be in the Beaumontarea on November 17 from 6:30 -8:00 p.m. atMonsignor Kelly High School in Beaumont. Interactmembers from the area, or others who may wish todrive in, are invited. The service for the evening willbe to assemble items for delivery to local hospitalsand nursing homes.

District Rotarians can helpby saving empty toilet paperrolls to be stuffed with amixture of treats. Thestudents also need gift wrap(good size scraps and partialrolls) and something to tiethe ends closed, like yarn orribbon. They also requestcandy, small trinkets,stickers, etc. Please donateany supplies and seeing thatthey get to the InteractClubs by contacting SallyAndrews.

We will eat, mix, and do a service project, all whilelearning a little more about Interact, Rotaract, andRotary! Thanks to the Monsignor Kelly High SchoolInteract Club for hosting this event!

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