SHINING STARS DISTRICT CONFERENCE MAY 18 …...1 John Sullivan * District Governor Issue #10 * April 2017 SHINING STARS DISTRICT CONFERENCE MAY 18-21 AT THE ATLANTIS IN RENO Play Golf?

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John Sullivan * District Governor Issue #10 * April 2017

SHINING STARS DISTRICT CONFERENCE

MAY 18-21 AT THE ATLANTIS IN RENO

Play Golf? The Golf Tournament is on Thursday May 18 at the Red

Hawk Lake Course in Reno. See the attached

Golf flyer for all the details.

The main conference starts on Friday May 19 and will feature:

Friday night keynote speech by RI President John F. Germ

Friday lunch panel discussion: “30 Years of Women in Rotary”

Entertainment by the North Tahoe Children’s Choir

Saturday morning breakfast for New Rotarians (since May 2016) &

2016-2017 Rotary Academy Students and Instructors and a Q & A

with RI President John F. Germ

Saturday Lunch featuring Youth Groups sharing their experiences

Saturday night keynote speech by RI Director and 2017-2018 Vice President H. Dean Rohr

RYE Students cooking demonstration, “Small Bites from Around the World”.

Speech & Music Contests

Breakout sessions on “Rotary Outside the Box” and “Opportunities Beyond the Club”

Club and Individual Awards

Celebration of Life recognizing those no longer with us

Discounted rooms at the Atlantis with No Resort fee. Register now to save money.

COME AND SHARE THE FUN!

Visit http://tinyurl.com/District-Conference-2017 or see the Conference flyer for details.

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Dear fellow Rotary Clubs,

The Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset is hosting the annual Polio Purple Pinkie Trail Run and walk on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Rancho

San Rafael Park. Each club has been formally invited to participate in a “friendly” competition for two different catego-ries. The winner of each category will receive a plaque at the Friday lunch meeting at the Dis-trict Conference and of course, bragging rights for the year!

The Rotary club with the most people registered for their team

The Rotary club that raises the most money for their team

To resister and create your team, please go to www.renopoliorun.com and click register here. From there, the first person to register can create the team name, and everyone is able to pick that team from a dropdown menu when they go to register.

Questions? Contact Courtney Pino at 530 409-1975 or [email protected]

Let the competition begin!

A ROTARY CHALLENGE

Just what is this thing called Rotary? Ask any of the more than 1.2 million Rotarians and you are sure to get as many different answers.

Basically, Rotary is an organization made up of many men and women who are dedicated to unselfishly volunteer time, energy, and yes – even money, to im-prove the lives and wellbeing of millions of people world-wide.

Where did this come from? How did it all start? How can so many individuals from so many countries work toward common goals?

The answers to these questions are readily avail-able. You can learn all these answers and so much more about this fascinating organization through District 5190’s Rotary Academy. In ten easy lessons – each around an hour or so to complete – you will gain an in-depth knowledge of how Rotary began, how it evolved, and what the plans are for the future.

Rotary International recently made significant changes in its policies. The Academy course has been updated to address these changes. This can easily be the best way for you to learn expectations and discover many areas in which your club has more flexibility to accommodate changing lifestyles. There is no fee for the course and reference material is provided on Dis-trict 5190’s website. Simply complete and submit the on-line registration form and begin your journey to an enlightened Rotarian. To register for the Rotary Acade-

my access the District’s website and click on Learning and Resources and on the drop-down menu click on D5190 Rotary Academy. Once your registration form is submitted and acknowledged you are on your way.

The more we know about and understand the history and evolution of Rotary, the more we understand why we are each proud to be a Rotarian.

Carol Sharp, Rotary Club of Alturas Chair, District 5190 Rotary Academy

ROTARY ACADEMY

DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

The Rotary Academy, in ten easy lessons, gives you the chance to learn about important aspects of this amazing organization: Lesson 1 The history of Rotary Interna tional; Lesson 2 The organization and structure of Rotary International; Lesson 3 Club service – membership and classification; Lesson 4 More club service – administra tion; Lesson 5 Vocational service; Lesson 6 Community service Lesson 7 International service; Lesson 8 The Rotary Foundation; Lesson 9 District Leadership Plan; Lesson 10 Reflect on your Rotary experi ence with suggested topics.

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At the February 21st meeting of The Rotary Club of Bishop, Randy Van Tassell led the induction for new member Doris Santiago. Doris’ sponsor is Dr. Leo Pisculli and he will help her get involved in the club’s many community projects and in contributing to Rotary’s broad range of humanitarian service pro-grams.

Doris Santiago is a licensed Psychotherapist and Life Coach at the Alpine Center in Bishop. She has a Masters Degree in Psychology and a Masters De-gree in Alcohol and Drug Counseling along with be-ing certified in Domestic Violence Treatment and Intervention. Doris has worked and lived in Bishop since 1986. She has a son, Donovan Santiago and two granddaughters. She came to Bishop because of the appeal of living in a small town where she could enjoy the “down to earth living.” She spends her spare time pursuing her hobbies of art, music, gardening and specializing in Filipino cooking.

Doris feels she can contribute to Rotary because of her belief in mindful living and wholeness, along with her optimism, patience, tenacity, and faith in God. She believes in Rotary’s slogan “Service Above Self” and is ready to start working on their service programs which include a community gar-den, helping at the schools and other activities that involve giving to those in need.

When asked if there was something interesting about her, Doris answered she was born and raised in the Philippines and has a passion for restoring people to wholeness and connection with each other. She helps by providing sup-port and encouragement.

President DeEtte Johnston said she is honored to have Doris as a club member and is looking forward to working with her.

The Rotary Club of Bishop meets every Tuesday at noon at Astorga’s Mexican Restaurant. Visitors are always wel-come. Lunch is $12.00 Call DeEtte Johnston for infor-mation about our Rotary club: 760 872 7970

Submitted by Pat Nahin Photo by Ed Nahin

DORIS SANTIAGO INDUCTED INTO THE ROTARY CLUB OF BISHOP

Approximately 13 club members of the Rotary Club of Jackson descended on the Interfaith

Food Bank of Amador County on Saturday March 25th as they began the conversion of the

building’s lighting from interior fluorescent and exterior arc lights to energy efficient LED

lighting. This is their major community service project for the year which was aided by dis-

trict service grant (DSG) money. The DSG was in the amount of $2000 which helped off-

set the total project cost of $6600. The crew started gathering at about 8:00am and the pace

was fast and furious. The bulk

of the work was completed by 10:30 which raised the

question: “How

many Rotarians

does it take to

change a light

bulb?”

JACKSON ROTARY CLUB INSTALLS LED LIGHTING AT FOOD BANK

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SAVE THE DATE

April 1, 2017 Club Learning Assem-bly April 22, 2017 Polio Purple Pinkie Trail Run April 29, 2017 Rotary at Work Day May 18-21, 2017 Distr ict Conference in Reno June 10-14, 2017 RI Convention

ROTARY MONTHS

July-New Rotary Year Starts

August-Membership and Extension

Month

September-Basic Education and Litera-

cy

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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DISTRICT 5190

CELEBRATING THE STARS

WHEN: May 18-21,2017

WHERE: Atlantis Casino, Reno, NV

SIGN UP: HERE

Be a part of Rotary District 5190’s biggest event of the year!

More information: http://tinyurl.com/District-Conference-2017

Be a Shining Star! Attend the District Conference!

Here are some of the things you’ll see and do:

Keynote Speech from RI President John F. Germ

Women in Rotary Luncheon Event

Keynote Speech from RI Director & Incoming VP H. Dean Rohrs

Rotary Youth Track Luncheon Event

Music & Speech Contests Golf Tourna-

Informative Breakout Sessions

House of Friendship Basket Auc-

RYE Students Demo Their Favorite Recipes

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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 [email protected] 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: Randy Van Tassell

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

Congratulations to the winners of the 49er Rotary 2017 Speech Contest. Bonnie Brown, beside Club President Dick Law, left, placed first and Miles Lozano, next to Speech Contest Chairman Phil Ruble, right, placed second. Christina Martin and Ben Arenchild tied for third.

Speech Contest winner Bonnie Brown, a Nevada Union HS jun-ior, spoke passionately about the worldwide refugee crisis and how Rotary can help deal with this humanitarian issue.

Placing second was Niles Lozano, a sophomore at Ghidotti Early College HS, whose topic was illiteracy. Third place winners Chris-tina Martin and Ben Arenchild, who both attend Ghidotti, won $25 prizes. Martin spoke of the importance of education while

Arenchild spoke of the economic benefits of an adventure economy. Thanks to Speech Contest judges Julie McManus, Gil Mathew, Ben Aguilar, Jennifer Granger and Ed Townsend, banker Julie McEnroe and timekeep-er Andy Burton.

STUDENT SPEAKERS TAKE ON WORLD ISSUES