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Willowbrook Rotary Club Rotarian Ed Charlesworth is installed as the new District Governor for District 5890.
Past District Governor Bob Ellis did the honors for Ed and Robin Charlesworth. Bob recognized the many contributions made by both Ed and Robin to the success of Rotary and District 5890. The Installation Dinner was attended by 370 Rotarians including many past District Governors.
For information about our new District Governor, please click on this link. ED's BIO
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 After two & a half years of preparation, DGE Ed Charlesworth will soon take the helm of District 5890. Next year's leadership team will be inducted on June 28 at the Aquarium downtown. Attached you will find Ed's busy schedule for the new Rotary year.
Let's all work together and make sure that Ed hits th e ground running and starts his year as District Governor on a high note.
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District 5890 Installs New Officers:
Jon Eiche, District Trainer;
Bill Haglund, Chief of Staff;
Barbara Franklin, Secretary;
Jackie Barmore, Treasurer;
Bill Hall, Parliamentarian; and
Roy Kimmel, Sergeant-at-Arms.
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Lieutenant and Assistant Governors for the 2009-2010 District Leadership were installed at the DG Installation Dinner June 28.
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 The Rotary Foundation announces a call for applications for the 2010-12
Rotary World Peace Fellowships. The deadline for completed applications
to be submitted to The Rotary Foundation for these sessions is 1 July
2009. More... |
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 The Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique
cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and
professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages
of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to
exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six
weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and
institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop
personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. More... |
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 Four recipients of the 2010-2011 Rotary Foundation Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships were selected from a pool of applicants sponsored by Rotary Clubs in District 5890 (Greater Houston area) on March 14, 2009. Click on More to view the recipients and to learn more.
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 August is Membership Month, a special time of the year when the entire Rotary family focuses on Membership Recruitment & Retention. What better way to kick-start your membership efforts than attending the District Membership Seminar at North Shore Senior High. Registration starts at 8:00AM; Seminar 8:55AM - 1:00pm
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Vicki Brentin of the Houston Rotary Club is chair of a new Immunization Committee for D5890. Its purpose is to create awareness about immunization issues and vaccine preventable diseases that significantly impact the health of our community. For detail, click on More.
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 The Rotary Friendship Exchange program gives Rotarians and their families the opportunity to experience other cultures firsthand, by participating in reciprocal visits with Rotarians from other countries and their families. Introduced in 1984, this program aims to advance international understanding among Rotarians. It provides Rotarians with the opportunity to form personal contacts and make long-lasting friendships while exploring different areas of the world. To learn more click on this story heading or "More"
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 What would it take to change the world? Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self. |
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 Greater Houston District has an opportunity to participate in Rotary International's Future Vision Plan. Clubs within the district will be asked to approve the District's participation. Please take time to study and understand the direction and intent of this new business model.
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We wanted to tell you about an exciting Car
Magnet Program that is being using to generate funds for Polio Plus. They have been
selling the car magnets to Rotary Clubs around the world at $2 each. Many clubs
purchase enough magnets to supply their entire club and re-sell them to their
own membership at a profit which generates even more money for Polio
Plus.
Click here to view this week's update
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 On May 28, our district leaders received notification that it had been selected to participate in Rotary Int'ls Future Vision project. RI's Phil Shiver offered congratulations to the Rotary districts in the future Zones 21b27 who were selected to participate in the Future Vision Pilot for the next three years. The four districts are--
5420, Utah
5440, Wyoming and Northern Colorado
5670, Northwest Kansas
5890, Texas (Greater Houston)
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 The most powerful force in the promotion of international understanding and peace is exposure to different cultures. The world becomes a smaller, friendlier place when we learn that all people — regardless of nationality — desire the same basic things: a safe, comfortable environment that allows for a rich and satisfying life for ourselves and our children. Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures, thus planting the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding.
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