The Rotary Night at the Houston Astros vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers benefiting "End Polio Now" will be held Thursday, September 9, 2010.   The Champions Room will be open at 6:00 PM for members and guests. There will be 10,000 "End Polio Now" t-shirts distributed free, courtesy of Hess Corp.

Click on Milo Hamilton to see his promotional video.  Click on DG Sunny Sharma & Poliio Plus Chair Terry Ziegler to see their promotional video.

The discounted ticket prices are: Field Boxes $24 (600 Rotary reserved), Bullpen $17 (250 Rotary reserved), Mezzanine $14 (250 Rotary reserved).  To gain access to more details and links to order tickets, click on this story heading.

The District Foundation Seminar will be held Sept 25 at Houston Community College Southwest, 5601 West Loop South, Room 101, Houston TX 77081 from 8:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.  The Rotary Foundation Trustee Vice Chair John Germ will be the featured speaker.  This year the District has planned an exciting Foundation Seminar that every Club in the District needs to attend.  Not only will the Clubs learn more about the Programs of the Foundation, but they will learn how to get money in the future for their Club Projects through District Grants and Global Grants.

On October 22, District 5890 is hosting its "Be A Friend" Dinner at the Crown Plaza, to honor Non-Government Organizations (NGO) with whom Rotary Clubs throughout the district have a wonderful working relationship.  We would like to invite you to an evening of awards, fun, food and entertainment. 

The 2011 District Conference will be held April 28 - 30, 2011, at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Bastrop, TX. Come see all the activities of District 5890.  District 5890 is alive and vibrant.  See how to make your club grow and maintain membership.  Learn why the Rotary Foundation is important to your Club, District 5890 and the World as a whole. Early Bird Registration Special: Register for 2011 District Conference and get $20 discount.  Click on the "Conference On-Line Registration" now and take advantage of this offer.

We have the opportunity to create an endowed scholarship celebrating our status as a Rotary Future Visions District. Priorities for this scholarship will be given to students from disadvantaged populations. 

Introducing Rotary to the next generation, EarlyAct FirstKnight (EAFK) is a revolutionary character and ethics education program for students in grades K-8 that puts Rotary into daily mainstream public education for the first time ever. Their "Tournament of Champions" event will be held at Huffman ISD's Jack Spence Stadium, 24403 East Lake Houston Parkway on Sep 10 2010 (Time to Be Determined)

"Rotary Houston Skyline invites all Rotarians to STEP FORWARD and SERVE on Saturday, September 11th from 9am-Noon. We will be updating the edible garden we previously installed and using the garden to teach the students and their parents about sustainability, agriculture, and nutrition. Picnic to follow. We want 5890 Rotary Clubs and fellow Rotarians to join us in partnering with Pepperdine University's Houston Chapter on STEP FORWARD DAY.

Tuesday, August 3 will be Greenway/River Oaks first meeting to be held at its new location, Bistro Calais, 2811 Bammel Lane (between Westheimer and Alabama). There is on the street parking along Bammel Lane and along the two streets perpendicular to Bammel Lane. Please do not park in the church parking lot as they have a school there and need the available spaces for parents and teachers.

On September 11-12, 2010, District 5890 will train selected District Rotarians who will participate in a two day workshop designed to improve their personal leadership skills.  Clubs in the district are invited to send two Rotarians that would like to participate in the interactive workshop on September 11-12, 2010. Clubs may send a maximum of 2 members and the class will be limited to the first 24 who send in the registration fee of $250.  The Institute will be held at the Northwest Forest Conference Center located at 12715 Telge Road, Cypress, Texas 77429, Information on the conference center may be found on the Northwest Conference Center website at www.northwestforest.com

The Texas Rotary Licenses Plates are finally available.  We want to thank Tom Plumb for his tireless work and never giving up, despite all the hurdles that he was required to jump.

Let's all show our  to be a Rotarian and support Tom's efforts by ordering one of the initial issue of the Texas Rotary License Plates.   Click on Order Texas Rotary License Plate and share your pride to be a Rotarian.

District Governor Sunny Sharma has hit the ground running, conducting District activities and making the traditional Official Visits.   On the left side of this web page in the download section, you will find Sunny's busy schedule for this Rotary year.  Let's all work together and make sure that Sunny's year is an outstanding year.

Our Rotary District is number 1 in membership in our zone! Our zone is compromised of 10 other district totaling 660 clubs and more than 18,674 Rotarians. Since the beginning of this Rotary year, our district increased membership by 3.02% (2,884 to 2,971).  The good news does not stop at the zone level. We are also in the top 5 districts in North America!

The installation ceremonies for incoming District Governor Sunny Sharma,  District Leadership Team & Club Presidents was held at Safari Texas on June 11.  The installation was conducted by Past RI don Mebus.  To view the video, click on DG Installation on YouTube  And to view the various photo albums, click on the heading of this story and then click on the links on the left side of this web page.

Now that our District Rotarians are safely home we are planning the next steps for helping our friends is Haiti. There are many Rotarian first responders volunteering with different NGOs mobilized and active in providing immediate relief. Many clubs have started projects raising money, collecting food and clothing, supporting Rotary's Shelterbox projects, etc.  Our District has a rich tradition of club and member involvement in Haiti with water projects, maternal and child health projects, literacy and education, etc. If your club has a project that you are already supporting, then please continue that support.

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