As District Governor, I would like to welcome you to Rotary District 5890, comprised of 62 outstanding Rotary Clubs and over 3,000 community service minded Rotarians, located throughout the Greater Houston Area.  District 5890 is one of over 500 districts within Rotary International, which represents over 1.2M Rotarians worldwide.

This year's theme "Reach Within To Embrace Humanity"  inspires us to search within ourselves to understand that all of us have the same dreams, hopes and aspirations.  Then we truly understand the importance of our work.  We want to reach out to non-Rotarians, explain the purpose of Rotary, validate our work as Rotarians, emphasize Rotary's current mission and share the achievements of what we do best.  Click on Welcome To Rotary, and let us share our passion for community service.  If you wonder "Why Should I Be A Rotarian", click on it.

We invite you to explore our website and learn of the various activities & programs of the clubs throughout Rotary District 5890.

Rhonda Walls Kerby
District 5890 Governor 2011-12

Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp will be held the weekend of Feb 24-26 2012 at Carolina Creek Christian Camp facilities which are located eight miles east of Huntsville, TX, between Huntsville and Riverside, TX     Questions about RYLA?  Click on RYLA Camp 2012 for more information and applications.

Rotary Int'l President-elect Sakuji Tanaka will ask Rotarians to build Peace Through Service in 2012-13. Tanaka unveiled the RI theme during the opening plenary session of the 2012 International Assembly, a training event for incoming Rotary district governors. "Peace, in all of the ways that we can understand it, is a real goal and a realistic goal for Rotary," he said. "Peace is not something that can only be achieved through agreements, by governments, or through heroic struggles. It is something that we can find and that we can achieve, every day and in many simple ways." 

Join our leadership efforts to support District Governor-Elect Chris Schneider as he builds toward his year as our District Governor, taking office Jul 1 2012

The International Conventions is just around the corner May6-9, 2012. The International Convention is a great opportunity to meet fellow Rotarians, learn about ongoing projects, and see how Rotary is making a tremendous impact around the world. Join the District 5890 group organized by Bob Gebhard for an incredible experience.

Information and the application form for the 2012-2013 District 5890 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships are now available, and may be accessed through this web site.

 As you remember, now Past District Governor Sunny Sharma encouraged Rotarians to do business with Rotarians.  The District developed a comprehensive district directory, listing every member and their vocation to facilitate the Rotarian interaction.  The concept was, if you had need for a service or project, wouldn't you prefer to do business with a Rotarian, who follows the 4-Way test OR pick a business through the internet or call someone in the phone book.

Even more importantly, what about the Rotarian who is looking for better opportunity, better environment, has lost their job due to the economy or company downsizing, To facilitate this, we have created a very simple, Rotarians Helping Rotarians web page on our district website.

Congratulations to District Governor Rhonda Walls Kerby for a very impressive & successful DG installation. DG Rhonda has started her Official Visit schedule and is publishing her Calendar.  She is very organized, ready to hit the ground running, conduct District activities and making the traditional Official Visits.   On the left side of this web page in the download section, you will find Rhonda's busy schedule for this Rotary year.  Let's all work together and make sure that Rhonda's year is an outstanding year.