District committees 2007-08

DISTRICT AND CLUB SERVICE

District Conference

District Conference will begin with a District Conference Golf Tournament Thursday April 18 at the Palmview in McAllen. (Joe Brown, McAllen South Rotary Club, (B) 956-993-1790 District Conference Registration begins Thursday noon, April 18 in the Wyndham Garden (956) 984-7900 (Room rate $65) in McAllen. District Conference meetings, Luncheon and Dinner will occur at the new McAllen Convention Center, Expressway 83 and Ware Road. District Conference Chair Jim Deuser, McAllen Rotary, (R) 956-778-4679. Website registration: www.rotary5930.org

To keep district Rotarians informed through the monthly Newsletter, Web Site www.rotary5930.org and Directory; to promote the 2007 Rotary International Annual Convention, Salt Lake City 17-20 June 2007.

Webmaster/Chair/Editor – Jack Whitmire (Victoria) (B) 361-573-1964 (F) 775-703-0354

District Directory – Tom Moore McAllen North 2616 N. McColl Road, McAllen, 78501 (B) 956-687-6868 or 1-800-682-8951 (F) 687-7468 (H) 687-2425

Membership Development, Retention & Extension

To encourage and assist clubs in recruiting new members and in retaining existing members, with a goal of increasing club size by at least one member net, and to foster the chartering of new clubs

Chairs – Terri McGraw, Laredo Rotary Club, 418 Yucatan Loop, Laredo TX 78041 (H) 956-717-1860 (C) 956-206-5742,

Lauro Solis, Rotary Club of Mission, 1400 Claborne, Mission, TX 78572 (H) 956-682-2924 (B) 956-283-2430 (C) 956-607-1794 (F) 956-971-3214,

District Training

The District Trainer conducts instructional meetings, seminars, the District Assembly, PETS and advises clubs on new member orientation.

Robert "Gaylan" Duncan, Victoria Sunrise, (B) 361-576-0043, (F) 361-578-9158, (R) 575-5884,      PDG 1983-84

The Historical maintains records, memorabilia and artifacts for the benefit of the district and the clubs with the cooperation of Texas A&M, Kingsville.

District Historian – PDG Gerald B. "Gerry" Robins Kingsville (R/F) 361-595-1983

Raises funds to support district-wide and Rotary Foundation programs.

Fund Raiser – PDG William W. "Bill" Janecek Goliad P.O. Box 592, Goliad, 77963 (B) 361-645-2117, (M) 722-9303 (R) 645-2524, 

Advises the District Governor; adopts and oversees the District Budget; participates in Rotary legislative concerns and the Legislative Assembly; maintains a College of Governors of past district leadership.

Chair – Marilyn K. Spencer Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi 1001 Weber Parkway, Corpus Christi TX 78411, (R) 361 452-0332, (B) 361 825-5802 (C) 361 244-1807,

Rotaract is to establish and to sustain a club in each college and university in the district.

To establish and to sustain Interact chapter in each High School in the district. Chair – George L. Saenz, Laredo Gateway, 3004 Woodland Cove, Laredo 78045, (R) 956-725-3951, (B) 723-1151 Ext. 2778, (F) 764-1586, •

To establish and to sustain clubs in elementary and middle schools through the district. Contact - Javier M. Compean, Laredo Gateway, (C) (956) 337-5284, (B) (956) 693-5090, (F) (956) 717-5032,

Each club has a contest; areas have semifinals in January; Finals at District Conference April 21; scholarship prizes of 1st - $1,000; 2nd - $750; 3rd - $500; $250 to all others.

Chair – Richard Vaughan Weslaco 105 Chaparral, Weslaco TX 78596, (R) 956-968-8436, (B) 956-968-3121, (F) 973-3213, (C) 532-4007,

 RYLA

This is a weekend leadership experience for high school junior students. District goal is to expand participation to include each club of the district in the leadership training and in student attendance at Camp Zephyr on Lake Corpus Christi. Rotarians may privately sponsor a student. Jan 25-27, 2008. Registration forms: www.rotary5930.org or rotarycc.com

Chair - Jim Mailhes, 555 N. Carancahua #790, Corpus Christi TX 78478, (B) 361-882-8700 (F) 361-882-2790,

Rotary Clubs hold picnics across the district in conjunction with the Texas Department of Human Services (CPS) for foster children and their foster families, to enable the adoption process.

Chair – Lionel Betancourt, San Benito, P.O. Box 1947, San Benito 78586, (B/F) 888-598-5566 or 956-361-9111, (M) 956-778-1185 (R) 399-6484, , www.adoptionawareness.org

Promote good health among Rotarians by having clubs participate in a "South Texas District 5930 Health Day". Volunteer for Operation Lone Star, Shots Across Texas; create awareness about TB by inviting city, county and/or Texas state health department officials to present their TB programs; support "TB Plus" projects in Mexico in collaboration with District 4130 and the Mexican Red Cross; promote TB education programs in your local community. Hold a Rotary Blood Drive for American Red Cross; Support local chapters of American Red Cross by funding local disaster relief efforts.

Chair – Armando G. Avalos, Corpus Christi Sunrise, 555 N. Carancahua #1540, Corpus Christi TX 78478, (B) 361/857-2220 (F) 361/883-9949 (R) 361/991-5075,

Co-Chair – Elaine Hernandez, McAllen North, 2125 Emory Ave., McAllen TX 78504, (M) 202-445-3128, (R) 956-631-8577, (F) 956-631-0454,

To encourage and assist clubs in starting and implementing literacy programs for their communities.

Chair – Donna Bentley, Victoria Sunrise, (B) 361-564-8358, (F) 361-582-4348,

To make real and implement the Second Object of Rotary regarding ones work and occupation;

A Rotary sponsored international family two-way exchange, not at Rotary’s expense. Participants are responsible for travel and incidental expenses. Host families will provide lodging. Our team is hosted in another country, then our team arranges Rotarians from hosting country to be hosted here.

Chair – Tom Moore, McAllen North, 2616 N. McColl, McAllen 78501, (B) 956-687-6868 or 1-800-682-8951, (F) 687-7468, (R) 687-2425,

International Program Development

A Rotary International youth program for high school-aged students between the ages of 15 - 18 1/2. There are two principal types of exchanges: Long-term student exchanges usually last for an academic year; travel and insurance are paid by student. Typically three different families for three months each and attend high school. The Host club must have a minimum of three committee members, provide three different homes for the student to be housed and are trained by our District. Host club should Budget approximately $2,500 to sponsor a student long term; Short-term student exchanges vary from a few weeks to three months. Student does not attend school on a short-term exchange, and will most likely live with a Rotary host family - this is a family to family exchange, with no expense to the sponsoring club.

General Chair – Billy Settles, Victoria Northside, P.O. Box 4256, Victoria 77903, (B) 361-575-0474, (F) 575-3484, (M) 550-0560 , (R) 579-9413, ,    PDG 2000-01

Chair – Jo Anne Settles, Victoria Sunrise, 125 Berkshire St., Victoria TX 77904, (B) 361-573-3291, (F) 575-3484, (M) 550-6610, (R) 576-9413,

ROTARY AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS