GEAUX ROTARY 2015 DISTRICT PROJECT! Reimagining the NOLA Musical Heritage of Tomorrow

Posted by Nan Wagoner 
 

ImageGot an iPad or guitar or violin you can donate for our 2015 District Project? The Marsalas Music Center (a non-profit) really needs them!  You may contact Charlie Buscemi or Tommie Buscemi to arrange for pick-up or drop-off of donated items, or simply mail a contributory check made out to "Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc.", to Jackie Barmore, 3525 Preston, Pasadena, TX 77505.

Terrific activities are in store - - Click "More". . .  below to see detailed schedule of events.

 

GEAUX ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE EVENTS/TIMELINE

Thursday, April 16, 2015
    1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.    Registration Open
    4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.    First Time Attendees Reception (invitation only)
    5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.    Welcome Ceremony with Second Line Band escort to the Natchez
    6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.    Welcome Reception on the Natchez! Dinner and Dancing / departs at 6:30, with or w/o you)
    9:30 p.m.    Hospitality Suites Open

Friday, April 17, 2015
    7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.    Tennis Tournament
    8:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.    REGISTRATION OPEN
    9:00 a.m. - 10:30     First Plenary Session            
        A.    Welcome to Conference
        B.    Roll Call of the Clubs
        C.    DG Lisa Faith Massey State of District
    10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.    BREAK
    10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    Second Plenary Session        
        A.    Rotary International Representative
        B.    Hank Moore, Former White House Advisor

    12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.    Reaching the Next Generation of Rotarians (Lunch)    
                Nic Phillips-Culture Map (interview with Corbett Parker emcee)
    1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.    BREAK
    1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.            Third Plenary Session    
        A.    Children’s Music Foundation, Darren Hightower
        B.    Literacy In Action, Read 3 Zero
        C.    Club Literacy Projects
    3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.    Major Donor Reception (invitation only)
    5:00 p.m.    Preset Dinners (first seating)
    5:00 p.m.    Hospitality Suites Open
    7:00 p.m.    Preset Dinner Second Seating
    9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.    Bourbon Street Bar Crawl

Saturday, April 18, 2015
    9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.    Fourth Plenary Session        
        A.    Rotary International Representative
        B.    Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia
        C.    Rotary In Motion: Sex Trafficking Task Force
    10:30 a.m. -  10:45 a.m.     BREAK
    10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    Fifth and Final Plenary Session    
        A.    DG Lisa Faith Concluding Remarks
        B.    District Conference 2016        Bill Haglund
        C.    Celebration of Life            Bill Hall
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.    BREAK
    12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.    Business Meeting (Voting Delegates only)    (1.25 Rotary Hours)
    2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.    (Travel to Service Project)
    2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.    SERVICE PROJECT (Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
    4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.    RI President's Representative Reception (invitation only)
    5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.    Receiving Line for Governors Masquerade Ball
    6:45 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.    Governor's Masquerade Ball    
    11:00 p.m.    Hospitality Suites Open

Sunday, April 19, 2015
    9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.    College of Governors' Breakfast
    11:30 a.m.     Buses leave for Houston
    Clean Up Future's Governors Room and House of Friendship
    12:00 p.m.     CHECK OUT HILTON