All Rotarians and especially our District 5020 members are cordially invited to attend the District's Centennial Dinner Celebration on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria, BC. Here are the frequently asked questions about the celebration [Read More]. Online registration [here]
By Joanne Croghan, District 5020 Governor (2016-17)
This Rotary year is whizzing by at a very fast pace. The first half of the year Don and I visited many of you at your club or at a meeting where you joined with other clubs in your area. It was heartwarming to see all that the clubs in District 5020 are doing.
We are now busy attending many of the wonderful celebrations that are planned throughout the District to commemorate the 100th anniversary of our Rotary foundation. Our top rated Rotary Foundation is doing more good throughout the world than the originators could ever have imagined thanks to the generosity of Rotarians and friends.
By Marnee Obendorf, District 5020 Awards Chair
South Puget Sound Rotary, Olympia
The Significant Achievement Award nominations are due by MARCH 15th!!
The final date for all other awards to be submitted is APRIL 1st. All nominations must be submitted via e-mail to District 5020 Governor Joanne Croghan with a copy to me, Marnee Obendorf by that date for consideration. Find out about the different types of awards by clicking Read More.
When militants repeatedly kidnapped and ransomed the leaders of the LFO Orphanage in Northern Manipur, the message became clear: It was time to move the children to safety.
Chuck Valley, Executive Director of Kidstown International and Puyallup Rotarian, connected the Puyallup Rotary Club to the orphanage where nine children who have lost both parents are housed and fed.
One of the major problems in providing clean water in Africa is keeping boreholes operative. In East Pokot, Kenya, 90% of the boreholes are not operative because of a lack of maintenance.
The Port Orchard Rotary Club in Aug and Dec 2016, enacted 2 major clean water projects, a rainwater harvesting system and a sand dam, that are theoretically sustainable forever.
Both systems work on gravity alone and thus no maintenance is required. Additionally, these clean water projects avoid the problem of chemical contamination from boreholes drilled into the volcanic rocks of the Great Rift Valley.
This story starts with a retired School Principal and a dentist. In talking about how dental problems can handicap children and teens, not only at school and at home, but throughout their lives, the two realized that they needed to do something.
They did further research and discovered that we have children in our community whose parents earn enough to make them ineligible for government assistance. And we all know that rent and groceries come first.
By Peter Leenhouts, Rotary Club of East Jefferson County, Port Hadlock WA
ALL INVITED!
Rotary Foundation Centennial Presentation
April 6th, 2017
Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend WA
The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County (EJC Rotary) has scheduled Rotary International (RI) speaker and Past District 5040 Governor Chris Offer to speak to Rotarians on Thursday, April 6th, 2017. Chris has graciously agreed to speak about The Rotary Foundation (TRF) centennial. The Park Chapel doors open at 11:00 am and an optional lunch may be purchased for a nominal fee, payable at the door.
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Next deadline for bulletin submissions is May 31, 2017 and the June theme is Rotary Fellowship Month. Email stories and photos to the editor, Ann Warman: ann.warman@BrandUnity.com.
