As your District Gov- ernor, I couldn’t be more proud. RI Presi- dent Bill Boyd and Lorna’s visit to our District July 28 th and 29 th was a huge success. Rotarians came from across our District, from District 5520 (New Mexico) and District 5690 (Oklahoma) to help celebrate the fact that the current RI President came to Amarillo. So many capable Rotarians helped plan this event and make it possible. This was a record setting event for our District. Had all PHF recipients been able to attend that evening we would have presented 259 new PHF's and 323 multiple PHF's. As you know, only those who actually attended were pre- sented their awards, which came to 240 awards. In addition, 3 major donors were recognized. Earlier in the day, 31 charter members of the Paul Harris So- ciety were recognized. We had 520 people attend the Saturday evening ban- quet. The Amarillo Globe News and Channels 10 and 7 had publicity on the event. Sunday morning at breakfast, President Bill Boyd and Lorna visited with me, Jeanette, PDG Doyle Moore and Doris, and shared with us how much they en- joyed their visit to Amarillo. President Bill stated more than once, what an out- standing weekend it had been and that it was well-planned and highly success- ful for The Rotary Foundation. President Bill said the Texas hospitality ex- tended by everyone was gracious and genuine. Both Bill and Lorna made the statement that some trips are just "better" and this trip was one of them. Presi- dent Bill asked that I pass on his and Lorna’s thanks, to all those who made their time in Amarillo so memorable. I hope everyone had a good time and feels as proud as what I do. Let me say again, thanks to everyone for helping make this event successful. DG Roger District Calendar • August 2006 is Membership and Expansion Month • Sept. 20-25 District Trip to Madera, Mexico • Sept. 25—Oct. 1 GETS in Denver Governor’s Message In this Issue DG Roger’s Letter 1 RI Pres. Bill Boyd in TX 4 Club President’s & Secretaries’ Information 5 Showcasing Spearman 5-6 Membership Memo 8 For the Record 9 Contact Information 10 Roger’s Road Trip 2-3 District Governor Roger Sepulveda Amarillo — Amarillo East — Amarillo South — Amarillo West — Andrews — Big Spring — Greater Big Spring — Borger — Brownfield — Canadian — Canyon — Childress — Colorado City — Dalhart — Denver City — Dimmitt — Dumas — Floydada — Hereford — Kermit — Lamesa — Levelland Breakfast — Levelland Noon — Littlefield — Lockney — Lubbock — Greater Lubbock — Metropolitan Lubbock — Southwest Lubbock — Midland — Midland Daybreak — Midland West — Monahans — Muleshoe — O’Donnell — Odessa — Greater Odessa — Odessa East — Pampa — Panhandle — Pecos — Perryton — Plainview — Post — Ralls — Seagraves — Seminole — Shamrock — Snyder — Spearman — Sweetwater — Tahoka — Tulia Rotary District 5730 Newsletter August 2006 Governor Roger & Jeanette Sepulveda and RI President Bill & Lorna Boyd Roger Sepulveda District Governor 06-07 Home: 806.274.4195 Cell: 806.681.7537 Fax: 806.274.9257 [email protected]
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As your District Gov-ernor, I couldn’t be more proud. RI Presi-dent Bill Boyd and Lorna’s visit to our District July 28th and 29th was a huge success. Rotarians came from across our District, from District 5520 (New Mexico) and District 5690 (Oklahoma) to help celebrate the fact that the current RI President came to Amarillo. So many capable Rotarians helped plan this event and make it possible. This was a record setting event for our District. Had all PHF recipients been able to attend that evening we would have presented 259 new PHF's and 323 multiple PHF's. As you know, only those who actually attended were pre-sented their awards, which came to 240 awards. In addition, 3 major donors were recognized. Earlier in the day, 31 charter members of the Paul Harris So-ciety were recognized. We had 520 people attend the Saturday evening ban-quet. The Amarillo Globe News and Channels 10 and 7 had publicity on the event. Sunday morning at breakfast, President Bill Boyd and Lorna visited with me, Jeanette, PDG Doyle Moore and Doris, and shared with us how much they en-joyed their visit to Amarillo. President Bill stated more than once, what an out-standing weekend it had been and that it was well-planned and highly success-ful for The Rotary Foundation. President Bill said the Texas hospitality ex-tended by everyone was gracious and genuine. Both Bill and Lorna made the statement that some trips are just "better" and this trip was one of them. Presi-dent Bill asked that I pass on his and Lorna’s thanks, to all those who made their time in Amarillo so memorable. I hope everyone had a good time and feels as proud as what I do. Let me say again, thanks to everyone for helping make this event successful.
DG Roger
District Calendar
• August 2006 is
Membership and
Expansion Month
• Sept. 20-25 District
Trip to Madera,
Mexico
• Sept. 25—Oct. 1 GETS
in Denver
Governor’s Message
In this Issue
DG Roger’s Letter 1
RI Pres. Bill Boyd in TX 4
Club President’s &
Secretaries’ Information
5
Showcasing Spearman 5-6
Membership Memo 8
For the Record 9
Contact Information 10
Roger’s Road Trip 2-3
District Governor Roger Sepulveda Amarillo — Amarillo East — Amarillo South — Amarillo West — Andrews — Big Spring — Greater Big Spring — Borger — Brownfield — Canadian — Canyon — Childress — Colorado City — Dalhart — Denver City — Dimmitt — Dumas — Floydada — Hereford — Kermit — Lamesa — Levelland Breakfast — Levelland Noon — Littlefield — Lockney — Lubbock — Greater Lubbock — Metropolitan Lubbock — Southwest Lubbock — Midland — Midland Daybreak — Midland West — Monahans — Muleshoe — O’Donnell — Odessa — Greater Odessa — Odessa East — Pampa — Panhandle — Pecos — Perryton — Plainview — Post — Ralls — Seagraves — Seminole — Shamrock — Snyder — Spearman — Sweetwater — Tahoka — Tulia
Aug 18 Friday Panhandle Aug 21 Monday Amarillo East Aug 22 Tuesday Canadian Aug 23 Wednesday Childress Aug 24 Thur Amarillo S. a.m. Aug 24 Thur Amarillo Noon Aug 25 Friday Amarillo West Aug 28 Monday S.W. Lubbock Aug 29 Tues. Greater Lubbock Aug 31 Thursday Littlefield Sept 1 Friday Metro Lubbock Sept 5 Tuesday Muleshoe Sept 6 Wednesday Tulia Sept 8 Friday Lockney Sept 12 Tuesday Seagraves Sept 13 Wednesday Lamesa Sept 14 Thursday Tahoka
Sept 15 Friday Levelland (a.m.) Sept 19 Tuesday O’Donnell Oct 3 Tuesday Post Oct 4 Wednesday Denver City Oct 5 Thursday Seminole Oct 6 Friday Brownfield Oct 9 Monday Sweetwater Oct 10 Tuesday Big Spring Oct 11 Wednesday Colorado
City Oct 12 Thursday Snyder Oct 17 Tuesday Midland West Oct 18 Wednesday Andrews Oct 19 Thursday Midland Oct 24 Tue Greater Odessa
(a.m.) Oct 25 Midland Daybreak
(a.m.) Odessa Oct 26 Thursday Odessa East Oct 27 Friday Greater Big
Spring Oct 31 Tuesday Kermit Nov 1 Wednesday Monahans Nov 2 Thursday Pecos Nov 9 Thursday Dimmitt Nov 10 Friday Ralls Nov 14 Tuesday Levelland
Noon Nov 15 Wednesday Floydada Nov 28 Tuesday Plainview Nov 29 Wednesday Lubbock Dec 5 Tuesday Borger
District Governor Visitation Schedule, August 18th — November 28th
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DG Roger Sepulveda, AG Craig Jones, President Justin Boyd, and the Spearman Board
Week 1 of official club visits
President Randy Lee and Shamrock Ro-
tary Board Members with
DG Roger
President James
Bauchert and Dumas Board Members with DG Roger and
AG Craig Jones
President Kerry Miller and Dalhart Board Mem-bers with DG Roger and AG Craig Jones
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Week 1 of official club visits — continued
DG Roger Sepulveda, RI President Bill Boyd & Foundation Chair Jim Cole at Club Presidents Luncheon, Amarillo, TX
Bill Boyce, Pam Rushing, Bonnie Cotten & PDG Charles Cotten, Kara Bunn & DGN Brad Bunn at Club Presidents Luncheon, Amarillo, TX on July 29th
Rotarians from Andrews, TX & Trinidad, CO at Paul Harris Reception, Amarillo, Tx on July 29th. Left to right: Martin and Pauline Martinez, Jane and Tommy Simpson and Alfredo Pando from Trinidad, CO
Lorna Boyd, RI Pres. Bill Boyd, Craig Jones & Lisa attending the outdoor musi-cal "TEXAS" on July 28th
PDG Doyle Moore, RI Pres. Bill Boyd & Lorna at Palo Duro Canyon overlook on July 28th
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Club Presidents and Secretaries: Did You Know….? Information Resources for New Club Officers
Did you know that the Club and District Support (CDS) staff at Rotary International serves as your primary contact at the RI Headquarters? They are ready to answer almost any question you may have about Rotary, and can provide you with advice on such topics as club elections, constitu-tional matters, club traditions and customs, club operations, and RI Board policy. Do you know who your CDS representative is? Your representative can be found on the web at: http://www.rotary.org/support/CDAreps/index.html. Have you seen some of our web resources that will make it easier for you to administer your club? Helpful resources have been designed specifically for club presidents and secretaries. A copy is
attached, and it can also be found on the Rotary web site at: http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/club_pres_sec_resources.pdf.
Learn how you can make changes to your club’s membership records, reference various Rotary
Foundation reports, pay your club's dues online, and report next year's club officers using Member Access. Full instructions and helpful suggestions can be found on the web at: https://riweb.rotaryintl.org/faq.asp.
You can find a selection of important club administration publications, including audiovisual pro-
grams, club software, forms and supplies on the web at: http://shop.rotary.org/catalog/default.php?cPath=37
The Club President's Checklist is a month-to-month calendar, for the club president and president
-elect, with reminders about important club and District functions, as well as RI and Rotary Foundation program due dates. Find it at http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/pres_checklist.pdf.
The Club Leadership Plan is a great new way to invigorate stagnant clubs. It is based on the best
practices of effective Rotary clubs. You can find this plan on the web at: http://www.rotary.org/support/club/clubplan.html
Important information for Rotary clubs located in the USA is attached. It provides basic informa-
tion regarding your club’s tax status and mandatory yearly reports to the I.R.S. You can find additional copies on the web at: http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/info_paper_clubs_irs.pdf.
The RI Secretariat staff looks forward to working with you and supporting your club’s service ef-forts in the year ahead. Be sure to contact your CDS representative whenever you may need help from RI Headquarters!
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SPEARMAN CLUB ACHIEVES RARE ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ROTARY
by AG Craig Jones
District 5730. Justin Boyd, President of the Spearman club, felt challenged at this year’s District Conference to obtain his first Paul Harris Fellow award, taking advan-tage of a dollar-for-dollar matching program offered at the Conference in Ruidoso. On that same day, Boyd, Assistant District Governor Craig Jones and District Governor-Elect Roger Sepulveda began discussing the possibility of the Spearman club reach-ing this lofty goal. Over the next three months, through additional commitments of funds and Foundation Recognition Points from Spearman club members and transfers of points from
According to the Rotary In-ternational website, www.rotary.org, “Rotary clubs in which 100 percent of all dues-paying members are Paul Harris Fellows are eligible to receive special recognition from The Rotary Foundation. Qualifying Rotary clubs will receive a special club recognition banner, and the club name will be engraved on a plaque in The Rotary Foundation Hall of Honor at Rotary International World Headquarters.” Due to the outstanding commitment of the Spearman Rotary Club to the Rotary Foundation, there are now 725 100% Paul Harris Fellow clubs in the world, 324 in the U.S., 22 in Texas, and now, for the first time in history, 1 in
members of the Borger club, which helped to charter the Spearman club back on June 4, 1969, Spearman reached 100% Paul Harris Fellow status and was recognized as the first such club in the his-tory of District 5730 by Rotary International President Bill Boyd in Amarillo on July 29
th.
The excellence of this small club of 17 members in the northern end of the Panhandle doesn’t stop with its commitment to the Foundation. Members of the club enjoy participating in their major annual fundraiser, a December pheasant hunt which sees hunters from all around descend on Spearman and
Left to Right Richie Fletcher, Arbeta Nobles, Rick Sander, Ginger Turner, Jason Cantrell, Sally Vaquera, Mike Schnell, John Hutchison, Justin Boyd, Mike Pearson, Kim Brock, Jim
Derrington, Raymond Birchfield, Neely Landrum (club members) Not pictured Gene Cudd, Larry O'Neal, Maria Sibley, Rick Hargrove, Bill
Pittman
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Why I am a Rotarian by Neville Buchanan
During my missionary years in Kenya I witnessed the ravaging effects of Polio. I also experienced the results of living without reliable water. I remember seeing a mother scoop water from a pothole after a rare rainfall. Why am I a Rotarian? Just a few years ago Rotary’s Compas-sionate arm stretched out into every Polio ridden crevice on every continent. Now, in the same way, it stretches to the most
Hansford County looking to bag several birds and enjoy food and fellowship with local Rotarians. Spearman Rotarians support local literacy by donating a book, autographed by each week’s program speaker, to local schools throughout the year. Other projects include support of the Reading Recovery Program at the local Elementary School, donations to the Spearman Scholarship Foundation and support of Camp RYLA, just to name a few. The Spearman Rotary Club meets on Mondays at noon at The Hungry Cowboy Restaurant south of Spearman on Highway 207.
As a 100% Paul Harris Club, the Spearman Rotarians are a great
example for our District when it comes to “Leading The Way”
Neville is a member of the Borger Rotary Club. He also serves as our District Newsletter Editor.
Neville and wife Douwene enjoying an evening with RI President Bill Boyd in Amarillo, TX.
parched parts of the World. I suppose for me the question is not, “why I am a Rotarian”, but “how can I not be a Rotarian”.
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August is Membership and Expansion Month
by Ellen Pate, Membership Chair
The District Membership Committee is committed to assisting your club grow
Rotary. Challenges frequently develop involving member retention, poor attendance, member malaise,
and attrition. No matter what your club’s challenge we can assist you. We are currently developing a
Membership Emergency Response Team “MERT” to assist the District Governor with clubs who want and/
or need to revitalize their club. If your club would like our help speak to the Governor or call Ellen Pate,
432-352-2800.
Start thinking about the new membership development initiatives your club can undertake throughout
August to celebrate Membership and Extension Month. Consider scheduling the program topics for each
of the month's meetings to focus on a different facet of membership development, such as:
• Developing a prospective member information packet
• Mentoring programs for new members
• Increasing club presence in local media
Grow Your Club
Have all new members sign a pledge to propose a new member within 3-6
months after joining your club.
Everyone is a valuable part of Rotary
Develop a “duty” roster each quarter with routine meeting duties. Assign
different members each week to these duties. Distribute a wallet-size calen-
dar for each member and publish the next week’s schedule in the bulletin.
Require members to get a sub if they cannot complete their assigned duty.
Get New Members involved
Pair new members with the Bulletin Editor and club secretary for several
weeks. When paired with Bulletin Editor new member takes notes and the
editor explains things like “RYLA,” “GSE,” and “PDG.” When paired with Sec-
retary, new member takes attendance at the secretary’s side and greets
members. During the meeting the new member announces the attendance
total and introduces guests.
Diversifying Rotary
Visit a Black or Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast. If
you don’t have one in your area, host a networking breakfast and make it a
point to exchange business cards with minority business owners.
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Club Name Membership Attendance % Club Name Membership Attendance %
Amarillo 148/147 62%/62 Lubbock Metro 46/46 67.23%
Amarillo East 29/29 63%/70 Lubbock South-
west
104/104 66%
Amarillo South Lubbock,
Greater
71/71 63%
Amarillo West 90/92 69.25%/71.79 Midland 75/77 71.62
Andrews Midland Day-
break
Big Spring 93/93 60.14%/61.85 Midland West 50/50 56%/58.03
Area 1 - AG Craig Jones (Borger, Dalhart, Dumas, Perryton & Spearman) Area 2 - AG Kathy Cota (Canadian, Childress, Clarendon, Pampa, Panhandle & Shamrock) Area 3 - AG Beth Duke (Amarillo, Amarillo East, Amarillo South, Amarillo West, Canyon, Dimmitt & Hereford) Area 4 - AG Robert Kollman (Floyada, Lockney, Muleshoe, Plainview, Ralls & Tulia) Area 5 - AG Doris Reding (Brownfield, Denver City, Leveland, Leveland Noon, Littlefield & Seagraves) Area 6 - AG Wally Wallace (Greater Lubbock, Lubbock, Lubbock Metro, Lubbock Southwest, O'Donnell & Tahoka) Area 7 - AG Jim Butler (Greater Odessa, Kermit, Monahans, Odessa, Odessa East & Pecos) Area 8 - AG Dianne Anderson (Andrews, Lamesa. Midland, Midland Daybreak, Midland West & Seminole) Area 9 - AG Cesar Caro (Big Spring, Colorado City, Greater Big Spring, Post, Snyder & Sweetwater)
DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT
DR. MICHAEL GRAVES
(DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2007 - 2008)
Biographical Data
Contact Information
Current Information from District Governor Elect
PETS 2007
DISTRICT GOVERNOR NOMINEE
BRAD BUNN
(DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2008 - 2009)
Biographical Data
Contact Information
Current Information from District Governor Nominee PETS 2008
