Humanity. Service with Passion 1. The Monthly Newsletter for the Home of 1,000,000 Acts of Service. Rotary is Humanity in Motion...

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1 The Monthly Newsletter for the Home of 1,000,000 Acts of Service Humanity Accomplished The Monthly Newsletter for District 5330 Rotary is Humanity in Motion... The Monthly Newsletter for District 5330 Volume 2, Issue 6, Jan 2015 Humanity Accomplished Volume 2 // Issue 6 // Jan 2015 District Governor Chehab El Awar Fellow Rotarians January is Rotary awareness month, but also a reflection on our success and challenges yet it is a new starting point for the second half of our service year. My wife and I are very proud of your achievements on many of your service programs and your participation in the district activities. I will share our achievements and our goals with all of you and we challenge all of you to share everything on your club level, please check out my article in this newsletter. I would like you to join us in congratulating Manzoor Massey on his leadership role as our governor for Our district success depends on our continuity of leadership that will assure that our service to others will never be interrupted. We encourage you to be a part of our continuity of leadership in your own clubs by encouraging and helping your new leadership, at PRPETS and the assembly. Foundation goals are all depend on you and your kindness, we always grateful that most of us are blessed to be able to serve through the best organization on earth, and through our foundation which act as a stabilizer that support the less fortunate. Through your commitment and commitment of other Rotarians around the world, our fight for Polio eradication seems to be working to save children from becoming crawlers or even die, but some of our Rotarians and vaccinators had paid the ultimate price with their lives in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Fellow Rotarians and our friends in this great district let us all start our new year with: Renewing our commitment to humanity and establishing peace in our community and the world. Renewing our commitment to kindness to our fellow Rotarians in our clubs, and around the world, Renewing our commitment to the suffering children in the Middle East, and others who are living in poverty, Renewing our commitment to the mothers that are struggling to find food or clean water to their children, Renewing our commitment to our children by guiding them with our wisdom and our passion to leadership and education, Renewing our commitment to education that will free our generation from dependency and open their horizon to unlimited resources in the world, Renewing our commitment to helping hand in our community and in initiating different grants in our community and where ever we are needed, Renewing our commitment to invite someone to your club and let share the joy about serving others, Renewing our commitment to children with health problem like cleft pallet where changing one life will eventually change a community. Renewing our commitment to eliminate poverty by micro lending and building basic infrastructure in poor communities, Renewing our commitment to give kindness and love to every one we get in contact with and show them the reality about WHO WE ARE, Renewing our commitment to our family who is the real foundation of our service Our biggest commitment is to our foundation and our fellow Rotarian and humanity and that what constitute A REAL ROTARIAN. We are proud to be a part of your life and been able to serve with the most honorable human beings on earth. You all have a great year and we are looking forward to a fantastic second half of our journey of service together. Your Proud Governor Shab and Bricia Service with Passion 1

2 In This Issue Page 2: District Leadership Page 3: District Conference Coming Soon Page 4: District Achievements Page 6: Rotary Rose Parade Float Page 7: Expanding Club Visibility Page 8: District Governor Page 9: Rotary District 5330 Facebook Page 10: Rotary Club La Quinta Guatemala Literacy Project Page 11: Polio Ad Page 12: Rotaract D5330 Page 13: World Peace Conference Page 13: Rialto Rotary Club Dictionary Project Page 14: Light up the World Parade Page 14: Yucca Valley Rotary New PHF Page 15: Rotary Club of Perris - Literacy Project Page 16: Palm Springs Rotary Book Project Page 17: Wildomar Rotary Breakfast with Santa Page 18: Interact- Rotary Club of Perris Page 18: Twentynine Palms Rotary -New Members Page 19: The Power of One Page 20: RYLA 2014 Page 22: Moreno Valley Rotary Thanksgiving Dinner Project Page 23 Rotary is a Family Page 24: Bring one Keep One Page 25 Coming Events To all District 5330 Rotarians and Family. May 2015 bring you more success and happiness to share as a Rotary family with the world! District Governor: Chehab El Awar District Governor Elect: Rudy Westervelt Past District Governor: Joe Ramos District Secretary: Carolyn Hayes District Treasurer: Jamie Zinn Club Administration Services Darlene Casella Community Services: Anette Guldhammer-Beals Vocational Service: Melanie Rice Youth Service: Neal Dewing International Service: Al Randall Public Relations: Joe Ramos Rotary Foundation: Dan Goodrich For a full list of District Staff and contact information visit: Service with Passion 2

3 Save the Dates Come Join in the Spirit, Commitment and Enthusiasm Service with Passion 3

4 District Achievements 2014 Year to Date Fellow Rotarians I will share our achievements for the first half of our service and our goals for the second half, at the same time we are hoping that every club will be sharing their goals and achievement with us through articles and videos that we are urging you to collect and share at our web site by sending it to PDG Mark, the chairs, and the district conference in May. We have a net membership of seventy four, 145,000 towards annual fund, 24 thousands for polio, and over 294,000 with all giving including endowment, and we have a pledge of 1.2 million in endowment. We have 260 Paul Harris fellows with new or new achieved status, 766 EREY and over 500 sustaining members. We have had our membership and foundation seminars, and foundation gala, Strikeout polio and 1st RYLA. our district funded 30 district grants, eighteen Wallace john grants, which amounts to over 125k.Peanut butter global grant got approved we established a new district international project in Tecate Mexico, Kumiai Indian Village that is on district level, please connect with IPDG Joe for information and how your club would like to get involved, our Rotaract kids are on board with this adventure. The second district project is thousand smiles and this project is headed by Tom Thomas who is also the Mexico project coordinators, we have been involved with this project for eight years and Tom will be writing a global grant this year and he is looking for your participation on zone level we are number 2 in two zones in membership increase, number 5 in giving in 23 districts. At international level we have one of our own Richard Smith was honored with the SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD, and Thomas Smith is a CADRE who will be helping on international level the grants follow up. We all had our service projects around the holidays where we all shared love and kindness with worthy people of your service. We have picked two Rotaract to travel to the convention.we also have one team for Model UN. We had our family of Rotary day at our home at New Year's Day.Our young president Jennifer Smith was one of the riders on the Rotary float at the Rose Parade representing the passion to provide clean water, and our own IPDG Joe was leading the float. Our district has a new leader Manzoor Massey as our governor for year Our goals for second half of the year are all what you have started in your own clubs and what we had envision for working together with your clubs and members Besides finishing some of the programs we started in the district, and I will go by the Service with Passion 4

5 District Achievements 2014 Year to Date (Continued) by the events first and the goals. We hope we will be able to share a lot of ideas and help each other to achieve your goals Dick Anderson is going to put a global grant to Guatemala to help the Book Project that they have been involved with for many years Then the second event is PREPETS and that is about staring to work together with incoming leaders to insure continuity and harmony in our clubs Then our VTT will be leaving to Bangladesh at the beginning of February Pets is coming up in February and that is a big step into the future. Then there is district assembly where you really need to encourage all Rotarians to attend so you can prepare your teams and introduce new Rotarians to our leadership team and to Rotary education. Then RYLA with its two parts the advanced which has to do with training senior participants to come back and share how they doing in life and how we can work together and this is a good source for young members The second part is the regular RYLA PRYDE will follow in May. The conference will be about celebration of our achievement and motivation to our members for the New Year and we are creating a website for the conference so we can share all the exciting things we will be doing. The Rotary convention is June 6-9 in Brazil and we are excited about going to another district in Brazil and perform some work on a project and then go to the convention. You will hear all details soon. Ricardo Lorreta and his wife is coordinating our trip where we also will have a global grant with another district in Brazil and we will be able to visit the project and be hosted by the Rotarians in that district,we will also accompanied by other Rotarians from district 2980 who are partner in this project. In between all of that we will be working on four global grants that we have been working with other district to get them done, which will give all the clubs the opportunity to invest their DDF in humanity, that besides others that your clubs will come up with. We are perusing a Global grant for the Floating schools and other school supplies in Bangladesh. We have one scholarship that was awarded to a young lady in Dublin. We will be encouraging all Rotarians in the district to become EREY, AND ULTIMATLY WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE more CLUBS BECOME 100% Paul Harris. We will encourage you to think about Endowment where you can leave a legacy that will benefit others. Membership is an ongoing effort, and we encourage you to start new clubs, satellite clubs and extension clubs. Thank you for being a part of our great district! Service with Passion 5

6 TWO District 5330 Rotarians in Rose Parade DG Joe Ramos, Chair District PI Committee Did you see the 126 th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan 1? Yes, you would have seen two members of our Rotary District 5330 actually participating in the parade: Jennifer Smith, club President of RC Temecula New Generations and Past District Governor Joe Ramos of RC Lake Arrowhead. There were 8 Rotarians on the float and 8 walking next to the float. Viewed by 400 million people in over 100 countries and broadcast in 11 languages Rotary gets exposed throughout the world. Just imagine what a 30+ second ad on the Super Bowl would cost. What great publicity for Rotary and in particular our District 5330 being the only District with 2 participants. This year s Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee s entry into the Rose Parade focuses on our projects that give communities the ability to develop and maintain sustainable water and sanitation systems and support studies related to water and sanitation. Some of the clubs in our District 5330 that helped decorate the float were RC Riverside East, Riverside, Rim of the World High School, Temecula New Generations, RC Coachella Valley/Desert Mirage, Big Bear, Yucaipa, Lake Arrowhead, including DG Shab and Bricia. For more information on the Rotary Float visit You will see video and photo coverage of the float to include photos of our volunteer preparers, bios of the Float riders and out walkers, and other interesting facts. Service with Passion 6

7 EXPANDING YOUR CLUB S VISIBILITY Not only do we need to improve our internal communications BUT we need to expand/extend our communications into our communities! Clearly this is an area that badly needs attention. Raising the visibility of your Club needs to become a Top Priority The opportunities for increasing your Club s public visibility are surprisingly abundant. Your Club s name and gooddeeds need to be constantly and consistently seen -- in your community -- throughout the year! There are multiple vehicles that can help to raise your Club s community visibility: Develop a closer relationship with your Chambers of Commerce. They will often show our Logo on their website and possibly a hot-link to our website. Submit Articles/Flyers of your events. You can easily get on their Calendar. They are good partners for joint Events They often can process online Event payments. Attend their meetings --- Face-time to briefly promote upcoming Events. Joint Newspaper advertising. Put their Events in to your web calendar. Have them send -blasts to their community database. Over time, they can become a valued asset for your Club. Each City also has a website and usually a dedicated PR person. Many of the same collaboration opportunities as with the Chamber. Your City really wants to work with you. They are motivated - if you do well they do well. Often they have some form of Newsletter which is perfect for our Articles and Event Notices. The City has FREE Event venues. Cities have annual Grant Money -- which can be used to support local charitable causes. Piggy-back on the Cities promotions. The City Parks & Recreation Department is a minipowerhouse for promoting your Event at their facility. The will provide designated hi-traffic areas where Clubs can place event brochures. They will include you Event into their highly publicized Calendar. Newspaper/Magazine are excellent for publishing in-print and online Rotary s good-works stories in the community. But you must find the appropriate Editor. Then call, , send promo-packs pitch hard.if you have a nice Promo-Pac for your Event send it to both Editor and the designated Reporter. Also contact your local TV News. Both Publications and TV News will often send reporters and photographers to cover you event. Celebrities send your Promo-Pac to local clebs. Promote the Clebs in your Flyers. Celebs lend credibility to your event and are a good attendance draw. Paid promotion Local Newspapers or Magazines -- of any size may be a good investment if they reach your desired audience. (get their Non-Profit discount) Often they will do all of the art-work for your ad that may be re-use in your Promo-Pacs. All of this needed Community Visibility further emphasizes the need for an active Public Image Director within every Club. Consistent Community Presence One way to truly increase your Club s visibility in your community to have some sort of event, every month. These events must each be basically planned and included in your Annual Club Plan. Then designate the Chairs for each Event. Repeated exposure on a consistent basis and regularly getting out into the community will ultimately yield fantastic results! Author: Gary Tyer Service with Passion 7

8 District Governor for Dr. Manzoor Massey, PhD of the Rotary Club of San Bernardino Crossroads was selected by the District Nominating Committee on December 13 as your District Governor for Born in India, Manzoor immigrated to the United States at the age of 23. He is President and Founder of Mind Realignment Leadership Training Institute. Wrote numerous books and conducted over 10,500 Leadership and People Building training seminars and workshops nationally and internationally. He is also President and Founder of Massey Life & Health Insurance Services Inc. And he is an Adjunct Professor at two universities teaching 9 various courses. He Joined Rotary in 1975 and has held numerous club and District positions to include Club President, Assistant Governor, and currently District Membership Chair for his second successful year in a row. He has been very active over the past 40 years taking teams to India on service projects on nearly all 6 areas Rotary Focus. Please congratulate Manzoor and his wife Dr Evelyn Massey, MD for this next important phase of their Rotary service. Melanie Rice of the Rotary Club of Corona was selected as Alternate District Governor Nominee Designate (DGND). In the event DGND Manzoor is unable to serve as District Governor from now through Oct 2016, she will become DG for Congratulations to Melanie and Larry. PDG Joe Ramos of the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead was selected as Vice Governor for In the event DGE Rudy Westervelt is unable to serve as DG from now through July 2016, Joe will become DG for Congratulations to Joe and Jeanne. Joe Ramos, PDG, Chair District Nominating Committee Service with Passion 8

9 ROTARY DISTRICT 5330 FACEBOOK JOE RAMOS, PDG, CHAIR DISTRICT PUBLIC IMAGE Do you know what most the successful clubs last year awarded for great service, increasing membership, and increasing Foundation giving have in common? They communicate with their members through multiple media s, newsletters, websites, Facebook, YouTube, etc. And they all publicize in their local community newspapers and magazines. Does your club use other sources of communication beyond s? If so, are they kept up with current information? One of the trends gaining momentum is using social media such as Facebook, where good stories with photos and videos are easily posted by ANY member. You do not need a focal point to gather, edit and publish a story you can easily do it with your own computer. Our District has a Facebook group account Rotary District 5330 and we also have a number of RYLA District 5330 accounts. We started with 180 members in Jun 2013 and ended with 433 in July Currently at 480, 1 out every 4 Rotarians in our District is a member. This is great when compared to other Districts. However, although there are many posts daily, less than 10% of members actually post an event monthly For those who are members and have not posted, we encourage you to post your club s great service projects, new members, Foundation recognitions, Fundraisers, etc. This site belongs to ALL of you. If you want to see the latest information go on the District Facebook. Anyone can view it but only members can post or follow it. If you are not sure you are a member, click where it gives the number of members and look for your name. If you are not a member, click join group and our Facebook guru PDG Mark Howison will add you. What many do not know is that unlike your other personal posts on your site that go to your friends, it does not get posted on this group site unless you share it to this group or post it on this group. It is a standalone site. Conversely, if you post here and also want it on your personal site, you need to share or repost on your site. Our District Staff can also use this District Facebook site to see what clubs are doing in their respective Services. The information is kept indefinitely, so a wealth of photos, videos and stories are archived for presentation material. If you are not a Facebook user and want to post your projects, you need to first sign up for Facebook and get login info on your account. Your personal page should be what you want your friends to see vs the group. Rotary District 5330 should be only for Rotary related items. For more information, you can google how to use Facebook. Here is Facebook 101 for example Service with Passion 9

10 Guatemala Literacy Project - Rotary Club of La Quinta SHARING THE GIFT OF LITERACY THROUGH PARTNERING Imagine trying to learn in a country where over 90% of the schools lack textbooks or the most basic library books. Imagine trying to succeed and compete in the world economy when more than 95% of your country s youth population has never used a computer. This is the sad reality for the children of Guatemala, a country with one of the lowest literacy rates in the Western Hemisphere. With three out of four adults unable to read or write in some regions, children are raised in homes where neither parent is able to read to them or help them as they struggle to learn and grow. These children will potentially be stuck in a cycle of illiteracy and poverty, unable to read, to learn, and to thrive in the world around them. Fortunately, over 350 Rotary Clubs from North America are doing all that they can to end this repressive cycle. This project is the perfect example of how Rotary Clubs can partner to accomplish great things. The Guatemala Literacy Project The goal of the Guatemala Literacy Project is to ensure that no child in Guatemala grows up without the gift of both traditional and technological literacy. Founded in 1996, this project provides badly needed textbooks, library materials, and computer centers to underprivileged children in Guatemala. If the world is to become a better place, education of the next generation will be the key. While one person cannot change the world, one person can change the opportunities that are available to the children of the world, one school at a time. How It Works The Guatemala Literacy Project, which is implemented jointly by North American and Guatemalan Rotary Clubs and the Cooperative for Education (Coed), matches Rotary Clubs with underprivileged schools in Guatemala. The Rotary Clubs raise funds to purchase textbooks, library materials, and computers for their schools. One of the reasons that this project has made such a significant impact is that 100% of the funds collected go to the hard costs of the project; not a single penny is used for administration or fundraising. Service with Passion 10

11 Guatemala Literacy Project - Rotary Club of La Quinta (continued) Empowering the Guatemalan People One interesting factor in the ongoing success of the Guatemala Literacy Project is the fact that each school s program is financially self-sufficient. Rental programs are established at each school in which students pay a small fee to use a set of textbooks or the computer centers. So, after the initial donation, the projects are selfsustaining and the local Guatemalan community is responsible for maintaining the books and computers. This self-sufficiency component empowers the local people to help themselves in improving academic opportunities for their children. Planting the Seed for a Lifetime of Learning Twice each year, volunteers travel to Guatemala to personally deliver textbooks, computers, and other supplies to the schools and computer centers supported by the Guatemala Literacy Project. In the past 18 years, over 300 Rotary volunteers have traveled to Guatemala to plant the seed for a lifetime of learning. How to Get Involved To learn more about the Guatemala Literacy Project, visit or contact Dick and Helen Anderson, Rotary Club of La Quinta at Anderassociates@aol.com. They would be happy to do a program at your club and share with you how the power of partnering has worked. Dick and Helen will be leaving for Guatemala in February for their 11 th trip in support of this project. GIVE TODAY Service with Passion 11

12 ROTARACT District 5330 ROTARACT District 5330 will be represented by two members of Rotaract at the Rotary International Rotaract Pre Convention and Rotary Convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Under District Governor Shab s initiation and support and Jim Bacca s (President of Sunrise Rotary Club) encouragement and leadership we have developed a new program for Rotaract in the District it is to send two members of the District Rotaract clubs to the Rotaract Pre-Convention and the Rotary International Convention in Brazil in June. The planning had to move quickly. We received five applications all were incredible students. Making the selection was difficult. Thank you to the selection committee: Bob Heinze, Redlands Club, Jim Bacca, Redlands Sunrise and me as District Rotaract Chair. Governor Shab was able to be present for some of the interviews. The final selection is Laura Romer, University of Redlands Rotaract Club and Adrian Valadez, CS University San Bernardino, Rotaract Club. Our congratulations go to these talented and dedicated young people. Laura Romer is a senior at the University of Redlands and will graduate in April 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a business administration minor. She joined the Redlands Rotaract Club in November 2011 and served as secretary (fall 2012) and president (spring 2013 and fall 2014). Laura has been involved with many fundraising projects for club. Rotary plays a big part in her family. Her grandfather Wray Cornwell is a member of the San Marino Rotary Club. Her younger brother Colin, a freshman at the University, is also a member of Rotaract. Glenn, Laura's youngest brother, is a member of Interact. Laura grew up in Highlands Ranch, CO and now lives in Orange, CA. Her ultimate career goal is to work in the United States Foreign Service. Adrian Valadez has been involved with Rotary District 5330 for the past 7 years starting with Riverside Poly's Interact club. There, she was a chairman for the annual Tour de Riverside where she raised over $15,000 for the event. She attended RYLA as a high school junior and then became President of the Interact club shortly after. Adrian is responsible for founding California State University, San Bernardino's current Rotaract club and acted as President during the very next year. She is currently acting as a Vice President Assistant and mentor for the current executive board. She will be graduating from the university in June with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is currently working on her honor's thesis and is hoping to attend Arizona State University in the fall to pursue a PhD. in Counseling Psychology. Both Laura and Adrian have agreed to be available to come to District Conference in May and participate in club visits as their schedule will permit. This program is being funded outside the District budget. We are seeking support from clubs who have an interest in seeing young people like this continue their Rotary journey From her short bio above one sees how Adrian s involvement in Interact has motivated her to take a major leadership role in Rotaract. In Laura s case her family connections with Rotary inspired her involvement with Rotaract. We think their attendance at the Rotaract Pre Convention and Rotary Conventions will be life changing. If there are any clubs who would be willing to help sponsor this experience for them please contact Susan Kean, Rotaract District Chair. Service with Passion 12

13 Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 Rialto Rotary Club Dictionary Project Just wanted to share a couple photos of dictionaries being enjoyed by excited 3 rd graders at Dollahan Elementary in Rialto. Principal is Daniel Husbands and teachers pictured are Ms. Garcia and Ms. Toivonen. Service with Passion 13

14 Light Up The World. The Rotary Club of Yucca Valley announced today their annual Christmas Light Parade is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, Floats will be displayed at the Hi Desert Water District parking lot and children of all ages are all invited to come to see Santa and enjoy a puppet show. The theme of the parade is Light Up The World. Rotary Club of Yucca Valley presented new Paul Harris Medallions to their President \Cynthia Kraemer, and John Babrowski by Asst Gov Paul Hoffman Service with Passion 14

15 Project Literacy : The Rotary Club of Perris The Rotary Club of Perris donated and then distributed over 1,300 dictionaries to all 3 rd grade students in Perris Elementary School District as well as Nuview Union School District and local private schools. This program is part of Rotary s focus on literacy. Available in both English and English/Spanish, students from throughout our district were very happy to receive these gifts from our local Rotarians. Featured in the picture above are (left to right): Perris Chief of Police, Mike Judge; Steve Yager, Local Businessman; Grant Bennett, PUHSD Director of Secondary Education; Vincent Ponce, PESD Superintendent; Mayor of the City of Perris, Daryl Busch; Melissa Palmer, 3 rd Grade Teacher; Mike Behrens, Local Businessman; Sidia Martinez, Principal at Enchanted Hills Elementary School. Service with Passion 15

16 Students Receive Hundreds of Books from PS Rotary Club Students at Cahuilla Elementary School were the lucky recipients of hundreds of free books from the Rotary Club of Palm Springs on Wednesday morning. An annual service project of the Club, the "Great American Book Giveaway" members distributed two books per child from kindergarten through fifth grade at the elementary school. Age appropriate books were chosen for each grade level. "Members of our club volunteer at the school on a regular basis, but we especially enjoy this event as it involves all of the students and the holiday season adds to the fun and excitement," said Milt Levinson, Past President of the Rotary Club of Palm Springs who leads the project. "It is also gratifying to know that often these books are shared with students' family, particularly siblings who may not have books of their own. Our club and Rotary International strongly believe that literacy is so very important in the development of children, and we enjoy playing a part in that effort locally." The annual event is in its sixth year and has benefitted approximately 4,500 students since its inception. The average value of the books distributed is about $17,000 annually. In September the same club provided 120 dictionaries to third grade students, 120 World Atlases to all fourth grade students and 120 Thesauruses to all fifth grade students at the school. Thomas Smith, President of the Rotary Club of Palm Springs said, "Where the reference books distributed at the start of the school year are tools to help the students in their classwork, the books distributed on December 10th will provide the students with leisure and fiction based books to enjoy over the holi- day Service with Passion 16

17 Wildomar Rotary: Breakfast with Santa The number of people served today, was approximately 346 breakfasts, with a gross of $1900. That bested last years participation by about 17% (289 breakfasts were purchased in 2013). The funds are split between the city and the Rotary Club. Present was Wildomar Little League looking for players and other volunteers. In addition to the hot chocolate, Boy Scout troop 332 was selling Christmas greenery and mistletoe. Among the volunteers were the Mayor Marsha Swanson, the Mayor Pro-Tem Ben Benoit and the inimitable Council Member Bridgette Moore. A representative of Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez was there, as was our County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, Council Member Tim Walker, City Manager Gary Nordquist, Planning Commissioners Gary Brown, Veronica Langworthy, Bobby Swann and EVMWD Director George Cambero. Fun and Food was the pleasure of the day. Service with Passion 17

18 Interact Rotary Club of Perris December 13th was the Perris Live Well Christmas Parade. Two local Interact Clubs participated with their banners displayed. Pictured is Paloma Valley High School, (sponsored by RC Menifee). Mr. Reagan Williams, the Faculty Adviser, and a bakers dozen of their Interactors. Nuview Bridge Early College (sponsored by RC Perris) also attended. Twentynine Palms Rotary Inducts two new members Kerrey Keyes Joel Klink Service with Passion 18

19 The Membership Memo The Power of One District Membership Chair: Manzoor Massey. Cell (661) New Club Development: Damo Damodran. Cell (440) Valentine Inductions Membership Contest and Award Bring Three For the Family Between now and February 28, any club that would bring three members into Rotary family will be entered into a drawing to win 1000 Paul Harris Points. Not mandatory, but whenever you can, try to recruit members from the following categories: ONE FROM YOUTH ONE FROM WOMEN RUN BUSINESSES ONE FROM MINORITY POPULATIONS BRING ONE. KEEP ONE. SERVE SOMEONE Please send the name of the person you induct and the sponsor to: Manzoor Massey District Membership Chair mindrealignment@att.net (661) IT TAKES A TEAM TO GROW YOUR CLUB Chamber of Commerce members people at your children's school Invite your guest speakers Non-profit agency heads Your favorite auto dealer Senior Center members Friends at your church Your doctor or a dentist City & County officials Your insurance agents Fire and Police chief Your church pastor ask. ask. ask. ask The Best Christmas Gift Many clubs will be hosting special social events and holiday fund raisers this month. We will be inviting our family, friends, neighbors and business partners. When people are in festive moods, they are more open to joining and supporting public service organizations. I would encourage every member of the District 5330 Rotary family to be on the lookout for those who would benefit from receiving the gift of Rotary. I attended a chamber event and found four prospects. Two have already attended our club and agreed to join. At our Pancake Breakfast event, I found three individuals who are interested, one wants to join now. I spoke at a conference and found one of the leaders who plans to join Palm Desert Rotary soon. You will be showering a gift of a lifetime by asking someone to be part of Rotary. Don't miss the opportunity. Invite. `Follow Up and Ask! Service with Passion 19

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22 Moreno Valley Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner event a huge success! The Moreno Valley Rotary Club held its decades old tradition of serving families in need a nice thanksgiving lunch/dinner the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Approximately 450 people were served at this year s event. We had 100% participation from our Rotarians along with volunteers from two local High School Interact Clubs, guest volunteers and a special treat from Valley View High School Choir. At the end of the event extra food was sent to CAP (Community Assistance Program) to assist many more families. Service with Passion 22

23 Rotary is a Family by Judy Peryea Chair of Rotary Family Who is our Rotary Family? Fellow club members Spouses, children, parents Spouses of Deceased Rotarians Youth Exchange Students and families Interactors/Rotaractors/RYLAarians GSE team members/ambassadorial scholars. How do we involve our own families in Rotary? At special family oriented social events At club meetings for special programs Assistance at Fund raisers In community service projects Hosting Youth Exchange and GSE teams How do we care for fellow Rotarians like family? Remember birthdays and anniversaries Assist when they are sick, lonely, or having difficulties Share their grief during and after a death in the family Celebrate at Births, weddings, and Graduations. How do we care for spouses of deceased Rotarians? Invite them to join Rotary Invite them to special club events Send them the Rotarian magazine Send them club newsletters Call of them regularly Celebrate their birthdays. Service with Passion 23

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25 Coming Events January 2015 Presidents Advance Jan 10 Pre PETS Jan 31 February 2015 PETS Feb March 2015 March to End Polio Mar 7 Rotary Leadership Institute -Mar 14 April 2015 DGE District Assembly April 18 Rotarian at Work Day April 25 May 2015 District Conference May June 2015 Rotary Leadership Institute Jun 13 Sao Paulo International Convention QUOTE of the MONTH At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. -Albert Schweitzer ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH Share information about the relevance of community service to Rotary s mission. Ask your District Governor about presentation opportunities at the District Assembly or District Conference. The presentation should focus on the importance of community service and successful projects in the District. Research the RI projects exhibition at the RI Convention and encourage active clubs to apply for a booth. When the District chair for the upcoming year has been appointed, update him or her on schedule activities. Editor Information: Please send all topics by the deadline date: January 22 to: paul_hoffman@roadrunner.com (H) Service with Passion 25