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January is Rotary Awareness month and as I start to think of that term, Rotary Awareness, my mind becomes swamped with thoughts of ways to make people aware of Rotary. One of my classmates, D5890 (Houston area) DG Ed Charlesworth, raises awareness with his car wrapped in Rotary messages (see photo).

D5890 Sunny Sarma & RIPE Ray Klinginsmith proudly show off D5890's traveling message board.

We can rent billboards, place labels in donated books or on goods that we sell for fundraisers, or place signs on, or in front of, Rotary club projects. We can put a decal on our car. We can simply wear our Rotary lapel pin … every day …and be prepared to give a short, concise,answer when we are asked, “What’s Rotary?”

Another way to raise awareness is to invite a qualified prospect to attend a meeting of your club. Then sponsor him/her for membership. Mark Twain wrote, “Grief can take care of itself, but to get full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” Get more joy out of Rotary by dividing and sharing it with others. Raise awareness by sponsoring a new member.

Clubs in Temple, Killeen, Harker Heights, Austin (Cosmopolitan and Lakeline) and others are working to establish new EarlyAct FirstKnight programs. We may have 8 new programs in January; that’s raising Rotary Awareness in a big way!

Rotarians can also raise awareness of Rotary by financially supporting the various programs of the Annual Programs Fund of The Rotary Foundation. All that needs to be done is contribute to The Rotary Foundation without specifying a program to which the contribution should be applied. Support of PolioPlus, and the Gates Challenge, can be demonstrated by specifying that your contribution be used for that program to eradicate polio.

Each of us can increase our own awareness of Rotary by registering for, and attending, several upcoming events. The Foundation Dinner is January 30, at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort, and registration is available online at the district website, www.rotary5870.com. RI Vice President Eric Adamson, accompanied by his wife, Linda, will be our guest speaker. The International Friendship and Service Fair is February 12-13, in Monterrey, MX. Registration information will be available soon; check the district website for updates. Registrations are being accepted at www.tejasrotaryconference.org for our district conference, the Tejas Multi-District Conference in San Antonio, April 29 – May 2. We were recently advised that Past RI Vice President Monty Audenart, from Canada, will be our President’s Representative. The other 5 DGs and I are thrilled that Monty will be our representative, and I’m confident that all Rotarians from the six districts will enjoy meeting and spending the weekend with Monty and his wife, Liz, enjoying and becoming more aware of Rotary while in San Antonio. Vamos al San Antonio, April 29 – May 2.

By a club nominating a member to the D5870 Roll of Fame we all become more aware of the individual’s commitment to Service Above Self, and the nominee will be aware that his/her efforts are recognized and appreciated. But hurry, the deadline for Roll of Fame nominations is January 12. See the district website, www.rotary5870.com for more information and nomination forms.

As you can see, there are many ways to raise Rotary Awareness, and I’m sure you know of many more. Share them with us.

2010 District Governor Nominating Committee

Area	Name	Rotary Club	Clubs Represented
1	Rob Glass	Corsicana	Bosque County, Hillsboro, Itasca, Corsicana,
1a	Russell Hudson	Navarro County/Corsicana	Navarro County
2	Jimi Lynn	Marlin	Fairfield, Mexia, Teague, Marlin
2a	Landis Bayless	Fairfield
3	W.H. "Pete" Peterson	Waco Sunrise	Waco, Northwest Waco, Waco-Lake Brazos, Waco
3a	Fawn Robinson	Northwest Waco	Sunrise, McGregor
4	Barbara Bozon	Temple	Temple, Temple South, Temple Sunrise, Belton,
4a	Susan Terry	Salado	Salado
5	Fred Harris	Copperas Cove	Killeen, Killeen Heights, Killeen Evening, Copperas
5a	Lisa Griffin	Killeen Heights	Cove
6	PDG Barbara Warden *	Marble Falls	Burnet, Marble Falls, Marble Falls Daybreak, Lago
6a	Ben Farmer	Burnet	Vista
7	Leslie Hill	Taylor	Georgetown, Georgetown Sun City, Georgetown
7a	Kay Trub	Georgetown	Sunrise, Taylor
8	Karen Law	Somerville	Cameron, Rockdale, Caldwell, Somerville
8a	Carl Cummins	Caldwell
9	Derek R. Van Gilder	Bastrop County	Elgin, Giddings, Lexington, Bastrop County
9a	Frank Partee	Lexington	LaGrange
10	Bill Lopez	Yoakum	Flatonia, Shiner, Hallettsville, Yoakum
10a	PDG Jim Witte	Yoakum
11	Lisa Killough	South Austin	Lakeway-Lake Travis, South Austin, Austin-Oak Hill
11a	Ed Martin	Westlake	Austin Westlake
12	Janice Heath	Pflugerville	Round Rock, Hutto, Round Rock Sunrise, Pfluger-
12a	Mike Martin	Round Rock	ville, Cedar Park
13	PDG Clift Price **	Austin University Area	Austin, West Austin, Austin University, Capitol of
13a	Lise Wineland	West Austin	Texas
14	Richard "Bo" Tanner	North Austin	Northwest Austin, Northeast Austin, North Austin,
14a	Frank Ivy	Austin Northeast	East Austin, Austin Lakeline
15	Mark Garrison	Cedar Creek	Austin Cosmopolitan, Austin Silicon Hills, Cedar
15a	Jay Polsky	Cedar Creek	Creek, Harker Heights, etc.

* Committee Chair
** Committee Alternate/Vice Chair

PDG Barbara Warden is serving as Chair of the District Governor Nominating Committee that will select a nominee for our 2012-2013 DG. In February, we will be asking for the names of good, qualified candidates for that position, so be thinking of who to propose. For the purpose of selecting a District Governor Nominee, the District is divided into fifteen (15) divisions. Listed above are the Nominating Committee, alternates (a), and the divisions represented. Although the official call for DG nominations will be made in February, clubs may submit their nominations to Chair PDG Barbara anytime before the March 6 deadline. Any questions, contact PDG Barbara Warden at rotarypdg@yahoo.com

Congratulations to the fifty-four (54) members of the Rotary Club of Waco who will each celebrate 30+ years of Rotary membership in January, 2010, with a cumulative 2,126 years of Rotary experience! Special recognition goes to Dr. J. Harry Jeanes (59 years), and Dr. James H. Scruggs (58 years).

As I close this letter, I just heard my wife Gail give out a big cheer from the other room; she reached her goal of over $42,000 contributed to her DG Spouse’s Project for the Wheelchair Foundation. Congratulations to her, and thanks to all of you who contributed. More information will be coming about that project.

I look forward to seeing you as we celebrate The Rotary Foundation at the Hyatt Lost Pines on January 30.

The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands.

Tim Buckley

Governor, 2009-2010

District 5870

Rotary International

Thank you for your service to Rotary!

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Tim & Gail Buckley