January is Rotary Awareness Month

I joined Rotary over a decade ago, but it took my husband reading my copy of Cliff Dochterman’s “The ABCs of Rotary,” for me to become a Rotarian.  While we always discussed many topics, one we did not cover was Rotary.  My husband knew that Rotary was a philanthropic organization, that we did good deeds,...

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GSE Headed Down Under

Our District GSE team cleaned up pretty well so we have decided to go ahead with sending them to Australia. J   The team will be lead by Wayne Kuhn of the Rotary Club of Hanford, noon.  Team members and their businesses (from left to right) are: Sara Moncrief (Scheid Vineyards), George Meyer (Farmer’s Fury Winery),...

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District Governor’s January Messsage

Beep…  Beep…  Beep…  Hello Houston…  Our mission is half over… Thank you for your help and guidance so far… now, what do you see on our way to a happy landing June 30th?  It’s not going to take Houston for us to realize many of the most exciting and fun-filled events of our Rotary Year...

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Special Delivery by Santa through Porterville Breakfast Rotary

Santa makes a special delivery through the Porterville Breakfast Rotary By Terren Brown AG Territory 7 Since 2005, children of Porterville and the surrounding areas have been able to call in and to speak to Santa, Santa’s elves, or even Mrs. Claus, courtesy of the Porterville Breakfast Rotary Club, at no cost to the caller...

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Rotary Youth Exchange Yosemite Trip Report

Tom Howard (Fresno Fig Garden) and I enjoyed an enthusiastic and eye-opening day with District 5230′s inbound Youth Exchange students on November 19th.  Tom brought walkie-talkies so the two 15-passenger vans were in communication the whole way. The van ride featured singing, radio play, political debate, and lots of cell-phone videos. We started out at 10:00AM and...

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Governor’s Christmas Message

Governor’s Christmas Message by D.G. George J. Wade As we draw near towards the first half of our Rotary year together, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and wish everyone a very enjoyable and rewarding Christmas – Club Members and Partners, Friends of the Rotary District 5230 and...

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Youth Exchange Students Enjoy Yosemite

On November 19th we had the privilege of taking our District 5230 Youth Exchange Students to Yosemite Valley. We left with twenty-two and we returned with twenty-two, so the trip was a success! Tom Howard (Fresno Fig Garden) and I enjoyed a enthusiastic and eye-opening day with District 5230′s inbound Youth Exchange students. Tom brought walkie-talkies so the...

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Fresno Rescue Mission

CHANGING THE WORLD – ONE FAMILY AT A TIME! The Rotary Club of Fresno Foundation is coming together with the Fresno Rescue Mission to change the world, one family at a time, through the Mission’s “Rescue the Children… A Community of Faith, Hope and Love for Women and Children.”  Rescue the Children provides a safe...

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Family Month

December: Family Month When you think about Family, what is the first thing that comes to mind?  Mother, Father, Sons, Daughters, Grand Children, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, family Pets, what do you think about?  The Family core has changed in America over the last few decades with Single Parent Families being more frequent, as well as...

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District Conference

The exciting TACHI Palace in Lemoore,California, is the venue for the 2011-2012 District Conference…  May 18, 19, 20, 2012, hosted by the Rotary Club of Lemoore.  This year’s theme will feature District 5230 Rotary Clubs in action with a virtual hot air balloon ride to each project site whether it’s near or far.  We can...

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