District Governor Frank’s Weekly Letter for Club Presidents – September 9, 2012

District Governor Visits We started this past week of visits on Tuesday with a evening desert social at the home of Sharon Girod. We had a great time with the RC’s of China Lake and Indian Wells Valley. Wednesday started out with the RC of China Lake (Patty Wharton). We learned about their many community events. It was great to hear how this patriotic community comes to life with their parade of 1,000 flags! Wednesday evening found us at Maxwell’s restaurant with the Downtown Bakersfield Club. We had a fun time with the Board and ALL of their spouses! Thursday afternoon we spent time with the largest club in our District, the RC of Bakersfield Downtown (Paul Sheldon). This is a very generous and friendly group of Rotarians. I am impressed as to how they identify community needs and support those findings. We got down the road southbound for a Thursday evening dinner meeting with the RC of Frazier Park/Mountain Communities (Mitch Wood). This is a small group of good, friendly, dedicated Rotarians. They seem to be doing well, and support youth in a big way in their community. This was again, another great week of Rotary fellowship!

This Coming Week of Sept 9, 2012 DG visits will find Scottie and I with the RC’s of Westlake Village (Edwin Velarde), and Simi Sunrise (Ernie Gilbert).

District Conference General Schedule Friday Sep 28:  12:00pm - Club Project Table Setup (Capstan Club)  1:00pm - Registration opens (Capstan Club)  3:00pm - Annual Business Meeting (Elect RID Nominating Committee Member) (Britania Salon)  3:30pm - Future Vision Q & A. (Britania Salon)  5:00pm - Welcome Reception (Britania Salon)  8:00pm - Hospitality Suites (Hosted by Clubs) Saturday Sep 29:  7:30am - Hosted Breakfast (Grand Salon)  8:15am - Plenary Session (Grand Salon)  12:30PM - Afternoon activities (ships tours, visit Shoreline Village, or participate in Ballroom dance lessons on board the ship)  5:00pm - Governor's Reception (Grand Salon)  6:00pm - Governor's Banquet (Grand Salon) * Entertainment (Cabrillo Music Group) * Entertainment (Big Band Dance) * Hospitality Suites (Hosted by Clubs) Sunday Sep 30:  7:15am - Interfaith Service (Royal Wedding Chapel)  8:15am - Plenary Session (Britania Room)  10:30am - Grand Sunday Brunch (Windsor Salon)

NOTE: Please ask your NID ALUMNI to wear their YELLOW JACKET to the SUNDAY morning plenary session!

For general conference information, contact our chair, Ralph Kleemeyer ralph5240@gmail.com. 

Also This Past Week Congratulations to DGE Jack McClenahan and his team of District Staff that made this years’ President-Elect Retreat in Oxnard over the weekend a great success! The 2013-2014 Club Presidents have started down their great journey of Club Leadership!

District Governor for 2015-2016

Deadline for application submittal is October 1, 2012. Materials at www.rotarydistrict5240.org. (District tab/ Admin & DG Info/ DG Application Process). Contact PDG Deepa Willingham for additional information. deepawillingham@gmail.com

Annual Business Meeting Information The annual business meeting of the district will be held on September 28, 2012 on board the Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802. THE MEETING TIME HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO 3:00PM. The purpose for the meeting is to elect a committee member for the Rotary International Director for 2015-2017. This meeting will be followed by a Question & Answer Forum regarding the Future Vision Transition to the TRF new grant model. Information regarding Voting Credentials and other pertinent information can be found on the District website main page "2012 Annual Meeting" tab.