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GOVERNOR’S LETTERIn January of 2004, Mary and I werechosen to lead District 5100 in

Rotary Year 2006-2007. Itdoes not seem possiblethat 21/2 years have passed,and my time to be yourGovernor has arrived.Rotary InternationalPresident William Boyd isasking us to “Lead theWay” during this year. He has established fourkey emphasis areas for the World’s RotaryDistricts and Clubs to address.

Water ResourcesHealth and Humanity IssuesLiteracyThe Family of Rotary

Water is the staff of life; without cleanwater, good health is not possible, food cannotbe grown and hunger cannot be alleviated.Children who do not have clean drinkingwater and wholesome food will suffer diseaseand will not be able to attend school. Noschooling means another generation will growup illiterate. President Boyd is asking us toseek partnerships with Rotary Clubs theworld over to help bring clean water to peo-ple, help improve health, alleviate hunger andpromote literacy.

His fourth emphasis area is the “Family ofRotary”.We are being asked to do more thansimply look out for each other. He wishes allof us to be aware of the status of all Rotariansand to look for fellowship opportunities thattruly serve everyone.

As we build our family, let us insure ourRotary Clubs look like our nation.We mustseek younger members, minority members andmore women members. In the state ofOregon, 56% of the businesses are owned bywomen. In Washington the numbers are 50/50.Our college campuses have more female stu-dents than male.These are the leaders oftomorrow. Let’s be sure all members of oursociety have the opportunity to serve throughmembership in Rotary.

I am asking all Rotarians to work tostrengthen our membership, to build theRI Foundation, to develop new club and dis-trict leaders and to tell the Rotary story tothe public. Membership is more than recruitingand starting new clubs. It also means keepingthe members we have.The RI Foundation isthe financial muscle we need to accomplishour mission. Our new leaders are our future.Lastly, let the Rotary story be known.

In late July, Mary and I will begin our club visits.We look forward to greeting each of youand to see the wonderful work that our 73clubs are doing.When we are in your club,make sure you let us know your thoughtsabout the District and how it can be madebetter.

Yours in Rotary Service,Tom Jenkins

RED RIBBON SOCIETYHave you noticed the small red rib-

bons many District 5100 Rotarians are wear-ing on their Rotary Pins? This identifies themas Paul Harris Sustaining Members.They havecommitted to contribute each year until theybecome a “Paul Harris Fellow”.

This is a very easy objective to accomplish.Each month, it is the equivalent of two trips toStarbucks. In numeric terms, that is $8.33 permonth. If we all get behind this program, wewill greatly improve our support to the RIFoundation, one of our key goals for thisRotary year.

District Governor 2006-2007Tom & Mary Jenkins

Volume 1, Number 1 - July 1, 2006

IN THIS ISSUE

Governor’s Letter

Red Ribbon Society

Literacy Month Article

Wilkinson Nomination

RI Foundation Report

Family of Rotary

Membership Moments

Public Relations

NEXT MONTH

Membership andExtension Month

AUGUST 20065 Zone Membership

Training Seminar25-27 Youth Exchange

Inbound Orientation

w w w. d i s t r i c t 5 1 0 0 . o r g Literacy Month - July 2006

Tom Jenkins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. District GovernorDavid Jay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. District Governor ElectDennis Wickham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. District Governor NomineeAloras Winters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Governor Admin.Assistant Shaunna Kohlman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. District Executive AssistantNorb Murray .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Past District Governor

District 5100 Administration

Save the DateRI President William B. Boyd

will be our guest fora multi-District 5100 event.Saturday, March 24, 2007

Kristi Halvorson . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Asst. GovernorMike Gaston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Central EastDavid Gassoway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EasternPat Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SalemMark Wulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SouthwestGinger Adamovics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MetroDana Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SoutheastJon Wordworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Central WestMarilynn Helzerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WesternBarbara Crozier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbia RiverShelly Pollock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coast

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Assistant Governors

Family of Rotary

Governor’s Letter

Water Resources

Membership Moments

Rotary World News

Literacy

Health & Hunger

Rotary Foundation

Red Ribbon Society

PUBLIC RELATIONSWilliam B. BoydRI President 2006-2007

Rotary Club of Pakuranga,Auckland, New Zealand, isthe choice of the RINominating Committeefor RI President in 2006-2007.

William B. Boyd is a former member andpast president of the Rotary Club ofWellington South, New Zealand. Boyd hasserved RI as District Governor, director, treas-urer, member and chair of regional and inter-national committees, group discussion leaderand moderator at the International Assembly,and RI presidential representative to local andinternational conferences. As a Rotary leader,he has conducted training seminars in NewZealand, Fiji,Western Samoa, and Cook Islands.

Devoting much of his time to supportingRotary’s PolioPlus program, Boyd has served asa member of the PolioPlus Task Force, as acoordinator in the PolioPlus Partners programand as a consultant to the InternationalPoliPlus Committee. He also serves as chair-man of the Management Committee of RotaryDown Under. He is a recipient of the RotaryFoundation Award for Meritorious Service andDistinguished Service Award.

Prior to his retirement, Boyd was generalmanager of Gordon & Gotch (NZ), Ltd., NewZealand’s largest magazine distributor. He is atrustee of New Zealand’s Trees for SurvivalTrust. He was an RI representative to thenational Kidney Foundation and IntellectuallyHandicapped Society and is a former elder andyouth leader in the Presbyterian Church and awarranted Scout Master. He also was a rugbyreferee for 31 years. (Spouse: Lorna)

FAMILY OF ROTARYRotary International President Bill Boyd has requested thatRotary Districts continue with their Family of Rotary

programs.His request is to enhance and improve existing programsand to put in place new programs where none exist.

My goals for the District this coming year are to:�Invigorate and encourage clubs to participate in the Family of Rotary by providing

resources and strategies, and to publicize the accomplishments of the clubs.�To develop and share successful family of Rotary projects.�To assist every club in undertaking Family of Rotary projects and activities that

meet Presidential Citation requirements.�To encourage a permanent commitment to supporting and nurturing the

concept of the Family of Rotary in the club.�To encourage spouses, children and relatives of Rotarians to participate in club

projects and to continue their involvement in Rotary activities.�To support members of the Family of Rotary during times of crisis.�To develop and promote December as Family Month.

As you can see there is a lot of work to be done this year in theFamily of Rotary, and I want to see District 5100 become a leaderin this area. I will be forwarding additional information in the nearfuture to each of the clubs and contacting your AssistantGovernor to see if you require any assistance.Feel free to contact me with any requests for information orassistance at xploder1@juno.com.Aaron CooperFamily of Rotary chair 06-07

MEMBERSHIP MOMENTSWEEK 1 - July 1 – 8, 2006 What

are your President’s membership goals forthe year 2006 – 2007? Be the first to askand find out how you can help increasethe membership of your club. Membershipis everyone’s responsibility. All you needto do is bring in one new member a year.If every year, every member, one newmember, what growth Rotary would have.

Be a member ofthe recruitment team.

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ROTARY FOUNDATIONRotary International District 5100The District Rotary Foundation ReportReg Keddie, PDG, Chair - July 1, 2006

Financial Support Annual Programs Committee – PDG Ed Gronke, chair. The

committee will review monthly contribution reports and is hereto assist clubs reach and surpass its goal of support of AnnualPrograms, including Every Rotarian, Every Year and the PaulHarris Society.

Permanent Fund Committee – Don Kenny, chair. This commit-tee will assist clubs in areas of long-term financial support ofTRF, including Benefactors, Bequest Society, and Major Gifts tothe Permanent Fund of TRF.

Paul Harris Society – PDG Laurie Carlson-Anderson, chair.The PHS subcommittee will track members’ records, preparenew member citations and keep records for members.

Programs of the Rotary FoundationEducational ProgramsAmbassadorial Scholarships – Richela Avedon-Grantz, chair.The

committee informs clubs of dates application forms are availablefrom TRF for Academic Year scholarships and 3 and 6-monthCultural scholarships, schedules the interviews and selectscandidates from our district who will be our ambassadorsabroad.The committee also interviews and selects one candi-date from our district to move upwards for the Rotary WorldPeace Fellowships. Interviews will also be held for the new,short-term Rotary Peace and Conflict Resolution scholarshipsheld in Thailand twice yearly.

Grants for University Teachers – Briol Yesilada, chair.Thiscommittee will interview applicants for Rotary Grants forUniversity Teachers. The winning applicant will go to auniversity abroad for up to six months to teach.

Group Study Exchange – Stewart Martin, chair.This committeeselects team leaders from district Rotarian applicants to leadour outbound team.This year, the exchange is with Australia inearly spring 2007.The committee also selects team memberswho will participate in the exchange. It is also responsible toenlist District 5100 clubs to host the inbound team for culturaland vocational experiences while they are in our district.

The Alumni Committee is chaired by John Saxman.

The committee’s responsibility is to stay in touch with over 300alumni of The Rotary Foundation who reside in our district.Alumni are members of Group Study Exchange teams, ambassa-dorial scholars and Rotary volunteers who have served TRF inany of the above programs.

Humanitarian ProgramsGrants Committee – Christine Huot, chair.The committee is

charged with the responsibility of reviewing all grant applica-tions, including District Simplified Grants and Matching Grantsto TRF for humanitarian efforts by the clubs in District 5100.The committee works with the SHARE coordinator at TRF toutilize District Designated Funds in a careful and respectfulmanner. It takes its fiduciary responsibility very seriously.Thecommittee works closely with the district World CommunityService committee in developing projects around the world.

Matching Grants for 2006-2007District 5100 has $93,324.62 of District Designated Funds

(DDF) available to match club projects in humanitarianprograms this year.Application forms are available on the dis-trict website and at www.rotary.org.The Grants committee willhelp clubs write the application, offering insights from havingworked with the grant application over many years.The com-mittee will review a club’s final application before forwarding itto TRF. Grant applications can be filed with the district commit-tee after July 1, 2006.All grant applications must be received atTRF before March 31, 2007.

District Simplified Grants for 2006-2007Available to assist clubs with local projects in 2006-07, we

have available in District Simplified Grants $36,333.00. Grantswill be accepted for between $250 and $2000 per club. Severalclubs are encouraged to work together on a community-wideproject to increase funding opportunities. The DSG form isavailable at the district website, the district office or fromChristine Huot, Grants Committee chair.

District Governor Tom hopes the clubs will respond withworthwhile projects across the world and use all the DDF andDSG funds available this year. Should your club wish to have aprogram on our foundation, please contact the DRFC chair forinformation. Let’s have a great year in supporting The RotaryFoundation in its programs and in its financial support as we“Lead the Way.”

Literacy Month - July 2006 w w w. d i s t r i c t 5 1 0 0 . o r g

JULY, ROTARY LITERACY MONTHHello everyone, I am Diane Bandonis, and I am the

District 5100 New Generations chair and the DistrictLiteracy coordinator.Throughout Rotary Year 2006-2007,I will try to keep you posted on what is going on in theDistrict and the Rotary World with our literacy efforts.Literacy Project Winners

Congratulations to the following District 5100 Rotary Clubs who received District or Zone awards.

Zone Award For LiteracyThe R.C. of Salem

Zone Award for Individual Contribution to LiteracyRotarian Mike Adamson,The R.C. of Camas Washougal

District Awards for LiteracyThe R.C. of Salem • The R.C. of Newberg NoonThe R.C. of Salem Sunset • The R.C. of Vancouver Sunrise

The Dictionary ProjectDistrict Governor Tom Jenkins has asked me to develop adistrict wide project with a focus on literacy. For many years,clubs in our District have been presenting dictionaries tothird grade students.This program is a natural to be expand-

ed district wide. As ofthis writing, 41 of ourclubs have signed on tothe project.What betterway is there to improvethe life of a child than todonate a dictionary to himor her? Our hope is that

by year end, all 73 clubswill have signed on. More

information is available at www.dictionaryproject.org

The Big Three ProjectsOur literacy resource group has identified three literacyproject areas they believe should be given priority in yourplanning.

The Dictionary Project • Adopt a SchoolThe Four Way Test Projects

Obviously, many clubs in North America are doing morethan the big three listed above. For additional ideas, checkout past issues of the literacy newsletter and be aware ofthe Literacy Resource Guide.

Rotary has a core vision of what is important insofar asliteracy projects are concerned. First and foremost is read-ing, followed by math and then computer skills.Young peoplewho are unable to read, do basic math and handle a key-board are facing a difficult adulthood.

Character or ethical literacy is an additional priority.Weneed to do much more in the arena of individual responsibil-ity.We need to teach all youth the difference between rightand wrong and give them the tools to perform ethically intheir world. Once the basics have been mastered, here is alist of intriguing ideas for a club to consider

Citizenship Literacy • Economic LiteracySocio-Economic Literacy • Personal Finance Literacy

Health and Fitness Literacy • Self Help LiteracyConflict Resolution Literacy

Available ResourcesPower Point,“Rotary Promotes Literacy”R.I.Web Site, training Downloads. www.rotary.orgThe R.I. Literacy Handbook

Diane Bandonis - District Literacy Resources Coordinatordbsunrise@aol.com

WILKINSON IS CHOICE FOR RIPRESIDENT IN 2007-2008

Wilfrid J.Wilkinson, of the Rotary Club of Trenton, Ontario,Canada, is the selection of the Nominating Committee forPresident of Rotary International in 2007-08 that convenedat RI World Headquarters on 5 December. He became thepresident-nominee on 1 January 2006.

A Rotarian since 1962,Wilkinson is currently a PolioPlus

national advocacy advisor and a member at large of thePolioPlus Partners Task Force. Previously, he served RI asDistrict Governor, International Assembly group discussionleader, consultative group member, committee member andchair, task force member, Foundation trustee, director, andvice president. Most recently, he was chair of the 2005Chicago Convention Committee and vice chair of RI'sAfghan refugee relief project.

MEMBERSHIP MOMENTSWeek 2 – July 9 – 15, 2006 Did you know that July is Literacy Month? Pay a visit to your local school and see if

there is a program that you can take part in, reading to students or collecting books for the library.Why not seek out aschool administrator and invite them to a meeting as a speaker or guest? They could be a potential member.

Membership opportunities are where we least expect them.MEMBERSHIP MOMENTSWeek 3 – July 16 – 22, 2006 Do you have your Rotary pin on today? Let the community know that you belong to

the world’s leading service organization. Rotary is made up of business and professional leaders who are committed totheir communities. There are 1.2 million Rotary members worldwide who belong to 33,000 clubs in 168 countries.

Be proud that you have been chosen to be a member.

Week 4 – July 23 – 29, 2006 Are you planning a fund raising event for your club? Make sure everyone has the opportunityto participate; let all Rotarians bring their talents to the project. What better way to get to know a fellow Rotarian thanby working side by side on a worthwhile project.

Remember, an involved Rotarian stays a Rotarian.

Richmond Elementary Students receive newbooks from the Salem Sunset Club.

Gladstone-Oak Grove* 0% 23 24 1 30 2,200.00$ 550.00$

Greater Clark County* 63% 80 81 1 84 10,000.00$ 14,659.00$

Gresham* 63% 62 65 3 78 6,500.00$ 2,760.00$

Hermiston* 48% 69 65 -4 81 7,500.00$ 12,575.00$

Hillsboro* 65% 70 76 6 80 7,000.00$ 4,800.00$

Hood River* 0% 132 134 2 135 6,750.00$ 2,233.00$

Keizer* 0% 74 75 1 75 4,000.00$ 300.00$

Kruse Way-Lake Oswego* 61% 52 58 6 65 5,500.00$ 5,506.00$

LaGrande* 72% 71 68 -3 80 4,250.00$ 1,700.00$

LaGrande Sunrise* 0% 10 9 -1 15 1,000.00$ Lake Oswego* 71% 146 144 -2 146 10,000.00$ 17,640.00$

Lewis River* 84% 30 37 7 36 3,500.00$ 3,845.00$

McMinnville* 72% 83 85 2 86 8,700.00$ 5,101.00$

McMinnville Sunrise Clan* 0% 33 34 1 32 2,550.00$ Milton Freewater 0% 45 42 -2 52 5,300.00$ 1,000.00$

Milwaukie* 65% 48 52 4 49 2,500.00$ 4,090.00$

Molalla* 44% 23 21 -2 30 2,200.00$ Monmouth-Independence* 79% 21 24 3 32 2,600.00$ 2,200.00$

Newberg 0% 59 61 2 64 6,200.00$ 9,225.00$

Newberg Early Birds* 0% 50 57 7 50 3,675.00$ 7,000.00$

North Clackamas Sunrise* 0% 35 33 -2 42 5,000.00$ 3,975.00$

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Oregon City/West Linn* 58% 77 77 0 80 8,000.00$ 5,253.00$

Pendleton (agree 5100 not R 0% 119 119 0 125 5,000.00$ 100.00$

Portland* 0% 329 309 -20 367 33,300.00$ 33,751.00$

Portland Pearl (Industrial)* 65% 36 41 5 41 4,200.00$ Portland Metropolitan* 80% 12 14 2 21 1,500.00$ 230.00$

Salem* 71% 160 179 19 200 20,000.00$ 21,607.50$

Salem Creekside* 0% 23 19 -4 30 2,000.00$ 100.00$ Salem Sunrise* 0% 29 28 -1 40 3,400.00$ 793.00$

Salem Sunset* 61% 13 16 3 26 3,200.00$ 700.00$

Seaside* 0% 42 44 2 54 4,300.00$ 1,300.00$

Sheridan* 0% 24 24 0 20 2,600.00$ 1,000.00$

Sherwood* 0% 29 31 2 39 3,200.00$ 2,100.00$

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South Salem* 71% 51 55 4 56 5,400.00$ 4,700.00$

Southeast Portland* 0% 26 23 -3 30 2,600.00$ 700.00$

Southwest Portland* 0% 24 24 0 48 1,980.00$ 100.00$

Stayton Area* 0% 32 32 0 36 4,500.00$ 4,500.00$

SW Pacific City/Penninsula* 89% 29 27 -2 24 2,500.00$ 1,866.00$

The Dalles* 60% 53 56 3 4,500.00$ 3,300.00$

Tigard* 65% 59 55 -4 73 7,000.00$ 837.50$

Tigard Breakfast* 64% 29 33 4 33 3,200.00$ 5,168.00$

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Tualatin* 0% 39 40 1 45 4,200.00$ 14,400.00$

Vancouver* 74% 222 224 3 241 10,000.00$ 14,258.00$

Vancouver Sunrise* 56% 48 55 7 55 4,900.00$ 3,660.00$

Wallowa County* 57% 72 70 -2 87 4,000.00$ 2,740.00$

Warrenton Sunrise* 75% 21 23 2 34 $1,950.00West Columbia Gorge 0%

West Linn 0% $ - $1,700.00

West Salem* 0% 49 50 -1 52 5,200.00$ 5,500.00$

White Salmon-Bingen* 71% 32 32 0 39 3,400.00$ 1,809.00$

Wilsonville* 0% 33 34 1 39 5,000.00$ 5,362.00$

Woodburn* 0% 35 29 -6 38 3,500.00$ 1,000.00$

District 5100 0% 3946 4004 58

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* indicates that SAR, RI, and Judi's records agree

Clubs in Blue have submitted their January 2006 SAR to Judi Aus at District 5100