My Dear Friends, A lot of good things have happened in our District since

our last visit.

On May 18th & 19th, we had our District Conference and

on the evening of the 18th, we had our Bi-District

Foundation Banquet.

Both events were well attended and I was very proud of

the fact that all of our major presenters were ladies - three

wonderful ladies who happen to be outstanding Rotarians.

The conference started with the traditional kick-off picnic on the 17th and I will

always be grateful to Carleen and Jerry Burger for opening their home to fellow

Rotarians once again this year. This is something that the Burgers have done for a

number of years and I think that it is extremely nice of them to do so. Thanks

Carleen and thanks Jerry!

The Bi-District Foundation Banquet was a very classy event and all attendees were

touched by Caroline Jones’ presentation. I am very thankful for all the help and

cooperation that we received from our friends in District 5770. I am also very proud

of the friendship that has evolved between the two District Governors. DG Mike

Blevins is a dear friend and a true Rotarian.

Even though I really enjoyed the conference as a whole, the most exciting part for me

was the handing out of the awards. In any given situation, there are those that are

truly dedicated to the cause and it felt really good to recognize these individuals. For

this purpose, we cam up with a new award: the District 5750 ABCD Award for

performance Above and Beyond the Call of Duty.

Naturally, the highlight of the presentations was recognizing soon to be DGN

Michelle Schaefer as the Rotarian of the Year. All through this last Rotary year,

Michelle worked harder and with more enthusiasm than anybody else. Thanks

Michelle! (Cont. on next page…)

District Governor’s Letter

District 5750 News

June 2012

DISTRICT GOVERNOR Moush Tourian 1804 Pamela Lane

Weatherford, OK 73096 (H) 580-772-7175 (C) 580-650-9483 tourian@att.net

DISTRICT GOVERNOR-ELECT

Will Beckman pete7374@aol.com

DISTRICT GOVERNOR-NOMINEE

Art Bode a-bode@cox.net

DISTRICT TREASURER Myra Reid

myrareid@sbcglobal.net

DISTRICT SECRETARY Myra Reid

myrareid@sbcglobal.net

DISTRICT 5750 OFFICE Courtney Lynch

courtneyhome@cox.net

DISTRICT WEBSITE &

NEWSLETTER Megan Elliott

melliott@accelfinancial.com

DISTRICT 5750 WEBITE

www.rotary5750.org

ROTARY INTERATIONAL

PRESIDENT Kalyan Banerjee

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DISTRICT NEWS

The beginning of the new Rotary year is here and we want you to be prepared! Learn important tips on increasing and retention of your membership and more information on The Rotary Foundation. All Membership and Foundation Chairs should be in attendance as well as anyone wishing to learn more about these vital aspects of Rotary. There is no cost

to attend this training. Please be sure to register at the link provided below.

Membership and Foundation Seminar July 14, 2012: 8 am - noon

Rose State College, Steed Center

REGISTER HERE

Membership & Foundation Seminar

Group Study Exchange 2013

Apply now to take part in the final GSE for our district this coming February. We are partnering with District 3090 in far Northwest India and this promises to be an exciting exchange! Team leader applications are due to GSE Chair Larry Davis by August 31, 2012.

For more information or to submit your application, please contact:

Larry Davis ldavis205@aol.com

District Governor’s Letter (Cont.)

Well Dear Friends, this is my last write-up as your Governor and by the time you

read this note, we will have a brand new District Governor.

I feel that the line-up of incoming District Governors that we have in place - Will Beckman (2012-2013), Art Bode (2013-2014), and Michelle Schaefer (2014-15) - is extremely impressive and that District 5750 is in very good hands. The very last thing I will do before officially becoming a PDG is present the Charter of our District’s newest Rotary Club. The Boulevard Club’s Charter has been signed by RI President Kalyan Banerjee and the club is a reality. In closing, I want to thank all the wonderful Rotarians of our District for giving Annig and me one of the best and most memorable years of our lives. I also want to wish our friends, Will and Sally, the very best for the upcoming year. As always, let us go out there and make good things happen. Moush Tourian District Governor

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PolioPlus Update

$215,754,500 Raised since 12/01/07 to exceed the

Polio Challenge!

Polio Plus: Rotary’s obligation to the children of the world Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!

7,000,000 Children Saved from Polio Paralysis since 1985!

Polio Eradication Update

For The Week Ending 06/02/12

New Polio cases reported in the last week:

Pakistan 0, Afghanistan 1, Nigeria 3

2012 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2011 Totals)

Endemic Countries – 16 Pakistan (2011-198), 7 Afghanistan (2011-80), 38 Nigeria (2011-62)

Importation Countries – Angola (2011-5), Cameroon (2011-1), CAR (2011-4) 3-Chad (2011-132), China (2011-21), Congo (2011-1), Cote d’Ivoire (2011-36), DRC (2011

-93), Gabon (2011-1), Guinea (2011-3), India (2011-1), Kenya (2011-1), Mali (2011-7), Niger (2011-6)

Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 PolioPlus Sub-Committee Chair, work

713-748-1730

Total paralysis cas-

es

Year-to-date

2012

Year-to-Date Total 2011 Total 2010

Globally 64 181 650 1,352

- in endemic

countries: 61 57 341 232

- in non-endemic 3 124 309 1,120

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The Rotary Club of East Oklahoma County will hold the 6th annual Twi-Night Golf Tournament on August 3. The tournament will be held at Choctaw Creek Golf Course.

For more information e-mail eocrotaryclub@gmail.com. The Rotary Club of EOC welcomes new members Jennifer Hemen and Marcus Baue Also

pictured is PDG Butch Freeman and President Joe Groves.

East Oklahoma County - Twi-Night Golf Tournament

CLUB NEWS

Bricktown Rotary - Fan Drive

The Bricktown Rotary Club will once again partner with KFOR and the Salvation Army for

a Fan Drive, Monday July 9 at Rococo Restaurant and Fine Wine. For additional information, view the story on KFOR HERE.

Oklahoma City - Teacher of the Month

President Chuck Wiggin and Teacher of the Month, Tonja Bell, of Western Heights.

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President Chuck Wiggin and Rotarian of the Year, Jane Jenkins.

New Eye Screening device - Anita Schlaht - Prevent Blindness, works with Bob Hammack to get a reading from the Prevent Blindness scanning device, provided by Rotary Club 29's

Annual Project

Oklahoma City - Rotarian of the Year

Oklahoma City - Prevent Blindness

South Oklahoma City - Great Year!

Touching our neighbors at home and around the world… In Kenya, a program called “Leadership for Life” allows kids to attend school who would otherwise be frozen out of the mix. By sponsoring one of their students, we provide school uniforms, laundry, food, and medical care. Also, South OKC Rotary is providing a one-time

gift for creating a fishing pond and sewing center to help make uniforms. We are also giving extra support to Polio Plus again this year. This year, we’re supporting many of our programs in South OKC. Congratulations, Pres-ident Ted, on a great year, and to our own Sharon Voorhees for winning District Awards

from Rotary 5750.

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Dog Park Brings Stillwater Rotary Clubs, OSU, and the City of Stillwater Together The dog-loving residents of Stillwater have talked about creating a dog park in Stillwater for a number of years. That dream became a reality on June 11th, when the Stillwaggin’ Dog Park was dedicated at 801 W. 11th Avenue in Stillwater. More than 20 dogs and their owners were on hand for the opening ceremony. There were bones and water for the canine

guests. Earlier in the year, a five-member board was formed to move from discussion to concept. Board members Matt Hull (President, Stillwater Rotary Club) and Patricia Rayas-Duarte (Member, Stillwater Centennial Rotary Club) ensured that Rotary was well-represented on the board chaired by OSU Vice President Lee Bird. Financial commitments from the Stillwater, the Stillwater Centennial and the Stillwater Frontier clubs totaling $4,000 were matched by Oklahoma State University, and the City of Stillwater. OSU students and phys-

ical plant employees prepared the park. Rotarian board member Patricia Rayas-Duarte noted, “The involvement of the Stillwater Rotary clubs in supporting the dog park reflects our commitment of improving our community in any way we can. We understand the power that parks and dogs have in the

life of our community—they bring us together.” The dog park is a “use at your own risk” facility. Rules are posted at the park. Owners are

responsible for their dog(s) at all times. Dog waste stations with bags are provided for

owners to remove waste. A dog water fountain and non-working fire hydrants will be add-

ed to the park in the near future.

Rotarians were on hand to open the Stillwaggin’ Dog Park. Matt Hull from the Stillwater Rotary Club

along with OSU VP Lee Bird and Rotarians Patricia Rayas-Duarte, Bob Darcy and City Council member

Philip Pina from the Stillwater Centennial Rotary Club.

Stillwater Rotary Clubs - Dog Park

Do you have exciting club news, photos or fundraising projects you’d like to share? Send in all of your information to share with the District on

the website and in our monthly newsletter.

Send all information to:

Megan Elliott - melliott@accelfinancial.com

DISTRICT EVENTS

July 1, 2012 New Rotary Year Begins!

July 14, 2012

Membership and Foundation Seminar

August 31, 2012

2012-13 GSE India D3090 Team Leader

Applications Due

September 7-9, 2012 Zone 21b-27 Institute Overland Park, KS

December 31, 2012 2013-14 Club Officers

due at RI

Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013 PETS

Stillwater, OK

June 23-26, 2012 RI Convention Lisbon, Portugal

June 2012 Page 7

Stillwater Rotary Clubs - Grocery Grab

The Stillwater, Stillwater-Centennial, and Stillwater-Frontier Rotary Clubs partnered to present a Grocery Grab event in Stillwater on Saturday, May 12. This was the first time in recent memory that the three clubs collaborated on a fundraising event and the results

were impressive! Kim Turnham, the grand prize winner, had her name selected on Stillwater’s Tv-31 “Morning Edition” by Charlie Fowler, owner of Stillwater Consumer’s IGA, the grocery store partner for the event. Turnham received a $250 gift certificate for meat and a 60-

second run through the store in which she amassed $205.15 in her shopping cart. The morning of the event, two other winners were selected onsite from the 15,775 ticket stubs still in the hopper. Billie Focht and Starla Johnson each received a 30-second run through Consumer’s IGA. Billie Focht, whose daughter Melissa served as the “runner and grabber,” collected $68 in groceries. Starla Johnson, who made her run on behalf of Stillwater’s Mission of Hope, got a whopping $321 of groceries, mainly laundry detergent and cleaning supplies for the homeless shelter. Stillwater Club President Matt Hull noted, “This was our hope—that at least someone representing a human or animal services agency would be one of our winners and this fundraiser could benefit still more local organizations.” Frontier Club President Cristy Morrison added, “As ticket stubs were turned in, it was great to see all the Rotarians who donated tickets to various service and church organizations in the community. The purpose of the fundraiser was to provide mon-ey for the three clubs’ commitment to a simplified matching grant project in Argentina and for each club to have money from which to fund the many local requests we receive. To see Rotary’s ‘Service above Self’ motto put into action on such a broad scale was very ex-

citing.” Although final bookkeeping for the event is not quite complete, the three clubs raised well over $13,000 through their collective effort. Centennial Club President Jennifer Paustenbaugh observed, “We were pleased by the results of our first-time effort. We look forward to growing the event and also to strengthening the working relationships among the three clubs in the future.” As part of the preparation for the event, Frontier Club member Mike Veldman built and donated an impressive ticket hopper. For more information about how the event was organized, contact Cristy Morrison at cris-

ty@visitstillwater.org .