By Frank Sibert RFDC

I hope all of you read the “21 Foundation Thoughts” I

sent you earlier in the Month. There is a lot of

worthwhile information about The Foundation in these

reports.

I have been keeping track of the gifts that you have

been making to the Foundation since the 1st of July

and to be honest the response has been alarming. I

know that we are only two months into the new Rotary

year so we have time to reach our goals of giving yet

this year. We however need to get with the program of

helping the people of the world now.

Think of how blessed you and I are and then think of

the children of the world that are going to bed each

night hungry. Many of the children of the world are

dying because of poor sanitation. Many of the children

and the people are illiterate. The Rotary Foundation,

with your help, is doing something about these

problems. If you saw a starving child would you say “I

would help him or her sometime?”

The sometime is now. If not you, then who? If not

now, then when? We who can need to pitch in and

help by giving to The Rotary Foundation. Your gifts will

all go for the cause. Not one dime will go to solicitors.

Not all charities can make this statement. Give if you

can. We all need to put our shoulders to the load and

push.

As Larry the Cable Guy would say—Let’s git’er done.

As of today, Mindy and I have completed 20 of 34

official District Governor club visits and our trainers

were accurate when they said that after two years of

preparation to hold the office that the club visits are

the most FUN part of our year. We have met many

wonderful club members and leaders and I am

confident that we will reach our goals of the "Extreme

Makeover District 5630," which are more FUN,

PROJECTS, MEMBERSHIP, and FOUNDATION giving in

our District.

A perfect example of Service Above Self is the

successful completion of the BIG RED BLOWOUT

District Fundraiser which was organized and executed

perfectly by Paul Stec of Kearney Dawn and Sharon

Hoffman of Kearney Noon. Under their leadership,

nearly $49,000 was raised which should lead to a

contribution to the Rotary Foundation in the name of

the Rotarian who sold the tickets of approximately

$20,000. Also $10,000 will go to District 5630 and

$10,000 to the clubs that participated!

CONGRATULATIONS!

The GSE team from India had a great experience in

our District and for all those who organized their stay,

our District is very grateful. I think everyone but me

has a new personalized tattoo. This type of experience

is what sets Rotary apart from all clubs.

I would also like to remind our members that the

Youth Exchange students are in our District and I

encourage all clubs to make them a part of your

meetings, make them feel at home and extend District

5630 hospitality. They are adjusting to a different

culture and I am sure they are looking for a helping

hand.

As the Semi-Annual reports come in that indicate our

current District Membership, I believe that we will end

up below last year's beginning number of 1223 and

would expect that number to be 1213 or in that

vicinity. Now more than ever we need to make a

personal commitment to extend an invitation to our

friends to join our clubs in Rotary and mentor them

and help them feel comfortable and active in your

club. We now need "All hands on deck." Membership

and Foundation giving MUST be discussed at every

club meeting and above all make it FUN.

In summary, I believe that although 2011-12 is my

year as your District Governor, it is truly your District

that has existed for almost 75 years and it is up to us

to make sure that is still in existence for another 75

years and so I urge you to "REACH WITHIN," and

"EMBRACE HUMANITY," by extending the gift of Rotary

membership to your friends. Please read this month's

letter in the Rotarian magazine from Kalyan Banerjee

which describes this in detail.

GO ROTARY!

DG 5630 Ron Bazata

District Governor’s Message

District Governor

Ron Bazata PO Box 175

Kearney, NE 68848

308-233-4093 C 308-236-9055W

308-234-6829F

dg5630.2011@gmail.com

District Governor Elect

Dian Edwards

dian@kmtel.net

District Governor Nominee

Duane Tappe

dltappe@mccooknet.com

District Treasurer

Todd Adams

dspring2@charter.net

District Secretary

Sharon Hoffman

hoffmansh@charter.net

District Trainer

Loraine Lawler

rololawler@msn.com

Past District Governor

David P. Snow

dpclsnow@charter.net

International President

Kalyan Banerjee

www.rotary5630.org

District Office

920 West Avenue

Holdrege, NE 68949

308-991-8657

Fax 888-285-8825

The Rotary Foundation: If not you, then who?

Rotary District 5630 Newsletter

September 2011

By Chuck Larsen, Water4Haiti

While in Haiti this summer we visited several small

rural villages, delivering clothes, shoes, school

supplies, sheets, towels etc. The one shown

consisted of approximately 20 houses and was a two

mile hike after the road narrowed.

We met in a building designated as the school, but

because of the lack of funds they could not afford a

teacher; therefore the children were not being

taught. I would guess there were about 50

youngsters present, mostly only with their mothers.

The pool shown was their water source for bathing

and washing and they ventured another three hours

to fetch drinking water. The lady shown beside her

tent-like dwelling had lost her home in the earthquake

and this was the replacement. We had one tarp

along, which we gave her to help keep out the rain. I

cannot imagine what her floor must look like after the

hurricane this month.

Thanks to several Clubs with their continued support,

we are still drilling and repairing wells.

Water4Haiti Delivers Supplies Along With Wells

By Diane Herman

The Curtis Rotary Club on August 21st, served

returning Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

students supper at the request of our Chamber of

Commerce.

Approximately 150 people were served a meal of

grilled hamburgers, chips, watermelon and

beverage. The hamburgers were cooked on our new

grill, which is a recent gift to our club from long-time

Rotarian John Wilkinson and his wife Marla. It was a

fun evening of service to the college.

The UNK Rotaract group in Kearney found a creative way to help their friend’s homeland .

As you know, Japan experienced a devastating tsunami on March 11th. Although it was a huge tragedy,

this event brought the entire world together to support Japan. Many exchange students at UNK last

semester are natives of the region of Japan where the tsunami struck. Fortunately, most--if not all--of

the students’ families were fine.

After talking with many of the Japanese exchange students, the UNK Rotaract group decided to do

something for Japan. Their idea was to sell rubber bracelets that said "Made for Japan" rather than

"Made in Japan." Listing the price of each bracelet at $3, UNK Rotaract sold them in the Student Union

around meal times as well as at a Japan support event. They raised $814.25 to give to the Rotary Ja-

pan Relief Program. The Rotaract group found the experience to be quite fun and very rewarding for

both UNK Rotaract members and for the country of Japan.

Pictured is UNK Rotaract President Kayla Kimberling presenting the funds raised to DG Ron Bazata. The

money was sent to The Rotary Foundation.

Curtis Club Feeds NCTA Students

Rotary District 5630 Newsletter Page 2

UNK Rotaract Responds to Japan Disaster Needs

Rotary District 5630 recently welcomed

four exchange students to Nebraska. They

are: Carl “Charlie” Finnander of Sweden,

hosted by the Hastings Sunrise and Noon

Rotary clubs; Elizaveta Komarova of

Russia, hosted by the Ogallala Rotary Club;

Adela Osterman of Finland, hosted by the

Chadron Rotary Club and Katharina Sterr

of Germany, hosted in Paxton by the North

Platte Sunrise Rotary Club. The students

arrived in August and started school in

their respective communities. During the last weekend

of August, the exchange students gathered in

Valentine for Inbound Orientation. Rotexes (former

exchange students) Dakota Bergen of Paxton/

Sweden, Blake Yarrington of Merna/Germany and

Esther Petersen of Valentine/Denmark assisted Youth

Exchange Committee Members Dick and Paula Witt of

Hastings, Kellie Soden of McCook and Ronna Morse

of Valentine in conducting mandatory orientation for

the students.

By Ronna Morse

Application forms for students wishing to participate in

Rotary Youth Exchange in 2012-13 are now available.

Students must complete the District 5630 Preliminary

Application form, which is available at

www.5630rye.org. The Youth Exchange application

must be accompanied by a confidential personal

reference completed by a school official as well two

letters of reference.

Youth Exchange is for high school students ranging in

age from 15-18 1/2 years old. Students must be

above average in academics, willing to learn a new

language and ready to experience a new culture. This

is a cultural and educational experience for both the

student and host families. Students will live with host

families, participate in Rotary activities and serve as

ambassadors for their families, their sponsoring

Rotary Clubs, sponsoring District, their state and their

country. Long term exchange students will attend

school and live abroad for 10-11 months beginning in

July or August. Short term exchange students will

spend from 4-6 weeks abroad and host their

exchange partner for 4-6 weeks. Short term

exchanges are usually conducted in the summer

months.

Students must submit their applications to a local

Rotary Club by October 15. Members of the local

Rotary Club will interview the applicants and their

parents to determine which students will advanced to

District interviews. The application form, application

procedure and fee schedule for the District 5630’s

Youth Exchange program can be found

www.5630rye.org. District 5630 Youth Exchange

Committee members and former exchange students

are available to give presentations to clubs and

schools. Contact Youth Exchange Committee

Chairman Ronna Morse at 402-322-0404 or

ryechair@5630rye.org for more information.

Youth Exchange Applications Due October 15

District Welcomes Four New Exchange Students

Rotary District 5630 Newsletter Page 3

Long term exchange students in District 5630 for

2011-12 are from left to right: Elizaveta Komarova

of Russia/Ogallala; Adela Osterman of Finland/

Chadron; Carl “Charlie” Finnander of Sweden/

Hastings and Kathi Sterr of Germany/Paxton.

Rotexes Dakota Bergen and Esther Petersen, right, share

some of their youth exchange experiences with new

exchange students Kathi, far left, Adela and Liz.

Exchange students taking a tubing

trip on the Niobrara River near Val-

entine.

Dick Witt of Hastings Sunrise Rotary Club

and Swedish exchange student Charlie

participate in an orientation session.

By Ronna Morse

Two young men from Hastings have begun their year

as Rotary Exchange Students overseas. Matt Kramer

arrived in Sweden in late July. He has participated in

language camp, has begun school and is exploring life

in his new host country. Kyle Brosnihan traveled to

Germany the last weekend in August. He arrived safe

and sound and is settling into life with his host family

and community.

This summer, three students from District 5630

participated in the Short Term Youth Exchange

program. During the month of August, Sydney Clapp,

and her family, of McCook hosted her exchange

partner Matteo Restivo of Italy. Matteo experienced

many firsts on his exchange including: funnel cakes,

rodeo, professional baseball game, corn dog, a BBQ

and American football game. He also attended school

with Sydney for a few days. Sydney writes of the

exchange experience, “Overall this exchange has been

the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I love this

program and am so thankful that it has given me the

opportunity to experience another culture.”

Hanna Wade of Crookston traveled to India in late July

and returned in late August. She stayed with the

family of her exchange partner Durva Mathure. While

in India, Hanna participated in RYLA camp, did some

sightseeing, made many new friends, tried lots of new

foods and returned home by way of Dubai due to

mechanical problems with the plane. Earlier this

summer, Kailey Kumm of O’Neill spent her short term

exchange in Switzerland with the family of Luzia

Schmid. While on her exchange, Kailey hiked in the

Swiss Alps, toured historical sites, a Swiss chocolate

factory and celebrated Swiss National Day.

District 5630 Students Travel to Europe and India

By Delane Wycoff

So far in 2011 the global number of new polio cases

is about HALF of the number tallied by the same date

in 2010. As of late August, 2010 there were 618

cases and in 2011 only 333 cases. Of these, 111

cases were in endemic countries and 222 cases were

in non-endemic countries, notably just two countries

Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo which

accounted for 175 cases (more than half of all the

cases in the world).

NIGERIA

Most of the cases in African have been spread from

Nigeria, one of the four countries where polio remains

endemic. In August of 2011, the Nigeria Governors’

Forum has launched a new initiative to rid the country

of polio.

In Kano, Nigeria, it was recently announced that

people would be jailed for refusing to immunize

children against polio. Prosecutions would take place

under existing law forbidding parents from barring

access to health care for their children. The law has

been extended to include immunizations against

deadly diseases. A state immunization coordinator

said three parents were taken to police and

threatened with jail before relenting and allowing their

children to be vaccinated.

Other officials point out that “refusenik” parents are

not the main problem. The greater need is for

improved organization of immunization efforts and

better cold chain storage to assure that vaccines do

not lose potency before they are administered. Polio

spread from Nigeria to 20 other African countries

between 2006 and 2010, so knocking out polio in

Nigeria’s perpetual “hotbeds” of infection would be a

major victory in reducing sources of virus which can

spread elsewhere.

INDIA

India was identified as the source for a polio outbreak

that hit Tajikistan in 2010 with a total of 457 new

polio cases. That outbreak was met with a well-

organized vaccination campaign which has

successfully halted further spread. No cases of polio

have been seen in Tajikistan in 2011.

Even better is the continued good news that India’s

vaccination efforts are paying off! The last case of

polio reported in India was Jan 13, 2011 and that is

the only case reported in 2011 for the entire country.

Rotary’s efforts in helping organize past and ongoing

vaccination campaigns have clearly played an

important role in this success. By this time, last year

there were 30 cases of polio reported in India and we

are currently in the peak season for transmission with

no new cases being reported!

AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan has reported 13 polio cases in 2011.

This is exactly the same number reported by this time

in the previous year. However, the cases in 2011

were only Type 1 polio, whereas in 2010 there were

roughly equal numbers of both Type 1 and Type 3 of

the reported cases. A national immunization is

scheduled for Sept 12-14 using trivalent vaccine

which is active against all three polio types.

PAKISTAN

Pakistan has had setbacks with 72 polio cases so far

in 2011 compared to 39 by this same time in 2010.

Further sub-national immunization days are scheduled

for September 19-21. Pakistan has presented the

greatest challenge to polio eradication during recent

years and is now drawing attention as the location

where the final battle against polio will take place.

Polio Eradication Initiative

Rotary District 5630 Newsletter Page 4

Gates

Foundation

President to

Speak at Omaha

Rotary

The Omaha (Downtown)

Rotary Club has an-

nounced their 21st Annual

Metro Rotary Luncheon on

Friday, September 16th

will feature

keynote

speaker Jeff

Raikes.

Raikes was

born and

raised in

Ashland, NE

and after

starting in 1981 as a

project manager for Micro-

soft, he became President

of Microsoft Business

Division in 2005. He is

now the President of the

Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation, which is the

contributor of $350 mil-

lion to The Rotary Founda-

tion’s Polio Plus campaign

in the form of a challenge

grant.

The meeting is open to

Rotarians across Ne-

braska, their family mem-

bers and the general pub-

lic. Luncheon tickets will

be $30 per person. The

Luncheon will be from

11:30 AM to 1:15 PM at

the Embassy Suites La

Vista, 12520 Westport

Parkway, La Vista, NE

68128. (I-80 exit 442,

southeast on Giles Road,

first right turn onto South-

port Parkway, and then

right onto Westport Park-

way.)

Volunteers administer polio

vaccine to a child in Ka-

duna, Nigeria.—AP

Additional support for the polio eradication effort in

Pakistan was announced on August 15, 2011 with

Japan loaning approximately $65 million to Pakistan

to fund polio eradication efforts. If Pakistan is

successful in eradicating polio by 2013, the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation has offered to repay the

Japanese loan. This is an innovative new financial

incentive for Pakistan’s government-run immunization

campaign to succeed. The Prime Minister’s

Secretariat has taken over the administration of the

Prime Minister’s Monitoring and Coordinating Cell for

Polio Eradication. This sort of re-organization is

possibly a response to the accusations of bureaucratic

incompetence and corruption with have plagued

Pakistani efforts. There will be no shortage of

immediate challenges including Baluchistan where

counter-polio efforts have been hampered by striking

paramedics who have withdrawn their cooperation

with the anti-polio campaign.

NEBRASKA

THE $200 MILLION CHALLENGE.

The Rotary Foundation reports that Rotarians around

the world have raised $185.1 million toward the $200

million Challenge. Rotarians appear to be well-

positioned to exceed the $200 million goal before the

June 30, 2012, deadline. This will secure $350

million pledged to Polio Plus by the Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation.

Rotarians, we still have at least $14.9 million to raise

to meet this goal. Although it appears achievable in

the remaining 10 months, we must continue working

toward the goal. Polio eradication requires money.

We are closer to success each year, but we dare not

let up on our efforts to defeat polio!

Polio continued...

Rotary District 5630 Newsletter Page 5

A Pakistani girls receives

polio vaccine drops.

This is not to be confused with proposing to a new

member, which may or may not happen. This page

gives basic information on the way to recommend

someone for membership in Rotary.

Below is information from a brochure published by

Rotary International which is available for

download: Download How to Propose New Member

(PDF). The downloadable form includes sections for

you to fill out and submit to the board of directors.

Attracting Prospective Members

Consider these approaches for attracting prospective

members:

• Hand out Rotary Basics (595-EN), This Is Rotary

(001-EN), and What’s Rotary? (419-EN). All three are

available from either www.rotary.org, the RI Catalog, or

your international office.

• Encourage prospective members to tour the RI Web

site, www.rotary.org.

• Create a pamphlet that outlines the club’s history

and highlights recent service projects and social

events.

• Invite prospective members to a club activity or a

service project.

Click on Membership at www.rotary.org to check for

the latest materials.

Identifying Qualified Candidates

Qualified candidates for Rotary membership are

adults of good character and good business and

professional reputation, who hold or have held an

executive position with discretionary authority in any

worthy and recognized business or profession.

Types of Membership

There are two types of Rotary club membership, active

and honorary:

• Active members must meet the above

qualifications, as well as live or work within the club’s

locality or surrounding area.

• Honorary members have distinguished themselves

by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary

ideals and are considered friends of Rotary for their

permanent support of Rotary’s cause.

Classifications

Each active member of a Rotary club is classified

according to the member’s business or profession. A

classification describes either the principal and

recognized activity of the firm with which an active

member is connected or the member’s principal and

recognized business or professional activity. For more

information on qualifications, see the Manual of

Procedure (035-EN); the Bylaws of Rotary

International, Article 4; and the Standard Rotary Club

Constitution, Articles 6 and 7.

Proposing a New Member

Once it becomes clear that the prospective member is

interested in membership:

• Complete Part A of the Membership Proposal Form,

and return the form to your club secretary for

submission to the club’s board of directors.

Remember: Don’t inform a prospective member of the

proposal until after the board approves it.

• Wait for the club secretary to notify you of the

board’s decision, which should come within 30 days of

the submission.

After your club board approves the candidate:

• Have the club or proposer arrange an information

session for the proposed member.

• Ask the proposed member to complete and sign

Part B of the proposal form.

• Publish the proposed member’s name and

classification to the club. The Recommended Rotary

Club Bylaws allow seven days for club members to

consider and file objections, if any.

• If no objections are received, the proposed member

pays the admission fee and becomes a Rotarian.

• The club secretary or president reports the new

member to Rotary International.

Reprinted from Rotary Club of Cheboygan

How To Propose A New Member