Please join me in congratulating the newest members of the District 5500 Governor line!
This past weekend the nominating committee comprised of representatives from our 14 regions and five Past District Governors interviewed and selected Bruce Monro as the District Governor Nominee. DGN Bruce will serve as District Governor for the 2025-2026 Rotary Year.
The nominating committee also interviewed and selected Emma Carrillo as our District 5500 Governor Nominee Designate. DGND Emma will serve as District Governor for the 2026-2027 Rotary Year.
Our District 5500 Annual Conference of Clubs is October 6-7, 2023 at the Casino del Sol Resort in Tucson. We have an outstanding roster of speakers and great breakout sessions ready for you. To keep the registration cost as low as possible so more Rotarians can attend, we rely on club sponsorships to help meet expenses. If your club would like to be recognized as a Conference sponsor, please contact PDG Michael Drake at michael@drakelawaz.com for information.
If you haven't made your room reservations for the District 5500 Conference of Clubs, don't delay. The resort is sold out the weekend of our event, and the cutoff date for making your reservation of our block of rooms and at the special rate is September 14. Click here for more info.
Are you a good (not necessarily pro!) photographer? Want to help your District and its members? We are in need of one or more photographers to help capture candid and other shots of the 2023 D5500 Conference of Clubs on October 6 & 7, 2023 at the Casino del Sol in Tucson. Let me know if you're interested leo@lawrenson.com
The Mexico USA Friendship Conference and Global Grants Exchange was started in 2000 between Rotary districts in Arizona and Mexico. As the name suggests, it is a Rotary conference focused on friendship between members in both countries, and the best way to get your club involved in global grant projects. This year's conference takes place Oct. 27-29, 2023 in Prescott, Arizona. Click here to register.
Congratulations to the ten Rotary Clubs that have been awarded District 5500 Grants already this Rotary year. Grants were awarded for wide ranging projects in local communities and in Mexico, addressing Areas of Focus including education & literacy, water, sanitation & hygiene, and maternal and child health. Additional club applications are being processed and a second round of funding is anticipated. To see the list...
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