ROTARY DISTRICT 5220 FRIDAY FACTS

I will be in Ecuador and then Honduras on the next two Fridays, and unable to write

Friday Facts, next issue will be 1/27/06.

The Board of Directors has appointed Past President Bob Novoa as Club President to

replace Roberto Salinas who moved to a new job. We are proud of Bob for stepping up to

help his Club

Saturday April 29, 2006 is “Rotary Pride” day at the District Conference. Rotarians are

asked to wear club shirts, hats, etc. to show their pride in their club. Clubs may want to

order club shirts if the club doesn’t already have them. Club members who have not

registered for the District Conference, still has time to register. Go to

Don’t miss this fun District Conference.

Contributions to The Rotary Foundation in the 2004-05 Rotary Year were $117.9 million.

Highest year except 1988 (polio-plus kickoff) and 2003 (polio eradication campaign).

Programs of The Rotary Foundation are as follows:

Polio-Plus, Polio-Plus Partners, Health, Hunger and Humanity (3H) Grants, Matching

Grants, District Simplified Grants, Individual Grants, Solidarity in South Asia, Rotary

World Peace Scholars, Ambassadorial Scholarships, Rotary Grants for University

Teachers, Group Study Exchange (GSE)

It is with sadness that I report the passing of Past President Joe Munoz of the Manteca

Rotary Club. Joe was one of two remaining charter members (chartered in 1959) and had

perfect attendance until just before his death.

Looking for ideas to improve your club membership development strategies? Rotary

International hosts the Membership Development Best Practices Exchange located at

http://www.rotary.org/membership/resources/practices.html

The searchable database contains club and district strategies about recruitment,

communication, new member orientation, diversity, public relations, attendance,

retention and continuing member education. The Best Practices Exchange is updated

regularly and contains many successful ideas. A recent entry under recruitment cites an

example from the Rotary Club of Edina, Minnesota. Their club supplies a $75 restaurant

certificate each month to the member who proposes the most new members. At the end

of the year, the winner is named a Paul Harris Fellow.

To share your suggestions with our District Membership committee or for more

information please contact 5220 Membership Co-Chairs Susan Drake (209-472-

With Rotary Pride,