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Deadline - District Grants 2017-18 Progress Report
Dec 31, 2017
 
Deadline - Club Officers 2018-19 Elected
Dec 31, 2017
 
Rotary International Assembly
Jan 14, 2018 – Jan 20, 2018
 
Award Deadline - Significant Achievement Award
Feb 01, 2018 12:00 PM
 
Award Deadline - Excellence in Service to Humanity
Feb 01, 2018 12:00 PM
 
Rise. Shine. Give.
Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
Feb 10, 2018
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
 
District Team 2018-19 Training Seminar
Mahoney State Park
Feb 17, 2018
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
 
Rotary International Birthday 1905
Feb 23, 2018 12:00 PM
 
Rotary Leadership Institute
University of Iowa Community Credit Union (UICCU)
Mar 03, 2018
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
 
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Mar 14, 2018 12:00 PM –
Mar 17, 2018 9:00 PM
 
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Rotary District 5650 Governor Newsletter September 2017
November is Rotary Foundation Month
Foundation Month is a great time to highlight projects that clubs are doing with The Rotary Foundation, or to educate members on how the Foundation works. Here are some ideas:
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Enter Goal Information into Rotary Club Central
As you are aware, every year Clubs are asked to set goals. Goals help clubs focus and provides the District and Rotary International with information necessary to assist clubs. To that end, we recently held two online meetings to help clubs with entering information using Rotary Club Central.
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Membership Update
Since July 1 according to Jill Slupe, our membership chair the district increased its membership from 1996 to 2003 as of October 29th, 2017.  This is an increase of 7 people.  Well done District 5650! To connect with Jill, click here.
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It's 2018-19 Club Officer Election Time!
2018-19 Club Officer Appointments are due by December 31, 2017. 

Update all Officer information on the local websites (ClubRunner( - do not enter anything at Rotary.org!
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Club Delegates Needed - Business Meeting To Review District Financials
A message was sent to all Club Presidents, secretaries and executive administrators and relevant district officers about a special meeting that is now required by Rotary International to insure complete transparency within districts concerning all district finances. Clubs are to provide delegates to participate and vote for approval. This will be done as an online meeting on December 12 at 7:00 PM.
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Council on Legislation Input
The Rotary International Council of Legislation will soon be reviewing and acting upon proposed enactments. Any enactment submitted by a Rotary Club must also be endorsed by the district in which it is located with subsequent confirmation by the District Governor.
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Zone Institutes (What Are They?)
The ChiZone (Chicago) institute was the 4th Zone I have attended.  Certain people typically go.  The Governor-nominee, Governor-elect, Governor, Foundation Chair, Membership Chair, Trainer, and up to three emerging leaders (people selected by the DG that s/he feels would benefit from learning more about the importance of the Rotary Zone.
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Tour of Rotary International Headquarters and home of Paul Harris
At the time of this writing, Jenny and I are at the Zone 28-29 Institute in Chicago.  On the previous Monday we toured the Rotary International Headquarters with a group.  The headquarters is in an 18-story modern glass façade building in Evanston. 
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Visioning Opportunity
Over the last two years some district Rotary Clubs have taken advantage of an opportunity to go through a visioning process to help them think expansively about their future and develop a long range plan. 
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2018 Rotary District 5650 Conference
The 2017-18 District Conference will be tentatively held on July 27-28, 2018.  We are thinking of starting around 10:00 a.m. om Friday and ending Saturday evening.  It will be held at the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln. 
Plant A Tree This Year
As you no doubt are a aware by now, we are asked by Rotary International President Ian Riseley to have each Rotarian in the world plant a tree this year. 
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Rotary Citation 2017-18
The Rotary Citation helps ensure that clubs are strong in several core areas.  It looks to be very achievable for all clubs in our district. 
 
The theme this year is Rotary: Making a Difference
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Are You Holding a Club Event?
Clubs in Rotary District 5650 are asked to share information about events if those events are open to everyone (such as fundraisers) or will impact district leadership (such as District Governor). Event information can be posted to the District Calendar and the District Website. 
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District Directory
The District Directory information is again available online!
 
It is available to ALL ROTARIANS in Rotary District 5650. Select My District Rotary then District Directory. You will be required to logon* to view the directory.
 
Note: The use of the Rotary District 5650 Directory is for official Rotary District 5650 business only. 
 
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