NEWS FLASH!!! DAVID LETTERMAN TO APPEAR AS SPEAKER FOR CONFERENCE 13’

Now does that statement meet the 4 Way Test….nah OK so we will use Letterman’s 10 Top Reasons Why You Should Attend “Your” Conference’ 13

Reason #10-Want the constant reminders to register to stop? Register!

Reason #9-You save MONEY if you register NOW

Reason #8- Meet and hear from Past Rotary International President Cliff Dochterman as he regales you with facts and stories of Rotary and you will understand why he is one of two most requested speakers in Rotary and he “ASKED” to come to our conference

Reason #7-Craig Barrett, former CEO of Intel Corporation will inspire you with his speech on service

Reason #6-You will be able to eat and drink (yes, there will be drinking) at 15 hospitality rooms-all of which are movie themed

Reason #5-Interact with Rotary Youth, and GSE

Reason #4-Take part in a Hunger “hands-on project” and assemble from 10,000 to 25,000 meals to feed the hungry here in the U.S. as well as internationally

Reason #3-Hear NFL football star Sam Acho’s inspiring story of work that he and  his family does in Africa-and be part of an autograph session if you want too.

Reason #2-Be entertained by the Honeybee Trio, an amazing group of young singers that will take you from the 40’s to the 60’s in a 90 dinner show

And…..Drum Roll Please

Reason #1-You might meet someone, learn something, or do something that will change your life forever…..I did… at my first District Conference!

Arizona Trip 2013 – Will YOU be there?

The Arizona Trip 2013 is just weeks away and ASU Rotaractors are busy balancing finals and last minute preparations for the United States’ first ever Rotaract Roundtrip! We will be hosting six international Rotaractors: Laura from Germany, Graham from Canada, Giovanni from Italy, Olga from Ukraine, Galina from Russia, and Jacob from Denmark. These applicants, chosen from a total of 44, are highly active and engaged members in their home clubs.

Our trippers will be arriving starting May 30th and the trip will officially kick-off with the Welcome Dinner on May 31st at 6pm (location to be determined, all Rotarians, Interactors, and Rotaractors and family members welcome, pot-luck style, please RSVP). The trip will include an Arizona House and Capital visit, Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona tour, and the best of the Phoenix metropolitan area! They will then return home on June 10th.

Since this is such an unprecedented event, we are in need of some serious support. We already home some amazing volunteers serving as hosts for events and families for the Rotaractors while they are here in the valley. But we need more support! We will be providing all their meals and expenses such as transportation, first aid, and other important costs.

“How can I help?” Great question! Please go to www.aztrip2013.weebly.com or visit our page http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/arizona-trip-2013-fund/x/783129 to make contributions until May 9th online. So many Rotarians have voiced their support and given to this wonderful trip – will you be among them? Thank you for all your support! Go Rotary! Go Rotaract! Go Devils!

by Andrew Walker

Let’s Be the Generation That Ends Extreme Poverty

While we are closer than ever to eradicating Polio we still have a ways to go but now is a good time to consider our next great challenge. Like Polio, what about us considering ending extreme poverty?

The world is at an auspicious moment. For the first time ever, we have a real opportunity to end extreme poverty within a generation. But achieving this goal won’t be easy. Not only do developing countries need to maintain strong economic growth, there’s also a need to accelerate efforts to reach the poorest and most vulnerable people. Read more here……

Rotary Club Locator App

Find a club meeting wherever you are with the Rotary Club Locator app. Search by city, state, country and meeting day or by distance from your location. Features include:

• A list of clubs in the area
• Club meeting location, day, and time
• Save details of your favorite clubs
• Map of the selected meeting location
• Driving directions to the meeting
• Club president and secretary contact details and ability save to Contacts (MAP registration required)
• Ability to add meeting event to Calendar app
• Donate via SMS to End Polio

You’ll also find information about Rotary International and how to be invited to become a member.

[Note: The Rotary Club Locator app can only locate clubs that have submitted the street address of their meeting place to Rotary International via Member Access.]

Download the “Rotary Club Locator” app for your mobile devices, simply click here.

Conference ’13

BOOZE, FOOD, LAUGHTER, ENTERTAINMENT, FUN, SOCIAL INTERACTION…..GOT YOUR ATTENTION YET?!!

Well you will get all that and more at CONFERENCE ’13. Arizona Rotary District’s 5510 and 5490 are coming together to provide YOU with the very best event. So mark your calendar for June 7th and 8th and head to the newly remodeled Fiesta Resort and Conference Center in Tempe.

The Honeybee Trio
The Honeybee Trio

So what will you find once you get there there…all of the above and:

Cliff Dochterman, Past International President, author of “The A, B, C’s of Rotary”, “As I Was Saying I and II” as our International President’s Representative. Cliff promises to regal us with light hearted stories about Rotary and what it does world wide to help others.

Hospitality Suites-10 of them, based on movie themes with food and beverages to match, in which you will be able to meet with and talk to fellow Rotarians from both Districts. There will be a movie themed contest with prizes, and know that at least 1 of them will be serving Romulan Ale.

Craig Barrett-Former CEO of Intel who’s focus and education and literacy will inform and inspire you!

NFL-No we will not be watching football games-but I can tell you that we are VERY close to having 1 and perhaps 2 very well known players whose work in Africa is recognized around the world.

The HoneyBee Trio-who will cap our event with a 90 minute show following dinner that will blow your socks off.  You’ve got to check out their invitation to come see them: Take a minute to listen! Want to see more-go to www.honeybeetrio.com

I promise that there will be more than what is written about today-look for more information to be posted to our web.