The Board of Trustees of the Rotary Foundation has approved the Matching Grant for the District 5300 Wheelchair project. In order for the Wheelchair Foundation to coordinate this effort and distribute the chairs in the spring, District 5300 must send our District matching funds in immediately.

The District sent Invoices to the clubs Friday, October 14. 

If your club has not yet submitted the check for the full amount of your pledge to the District office, you must do so by October 28.  Failure to do so may mean that your club forfeits the chance to participate this year.  

Thank you again for your generosity and humanitarianism.

We need your help to identify at least one individual from your club to be a facilitator this year at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards). RYLA is a 3-day camp, March 2-4, 2012, in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild. We as Rotarians get to work with the brightest 11th graders in our District. Once identified, have the Rotarian contact Bob Basen at (760) 792-8622 or via email at bb@cbcdesert.com.   

Teach your students to write business plans that might eventually lead to job creation for themselves and others. Steve Jobs was only 12 when his entrepreneurial bent caught the attention of Bill Hewlett of HP.  Millions of jobs worldwide are the result of Apple's innovations. I can help your club get started.  Contact C. Ray Carlson 1-800-448-3456, ray@rotapreneur.com, Chair, District 5300 Vocational Service.