Past District Governor Hal Pennington with DG Tim Eaton at Tim's induction as 2020-2021 Rotary District Governor
Congratulations, Tim!
District 5770 Welcomes You
District 5770 is comprised of thirty-one Rotary clubs located in south and southwest Oklahoma. We represent over 1200 members. The District also sponsors four Rotaract clubs in universities across our area and supports Interact clubs in area high schools. Click here to request information.
From it’s beginnings in 1915 as District 11, encompassing Kansas and Oklahoma, to its current moniker designated in 1990, Rotarians of the district have made it known our hearts are in service to our local communities, with support to the global efforts of Rotary International. District 5770 has produced two Rotary International Presidents: Everett W Hill, of the Shawnee, Oklahoma, Rotary club in 1924-1925, and Ron Burton, of the Norman, Oklahoma, Rotary club in 2013-2014. Herbert J. Taylor, author of the Four-Way Test, served as the third president of the Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, Rotary Club. He later moved to Chicago and served as President of Rotary International from 1954-1955.
We welcome you to inquire about our District and our Rotary Clubs. Please contact us. We’d love to get to know you!
Rotary District 5770 has been awarded a Disaster Grant for $25,000 from the Rotary Foundation. Our money will be used by the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma for district school pantry and backpack programs in Ada, Ardmore, Chickasha, Duncan, Elk City, Frederick, Lawton, Norman, Purcell and Shawnee.
Many thanks to PDG Phil Moss for spearheading this effort and to PDG Hal Pennington and DG Tim Eaton.
Rotary District 5770 recently applied for and received funding from the Rotary Foundation to award to Carlee Wright to further her studies in Italy this fall. The scholarship provided by the Rotary Foundation and Rotary District 5770 will go towards her tuition and living expenses for the next academic year.
Welcome to a new Rotary Year and the opportunities to be had.
Congratulations District Governor Tim Eaton!
We look forward to your leadership in this coming year.
Congratulations to the new Presidents, may your year be full of service and opportunities.
Photo Credit to Rotarian Phil Dyer, St Helens, Merseyside, England.
If you were unable to catch the live sessions at this year's virtual Rotary International Convention, you can watch the replays of the sessions and breakouts. Click here to view.
Additional breakout sessions are planned for July. View them at the convention website.
The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment.
More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding has been allocated to environment-related projects over the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to support the environment will give Rotary members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact.
Supporting the environment becomes Rotary's seventh area of focus, which are categories of service activities supported by global grants. It joins peacebuilding and conflict prevention; disease prevention and treatment; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and community economic development.
Grant applications for projects will be accepted beginning on 1 July 2021. Gifts and commitments from Rotarians and others will be sought to provide global grant support for the new area of focus.
Register now for one or all five of the Leadership Seminars hosted by Zones 30/31. Registration is free.
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