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Welcome to the Rotary District 5180 website.
During the 2020-21 Rotary year, our district goal is to help strengthen our clubs by connecting our members and their communities so that we are all inspired to do better things in our communities both locally and internationally.
In addition, through education and other district events, we will create an environment that is fun and social so members can increase friendships and vocational opportunities.
Our theme this year is "Rotary is FFF'n Amazing" - with the three F's standing for Family, Friendship and Foundation. It's these three key elements of Rotary have that kept me and my family committed to the Rotary life for many years
Please join us for a wonderful year of Service Above Self.
Brent Hastey
2020-21 Rotary 5180 District Governor
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If you missed our Rotary Reboot in November, you can still catch all the great lessons and discussions about how to make a more vibrant, inclusive club. All of the videos are available on this website. Click here to check them out!
Over the last couple of months, I've made it to all 37 of our clubs in District 5180. This picture is from my visit to the Marysville Rotary (a fun bunch!) I have to say, I am incredibly impressed and proud at how well you've all handled the trials and tribulations of trying to stay connected, relevant and helpful in your communities during the pandemic. I am also very optimistic that our district will continue to shine as an example of what right looks like when it comes to leadership, inclusion and service above self.
My tag line this year is "Rotary is FFF'n Amazing" - with the three F's standing for friends, family and foundation. With November as Foundation month, I'm thrilled to share some exciting news this month related to our district's commitment to the Rotary Foundation and its efforts around the world, including some pretty incredible projects right here in our back yard. So keep reading!
If you haven't already signed up for tomorrow's Rotary Reboot, please do! Details are below, but it's a great opportunity to learn from each other ways that we can all breathe new life into our clubs, grow our membership, and ensure we are an inclusive, service-oriented organization.
As we head into fall and the holidays, I want to say how grateful I am for all of you, and for all that you do as Rotarians for your communities, our region and our world.
Please stay healthy!
DG Brent
It's official! We are spreading peace around the world from right here in Rotary District 5180!
As Foundation Month kicked off, our district made the leap to becoming a Global Peacebuilder District. With a $25,000 donation to the Rotary Peace Centers, we are helping to fund six peace centers at universities around the world. The Peace Centers are funded by the World Fund and by contributions from Rotary districts, or endowments from Rotarians.
Here's a little more about what it means to be a Global Peacebuilder District from our incredible Foundation team:
(If the video doesn't play, please click here to view the D5180 Peacebuilder Announcement)
Our district had these funds as excess District Designated Funds, as we rolled over more than $170,000 from last year. For a look at how other District Foundation funds were spent in 2019-2020, you can check out our annual report here.
A huge shout out to Joe Scheimer, our district foundation chair, and his incredible committees who made this possible.
Last month, we encouraged District 5180 Rotarians to help us eradicate polio with a donation to PolioPlus. You really came through!
We haven't quite finished tabulating the results, but already, we can tell you that members of our district donated more than $54,000!
That incredible sum was matched by the District Designated Fund, and then matched again 2 to 1 by the Gates Foundation!
So our district's contributions led to more than $327,000 for the fight against polio!
Thank you!
