April 23, 2007
Issue 22

Dear Rotary Leaders,

Rotarians At Work Day
April 28 is next Saturday! For the last minute preparations here are some recommendations:

Website: 1. Make sure your Club project(s) is(are) listed on the Rotarians At Work website. Make sure all the specific information is listed on your page(s): time, location, number of volunteers. If you need to update a project page, there is a "Project Update Login Page" link at the bottom of each page. If you do not know the password to update your page you can have it emailed to the project contact person.
2. If your club is having multiple projects on April 28, be aware that you can click on a club name on a project page to get a sub-list of projects for a club. See the list for San Diego for instance.
3. At the bottom of a list or sub-list of projects there is a "Full Printable List" link to have all the corresponding project descriptions on the same page. See full list, and list for San Diego.

Press Release: The District is sending a Press Release for Rotarians At Work Day, but it will be even more effective if all the clubs are also doing it for their own projects. Make sure your PR Chair gets the word out to the Press.

Photos: Make sure that somebody is going to be at your project with a digital camera to document the work. Take plenty of photos showing the Rotarians At Work tee-shirts and club banners. After the project you will be able to make a selection of the best photos, and we will implement a way to have you upload the photos to your project page on the website.

Visitation Schedule: I will try to visit as many project as I can. So will Bob Watson, Jim O'Meara, Pam Russell, and others. Let us know if there is any specific time of the day were it would be good for you to have a representative from the District, like for a dedication ceremony. Also send this information to your Assistant Governor. Most of them will try to visit your club projects.

District Conference Registration
Please make additional announcements at your club meetings about the District Conference. The Conference Program Summary has been published on the website. Please print a few copies, and bring them at your club meetings, together with the Conference Flyer. We don't want people to wait for the last minute to register, this is making things more complicated for us to estimate the attendance numbers.

Registration for district events
We have just released the online registration for many upcoming District events. make sure you make the necessary announcements during your club meetings.
- May 12: Youth Protection Policy Training: This is a compulsory training for clubs to be certified to participate to youth activities in 2007-08.
- June 2: Matching Grants Seminar: Make sure your club is represented to hear the latest updates on the Matching Grants process and new features of the Matching Grants website.
- June 12: District Council Dinner: Governor's Dinner to celebrate the 2006-07 Rotary Year and step into the 2007-08 year.
- June 17: District Reception in Salt Lake City: hosted by DGE Jim O'Meara, to connect with the District 5340 Rotarians at the Convention.
- July 21: Membership Seminar: at the Braille Institute.
- August 11: Public Relations Seminar: a new training session for PR Chairs and others.

Rotary Padres Games
We have 6 designated Rotary Games with the Padres. All games have a flag ceremony and a field ceremony honoring Rotary. See the dates on the Event Registration page. This is a great opportunity for some Rotary Fellowship.

Yellow Pages
Remember that the District Yellow Pages is a great way to advertize your business. I was recently looking for somebody to remodel my master bathroom, and I was disappointed that there were no contractors listed in there. I would have liked to give some business to a fellow Rotarian. On the other hand, you can find some Mexican Auto Insurance if you are planning to Drive to the District Conference in Ensenada. See Hugh Kramer's "Discover Baja" listing from the Old Mission Rotary Club.

GSE Team Selection
The 2007-08 GSE Team members have been selected. They will go to India in late Dec 2007 under the leadership of Larry Sundram. You can see photos and bios of the team members on the District Website.

Philippe Lamoise
District Governor 2006-07
Rotary District 5340

	April 28, 2007 Rotarians At Work Day Throughout the District and Beyond All clubs in the District are doing a "hand-on" project on this day. Check the website below for the list of projects. More information... May 12, 2007 Youth Protection Policy Training Braille Institute, 4555 Executive Dr, San Diego, 92121 Starts at 8:30 am. Training for Club Youth Protection Officers to implement the Youth Protection Policy in 2007-08, and get your club certified to participate to any youth activity. Attendance is free. Please register to help us get a head count. More information... May 18-20, 2007 District Conference Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Come and join us for the highlight of the 2006-07 Rotary year! A celebration of Rotary fellowship and international service for our first District Conference held in a foreign country! Only 2 hours away! More information... June 02, 2007 Matching Grants Seminar USD Learn all the technical details about Matching Grants. Includes a live demo of the Matching Grants Website. More information... June 12, 2007 District Council Dinner La Jolla Marriott 5:30 pm. Fellowship, 6:30 pm. Dinner Program: Governor's Dinner More information... June 17, 2007 District Reception in Salt Lake City Downtown Marriott Hotel 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The Governor's Reception is for fellowship, and an opportunity to meet special guests from around the world. All Rotarians and guests of District 5340 are welcome to attend. Two refreshment tickets provided at check-in. A variety of hors-d'oeuvres will be served. More information... August 11, 2007 Public Relations Seminar La Jolla Marriott 9:30 to 11:00 am. All club public relation chairpersons are strongly encouraged to attend this seminar. Any club member is also welcome to join us as well. There is no charge for this seminar, but you do need to register. More information...

You can find more information on District events on the District Website.