Welcome to District 5110
District 5110 encompasses the southern two-thirds of the state of Oregon and the very northern part of the state of California. Geographically the district is a diverse landscape, from the rocky shores of the Pacific Ocean to the snow-covered 10,000 foot mountain peaks to dramatic deserts.
The 4,282 Rotarians in our district are proud of our many service projects both in our communities and around the world. We welcome you to not only visit one of our 70 clubs, but also to have the opportunity to introduce you to the many educational, cultural and recreational opportunities available here. Let District 5110 Rotarians show you what good hosts we are!
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Michael C. “Mike” Fischnaller
District Governor 2008-2009
Governor's Message for October
"Our Vocations and our Rotary Service . . . "
Fellow, Rotarians,
I recently attended a club meeting where I wasn’t the program at my own club, the Rotary Club of Springfield. John Halgren, a Past President and long term member, had been asked to give his Rotary and personal history much like we did during this last year, living out the Rotary Shares theme. Long term members have been asked to give brief biographies so newer members can get to know us as we get to know them.
John’s talk went back to his first days in Rotary when he discovered that many of the people in the community he did business with were members of Rotary. The person he bought tires from, his insurance agent, dentist, banker, the list went on for some time. It is a reminder to all of us that the strength of our Rotary clubs is our vocationally diverse membership. Rotary started with four members who were all of different professions for the purpose of fellowship and networking. It only later became a service club – now the world’s oldest and largest service club.
As you look at your club roster and the professions of each of the members, I challenge you to do two things. First: list obvious professions that aren’t currently represented. I’ll guarantee you there will be some open classifications in prominent professions. Second, list people in your circle of influence; customers, neighbors, friends, people you do business with, that you know would make good Rotarians. You are likely to find a good match between the list of professions and people in your or other Rotarians circle of influence. People you know who care about the community and are willing to give their time, talent and energy to make it a better place to live and work.
With other members in your club, determine who would be the best representative of each business or profession and actively recruit them into the club. Not to fill an opening but to give them the opportunity to experience the joy of serving your community, their community, in a deeper and more unique way through Rotary. Your list will include business owners and key managers but could also include developing leaders as well as former owners and leaders who are now retired.
Having a broad spectrum of vocations in our clubs helps us to serve our community vocationally, being a resource for High School Career Days, doing mock interviews with seniors, mentoring the Interact Club or RYLA student, selecting Scholarship Recipients and all the other Vocational Service activities clubs participate in. A vocationally diverse membership is the key to effective vocational service programs.
Mike Fischnaller
District Governor
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