With two additional donations received last week: $3000 from the Jackson Rotary Club and $7000 from the Rotary Club of Porterville, in District 5230 - the donations to the District 5190 Community Fund for Fire Relief now exceed $100,000! While the needs continue to be felt in our fire-ravaged communities, the generosity of Rotarians and non-Rotarians is heartwarming.
Members from around the District have stepped up to help with relief efforts for the
Mosquito Fire currently
burning in Northern California.
Thank you to everyone listed below for
their contributions and support!
Amador Upcountry, Auburn, Georgetown Divide,
Grass Valley South, Greenville, Nevada City, Penn Valley,
Plumas Bank Auburn, Rotary District 5180,
Rotary D5190 Areas 4, 5 and 6
Donations made be made to the D5190 Community Fund
Rotary D5190 Office
Parasol Building
948 Incline Way
Incline Village NV 89451
MAP OF THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THE FIRE
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During my time as a Rotary Global Grant Scholar I completed a Masters in International Governance and Diplomacy with a concentration in human rights at Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs. My studies were focused on peacebuilding and conflict mediation, specifically women’s participation in peace processes. Through interactions with peers and professors from all over the world, I feel I gained a much more diverse and well-rounded understanding of the sustaining peace ecosystem and the important role women have to play in it. This focus led me to a job with the Youth and Womens Empowerment Team within the Division for Peace at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. In my current position I will be supporting the design and implementation of training programs with the aim of increasing the representation of women at all levels of peace processes.
I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to build strong relationships with both my host, Paris Académies, and sponsor, Reno Central and Auburn Gold Country, Rotary clubs. The members of Paris Académies were continually welcoming and supportive, inviting me to their weekly meetings and club events. My sponsor clubs made this experience possible for me. They have become very important people in my life and their endless support and encouragement were huge factors in my success. I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with both clubs and providing them with any support they might need in the future.
FIRE DISASTER RECOVERY INFORMATION
Caldor/Dixie/River/Tamarack Fires
District 5190, in conjunction with our respective clubs/partner organizations has established ways for you to contribute to those affected by the many fires occurring within our district. Please download the press release by clicking on the link below. Direct links to donation accounts are contained in the attached press release. Clubs are encouraged to distribute this press release to their local media.Were you or someone you know impacted by one of the fires? The application for aid is now available.
#RotaryResponds
FIRE DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION/FORMS
Thanks to Chico Rotary for their gift of $3000! Very generous. And Minden Rotary contributed another $1750 to the District Community Fund for Caldor Fire victims.
Susanville Rotary’s check for $26,497.32 has been received, representing the fundraising efforts of the Sierra Radio Network’s fundraising events in Susanville and Chester. The funds are directed to the victims of the Dixie Fire.
The Reno Rotary Foundation just contributed $10,000 to our district fire response effort! Thanks, Reno Rotary!
Total contributions to the District 5190 Community Fund for fire response have totaled over $75,000. Add that to the GoFundMe pages for the Dixie and River Fires, we have raised over $150,000.
On October 18, 2021, the Rotary Club of Greenville held their first fundraising/community event since the Dixie Fire destroyed the town of Greenville on August 4, 2021. Two Rotarians, one prospective member, and two appreciated volunteers worked in the first snow of the year and temperatures to chill the bone. This year's drive through clinic was moved from Greenville to Crescent Mills due to the fire damage.
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Greenville Rotarians - Cheri Prior, Kest Porter Tani Preston, John Banks, Dave Preston | ||||
We recently received $5900 from the Rotary Club of Lincoln in District 5180 to benefit victims of the Dixie, Caldor and other fires. The Community Fund fire response fund total is now over $33,000! Gift cards of $500 each are being provided for approved fire victim applicants and are being hand-delivered by Rotarians as one way of helping victims with their immediate needs such as food, gas and clothing.
Thanks to the Rotary Club of China Lake and their charitable foundation for the recent contribution of $3000 to the District 5190 Community Fund to benefit fire victims in our District! What a great show of Rotary support!
We heard that Plumas County radio held two events in Susanville and Chester to raise funds for the Dixie Fire victims. $29,000 is being contributed to our Rotary district community fund to be distributed to those in need! Thanks to Plumas County residents for helping their neighbors in need.
Looking for more funding for your club project?
You’re in luck!
The District Grants Committee has opened a second round of District Grants. This means that clubs which have already been approved for one District Grant may now apply for a second grant.
Clubs that have not been awarded a District Grant are still eligible to apply for their first grant.
Over $40,000 is still available in the form of District Grants. Club funds will be matched with a grant up to $2500 per project, and an extra 25% will be granted to each club when two or more clubs partner in a project.
Bonus District Grant funds, reflecting the club’s Annual Fund giving, will also be awarded for a stand-alone project or can be added to another club project. For a list of the available Bonus funds, go to https://district5190.org/documents/en-ca/a6469793-d77a-417a-a522-21b5ee0e3522/1.
For more information or to be sure your club is qualified to apply for grants, contact District Grants Chair Bill Boon (whboon@sbcglobal.net) or District Foundation Chair Doug McDonald (dougmcdonald49@gmail.com).
Honoring Our Past, Building Our Future
Please celebrate with us the accomplishments of Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation and its incredible donors by viewing the 2021 Annual Report, honoring its history, highlighting its greatest achievements, and celebrating the community it serves.
Nevada City Rotary was delighted to extend a warm welcome to Rotary Global Scholar, Evani Radiya-Dixit and her parents on Thursday August 25.
Evani presented an inspiring overview of her year in Cambridge conducting research at the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge as a Rotary Global Scholar. Her focus was the ethical use of facial recognition technologies.
Evani reaffirmed that her research aligns with Rotary's work in peacebuilding and conflict prevention by revealing the risks and harms of facial recognition and by informing tech policy in a manner that mitigates discrimination and promotes peace.
Evani was sponsored by District 5190, Nevada City Rotary and Grass Valley Rotary. She was hosted in the UK by Cambridge Sawston Rotary Club.
We congratulate and salute Evani for her critical leading edge facial recognition research and ethical policy development work.
For more information about Evani please CLICK HERE
Distirct 5190 is excited to announce our new "My 5190 Member Resource" webpage. My 5190 is one stop page for access to all of the webpages on the site. No more annoying pull down menus that have little or no description to where you're going. Check out the new page and give us feedback and any thoughts you might have on how we can improve.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE NEW PAGE
The Arts and Culture Commission and the Rotary Club of Reno Downtown partnered in 2016 to create the Sculpture Garden at Bicentennial Park. Click the Learn More button to read the story on Channel 2 News!
On October 18, 2021, the Rotary Club of Greenville held their first fundraising/community event since the Dixie Fire destroyed the town of Greenville on August 4, 2021. Two Rotarians, one prospective member, and two appreciated volunteers worked in the first snow of the year and temperatures to chill the bone. This year's drive through clinic was moved from Greenville to Crescent Mills due to the fire damage.
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Greenville Rotarians - Cheri Prior, Kest Porter Tani Preston, John Banks, Dave Preston | ||||
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