I want to thank all the clubs who sent delegates to attend the virtual District 5650 Annual Meeting on May 8th. Thank you, as well, to the delegates for taking the time to represent your clubs in the district and vote to ratify and approve our future district leadership and our budget and taking that information back to your clubs. Here is a recap of the meeting:
- Robert Rapp ratified for District Governor 2025-26
- Gretchen Bren District Governor-Elect- will serve 2026-27
- Curt Peters-District Governor Nominee-will serve 2027-28
- Manual of Policies and Procedures (approved by the district board of directors) was presented.
- Mike Benck from Omaha Morning was elected as At-large Board Member representing small clubs
- Scott Delisi from Lincoln South was elected as At-large Board Member representing medium clubs
- Roxy Orr from Omaha Suburban was elected At-large Board Member representing large clubs
- At-large Past District Governors appointed by Robert Rapp
- Bob Perrin from Omaha Suburban
- Barbara Bartle from Lincoln 14
- The District 5650 3-Year Rolling Strategic Plan was presented.
- Gary Bren reviewed changes made at the Council of Legislation meeting he attended.
- Gary presented the final numbers from Kathryn Schubert's year as DG 2023-24 and they were approved.
- Gary presented the proposed budget for the district that Robert will operate under for the Rotary year 2025-26.
Our district is in good financial shape and I am confident with our leadership under Robert Rapp next year, that we will continue to have a great impact on our communities and grow Rotary. It is vitally important that we continue to increase and retain our membership. With Kathryn Schubert as our District Membership Chair, I believe we will be able to bring membership back to pre-pandemic levels. We are always in search of committee members and great leaders to help our district remain strong. Ig you have an interest to further your Rotary journey at the district level, please feel free to reach out to myself, Robert or any other members of the district leadership team.
Tom Kerfoot
Rotary District 5650 Governor 2024-25