Our annual Rice and Beans drive goes to the end of May.  Our goal is $2,000; we are currently at $1,220.
 
RYLA is coming up.  There are 87 students committed to RYLA with 3 sponsored by our club.
 
RYLA needs counselors.  If you are interested, contact Jennifer or David.
 
We have two club members who have committed to be RYLA counselors and one who will be a guest speaker.
 
Greg mentioned the possibility of our club linking up with one of the 22 Rotary clubs in the Ukraine.
 
Mike and Mikela Kull, The Ranches, spoke to our club.  Since 944, The Ranches has been helping to restore hope for young people who have struggled to see their worth and often question their value.  The Ranches offer a unique combination of family style living in a rural ranch environment.  They meet kids where they are and help them get to a point where they can act on their own.  Currently, they have 20 kids but are staffed for more. During 2008, they consolidated the Boys and Girls ranches into the facility near Belen. They are privately funded and take no federal or state money.  They don't allow the kids to have phones which can be difficult.  They try to keep the real world out - drugs, gangs, etc. but technology doesn't help.  Luckily, the campus is isolated south of Belen.
 
 
There are two seats are coming available for the new Rotary year on the Del Sol Foundation board beginning July 1st.  The incumbents are seeking reelection.  If any other club member is interested in running for either seat, they can self-nominate or someone else can nominate them.  In either case, new nominees would need to follow the process outlined below and meet the dates specified.
 
 
Board Member Nominations and Elections Processes
Approved May 15, 2024 - Modified May 19,2025
 
1.  The Foundation Board nominates incumbents who wish to serve another term at the May board meeting each year.
 
2.  Announcement of the Rotary del Sol Foundaton Annual Meeting is placed in the Club Bulletin before the end of May.The contents of the announcement will include the following:
 
     a.Date of the annual meeting (usually the last Thursday in the month of June.
 
     b.List of incumbent foundation board members who wish to serve another three-year term.
 
     c. A member Rotarian can be nominated by a fellow club member or self-nominated by submitting a short bio (75 words or less) at least two weeks prior to the annual meeting in June.  The bio should be sent to the Bulletin editor and the Club Secretary.
 
3.  All bios of all nominees will be posted within an Excel spreadsheet linked to the Members Only section of the Club website immediately after the deadline for bio submittals (refer to 2(c) above) unless there are only enough nominees to fill the number of vacancies.
 
4.  Member Rotarians will be allowed to vote on-line through the Members Only section of the website.Voting will cease on midnight of the Monday before the Annual Meeting in the month of June.
 
5.  New board members, and terms of office, will be announced at the Foundation Annual Meeting, or no later than the last Thursday of June each year in the Club Bulletin.
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31 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Each May or June, Rotary International holds a worldwide convention "to stimulate, inspire and inform all Rotarians at an international level." The convention, which may not be held in the same country for more than two consecutive years, is the annual meeting to conduct the business of the association. The planning process usually begins about four or five years in advance.
 
The RI board determines a general location and invites cities to make proposals. The conventions are truly international events which 20,000 to 40,000 Rotarians and guests attend. All members should plan to participate in a Rotary International convention to discover the real internationality of Rotary It is an experience you'll never forget. 
 
  
Upcoming Events
Club Meeting
Jimmy's on Jefferson
May 29, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
 
Special Olympics Volunteers
Van Buren Middle School
May 30, 2025 7:00 PM –
May 31, 2025 10:00 PM
 
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Birthdays & Rotary Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Tony Pino
May 3
 
John Heck
May 6
 
Dave Seely
May 12
 
Join Date
Cindy Chavez
May 5, 2022
3 years
 
Davis Riordan
May 16, 2019
6 years
 
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