THE DISTRICT

For the purpose of more efficient administration. Rotary has divided the world into Districts. We are in District 5020 which covers Vancouver Island and the North West portion of the State of Washington, U.S.A. On March 1, 2000 the District consisted of 75 Rotary Clubs.

A District Governor for every District is elected annually at the Rotary International Convention. He is an Officer of Rotary International. Current Victoria Rotary Club members, who have been elected as District Governor are Jack Gregory (1983-1984), Doug Lewis (1990-1991) and Ed Ruggles (1958-1959) in District 707 (Ontario).

The Clubs in each District pay per capital dues to the District Fund. This may change from year to year depending on the District budget. The fiscal year of the District runs concurrently with the fiscal year of the Clubs. In fact the Rotary year at all levels is from July 1 to the following June 30.

It is the duty of the District Governor to hold a District Conference each year. At present this is held in either April or May. During his year as District Governor Nominee he has a District Assembly for the instruction of incoming Club Presidents, Club Officers, Directors and Committee Chairpersons.

He also runs a Presidents' Elect Training Seminar (PETS) as a special training session for incoming Presidents. The District Conference, like the Rotary International Convention, is open to the families of Rotarians. By all means make every effort to attend these meetings.

District Governors write Monthly Letters to the Clubs in their District. These monthly letters include Rotary International information, messages from the President of Rotary International, articles written by the District Governor, and information as to what is going on in different clubs within the district. They also give advance notice of forthcoming district events. Four copies of the monthly letter are sent to each club for use by the Club President, Club Secretary, the President Elect and the Club Bulletin editor. It is also sent to Chairpersons and members of District Committees. The District Governor's letter records the average attendance of each Club in the District and awards are given in several categories based on this record. All of the above information is also available on the Rotary Web Page on the internet.

The District Governor makes an official visit, to each Club in the District. On the agreed date he confers with the Club President and Secretary concerning details of Club operations. This is followed by a Club Assembly, open to all members of the Club, at which time each committee Chairperson reviews the activities of his or her committee.

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