2026 January District Trainer
Happy New Year! Well, there are less than 6 months left in the Rotary Year but there are so many educational opportunities you’ll be able to access in D5330.
This is for all incoming club presidents: The date for DGE Richard Lemire’s Pre-P.E.L.S. (Presidents-Elect Learning Session, changed from the acronym P.E.T.S.) will be Saturday, January 31st at Crafton Hills College.
This is for all current club presidents: This is also the same date and location for DG Nyron’s Mid-Term Review.
That day we have scheduled many district chairs to update us on what has been happening in D5330 as well as informing us of what to look forward to in the coming months. Palm Desert Rotarian, Carol Winston is chairing this dual event. Register NOW on DAC db.
Between February 19-22, all incoming club presidents will be required to attend P.E.L.S. at the LAX Marriott. The weekend will be amazing. There will be more than 800 PEs from 11 districts from 7 states! The P.E.L.S. Committee has planned a welcoming dinner on Thursday evening, and then on Friday we will begin conducting the Elective and Core courses for the PEs. DGE Richard will have 3 breakout sessions that weekend for all of his presidents, as well. You will hear many significant keynote addresses by well-known speakers, culminating in the Sunday brunch that will feature PDG Michael Angelo Caruso, a very colorful and inspirational speaker. So, to ALL PEs, sign up now on DACdb if you haven’t already done so!
Then, on Saturday, April 11, from 8 AM until 2 PM, you will again have the opportunity to learn even more about Rotary at our annual District Training Assembly, chaired by Palm Desert Rotarian, Maryalice Alberg Owings. We will have 4, 45- minute blocks of specific sessions totaling more than 40 learning opportunities. The event will again be held at the Tahquitz High School in Hemet. Register for this event on DAC db!
PDG Rudy Westervelt continues to work diligently to provide quarterly meetings of the Rotary Leadership Institute at the Presbyterian Church in Beaumont. The next Saturday session will be on Saturday, February 28th. Registration is open on DAC db.
In addition to all this, PDG Marilyn Sanderson, the chair of the district’s Educational Committee has been scheduling timely educational sessions on ZOOM throughout the Rotary year on all things Rotary, and will continue to do so for the next 6+ months to come.
We area all very excited for your participation in these educational events!