On the Road to Eradication: A PolioPlus Update
District 5330 PolioPlus chair Marilyn Sanderson on polio fatigue, the $50 million Gates match, the PolioPlus Society and the Kennel Klub’s newest member: a hawk.
District News & Updates
District 5330 in Taipei, Part 3: ‘We Made a Promise’
Breakout sessions at the Taipei convention: the push to end polio, beating burnout, managing hard conversations, and a District 5330 dinner at The Grand Hotel.
District 5330 in Taipei, Part 2: ‘Peace Is Not a Destination’
Inside the general sessions of the 2026 Rotary International Convention: Francesco Arezzo, John Hewko on belonging, Malala Yousafzai on education, and the handover to Yinka Babalola.
District 5330 in Taipei, Part 1: Meeting New Friends
Greetings from Taipei, site of the 2026 Rotary International Convention: temple visits, Taiwan Cultural Night and the opening of the House of Friendship.
2026 March Governor Message
Dear Rotarians of District 5330, Each March, Rotary highlights one of our most transformative Areas of Focus: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene. For many of us, turning on a faucet and having clean water flow freely is something we rarely think about. Yet for millions of people around the world, access to safe water remains a […]
2026 March Annual Fund
The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund First of all, I want to thank everyone – and there are many of you – who have already made donations to The Rotary Foundation (TRF). This year District 5330 has a goal of $350,000 for its donation to “The Rotary Foundation.” As of February 1, 2026 – […]
2026 January Membership
Happy 2026 People of Action! It’s my hope that you had a wonderful holiday season celebrating with loved ones. Welcome to the new year that is filled with opportunities to continue the great work we do as Rotarians! To that end, we need to keep club membership growth top of mind. As you are […]
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 […]
2026 January Annual Fund
The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund Hello Rotarians, I want to Thank all of you who have donated to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) this Rotary year. So far this year the following 8 clubs have donated more than $9,000 to The Rotary Foundation. Two of these clubs donated more than $20,000 : E-Club of […]
2025 December DGND Dess Benedetto
My Rotary Journey to DG for 2028-2029By Dess Benedetto In June 2007, I was a relatively new estate attorney in a new city with a new life ahead of me. A friend of mine, a fellow lawyer who I met through a business networking group a couple years earlier, when we were both […]