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Rotary
International President-elect
(2012-13)
Sakuji Tanaka
Rotary Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan
Sakuji Tanaka was chair of the Daika Company and president
of the National Household Papers Distribution Association
of Japan. He also has been vice president of the Yashio
City Chamber of Commerce. Sakuji has served Rotary as a
director, Rotary Foundation trustee, regional Rotary
Foundation coordinator, and training leader. He was chair
of the 2009 Birmingham Convention Committee and the
Permanent Fund Committee for Japan, and served on the Polio
Eradication Advocacy Task Force and Future Vision
Committee. Working with his district, Sakuji helped to
construct a school building in Bangladesh, and he has
established an endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship. He has
received the RI Service Above Self Award and the
Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. Sakuji and his
wife, Kyoko, are Benefactors and Major Donors.
RIPE Sakuji Tanaka would like to see Rotary continue its
work as THE vital force to improve our communities, and to
see Polio eradicated once and for all as a threat to world
health.
To do this work, Rotary needs active,
involved clubs and well trained club presidents, a task
which Lone Star PETS is prepared to do.
Participating LSPETS Texas districts:
5730,
5790, 5810, 5830, 5840, 5870, 5890, 5910, & 5930.
Participating Oklahoma district: 5770, (Not shown).

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Early-Registration for 2012 LS PETS January 1 - March 9, 2012
is now Open.
Payment is by Credit
Card only. (No Exceptions)
Full
Early-Registration for Presidents-elect = $295.00 (January 1
- March 9, 2012)
Full Early-Registration for
Presidents-nominee = $295.00 (January 1 - March 9, 2012)
Full Early-Registration, Operating Committee
& Discussion Leaders, DGEs, DGNs, and others = $255.00 (January 1
- March 9, 2012)Spouse's Registration anytime = $255.00
(No Late Fee)
Assistant Governors & Spouses; and Supplemental district
staff, DO NOT REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE
PACKAGES!!! Contact your District Governor Elect and
have him or her make arrangements for you to participate in
the Friday-Only District training & Friday-Only Lunch and
Dinner Tickets. (Note same for the Saturday Banquet
and Sunday Breakfast meal Tickets.)
Late-Registration Fee ($50.00) Added to above registration
fees March 10 - March 21, 2012.
Onsite Late-Registration Fee ($100.00) Added to above
registration fees March 22 - March 23, 2012.
Lone Star P.E.T.S. 2012 will be held at the Hyatt Regency DFW,
located inside the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
Click Here to make Hyatt Room Accommodations = $99.00 per night
To get the special LSPETS rate, room reservations must be
made using the link above.
Welcome Rotary Club Presidents-elect & Presidents-nominee
Lone Star Presidents-elect training is a program to prepare YOU
as an in-coming Rotary club president for a confident leadership
role… to help YOU build YOUR club team… to help provide insight
into recognizing and meeting the needs of YOUR community… to
bring YOU current with the recognized programs of Rotary
International… and to provide YOU with resources and materials
that will help guide YOU through the year while serving as Club
President.
PDG
Bill Rains, Operating Chair, 2012
NOTES: If you arrive
on Thursday,
March 22,
on-site registration and pre-registered packet pickup begins at 1:00
p.m. and continues till 8:30 p.m. in "Innovation A" behind the hotel
reservations area on the Lobby -Level.
Meet your Governor-Elect, and go over plans for your year, enjoy
fellowshipping with other Presidents Elect.
The RI-Merchandise Vendors will be set up and ready for business
as well
Thursday, March 22 through Saturday March 24,
in the
Hall of Friendship.
Come
prepared to pick up any club supplies, pins, banners,
gifts, and personal RI items (more than you can imagine)
while you are here.
On-Site
registration and sign-in will be Friday from 7:00 to
11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Innovation-A on the lobby level.
All spouses
must register to attend the receptions,
breakfast, luncheons, dinners and Governor-Elect meeting.
Spouses of presidents-elect are encouraged to attend
a specially prepared and informative spouses program which will begin Friday afternoon and
continue through Saturday. The purpose of the spouse's program
is to give them a basic understand
of the important role that Rotary clubs play in their community and
worldwide, and how important the job of Rotary club presidents
is in today's world. Spouses are not allowed in the
breakout training classrooms, but generous breaks allow PEs,
PNs, and their spouse
to meet, make plans, and make new friends together. Outstanding
speakers at every meal and in the spouses' sessions help them
gain a greater appreciation of what their Rotary Spouse is
involved in.
optional Bonus Sessions,
are offered Friday morning, March
23,
2012 at 7:00 a.m., followed by individual district-wide
meetings at 9:00a.m. till noon.
special
Friday morning bonus sessions For PEs & PNs:
ROTARY Basics:
Rotary Basics is intended to be presented to
those Presidents-elect that have been in Rotary for three years or less.
It will cover the basics of Rotary and how it has developed over its 100
year history as the first and largest service organization in the world.
The philosophy of “Service Above Self” and the “Object of Rotary” are
used to give the PEs an understanding of how the organization operates
at the club level and the role of the individual Rotarian. This
session which begins at 7:00 a.m. will be given only once and will last for 45 minutes,
allowing you to attend any of the other bonus sessions of your choice.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND
THE RI WEBSITE:
This session will last for 45 minutes and will repeat. This
session will demonstrate the use of the Internet and the Rotary
International website. PEs that attend this session will learn how
to navigate through the multitude of topical areas and how to use the
download center to have access to documents published by RI. PEs
will also learn how to access and change club data and navigate their
district websites.
PREPARATION OF A CLUB
BUDGET:
This session will last for 45 minutes and will repeat. The primary
focus of this topic will be how to develop and track expenses using a
budget for a Rotary club. PEs will learn how to prepare a line item
budget and how to separate funds received for operational expenses from
those funds received at club fund raisers. This session will be
especially helpful for those PEs with limited experience in financial
management.
PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL
FUND RAISER:
This session will last for 45 minutes and will repeat. During this
session PEs will learn how to plan for and execute a successful fund
raiser. Frequent examples will be shown demonstrating how to avoid
mistakes from the planning through the execution phase. The
content of this session will be designed to show PEs of small and medium
size clubs how to get the maximum participation from the club
membership.
Running A Club meeting, Including
Parliamentary Procedure:
This session will last for 45 minutes and will
repeat. This session covers what to do and what not do including; the
mechanics of running a Rotary club meeting, how to set up & preside at
the meeting, how to start, stop & control your meeting, as well as basic
parliamentary procedure.
Membership Development:
This session will last for 45 minutes and will repeat. This
session will be particularly useful for those PEs that have had limited
experience in membership & retention. It is also for those who would
like to explore a program designed and implemented by Rotarians that
could improve the effectiveness of the membership team at the club
level.
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