District 5710 Celebrates Top Honors!
District of the Year, Rotary International Recognition, & Outstanding Leadership! What an extraordinary year for District 5710!
At our recent District Conference, we celebrated several prestigious honors recognizing the outstanding achievements of our clubs, district leaders, and Rotarians throughout Northeast Kansas
These awards belong to every Rotarian who made 2025–2026 such a remarkable year!
Zone 29 District of the Year!
As announced last month, District 5710 was named the 2025–2026 Zone 29 District of the Year!
This tremendous honor recognizes our district’s achievements among the 16 Rotary districts in Zone 29.
We also received the Zone 29 District of the Year Award for The Rotary Foundation! Special congratulations to District Foundation Chair Roger Aeschliman and his outstanding team.
At District Conference, Roger was presented with our district’s Above & Beyond Award for Service Excellence in appreciation of his exceptional leadership.
Rotary International District Excellence Award
Our district received another prestigious honor: Rotary International’s 2025–2026 District Excellence Award, awarded by 2025-2026 RI President Francesco Arezzo.
This award recognizes districts where at least half of their clubs earn the Rotary Club Excellence Award.
An impressive 24 of our 40 clubs—60%—earned this recognition!
District 5710 was one of only 116 districts worldwide to receive the District Excellence Award.
Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to our 2025–2026 club presidents, leadership teams, and members. Your commitment to membership growth, service, Foundation giving, and club excellence made this possible!
Honoring Our Outstanding District Leaders
At District Conference, we also presented District 5710 Certificates of Appreciation for Meritorious Leadership Achievement to seven outstanding leaders:
- Maria Wilson — Zone 29 Rotary Citation for PolioPlus
- Zach Ahrens — Zone 29 Rotary Citation for Membership
- Stephanie Gassen and Bill Musgrave — Zone 29 Rotary Citation for Public Image
- Ken Seller — Exceptional leadership in Endowment and Major Gifts
- Faron Barr — Outstanding leadership of the Annual Fund and Gathering for Good
- Mandy Sheldon — Extraordinary dedication and support of our district leadership and Rotarians
Thank you all for your exceptional service, dedication, and leadership!
These Honors Belong to All of You!
My deepest appreciation goes to our District Leadership Team, committee chairs and their teams, club presidents, and leaders—and especially to every District 5710 Rotarian.
Your generosity, service, leadership, and commitment made these remarkable achievements possible.
These are YOUR awards. You earned them!
Congratulations, District 5710, and thank you for an extraordinary year!
Remember that our clubs’ success is what drives district success, and our clubs’ success belongs to their members.
Let’s build on this success and continue making an even greater difference together!