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Article by Euan Miller, D9520 Membership Chair I have just completed two years as District Membership Chair and the standout observation is clubs that have effective leaders are clubs that demonstrate Rotary in Action.
They are dynamic, they achieve Rotary Citations, they maximise membership retention and they grow their membership.
On the other hand, clubs that elect Presidents without much thought about what makes a good leader because it is somebody’s turn or because nobody else wants to do it; are at risk of ending up with a wasted year.
By Lawrence Furbish, ARC, Zone 32, from Rotary Zones 24 & 32 Beyond Borders Newsletter, May 19Do you know what your members think about your club? Perhaps it’s time for the Club Health Check.
Getting new members is important, but keeping them after they join is critical.
This month's animation is how to maximize your chances of doing just that - by engaging them.
You can now find all membership videos from previous months at http://tinyurl.com/MembershipVideos
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Rotary Basics is now an online course that covers all things Rotary in an interactive, multimedia format.In this new Learning Centre course, you can deepen your understanding of Rotary as well as meet members around the world and watch videos. You can also take a quiz to test your Rotary knowledge.
The Rotary Basics online course was designed for new members, but it is also a good refresher for long-time members who want to test their Rotary knowledge or even nonmembers who simply want to know what Rotary is all about.
We’d encourage club leaders to include this course in new member orientation programs or recommend it to members as they take on new leadership positions.
Local Physiotherapy students receive training in cleft care by Rotary Interplast volunteers in Fiji.
Interplast volunteer speech pathologists and physiotherapists have worked with Fiji National University to incorporate training on cleft care in the physiotherapy curriculum for final year students.
Read on to see how Interplast is helping local health professionals like Fijian physiotherapist, Queresha Ali, to specialise in this important area of expertise.
Volunteer speech pathologist, Sarah Florisson, said there is currently no speech therapy department in Fiji, and Interplast allied health volunteers have been working together with local health professionals and educators to fill this gap.
“Our emphasis has been on training physiotherapy and nursing staff at Colonial War Memorial Hospital,” she said.
Teaching parents how to feed babies born with cleft lips and palates helps to prevent malnutrition.
Some of the approximately 40 Rotary Australia New Zealand Student Exchanges (20 from 9930)
off to spend three fun-filled months in Australia.
Maketu Rotary, like all D9930 clubs, celebrated their annual changeover by reflecting on the past year's activities, They did it though a short video with some uplifting music. Have a look.
The Rotary Club of Ahuriri Sunrise recently heard guest speaker Murray Church.Murray spoke to us firstly of his years in Rotaract in Hawkes Bay and his enjoyment belonging to a club with great fellowship.
Unfortunately, Rotaract is no longer active in Hawkes Bay, but Murray gave us a brief description of the organisation.
The first Rotaract Club chartered in New Zealand was The Rotaract Club of Mount Albert in Auckland on 19 February 1969. Charter President Graham Allan encapsulated why many young people join Rotaract – Youth has always dreamed of bettering the society in which it lives. We view our present society with a harshly critical eye, dissatisfied with its tendency towards selfishness.
District 9930 Governor’s End of Year Report for 2018-2019
Rotary International President Barry Rassin’s theme of “Being the Inspiration” has indeed inspired 9930 Rotarians to be good people, doing good work by having great fun and fellowship. With the flexibility of Rotary today following the changes introduced in 2016 by the Council of Legislation, some clubs have changed their frequency and format of meeting to what suits the members of that club.
Now that's what volunteering is all about.
Rotarians from Maketu recently took part in The Daily cottage pie making project. Helping to peel potato’s, prepare massive amounts of vegetables, cooking, cleaning, knitting, repairs - you name it they were there helping out.
Together the team helped make 100 cottage pies to be distributed to the needy in the community. Thanks Maketu Rotary.
Check out the website for The Daily and see if this is something you could get involved with.
Do you struggle to come up with new ideas for projects? There is a wealth of information on Rotary Internationals website but sometimes the easiest option is to follow a few clubs on Facebook. There are becoming more and more clubs who are posting information about their projects and this may just be the spark your club needs to get members involved.
As well as projects looks at these great images i recently found on a post from San Francisco West.
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Last week saw the end of this year's Rotary Convention in Hamburg, Germany. There are many photos and available via the Rotary International Facebook page, however here are some of the highlights:- The Rotary Convention officially got underway today in Hamburg with the flag ceremony, talented artists, and a special welcome from Rotary President Barry Rassin.
- Learn about new approaches and strategies for successful projects, polish your leadership skills, and get inspired with innovative ideas from the #Rotary19 Convention in Hamburg. (video)
- Thanks for Capturing the Moment with us in Hamburg at the #Rotary19 Convention. (video)
- As we say "Auf Wiedersehen" to Hamburg, we think of the memories and friends we made along the way at #Rotary19.
- Some of our favourite moments from the Peace Symposium, House of Friendship, plenaries, speaker sessions, and more.
Trevor - 100 years old - he made it!!!
Yes, Trevor Page had a great birthday last weekend - 100 years old. Rotary Taradale celebrated with a special birthday night for him - complete with balloons, banners and poppers. Club member and Caterer Claire Connor made his special birthday cake.
Congratulations Trevor Page from Rotary Taradale on reaching your 100 year milestone.
It looks like Taradale pulled out all the stops to help you celebrate your special occasion.
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