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Rotary International District 6930 Quest Magazine Edition 001 - August 2014 Governor Juan Ortega - 2014-2015

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Page 1: Rotary International - District 6930  - 001 Quest Magazine - August  2014

QuestRotary District 6930

Light up Rotary!

August 2014

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AUGUST: MEMBERSHIP MONTHSee Page 5

ROTARYINTERACT CLUB See Page 11

PILOTPROJECT

See Page 11 See Page 13

TELL YOUR STORY

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2 August 2014 Quest Edition 1

GOVERNORDear Fellow Rotarians,This is the beginning of a new Rotary Year and a time to consider what the Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang is inviting us to pursue in the 2014-2015 Rotary Year. Our theme for the year is “Light Up Rotary”, which is also a call for each of us to take action by lighting a candle to make the world a better place and to make Rotary stronger. Each club has their own culture and personality, and this is the beauty of our organization. However, this does not mean that, as a global family, weshould allow our differences to undermine our priorities as a worldwide organization.It is with this in mind that I am asking each club leader from

District 6930 to emphasize the following priorities:• Promote membership growth giving a higher priority to quality rather than quantity• Enhance humanitarian service through our Rotary foundation• Strengthen our clubs through the family aspect of Rotary

In short, we are asking for Rotary clubs to take action to increase their membership with quality members, enhance their service impact and expand their network. The editor/chair of QUEST for this year is Dini Heizer. A monthly issue is planned and will be delivered electron-ically. If you have any stories that you would like to promote in our newsletter,please email Dini at [email protected].

DR. JUAN F. ORTEGA • EDITORIAL

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Rotary District 6930 Leadership Team2014-2015

Position Name Club E-mail

District GovernorDistrict Governor Elect

District Governor NomineeChief of Staff

Executive SecretaryCommunications Officer

TreasurerSergeant at Arms

Finance CommitteeReserve FundFoundation

Annual GivingGlobal Grants

District Simplified GrantsPolioPlus

StewardshipFundraising\Endowment - Planed Giving

Paul Harris SocietyMembership Chair

Social MediaDistrict Conference Chair

Disaster Relief ChairHistorian

Literacy ChairNew Generations Chair

RYLA ChairRotaract ChairInteract Chair

Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) ChairRYE Public Relations Coordinator

RYE Host Family CoordinatorRYE Outbound Coordinator

RYE South Inbound CoordinatorRYE Short Term Coordinator

RLITraining Coordinator

Vocational ServiceWebsite

Nomination ComittieePhotographer

NewsletterInternational ConventionPublic Image CoordinatorStretegic Plan Coordinator

District Insurance Representative

Juan Fernando OrtegaGene BurkettEric GordonEric Gordon

Douglas HeizerBetty L. Thorne-Shearer

Peter BozetarnikTony LofasoLouis VenutiBetsy OwenPhil Lustig

Tom EastwoodJim SissersonJim Sisserson

Robert A EckelsonPete Boznaterick

Leo PhillipsArthur HodgeLarry LabadieTerri WescottJasmine Velez

Phil LustigBill BeanGay Voss

Tracy CarrollTom & Nancy Seamon

Devon SteeleJoseph W Wojcik

Terri WescottTom SeamonLaurel BriggsAdam WeinerNancy SeamonTracy CarrollTerri Wescott

Marcia GaedckeRichard Hattwick

Ron TomchinBetsy Owen

All Rotarians in the DistrictDini Mancebo HeizerLea Barbieri Zinner

Angelica BlakelyJeff PasqualeJulia Babbitt

WellingtonMerritt Island

Royal Palm BeachRoyal Palm BeachBoca Raton West

Port St. LucieWest Palm BeachWest Palm Beach

TitusvilleDelray Beach

Boca Raton SunsetWellingtonEau GallieEau Gallie

Boca Raton CentralWest Palm Beach

Delray BeachVero Beach Sunrise

Vero BeachRoyal Palm Beach

WellingtonBoca Raton Sunset

Jupiter-TequestaBoynton Beach-Lantana

Vero Beach SunriseWest Palm Beach

Vero Beach Port Lucie SunsetRoyal Palm BeachWest Palm Beach

(none)Boca Raton SunsetWest Palm Beach

Vero Beach SunriseRoyal Palm Beach

TitusvilleBoynton Beach-Lantana

Royal Palm BeachDelray Beach

All Rotarians in the DistrictBoca Raton WestBoca Raton WestBoca Raton WestWest Palm Beach

Indialantic

[email protected]@fptservices.com

[email protected]@ericmgordon.com

[email protected]@joimail.com

[email protected]@axa-advisors.com

[email protected]@aol.com

[email protected]@comcast.net

[email protected]@aol.com

[email protected]@bozetarnikcpa.com

[email protected]@[email protected]

[email protected]@yahoo.com

[email protected]@[email protected]

[email protected]@[email protected]

[email protected]@yahoo.com

[email protected]@[email protected]

[email protected]@bellsouth.net

[email protected]@titusville.org

[email protected]@[email protected]

[email protected]@hotmail.com

[email protected]@jeffpasquale.com

[email protected]

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Melbourne Beach

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Titusville

Delray Beach

Merritt Island-Breakfast

Cocoa Beach

Singer Island

Okeechobee

Fort Pierce Sunrise

Stuart

Boca Raton West

Rotary District 6990

Indialantic

Rockledge

Titusville

DG Official Visit -Melbourne Beach

DG Official Visit -Port St. Lucie

TENTATIVE - DG Official Visit -Hobe Sound/Port Salerno

NORTH BREVARDCRAFT BEERFEST

DG Official Visit -Delray Beach

DG Official Visit -Merrit Island Breakfast

DG Official Visit -Cocoa Beach

DG Official Visit -Singer Island

DG Official Visit -

Okeechobee

DG Official Visit -Ft. Pierce Sunrise

DG Official Visit -Stuart

DG Official Visit -Boca Raton West

Rotary Leadership Institute -Fort Lauderdale, Florida

DG Official Visit -Indialantic

DG Official Visit -Rockledge

DG Official Visit -Titusville

Sand on the Beach Rest. SR A1A ,Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951

19th Hole at The Saints Golf Course. 2601 SE Morningside Blvd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952

Miles Grant Country Club, Stuart, FL.NW corner of Cove Road & SE Miles Grant

Road, Stuart, FL 34997

Delray Beach Public Library. 100 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483

Victoria’s Restaurant. 370 N. Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island,

Gregory’s Steak and Seafood Grille. 900 N. Atlantic Avenue , Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Sailfish Marina.

98 Lake Drive, Palm Beach Shores

Golden Corral Restaurant. 700 S. Parrott Ave,

Okeechobee, FL 34974

Port Belli Deli.

US 1 and Orange Avenue, FT PIERCE

The Dolphon Bar & Shrimp House. 1401 NE

Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, FL.

6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida

Shrimp House, Town Center

Rotary Leadership InstituteKeiser University, 1500 NW 49th St.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309Phone: (954) 776-4456

Eau Gallie Yacth Club. 100 Datura Drive,

Indian Harbour Beach FL 32937

Rockledge County Club.

1591 Fiske Blvd., Rockledge, FL

La Cita Golf & Country Club. 777 Country

Club Drive, Titusville, FL 32780

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A U G U S T C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

Melbourne Beach

Port St. Lucie

Hobe Sound/Port Salerno

Titusville

Delray Beach

Merritt Island-Breakfast

Cocoa Beach

Singer Island

Okeechobee

Fort Pierce Sunrise

Stuart

Boca Raton West

Rotary District 6990

Indialantic

Rockledge

Titusville

DG Official Visit -Melbourne Beach

DG Official Visit -Port St. Lucie

TENTATIVE - DG Official Visit -Hobe Sound/Port Salerno

NORTH BREVARDCRAFT BEERFEST

DG Official Visit -Delray Beach

DG Official Visit -Merrit Island Breakfast

DG Official Visit -Cocoa Beach

DG Official Visit -Singer Island

DG Official Visit -

Okeechobee

DG Official Visit -Ft. Pierce Sunrise

DG Official Visit -Stuart

DG Official Visit -Boca Raton West

Rotary Leadership Institute -Fort Lauderdale, Florida

DG Official Visit -Indialantic

DG Official Visit -Rockledge

DG Official Visit -Titusville

Sand on the Beach Rest. SR A1A ,Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951

19th Hole at The Saints Golf Course. 2601 SE Morningside Blvd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952

Miles Grant Country Club, Stuart, FL.NW corner of Cove Road & SE Miles Grant

Road, Stuart, FL 34997

Delray Beach Public Library. 100 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483

Victoria’s Restaurant. 370 N. Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island,

Gregory’s Steak and Seafood Grille. 900 N. Atlantic Avenue , Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Sailfish Marina.

98 Lake Drive, Palm Beach Shores

Golden Corral Restaurant. 700 S. Parrott Ave,

Okeechobee, FL 34974

Port Belli Deli.

US 1 and Orange Avenue, FT PIERCE

The Dolphon Bar & Shrimp House. 1401 NE

Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, FL.

6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida

Shrimp House, Town Center

Rotary Leadership InstituteKeiser University, 1500 NW 49th St.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309Phone: (954) 776-4456

Eau Gallie Yacth Club. 100 Datura Drive,

Indian Harbour Beach FL 32937

Rockledge County Club.

1591 Fiske Blvd., Rockledge, FL

La Cita Golf & Country Club. 777 Country

Club Drive, Titusville, FL 32780

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MEMBERSHIP

You can keep your club and membership active and thriving by:

Evaluating your club’s membership

Finding new members

Engaging current Rotarians

HOW STRONG IS MY CLUB? Assess your club regularly to learn what works and what doesn't. Ask yourself: Do your members reflect the

diverse professions and cultures in your community? Are you achieving your club’s goals? What qualities make

your club attractive to new members?

Use the Club Assessment Tools to evaluate your club’s strengths. Find more ideas for evaluating your club in

theStrategies for Attracting and Engaging Members guide.

USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ATTRACT MEMBERS Is your club on Facebook? Is your website up-to-date? Are you sharing information about your club’s activities

and projects with your community? Having an active social media presence can help attract new members and

inspire current ones. Find ideas for developing your social media strategy and public image.

There are many ways to get involved during Membership Month:

At club and district meetings, view RI President Gary Huang’s Membership Video

Message to remind members how important membership is to maintaining a strong

and active club.

Connect with Rotary’s Facebook page and change your Facebook and Twitter profile

pictures to the I’m a Proud Member graphic to show off your membership to friends,

family members, and colleagues in your social networks.

Post photos of your club doing good in your community to Facebook, Twitter, and

Instagram using the hashtag #WeAreRotary.

Register for the 13 August webinar Membership: It’s Now or Never, the first of

our Membership Matters Webinar series.

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BOCA ROTARY TO VOLUNTEER ASA TEAM AT GAMES

When Ira Herschbein, president of the Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunrise, heard that the JCC Maccabi Games® were coming to Boca Raton this August 10-15, he felt his organization should be involved.Herschbein said: “At a meeting of the presidents of the six clubs that make up the Rotary Club of Boca Raton, I suggested we get involved with the Games. Even though I am Jewish, that wasn’t the reason. If it was the Muslim Games, I would have done the same thing. I wanted to get involved because it’s an event with nearly a thousand teens and their families coming to Boca Raton to partici-pate. It’s a big event for our community and I felt Rotary should be involved.” So, the Rotary Club of Boca Raton signed up to participate in the “Team Volunteering Program” organized by the host Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center. Under Herschbein’s leadership, he expects more than 100 volunteers from the Rotary Club of Boca Raton to work the Games’ Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, August 10.Herschbein said: “We figured we’d get more ‘bang for our buck’ to work the Opening Ceremonies. Our members will be highly vis-ible, as we will have our Rotary wheel ironed on to our yellow JCC Volunteer T-shirts. We will help out and get to promote Rotary, an international service organization. It’s great, too, that all six of our Rotary clubs will participate together.” Other organizations taking part in the “Team Volunteering Program” (as of July 23) are Security Self Storage, the Temple Beth El of Boca Raton Brotherhood and the Temple Beth El Sisterhood.

According to Debbie Block, volunteer chair, there is still time for a group, organization or business to sign up as a team (with 10 or more members) to volunteer together at one event. Block says many more teams are still needed.

According to Block, the events most conducive for a team of volunteers are:

• Water & Ice (all venues, all times) One of the most important jobs. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. of ice and cases of water. • Safety Patrol (all venues, all times) Eyes and ears of The Games. Will be checking credentials, and monitoring venues, athletes and spectators. • Transportation Assistants (all venues, all times) Will be helping athletes with the buses, and making sure there are enough buses at the venues. • Boomers (Monday evening, 4:30-9:30 p.m.) Help needed in all areas. • Dinner (Monday and Thursday, 3:30-8 p.m.) More than 900 athletes have to be fed dinner on these evenings.

Block said: “Volunteering is good for the mind and the body. It is also good for team-building, and promotion and publicity for your organization.” Interested groups should contact Block at [email protected] or 561-271-8058. For security reasons, every volunteer and spectator must be registered and credentialed.Some members of the Rotary Club of Boca Raton who will volunteer as a team at the Opening Ceremonies of the Levis JCC’s Maccabi Games on Aug. 10. More volunteer teams are needed. Staff photo/

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Dear incoming, current, and past district governors:After careful consideration, Rotary International President Gary Huang and the RI Board have decided to change the dates of the 2015 Rotary Convention in São Paulo to Saturday, 6 June, through Tuesday, 9 June – starting and ending one day earlier than previously scheduled. The dates were changed because the original opening day (Sunday, 7 June) coincided with one of the city’s most popular parades. The new start date will dramatically reduce traffic congestion and make it easier for Rotary members to attend the opening plenary sessions. It will also make it convenient to attend our very own Rotary Carnival, a Host Organization Committee event, on Saturday evening.We will communicate the new dates through all available Rotary media, including our websites, newsletters, and magazines. Please make certain everyone in your district is aware of the change by updating the 2015 Rotary Convention dates on your district websites, calendars, and communications. Check riconvention.org regularly for dates, deadlines, and registration and housing details. Find information

about Host Organization Committee events at www.rotary2015saopaulo.org.br. We apologize for any inconvenience this decision may cause, but we are confident that Rotary members will enjoy a great convention in São Paulo. And now they can start the celebration a day sooner!Thank you,RI Meeting & Events [email protected]

Dates for the following events have also changed.

Please check riconvention.org for the latest information:

• International Institute: Thursday-Friday, 4-5 June

• International Institute Luncheon: Thursday, 4 June

• Rotary Peace Symposium & International Institute Dinner: Thursday, 4 June

• Rotaract Preconvention: Thursday-Friday, 4-5 June

• Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention: Thursday-Friday, 4-5 June

• President’s Recognition Luncheon: Saturday, 6 June

• Conductor João Carlos Martins and Vai-Vai Percussionists

• Concert (HOC event): Sunday, 7 June

• President-elect’s Leadership Luncheon: Monday, 8 June

• On to Seoul Convention Luncheon: Tuesday, 9 June

The dates for these events have not changed:

• Rotary Peace Symposium: Thursday-Friday, 4-5 June

• Youth Exchange Officers Banquet: Friday, 5 June

• Rotary’s Carnival (HOC event): Saturday, 6 June

• Ivete Sangalo Concert (HOC event): Monday, 8 June

SÃO PAULO CONVENTION DATES CHANGEDMEETINGS & EVENTS

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Join us for our Caribbean Partnership Celebration Meeting August 8 – 10, 2014 at the Intercontinental San Juan Resort & Casino in Puerto Rico. Rooms: US$169 per night single + 11% Gov tax & 18% Resort fee Learn how your Rotary club can work with other Rotary clubs in Zones 33 and 34, to establish: Exciting Fellowship Opportunities

with Rotarians living in distant countries. Enhanced Project Opportunities with a partner who knows the culture, community, and contacts. Improved Grant Opportunities through District or Global grants that will make a real difference on an international scale.

The Caribbean Partnership is an official program of Rotary International Zones 33 and 34. Our program falls under The Family of Rotary and includes our Partners in Service, such as Interact & Rotaract. Our mission is to:

Promote cultural exchange Develop Rotary relationships, fellowship & friendships Increase communications between countries Share Rotary ideas and interests and assist in

strengthening Rotary in partnered clubs and districts Develop joint projects that may naturally arise from Club

Partnerships Expedite assistance through these relationships in the

event of a disaster

Get involved with the Caribbean Partnership. Register today for CPC 2014 at www.caribbeanpartnership.org

For more information, contact: PDG Vance Lewis: [email protected] PDG Horace McCormack: [email protected]

DGE Jose Rivero:[email protected]

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ROTARY INTERACT CLUB IN ANTIGUA HELPS KIDS IN BREVARD COUNTY

The Rotary Interact Club in St. Johns, Antigua has donated money to The Children’s Hunger Project, a charity in Brevard County, Florida that pro-vides packages of food on weekends for hungry local kids. The Interact Club at St. Anthony’s Secondary School made the donation as one their international service projects. The club of extraordinary young people has contributed to causes around the world.According to Ms. Nahjua Issac, Sec-retary at St. Anthony’s Secondary School, when talking about the club, “We are a youth service organisation located in St. Johns Antigua. As the junior arm of Rotary International, we believe that it is important to assist those in need locally, regionally and internationally and that your organ-isation supports a worthy cause.”The President of the Rotary Interact Club, Ms. Cheyenne Cabral,

learned about the needs of our kids while visiting her sister who attends college in Brevard County. Ms. Ca-bral expressed the views of her class-mates, “We hope that this donation will assist you in your quest to provide food for hungry children within the Brevard County area.”David Cohen, President of The Chil-dren’s Hunger Project Board of Direc-tors commented, “Your Rotary Inter-act Club was willing to help our local kids, young people that you do not even know. It is a remarkable gesture of the understanding of the hunger and malnutrition problem in Brevard County, Florida.”The Children’s Hunger Project pro-vides packages of food to Brevard County elementary school age chil-dren who are undernourished and coming to school hungry on Monday mornings. The food is given to chil-dren when they leave school on Fri-day. The food packages empower a child to have some nutrition for the weekend no matter the family circum-stances. The charity raises money lo-cally with all funds distributed only in

Brevard County. Learn more at thechildrenshungerproject.orgLead by Mrs. Joann Boulos-Callias, the Principal, St. Anthony’s Second-ary School is a Non-Profit Organiza-tion and is the leading private high school on Antigua. Ms. Boulos-Cal-lias is shown holding the donation check while surrounded by members of the Rotary Interact Club.

The Rotary Interact Club members are shown in photos above and below along with the principal Mrs. Joann Boulos-Callias and the faculty advi-sor, Mrs. Colleen Rolland. Board members are in blue t-shirts. At St. Anthony’s a team of dedicated teach-ers is coupled with modern classroom equipment, a state of the art computer lab, library and science labs, art room, music room fully equipped, a sports complex, including, double tennis

courts, basketball court, volleyball court, fencing piste and soccer field.

As noted on their website, (http://www.sassantigua.org/), St. Anthony’s Secondary School prides itself in of-fering a unique setting for excellence in academics, visual arts, music, and sports. Our watchword is “Respect”- of self, each other, property, elderly, and environment. From a dream, to a vision, to reality...anything is possible when you put your mind to it!

(shown on the left in the picture)

PILOT PROJECT BRINGS SAFER ROADS TO PALM BEACH COUNTY

A committee has been formed to iden-tify the best locations for Briteside signs in Palm Beach County as a pilot project and to arrange a partnership with the appropriate government agency that will put the signs in place. The Briteside Safer Roads Program identifies the most dangerous inter-sections within a community, and donates Briteside Reflective Panels as a means to calm traffic and increase safety. Many traffic fatalities are caused by motorists who fail to see critical safety signs such as stop signs.

Briteside Reflective Panels dramati-cally increase the visibility of traffic signs day or night, and provide a cost-efficient and highly effective calming solution. They have been used as a critically important part of national road safety programs since 2000 and now the Briteside Safer Roads Pro-gram is bringing the benefits of this product directly to local communities.The project was created by Albert A. Burlando, Rotary Vocational Service Chairman, of the Flagler Rotary Club. The pilot program is 100 percent

funded by Mr. Burlando, who will be donating 1,000 panels for the launch -- that’s 1,000 intersections that will be made safer.Committee members are fellow Rotarians Albert A. Burlando, Project Chairman; Dr. Juan Ortega, District Governor; Brett Elhilow, Project Co-Chair; Dusty MacBeth, Flagler Rotary President; Richard Hattwick, District Vocational Chairman; Richard Za-retsky, Palm Beach Rotary President; and Loverly Sheridan, Project Public Relations Officer.

For more information on the Safer Roads Program and how you can get involved, please contact a committee member from the list below. Thank you. Albert A. Burlando: [email protected] (9737236397)Loverly Sheridan: [email protected] (5612554323)BrettElhilow:[email protected] (561662-3814)

By Mike Pisacano (Rotary Club of Suntree)

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On June 28, 2014, the Rotary Club of West Palm Beach Charity Fund held a successful 2nd Reverse Raffle event! Tom and Nancy Seamon were Chairpersons of this fundraiser that raised $29,100. It was held at the Lake Pavilion in West Palm Beach with a beautiful view of the Inter Coastal. During the evening 125 guests enjoyed dinner, fellowship, music, dancing, and excitement – all for a worthy cause of “giving back and helping to improve the life of others.” Proceeds from the Reverse Raffle will support WPB Rotary Club’s 25 service projects that help children schools, students, and communities locally and internationally. The Reverse Raffle event format was unique because each ticket had multiple chances to win. Also, the last ticket to be drawn was the big winner for $7,500! Guests at the event were engaged because throughout the evening additional winners received varying amounts from $100 to $500.

Everyone attending the Reverse Raffle had a great time!

Tell

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My name is Angelica Blakely and I will be at your service as Public Image Chair in our District. As part of Rotary’s new strategy we are trying to strengthen our image so that everyone will understand what Rotary stands for, how we’re different, and why it matters.I encourage all Public Image Chairs for each club to download from Rotary Brand Center the Messaging Guidelines Brochure, subtitled The Voice, and Visual Rotary Guidelines, to share with club members. In this brochure you will find powerful tools to do “What we need to do”, which is to tell our great story in a way that ensures our actions and supports our words. And if your club doesn’t have Public Image Chairs please ask your president to appoint someone. One of the best ways to bring our story to life is to simply tell about it. With this in mind we will have a space in the District newsletter called “Telling You Story”. It will be a forum for individuals to tell about the day they became a true Rotarian. Submissions will need to be no more than 400 words and, if possible, should include the author’s picture. Stories like these can inspire others and help to con-nect people to one another.Please, ask your P.I chair to send them to me at: [email protected]

TellYourStory

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Membership Update

Our membership numbers in district 6930 are relatively static. I would like to give you some facts about where we stand.

In the previous five Rotary years we have lost 2760 members. Now that is a staggering amount however we must consider the number lost through death, illness, relocation etc. I am limiting this analysis to only members lost in the last five years, all of these were new members. Membership of less than one year totaled 594, that is 21.5%. A terminated member with the longevity of between one and two years was 900, 32.6% and members terminated with Rotary service between three and five years was 414 or 15%. Of the 2760 just these three categories account for 69.1% of the loss. That is 1908 members lost in the first five years of the Rotary experience.

If we were running a business, which is exactly what we are doing with our clubs, these numbers become totally unacceptable. The first thing we need to do is ask ourselves why this is happening. It’s obvious that recruiting new members is not the problem, we must search out where or what we are doing wrong. Losing more members of less than five years experience in Rotary, a number which surpasses our total district membership, is giving us a message.

The selection process:

Must first ask ourselves is this person a good long-term prospect? Has he or she demonstrated the commitment to humanity? Is the desire to give back a part of their makeup?

Selling our product:

Before membership proposal have costs, duties, commitments honestly presented? Attendance requirements explained, participation and club functions stressed? As a fireside or poolside chat a requirement before membership? Is the red badge program part of the process? Have you discussed a committee position with this prospect?

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Membership Attitude:

Does your membership make a sincere effort to meet a new member? Is the new member invited to sit at your table? Do you really care? Each member should ask themselves am I a Rhino?

Membership Engagement:

Is a new prospect asked what their hot button is? Are they immediately assigned to a committee? Are they taken seriously and viewed as an asset to the club? Do you have club socials?

Attitude Check:

Are you as an individual truly committed to the ideals of Rotary? Is perfect attendance the only commitment that needs to be made? Ask yourself honestly, are you the solution or are you the problem? Do you enjoy the thrill of accomplishment? Do a club survey, ask your members what they want to do and then take action.

Let’s stop the revolving door. Cherish our new members as an asset and not a liability. We can change these numbers but only if we stop worrying about a number and worry about quality, accomplishments and esprit de corps.

I love that we have accomplished and are accomplishing in Rotary. I hope you do too.

Sincerely, PDG Larry Labadie

6930 membership chair

PS, if you seriously want to change your club persona I will be glad to work with you at any time.

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16 August 2014 Quest Edition 1

Dear Rotary President and Rotarians,

My name is Dini Heizer from Rotary Club Boca Raton West, and I am the person in charge of the District Newsletter 2014-2015!I would like to give you space for your club to send photos, or to talk about events, services, or anything you want as long as you can send it to us! You can start with your installation party,please send me the following:• Photos (2 or 3)• Names (Persons in the photo)• Club name• Installation date and location

Please, send to: [email protected]

I am waiting for you!Thank you!

Dini Heizer