Hi Everyone. Thank you For attending tonite, and thank you to all the board members that attended the meeting at my house, next one is on the 17th Sept at Bob Donaldson’s house.
I AM REPEATING THIS AGAIN IN CASE YOU MISSED IT LAST WEEK
Another great project/awareness was the fight against ice, RYE/ROSEBUD is organising a 2km walk from Dundas st Rye to Safeway, there will be a BBQ on hand for the early ones, more details can be obtained from RYE/ROSEBUD ROTARY.
GUMBYER PARK Rotary fundraiser, special tickets are available for this day, GUMBYER PARK have offered special prices on this day to ALL visitors and a percentage of gate sales will go back to ROTARY for there projects, please support this great offering from GUMBYER PARK and ROTARY.
AT THE BOARD MEETING
It was discussed by the board and agreed that we would supply a Sky Hydrant every year from money raised by the Community Market.
MEET THE WORLD PRESIDENT
DISTRICT 9780 WELCOMES ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT MARK DANIEL MALONEY TO BALLARAT PRESIDENTIAL DINNER on Tuesday, 24 September 2019 6.30pm pre dinner drinks, 7.00pm dinner The Mercure Ballarat, 613 Main Road, Ballarat VIC COST: $60/person (incl. booking fee) Includes 2 course meal & pre dinner drink. Drinks at bar prices. Tickets available at https://www.trybooking.com
A NOTE FROM Mark Moloney, President rotary international.
Fellow Rotarians,
From the stage in Hamburg during Rotary’s International Convention in June, I told an audience of more than 26,000 women and men that our organization will thrive for another 114 years because we are not afraid of change. We are committed to growing Rotary through outreach to new prospective members, engagement of our current members, and the creation of alternatives for membership. Critical to that growth is becoming more diverse and providing more opportunities for leadership for all Rotarians.
In support of this goal, the Rotary board of directors made a commitment to increase the number of women in Rotary and in leadership positions to 30 percent by 2023. Currently, women make up 23 percent of our membership, and represent, on an average, 20 percent of leadership positions.
In some areas of the world, women already make up more than 30 percent of Rotary’s members and leaders. However, in some areas, that percentage is much less. But we all have a responsibility—men and women in every club and every district in the Rotary world— to help our organization diversify and grow so that we can remain relevant for future generations.
I invite you to an upcoming webinar organized by Rotary International to discuss the topic of advancing women in Rotary. Information about the webinar is included below. You can
register to join live and receive a recording to watch when it’s most convenient.
On that stage in Hamburg, when I announced our commitment to elevating women in Rotary, the crowd cheered. Rotary is ready for change—let us work together to make sure it happens, that we grow Rotary, and we ensure that Rotary Connects the World for generations to come.
Kindest regards,
Mark Daniel Maloney
President, Rotary International 2019-2020
AN EXTRACT TAKEN FROM MT ELIZA’S BULLETIN.
VERY IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ..
Membership
A concern across not only our District but Rotary across the world is the decline in Membership. We know people want to volunteer, we are a group of volunteers, but why do people not want to join Rotary?
Could one reason be, people still think of Rotary as Old Grey Retired Old Men? Our District has the dubious honour of the largest fall in numbers last year! Do you know what happens to Districts when they fall below a certain number? They are told, yes told, they are to merge with another District! We are fast approaching that number!! What happens then…. We don’t get a say in what happens, it just happens. Do you want to lose your club identity? Do you want to lose your District identity?
We cannot wait any longer, every club, every Rotarian MUST engage with others and tell them about the great work that Rotary does, not just in our local community, but the greater community. We must make our clubs attractive and flexible to meets the needs of our community. Yes that means CHANGE and change is difficult. Below is a short list of some possible reasons people don’t join or join then leave.
Not engaged - The sizzle is not what they were sold – Employment - Too much same old same old - Not engaged or challenged - Financial burden – Time - Internal politics/clicks - Wrong induction - Not mentored - Not talking about Rotary – Boring – Ego - No fun - Nothing happening – Personalities - Too much ceremony - Old idea - Not being listened to - Clash of ideas
A simple way to start looking at who we might ask, look at classifications, who is not represented? Draw up a plan and approach.
Mark & Linda
HAVE A GREAT WEEK, PRES PETE
SOME PICS OF LIV'S DAY AWAY WITH PRES PETE AND HIS WIFE MARY, SEEING THE PELICANS AT SAN REMO, GETTING HER FAVOURITE DRINK IN COWES, FEEDING THE ANIMALS AND PLAYING MINI GOLF WITH MARY AT MARU KOALA&ANIMAL PARK AND HER FAVOURITE, CHOCOLATE, SO WE HAD TO GO TO THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY JUST OVER THE BRIDGE FROM SAN REMO, WITH BOTH FLAGS BEING DISPLAYED EVERYWERE.
