Spring has sprung! All around you can see fresh growth. Seeds are sprouting and gardens are growing anew.
We planted important seeds for Rotary growth at our District Conference in April.
We chartered the first Rotaract Passport Club in the world.
We had great sessions on the Rotary Action Plan with wonderful interaction - I even heard some people on Friday evening say that they were going to attend the same sessions on Saturday just because they were that motivating.
On Saturday morning Patrick Longano zoomed in from a District Conference in Indiana to inspire us to start companion clubs. The Zoom was barely over before I had requests for the recording - which you can find here. Several clubs have already asked to have follow up calls with Patrick to get moving on their own. (I am trying to connect with Patrick to schedule these.) An important point that Patrick made was that companion clubs are just as important for small clubs as larger ones because it provides potential members options. The more options we give potential members, the more likely that we will have a fit with them.
Later on Saturday we officially launched our Membership Toolbox which you can find here on our website. The toolbox has four sections - 1. Planning, 2. Attracting and Engaging New Members, 3. Engaging New Members, and 4. Experienced Member Engagement. Each of these sections have great information to address each of these important topics and downloads to save or reduce administrative work so that you can focus on the member, not the screen.
We planted these seeds in April. It is now up to you to water and nurture these seeds of ideas that will enable your club to grow. You must take these ideas and use them to lead your club's growth so that this wonderful organization that we love can grow so that we can bring service and fellowship to countless more people who want to make the world, their communities and themselves better.
We are People of Action. Now is the time to act to grow your club.
Dale Smith
District Governor 2024/2025
Rotary International District 6630
Past-President
Rotary Club of Mentor
The Magic of Rotary
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