Rotary Leadership Institute a Great Success in 2014
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on Nov 14, 2014
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) took place on Saturday, November 8, at the MassMutual Conference and Training Center in Chicopee. This year’s program was a great success, with participation over doubled from last year!
A few statistics: This year RLI had 78 participants, six sessions, and 11 graduates (eight from 7890, two from 7910 and one from 7950)
Our District’s five-year total for Part I of the Institute was 68, a number which does not include the 48 from this year alone. The total attendance included 18 people from Western Massachusetts.
Of the ten faculty members, five came from our district, two from District 7910, and one each from Districts 7950, 7980 and 7780. One Rotarian, Mary Helman, drove 250 miles from Maine to facilitate.
New friends were made. PDG (2012-2013) Eileen Rau, Assistant Rotary Coordinator for Zone 32, sat at a table with five others who she initially assumed were longtime friends. PDG Rau later found out these Rotairsns had just met that morning!
At least one project was created during the service project session, one to help the homeless. Another project will be resurrected at a Connecticut Rotary club as the result of brainstorming during a session.