MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Tell me, what makes your Rotary Club great? As crazy as it sounds, what make your club great is the same thing that makes my club great. But they’re different? And that’s exactly what makes them both great! Rotary embraces difference within a common framework. And that is how our 62 clubs each made a profound difference in our communities and for our members this past year.Let’s bring on a New Year filled with excitement for new local projects, new global challenges and many new members.
The calendar tells me the year is beginning. But Rotarians say it’s half-time. At a football game this means the band starts to march and the cheerleaders bring out their best routines. Half-time is a highlight and it can be for District 5450, too. And the Head Coach takes everyone into the locker room for… a pep talk.
Let’s cheer for Rotary. When our teams come back on the field let’s help them score. Because our teams are our clubs and the field is each of our meetings. Each new member is a touchdown. Each visitor a field goal. Your membership chair is the Quarterback who needs the rest of the team to carry the ball across the goal line. Each team member can block objections or hesitations on the way to the goal.
The NFL Super Bowl is just around the corner. But we don’t have to wait. Let’s have our own Membership Super Bowl now. Ask your Head Coach (Club President), Tag your QB (membership chair), have a game plan, score some touchdowns. It’s half-time. You’re about to come back on the field. Make every play count.
Our District is ahead of the game with a gain of more than 70 members so far this Rotary year. We can’t stop now. So many of you are sharing Rotary and growing your impact.
If you want a little help with your efforts, our District has lots of folks to turn to. Just call or email Debi Bush (303-520-7445; membership@rotary5450.org) or Lynn Perez-Hewitt (520-400-4966; perezhewitt@hceonline.com) and you won't go wrong. Please have a great New Year and resolve to share Rotary each and every day.
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