District Governor visit August 28, 2017
Present: Bob, Chris, Nick, Phil, John, Adam, Deb
- Membership: Mike Ruby the DG and his wife Jo Anne visited with the club about several things, membership first. He suggested these tips for potential new members: 1. ask them to visit for lunch three times; 2. if/when they express interest to join aks them to a meeting with 2 Rotarians (Membership chair, president, someone else) for an hour meeting informal, dialogue: What are you looking for in Rotary? What would you do for us? What can we do for you? Give them the district newsletter and pertinent information about the Carroll club. The induction would be the next week. Then ask them to do 5 or the 10 things you offer them to do: (greeter, do the Rotary moment, set up “my Rotary” on website; visit another Rotary club). Ask them to interview 2 Rotarians they didn’t know before meeting at Rotary. Ask them to sit with different people each of the first four meetings they attend.
- Engage members: speed date idea with members. do something fun (share something from their pocket or purse) Use “Remind me” app to send out meeting reminders by text. Use “Be our Guest cards” (available from RI)
- Everyone is “busy” but what they really mean when they don’t attend is they don’t see value in attending Rotary. Has anyone sat down with them and asked? He did a “Red” "Yellow" "Green" chart; what should we stop doing, do maybe but caution may want to stop and green keep doing. He also suggested a 'Rotary Moment’ which is to assign someone to bring something from Rotary magazine of the District newsletter to a meeting. He said, “Don’t water the weeds.”
- On fundraising: He talked about safety signs that are available from (Russell Hampton 800-877-8908) for $87.95.
- He asked Chris about our goals.
- The current RI president (Riesley?). Wants us to keep track of and report number of volunteer hours, money we spent on local projects, and report that monthly which he will use to demonstrate what Rotary worldwide to make it a better world. He suggested to Chris that he do a similar local report at the end of the year.
- Mike asked for our strengths: 1) Winery as a venue for meetings, 2) we have good programs, 3) we accomplish several things.
- During the lunch program Mike also covered these items:
- Club loyalty—don’t have to come to meetings but want to come.
- Make Rotary visible in the community. “Service above self”
- Pilot new ideas. Try a night meeting 2 times a month. Invite all family members. Do a spring clean up. Meet once a month in the evening for a service project. Meet twice a month, once for a service project and once for a social.
Mike’s Goals
- Newsletter will be mailed to each Rotarian. He wants us to read it and share it with others. Leave it in the waiting area, give it to the school, share it with someone.
- District event: encourage more attendance. 3.5 hours not days long. In several locations, including Carroll on 4/14/2018. Includes a social hour, meal, guest speakers, entertaining, door prize, meet with other Rotarians in the area.
- Bike donation. For $167 a club or Rotarian can buy a bike that can be used in Third World countries for basic transportation.