Our MC for the Breakfast was Peter Headon from Ace Radio

President Michael welcomed everyone to this years 10 th Father of the year Breakfast.

A special welcome to Rotary club of Daybreak.

It is important to recognise the bond between the child with their father/father figure. Thank you to all the schools and teachers who encouraged the students to participate in the event ,to Rotary members and Brophy Family Youth Services for their continuous work and support. Thanks goes to Ian Cairns, the driving force behind this event. 

Thank you to our sponsors Ace Radio, Southwest Credit & Bunnings Warehouse.

The main issue for Rotary clubs is not recruitment, but retention. The key to retention is
“Intrinsic Reward”. People of all ages and all backgrounds still wish to do good in their
community. The motivation is “Intrinsic Reward”, the great feeling you get from helping
someone less fortunate and in need. The opportunity for members to experience “Intrinsic
Reward” must be provided by Rotary Clubs if we wish to attract and retain new members.

Modernising the meeting style and frequency, while important in the changing world, will not
in itself attract and retain new members in the long term. This is a bit like rearranging the
deck chairs. Research shows that the most important reason for young people to join Rotary
is “Action”. I use the word “Projects” – same thing.

The second most important ingredient for success is to create a caring, fun loving and family
friendly club culture. Members should leave every meeting with a smile on their face. There
is little “Intrinsic Reward” in constant fund raising in order to handout cheques to other
organisations. If clubs focus on “projects” or “action”, members will stay, and others will want
to join. Rotarians are at their absolute best when they are working on projects. We now find
citizens are providing spontaneous responses almost daily, to address community needs or
personal disasters, without the need to join a club, - no constitutions, no weekly meetings, no
conferences – just getting stuck in and doing good. If we create an action focussed club with
a caring, friendly and fun-loving culture, people of all ages, male or female, and with diverse
backgrounds will want to join. We will not have to target particular community groups.