This Membership Month, in celebration of over 100 years of service, we dug into the archives and found any number of parallels between today's Rotary and yesterday's. Though our world is constantly changing, this gallery reminds us how Rotary's core values have remained intact through the decades.
With bloody conflicts raging in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and parts of Central Africa, the message of nonviolence and reconciliation that nations worldwide will observe on 21 September demands more urgent and collective attention.
In 2001 the United Nations designated the September date as an annual International Day of World Peace "to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence" according to a General Assembly resolution.
The day's devotion to peace connects closely with what Rotary members have been fostering since The Rotary Foundation's mission to advance world...
When a serious illness stripped away many of her professional ambitions, Amanda Wirtz, a former U.S. Navy code breaker and professional violinist, turned to humanitarian service and Facebook to give her life new purpose.
Wirtz was in her twenties and pursuing a career as a fitness trainer when a sharp pain in her abdomen sent her to the emergency room. Expecting something manageable like appendicitis, she instead found herself facing a rare tumor disorder that required her to undergo 30 surgeries over the next several years.
Forced to rethink her life plans, Wirtz began focusing on how to...
With 12 children -- six girls and six boys -- the Labordes hardly needed to add another member to their family. But they did: Over 40 years ago, Julia Mullikin, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from the United States, became like another daughter to this large family in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
"She's been a blessing for us," says Maria Victoria Hallal de Laborde who was 18 when Mullikin arrived in 1973. Like many exchange students, Mullikin remains close to her host family. So close that when one of Laborde's sisters was diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease, Mullikin arranged to send the...
Imagine a community where the residents are all free to plant, grow, harvest, and eat healthy food whenever they want without having to pay for it.
Sound too good to be true?
That's exactly what residents of more than 20 cities and towns in France are doing through a project called Potalib. Launched by the Rotaract Club of Versailles, Potalib was inspired by the Incredible Edible project, an international food-sharing movement founded by Nick Green in England. The Rotaract members obtained Green's permission to apply the concept in France, changing the name to "Potalib," a contraction of "...
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 6:15 PM
Warrnambool Football Club
Cramer Street
Warrnambool,
Victoria 3280 Australia
Adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including fair treatment of employers, employees, associates, competitors and the public.
The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, not just those that are pursued by Rotarians.
The contribution of your vocational talents to solving the problems of society and meeting the needs of the community.
During October, Rotarians are encouraged to focus on this important avenue of Rotary service. The Rotary Club of Warrnambool will continue its focus on careers in science, engineering and medicine with a workplace visit to the Deakin University School of Medicine Warrnambool Clinical School, based at South-west Health Care. Rotarians will be introduced to the latest simulation techniques to the clinical training of medical students
President Marie welcomed visiting Rotarians Karen McCarthy from Ballarat South, our Guest Speaker, and Derrick Marsden from Maryborough. President Marie read a thank you letter from the family who were awarded Father of the Year.
REMINDER - CHANGE OF VENUE NEXT WEEK TO DEAKIN UNIVERSITY FOR THE LIGHTS PROJECT:
Lights Project - Tuesday 7 October
Reminder that next week's meeting will be the Lights Project practice run and training at SW TAFE’s Sherwood Campus at Deakin University. To reach the location take the Deakin turn off, cross the rail line and then take the first turn to the left. This will be a bit of a trial run to check the external lights of Rotary members vehicles. The CFA have loaned TAFE a sight board to assist with proper head light adjustments. A BBQ dinner will be provided to members at the usual cost of $20.00. IMPORTANT: When parking, face the car towards Warrnambool and the exit gate.
Walk for a Cure is on this Sunday at Lake Pertobe near the carnival site commencing at 9:00 am. All welcome.
RCW will be providing a BBQ and helpers are needed.
Astrid's Fund Raiser for Homeless People - Changed to Sunday 12 October
Anne Adams explained Astrid is required to raise some money to purchase swags for homeless people (each swag costs approx $100). Astrid our lovely Danish Exchange student has a fund raiser planned for Sunday 12 October to be held at Anne’s house. Astrid will be cooking some Danish food and Anne said she would welcome any contributions of food on the day. The men are welcome to watch Bathurst Car races on Anne’s TV. The cost for the lunch will be $5 a head and Anne would welcome some help on the day.
Show Gates - Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October
Doug Maclean is working on the roster for this event and asked Rotarians to contact him about their availability to help, including what time and what days. Doug will assume that if you make no contact, you will be rostered!
Survey
Steve Giddens encouraged Rotarians to complete the Club Satisfaction Survey emailed out during the week. This is part of his Rotary Leadership Institute Course and it needs to be back by 7 October.
Warrnambool Organ Festival - 3 concerts, 3 venues, 3 organs
An announcement was made on behalf of Eric Williams regarding the upcoming Warrnambool Organ Festival to be held over two days and at three locations – Christ Church Anglican; St Joseph’s Roman Catholic; St Johns Presbyterian – on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October. For more information call Laurel Myers on 0411 136 850. Visit www.facebook.com/warrnamboolorganfestival/info
Visit to Warrnambool Hospital
Brian Trenery advised that following on from Dr Barry Morphett's address at the last week, Rotarians have been invited to visit the Warrnambool Hospital on Tuesday the 18 November between 5 and 6 pm – further details are yet to be arranged closer to the date.
Hat Day - Tuesday 28 October at 6:00 pm
Wear your favourite hat! is coming up on Tuesday 28 October at 6 pm. Guest speaker will be Isabelle Collins who will talk about the Rotary Health Research Fund and speak about the issue of mental health. There will be prizes for the best hat and largest hat, finger food and lots of fun on the night. RSVP to David Brown 0438 647 536 or david@swcredit.com.au no later than 2pm on 27 October
RYLA
It's time to start thinking about someone aged between 18-25 to send to RYLA this year. For further information, see Rachel or Terry. Information documents can also be found in the "Download Files" on the left hand side of this Bulletin.
This Rotary Year's District Conference will be 20-22 March 2015 in Maryborough. Members are encouraged to attend and it is recommended to start thinking now about seeking accommodation in Maryborough if you plan on attending the conference. If you need any help with registration, please see Rachel.
Chair PP Judy Ross introduced Rotarian Karen McCarthy from the Rotary Club of Ballarat. Karen joined Rotary in Melbourne in 2007, re-joining in 2011 in Ballarat. She is a mother of two and grandmother of three. A previous editor of the club bulletin in 2013/2014 and is currently the editor of the DG "Illuminations" newsletter. Karen came across Aquabox in a story on Facebook in 2013 and is now the only known representative in any district in Australia for Aquabox Australia. Typhoon Haiyan prompted her to act on doing something in her district.
The Aquabox first came to light as an idea for a Rotary project in 1990 over a cup of coffee in Wirksworth in the UK. It was adopted as an official RIBI project in 1992. The boxes were originally made out of ply board.
Rtn Gordon Birch from the Rotary Club of Templetsowe (D9790) saw the project in 1999 whilst on holiday in the UK and brought the idea back to his club, the rest we say is history.
Originally the boxes and contents (including tablets/filters) were sourced from the UK. This has now evolved to sourcing only the tablets and filters from the UK, with the other contents being sourced locally with the boxes being made and stamped in Sydney. In the beginning the boxes were assembled in the garages and houses of Rotarians, and as the project grew more space was required and it is now run from a warehouse in Eltham.
AusAid collaborated with the RC of Eltham to provide a box (contents) that was more suitable to their region; this also included removing the “survival” bag that Asian countries saw as “body bags”
Aquabox is not a long term solution, but provides a community with fresh, clean water for a period of time while long term solutions are put in place.
With 25,000 children a day dying from contaminated water, Karen felt that it was about time she did more than just think about doing “something” and actively started working on this project in November 2013 when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines.
The Aquabox Gold contains 2 filters/tablets sets along with humanitarian aid items producing 2,000 litres of potable water. Cost of $480 each. Aquabox 30 contains 30 sets of tablet/filter sets producing 30,000 litres of potable water. Cost of $750 each.
Aus Aid allow RC of Eltham to store Aquaboxes in their warehouse in Brisbane, closer to the areas that need the aid they provide.
Not many people realise that in the last 5 years 206 Aquaboxes were used in Australia. We now have agreements with Cambodia and the Philippines to pre-locate them in readiness for disasters before they hit. With this region of the world certain “disasters” are relatively predictable in their timing. Disasters are not always large in scale, but one Aquabox can make all the difference to an impacted village of 800 people (500 being children) with their only water source contaminated. Cholera, typhoid, and bilhartzia (and more) are all diseases that can be cleaned from the water making it potable.
This article was found at http://greatideastoshare.com/2011/10/11/100-ways-to-recruit-new-members/
Research shows that 90% of people who join Rotary do so because a friend invited them to do so. 90% of Rotarians have never invited anyone to come to a meeting, let alone join. Build that bridge to fix that problem and Rotary’s recruitment problems are over. Clubs are always looking for ways to grow and recruit new members, There are many things club members can do in order to attract new members. Here, you’ll find a hundred viable approaches that one could use in order to recruit more members.
Ask someone
Bring a guest to meetings
Advertise in newspapers & cable TV
Have a clear club goal & a strategic plan
Letters or personal contact with local businesses
Contact with Chamber of Commerce
Place customized bookmarks in library books
Have public meetings at malls, outdoors, etc
Have a booth at malls, fairs, festivals etc.
Place pamphlets in doctors’ offices, hospitals, cafeterias, libraries, etc.
Host an Open House
Hold a club assembly only on membership
If you have a Rotary Club, ask Rotary Foundation alumni to join
Give the membership chair one minute at every club meeting
Make the membership chair a club director
Put together guest information packets
Service projects that serve a need in the community
Invite family members to join
Send letters to people in the news with an invitation to visit the club
Print club business cards with club meeting location and time
Distribute extra copies of magazines that relate to your club in waiting rooms, etc (i.e.: Rotarian)
Hold high-profile meetings
Hold wine and cheese receptions for prospective members
Ask for help from RIMC/RIMZC
Have a special guest day
Send club members to district membership seminar
Make prospective members feel important
Honour outstanding community members with awards
Don’t take age into consideration
Make some meetings social events
Build a club web site
Use group email to promote your club
Put posters in public areas
Ask corporations and employers to sponsor or subsidize membership
Have a reward program for those who bring in new members
Create more fun
Give a money back guarantee—if after 3 months a new member does not want to be a club member, return their fees
Invite the media to cover well known speakers
Use word of mouth
Network with coworkers, friends, and family
Follow up with guests
Place a coloured dot on the watch of every member to remind them to bring a guest
Lead by example—how many members have you recruited?
Have members give talks at other organizations
Provide guests with free meals
Update your clubs classification survey
Look for members in ethnic groups not represented in your club
Provide brochures for new employee packets in members companies
Advertise at sports events
Ask the district for help
Hold joint meetings with other groups
Share your club experience with others
Participate in community events
Write letters to the newspaper about the campaigns your club is working on
If a prospect can’t attend your meeting due to time, suggest another club
Publicize club successes, elections, events, in local newspapers
Circulate the club newsletter widely
Design a club brochure
Hold recruiting events with two or more clubs
Form/join a speakers’ bureau
Wear your club’s pin
Mention your club at meetings of other organizations during announcements
Send newsletter to guests
When asked about your leadership skills & career success, tell them about your club
Ask the AG to attend a board meeting to talk about membership
Ask every member to submit 3 prospects to the membership chair
Make it FUN
Give every member a club decal or bumper stickers for their car
Give testimonials about your club while guests are at the meeting
Repeatedly invite prospective members
Practice selling your club at Club meetings—have a one minute elevator speech ready
Conduct a Membership Satisfaction Survey (RI Publication #417)
The club president asks three club members as a personal favour to each recruit one new member
Bring your boss to a club meeting
Make direct contact with women’s business associations
Bring your co-workers to a club meeting
Bring your subordinates to a club meeting
Have new member kits
Use books, brochures, videos and posters from RI
Hand out invitation cards for a “Free” lunch (breakfast, dinner)
Have members constantly promote and rave about your club
Meet at a good location
Assign every member to a 5 person recruitment team—each team brings in a new member every six months
Develop a strategic plan membership is a year-round priority and needs to be planned
Have incentives for recruitment
Have a large poster that lists all the members who have sponsored a new member in the past year
Select a missing classification and work on filling it
Display a thermometer showing progress towards club goal
Feature a member’s “benefit of the month” in the club newsletter
Induct new members with piazzas & invite spouse/partner
Develop a welcome letter from the president for all new members
Contact all members who have resigned in the past 3 years
Use billboards at bus stops and road sides
Ask club members to put club ads on their commercial trucks
Recognize new members in newsletters
Regularly check the RI web site for ideas
Subscribe to the Rotary Membership Minute on the RI web site
Invite spouses to social functions
Ask recipients of Rotary service or donations to speak for Rotary
Pass out M & M candy to remind members that “Membership Matters” and that we need “More Members”
As she sat by him, he whispered to her, his eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me through all the bad times.
When I got fired, you were there to support me.
When my business failed, you were there.
When I got shot, you were by my side.
When we lost the house, you stayed right here.
When my health started failing, you were still by my side...
You know what Martha?"
"What dear?" she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.
Vocational Service focuses on: 
Chair PP Judy Ross introduced Rotarian Karen McCarthy from the Rotary Club of Ballarat. Karen joined Rotary in Melbourne in 2007, re-joining in 2011 in Ballarat. She is a mother of two and grandmother of three. A previous editor of the club bulletin in 2013/2014 and is currently the editor of the DG "Illuminations" newsletter. Karen came across Aquabox in a story on Facebook in 2013 and is now the only known representative in any district in Australia for Aquabox Australia. Typhoon Haiyan prompted her to act on doing something in her district.
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