Roseland Rotary Bulletin August 1, 2013

Roseland Rotary Meeting August 1, 2013

You may have noticed a few changes to the look of our weekly bulletin.  We are using an updated version of Club Runners Bulletin and as you can see we will need a few weeks to work out all the bugs and make it look good.  Thanks for your patience. In weeks to come you may see a few changes to our weekly meetings in our efforts to improve the Rotary experience.

Prior to today’s meeting our District Governor Christina Dougherty asked to visit with our Officers and Board of Directors.   Our District 6540 Governors are always above average individuals and Christina is well above average.  We are very lucky to have her.  It was interesting to note that our strategic planning results mirrored that of almost all Rotary Clubs.  Roseland Rotary may be ahead of most in recognizing and planning based on those results. 

John Vance announced that he will be leaving the club as he has taken a job in Minnesota.  John was very gracious in his departing comments regarding the Roseland Rotary Club.  Because of his positive experience in the Roseland Club John will be joining a club in Minnesota.

Bill Brennen will be visiting with his 7 grandkids this week.  Makes you wonder if Bills hair could get any grayer.

Al Veldman had 150 people for dinner last week and did not invite Dave Keck. He said he did not invite Dave because no one would have been able to understand him!

Burne Miller Assistant Area Governor introduced out speaker Christina Dougherty District 6540 Governor.   After the introduction there was a little time to hear from our District Governor.  This is a lady that has lived life to its fullest.

“THIS IS THE YEAR OF CHANGE”

Christina joined Rotary in 2005 and just wanted to help people but didn’t know where to start.  She feels she was very lucky to get the opportunity to travel with Rotary to India.  She was also lucky to have as her 3 different hosts, all Past Rotary Presidents.  This was an experience she will always treasure and it was all possible because of Rotary.  She noted that where ever she went Rotary helped to open doors.

District Governor Dougherty noted that the District is here for one reason and that is to support the local clubs.  She discussed all the events that are coming up this year and the need to support these events.  You will see these listed on our Club Runner on-line calendar and our upcoming printed calendars.  One of Rotary’s biggest projects this year is solving the problem of membership growth.  Membership is an international problem and it comes down to each individual Rotary Club.  We at the Roseland Rotary are not exempt from this problem.  We are part of the problem just like every other local Rotary Club.

Your Roseland Rotary Club will be changing, will you be contributing to its success?

There were 18 members, 4 guests and our speaker in attendance.