Last week’s meeting was a Club planning session to discuss how to increase our membership.
The discussion started with a presentation on the activities and benefits of being in Rotary, given by PDG John Campbell. This was an excellent introduction to the topic as it reminded members of the successes and community activities of Rotary, and hopefully enthused them into wanting to spread the word in the community.
Suggestions to help identify prospective new members included holding another business meeting and inviting local business leaders to a lunch with a keynote speaker on the day.
Members agreed however that the best way to attract potential members is ‘just to ask’. This would require extending the invitation to people outside of our normal range of friends and family.
Members commented on the lack of public awareness of Rotary community service and questioned the effectiveness of Rotary’s public relations. It was suggested that we approach our District Management team to see if the District would be prepared to mount a new advertising campaign.
One of our guests at the meeting suggested that the most effective way to get the message out to the younger population would be to use Facebook more effectively and Smart phones. The Club will need to review how best to achieve this.
It was also suggested that as a way of identifying groups of people to approach would be to return to focusing on vocational classifications.
All agreed that for Rotary to continue to provide good service to the community, it has to grow, especially as the older Rotarians are retiring at a rate faster than new members are gained.
President’s thought for the week: “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure which is: Try to please everybody.”
The Rotary International Convention will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 10-14 June 2017. It will be a celebration of The Rotary Foundation's 100th Anniversary.
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2. ShelterBox Australia
A ShelterBox Response Team is deploying to Madagasca after Tropical Cyclone Enawo made landfall on Tuesday, with winds up to 170 mph and heavy rains. Five people have died and over 10,000 people have been left homeless, and this number is expected to climb. Cyclone Enawo, a Category 4 storm, is the strongest cyclone to hit Madagasca in 13 years.
(Information taken from this week's Rotiac)
3. Do Unto Others program - A City Salvos Program
Every Wednesday and Saturday nights during our meal service, we get requests from the homeless for swags and blankets, but due to the long cold winter we had last year we are completely out and in desperate need for more.
They are asking for assistance as they raise funds to purchase more swags.
(Information taken from this week's Rotiac)
4. Film Night - RC Adelaide West
From 6pm on Friday 31 March Rotary Adelaide West will hold a FUN screening of the The LEGO Batman Movie to raise money to support the Club's work with Adelaide's HOMELESS community.
The Regal Theatre – 275 Kensington Road - Nibbles from 6pm. Movie from 7pm.
Adults - $20 • Children 5 to 15 - $12 • Children 0 to 4 – Free
Broadcast on 1197AM 5RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm. From each Wednesday the broadcast program can be heard on-line at www.rphadelaide.org.au/Webcast.html
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
23 March 2017
30 March 2017
6 April 2017
Chairperson
David Riggall
David Rowe
Attendance
Fred Field
John Campbell
Fire tower tour
Attendance
John Wotherspoon
Angus Tuck
Hosting
Julie Campbell
Phil Harding
in place of
Furniture
Di Lane
Katrina Ball
regular meeting
Furniture
Yvette Reade
Terry Rodoni
Invocation
Di Lane
John Karran
Bottles/cans
Fred Field
Rob McLennan
Andrew Black
Rotaract roster
TBA
TBA
TBA
Bread roster
26/3 David Riggall/
John Wotherspoon
2/4 David Riggall/
Dean Sullivan
9/4 David Riggall/
John Karran
Member's Corner
Chairman: Meet/greet speaker for the meeting; introduce and thank speaker. Preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting. Attendance: Set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money; wine raffle sheet); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Set up name badges display; welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; Rotary theme banner; gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Computerset up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice. Invocation: Recite Rotary or other invocation relating to Rotary and fellowship. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund and empty bags to David Rowe at next meeting. Members’ Corner: write for the Newsletter on a topic of your choice, particularly during the 3 weeks you appear here on the roster, but also anytime you have something to say. Rotaract, Bread roster: Roster is for the Sunday/Monday after the meeting date. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General HavelockHotel in Hutt Street. Bread: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:55pm
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To be recognised as the Service Club of Choice in the Eastern Precinct of Adelaide because we are a Friendly Breakfast Club that appeals to a broad range of busy people who want to make a difference to local and international communities.
