Rotarians,
September is New Generations month.
The future of Rotary in our communities begins by developing strong Interact and Rotaract clubs. Start raising Rotarians early and we are creating the next generation of Club members, Club leaders and District leaders. An opportunity to teach young people the importance of service in their lives and their communities. A chance to teach them that service not only improves the lives of the people they serve but also their lives as well. One profits most who serves best!
A perfect month for your club to consider either creating an Interact Club or having a joint event with your existing Interact Club to strengthen the bond between your club and your Interact sponsor and students.
Not all communities have a College in their community where they can create a College based Rotaract Club. If you do have a College or University nearby and there is no Rotaract there now reach out and find out what the rules are for starting a service club there. If you have a club member who is employed there see if they can help you find a friendly member to the faculty to work with.
Community based Rotaract Clubs fit in almost anywhere. If you have young people in your community who need a service outlet you can provide it by creating a community based club. Young people who never went to College or have returned from college and are so busy in their careers that they can’t make weekly Rotary meetings are perfect targets for a Rotaract club. You are building the Rotary spirit in them so that when they are ready they can join your clubs and they already know a lot about Rotary. They also make good volunteers for your service and fundraising projects. It will never hurt to try. Give it a chance.
Starting either one of these types of clubs or continuing to operate them will earn you a checkbox on the way to earning your Club a Rotary Citation. We have extremely competent District leaders to help you with those programs. PDG Jeff Romine for help starting an Interact Club and PDG Rick Simon for help with Community based or College based Rotaract clubs.
Our Foundation Dinner Raffle Tickets are now available for sale on our District website, www.Rotary6040.org . A $100.00 ticket gets you a chance at one of two vacation condos or a beautiful custom designed piece of Rotary jewelry. A $25.00 ticket gets you a chance at “Dinner anywhere in the World”. A $5000.00 travel and dinner package. Both tickets benefit the Rotary Foundation.
Yours in Rotary Service.
Marc Horner
District Governor