Rotarians who invite friends and associates to attend a Rotary meeting or event continue to be the lifeblood of Rotary. Rotary International now gratefully acknowledges those dedicated members and their extraordinary commitment to sharing the gift of Rotary. These People of Action have expanded Rotary’s reach by sponsoring 25 or more new members.
RI currently recognizes 427 Rotarians worldwide as sponsoring 30 or more new members to Rotary, and three of them are in Rotary District 5950: PDG Tom Gump (Edina / Morningside) sponsored over 50 new members; Gerry Nelson (End Human Trafficking) and Steve Solbrack (Twin Cities Rotary EcoClub) have sponsored over 30 new members. Learn more about the Membership Society on the Rotary website.As past District Membership Chair, I know that other 5950 Rotarians have sponsored 25 or more new members. Why aren’t they included in the society? Because their club did not enter their name as the sponsor when entering new members into ClubRunner. If you are an administrator for your club’s membership info in ClubRunner, please take the following actions this month:
- Review all your active members in ClubRunner and identify those without a sponsor. Ask each who sponsored them and enter the sponsor’s name in ClubRunner.
- Review all your terminated members in ClubRunner and identify those without a sponsor. Circulate the list to your club members and ask them to identify the former members they sponsored and enter the sponsor’s name in ClubRunner.
- When you add new members into ClubRunner in the future enter the sponsor’s name.