Rotary Items For Sale Online

Dear Rotarian,

Have you seen our new web page!  After attending my first Rotary conference in San Diego I came home and updated our line of products.  I heard you say that you wanted more color, more choices and the ladies want lady specific clothing.   Well, do we have that for you!  Please take a couple of minutes to look at our new and improved web page www.teesplus.com/rotary. We have expanded the lines and have many items in stock – if they aren’t in stock it is only a two week turn around time to get them produced. 

You can now get customized project aprons for only $10 each.  Check out the Rotarian At Work tee shirt designs. In stock for the 2007-08 theme Rotary Shares are polos for both men and women, lapel pins and a great brief bag at value pricing.

Do you have a group attending the Salt Lake City Conference? Keep in mind that we can provide you with matching garments or we have oxford shirts with the Salt Lake City convention logo screen printed on them. 

As is the policy of Tee’s Plus we will continue to offer quality products at competitive prices with exceptional customer service.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions or special requests.  I can be reached at 1-860-445-7355 ext. 120 or by email at Rotary@teesplus.com.  I look forward to working with you.  Come see me at the Salt Lake CityConvention.

 

Sincerely,

Dee DePhillips 

Tee’s Plus – Rotary Sales

1425 Gold Star Highway

Groton, CT 06340

T: 860-445-7355 ext. 120

F: 860-446-9086

www.teesplus.com/rotary

6 Days 7 Nights For 2: Point Loma Rotary Auction

The Point Loma Rotary Club
presents
Six Days and Seven Nights for Two
at the
World Famous La Costa Resort & Spa
Six Days of Golf, Cart & Green Fees – Six Days at the Spa
$2,000 Travel Allowance – $1200 in Cash
Total Package worth over $7.000
Donation $50.00
One ticket $50 – Three for $100
Only 3,000 tickets available
Drawing to be held June 1st, 2007

Proceeds to Benefit Project Heart Beat

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

and other Rotary Projects

To order tickets online and view the rules regarding this raffle visit www.pointlomarotary.org
If ordering tickets by mail please make out contribution to:
The Point Loma Rotary Club Endowment Fund
The Endowment Fund is a 501(c)3 – Tax Id # 33-0643757
The Point Loma Rotary Club – P.O. Box 6454 – San Diego, CA 92166 For additional information call 619-615-8456

In ROTARY they trust

In ROTARY they trust
By PDG Dick Drew—D5020
Share this story with the next person you are trying to encourage  to join Rotary. Or tell it at your club to remind Rotarians of the respect our Rotary crest has. 
Aline and I were transferring airlines in the very busy Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle Washington. I was wearing a jacket with a Rotary crest on the breast pocket. As we sat waiting with an hour to fill, a young student, seated nearby, approached us with a confident smile, placed her back pack on the seat next to Aline and said:
—”Hi, would you people mind keeping an eye on this, I have to go to the washroom and then make a phone call” ?
We agreed, and she was gone. The transaction happened so fast it annoyed me. Our granddaughter, about this young student’s age, was attending University in Ottawa, Canada.  We would have been very upset had she done what this young student did. When she returned ten minutes later, I sternly chastised her, warning her never to ever leave her back pack with strangers:
—” Never leave anything with strangers”!
She stopped me cold when she said:
—”Oh! you are not strangers. I noticed the Rotary crest on your jacket. My dad is a Rotarian in Boston; he always said if I was in trouble and needed help I could ask a Rotarian. When I saw your Rotary crest, I knew you folks were okay. My dad says you can  always trust a Rotarian” !

 

 

 

 

 


Arch Klump said…

“It is those simple moments that define who and what we are.  We do not carry out our ideals by talking about them – we carry them out through our everyday actions.  These everyday actions are the essence of fellowship – and the essence of service.”

How to invite a guest to a meeting

COME TO A ROTARY CLUB MEETING
by RIDE Monty Audenart
The invitation to attend a Rotary club meeting is an important pre-cursor to individuals joining Rotary. Many Rotarians seem to hesitate inviting potential members to a Rotary meeting.

There are perhaps three reasons we do not extend the invitation.

1.      We have yet to be touched by Rotary to a degree that makes us want to share Rotary with others.
2.      We have a fear of the unknown. To invite others to come to a club meeting requires us to move out of our comfort zone. We are anxious about questions that may be asked of us.
3.      We have a fear of being rejected. We may feel that a rejection is a rejection of ourselves, where friendship might be lost and our self esteem lowered.
If you, like me, need a bit of help, then here is a successful strategy that can improve your confidence with those invitations.
The following three statements placed within a conversation, allow you, a Rotarian to be in control of an invitation process.
The strategy is simple to use. One can gauge the response of each statement, and personally decide to continue or discontinue the invitation process. The best approach is to have a certain amount of dialogue between statements, be at ease, and speak from the heart..
Statement #1
I am a member of the Rotary Club of _____________, and I enjoy giving service to my community and the world.
(This statement identifies the Rotarian, and  indicates membership as a pleasing activity, defining the broad concept of Rotary service.)

Statement #2 

Rotary has been a practical help to me in both my business and personal life.
(This statement defines the benefits of membership in Rotary,  which would appeal to just about anyone.)
Statement #3
I admire you and what you do. Would you like to come to a Rotary meeting and meet other like-minded individuals?
(This statement recognizes the individuals worth and integrity in business, and extends a non-threatening invitation Note: Any rejection falls upon a group and not an individual.)

Why stay in Rotary?

GEORGE M. YEITER, Past Governor of District 5890, made a list of some of the reasons he has stayed in Rotary for 18 years.  Many of us will be able to identify with these:
“Fellowship was my original motivation.  I wanted to belong to something and associate with people other than just those in my church and professional associations. This is still a big deal for me.
Without Rotary, I could not ever get to meet, and in many cases become friends with, this many quality people.
I like being involved in service programs.  Alone, I could never have the kind of impact that we have as a “body of Rotarians.
I find a quiet satisfaction in lighting up someone else’s life, in being part of building a park, funding a medical clinic, providing clean bedding for orphans in an orphanage in Mexico, or helping reforest thousands of acres with trees. 
It is a rush to attend the District Conference and Rotary International’s Convention.  I know Rotarians all over the world.
By volunteering and staying involved I keep up my interest in Rotary and in life.

Rotary volunteer opportunities have helped me grow in personal skills such as public speaking and leadership.
Rotary gives me a sense of purpose and greater meaning to my life.”

In a word, Rotary speaks of opportunities:

Through Rotary membership you can discover dozens of opportunities:

·         Opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of your family and friends.

·         Opportunities to establish close friendships with individuals around the world whom you would never have met, except through the magic of Rotary

·         The opportunities to share with many others a common belief and philosophy of service without any thought of personal return.

John Eberhard
RID 2003-2005

Presidential Membership Conference

Rotary International President (2007-08)   Wilf Wilkinson invites clubs, districts, and Rotarians to a Presidential Membership Conference in Vancouver on Friday, August 10 and Saturday, August 11, 2007.
Rotarians from Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest of the USA will attend this outstanding event.
Targeted to Rotary clubs, this conference will focus on the need for change and practical ways to increase new membership, retain existing members, and extend Rotary through new clubs.
Keynote speakers will include RI President Wilf Wilkinson, Past RIBI President John Hockin and an outstanding line up of speakers with experience in membership development. Speakers will include non-Rotarians exploring changing community demographics and volunteering trends.
The conference will feature interactive roundtable discussion opportunities to exchange ideas and best practices.
Who should attend?
Club membership committee chairs and members
Club presidents and club officers
District membership committee chairs and members
District governors, DGE, assistant governors, and officers
All Rotarians enthused about strengthening Rotary

Conference agenda, hotel information and registration are available at www.RotaryEvents.ca or contact PDG Chris Offer at offer@telus.net or 604-940-9365.

BRING YOUNGER BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN TO ROTARY

THE  “VALUE  PROPOSITION”  TO BRING  YOUNGER  BUSINESS MEN AND  WOMEN  TO  ROTARY
By PDG Rosemary Barker Aragon D5030
RRIMC Zone 23
Rotary is an organization which aspires to be a reflection of the professional and business people in its community. So, as we also aspire to bring in professional and business people under age 40—what do we know about them and what they are looking for in a professional and service organization? 
Think about the concept of the “employee value proposition” and apply it to “Rotary value proposition”. 
 It is: “A persuasive statement of what you have to offer aimed at appealing to a particular generation of recruits that is focused on the audience, not on the organization”.
              *Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman, When Generations Collide

Personally, it is hard for me not to start with “let me tell you about Rotary and all the great things it does”. (In other words, focused on our organization–not what the younger recruits might be looking for).

So, Rotarian John Martinka (District 5030) recently held focus groups with Rotarians under age 40. D5030 DGE Don Gregory created a special Membership Sub-Committee, chaired by John, for “Under 40 Rotarians”. They will develop branding messages and retention strategies for Under 40′s.                                                                                                                                                                           
Following are a few of the messages from the focus groups.

The under 40′s do not want to be in clubs composed only of under 40′s. They see personal (AND PROFESSIONAL) value being in clubs with more experienced Rotarians and Business people. So, how about inducting a group of younger professionals at once into our multi-age clubs?

Rotary is a way to “lend them a hand”. The under 40′s said they can learn from the expertise and knowledge of the more experienced members. They ask that we once-again recognize the vocational (and business related) value of Rotary. We have experience and insights to give to them—if we know they value that. What if we proactively offered Leadership Development opportunities to our younger members–NOW? What if our clubs had programs periodically which covered the latest and greatest in management or leadership concepts? Wouldn’t this be beneficial to Rotarians of any age?
They want to participate in service (but more hands on, perhaps even family focused—so spouses and kids could participate). Yes, they have money—but have many commitments (more expensive housing, daycare for 2-income households, etc).
So, at Clubs’ Goal Setting meetings or assemblies, suggest they address this directly.
Like boomers, they also see Rotary as a means to change the world for the better.  Our “service above self” and international humanitarian focus fits perfectly.
They want to “bring back the Fun”. (Now, what does that mean? Probably not fun as it was defined for Traditionalists and Baby Boomers—but something else. That would need to be a drill down).

Use the internet/e-mail and other forms of electronic communication more–for all communication—and who knows what else. Let’s ask them for help.


What do you suggest we do with these insights? Let me know your ideas. RBA
Rosemary Barker Aragon
RRIMC Zone 23

 

 

 


Ways to Recruit New Members

Give testimonials about Rotary while guests are at the meeting

Send newsletter to guests
Develop a welcome letter from the president for all new members
Share your Rotary experience with others

Hand out invitation cards for a ”Free lunch (breakfast, dinner)
Participate in community events


Ask recipients of Rotary service or donations to speak for Rotary
Hold recruiting events with two or more clubs

Publicize club successes, elections, events, in local newspapers

Circulate the club, district and zone newsletters widely
Write letters to the newspaper about the polio campaign
Assign every member to a 5-person recruitment team -  each team brings in a new member every 6 months
Members constantly promoting and raving about Rotary and

 . . . HAVE FUN . . .     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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