Membership Extension Month
By A.C. Moncrief
August 1, 2009
DIST. 6110 NEWSLETTER
August has always been one of my favorite months of the year for family birthdays and anniversaries and now for Rotary District 6110 celebration planning.
In July, Doris and I visited 27 Rotary clubs, and I can guarantee you all 27 are enjoying membership growth as a result of focusing on personal Rotary legacies and inviting those who demonstrate “service above self” into their clubs. We will celebrate the leaders at District Conference.
It is a fact that nearly eighty percent of us have never invited a guest or sponsored a new member. That figure is changing in 6110, thanks to fun contests, and very special Assistant Governors and Club Presidents who are helping Rotarians to focus on meaningful growth in our communities.
Membership matters. We will reverse the trend on the charts for North America, but more importantly we are planting seeds for a sturdy growth of new Rotarians who will define new programs and accept the responsibilities for project completions.
Being in your clubs has already been a life changing experience.
I am so genuinely impressed with how our clubs make life better in their respective communities and with International projects. Not to make this opportunity available to others is an injustice to your friends and acquaintances.
There is not a single club I have visited, that I would not be proud to be a member. I suspect there are a lot of other people who would feel the same way if you would invite them to visit.
6110 in 2010. THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS!
---- A.C. Moncrief