The first topic the Gov. Joanne talked about was the Rotary Foundation and a new project to send out weekly information on the Foundation so that all members are fully informed as to the importance of the foundation.  She shared this weeks moment:

 

Today, I have a quote from Paulo Costa, Past President of Rotary International, 1990-1991.  “Rotary International’s masterpiece is The Rotary Foundation. It transforms our dreams into splendid realities . . . it is the most generous expression of Rotarian generosity - a generosity that not only brings benefits but also brings help and cooperation to solve the problems that affect mankind. The Rotary Foundation achieves the best that mankind can possibly achieve.”

 

There are something we want to focus on this year at the District level and for the clubs to be working on.  She wants all of the clubs to be able to really show our communities that "We are people of action".  Something that Avon-Canton has always done but to make sure we keep our work in the public eye.

 

Last year was very tough, but all of us should be proud of how we were able to hold it together as Rotary Clubs.  Because of all the difficulty we need to make sure we have kept and will keep in touch with all of our Rotarians and not let people get lost or drift away.  We need to make sure they are in the room and if not, where are they?    We also want to focus on increasing our membership.  She would like each club to have a net gain of two new members (100 for the District).

 

Rotary Clubs need to:

 

Dream Big

Increase our impact in our communities

Measure what we do

Share our story about Rotary

Expand your reach

Increase participant engagement

Increase our ability to adapt going forward

Have diverse mental thought, i.e. understanding ideas that are different than ours

 

Are you happy with where you are in your Rotary Life?  If not, DO something about it.